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Schouler, William . HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS IN THE CIVIL WAR (ORIGINAL PRINTING, NOT A MODERN REPRINT)
Boston 1868 1st Dutton. Complete in one volume. Hardcover. Sm.4to., 670pp., engraved frontis, green cloth. Good, rear hinge cracked, spine ends and corners worn, text toned. (a12074)
$45.00 (military) . MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
Philadelphia 1885 first edition. octavo., 52pp., later wraps. stringbound. Good. (a13005)
$25.00 Massachusetts . PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION OF THE PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS, ...BOSTON..OCT 7TH, 1862
Boston 1862 Peters. 8vo., 31pp.,stringbound. Civil War. Near VG. (a15563)
$40.00 Andrew, John A. . ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS JAN 9, 1863
Boston 1863 Wright and Potter. Mostly on expenses incurred by Massachusetts as a result of Civil War. Octavo, 80pp., charts, wraps. Good, rear cover present but detached. (a15894)
$34.00 Charles, Mrs. Elizabeth . DRAYTONS AND THE DAVENANTS A STORY OF THE CIVIL WARS (1867)
NY 1867 Dodd. Civil War fiction. Hardcover. Octavo, 509pp., green cloth. Good, new end papers.cover a bit worn, occasional spotting in text. (a17197)
$40.00 Miller, Helen Hill . COLONEL PARKE OF VIRGINIA
Chapel Hill 1989 1st. "The Greatest Hector in the Town" 8vo., 232pp., illus., index. Civil war. Fine in Fine DJ. (a20345)
$25.00 Hill, Frederick Trevor . ON THE TRAIL OF GRANT AND LEE
NY 1912-2nd (1911) Appleton. "A narrative history of the boyhood and manhood of two great Americans, based upon their own writings , official records and other authoritative information." 305pp., color illus. by Arthur Becher. VG, no DJ. (a21224)
$30.00 civil war . REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE CONDUCT OF THE WAR AT THE 2ND SESSION 38TH CONGRESS 1865 VOL 1
Wash. 1865 GPO. Army of the Potomac (524pp.) and Battle of Petersburg (249pp.) Good, stains on end papers, a few extremely light stains on some text pages. (a23099)
$125.00 (civil war ephemera) . CIVIL WAR EMBALMERS
2 recent negatives and 6 (3 copies each) modern glossy 8x10 inch photo prints of each view. The first view is a photo of a photograph of Civil War Army Embalmers at work showing a corpse with 4 embalmers flanked by two upright coffins each with an embalmed (?) soldier standing inside. The 2nd view is a photo copy of the embalmer's printed commission signed by Lincoln. Head embalmer: D. Chamberlain. Photos are in excellent condition and have sharp striking views. (a23857)
$35.00 (civil war) . LA REVOLUTION AMERICAINE DEVOILEE
Paris 1861 Dentu. In French. Dedication reads: A son excellence Jefferson Davis, par la volonte nationale President des Etats Confederes d'Amerique. Octavo, 31pp., removed from larger binding and rebound in later wraps. Good. (a26224)
$85.00Downer, Edward T.. STONEWALL JACKSON'S SHENANDOAH VALLEY CAMPAIGN 1862
Lexington 1959 Stonewall Jackson Memorial Inc. Sm.8vo., 25pp., wraps. Inscribed and signed by Downer. Good, slight wear. (a27993)
$27.00 Burch, John P. . CHARLES W. QUANTRELL A TRUE HISTORY OF HIS GUERRILLA WARFARE ON THE MISSOURI AND KANSAS BORDER DURING THE CIVIL WAR OF 1861-1865 AS TOLD BY CAPTAIN HARRISON TROW ONE WHO FOLLOWED QUANTRELL THROUGH HIS WHOLE COURSE.
