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The American Conflict as seen from a European Point of View
by Charles Fairbanks
[Civil War] Fairbanks, Charles. The American Conflict as seen from a European Point of View. A Lecture Delivered at St. Johnsbury, Vt., June 4, 1863. Boston: Press of Geo. C. Rand & Avery. 1863. Tan printed wraps. 24 cm. 44 pp. Age toning. Light stains. Very good.
Sabin Americana 23664. In Texas apparently only UT-Austin and UT-Arlington hold copies. Fairbanks had been in London and reports the European attitude towards the war.
Sabin Americana 23664. In Texas apparently only UT-Austin and UT-Arlington hold copies. Fairbanks had been in London and reports the European attitude towards the war.
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SGD 137.87
Ten Clipped Civil War Covers Pro-Union Images
by Unknown artists
[Civil War] Ten Clipped Civil War Covers Pro-Union Images. [Various publishers] [Circa 1861-1865] Each clipped portion of a civil war cover (envelope) is approximately 8 x14 cm. Some age toning and light stains. Colors are vibrant. They do not appear to have been mailed. Very good.
Although done by private companies, these patriotic envelopes served as propaganda for the Union and were purchased by those on the home front to send to their loved ones serving in the war or by the soldiers in the war. These... Read more about this item
Although done by private companies, these patriotic envelopes served as propaganda for the Union and were purchased by those on the home front to send to their loved ones serving in the war or by the soldiers in the war. These... Read more about this item
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SGD 137.87
War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Series II Vol 8
Used; Very Good. 42-B-09 Historical Times 1985 Hardcover. No dust jacket. This is serial number 121. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers have light wear. Book Condition; Very Good . 1985. HARDCOVER.
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SGD 34.40
Lectures of the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery
by William A. Smith, D.D
LECTURES on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery As Exhibited in the Institution of Domestic Slavery In the United States with the Duties of Masters to Slaves.
William A Smith DD, President of Randolph-Macon College And Professor Of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy
Edited by Thomas O Summers, DD Stevenson and Evans 1856, Nashville, Tenn Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by WILLIAM A. SMITH, In the Office of the Clerk of the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.... Read more about this item
William A Smith DD, President of Randolph-Macon College And Professor Of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy
Edited by Thomas O Summers, DD Stevenson and Evans 1856, Nashville, Tenn Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by WILLIAM A. SMITH, In the Office of the Clerk of the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.... Read more about this item
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SGD 965.09
Joshua Chamberlain: A Hero's Life and Legacy
by John J Pullen
216 Pages. Stated First Edition. Signed by the author on the Half Title Page.This fascinating book on Joshua Chamberlain, his rise to fame on Little Round Top during the Civil War, and then his distinguished life after the war as among other things, the Governor of Maine and the President of Bowdoin College. The book and its dust jacket are in like-new condition with no blemishes to the dust jacket and no visible extraneous markings or other distractions (outside of the author's signature) throughout the...
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SGD 33.09
1951 The General Who Marched to Hell 1st Ed 1st Wm. T. Sherman Civil War HBDJ
by Earl Schenck Miers
1951
STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING
HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET
"THE GENERAL WHO MARCHED TO HELL"
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN AND HIS MARCH TO FAME AND INFAMY
BY EARL SCHENCK MIERS
(AUTHOR FO GETTYSBURG"
ALFRED A. KNOPF
This also has some map illustration in the book. Boards are clean. The gold gilt lettering to the spine is bright. Clean pages. No writing. The dust jacket has shelfwear to the edges. Square binding.
STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING
HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET
"THE GENERAL WHO MARCHED TO HELL"
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN AND HIS MARCH TO FAME AND INFAMY
BY EARL SCHENCK MIERS
(AUTHOR FO GETTYSBURG"
ALFRED A. KNOPF
This also has some map illustration in the book. Boards are clean. The gold gilt lettering to the spine is bright. Clean pages. No writing. The dust jacket has shelfwear to the edges. Square binding.
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SGD 34.47
Guide to Richmond and the Battle-Fields
by W. D. Chesterman
Hardcover. Near Fine. Illustrated 68pp. 16mo. Square and tight. Rubbing to spine. Library sticker from the Cadet Armory in Boston front pastedown. Richmond: James E. Goode (printer), 1881.
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SGD 110.30
Personal Reminiscences of the Late War
by H. W. Bolton
H.W. Bolton, Chicago, IL, 1892. Hardcover. Condition: Good-. No DJ as Issued. First Edition. 219 pp with b/w illustrations. Pages 91-96 have three-inch tears from fore edge, but intact and readable. Text block yellowing typical of age, no discernable foxing. No prior owner attribution or evidence of being a library copy. This book is a rare compilation of anecdotes of members of the 16th Maine Volunteers during the U. S. Civil War.
