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186221776<p>In February 1862 General Mansfield Lovell sends reinforcements to Albert Sidney Johnston the chief Confederate commander in the West so he can defend Nashville and Fort Donelson. The move was fruitless; Fort Donelson fell to Union troops a week after this letter was written.</p> <b>MANSFIELD LOVELL.</b>Autograph Letter Signed to Albert Sidney Johnston. New Orleans La. February 7 1862. 1 p. 8 x 11 in.<p>With: a carte-de-visite of Lovell in Confederate uniform. New York & Washington: Brady's National Photographic Portrait Gallery ca. 1862.</p><p><b>Partial Transcript </b></p><p><i>"Capt. Gibson's battery 21 rifled 6 pdrs. and two 12 pdr. Howitzers has been detained for want of transportation but will leave tomorrow morning for Nashville. Capt. Bains has received his battery and with the exception of a portion of his harness is ready to proceed to join your command; but as his company is totally uninstructed I have thought it best to retain them at their encampment in the Jackson Rail Road to drill and be reduced to something like discipline. If however you desire to have the guns and men I would prefer to have the men instructed at Nashville. I shall order them there upon the receipt of a telegram to that effect from you."</i></p><p><b>Historical Background</b></p><p>A day before Lovell wrote this letter Ulysses S. Grant had forced the surrender of Fort Henry Tennessee. The loss prompted Confederate Western Department commander General Albert Sidney Johnston to abandon his position at Bowling Green Kentucky and fall back towards Nashville. A week later on February 16 Fort Donelson Tennessee fell. The Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers had been opened and all of western Tennessee northern Mississippi and northern Alabama were exposed to Union invasion. Johnston adopted the strategic thinking of P.G.T. Beauregard his new second-in-command and concentrated most of the men in the western theater on a climactic battle against Ulysses S. Grant. In the resulting Battle of Shiloh April 6-7 1862 Johnson himself was killed. He was the highest-ranking officer to die in battle on either side in the Civil War.</p><p>In the aftermath of the Battle of Shiloh New Orleans lay exposed to Union attack from the north while to the south Admiral David G. Farragut's Mississippi River fleet broke the Confederate defenses on the Mississippi River at Forts Jackson and St. Philip. The two forts protected New Orleans but Farragut bypassed them in the dark early morning hours of April 24. He then prevailed over Confederate Captain John Stevenson's overmatched fleet. Lovell began to evacuate New Orleans over the next few days well before Union General Benjamin Butler's army was in a position to threaten its works. Lovell's evacuation order probably cost him his career; he was investigated by a court of inquiry and never again commanded troops in the field. Butler occupied the Crescent City on May 1.</p><p><b>Mansfield Lovell </b>1822-1884 was a West Point graduate from Washington D.C. who was seriously wounded at Belen Gate in the Mexican War. In October 1861 he was appointed major general in the Confederate Army and assigned to command in New Orleans. Under Lovell the Confederates lost New Orleans but he was hampered by deficiencies in men and materiel and was subsequently cleared of responsibility. However he never again obtained high command.</p><p><b>Albert S. Johnston</b> 1803-1862 of Kentucky graduated from West Point where he befriended Jefferson Davis in 1828. He went to Texas where he served as aide-de-camp to Sam Houston's revolutionary army and rose to command Texas forces briefly in 1837. He also served as Secretary of War for the short-lived Republic of Texas. Johnston fought under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War was colonel of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry on the Texas frontier led troops in the Utah wars and commanded the Department of the Pacific before the Civil War. In 1861 he was appointed full general second after Samuel Cooper with command of all Confederate forces in the western theater. Under his overall direction the South lost Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. His plans for resurgence in the West resulted in the Battle of Shiloh during which he fell mortally wounded.</p><p><b>Condition</b></p><p>Very good. Small chips at top margin two minor tears at left margin ink identification on verso.</p>
