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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
CIVIL WAR Pictorial History UNION CONFEDERATE Army & Navy Battles ILLUSTRATED
THE
PICTORIAL HISTORY
OF
THE GREAT CIVIL WAR
Original 1881 Edition of “The Pictorial History of the Great Civil War” by John Laird Wilson :: Published by Bryan, Taylor & Co. New York:: Measures 8 x 10 1/4" :: Complete with a whopping 976 Pages.
Title Continues: Embracing Full and Authentic Accounts of Battles by Land and Sea, with Graphic Descriptions of Heroic Deeds Achieved by Armies and Individuals; Narratives of Personal Adventure; Thrilling Incidents; Daring Exploits; Wonderful Escapes; Life in Camp, Field, and Hospital; Adventures of Blockade Life, Etc. Containing Carefully Prepared Biographies of The Leading Generals and Naval Commanders. Embellished with Numerous Fine Steel-Plate Engravings of Battle Scenes, and With Portraits of Leading Generals.
Of histories, general and special, relating to the Civil War a number have been published, but they were nearly all written at a period so close to the war that the writers unconsciously biased by the strong feelings which they shared in common with their fellow-citizens during the occurrence of the events they relate. Time had not softened their prejudices sufficiently to enable them to write with the judicial calmness necessary to the proper treatment of such a subject. It has been the author's aim to present a continuous narrative, covering the entire area of the civil war operations, both military and naval, and free from those interruptions which in general history are unavoidable.
The author Wilson drew upon numerous sources From "History of the Civil War in America by Lossing," "The Lost Cause by Pollard," "The Great Civil War by Tomes and Smith,"The Battle of Gettysburg by Samuel P. Bates," and many others. Wilson covers every significant event of the Civil War with vigor including such prominent battles of Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Bull Run; Naval Engagements of the Merrimac on Monitor; Key political acts by Lincoln; Prominent Military generals from Grant to Lee, and much more. As the title suggests, this book is filled throughout with numerous illustrations. A very complete, overlooked, HUGE, and strikingly beautiful Civil War account.
GOOD PLUS CONDITION: A tightly bound volume, generally clean pages without the occasional spot of foxing, notable flaws include one loose page and neatly strengthened bookbinders cloth to hinges, Complete with all pages & Illustrations. A very attractive copy of this lavishly illustrated Civil War title.
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Monday, January 9, 2012
Photographic History of the Civil War-THE DECISIVE BATTLES, over 200 Photographs
11" x 8&1/2" hard cover with jacket, 352 pages, profusely illustrated with over 200 spectacular vintage b&w photographs, 1983 copyright, introduction by Frederick Dent Grant-descendant of Ulysses S. Grant. Part I-Grant vs Lee, II-The Simultaneos Movements, III-Closing In, IV-From War to Peace, V-Engagements of the Civil War from May, 1864, to May, 1865. Half of jacket on back torn off(see pic)but remainder of book very good and clean, no rips or writing, binding perfect. Media mail can be slow, if time is a factor, please inquire into options of more expediency such as priority. From a smoke-free, pet-free home, email any questions, payment appreciated within 3 days of auction's end.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
BATTLES Leaders CIVIL WAR 1894 Folio MAPS Narratives UNION Confederate LEATHER
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
1ST ALABAMA CAVALRY UNION REGIMENT Civil War Confederate History of Battles CSA
George Eliphaz Spencer enlisted as Captain, 14 Oct 1862, and was Assistant Adjutant to General Grenville M. Dodge. George was commissioned colonel, 11 Sept 1862, and detailed as Chief of Staff of the 1st Alabama Regiment Cavalry Volunteers, a U. S. regiment made up of citizens of northern Alabama. The 1st Alabama Cavalry filled the traditional role of scouting, raiding, reconnaissance, and flank guard, and was selected by General Sherman as the commander's escort in his march to the sea. He was eventually promoted to the rank of Brevet Brigadier General, March 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services during campaign through Georgia and the Carolinas." In military records he listed his occupation prior to military service as a lawyer. Spencer in a letter of resignation from the military 5 Jul 1865, was given an honorable discharge. After a brief time of practicing law in Decatur, Alabama following the war, he was elected a Republican Senator of Congress from Alabama for a term of six years, and won re-election in 1873 for another six years. There was considerably bitterness between the secessionists and the unionist in Alabama after the war, and this cause a great deal of controversy surrounding Spencer that remains until this day.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
RARE 1885 The Pictorial Battles of the Civil War 1st Edition Book Vol 2
The Pictorial Battles of the Civil War by Benjamin La Bree, Volume 2 of a 2 volume set from 1885.
Rare book contains 1000+ engravings in each volume. The First edition book came from a professor of history at Michigan State about 20 years ago. The book is quite large measuring 16 1/2" x 12". The original engravings were done by " artists who participated in ALL of the campaigns of the Armies, and who have since become famous". The list of artists is " Thomas Nast, Waud, Schell, Lumley, Forbes, Beard, Neville, Davis, Crane, Sindall, Pine, Bailey, Bently, Travis, Pierce, Bott, Hamilton, Peterson, Todd, Griffin, Wilcox, Weaver, Queen, Russel, Hillen, Collins, Chamberlain, Leclerc, Askins, Harris, Bosse, Osborne, Captain Balling, Bishard, Simons, Devys, Sartorious, McDavitt, Hinchy, Fredericks, Clagget, Newton, Iseman, Corporal Bacon, Rawson, Nannert, Commass, Edge, Kramer, Sergeant Gilchrest, Etc." . The engravings are amazing everything from battlefields to surgery to lynchings its quite an amazing set. Beautiful large engravings of Lincoln, Grant, Lee, and all of the upper brass.
