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Autograph Letter Signed as "Jes" of the USS Port Royal to sister

1865261000New Orleans 1865. 6 pp. 8 x 5 inches on 2 sheets. Separations at folds crude tape repairs minor chipping. 6 pp. 8 x 5 inches on 2 sheets. Confed. ship attempting to run the Mississippi River blockade at the close of the war. Here a Union sailor describes one of the last naval incidents of the war in which the CSS Webb made a desperate run down the Red River and the Mississippi in a bid for the open ocean before finally being scuttled by its crew past New Orleans. The unidentified author devoted most of his long letter to a description of the pursuit: "There has been a very dareing sic deed committed on this river since I wrote.All the men of war below us fired at her but did not hit her. She was going down the river at the rate of 30 miles an hour. There was a torpedo projecting from her bow. . . . The prevailing opinion here is that Jeff Davis or some other of the leaders of the Confederacy were on board. unknown books

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CIVIL WAR FIRING SQUAD INSTRUCTIONSABAA

A Civil War Era Manuscript Detailing Instructions For A Military Firing Squad

4252ADS. 1pg. 12 Â½â€ x 7 Â¾â€. No date likely Civil War era. No place. An autograph manuscript and sketch detailing military executions. It states: â€œOn arriving at the open space the music ceases. The prisoner is placed in the fatal spot marked by his coffin and the order for his execution is read to the culprit and also at the same time to each Regiment by its adjutant. The Chaplin having engaged in prayer with the condemned retires. The execution party forms at six or eight paces from the prisoner and receives the signal from the Pro. Mars. Reserve the fire of twoâ€¦â€. It then lists the participants â€œPro. Mar. Provost Marshal Band Firing party Coffin borne by 4 men Prisoner & Chaplin Escortâ€. The document has a drawing to the right with six double marks indicating the firing squad a single mark showing the prisoner and square lines showing where the assembled troops gathered. The document is on lined paper and had some faults like folds and pinholes. A most unusual Civil War manuscript and one brutal method that was used over five hundred times during the Civil War. unknown books

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Civil War Meade Margaretta S.ABAA

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED DATED PHILADELPHIA 27 MAY 1864 TO COLONEL WILLIAM W.H. DAVIS OF THE 104TH PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY WRITTEN ON PRINTED AND ILLUSTRATED LETTERHEAD OF THE GREAT CENTRAL FAIR FOR THE U.S. SANITARY COMMISSION: "MY DEAR SIR I RECEIVED YOUR LETTER OF THE 13TH THIS MORNING AND HASTEN TO THANK YOU FOR THE MODEL OF THE 'SWAMP ANGEL' WHICH YOU PROPOSE SENDING TO THE EXHIBITION OF ARMS & TROPHIES OF THE GREAT CENTRAL FAIR. IT WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR COLLECTION AND IS RENDERED MORE INTERESTING BY THE ACCOUNT YOU ARE KIND ENOUGH TO SEND WITH IT. IT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF AND RESTORED CAREFULLY AFTER THE FAIR. WITH MANY THANKS RESPECTFULLY YOURS MARGARETTA S. MEADE.

186436745Philadelphia 1864. Great Central Fair letterhead sheet folded to 5" X 8". 4 pp manuscript on rectos only. Letterhead depicts the Fair's Seal with a vignette of a Goddess-like figure handing a chalice to two soldiers one of whom appears wounded; surrounded by the words "The Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission." Mount remnants on final blank page one small tape repair Very Good. OFFERED WITH SALT PRINT PHOTOGRAPH BUST PORTRAIT OF MARGARETTA MEADE. 5-1/2" x 4" mounted on plain paper. Very Good. Margaretta Sargent Meade 1814-1886 the wife of General George Meade did her part for the War effort at the United States Sanitary Commission. She labored long and hard to make its upcoming Fair a success. Colonel William Watts Hart Davis 1820-1910 to whom the Letter is addressed was stationed at James Island in South Carolina home of the famous Swamp Angel Battery which had bombarded Charleston in 1863. The Battery was immortalized in a poem by Herman Melville. Davis served with the 25th and 104th Pennsylvania regiments during the War and was breveted a Brigadier General March 13 1865 for his "gallant and meritorious service during operations against Charleston South Carolina." He was a lawyer; professor and superintendent of the Virginia Military Scientific and Literary Academy in Portsmouth; a Mexican War veteran; a government official in the Territory of New Mexico; and wrote several books. Jordan Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania Genealogical Publishing Company p 380; "Davis W. W. H. William Watts Hart 1820-1910" website of Social Networks and Archival Context. unknown books

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Civil War Patriotic EnvelopesABAA

COLLECTION OF TWENTY-THREE PRO-UNION CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS ALL WITH VARIOUS CARICATURES