Vega 1923 1st Burch. Sm.8vo., 266pp., illustrations, cloth hardcover. VG. (a3084)
$25.00 Smith, William Benjamin . JAMES SIDNEY ROLLINS
NY 1891 De Vinne. Rollins was Missouri lawyer and politician, declared 'Pater Universitatis Missouriensis' in 1872. Sm.4to., 317pp., fine steel engraved portrait as frontispiece, hardcover. Inscribed and initialled by Smith. VG, corners a bit bumped. (a36577)
$85.00 Gasparin, Cte Agenor de . LES ETATS-UNIS EN 1861, UN GRAND PEUPLE QUI SE RELEVE
Paris 1861 Lichel Levy. In French. Octavo, 414pp., attractive 3/4 vellum with full gilt trim and red leather spine label. Owner bookplate. VG plus. (a3662)
$95.00 (civil war) . HOW THE WAR WAS COMMENCED AN APPEAL TO THE DOCUMENTS
NY 1864. Loyal Pub Society No. 46. 8vo., 16pp., new wraps. VG. (a37356)
$25.00 Bowman, Col. S. M. . SHERMAN'S GEORGIA CAMPAIGN FROM ATLANTA TO THE SEA
NY 1865. In the United States Service Magazine, Vol. III No. 5 (May). 8vo., pp. 426-445, map. Bowman and R.B Irwin authored Sherman and his Campaigns, published in 1865. This article undoubtedly appeared in their book, and may have preceeded the book's publication. Whole issue has several articles, poems etc. 8vo., blue printed wraps. Good, front cover detached and worn, lower corner chipped, chips on backstrip. (a37358a)
$30.00 (civil war) . MAJOR-GENERAL PHILIP HENRY SHERIDAN
NY 1865. In the United States Service Magazine, Vol. III No. 5 (May). 8vo., pp. 406-414, engraved portrait. Whole issue has several articles, poems etc. 8vo., blue printed wraps. Good, front cover detached and worn, lower corner chipped, chips on backstrip. (a37358b)
$45.00 (law) . MILITARY SURRENDERS AND PAROLES
NY 1865. In the United States Service Magazine, Vol. III No. 5 (May). 8vo., pp. 456-465. Whole issue has several articles, poems etc. 8vo., blue printed wraps. Good, front cover detached and worn, lower corner chipped, chips on backstrip. (a37358c)
$45.00 Fuld, George and Melvin . PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR TOKENS
Racine 1960 1st. Sm.8vo., 77pp., illus., wraps. VG. (a38206)
$50.00 Price, Lorin E. . LINCOLN AND ROOSEVELT - A STUDY OF THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL 'WAR POWER'
no place no date (c. 1945). 4to., original carbon typescript, 165 leaves (carbon on rectos only), interleaved with a few illustrations, original blue cloth with gilt stamping. Bevelled board edges. Lorin E. Price, Hollywood producer? VG ++. no dj. no ownership marks. (a40760)
$195.00 King, Capt. Joseph E. . THE FORT FISHER CAMPAIGNS, 1864-1865
Menasha 1951. In the United States Naval Institute Proceedings. 4to., 14pp., illus., wraps. Whole issue has several articles. Good, foxing on the front. (a44421a)
$35.00 Eichhorn, Rabbi David Max . JEWISH INTERMARRIAGES: FACT AND FICTION
Satellite Beach 1974 Satellite Books. 8vo., 180pp., wraps. VG. (a44624)
$26.00 Barrows, William . OUR WAR AND OUR RELIGION: AND THEIR HARMONY
Boston 1862 Whittemore. 8vo., 19pp., original printed wraps. Good. (a45935)
$35.00 Tremain, H. Edwin (Brigadier-General, U.S.A.) . THE CLOSING DAYS ABOUT RICHMOND; OR, THE LAST DAYS OF SHERIDAN'S CAVALRY
Edinburgh 1884. Privately Printed for the Clarendon Historical Society. Limited to 120 large paper copies. A reprint of the original edition. 4to., 58pp., removed from bound volume and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a46376)
$44.00 (civil war) . CIVIL WAR HISTORY CUMULATIVE INDEX 1955 -1959 (VOLUMES I-V)
1963 State University of Iowa. 8vo., 87pp., original red wraps bound in buckram binding. Three small library stamps on end papers and on wrapper. VG. (a47080)
$45.00Nevins, Allan (editor). CIVIL WAR BOOKS - A CRITICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY- TWO VOLUMES
1970 2nd Edition. Broadfoot Bookmarx Reprint. 2 Hardcover volumes. 4to., 278pp., 326pp., blue cloth. Near Fine, no owner marks, no DJs. 2 volumes. (a49981)
$35.00 Storrick, W. C. . GETTYSBURG THE PLACE, THE BATTLES, THE OUTCOME
Harrisburg 1932 1st McFarland. Sm.8vo., 167pp., photo illustrations, red cloth. Owner signed. VG, light wear, no DJ. (a51874)
