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THE AFRICAN REPOSITORY (AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY) – JULY, 1859
The African Repository was the official journal of the American Colonization Society. Henry Clay served as the Society’s president from 1836 to 1849, and its directors included former US Presidents… (337-280). Learn More »
$335.00
Originally $450.00
SELECTION OF VIRGINIA COUNTY HISTORIES
These books are from the library of the late William Turner, author of “Even More Confederate Faces” and avid collector and dealer of Confederate images and documents. These books were valuable… (1266-). Learn More »
RARE BOOK – JOHN WILKES BOOTH, HIMSELF
By Richard J. S. Gutman and Kellie O. Gutman. 1979. Very rare, limited-edition book. Hand signed and numbered by the authors. This book is number 623 of 1000. Hard, cloth covers with the dust… (1266-1038). Learn More »
$300.00
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BOOK -- SECRETS OF THE DARK CHAMBER, THE ART OF THE AMERICAN DAGUERREOTYPE
By Merry Foresta and John Wood, published for an exhibition in 1995 by the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Cloth cover with gold foil imprint on cover and spine, 7” x 9”,… (1266-1051). Learn More »
$35.00
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BOOK – THE PIRATE SEMMES: CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY RESEARCH GUIDE – BIOGRAPHY, CHRONOLOGY, IMPRINTS, SOURCES, VESSELS BY THOMAS MOEBS
Moebs Publishing, 1991, limited edition of 500 copies. Cloth cover with foil imprint on cover and spine with dust jacket, 8.5” x 11”, 578 pages, blue and white illustrated endpapers of naval… (1266-1090). Learn More »
ODYSSEY IN GRAY: A DIARY OF CONFEDERATE SERVICE 1863-1865
This is the diary of Douglas French Forrest, Assistant Paymaster on the C.S.S. Rappahannock and edited by William N. Still Jr. Published in 1979 by the Virginia State Library. Cloth hardcover with… (1266-1096). Learn More »
BOOK – BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES MARINE CORPS
Softcover book by Ralph Donnelly. Book is 8.5” x 11”, 68 pages, in good condition with only light wear, signed by author. The biographical sketches collected here tell the stories of the 58… (1266-1092). Learn More »
“EXCAVATED ARTIFACTS” BY STANLEY PHILLIPS
Full title of this hardcover volume is “EXCAVATED ARTIFACTS FROM BATTLEFIELDS AND CAMPSITES OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1865” by Stanley S. Phillips. Volume measures 8.5” x 11” and runs 220 pages… (1266-1053). Learn More »
BOOK – CIVIL WAR ARTIFACTS, A GUIDE FOR THE HISTORIAN BY CROUCH
A classic “relic book” by Howard R. Crouch. Printed hardcover, 8.5” x 11”, 238 pages. Very good condition from the library of William Turner. The pages are filled with photographs of great… (1266-1086). Learn More »
BOOK – SECURE THE SHADOW, DEATH AND PHOTOGRAPHY IN AMERICA
By Jay Ruby, cloth cover with foil title on spine and dust jacket, 8.5” x 10.25”, 220 pages. Very good condition from the library of photo-historian William Turner. Secure the Shadow explores the… (1266-1094). Learn More »
BOOK – OLD HOMES AND FAMILIES OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND
This book is cloth covered with gold foil imprints on cover and spine and with dust jacket. Measures 7” x 10”, 487 pages, and in very good condition. Author was the unofficial historian of Howard… (1266-1125). Learn More »
BOOK – NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS 1861-1865 A ROSTER (VOL. IV, INFANTRY)
This book is cloth covered with gold foil imprints on the spine, no dust jacket. Measures approximately 7” x 10”, 687 pages, and in good condition. Acclaimed as “the finest state roster ever… (1266-1124). Learn More »
BOOK – CIVIL WAR RELICS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
Limited Edition, Numbered and Signed. Hardcover by Celeste and David Topper. Black covers with title on front cover and spine, 8.5” x 11”, 201 pages, inscribed to William Turner. Number 123 of… (1266-1058). Learn More »
INDIAN WAR CLUBS OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIER BY JOHN BALDWIN
A rare book, “Indian War Clubs of the American Frontier.” 8.5” x 11”, tan hardcover with gold foil imprint on cover and spine, 96 pages. Heavily illustrated, some in color. This is #49 of the… (1266-1087). Learn More »
ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND EDWIN STANTON. ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE BURNSIDE POST, NO. 8, DEPARTMENT OF THE POTOMAC, G.A.R., APRIL 25, 1889
By Comrade Thomas M. Vincent, Bvt. Brigadier General, USA. FISH 1010. 26 pp., in red faded wraps, cover detached. Else VG. Thomas M. Vincent was an 1853 West Point graduate who served during the 3rd… (804-469). Learn More »
$15.00
Originally $22.50
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A PAPER / STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS: A EULOGY
By Isaac N. Arnold and James W.Sheehan. Published by Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, IL, 1881. In brown wraps, variously paginated sections, uncut. Front cover exhibits partial tear, pages lightly… (804-439). Learn More »
$35.00
Originally $50.00
CONFEDERATE MILITARY TEXT - THE TROOPERS MANUAL: OR, TACTICS FOR LIGHT DRAGOONS AND MOUNTED RIFLEMEN
By Col. J. Lucius Davis. Published by A. Morris, Richmond, VA, 1862. 284 pp., plus 19 pages of bugle calls. Beige card boards, with cloth spine, 6 x 4”, and paper spine label, largely intact. … (337-297). Learn More »
$715.00
Originally $950.00
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, PASSED IN 1861-62, INCLUDES THE CONFEDERATE CONSTITUTION - PRINTED IN RICHMOND – 1862, ID’D TO WILLIAM W. OLD, C.S. STAFF OFFICER
Marbled boards cover this war-era volume that was printed in Richmond by William F. Ritchie in 1862. Book contains four components. First section of book is titled, “PUBLIC OR GENERAL ACTS” and… (337-294). Learn More »
$565.00
Originally $750.00
CHARACTER AND RESULT OF THE WAR: HOW TO PROSECUTE AND HOW TO END IT
By Major General Benjamin F. Butler. “Printed for Gratuitous Publication.” Philadelphia, 1863. Wraps, 32 pp. Covers exhibit chipping at the extremities, rear cover detached. Else VG. This document… (490-6570). Learn More »
NEW TESTAMENT IDENTIFIED TO PRIVATE JESSE COX OF THE 48th PENNSYLVANIA
This new testament measures approximately 4.5 inches by 2.5 inches and contains 316 pages and two pieces of fractional currency. Inside the front cover, Jesse Cox has inscribed his name and next of… (595-1987). Learn More »
$125.00
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1847 CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS TO GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR AND HIS OFFICERS AND MEN FOR MONTERREY, PERSONALLY DISPATCHED BY PRESIDENT POLK
Zachary Taylor received the formal thanks of Congress three times, along with gold medals, for victories in the Mexican War, the largest number of such resolutions and awards made by Congress to anyone. This is an official State Department copy on… (766-938). Learn More »
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