186533978v.p. 1865. All uncanceled generally 3" x 5-1/2". Occasional light wear occasional light dustsoiling. A few have glue remnants on flaps from having been mounted; most do not. Overall Very Good. The following postal covers in order by Weiss citation: C-P-A-4. Printed in red ink. A man in hat and long coat a soldier turned hobo holds a bottle in his right hand and a sack on the end of a can in his left hand; a tag hangs from his hat. Caption below image: "An Officer in King Cotton's Army addressing his constituents." C-P-A-6. "A Pair of Spectacles." Image of spectacles: left lens contains scene of Jefferson Davis arriving in Washington D.C under arrest. "J.D. arrives in Washington from the 'Sunny South'" is printed beneath the left lens. The right lens depicts Davis hanging from the gallows. "J.D. departs from Washington for a warmer climate" is printed beneath the right lens. Printed in black ink. C-P-A-11. "A Blower." General Henry A. Wise blows through a tube into a contraption while McClellan looks on with sword drawn. Caption reads "Gen. McClellan. - I say Wise put that thing up; everybody knows you're a good blower but you can't fight!' Imprint of S.C. Upham 310 Chestnut St. Printed in blue ink. C-P-A-17. Confederate soldier stands in front of a door; Confederate flag atop his bayonet. The shadow he casts on the door shows him standing in the same position but with a noose around his neck. Imprint of E. Cogan No. 48 N. Tenth Street Philadelphia on verso. Printed in blue and red inks. C-P-A-19. "A New Way to pay Old Debts as practiced by the 'Southern Chivalry.'" A southern gentleman wearing a straw hat points a revolver at a well-dressed Brit. The southerner holds a cat o'-nine-tails in the crook of his left arm as does a second southern man in the background who is overseeing slaves. There is also a Confederate flag a Palmetto tree and a cotton bale in the background. Imprint of D. Murphy's Son Print. 65 Fulton & 372 Pearl Street N.Y. Printed in red and blue inks. C-P-A-20. A silhouette of a scraggly Confederate soldier in uniform boots and spurs on his feet holding a cat o' nine tails in his left hand and a bottle of "OLD. B" in his right a sword at his left thigh; initials "J.D." on his hat and "C.S.A." on his belt; Confederate flag behind him with a skull and cross bones on it. The caption reads "A member of the C.S.A. Alligator Rangers who is to make 5 of the 'Northern mudsils' run. We don't see it." Printed in black ink. C-P-A-21. Same as item C-P-A-20 above but with the imprint of D. Murphy's Son Print. 65 Fulton & 372 Pearl-sts N.Y. printed vertically to left of image. C-P-A-26. A well dressed man turns a spinning wheel with the words "Hemp for traitors North or South" written on it. A field of grain stands to his left a gallows to his right. The words "Agriculture" "Manufactures" "Fine Arts" are written below the grain man and gallows respectively. Imprint of J. Nash printed in very tiny letters under picture. Printed in black ink on orange cover. C-P-A-32. Bearded individual with a wide-brim straw hat a sword attached to his belt. He carries a rifle and drags a cannon. Caption below image "Agricultural Implements going South." Printed in black ink. C-P-C-13. Babies dressed in finery gather around a witch with a pointed hat cloak and cane. Caption below image "Commissioners of C.S.A. at the Foreign Courts." Printed in red ink. C-P-D-5. Heavy set woman wears bonnet and aproned dress one hand on her hip and the other extended. Caption below image "Didn't I tell you so Jeff. Davis." Printed in red ink. C-P-D-8. Two sets of troops march along railroad tracks. Above each is a bubble captioned "Only 9 miles to the Junction." The second bubble is missing the 'l' in 'only' as printed. Caption below image "Dedicated to the 71st Regiment and the Rhode Island Boys." Imprint printed vertically to left of image John H. Tinlgye 1524 Fulton St. N.Y. Printed