The War for the Union; Volume II: War Becomes Revolution.
frontis., maps. 557pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1960). More
frontis., maps. 557pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1960). More
illus. 448pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y., (1971). More
New York: Carleton, 1864. 12mo, original blue cloth, corners bumped, spine ends worn, cloth soiled, last blank page dampstained, lacks top of front flyleaf, scattered light foxing. New York: Carleton, 1864. More
Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1998. Several Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. (Lawrence): University Press of Kansas, (1998). Book Club Edition. Very good. More
New York: Harper, 1865. Large color folding map, black & white wood engravings. 408 pages. Small 8vo, original purple cloth, gold emblem on front cover, spine ends lightly worn. New York: Harper, 1865. First Edition. Very good(+). Author was aide-de-camp to General Sherman. "Better known as a prolific postwar novelist, Nichols first gained fame with this dramatic but opinionated memoir." CWB I, p. 137. Coulter 342. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1961). More
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Frontis. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, (1991). More
New York: Anson D.F. Randolph, 1865. 12mo, 204 pages, scattered foxing, green cloth, gilt decoration on spine and front cover (small repair at top of spine). New York: Anson D.F. Randolph, 1865. Third Edition. Very Good (+). More
New York: Harper, 1863. 339pp. + 8pp. of ads. 12mo, original brown cloth, gilt decoration, spine ends expertly repaired, cloth lightly soiled, edges of corners lightly worn and lightly bumped, pages slightly wavy throughout, scattered lightly foxing to some margins. New York: Harper, 1863. First Edition Author served as a captain in the Army of the Potomac. He describes life in camp and his impressions of the Battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, and the second battle of Bull Run. Nevins, Civil..... More
New York: Scribner, 1968. Illustrated. 214 pages. 8vo, cloth, d.w. (price-clipped and lightly edgeworn with gently faded spine). New York: Scribners, (1968). Very good. More
New York: W.W. Norton, 2014. Frontispiece. 207 pages. 8vo, red cloth-backed cream boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. New York: W.W. Norton, (2014). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: HarperCollins, 1997. 495pp. 8vo, 1/2 gray cloth, d.w. (New York): HarperCollins, (1997). Fine. More
Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing, 1905. 2 folding battle maps. Many plates, lacks frontispiece. 406pp. 8vo, modern blue cloth. (Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing), 1905. First Edition. More
Westport: Greenwood Press, 1981. Illus. xxi, 299pp. 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. Westport: Greenwood Press, (1981). First Edition. Very good. More
Washington, D.C. 1858. His signature, as congressman, on an envelope addressed in his hand, to J.L. Cist, St. Louis, MO. The signature appears at the upper right corner of the envelope as a return address: "Free/James L. Orr/M.C." Very scarce. 12mo. Washington, D.C., December 6, 1858. Very good condition. U.S. congressman from South Carolina (1849-59); Confederate senator (1862-65); governor of South Carolina (1866-68); U.S. minister to Russia (1872-73). More
Richmond: 1861. 2 pages, 8.5 x 6.5 inches, Richmond, December 27, 1861, written to Confederate Governor of Georgia, Joseph E. Brown. In part: "...I am instructed by the President to acknowledge receipt of your communication...enclosing a copy of the State of Georgia in relation to Rev. C.W. Thomas, a former chaplain on the U.S. Navy, and to inform you that a recent act of the Confederate Congress makes it possible to provide for him..." Endorsed on the back by Brown..... More
1910. 1 page, 6.75 x 5 inches, no place, no date, circa 1910. Written to a book dealer who had charged him for an item he did not buy, in part: "...The one I did pay for was Broughams Natural Theology -- please to find it -- I also think I left a red...spectacle case on your counter." Natural folds; unevenly trimmed. Very good(-) condition. Best remembered as one of the founders of the Los Angeles Times. He also had..... More
Washington: Smithsonian, 1997. Illustrated with many photographs throughout. 232 pages. Short 4to, gray boards, d.w. Washington: Smithsonian, (1997). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Buffalo: Buffalo Historical Society, 1919. Illus. xiv, 346pp. 8vo, original blue cloth, spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn, ex-lib, corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled. Buffalo: Buffalo Historical Society, 1919. First Edition Ex-lib with library markings on the spine, margin of title-page and the margins of several plates. A previous private owner has rubber stamped his name on the top margins of some pages. More
Boston: Regimental Association, 1887. many portraits. xxii, 591pp. 8vo, original cloth; (ex-lib, spine ends repaired, inner hinges weak). Boston: Regimental Association, 1887. More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1944. 401pp. 8vo, green cloth, cloth lightly soiled and rubbed on bottom edges. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1944. More
Philadelphia: John Campell, 1873. Map, portrait. 128pp.+ 195pp. appendix. 8vo, original tan cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, cloth lightly soiled, lacks front flyleaf, inner hinges strengthened. Philadelphia: John Campbell, (1873). Author served as an officer in the War of 1812, Mexican War, and Civil War. In 1861, he did not always follow orders concerning the placing of his troops. This resulted in the loss at Bull Run to General Joseph E. Johnston. Civil War Books I, p...... More
A Historical Poem of the Kansas-Missouri Guerrilla War...the Principal Character Being...Charles William Quantrill. 162pp. small 8vo, dec. cloth; (foxing). N.Y., 1880. Presentation copy. More
New York: New York University Press, 1957. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. chipped and faded from sun exposure. (New York): New York University Press, 1957. More
Jackson: McCowat-Mercer, 1959. Illustrated with a handful of b/w images. 199 pages. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Jackson: McCowat-Mercer, 1959. A very good(+) copy, light foxing to outer edges; in a very good(-) wrapper--edgeworn, sunned spine. More
I've just received by post, this morning, the book I expected: "The Memory of Certain Persons", by John Erskine. Thank you very much, I'm very glad.
Thank you... Book received, and it is in even better condition than described. I am so pleased to have it for my collection. Regards