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SGD 151.66
Printed letter, signed in ink, to the Governor of New York (DeWitt Clinton), dated February 16th, 1826.
by H. Johnson
No Binding. Very Good. Printed letter, signed in ink, from H. Johnson, Governor of Louisiana, to the Governor of New York (DeWitt Clinton), dated February 16th, 1826, stating that the state of Louisiana rejects Ohio's plan for the gradual emancipation of slaves. 2 pages, 8 by 10 inches. The letter reads: In compliance with the request of the Legislature of this State, I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a resolution of the said Legislature, passed at their present session, and to request that...
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SGD 5,170.12
The Knightly Soldier
by H. Clay Trumbull
"THE KNIGHTLY SOLDIER" - A Biography of Major Henry Ward Camp; Tenth Conn. Vols. by H. Clay Trumbull. 1865 1st Edition; Nichols and Noyes; Boston. "A Record of College, Field, and Prison." The book contains a frontispiece portrait of Camp, as well as 4 illustrated plates; also included is the "Description of Plates" sheet.From the Preface:"This book is not an attempt to prove that Henry Camp was brave, accomplished, and upright in all the course of his beautiful life here, or that he was fully prepared...
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SGD 172.34
Abraham Lincoln Illustrated Envelopes and Letter Paper 1860-1865
by James W. Milgram
272 Pages. Signed by the author on the title page (looks like an original signature from the way the ink had spotted on Present Lincoln's photograph on the opposite page)This very in-depth study on stationery bearing Lincoln's picture and with a lot of Lincoln's history and assassination information and letters is in very good+ condition on its exterior with only some lightly worn areas at the top and bottom of the spine and some light wearing marks on the front and back covers and then is in Fine to...
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SGD 31.71
Confederate Operations in Canada and New York
by Headley, John W
Neale Publ, New York, 1906. 1st Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Bookplate. Top edge gilt in good condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Civil War Era; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21178. .
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SGD 344.68
Four Years Under Marse Robert
by Stiles, Robert
Neale Publ, New York, 1903. 1st Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition. Front hinge reglued, spine a bit sunned, good, tight copy 368 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Civil War Era; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 20964. .
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SGD 291.60
Elector Certificate and Oath.
by M. St. Johns; Seaborn Jones
[Texas] [Reconstruction] M. St. Johns, Register.
Elector Certificate and Oath. New Orleans: Peter O'Donnell, Stationer [1867]. Partially printed form with manuscript insertions. One sheet 22.5 x 28 cm printed on both sides. Has been folded. Some chips and small splits to one edge. Very good.
OCLC shows two holdings for similar forms in Louisiana (Tulane [2]). A Reconstruction Era form for elections in the former Confederated States. St. Johns certified that , a resident of Carthage, Panola County,... Read more about this item
Elector Certificate and Oath. New Orleans: Peter O'Donnell, Stationer [1867]. Partially printed form with manuscript insertions. One sheet 22.5 x 28 cm printed on both sides. Has been folded. Some chips and small splits to one edge. Very good.
OCLC shows two holdings for similar forms in Louisiana (Tulane [2]). A Reconstruction Era form for elections in the former Confederated States. St. Johns certified that , a resident of Carthage, Panola County,... Read more about this item
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SGD 275.74
War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Vol 34 Part 2
Used; Very Good. 16-D-06 Historical Times 1985 hardcover. No dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers have light wear. Book Condition; Very Good . 1985. HARDCOVER.
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SGD 41.29
The Private’s History of The Eighty-Fifth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers.
by William Elliott Finley
[Civil War] William Elliott Finley. The Private's History of The Eighty-Fifth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. Pittsburgh: Bakewell & Marthens. 1868. Green printed wraps. 57 pp. Front wrap present but detached and extensively chipped; back wrap missing. Interior clean and legible. Good.
OCLC shows no holdings of this item. Not in Dornbusch, Regimental Publications & Personal Narratives of the Civil War. Rare Book Hub shows no auction or catalog sales. A history of the Eighty-Fifth Pennsylvania... Read more about this item
OCLC shows no holdings of this item. Not in Dornbusch, Regimental Publications & Personal Narratives of the Civil War. Rare Book Hub shows no auction or catalog sales. A history of the Eighty-Fifth Pennsylvania... Read more about this item
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SGD 482.54
The Grand Army Blue-Book Containing the Rules and Regulations of the Grand Army of the Republic and Official Decisions and Opinions Thereon, with Additional Notes . Fifth Edition
by Beath, Robert B
Philadelphia: Burk & McFetridge, Printers, 1889. Prior owner name in pencil front paste down "Geo. H. Thompson, Post No. 523 Dept of Indiana 1888", with different PON in pencil verso of front end page. Very Good Minus, edges rubbed, gilt at spine dulled yet sttill legible, title and front end pages starting to separate from text block, soiling and a few pages with marginal notations and underlining in pencil. George H. Thompson served in the 3rd Indiana Cavalry, serving as a Captain until...