in blue ink. C-P-D-11. "Death To Traitors" printed at head of envelope and across its full length; each letter made up of images such as a lynching gallows soldiers rifles and flags. In the background are several tents and more soldiers. Imprint of E. Cogan 48 N. Tenth Street Philadelphia on flap. Printed in black ink. C-P-F-3. Jefferson Davis hung by a noose soldiers standing at attention with bayonets beside a large Union flag. "Jeff. Davis" above his head. Caption below image "Fate of Traitors!" Printed in red and blue inks. C-P-G-9. Four Union soldiers chase down four Confederate soldiers who are running and stumbling two of them holding Confederate flags one fallen to his knees and one astride a donkey. The Union soldiers have a Union flag a cannon and rifles with bayonets. One Confederate soldier is poked in the behind and held in the air at the end of a Union soldier's bayonet. Second soldier is riding a donkey. The third soldier may be Robert E. Lee running with a Confederate flag. Printed in brown ink. Caption: "Grand Victorious 'Return' march of the Rebels." C-P-J-27. General Scott holds Jefferson Davis off the ground by the throat Davis' hat and sword falling. Text above reads "Jeff in a tight place he wont get off "SCOTT free". Caption below reads "Gen. Scott on being asked 'What he would do with Jeff Davis if he caught him' made no reply but slowly closed his fist with a convulsive grasp." Imprint printed vertically to left of image Dr. Murphy's Son Print. 65 Fulton & 372 Pearl-sts. N.Y. Printed in blue ink. C-P-J-30. Jefferson Davis is hoisted in the air atop three Union soldiers' bayonets poked into his bottom. Davis says "I only wanted to be let alone." The caption beneath the image says "Jeff's unbounded ambition gives him an elevated position." Printed in red ink. C-P-J-34. Jefferson Davis seated upon what appears to be a cotton bale arms folded across his chest. Caption below image "Jeff. King of the Cotton plant-nation on his throne." Imprint below caption of S.C. Upham 310 Chestnut St. Printed in blue ink. This is an interesting cover which pokes fun at one with an identical image printed by J. Mullen of New Orleans which has C.S.A. above Davis' head and says "Cotton defeated Packenham and Cotton will defeat "Ape Lincoln." C-P-J-36. Jefferson Davis chews on a root with the Confederate flag growing from it. A man kneeling in front of him with hands in praying position says "Sweet flag." The caption below reads "'He will hold on to the bitter end.' - DAVIS' SPEECH." Printed in black ink. C-P-J-54. Davis and Scott sit at a table playing chess. Davis' features appear devil-like. "Jeff. Davis" above his image; "Gen. Scott" above his image. Caption below says "Jeff Davis Checkmated." Imprint vertically to left of image "Copyright secured by Brown & Ryan New York." Printed in blue ink. C-P-J-59. A hand holds a card which reads "Jeff Davis' Passport" vertically and "Mr. Jeff. Davis and friends are permitted to leave the State of Virginia. Winfield Scott" horizontally. Imprint vertically to left of image "New-York Union Envelope Depot 144 Broadway." Printed in blue ink. C-P-J-67. "JEFF. DAVIS GOING TO WAR." Beneath the caption is Davis' face. When you turn the card upside down a second caption reads "JEFF RETURNING FROM WAR" with the image now appearing to be the head of an ass. Printed beneath image "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by E. Rogers in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Printed in several colors. C-P-J-74. Elaborate scene of Davis approaching a guillotine as uniformed soldiers look on with raised swords; buildings appear in the background. Reminiscent of the French Revolution. Caption below image reads "Jeff. Davis's adieu to his foes. His last words let me alone now and I will go home and live the balance of my days on Hog Hominy Whiskey and Tobacco." Printed in blue ink. unknown books