$35.00 Abel, Annie H. . THE INDIANS IN THE CIVIL WAR
1910 MacMillan. In the American Historical Review at pp. 281-296. Removed and rebound in later wraps. Uncut. VG. (a52964)
$40.00 Hastings, Hugh; Colonel Silas W. Burt . NEW YORK AND THE WAR WITH SPAIN HISTORY OF THE EMPIRE STATE REGIMENTS; MY MEMOIRS OF THE MILITARY HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK DURING THE WAR FOR THE UNION 1861-65; BURTS CIVIL WAR MEMOIRS
Albany 1903 1st Argus. 2 titles bound in one. 8vo., 429pp., index, 129pp., index, hardcover. Very slight paperclip effects on initial two pages. Good , inner hinges cracked. no dj. no ownership marks. (a54401)
$24.00 Hodgman, Rev. S. A. . THE GREAT REPUBLIC JUDGED, BUT NOT DESTROYED; OR, THE BEGINNING AND END OF SLAVERY, AND THE JUSTICE OF GOD DISPLAYED IN THE DOOM OF SLAVEHOLDERS
NY 1865 2nd (1st 1864) Robert Craighead. Hardcover. Small octavo, 274pp., cloth with gilt spine lettering. Good, light brown staining on many margins, covers somewhat worn with fraying on corners and spine ends. Scarce. (a57138)
$215.00 Sumner, Samuel B. . A POEM DELIVERED AT THE REUNION OF THE FORTY-NINTH REGIMENT MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS
Springfield 1867 Samuel Bowles. With notes and appendix. 8vo., 36pp., later wraps. Good. Rare. (a57801)
$85.00 Swan, Frank H. . WOODBURY KIDDER DANA A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Providence 1918 Livermore & Knight Co. Privately Printed. 4to., 106pp., illustrations, original gilt printed cloth. Fine, slight paperclip impression at top margin of a few initial leaves. (a57974)
$95.00 Jones, J. B. . A REBEL WAR CLERK'S DIARY AT THE CONFEDERATE STATES CAPITAL VOLUME II only
Philadelphia 1866 Lipincott. Hardcover. 8vo., 480pp., original cloth. Institution name stamps on fore-edges, plain label at heel of spine, small number stamp at lower blank margin of one page. Good, inner hinges cracked. Volume II (of 2) only. (a58233)
$130.00 De Leon, Thomas C. . FOUR YEARS IN REBEL CAPITALS: AN INSIDE VIEW OF LIFE IN THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY, FROM BIRTH TO DEATH, FROM ORIGINAL NOTES, COLLATED IN THE YEARS 1861 TO 1865 BY THOMAS C. DELEON ; WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR BY LOUIS DE V. CHAUDRON (signed)
Mobile 1892 The Gossip Printing Company. Autograph edition, **signed by De Leon at the bottom of the photo frontis. Hardcover. Octavo, 376pp., frontis, original printed cloth. Institution name stamps on fore-edges, plain label at heel of spine, small number stamp at lower blank margin of one page. Good, inner hinges cracking but text binding secure , corners a bit worn, spine ends rubbed. Scarce. (a58234)
$100.00 Bigelow, John . RETROSPECTIONS OF AN ACTIVE LIFE ( 3 VOLUMES)
NY 1909 Baker & Taylor. 3 volumes. Sm.4to., 645pp., 607pp., 684pp., original hardcovers. Top edges gilt. Faint Institution name stamps on fore-edges, small number stamp at lower blank margin of one page in each volume, plain label at heel of each spine. Good, inner hinges cracking, light wear. 3 volumes. (a58237)
$60.00 Kirwan, A. D., (editor) . JOHNNY GREEN OF THE ORPHAN BRIGADE: THE JOURNAL OF A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER
1956 University of Kentucky Press. 8vo., 217pp., index, original hardcover. Signed by Kirwan for the Civil War Book Club. Ex-university library. VG, no DJ. (a58239)
$25.00 Phisterer, Frederick . CAMPAIGNS OF THE CIVIL WAR. SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME: STATISTICAL RECORD OF THE ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES
NY 1907 (1883) Scribners. Hardcover. 12mo., 343pp., index, cloth. Institution stamps fore-edges, and number printed at bottom of one page. Label on front cover. Fair, inner hinges cracked; spine ends lightly worn. (a58274)
$28.00 Stevens, Capt. C. A. . BERDAN'S UNITED STATES SHARPSHOOTERS IN THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC 1861-1865
