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182830668London: John Murray 1828. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Volume I only. xx 530 pages 1 xcvi appendix 16 page publisher's catalog. Illustrated with 8 plates. Original publishers gray paper covered boards and spine with paper title label on spine. Untrimmed edges. Spine is creased. Outer joint cracked. Mild edge wear to boards. This is volume 1 of 6. John Murray published the first volume. Thomas and Boone published the next 5 volumes. John Murray hardcover
188197341Providence Press Company Providence Rhode Island 1881. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. Providence Press Company Providence 1881. vii217 pages. 8 x 5" gold stamped green cloth. Few cover smudges toned VG. Providence Press Company, Providence, Rhode Island hardcover
18901410180Chicago: The Craig Press 1890. Hardcover. Octavo 129 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is red with gold print. Boards in red cloth gold print mitred edges; tattering to spine caps and corners blemishes toning shelf wear cocked spine. Text block has cracked hinges front flyleaf loose intermittent spine breaks light age toning to paper. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and plates photographs with tissue guards. <br /> <br /> NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1410180. FP New Rockville Stock. The Craig Press hardcover
1882152349London: William Blackwood & Sons 1882. now Third Battalion The Royal Scots; with account of the origin and progress of the militia and a brief sketch of the old Royal Scots. Pp. xviii1842publisher's advertisements frontispiece 8 plates 3 coloured plates of uniform and 1 of colours with tissue guards the margins of plates and guards lightly browned appendix; demy 8vo; navy cloth lettered and ruled in gilt & blind silver & gilt insignia to upper board cloth lightly marked lightly frayed and split at head of spine fore-corners lightly bruised; uncut; upper hinge cracked and hinge tender at several points throughout book label of David Levine Sydney on upper pastedown an earlier bookplate removed from upper pastedown with slight surface loss initials at top fore-corner of upper free endpaper; William Blackwood & Sons London 1882. First edition. White p. 157; Sutcliffe 1/p. 22. William Blackwood & Sons unknown
190071024101115T Woolmer London 1900. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Red covers with gilt and black decoration and lettering. Bumped spine-ends and slightly darkened spine. Missing half-title page binding is otherwise sound. No dust-jacket. Undated by publisher. Estimated date only. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 71024101115. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. T Woolmer hardcover
186436373Signal Hill Virginia: n.a. 1864. Letter. Good. Letter. Approximately 8" x 10." Paper is folded with contents written on two sides of the 4 pages.<br /> <br /> Written letter from Signal Hill Virginia near Petersburg December 23 1864 a couple of days before Christmas. The writer is in Camp with the 55th Regiment likely the 55th Pennsylvania Regiment and expresses his thanks for the invitation to a Ball. He states "I am sorry I cannot participate in your company but hope you will have success and enjoy yourselves. We are present encamped at Signal Hill and in good quarters duty not heavy the weather is clear but cold."<br /> <br /> A few records for William Wennel 55th Pennsylvania Regiment Company G. were found on the internet. A listing for George V. Corl Civil War Veteran is located on find a grave dot com. n.a. unknown
1883060641London: George Routledge and Sons 1883. Re-issue . Hardcover. Good Plus. 8vo. LONDON : No date Circa 1880s. First published in 1882. Hardback. Yellow colour pictorial covers paper covered boards. A bright tight and clean copy. Neat owner name to fly-leaf; no internal markings to text however Margaret Tait owner has written under author's name other works he has written. Moderate wear. GOOD. 446 pages. 2pp adverts. Tight and clean. SCARCE. Only 5 copies recorded in the UK: The National Library of Wales and Trinity College Dublin do not hold copies. Book now in an archival quality clear protective jacket. Will pack well. 'Victorian yellow-back novel'. 'Aide-de-camp' series of novels. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books Literature Theology and History. JAMES GRANT 1822-1887 was a Scottish author; born in Edinburgh and was a distant relation of Sir Walter Scott. He was a prolific author writing some 90 books including many yellow-backs. Titles included Adventures of an Aide-de-camp One of 'The six hundred' The Scottish musketeers and The Scottish cavalier. Many of his 56 novels are about important characters and events in Scottish history. In 1853 he founded the National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights. Grant is known today as an historian primarily because of his thoroughly-researched six-volume Old And New Edinburgh published in 1880 by Cassell. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. 8vo. London: George Routledge and Sons. SCARCE. <br/> <br/> George Routledge and Sons hardcover
