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Charleston: Evans & Cogwell, 1861. First. Wraps in Hard Bound Clamshell. Exceptional. A couple of unobtrusive smudges to front wrap otherwise near fine. The wrappers bound report is housed in a hard board clamshell folio with a copy of the title page mounted on the front board. Handsome work!/None.. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. Parrish and Willingham -7837, Crandall-4967. Everything one would want to know on the operation of the orphan house, qualifications for entry, who pays what for expenses, duties of staff, school requirements, teacher qualifications, etc.

Washington City: Government Printing Office, 1862. 1862 War dated. Stiff boards Manual. Binding rough with spots worn through. Can't read the spine, however, the interior is VG+./No Jacket. Great attribution. Book came from the estate of Colonel Hans Mattson, the last commanding officer of the 3rd Minnesota. They had the distinction of being captured intact at Murfreesborough by General Forrest. The unit never lived it down. Inscribed in front with "Commanding Officer, Fort Halleck, Columbus, KY.".

Richmond, VA: Confederate States of America, 1862. First. None. See photo. Very good. Faint Rebel Archives stamp on the cover. A couple of magic marker marks. Sewn. 17 pages./None. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS Parrish & Willingham 1732. LIMITED TO 300 COPIES. This is the report of the patent office for the period from the formation of the Confederate government in 1861 to the end of that year. There were 57 patents granted, fully a third war related. A list of the item, inventor, place of residence is provided. Not fully developed, but mentioned, is the relationship of patent honoring between the Federal and Confederate governments. It is stated that Southerners owned over 3,000 U.S. patents.

Washington City: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1931. Expanded Edition. Hard Bound. VG+/None. Scarce. Service data and nice, short biography of each officer. Good reference material. There are 220 pages of navy officers.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1861. Unknown. Stiff wraps. Very good condition for a manual likely carried in the field. Slight loss of top of spine. Unusual pattern of something left on front glue down that does not affect anything else. Overall very nice./No Jacket. May contain as many as 88 plates according to the new part IV of Dornbusch. Actually plates are numbered, but there are two #83s and 87 is the end, hence 88 total. The officers putting together the info were Captain William French, Captain William Barry, and Bvt Major Henry J. Hunt. At least two of these men went on to big things during the War. Full of illustrations and tables. BOOK SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY FIRST SARGEANT L.F. ROOT, 2ND LIGHT BATTERY, ??? MILITIA, 1862. Not in Nevins. Dornbusch IV-11588.