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New York: Hurd *& Houghton, 1866. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 4 3/4 X 7 1/8 Inches. 359 PP. First printing in the preferred brown cloth binding. Gilt title stamping to spine. Carpenter penned this book after the assassination of Lincoln and his six month stay at the White House during which he painted the signing of the… Read more

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 916 PP. Signed by Doris Kearns Goodwin directly on the title-page. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $35.00 intact on front flap. Basis for the 2012 film, "Lincoln," that was… Read more

New York: HarperCollins, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 495 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $28.00 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by noted Civil War historian Oates on the FFEP. Hint of wear to gutters. The grading… Read more

Washington DC: Brassey's, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 391 PP. #1273 of 2000 signed by Wittenberg on the Official Civil War Preservation Trust bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $27.50 intact.

Dayton, OH: Moringside House, 1991. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. "As we Americans celebrate our diversity, so we must affirm our unity if we are to remain the 'one nation' to which we pledge allegiance." Edwin Bearss<br /> <br /> Three volume complete set including:<br /> <br /> Vicksburg is the Key<br… Read more

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 503 PP. Slight toning and foxing. Original price of $3.75 intact on front flap. Some scuffing to boards. Toning and foxing throughout. DJ worn and chipped at edges, especially at spine ends. Very nice history of the Army of Tennessee prepared by… Read more

New York: Signet, 1954. First Thus. Original wraps. Very Good. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 142 Pages. Stated "First Printing, March 1954" on the copyright page. Slight wear to edges and corners. A more than acceptable copy that is still 100%. Dedicated to Walker Percy.

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing, 1931. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 514 PP. Early reissue of the Henry classic. Photographs throughout. Original grey boards with seal of the Confederate States of America embossed in blue on front cover. Light toning and foxing. Boards a bit soiled. PO bookplate to front pastedown.… Read more

Dayton, OH: Morningside Bookshop, 1976. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 272 PP. Facsimile edition of the 1929 first by Walter Neale. All plates and folding maps intact. Details the exploits and blunders of John Bell Hood during the closing battles of the Civil War in Tennessee. An excellent account of the Battle of… Read more

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 7/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 287 PP. First edition with the stated "March, 1927" on the copyright page. Original blue cloth with gilt title-stamping. Illustrated throughout. Hint of wear to edges and folds, but a quite exceptional copy overall.

Boston: Hale, Cushman & Flint, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6 1/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 500 PP. Stated "First Printing, September 1937" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.00 intact on front flap. Original boards clean and sharp. No previous owner plates, writing etc... DJ a bit worn at edges and folds.… Read more

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1944. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 X 8 3/4 Inches. 558 PP. Important biography of Nathan Beford Forrest. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. Listed in "In Tall Cotton". Signed and inscribed, "For the one who started all this - so long ago - Alice Eloise Stockell. With the affectionate regard of… Read more

St. Johnsbury: The Republican Press, 1893. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 271 PP. Original beige cloth with gilt title-stamping to front cover and spine. Includes notes and copies of original records kept by the Confederate Government as well as journal entries by Union Prisoners and a listing of prisoners held… Read more

London: Trubner & Co, 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 X 7 3/4 Inches. 203 PP. Original green cloth with blind embossing to front and rear cover. Folding map intact (measures 7 3/8 X 18 3/8 inches). Extremities bumped a bit. Rear inner hinge starting. Faded "Naval Historical Society Library" stamp to rear pastedown. Overall a sound… Read more

Richmond: Everett Waddey Co, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/2 X 7 3/4 Inches. 318 PP. Original cloth with gilt title stamping to front cover and spine. First-hand account of life in New Orleans during the Civil War in America. A respected (although biased) account of the hardships of women in the South at the time.… Read more

Washington: Rufus H. Darby, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 89 PP (with original covers bound in at rear). A collection of essays and material about the assassination including an account of the organization of a memorial museum across the street from Ford's Theater. The author was the door-keeper on the night… Read more

Washington, 1876. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 6 X 9 3/4 Inches. 8 PP (folded). Broadsheet printed on both sides and folded to make 8 PP. Contemporary reprint from the New York Herald of Aug. 12, 1876. In part:<br /> <br /> "the following letter has been written by Colonel Mosby to a former confederate comrade in… Read more

Ashville, NC: The Inland Press, 1911. First Edition. Original wraps. Good. 4 3/4 X 8 Inches. 48 PP. Includes: The Confederacy, Soldier's Dream, The Blue and the Gray and Back Home among others. Decidedly southern Civil War poetry from veteran and Jarrett House founder R.F. Jarrett. Original tie-binding intact. Covers a bit soiled and stained. Foxing a bit… Read more

Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1864. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 4 1/2 X 6 7/8 Inches.333 [3] PP. Original cloth binding with gilt title and illustration to spine. Light scuffing and wear to boards. Foxing and toning. Slight lean. All illustrations intact.

Baton Rouge, LA: Louianna State University Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 193 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Printed copies of three book reviews stapled to rear endpaper. While not noted, this book from the collection of Civil War author and historian Benjamin Franklin Cooling.