Edwin Cole Bearss (24 results)

Civil War Preservation Trust "Special Preservation Edition" WITH BOOKPLATE SIGNED BY AUTHORS AND PUBLISHER. xxviii, 596 pages. Paperback: H 22.75cm x L 15.25cm. Glossy paper covers lightly rubbed; bumping to rear cover's bottom fore-edge corner with some rear leaves affected likewise. Top corners of pages 207-208 and 333-334; some yellow highlighting and pencil underling found amongst text but majority of interior pages remain quite clean. Binding is firm. Publisher bookplate affixed to front cover's blank verso with ink signatures of author Richard B. Williams, contributor Edwin C. Bearss, and publisher Theodore P. Savas. ISBN 9781932714388.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Special Edition. This special edition in 2010 is in blue padded vinyl covers with gold stamped typefaces, a ribbon marker and all edge gilt. It is inscribed to Civil War reenactor Mike Ventura by Bearss and Hills on 6/15/11 in Austin Texas. Also enclosed is a priceless note from a child on a "Civil War for Kids" notecard. The card thanks Mike for the reenactment and tour of Atlanta. A fantastic edition of this book with a wonderful personal touch. See photos. All books are backed securely and shipped in a cardboard box. #1. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition, stated. A Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket. SIGNED by both the author and Mr. Bearss, who wrote the foreword. 8vo., xxvii, (1), 588 pp., illustrated with b&w photographs. Black cloth in black illustrated dj. The dj has two very small closed tears. A Near Fine copy in Very Good, unclipped, dj.…

Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided but per matching dates upon title and copyright pages) INSCRIBED, SIGNED, AND DATED BY EDWIN C. BEARRS. 528 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed; slight bumping/scuffing at edges; vertical creasing to spine with short tear at head. Red boards; vibrant silver stamping to spine; slight bumping at spine ends and board corners. Bearrs' seven-line ink inscription to a Meridian, Mississippi resident dated 6/9/07 on half-title page with handwriting impression carrying through to the successive title and dedication leaves; Bearrs' home address written in ink on title page by different hand - likely that of the past owner; handwritten ink margin notes found on pages 147 and 196 - no other occurrences readily apparent upon a cursory perusal but may be present; vast majority of leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Laid-in between 324-325 is color map "Battle of Parker's Crossroads, TN" from a different publication; bookmark from Jackson, Mississippi Lemuria bookstore laid-in between pages 388-389. ISBN 9781589804159.…

Reprint of the original circa 1890 edition with additions of a new Introduction and Index. i-xxiii, [5], 1-237 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. No dust jacket (likely as issued). Bluish-gray cloth. Faint impression of past owner's erased pencil note on front free endpaper; no other markings readily apparent upon a cursory perusal. Binding is firm. ISBN 0913419095.…

Reprint of the original 1866 edition with addition of Preface, Notes, Roster, and Index. Publisher's review copy (per ink stamp upon copyright page and their laid-in generic letter) and, albeit unnumbered, issued as part of Morningside's 1000 copy limitation (also noted upon copyright page and again on page 582). i-xii, [2], xiii-xx, 21-582 pages. Hardcover: H 19.75cm x L 13cm. Dust jacket stained and foxed; shallow chipping and nicks at edges with closed tear at head of front panel's spine fold. Gray cloth with faint staining to boards. Foxing and small stains to text block edges. Foxing/toning to endpapers; light stain at front endpapers' gutter heel; scattered foxing to interior text pages which otherwise remain clean. Binding is firm. Laid-in between pages 96-97 is foxed folded letter on Morningside Bookshop stationery noting the book as a review copy. Bearss' additions include an unpaged Preface (between pages xii-xiii) plus pages 395-581.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. New, special edition. Blue boards with gilt title. Gilt edging. 2010. 399pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oversized hardcover with dust jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with gold lettering on spine. DJ is clean, glossy, and free of wear. Binding is tight and secure. Pages are clean, crisp, and bright. Printed in B&W. Illustrations throughout. 588 pages. Copyright page dated 2005. Stated First Edition. Foreword by Edwin Cole Bearss. Signed by author and Bearss, in blue and black ink on front free endpaper, both inscribed to Jim Davis. This copy also includes a letter from the executive director of the Blue & Gray Education Society, thanking the previous owner for their support and presenting the signed copy. A very nice copy. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it is a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book. This is an oversized book, so extra postage will be necessary for priority or international shipping. Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

