New York: Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, 1860. 1st Edition. 1860 ILLUSTRATED newspaper with a large double-page centerfold engraving of the Republican candidates for US President at the Republican national Convention in Chicago. The poster-like engraving depicts the candidates in vignette and are from MATHEW BRADY portraits, including a...... More
Boston, MA: Bosoton Weekly Journal, 1861. A beautiful 1861 Civil War newspaper with front -page stacked headlines and long and detailed reports announcing that the Confederate Army has fired upon Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, thus beginning the Civil War. This April 18, 1861 issue of the Boston..... More
New York: Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, 1863. Folio. An original 1863 illustrated Civil War newspaper with detailed coverage and large poster-like engravings of the battle of Gettysburg, the pivotal battle in the War Between the States. This July 25, 1863 issue of the Harper's Weekly illustrated newspaper features a...... More
New York: Harper's Weekly Illustrated Newspaper, 1865. 1st Edition. Folio. A spectacular 1865 Illustrated Civil War newspaper with a front-page long and detailed headline report, as well as inside-page reports and large engravings announcing the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, whose large engraved portrait is also..... More
New York: The New York Tribune, 1863. An 1863 CIVIL WAR newspaper with a front-page headline report covering the Battle of Champion Hill, THE pivotal battle during the Siege of Vicksburg. This newspaper, among its front-page stacked headlines, contains a headline announcing the death of Confederate General and Claiborne..... More
London: The London Illustrated News, 1863. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Three original issues of the London Illustrated News dated July 4, 18 & 25, 1863 with inside-page detailed headline reports covering the Union victory over Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army at the pivotal Battle of..... More
Boston: Luther E. Cowles, 1902. 1st Edition. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Binding mild rubbing and edge wear, light soiling and moderate silverfishing. xiv, 991 pp. Frontis. A solid reading copy. More
New York: Committee of the Regimental Association, 1896. 8vo. Gorgeous 1st Edition of this storied Civil War unit. The 11th served with distinction during the Peninsula Campaign through the Petersburg Campaign, encompassing approximately two-dozen battles. Blue cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Very mild edge wear and a text..... More
Field Camps in Virginia: 1864-1865. Two original 1864 and 1865 MARYLAND CIVIL WAR UNION ARMY CHAPLAIN Requisition Forms, submitted by Arthur Brickman, a U.S. Army Chaplain for the 3rd Maryland Infantry and the 1st Maryland cavalry. The 1864 document is for a horse for use in the field in..... More
Timothy Cole, 1928. A beautiful 1928 Woodcut engraving of a beardless Abraham Lincoln by master craftsman Timothy Cole, signed in pencil underneath the image. The image is after Roderick Cole's c.1858 ambrotype of Lincoln taken during the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates. This image is in Fine condition and printed..... More
New York: Charles Richardson, 1863. 1st Edition. Duodecimo. A handsome 1st Edition of this first major biography of one of the great Generals of the Confederacy, published the same year Jackson was mortally wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863. Green pebbled cloth. Square tight binding. Clean..... More
Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Company, 1899. 8vo. First edition of a soldier's story an account of prison life taken from a diary kept by the writer while a prisoner of war. Tight square bindings. Blue cloth with gilt titles on spine and front board. Gilt top edge. Wear..... More
Brookline, MA: The Riverdale Press, 1935. Quarto. A GORGEOUS and exhaustively researched Massachusetts Civil War history. Nine volumes complete. "provides valuable background and service data on each Bay State soldier." - Nevins Navy blue cloth with gilt titling, ruling and shield to spine. Square tight bindings with clean..... More
Boston: D. Lothrop Company, 1893. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition of this scarce history of the 1st Massachusetts cavalry during the Civil War. Illustrated blue cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild edge wear with boards and spine very lightly soiled. front end paper with a small scuff from..... More
Concord: Ira C. Evans, 1895. First Thus. Quarto. First Edition Thus roster of those who served in the Civil War from New Hampshire. Oversized volume. 1347pp. Brown half leather spine/gilt lettering. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Moderate rubbing and wear to spine and top and bottom corners. Owners name..... More
Privately Printed, 1964. 1st Edition. 8vo. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front end paper in blue ink. Dust jacket and text block edges moderately foxed. Dust jacket presents handsomely in archival mylar. More
Huntington, WV: Blue Acorn Press, 1994. 1st Thus. 8vo. A beautiful 1994 1st Thus Edition of Barker''s original memoir, originally published in 1904. Brown cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Both binding and dust jacket Fine. Dust Jacket presents handsomely in archival mylar. A superior edition. More
Madison, WI: Atwood & Culver, 1876. Early Printing. 8vo. Burgundy cloth. Square tight binding. Clean Interior. Gilt medallion to front board. Mild rubbing and edge wear with just a hint of silverfishing. Overall and handsome and desirable first-hand Civil War account. More
Danbury, CT: The Danbury Medical Printing Co., 1907. 1st Edition. 8vo. A scarce and desirable New York Civil War history. 512pp. Bound in original burgundy cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Gilt titling to spine. Binding with mild edge wear and sporadic silverfishing, mainly to spine. Overall a lovely 1st edition. More
Washington, DC: National Park Service: Division of History, 1967. 1st Edition. Quarto. A scarce and exhaustively researched study into the formative years Lincoln spent as a boy in Indiana, from seven years old until he turned 21. Signed by Bearss on the title page above the title... More
Burlington, VT: The Free Press Association, 1886-88. 1st Edition. 8vo. A lovely set of a scarce Civil War history, not usually found in this condition. Two volumes complete. Vol I, 620pp; Vol II, 808pp. Green cloth with gilt titling to spines. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Plates and maps..... More
Boston: The Arakelyan Press, 1909. 8vo. A RARE 1909 1st Edition covering this storied artillery unit during the American Civil War, in exquisite condition. "The battery was organized Lynnfield, Massachusetts and mustered in September 9, 1862 for a three-year enlistment under the command of Captain Jacob Henry Sleeper... More
Fitchburg: Sentinel printing Co., 1880. 1st Edition. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt titling to spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner attractive bookplate and date to front pastedown. Mild rubbing and edge wear with light soiling to binding. Spine ends frayed. Overall a handsome..... More
Boston: Mills, Knight and Co, 1886. 1st Edition. 8vo. Brown cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for previous owner bookplate and signature. Mild rubbing and edge wear, more so at spine ends and corners where there is a touch of fraying. Overall a handsome edition of..... More
Kansas City: Franklin Hudson, 1922. 1st Edition. 8vo. Navy blue cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and edge wear with bumped corners. Gilt titling to front faded. Sporadic foxing toward outer pages. More