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Last updated January 9, 2012
1. Bacon, G.W. THE
LIFE AND ADMINISTRATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Presenting His Early History,
Political Career, Speeches, Messages, Proclamations, Letters, etc.. London:
Samson Low, Son & Marston, 1865. 183 pages. This is the 1865 edition. Blue
cloth covers show heavy wear to the edges of the spine. Corners are bumped.
There are a few chips to the cloth at the edges of the spine. There is a crease
down the middle of the spine from the text block cracking in the middle, but the
binding is holding. Pages are tightly bound and complete. A few pages have
soiled smudges at the edges. The front and back hinges have been repaired with
archival glue. Includes a hand-colored fold-out map of the United States in
nice condition. A very scarce Abraham Lincoln title. $250.00
2. Behrens, Robert H. FROM
SALT FORK TO CHICKAMAUGA:. Urbana, Illinois:
Urbana Free Library, 1988. 503 pages. VG in lightly edge-wear dust jacket.
$65.00
3. Choate, Joseph H. ABRAHAM
LINCOLN.. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1901. Some
wear and rubbing to spine and corners. Soiling to binding. $3.00
4. 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. $68.00
5. 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. $16.00
6. Dodge, Major-General Grenville M. PERSONAL
RECOLLECTIONS OF PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN, GEN. ULYSSES S. GRANT & GEN.
WILLIAM T. SHERMAN.. Denver: Sage Books, 1965. 237
pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine and a small label on the top of the
front cover and labels inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the spine and
corners. Binding is tight. $22.25
7. Harwell, Richard. THE
CONFEDERATE HUNDRED: A BIBLIOPHILIC SELECTION OF CONFEDERATE BOOKS.. Urbana,
Illinois: Beta Phi Mu, 1964. 58 pages. Slight wear to the edges of the spine and
the corners. $14.00
8. 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
9. 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
10. Minnesota. MINNESOTA
IN THE CIVIL AND INDIAN WARS, 1861-1865. Volume II only.. St.
Paul, Minnesota: Pioneer Press, 1893. 652 pages. This is volume II only. Rebound
in brown buckram. There is one small crack to the bottom of the spine on the
binding. $60.00
11. 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. Two volume set. Slight shelf wear to spine and
corners. both volumes. Some fading to covers. Bumped spine and rubbed corners.
Bindings tight. $95.00
12. 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. $125.00
13. 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. $10.00
14. 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
15. 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.
$20.00
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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.
$13.95
19. 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. $20.00
20. 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. $15.00