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    Located in Colorado Springs, CO
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  • The River War by Winston S. Churchill, First Edition, Two Volume Set, 1899
    By Winston Churchill
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    Churchill, Winston S. The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1899. Edited by Col. F. Rhodes, D.S.O. Illustrated by Agnus McNeill, Seaforth Highlanders. Two Volume Set. First Edition Printing. Rebound in full navy leather with gilt tooling and facsimile gilt signature embossed to front boards, raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine, and new marbled end paper. Presented with a custom navy cloth archival slipcase. This is a first edition printing of The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan by Winston S. Churchill. The two volume set was published in London in 1899 by Longmans Green, and Co. It was edited by Col. F. Rhodes, D.S.O, and illustrated by Agnus McNeill. The book is presented rebound, in stunning full navy leather boards with gilt borders and Churchill’s facsimile gilt signature embossed on the front. The spines boast raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling, and the inside has new marbled end paper. The two volumes are protected with a custom navy cloth archival slipcase. The front of the slipcase is inset with the original cloth and gilt stamped front of Vol I, with a river boat scene, the book’s title, and Churchill’s name. The River War tells the story of Britain’s campaign to reconquer Sudan at the end of the nineteenth century. In 1885, Sudanese Dervishes rebelled against foreign rule and killed Britain’s envoy Charles Gordon at his palace in Khartoum. Herbert Kitchener’s Anglo...
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  • Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1888
    Located in Colorado Springs, CO
    Sheridan, Philip Henry. Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, General United States Army. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888. First Edition. Two Volumes. Rebound in green quar...
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  • Christmas Books by Mrs. Gore, Illustrated by George Cruikshank, Three Volume Set
    Located in Colorado Springs, CO
    Gore, Catherine Grace Frances. The Snow Storm, A Christmas Story. [and] New Year's Day, A Winter Tale. [and] The Inundation; Or Pardon and Peace, A Christmas Story. London: Fisher, Son & Co., [1847]. Three volumes, 12mo. All volumes illustrated by George Cruikshank. Uniformly bound by Zaehnsdorf Bindery in full red Moroccan leather boards with gilt titles, tooling, and raised band to the spine. Presented with a new archival slipcase with gilt candle stamp. Presented is a trio of uniformly bound, Victorian Christmas...
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  • The Federalist, on the New Constitution by Publius, Second Edition, 2 Vols, 1802
    Located in Colorado Springs, CO
    Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, and John Jay. The Federalist, on the New Constitution. By Publius. Written in 1788. To Which is Added, Pacificus, on...
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    Antique Early 1800s American Books

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  • Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1875
    Located in Colorado Springs, CO
    Sherman, William T. Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Written By Himself. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. First edition. In two volumes. Rebound in quarter blue leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and gilt titles to the spine, new marbled endpapers. New custom archival cloth slipcase with Sherman portrait inlay. Presented is a first edition printing of The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman. This two volume book set was published by D. Appleton and Company, in New York, in 1875. It is presented here, rebound in striking quarter blue leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and gilt titles to the spine, new marbled endpapers, and a custom archival cloth slipcase to fit both books. Ten years after the end of the Civil War, Sherman became the first General to publish his memoirs of that period. He began writing his account in 1872 and the two volumes were published by D. Appleton and Company in the spring of 1875. According to the publisher’s prospectus, the two volume set was originally offered in four different bindings, including fine blue cloth, green cloth, full sheepskin, and half blue moroccan leath. Sherman explains his motivations for writing in the preface of Volume I: “Nearly ten years have passed since the close of the civil war in America, and yet no satisfactory history thereof is accessible to the public;…. What is now offered is not designed as a history of the war, or even as a complete account of all the incidents in which the writer bore a part, but merely his recollection of events, corrected by a reference to his own memoranda, which may assist the future historian when he comes to describe the whole, and account for the motives and reasons which influenced some of the actors in the grand drama of war.” His two volume account touches briefly on his early life, including his time at West Point, his life in and out of the army in Florida, California, New York, Kansas, and Louisiana. Yet the bulk of the writing is focused on the Civil War. “Written with the propulsive energy and intelligence that marked his campaigns” his memoir provides firsthand accounts of Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, the infamous Atlanta campaign, and his march to the sea through Georgia and the Carolinas. The memoir describes striking incidents and anecdotes and collects dozens of his incisive and often outspoken wartime orders and reports. Throughout it all, Sherman is quite frank in describing the rights and wrongs of the campaigns he saw, writing without much concern for the feelings or experiences of others. This complex self-portrait of an innovative and relentless American general provides for a vivid read and an exceptional Civil War account. CONDITION: Good condition. First edition. In two volumes. Beautifully restored and rebound. Quarter blue leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and gilt titles to the spine, new marbled endpapers. Paper is okay to good, with toning as to be expected. Scattered spots and smudges. Inscribed twice by previous owner, inscription on the top of the Note page of Vol I and on the full title page of Vol II. Large "Military Map...
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    Antique 1870s American Books

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