VOLUME I ONLY of a three volume set. Reprint (originally published 1985). 769 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. No dust jacket. Dark navy blue cloth spine with bright gilt stamping; slight bumping to spine heel; gray cloth boards; both spine heel and bottom board edges have slender white paint transfer from shelf. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3 pounds (1.36 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0890293120.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Reissue Edition. Three volumes complete. All three are the 1991 reissue. On the half title of volume three is this note by the previous owner: "This three volume set was purchased at the Vicksburg visitor center in late October, 1994. I had read the first two volumes prior to this trip (Campaigning with Grant in the West) and I brought this one with me & asked Ed to sign." And below this is "To Chuck Erikson veteran campaigner and fellow Marine with best wishes Edwin C. Bearss 3/27/95." All volumes as new. No wear to the bindings. No slope, no twist, no distortion from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No musty odor. No tobacco odor. No water damage. No sun fading. No dust jackets as issued. Signed by Author(s).…

hardcover. Condition: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

paperback. Condition: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Inscribed by Edwin Cole Bearss on half title page. Volume 3. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light edge wear. Clean, unmarked pages. xii, 691-1432 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. *Autographed by author.* Edwin Cole Bearss was a renowned American military historian, author, and Chief Historian of the National Park Service from 1981 to 1994. A decorated World War II U.S. Marine Corps veteran wounded at New Britain, he became famous for his energetic, theatrical battlefield tours and extensive preservation work. Signed.…

First edition (as stated upon copyright page) INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. xvi, 636 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket soiled and foxed; vertical scratch to front panel with crease at top margin; short tears and nicks at edges; usual color sunning at blue band at lower spine and front panel; front flap is not price-clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Gray boards with some toning/foxing; blue lettering to front board and spine; slight scuffing/wear at spine ends. Text block edges foxed. Obtrusive foxing/toning to endappers; lesser foxing to inital and rear leaves with some interior occurances. Author's three-line ink inscirptino "To My Good Friends the Crislers | With Best Wishes | Edwin C Bearrs" at top of front free endapper. Binding remains fairly crisp. A very good- copy in a very good- dust jacket. A quite uncommon book and a landmark study regarding Mississippi's role in the Civil War. Edwin Bearss was National Park Service Vicksburg National Military Park historian from 1955 to 1958 followed by a promotion to southeast regional research historian from 1958 to 1966 and thereafter working at the park service headquarters in Washington, DC where he eventually served as the agency's chief historian from 1981 to 1994 succeeded by his appointment as National Park Service chief historian emeritus. In June 2018 American Battlefield Trust awarded Bearss their inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of research regarding the Civil War and advocacy for battlefield preservation. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 4 pounds (1.81 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. (MS-Shelf#4|CMS-03084}.…

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). xvi, 636 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed with some soiling, foxing, and staining with latter causing light rippling to rear panel; nicks and several tears at edges; front flap is not price-clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Gray boards with some light brown spotting; blue lettering to front board and spine; slight scuffing at spine ends. Toning, foxing, and some light stains to text block edges; occasional foxing to interior pages which, overall, remain clean; top corner of pages 215-216 creased from past fold-down. Binding is firm. Still a very good copy in a very good- dust jacket. A quite uncommon book and a landmark study regarding Mississippi's role in the Civil War. Edwin Bearss was National Park Service Vicksburg National Military Park historian from 1955 to 1958 followed by a promotion to southeast regional research historian from 1958 to 1966 and thereafter working at the park service headquarters in Washington, DC where he eventually served as the agency's chief historian from 1981 to 1994 succeeded by his appointment as National Park Service chief historian emeritus. In June 2018 American Battlefield Trust awarded Bearss their inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of research regarding the Civil War and advocacy for battlefield preservation. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 4 pounds (1.81 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. (MS-Shelf#2}.…