186644820New York 1866. First edition. Very good minor tears along folds light soiling. 1 sheet. 9 x 14.5 inches. "Report of Recruiting Committee" completed and signed July 5th 1866 by Alex Morrison Henry J. Mansfield and by representatives of the Recruiting Committee on August 7th 1866.<br /> <br /> "The 9th Regiment was first formed on June 24 1799 as the "6th Regiment of Infantry N.Y.N.G.The 9th Regiment participated at intervals in the War of 1812. On May 29 1850 the unit became known as the "9th Regiment New York State Militia" and due to the large percentage of Irish soldiers within the regiment it was given the nickname "the Irish Ninth.".Between 1861 and 1864 the 9th Regiment saw combat during the Civil War and fought under the name of the "83rd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment.". It was attached to the Army of the Potomac and participated in dozens of actions from 1861 to 1864 including the battles of Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg the Wilderness Spotsylvania Court House and Cold Harbor to name some of the more famous engagements" See New York State National Guard 9th Regiment Collection MS 3085 New-York Historical Society. unknown
1898042024London: Edward Arnold 1898. Light red cloth on boards with gilt titles. Blindstamped border trim to top and bottom. Moderate rubbed wear with dusting of soiling. Spine: heavily sunned; head & foot with thin wear. Edges: age soiling and moderate foxings. Title and Preface pages conjugated at top-edge. A slight surface splitting to front & rear gutterings.Half-title page with signature and date Oct. 1st 1929. Frontis: b/w photograph of the author with cigar and piece of paper in hand. Light old foxing to title and Contents pages. Quite clean contents. Binding is VG albeit only ever so slightly cocked. 348p. First Edition. Hb. VG/None. Edward Arnold Hardcover
181731527New York 1817. Engraved headpiece. 1 vols. ca. 8 x 8 1/4 inches. Regimental Orders folded and addressed on verso to Lieut. Col. Hatfield at 23 Frankfort Street. Folds oblong holes affecting two words but not legibility some light discoloration else very good. Engraved headpiece. 1 vols. ca. 8 x 8 1/4 inches. Purdy notifying the Regiment that he has been transferred to that Regiment as Colonel Commandant that the officers at to assemble at Jones' Tavern in Fulton Street with the dates of their commission and that Quarter-Master Strong will be acting Adjutant until further orders. 115th Regiment. <br/><br/> unknown
186554442Hartford Connecticut: L. Stebbins 1865. 1865. CIVIL WAR. First edition.12 mo. Decorated cloth titles and decorations on front cover and spine stamped in gilt viii - 11 - 400 pp. frontispiece preface the eleven steel engraved illustrations are present includes the frontispiece two pages of advertisements. Also included is a list and location of principal Confederate prisons. "A sergeant’s journal of captivity reworked by the editor; very bitter over deliberate cruelty to prisoners but also gives facts tending to show the opposite." -- Nevins Civil War Books page 195. The author a Sergeant-Major in the 16th Connecticut Volunteers recounts his experiences at Andersonville Georgia and Florence South Carolina. He describes brutal conditions frequent deaths challenges to daily survival escape attempts and moments of humanity. This colorful detailed account is one of the best first-person descriptions of captivity in a Confederate pow camp. Front cover has three small colored spots gilt flaked off the spine but readable small label removed from the front pastedown sheet light wear to the fore-edge of the title page else internally clean and tight. Overall a good copy of a seldom offered book. L. Stebbins, 1865. hardcover
18909999_05018's Bosch Teulings Regiment Infanterie 1890. Hardcover. . ~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~ . Octavo. Pp. 44 4 2. Numerous entries in contemporary hand. Original wrappers within original vellum. Bit creased at margins trifle edge worn at extremities. In a very good condition. ~ Contains a wealth of information regarding the service of a soldier at the time. Numerous lists detailing his army life in detail. ADDED: Nationale Militie: Bewijs van Inschrijving 1889. In which the young De Vries is officially entered in the register. A single sheet dated 7 Januari 1889. Printed and hand written. Split into two parts edge worn. I-4 IN <br/> <br/> 's Bosch, Teulings, Regiment Infanterie hardcover