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Civil War Patriotic EnvelopesABAA

COLLECTION OF TWENTY-TWO PRO-UNION CIVIL WAR PATRIOTIC POSTAL COVERS ALL WITH CARICATURES OF PEOPLE

186533979v.p. 1865. All uncanceled generally 3" x 5-1/2". Occasional light wear occasional small spot. A few have glue remnants on flaps from having been mounted; most do not. Overall Very Good. The following postal covers in order by Weiss citation: C-P-O-4. Confederate soldier with dunce cap and sword a pair of boots attached to his behind. Captioned "One of the 'Flowers' of the Rebel Army provided with a pair of seven-league boots." Printed in black ink. C-P-O-5. Man in ragged clothing carrying a rope looped over his shoulder one end in his hand. In front of him is an empty noose hanging from a gallows. Caption below reads "ONE OF THE ENDS OF SECESSION." Image printed in black. C-P-O-12. Long row of gallows leading to the U.S. Capitol each with a body hanging from a noose the names of Confederates above several of them. Names read "Davis Beauregard Toombs Floyd Yancey Twiggs Rhett & Co." "Washington" printed above the building. Caption below image reads "ON THE ROAD TO WASHINGTON." Printed in blue ink. C-P-O-13. Virginia depicted as a crippled old woman with words "Old Dominion" on her dress bent over and leaning on a cane. On her back is the fighting ground of the rival armies; men carrying Union flags climbing up the right side using a ladder with the word "North" printed below them while men carrying Confederate flags climb up the left side with the word "South" printed below. Caption above reads "'You may plant your seeds in peace for Old Virginia will have to bear the brunt of battle.' Gov. Pickens." Caption below scene "Poor Old Simple Virginia." Printed in red ink. C-P-P-2. A Southern gentleman holds a sword with the letters "F.F.V." and sips a drink from a long straw a smoking cigarette also hanging from his mouth. The caption below reads "Portrait of the 'Southern Gentleman' who objected to Ellsworth's Zouaves coming into Virginia because they didn't belong to the 'First Families.'" Imprint of S.C. Upham 310 Chestnut St. below caption. Printed in blue ink. C-P-S-3. Instead of horses four soldiers ride upon the shoulders of black men. One soldier holds a sword and one a flag with skull and cross bones. A cabin is in the background. Caption below image reads "Secession Cavalry." Printed in black ink. C-P-S-14. Image of a tree with the word "Union" on the trunk and two men perched upon a branch which bears the word "Secession" one man sawing through the branch. Caption below reads "Secessionists leaving the Union." Printed in blue ink. C-P-S-20. A group of well dressed gentlemen standing arm in arm with the caption "Secession States - Present" below the image. A second image below this shows the group of men led in chains the caption "Secession State - Future" printed below it. Printed in black ink. C-P-S-23. Jeff Davis with his arms outstretched and looking astonished at seeing a Union soldier standing before him. Tents and a Confederate flag in the background. Caption below "Striking dramatic attitude assumed by Jeff. Davis on beholding one of the Union Volunteers on the 'sacred soil' of Virginia." Printed in black ink. C-P-T-8. A traveler in the rain with a sack on a stick over his shoulder approaches a sign post pointing from the way he just came with the words "To Union" on it. The caption below reads "THE FUTURE TURNING POINT. South solus - 'Lord a mercy I'm going wrong and got to walk way back again.'" Printed in blue ink. C-P-T-10a. The Union army bearing bayonets and a Union flag chase Confederate soldiers who are fleeing on foot and horseback with their cannon and flag. Caption below reads "The Flying Artillery of the C.S.A." Printed in black ink. C-P-T-31. Image of Jefferson Davis hanging in the gallows with a hood over his head and two Union flags crossed overhead. "Jef sic Davis" at head of image and caption below reads "The WRONG man in the RIGHT Place." Printed in red and blue inks. C-P-T-37. Jefferson Davis "J.D." printed above his head walks a tightrope over a waterfall heading toward the side of a cliff on which is the Capitol building a soldier and the Union flag. Behind him a man is poised to cut the tightrope with an ax. Charles Blondin Jean Francois Gravelet was a French tightrope walker and acrobat who was well-known in the United States especially for his multiple walks over Niagara Falls. The verse below reads "This modern Blondin leaves but one impression Upon the mind of every calm spectator: How easily we circumvent SECESSION Must now be clearly seen by this arch-traitor." Printed vertically to left of image "Copyright secured by Brown & Ryan 201 203 and 205 William-street." Printed in lavender ink. C-P-T-45. Image depicts a man knocked onto his back by an exploding gun labeled "Secession." The caption below him reads "The result of playing with dangerous weapons - the sure result Traitors beware!" Imprint printed vertically to left of image "D. Murphy's Son Print. 65 Fulton & 372 Pearl-sts. N.Y." Printed in gray ink. C-P-T-57. Profile view of a foppish overdressed man with well groomed hair and moustache. Caption below reads "The Man who conceived C.S.A." Printed in red ink. C-P-T-58. Two men stand on a hilltop with spyglasses; the dome of the Capitol is in the distance. The caption below reads "The Way Washington was Taken./ Jeff Davis and Beauregard are 'looking toward Washington' and have been for six months past." Printed in black ink. C-P-T-60. A Confederate officer labeled "SECESSION" hanging by his neck from a beam with a cannon labeled "The Union 34 Pounder" acting as a counterweight. He is choking with his tongue hanging out of his mouth and his eyes bulging. His hat bears a skull and cross bones; a small Confederate flag atop it has fallen from his head. Printed in black ink. C-P-U-4. Three men hang from their necks from a flag atop a broken flagpole in a fort. Initials over their heads are "B" "F" and "JD." Cannons are perched atop the fort "S. Carolina" printed beneath an exploding cannon. Caption below reads "Unexpected results arising from fall of Sumpter's flag." Printed in violet ink. C-P-V-3a. Two images of the "family" of Virginia. Above captioned "VIRGINIA IN 1776" depicts a happy well dressed mother sitting in a chair with her five young sons surrounding her; a banner with the stars and stripes hangs above them. A copy of the Declaration of Independence hangs in the background. Below captioned "VIRGINIA IN 1861" depicts a degenerate family with the mother sitting in her chair holding a bottle in her hand one son waves a Confederate flag and has a cat o' nine tails in his back pocket and stands on a slave doll one son drinking two sons playing cards and smoking and the youngest sitting on the floor with a bag with the word "STOLEN" on it. Two whips with chains and manacles hang above them. Printed vertically to left "Entered according to act of Congress by John G. Wells in 1861 in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York." Printed in blue ink. C-P-W-5. Image depicts a ragged emaciated soldier holding an empty bottle as he floats on a barrel labeled "C.S.A." from which a tattered Confederate flag hangs. Caption below reads "What they must soon come to." Imprint below caption "Wm. Ridenburgh 140 Nassau St. N.Y." Printed in black ink. C-P-Y-2. "YOUNG AMERICA." To the right an image of a child playing with a toy while his mother looks on. Caption below reads "NORTH." To the left an image of a boy sitting on a large barrel marked "COGNAC" while he smokes a cigarette. Caption below reads "SOUTH." Printed in violet ink. C-P-Y-6. Image depicts a strutting dandified Yancey with a walking stick. Printed vertically to left of image "YANCEY Commissioner from 'C.S.A.'" Imprint of Magee Stationer 2d & Chestnut on verso. Printed in blue ink. unknown books