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). xvi, 636 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed and mildly soiled; color fading/sunning at lower spine; nicks, tears, and creasing/bumping at edges particularly along top of spine and rear panel; slender tear to rear flap fold; front flap is not price-clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Gray boards; blue lettering to front board and spine; slight scuffing/wear at spine ends. Light toning and soiling to text block edges. Several page corners creased from fold-downs; light toning to pages 32-33 and interlaying foldout caused by laid-in 1958 Park Service brochure for the Vicksburg National Military Park; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. A very good+ copy in a very good- dust jacket. A quite uncommon book and a landmark study regarding Mississippi's role in the Civil War. Edwin Bearss was National Park Service Vicksburg National Military Park historian from 1955 to 1958 followed by a promotion to southeast regional research historian from 1958 to 1966 and thereafter working at the park service headquarters in Washington, DC where he eventually served as the agency's chief historian from 1981 to 1994 succeeded by his appointment as National Park Service chief historian emeritus. In June 2018 American Battlefield Trust awarded Bearss their inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of research regarding the Civil War and advocacy for battlefield preservation. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 4 pounds (1.81 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. (MS-Shelf#3}.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. (Dayton): Morningside, 1985-1986. First Edition. 8vo. 1432pp. Blue cloth back & gray cloth boards. Fine condition, no djs (as issued?). Illustrated with maps and photographs and other sources. Vol. I: Vicksburg is the Key. Vol. II: Grant Strikes a Fatal Blow. Vol. III: Unvexed to the Sea. Signed & inscribed by Beass on the half-title page of Vol. 1, dated 7/1/86.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st edition. 1st edition, 1985-86. A 3 volume set, complete. A Near Fine set. INSCRIBED inside each volume by author. 8vo., bound in publishers blue and grey cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Minor signs of shelf wear only, a few spots on text edges. Text appears unmarked. Lacking dust jackets as issued. 3 Volumes: Volume I: Vicksburg is the Key Volume II: Grant Strikes a Fatal Blow Volume III: Unvexed to the Sea ISBN's 0890293120 0890293139 0890295163. Signed.…

COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET ALL INSCRIBED, DATED, AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Presumed first edition set (no direct edition/printing statements provided in any of the three volumes). Hardcovers, each H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. No dust jackets present (evidently as issued). Blue cloth spines with light toning/spotting; gray cloth boards. Foxing to text block edges and endpapers. Each volume features an ink inscription by Edwin Bearss dated 9/18/87 (might be 4/18/87 as handwriting is shaky). Bindings remain fairly crisp. ***** VOLUME I. ISBN 0890293120. Morningside, 1985. 769 pages. Some soiling to boards with corners lightly bumped. Past owner's personal bookplate affixed near center of ffep verso with Bearss' four-line ink inscription at top margin; some foxing to initial leaves but interior pages overall remain clean. ***** VOLUME II. ISBN 0890293139. Morningside. 1986. Paged as i-xxii, 19-690. Bearss' four-line ink inscription on half-title page with handwriting impression carrying through to adjacent title leaf; interior leaves are otherwise clean ***** VOLUME III. ISBN 0890295163. Morningside. 1986. Paged as i-xii, 691-1432. Bearss' six-line ink inscription on half-title page with handwriting impression also carrying through to adjacent title leaf; interior pages are otherwise clean. ***** Please note that this set has an approximate shipping weight of 7.5 pounds (3.4 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 3 volumes in uniform bindings. All three with union blue spines with gold lettering, gray cloth over boards. All three are in very good, evidently unread, condition. Volume 1: Vicksburg is the Key. 1985 on title page. Copyright page dated 2003. Volume 2: Grant Strikes a Fatal Blow. Title page dated 1986. Copyright page dated 1991. Volume 3: Unvexed to the Sea. Title page dated 1986. Copyright page dated 1991. All three volumes are signed and inscribed on the title page, dated 10/9/10. All three signed to Fred Clark, Semper Fi, Edwin C. Bearss. All three volumes in very good condition. 1400+ pages in all, with maps for endpapers. Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that it's an ABE Stock Photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book. This is a 3 volumes set, so some extra shipping will be required. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Brand New - Complete 3 Volume Set.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jackets as Issued. 769pp + 689pp + 1432pp. Note by former owner on title page of each volume. Short presentation slip, signed by the publishers, on second ffep. A fresh, sharp set of this important work. Size: Thick Large Octavos.