. Besides the incredible engravings, and maps there is some unbelievablely detailed information about regiments, supplies and so on.
There is one of the books on e-bay right now for $749.00. Someone could cut them up and sell the engravings for a SUBSTANTIAL profit.
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
1st 1864 "Living Age" 48pp CIVIL WAR BATTLES Hawthorne LONGFELLOW Gibralter FINE
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2 January 1864. Year's first issue and... Entire Issue. Thick: 48pp (Fine to Very Fine). Little's Living Age. About FINE of better; pub by Littell, Son, Boston. Authentic (stab holes present); self bound. Begins with a terrific full page Civil-War lyrical piece by Reverend Theron Brown (Uncrdited) about the Battle About the Clouds (Lookout Mountain, TN) on Nov. 24, 1964, several months before this publication. (November 23, 1863 The three-day Battle of Chattanooga is one of the most dramatic turnabouts in American military history. It began on November 23, 1863, and when the fighting stopped, Union forces had driven Confederate troops away from Chattanooga, Tennessee, into Georgia, setting the stage for Union General William T. Sherman's triumphant "March to the Sea" a year later. Sherman wreaked havoc on Southern towns and freed slaves as his troops blazed a path of destruction, burning towns between Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia. It was a strategic victory because of the town's steamboat port and railway station. But in the early fall of 1863, rebel forces moved into the mountains and bluffs overlooking Chattanooga, trapping the Union Army.)
As well... an unusually strong all-around issue in terms of content. Literary & Etc... In its 48 pages...An article on Nathaniel Hawthorne; Mrs. Gaskell's "Cousin Phillis" and also "The Cage at Cranford;" Fur Trade of the American North-West (which apparently then was upper Minnisota); Peasant Life in Switzerland; Letters of Washington Irving; Bayard Taylor, "Hannah Thurston," Longfellow's New Poems"...More.2 January 1864. Details... 
Authentic. Complete. With original stab marks present (as it had been a weekly periodical, and so once sewn as such). Published in Boston... with American Civil War era content as noted and great literary content. 1864. Excellent -- about FINE -- cond.
A bit about the Periodical.... Littell's Living Age (also known simply as The Living Age) was an American magazine whose content was culled from various top English and American magazines and newspapers of its era. It was published weekly. Littell's Living Age began publication in 1844, and ceased publication with the August 1941 issue. (The name was revived in 1972 for a periodical by the Littell Families of America that is a genealogy publication on the Little family, rather than a general interest magazine).
Additional Details... 1st/Authentic. From Press of Geo C. Rand & Avery; R. Wheeler, Stereotyper, 13 Washington St., Boston. Approx 8” x 6” (15 x 22 cm). 48 pages. Self bound... in about FINE or better condition. Periodical is bright; clean; tight; etc. 
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2 January 1864. Year's first issue and... Entire Issue. Thick: 48pp (Fine to Very Fine). Little's Living Age. About FINE of better; pub by Littell, Son, Boston. Authentic (stab holes present); self bound. Begins with a terrific full page Civil-War lyrical piece by Reverend Theron Brown (Uncrdited) about the Battle About the Clouds (Lookout Mountain, TN) on Nov. 24, 1964, several months before this publication. (November 23, 1863 The three-day Battle of Chattanooga is one of the most dramatic turnabouts in American military history. It began on November 23, 1863, and when the fighting stopped, Union forces had driven Confederate troops away from Chattanooga, Tennessee, into Georgia, setting the stage for Union General William T. Sherman's triumphant "March to the Sea" a year later. Sherman wreaked havoc on Southern towns and freed slaves as his troops blazed a path of destruction, burning towns between Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia. It was a strategic victory because of the town's steamboat port and railway station. But in the early fall of 1863, rebel forces moved into the mountains and bluffs overlooking Chattanooga, trapping the Union Army.)
As well... an unusually strong all-around issue in terms of content. Literary & Etc... In its 48 pages...An article on Nathaniel Hawthorne; Mrs. Gaskell's "Cousin Phillis" and also "The Cage at Cranford;" Fur Trade of the American North-West (which apparently then was upper Minnisota); Peasant Life in Switzerland; Letters of Washington Irving; Bayard Taylor, "Hannah Thurston," Longfellow's New Poems"...More.2 January 1864. Details... Authentic. Complete. With original stab marks present (as it had been a weekly periodical, and so once sewn as such). Published in Boston... with American Civil War era content as noted and great literary content. 1864. Excellent -- about FINE -- cond.A bit about the Periodical.... Littell's Living Age (also known simply as The Living Age) was an American magazine whose content was culled from various top English and American magazines and newspapers of its era. It was published weekly. Littell's Living Age began publication in 1844, and ceased publication with the August 1941 issue. (The name was revived in 1972 for a periodical by the Littell Families of America that is a genealogy publication on the Little family, rather than a general interest magazine). 
This is an early issue in its almost 100-year run.
Additional Details... 1st/Authentic. From Press of Geo C. Rand & Avery; R. Wheeler, Stereotyper, 13 Washington St., Boston. Approx 8” x 6” (15 x 22 cm). 48 pages. Self bound... in about FINE or better condition. Periodical is bright; clean; tight; etc. ARTESIAN INKSTONE.
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