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Salem, OH: Hudson & Son, Printers, 1867. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). [ii] printed wrapper with verso blank, 12 pages of text, followed by [ii] blank rear wrapper. Moderate soiling and age-toning to wraps, with a few small tears to edges and a few tiny stains on front wrapper. Includes a Preamble, 23 Articles and Resolutions. At this, the First National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic; it is likely that General John M. Palmer, Major B. F. Stephenson surgeon of the Fourteenth Illinois regiment, and General S. A. Hurlbut were present and involved in the formation of the national rules. First edition..
The Contraband Schottische - Sheet Music by Winner, Sep. [Septimus] - 1861
by Winner, Sep. [Septimus]
The Contraband Schottische - Sheet Music
by Winner, Sep. [Septimus]
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Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1861. First Edition. Sheet Music. Very Good. Complete: 6 pages including the cover. The cover shows a white overseer, whip in hand, threatening four young male slaves. Slightly trimmed and with nice corners and old tape binding so probably from an old bound collection of sheet music. No rips, tears, writing, or other markings. Light marginal soiling. Dedicated to Major General Benjamin Butler, who at the time was the Commanding Officer of Fort Monroe in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
In early 1861, three slaves, who had been working as laborers building defense-works in nearby Norfolk, snuck across the bay and presented themselves at Fort Monroe. Butler refused to return the slaves in accordance with the federal Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 maintaining that since Virginia had seceded from the Union there was no legal requirement to do so. With time, other escaped slaves began reporting to Union forces, and by August they were being officially identified as "contraband," an old naval term that referred to smuggled goods.
In early 1861, three slaves, who had been working as laborers building defense-works in nearby Norfolk, snuck across the bay and presented themselves at Fort Monroe. Butler refused to return the slaves in accordance with the federal Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 maintaining that since Virginia had seceded from the Union there was no legal requirement to do so. With time, other escaped slaves began reporting to Union forces, and by August they were being officially identified as "contraband," an old naval term that referred to smuggled goods.
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RULES & REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, and the Resolutions Adopted at the National Convention, Held at Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 20, 1866.
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Order of Battle and Plan of Attack: Nov 7th 1861 [The Battle of Port Royal)
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Unlisted Publisher, 1861. Map. Very Good. Map size - 7.75"x9". Leaf size - 9"x10.5". Clean with some folds; probably from a book. Very short closed tear at right margin; small piece of tape on reverse. Uncommon Civil War map showing the Battle of Port Royal. Publisher unknown, but probably contemporary. The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. The sound was guarded by two forts on opposite sides of the entrance, Fort Walker on Hilton Head Island to the south and Fort Beauregard on Phillip's Island to the north.
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Texans Who Wore the Gray
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1907 First edition, volume one (all published). The author served as a junior officer under McCulloch, Ross, and Nathan Bedford Forrest. Howes J-152. Nevins II, p. 225. Jenkins Basic Texas Books 110: "One of the most useful biographical compilations relating to Texans who served in the Confederacy . includes biographies of 384 participants in the Civil War, as well as 66 personal anecdotes of war service."
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Norris's hand-book for locomotive engineers and machinists
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1864 Civil War RAILROAD Locomotive Engineer Norris Steam Engine IllustratedA rare 1864 printing of 'Norris's Hand-book for Locomotive Engineers and Machinists' by Septimus Norris with help from his brother William Norris who was the first to build a locomotive in America and the first engineer to attempt to surmount the Inclined Plane across the Schuylkill. Norris wrote this work as a teaching manual to all those who would be interested in the science of mechanics. He discusses:
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Areas of Circles, Diameters, and Circumferences
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Boiler Locomotive
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Rods, Cylinders, and Valves of Locomotives
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The United States vs The Steamer Peterhoff and Her Cargo, In Prize..
