New York: Hurd *& Houghton, 1866. First Edition. Cloth. 4 3/4 X 7 1/8 Inches. 359 PP. First printing in the preferred brown cloth binding. Gilt title stamping to spine. Carpenter penned this book after the assassination of Lincoln and his six month stay at the White House during which..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 916 PP. Signed by Doris Kearns Goodwin directly on the title-page. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $35.00 intact on front flap. Basis for the..... 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
Washington DC: Brassey's, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 391 PP. #1273 of 2000 signed by Wittenberg on the Official Civil War Preservation Trust bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original..... 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
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 503 PP. Slight toning and foxing. Original price of $3.75 intact on front flap. Some scuffing to boards. Toning and foxing throughout. DJ worn and chipped at edges, especially at spine ends. Very nice history of..... 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
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 287 PP. First edition with the stated "March, 1927" on the copyright page. Original blue cloth with gilt title-stamping. Illustrated throughout. Hint of wear to edges and folds, but a quite exceptional copy overall. More
Boston: Hale, Cushman & Flint, 1937. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 500 PP. Stated "First Printing, September 1937" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.00 intact on front flap. Original boards clean and sharp. No previous owner plates, writing etc... DJ a bit..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1944. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 8 3/4 Inches. 558 PP. Important biography of Nathan Beford Forrest. Stated First Edition on the copyright page. Listed in "In Tall Cotton". Signed and inscribed, "For the one who started all this - so long ago - Alice Eloise..... 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
London: Trubner & Co., 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 X 7 3/4 Inches. 203 PP. Original green cloth with blind embossing to front and rear cover. Folding map intact (measures 7 3/8 X 18 3/8 inches). Extremities bumped a bit. Rear inner hinge starting. Faded "Naval Historical Society Library" stamp..... More
Richmond: Everett Waddey Co., 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 7 3/4 Inches. 318 PP. Original cloth with gilt title stamping to front cover and spine. First-hand account of life in New Orleans during the Civil War in America. A respected (although biased) account of the hardships of women..... 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
Washington: 1876. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 9 3/4 Inches. 8 PP (folded). Broadsheet printed on both sides and folded to make 8 PP. Contemporary reprint from the New York Herald of Aug. 12, 1876. In part: "the following letter has been written by Colonel Mosby to a former..... 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
Ashville, NC: The Inland Press, 1911. First Edition. Original wraps. 4 3/4 X 8 Inches. 48 PP. Includes: The Confederacy, Soldier's Dream, The Blue and the Gray and Back Home among others. Decidedly southern Civil War poetry from veteran and Jarrett House founder R.F. Jarrett. Original tie-binding intact. Covers a...... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1952. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 299 PP. Signed by author on original "Tod Carter Edition" limitation page. No inscription to previous owner as is typically encountered. A very attractive copy of this story that centers around Tod Carter and his exploits during..... More
New York: Random House, 2016. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 826 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $35.00 intact on front flap. Remainder "dot" to bottom gutter, else a fine copy. More
New York: Viking Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 531 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. More
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 201 PP. Nice collection of six essays on the final years and collapse of the Confederacy in the South. Light foxing to gutters. More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 215 PP. Original price of $27.95 intact on front flap. Two-page typed copy of a review of the book by Kevin Adams stapled to rear endpaper. Stapling has caused some dents to a few pages..... More