[New York: Currier & Ives, 1861-1863?]. Folio lithograph broadside, oblong 18" x 13-1/4." A few vertical folds with a closed tear along the end of one fold [no loss; expertly repaired on verso with archival tape]. Light spotting and wear, Good+. John Bull, representing Great Britain, holds a large clump..... More
Philadelphia: Lith & Printed by W. Boell 311 Walnut St. Pub. by B. S. Brown, 1861. Elephant folio broadside lithograph, 22-1/4" x 19-1/2." Uncolored. Matted. Closed tear visible at blank upper margin. The matting conceals blank margin chipping and blank corners taped to the lower mat. Good+. This print depicts..... More
New York: 1861. Elephant folio, 15-3/4" x 22". 8pp. Caption title [as issued], printed in six columns. Disbound, light wear and several short closed tears at outer margins, Very Good. A Civil War illustration of wishful thinking: "Your correspondent has this moment - half-past five o'clock P.M. - received a...... More
Frederick: 1864. Printed document, completed in ink manuscript, oblong 6-1/2" x 8-1/2." Old folds, light dusting, Very Good. Signed in ink by the Provost Marshal and President of the Board of Enrollment; Jno. J. Thomas, a member of the Board of Enrollment; and the Surgeon of the Board of Enrollment..... More
Belfast, Maine: 1864 [November 7]. Printed document, completed in ink manuscript, oblong 10-1/4" x 8." Very Good. Signed in ink by the Provost Marshal and President of the Board of Enrollment; A.G. Crocker, a member of the Board of Enrollment; and the Surgeon of the Board of Enrollment. Collins's Substitute..... More
[Columbus, Ohio: 1863]. Broadsheet, 8" x 10", ordering a Descriptive List of Pay and Clothing for Wm. Harris, 44th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, who is awaiting discharge papers. Completed in manuscript, it is dated May 15, 1863, and signed by order of Brig. Genl. Mason. The verso is a printed letter..... More
New York: Sinclair Tousey, 1863. Original printed glossy blue wrappers with wrapper title [as issued]. Disbound, rubberstamps, else a clean text and Very Good. 28pp. This poem is dedicated to all "who believe that all mankind are created with equal rights; that God is the common father, and holds men..... More
Caernarfon, Wales: H. Humphreys. [@, 1865]. [2], 12, [2 advt] pp. Bound in modern wrappers. Very Good. The head of the title reads 'Rhif 78. Llyfrau Ceiniog Humphreys Caernarfon...' OCLC 28211818 [3- Harvard, U VA, VA Hist.] 13367468 [1- Lincoln Pres. Lib.] as of February 2024. Not in Eberstadt, Decker..... More
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Fort Ellis, NC, near New Bern: 1862 [January 31]. Oblong folio broadsheet, uniformly tanned. 12-3/4" x 18-1/2." Printed, with manuscript additions. Signed in ink by J.M. Mayo, Commanding Company. Contemporary "Duplicate." A few pinholes at fold intersections, not affecting text, Very Good. Most spaces available for the requested detailed information..... More
[n.p. 186*]. Broadside, 8" x 10". Printed document completed in ink manuscript. Old folds, clean. Signed at end by Capt. Albert Hunter; endorsed on verso "Deduct $2 85/100 from fare to Balto - Discharged, D.S. Miles, Col. 2d Inf.." Very Good. Dixon Stansbury Miles [1804-1862] was a veteran or the..... More
Texas: September 15, 1865. Folio, 11" x 16". Printed broadside, completed in ink manuscript. Signed by Charles Gentsch as quartermaster. Docketed on verso. Contains columns listing number, quantity, name of articles and condition when delivered. Old folds, very clean. Near Fine. The 51st Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp..... More
[vp: 1861-1865. Ten unused covers, all oblong 3-1/8" x 5-1/2." Very Good plus, one with minor wear. 1. "E PLURIBUS UNUM. THE UNION MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED." An eagle and shield over several uniformed soldiers standing with bayoneted rifles, holding a banner above their heads. New York: Charles Magnus..... More
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[New York: E. Anthony, 501 Broadway, c. 1862]. CDV of a man in tattered, worn clothes, grimacing, getting out of Dixie. The man is dark-skinned but, considering the theme, is probably Caucasian. Applied paper label on verso bears the imprint of Wm. Abbott & Co., Boston. Very Good. Not located..... More
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New York: J. Brill, 1865. 2-3/8" x 3-7/8," illustration of a despairing Jefferson Davis, now a prisoner in handcuffs standing in the middle of his small cell. Mrs. Davis's dress and crinoline, in which he was allegedly captured, hangs on a wall in his prison cell. A stool and a...... More
New York: Published by H. & W. Voight. Lith. by Kimmel & Forster, 254 & 256 Canal St. [1865]. Broadside illustration, lithograph, 8-3/4" x 10." Very Good. "From building inscribed, 'To let Apply Lincoln & Co.', Southerners, at whom Negro thumbs his nose, are moving 'C.S.A. Treasury,' etc." [Weitenkampf]. Anticipating..... More
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[New York? Currier & Ives? 1861]. Lithograph, 12" x 17". Light lower margin wear. This imprint does not have "General Scott" directly beneath the picture and preceding the caption as an almost identical version does. Very Good. "A tribute to commander of the Union forces Gen. Winfield Scott, shown as..... More
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New Haven: Thomas J. Stafford, Printer, 1864. 13, [1 blank] pp. Stitched, Very Good with light dusting. Citing "the vast resources of our country and the unparalleled ratio of increase both of population and property," the author concludes that, of course, the United States has the ability to liquidate its..... More
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Washington: 1861 [October 17]. 4to, 8-1/2" x 10-3/4." Caption title as issued. 6, [2] pp. Old vertical fold. Very Good plus. Page [7] has the following manuscript "Note- - This Circular is in so far confidential, that the Officer receiving it, will not make its contents public; nor will he..... More
[Philadelphia? 1864? 1865?]. Elephant folio broadsheet, printed in six columns on recto and on verso. 15-3/4" x 21-1/4." Engraving of Screaming Eagle, with shield, bearing scroll inscribed, "Your Sons and your Money on your Country's Altar!" Blank lower margin chip. Very Good. The words to twenty-one patriotic songs are printed..... More
Oblong printed folio, completed in manuscript. Old folds, else Fine. Willard Lincoln, from the Town of China in Maine, enlisted as a First Lieutenant in Co. H of the 19th Maine Volunteer Infantry, in 1862. He was wounded on the second day of Gettysburg, recovered, and was promoted to Captain..... More
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[np: 186-]. Broadside, 4-5/8" x 10-1/4." Woodcut of hunter with dog at head of title. Text and illustration within an ornamental border. Light extremity wear, mild discoloration, printed on thin paper with prior mounting remnants. Good+. "Oh call us hard names, call us mere tools / In the hands of..... More
Washington, D.C. National Tribune, 1897. 320pp. Lacks wrappers, text brittle. Fair to Good. More
New York: 1863. Elephant folio, 8pp. Disbound and lightly worn. Each page printed in six columns. Upper blank corners of last page with remnants of old matting. Very Good. Exciting material on the "Rebel Invasion" and "The Fighting at Gettysburg" is printed, with "The Rebels still Desperately Contesting" the Siege..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1864. 1. Bemis, George: PRECEDENTS OF AMERICAN NEUTRALITY, IN REPLY TO THE SPEECH OF SIR ROUNDELL PALMER, ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF ENGLAND, IN THE BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY 13, 1864. Boston: Little, Brown. 1864. viii, 83, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, original printed front wrapper. Clean text..... More
