History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis, C. V. and Marquis, D. R - 1911

Butternut & Blue. New with No dust jacket as issued. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0935523375 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. There is no dust jacket. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers. This is a First Edition, First Printing of this book.; "This regimental history of the 14th Brooklyn(aka 84th NY Infantry) was produced by two reporters for the "Brooklyn Eagle" in 1911 when the regiment celebrated its 50th anniversary. It is hardly a definitive history since less than a third of the work covers their wartime service as a narrative. The middle portion of the book consists of poems, the stories of veterans, and official letters regarding the regiment, while the last section contains the regimental roster. This book is truly a remarkable… Read More

Butternut & Blue. Hardcover. 0935523375 Very Good; Hardcover; 1996, Butternut & Blue Publishing; Covers very clean with just light edgewear; Couple of faint smudges to right text-block edge; Inside pages bright and unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; Light blue cloth covers with pictorial red dot, and title in gold lettering; 366 pages; "The History of the Fighting Fourteenth: 14th Brooklyn State Militia (Army of the Potomac Series)," by C. V. Tevis & Don Marquis. . Very Good.

E-253: Butternut & Blue. Very Good. 1994. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Butternut & Blue, Baltimore, MD. 1994. 366 pages. Army of the Potomac Series Vol.4. Reprint. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This regimental history of the 14th Brooklyn (aka 84th NY Infantry) was produced by two reporters for the "Brooklyn Eagle" in 1911 when the regiment celebrated its 50th anniversary. It is hardly a definitive history since less than a third of the work covers their wartime service as a narrative. The middle portion of the book consists of poems, the stories of veterans, and official letters regarding the regiment, while the last section contains the regimental roster. I found that this history was often confusing, unclear, incomplete, and at times, inconsistent with other research. Despite… Read More

Brooklyn, NY?: Privately Printed, 1911. Book. VG-. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Blue cloth, lettered in gilt, front cover illus. in orange, black, and white. 367 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Mild rubbing to corners and spine extremities, some surface marks to cloth on both covers. Dampstaining along lower front joint with mild dye lightening, also evident at top text block corner and upper text block fore-edge, not extending to interior, which is nicely intact, showing only light foxing adjacent to endpapers..

Butternut & Blue. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

NY: BROOKLYN EAGLE PRESS. BLUE DECORATIVE BOARDS, SOME FORE-EDGE FOXING, NOT AFFECTING TEXT, SOLID SPINE. . VG. Hardcover. 1911.

Butternut & Blue, 1994., 1994. Facsimile reprint of 1911. 366p. Photos. "14th Brooklyn State Militia - Published in Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Muster of the Regiment into the United States Service, May 23, 1861" Oversize. Light Blue cloth. As New Copy. Hardcover. As New. Book.

(NEW YORK REGIMENTAL). [TEVIS, C.V. Marquis, D.R.]. History of the Fighting Fourteenth (New York) to 1861 to 1911. Illus. 4to. 366pp. Some light internal staining, else very good in orig. cloth.

(NEW YORK REGIMENTAL). [TEVIS, C.V. and MARQUIS, D.R., comps]. The History of the Fighting Fourteenth Published in Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Muster of the Regiment into the United states Service, May 23, 1861. [Brooklyn: Brooklyn Eagle Press, 1911]. 1st ed. 366pp. Illus., portraits, color plate. Orig. pictorial cloth. Light wear to spine ends and corners, badge with regiment's arms affixed to front board, lese very good. "Some short diary entries are incorporated" Nevins I, p. 167.

Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows…) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions… Read More

Pelican, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Bishop, Randy : Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation. Gretna (LA) : Pelican Publishing, 2012. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth, silver lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features John Paul Strain's 'Raid on the L&N'. 368 numbered pp; maps, photos, illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: light wear to dj, no tears or chips; binding square and tight, no notes or highlighting. A fine copy to carry with you on your Kentucky excursions. We personally inspect every book we offer.

NY: Harper & Row, 1984. Signed by one of the authors on fep: To Jack, Best Wishes, William M. Wiecek. Price clipped dj in new mylar, overall minimal edge wear, bottom spine edge w/two small chips. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, page edges w/just a hint of dust soiling. Navy blue boards, silver lettering on spine, blind stamped publisher logo on cover. The authors cover the development of the atom bomb, what Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and their advisers thought about its use, Truman's attitude of it being "just another piece of artillery"; the formation of the Atomic Energy Commission and the escalation of the arms race. Other chapters cover "atoms for peace", the policies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, the arms limitations agreements and the history of arms negotiations. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All… Read More

Fort McNair, Washington, DC: National War College, 2009. Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009. Very Good. Spine is square and tight. Interior is pristine. Mild foxing to top closed edge. Not from a library. 4to. 200 pages.

Kobenhavn: Christian F. Romer's Forlag Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16 continuous-fold pages of col. illustrations of Danish uniforms and badges, ca. 1900. The covers have separated, but both they and the contents are in excellent condition. Bookplate of a former owner on the (blank) front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy of a very scarce publication. Captions in Danish..

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with owner's bookplates to inner front board and FFE, light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG conditon with light rubbing to edges else bright, intact and whole.

Greenwood Pub Group, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A. : "Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies). New York : Greenwood Press, 1989. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, white lettering to spine. Matte gray dj. Plain white endpapers. Bibliography, index. X pp prelim material, 215 numbered pp, 12 pp unnumbered illustrations to center, three pp unnumbered following (one blank, one author info, one blank). Condition notes: a clean copy, marred by six pages having red underlining (about two lines each). Slight rippling to dj, which also has a price sticker to front and is covered in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Macmillan, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Nolan, Alan T. : The Iron Brigade: A Military History. New York : Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine, gilt insignia of the Iron Brigade and its constituent regiments on front board. Semi-glossy dj, white background with black/gold/blue photo of the brigade's brimmed "slouch" hat. Front endpaper features map of where members of the brigade came from (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin); rear endpaper shows map of where the brigade fought. Xviii pp prelim material, 412 numbered pp, 16 glossy b&w unnumbered pp throughout text, plus two blank unnumbered at end. Maps (by Wilson K. Hoyt III), photos, appendices (counties from which brigade members originated, commanders and officers, biographical note, uniform of the brigade, source materials for battle of Brawner Farm); notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: quite a nice unmarked first edition; corners… Read More

Brenthurst Press, 1983 Hardcover Limited Edition of 850 copies in red cloth boards, EX-LIBRARY with very minimal lib markings (no pockets, barcodes or call letters - only a few small neatly blacked-out 'discard' stamps), no text markings, no dj, minor shelf wear & soil to boards, touch of foxing to page block, else clean tight very nice copy; ob 4to; 275pp indexed & illus, some color. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for shipment of this heavy oversize book (additional charge WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL for overseas shipment). First Edition / Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good.

PeKo Publishing Kft., 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 396pp, including 116p of b/w & col. maps, documents and photographs. An n excellent copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).