1863BOOKS1618New York NY: Frank McElroy Printer. G: spine faded cover stains; p.117-120 chewed p.165 torn fox/No Dustjacket. 1863. 16mo. 281 pp. . Frank McElroy, Printer unknown
1865Alibris.0040555L. STEBBINS 1865. Hard cover. Fair. No dust jacket. Life and Death in Rebel Prisons Giving a complete history of the inhuman and barbararous treatment of our brave soldiers by rebel authorities inflicting terrible suffering and frightful mortality at Andersonville GA. and. 400 p. Includes illustrations. Life and Death in Rebel Prisons Giving a complete history of the inhuman and barbararous treatment of our brave soldiers by rebel authorities inflicting terrible suffering and frightful mortality at Andersonville GA. and Florence SC describing pla Life and Death in Rebel Prisons Giving a complete history of the inhuman and barbararous treatment of our brave soldiers by rebel authorities inflicting terrible suffering and frightful mortality at Andersonville GA. and Florence SC describing plans of escape arrival of prisoners with numerous and valued incidents and anecdotes of prison life by Sgt. Maj. 16th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers Robert H. Kellogg. prepared from his daily journal-TO WHICH IS ADDED AS FULL SKETCH'S OF OTHER PRISONS AS CAN BE GIVREN WITHOUT REPETITION OF THE ABOVE BY PARTIES WHO HAVE BEEN CONFINED THEREIN.L. Stebbins Hartford CT 1865. The book was prepared from Kellogg s daily journal. Illustrated Size 5 x 7 1/2 399 pages. There are 9 b w illustrations-CONDITION FAIR SPINE HAS SOME CLOTH WEAR-399 PAGES--PUBLISHED BY L. STEBBINS HARTFORD CONN L. STEBBINS hardcover
1884ZB1289959Boston: Rockwell & Churchill 1884. first edition; xiii 405 pp. original gilt & blind stamped decorated brown cloth edges very lightly rubbed else fine. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. Boston: Rockwell & Churchill hardcover
18841150224Rockwell & Churchill 1884. Gilt decorations on embossed deep blue cloth within acetate wrapper. Worn on tips of spine otherwise very good with firm hinges and reasonably square corners. Owner's blindstamp ffep otherwise unmarked. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Large Octavo. Book. Rockwell & Churchill Hardcover
1862es2009Providece: Sidney S. Rider 1862. Octavo burgundy cloth hardcover gilt letters 260 pp. Cracked hinges wear to covers; interior clean & tight. Sidney S. Rider, 1862. hardcover
1876149213London: Richard Bentley and Son 1876. Pp. xvi3342errata blank coloured lithograph frontispiece 7 sepia plates appendices records of First West York Supplementary Regiment called also the Third West York Militia from 1797 to 1799; demy 8vo; dark green cloth lettered and ruled in gilt & blind gilt insignia to upper board small snag in cloth at top edge of lower board; book label of David Levine Sydney on upper pastedown a few spots of marginal soiling and foxing outer leaves quite foxed; Richard Bentley & Son London 1876. First edition. White p. 156; Sutcliffe 1/p. 360. Inscribed by the author on blank preliminary leaf: 'Mr. G. A. Beresford From The Author. May 15th 1876'. Richard Bentley and Son unknown
1875151716London: Nichols and Sons 1875. Founded upon an account of the Regiment commenced by the late Sir J. Maxwell Steele-Graves Bart. Pp. x188 title page printed in red & black frontispiece 1 plate appendix index errata slip; demy 8vo; blue cloth over bevelled boards lettered in gilt and ruled in blind gilt insignia to upper board edges lightly worn; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown small split in fore-edge of a couple of leaves scattered foxing; printed for the Compiler by Nichols and Sons London 1875. First edition. White p. 150; Sutcliffe 1/p. 178. From the Military Collection of Anne S. K. Brown with her bookplate on upper pastedown and later from the library of Sydney bibliophile David Levine with his Militaria book label also on upper pastedown. Inscribed on a preliminary blank: 'E. C. S. Tompson Oxfordshire Militia with the very kind regards of the writer - Minchinhampton Camp July 1876.'. Nichols and Sons unknown
1884109305Boston: Press of Rockwell and Churchill 1884 Book. Fair. Hardcover. ASSOCIATION COPY. First Edition. 405 page Civil War Regimental history. This copy was the personal copy of the Regiment's FIRST SERGEANT CHARLES W. WHITNEY of Ashburnham - as per his name stamp on endpapers and title page and a postcard from Fred G. Kinsman to him dated 1923. Also includes a formally printed poem entitled "The Evolution of a Gimblet Thirty-sixth Regiment" which also has his name stamp on it. Book has significant exterior wear and soils; interior is in decent condition with just minor foxing marks. Press of Rockwell and Churchill hardcover
