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BOOK, “D.L. NIMSCHKE, FIREARMS ENGRAVER” BY R.L. WILSON

BOOK, “D.L. NIMSCHKE, FIREARMS ENGRAVER” BY R.L. WILSON

Hardcover with dust jacket, 10.5" x 13", 108 pages. This 1992 reprint edition was limited to 1,500 copies. Original edition published in 1965. Very good condition overall. This is copied from the… (236-1052). Learn More »

BOOK, “RECRUITS TO CONTINENTALS” BY PHILIP J. SCHLEGEL

BOOK, “RECRUITS TO CONTINENTALS” BY PHILIP J. SCHLEGEL

Offered here a pamphlet detailing “A History of the York County Rifle Company, June 1775 – January 1777.” Saddle stitched, soft cover, 7” x 11”, 48 pages. Four chapters, three… (236-1061). Learn More »

McCLELLAN’S BAYONET TACTICS MANUAL OF MAJ. JAMES H. BOGART, 162nd NEW YORK, KIA AT PORT HUDSON

McCLELLAN’S BAYONET TACTICS MANUAL OF MAJ. JAMES H. BOGART, 162nd NEW YORK, KIA AT PORT HUDSON

This is a very good copy of the manual and inscribed by an officer who was killed in action at Port Hudson. McClellan came up with this manual in 1852 after his European tour and it is based, like… (2024-2382). Learn More »

$495.00
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FIRST REVISED EDITION COPY OF “CONFEDERATE CARBINES & MUSKETOONS” BY MURPHY

FIRST REVISED EDITION COPY OF “CONFEDERATE CARBINES & MUSKETOONS” BY MURPHY

Nice, clean, tight, copy of the above titled book. Volume was written by John M. Murphy with supplemental research done by Howard Michael Madaus and published in 2002. The volume runs 320 pages with… (1285-06). Learn More »

TWO VOLUME SET OF B.J. LOSSING’S “PICTORIAL FIELD-BOOK OF THE REVOLUTION”

TWO VOLUME SET OF B.J. LOSSING’S “PICTORIAL FIELD-BOOK OF THE REVOLUTION”

THE PICTORIAL FIELD-BOOK OF THE REVOLUTION; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence Two volumes, 1860 issue. Maroon… (236-1060). Learn More »

ADAM’S EXPRESS COMPANY COPY 1862 LOW’S RAILROAD DIRECTORY

ADAM’S EXPRESS COMPANY COPY 1862 LOW’S RAILROAD DIRECTORY

Gilt stamped on the spine, “LOW’S RAILWAY DIRECTORY 1862” this handy little 1862 directory also bears on its front cover the gilt blind-stamped marking, “ADAM’S EXPRESS COMPANY / EASTERN… (1202-106). Learn More »

ID’D GILHAM’S MANUAL FOR VOLUNTEERS & MIITIA – BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS BUTLER, 9th BRIGADE, ALABAMA MILITIA

ID’D GILHAM’S MANUAL FOR VOLUNTEERS & MIITIA – BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS BUTLER, 9th BRIGADE, ALABAMA MILITIA

After John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, Governor Wise, of Virginia, ordered Major William Gilham to write a manual to train volunteers and militia. Finished in the fall of 1860, it was entitled… (1268-049). Learn More »

BOOK – “OF SORTS FOR PROVINCIALS, AMERICAN WEAPONS OF THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR” BY JIM MULLINS

BOOK – “OF SORTS FOR PROVINCIALS, AMERICAN WEAPONS OF THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR” BY JIM MULLINS

Softcover, perfect bound, measures 11” x 8.5” with 185 pages. Full color photographs throughout. This book details the firearms, swords, and accouterments of the American provincial soldiers… (236-1065). Learn More »

$30.00
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BOOK – “MARYLAND IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR”

BOOK – “MARYLAND IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR”

By Allan Powell. “Maryland and the French and Indian War”. 250th Anniversary Edition. Published by Gateway Press in 1998. 8.5” x 11”, 268 pages, illustrated, maps, index. Very nice maroon… (236-1051). Learn More »

$25.00
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ID’D CONFEDERATE ARMY REGULATIONS MANUAL, 1863 – LT. THOMAS HARRIS, 24th TENNESSEE BATTALION SHARPSHOOTERS

ID’D CONFEDERATE ARMY REGULATIONS MANUAL, 1863 – LT. THOMAS HARRIS, 24th TENNESSEE BATTALION SHARPSHOOTERS

This wartime manual is titled “REGULATIONS FOR THE ARMY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. 1863.” And was published in 1863 by ‘J. W. RANDOLPH, 121 MAIN ST., RICHMOND, VA.’  The boards are covered in… (1268-051). Learn More »

1861 “SOLDIER’S TEXT BOOK”, AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY