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SGD 206.80
Robert E. Lee
by John Drinkwater
128 pages.This book's exterior has stains on it, the corners have worn areas as to the top and bottom of the spine and the printing on the spine has worn areas. The book's interior, however, has no visible markings anywhere and thus is in very well preserved condition.This book will be carefully wrapped up and then boxed and shipped promptly to you from here in New Jersey and comes with our sincere appreciation for your order.
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SGD 9.72
New Jersey Troops in the Gettysburg Campaign from June 5 to July 31, 1863
by Toombs, Samuel
Orange, N.J.: The Evening Mail Publishing House , 1888. xvi, 406 pages including illustrations, plates, portraits, plans frontispieces, folded plan. . Illustrated by specially drawn maps of the battle-field, the monuments erected by the state of New Jersey, and portraits of brigade and regimental commanders. !887 copyright page, 1888 title page. In original blue cloth with gilt lettering. With the ownership signature of Civil War soldier Samuel H. Morris, Cambridge City, Ind. dated Mar. 20, 1892. Morris...
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SGD 413.61
Prince of Carpetbaggers
by Jonathan Daniels
319 Pages. Stated: Second Impression. No dust jacket. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 58-9534.This is an interesting book about the American Civil War and the reconstruction period that followed the end of the war. The book's exterior has two lightly worn corners, some worn areas, and two small tears on the top edge of the spine with lightly worn areas at the base of the spine and finally one worn spot and a lightly worn spot on the front cover. The interior book, however, has some foxing on the...
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SGD 20.67
A Unique Mid-Nineteenth Century Scrapbook, Containing Numerous Political Newspaper Clippings and Republican Campaign Edition For The Million: Containing The Republican Platform, The Lives of Fremont And Dayton , with Beautiful Steel Engravings of Each...
by Republican Party Campaign
Boston: John P. Jewett & Co., 1856. This was the platform for the first national Presidential election (1856) with a Republican candidate, John C. Frémont. A RARE publication in its own right ( Rare Book Hub notes last copy appearing in a dealer catalog in 1970). This copy rendered unique and historically significant by the original owner's addition of 78 blank pages which he mostly filled with pasted in contemporaneous newspaper clippings, including 7 pp. of the Democratic Party Platform...
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SGD 2,068.05
Statement of William H. Purnell, Postmaster of Baltimore
by Purnell, William H
Baltimore: William H. Purnell, 1866. Pamphlet. Good. 7 p.; 23 cm. In March 1866 William H. Purnell (1826-1902), who had been appointed postmaster of Baltimore by President Lincoln in 1861, was up for confirmation to a post, possibly assessor of internal revenue for Baltimore. The only objection to him was a charge that he had made a speech at a Democratic and Conservative meeting in Oct. 1865. He offered this reply, explaining how he happened to be present when a speaker denounced President Johnson for...
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SGD 177.85
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The Photographic History of the Civil War In Ten Volumes [Complete set]
by Francis Trevelyan Miller
New York: Review of Reviews Company, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A very good first edition, complete ten volume set. Blue cloth with gilt title stamping on spine. Shelf wear on head and tail of all volumes. Top edges gilt. Bindings slightly shaken, otherwise a very good set with minimal wear. Portrait endpapers. Pages are clean and bright. Small tear to page 32 of volume one; long tear to photo on page 37 of volume two. Maps and thousands of period black and white photographs. 8 x 11,...
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SGD 1,309.76
War of the Rebellion:Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies Series I Vol. 48 Pt. II
Used; Very Good. 11-G-04 Historical Times 1985 Hardcover. No dust jacket. This is serial number 102. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers have light wear. Book Condition; Very Good . 1985. HARDCOVER.
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SGD 34.40
Panorama of the Mississippi Valley and its Fortifications
by Magnus, Charles
New York: Charles Magnus, 1863. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Very Good+/No Jacket. An extremely scarce map titled "Panorama of the Mississippi Valley and its Fortifications", which illustrates the theater of war that was the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. Published in New York in 1863 by Charles Magnus. Nicely matted and well framed. This broadside map shows the cities, towns, stores, plantations, mills, academies, etc. along the Mississippi River from St. Louis...
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SGD 5,170.12