St. Paul 1892 no publisher given. Hardcover. Large octavo, 555pp., portraits and illustrations, dark bluegreen cloth with gilt lettering and gilt picture of a Civil War sharpshooter crouching in a field. One can see where old library spine label, now gone, was once at heel of spine and one printed number on dedication page but no other library marks. Fair, inner hinges cracked, a few pages have tiny closed tears or faint wrinkles, entire text is slightly toned, cover discolored and somewhat worn, spine ends reinforced. Text clean and binding secure. Scarce title. Sold as is. (a58286)
$190.00 McClellan, George B. . REPORT ON THE ORGANIZATION AND CAMPAIGNS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC TO WHICH IS ADDED AN ACCOUNT OF THE CAMPAIGN IN WESTERN VIRGINIA, WITH PLANS OF BATTLE-FIELDS
New York 1864 Sheldon.Hardcover. Large octavo, 480pp., index, foldout frontis map of Battle of Antietam, original brown cloth. Good, spine cloth remounted, inner hinges cracked, some chipping along outer hinges, corners and spine ends worn. (a58992)
$30.00 Anderson, Col. Charles . THE CAUSE OF THE WAR: WHO BROUGHT IT ON, AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
NY 1863. Loyal Publication Society No. 17. 8vo., 16pp., wraps. VG. (a59099)
$25.00 Butler, Major-General B. F. . CHARACTER AND THE RESULTS OF THE WAR. HOW TO PROSECUTE AND HOW TO END IT. A THRILLING AND ELOQUENT SPEECH
NY (c.1863). Reported by A. F. Warburton. Loyal Publication Society No. 7. 8vo., 16pp. (printed in double column), wraps. VG. (a59102)
$23.00 Thomas, Charles B . SERMON FOR THE HOUR PREACHED ON SUNDAY, FEB. 23, 1862, IN THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF CHICAGO
Chicago 1862 Dunlop. 8vo., 19pp., removed and rebound in later wraps. Good. (a59162)
$25.00 Hill, Alonzo . IN MEMORIAM : A DISCOURSE PREACHED IN WORCESTER, OCT. 5, 1862, ON LIEUT. THOMAS JEFFERSON SPURR, FIFTEENTH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS, WHO, MORTALLY WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM, DIED IN HAGERSTOWN, SEPT. 27TH FOLLOWING
Boston 1862 John Wilson. Octavo, 32pp., removed and rebound in later wraps. Slight vertical crease throughout. Good plus. Scarce. (a59266)
$65.00 Moody, Loring . DESTRUCTION OF REPUBLICANISM THE OBJECT OF THE REBELLION! THE TESTIMONY OF SOUTHERN WITNESSES
n.d. (1863). Published by the Emancipation League. 8vo., 16pp., wraps. VG. (a59268)
$45.00 Cummings, Chas. L. . THE GREAT WAR RELIC ... VALUABLE AS A CURIOSITY OF THE REBELLION. TOGETHER WITH A SKETCH OF MY LIFE, SERVICE IN THE ARMY, AND HOW I LOST MY FEET SINCE THE WAR; ALSO, MANY INTERESTING INCIDENTS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF A SOLDIER
n.d. (c. 1870-1890). Various remembrances from Civil War soldiers including George E. Reed, Jack Crawford, and Cummings. 8vo., 48pp., original blue and red ink pictorial wraps. Fair, wraps quite chipped and water stained, internal leaves have light staining and light edge wear. Scarce to find this in the original printed wrapper. (a59276)
$130.00 Moore, Frank (editor) . THE REBELLION RECORD: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF AMERICAN EVENTS, WITH DOCUMENTS, NARRATIVE HISTORY, ILLUSTRATIVE HISTORY, POETRY, ETC. SECOND VOLUME
NY 1865 D. Van Nostrand. Lg.8vo., 544pp., 112pp., (poetry, rumors and incidents), full page portrait illustrations (on rectos only), maps, index, rebound in later wraps. University stamps on fore-edges, blank stamp on title page. Good. Second Volume only. (a61178)
$45.00 Moore, Frank (editor) . THE REBELLION RECORD: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF AMERICAN EVENTS, WITH DOCUMENTS, NARRATIVE HISTORY, ILLUSTRATIVE HISTORY, POETRY, ETC. FIFTH VOLUME
NY 1864 D. Van Nostrand. Lg.8vo., 624pp., 50pp., (poetry, rumors and incidents), full page portrait illustrations (on rectos only), maps, index, rebound in later wraps. University stamps on fore-edges. Good. Fifth Volume only, (a61179)
$45.00 Seymour, Gen. . THE CONDITION OF THE SOUTH AND THE DUTY OF THE NORTH AS SET FORTH IN A LETTER FROM GEN. T. SEYMOUR
NY 1864. 12mo., 8pp., original printed wraps (rear panel missing) with new paper spine. Good, light paperclip residue on front. (a61767)
