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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

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