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1864. New-York, J.W. Amerman, printer, 1864. New-York, J.W. Amerman, printer, 1864. Interesting Civil War Prize Case Concerning an English Blockade Runner [Trial]. [Steamer Peterhoff]. Betts, Samuel R. [1786-1868]. Marvin, William [1808-1902]. The United States vs. The Steamer Peterhoff and Her Cargo. In Prize. Opinion of the Court, By Judge Betts. With an Appendix, Containing the Opinions of Judge Marvin, In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida, In the Cases of the Dolphin and the Pearl. New York: John W. Amerman, Printer, 1864. 116 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet, wrappers lacking, bound into recent calf-stamped cloth, printed paper title label to spine. Light wear to corners of text block, moderate toning to text, light soiling and some edgewear to title page. $750. * Only edition. At head of title page: District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The Peterhoff was a English blockade runner that was boarded and…
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RULES & REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, and the Resolutions Adopted at the National Convention, Held at Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 20, 1866.
by Grand Army of the Republic
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Salem, OH: Hudson & Son, Printers, 1867. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). [ii] printed wrapper with verso blank, 12 pages of text, followed by [ii] blank rear wrapper. Moderate soiling and age-toning to wraps, with a few small tears to edges and a few tiny stains on front wrapper. Includes a Preamble, 23 Articles and Resolutions. At this, the First National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic; it is likely that General John M. Palmer, Major B. F. Stephenson surgeon of the Fourteenth Illinois regiment, and General S. A. Hurlbut were present and involved in the formation of the national rules. First edition..
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Order of Battle and Plan of Attack: Nov 7th 1861 [The Battle of Port Royal)
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Unlisted Publisher, 1861. Map. Very Good. Map size - 7.75"x9". Leaf size - 9"x10.5". Clean with some folds; probably from a book. Very short closed tear at right margin; small piece of tape on reverse. Uncommon Civil War map showing the Battle of Port Royal. Publisher unknown, but probably contemporary. The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. The sound was guarded by two forts on opposite sides of the entrance, Fort Walker on Hilton Head Island to the south and Fort Beauregard on Phillip's Island to the north.
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Texans Who Wore the Gray
by Sid S. Johnson
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1907 First edition, volume one (all published). The author served as a junior officer under McCulloch, Ross, and Nathan Bedford Forrest. Howes J-152. Nevins II, p. 225. Jenkins Basic Texas Books 110: "One of the most useful biographical compilations relating to Texans who served in the Confederacy . includes biographies of 384 participants in the Civil War, as well as 66 personal anecdotes of war service."
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The United States vs The Steamer Peterhoff and Her Cargo, In Prize..
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1864. New-York, J.W. Amerman, printer, 1864. New-York, J.W. Amerman, printer, 1864. Interesting Civil War Prize Case Concerning an English Blockade Runner [Trial]. [Steamer Peterhoff]. Betts, Samuel R. [1786-1868]. Marvin, William [1808-1902]. The United States vs. The Steamer Peterhoff and Her Cargo. In Prize. Opinion of the Court, By Judge Betts. With an Appendix, Containing the Opinions of Judge Marvin, In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida, In the Cases of the Dolphin and the Pearl. New York: John W. Amerman, Printer, 1864. 116 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamphlet, wrappers lacking, bound into recent calf-stamped cloth, printed paper title label to spine. Light wear to corners of text block, moderate toning to text, light soiling and some edgewear to title page. $750. * Only edition. At head of title page: District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. The Peterhoff was a English blockade runner that was boarded and…
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Abolitionist Wendell Phillips on the War.
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[Civil War] [Slavery] [Lincoln] Wendell Phillips. Wendell Phillips on the War. [Boston] [Boston Liberator] 1861. Broadside. 63 x 46 cm. printed area measures 60.4 x 41.1 cm. Printed in six columns divided by single lines. At end of text: For sale at 221 Washington St. Phonographic report by J.M.W. Yerrinton. Has been folded. Edge chips. Good.OCLC shows six holdings of this issue (AAS; Univ. Virginia; Cornell; Harvard; Mass. Hist. Soc. & Brown Univ.) There was also a New York printing held by five institutions (Cornell; Boston Pub. Lib.; Mass. Hist. Soc; & Williams Coll.) Rare Book Hub shows no copies on the market since 1978. 221 Washington St. was the address of the Liberator, Boston, Mass. Phillips' address before the Twenty-Eighth Congregational Society, with additional material on "The Southern Secessionists" reprinted from the Liberator. "On Sunday last, April 21st, not less than four thousand people were crowded within the walls of the spacious Music Hall, in Boston, to listen to a discourse… Read More
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The Spur
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New York: Julian Messner, 1951. Solid copy with light wear on covers and interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has small tears on top and bottom edges with creases and light crumpling. Otherwise jacket is bright and shows light wear. Novelized version of the man who killed Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good- Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Joe Brown's Army: The Georgia State Line, 1862-1865
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Macon Georgia: Mercer University Press, 1987. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. NF/F/1st ed. Clean, tight, square. No wear to Dust Jacket, which is covered with a mylar sleeve. 175pp. Culmulative Muster Rolls of the Georgia State Line, notes, b&w photos, maps, index. One of the very few sources about the 2 regiments that made up the Georgia State Line. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow.
