(Civil War) WILLIAMSON, James JBiblio.com
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19114020West Orange NJ: Self-Published 1911. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Very Good. B.F. Williamson. 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 162 PP. "We of the South accepted the result of that contest and laid down our arms in good faith. But when we are asked like a whipped child to say we were wrong and are sorry for what we did and promise to sin no more it is asking too much. Yet our men who fought and lost and those who died in the struggle were just as brave and as honest as the men who wore the blue. They fought for the Union we fought for our homes for our wives and our dear ones." from the Preface<br /> <br /> First edition copy of this 1864 prison diary. Signed by illustrator B.F. Williamson directly on the FFEP. Inscribed "To Wm. W. Patterson with my compliments / B.F. Williamson" in pencil. Patterson was one of Mosby's Rangers like the author. Illustrated. Brown cloth binding with outer edges a bit frayed. Hint of foxing. Self-Published unknown
1862370488Philadelphia: George W. Childs 1862. First edition. 175 1pp. Frontispiece by Lauderbach. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's wrappers some chipping at edges. First edition. 175 1pp. Frontispiece by Lauderbach. 1 vols. 8vo. Harris a member of Colonel Baker's California Regiment was captured at Ball's Bluff and was imprisoned at Liggon's Tobacco Warehouse for four months. Includes a 5-page listing at the back of the officers in the prison their regiments where captured residence and remarks. An early narrative also describing travels in Virginia. "Reflects lax fairly comfortable conditions in early officers' prison; good descriptions of Winder Wirz and other officials" Nevins. The frontispiece depicts "our last day in the Richmond Tobacco Warehouse prison." Coulter 216; Nevins I pg 193; Sabin 30531 George W. Childs unknown
19227863Philadelphia PA: Grand Army of the Republic 1922. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 12 PP. Original program in stapled blue wraps as issued. Includes a short biography of Grant as well as two short essays by Fowler. Closes with a printing of "The American's Creed". Minor wear and soiling to edges. Grand Army of the Republic unknown
188549574Warren IL: Jo Daviess County Soldiers' & Sailors' Association 1885. Handbill or small broadside. 5" X 10½". Very good. Milld overall wear and light age toning several folds. About a month and a half after General Grant's death this regional military association from northwest Illinois whose county seat Galena became the Union hero's adopted hometown held their third annual reunion. The 45th Illinois Volunteer Infantry known as the "Washburn Lead Mine Regiment" was formed in Galena in 1861 and saw much action before being mustered out in 1865; many Jo Daviess County men also joined the 96th Illinois Infantry Regiment organized in 1862 and mustered out in 1865. Within a simple ruled border this handbill lists events for the "First Day" "Army dinner and a general good time. Dress Parade. Grand Banquet." with numerous toasts from officers and others associated with the service and best of all "Each speaker limited to five minutes and the "Second Day" including a Grand Review Business Meeting of Association Picnic Dinner Annual Address by Gen. J.C. Smith and others closing with a "Rousing Camp Fire". Rarely seen and an attractive copy. Jo Daviess County Soldiers' & Sailors' Association unknown
1864332994Raleigh North Carolina: W.W. Holden Printer to the State 1864. 35 1; 31 1pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Self wrappers unstitched some foxing. 35 1; 31 1pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Crandall 1807 and 1808; Sabin 55673 W.W. Holden, Printer to the State unknown
18944745Washington: Rufus H. Darby 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 89 PP with original covers bound in at rear. A collection of essays and material about the assassination including an account of the organization of a memorial museum across the street from Ford's Theater. The author was the door-keeper on the night of the assassination April 14 1865. Originally issued in printed wraps which are not bound in at rear. <br /> <br /> Bound in 1/2 moroccco and marbled boards. Rufus H. Darby hardcover
190271606Bloomington WI: Bloomington Record 1902. First edition. Octavo. 54 pp. of text including six full page photographic portraits and 12 pp. of ads for local Wisconsin businesses. Publisher's crepe wrappers with blue cover lettering front cover with an image of the American flag rear cover with an ad. A very good copy.Various tales by Wisconsin Union soldiers and widows relating to the Civil War. Portraits of Mrs. Anne Nye Dennis Mrs. Isabella Leindecker William Leindecker in his Union uniform Martha M. Jones Charles H. Baxter and R. B. Showalter. Bloomington Record unknown
29612CIVIL WAR REPORT OF GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD MEMORIAL COMMISSION. Harrisburg: N.P. 1914. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. 162 pages. First edition. With over one hundred photographic plates of all the brass memorials erected Gettysburg to Pennsylvania regiments. Cover spotted a good copy only internally very good. unknown
