CIVIL WAR Books

Montreal Military Museum, 1962. Privately-printed journals from units of the Household Brigade, gives a glimpse of life in Montreal a century ago, illustrated, 95 pages, hardcover, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. MILITARY HISTORY. (more information)

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John C. Winston Co., 1953. Hardcover first printing (stated) with dustjacket, "...hair-raising tale of a courageous band of Union soldiers who stole a Confederate railroad train...one of the Winston Adventure Books - a series of tales based on the little-known incidents and nearly forgotten lives of unsung heroes that helped shape history," illustrated by Floyd Torbert, includes a color end-paper map, book is in excellent condition with slight tanning to the outer page-edge only, the dustjacket is price-clipped and has three short tears along the top edge, it's clean and bright and a professional mylar cover is included . 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG-. (more information)

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Lippincott, 1970. The first hardcover printing of this history of those who spied for the South in the Civil War, bookplate on the inside front cover is the only book blemish, dustjacket is quite nice also with some light rubbing and one tiny edge-tear at top of spine, the original price is present and a removable professional mylar cover is included. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. ESPIONAGE. (more information)

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Bonanza Books, 1958. "The story presented for the first time in modern journalistic technique, using 365 contemporary wood engravings, 16 maps, full explanatory text, clean, bright copy, hardcover with dustjacket. Reprint. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. (more information)

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Regnery Publishing , 2004. Hardcover first printing (with the publisher's "1" on copyright page), both the book and dustjacket are flawless and this copy is signed by the author, great gift item, "...slashes incisively through the thick fog of politicized history that surrounds Ulysses S. grant to give us a long overdue reassessment of Grant's unparalleled gifts as a military commander," illustrated with maps, includes a bibliography. ISBN: 089526062x. Signed by Author. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Military History Biography. (more information)

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Houghton Mifflin, 1912. Navy blue cloth binding, "Published March 1912" on copyright page, includes a very nice frontis illustration of Robert E. Lee with the protective tissue guard intact, this copy is in excellent condition with the gold title on the spine slightly dulled but still easily readable, no dustjacket, some of the pages are still unopened. Hard Cover. Fine. BIOGRAPHY MILITARY HISTORY. (more information)

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Burd Street Press, 1998. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, nice gift copy, "..brings the full story of the Confederate Naval Academy to light and reveals a little known facet of Confederate military history," illustrated throughout. ISBN: 1572491302. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. MILITARY HISTORY. (more information)

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Princeton University Press, 1971. Hardcover first printing, moderate dust-tanning to the top page-edge, dustjacket has minor foxing at the tops of the flaps, no other remarkable flaws, "presents the French perspective on the Civil War, thus counterbalancing the tendency to overstress England in the diplomacy of the era". ISBN: 0691045852. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. FRANCE AMERICAN HISTORY. (more information)

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Doubleday, 1963. Volume two in the "Centennial History of the Civil War" series, illustrated with maps, two short edge-tears to the dustjacket, else a clean and bright copy of the first printing. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. CIVIL WAR. (more information)

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Americana Exchange Press, 1969. Hardcover, limited edition of 1500 numbered copies, this copy is number 7, the diary opens the day after the surrender of Fort Sumter and closes seven days before the First Battle of Bull Run, interesting personal insights on the Civil War, Chittenden was Register of the Treasury and responsible for signing all U.S. currency, pages 117-124 are bound-in upside down, the original slipcase is scuffed, overall a clean attractive copy. Hard Cover. VG+/VG Slipcase. CIVIL WAR MILITARY HISTORY BIOGRAPHY. (more information)

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University Press of Kansas, 1987. Large paperback, "one of the one hundred best books ever written on the Civil War," only flaw is a gift inscription on front end-paper. ISBN: 070060328X. Trade Paperback. NF. MILITARY HISTORY BLACK STUDIES AFRICAN AMERICANA. (more information)

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Stackpole Books, 2003. ".the first scholarly treatment of food in the War between the States," photos, recipes, notes, bibliography, this is a hardcover first printing with dustjacket and a flawless copy, nice gift item. ISBN: 0811700186. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. (more information)

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University of North Carolina Press, 1994. Hardcover, book and dustjacket are as new except for a small ownership label on the inside front cover, "...these essays refocus our view of the third day at Gettysburg to take in its diverse stories of combat and memory," illustrated. ISBN: 0807821551. Hard Cover. NF/Fine. Military History American History. (more information)

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University of Massachusetts Press, 1991. Hardcover with dustjacket, former owner name on page listing illustrations. ISBN: 0870237454. Hard Cover. VG/VG. AMERICAN HISTORY. (more information)

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Harper & Row, 1989. "A collection of personal experiences, eyewitness accounts, diverting vignettes, and interesting facts by and about southern soldiers and civilians," numerous illustrations, nice copy, small damp-mark on rear dustjacket flap, hardcover first printing. ISBN: 0060157984. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. (more information)

