The cards themselves appear unused inside their box. The box opens by sliding off the cover which shows a shadow from a former price sticker at front and some light rubbing to edges at back (see photos). The cards show one picture per suit on the number cards and color pictures on all jacks, queens and kings. The set retains its small brochure which explains the history of the color cards. Box measures 5" x 4" -- cards themselves measure 2-1/2"" x 3-1/2". View More...
Here's an ephemera item which deserve its title -- the odds of an empty envelope hanging around for over 150 years is amazing. I have never seen one before in person, but I have seen pictures. These were printed for multiple states, but this one happens to be from South Carolina. The devil carrying the flag, the bold letters spelling The Rebel States, and the pastel color were used for all. What differentiates them is the state's particular seal in front of the devil. The envelope is closed, but there is nothing in it. It measures 3" tall by 5-1/2" wide. It will arrive in a brand new plastic... View More...
ITEM # 6017 GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC ROSTER DEPT OF VERMONT TWO ISSUES FIFTY - SECOND ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT 1919 AND FIFTY - THIRD ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT 1920 . EACH ISSUE 9 X 12 , 40 PGS INCLUDES ROSTER OF MEMBERS , PHOTOS OF PAST COMMANDERS DETAILS FOR THE ENCAMPMENT PLUS MANY ADS FOR VERMONT BUSINESES BOTH GOOD CONDITION , TEXT CLEAN AND BRIGHT, COVERS SHOW LIMITED WEAR [ HISTORY 3 ] View More...
ITEM # 6020 REPORTS OF THE ANNUAL REUNION OF THE 64TH REGIMENT , N.Y. VOL. INFANTRY # 6 HELD RANDOLPH N.Y 1894 AND # 9 HELD BUFFALO N.Y 1897 EACH ABOUT 70 PGS 6 X 8 3/4 PAPER BACK FULL OF DETAILS OF THE ACTION OF THE REGIMENT IN THE CIVIL WAR STORIES OF INDIVIDUAL SOLDIERS . . ROSTER , GUIDE TO THE REUNION AND MORE TEXT BOLCKS CLEAN AND BRIGHT COVERS SHOW SOME SOILING SPINES STARTING CHIP [ HIST 3 ] View More...
The author of this classic booklet, Osborne P. Anderson, wrote it in 1859 as a "Black revolutionary who was there." In 102 pages (including index) is a first-hand account of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry. He was the only Black survivor of the great attempt at a mass slave rebellion. The booklet begins with a contemporary introduction by Vince Copeland. Booklet measures 5-1/2" x 8-3/4". Pages are clean and bright with no names or writing and booklet is tightly bound. There's a small bit of toning to back cover near the spine. Overall it's nice. View More...
I had one of these before, but it didn't have this wonderful laid-in bird's eye view of the area as it was in 1884. It too is in like new condition, so given that, the booklet is an especially good one. The pictorial view is neatly folded as per design, but when opened measures 11" x 16". the booklet itself measures 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and has 32 pristine pages. Text covers the history of Cedar Key; the fort at Cedar Key; fight with the Seminoles; steamboats, pencils and railroads; Cedar Key and the Civil War; the coming boom; travelers finding Cedar Key; fishing and sawmills; and the survival of ... View More...
This is a beautiful glossy magazins filled with photographs and four important articles. Those are Lock, Stock and Barrel -- Ohio Muzzle-Loading Rifles by Donald A. Hutzlar; Indomitable Will -- Major Ephraim Cutler Dawes (Civil War) by L.J. Kozlowski; The Big Blow (Nov. 1913 gargantuan a storm struck the Great Lakes) by Michael J. Martin; and The Horse and the Buggy by Wheeler McMillen.The magazine measures 8-1/2" x 11" and has 56 pages. (Ohioana Box 2) View More...
Very handsome covers in these 70's magazines. Also clean and tightly bound with no names or writing. Each magazine has three or four articles, plus many book reviews. A good place to find Ohio history that you missed in the 70's. The articles are these:The Movement for Coal Mine Safety in 19th Century Ohio; The Ohio Democracy and the Crisis of Disunion 1860-1861; Prevailing Manners and Customs on the Frontier-- The Memoirs of Irene Hardy; In His Veins Coursed No Bootlickuing Blood -- the Career of Peter H. Clark; The "New"Harding and American Foreign Policy -- Warren G. Harding, Hiram W. Johns... View More...
This booklet looks brand new -- no defects and clean and bright with no names or writing. It's illustrated throughout with large photographs and the print is easily read. The author tells a Civil War story in which Andrew's Union Raiders stole a Southern locomotive known as The General. He also lays out the litigations that ensued to determine where the historic locomotive would call home. Booklet measures 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" with 57 pages plus back matter. View More...
