THE STORY OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS UNION BRIGADES IN THE CIVIL WAR MANNED MAINLY BY VOLUNTEERS FROM MI. WI /& IN. FROM SECOND BULL RUN TO GETTYSBURG THEY PLAYED A MAJOR ROLL IN WINNING THE WAR 412 PGS OF TEXT , MAPS AND ORIGINAL PHOTOS VERY GOOD CONDITION CLEAN AND SOLID View More...
Book itself is crisp and clean with no names or writing and no bumps or soil to light grey boards. Paper of jacket is uncommonly crisp with just a few small edgetears that practicall ydisappear in brand new mylar cover and small light stain to front at bottom third next to spine not affecting image. Oversized at 9"x11". Illustrated nicely throughout with instructive black and white photographs. Billed as the first book devote solely to Confederate revolvers and pistols. 250 pages. View More...
ITEM # 6591 CIVIL WAR MEDICINE CHANALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS BY ALFRED JAY BOLLET M.D. PUB 2002 BY GALEN PRESS 489 PGS 6 1/2 X 9 1/4 HARD BACK BASED ON FIRST PERSON ACCOUNTS HISTORICAL RESEARCH AND MODERN MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE THE AUTHOR TELLS OF THE HORRIFIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE WAR AND THE RAPID ADVANCEMENTS IN COMBAT MEDICINE OWNERS NAME ON FFEP . LAYED IN IS A PHOTOSTAT OF HIS CIVIL WAR VET ANCESTER'S MEDICAL HISTORY AND A LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR COMMENTING ON WHAT THE WOUNDED VET WENT THROUGH BOOK AND DJ IN FINE CONDITION [ CIVIL WAR ] View More...
THE ORIGINAL VOL. PUBLISHED IN 1909 IS RARE AND EXPENSIVE SO THIS REPRINT FROM THE WELL RESPECTED MORNINGSIDE PRESS WILL FILL THE GAP . A HISTORY OF THE SURRY LIGHT ARTILLERY TELLS THE STORY OF THIS SOUTHERN CIVIL WAR UNIT THROUGH TTHE EYES OF BEN JONES WHO LIVED IT AS NEW BOOK ,CLEAN BRIGHT AND TIGHT View More...
ITEM # 8059 A STILLNESS AT APPOMATTOX BY BRUCE CATTON PUB BY FRANKLIN LIBRARY 1977 552 PGS 7 X 9 LEATHER BOUND HARD BACK SIGNED BY AUTHOR ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL ,FULL LEATHER BOUND, SIGNED , LIMITED EDITION SERIES FROM FRANKLIN LIBRARY PRESS . FEATURES RICH GREEN LEATHER WITH GILT EMBOSSED DESIGN AND LETTERING ON COVER FULL GILDED PAGE EDGES FANCY END PAPERS BOOK MARK RIBBON PRISTINE ,AS NEW CONDITION DEALS WITH THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR [ SPEC. ED. ROOM ] View More...
Crisp,, clean book with just a tiny dark spot to upper front corner of dustjacket, likely from an old price sticker. Looks most handsome in brand new mylar cover. Book measures 7-1/2" x 10-3/4" and has 156 pages including index. Illustrated throughout wih both drawings and black and white photographs, plus four page of color art. Wonderful map endpapers reproduced from the map which appeared in Leslie's Magazine in 1862. View More...
ITEM # 6519 THE FIRST FLORIDA CAVALRY REGIMENT C.S.A. BY CHARLIE C. CARLSON PUB 1999 BY LUTHERS PUB 90 PGS 6 X 9 PAPER BACK A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ACTIONS OF THIS REGIMENT FROM FLORIDA FROM 1861 - 65 IN SUCH BATTLES AS CHICKAMAUGA , MISSIONARY RIDGE , ATLANTA , AND MUCH MORE GIFT INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY AUTHOR BOOK IN FINE CONDITION , CLEAN AND BRIGHT , NO MARKS OR TEARS [ CW ] View More...
ITEM # 6571 CIVIL WAR BATTLES THE MAPS OF JEDEDIAH HOTCHKISS BY CHESTER G. HEARN AND MIKE MARINO PUB 2008 BY THUNDER BAY 160 PGS 11 X 10 HARD BACK EXTENSIVE TEXT AND MANY PHOTOS OF BATTLE FIELD MAPS AND THE COMANDERS OF MAJOR CIVIL WAR BATTLES FIVE PULL OUT MAPS IN PERFECT CONDITION PRESENT IN POCKETS INSIDE FRONT AND BACK COVERS .MAPS INCLUDE ; CHANCELLORSVILLE , GETTYSBURG , ANTIETTAM, 2ND MANASSAS , DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON BOOK AND DJ IN FINE , NEAR NEW CONDITION NO MARKS OR TEARS , NOT EXLIB , NOT PRICE CLIPPED View More...