1857B2748Cincinnati: Wrightson & Co. 1857. A very good copy of this rare American pamphlet lacks one map. Binding: contemporary pictorial paper boards with text and vignette scene mounted on thick paper with some loss of the margins. Size: 8vo Illustration: With one hand-coloured map entitled “Map Illustrating the Canada Pacific and Northern Pacific and of the Proposed Railroads connecting at Straits of Mackinaw. Also Showing the Position of Mackinaw City†385mm x 750mm. References: Sabin 44366 Pages: P. title title 3 5-47 1 Category: Book Americas U.S. Wrightson & Co. hardcover
182713918Cincinnati: Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. First Edition. Leather bound. Very good. First edition of Cincinnati in 1826 by Benjamin Drake and Edward D. Mansfield inscribed by Mansfield to his longtime friend Reverend Thomas Picton. Twelvemo 100pp 1. Full black leather title stamped in gilt on front cover gilt-ruled bands on spine. Page ends dyed yellow. Solid binding extremities lightly rubbed small chip to upper spine end. Mild foxing throughout moderate toning to the two illustrated plates. Inscribed by one of the authors on the front free endpaper: "To the Revd Mr. Picton / from his friend / E.D. Mansfield." Howes D458 Sabin 20813 Thomson 339 American Imprints 28729 An attractive copy of this early descriptive text of Cincinnati rarely seen with author's signature. Benjamin Drake and Edward D. Mansfield were both lawyers at the time they wrote Cincinnati in 1826. Their detailed account of Cincinnati became an important guide to emigrants and contributed to the city's rapid growth making it one of the 10 largest cities in the US by 1830. The recipient of this copy Reverend Thomas Picton was chaplain and professor of ethics at West Point from 1818 to 1825. With his father being a professor at West Point Mansfield graduated from there in 1819. In his book Personal Memories: Social Political and Literary 1879 Mansfield describes the Rev. Mr. Picton as "one of my earliest and best friends." page 88. Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher unknown
1846229691846. Boston Med. Surg. J. 35/21. - Boston David Clapp December 23 1846 8° pp.417-444 orig. wrappers. First Edition in the extreme rare original wrappers! Further content relating to anaesthesia. Dana Fras. Jr.: Mesmerism pp.425-428. Wallace W.Clay: Remarks on the inhalation of ether previous to surgical operations pp.435-436. By a Correspondent who has no Property in Patent Rights: Are inventions in surgery and in chemistry legitimate subjects for patents pp.436-438 On the front inner wrapper appears for the third time in the Bost. Med. Surg. Jo. the famous advertising: " Morton's Letheon. General Circular . Public Caution" Boston Nov.26. 1846 W.T.G. Morton" 42 lines. "Stimulated by the appearance of the paper by Dr. Bigelow Dr.F. Dana Jr. of Boston sent to the Boston Medical Surgical Journal a spirited defense of mesmerism in which he said that mesmerism had been tested much longer than anesthesia produced by sulfuric ether. He referred to the work of Elliotson in England said that the Section of the Royal Academy of France had approved mesmerism in 1831 and claimed that Baron Cuvier Gabriel Andral Francois Broussais and Mathew Bailllie all had strongly approved mesmerism. The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal however always had been contemptuous of mesmerism." cf. Keys p. 29 "The December 23 issue of the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal contained five articles relating to ether anesthesia. The first was from J. D. Mansfield of South Reading a physician who reported that Flagg's views on the inhalation of ethereal vapor in certain surgical operations "were those of the profession generally in this region." He ended his communication by describing the inhalation by some of his friends at a recent social party of a mixture of sulfuric ether water morphine and a few drops of sulfuric acid with the effects paralleling those of ether when sniffed. "One young lady in particular came so completely under the influence of it that had she an aching tooth I think I should have tried my skill at extracting." Mansfield's letter was followed by a longish article by Francis Dana Jr. entitled "Mesmerism."M Since the editorial following Bigelow's insensibility paper had noted that "unlike the farce and trickery of mesmerism" the new discovery was in the hands of professional men Dana felt compelled to respond to the attack that had been made and his article was mainly a defense of this system. In