$60.00 (civil war) . OFFICIAL MONTHLY BULLETIN OF THE GREAT NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF PEACE AND MUSICAL FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY OF BOSTON ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 16, 17, 1869, TO COMMEMORATE THE RESTORATION OF PEACE THROUGHOUT THE LAND NO. 3 MARCH AND APRIL 1869
Boston 1969. Sm.4to., 88pp., music, many advertisements (some illustrated), rebound in later wraps with original front wrap included. Good, lower corner of first few pages chipped (without loss) or bumped. (a61774)
$45.00 Butler, George B . THE CONSCRIPTION ACT: A SERIES OF ARTICLES COMMUNICATED TO THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE
NY (1863?). Loyal Publication Ssociety No. 40. Octavo, 22pp., later wraps. VG, light wear. (a61871)
$25.00 Green, John C. (Chairman of General Committee) . REPORT OF THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL RELIEF COMMITTEE FOR THE SUFFERING OPERATIVES OF GREAT BRITAIN 1862-63
NY 1864 Alvord. American efforts to help European manufacturers, especially those engaged in the production of cotton textile fabrics, who were being severely hurt by the disruption of trade caused by the American Civil War. Octavo, 72pp., original printed wraps. VG, light edge chipping. (a61879)
$49.00 Russell, A. L. . ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR THE YEAR 1862
Harrisburg 1862. Much Civil War information including names of troops, list of supplies, etc. Octavo, 36pp., original brown printed wraps. Faint vertical creaseGood, wraps chipped on edges. (a61903)
$75.00 Creswell, Hon. John A. J. . ORATION ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF HENRY WINTER DAVIS
Washington 1866 1st GPO. Davis was politician active in Civil War period. Octavo, 43pp., dDeep brown cloth-covered stiff wraps with gilt emblem and title on front cover. VG, some chipping on cover. (a61996)
$20.00 (pittsfield, massachusetts) . ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN OF PITTSFIELD FOR...1864 TO WHICH IS APPENDED A LIST OF VOLUNTEERS FROM PITTSFIELD
Pittsfield 1864 Sun Printing Office. Octavo, 23pp., wraps. Disbound (complete). Good. (a62066)
$35.00 Kelley, Wm. D. MC . LINCOLN AND STANTON A STUDY OF THE WAR ADMINISTRATION OF 1861 AND 1862 WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION OF SOME RECENT STATEMENTS OF GEN. GEO. B. MCCLELLAN
NY 1885 1st edition. Putnam. Hardcover. 12mo., 88pp., ads, original dark brown cloth with black lettering. VG plus. Scarce. No ownership marks. (a62378)
$60.00 (maryland) . JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE OF MARYLAND AT A SPECIAL SESSION DECEMBER 1861
Annapolis 1861 Schley & Cole. Hardcover. Large octavo, 569pp., plus over 100 pages more of messages and reports., original leather boards with with later spine and original leather labels remounted. Fairly Good, some light water stains, slight rippling throughout book though easily legible. (a62383)
$175.00(civil war). REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE AT THE 24TH MEETING HELD AT ST. LOUIS, MO ., NOVEMBER 16TH AND 17TH 1892
Cincinnati 1893 Freeman. Biographical details on numerous soldiers. Octavo, 155pp. plus about 70 pages of listings of officers for previous years, a few portraits, attractive green cloth hardcover with gilt decoration. VG plus. (a64311)
$35.00(tennessee). ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SELECTED VIEWS OF CHATTANOOGA, LOOKOUT MOUONTAIN, CHICAMAUGA AND CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, NATIONAL CEMETERY AND MISSIONARY RIDGE
Lookout Mountain c. 1900 Hardie Bros. Printed by C. J. Krehbiel of Cincinnati. Oblong octavo, . large panoramic drawing of Lookout Mountain area, silk string binding. Front cover present but detached. Good, light soiling. (a65105)
$75.00Longstreet, Helen D.. LEE AND LONGSTREET AT HIGH TIDE GETTYSBURG IN THE LIGHT OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS
Gainesville 1904 1st edition. Author. Hardcover. Octavo, 346pp., illustrations, cloth. Lacks front blank end paper, opens to halftitle page. Otherwise VG. no dj. Top edge gilt. text near Fine, clean and bright. Hinges unbroken; binding secure. No ownership marks. In removable protective glassine jacket. The hard-to-find true first edition. (a65470)
