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Mary Chesnut's Civil War
by Chesnut, Mary Boykin Miller edited by C. Vann Woodward
New Haven: Yale Press, 1981 reprint. 886pp. illus. paperback tall 8vo: near Very Good [few creases; else a nice clean, complete & tight copy] This important re-edit of Confederate diarist Mary Boykin Chesnut's (1823-86) classic Civil War diaries by the American historian Woodward (1908-99) won the 1982 Pulitzer Prize in history.
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£12.14
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The History Of The Confederate War [complete In 2 Volumes ]
by Eggleston, George Cary
London: William Heinemann. Good with no dust jacket. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. History, American; Rebellion; Texas; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Includes a section on the annexation of Texas. Publisher's blue cloth. Binding solid. Ex= Long Island Historical Society- book plate and two lightly embossed colorless stamps. Vol 2 is vg.Vol I is heavily faded along the bottom half of covers. .
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£35.65
Official Register of the Officers and Cadets of the U. S. Military Academy, West Point, New York. June, 1842. Irvin McDowell's Signed Copy
by [McDowell, Irvin; West Point]
New York: J. P. Wright, 1842. Wraps. Very good condition. West Point register of the Class of 1842, which sent 86 officers to the Civil War, many to become generals. Irwin McDowell's copy, signed as a 2d Lieut. 1st Art., Adjutant (Military Staff), graduate of the Class of 1838, and later a Union Major General. The Class of 1842 must have been the first class that could be considered "The Class the Stars Fell On", a phrase that came to be used for the Class of 1915 for World War II generals. Almost a...
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£303.49
The Chickamauga and Chattanooga Battle-fields. Pamphlet
by Norwood, C. W., compiler
Chattanooga, Tenn: Gervis M. Connelly, 1908. Wraps. Very good overall. Account of these critical Civil War battles, with hour by hour description of the action; keys to the maps which show troops in their critical situations (printed in red), and Union and Confederate regimental troop lists . Slim 4to (4 1/4 x 11 1/4"), staple bound. 32pp, illustrations, tipped in double sided folded map, printed b&w photographic illustrations. Printed paper wrappers. Slightly creased lower corner rear wrapper. OCLC:...
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£60.70
Contributions of the South to the Greatness of the American Union". An Address by General Clement A. Evans of Atlanta, Georgia, Delivered Before the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia... Pamphlet
by [Civil War; Confederate] Evans, General Clement A
Richmond, Va: Wm. Ellis Jones, 1895. Wraps. Good + condition. Speech on the contributions of the South before and after the Civil War, in which the author focuses on the following subjects: contributions to territorial greatness; the south in our countries wars; contributions to the principles of freedom; growth of the union sentiment; why secession?; contributions to industrial greatness; and the south and the future. Evans (1833 - 1911) was commissioned in the 31st Georgia Infantry in 1861 and...
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£60.70
Running the Blockade; or, U. S. Secret Service Adventures
by Thomes, W. H
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1875. First edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. The fictional account of blockade runners and the secret service in the US Civil War by William Henry Thomes (1824 - 1895). Thomes is also known for 'The Goldhunters' Adventures; or, Life in Australia' based on his own experience as a gold prospector. Here, the author describes a night time fictional encounter with President Lincoln: "As I wandered along the avenue, I nearly stumbled over a tall, dark-complexioned man, whose...
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£364.18
Pioneer America (The History of Human Society)
by Alden, John R
London: Hutchinson of London. 1966. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White plates and maps. Bookplate to Front Pastedown. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xxix, 309 pages, Index x. The epic story of American society from pre-colonial times to the end of the Civil War. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£13.22
Simon Baruch: Rebel in the Ranks of Medicine, 1840-1921
by Ward, Patricia Spain
University Alabama Press, 1994. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£5.41
The History of Wilkes County, Georgia
by Willingham, Robert M., Jr
Washington, GA: Wilkes Publishing Company, 2007. Second Printing. Wraps. as new. Quarto, 510 pages. Wraps, illus., index. Signed by the author. This volume contains three works by the author: We Have This Heritage: The History of Wilkes County, Georgia Beginnings to 1860; No Jubilee: The Story of Confederate Wilkes; and Old Times Not Forgotten: The History of Wilkes County, Georgia 1865-1945. In addition, there are photographs of our antebellum architectural heritage, pride in our churches,...
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£202.33£151.74
(CSA) President's Message. To the Senate and House of Representatives of the Confederate States: December 7th, 1863
by Civil War; Confederacy. Davis, Jefferson
Richmond, VA, 1863. Good + overall. Confederate imprint. Jefferson Davis's annual state of the Confederacy address to the Confederate Congress in Richmond dated December 7,1863. Davis tries to put the best light on a year that had seen the Confederate Army defeated at Gettysburg and the Union triumphant on the Mississippi with the fall of Vicksburg. Parrish & Willingham 925. 8vo pamphlet, 29pp, original stitching, very good condition. OCLC: 6786297; Crandall # 627.
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£141.63
Arbitrary Arrests in the South; or, Scenes from the Experience of an Alabama Unionist
by Tharin, R. S
New York: John Bradburn, 1863. First edition. Hardcover. Otherwise good condition. The autobiography of Robert Seymour Symmes Tharin, a southern lawyer who left the south at the beginning of the Civil War. 12mo, 245pp [1 ad], black embossed cloth covers, front board detached but present. Ex-library with book plate and deaccession stamp on the inside cover. Would benefit from a reback, sold as is. A scarce volume.
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£36.42
The Andersonville Memoir of a Prisoner of the Confederacy. Dancing Along The Deadline.
by Ripple, Ezra Hoyt; Edited by Mark A Snell
Novato, CA: Presidio. 1996. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 168 pages. . 1st thus. Hardback.