the same issue Dr. W. Clay Wallace of New York published his objections to the inhalation of both ether and nitrous oxide because of the dangerous and disagreeable effects accompanying them." Then followed an anonymous discussion "Are Inventions in Surgery and in Chemistry Legitimate Subjects for Patents By a Correspondent Who Has No Property in Patent Rights" its author concluding that patents indeed can be granted for improvements in surgery and chemistry. However an editorial account following it on an "Apparatus for Inhaling the Gas"' criticized Morton satirically for selling his ether inhaler. It ended with the following paragraph: 'In todays journal will be found a communication from a legal gentleman drawn up at our request in which the validity of a patent is strenuously maintained. Since that article was in type we have been informed through a letter from Prof. C. A. Harris M.D. of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgeons that his colleague Dr. Bond had consulted one of the first lawyers there stating to him the whole case; and his opinion is that there is nothing patentable in the matter and that letters patent for it are worthless. We have similar information and assurance from Drs. Roper and Flagg of Philadelphia who have consulted competent legal judges in that city'." Richard J. Wolfe: Tarnished Idol / William Thomas Green Morton and the Introduction of Surgical Anesthesia A Chronicle of the Ether Controversy 2001 pp.94-95 unknown
1877177021877. Mansfield Charles Blachford. Aerial Navigation 1877 a scientific treatise addressing the technical and theoretical challenges of controlled flight at a time when lighter than air ballooning dominated aerial experimentation. Written by chemist Charles Blachford Mansfield and issued posthumously the work advances early consideration of propulsion steering and mechanical control in the air moving beyond passive balloon drift toward the problem of directed navigation. Mansfield applies chemical and physical reasoning to questions of lift motive force and atmospheric resistance situating the text within mid nineteenth century efforts to transform aerial ascent into practical transportation.<br /> <br /> Mansfield Charles Blachford. Aerial Navigation. London: Macmillan & Co. 1877. First edition. The volume includes a second title leaf reading "Aerial Navigation The Problem with Hints for its Solution by Ithi Kefalende" reflecting the work's earlier conceptual framing. Comprising xxiii 1 513 pages the text presents extended analysis of balloon construction propulsion systems and theoretical models for powered flight drawing on Mansfield's background in chemistry including his work on coal tar derivatives and theoretical studies such as Theory of Salts. Though composed in the early 1850s the manuscript was not published until after Mansfield's death following a laboratory accident preserving a body of research that engaged directly with the limitations of contemporary aeronautical practice.<br /> <br /> Issued during a period when ballooning remained dependent on wind currents Mansfield's work contributes to the intellectual foundation that later supported the development of controllable aircraft. The text engages with the legacy of earlier balloon experiments while anticipating the transition toward powered aviation that would emerge at the end of the nineteenth century. By addressing propulsion and navigational control the work reflects broader scientific inquiry into engineering problems that would define modern aeronautics. Rebound in modern half calf with marbled boards and gilt spine label; text clean and stable with light handling wear. Overall very good condition. unknown
1856042348New York: J.S. Voorhies Law Publishers 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. The Book Is The Original Edition Not A Reprint. Printed In 1856 796 Pages With The Index. Leather Boards And Spine. Pages Are Yellow From The Age. Large Water Stain At The Corner Edge Of All The Pages. Still Legible. Some Of The Leather Binding Is Missing Out The Outer Edges. 796 Pages 25 Cm- Specializing in academic collectible and historically significant providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. J.S. Voorhies, Law Publishers hardcover
18271253305Cincinnati: Morgan. Lodge and Fisher 1827. 1st Edition. Leather bound. 100p plus two plates. RARE HARDCOVER ISSUE bound in full black leather. Recently restored with newer matching leather spine. The endpapers are original and contain the signature of one David Van Matre and the date of July 1827. A scarce work normally found in wrappers. Scattered foxing. Very good condition. Morgan. Lodge and Fisher unknown