Beautiful little book, part of an ongoing series, one volume of which has been published each year since 1903 by R.R. Donelley to be given to customers, stockholders ,and employees as Christmas keepsakes. The first time these enter the marketplace it's the SECONDARY marketplace. The color changes every 25 years -- this is from the navy blue series. Book measures 4-1/2"x7", has a gilded top edge and 264 pages. Illustrated. The foreword offers a sort of "State of the Union" in which the company reported that this book was its 55th Christmas keepsake and that it had purchased a ... View More...
Book is very clean and attractive with no namse or writing and no bumps to light grey boards. Jacket has not been price-clipped and show no tears or chips, but has sunned some at spine as seen in photo. Looks most handsome in brand new mylar. The final volume of Connelly's trilogy, a history of one of the Confederacy's two major military forces.558 pages. View More...
This book is clean and beutiful inside and out. The only defect is a very small flat crease to the lower tip on the front board. The spine bands are intact , as is the gilt on the spine. there are no names apr writing and no dog ears. The book is beautifulland amply illustrated throughout with scenes and maps. The text is divided in eight parts: an intro in Louisiana history; French Colonial Lousiana; Spanish Colonial Louisiana; Early Years of the American Regime; Ante Bellum Louisiana; Civil War and military Occupation; Recontrcution and Slow Progress; and Modern Lousiina. 413 pages including... View More...
Very nice, clean book, tightly bound. No names or writing other than former owner's handsome bookplate affixed to front pastedown. There are no bumps to boards, no creasing, and retains its very handsome dustjacket. Jacket has not been price-clipped and sports only minfor defects -- a couple tiny tears to top of spine and a tiny spot of wear to upper corners. Looks very nice in brand new mylar. Book includes separate eight page pamphlet titled "How I Happened to Write The Naked Risk."The story is based on an American tragedy which took place in New York City involving Horace Greeley, Edwin B... View More...
Very clean nice booklet with no spine crease and no names or writing. The diary was kept by Joshua DeWees who spent the Civil War with Co. D, 97th OVI IV Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland. The photo on the cover is his likeness and was provided by Donald DeWees, Joshua's grandson. The areas mentioned in the text include Murfreesboro; Missionary Ridge; Knoxville; Kennesaw Mountain; Peach Tree Creek; Chattanooga; Spring Hill, Tennessee; and Huntsville, Alabama. Booklet measures 7"x10 and has 97 pages plus a fold-out map at back. View More...
Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Beautiful BRAND NEW copy still in original publisher's shrinkwrap. Over 400 illustrations. Examines the entire range of arms and military equipment with complete analysis of its use and effectiveness. 192 pages. We own three like copies of this title. View More...
FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1939 THIS IS THE STORY OF THE RAIL ROAD BETEEN WASINGTON D.C. AND THE OHIO RIVER , VITAL SUPPLY LINE TO WASHINGTON, PRIME TARGET FOR THE SOUTH RUNNING THROUGH THE MOST CONTESTED TERRITORY OF THE WAR AN IMPORTANT PART OF C.W. HISTORY . 304 PGS. MANY PHOTOS, MAPS, DRAWINGS FINE BOOK IN FINE D.J. IN MYLAR View More...
Crisp, BRAND NEW book. Laminated pictorial boards, designed without dustjacket. Photo illustrated in black and white. An in-depth look at the life and military career of the Civil War general who missed capturing the fleeing Jefferon Davis by a matter of hours. Probes his inability to truly enjoy success during either his military career or his later life as a politican, but concerns itself primarily with the Civil War. 197 pages. Indexed. THREE like copies available. View More...
Crisp, BRAND NEW set, slightly hurt.. Only faul is a wrinkle, a small nick, and a small tear to top of spine on volume II. Books measure 9"x11" with material divided between two volumes with volume I containing A-G entries and Volume II H-Z. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Includes over 300 entries covering individuals, organizations, battles and women's roles in the American Civil War. Also includes 14 conceptual essays on all aspects of life for women in both the North and South and orginal documents such as letters and diaries, plus a detailed chronology of the war and an ext... View More...
Beautiful little book, part of an ongoing series, one volume of which has been published each year since 1903 by R.R. Donelley to be given to customers, stockholders ,and employees as Christmas keepsakes. The first time these enter the marketplace it's the SECONDARY marketplace. The color changes every 25 years -- this is from the navy blue series. Book measures 4-1/2"x7", has a gilded top edge and 264 pages. Illustrated. The foreword offers a sort of "State of the Union" in which the company reported expansion of physical properties and an increase in customers. Book is the ... View More...
Very clean and attractive book, published for the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidental Center. The book measures 6-1/2 x x 9/4" with 157 pages, plus large black and white phtoograhs at back of book. There are no names or writing, no spine crease and a crisp clean cover. Text covers the Civil War prison located on an island in Lake Erie. Chapters delve into location, staffing, life in prison, health issues, rumors of raids, escapes, executions, the last days of the prison, the Lake Erie conspiracy, and what happened toJohn Yeats Beall and Bennet G. Burley. View More...
Crisp, BRAND NEW book. Last copy -- slight shelfwear. Oversized. A fascinating look at Civil War material culture and battlefield archaeology. Offers archaeological fieldwork, site type diversity and theoretical perspective. Illustrated throughout with drawings and photos. 412 pages. Indexed. View More...