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Indiana University Press, 1992. Large paperback, excellent condition, nice gift copy, "..an indispensable reference for all scholars of the war". ISBN: 0253207150. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. MILITARY HISTORY. (more information)

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University of Nebraska Press, 1998. Large paperback, a clean, attractive copy inside and out, no remarkable flaws, nice gift copy, "...a historically valuable picture of Civil War campaigns and conditions, and, at the same time, a clear and colorful portrait of a remarkable personality," 173 pages. ISBN: 0803273126. Trade Paperback. NF. Military History American History. (more information)

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McGraw Hill, 1951. ".newspaper story of Abraham Lincoln from the day in 1836 when his name first appeared in print in the Sangamo Journal to the time of his death in 1865," illustrated, footnotes, bibliography, owner name on front end-paper, dustjacket has wear at folds and corners, two closed tears at top of front panel, the original price is present, first printing. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. CIVIL WAR MILITARY HISTORY BIOGRAPHY JOURNALISM. (more information)

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Crescent Books, 1977. Maritime history, U.S. Civil War, illustrations include seven maps, hardcover, book has no remarkable flaws, moderate tanning to spine and edges of dustjacket, else very nice and suitable as a gift. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. GENERAL HISTORY CIVIL WAR MARITIME NAUTICAL. (more information)

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Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000. Large paperback in AS NEW condition, with a new introduction by Tom D. Crouch, "More than half a century after its initial publication, F. Stanbury Haydon's well-researched book remains the definitive work on the creation of the United States Balloon Corps during the Civil War". ISBN: 0801864429. Trade Paperback. Fine. AVIATION MILITARY HISTORY. (more information)

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George Braziller, 1962. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket which is price-clipped and has a bit of foxing along the flap-folds, a removable protective mylar cover is included, The Civil War and reconstruction as experienced by those who themselves participated in the shaping of the nation's "central epoch". 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. (more information)

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Philadelphia: The Sunday School Times Co., 1905. Hardcover first printing, burgundy cloth binding, no dustjacket, inscribed and signed by the author, the inscription reads: "To William Kohn - with the love of his friend, Philip E. Howard - December 18, 1905," Trumbull was a chaplain in the Union Army, 525 pages, top edge gilt, illustrated with five tissue-guarded portraits of Trumbull, cover shows moderate scuffing, binding is tight and square and the contents are clean and fine. Signed by Author. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG. (more information)

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G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1952. Hardcover, book is in excellent condition, dustjacket shows minor signs of use only, "...vivid account of the famous Trent case and its repercussions on Anglo-American relations". Hard Cover. Fine/VG+. England. (more information)

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United States Naval Institute, 1964. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, the letters of an Illinois merchant turned naval officer who served on the Monitor from her first day to her last, "...without equal in the published records of life in the Monitor," illustrated with a drawing of the Monitor, a frontis photo of the author, and a double-page end-paper map, book is flawless, dustjacket is in excellent condition with very slight tanning on the spine and rear panel being the only flaw, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included. 1st ed.. Hardcover. Fine/VG+. Military History Nautical. (more information)

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Rutgers University Press, 1948. Hardcover first printing, "..the whole story of the invasion and the battle- history told by the men and women who made it," book has two small tape-marks on the front cover and two on the back, the front and rear blank end-papers have same, dustjacket has tanning to the white lettering on the spine, text is fine. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG/VG. MILITARY HISTORY. (more information)

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Kent State University Press, 2004. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, has three blind ownership stamps on the front end-paper, no other blemishes to the book or jacket, a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "provides a rare firsthand account, from the perspective of an officer, of the battle at Arkansas Post, an obscure engagement for which there is little documentation". ISBN: 0873387856. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/Fine. BIOGRAPHY. (more information)

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Rutledge Hill Press, 1994. A state-by-state survey of naval engagements in the South during the Civil War, illustrated, hardcover first printing, slight spine lean, dustjacket has several short edge-tears along the top. ISBN: 1558532676. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG/VG-. Military History. (more information)

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National Rifle Association, 1960. Large paperback, 32 pages, descriptions and photographs of many handguns and carbines used during the Civil War. Trade Paperback. Fine. FIREARMS. (more information)

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Time Life Books, 1981. Reprint of this classic of the U.S. Civil War originally published in 1897, Porter was a lieutenant colonel under Grant and proved to be the ablest staff officer ever to serve under the supreme commander, illustrated, navy blue leatherette binding, all edges gilt, ribbon bookmark, beautiful copy, nice gift item. Hard Cover. Fine. CIVIL WAR. (more information)

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Blue & Grey Press, 1984. A first-hand account of General Ulysses S. Grant, illustrated, hardcover, some soiling to the page-edges, dustjacket is flawless. ISBN: 0890098492. Reprint. Hard Cover. VG/Fine. (more information)

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