1853011184London: John Murray 1853 Fascinating account of nineteenth century travel and cultural observations in Abyssinia now Eritrea and Ethiopia Tidy copy of first edition in original unrepaired binding corner tips of volume one are rubbed and frayed small Victorian bookseller label to front paste down of each volume volume one has binders label to rear paste down all plates and maps present two are placed as frontispieces and not in the position dictated by the list of illustrations. blue 'marbled' cloth with gilt decoration to upper boards and spines minor signs of age but no faults appendices of volume one are UNOPENED as is the final half of volume two 2kg shipping rate double standard. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Mansfield Parkyns. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. John Murray hardcover
182714361Cincinnati: Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. First Edition First Printing. Leather bound. Near fine. First edition of Cincinnati in 1826 by Benjamin Drake and Edward D. Mansfield published in 1827. Twelvemo 100pp 1. Custom three-quarter brown morocco binding gilt-ruled bands on spine. Top edge gilt. Free of notable foxing or toning. Publisher's original gray paper wraps bound in with paper label on front cover. Complete with two illustrated plates.Howes D458 Sabin 20813 Thomson 339 American Imprints 28729 An attractive copy of this early descriptive text of Cincinnati. Benjamin Drake and Edward D. Mansfield were both lawyers at the time they wrote Cincinnati in 1826. Their detailed account of Cincinnati became an important guide to emigrants and contributed to the city's rapid growth making it one of the 10 largest cities in the US by 1830. Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher unknown
182717320Cincinnati: Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. Original wraps. Very Good -. The February 1827 1st edition in its original slate-gray wrappers. Includes both of the engraved tipped-in plates The Branch Bank U.S. Cincinnati and The Medical College of Ohio AND the mounted title-label to the front panel "Cincinnati at the Close of 1826. Population Buildings Commerce Steam Boats Manufactures State of Society &c. &c.". Solid and VG- with light spotting to the panels and light chipping along the spine ends with minor loss at the crown. A light level of forgiveable foxing --with most concentrated at the rear pastedown and endsheet-- otherwise the pages and crisp and well-preserved. 12mo written by 2 of Cincinnati's "Attorneys and Counsellors at Law" B. Drake and E.D. Mansfield. Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher unknown
1809688Westminster: NA 1809. Softcover. Fair. Legal document of George the III the King in whose reign the United States revolution took place. An interesting document labelled Essex Recovery. The form of the document is a parchment printed upon with King George the Third at the upper left and ""George the Third by the Grace of God"" across the top edge of the document. A headpiece illustrating the union of Scotland and England documents the top and allegorical columns decorate the outer margins with justice holding her sword a King and Queen's portrait the crown etc. An official stamp is at the upper left. At the bottom is the seal of the King although damaged. The manuscript portion of the work describes a legal finding by Judge James Mansfield Knight of Westminster which established that John Holdrich could take possession using the Sheriff of some disputed properties in Essex presumably debt recovery which is why the document is labelled Essex Recovery. There are some later notes in graphite on the main document and an ink inscription on the outer panel has a mid-19th century update note. Physical Attributes - Measures approx. 81.5 x 71 cm. Parchment with a legal form of George the Third printed on top; then the court notary wrote in manuscript the description of the court's decision. A stamp applied under the portrait of George III and a the seal of George the III assigned to the bottom of the document. Condition - See pictures. Folded some toning to outer exposed parchment. Seal heavily cracked/melted difficult to see the King's seal in it. Some odd creases along the edges. A little fading to the illustration along the right border. Some strikethroughs updates/etc in graphite. Pen note from the mid-19th century on the outer label noting an update. NA
