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Boston: : Lee and Shepard Publishers (New York: Chas T. Dillingham),, 1889.. Hardcover first edition -. Good only (some overall wear to the covers, fraying to the sides of the spine, missing rear endpaper, but still sturdy condition.) Very uncommon in the first edition with no copies currently available for sale. . First printing. Classic Civil War novel about an Andersonville prisoner-of-war John Rockwell, who reaches across the "deadline" to pluck a bunch of violets, and about the Southern soldier and prison guard, Jack Foster, who ignores regulations and does not shoot him. When this was first published, almost twenty-five years had passed since the Civil War, but sectarian feelings still ran high on the subject of how prisoners-of-war were treated, and Andersonville, especially, was an example to the North of inhumane treatment. Although there was beginning to be some recognition that neither the North nor the South were blameless, and that it was the nature of the war itself that… Read More

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, (1885.). Hardcover -. Exlibrary, but with relatively few markings and overall very good condition. . Subscription edition. A detailed first hand account of the campaigns of the East in the summer of 1962. Frontispiece of Burnside, with tissue guard. Maps. Index. Bound in the original quarter leather over marble boards, marbled endpapers. Spine lettered and decorated in gold, top edge gilt. x, 228 pp.

San Marino, CA:: Huntington Library., (2001.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. . First printing. The first publication of the Civil War letters and journals of Eliza A.W. Otis and her husband, who together went on to become the publishers of the "Los Angeles Times." These cover the early years of their marriage, when he, a printer, joined the Union Army and she, a poet, travelled through the upper South to remain close to him. Edited and with an introduction by Ann Gorman Condon. Photographs, bibligraphy. xli, 267 pp.

Baton Rouge:: Louisiana State University Press,, (2012). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. A collection of essays which "shed new light on the defining issues of the Civil War era. Orville Vernon Burton, Leonne M. Hudson, and Daniel E. Sutherland delve into the master-slave relationship, the role of blacks in the army, and the nature of southern violence. Herman Hattaway, Paul D. Escott, and Judith F. Gentry offer innovative perspectives on the influential leadership of President Jefferson Davis, Lieutenant-General Stephen D. Lee, and General Edmund Kirby Smith. Other contributors consider politicians and the public: Michael J. Connolly and Clayton E. Jewett investigate how despotism contributed to Confederate defeat; David E. Kyvig and Alan M. Kraut examine the war's impact on the Constitution and racial relationships with Jews; and Bertram Wyatt-Brown, Kenneth Nivison, and Emory M. Thomas discuss the critical function of memory in our… Read More

Bloomington, IN: : Indiana University Press,, (1995.). Hardcover -. Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (prev owner's name, but otherwise a tight, clean copy which appears unread).. Hardcover. An account of the almost unbelievable destruction along the Missouri-Kansas border from 1861-1865 and the greatest atrocities of the Civil War, including the massacres at Lawrence, Baxter Springs, & Centralia, based on contemporary documents - diaries, letters, and firsthand newspaper accounts. Illustrated, bibliography, index. 172 pp.

Kent, Ohio:: Kent State University Press,, (1991.). Hardcover -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (prev owner's name stamp.). Hardcover. "On August 21, 1863, William Quantrill led 400 Confederate irregulars to a rise on the outskirts of Lawrence, Kansas. . . . The attack began at dawn. When it was over, more than 150 townsmen were dead and most of the settlement burned to the ground." Illustrated with 3 maps and 24 black and white photographs and illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. 207 pp.

Shippensburg, PA:: White Mane Publishing,, 1997.. SIGNED first edition -. Very near fine.. First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover. The Civil War divides three teenage girls in Maryland. Based on real people and events, culminating in the battle of Antietam Creek, with historic illustrations. INSCRIBED to Ariel by the author.

London & Toronto: : Osprey Military, , (1997) . Hardcover -. Fine in glossy illustrated boards.. Hardcover. A title in the Classic Battles series. A detailed account of one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War, a hard-fought victory for the Confederates. Illustrated throughout in both black and white and full-color. Maps. 96 pp.

Baltimore, MD:: Toomey Press., (1991.). Hardcover -. Very near fine in fine dust jacket (prev owner's name).. Later printing. From the introduction: this is 'a chronology of military operations and major political events within the state. Its aim is two-fold: first, to dramatize the involvement and importance of Maryland, the smallest border state, during the first year of the war. Second, to recount for the first time over 150 battles, skirmishes, and minor military operations that occurred throughout the state." Maps, photographs, footnotes, index. 183 pp.

New York:: Atlantic Monthly Press,, (1997.). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in fine dust jacket. (gift inscription partially blacked out on half title page.). First printing (first state.) The author's first book, a powerful historical novel set in the South during the Civil War. The early comments about this book include terms like 'heartbreakingly beautiful, so magificent, spare and eloguent, utterly convincing down to the last haunting detail.' Winner of the National Book Award, and basis for the critically acclaimed and award winning film of the same title. Map endpapers. 356 pp.

