(Anderson, Elbert)

Claims On the United-States By the Late Contractor for the State of New -York, &c.

New-York, War Department. First Edition, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. 179, 24pp. Paper over boards, title to spine. Binding is shaken and split in 2, contents are tanned, foxed and partially dampstained, text is complete. It is said that the name "Uncle Sam" originated as result of Anderson's claim. Anderson sold meat to the US Army, which came from a meatpacker named Samuel Wilson. The meat was stamped EAUS (Elbert Anderson United States). The soldiers joked that the initials stood for Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sam. A very scarce book. Poor.

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Book number: 003115

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: "Uncle Sam"

(Barber, Joseph)

War Letters of a Disbanded Volunteer. Embracing His Experiences as Honest Old Abe's Bosom Friend and Unofficial Adviser.

New York, Frederic A. Brady, 1864. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 312pp. Blind stamped black boards with gilt stamped decoration to front cover. Covers and frontispiece detached but present, backstrip missing, owner's name, bookplate and pencil notations on front pastedown, bookplate of Military Historical Society of Massachusetts on rear pastedown, text is mildly age-toned, edges darkened, but text is otherwise quite sound and clean. Humorous account written phonetically in the local vernacular. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001799

Catalogue: American History, Americana, Military

Keywords: "Civil War" Lincoln

Baxter, D.W. C.

Baxter's Volunteer's Manual: Contains Full Instructions for the Soldier, In the School of the Company. With Sixt Engravings, Illustrating the Company Movements,&c. Arranged According to SCOTT'S System of Infantry Tactics -Part II.

Philadelphia, King & Baird, 1861. 1st Edition, 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. 137pp. Printed wraps. Rear cover missing, backstrip partially missing, staining to cover and contents. Despite the staining throughout the contents, the entire text is readable and the binding is solid. Contains numerous engravings of military drill formations and commands. This is the rare Part II of this manual, published the same year as Part I, which is also very uncommon. Fair.

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Book number: 004856

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: Drills soldiers "Civil War" commands

Bloomfield, Allen J. (Editor-in Chief)

The World War Book

Syracuse, The Craftsman Press, 1919. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 288pp. Dark blue cloth, gilt title. Text beautifully printed in sepia on buff paper. Minor smudging and spotting to covers, contents are clean. A World War I record and personal history of the citizens of Richfield Springs who entered the service of their country published by a Committee in behalf of the Citizens of Richfield Springs, New York. A brief biography and photo of each serviceman. This is the original printing, NOT A RECENT REPRINT. Very Good.

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Book number: 000658

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: Memorial Veterans "Richfield Springs" "Otsego County"

Carse, Robert

Blockade; The Civil War at Sea

New York, Rinehart & Company, Inc. 1958. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 279pp. Green cloth boards, text in green tinted paper. Covers and contents are clean and binding is tight. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by author on front free endpaper September 9, 1958. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001238

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: "Fort Fisher" Charleston Nassau Confederacy Richmond "William Lamb"

Chastellux, François-Jean

Voyage de M. Le Chevalier de Chastellux en Amérique

Paris, R. Le Franq, 1786. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 136pp. Three quarter vellum modern marbled binding. Book is in unworn, sound condition. Possibly a pirated edition published after the 2 volume edition published the same year. Howes C-324. Very Good.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 004113

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: "General Washington" Rochambeau

National Publishing Co., Inc.

Illustrated Memoir of the World War

New Haven, Natonal Publishing Co. Inc. 1930. First Edition. Soft cover. 40pp. Blue stapled wraps, 11"x17". Very faint fading to cover edges, mild wear but contents very sound and clean. remnants of bookplate removed from first page. 40 pages of striking full page photos of World War I. Very Good.

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Book number: 000698

Catalogue: American History, Military

Keywords: "Great War" Doughboys Armistice Howitzers "WW I" "World War" Europe

Crane, John and Kieley, James F.

United States Naval Academy; The First Hundred Years

New York, Whittlesey House, 1945. 1st Edition, 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. 53pp + approx. 110 pp illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt insignia to cover and gilt lettering to spine. Corners lightly rubbed, spine darkened but readable, book is in clean and sound condition. Book includes an extensive section on historical photos and illustrations of the academy. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004543

Catalogue: American History, Biography, Military

Ford, Paul Leicester

The True George Washington (Signed by Harry Ogden)

Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1896. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 319pp. Covers soiled chipped (mainly spine), cracking of endpaper at hinges, contents age-toned, owners' bookplate and label on front pastedown and some offsetting opposite from bookplate. Front free endpaper is SIGNED in pencil "H.A. Ogden" (Harry Ogden, well-known illustrator of historical and military subjects). Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001637

Catalogue: American History, Biography, Military

Keywords: President Autograph Ogden

Commissioners of the Israel Putnam Camp Ground

Report of the Commissioners of the Israel Putnam Camp Ground to His Excellency the Governor, January 15, 1903,

Hartford, Conn. The Hartford Printing Company, 1903. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 93pp. Black embossed cloth, gilt lettering. Book is in very good, nearly unworn condition, contents are age-toned and clean, neatly written inscription on front free endpaper. Illustrated with photos and line drawings. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003883

Catalogue: American History, Military, Reference

Keywords: Connecticut General "Putnam Park" Redding

Holmes, Prescott

The Battles of the War for the Union

Philadelphia, Henry Altemus, 1897. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 338pp. Decorative green cloth, gilt red and black design. Extremeties rubbed, spine faded, contents are clean. Concise history of U.S Civil War, illustrated. Good.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 004527

Catalogue: American History, U.S. Civil War, Military

Keywords: Lincoln McClellan Lee Grant

Lee, Cazenove Gardner Jr.

Lee Chronicle : Studies of the Early Generations of the Lees of Virginia

New York, New York University Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. 411pp. Grey cloth in grey slipcase. Spine is sunned, book is otherwise near fine. Slipcase has light fading and soiling, corners lightly rubbed, dturdy and solid. Background and lives of Lee family members, by a descendant of them. Illustrated. Very Good.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 003329

Catalogue: American History, Biography, Military

Keywords: "Civil War" Confederacy

Mahan, A.T.

Makers of American History ; Admiral Farragut

New York, The University Society, 1905. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 333pp. Blue cloth, gilt spine lettering. Spine moderately sunned, gilt lettering bright, owners bookplate on front pastedown, text is clean and sound, binding is tight. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 003051

Catalogue: American History, Biography, Military

Keywords: Navy Vicksburg Porter

[Barbé-Marbois, Fronçois, Marquis de]

Complot d'Arnold et de Sir Henry Clinton Contre Les États-Unis d'Amérique et Contre le Général Washington

Paris, Chez P. Didot, l'ainé, 1816. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. xliv, 184pp. Gilt-stamped full leather, 2 engraved portraits, 1 map. Boards detached, front board and spine missing, board scuffed, endpapers heavily darkened around edges, first few and last few pages have some light staining and foxing, the text is mildly toned. The text block is solid, and this book is a good candidate for rebinding. Howes B-114. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 002651

Catalogue: American History, History, Military

Keywords: "Benedict Arnold" Treason Plot

Mitchell, Joseph B.

Decisive Battles of the Civil War

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1955. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 226pp. Black cloth, red decoration and lettering. Very good book in sound condition. SIGNED by the author for the members of the Civil War Book Club. Very Good/No Jacket.

Old BookshelfProfessional seller

Book number: 003849

Catalogue: American History, Military, U.S. Civil War

Keywords: Union Confederacy