Philadelphia: George Barrie's Sons, 1916. Volume two only. Illustrated in black and white. 494 pages. Thick short 4to, blue cloth; inner hinge weak, ex-library with stamp on title page and spine. Philadelphia: George Barrie's Sons, (1916). A very good copy. More
Sunderland: Mark Thompson Publishing. 127 pages. 8vo, blue cloth, white printed dust wrapper. Sunderland: Mark Thomson Publishing, (1996). Limited edition, number 73 of 100. Fine. More
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
Cincinnati. Large signature: "H. B. Banning - Cincinnati - Ohio", executed on a 5.5" x 1.75" slip of paper, c. 1870's. American politician and military officer from Ohio who rose from the rank of private during the American Civil War to Brevet Major General. As a Colonel of the 121st Ohio Infantry, he took part in the battles of Rich Mountain, Romney, Blue Gap, Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain, Jonesboro, and Nashville. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1990. Illustrated (b/w). 454 pages. 8vo., gilt-stamped brown leather. Collector's edition. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1990). Fine. 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
Edinburgh: D. Willison, 1806. 118 pages. 12mo missing original covers and recased in blue paper wrappers; light foxing throughout. Edinburgh: D. Willison, 1806. A very good copy. 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
Philadelphia: P.S. Duval, 1847. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 12 x 16.5". This map of Mexico depicts the area of highlands in the central region of the country. Published circa 1847, it dates to the period of the Mexican-American War, and in particular the Invasion of Vera Cruz, in which Edmund Lafayette Hardcastle, the mapmaker, participated. Hardcastle then prepared the map for the U.S. War Department, Corps of Engineers in the wake of the fall of Mexico City in..... 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
London: Almark, 1971. Illustrated in both color and black-and-white. 72pp., short, slim 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. London: Almark Publishing, (1971). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. 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
London: Milan, 1757. Collected by a Gentleman of the Army. In which are included, Kane's Discipline for a Battalion in Action...and General Kane's Campaigns of King William and the Duke of Marlborough...Hand-tinted folding map of the Seat of War, Lines and Plans of Battles (some hand-tinted), and above Sixty Military Schemes, finely engraved from the originals of Generals... charts, (some folding). 146pp. + 21pp. charts and plans + 55pp. + 10pp., 8vo, original mottled calf covers, rebacked in calf with..... More
Signed card, 3.5" x 2.75", "M.I. Ludington - Quartermaster General - U.S. Army", evenly toned and in very good condition. From an intact collection of Spanish-American War officers. A forty-year career soldier who achieved the rank of Brigadier General during the Civil War and closed out his career as Quartermaster General. 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
New York: Putnam, 1967. 450pp. 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper shows chip at back top. N.Y.: Putnam, (1967). A very good(+) in a very good wrapper. Inscribed by the author on flyleaf. 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 creases, and tears, unmounted. This poster is number 10 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
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
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1863. Many text illustrations, full page plates and maps, some folding. viii + 182 pages, small 8vo, original blind-stamped brown stamped cloth; text heavily foxed; significant dampstain to covers and first 50 or so pages; some signatures starting, but still sound. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1863. Second edition. 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
Very uncommon signed card during the Spanish-American War, 3.75" x 2.5", "Simon Snyder - Brig. Genl. U.S. Vols. - Col. 19th Infy. U.S. Army." Evenly toned and in very good condition. American military officer who distinguished himself during the Civil War and later as an Indian fighter against the Sioux at Bear Paw Mountains, Montana, September 30, 1877. During the Spanish-American War he was promoted to Major General (1898). 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
Thin 12mo, 102pp., original green printed wrappers. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1914. Very good. War Department Document No. 465. 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
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