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Civil War PrisonersABAA

FOR THE OFFICER OF THE GUARD IN CHARGE OF THE BLOCK HOUSES . FORT CORCORAN VA. JULY 16 1862

186237069Fort Corcoran VA 1862. Folded folio leaf entirely in ink manuscript. 4 pp. Docketed on final otherwise blank page: "Instructions to the Officer of the Guard in Charge of the Block Houses." Old folds some splitting along spine no loss mild spotting. Completely legible. Good. "The senior officer of the guard will be held responsible for the prisoners confined in the Block houses. The non commissioned officer in charge of the guard at each block house will be held responsible to the officer of the guard for the prisoners under his especial charge. Sentinels posted at the block houses will walk their beat and will not be permitted to hold conversation with the prisoners. Any citizens clothing in the possession of prisoners arriving at the Block Houses will be taken from them by the officer of the guard carefully wrapped up and the owners name distinctly marked on the package which will be placed in charge of the Provost Marshal and returned to the prisoner on his release from confinement. "Prisoners will be allowed to leave the block houses one at a time and under guard between the hours of 8 and 9 in the morning. They are always to be accompanied by a guard who will see them back to the blockhouse. "Guards in charge of prisoners at work will be held responsible for their safe return to the block house from which they were taken and any neglect or carelessness on their part will be punished with the utmost severity. "Prisoners under charges and awaiting trial and those sentenced to close confinement without labor will be kept strictly confined "Water and fuel will be furnished to the prisoners by the guard. "Food will be delivered to the prisoners by the cook in the presence of the non commissioned officer in charge. Said non commissioned officer being held responsible that no improper articles are smuggled in for the prisoners use. "The officer of the Guard will call the roll of the prisoners three times daily morning noon and night- the prisoners to be in line while the roll is being called. "No person will be allowed to enter the block house except the Provost Marshall the Officer of the day Field Officers of the Regiment and the non commissioned officer in charge. "Guards at block houses will keep their guns loaded and primed by day and by night. "The prisoners will not be allowed lights. The non commissioned officer will see that the doors are kept shut. Any prisoner attempting to make his escape must be fired upon. "By order Fort Corcoran Va July 16 '62 Carl Stephan Lt. Col. 13 Regt. N. Y. V. Comd. Post. H.R. Curtis Adjutant. unknown books

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Civil War.ABAA

Manuscript Letter from George H. Bostwick to his Brother Orramell T. Bostwick.

18631002017Four pages on one leaf. Light folds text slightly faded on first page normal aging and browning minor wear at folds. Overall in very good condition. This letter offers a graphic account of the Battle of Liberty Mills. The Bostwick brothers both served in the 2nd New York Cavalry for most of the war. George 1836-1913 was a private and his brother Orramell 1840-1922 was a sergeant. After the war both brothers returned to their home town of Stillwater Saratoga County New York. George wrote this letter while his brother was recovering from wounds he received at Culpeper Court House on September 13th and updates him in great detail of the regiment's recent actions at Liberty Mills. In part "It was hand to hand part of the time. A. Laugholm shot a captain in neck he drop dead as a stone. I was hit with a sabre but it did not mont to eney thing. It was a fight for dear life you can bet." Henry A Bostwick: Genealogy of the Bostwick Family; New York 1901. books

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Civil War. Publishing HistoryABAA

Veterans of the War to Whome These Presents May Come: A True Romance of the Rebellion Is the Title of a Handsomely Printed Volume of Twenty-four Pages by Major Cyrus S. Haldeman. caption title and first lines of text

1886858Boston: Combination Publishing Company 1886. About good. Broadsheet 11.75 x 8.5 inches. Old folds a few slight losses not affecting text. Lightly soiling and moderate wear. Ephemeral broadsheet advertising a new book "A True Romance of the Rebellion" by Cyrus S. Haldeman a veteran of the Civil War. "The story is unusually well written and is very interesting within itself; but it carries with it an earnest appeal for a wise revision of the present Pension Laws which are so cruelly unjust to thousands of deserving veterans." In addition to its narrative it contains "official tables showing the enormous sums of money paid by the Government to our Bondholders.and the meagre amounts in proportion paid in Pensions to soldiers for the use of their bodies together with other information which every old soldier should have so that he may advocate his own cause in an intelligent manner." Includes information for pricing and orders. The verso contains an excerpt with a large woodcut illustration of a skeleton in the weeds captioned "Reported Missing." While we locate several copies of the book itself in OCLC we find no record of this advertising broadsheet. Ephemeral and an interesting piece of publishing history. Combination Publishing Company unknown books

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De La Guerra Josie Sison Porras deABAA

El Peru Y Sus Manjares Un Crisol De Culturas

19943908Lima Peru: Mastergraf 1994. 12Â¼" x 9Â½". Burlap covered boards with five woven placeholders bound in. pp. blank 1-14 15-461 blank colophon blank 1 interspersed with nine illustrated leaves printed recto only. Very good plus with hint of fraying at one corner; internally fine save for tiny stain pp. 344-345 and on illustration following pp. 298. This cookbook is an impressive tome both in size and artistry. Rough burlap covers provide a rustic feel for the multitude of family recipes compiled within. There are hundreds of recipes including savory selections like Arroz con Pato o Pollo or Ensalada de Cangrejos y Camarones and sumptuous sweets like Pastel de Queso con Sauco o Mango and Bizcocho de Naranjas as well as a little information on alcoholic beverages such as Peruvian pisco. Each section is accompanied by a story of the family from whom the recipes originate. Some are from notable Peruvian personalities like singer and composer Chabuca Granda. Others hail from specific locales like the Convent of Santa Clara or the Convent of Jesus Mary and Joseph. A section at the end is devoted to familiar recipes typical of Peruvian cuisine. OCLC locates one holding. None in the trade. Mastergraf unknown books

