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
Washington, DC: Gibson Brothers, 1871. 1st Edition. Duodecimo. A Scarce history of this important Maryland Union Regiment during the Civil War. The Union 1st Maryland had been attacked by their fellow Marylanders, the Confederate 1st Maryland Infantry, CSA at Front Royal in May, 1862, the Confederates belonging to..... More
BOSTON: Dana Estes Co., 1887. Duodecimo. 1887 early printing of one of the classic Civil War 1st-hand accounts from one of the war's more famous war correspondents. Light brown cloth with illustrated front board. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Very mild edge wear with a few scuffs to..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881. 1st Edition. 8vo. A handsome set of Jefferson Davis' essential two-volume history of the Confederacy from the Mississippian and only President to serve the CSA. 140 years later, Davis' work remains the seminal history of the CSA Government. This particular..... More
New York: Belford Company, 1890. 8vo. A beautiful 1st Edition two-volume set of this hard to find Civil War Confederate memoir. xvii,699 + xxxii,939 pages. Brown cloth with gilt medallion to front and gilt titling to spines. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. Three of the four endpapers are..... More
New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885. 8vo. The finest 1st Trade Edition of Grant's Memoirs we've seen. The story of Grant and his magnum opus remains just as riveting today as it was nearly 140 years ago. Nearly destitute in his later life, Grant wrote his..... More
New York: D. Appleton, 1878. 1st Edition. An early biography of one of the Confederacy's most important Generals and the perpetrator of the Fort Pillow Massacre. Brown cloth. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for 1902 and 1928 previous owner signatures to front end papers. Foxing to outer pages..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1876. 8vo. 1876 early printing, bound in original publishers cloth. Green cloth with gilt titling to front and spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior, save for contemporary signature to top of front end paper. Sporadic mild foxing. Mild rubbing and edge..... More
New York: Doubleday & Co., 1904. 8vo. 1904 1st Edition in excellent condition. Grey cloth, ruled in white, with gilt titling to spine and gilt Confederate shield to front board. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild rubbing and light age toning to binding. Front endpaper adhered to pastedown..... More
Richmond, Va: Everett Waddey Co., 1911. 8vo. Scarce first-hand account of life in New Orleans during Union Occupation. Beige cloth with gilt titling to front cover and spine. LeGrand's diary was intended as a keepsake record for her niece and provides glimpses into everyday life and hardships from..... More
N.p. Order of the Fifteenth Regiment Association, 1900. 8vo. An exceptional Civil War history covering this important New Hampshire unit which was involved in the Siege and surrender of Port Hudson, La, the pivotal action which opened up the entire Mississippi River to Union shipping. 524pp. Black and..... More
Harrisburg, Pa: W.S. Ray, 1904. 1st Edition. Two volumes complete. Bound in 3/4 leather over marbled paper-covered boards. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors, save for contemporary signature and 1904 date to each front end paper. Laid in is a program from the 1906 Civil War Veteran reunion at..... More
Scranton, Pa: Privately Printed, 1910. 1st Edition. 8vo. AN interesting and unique aspect of military service during the Civil War. "Some light is shed on military telegraphing operations by the author's collection of short reminiscences from many who served with him." - Nevins, p12. Red cloth. Square tight..... More
New York: J. B. Lyon Company, 1900. Quarto. A GORGEOUS three-volume 1st Edition set complete with all five maps. In unusually nice condition, rarely seen as such. Slate blue cloth with elaborate gilt and color shield to front board of each volume. Square tight bindings. Clean interiors. All..... More
Charlotte, NC: Karl Smith, 1949. Smith, Karl. A beautiful and quite scarce illustrated pictorial map memorializing and celebrating the life of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The map identifies key battles of the Civil War as well as important moments on the life of Lee, such as his service in..... More
Privately Printed, 1866. Marshall, William Edgar. 1st Edition. A stunning 1866 rendition of Abraham Lincoln published the year after his assassination, in exquisite condition. Marshall began his career at the U.S. Treasury where he learned how to engrave. While there he did portraits of James Buchanan and John C...... More