Search Results: Civil War-US from Callaghan Books South

Neirbo Books, 1994. Trade Paperback. Good. Trade paperback, glossy white wrappes with illustrations of mounted soldier and soldier with crutch on front, red spine, 64 pages of answers, 84 pages of questions separated by heavy red paper. Light wear to spine edges, creased at top back left. Good.

Pocket Book, 1946. 1st Ptg. . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. (1st ptg.) Book numbered at top front edge: 144,478,974. Mass-market paperback, colorful illustration of young couple, man in uniform with detailed illustration of battle in red background on front wrapper, 311 lightly browned pages plus statement by Allen, catalog also. Nick at spine top right edge, tiny surface wear spot just below top back tip. Near Fine.

Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 1996. 1st Ptg. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Larger book, red cloth spine, light blue boards, bright silver lettering on spine, 376 pages plus brief biographical note, illustrations throughout. DJ glossy colorfully designed, red and black background lettering. DJ has a light crease across top front and spine top as well as top back. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Corinth Books, 1963. Cloth. Fine/Near Very Good. Slightly smaller book, fine light brown cloth, very bright silver lettering on spine, 285 lightly browned pages, tiny creases at bottom tips of pp. 199-219. Writers included: James Lane Allen, Virginia Frazer Boyle, George Washington Cable, Charles W. Chesnutt, Kate Chopin, Joel Chandler Harris, Sidney Lanier, Octave Thanet and many more. DJ heavy paper beneath mylar, gray background with blue lettering, white ornate border at bottom front and spine very slightly browned with ornate white design top to bottom. DJ has light wear to front tips and top front edge, micronick and very slight wear to bottom back tip. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Eagle Editions Ltd., 2011. Cloth. As New/As New. Foreword by Eric J. Wittenberg and J. David Petruzzi. Large, heavy, sturdy book, quality rose cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, brown color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 368 heavy glossy pages, a section of maps. DJ glossy beneath mylar, background in shades of brown, a color-illustration of two flags on front, a saber insignia at top back. DJ and book, both As New.

Applewood Books/Globe Pequot Press, 1994. Soft cover. Fair. Very large oblong softcover, glossy cream wrappers with blue-tinted illustration of reconnaisance by telescope on front wrapper, 126 pages plus final illustration, sources for 55 full-page reproductions with descriptions. Very Fine.

Orion Books, 1991. Hardcover. As New/As New. Foreword by Geoffrey C. Ward. Larger, sturdy book, dark blue cloth spine, black boards, very bright silver lettering on spine, a map of 2d Rhode Island Regiment, 1861-1865 maneuvers inside covers and adjacent end papers, 255 pages, many photo portraits and other illustrations throughout. DJ has photo of troops training in background, a gilt daguerrotype with portrait of soldier and Union flag in foreground, praise on back. DJ and book, both As New.

University of Pennsylvania Press, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine. Ex-Library copy, a larger, sturdy book, purple cloth spine, light rose boards, very bright silver lettering on spine, 298 pages. (From Riverside Church Library, New York City) Ink stamp for library at bottom of first front end paper and on pages' top edge, a library envelope with no checkouts on reverse of final end paper. DJ beneath mylar, grayish background, purple-tinted illustration of John Brown kissing a black infant as he is taken from the courthouse. DJ has no library markings. Near Very Fine, considering it is ex-library.

Doubleday, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, heavy book, black spine, purple boards, very bright purple lettering on spine, 397 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ beneath mylar, glossy with image of Sickles over a Civil War scene with cannons on front, praise on back DJ and book, both As New.

