Time-Life Collector's Library of the Civil War

Description: Time-Life Collector's Library of the Civil War.Lot of 29 hardcovers bound in black leather in Very Good condition with title, author, and COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR in gilt on front board, which is also decorated with an embossed image of 5 soldiers afoot & 2 riding a horse, COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR, title, author's last name (where applicable), and TIME-LIFE BOOKS logo in gilt on spine, all page edges gilt, each with a placeholder ribbon, decorated inner boards & free end papers. Titles/authors/condition where applicable are: Army Life in a Black Regiment by Thomas Wentworth Higginson with Time-Life insert that begins "Thomas Wentworth Higginson "wrote too much," according to one otherwise admiring critic." Army Memoirs by Lucius W. Barber with inserts: Time-Life Books PR that begins "Lucius "Lute" Barber seemed to fit the popular image of a Civil War soldier.", and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet, loose; fore edge of front board heavily scuffed. Battle-Fields of the South by An English Combatant Campaigning With Grant by Horace Porter with Time-Life Books insert that begins "During war, staff officers have the best seats in the arena." with some chipping at the foot. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant by George Alfred Townsend with Time-Life insert that begins "The Civil War was a new kind of war in many ways." with some chipping & browning at the head, and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet that is somewhat adhered to the first free end paper in an askew position. The Citizen-Soldier by John Beatty with Time-Life insert that begins "Of the hundreds of personal memoirs that came out of the Civil War, only a handful achieved any lasting notice." Confederate Operations in Canada and New York by John W. Headley with inserts: Time-Life Books PR that begins "Espionage and undercover agents...", and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet, loose. Daring and Suffering by William Pittenger with inserts: 2 copies of Time-Life Books PR that begins "The Great Locomotive Chase, as it came to be known...", one chipped at foot, the other chipped & browned at head, and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet, loose. Destruction and Reconstruction by Richard Taylor with inserts: Time-Life Books PR that begins "The brilliant son of an American president...", and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet, loose. Detailed Minutiae of Soldier Life by Carlton McCarthy Four Years in Rebel Capitals by Thomas Cooper Deleon Hardtack and Coffee by John D. Billings with Time-Life insert that begins "John D. Billings's Hard Tack and coffee is not the usual recollection of war." chipped and browned at head. In and out of Rebel Prisons by Alonzo Cooper with inserts: Time-Life Books PR that begins "No aspect of the Civil War remains more clouded...", and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet, loose. Memories by Fannie A. Beers Mosby's Rangers by James Joseph Williamson with inserts: Time-Life Books PR that begins "They farmed by day and fought by night.", and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet, loose. The Narrative of a Blockade Runner by John Wilkinson with inserts: 2 copies of Time-Life Books PR that begins "One of the riskiest, most exciting operations of the Civil War...", one chipped at foot, the other chipped & browned at head, and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet, loose. One of Jackson's Foot Cavalry by John H. Worsham with Time-Life insert that begins "Unlike the professional soldiers in European armies..." Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman by James Harvey Kidd A Rebel War Clerk's Diary Vol I by John B. Jones with inserts: Time-Life Books PR that begins "Printed diaries abound for the Civil War." chipped & browned at fore of head edge and foot of fore edge, chipped at rear of foot edge, and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet, loose. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary Vol II by John B. Jones with Time-Life insert that begins "John Beauchamp Jones, who spent much of his life striving for literary fame...", chipped and browned at foot. Recollections of a Private by Warren Lee Goss with inserts: Time-Life Books PR that begins "More than 5,000 Civil War veterans from both sides authored books about the war..." chipped & browned at fore edge, and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet, loose. Reminiscences of the Civil War by John B. Gordon with Time-Life insert that begins "No civilian who fought for the Southern Confederacy had a more spectacular wartime (or postwar career..." Richmond During the War by Sallie B. Putnam with Time-Life insert that begins "The commander of a Georgia regiment...", holed along foot edge. A Soldier's Recollections by Randolph H. McKim The Story of a Cannoneer under Stonewall Jackson by Edward A. Moore with inserts: Time-Life Books PR that begins "The stereotype of the Confederate Army volunteer...", and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet, loose. The Story of a Common Soldier by Leander Stillwell with Time-Life insert that begins "Leander Stillwell was typical of thousands of Northern boys..." worn along the head edge Three Months in the Southern States by Arthur J.L. Fremantle Three Years in the Sixth Corps by George T. Stevens with inserts: Time-Life Books PR that begins "Spare time for a Civil War surgeon was always in short supply..." bent/curled along rear edge, and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet, loose. War from the Inside by Frederick L. Hitchcock with inserts: 2 copies of Time-Life Books PR that begins "Professional soldiers composed only a miniscule proportion fot the fighting strength of both sides...", one intact with some browning, the other chipped & browned at foot of fore edge, and an EX LIBRIS COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY OF THE CIVIL WAR ~4 1/4" x ~2 3/8" sheet, loose. The volume missing from this collection that would make it a complete set is Life in the Confederate Army by William Watson. (internal ref 349246, 349247)

Price: 439.99 USD

Location: Salinas, California

End Time: 2024-11-06T19:53:59.000Z

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