18934815St. Johnsbury: The Republican Press 1893. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 271 PP. Original beige cloth with gilt title-stamping to front cover and spine. Includes notes and copies of original records kept by the Confederate Government as well as journal entries by Union Prisoners and a listing of prisoners held at the various Confederate prisons. Light scuffing and a few stains to boards. Some minor staining to a few pages. Overall a sound copy. The Republican Press hardcover
186326180N. P. 1863. 8 pages. 1 vols. 8vo. Single text gathering only. Tears along spine and corners tear into text on first leaf without loss some light wear previously folded else very good with a manuscript notation "File 4 d" in upper margin. 8 pages. 1 vols. 8vo. Very Rare. Contains the text of three letters by "Bob" addressed to his mother describing the battle of Murfreesboro. The author was a officer of the 15th U. S. Infantry part of the Regular Brigade or "Forlorn Hope" consisting of the 15th 16 18 and 19th Regiments U. S. Infantry and Battery H 5th Artillery. They were for this action attached to General Rousseau and then joined to General Rosecrans for the battle. The text from two newspapers reports of the battle are included in the texts. With notation under title "The following Letters are printed for private use only to accommodate friends of the writer who are absent from the City and desire to hear from him". Not in Broadfoot unknown
186258519New York: Anson D.F. Randolph 1862. Copyright Edition. Folding map frontispiece. 118 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Lightly chipped else Fine. Copyright Edition. Folding map frontispiece. 118 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Anson D.F. Randolph unknown
1864712North Haven Maine 1864. 4to. broadside. 255 x 167 mm. 10 x 6 ¾ inches. 12 stanzas of verse in two columns with woodcut engraving of large sailing ship set beneath the title. American Navy Civil War verse broadside from North Haven Island Mainewritten by Harrison Beverage. The broadside lists many names of sailors from North Haven and ships that they served on. The names included are Hanson Carver the Brown's - Eben & John the Alexanders - James Ezekiel & Zena. They served on board the School Ship Sabine The Ohio a ship of the line The steamship Colorado the Rhode Island and on board the Monitor Menadnoc with a couple of them getting wounded in battle. The piece also tells about the battle at Fort Fisher and Commodore Porter. Rare. unknown
a70476NY and Boston 1862 J. R. Gilmore. Many interesting articles including: Active Service; or Campaigning in Western Virginia; pp. 330-338; The War Between Freedom and Slavery in Missouri pp.369-380; The Slave Trade in New York pp. 86-90; etc. Hardcover. Sm.4to. 740pp. original gilt printed green cloth. Old small historical library bookplate and stamp on title page. Owner signed. Good lacks front free blank fraying on edges of index page faint narrow stain line in outer margin of about 60 leaves. . hardcover
1870351966New York: James Dickson Printer 3 Tryon Row 1870. 8pp. 8vo. Wrappers. 8pp. 8vo. This pamphlet of a poem is an example of postwar mendicant literature-items printed and sold for the support of their authors-and illustrate some of the hardships faced by soldiers in battle who became disabled veterans in later life. Possibly by Henry H. Meacham. <br/><br/> James Dickson, Printer, 3 Tryon Row unknown
1864353880Augusta: Published by Blackmar & Bro. and others . B. Duncan & Co. Lith. Columbia SC 1864. 3pp. with pictorial floral-themed advertisement printed in green on the upper cover for sheet music being sold by Southern printers. Bifolium. Unbound minor toning. 3pp. with pictorial floral-themed advertisement printed in green on the upper cover for sheet music being sold by Southern printers. Bifolium. Hosmer's song with music and lyrics comprises the inner two pages; the pictorial cover printed in green advertises 37 songs published by Blackmar in Augusta as well as publishers in Richmond Charleston Macon Columbia Montgomery and Selma. The lithographer B. Duncan closed his shop in Columbia in 1864. Crandall 3697; Parrish & Willingham 7309. Confederate Sheet Music. Crandall 3697; Parrish & Willingham 7309 <br/><br/> Published by Blackmar & Bro. [and others] ... B. Duncan & Co. Lith. Columbia SC unknown
40769n.p.: Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway n.d. Full color chromolithograph with printed caption. 1 vols. Image 14 x 19 inches; matted to 21-1/2 x 26 inches overall. Small portion of blank lower right corner missing well away from image and caption and covered by mat; a few spots of almost imperceptible abrasion to surface else fine and handsome. Full color chromolithograph with printed caption. 1 vols. Image 14 x 19 inches; matted to 21-1/2 x 26 inches overall. An absolutely brilliant chromolithograph printed on heavy coated stock its clarity of detail putting most examples of this medium to shame. Caption states: "The 'General' was captured at Big Shanty now Kennesaw Ga. April 12 1862 by the 'Andrews' Raiders' and recaptured near Ringgold Ga. by W.A. Fuller Conductor and Anthony Murphy Shop Foreman for the Railroad Company assisted by Confederates and others after an exciting chase of about ninety miles." Illustrated here in repose the elegant engine glows as a work of art. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway unknown