$125.00 McClellan, George B. . REPORT ON THE ORGANIZATION AND CAMPAIGNS OF THE ARMY OF THE PTOMAC TO WHICH IS ADDED AN ACCOUNT OF THE CAMPAIGN IN WESTERN VIRGINIA WITH PLANS OF BATTLE-FIELDS
1970. Reprint of original 1864 edition. Octavo, 480pp., foldout map, orange cloth. Institution stamp on top fore-edge, small sticker on front free (no other marking), spine label removed. Good. (a66036)
$29.00 (civil war) . MEMORIAL OF WILLIAM KIRKLAND BACON LATE ADJUTANT OF THE 26TH REGIMENT OF NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEERS
Boston 1865 American Tract Society. By His Father. Octavo, 139pp., fine steel engraved portrait of Bacon in Civil War uniform as frontis, original boards with later spine. Good, light wear. (a66128)
$185.00 Smith, David R. . THE MONITOR & THE MERRIMAC A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Los Angeles 1968. 4to., 35pp., original printed wraps. (a66666)
$27.00 Arnold, Edwin . FADELESS STARS
Houston 1942 Alpha Law Brief Co. Historical novel about the civil war. Sm.4to., 627pp., (3), wraps. Signed by Arnold on title page (to Mrs. George Brett Jr.) VG, light cover wear and light cover soiling. (a68507)
$85.00 (Colwell, Stephen?) . THE FIVE COTTON STATES AND NEW YORK: OR, REMARKS UPON THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMICAL ASPECTS OF THE SOUTHERN POLITICAL CRISIS
c. 1859. no place, no publisher given. Author warns that a serious Civil War is very near to erupting and he hopes that North and South can come together and discuss slavery and other economic issues in a bid to avoid war. Octavo, 64pp., later wraps with original front relaid and original rear panel bound in. Contemporary owner signature on top of front.cover. Good, (a68634)
$85.00 (Choate, Joseph H.) . MEMORIAL OF EDWARD B. DALTON, M. D.
NY 1872. Dalton was author of History of College of Physicians and Surgeons of City of New York and Chief Medical Officer of the Army of the Potomac. Hardcover. Octavo, 49pp., (1), gilt printed green cloth. All edges gilt. Signed by Choate. VG, light wear. (a68658)
$220.00 Thomas, Mr. of Massachusetts . REMARKS ON THE RELATION OF THE SECEDED STATES (SO CALLED) TO THE UNION, AND THE CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY AND EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES IN SUCH STATES
Washington 1862 Congressional Globe Office. Octavo, 14pp. (double column), original wraps.t. Untrimmed, and unopened. Good, slight foxing. (a68661)
$24.00 Beecher, Henry Ward . FORT SUMTER ORATION APRIL 14th, 1865
1865. Octavo, 24pp., later wraps. VG. (a68676)
$35.00Telfer, William Duff; Henry Camp (association inscription). A REMINISCENCE OF THE FIRST BATTLE OF MANASSAS: A CAMP-FIRE STORY OF THE SEVENTY-FIRST REGIMENT, N. G. S. N. Y.
Brooklyn 1864 first edition. Author. Sold by John Lee, Strand, London. Includes: Report of Henry P. Martin, Colonel Commanding the 71st NYSM in the action at Bull Run; Roll of Honor listing Officers and men killed and wounded in the Manassas Battle, a one page description of the Battle and the author's epic poem. Title on cover of book: The Battle Field of the 71st Reg'T. 12mo., 58pp., original boards. All edges gilt. Book's owner - Henry Camp - apparently fought in this first battle of Manassas . He signed the presentation of this book to US Grant Post No. 327 in 1890 and wrote a handwritten note telling a bit about the last few days of life of another member of "our company" - a William M Smith - who was wounded and died from the battle. This first edition was published without a map. ( Some later editions have a map. ) Good, cover faded, worn and soiled. Later paper reinforcement on backstrip. (a71592)
$120.00Hill, Alonzo. REVELATION BY FIRE: A SERMON PREACHED...AUG. 17, 1862...AFTER THE BURIAL OF MR. WILLIAM HUDSON, A PRIVATE IN THE 25th REGIMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEERS
Boston 1862 John Wilson. Octavo, 23pp., original printed wraps. Faint vertical crease throughout. near VG. no owner marks. (a72101)
