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19004189c. 1900. Original oil painting measuring 18 by 22 inches handsomely gilt framed entire piece measures 24 by 28 inches. In very good condition. unknown books
41203Margin: 200x135 mm. Some foxing. unknown books
1960427669Kraus Reprint 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. Facsimile of an edition published ca. 1907. Two volume set. 8vo. Blue cloth. Text in French. Light shelfwear else very good no jackets. Kraus Reprint hardcover books
189416816Paris: Montbeliard 1894. First. hardcover. very good. Bio-Bibliographie. 3 vols. wood-pulp paper double column rebound in black cloth-backed marbled boards volume 3 in green cloth volume 1 with no lettering on spine. Paris: Montbeliard 1894-1903.<br/><br/> A source book of all European medieval history Besterman 2885-2886. With the small ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro.<br/><br/> Montbeliard unknown books
1865114672Washington: Government Printing Office 1865. Rare Civil War era report cover inscribed by Ulysses S. Grant as Lieutenant General of the United States Army. One page report cover inscribed by Grant "Wm E. Dodge Esq. New York N.Y. U.S. Grant Lt. Gen." Abraham Lincoln promoted Grant to Lieutenant General of the United States Army on March 1864 a rank which had only previously been held by George Washington. Following Lincolns assassination in April of 1865 Grant became America's first four-star general and played an important role in aiding Congress in their effort to reconstruct the South. In near fine condition. With a first edition of the complete report which is in very good condition. Rare and desirable. As Commanding General of the United States Army 1864-69 Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction often at odds with Lincoln's successor Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery protect African-American citizenship and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age. Government Printing Office unknown books
18655926Washington 1865. 44pp. Disbound loosened. Caption title as issued. Caption title page tanned and moderately chipped with loss of a few letters to final line on each side of leaf. Remainder of text lightly toned. Good. <br/><br/> Grant reports on the last year of the War. Of particular interest are the movements of Sheridan and Sherman and the final exchange of letters between Grant and Lee prior to surrender. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Howes G311. unknown books
1865WRCAM18414Washington 1865. 44pp. Gathered signatures. Stitched as issued. A trifle dusty. Still very good. Grant's report as commander of the United States Armies. Includes important correspondence between Grant and Generals Butler Sherman etc. This is a general survey of army operations from the spring of 1864 until the surrender at Appomatox. HOWES G311. SABIN 28316. DORNBUSCH III:1437. unknown books
1865265395New York: Appleton 1865. hardcover. very good-. Frontispiece portrait of Grant. 77pp. 2pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo modern 1/2 brown morocco foxing to Frontis. and title-page spine faded from sun exposure otherwise very good. New York: D. Appleton 1865.<br/><br/> Report on the Union army's battles and activities from April 1864 through April 1865 and the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox. Grant was commander of the armies of the United States during this period. Dornbusch III 1437. Howes G-311. Sabin 28316.<br/><br/> Appleton unknown books
1865902New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1865. 8vo. Frontis. 77 3 pp. <br><br>First edition: Detailed accounts of some of the significant combats under Grant's command. "It has been my fortune to see the armies of both the West and the East fight battles . . . All that it was possible for men to do in battle they have done. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Sabin 28316. Fair in printed paper wrappers cover edges chipped front cover separated. Recto of plate with very small historical society stamp. D. Appleton & Co. unknown books