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English Civil WarABAA

An Act for Several Lands and Estates Forfeited to the Commonwealth for Treason Appointed to be Sold for the Use of the Navy

16511006702 volumes 4to however one volume is slightly larger than the other modern calf and boards printed in black leter and Roman types 2 1369-1417 & 2 1677-1689 pp. Last leaf in both volumes moderately worn and some repairs to one of those leafs pages in both volumes creased in the middle library plate on both front pastedowns early owners inscrpition on back of last leaf in one volume normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. This is a scarce item that was probably removed from a larger work however the sjubect is the same. Basically these acts focus on the seizure of lands during the English Civil War following the execution of Charles I in 1649 and just before the installation of Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector in 1653. The text is primarily lists of nobility who remained loyal to the crown and whose lands were forfeited to the commonwealth for "treasons against the parliament and the people of England." John Field, hardcover books

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Franco Prussian WarABAA

Manuscript working draft entitled "The Franco- Prussian War its causes & probable Consequences

1872380601872. 104 numbered leaves; written in in on folded sheets with text on right-hand side notes and corrections on left. With numerous corrections and deletions. 1 vols. Oblong 8vo 6 x 8 inches0. Fine. 104 numbered leaves; written in in on folded sheets with text on right-hand side notes and corrections on left. With numerous corrections and deletions. 1 vols. Oblong 8vo 6 x 8 inches0. A very early and well-written analysis by an amateur historian shortly afer the cessation of hostilities. The author begins: "It is but a few months since Europe saw the end of a struggle of which history affords so example. There have been fiercer battles fought larger territories involved in the conflict but never was there witnessed a more futile pretext for war blind imprudence in the aggressor or more consummate generalship & complete success on the opposite side ." Possibly by an American given references to Abraham Lincoln the American Revolution "the freest nation in the world" etc. A good candidatate might possibly be Henry Percy Litchfield see OCLC 10644238 of Long Island whose papers are in George Washington U with the Litchfield family papers and whose privately printed book THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR OF 1870 Gracehill Brooklyn L.I. 1872 was among the earliest studies of the war. unknown books

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Heller JosephABAA

CATCH-22

1994121816NY: Simon & Schuster 1994. First special edition first prnt. Signed by Heller on the red front free endpage. Preface by Heller for this edition. Very slight depression on front board topedge not immediately apparent; otherwise a tight unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Sometimes identified as an anniversary edition the 1994 trade and limited editions of Catch-22 were issued by Simon & Schuster to coincide with the publication of Closing Time a "successor volume" as Heller called it in which Yossarian is more than forty years older. Heller's first novel. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Simon & Schuster Hardcover books

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Mailer NormanABAA

THE NAKED AND THE DEAD

197950815Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1979. 30th Anniversary Edition. Signed by Mailer as issued. Illustrated by Alan E. Cober. "Special Message" by Mailer for this edition. Gilt-stamped leather-covered boards all edges gilt satin pagemarker and tissue insert for signed page. Issued without dustjacket. With stiff card case with gold foil label as issued in original mailing carton which has been opened. Unread copy in Fine condition. The full monty so to speak. Uncommon as such. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Anniversary Edition. Franklin Library Hardcover books

Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

Massachusetts in the Civil WarABAA

ONCE MORE TO THE RESCUE!! THE ENROLLED MEN OF PEMBROKE ARE AGAIN REQUESTED TO MEET AT THE TOWN HALL ON SATURDAY EVENING NEXT AT 7 1/2 O'CLOCK TO TAKE COUNSEL TOGETHER CONCERNING FILLING THE QUOTA OF THE TOWN. RARE OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOW OFFERED TO ENLIST IN HEAVY ARTILLERY FOR COAST DEFENCE. TURN OUT ALL HANDS PER ORDER OF SELECTMAN. PEMBROKE AUG 18/64

186437085Pembroke MA 1864. Manuscript Broadside 7-3/4" x 9-3/4." Written in ink on lined paper many words underlined. Old folds a couple of short tears. Docketed on verso "War Meeting Notice." Good. offered with TWO OTHER MANUSCRIPT BROADSIDES IN SIMILAR CONDITION. One headed "Notice!" and dated June 7 1864; the other headed "Escape the Draft!" and dated July 26 1864. Worn but complete. Good. These are probably unique survivals of Civil War recruiting efforts in this Massachusetts town. unknown books