$75.00 Wyeth, John Allan M.D. . WITH SABRE AND SCALPEL, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SOLDIER AND SURGEON (signed)
NY 1914 1st Harper. The chief purpose of this volume is to record from personal observation something of the social, economic and political conditions which prevailed in the South before, during and immediately after the Civil War. Resident of Huntsville, Alabama, Wyeth was a surgeon in the Confederate Army. Hardcover. Octavo, 536pp., frontis photo illustrations of Wyeth, a few photo illustrations, red cloth. ***Signed presentation from Wyeth to John Hays Hammond. VG plus, spine lightly rubbed, corners gently bumped. Well- written, full of vivid detail. (a72582)
$395.00 Wightman, Rev. John T, . THE GLORY OF GOD, THE DEFENSE OF THE SOUTH A DISCOURSE DELIVERED IN...YORKVILLE, S. C. JULY 28, 1861 THE DAY OF NATIONAL THANKSGIVING FOR THE VICTORY AT MANASSAS
Portland (Maine) 1871 Thurston. Octavo, 15pp., original printed tan wraps. VG, light wear. (a73293)
$45.00Cutler, Elbridge Jefferson. WAR POEMS
Boston 1867 Little Brown. Civil War poetry. Hardcover. Square 12mo., 59pp., original green cloth. Front blank end paper stuck to board so opens to blank end paper. Good, original dark brown end paper in rear has some worn spots, outer front hinge tearing. Original printing, not modern remake. (a73413)
$90.00 Barrett, Edward, Lieut.-Commander U S N . DEAD RECKONING; OR, DAY'S WORK
NY 1863 1st Author. Hardcover. Tall octavo, 56pp., 4pp. of tables, original pictorial green cloth with gilt lettering on front. Of special interest: bound between pages 36-37 is stiff page with circular compass that has a movable red pointer mounted in center. Good, a bit worn, opens to title page, front hinge cracked. (a73648)
$200.00Civil War. AN ACCOUNT OF THE SUFFERINGS OF FRIENDS OF NORTH CAROLINA YEARLY MEETING, IN SUPPORT OF THEIR TESTIMONY AGAINST WAR FROM 1861 TO 1865
New Vienna 1872 3rd Peace Association of Friends in America. Octavo, 24pp., later wraps. Lacks original wraps but is the original document. First two pages have chipping in corners, not affecting text at all. Near Good. (a73651)
$250.00 Merrill, James M. . STRATEGY MAKERS IN THE UNION NAVY DEPARTMENT 1861-1865
1962 Article at pp. 19-32 in Mid -America. Several additional articles in this single issue as well. Octavo, wraps. VG. (a73927)
$25.00 kansas Senator Green . IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. MR. GREEN MADE THE FOLLOWING REPORT... COMMUNICATING A CONSTITUTION FOR KANSAS AS A STATE
"...Adopted by the Convention which met at Lecomton on Monday, 4th of September 1857". Washington 1858. 35th Congress 1st Session, Rep. No. 82. This is only Senator Green's Report, it does not include the related documents associated with this Report. Octavo, 16pp., wraps. VG. (a74549)
$25.00Robertson, Mary D. (editor). LUCY BRECKINRIDGE OF GROVE HILL THE JOURNAL OF A VIRGINIA GIRL 1862-1864
1979 Kent State. Hardcover. Octavo, 235pp., index, cloth. VG, no wear on book and text clean but rubbed spot on end paper where price tage removed. in Good DJ - no tears or chips on dj. Recommended reading. (a75064)
$24.00 Lankford, Nelson D. (editor) . AN IRISHMAN IN DIXIE - THOMAS CONOLLY'S DIARY OF THE FALL OF THE CONFEDERACY
1988 1st University of South Carolina. ISBN 0-87249-555-8. Edited with introduction by Nelson D. Lankford. Hardcover. Octavo, 154pp., cloth. Fine in Near Fine DJ, light rubbing. (a75260)
$22.00 Lankford, Nelson D. (editor) . AN IRISHMAN IN DIXIE - THOMAS CONOLLY'S DIARY OF THE FALL OF THE CONFEDERACY
1988 1st University of South Carolina. ISBN 0-87249-555-8. Edited with introduction by Nelson D. Lankford. Hardcover. Octavo, 154pp., cloth. Fine in VG plus DJ, one tiny closed tear and slight fading of spine. (a75261)
$20.00 (Reconstruction) . REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON RECONSTRUCTION AT THE FIRST SESSION THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS
Washington 1866. State-by-state reports. Octavo, 187pp., 182pp., green cloth. Good, worn, cover tearing along outer hinges, occasional faint foxing. (a75321)