186622955St. Louis MO 1866. No binding. Fine. Manuscript Letter Signed as Lt. Col of Ordnance and Brevet Brigadier General to Adam Badeau Grant's Military Secretary St. Louis Arsenal Mo. August 1 1866. 2 pp. 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. Callender responds to Grant's aide-de-camp Adam Badeau's request ""for a statement of the number and calibre of guns captured at Fort Donelson February 16th 1862"" the Tennessee battle that was Grant's first success. Not having that report he offers one on Vicksburg instead.Callender advises: ""I have not been able to find any report of the character referred to among the records of my office and search for such a report has also been made among the records of the Department of the Missouri - likewise without success. But I applied to Capt. Brink late Acting Ordnance Officer at Fort Donelson for information on the subject and he has kindly furnished me with the enclosed list which I transmit herewith together with his letter neither is present. In looking for a report of the guns captured at Fort Donelson a very full report was found of guns and Ordnance Stores captured at Vicksburg - which if the General Grant desires could be forwarded to you.""Franklin D. Callender 1817-1882 Union officer; after distinguished service in the Seminole War and Mexican War took command of the St. Louis Arsenal in 1861 and served as Chief of Ordnance of the Dept. of the Missouri Nov. 19 1861-Mar. 11 1862; holding same post in Dept. of the Miss. March 11 - July 11 1862 he returned to Mo. where he was on the Governor's staff and then served in the advance upon and siege of Corinth; returned to Dept. of the Mo. and the St. Louis Arsenal July 11 1862 and commanded it throughout the war; breveted B.G. USA for Corinth St. Louis and war service. unknown books
1868301Grant General Ulysses S. Grant. <i>RICHMOND / 1865 / Vicksburg / Fort Donelson / GENERAL U.S. GRANT / "I WILL FIGHT IT OUT ON THIS LINE." </i>Woven white silk campaign ribbon probably created for Grant's presidential campaign of 1868. A Stevengraph woven bust-length portrait of General Grant in uniform appears above his famous declaration: "I will fight it out on this line." Above the flags and eagle. Colors used are red white and blue with black silk used for the portraiture. 13.5 cm x 4 cm without red tassel of 4 cm. Woven by Thomas Stevens Coventry woven signature "T. Stevens" on the back. Godden 632. Condition fine. Called a Stevengraph after Thomas Stevens 1828-1888 the inventor of a loom that produced examples of this fine mechanical weaving at his factory in Coventry. Thomas Stevens books
186219530Towanda: Printed at the Office of the Bradford Reporter 1862. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Black sheep-backed marbled boards. Interleaved. Rubbed some chipping of spine. Interleaved some manuscript additions of changes up to 1876 on interleaves and with a document from Montrose Penn. 1884 regarding the courts laid in some spotting and leaves loosened but generally a very good copy of a well-used reference work. With the signature and notation of William H. Jessup attorney of W. & W. H. Jessup. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Court Protocol. William Jessup graduate of Yale was a"pioneer in the cause of education and temperance in northern Pennsylvania and the chief founder of the County agricultural society." Appleton He was a presiding judge of the 11th judicial district of Pennsylvania from 1838 until 1851and one of the three representitives sent to discuss with Lincoln the military quota he had requested of New York Pennsylvania and Ohio. Two of his sons became noted missionaries William H. obviously followed him into his law firm. Printed at the Office of the Bradford Reporter unknown books
190776146Paris: Alphonse Picard et Fils 1907. half leather recased with original spine laid down five raised bands and gilt lettering paste paper boards. Small 4to. half leather recased with original spine laid down five raised bands and gilt lettering paste paper boards. iv22941; viii2298-4832 columns two per page. 2 volumes. New edition corrected and augmented printed in conjunction with the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres. Printed in an edition limited to 2200 copies. Biography and bibliography of sources and personages of the middle ages. Although published in France this is a source book for all of European medieval history. Besterman 2885-2886. Loosely inserted is a commemorative book label which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at the auction sale. Alphonse Picard et Fils unknown books
190076149Montbéliard: Société anonyme d'imprimerie montbéliardaise 1900. modern cloth leather spine labels. small 4to. modern cloth leather spine labels. iv 1592; iv 1593-3384 columns two per page. 2 volumes. First edition printed in an edition of 2000 copies. Indexes topographical locations for all of medieval Europe. Entries accompanied by bibliographic references. Besterman 2885-2886. Marginal sunning. Loosely inserted is a commemorative book label which indicates that this set came from the reference library of H.P. Kraus purchased by Oak Knoll Books at auction. Société anonyme d'imprimerie montbéliardaise unknown books
