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1. Antrim, Earl. CIVIL
WAR PRISONS AND THEIR COVERS. New York,
Collector's Club: 1961. . 215 pages. VG in slightly worn dust jacket. $45.00
2. Bailey, Chester P. TIOGA
MOUNTAINEERS, COMPANY B: 101ST REGIMENT, PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS. INFANTRY,
1861-1865. Mansfield, Pennsylvania, Bailey
Printing Company: 1982. . Some wear to covers. Softbound edition.. $9.25
3. Bush, Richard & Robert H. Woods. Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series
I, Volume 5. Operations: Potomac & Rappahannock River, December 7, 1861-July
31, 1865. Atlantic Blockading Squadron, April 4-July 15, 1861. Washington,
D.C., National Historical Society: 1987. . 916 pages. Corners slightly bumped.
$18.00
4. Byne, Richard H.. CONFEDERATE
STATES OF AMERICA PHILATELIC SUBJECT INDEX AND BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1862-1984. Louisville,
Kentucky, Leonard H. Hartmann: 1986. . 336 pages. 1986 edition. Scarce. $37.50
5. Cavanah, Frances. ABE
LINCOLN GETS HIS CHANCE. Chicago, Illinois, Rand
Mcnally: 1959. . Shelf wear, else VG slightly in edge-worn jacket. $3.15
6. Choate, Joseph H. ABRAHAM
LINCOLN. New York, Thomas Y. Crowell: 1901. Some
wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Soiling to binding. $6.00
7. Colby, C. B. CIVIL
WAR WEAPONS: SMALL ARMS AND ARTILLERY OF THE BLUE AND GRAY. New
York, Coward-Mccann: 1962. . Some shelf wear. Dust jacket has a large piece
missing from the top of front cover and spine, about 2-3" swath. Not
ex-library. Overall a nice copy. $8.00
8. Crown, Francis J . CONFEDERATE
POSTAL HISTORY: AN ANTHOLOGY FROM THE STAMP SPECIALIST. Lawrence,
Massachusetts, Quarterman Publications: 1976. . 313 pages. VG in slightly worn
dust jacket. $100.00
9. Daniels, Josephus. Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of The Rebellion. Series
II, volume 2. Washington, D.C., National
Historical Society: 1987. 864 pages. This is the 1987 facsimile reprint edition.
Very good condition. This is series II, volume 2. $18.00
10. Freeman, G.L. CURRIER
& IVES: PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AMERICAN BATTLE SCENES. Watkins
Glen, New York, Century House: 1961. . 101 pages. Some shelf wear to binding and
rubbing to spine and corners. A few black smudges on the front cover. $22.95
11. Fuller, J.F.C. THE
GENERALSHIP OF ULYSSES S. GRANT. Bloomington,
Indiana University: 1977. Some shelf wear, else VG. Bound in heavy grey
buckram. $20.00
12. Hancock. REMINISCENCES
OF WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK BY HIS WIFE. Gaithersburg,
MD, Olde Soldier Books: ca. 1980's. Facsimile of rare first edition. $30.00
13. Howard, Robert M. REMINISCENCES.
Columbus, Georgia, Gilbert Printing Co. : 1912.
346 pages. Quite a bit of shelf wear to the cloth binding. Some soiling to the
binding. Binding is tight. A rare narrative of this Southerner and Confederate
soldier. $125.00
14. Jewett, Albert Henry Clay. A
BOY GOES TO WAR. Bloomington, Illinois, Grace J.
Austin: 1944. . 73 pages. Slight shelf wear, else VG in slightly worn dust
jacket. Jacket has light soiling. $30.00
15. Lewis, Lloyd. SHERMAN:
FIGHTING PROPHET. New York, Harcourt, Brace &
Co. : 1932. . Some shelf wear. Corners bumped & rubbed, else G+. Spine
title faded. Front hinge starting to crack, but binding is holding. $6.25
16. Linderman, Gerald F. EMBATTLED
COURAGE: THE EXPERIENCE OF COMBAT IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. New
York, The Free Press: 1987. . $5.25
17. Mahood, Wayne-editor. CHARLIE
MOSHER'S CIVIL WAR: FROM FAIR OAKS TO ANDERSONVILLE WITH THE PLYMOUTH PILGRIMS
(85th N.Y. INFANTRY). Hightstown, New Jersey,
Longstreet House: 1994. . 378 pages. Slight shelf wear to spine edges and
corners. Dust jacket has slight edge-wear. $24.00
18. Pease, Theodore Calvin. THE
DIARY OF ORRVILLE HICKMAN BROWNING. Two volume set. Volume I-1850-1864; Volume
II-1865-1881. Springfield, Illinois, Illinois
State Hist. Library: 1927. Shelf wear to spine and corners, else near VG, both
volumes. Some fading to covers. Bumped spine and rubbed corners. Bindings
tight. $115.00
19. Plummer, Albert. HISTORY
OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR. (Massachusetts) Boston,
New England Druggist Publishing: 1907. . 133 pages. Shelf wear to binding and
rubbing to spine and corners. Front hinge starting. Some soiling to covers.
