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8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and illustrations in the text; black cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
No marks or inscriptions to contents. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, the smallest of marks to lower page edges, slight rubbing to spine ends and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with faint creasing to upper edge and spine foot. 394pp. Detailed study of American medicine and surgery in the 1860s and how it affected the American Civil War. Very scarce in the UK.
WB14168n.p.: n.p. n.d. Ephemera. Very Good. Broadside; 300x239mm; an 11 stanza poem plus the moral printed recto only in two columns within a decorative border; mounted to plain paper over cardboard. N.d. likely early 20th century. Flattened crease down the middle from folding; a few small closed tears along the edges; a few small specks of soiling. <br/><br/>A poem about an encounter with a British lion in New York's Central Park referencing the American Revolutionary War -- specifically the Trent Affair. Captain Charles Wilkes is mentioned by name as are Mason Slidell and others plus other well-known events such as Bunker Hill. Wilkes 1798-1877 was an American naval officer and explorer. He led the United States Exploring Expedition 1838-1842 and commanded the ship in the Trent Affair during the American Civil War 18611865 where he attacked a Royal Mail Ship almost leading to war between the U.S. and the UK. The moral of the poem is "If you wish to live in PEACE always be prepared for War; for a small matter kindleth a great fire! Large enough to set the world ablaze!" Very scarce none found on OCLC nor in the holdings of the NY Historical Society. n.p. unknown books
No inscriptions or marks. Tiniest of creases to lower corner of front cover, none to rear or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 96pp. The battle that was the masterpiece of the Confederate commander in the American Civil War, Robert E Lee, when he split his forces under Jubal Early and 'Stonewal' Jackson and beat the Army of the Potomac which was twice its size. Well illustrated and with full descriptions of Orders of Battle.
WB14168n.p.: n.p. n.d. Ephemera. Very Good. Broadside; 300x239mm; an 11 stanza poem plus the moral printed recto only in two columns within a decorative border; mounted to plain paper over cardboard. N.d. likely early 20th century. Flattened crease down the middle from folding; a few small closed tears along the edges; a few small specks of soiling. <br/><br/>A poem about an encounter with a British lion in New York's Central Park referencing the American Revolutionary War -- specifically the Trent Affair. Captain Charles Wilkes is mentioned by name as are Mason Slidell and others plus other well-known events such as Bunker Hill. Wilkes 1798-1877 was an American naval officer and explorer. He led the United States Exploring Expedition 1838-1842 and commanded the ship in the Trent Affair during the American Civil War 18611865 where he attacked a Royal Mail Ship almost leading to war between the U.S. and the UK. The moral of the poem is "If you wish to live in PEACE always be prepared for War; for a small matter kindleth a great fire! Large enough to set the world ablaze!" Very scarce none found on OCLC nor in the holdings of the NY Historical Society. n.p. unknown
26361‘The Raven Hotel / Droitwich / Ap. 6. 87 1887’. According to Russell’s entry in the Oxford DNB while reporting on the Civil War he was described by one American newspaper as ‘the most famous newspaper correspondent the world has ever seen'. The inscription on his memorial in St Paul’s Cathedral calls him ‘'the first and greatest of War Correspondents'. He coined the phrase ‘thin red line’ was instrumental in the sending of Florence Nightingale to the Crimea and is said to have written the report that inspired Tennyson to write ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’. Like Broadley whose omission from the DNB is as scandalous as his career Russell was an active freemason. 2pp 12mo. In trimmed windowpane mount. In good condition lightly aged with slight glue staining on reverse. Folded once. Signed ‘W H Russell’. The subject is freemasonry Russell is not known to have shared Broadley’s other interests. Begins: ‘dear brother Broadley / I am pickling here in the hope that I may be fit for exportation anon & I shall not be in London till my course is over on 17th’. In consequence he will be unable to attend ‘the junction of Bros. Lawson Peters & Toole & the promotion of Brs Prince Helwig & Lord Delamere’. Broadley a distinguished autograph-collector also merited a long entry in Wikipedia for his other activities. ‘The Raven [Hotel] / Droitwich / Ap. 6. 87 [1887]’. unknown
1990981ANew York, Knopf, (1990). 4°. 425 S. Mit zahlr. Fotos und farb. Karten aus dem amerikan. Bürgerkrieg. Wie neu! OHLn. im OU. Wie neu.
8vo., First Edition, with title-vignette, headpieces and full-page illustrations in the text; original red cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Uncommon in this condition.
With text drawn from diaries and letters and pictures from public and private collections this book tells in detail the history of the American Civil War Small tear and creases to top edge of dust jacket. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries
Oblong 4to., First Edition, with a frontispiece, and very numerous coloured and monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text; lavender cloth, gilt a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Covers all such weapons from the beginning of the American War of Independence to the close of the American Civil War.