185610161Cambridge: Macmillan & Co 1856. Full Leather. Very Good binding. 12mo. xxi 1 504 pp. frontis folding map illus. First edition. In later polished calf binding with gold fillet around the perimeter of the boards and spine decorated in gold; all edges gilt. A beautiful copy with only light rubbing to the board edges; spine a trifle darkened; previous owner name on the verso of the half title has been neatly effaced; some pencil notes and underlining have been erased from the title page otherwise clean throughout with only light age toning; folding map is very crisp. <br /> <br /> Posthumously published Mansfield's work includes a sketch of his life by Charles Kingsley along with a map portrait and in-text illustrations throughout. Mansfield was one of the earliest Englishmen to visit the capital of Paraguay and according to his biographer in the DNB "certainly the first to go there merely to take notes." In addition to his thoughts regarding the future of South America the DNB highlights the "bright and careful descriptions of Paraguayan society the scenery the plant and bird life" contained in these letters which include similar entries for the other stages of Mansfield's travels. Sabin 44362; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Macmillan & Co unknown
185352524London: John Murray 1853. First edition 2 volumes 8vo pp. xv 1 425 1; iv 432; folding map with route outlined in red 18 plates plus other wood-engraved illustrations in the text; recent half maroon morocco gilt-decorated spines in 6 compartments gilt-lettered direct in 2; old institutional rubberstamp in bottom margin of title pages both frontispieces a bit dampstained but overall a fine-looking copy. John Murray unknown
18021106210094New-Haven Printed by William W. Morse 1802. Hardcover. Good. Bound in contemporary acid calf. A few scrapes to cover. Scattered foxing. Institutional book plate and stamps from Olivet College. Covers a variety of subjects including algebra theory of gunnery and astronomy. Mansfield was an early American educator and mathematician. This book brought him to the attention of President Thomas Jefferson who appointed Mansfield captain of Engineers so he could teach as a professor at the West Point military academy. Jefferson later appointed Mansfield to the post of Surveyor General for Ohio. <br> x 2 274 50 pages : 13 folded leaves of plates : illustrations. Contents: Of negative quantities in algebra. --Goniometrical properties. --Nautical astronomy. --Orbicular motion. --Investigation of the loci. --Fluxionary analysis. --Theory of gunnery. --Theory of the moon. --Appendix: New tables for computing the latitude and longitude at sea by means of double altitudes and lunar distances. New-Haven, Printed by William W. Morse hardcover
182722049Cincinnati OH: Printed by Morgan Lodge and Fisher 1827. First Edition. Hardcover. 100pp. Contemporary full black leather lettered in gold on the front and the spine edges stained yellow. Engraved frontispiece and one inserted plate. With the bookplate of noted collector Otto Orren Fisher to front pastedown endpaper. Wear to extremities light soiling previous owner's name on the frontispiece. Howes D458. Sabin 20813.; Octavo. Printed by Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher hardcover
1848017596A.S. Barnes & Co. Prior owner signature on ffep. Generally bright and tight. Some foxing. No DJ. In archival cover. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1848. A.S. Barnes & Co hardcover
188523807Birmingham: Printed for the Editor by Robert Birbeck 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good-. Number 22 of 50 numbered copies printed for private subscription. Folio 15" x 12" pp xiii 19 pp 8 leaves of plates in original quarter-leather binding with gilt lettering on spine. Some scuffing to the leather and the edges of the boards uneven sunning and light soiling to the cloth. Front hinge starting but binding remains sound contents clean. A scarce work containing facsimiles and a transcript of eight pages of the diary of Thomas Greene as well as an Introduction and notes by Ingleby. Greene lived and worked in Stratford-Upon-Avon at the same time as Shakespeare was his tenant for some years and worked with him directly in opposing the proposed enclosure of the open fields at Welcombe which adjoined Stratford and which would have affected Shakespeare's personal land holdings. The six mentions of Shakespeare in the diary provide rare contemporary documentation of Shakespeare's whereabouts on specific dates and in one case of a conversation with the bard. Printed for the Editor by Robert Birbeck hardcover