This document is part of the paperwork of the Civil War. The top part of this one should have been completely filled out, but wasn't, though the dates do appear below. The soldier mustering-out was Charles Hesse who entered as a private at age 30, March 28, 1864. He signed up in Brownsville, PA. for a three year stint and was officially entered on April 2, 1864 in Pittsburgh, PA by Lt. Williams and Major Smith. His last payment was on August 31, 1864. It was noted that the soldier had been given a Springfield rifle and accoutrements, one shelter tent, a haversack canteen and a knapsack, all of... View More...
Nice collection from 1985. One is a combined issue for January and February, so only two issues are missing from the run -- June and December. A little faint browning to covers here and there and a few smudges to same on a few, but contents clean and tightly bound. Each has about 35 dense pages. A sampling of topics include the cavalry escape at Harper's Ferry, diary excerpts from a Civil War sharpshooter attached to the 16th Michigan Infantry; the knapsack; Civil War cryptography; cigarettes and the Civil War soldier; insignia of the Civil War soldier; the regulation uniform of the Alabama Vo... View More...
This is an especially great issue, as there are THREE major pieces -- an article by Sir Thomas Lipton about his efforts to win the America's Cup; an article about the well-known Confederate Jubal A. Early; and A Study of the Servian Tragedy by Elbert Hubbard. All are illustrated. There is a lot to read here including, but not limited to, architecture as a profession, the education of a debutante, and How to Win A Man by Lavinia Hart. There's also a mistake on the contents page which is the front cover -- I'll let you discover it! The magazine is clean as a whistle tightly bound and retains it... View More...
Very nice, clean booklet measuring 5-1/2"x8-1/2" illustrated with historic black and white photographs. Sixty-four pages tell the story of the CSA general, but also offer insights into the Armistead family itself. In fact, the afterword was written by a descendant. View More...
What makes this booklet special are the Contemporary Official War Department Photographs.They're full size and show many uniforms and accessories, including musical instruments. Altogether there are 34 pictures of an Army private all the way to a hospital steward. The text is dense on 15 pristine pages. The booklet measures 6" x 9-1/2" and is clean and tightly bound with no names or writing. The only faults are minor creases to corners and a little rubbing to same edges. View More...
Very crisp, clean booklet which appears unread. It's not about prominent families connected with the Civil War, but a handbook which explains how to find and use documents and primary resources about the war. Topics includes history of the war, the archives, national publications, state publications, local sources, military unit histories and Covil War events, relics, sites and memories. Booklet measures 6" x 9" and has 81 pages. I also have Revolutionary War Genealogy and War of 1812 Genealogy by the same author. All titles are listed. View More...
Crisp as new! This one's gift-worthy with no names or writing, no creases, no tears, and absolutely pristine inside and out. The booklet measures 5-1/2"x8-1/2" and has 92 pages with black and white photographs throughout. The story of a stone house in harm's way, the widow lady who lived in it, and "the cloud of mystery" which has hung over it ever since the Battle of Gettysburg. Some say it was the site of Robert E. Lee's headquarters, others argue not. Much new info related here which, though it doesn't clear up everything, does shine a light on both the owner of the stone house (a powerful ... View More...
This is a crisp, clean, as new booklet. I bought it in Michigan which of course would have a title about the Custers, General George Armstrong Custer and his wife, Libbie. They lived in Michigan in the town of Monroe where they quickly became the darlings of the town. The book also has many black and white phtoographs, all sprinkled in the text. The booklet measures 7" x 8-1/2"and has 21 pages. View More...
Very nice, clean booklet with a glossy cover and pristine pages illustrated amply with both drawings and photographs in black and white. The author covers firearms systems, the manufacture of bullets and small arms ammunition, the Army of the Potomac, and the Army of Northern Virginia. Booklet measures 8-1/2" x 11'and has 76 pages. View More...
A rather scarce little booklet which provides the history of this less known volunteer infantry from Maryland and their activities during the Civil War. The booklet is very clean and crisp and measures 5-1/2"x 8-1/2" and has 30 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs, plus a map printed on the inside of the back cover. Material is divided into four sections -- The Patapsco Guards, the Court Martial of Sylvanus Peddicord, the roster, and additional notes. The extra brochure is from the U.S. Army Ordnance Museum and was laid-in. It is likewise crisp and clean. View More...
I bought these two booklets from the estate of a collector, both in the same plastic bag, which makes sense. The smaller one is all about the battlefield and the larger one is about the battlefield as a monument. The smaller one measures 6" x 8-1/4" and has 112 pages. Very handsome with many color photographs and an extensive text covering Custer's Last Battle and Little Bighorn Battlefield Today. The larger booklet measures 9" square and has 15 pages, again in color. The two compliment each other well. View More...
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