General Anson Mills (9 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 233 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.59 inches. In Stock.

Flexible Boards. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. TEXT UNMARKED, ALL EDGES GILT, GILT LETTERING AND DESIGNS TO FRONT COVER, SILK RIBBON BOUND IN, FLEXIBLE IMITATION LEATHER BOARDS, SOME DAMAGE TO FIRST ENDPAPER DUE TO REMOVAL OF SOMETHING STUCK TO ENDPAPER.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No dust jacket. First Edition. LUTHER HIGH SPOT FIRST EDITION in limp black leather with gilt titling, gilt page edges, edited by C. H. Claudy, no dust jacket (issued without) two frontispieces with protraits of Mills and his wife, 96 illus. and photos(listed), port., 3 maps (listed), index, 412pp. Luther #39. Dustin @202. Dowd #2688. Jenneweing #64. O'Keefe #1639. Very Good. Mills, served under Gen. George Crook in the Great Sioux War of 1876-77, which included the Rosebud fight and the Slim Buttes battle. Contains Mills's address on the Battle of the Rosebud, and provides a good context for the Battle of the LBH. Mills became wealthy with his invention of the woven-web cartridge belt, which replaced the belts made of leather, which caused copper shell casings to corrode. An important Custeriana item. …

1918, 1st edition, first printing. (hardcover) Very good. 412pp. 8vo. Ex-lib., with tape remnant to spine, stamps a Date Due slip, and a card envelope. Limp cloth covered boards, balck, with title and insignia stamped in gilt to front. Inscribed, in pencil, on 'Compliments' leaf to Gen. Henry C. Wood, undated. Some light scuffing to front free endpaper. Rough erasure at upper edge of presentation leaf. That all identified, else is clean and bright. Black and white photographs. Drawings. Ribbon marker. Gilt edges all 'round. Anson Mills, Brigadier General, US Army. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. This is a 1918 edition. The autobiography of the man who drew the original map for El Paso and named the city. Covers betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Erstwhile owner's bookplate on front pastedown, errata slip on front endpaper; interior pages with text without any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

First Edition. First edition. Edited by C. H. Claudy. Illustrated with frontis photos of Mills and wife Hannah as well as a number of photos, drawings, and maps in the text. Bound in original imitation leather over flexible boards with gilt-stamped cover; all edges gilt. Errata slip affixed to front free endpaper. Ownership signature of "Chas. H. L. Johnston/ July 14, 1930," presumably being that of Charles Haven Ladd Johnston (1877 - 1943), who wrote a number of books about military history. Very good or better with rubbing to black paper pastedowns, shallow chip at head of spine, and frays to upper corners.…

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).…

Full leather. Condition: Very good. Author's Edition. Small octavo, [2], 412pp, [2]. Leather, gilt title and illustration on cover. All gilt edges, rounded corners, black end papers, flexible covers. Sewn-in silk bookmark. Light rubbing to edges, both hinges showing wear. Bookplate from the Library of the Supreme Council on the front pastedown. Signed by Brigadier General Anson Mills on the presentation leaf: Compliments of the Author to "Admiral Geo. W. Baird." (Howes, M623) (Graff 2804) (Dornbusch II, 1693). Rear Admiral George W. Baird (1843-1930) was a U.S. Navy engineer and veteran of the Civil War. He developed several practical shipboard devices, helped introduce naval electrical systems, and was credited with installing electric lights in the White House in 1891. The "Author's Edition" of My Story by Brig. General Anson Mills, inscribed to Admiral Geo. W. Baird. (illustrator). Signed.…

First edition. First edition. 8vo. Limp, gilt-stamped cloth, black front and rear endpapers, a.e.g., 412 pp. Numerous illustrations, 3 maps. Preface by General Nelson Miles. Valuable and vivid recollections by Mills of his service in Texas in the 1850's, the Civil War, service in Arizona, Crook's 1876 campaign, and his service in El Paso as Commissioner of the Boundary Commission between the United States and Mexico. His recollections of El Paso and west Texas are particularly noteworthy. Mills recounts his campaigns in the west from 1865 through the Custer campaign of 1876. He was a champion of Custer and accuses Terry of being unfamiliar with Indian warfare. His personal experiences on the Powder River Expedition, at the Battle of the Rosebud, and at the Battle of Slim Buttes are particularly noteworthy. Mills escorted General Dodge on the overland expedition to Oregon in 1867 and performed the same task with Lord Dunraven in 1873. He was also involved in the Black Hills Gold Rush. Errata slip has been affixed to front free-endpaper. An exceptionally fine, bright copy.…