London: A. Dulau & L. Nardini, 1801. Text in French. 2 fold-out maps tipped in at final page. 203 pages. 16mo, recent 3/4 leather, pink marbled boards; recased, light toning and foxing throughout. London: A. Dulau et L. Nardini, 1801. A very good(+) copy. More

Appleton, WI: 1863. Fine content A.L.S. 4to., 2 pages, Appleton, WI, January 27, 1863, providing news of troop movements and the firing and replacement of several Generals, in part: "...I suppose Rosecrans Army is at Murfreesboro yet. You see they cashiered and dismissed Porter. They ought to do the same with Buell or shoot him. When such traitors are out of the Army, we shall do better. I believe Rosecrans to be a true good officer. I understand he has..... More

Cambridge: University Press, 1963. viii + 315 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped, torn along spine fold. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1963. Foot bumped, still a very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More

1899. Excellent war-date signed card, signed on the day he organized the 29th Inf. Regiment, 3.5" x 2", "Fort McPherson Georgia - July 20th 1899 - Yours Truly - E.E. Hardin - Colonel 29th Regiment - U.S.V." Evenly toned and in very good condition. American army officer who distinguished himself during the Indian Wars - engaged against Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce at the Battle of Big Hole, Montana, August 9th, 1877. During the Spanish-American War he personally organized..... More

Philadelphia: Joseph Allen, 1845. Illustrated with woodcut plates. 252 pages. 12mo, contemporary calf; covers worn at edges, leather rubbed and worn at spine, contemporary ownership signature in ink inside front cover, ex-library with bookplate on flyleaf and embossed stamp on title page, back end page repaired, some foxing and toning throughout. Philadelphia: Joseph Allen, 1845. A very good copy. More

University of California Press, 2002. 240pp, profusely illustrated in color and in black & white. Designed by Katy Homans, with an exhibition checklist, exhibition history, and bibliography. University of California Press, California, 2002. A fine copy, as new in the original shrinkwrap. More

Holly Springs, MS. Over-size signature as a newly elected Congressman: "Van H. Manning - Holly Springs - Miss", executed on a 5.5" x 3.5" piece of paper. Fine condition. American politician from the state of Mississippi who served as a Colonel of the 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment, serving from 1862 until being severely wounded and captured by U.S. forces in 1864. The 3rd Arkansas was assigned to General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, after which it took part..... More

Cheslin: 1840. Fine content A.L.S. 8vo. 3 pages, Cheslin, September 21st 1840, written just as his last volume of The History of the Peninsula War was released to the public, giving his recollections of two fellow officers who were killed in the Battle of Nivelle, written in a very difficult to read hand, in part: "...I thank you for the kind information as to the satisfaction of Colonel Lloyd... I was deeply affected by his death... for we had been..... More

New York: Czechoslovak Recruiting Office, 1918. Poster. Color lithograph. Page measures 35 3/4 x 25 inches. World War I recruiting poster by Czech artist Vojtech Preissig. Several horizontal tears, creases, unmounted. This poster is number 7 in a series of 16 designed and printed at the the School of Printing and Graphic Arts of Wentworth Institute where Preissig was director. Poster states, issued by the Czech Recruiting Office, Tribune Building, New York. Repairs to margins. More

Augsburg: Johann Martin Will, 1775. Mezzotint engraving. Image measures 13 7/8" x 9 3/8". Three-quarter length portrait of Charles Lee, a "Major General of the Continental Army in America". Behind him are canons firing towards a coast, and a flag that reads "An Appeal to Heaven". Charles Henry Lee (1731-1782) was a English-born officer for the British Army, who moved to America in 1773 and joined the Continental Army in 1775. He was considered a candidate for Commander-in-Chief of the..... More

Washington: 1942. Exceptional T.L.S. placating General MacArthur at the height of the Bataan and Corregidor Crisis. 4to. 1 page, blind-stamped stationary: "Secretary of War", Washington, March 25th 1942, to international law attorney and political power broker Frederick R. Coudert, concerning the crisis in the Philippines, in full: "Thank you for your kind little note. It was very helpful. The MacArthur problem was a difficult one and, if I say it myself, was handled with skill and success, chiefly by General..... More

Original poster. Color lithograph. 41 x 28 inches. This classic World War I U.S. Army recruiting poster features an officer of the Army standing next to a soldier. Behind them an artillery battery is manned by two men. In the background two men are standing on the fort looking through binoculars across the coast. The bottom of the poster includes a cartouche where the name of the recruiting station can be filled in. Form no. 402, A.G.O. The artist for..... More