1859048359London: John Murray 1859. Green cloth on boards gilt titles and embossed decoratives. Faint dusting of a little age soiling. Rubbing to extremeties. Spines: mildly faded; head & foot with thin wear. Edges: mild soiling and old foxings. Eps: feps with owners bookplate: The William Charles Comber Collection with Comber Coat-of- Arms. Vol. I: light splitting to front hinge. Frontis: fldg etching of Maori 'The War dance' some white tape repair on the blank side. Coloured fldg map of New Zealand with light old foxings; an 8cm tear to verso edge at guttering. Moderate foxing to many pagesalbeit mostly to the margins. 331p plus 32p of Mr. Murray's General List of Works. Small booksellers sticker to rep foot. Binding is VG. Vol. II: ffep with old English round hand signature January 1865. Frontis with tissue guard: etching of 'Stage for Hakari or Feast to Governor Grey in 1849 at the Bay of Islands to celebrate the Peace between the two races.' Fldg illustration "Sketch of Kororaeka"; with a 14cm tear on the fold line and onto top section. Light foxing to a few pages albeit mostly to the margins. Binding is VG. 368p. First Edition. Hb. VG/None. John Murray Hardcover
190001110712Cincinnati: The Ohio Valley Press 1900. Regimental history of the 94th Ohio Infantry Regiment part of the 14th Army Corps which fought extensively with Sherman's army. Gilt lettering on the front cover with a red acorn the 14th Corps badge on deep blue cloth. 166pp. Moderate wear extremities. Penciled owner's name on second ffep. 1 1/2" edge tears on pages 2 and 165. Ex-library with usual markings. A solid clean example of the original edition of this scarce title. Nd ca. 1900. Hard Cover x-library. VG-/No Jacket as Issued. Large Octavo. Book. The Ohio Valley Press Hardcover
188537814Santa Rosa 1885. Engraved invitation top flap with color illustration of American flag. Bottom half in several elegant type styles and fonts. "Grover Cleveland" in manuscript. Mild wear Very Good.<br /> offered with REGULATIONS OF THE GRAND MILITARY CARNIVAL OF CO. E. 5TH INF. REG. N.G.C. AT ARMORY RINK SANTA ROSA THANKSGIVING EVENING 1885. Small broadside 3-1/2" x 5-3/4" on purple paper listing rules 1-9 with ticket prices Floor Tickets $2; Spectators' Tickets $1. Very Good.<br /> <br /> The elegant Invitation is from the National Guard Corps on Thanksgiving 1885. Whether President Cleveland made the trip from Washington to Santa Rosa is doubtful. Regulations required guests to be "masked and in costume." Moreover "Sharp weapons must be secured to the scabbard. Firearms examined by the committee. unknown
185930520New York: Redfield 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 144 pages. Blind stamped brown cloth hardcover with title on spine. Cloth covers and spine are worn and faded. Top and bottom of spine patched. Hinges repaired. Light scattered foxing to pages. Previous owner inscription on the front blank end sheet. According to Howes this book is the best account by a participant of the 1858 campaign against the northwestern tribes. Includes two official reports of Colonel Wright in the appendix.<br /> <br /> Howes K 172; Field 837; Sabin 37944; Graff 2341. Redfield hardcover
1877022972Boston: Albert J. Wright Printer. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Four small tears to front free end paper where presumably glue from a bookplate on pastedown has seeped and then stuck the pastedown and ffep together. Tears occured when someone separated them. The tears don't affect the author's inscription although one does slightly affect where he has dated the page. The date is still there the small torn piece is still attached at the spine there is another same sized area not written on just below which is also still attached at the spine. ; Inscribed by Osborne to Hon. Julius Rockwell former U. S. Senator Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Mass. Superior Court Judge. Previous owner - Emery L. Frazier - signature and bookplate on front pastedown. Frazier was a Kentucky politician after a long career in law and politics was Secretary of the U. S. Senate. Within book is a 5 1/4" x 4" wide single sheet of note paper with heading at top of sheet reading "United States Senate - Memorandum" folded vertically someone had used as a bookmark. At upper left of copyright page is a mostly faint ink stamp "Dr. W. W. Rockwell July 12 1943". It's bled just a few small spots to opposite page Preface but above the text. Very bright covers and front cover gilt lettering spine lettering and eagle below is very bright also although spine cloth is a bit darkened compared to the blue of front and back covers; 393 pages; Signed by Author . Albert J. Wright, Printer hardcover
