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189231872Portsmouth VA: W. A. Fiske Printer and Bookbinder 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 1 366 pages 6 pages advertisements 2. A few illustrations. Blue-green cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Light rubbed spots to the upper front cover. Occasional foxing to the front end sheets title page foredge and the rear end sheets. A brief pencil note in the margins pages 328 and 329. Inscription on the front blank end sheet reads "Acquired by Francis E. Turin Norfolk Va." Turin was an editor of Norfolk history. <br /> <br /> Nevins II page 235 - "Included in this useful volume are unit histories biographical sketches a chapter on the C.S.S. Virginia and another on the battle of Hampton Roads. W. A. Fiske, Printer and Bookbinder hardcover
1823210271Delaware County PA 1823. unbound. 2 pages front and back 9.75 x 8 inches Delaware County Pennsylvania May 13 1823 -- a militia directive sent to Major Samuel Anderson responding to his letter of resignation withdrawing himself from command to which he was elected by the unanimous votes of the officers and men comprising the Delaware County Militia. In small part: ".It would have given us much pleasure could your private arrangements have admitted you to remain with us.we trust that.the prospects you have formed for yourself may be realized in the fullest intent." Minor folds and several tiny creases; otherwise very good condition.<br/> <br/> The document is signed by the following four veterans who fought gallantly in the War of 1812: Dr. Joseph Wilson Founder in 1812 of the Delaware County Troops; George Hawkins Commander of the Delaware County Blues; Henry Myers Captain Delaware County Volunteers; John Crosby Commanding Regiment Artillery. Samuel Anderson 1774-1850 was a Naval surgeon recommended by Benjamin Rush and subsequently appointed by President John Adams a surgeon's mate in the U.S. Navy in 1799.<br/> <br/> unknown
1823210271Delaware County PA 1823. unbound. 2 pages front and back 9.75 x 8 inches Delaware County Pennsylvania May 13 1823 -- a militia directive sent to Major Samuel Anderson responding to his letter of resignation withdrawing himself from command to which he was elected by the unanimous votes of the officers and men comprising the Delaware County Militia. In small part: ".It would have given us much pleasure could your private arrangements have admitted you to remain with us.we trust that.the prospects you have formed for yourself may be realized in the fullest intent." Minor folds and several tiny creases; otherwise very good condition.<br/><br/> The document is signed by the following four veterans who fought gallantly in the War of 1812: Dr. Joseph Wilson Founder in 1812 of the Delaware County Troops; George Hawkins Commander of the Delaware County Blues; Henry Myers Captain Delaware County Volunteers; John Crosby Commanding Regiment Artillery. Samuel Anderson 1774-1850 was a Naval surgeon recommended by Benjamin Rush and subsequently appointed by President John Adams a surgeon's mate in the U.S. Navy in 1799.<br/><br/> unknown books
189236274Wayland NY 1892. Small 3-5/8" x 5". 4 pp folded. An attractively illustrated and printed Invitation. Front of invitation is a full color illustration of a soldier holding a bayonet soldiers standing near tents in the background a drum and American flags to the side. The last page is a full color illustration of a Sons of Veterans medal. The wording of the invitation is printed with several elegant fonts with members of Reception Committee Floor Committee and Honorary Committee and location of the reception. Very Good. <br /> <br /> Wayland is a little town about 80 miles east of Buffalo and 60 miles south of Rochester. The Sons of Veterans of the United States of America was founded by August Plummer Davis in Pittsburgh in 1881. It was formed to preserve the work of the Grand Army of the Republic a fraternal organization of Union Civil War veterans. There had been several independent Sons of Veterans groups in states such as Pennsylvania Missouri and New York but they all eventually became part of the Sons of Veterans U.S.A. The name was later changed to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in 1925. <br /> Hon. John F. Little 1839-1913 of Bath New York after whom this camp was named was a private in the 161st New York Infantry participating in the Gult and Red River Campaigns and the siege of Mobile. He received the rank of Captain after his service at Mobile and was discharged after three years as Brevet Major. Little was a prominent attorney for many years. He was also an Assemblyman from Steuben County Supervisor of the town of Bath Surrogate and Acting County Judge and a trustee of the New York State Soldiers' Home. "Captain Little Has Succumbed" ELMIRA STAR GAZETTE Tuesday May 13 1913 p.13. unknown
