Civil War from Appledore Books, ABAA

Columbia, South Carolina: The State Company, 1931. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. The 1931 1st edition, in its uncommon dustjacket, of "the life of Colonel Joseph Newton Brown and the Battles of Gettysburg and Spotsylvania". Solid, tight and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with just a touch of light spotting along the top-edges and several tiny clear-tape marks… Read more about this item

Boston: Cupples, Upham, and Company, 1886. Cloth. Very Good -. The uncommon 1886 original printing. Solid and VG- in its dark cloth, with notable splotching along the spine and light wear along its crown. Rear inner hinge with narrow splitting but still holding firmly. Handsome armorial bookplate (R. Godon Barr) at the front pastedown, otherwise very clean internally,… Read more about this item

Litchfield County, CT: University Club, 1908. Full leather. Very Good. The 1908 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-green pebbled leather, with bright gilt-titling and insignia at the front panel. Light scuffing to the panels, light wear at the spine crown. 13 illustrations --including the frontispiece-- complementing Dudley Landon Vaill's text.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press (Belknap Press), 1967. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A handsome example of the 1967 1st editions, complete in 2 volumes. Both volumes tight and Near Fine in crisp, VG+ dustjackets, with very light spotting along the panels. Thick octavos, the set edited by Frank Freidel.

1864. Letters. Very Good +. An impressive Civil War archive left behind by Union soldier George William Spencer of the 3rd New Hampshire Mounted Infantry. Created when Spencer was in active duty (1862 through mid 1864), the archive consists of a manuscript Spencer called "Second Expedition to Charleston, 1863", numbering 117 pages and detailing his experiences from April… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1863. Cloth. Very Good +. A tight, solid example of the 1863 1st edition. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark-green, pebbled cloth, with very light spotting to the rear panel, light wear along the spine crown and very light foxing at the preliminaries. 12mo, 167 pgs.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1888. Cloth. Very Good +. The 1888 1st edition of this important, early history of France's involvement in the Civil War, specifically its attempt to destabilize the Federal government by throwing its weight behind the Confederacy and its Navy. A solid, very well-preserved copy. Tight and VG+ in its olive-green cloth, with bright… Read more about this item

Chicago Board of Trade Battery (The Henneberry Company Printers), 1902. Pebbled Cloth. Very Good. A solid, presentable copy of the scarce 1902 1st edition. Tight and VG in its pebbled, wine-red cloth, with light wear along the edges, light spotting to the rear panel and a bit of mild wear at the foot of the spine. Internally very… Read more about this item

Burlington, VT: The Free Press Association, 1870. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon 1870 1st edition. Crisp and VG in its chocolate-brown cloth, with bright gilt-titling to the front panel. 2 bookplates and 1 small newspaper clip at the front pastedown, engraved magazine illustrations pasted-onto the first 3 blank endpapers. Beyond this, solid internally, with no other writing or… Read more about this item

New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1862. Pebbled Boards. Very Good. A very presentable copy of the 1862 1st edition. Solid and VG in its russet cloth, with gilt-insignia and titling to the front panel. Light soiling and dusting to the panels, mild wear at the inner hinges (which are still sturdy). Octavo, 4 fold-out maps and 8 tinted… Read more about this item

Albany, NY: S.R. Gray, 1866. 1/2 leather. Very Good +. The uncommon 1866 true 1st edition. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine in its 1/2 morocco over chocolate boards. Bright gilt-titling and devices, 5 raised bands along the spine. Light rubbing to the panels, very minor spotting at the interior. Thick octavo, a number of engraved portraits of… Read more about this item

Boston: Privately Printed, 1889. Cloth. Very Good. The uncommon privately-printed 1889 1st edition. Ex-libris, with the Martha Culver Memorial Library (Montowese, Connecticut) plate at the front pastedown and a mostly-peeled library pocket to the rear pastedown. Otherwise clean and very solid in its olive-green cloth, with immaculate gilt-titling along the spine. Solid and easily VG to VG+, apart… Read more about this item

New York: D. Van Nostrand Publisher, 1868. Boards. Very Good +. An important Association copy: INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, BRIGADIER GENERAL HENRY ABBOT, TO MAJOR WILLIAM H. NOBLE (1813-1894) on the front free endpaper. A solid, very presentable copy to boot of the uncommon 1868 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its red pebbled boards, with bright gilt-titling… Read more about this item

New York: W.W. Howe, 1890. Pictorial cloth. Very Good. The 1890 1st edition, in its duotone (blue and off-white) pictorial cloth. Solid and VG, with light spotting to the panels. Internally very clean, with no writing or markings to speak of. 16mo, 92 pgs. plus Index. A presentable, well-preserved copy.

Portland. ME: Bailey & Noyes, 1866. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. A sharp copy of the uncommon 1866 1st edition. Tight and VG to VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-insignia to the front panel and crisp gilt-lettering along the spine. Minor staining and foxing to the preliminaries, otherwise very clean internally. INCLUDES A LAID-IN 1964 TYPED NOTE… Read more about this item

Orange, NJ: The Evening Mail Publishing House, 1888. Cloth. Very Good +. A very presentable copy of the 1888 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the front panel and bright gilt-titling a;lpng the spine. One small tag ("Compliments of Michael F. Barrett, Senator from Essex Co., N.J., 1892) to the front… Read more about this item

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1928. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1928 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with just a touch of light chipping along the flap-folds and one or two small closed tears at the rear panel's lower-edge. Octavo, also includes an… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. Cloth. Very Good +. A tight, solid copy of the 1912 1st edition. Crisp and VG+ in its navy-blue cloth, with very light spotting at the panels and light offsetting to the front free endpaper and front pastedown. Octavo, "A Record of Personal Experiences, and a Study of the Condition and Treatment… Read more about this item

New York: Rogers & Sherwood, 1887. Pictorial cover. Very Good +. A solid, well-preserved copy of the 1887 1st edition, in its pictorial green cloth (depicting in-gilt the sinking of "The Alabama"). Clean and VG+, with blindstamping and gilt-titling along the front panel and spine respectively. Light wear to the front inner hinge (which is still perfectly strong),… Read more about this item

Nashville: The Publication Committee, 1904. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1904 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark cloth, with decorative blindstamping to the panels. Light rubbing to the gilt-titling along the spine, otherwise very sharp. And internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings to speak of. Thick… Read more about this item