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The American Heritage History of American Presidency
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Theis book is in box case with three books. It is in excellent condition. Almost new. It is the story of how American precidency was created and the power behind it. Fascinating book to have. Great resource for School and college students.Amazing photographs and illustrations.
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FELIX MOSES, THE BELOVED JEW OF STRINGTOWN ON THE PIKE [signed by Lloyd]:; Pages from the life experiences of a unique character--a man whose romantic record challenges imagination
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Cincinnati: Caxton Press for the Author, 1930. Limited Edition. Original Cloth. Fine. pp: xxix, 354; 20 plates and text illus by J. Augustus Knapp. Bound in gilt-stamped brown cloth, illus mounted on cover. Small, private bookplate on front free-endpaper. 9.75" x 6.75" This second printing, preceded by an edition of 500. was limited to 1,000 copies, On the limitation page is a six-line inscription, signed by the author at Cincinnati, March 16th, 1932. Felix Moses of Kentucky served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR
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Castle, 1957. Hardcover. New/New. 10 volumes, complete set in 4to grey boards. Very clean set with unworn dust jackets except for heel of spine on two jackets showing wear. Small price sticker shadow to front free endpapers from the flaps. Original price unclipped.
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A STILLNESS AT APPOMTTOX: Fatefull last chapter of the army of the Potomac's dramatic saga
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Book is in excellent condition. Dust Jacket slight discoloration due to aging but in very good condition.Opposing Grant and the Army of the Potomac was Robert. E. Lee, the last great knight of the battle. He was a god to his men and scourge to his antagonists.
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Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy
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O'Neill, Eugene: Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy (1931 First Edition, Horace Liveright, Inc. w/Dj) DRAMA. Three Plays, or parts: Homecoming, The Hunted, The Haunted. RARE. Used. Very Good Condition/ Good- Original unclipped dust jacket. Original Cover Price is $2.50. Jacket has some loss at the spine. Now protected by mylar wrap. Please see our photos. Plot Summary: "Mourning Becomes Electra is a story styled after the Greek legend and the title refers to how the lead character is condemned to a life of mourning the disasters that befall her family. In the Greek legends, Electra is the sister to Orestes, and they are the children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon."
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FIRST BLOOD: Story of Fort Sumter
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"Sumter started the greatest war this land ever knew. It was far more causative significance than Pearl Harbor. It represents the Noth-South Quarrel. The author tells the story of extraordinary courage of American Military and Major Robert Anderson who was the defender of the fort." A must read for history buffs.
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Bosque Redondo: An American Concentration Camp
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Pasadena, Socio-Technical Books, 1970, hardcover, 176 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight and tightly bound, spots to top edge, previous owner's name and date to front endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, rubs, light wrinkles, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The well-regarded anthropologist, museum director, supervising archaeologist for the Fort Massac Reconstruction project in Southern Illinois, and author of The Long Walk: A History of Navajo Wars, 1846-68 takes us back to the years 1863-68, the military roundup of the Navajo Indians and the creation of Bosque Redondo near Fort Sumner, New Mexico, a forty-square mile concentration camp where the Navajo lived according to the dictates of an alien people and suffered disease, starvation, and generational trauma. Illustrated with 22 period photographs. Appended: Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780870261008
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A Heroine of the Wilderness: The Story of Lincoln's Mother (True First Edition)
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Remarkably well preserved copy of this rare hardback copyright 1906; pictorial boards (see photos) show light shelf wear and gently bumped corners; text block tight and square; one illustration missing; both hinges beginning to split but this has not significantly weakened the tightness of spine; 273 clean pages, showing signs of tanning CC.
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