General Order No. 55 Maintaining the Naval Blockade in Texas by Gideon Welles - 1865: “All such offenders will be held and dealt with as pirates.”

Washington: Washington Irving Publishing Co.. Very Good+. 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean black cloth has bright gilt decoration & title on front cover. Portrait frontispiece. Text tight, clean & intact. Very lightly rubbed spine ends & front corners. Endpaper has a few fleck of foxing. South, Jeff Davis Arkansas Senator ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 80 pages .

Potomac Edison Company, 1965. Softcover. Good. Good. 1965 Potomac Edison Company. Oversized, 12 x 15.5 inches. Softcover. Wire comb binding. Textured black cardstock covers with silver cover lettering. Glossy sepia-tone pages. Black & white illustrations. The black covers are worn and have large creases and up to 2-inch tears a the edges, but nothing is missing. Name in pencil on first page. Pages clean and unmarked. There is a one-inch wide slit through the back cover that penetrates the last few pages, but without loss or serious damage; text all readable. Reprint of all issues of the Valley News Echo, which in turn reprinted contemporary accounts of the Civil War from various Potomac Valley newspapers. It was published in newspaper format from October 1959 - April 1965, in honor of the Civil War Centennial. Approximately 200 pages. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. This item will be shipped with signature confirmation required.

THE ROSE B EDITION. Du Bose, Heyward. Porgy (1925 George H. Doran Mauve "B" Hardcover 1st Edition/ 2nd printing thus, known as the Mauve or Rose "B" Edition. Decorated By Theodore Nadejen. USED. Good Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Mauve/Purple boards with gold gilt titling and owl cartouche. ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL FOR "PORGY AND BESS", THE DRAMATIC BROADWAY MUSICAL AND MOTION PICTURE, SCORED BY AMERICAN COMPOSER GEORGE GERSHWIN.

The Conquest of Kansas by Missouri and her Allies, A History of the Troubles in Kansas from the Passage of the Organic Act until the Close of July, 1856. William Phillips, Phillips Sampson and Company, 1856. First Edition. Boston: 414 pp plus ads 6pp in back and ads on front and back paste downs and fly pages.Narrative includes some of the following notable sections:Kansas before the Passage of the Organic Act, The First Invasion, Governor Reeder, the First Election, Smart Electioneering TrickThe March Election, Protests, Bogus Legislature, Shannon Appointed, Topeka Constitution, Pat Laughlin, Pardee the Martyr, Law and Order Convention, Rescue of Branson, Wakarusa War, Mobbing the Ballot Boxes, Skirmish at Eason, State Legisltuare, Dragoons, Sheriff Jones Shot, Marshal Donaldson Declares War, Sacking of Lawrence, Guerilla War, Law and Order in Leavenworth, Captain Walker, Battle of Black Jack, Battle of Franklin, Nimrod Whitfield, Death of Cantral, Sacking of Osawattomie, A Chapter of… Read More

Fourteen volumes in original hardcovers. Series 1: volumes 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26. 1896-1914. Generally condition runs from Good to Very Good plus. These are heavy volumes that are prone to binding failures when handled improperly. Some of these volumes are sound, some strengthened with new endpapers, some where binding is starting. None have failed bindings. The earlier volumes show more general wear to the boards than later volumes. I have prepared a more complete condition report on each volume so feel free to inquire. Shipping will be actual cost to me not more (weight of this is about 44 pounds). Please see images of the books you will receive. Notes: a quite interesting set with maps, charts and images of warships in every volume. An incredible feat of research that took 33 years to complete. (Civil War)

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887. This is the scarce First American Edition. It was originally bound in the publisher's red wrappers. This copy is graded just Fair because only the spine of the wrapper is still here, i.e. both the front and back wrapper are missing. However internal condition is Very Good with all pages present and still securely sewn together (NOT glued like a modern paperback). SEE PHOTOS. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Autobiography of Admiral Hobart Pasha (Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden, 1822-1886) a British Royal Navy officer, and winner of the Victoria Cross. Recounted here are his service to England, adventures as a blockade runner during the Confederate War, experiences tracking down slavers, fighting for the Ottoman Empire, etc. Among the chapter titles are: Perils by Sea and Land: Rio de Janeiro; Slaver Hunting; In the Baltic; Blockade-Running; A Visit to Charleston; Never Caught!; Richmond during the Siege, The Land Blockade, I… Read More

Austin: Ericson, 2003. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Reprint of the first edition published in 1912. Gray cloth with white titles on spine and upper board. Corner bumped. 902pp., photographic reproductions, and in addition to the alphabetical memoirs of each soldier there are also these documents: Chronological List of Engagements by States, Constitution of the Confederate States and Members of the Provisional and Regular Congress of the Confederate States. Clean, no names, no writing. 4to gray cloth. A much needed and enormous undertaking. Contains 2,006 entries. BASIC TEXAS 223 -"Predominantly Texans, common soldier recollections, delightful insights into the life of the soldier." NEVINS II-248.

Philadelphia Craig Finley [], 1900, hardcover. No publication date given, preface dated 1900. -- A narrative of the campaigns and battles of Berks and Bucks Counties' artillerists in the War of the Rebellion, from the Battery's organization, September 24, 1861, to its muster out of service, June 13, 1865. -- Includes drawings, portraits, maps, photos, list of battles, itinerary, roster. Hardcover, 265 pages, cover with gilt decorations, two ownerships. Condition: good only (hinge cracked and some pages taped or loose; cover lightly worn; text corner bumped). Complete, with all plates.

THE ROSE B EDITION. Du Bose, Heyward. Porgy (1925 George H. Doran Mauve "B" Hardcover 1st Edition/ 2nd printing thus, known as the Mauve or Rose "B" Edition. Decorated By Theodore Nadejen. USED. Good Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Mauve/Purple boards with gold gilt titling and owl cartouche. ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL FOR "PORGY AND BESS", THE DRAMATIC BROADWAY MUSICAL AND MOTION PICTURE, SCORED BY AMERICAN COMPOSER GEORGE GERSHWIN.

Cincinnati, Ohio: Robert Clarke & Co., 1893. Very Good in publisher's cloth, gilt lettering, decorative end papers, light rubbing and soiling to cloth, front hinge starting, prior owner name and address front end page. 658 pages, portrait frontis, maps. SCARCE in collectible condition. General George H. Thomas, (1816-1870) was known as "the Rock of Chickamauga." for his stout defense at the Battle of Chickamauga, saving the Union Army from being routed. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.