David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

New York War Camp Community ServiceABAA

Welcome Soldiers Sailors Marines

296625New York. Original poster mounted on linen. Page measures 44" x 27 3/8". This World War I poster is part of a series published by the United War Work Campaign or UWWC a coalition of seven service organizations charged with raising $170000000 to help demobilize the army and maintain morale in the final few years of the war. The campaign was a success and was at the time recognized as the largest fundraising event in history. The War Camp Community Service was one of two secular organizations in the campaign. Their work was largely focused on the social and recreational needs of enlisted men in homefront training camps. This poster promotes New York War Camp Community Service at 49-55 West 27th Street and features artwork of a man in colonial garb welcoming three servicemen to New York City signed "Wag '18". An illustration of a bald eagle holding a banner with the US flag is included alongside the text "Your Uniform is your Pass We Can Tell You What To Do What To See Where To Eat Where To Sleep." Poster is in good condition with minor scuffing and abrasions. Otherwise pleasing with vibrant colors. Folded as issued. unknown books

Argosy Book Store · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

Prepared Under the Direction of the War Department and Authorized and Adopted by the Secretary of War May 1st 1861ABAA

By Authority U.S. Infantry Tactics for the Instruction Exercise and Manoeuvres of the United States Infantry Including Infantry of the Line Light Infantry and Riflemen

186114609Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co 1861. Decorative Cloth. Very Good . An exceptionally bright copy of the 1861 1st edition. Tight and VG in its bevelled dark-green cloth with crisp completely unflecked gilt-titling and insignia along the spine. Light foxing at the pastedowns and endsheets faint staining to the front inner hinge and continuing very lightly thru the preliminaries. 15 fold-out plates all intact and very clean except the frontispiece plate the left half of which has been neatly excised and 77 additional plates thruout the text. Thick 64mo 450 pgs. plus Lippincott's list of recent publications "McClellan's Bayonet Exercises" etc. at the rear. This copy bears the ownership blindstamp of William Buell Sprague 1795-1876 of Albany NY noted Congregational and Presbyterian clergyman and compiler of the 9 volume set "Annals of the American Pulpit" J.B. Lippincott & Co hardcover books

Appledore Books, ABAA · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

Revolutionary War.ABAA

American Account of the Battle of Camden. From the New Jersey Gazette September 13th-in The London Chronicle.

1618106380Entire issue small folio 8 1/2" x 11 1/2" removed disbound 473-480 pp. slight offsetting A few small holes affecting a few letters some aging and browning; otherwise about very good. At the Battle of Camden in South Carolina the Americans suffered a major defeat at the hands of the British. The British General Cornwallis defeated the American General Gates on August 16 1780 causing the American to lose 2000 men in the process. Despite its publication in a London newspaper this is an American account of the Battle of Camden which includes a letter from General Gates. history american-revolution/battle-of-camden website. books

Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

Smith Martin Luther & Edmund La Fayette Hardcastle. US. Secretary of War Marcy U. S.ABAA

Map of the Valley of Mexico with a Plan of the Defenses of the Capital and the Line of Operations of the United States Army under Major General Scott in August and September 1847 as issued in: Report of the Secretary of War in Compliance with the Resolution of the Senate a Map of the Valley of Mexico from Surveys by Lieutenants Smith and Hardcastle. January 29 1849. 31st Congress 1st Session Executive Document 11

18503517Washington DC 1850. First Edition. Very good. Large folding lithograph map with U.S. Army routes in red 659 x 500 mm. Splits at folds on left where attached to text light browning. Text: 8vo 224 x 140 mm. 14 2 pp. including final blank leaf extracted from a larger volume and repaired. First edition of this excellent map illustrative of both the Mexican-American War and the cartography of Mexico prepared by members of the U.S. Army Topographical Engineers. Our map is accompanied by the essential text which is not always present. Herein "cartographer M.L. Smith Lieutenant of the Topographical Engineers writes to J.J. Abert Colonel Corps Topographical Engineers paying homage to the accuracy of Baron Humboldt's map of the Valley of Mexico and stating that it was the only one in which they placed confidence for moving troops in to capture the city. He remarks however that he believes that the present map is the first survey of the valley ever made by triangulation. His colleague E.L.F. Hardcastle supplements the report with memoirs of the march made in his journal as events occurred. This sparse but pithy report has excellent details on military engineering." Dorothy Sloan Auction 24a lot 242. The present example comes from Dorothy Sloan's own Americana collection which was purchased by us in 2020. Garrett & Goodwin The Mexican-American War pp. 296 430-431. Haferkorn p. 31. Tutorow 1632. unknown books

Michael Laird Rare Books LLC · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

SOCIAL FICTION CIVIL WAR SINCLAIR UptonABAA

Manassas: A Novel of the War

190411321New York: Macmillan 1904. First edition. Octavo. Original publisher's gilt-pictorial cloth; 412pp 6p publisher's catalog. Light wear to board edges else a tight Near Fine copy with blue-green top-stain just slightly faded. Unusually nice copy of an early Sinclair novel intended as the first volume of a Civil War trilogy the subsequent volumes were never completed. While Manassas is historical in subject Sinclair explores techniques which would reappear much later in his "Lanny Budd" series and his familiar themes of class conflict and social justice are evident throughout. AHOUSE A6. Macmillan unknown books

