Charleston: Evans and Cogswell, 1863. First. HB. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT-MANUAL] A very rare one at that, not in standard bibliographies, but found in P&W 4721 and Crandall 2392. Any Confederate artillery manual is rare, this the first I’ve seen dealing with a mounted unit. The author commanded the 1st Maryland Light..... More about Andrew’s Mounted Artillery Drill
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Augusta: Confederate Bible Society, 1862. Likely a first for an Augusta imprint. HB. More like stiff wraps, this Bible was meant to be carried in a blouse/jacket pocket. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. Parrish 8360. Crandall 4215. VERY SCARCE. This dealer has seen this imprint but three times in 25 years, each time... More about The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
Richmond: West and Johnston, 1861. Likely the first Confederate edition for this popular manual. HB. A very popular infantry manual used by both sides during the War. The Confederate version, as this is, is more uncommon. A basic primer for organization, duties, responsibilities and the all important infantry training. A.... More about Manual of Instruction for the Volunteers and Militia of the Confederate States
Richmond: West and Johnston, 1864. Stated Second, Revised and Enlarged. Wraps. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT, AND A RARE ONE! THERE IS A RECORD OF AN 1863 EDITION, BUT IT WAS MUCH SMALLER, LESS THAN 200 PAGES. THIS EDITION IS 308 PAGES LONG. IT LIKELY COMES WITH EXPANDED AND ADDED APPENDICES. Parrish and... More about The Judge Advocate's Vade Mecum: Embracing a General View of Military Law, and the Practice...
Richmond: West and Johnston, 1861. Stated Third. Cloth covered cardboard type wraps. (Neither hardboard nor paper). CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. P&W 4911. Crandall 2448. The author served with the 1st Virginia Volunteers. Cover is almost identical to the Union version. Suspect first printings may have been before Virginia's secession. This is... More about The Volunteer's Hand Book Containing an Abridgement of Hardee's Infantry Tactics
Richmond: West and Johnston, 1862. Unknown. HB. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT!!! P&W- 4947. C- 2459. A very rare copy of a manual copied from Mahan who was an authority on the subject and who taught at West Point. All the required plates are present. The book is in its original binding... More about A Treatise on Field Fortification, Instructions on the Methods of Laying out, Constructing,...
Charleston: Evans & Cogswell, 1861. First. Wraps. [CONFEDERATE IMPRINT-CAMPAIGN] Not in Nevins. Parrish 4734. Crandall-2615. THE REAL THING, NOT THE COMMON REPRINT! Housed in a clam shell binder with a photocopy of the pamphlet cover tipped on the front. More about The Battle of Fort Sumter and First Victory of the Southern Troops, April 13th, 1861
Richmond: E.W. Ayres, 1865. First. Wraps bound into boards. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. THOUGHT TO BE THE LAST BOOK PUBLISHED IN THE CONFEDERACY. THE BOOK WAS REVIEWED IN MARCH 1865 IN A RICHMOND PAPER. P&W-4994. Crandall 2647. Bound into boards with a homemade paper DJ. More about Observations in the North: Eight Months in Prison and On Parole
Raleigh: W.W. Holden, 1863. Likely a first. Tied wraps. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT.Parrish 3502. Crandall C-1804. (Also see Parrish 3444). Title says it all in terms of content. Housed in a clamshell type protector. More about Public Laws of the State of North -Carolina Passed by the General Assembly at Its Session of...
Richmond: West and Johnson. 1862. Likely the first Confederate imprint. HB. An interesting Confederate manual meant to educate its officer corps. There was an obvious love affair with Napoleon and the history of his campaigns by military organizations throughout the world. Hence the many "Zouave" units found on both sides... More about Napoleon's Maxims of War
Richmond: West and Johnston, 1862. Later Edition of a book written in 1836 and first published in the 1850s.This the Confederate imprint edition. Wraps. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. Parrish & Willingham 6586. Crandall 3112. In Tall Cotton-182 “…grandfather of Civil War novels…” Confederate Hundred 92. Attributed to the book... More about The Partisan Leader: A Novel
Richmond: Enquirer Book and Job Press, 1862. First. Wraps bound in. CONFEDERATE IMPRINT. P&W-5100, C-2662. Howes 101. Not in Nevins. Dornbusch III-1509. A really handsome book as it is bound into 3/4 leather and marbled boards by one of the best restorers in the business. He also restored... More about Battle of Young's Branch, Or, Manassas Plain, Fought July 21, 1861