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£10.57
Mummy Unwrapped", in Salem Observer. Newspaper
by [Egyptology]
Salem, Mass: W. & S. B. Ives, 1824. Very good overall. A detailed article in a Massachusetts newspaper reporting on the unwrapping of an Egyptian mummy recently brought to Paris, in the year that the French scholar Champollion made his breakthrough in Western understanding of ancient Egypt by deciphering the Rosetta Stone. Much detail on the seven layers of wrappings and materials used (12 column inches). Followed by an article tilted 'The Island of Madagascar', describing a British naval officer's...
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£76.88
Signed Civil War Letter, describing soldier's situation with the 14th Mass
by [Civil War] Woodman, F. A
1862. Very good condition. Letter written by a Union soldier at Fort Jackson Virginia, in January 1862 describing the author's frustration at the slow pace of action, the heavy southern fortifications at Bull Run, McClellan's inaction, and the endless mud. The author provides a good analysis of the stalemate in battle: "our Company has had nothing but guard duty to do for four months ... we keep hearing every day that thear is agoing to be something done but I am afraid they are never agoing to...
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£222.56
Civil War Full plate Tintype: Young boy in Confederate Greatcoat
by [Photography]
[Nashville?], 1860. Very good condition. A striking full plate tintype portrait of a serious young boy, perhaps only 5 years old, dressed in military style in a gray great coat, standing with one arm resting on the back of a couch, and one leg crossed in front. Double breasted great coats such as this one were issued during the Civil War to be worn over a uniform during the winter, and featured stand up collars and double rows of buttons on the breast and a large cape. The cape either came to the...
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£384.42
'A Review by Judge Pierrepont of Gen. Butler's Defense, Before the House of Representatives, in Relation to the New Orleans Gold'. Civil War general accused of looting gold from New Orleans
by [Civil War]
New York: Wm. C. Bryant & Co, 1865. Very good condition. Review concerning the Union General Benjamin Butler, notorious for issuing "The Woman Order" (General Order No. 28) during the 6 months (May - October 1862) he was the military governor of New Orleans. It essentially ordered that any woman showing contempt for a Union soldier, "shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation", in other words, a prostitute. Butler, nicknamed "The Beast", was also charged...
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£60.70
Plantation Parade
by Harnett Kane
1945 hardcover as pictured. This is a series of short pieces detailing history and life in early Louisiana. Includes many photographs of historic buildings, a bibliography and an index. Slightly musty. Binding is intact. Rose cloth boards are faded with gently bumped corners. Pictorial endpapers with owner's sticker on FFEP. Text is clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR
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£15.38
"A Government of Our Own" The Making of the Confederacy
by Davis, William C
New York: Free Press. 1994. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 550 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£10.57
FROM MANASSAS TO APPOMATTOX
by Longstreet, James (Lieutenant-General Confederate Army)
Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches) Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1896. Original First Edition. xxii, 690 pages, illustrated with [46] pages of plates: 40 illustrations, including portraits, battle scenes, and a facsimile letter to Lee, and 16 maps with color denoting battle lines (red for Confederates, blue for Federals), an appendix with letters of General Robert E. Lee and General Longstreet, and an index. Bound in half red leather, with title and author in gilt between raised bands on...
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£384.42
'Addenda to the Municipalist'. Pamphlet
by [Civil War; New York] (Richter, Maurice A)
New York: G. Savage, 1862. Fine. Civil War era addenda to the Municipalist, a New York magazine, published following the "Separation of the United States". The first sentence reads, "Since the preceding Letters have been published the United States of America have been dissevered, and a new federation, under the name of Confederate States of America, formed". The Municipalist was first published in 1858; the second edition in 1859. Contents include secession, enforced union, convention of the states,...
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£76.88
To Hold this Ground. A Desperate Battle at Gettysburg
by Beller, Susan Provost
New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books. 1995. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. x, 95 pages. The riveting story of the battle of Little Roundtop in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£7.93
Debate on Pensioning Jeff. Davis. Condensed from the Proceedings of the U. S. Senate, March 3, 1879
by [Confederacy] [US Senate report]
Washington DC, 1879. Paperback. Very good condition. Provided further, That no pension shall ever be paid under this act to Jefferson Davis, the late president of the so-called confederacy" (p1); this proviso was added to a bill (granting pensions to veterans of the War of 1812 be applied also to veterans of the Mexican War) by Senator Hoar of Massachusetts. Sectional feelings once again ran high when the military pension for Jefferson Davis was proposed, with Republicans and Democrats split along...
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£60.70
'Our Burden and Our Strength; or, A comprehensive and popular examination of the debt and resources of our country, present and prospective'. Pamphlet
by [Civil War; Financial] Wells, David
Boston: Gould & Lincoln, 1864. Very good - condition. Civil War era publication assessing the resources and debt paying capacity of the US ("Can we pay our present and prospective National Debt ...? (p1), written by American economist and advocate of low tariffs, David Ames Wells. Wells (1828 - 1898) was a strong supporter of Abraham Lincoln during the war, writing pamphlets reassuring investors on Lincoln's financial policies. 'Our Burden and Our Strength' established Wells' reputation as a...
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£60.70
The American Civil War as illustrated in The Illustrated London News, in the year 1861
by Illustrated London News
London: Illustrated London News, 1861. Hardcover. Very good condition. Two half yearly volumes for the year 1861 of this influential and popular illustrated newspaper, with important content and many engravings, the beginning of the US Civil War from the British perspective. Content includes an engraving of Jefferson Davis, "President of the Southern Confederacy of America" with article on p248; Other articles, illustrations include: Disunion in the United States; The Secession Movement in America;...
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£566.51
