Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, [2003]. Paperback. Introduction by William B. Feis. Small 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. xxiii, 221pp. Illustrations. Very good. Faint bit of wear. A tight, nice first softbound edition. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, n.y., [likely 1889]. Hardcover. 12mo. Grey cloth with mostly-perished decorative red stitching at edges. 81pp. Very good. Mild edgewear and minor soiling; text block lightly age toned as usual. First edition, the sole printing of this lecture delivered before the New York Historical Society on..... More
Nashville: Sunday-School Department, Publishing House of the M.E. Church, South, 1889. Hardcover. 16mo. Taupe cloth with gilt spine lettering and black decorative stamping. 226pp. Very good. Mild binding wear only, else quite tight and internally near fine. Attractive first edition of this obscure Civil War fiction. W.G.E. Cunningham introduces this..... More
Yardley, PA: Westholme, [2006]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. ix, 270pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine/near fine. A tight and attractive first edition. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. Hardcover. 8vo. Decorated tan cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 313pp, xviii. Frontispiece, illustrations, 2 fold-out maps. Very good/good. First edition. NEVINS II, 212. DORNBUSCH IV, 1913. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. Hardcover. 8vo. Decorated tan cloth. xiv, 313pp, xviii. Frontispiece, illustrations, 2 fold-out maps. Very good. First edition, tight and attractive. NEVINS II, 212. DORNBUSCH IV, 1913. More
Alexandria: Time-Life Books, 1982. Hardcover. 8vo. Black blind-embossed full leatherette with gilt lettering. vi, 408pp. All edges gilt. Frontispiece, numerous line drawings (some color), marbled endpapers. Sewn-in red silk page marker. Fine. Handsome facsimile of the scarce 1887 George M. Smith & Co. edition, a volume in this publisher's "Collector's..... More
Old Saybrook, CT: Konecky & Konecky, n.y. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. vi, 408pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Fine/fine. A tight and sharp facsimile reprint of the scarce 1887 George M. Smith & Co. edition of this classic whose subtitle tells it..... More
St. Cloud: North Star Press, [1995]. Paperback. Edited by Newell L. Chester. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xxiii, 133pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, maps. Near fine. Tight, attractive first paperback edition. More
Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot Publishing Company, 1987. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xiv, 360pp. Illustrations, maps, large foldout map. Near fine. Tight, handsome reprint of this 1952 University of North Carolina study, which Archer Jones critiqued as "An able and detailed treatment of the management, difficulties, and significance of..... More
San Francisco: J.D. Huff and Company, 1992. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue leatherette, pictorial dust jacket. 170pp. Map frontispiece. Fine/fine. Pristine and perfect first edition of this regimental history -- surprisingly uncommon in hardbound form. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1958. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 342pp. Extensive illustrations. Very good/very good. Bit of mild jacket edgewear. First edition, tight and nice, of this largely "Leslie's" and "Harper's" image collections. Nice copy of this standard fare. NEVINS II..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xxii, 421pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, maps. Near fine/near fine. Gift inscription on front flyleaf. First edition. Fascinating correspondence of this colorful Southern family, spanning four generations from the Civil War through Roosevelt's New Deal. More
New York: Vintage Books, [1988]. Paperback. Small 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xxx, 974pp, (5pp ads). Maps. Very good. Faint edgewear. Later printing of the revised paperback edition of this excellent 1959 Civil War reference work, tight and nice. A standard reference. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, [2003]. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth spine with gilt lettering and brown paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 277pp. Illustrations, maps. Near fine/fine. Small remainder mark on bottom page edges. Tight, handsome first edition. Author tells the tale of Benjamin W. Baker, his great-grandfather, who served..... More
New York: New York University Press, 1970. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth, dust jacket. xi, 204pp. Very good/very good. First edition. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Hardcover. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. 8vo. Blue cloth spine with red lettering and tan paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xxix, 242pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. First edition of this collection, perfect and pristine, featuring contributions by Robert Bruce, James McPherson, David Brion Davis..... More
New York: Promontory Press, 1981. Hardcover. Illustrations by Warren Chappell. Small 4to. Tan paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xx, 625pp. Line drawings. Near fine/good plus. Jacket attractive BUT for 2½" chip at head of spine. Handsome, tight reprint of the classic 1960 study. More
New York: Promontory Press, [1993]. Hardcover. Illustrations by Warren Chappell. Small 4to. Blue and grey paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xx, 625pp. Line drawings. Near fine/near fine. Handsome, tight reprint of the thick classic 1960 study. More
New York: Promontory Press, [1981]. Hardcover. Illustrations by Warren Chappell. Small 4to. Yellow paper over boards with black spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. xx, 625pp. Line drawings. Near fine/near fine. A quite tight and sharp reprint edition of the thick classic 1960 study. More
Arlington, TX: Empire Games, [1979]. Paperback. 4to. Stiff blue glossy wrapper (front only) with black plastic comb binding. vi, 149pp. Numerous line drawings. Good plus. Rather edgeworn and a bit rubbed, with rear wrapper lacking. A tight, decent probable sole printing of this gamer's guide. Unusual. More
New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1982. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue buckram, pictorial dust jacket. 400pp. Well illustrated in color and black and white. Very good/very good. First edition. More
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1957. Paperback. Unbound galley proofs, folio (25" X 6¼"). 144pp. Overall very good. Bit of slight age toning and dampstaining. Unbound galley proofs of the first edition. Exciting account of Confederate naval genius Ralph Semmes and his efficient warship, the "Alabama," responsible for the sinking..... More
Annapolis, MD: State of Maryland, Executive Department, 1863. Paperback. Self-cover. 8vo. 4pp. Very good. Minor binding traces. Clean and bright, with an attractive Maryland state seal at upper left of the first page. This November 2nd proclamation "To the Citizens of the State and more especially the Judges of Election"..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth. xii, 285pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Later (5th) printing, tight and nice. Includes chapters on Benjamin Butler and John Brown. More