Major-General Abner Doubleday & Major-General John Robinson in the Civil War
Located in valatie, NY
Major-General Abner Doubleday and Brevet Major-General John C. Robinson in the Civil War [In Memoriam: Abner Doubleday 1819-1893 and John Cleveland Robinson 1817-1897].
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"The Soldier in Our Civil War" a Pictorial History of the Conflict
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
These are an exceptional set of very scarce Civil War books.
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Civil War US Infantry & Rifle Tactics, Prepared Under the War Department, 1861
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
U.S. Infantry Tactics, for the Instruction, Exercise, and Manoeuvres of the United States Infantry, Including Infantry of the Line, Light Infantry, and Riflemen. Prepared under the D...
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Ten Volumes of Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War
By Francis Miller
Located in San Francisco, CA
10 volume set of Miller's photographic history of the Civil War bound in black leather bindings copyright by the Patriot Publishing Company, Springfield Mass. 1911, printed in New Yo...
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The Photographic History of the Civil War, Edited by Francis Trevelyan Miller
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Notable works from him include several books about the American Civil War. He has also made several feature films and wrote the screenplay for the 1919 film "Deliverance" about Helen...
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"Frank Leslie's Illustrated History of Civil War 1861-1865" First Edition, 1895
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Moat, Louis Shepheard. Frank Leslie’s Illustrated History of the Civil War 1861-1865, New York: Mrs. Frank Leslie, 1895. Maroon cloth binding with gilt pictorial front boards and gil...
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"Casey's Infantry Tactics" by Silas Casey, Civil War Soldier Guide, 1862, 1865
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Casey, Brig. Gen. Silas. Infantry Tactics for the Instruction, Exercise, and Maneuvers of the Soldier, A company, line of Skirmishers, Battalion, Brigade, or Corps d'Armee. New York:...
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Book of Common Prayer, Used by Civil War Soldier Henry B. Woodbridge, 1839
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United S...
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The Photographic History of the Civil War in Ten Volumes, by Francis T. Miller
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Notable works from him include several books about the American Civil War. He has also made several feature films and wrote the screenplay for the 1919 film "Deliverance" about Helen...
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“The Solider in our Civil War” A Pictorial History of the Conflict 1861-1865
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Paul Mottelay's “The Soldier in Our Civil War”, A Pictorial History of the Conflict, 1861-1865, Illustrating the Valor of the Soldier as Displayed on the Battle-field. New York: Stan...
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Civil War: A Narrative 3 Vol. Set by Shelby Foote
Located in valatie, NY
Considered the best and most thorough narration of the civil war ever written.
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Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War, First Edition, circa 1896
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Frank Leslie's 1896 first edition of Famous Leaders and Battle Scenes of the Civil War -- a folio collection of illustrations and woodcuts woodcut's used in Leslie's Civil War-era ne...
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The American Pre-Raphaelites Radical Realists, 1st Ed Exhibition Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
Featuring the work of artists such as Fidelia Bridges, Henry and Thomas Charles Farrer, Charles Herbert Moore, Henry Roderick Newman, and William Trost Richards, this generously illu...
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Books, Clarendon's "the History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England"
Located in New York, NY
8 volumes. Bound in full tan polished calf with marbled edges, raised bands, and ornate gilt tooling on spines. Published in Oxford by Clarendon Press in 1826.
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4 Volumes. Battles & Leaders of The Civil War
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Battles & Leaders of the Civil War. Edited by Robert U. Johnson & Clarence C. Buel. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco. Marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Raised ba...
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4 Volumes. Johnson & Buel, Battles and Leaders Of The Civil War.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Robert U. Johnson & Clarence C. Buel, Battles and Leaders Of The Civil War. Bound in 3/4 red morocco, linen boards, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, marbled endp...
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3 Volumes. Samuel Rawson Gardiner, History of the Great Civil War.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Samuel Rawson Gardiner, History of the Great Civil War. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and linen boards with the covers and raised bad spines displaying gilt-tooled detailing....