1861 “SOLDIER’S TEXT BOOK”, AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY

In 1825, The American Tract Society joined a growing printing revolution, using the latest in industrial printing technology to flood the United States with Christian literature.  Within a few years,… (1268-253). Learn More »

BOUND GENERAL ORDERS, JANUARY TO JULY 1863, MAJOR NICHOLLS

BOUND GENERAL ORDERS, JANUARY TO JULY 1863, MAJOR NICHOLLS

Book of U.S. Army “General Orders”. Measures 5” x 7.25” unpaginated. Multi-color mottled hardcover with leather corners and spine. Gilt title on spine. Published by the War Department and… (1268-280). Learn More »

1862 COPY OF “THE FIELD MANUAL FOR BATTALION DRILL” IDENTIFIED TO 3RD MINNESOTA LIEUTENANT

1862 COPY OF “THE FIELD MANUAL FOR BATTALION DRILL” IDENTIFIED TO 3RD MINNESOTA LIEUTENANT

This is a field manual for Civil War officers to learn troop movements and tactics. This small book measures 3.5” x 5.25”. Cloth cover, 100 pages. The full title is “The Field Manual for the… (1268-283). Learn More »

ID’D NEW MANUAL OF THE BAYONET – CAPT. THOMAS HOYT, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GEN. OF VOLUNTEERS

ID’D NEW MANUAL OF THE BAYONET – CAPT. THOMAS HOYT, ASSISTANT ADJUTANT GEN. OF VOLUNTEERS

This copy of A New Manual of the Bayonet was published in 1861 by D. Van Nostrand and, according to a small pasted tag of the period, was purchased directly from the Metropolitan Book Store in… (1268-284). Learn More »

“U.S. INFANTRY AND RIFLE TACTICS” IDENTIFIED TO 5TH MASS. INFANTRY SERGEANT

“U.S. INFANTRY AND RIFLE TACTICS” IDENTIFIED TO 5TH MASS. INFANTRY SERGEANT

Green cloth-covered book measures 3.5” x 5.25” with over 450 pages. Gilt imprint on spine. Complete title is “U.S. Infantry Tactics, for the Instruction, Exercise, and Maneuvers of the United… (1268-282). Learn More »

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIELD ARTILLERY MANUAL - 1862

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIELD ARTILLERY MANUAL - 1862

The title of this volume is “INSTRUCTION FOR FIELD ARTILLERY: PREPARED BY A BOARD OF OFFICERS.” The manual was written in 1859 by then Brevet Major William H. French, Captain William F. Barry and… (1268-613). Learn More »

ID’D BIBLE – WILLIAM SELLEW, 150th PENNSYLVANIA, “BUCKTAILS”

ID’D BIBLE – WILLIAM SELLEW, 150th PENNSYLVANIA, “BUCKTAILS”

This remarkable American Bible Society New Testament is dated 1862 and remains in good, complete condition. The exterior is bound in slightly faded, lightly crazed (around edges) and minorly scuffed… (2025-233). Learn More »

$550.00
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BOOK – CIVIL WAR RELICS OF THE WESTERN CAMPAIGNS 1861-1865

BOOK – CIVIL WAR RELICS OF THE WESTERN CAMPAIGNS 1861-1865

By Charlie Harris, cloth boards with gold foil imprint of cover and spine, dustjacket, 8.5” x 11”, 261 pages, index. Excellent condition. Pages of Civil War relics discovered in the Western… (1266-1034). Learn More »

THE BALTIMORE LITERARY AND RELIGIOUS MAGAZINE--“AUGUST 1840.”

THE BALTIMORE LITERARY AND RELIGIOUS MAGAZINE--“AUGUST 1840.”

VOL. VL,  No. 8. 47 pp. [349-396]. In wraps, missing covers. Exhibits faint fold-marks, else. VG. Contains numerous articles, including “”Foreign Labors In the Abolition Movement—A Few Things… (998-2020). Learn More »

$15.00
Originally $20.00

BOOK – A BAND OF BROTHERS: PHOTOGRAPHIC EPILOGUE TO MARYLANDERS IN THE CONFEDERACY

BOOK – A BAND OF BROTHERS: PHOTOGRAPHIC EPILOGUE TO MARYLANDERS IN THE CONFEDERACY

By Daniel Hartzler, black hard cover with gold foil imprint of cover and spine, 1992, 9” x 12”, 231 pages, index. Condition is good, although some notations throughout, and last ten pages are… (1266-1074). Learn More »


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5th NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD COMPANY E FLANK MARKER

This very attractive blue silk marker with gold fringe and embroidered unit designation comes with a 1995 letter from flag authority Howard Madaus, a 2004 treatment report by Textile Preservation Associates, the well-known and highly respected… (1179-014). Learn More »

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