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Published by Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2003
ISBN 10: 0811724816ISBN 13: 9780811724814
Seller: Paradox Books USA, Fort Collins, CO, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Thus. Trade Paperback. First Thus, 1st printing. Glued binding, illustrated glossy wrappers; 412 pages, illustrations. Frontier Classics Series, with a New Introduction by John D. McDermott. CONDITION: FINE, binding square and tight, pages crisp and unmarked; faint shelf-wear to edges. CONTENT: Originally published by the author in 1918, the year he turned 84, this fascinating autobiography is reprinted here with a new and thoughtful introduction by John D. McDermott. Anson Mills saw frontier service in Arizona and Kansas, where he fought against the Apache and Cheyenne. As a battalion commander with the army, he played an important role in Reynolds's Powder River campaign of early 1876, and in the Great Sioux War later that year. His good fortune continued after his service, when he became a millionaire after inventing and improving military items.
Published by Anson Mills and the Press of Byron S. Adams, Washingto, D. C., 1921
Seller: Don's Book Store, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Book
Trade Paperback. Condition: Fair. Second Edition. 431 Pages. Cover is separating from spine from the front. Sewn binding. Staining on top and bottom corners. Chips along bottom edges and shelf ware. Chip off of middle back cover edge. Bottom back corner folded. Evidence of previous taping along interior front cover. Interior pages are clean with no marks other than before mentioned stains There are 19 additional pages to this 1921 Second Edition of the 1918 Copyright. The US Army's fierce clashes with the Native Americans and the turbulent era of frontier history is brought vividly to life in this authentic first hand account. Anson Mills saw frontier service in Arizona and Kansas, where he fought against the Apache and the Cheyenne. As a battalion commander with the army, he played an important role in Reynolds's Powder River campaign of early 1876, and in the Great Sioux War later that year. His good fortune continued after his service, when he became a millionaire after inventing and improving military items. Contents in 33 Chapters: My Ancestors, Privations of the Early Pioneers, Charlottesville Academy, West Point Military Academy, Early Days in Texas, El Paso Experiences, In Washington, My Brothers in Texas, Four Years of Civil War, After the War, Marriage, Travels West and East, Nannie's Impressions of the West, Western Experiences, Detail to Paris Exposition, Out West Again, Brevet Commissions in the Army, In Washington Again, Consolidation of the El Paso and Juarez Street Railways, The Reformatin of El Paso, Mexico, Equitable Distributio of the Waters of the Rio Grade, Boundary Commission, Woman's Suffrage, Prohibition, Trip to Europe with General Miles, My Cartridge Belt Equipment, The League to Enforce Peace, Trial by Combat, Personal Trial by Combat, National Trial by Combat, Honolulu, and Conclusions. Plus Five Appendices: The Organization and Administration of the United States Army, Address Before the Society of the Army of the Cumberland, Address Before the Order of Indian Wars on the Battle of the Rosebud, Address before the Order of Indian Wars by General Charles King, and Report of Gen. Mills on the Battle of Slim Buttes. Illustrated with 89 Plates ranging from Anson and Nannie Day Before Marriage, to Brigadier General John M. Wilson a Classmate.
Published by Published by the Author / Press of Byron S. Adams, Washington, DC, 1921
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good +. Washington, DC: Published by the Author / Press of Byron S. Adams, 1921. Second Edition. Octavo. 431 pp. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Printed wraps. Light rubbing to edges of wraps and binding sound. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper, but otherwise pages unmarked. Originally published in 1918. Mills served in Arizona, at Fort Bridger, and with Crook's 1876 Sioux Campaign. [Howes M623].
Published by Anson Mills; Press of Byron S. Adams, Washington, D.C., 1918
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Original publisher's black cloth binding with gilt lettering and two gilt decorative seals on front cover. All edges gilt. No lettering on spine. Original black ribbon bookmark included. "Published by the Author." Printed by the Press of Byron S. Adams of Washington, D.C. 6" x 8 1/2." 412 pages, complete. Many black-and-white illustrations, complete. Appendices in back. Pages and covers are virtually pristine and intact. Binding is tight. An As New copy. Autobiography of Brigadier General Anson Mills (1834-1924). Mills served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. Mills divides his memoir into three periods. He moves chronologically and begins with his ancestry and early life in the first period. The next period chronicles the Civil War, the years immediately after war, and his marriage. In the third period, Mills recollects many events, both personal and historical, including his travels to Paris and Hawai'i, women's suffrage, and Prohibition.
Published by Byron S. Adams, Washington DC, 1921
Seller: THE OLD LIBRARY SHOP, Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A.
Soft Cover. Condition: good+. Author was Brig. Gen. in US Army. 8.25" tall; 431pp; glossy paper; many b/w photos & ils including frontis photos of author's parents; World War I; tan paper cover is soiled. Paperback.
Published by Privately Published, Washington DC, 1921
Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.
Original Wraps. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Second Edition. 431pp. Covers are soiled and lightly worn. Spine has small loss of paper at top and bottom. Contents are vg. ; 8vo.
Published by Press of Byron S. Adams, Washington, D. C, 1918
Seller: Scott Emerson Books, ABAA, El Cajon, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Limp dark brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt. All page edges gilt. Bound in ribbon marker. Errata slip glued to the front free endpaper. Illustrated. A light damp stain to the upper 3" of the fore edge pages. One page has some chipping to the same area. Slight spine lean. Very tight and otherwise clean. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 412 pages.
Published by Published by the Author (Printed at the Press of Byron S. Adams), Washington DC, 1918
Seller: Carpe Diem Fine Books, ABAA, Monterey, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Leather bound. 1st. INSCRIBED by MIlls' son-in-law, Major Winfield Scott Overton, (pictured on p.239). Octavo; 412pp, First Edition. 8vo. 412 pp. Copiously illustrated from photographs, drawings, portraits, maps; appendix. Near Fine copy (erasure to ffep) in flexible leather-covered wrappers stamped in gold to upper wrapper,which reproduces the 'New Zealand International Exposition 1882' medal awarded to Mills inventing a woven military cartridge belt; With black endpapers, rounded corners, all edges gilt, ribbon marker. ''Mills fought the hostiles on the Plains, and later made his home at El Paso. His book is our clearest account (from the white man's side) of the Battle of the Rosebud.'' (Stanley Vestal's 'Book Lover's Southwest' p.37).
Published by Byron S. Adams, Washington, D.C., 1918
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. First Edition. Octavo, 412 pages; VG-; Black leather spine, no lettering; Covers have light wear to edges and along hinges of spine, and very light fading to gilt lettering on front cover; Textblock has very light wear to gilt edges, and occasional light age-toning to pages interiorly; Presentation page indicates that this copy was presented to Colonel Louis LaGarde, whose name is written in ink (possibly in Mills' hand); NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #4. 1348921. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by Adams, 1918., Washington:, 1918
Seller: Military Books, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 412p. Photos. Maps. USMA 1857 non grad, Lt & Capt 18th US Infantry in CW, various Cav units in the Indian wars, Retired as Brig Gen 1892. Invented woven cartridge belt. Gilt edges. Floppy leather covers. Presentation page SIGNED by author to Mrs. James Gilliss. Fine Copy. Signed by Author.