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4 Volumes. Johnson & Buel, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Johnson & Buel, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Bound in 3/4 red morocco and marbled boards, bordered in gilt tooling. Raised bands with panels displaying wreath det...
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'Book Sets' 4 Volumes, 'Americana' Battles & Leaders Of The Civil War
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes(Americana) Battles & Leaders Of The Civil . Edited By Robert Underwood Johnson & Clarence C.Buel. Bound in 3/4 red morocco, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt, ra...
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4 Volumes, Robert Underwood Johnson, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Robert Underwood Johnson, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Bound in 3/4 red morocco. Marbled boards. Raised bands. Decorative gilt emblems on spines. Top edges gilt. ...
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3 Volumes, Benson J. Lossing, The Pictorial History of the Civil War
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Benson J. Lossing. The Pictorial History of the Civil War in United States of America. Illustrated by many hundred engravings on wood by Lossing and Barritt from sketches ...
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3 Volumes, Edward Duyckinck, National History of the War for the Union, Civil
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Edward Duyckinck. National History of the War for the Union, Civil, Military, & Naval: Founded on Official & Other Authentic Documents. Engraved title-page in each volume....
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2 Volumes. George F.R. Henderson, Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. George F.R. Henderson, Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War. First Edition. Bound in 3/4 red morocco and linen boards, bordered in gilt-tooling. The spines display...
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3 Vol. Robert Tomes, MD., and Benjamin G. Smith, The Great Civil War
Located in New York, NY
3 Vol. Robert Tomes, MD., and Benjamin G. Smith, The Great Civil War: A History of the Late Rebellion. Illustrated throughout with biographical sketches of leading statesmen, disting...
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Robert U. Johnson & Clarence C. Buel, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
Located in New York, NY
Robert U. Johnson & Clarence C. Buel 4 volumes. First edition, profusely illustrated. Bound in 3/4 green morocco, marbled boards, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt panels, 4 to's ...
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3 Vol. Robert Tomes, M.D., and Benjamin G. Smith, The Great Civil War
Located in New York, NY
3 Vol. Robert Tomes, M.D., and Benjamin G. Smith, The Great Civil War: A History of the Late Rebellion. Illustrated throughout with biographical sketches of leading statesmen and dis...
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4 Volumes. Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, edited by Robert Underwood Johnson & Clarence Clough Buel. Bound in 3/4 blue morocco with linen boards and gilt-tooling on the covers...
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Samuel R. Gardiner, History of The Great Civil War '1642-1649'
Located in New York, NY
3 volumes Bound in 3/4 tan calf, marbled boards and edges, raised bands, gilt panels. Published: London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1886-1891.
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5 Volumes. Francis T. Miller, The Photographic History of the Civil War.
Located in New York, NY
5 Volumes. Francis T. Miller, The Photographic History of the Civil War. 10 volumes bound into 5. Bound in full blue morocco. The raised band spine displays gilt-tooled detailing. Th...
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Set of Six Asa Smith Celestial Woodblock Prints
By Asa Smith
Located in New York, NY
Woodblock engravings Sheet size: 10 1/4 x 18 1/2”, Frame size: 18 1/2 x 17” Set of 6 Although Europe laid down the foundation for celestial cartography, the beginning of the s...
1911 Photographic History of the Civil War Books - Set of 10
Located in Seguin, TX
The Photographic History of the Civil War by Francis Trevelyan Miller. Published by The Review of Reviews, 1911, New York. Bright blue cloth binding with blind stamp flags, gilt ti...
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"Rally Freemen!..." Civil War Recruitment Broadside
Located in York County, PA
"RALLY FREEMEN! …COME ONE! COME ALL! AND SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR THE BEST COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH." A CIVIL WAR RECRUITMENT BROADSIDE FOR THE UNION LEAGUE OF PHILADELPHIA, COMPAN...
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