New York:: Atlantic Monthly Press,, 1997.. Hardcover -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. Later printing. The author's first book, a powerful historical novel set in the South during the Civil War. The early comments about this book include terms like 'heartbreakingly beautiful, so magificent, spare and eloguent, utterly convincing down to the last haunting detail.' Winner of the National Book Award, and basis for the critically acclaimed and award winning film of the same title. Map endpapers. 356 pp.

New York:: Vintage Books,, (1998.). Very good condition (phone numbers on first page).. 1st trade paperback printing. The author's first book, a powerful historical novel set in the South during the Civil War. The early comments about this book include terms like 'heartbreakingly beautiful, so magificent, spare and eloguent, utterly convincing down to the last haunting detail.' Winner of the National Book Award, and basis for the critically acclaimed and award winning film of the same title. Movie tie-in edition with photographs of Law, Kidman and Zellweger on the front cover. 449 pp.

Chicago:: University of Chicago Press,, (1999). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) "As the colonel of the first regiment of black men in the Union army during the Civil War, Higginson was an early, articulate, and powerful crusader for civil rights, and his journal and letters, collected for the first time in this volume, present some of the most extraordinary documents of the Civil War. [He] was a politically engaged intellectual at the forefront of radical antislavery, labor, and feminist causes. Born in 1823 to a formerly wealthy but still prominent Brahmin family, he became one of America's leading social activists and a prominent writer, minister, and reformer. With the publication in 1869 of his classic Army Life in a Black Regiment, which drew on this journal, Higginson became one of the most important chroniclers of the Civil War." Introduction by Looby, extensive footnotes, chronology. xix, 348 pp.

Boulder, CO:: University Press of Colorado,, (2006). First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A look at an almost unknown episode in the Civil War from the Union perspective. Based on diaries, letters and contemporary newspaper accounts, this account describes the recruitment of 1,000 men in Colorado, their epic march to Glorieta Pass, New Mexico, and their triumph over 3,000 Confederate (mostly Texan) soldiers. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Notes, bibliography. xix, 278 pp.

Garden City, NY:: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc.,, 1975.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (prev owner's name). First edition. A detailed account of the famous Civil War battle at sea between the Union's "Monitor" and the Confederacy's Virginia, the redesigned and rebuilt U.S.S. Merrimack. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Documentation, sources, index. x, 201 pp.

New York:: Putnam,, (1951.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in very good dust jacket (prev owner's name, some edgewear to the dj.). First printing. The first full-length biography of Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, a Philadelphia Quaker, who, at just twenty-one addressed the House of Representatives with President Lincoln and his cabinet in attendance, and was hailed as the Union Joan of Arc for her fiery oratory. After the war she took to the lecture circuit, arguing for rights for the Negroes and emancipation of women, and then to acting, and in the 1890's she was involved in a long legal battle to prove that she was not insane. Although she 'won' that fight, her last 40 years were spent in poverty and obscurity .Illustrated with photographs. Note on sources, index. 319 pp

Murfreesboro, TN:: Southern Heritage Press,, (1992). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. Laid in is a card with a two-page handwritten note from Gregory to Delbert Mann. . First printing. Confederate Nation Series Vol. 1. A previously unpublished diary, which had even been lost to the family. Ward enlisted as a private in the 7th Tennessee Infantry and served in Virginia under Stonewall Jackson. After a medical furlough, he joined Morgan's Cavalry where he quickly rose to Colonel commanding the 9th Tennessee Cavalry, one of Morgan's finest regiments. This diary covers 13 months, beginning in 1864 when as a prisoner-of-war, Ward was moved to a prison in Delaware, where his experiences were surprisingly positive. Includes a long prologue by Rosenburg and a foreword by Ward's great-grandson, Ward Sykes Allen. An interesting association copy INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "To Delbert, with admiration from Jane Allen Gregory, great-granddaughter of William… Read More

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, (1885.). Hardcover -. Exlibrary, but with relatively few markings and overall very good condition . Subscription edition. Frontispiece of Buell, with tissue guard. Maps. Index. Bound in the original quarter leather over marble boards, marbled endpapers. Spine lettered and decorated in gold, top edge gilt. vii, 204 pp.

Columbia, SC:: University of South Carolina Press, , (1994). Hardcover -. Near fine in a fine dust jacket (prev owner's name, but otherwise appears unread, A tight copy).. Hardcover. An account of the combined Union army and naval assault on Charleston which included the Battle for Ft. Wagner and the use of black troops. Numerous maps and photographs. Appendix: The Roll of Battle. Notes, bibliography, index. xii, 312pp.

NY:: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy,, (1961.). Hardcover first edition -. Good only in good dust jacket.( previous owner's name, severe toning to pages, as is common with this title, jacket edgeworn, price-clipped,but interesting artwork on jacket and has a classic look to it). First printing. A novel of the 3 days of the battle of Gettysburg, and of the ordinary lives of the people this battle affected.