Regimental Press, 9th US Infantry, 1903. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 38 PP. Original FIRST PRINTING COPY in the grey wraps as issued. First hand account of life in and escape from Confederate Libby Prison. SCARCE! Research indicates that only 12 copies of..... More
1882. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 3/4 X 8 7/8 Inches. 8 PP. Original 1882 campaign flyer for William Wallace Eaton, Democratic candidate for the US House of Representatives from Connecticut. While this eight page political history of Eaton was issued in support of his views and his..... More
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1972. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. #104 of 250 copies signed by Catton on the publisher limitation page. Housed in original issue slipcase. Book solid and clean. Slipcase a bit rubbed at edges. Catton is best known for his books on the American Civil War..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1872. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 Inches. 408 PP. First edition with matching dated of "1872" on the title-page and copyright page. Signed and inscribed by the author to Washington McLean Esq. directly on the first blank page. An important..... More
Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard Inc., 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 108 PP. #448 of 1000 copies signed by author on the limitation page. From the estate of noted Civil War collector George Snider, with his blindstamp on title-page. Light toning to recto of limitation page..... More
Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard Inc., 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 130 PP. #640 of 1000 copies signed by author on the limitation page. From the estate of noted Civil War collector George Snider, with his blindstamp on title-page. Mr. Snider was a graduate of Virginia..... More
Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard Inc., 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 143 PP. #789 of 1000 copies signed by author on the limitation page. From the estate of noted Civil War collector George Snider, with his blindstamp on title-page. Mr. Snider was a graduate of Virginia..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Grand Army of the Republic, 1922. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 12 PP. Original program in stapled blue wraps as issued. Includes a short biography of Grant as well as two short essays by Fowler. Closes with a printing of "The American's Creed"..... More
Danville, VA: Blair & Boatwright, 1897. First Edition. Cloth. 6 X 8 3/4 Inches. 96 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the title-page. First printing of the lyrics of "The Lost Cause" by Porter. Scarce original cloth binding. PO bookplete to ffep. Light wear to edges and spine. Some foxing to..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 5/8 Inches. 481 PP. “Adam Goodheart is a Monet with a pen instead of a paintbrush.” —James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original..... More
USA: DuoCards, 1996. Complete box that contains 36 unopened packs. 36 sealed packs. Box sealed in original shrink-wrap. Obviously, based on the classic film starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. Interestingly, this set contains the market's "first" talking trading card. More
Knoxville, TN: The University of Tennessee Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 358 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed and dated by author directly on the FFEP. More
Santa Cruz, CA: Forest History Society, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 1/2 X 10 7/8 Inches. 184 PP. First printing of this swan song publicaton by and about famed Southern Historian Stanley Horn. This copy presented and signed by Horn to William "Bill" Boozer of the Nashville Banner newspaper. Boozer..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1889. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4 1/2 X 7 Inches. 78 PP. First printing in the original brown cloth binding. Signed and inscribed by Collis directly on the FFEP. Septima was the wife of Union General and Medal of Honor winner Charles H.T. Collis..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1996. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. [444 PP][454 PP]. Limited leather edition with original publisher prospectus and unused bookplate laid-in to each volume. 100% genuine leather binding with elaborate gilt illustration to covers and spine. AEG. Previous owner blindstamped inititials on..... More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1996. First Thus. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 514 PP. First edition translated into English from the original Italian. As called for in the Zempel guide, this copy states "First Printing" on the copyright page. An incredible reference for the collector or scholar. More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1862. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. First printing of Trollope's description of American society and his defense of the Union during the American Civil War. Two volumes bound together in the original brown pebbled cloth. Light sunning to spine and foxing to gutters. A...... More
St. Johnsbury: The Republican Press, 1893. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 271 PP. Original beige cloth with gilt title-stamping to front cover and spine. Includes notes and copies of original records kept by the Confederate Government as well as journal entries by Union Prisoners..... More
Washington: Rufus H. Darby, 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 89 PP (with original covers bound in at rear). A collection of essays and material about the assassination including an account of the organization of a memorial museum across the street from Ford's Theater. The author..... More
Baton Rouge, LA: Louianna State University Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 193 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Printed copies of three book reviews stapled to rear endpaper. While not noted, this book from the collection of Civil War author..... More
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1864. First Edition. Cloth. 4 1/2 X 6 7/8 Inches.333 [3] PP. Original cloth binding with gilt title and illustration to spine. Light scuffing and wear to boards. Foxing and toning. Slight lean. All illustrations intact. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 9 Inches. [722 PP][647 PP][461 PP]. Stunning three volume complete first edition set with the original dust jackets. Cloth binding and gilt title work to spine fresh and clean. DJ's chipped separating at folds. The jackets are lower grade..... More
New York: The Free Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 1/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 329 PP. Exceptional memoir of Union Private Robert Knox Sneden. Illustrated throughout with color illustrations done by Sneden himself. Complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Price of $37.50 intact on front..... More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1904. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 9 Inches. Orignal blue and yellow cloth boards. Gilt stamping to spine. A very sharp copy of the 1904 rules and regulations for the 37th National Encampment of the Civil War Grand Army of the Republic in San Francisco..... More
TIENTSIN, CHINA (Assumed): Hotchkiss Rifle Co., 1900. Original wraps. 5 5/8 X 9 3/8 Inches.76 PP. EXTREMELY RARE IMPERIAL CHINESE ORDNANCE MANUAL (CIRCA 1900) - ORIGINAL RICE PAPER AND WOOD-BLOCK PRINTING/ILLUSTRATIONS. RICE PAPER WITH WOOD-BLOCK PRINTING AND ILLUSTRATIONS. ORIGINAL TIE-BINDING AND YELLOW WRAPS. Tie-Binding complete and clean. Light foxing and..... More