Jefferson Davis; The Man and His Hour
Norwalk: Easton, 1996. Color Frontis., b/w Illus. 784pp. 8vo, full blue leather with gilt decoration. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1996). Fine. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1996. Color Frontis., b/w Illus. 784pp. 8vo, full blue leather with gilt decoration. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1996). Fine. More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1994. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1994). Fine. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913. illus. xix, 440pp. 8vo, handsomely rebound in later 1/2 brown morocco. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1913. Near Fine Author was a 20 year old living in Baton Rouge in 1862. After Federal troops invaded Baton Rouge, Sarah Dawson moved around Louisiana, before arriving in New Orleans in 1863. She lived there for the rest of the Civil War. More
New York: Harcourt, 2001. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Harcourt, (2001). Book Club Edition. Near Fine. More
Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1945. Ed. by Joseph T. Durkin. Frontis. 8vo, blue cloth, cloth soiled, corners lightly bumped, some pages slightly wavy on top margins. (Washington): Georgetown University Press, 1945. More
Philadelphia: Henry Harrison, 1886. the Camp, the Bivouac and of Personal Adventure. Plates. 414pp. + 2pp. of publisher's ads. 12mo, original decorated gray cloth, bottom of spine and bottom edges of covers rubbed, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped, some pages dampstained on bottom margins, plates dampstained in margins. Philadelphia: Henry Harrison, (1886). First Edition History of the Army of Northern Virginia. Edward Ellis authored many books. He was an early author of "Dime novels." Dornbusch II, 2719... More
New York: Random House, 2000. 2 Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (2000). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
New York: Johnson and Ward, 1863. Illustrated with A. J. Johnson's and J. H. Colton's Steel Plate Maps and Plans of Southern States and Harbors. 2 large color folding maps. 8 color double-page maps. 160pp. 8vo, original green stamped cloth with gilt on spine and front cover, cloth lightly soiled, spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn, lacks front flyleaf. New York: Johnson and Ward, 1863. First Edition. The first large folding map depicts the Confederate States and Territories..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. Illustrated x + 308 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, (1981). Book Club edition without price on dust wrapper flap. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper--tearing at foot and lower edge of front wrapper. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled and repaired with tape. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. Biography of Robert E. Lee Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Scribner, 1934. Four volumes. Illustrated. Thick 8vo, red cloth with gilt lettering; spines sunned. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1934-35). Spines faded but still a fine set. More
New York: Scribner, 1970. 3 volumes. Illustrated in black and white. lvi, 773; xlv, 760; xlvi, 862 pages. Thick 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Scribner's, (1970, 1971, 1972). A fine set in near fine dust wrappers. A fine set in fine dust wrappers. More
New York: Scribner, 1942. Some illustrations, many maps. 3 volumes. Thick 8vo, black cloth, spines lightly sunned. New York: Scribner's, 1942, 1943, 1944. Early printings. A very good set, lacking the dust wrappers. More
New York: Scribner, 1970. Illustrated. 3 volumes, tall, thick 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Scribner's, (1970, 1971, 1972). A fine set. A fine set in fine dust wrappers. More
Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, 1995. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. chipped, corners of boards lightly bumped. Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, (1995). More
Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2008. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. Denton: University of North Texas Press, (2008). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1950. A few Illus. 184pp. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. chipped, d.w. on spine portion and cloth dampstained, endpapers browned. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, (1950). More
Secaucus: Blue and Grey Press. Illus. 2 Vols. 8vo, gray boards, publisher's slipcase. (Secaucus): Blue and Grey Press, n.d., circa 1989. A fine set in a lightly soiled slipcase. More
New York: Literary Guild, 1939. Illus. 452pp. 8vo, gray cloth, spine soiled, corners bumped. New York: Literary Guild, (1939). More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1944. Maps. 558pp. 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w. chipped, d.w. and cloth lightly soiled. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1944). Biography of Nathan Bedford Forrest. Signed by the author. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1900. Frontis. 413pp. 12mo, original green cloth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1900. Very good This edition contains published notes and a supplementary chapter. The Writings of Thomas Wentworth Higginson, vol. III. More
Cincinnati: Willis Music Company, 1961. Illustrated in black and white. 112 pages. Tall 8vo, printed paper wrappers. Cincinnati: Willis Music Company, (1961). Toned exterior but internally clean. Very good. Edited and arranged by Henry S. Humphreys for Unison - two part - four part chorus with piano accompaniment. More
New York: Appleton, 1874. 6 maps, one folding. 15 engraved portraits. 602pp. + 6pp. of publisher's advertisements. Tall thick 8vo, original pictorial rust cloth with black & gold design, New York: Appleton, 1874. First Edition. Previous owner's name on fly-leaf, front joint neatly re-enforced, still a very good(+) copy. "One of the earliest Confederate reminiscences." Civil War Books II, p. 68. Howes J-167. More
New York: Appleton, 1878. and the Confederate States. Engraved plates. engravings. xviii, 755pp. + 4pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, beautifully bound in publisher's 3/4 brown morocco, boards rubbed, foxing to the margins of the title-page, margins of the publisher's ads, and margin of last blank page, foxing to Frontis., small chip to right margin of page 15. New York: D. Appleton, 1878. First Edition. General Albert Sidney Johnston served as commander of the army of the Republic of Texas and..... More
New York: Smithmark, 1995. Illus. 430pp. 8vo, green boards, d.w. (New York): Smithmark, (1995). Very good. More
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