>>Civil War (U.S.) from Bluebird Books

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 067940788X . The evolution of Abraham Lincoln during the period 1831 to 1842 is examined by presidential historian Douglas L. Wilson. During this time, Mr. Lincoln was transformed from an unsophisticated young man to an up-and-coming orator and politician. With two maps of… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition of an examination of the Civil War career of Confederate General Daniel Harvey Hill by Hal Bridges. The General, considered to be a competant, able miliary leader, served under Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Braxton Bragg, but… Read more about this item

New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. Hardcover. A likely second printing of Civil War historian Clarence Edward Macartney's account of Union naval operations under President Lincoln during that conflict. Focusing on the admirals who led these forces, the author describes the tactics and strategies employed. With black & white… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1977. Leather. A signed, deluxe Franklin Library signed edition of Bruce Catton's account of the final days of the American Civil War. Per the Doubleday edition, "This is the story of the last desperate, heartbreaking, cruel year of the Civil War." With 2-page map showing… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1976. Leather. A deluxe Heritage Press illustrated edition of Stephen Vincent Benét's lengthy Pulitzer Prize-winning poem of the American Civil War. With illustrations by Peter Harritos. An entry in the publisher's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series, issued in conjunction with the Bicentennial… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Fine with no dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. A deluxe leatherbound Franklin Library reprint edition presenting a selection of 24 short stories by Stephen Crane (1871-1900), the American writer probably best known for his "The Red Badge of Courage." With illustrations by Robert Quackenbush. Issued as an entry in the publisher's … Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0195162064 . A first printing of Matthew Pinsker's description of time spent by Abraham Lincoln at a cottage on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home near Washington during his presidency. The cottage became a refuge for Mr. Lincoln as he used his… Read more about this item

Urbana: University of Illinois Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. An ex-library copy of D. Alexander Brown's description of the so-called Galvanized Yankees. These former Confederate Soldiers were recruited from Union prison camps in the North and sent to fight Indians in the American West. The men were promised that they would not… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Da Capo Press / Perseus Books. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0306812673 . A first printing of Thomas A. Desjardin's analysis of the pivotal Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The author seeks to separate the myths from actual events at this horrific three-day battle in July of … Read more about this item

New York: Scribner. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. 1451693869 . A first printing of Todd Brewster's analysis of the events during the US Civil War which culminated with the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. Appendix includes various reprinted facsimiles of drafts and of the final version of the … Read more about this item

Lincoln: A Bison Book / University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1993. Softcover. 0803297424 . A softcover advance review copy of the 1993 edition of the two-volume set of Frederick Whittaker's biography of General George Armstrong Custer. This facsimile of the original, first published in 1876, covers his early life from childhood to West Point cadet through… Read more about this item

New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster. Very Good. 1992. Softcover. 0671785036 . A softcover copy of the Civil War diary of Sarah Morgan (1842-1909) who, as a young woman in Baton Rouge, began documenting the events of the war from her perspective. With a section of plates bearing photos and drawings depicting people and scenes from… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0195135210 . A first printing of James M. McPherson's account of the pivotal Battle of Antietam. The battle was fought on September 17, 1862 along Antietam Creek north of Washington in Maryland during the American Civil War. It is described on the… Read more about this item

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. A 1960 revised edition of a work first published in 1946, edited and annotated by Martin F. Schmitt. For General Crook, the U.S. Civil War was just the beginning as he went on to his Army career in the American West and the Indian… Read more about this item

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. [c.1955]. Hardcover. The classic novel of the American Civil War in a Modern Library reprint edition. With an introduction by Robert Wooster Stallman. Volume wrapped in jacket with color Civil War battle scene illustration to cover. --- In Toledano spine 8 /… Read more about this item

New York: E. P. Dutton. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 0525068600 . A first printing of the author's novel, featuring her Angelica and Beau Berrien characters. Includes an attractive map of Hilton Head Island. --- In green paper-covered boards backed in beige cloth with spine titling in green. Dust jacket with… Read more about this item

New York: Random House. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. 0375507388 . A first printing of this biography of the 16th American president. This work focuses on Abraham Lincoln's interactions with his generals, admirals and Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War and Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy. With a two-page map showing… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. Volume three only in the author's 4-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln. This portion covers the mid-Civil War years (roughly 1863-64). Includes a section of black & white plates depicting Lincoln, other key figures and a map. Indexed. --- In full navy cloth-covered… Read more about this item

New York: Portland House / Random House. Very Good. 1992. Softcover. 0517207427 . The Lincoln presidency coincided with the early days of photography. This pictorial biography includes most of the known photos of Mr. Lincoln, as well as many of his contemporaries, with over 700 illustrations. Includes a foreword by Lincoln historian David Herbert Donald. --- A… Read more about this item

New York: Dover Publications, Inc.. Very Good+. 1974. Softcover. 048623021X . A portfolio of the work of the famous Civil War photographer Mathew B. Brady, as well as a biography. With 350 examples of his work, many depict battle scenes and other war-related images and personages; with many images of President Abraham Lincoln. Bibliography at rear of… Read more about this item