Rare. $145.00
20. Rawson, Edward K. & Charles W.
Stewart. Official Records of the Union and
Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series I, Volume 10. Operations:
North Atlantic Blockade Squadron, May 6, 1864-October 27, 1864. Washington,
D.C., Government Printing Office: 1987. 902 pages. 1987 facsimile reprint
edition. Blue cloth binding. $22.50
21. Rawson, Edward K. & Stewart,
Charles W. Official Records of The Union And
Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion.Series 1; Volume 9. Operations:
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, May 5, 1863-May 5, 1864. Washington,
D.C., Goverment Printing Office: 1987. 915 pages. 1987 facsimile reprint
edition. Slight shelf wear. $22.50
22. Singmaster, Elsie. EMMELINE,
A STORY OF GETTYSBURG. Boston, Houghton Mifflin:
1916. . Shelf wear and some rubbing to spine edges. In dust jacket with chips
& tears to edges. Dust jacket also has some soiling. $15.00
23. Steele, Matthew Forney. AMERICAN
CAMPAIGNS. Volume II (2)-Maps. Washington, United
States Infantry: 1939. This is volume II (2) only. Some shelf wear. Corners
slightly bumped. 1939 edition. Volume II Only. $12.25
24. Stewart, Charles W. Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series
I, Volume 25. Naval Forces on Western Waters, May 18, 1863 to February 19, 1864.
Washington, D.C., National Historical Society:
1987. . 887 pages. $15.00
25. Stewart, Charles W. Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series
I, Volume 19. Operations: West Gulf, Blockading Squadron, July 15, 1862 to March
14, 1863. Washington, D.C., National Historical
Society: 1987. . 958 pages. This is Series 1, Volume 19. Very good condition.
$18.00
26. Stewart, Charles W. Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series I, Volume 24 - Naval Forces on Western Waters from January 1 to May 17, 1863. Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office: 1987. 803 pages. 1987 facsimile reprint. $15.00
27. Stewart, Charles W. Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series
I, Volume 26. Naval Forces on Western Waters: (From March 1 to December 31 ,
1864). Washington, D.C., Government Printing
Office: 1987. 915 pages. 1987 facsimile reprint edition. Blue buckram covers.
$14.00
28. Stewart, Charles W.. Official
Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series
I, Volume 27 - Naval Forces on Western Waters from January 1 to September 6,
1865; Supply Vessels 1861-1865. Washington, D.C.,
National Historical Society: 1987. 829 pages. This is the 1987 facsimile reprint
edition. Very good condition. This is series I, volume 27. $22.50
29. Stewart, Edward K. Rawson and Charles
W.. Official Records of the Union and Confederate
Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series I, Volume 11 - North Atlantic
Blockading Squadron from October 28, 1864 to February 1, 1865. Washington,
D.C., Government Printing Office: 1987. 915 pages. 1987 facsimile reprint.
$25.00
30. Stewart, Mr. Charles W.. Official
Records of The Union And Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series
1, Volume 18. Washington, D.C., Government
printing office: 1987. . 941 pages. 1987 facsimile reprint edition. This is
series 1, volume 18. $14.00
31. T.B. Peterson & Brothers. THE
LIVES OF GENERAL U. S. GRANT AND SCHUYLER COLFAX. Philadelphia,
T. B. Peterston & Brothers: 1868. 362 pages. Heavy shelf wear to spine
extremities. Binding sound. Some fraying to cloth at spine edges. cut corners
are rubbed through. Fading to spine. $35.00
32. West, Richard S. GIDEON
WELLES: LINCOLN'S NAVY DEPARTMENT. New York, Bobbs-Merrill:
1943. . Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips and tears to edges.
$7.00
33. White, Colonel Harry Kidder (U.S.M.C.).
Official Records of the Union and Confederate
Navies in the War of the Rebellion. Series II, Volume 3. Washington,
D.C., National Historical Society: 1987. 1335 pages. This is the 1987 facsimile
reprint edition. Very good condition. This is series II, volume 3. $30.00
34. Williams, Hermann Warner. THE
CIVIL WAR: THE ARTISTS' RECORD. Boston, Beacon
Press: 1961. . 235 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has
small tears and chips. $4.95
35. Younger, Edward-editor. INSIDE
THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT: THE DIARY OF ROBERT GARLICK HILL KEAN. New
York, Oxford University Press: 1957. . 241 pages. This is the special edition,
signed by the editor. Shelf wear to spine edges and corners. Dust jacket has
small tears and chips. $5.75