185420866New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1854. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Light chipping to bottom spines. Former owner's name on title pages. Vol. 1: First few pages with slight discoloration to one corner. A bit of browning to frontispiece and title page initiated by the tissue guard. Very light foxing to last few pages. Vol. 2: Moderate foxing to first few pages and light foxing to last few pages. Front hinge has a bit of play. Else a very handsome copy. ; Mid-19th century adventures in Abyssinia known today as Ethiopia. "Life in Abyssinia is one of the most literary and idiosyncratic of the nineteenth-century travel narratives of Africa. " Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. Vol. 59 No. 2 Social Stratification in Swahili Society 1989 pp. 260-262 3 pages. Dark green boards with blindstamped pattern. Gilt spine lettering and gilt pictorial design of an indigenous soldier on spine. 12 b&w illustrations. Rare especially in this condition. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 350 10355 4 pages . D. Appleton and Company hardcover
1899111111112141J.H. Beers & Co 1899. Hardcover. Acceptable. J.H. Beers and Co.; Chicago 1899. Hardcover. Two Volumes complete mixed Set. Set is thick and heavy additional shipping cost may apply. An Acceptable one cloth and one full leather bound book with gilt lettering on front board and spine and blind stamped ornate design on boards binding shaky moderate handling/scuffing to boards leather binding is dry and brittle AEG with blemishes exposed board corners spine buckram Volume 1 separating from backing material rubbing to board edges frayed spine edges tears to front joint buckram Volume 1 couple of soiled stains front board Volume 1 age toning to pages page 59-60 and 361-362 missing from Volume 2 presumably missing from all issued printings cracked front hinge and large chip top spine Volume 2 cracked front hinge and split at front joint Volume 2 text block is overall clean with some age spotting without Dust wrapper. 4toquarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches Vol.1 928pp. Vol.2 1108pp. maps indexed b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. J.H. Beers & Co hardcover
185370290Vol.1 2 xv 1 1-425 1 pages Vol.2 2 iv 1-432 pages 18 plates including illustrated frontispieces and a fold-out map; one plate listed in volume I is bound as the frontispiece to volume 2 Published by John Murray hardcover
185478628Columbus:: Ohio State Journal Company 1854. First edition. publisher's embossed deep blue cloth; gilt spine. Shallow chipping at the bottom of the spine; 3" split to the front joint; some foxing to endsheets; otherwise clean tight and sound. 12mo. Added illustrated title page by the Ohio State Journal Co. Chromeographic and Ornamental Printers; folding frontispiece a few short splits at folds; and 31 tinted lithographic plates only 26 called for in the list of illustrations. . Ohio State Journal Company, hardcover
1856B1741Cambridge: Macmillan & Co. 1856. Very Good. Ex. "Braidwood Literary Institute" 19th century library. Scattered oval stamps. Scatted light foxing ; Contempoary half calf rubbed marbled boards. With a frontisp. port and a folding map ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; xxii504 pages . Macmillan & Co hardcover
183417845New York: Harper & Brothers 1834. 1st Ed. hardcover. Good. 12mo cloth binding with paper spine label cover is badly soiled endpapers soiled some foxing spots on interior pages an early book on the Constitution index 276 pages Harper & Brothers hardcover
185554449Cincinnati: Published by Applegate & Co 1855. First edition. Frontispiece portrait. x 11-408 pp; 12 pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Original brown cloth. Some foxing some minor wear at head and tale of spine. First edition. Frontispiece portrait. x 11-408 pp; 12 pp. ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Howes M264. Coleman 1564 Published by Applegate & Co unknown
184810541<p>First edition. Octavo. Frontispiece 15 maps and engravings. 323 pages 12 pages of publisher's advertisements. Original gilt stamped brown cloth with gilt stamped canon design on spine rubbed occasional foxing. Good.</p><p>Contemporary ink signature of Thaddeus E. Sanger.</p><p>Sabin 44370.</p> A.S. Barnes/Cincinnati, H.W. Derby hardcover