$145.00 (civil war) . GETTYSBURG: SELECTED READINGS
Fort Huachuca 1986 Department of Tactics, Intelligence and Military Science, U.S. Army Intelligence Center. 4to., 321pp., original wraps. Very light non-circulating library marks and numbers, no spine numbers, no pocket, no bookplate. Near Fine. (a76204)
$75.00 Stebbins, Hon. Henry G. . SPEECH - FINANCES AND RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES
New York 1864. Loyal publication Society No. 45. Octavo, 22pp., original stringbound wraps. Good, light foxing and wear. (a77136)
$29.00anon. OUR DUTY IN THE PRESENT CRISIS RESPECTFULLY ADDRESSED TO THE YOUNG MEN
c. 1859. Drum beating for the upcoming Civil War: The most important moment of American history draws near....whether Slavery shall increase, or whether Slavery shall cease....(etc) Octavo, 32pp., rebound in later wraps. Good Plus. (a78596)
$35.00 anon . READ AND REFLECT
no date c. 1859. About slavery in Kansas; anti-Fremont. Octavo, 16pp., stringbound wraps. Fair, toned, worn but legible. (a78609)
$20.00 Quien, Lieut. George . REMINISCENCES OF THE SERVICE AND EXPERIENCE OF LIEUT. GEORGE QUIEN OF COMPANY K TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT CONN. VOLS. (ORIGINAL BOOK, NOT A REPRINT)
Waterbury 1906 1st. Civil War memoir. Hardcover. Octavo, frontis photo illustration of Quien, blue cloth with gilt lettering. VG, text slightly toned, cover, unevenly faded and lettering rubbed off front. Scarce. (a80176)
$350.00 Dickinson, Hon. Daniel . THE UNION: AN ADDRESS
NY 1861 James Gregory. 24pp., original printed wraps. small octavo. Speech delivered before the Iterary Societies of Amherst College. Civil war. Good. some wear. (a8425)
$29.00 Lieber, Francis . NO PARTY NOW BUT ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY
NY May 1863 Westcott. Loyal Publication Society No. 16. Octavo, 10pp., original printed wraps. VG. Not a modern reprint. (a8426)
$35.00 McPherson, Hon. Edward of Pennsylvania . DISORGANIZATION AND DISUNION SPEECH
Delivered in HOuse Feb, 1860. 8p.Washington. Buell and Blanchard. Fair.. Lacks cover. Folded in thirds. Worn. (a8427)
$25.00Thompson, Jos. P.. PEACE THROUGH VICTORY
NY 1864. Loyal Publication Society No. 60. A Sermon. 8vo., 16pp., original printed wraps. Fairly Good, worn, chipping on edges. (a8428)
$24.00Squires, W. H. T.. UNLEASHED AT LONG LAST RECONSTRUCTION IN VIRGINIA APRIL 9, 1865-JANUARY 26, 1870
Portsmouth 1939 1st Printcraft Press. Copy No. 98. 8vo., 486pp., photo illustrations, index, hardcover. Top edge gilt. Signed by Squires. VG. in Good DJ, worn, soiled with a few small closed tears. (a9182)
$55.00Adams, Charles Francis.. CRISIS OF FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN THE WAR OF SECESSION SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 1862.
Boston 1914. first edition. Offprint from Proceedings of Massachusetts Historical Society. 8vo., 54pp., wraps. Good Plus, light spine wear. (ac3)
$24.00 Stille, Charles. . NORTHERN INTERESTS AND SOUTHERN INDEPENDENCE: A PLEA FOR UNITED ACTION.
Philadelphia 1863-1st Martien. 8vo., 50pp., bound in later wraps. VG. (ac331)
$35.00 Adams, Charles Francis. . SEWARD AND THE DECLARATION OF PARIS.
Boston 1912. A forgotten diplomatic episode April-August 1861. Offprint from Proceedings of Massachusetts Historical Society. 8vo., 61pp., wraps. Good. (ac4)
$26.00Bloor, Alfred.. WOMEN'S WORK IN THE WAR - A LETTER TO SENATOR SUMNER
A reprint which appears to be later 19thc of original 1866 pamphlet. Octavo, 7pp. VG. no owner marks. (ac41)
$22.00judge Redfeild. JUDGE REDFIELD'S LETTER TO SENATOR FOOT UPON THE POINT SETTLED BY THE WAR; THE STATUS OF THE STATES ATTEMPTING SECESSION, ETC.
NY 1865 1st edition. Hurd and Houghton. 12mo., 30pp., original wraps. Good, wraps a bit soiled. (ac74)
$29.00 de Joinville, Prince. . ARMY OF THE POTOMAC: ITS ORGANIZATION, ITS COMMANDER, AND ITS CAMPAIGN.
NY 1862-1st American edition Randolph. Translated from the French with notes by William Henry Hurlbert. 8vo., 118pp., folding map of Richmond. Sabin 36407 (see also note after Sabin 97024.) Owner signed. Good, rebound in modern wraps. (ac99)
$75.00