Search Results: Civil War from Old West Books

N.Y.: Viking, 2001. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition. 344 pages, index. An insight into the Emancipation, the events leading up to it, and the effects two years afterwards. Lincoln's death and reconstruction is addressed..

Monroe Michigan: Garry Owen Publishers, 1980. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 69 pages, frontis, minor edge wear, #57 of 200 numbered copies SIGNED by all 4 authors and also inscribed by Horn. Contains 4 lectures presented at the convention. The Custer West Point Statue Jinx, by John Manion, (the history of the statue and Libbie's efforts to have it removed or destroyed.) Custer and the Seventh Cavalry at West Point by Blaine Beal, (Interesting accounts of demerits obtained not only by Custer, but other officers including Reno.) Witnesses for the Defense of General George Armstrong Custer by Donald Horn, (Accounts of others thoughts about Custer.) and Libbie Keeps Her Promise by Lawrence Frost, (Covers the removal and reburial of Custer and other officers.) O'Keefe 1553..

N.Y.: Harper & Brother, 1938. Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. Filled with illustrations, slight exterior wear, else very good condition.

Wesleyan University Press, 1986. Book. Good. Original Wraps. 128 pgs, illustrated. "The first Modern War, The Politics of War, The Citizen Soldier, The General as President, etc..

N.Y.: Macmillan, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 382 pages, maps, illustrations, photos. Civil War, Little Big Horn, Wounded Knee, Nez Perce, Washita, War of 1812, Revolutionary, etc..

Pampa Texas: Pampa Print Shop, 1962. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 449 pages, signed by author, jacket spine sunned..

N.Y.: Argonaut Press, 1966. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 748 pages, frontis, illustrations, dated label on spine as issued (part of the title). Reprinted from the 1896 edition with an added foreword and bibliography by Joseph P. Peters. Cavalry sections contain much information on the units activities not only during the Civil War, but in the West. Accounts of Crook and the Rosebud fight, and Miles and Chief Joseph, Custer, Little Big Horn, Washita, Wounded Knee, Mackenzie, Carr, Buffalo Bill, etc. Dustin 234, O'Keefe 2092..

London: Arma and Armour Press, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 304 pages, illustrations. Saratoga, New Orleans, Bull Run, The Little Big Horn, Poland, Finland, Greece, Pearl Harbor, etc..

State House Press, 1990. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 231 pages plus index, limited, frontis, slipcase, #43 of 50 numbered copies, SIGNED by Parrish. Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, Vicksburg, etc. Reminiscences of a soldier's life in the ranks of the Third Texas Cavalry..

Nashville Tenn.: Rutledge Hill Press, 1995. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 283 pages, illustrations, remainder mark on bottom page edge. The author contends that Sherman's main goal was to destroy Atlanta, but the Southern Army..

Chicago: By Author, 1904. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 349 pages, frontis, illustrations. The author served in the 4th Cavalry, accounts of Sibley's expeditions in Texas..

Abilene: McWhiney Foundation Press, 1998. Book. New. Stiff Wraps. 132 pages, maps, photos. Civil War Campaigns and Commanders Series. "In the spring of 1864, for two days the great armies wrestle amid the nightmare landscape that would give this bloody battle its name. An absorbing and detailed account of one of the greatest battles between Grant and Lee, vividly depicted by a distinguished historian.".

Council Bluffs, Iowa: The Monarch Printing Company, 1910. Book. Very Good -. Flexible Cloth. First Edition. 183 pages, frontis, photos, slight exterior wear. Compliments of Grenville M. Dodge insert slip, SIGNED by A.P. Dodge. Indian Wars of 1864-66. Rader 1168, Graff 1105, "Some of the essays relate to Indian campaigns and the Civil War in the West.".

Glendale, CA: The Arthur Clark Company, 1940. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 334 pages, frontis, illustrations, top edge gilt, a few pages un-opened, very slight rubbing. Article about Holliday laid in. Ben Holladay owned and operated a network of main and branch stagecoach lines from Kansas to California from 1862 to 1866. The lines were faced with poor roads, bad weather, highwaymen, and Indian raids..

New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1868. Book. Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Both volumes in original green cloth, hinges starting, ex-library with the usual markings, Vol. 1. 1802-1840. 619 pages, signed E.B. Alexander U,S, Army March, 1868 on the title page, signed again at the end of the preface. Vol. 2. 1841-1867. 665 pages + ad. Signed by General Alexander, Fort Snelling Min. on the title page, signed again on the first page of text. Alexander is listed in the book, he served in the Mexican War and Civil War. Had frontier duty at FT. Laramie and Ft. Kearny. Contains a page and a half on George Custer. Very useful reference..

Los Gatos California: By Author, 1910. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 106 pages, frontis, illustrations, INSCRIBED by the author, original cloth, slight edge wear. Graff 4013, Howes S1080, "A Californian of 1850, member of Washington Territory's first legislature and active in Northwestern Indian wars.".

Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1883. Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Original brown cloth 346 pages, 4 fold-out maps, charts, moderate wear to upper and lower spine and edges, front hinge starting, 2 bookplates and signature. Covers the major battles, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, Spotsylvania, etc. Contains a short Custer reference..

Lakewood Colorado: The Golden Press, 1949. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 190 pages, minor edge wear and spine fade to jacket. Limited edition, #42 signed by Raine and Barker who designed the layout and format of the book. Reprint of the 1863 edition. Account of the Apache Canon Fight, battle of La Glorieta Pass, Texans of Sibley's Brigade, etc. Graff 1937, Wagner-Camp 392, Howes H601, "Leading authority on early Colorado Indian wars and the rarest book printed in that state.".

Glendale, CA: The Arthur Clark Company, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 173 pages, frontis, illustrations, limited to 350 copies, in original plain white wrapper. The story of the efforts to erect a monument to Custer in his hometown of Monroe. The unveiling was on June 4, 1910. Hidden Springs Of Custeriana IX..

Glendale, CA: The Arthur Clark Company, 1985. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 173 pages, frontis, illustrations, limited to 350 copies, publisher's promotional for book laid in. The story of the efforts to erect a monument to Custer in his hometown of Monroe. The unveiling was on June 4, 1910. Hidden Springs Of Custeriana IX..