191155188Richmond VA: Everett Waddey Co 1911. First edition. Frontispiece total of 13 plates. 319 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Gray cloth. Spine darkened else Fine. First edition. Frontispiece total of 13 plates. 319 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. <br/><br/> Everett Waddey Co hardcover
188555174New York: D. Appleton and Company 1885. First edition. Frontispiece portrait. 511 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Maroon morocco a.e.g. Extremities rubbed upper board half detached else Very Good. First edition. Frontispiece portrait. 511 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. <br/><br/> D. Appleton and Company unknown
18977690Danville VA: Blair & Boatwright 1897. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 6 X 8 3/4 Inches. 96 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the title-page. First printing of the lyrics of "The Lost Cause" by Porter. Scarce original cloth binding. PO bookplete to ffep. Light wear to edges and spine. Some foxing to endpapers. Blair & Boatwright unknown
1892338339Philadelphia: Allen Lane & Scott's Printing House 1892. First edition. 16pp. 8vo. Publisher's green lettered wrappers holes punched in the gutter margin. First edition. 16pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> Allen, Lane & Scott's Printing House unknown
1864373734Houston Texas: Published by E. H. Cushing 1864. First edition. Full page cut of a Texas lone star. viii 184pp. 12mo. Publisher's striped cloth backed lettered paper boards heavily worn front hinge starting. First edition. Full page cut of a Texas lone star. viii 184pp. 12mo. A very rare Texas-printed Confederate juvenile reader intended for Texas children in the midst of the Civil War. The contents are largely historical in nature with sections on Texan history and heroes as well as accounts of Civil War battles in which Texas troops played a role. "Among the large number of original articles here presented we have bestowed special care on those which relate to our State . with the view of inspiring our youth with a love of Texas and an admiration for Texan heroes. The struggles of those who settled the country and fought its battles should be familiarly known to our children . The 'Texas Reader' is a home production. It is a Southern work and is called for not merely from the feelings of State pride but is also demanded by the wants of the country" Preface. Lessons include the history of the first American settlement by Stephen F. Austin the Fall of the Alamo the Texas Santa Fe Expedition Battle of Sabine Pass and many more. <br /> <br /> The publisher's preface notes that "in preparation of this book we are largely indebted to Rev. J. R. Hutchinson D.D. of the Houston Academy and many other gentleman and ladies of our State." A few of the articles include bylines by B. H. Hollinsworth.<br /> <br /> The last example of this work in the auction records not to be confused with another rare work titled New Texas Primary Reader published in 1863 appeared in 1930. Parrish & Willingham 7705 noting 8 copies Published by E. H. Cushing unknown
1861351864New York 1861. 8pp. Map of Fort Pickens and Pensacola on the front page. Folio. Disbound. Very good. 8pp. Map of Fort Pickens and Pensacola on the front page. Folio. This historic issue of the New York Times published two days after the fall of Fort Sumter details the bombardment and includes a printing of President Abraham Lincoln's first proclamation calling for troops to suppress the rebellion of the secessionist states and "maintain the existence of our National Union unknown
1865351866New York 1865. 8pp. Small illustration of an American flag at the top left. Folio. Old folds minor soiling and staining else very good. 8pp. Small illustration of an American flag at the top left. Folio. An historic issue of the New York Times published the day following Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox including the correspondence between the two discussing and accepting terms. unknown
186255161New York: A.S. Barnes & Burr 1862. First edition. Frontispiece. 232 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown blind-stamped cloth. Upper hinge cracked 1/2-in. tear to rear pages else very good. First edition. Frontispiece. 232 8 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. <br/><br/> A.S. Barnes & Burr hardcover
1861375116Baltimore 1861. 1p. handbill with integral blank. 4to. Folds minor separation at one fold. BOUND INTO: Sammelband of 29 other pamphlets handbills or other printed ephemera relating to the Maryland Diocese between 1850 and 1867 presumably assembled by Bishop Whittingham. Contemporary marbled paper covered boards rebacked with buckram. Manuscript list of titles in the front. Library markings. 1p. handbill with integral blank. 4to. unknown
