Search Results: Civil War from Great Expectations Rare Books

New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 173 pages. First edition. A study of Lincoln during the Civil War years by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Battle Cry of Freedom". No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Appears unread. Near fine. .

Annapolis: US Naval Institute Press, 1998. Hardcover in publisher's dust-jacket. 382 pages. Bibliographic References, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs and maps. First edition, stated first printing. The first substantial biography of Admiral Farragut, considered by many to be the most important American naval officer before World War II, focusing primarily on the Civil War years, No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, near as new. Dust-jacket protected by clear acetate covers. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Orion Books, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's dust-jacket. 256 pages. Illustrated with a camp map, map end-papers and half-tone photographs throughout the text. Edited by Robert Hunt Rhodes. Foreword by Geoffrey C. Ward. Book Club edition with no price and slug on lower rear cover. No previous ownership marks. A clean fresh, unmarked and near like new copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. .

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1986. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, full genuine black leather binding, heavily gilt stamped with elaborate decorations and multiple rules. 766 pages. All edges gilt. Sewn in silk book-mark, marbled paper end-sheets and smyth sewn book block complete this work as a quality Franklin Library production, "privately printed and bound exclusively for subscribers to The Franklin Library of Pulitzer Prize Classics." Contains an extensive bibliography. Illustrated with nineteenth-century drawings by Walton Taber. First edition thus. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956. No previous ownership marks. Very minor signs of wear to elaborate gilt stamping, else near fine. A clean, tight, sound copy, still handsome and with a wonderful shelf appearance. Very good+.

Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, black boards in publisher's dust-jacket. 264 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. History Book Club issue, with no price on dust-jacket flap. No previous ownership marks. No remainder marks. A clean, square, fresh and like new copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. .

New York: Dover Publications, 2002. Trade paperback. 203 pages. Index. First printing thus of the reprint edition by Dover, being a newly set, unabridged republication of the work first published by Fields, Osgood & Company, Boston, 1870. Small remainder mark on top edge by head of spine, else a clean, square, unread copy. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. Very good+. . Reprint. Softcover. Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Knopf, 1996. Hardcover in dust-jacket. 419 pages. Bibliography, Index. With 16 pages of illustrations and 4 maps. Book club edition [no price on dust-jacket flap], stated first edition. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Knopf, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in publisher's dust-jacket. 419 pages. Notes, Sources, Index. With 4 maps and 16 pages of illustrations. Book Club issue, no price on jacket flap. A history of Richmond during the Civil War, "from the early heady days through the crushing surrender." No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, unmarked and like new copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. .

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2000. Hardcover in dust-jacket. 229pp., Illustrated with maps and photographs. Book Club issue, no price on dust-jacket flap. An examination of Sherman's Georgia campaign in the larger context of Grant's drive on Richmond and the political changes these actions engendered. Dust-jacket protected by reinforced mylar covers that have been pasted to inside of front and rear boards. Not an ex-library copy, from a private collection. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy in as new dust-jacket. Near fine in a fine dust-jacket. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Maryland: Toomey Press, 1997. Hardcover, dark blue buckram in glossy pictorial dust-jacket. 216pp., Index. Illustrated with photographs, engravings and maps. First edition. Signed by the author in full on title page. No name, no book-plate, no remainder marks, etc. A crisp, clean copy. Very fine in a very fine dust-jacket.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Buckram. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1983. Trade paperback. 249 pages. Bibliographic References. Notes of Sources. Index. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Minor crease to one corner, else a clean, square, unmarked copy, near as new. Near fine.. Later Printing. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1983. Trade paperback. 249 pages. Bibliographic References, A Note on Sources, Index. Illustrated throughout with maps and photographs. Fourth printing. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine. . Reprint. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Olean, New York: McElfresh Map Co., LLC, 2000. Two sided map in printed sleeve in the Civil war Watercolor Map series produced by McElfresh, depicting the battlefield of Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia, 1864. One side in full watercolor, the verso in sepia reproducing the small scale theater map by Captain William Henry Paine, with explanatory letterpress. Map is fine and unused, sleeve shows light wear. . Fine.

Gettysburg, PA: Legacy Publishing, 2011. Trade paperback. Signed by author on title-page. 230 pages. Appendices. Illustrated with vignette black and white photographs. First edition. A history of the role played by the Daughters of Charity, Catholic nuns who served as nurses to both sides during the war. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine. Signed by Author. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Birmingham, Alabama: Oxmoor House, 1976. Large oblong elephant folio [24.5" x 18"], blue and gray cloth. Stated first edition, limited to 7700 copies, this copy has number line blank on limitation page, out-of-series copy. Complete with all 36 magnificent full color plates, designed to be removed and framed. Several pates are loose from binding at perf. Dust-jacket is present but worn, with several closed tears, one crudely tape repaired. A very clean, sound copy wotj all plates in fine condition. Near fine in a fair dust-jacket. This is a very large book, postage will be charged at actual cost; no International shipping.. First Edition. Two-toned Cloth. Near Fine/Fair. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 2010. Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. Pictorial laminated boards with image repeated on publisher's cropped jacket. 464 pages. Bibliographic References, Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing. No previous ownership marks. The saga that began with "Manhunt" continues with the tale of two leaders, one dead, the other hunted as a traitor and murderer. A fascinating epilogue to the Civil War, often overlooked, but still mythologized by both North and South. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, as new. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill Company, 1950. Hardcover, gray cloth lettered in gold and silver on spine with faux blue spine label with crossed swords in silver. No dust-jackets, albeit both volumes now in protective acetate wraps. Preface by Douglas Southall Freeman. Top edges stained red. 1201 pages. Bibliography and index at end of vol. II. Illustrated with maps, drawings and photographs. No previous ownership marks. Incidental light flaking to gold spine titles, else a clean, square, unmarked set in pristine slipcase. Very good+ in fine box. A heavy set, extra postage will apply.. Later Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Crescent Books, 1995. Large, thick hardcover in original glossy dust-jacket. Two volumes in one, with 48 pages of ilustrations. 1201pp., Bibliography, Index. No previous ownership marks. No price on dust-jacket flap, presummed book club issue. A monumental work of first hand accounts drawn from letters, journals, diaries, memoirs, official records, state papers, and many other sources, some 450 in all. A clean, square, tightly bound copy. Small red dot on lower edge of bulked sheets, else fine. A near fine copy in a fine dust-jacket.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Boards. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Promontory Press, 1987. Large octavo, blue cloth in non price-clipped dust-jacket. Edited by Oliver Jensen. Illustrated with photographs. Selections from Catton's various Civil War classics. No name, no book-plate, etc. An unread, as new copy in very fine dust-jacket.. Reprint. Cloth. As New/Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stamford, CT: Longmeadow Press, 1994. Hardcover in dust-jacket. 454pp., Illustrated from sketches of the actual scenes by Edwin Forbes. First edition, first printing thus of this re-issue of the title originally published in 1882. No price on dust-jacket flap. A square, clean, tight copy with no previous ownership marks,. Near as new copy, fine in a fine dust-jacket.. Reprint. Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.