Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard, 1991. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 270 PP. #673 of 1000 signed copies. Illustrated throughout. PO blindstamp on the title-page. FROM THE ESTATE OF CIA CLANDESTINE SERVICE AGENT GEORGE SNIDER JR. Mr. Snider was a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond..... More
Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard, 1995. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 202 PP. #390 of 1000 signed copies. Illustrated throughout. PO blindstamp on the title-page. FROM THE ESTATE OF CIA CLANDESTINE SERVICE AGENT GEORGE SNIDER JR. Mr. Snider was a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond..... More
Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard, 1988. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 192 PP. #913 of 1000 signed copies. Folding map intact at rear. Illustrated throughout. PO blindstamp on the title-page. FROM THE ESTATE OF CIA CLANDESTINE SERVICE AGENT GEORGE SNIDER JR. Mr. Snider was a graduate..... 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
Richmond, VA: Confederate States of America, 1864. First Edition. 8 X 10 Inches. Document #1) "Pay Office, Engineer Department, C.S./Richmond, December 14, 1864. A List of Counties upon which to base a call for 5000 slaves for labor on the Public Defences, in pursuance of an act passed by the..... More
Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard Inc., 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 195 PP. #138 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., 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 300 PP. #79 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
Fredericksburg, VA: Ronald Roy Seagrove, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 237 PP. #2 of 1000 copies produced. This copy inscribed by Seagrove to noted Civil War autograph collector and dealer Jim Hayes (of Charleston, SC). Jim's autograph business is mentioned in the text and I...... 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
Nashville, TN: The Public Library of Nashville and Davidson County, 1965. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 385 PP. Signed and inscribed by Crabb directly on the FFEP. A few spots to top gutter. Light wear to DJ edges and folds. DJ spine a bit faded. More
Birmingham, AL: The Southern Classics Library, 1982. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 601 PP. Bound in 100% genuine leather with gilt stamping to covers and spine. AEG. The one volume edition of this classic. From the personal library of Historian and author of over 50..... 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
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1998. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 886 PP. Original blue leather with elaborate gilt decoration to spine and covers. Three raised hubs to each spine. Original Easton Press prospectus laid-in. A stunning set. More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1997. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 354 PP. One of the scarcer editions in Easton's series of books on the Civil War. Signed by Benjamin Franklin Cooling on a bookplate that is laid-in loose. The bookplate was signed in my presence..... More
Orange, VA: Moss Publications, 1992. Early Edition. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 319 PP. Signed by both authors directly on the title-page. Tremendous reference for the Civil War collector. Profusely illustrated throughout. Stated Fourth Printing copy. Bump to front cover at right edge else a fine copy of..... 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
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 209 PP. "First Published 1995" on copyright page with no additional print dates. Signed by author directly on the title-page (with the original "Autographed" sticker from cover now affixed to front pastedown). From..... 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
New York: HarperCollins, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 495 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $28.00 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by noted Civil War historian Oates on the FFEP..... More
Dayton, OH: Moringside House, 1991. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. "As we Americans celebrate our diversity, so we must affirm our unity if we are to remain the 'one nation' to which we pledge allegiance." Edwin Bearss Three volume complete set including: Vicksburg is the Key..... More
New York: Signet, 1954. First Thus. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 142 Pages. Stated "First Printing, March 1954" on the copyright page. Slight wear to edges and corners. A more than acceptable copy that is still 100%. Dedicated to Walker Percy. More
Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing, 1931. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 514 PP. Early reissue of the Henry classic. Photographs throughout. Original grey boards with seal of the Confederate States of America embossed in blue on front cover. Light toning and foxing. Boards a bit..... More
Dayton, OH: Morningside Bookshop, 1976. First Thus. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 272 PP. Facsimile edition of the 1929 first by Walter Neale. All plates and folding maps intact. Details the exploits and blunders of John Bell Hood during the closing battles of the Civil War in Tennessee. An..... More