Colonel Harry Gilmor (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original bindings. 291 pages, with frontispiece. Light wear only.

Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 291 pages, frontis piece, Very good in slightly shaken original binding. Mild foxing. SCARCE FIRST EDITION. 1866.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 12 mo, xii (13)-291 pgs, frontis with tissue guard, Brown cloth with gilt decoration on cover, gilt title on spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Corners worn, lower spine lightly chipped, else shelf rubbed. Interior pages have darkened gutter stain consistently through the book, not impacting text; lesser so in the upper gutter, but still present. Else tight in original binding. Preliminary with previous owners pencilled name, title page with small, inked name stamp. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The author, Colonel Harry Gilmor, here tells his colorful life as a Confederate Cavalry officer. He led the 2nd Maryland Cavalry Battalion (CSA) during the war. What a war he had. An early Confederate narrative published soon after the war, the author told a wild tale to promote the gallant efforts by the gallant Southerners as they attempted to destroy the Union. Probably never letting the truth get in the way of good tale, he nevertheless was a man with the bark on and fought a long, hard war. REFERENCES: Dornbusch II, 523; Howes G-187. Nevins I, p. 94: "The author's career as a Confederate cavalryman was largely spent in the Valley of Virginia; his accounts of events are so embellished as to create doubts of authenticity.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with gold stamped crossed swords on front cover and gold lettering on spine. Title page and copyright page dated 1866. 291 pages. Book is in good condition. Some wear to cover, particularly along edges. Cloth is split at corners, exposing a bit of the boards underneath. The outer layer of cloth at the head and foot of spine has torn off along a straight edge approximately 1/8th inch from the edges of the spine. Underneath is a different shade of blue cloth. Other than a bit of rubbing and a few light scuffs, the front and back covers remain clean, with bright stamping. Binding remains strong, just slightly shelf-cocked. Page edges are toned, and there is even discoloration to pages. Here and there are small marks to paper from age, but they are few. Personal stamp in faded ink on title page. Pages are free of tears. Book is overall sturdy and well-preserved. Frontispiece illustration features black and white equestrian portrait.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Heavy staining/ foxing to the pages and cover of the book. General shelfwear to the cover and page edges.