Washington, DC: National Park Service/Department of the Interior/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1958. First edition, first issue. Pictorial wrapper. 47 pages with two page map, photographs and illustrations. Just a hint of offsetting to the rear cover, else a fine copy. More
Philadelphia, PA: Ware Bros. Company, Printers, 1907. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Green on one of the prelim pages. 396 pages with portrait photographs. "Collection of rosters, personal reminiscences, and sketches of a regiment whose nine month service had its climax at Antietam." Nivens: Vol. I, pg 144. Dornbusch: Vol..... More
[Sioux Falls, SD; 1911]: Self Published/Melvin Grigsby. Revised edition. Hardcover. Revised and expanded, including illustrations, from the first edition. Grigsby experiences in Confederate prison camps. "Useful data on Southern woman's kindness to captives at Cahaba, 1864: and of huckstering at Andersonville." Nivens; Civil War Books, Vol. I, pg 192. Dornbusch;..... More
Denver: Sage Books, 1962. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. In the Civil War, during the infancy of telegraphy, the operators were so often mere boys, even as young as twelve and fourteen. 159 pages. Fine in near fine dust jacket with faded spine panel. More
Philadelphia, PA: George W. Childs, 1862. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. "Reflects lax, fairly comfortable conditions in early officers' prison." Nevins: Civil War Books, vol. I, pg 193. Dornbusch: Vol. I, Penn. 200. 175 pages with roster of those incarcerated in the Richmond prison. Engraved frontis. Bound in original brown..... More
Lubbock, TX;: Texas Tech Univiversity Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. With accompanying text, this book traces the development and growth of rail lines across the country. It also details the corresponding evolution of street railway systems, including horsecars, cable cars, and trolleys. The author also provides history and images on..... More
Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 1930. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. A history of prisons during the Civil War, both North and South. Dornbusch: vol. III, 608. "The best secondary account of military prisons, especially adequate on exchang controversy and war psychosis." Nevins: Civil War Books, vol I, pg..... More
Washington, DC: National Park Service/Department of the Interior/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1954. First edition, first issue. Pictorial wrapper. 43 pages with four maps, photographs and illustrations. Small number written on the rear cover. A near fine copy. More
Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. The regular Oregon troops were sent to fight the Civil War in the south and east, the volunteers were left to defend the state. Moore & Purcell; Pacific Northwest Americana 1949-1974, S3175. 240 pages with a few historic photographs, bibliography..... More
Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. The regular Oregon troops were sent to fight the Civil War in the south and east, the volunteers were left to defend the state. Moore & Purcell; Pacific Northwest Americana 1949-1974, S3175. 240 pages with a few historic photographs, bibliography..... More
Secaucus, NJ;: Blue and Grey Press, 1985. First Blue and Grey edition. Hardcover. Originally published in 1880 for the Hood Orphan Memorial Fund. This is a facsimile reproduction as originally published. Wartime communiques, battle maps and Hood's correspondence add to bringing a new understanding of the War Between the States..... More
New York: Old Hickory Bookshop, 1935. First edition thus. Hardcovers. A new and enlarged edition edited with an introduction and historical notes. The most consulted and most quoted record of Confederat public affairs. Considered one of the 200 most important Confederate books. Harwell: In Tall Cotton, #104. Nivens: Vol I...... More
Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark, 1988. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Inscribed, "For John _____, With good memories of the San Diego Book Fair - Wilfred Knight, San Diego, CA. June 18, 1988." In Indian Territory a small but deadly war was fought. Leading his band of Confederates, Stand Watie..... More
Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark, 1988. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Signed by Knight on the title page. In Indian Territory a small but deadly war was fought. Leading his band of Confederates, Stand Watie became the first Native American General officer in the Confederate Army. 320 pages with several..... More
Harrisburg, PA: The National Historical Society, 1985. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of 1893 edition published by the Government Printing Office. Operations in Louisiana and The Trans-Mississippi States and Territories, July 1 - December 31, 1864. Price's Missouri Expedition, etc. 1138 pages. Bound in original black cloth with lettering in gilt. Very..... More
Harrisburg, PA: The National Historical Society, 1985. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of 1893 edition published by the Government Printing Office. Correspondence, orders, and returns relating to operations in Louisiana and The Trans-Mississippi States and Territories, July 1, 1864, to August 31, 1864. Price's Missouri Expedition, etc. 1238 pages. Bound in original..... More
Harrisburg, PA: The National Historical Society, 1985. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of 1893 edition published by the Government Printing Office. Correspondence, orders, and returns relating to operations in Louisiana and The Trans-Mississippi States and Territories, from September 1, 1864, to October 15, 1864. Price's Missouri Expedition, etc. 1128 pages. Bound in..... More
Harrisburg, PA: The National Historical Society, 1985. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of 1893 edition published by the Government Printing Office. Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, November 14 - December 31, 1864, the Savannah Campaign. 1107 pages. Bound in original black cloth with lettering in gilt. A fine copy, issued..... More
New York: Robert Laurence/self published, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. 261 pages with numerous black and white photographs of Union and Confederate covers, with prices realized lait in. Bound in original green cloth with lettering and illustration stamped in gilt. Lettering on spine dulled. A near fine copy. More
Washington, DC: (National Academy Press), 1981. First edition. Pictorial wrappers. Charles H. Davis was a well known Naval officer during the Civil War who lead the successful engagements leading to the surrender of Memphis. Dr. Hans Mark was Deputy Administrator of NASA and Secretary of the Air Force. 35 pages..... More
Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 1984. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. The struggle for Chattanooga became a decisive engagement of the Civil War. The author reconstructs the siege and battles as they appeared to both Rebels and Yankees. 298 pages. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. More
Washington, DC: National Tribune, 1899. Later edition. Soft cover. Complete in a single volume. Dornbusch: vol. I, Illinois, 73. "Well written, gripping, and very detailed." Nevins: Civil War Books, vol. I, pg 197. Bound in original tan paper covers with lettering in black. 654 pages with illustrations and maps. Pages..... More
Washington, DC: National Tribune, 1913. Later edition. Soft cover. Dornbusch: vol. I, Illinois, 73. "Well written, gripping, and very detailed." Nevins: Civil War Books, vol. I, pg 197. 530 pages with illustrations and maps. Both volumes bound in original green paper covers with lettering in black. One short tear along..... More
New York, NY;: Norton, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. The Civil War was the first railroad war with efforts by both sides to destroy the enemy's tains and tracks while protecting its own. 253 pages with rare Civil War photographs, maps and engravings. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket with..... More
New York: Random House, 1956. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. The first full account of the daring Civil War raid and its hair-raising aftermath. 482 pages with photographs. Map endpapers. Newspaper clipping regarding the General laid in. Light fade to the cloth. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket..... More
