Journal of Army Life by Glisan, R - 1874

San Francisco, CA: A.L. Bancroft and Company, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair Only. San Francisco, CA: A. L. Bancroft and Company, 1874. First edition. 8 7/8 x 6 1/4 inches: pp. xii, 511. Blue cloth with gilt decoration on cover and spine. With foldout meterological observations chart [creased], illustrations. Corners worn, some fraying at edges and top of spine and lower spine end chipped. Spine a little faded, some darkening to front edge of cover, rear board scuffed and scratched. Sticker with the number 1905 affixed to bottom spine. Owner stamp and name written in pencil on free facing end page. Foxing. Pages are unmarked. Front and back hinges cracked, binding shaken but holds. NOTE: This is a fairly rough but all there READING COPY. Extracts from the author's private journal as a medical officer in the army. With his accounts of Garrison life and the Oregon and Washington Territorial Indian wars from 1855-58.

San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Co.. Good with no dust jacket. 1874. First Edition. Original Cloth. A reading copy. Hinges are tight in & out, but the covers are very worn. The paper inside the covers is wrinkled, and the margins of the pages in the last 1/3 of the book are mottled, although the damage is very old, as there is no obvious mildew smell. The stains do not extend into the text. Owners name on fep, and adress label inside front cover. ; 6 1/2x9" .

San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft and Company, 1874. First edition. 8vo. xi, (i), 511 pp. HOWES G-209: "Served in Oklahoma, Washington, and Oregon." Graff 1575. Rader 1609. Original gilt-stamped brown cloth (flecked, some fading). Bookplate on front pastedown.

San Francisco: Life A. L. Bancroft and Company, 1874. Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. Red cloth with gilt lettering and design, frontis, 511 pgs, fold-out chart, illustrations, minor exterior wear, front free end papers stuck to inside cover, Howes G209, Glisan served as Surgeon, in Oklahoma, Washington and Oregon. Rader 1609 Garrison life on the border, Indian Wars, 1855-1858. Graff 1575.

Good, No Dust Jacket A. L. Bancroft Company 1874 8VO, B/W Illus, Hardcover Hardcover. Green cloth boards are worn and frayed. Frayed spine ends and edges. Some soil and scuffing. Title and illustration in gold on front board and sun darkened spine. Previous owner's bookplate on inside paste down. Endpapers have pencil scribbles/notations and soil. Hinges starting. Pages tanned, occasional finger soil to text. Rear fold out meterological observations chart is creased and chipped. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase. Previous owner's name on the bookplate is General J. J. Milhau. General Milhau was a civil war Brevet Brigadier General who settled and was educated in New York. He was appointed Medical Inspector of the Army of the Potomac, then Medical Director of the Third Army Corps and served and rose through the ranks for his gallant service during the Civil War.

A. L. Bancroft. Very Good-. 1874. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 511 pp; Bound in original full leather, edge rubbed and age stained, hinges sound, a nice tight book, signed by author "Rodney" presentation to relative John B Glisan. .

San Francisco: Life A. L. Bancroft and Company, 1874. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and design, frontis, 511 pages, fold-out chart, illustrations, very slight edge wear, a very nice collectable copy, difficult to find in this condition. Howes G209, Glisan served as Surgeon, in Oklahoma, Washington and Oregon. Rader 1609 Garrison life on the border, Indian Wars, 1855-1858. Graff 1575..

Trumansburg, NY: Out of Step Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 2016. Numbered Edition; First Printing. Pamphlet. The author's non-linear poem about the billeting of soldiers in civilian homes in wartime. Copy 89 of a limited edition of 250. Folded into the form of a letter, the work was letterpress printed in wraps of handmade "combat paper" made from military uniforms. The author says: "Some time ago-maybe a year, maybe two? I had a conversation with some of my Combat Paper brothers (well, the kids call them their combat paper uncles, so it follows…) that led to me writing the poem "Quartering." Which was informed by them, of course, and by all the rooms I'm in, and by imagining what is really required of all the caregivers I love. It's a thought experiment: if we tore down the barracks at military hospitals and offered incentives for Americans in the surrounding neighborhoods to quarter injured service members, what would the honest instructions… Read More

Pelican, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Bishop, Randy : Kentucky's Civil War Battlefields: A Guide to Their History and Preservation. Gretna (LA) : Pelican Publishing, 2012. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's pale green cloth, silver lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color dj features John Paul Strain's 'Raid on the L&N'. 368 numbered pp; maps, photos, illustrations. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: light wear to dj, no tears or chips; binding square and tight, no notes or highlighting. A fine copy to carry with you on your Kentucky excursions. We personally inspect every book we offer.

