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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

BOOK – THE MILITARY HISTORY OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE FROM 1839 TO 1865

BOOK – THE MILITARY HISTORY OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE FROM 1839 TO 1865

By Jennings C. Wise, 1915. Hard cover with gold foil imprint on cover and spine, dust jacket. 6.25” x 9.25”, 576 pages, tip-out map, index. A narrative detailing the history of the Institute.… (1266-1048). Learn More »

BOOK – THE BATTLE FLAGS OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY OF TENNESSEE

BOOK – THE BATTLE FLAGS OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY OF TENNESSEE

By Howard Madaus & Robert Needham, published by the Milwaukee Public Museum in 1976. Soft cover, perfect bound, 152 pages, 8.5” x 11”. Heavily illustrated with line drawings of which some are… (1266-1055). Learn More »

REGISTER OF THE OFFICERS AND CADETS OF THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, JUNE, 1830

REGISTER OF THE OFFICERS AND CADETS OF THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, JUNE, 1830

West Point, N.Y.: United States Military Academy Printing Office, 1830.  22 pp. Rare. Excellent condition, with a very few minor scattered spots of foxing. There is a very slight crease at the upper… (337-283). Learn More »

$265.00
Originally $350.00

THE AFRICAN REPOSITORY (AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY) – JULY, 1859

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

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

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 – THE PIRATE SEMMES: CONFEDERATE STATES NAVY RESEARCH GUIDE – BIOGRAPHY, CHRONOLOGY, IMPRINTS, SOURCES, VESSELS BY THOMAS MOEBS

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

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

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

“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

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

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 »


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A RARELY SEEN CONFEDERATE INFANTRYMAN'S GREATCOAT

Once in the famed museum collection of Ray Richey, this Confederate mid-gray infantry overcoat or greatcoat is all original and in very good condition all things considered. The hand sewn overcoat is close to the antebellum US regulations but a… (1268-043). Learn More »

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