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Published by Ron R. Van Sickle Military Books Circa 1987, Gaithersburg, MD, 1987
- First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerStaplebound. Condition: Good. The format is approximately 8.375 inches by 11 inches. There are some marks at some of the offered items. Mailing label on back cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. Rare surviving copy! Counting "new arrivals' there are about 585 items, many of which have limited presence in various civil war bib…liographic works. Dave Zullo and Ron Van Sickle were partners for several years. For a time, they were among the preeminent Civil War and Military booksellers on the East Coast, if not in the Nation. Later they went their separate ways and Ron R. Van Sickle established his separate enterprise. This is believed to be the first catalogue issued by Mr. Van Sickle 'in his own right'. Most entries contain a short descriptive comment or annotation. The American Civil War bibliography comprises books, pamphlets, maps, prints, printed ephemera that deal in large part with the American Civil War. There are over 60,000 books on the war, with more appearing each month. There is no complete bibliography to the war; the largest guide to books is more than 50 years old and lists over 6,000 titles. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.
Published by Ron R. Van Sickle Military Books, Gaithersburg, MD, 1988
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerWraps. Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Illustrated cover. Mailing label on back cover. Ron R. Van Sickle Military Books: "Civil War Our Specialty". Unpaginated (48 pages including covers). Contents contain New Arrivals A to LL. 563 numbered items. Rare surviving copy. Fascinating compilation of over 600…superb examples of 'high end' Civil War literature. Books, maps, pamphlets, limited editions, etc. Ron R. Van Sickle Military Books catalogues set a high standard for clear and informative annotations, most of which have stood the test of time and offer information and insights additional to what might be found in the standard annotated Civil War bibliographical works. Ron R. Van Sickle had been partnered with David Zullo in the early 1980s but they went their separate ways. David Zullo opened The Olde Soldier Books and Ron Van Sickle established this business which endured for a number of years. The Civil War is one of the central events in American collective memory. There are innumerable statues, commemorations, books, and archival collections. The memory includes the home front, military affairs, the treatment of soldiers, both living and dead, in the war's aftermath, depictions of the war in literature and art, evaluations of heroes and villains, and considerations of the moral and political lessons of the war. The last theme includes moral evaluations of racism and slavery, heroism in combat and heroism behind the lines, and issues of democracy and minority rights, as well as the notion of an "Empire of Liberty" influencing the world. The Civil War is one of the most extensively studied and written about episodes in U.S. history. It remains the subject of cultural and historiographical debate. Of particular interest is the persisting myth of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy. The American Civil War was among the first wars to use industrial warfare. Railroads, the electric telegraph, steamships, the ironclad warship, and mass-produced weapons were all widely used during the war. In total, the war left between 620,000 and 750,000 soldiers dead, along with an undetermined number of civilian casualties, making the Civil War the deadliest military conflict in American history. The technology and brutality of the Civil War foreshadowed the coming World Wars.