NY: Harper & Row, 1984. Signed by one of the authors on fep: To Jack, Best Wishes, William M. Wiecek. Price clipped dj in new mylar, overall minimal edge wear, bottom spine edge w/two small chips. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, page edges w/just a hint of dust soiling. Navy blue boards, silver lettering on spine, blind stamped publisher logo on cover. The authors cover the development of the atom bomb, what Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin and their advisers thought about its use, Truman's attitude of it being "just another piece of artillery"; the formation of the Atomic Energy Commission and the escalation of the arms race. Other chapters cover "atoms for peace", the policies of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, the arms limitations agreements and the history of arms negotiations. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All… Read More

Fort McNair, Washington, DC: National War College, 2009. Yearbook of the National War College Class of 2009. Very Good. Spine is square and tight. Interior is pristine. Mild foxing to top closed edge. Not from a library. 4to. 200 pages.

Kobenhavn: Christian F. Romer's Forlag Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 16 continuous-fold pages of col. illustrations of Danish uniforms and badges, ca. 1900. The covers have separated, but both they and the contents are in excellent condition. Bookplate of a former owner on the (blank) front endpaper, otherwise an excellent copy of a very scarce publication. Captions in Danish..

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in VG condition with owner's bookplates to inner front board and FFE, light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in VG conditon with light rubbing to edges else bright, intact and whole.

Greenwood Pub Group, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Frank, Joseph Allan; Reaves, George A. : "Seeing the Elephant": Raw Recruits at the Battle of Shiloh (Contributions in Military Studies). New York : Greenwood Press, 1989. First edition. Size is royal octavo (8vo), 9.25"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, white lettering to spine. Matte gray dj. Plain white endpapers. Bibliography, index. X pp prelim material, 215 numbered pp, 12 pp unnumbered illustrations to center, three pp unnumbered following (one blank, one author info, one blank). Condition notes: a clean copy, marred by six pages having red underlining (about two lines each). Slight rippling to dj, which also has a price sticker to front and is covered in mylar. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Macmillan, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Nolan, Alan T. : The Iron Brigade: A Military History. New York : Macmillan, 1961. First edition. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering imprinted on spine, gilt insignia of the Iron Brigade and its constituent regiments on front board. Semi-glossy dj, white background with black/gold/blue photo of the brigade's brimmed "slouch" hat. Front endpaper features map of where members of the brigade came from (Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin); rear endpaper shows map of where the brigade fought. Xviii pp prelim material, 412 numbered pp, 16 glossy b&w unnumbered pp throughout text, plus two blank unnumbered at end. Maps (by Wilson K. Hoyt III), photos, appendices (counties from which brigade members originated, commanders and officers, biographical note, uniform of the brigade, source materials for battle of Brawner Farm); notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: quite a nice unmarked first edition; corners… Read More

Brenthurst Press, 1983 Hardcover Limited Edition of 850 copies in red cloth boards, EX-LIBRARY with very minimal lib markings (no pockets, barcodes or call letters - only a few small neatly blacked-out 'discard' stamps), no text markings, no dj, minor shelf wear & soil to boards, touch of foxing to page block, else clean tight very nice copy; ob 4to; 275pp indexed & illus, some color. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for shipment of this heavy oversize book (additional charge WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL for overseas shipment). First Edition / Limited. Hard Cover. Very Good.

PeKo Publishing Kft., 2016. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 396pp, including 116p of b/w & col. maps, documents and photographs. An n excellent copy. (Due to the size/weight of this book, an extra shipping charge may apply.).