Abraham's Daughter, or Raw Recruits [Sheet Music] by Bryant, Dan - 1861

New Hope: Ray Riling 1952, a numbered copy form a limited edition of 400. (4to) Not paginated. Fine, no dust jacket. 23 full-page plates. The original glassine wrapper has minor chipping. A facsimile reproduction of the 1861 publication '...from the original regulations of the confederacy and other authorative sources.'. (American Civil War, Confederate States of America, Uniforms).

Leavenworth, KS: Bulletin Co-Operative Printing Company, 1867. 1109 pages, plus seven pages of addenda and errata. Covers are rubbed and worn, though gilt lettering on spine remains complete and clear. Blank free end leaves with open tears on edges. Scattered, mostly light, foxing. Volume is tight, complete, and remains fairly clean.. First Edition. Half Leather - Hardbound . Fair/No Jacket. 8vo.

Unlisted Publisher, 1861. Map. Very Good. Map size - 7.75"x9". Leaf size - 9"x10.5". Clean with some folds; probably from a book. Very short closed tear at right margin; small piece of tape on reverse. Uncommon Civil War map showing the Battle of Port Royal. Publisher unknown, but probably contemporary. The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. The sound was guarded by two forts on opposite sides of the entrance, Fort Walker on Hilton Head Island to the south and Fort Beauregard on Phillip's Island to the north.

New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1863. First Edition. 18mo (6"x4"). One of the rarest books on Civil War leadership and the responsibilities of Company officers. The principal portion of this work was written while the author was confined as a prisoner of war in the State of Georgia, and contains, in a small compass, a large amount of information to Company Officers which can not be found in the "Regulations." An officer can not fail to be better qualified for a command after a careful perusal of its pages. Andrews served with the Third Regiment Minnesota Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, rising from his role as Lt. Colonel at Vicksburg to full Colonel at Fitzhugh's Woods and finally to Brigadier General at Pine Bluff. In 1865 he was assigned to the command of the Second Division of the VIII Corps and participated in the siege of Fort Blakely and then finished his role in command of the Mobile division where he was brevetted Major General. 68pp., (16)pp ads at rear. bound in red cloth lettered in gilt, spine… Read More

Boston: National Anti-Slavery Bazaar. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and soiled, spine sunned, hinges . cracked and tender, shaken.. 1847. Hardcover. Green ruled cloth with liberty bell design stamped in gilt on front boards and titles stamped in gilt on spine, (the "cloth, gilt extra" binding). All edges gilt. viii, 304pp. One of the annual gift books containing poems, prose, and short stories by various authors on the subject of slavery which were compiled by Boston abolitionist Maria Weston Chapman. The books were one of the items sold at annual bazaars that were major fundraisers for the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society, This volume contains writings by William Lloyd Garrison, John Quincy Adams, Edmund Quincy, James Russell Lowell, Maria Lowell, Edmund Jackson, Wendell Phillips, David Lee Child, Joseph Mazzini, and many others. Scarce. LCP/HSP 5877.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Unlisted Publisher, 1861. Map. Very Good. Map size - 7.75"x9". Leaf size - 9"x10.5". Clean with some folds; probably from a book. Very short closed tear at right margin; small piece of tape on reverse. Uncommon Civil War map showing the Battle of Port Royal. Publisher unknown, but probably contemporary. The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. The sound was guarded by two forts on opposite sides of the entrance, Fort Walker on Hilton Head Island to the south and Fort Beauregard on Phillip's Island to the north.

St. Paul, Minn; 1890 and 1899: The Pioneer Press Co. Quarto. The First Minnesota regiment sustained their greatest loss at Gettysburg. The regiment were engaged in battles at Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Nashville and Atlanta. The roster within the first volume contains the names of 26, 717 men and describes the action taken with each regiment involved as recorded by their respective Captain or General. Volume two contains the official reports and correspondence which expands into more detail of the battles, campaigns, expeditions, etc. Two volumes, Vol. I; first edition, 844pp.bound in 3/4 burgundy morocco over marbled paper covered boards, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, some corner wear and light chipping and wear to spine ends, front joint cracked but holding well. Vol. II; Second edition, 654pp., bound in burgundy morocco over marbled paper covered boards, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, spine lettered and decorated in gilt unlike the first volume which is… Read More

1878 Grant, Faires and Rodgers first edition. Uncommon as a true first.Condition of the book is Very Good. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete and unmarked. The book shows light wear from age and storage. The frontis illustration has offset through the tissue guard (see photos).Please message me with any questions

Very Rare, Unpublished Doctoral Thesis. A Presentation Copy Signed and Inscribed by the Author, Frank Allen Dennis, but the Signature and Inscription is Partially Marked-Out. This Book is in Acceptable Condition. The Gray Buckram Boards have Light Rubbing and Light Edgewear but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Binding is Strong and Intact but with Slight Sagging, typical in such a Large Book. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked (other than the Partially Marked-Out Author's Signature and Inscription) with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and have Occasional Very Light Foxing but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Interior does have a Slight Musty Odor, though the Musty Odor is not overpowering, it and Foxing are the only reasons this Book is only in Acceptable Condition. The Page Edges have some Foxing but No Remainder Mark or Other Major Damage. This is still a Nice Copy of a Very Rare, Unpublished Thesis.Book Description:This… Read More

[Civil War ][Virginia] Virginia Electoral Ticket. [Davis & Stephens] [Virginia?]: [publisher not identified]. 1861. Printed ballot for the 1861. 11 x 13 cm. Unevenly cut. Printed on blue paper. Writing on verso: "Geo. H. Thomas Congress Critcher."
OCLC shows 9 holdings (Cornell; Newberry; Boston Athenaeum; Williams Coll.; Miami Univ.; Library of Virginia; Virginia Hist. Soc.; Duke & Yale). Hummel, Southeastern Broadsides Before 1877 No. 4668. Confederate Virginia election of Jefferson Davis for President, Alexander Stephens for Vice President, and others. This represents the only presidential election held by the Confederate States of America. The Jefferson Davis–Alexander H. Stephens ticket ran unopposed, and was elected to serve a six-year term