189236274Wayland NY 1892. Small 3-5/8" x 5". 4 pp folded. An attractively illustrated and printed Invitation. Front of invitation is a full color illustration of a soldier holding a bayonet soldiers standing near tents in the background a drum and American flags to the side. The last page is a full color illustration of a Sons of Veterans medal. The wording of the invitation is printed with several elegant fonts with members of Reception Committee Floor Committee and Honorary Committee and location of the reception. Very Good. <br/><br/> Wayland is a little town about 80 miles east of Buffalo and 60 miles south of Rochester. The Sons of Veterans of the United States of America was founded by August Plummer Davis in Pittsburgh in 1881. It was formed to preserve the work of the Grand Army of the Republic a fraternal organization of Union Civil War veterans. There had been several independent Sons of Veterans groups in states such as Pennsylvania Missouri and New York but they all eventually became part of the Sons of Veterans U.S.A. The name was later changed to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in 1925. <br/> Hon. John F. Little 1839-1913 of Bath New York after whom this camp was named was a private in the 161st New York Infantry participating in the Gult and Red River Campaigns and the siege of Mobile. He received the rank of Captain after his service at Mobile and was discharged after three years as Brevet Major. Little was a prominent attorney for many years. He was also an Assemblyman from Steuben County Supervisor of the town of Bath Surrogate and Acting County Judge and a trustee of the New York State Soldiers' Home. "Captain Little Has Succumbed" ELMIRA STAR GAZETTE Tuesday May 13 1913 p.13. unknown books
185027160Paris Aubert, Maison Martinet 1850 Une lithographie Originale, colorée et glaçée à la main d'époque, Format : 29,5 centimètres de haut par 41,5 centimètres de large, sur papier blanc, imprimé en bas à droite dans la gravure : Ch. VERNIER, tirée de : [Costumes de l'armée française depuis Louis XIV, jusqu'à ce jour.] Paris : Aubert, Maison Martinet Editeur, [vers 1850],
187027943Paris J. Rothschild 1870 Une lithographie Originale, colorée et glaçée à la main d'époque à la gomme arabique, Format : 45 centimètres de haut par 35 centimètres de large, sur papier blanc, imprimé en bas à gauche sous la gravure : de Moltzheim inv. et Del. + imprimé en bas à droite sous la gravure : Imp. Aug. BRY Paris + imprimé au centre dessous la gravure : 1860 - CANONNIERS VÉTÉRANS - J. Rothschild Editeur, tirée de : "L'Artillerie Française Costumes - Uniformes - Matériel Depuis Le Moyen Age Jusqu'A Nos Jours Ouvrage orné de 64 Planches en couleur reproduites d'après les Originaux Appartenant A Sa Majesté L'Empereur Et Publié Sous Ses Auspices" par Auguste de Moltzheim, 1870 Paris: J. Rothschild, Éditeur,
187515954New York 1875. 4pp. Tanned chipped at blank edges. Good only. Anti-Tammany. unknown books
1883290960Boston Mass 1883. First Edition. Soft Cover. Poor binding. SOLD AS IS. First Edition of the first number of Sheridan's Veterans; the second number was published three years later. With frontispiece and numerous portrait plates throughout. Frontispiece and front endpaper detached with loss to the corners of the frontispiece. Lacking the front cover. Contemporary quarter cloth with red paper covers. Not found in Nevins or Eicher. Poor binding. unknown books
1888308<p>London: Hodder and Stoughton 1888. Hard Cover. -- 1st Edition seventh thousand. </p><p>Bound in the publisher's red cloth with coated black endpapers bright gilt lettering to the spine and an insect gilt-stamped on the front board. Illustrated with six folding maps all in color and in excellent condition as well as with several engravings. The cloth is minimally soiled the corners are slightly bumped; hinges are still strong; text is clean throughout. </p> Hodder and Stoughton hardcover
