War / Military from CraigsClassics

"BOOTS AND SADDLES - or, Life in Dakota with General Custer" by his wife, Elizabeth B. Custer. 1885 early edition (with "With Portrait and Map" printed on the title page, though lacking the date); Harper & Brothers; New York. The book features an engraved frontispiece portrait of General Custer with his facsimile signature, and a full-page "Outline Map of Portions… Ler mais sobre este item

This is a scarce, terrific condition, original printing of Union Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth's "last letter" written to his parents the day before his death at the onset of the Civil War. The sheet is dated 1861 and was printed by Damrell & Welch in Boston. Ellsworth wrote this letter to his parents on May 23, 1861, the night before… Ler mais sobre este item

This is an antique issue of "Harper's Weekly" from March 7, 1891 that features a two-page spread of General WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN'S funeral train. The illustrations include The Arrival at Columbus, Ohio, The Grave, The Interior of the Funeral Car, The Funeral on Grand Avenue, At Germantown Junction, and School-Children Viewing the Passing Train. The original outer wraps are present… Ler mais sobre este item

This is an amazing Civil War set, "THE PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR" - complete set in ten volumes. 1911 1st edition; The Review of Reviews Co.; New York. Profusely illustrated - the set contains "Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by Many Authorities" (there are 3,389 photographs in all). Per American historian and journalist Allan Nevins, this… Ler mais sobre este item

This is an antique book about post-Civil War reconstruction, "DIXIE AFTER THE WAR - An Exposition of Social Conditions Existing in the South During the Twelve Years Succeeding the Fall of Richmond" by Myrta Lockett Avary. 1906 1st edition, 1st printing (September); Doubleday, Page & Company; New York. The book features a photographic frontispiece portrait of Confederate States President Jefferson… Ler mais sobre este item

This is a collection of 200 drawings associated with World War I, "THE WESTERN FRONT - Drawings by Muirhead Bone." 1917 1st edition; Doubleday, Page & Company; New York. Complete set in two volumes. Each volume contains five separate softcover "Parts"; each Part contains 20 bound Muirhead Bone illustrations. Some (but not all) of the illustrations have a hint of… Ler mais sobre este item

"Report of the Commissioner of Patents" For the Year 1862 - Arts and Manufactures. CIVIL WAR PROVENANCE - see below. Illustrations only - all 446 pages of this volume contain multiple drawings...there are well over 2,000 drawings in all. Published in 1865 by the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. Uncommon copy with thousands of Civil War-era patent drawings previously… Ler mais sobre este item

This is an antique book focusing on the Civil War, as well as post-war race relations, "Bright Skies and Dark Shadows" by Henry M. Field. 1890 1st edition; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The book features at least two color maps, and two black & white maps. Gilt top page edges. Here are a few examples of the contents: Over… Ler mais sobre este item

"KILL OR GET KILLED" - Riot Control Techniques, Manhandling, and Close Combat, for Police and the Military by Lieutenant Colonel Rex Applegate with its original dust jacket. Published in 1976 by Paladin Press. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings throughout. The contents are as follows: Introduction to Unarmed Combat; Offensive Unarmed Combat; Defensive Unarmed Combat; Knife Attack and Defense; Combat… Ler mais sobre este item

This is an amazing, first-hand account by a Civil War P.O.W., "The Soldier's Story of His Captivity at Andersonville, Belle Isle, and Other Rebel Prisons" by Warren Lee Goss (of the Second Massachusetts Regiment of Heavy Artillery). 1870; I.N. Richardson & Co.; Boston. The book features numerous full-page illustrations, including a fold-out "Plan of Prison Grounds - Andersonville." "Embellished with… Ler mais sobre este item

"War and the Future - Italy, France and Britain at War" by H.G. Wells. "PRESENTATION COPY" is blind-stamped on the title page. 1917 1st edition; Cassell and Company; London. The contents are grouped as follows: The Passing of the Effigy; The War in Italy; The Western War; How People Think about the War - please see the photos for the… Ler mais sobre este item

This is a rare collection of two volumes of "THE PIRATE PIECE 304 F.A." which was the monthly newsletter of the 304th field artillery battalion. The volumes contain 119 issues (starting at Vol. 1 No. 1) from 1921 to 1931. Each issue contains four pages (with the exception of April 1926 which contains 8 pages). The April 1930 issue has… Ler mais sobre este item

This is an amazing, antique book about The War of the Rebellion - "CAMPFIRE AND BATTLEFIELD ~ An Illustrated History of the Campaigns and Conflicts of the Great Civil War" by Rossiter Johnson. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); Desmond Publishing Company, Boston / Bryan, Taylor & Co. / New York. The book is profusely illustrated with… Ler mais sobre este item

This is a handsome, vintage copy of "A FAREWELL TO ARMS" by Ernest Hemingway. 1979; The Franklin Library; Pennsylvania. The book features numerous full-page illustrations by Bernard Fuchs. Beautifully bound with gilt decorations on the covers and spine, marbled end papers, gilt page edges on all sides, three raised bands on the spine and a ribbon page marker. Condition: There is a… Ler mais sobre este item

This is a World War I themed story told through a series of humorous letters, "CAMION CARTOONS" by Kirkland H. Day. 1919 1st edition; Marshall Jones Company; Boston. With illustrations throughout by the author. From the Introduction: "The writer of these letters and maker of these drawings went overseas with the first Technology unit; landed in France on the Fourth… Ler mais sobre este item

Nice condition vintage copy of "From Here to Eternity" by James Jones with its original dust jacket. 1962 (presumed, based on the "AC-4.62[H]" code on the copyright page); Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original $5.95 price intact on the front flap. "In this magnificent but brutal classic of a soldier's life, James Jones… Ler mais sobre este item

This is an early collection of "The Writings of GEORGE WASHINGTON" by Jared Sparks. The volumes are dated 1834-1837; Russell, Odiorne, and Metcalf, and Hilliard, Gray, and Co.; Boston. This collection contains 11 volumes of a 12 volume set (volume 7 is not included). The volumes contain numerous illustrations and maps. "Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official… Ler mais sobre este item

Nicely illustrated vintage copy of "SPANISH DOLLARS" by Reginald Wright Kauffman. 1927; The Penn Publishing Company; Philadelphia. The book is nicely illustrated with a color frontispiece, full-page plates, and black & white illustrations at the beginning of the chapters. "Being Further Passages from the Memoirs of Nicholas Rountree; These Relating Chiefly to the American Colonists' Expedition against Louisburg, Cape Breton,… Ler mais sobre este item

This is a collection of two books by ELIZABETH B. CUSTER (wife of General George Custer), as follows: "FOLLOWING THE GUIDON" - 1890 1st edition; Harper & Brothers; New York. The book features numerous full-page illustrations, as well as musical scores. There are two pages of publisher's advertisements at the back. From a review: "(The book) is a warmly human, first-hand… Ler mais sobre este item

"A Farewell to Arms" by ERNEST HEMINGWAY with its original dust jacket. 1957; Charles Scribner's Sons "Modern Standards Series"; New York. With an Introduction by Robert Penn Warren. Condition: Clean covers and spine; sharp corners; the right edge of the front cover lifts upwards just a bit. Light staining at the right edge of the back cover by the spine. Tight binding… Ler mais sobre este item