Lorne Bair Rare Books · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

Spanish American War. NebraskaABAA

Roster of the 2d Nebraska Volunteer Infantry

18981081Chattanooga: Times Print 1898. Very good. 29pp. Narrow 12mo. Original red cloth cover gilt. Spine heavily chipped corners worn. Contemporary ownership inscription on front pastedown contemporary notations to several leaves. Regimental roster for the Second Nebraska Volunteers mustered into service for the Spanish American War at Lincoln in May 1898. The regiment consisted of forty-six officers and 975 enlisted men each detailed herein by company. The regiment never saw active duty spending time training at Chickamauga before being transferred to Omaha and then mustered out in October of the same year. This copy with the ownership inscription of Irene G. Courtnay dated September 2 1898. Irene has made notations about several of the men -- presumably friends or acquaintances -- in the Remarks section of some pages. On the page for Company B she has written "Ernest G. Briggs drowned in Chickamauga Creek. 1st death in 2nd Neb. Regiment." Rare and likely produced in limited numbers for friends and family. Only a single photocopy reproduction located in OCLC. An interesting piece of Western Americana from this mostly-forgotten episode in American history. Times Print unknown books

McBride Rare Books · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

SPANISH CIVIL WARABAA

El Pueblo: Diario del Partido Sindicalista - Group of 6 Issues

193730146Valencia: S.i. 1937. Six tabloid issues 58cm; newsprint wrappers; 4pp per issue; occasional illus; text entirely in Spanish. Publication sequence as follows: AÃ±o XLIV Nos.15.394 15.409 15.411 15.413 15.424 15.435 October 8272931; November 1326 1937. All six issues horizontally folded at center occasional creasing to extremities with a few scattered passages underlined in red and blue colored pencil; one with mild toning along folds else paper is still supple and quite fresh; Very Good overall. Nicely-preserved selection of issues of this Republican daily newspaper the official organ of the Partido Sindicalista one of the smaller Spanish left-wing workers' parties that would eventually become affiliated with the United Front. The paper was founded in 1896 by the popular Spanish novelist and journalist Vicente Blasco IbaÃ±ez. During the Second Republic under the management of IbaÃ±ez's nephew Sigfrido the paper became more politically aligned eventually becoming the organ of the Syndicalists in 1932; it ceased publication with the end of the Republic in 1939. Rare; OCLC finds 2 locations holding any issues Biblioteca Universitat de Barcelona Universidad de Valencia none in the U.S. S.i. unknown books

Lorne Bair Rare Books · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

War of 1812 Armstrong John Jr.ABAA

Partially printed document signed "John Armstrong" as Secretary of War appointing Colonel John Chrystie an Inspector General with a draft of his reply declining the appointment

18133044271813. 1 p. partially printed document accomplished in manuscript with 1 p. manuscript draft reply on second bifolium leaf. 4to 9-3/4 x 7-3/4 inches. Old folds. 1 p. partially printed document accomplished in manuscript with 1 p. manuscript draft reply on second bifolium leaf. 4to 9-3/4 x 7-3/4 inches. Armstrong 1758-1843 a delagate to the Continental Congress a U.S. Senator from New York and briefly Secreatry of War under James Madison 1813-4 during the War of 1812. He was forced to resign as Secretary of War in September 1813 after failing to defend Washington from the British. Here he appoints Colonel John Chrystie an Inspector General of the US Army. Chrystie declined the post and a draft of his reply - dated Niagra April 30th 1813 - is penned on the attached bifolium leaf: "In reply I have to state that being now in command of a battalion of the 13th Infy. I prefer my present situation." Chrystie 1788-1813 after whom Chrystie Street in Manhattan is named was lieutenant colonel in the 13th U.S. Infantry. He would die of natural causes just three months after his reply to Armstrong. unknown books

James Cummins Bookseller · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

WAR PRODUCTION BOARDABAA

Poster: "Take Care! Idle Hands Work For Hitler

194225213Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1942. Original poster offset lithographed in three colors on off-white stock measuring 51.25cm x 72.5cm 20.25" x 28.5". Professionally linen-backed with old fold lines faintly visible; a bright Fine example. War Production Board WPB poster depicting the black and white image of a male industrial worker his injured left arm hanging in a sling. After the attacks on Pearl Harbor industry in the U.S. rapidly transformed into maximum war production. The WPB established in January 1942 was created with the mission to procure materials and direct war production during WWII. The current poster is one of numerous examples used to spur American workers towards maximum production during wartime. U.S. Government Printing Office unknown books

Lorne Bair Rare Books · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

WORLD WAR IIABAA

Cronache Della Guerra 1939 -1943

1939289674Rome: Tumminellil & C. 1939. hardcover. fine. Profusely illustrated with photos maps plans & ads. 2 volumes. Folios recently bound in full kelly green crushed morocco. Rome: Tumminellil & C. 21 October 1939 - 30 January 1943. Fine. An almost complete file of this ephemeral weekly journal documenting the war in Europe. Tumminellil & C. unknown books

Argosy Book Store · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 423,05 €

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