Buttons of the Confederacy
Hightstown: Alphaeus H. Albert, 1963. Illustrated with b/w images of buttons throughout. 93 pages. Slim 8vo, gray cloth. Hightstown, NJ: self-published, (1963). First edition. A near fine copy. More
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The Life of Jefferson Davis
Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. Frontis., xvii, 13-645pp., pagination complete as published. 8vo, original maroon cloth, spine ends lightly worn and repaired, spine faded, scattered light foxing, mostly to margins, modern embossed stamp from previous owner on front flyleaf. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. First Edition Author was an editor of the Southern Literary Messenger which was published in Richmond, Virginia. Civil War Books II, p. 36, " A eulogistic attempt to vindicate the motives and conduct of the Southern..... More
The Confederacy; (Based on Music of the South During the Years, 1861-65).
Columbia Records. With Essays by Bruce Catton and Clifford Dowdey. Illustrated. 32 pages, square 4to, gilt-embossed decorative cloth, record in rear sleeve in very nice condition; covers lightly rubbed. Columbia Records, (1954). A very good(+) copy. More
Comprehensive Catalog and History of Confederate Bonds
Ohio: BNR Press, 1998. Illustrated in black and white. 288 pages. Small 4to, pictorial boards. Ohio: BNR Press, (1998). A very good(+) copy, scuffed, but internally clean. Forward by John J Ford. More
A Long Shadow; Jefferson Davis and the Final Days of the Confederacy
Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1986. Illus. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, (1986). A very good(-) copy with considerable foxing to outer edges, bookplate on front pastedown; in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Military Record of Louisiana; Including Biographical and Historical Papers Relating to the Military Organizations of the State
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996. 8vo, pr. wrs. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1996). Very good. More
The Beleaguered City; Richmond, 1861-1865.
New York: Knopf, 1946. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. chipped, torn, and lightly soiled, top and bottom of cloth covers faded from sun exposure, previous owner's rubber stamp on d.w. and title page. New York: Knopf, 1946. More
Robert E. Lee
New York: Viking, 2003. Small 8vo, 1/2 gray cloth, d.w. (New York): Viking, (2003). Fine Presentation copy. More
Jefferson Davis's Generals
New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Near Fine. More
The Two American Presidents; A Dual Biography of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
Secaucus: Birch Lane Press, 1999. Illus. 490pp. 8vo, brown boards, d.w. (Secaucus): Birch Lane Press, (1999). Near Fine. More
More Terrible than Victory; North Carolina's Bloody Bethel Regiment, 1861-65
Washington: Brassey's, 1998. Illus. 8vo, gray boards, d.w. lightly soiled. Washington: Brassey's, (1998). More
A Diary from Dixie.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1949. Ed. by Ben Ames Williams. 572pp. 8vo, green cloth, spine and edges of corners lightly worn, many pages creases in upper right corner margins. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1949). More
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings on the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention,
New York: Appleton, 1864. for proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, held at Washington, D. C. , in February, A. D. 1861. 626pp. + 6pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, original brown cloth, top and bottom of spine worn and repaired with modern cloth. Pages 339-364 chipped on the lower right corner margin. New York: D. Appleton, 1864. First Edition. The author was a member of the Peace Convention of 1861. "...the Peace Convention or Conference...on call by..... More
A Belle of the Fifties; Memoirs of Mrs. Clay of Alabama; Covering Social and Political Life in Washington and the South, 1853-1866
New York: Da Capo Press, 1969. Put into Narrative Form by Ada Sterling. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Da Capo Press, (1969). Very good. More
Alexander H. Stephens, in Public and Private, With Letters and Speeches, Before, During, and Since the War
Philadelphia: National Publishing, 1866. Frontis. portrait plus three full-page engraved plates, several letters reproduced in facsimile. 833 pages, large 8vo, brown cloth with gilt spine lettering; ink library stamp on title page, bookplate inside front cover, covers rubbed, worn, with repairs to spine ends and hinges. Philadelphia: National Publishing Company, (1866). Text clean, tight, a very good copy despite wear to covers. More
Tara Revisited; Women, War, & the Plantation Legend.
New York: Abbeville, 1995. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Abbeville Press, (1995). Very good. More
Faces of the Confederacy; An Album of Southern Soldiers and Their Stories
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (2008). Very good. More
The Blue and The Gray
Norwalk: Easton, 2000. 2 volumes. 8vos, gilt-stamped blue leather, all edges gilt. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (2000). A fine copy, as new in original shrink-wrap. More
The Blue and the Gray; The Story of the Civil War as told by Participants.
New York: Fairfax Press, 1982. Illus. 2 vols. in one. 1201pp. 8vo, blue boards, lightly soiled d.w. New York: Fairfax Press, (1982). More
Uniform and Dress of the Army of the Confederate States
Norwalk: Easton. 9 color plates of soldiers in uniforms. 6 b/w plates of badges, chevrons, and buttons. 5pp. of text. Folio, full brown leather with paper label on front cover, light browning to front and back inner hinges. Norwalk: Easton Press, n.d., circa 1995. Very good A facsimile of the Richmond, 1861 edition in the Library of Congress. More
The Marble Man; Robert E. Lee and His Image in American Society
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1991. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs., spine sunned. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1991). More
Confederate and Southern States Currency; A Descriptive Listing, Including Rarity and Values
Port Clinton: BNR Press, 1992. Illus. Thick 8vo, red cloth. (Port Clinton: BNR Press, 1992). Fourth Edition. Fine Presentation copy. More
Lincoln's Loyalists; Union Soldiers from the Confederacy
Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1992. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. Boston: Northeastern University Press, (1992). Very good. More
Jefferson Davis; Ex-President of the Confederate States of America.
New York: Belford Company, 1890. A Memoir by His Wife. folding maps, plates, portraits. 2 Vols. Thick 8vo, original brown cloth, scattered foxing in volume II, mostly in margin, new endpapers in both volumes, otherwise very good. New York: Belford Company, (1890). First Edition. A tight, bright set. "A...sentimentalized account, including parts which Davis dictated before his death." Civil War Books II, p. 51. More
A Government of Our Own; The Making of the Confederacy
New York: Free Press, 1994. Illustarated. 550 pages. Thick 8vo, 1/2 white cloth, d.w. New York: Free Press, (1994). Near fine in near fine dust wrapper. More