187746081877. Large signed photograph of Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States. Boldly signed below the image by Grant. The entire piece measures 14.5 inches by 17 inches. Handsomely matted and framed. Scarce and desirable signed by Grant. Ulysses S. Grant served as president of the United States from March 4 1869 to March 4 1877. On January 29 1877 five days before he left office Grant gave an address to the Senate of the United States regarding a controversial dispute that had arisen over the results of the upcoming presidential election. In the address Grant argued that the people must put their trust in Congress stating: "In all periods of history controversies have arisen as to the succession or choice of the chiefs of states and no party or citizens loving their country and its free institutions can sacrifice too much of mere feeling in preserving through the upright course of law their country from the smallest danger to its peace on such an occasion; and it can not be impressed too firmly in the hearts of all the people that true liberty and real progress can exist only through a cheerful adherence to constitutional law. unknown books
1960140510London: Thames & Hudson 1960. First edition. Hardcover. 192 pages. Anthology chosen translated and with an introduction by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard. A tight near fine copy with a small former owner signature to the front free endpaper in an about good dust jacket with tape repairs to the edges. Thames & Hudson unknown books
1961WRCLIT52784Port-au-Prince: Imprimerie de l'Etat 1961. Printed wrappers. Lower fore-corner bumped otherwise a very good copy. First edition. Preface by Jean Price-Mars. With the author's 1962 full-page presentation inscription to a UNESCO colleague and with the recipient's small stamp. Imprimerie de l'Etat unknown books
197491932Philadelphia:: Temple University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0877220190 . Translated from the Greek with an introduction and notes by Kimon Friar. First edition. Very good in a very good age toned along the spine minor edge wear with one small chip dust jacket. . Temple University Press, hardcover books
19121342227Columbia: The State Company 1912. Hardcover. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth with gold print wear to spine caps and corners bump to bottom corners spot stains on front else light shelfwear; Text block has light spotting to edges name in ink on front flyleaf light tanning to endpapers slight occasional foxing within else clean and tight; 410 pages frontispiece port. illustrated b&w plates. 1342227. FP New Rockville Stock. The State Company hardcover books
1880WRCLIT82480Paris: G. Masson 1880. 20pp. Octavo. Extracted from pamphlet volume without wrapper if so issued. Light foxing and a few smudges title leaf neatly detached otherwise very good. First separate printing as an extract from ANNALES AGRONOMIQUES V:4 of this work by the scientist credited by some historians as the father of modern oenology. G. Masson unknown books
2007117061Newark New Jersey: The Newark Museum 2007. Softcover. VG- Ex-lib. labels at bottom left of front cover and top right of back cover label inside front cover. Color pictorial wraps; 48 pp.; 17 color plates; 47 color plates. From 2007 exhibition at The Newark Museum; Includes works by Sydney Hutter Thomas Patti Harvey Littleton Karen Lamonte Dale Chihuly Kazumi Ikemoto William Morris and more; Errata sheet laid in. The Newark Museum paperback books
1887UGRACEN00ZZThe Century Co 1887. Very Good. Grant Ulysses S. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Volume 12: May 1887 to October 1887. Burnett Frances Hodgson. NY: The Century Co 1887. 960pp. Illustrated. Small 4to. Leather. Book condition: Very good with rubbing and bumping to edges and hinges cracked but holding by cords. Many articles cover issues related to the Civil War including <i>General Grant on the Terms at Vicksburg</i> by General Ulysses S. Grant. Also includes <i>Point d'Alecon</i> by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The Century Co hardcover books
20112206769JG Press 2011. Reprint. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Reprint. Jacket lightly rubbed. 2011 Large Hardcover. The story of The Civil War is told through the writings of its two greatest Generals. JG Press hardcover books
2002250636San Diego: Thunder Bay Press 2002. hardcover. very good-/very good-. Many Illus. some in color. 4to red cloth d.w and cloth lightly soiled. San Diego: Thunder Bay Press 2002.<br/><br/> Text is abridged from the Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant and Memoirs of Robert E. Lee by Armistead L. Long<br/><br/> Thunder Bay Press unknown books
1986040642Washington: Center of Military History United State Army 1986. xvii 738p. b/w illus. folded colored map original green cloth United States ARmy in World War II. Special studies. Center of Military History, United State Army unknown books
