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Wrappers. Condition: Good. The Book Is In Good Condition. The Pages Are Clean And Tight. There Is Minor Chipping On The Outer Spine With A 1/4 Inch At The Top Of The Front Joint Missing. Portions Of The Front And Back Cover Show Minor Smudges From Usage.Hooker Was A Senior Officer In The Union Army During The American Civil War.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 298 pages, photos, map, Brand new hardcover. NEVER READ! The author saw action at First Bull Run, the Penisula Campaign, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Todd's Tavern where he was seriously wounded. A great first hand account by an officer of th…

Octavo, softbound (stiff, illus. slick brown wrappers), xxx pp + 557 pp + 40 pp. Near Fine, with sunned spine. From lower cover: The Origin, Progress, and Conclusion of the Florida War, first published in 1848 just six years after the conflict ended, is an outstanding account of the Second Seminole War that lasted from 1835 to 1…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Wraps, reprinted from the official Senate copy, various foxing and browned text, several dog-eared pages, signed twice on the front paper cover by Virginia Historian Richard V. Gaines, 186pps, double columns, minor waterstaining at top of a few rear pages unaffecting text. G+ as small chip to lo…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. PUBLISHER: Frank Desilver DATE/EDITION: 1845, stated new edition with additions and improvements BINDING: Hardbound in full brown leather with gold lettering on a black title block on the spine, 4 1/2" x 7 1/2", 303 pages. DUST JACKET: No jacket BOOK CONDITION: Cracking starting at the top…

hardcover. Condition: very good. Illustrated with 5 maps, plus 2 larger folding maps in pocket at rear. vii + 254 pages. 8vo, gilt-stamped red cloth (ex-library copy with bookplate inside front cover, partial paper sticker on spine). London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co., 1898. A very good copy. Forming the third volume of The…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 28th Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Doc 174, 693 pp.+ 22 Engraved Plts & 2 FoldOut Maps (lacks Lge FoldOut Map in pocket), Bound in Period Blk Three-Quarters Leather & Bds, Gilt & Ruled Spine Title, Provenance: Signature & Bookplate of John S Phelps (23rd Governor of Missouri), Light…

Hardcover. Condition: About Very Good. New Edition. 10, 303 pages. Rebound in brown cloth sometime in the 20th century. Samuel Cooper was one of the few Northern West Point graduates who resigned to join the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Immediately appointed Brigadier General (later full general), he be…

Leather. Condition: Very Good. New Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. New Edition, 1847 printing. A Very Good copy. 12mo., viii, (9)-303 , 12 pp., illustrated with numerous engraved plates, diagrams and figures. Bound in period full leather, with the title on a black morocco label on the spine. Light edge wear; small portion of…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with leather spine. Gold lettering on brown title plate on spine. Title page dated 1846, no separate copyright page. 186 pages. In fair condition. Considerable rubbing to cloth and spine, with corners of boards exposed through split cloth. Leather is cracked along the…

Full Contemporary Pigskin. Condition: Moderate Edge Wear. No Jacket. New Edition. "comprehending the exercises and movements of the infantry, light infantry, and riflemen; cavalry and artillery; together with the manner of doing duty in garrison and in camp.Leather spine label. Front free endpaper missing piece from lower free m…

Cloth. Condition: P/No Dustjacket. Philadelphia, PA: Robert P. Desilver. P/No Dustjacket. 1836. . Cloth. Comprending the Exercise and Movements of the Infantry, Light Infantry, and Riflemen; Cavalry and Artillery; Together with the Manner of Doing Duty is garrison and in Camp, and the Forms of Parades, Reviews, and Insepections,…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Subtitle : "As Seen in 1866-67 by Appleton and Longfellow, Two Young Travellers (sic) from the United States of America, Who Had Been Officers in the Union Army, and a Journey to Russia with General Banks in 1869. With Sketches of Alexander II and Abraham Lincoln, and Emancipation in…

1st edition (American Imprints 36933). 10, viii, 9 - 303 pp. Illustrated with diagrams, charts & musical scores. 12mo. Bound in 6s. On the front paste-down is a tipped-in New York State General Order of 1839 noting the purchase of a number of copies of Cooper's work, and their subsequent distribution '. among the field officers…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Issued Without Dustjacket. The book is bound in half black crushed goat leather with black book cloth. The front leather hinge is cracked ,but the hinge itself is strong. There are some scattered minor scuff marks, and mild bumping of some corners. The gilding is quite good. The marbled end paper…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. Some faint staining to front cover cloth near spine, some other very small light spotting to covers. ; Illus. , very tight binding, bright front cover illustration and lettering and bright spine lettering, contents very clean; 416 pa…

Pictorial Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Dust Jacket. No Edition Stated. Bottom rear spine edge has been chewed about 3-1/2", bottom corners of covers have small chips from being chewed, edges of covers rubbed w/small tears, top corners of covers mildly bumped, interior hinges cracking, several stamps inside front cover, little…

186, [6] pp. Adverts last 6 pages. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-3/4" General wear & soiling to wrappers, with front wrapper beginning to detach at bottom. 1" of paper loss at spine base. Penciled pos to t.p. top margin. Temoin, p. 69. An About VG copy of a rare wrappered edition. Original printed paper wrappers. "Price 25 Cents." Now housed…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Issued Without Dustjacket. 1st Edition. The book is full calf leather bound with solid binding. The corners are mildly scuffed, and there are two circular stains on the bottom quarter of the front panel.Spine label is quite good. Some of the gilding on the raised bands is faded. The previous owne…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 8.75 x 5.5", printed wraps, 275pp, front cover very worn and soiled, torn at foredge, rear cover removed, contents foxed and well worn. SWAF. CHARLES C. TROWBRIDGE'S COPY WITH HIS INK SIGNATURE ON FRONT COVER. Trowbridge was an explorer himself, joining Lewis Cass on his exploration trip to the G…

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good -. First Edition. The 1845 1st edition, still in the publisher's original black cloth, with its decorative blindstamping. Light wear along the rear outer hinge, very light chipping at the spine crown. Mild soiling to the panels, light foxing at the preliminaries. Thick octavo, 693 pgs. Prin…