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BOOK – “COBS, PIECES OF EIGHT AND TREASURE COINS” BY MENZEL

BOOK – “COBS, PIECES OF EIGHT AND TREASURE COINS” BY MENZEL

By Sewall Menzel, 8.5” x 11”, 496 pages. Blue cloth boards with foil imprint on cover and spine; dust jacket. Heavily illustrated; index. Condition is very fine. In this comprehensive and fully… (236-1054). Learn More »

BOOK – “PITTSBURGH DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1860-1865”

BOOK – “PITTSBURGH DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1860-1865”

By Arthur B. Fox, 8.5” x 11”, 236 pages. Blue cloth boards with foil imprint on cover and spine. Overall condition is very good. Ink inscription and signature in front. A good amount of… (236-1066). Learn More »

$50.00
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BOOK – “THE BRITISH SOLDIER’S FIREARM, 1850-1864”

BOOK – “THE BRITISH SOLDIER’S FIREARM, 1850-1864”

By C.H. Roads, 6” x 9”, 332 pages, 1964 edition. Blue cloth boards with foil imprint on spine. Dust jacket with several tears. Cover and text pages remain in fine condition. This book is filled… (236-1068). Learn More »

$75.00
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PRESENTATION FIELD MANUAL TO THE LT. COLONEL OF THE 1st RHODE ISLAND

PRESENTATION FIELD MANUAL TO THE LT. COLONEL OF THE 1st RHODE ISLAND

A very good copy of Coppee’s “Field Manual of Evolutions of the Line …” Green cloth binding with impressed eagle with shield and strars on the covers and gilt title on the spine. Printed by… (2024-2381). Learn More »

BOOK – “AN HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE PROVINCE AND COUNTRY OF PENSILVANIA AND OF WEST-NEW-JERSEY IN AMERICA”

BOOK – “AN HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF THE PROVINCE AND COUNTRY OF PENSILVANIA AND OF WEST-NEW-JERSEY IN AMERICA”

This is the 1848 reprint of the 1698 original. By Gabriel Thomas, 5.5” x 7.75”. Rebound in blue cloth boards with foil imprint on spine. Folding map at front present but split along fold. Cover… (236-1078). Learn More »

$75.00
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BOOK – WILLIAM GLAZE AND THE PALMETTO ARMORY

BOOK – WILLIAM GLAZE AND THE PALMETTO ARMORY

By Jack Allen Meyer, this book is 6” x 9” with 64 pages. Well illustrated and signed by the author. Details history of Mr. Glaze and the Armory before, during, and after the Civil War. A fine… (236-1080). Learn More »

$45.00
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BOOK – “DIARY OF THE AMERICAN WAR, A HESSIAN JOURNAL”

BOOK – “DIARY OF THE AMERICAN WAR, A HESSIAN JOURNAL”

Cloth covered boards with dust jacket. Imprint on spine. 7” x 10”, 467 pages, maps, index. Good condition overall. This book presents a translation of the diary written by Hessian mercenary… (236-1062). Learn More »

$50.00
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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 »

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 »

$575.00
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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 »

$275.00
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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 »

$250.00
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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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CAPTURED CONFEDERATE SECOND NATIONAL FLAG, UNUSUAL VARIATION WITH MADAUS LETTER, FROM A SOLDIER IN THE 59th NEW YORK

This 2nd National Confederate Flag was purchased in the 1980s by a well-respected Florida dealer/collector directly from descendants of the Union soldier who had kept it as a trophy. It comes with a 1988 letter on Milwaukee Public Museum letterhead… (1179-019). Learn More »

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