London: Chatto & Windus, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. (1st, 1st) Large, heavy book, brown covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, dark green inside covers and adjacent end papers, 397 lightly browned pages. DJ glossy and colorfully designed with several illustrations of a man, woman and cannoneers on front, illustration of houses on back. DJ has light crease at spine top and bottom. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hill & Wang Publishers, 1993. 1st Ptg. . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. (1st ptg.) Sturdy book, black cloth spine, darker red boards with very bright gilt initials at top front, very bright gilt lettering and borders on spine, 304 pages. DJ glossy rose background beneath mylar, horrifying scene of indoors slave auction on front, praise on back from professors. DJ has tiny tear with slight wear at top front tip, microtear at spine top and bottom edges with light wear. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Indiana University Press, 1995. 3d . Soft cover. As New. Very large, heavy softcover, sturdy book, glossy wrappers with color-illustration of pontoon bridge being put over river on front and spine, white back wapper with praise, 366 pages including a glossy photo section. Mint.

Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. BC-unstated . Hardcover. As New/As New. (Book Club--unstated) Large, heavy, sturdy book, black covers, very bright silver lettering on spine, two-line owner's stamp at bottom of first front end paper, 396 pages plus brief biographical note, glossy maps throughout. DJ glossy white, blue and red lettering on front, spine and back, praise on back from Tom Clancy, Tony Judt in New York Times Book Review, Michael Howard in New York Times Book Review. DJ and book, both As New.

The Blue and Grey Press, 1996. Hardcover. As New/As New. ((Originally published in the Philadelphia Weekly Times, 1879) Large, sturdy, very thick book, dark blue shiny spine, gray boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 839 pages. DJ glossy, colorfully designed and illustrated with background in shades of blue, color-illustration of soldier carrying the drummer boy. DJ and book, both As New.

Ashland, Ohio, U.S.A.: Kent State Univ Press, 1989. Soft cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Larger, thinner softcover, glossy wrappers with light brown illustration of battle engraving on front wrapper, spine and back wrapper, blue-tinted photos on front of opposing commanders, frontispiece map entitled "Lee Invades Maryland," essays by: Dennis E. Frye on Harpers Ferry, Robert K. Krevoron on the Army of Northern Virginia, A.Wilson Greene on George McClellan and Maryland Campaign, 102 pages plus brief biographies, praise on back wrapper from Richard R. Duncan in Journal of Southern History, Tom Clemens in Maryland Historical Magazine. Mint copy.

Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Press, 2002. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st) Crossroads of Freedom series. Large book, fine black cloth, very bright red lettering on spine, red inside covers and adjacent end papers, 203 pages. DJ beneath mylar, glossy with antique color-illustration of battle at the bridge on front and spine, praise on back. DJ has light wear to front edges and spine bottom edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982. Soft cover. Very Good. (5th) Very large squarish softcover, glossy wrappers with photo of Civil War scene on front, praise on back wrapper from the New Republic, Atlantic Monthly and others. Very light wear at spine bottom right edge. Very Good.

West Side Publishing, 2008. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Very thick softcover, glossy wrappers with color photo of Union and Confederate uniforms, cannon on front wrapper, gray spine, ligh yellow back wrapper, 467 pages. Tiny creases at three tips. Near Fine.

Beacon Press, 1970. Trade Paperback. Fair. (2d ptg. of 1869 text) Trade paperback, glossy red front and spine, spine faded to orange, white back wrapper, top front tip neatly cut off, 300 pages, green ink note inside front wrapper, slight surface wear down middle front and bottom front edge, spine edges lightly worn. Fair.

Butternut & Blue/Stan Clark Military Books, 1995. Cloth. As New/As New. Introduction by John Putten. (Army of the Potomac Series, a reprint of the Hoyt, Fogg & Donham edition, published in Portland, Maine. Sturdy, thicker book, quality green cloth, a red cross symbol on front, smaller on back, very bright gilt lettering to front and spine, maps inside front cover and adjacent end paper of Gettysburg, inside back cover and adjacent end paper of Petersburg. 385 pages including a suggested reading list. DJ glossy light blue beneath mylar, a color-illustration of fierce battle at Little Round Top on front, a photo of troops posing on back. DJ and book, both As New.