Mills Brigadier General Anson (5 results)

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. …

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.…

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.…