Miles Nelson Major General (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 16pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 18 photographs and 1 drawing, foxing noted along spine edge of internal pages, salvaged from a damaged issue of McClure's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 3, July, 1898. Illustrations include the Jubilee Procession in King William Street, the arrival of the Queen's carriage at St. Paul's, colonial premiers and heads of the colonial office, Indian Native Cavalry Guard of Honor, types of soldiers in the British army, a group of colonial officers in attendance at the Queen's Jubilee, the Jubilee maneuvers at Aldershot, soldiers of the empire, views of various military ships including the Galatea, Terrible, Australia, Prince George, Brooklyn, Amiral Pothuau, Rossia, and Worth, and portraits of Field Marshall Viscount Lord Wolseley, Lord Roberts, the Prince of Wales, and the Honorable Maurice Gifford and Captain Ames. Housed in protective mylar report cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ] Hardbacks (boards are thin and a bit flexible, but I think they would qualify), 24mo (appx 3 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches) (nearly 15 cm), gilt titles and decorations on red cloth, ranging 170 to 190 pages each, as a lot Near VG. Matched Set of 5. Two FFEP and 1 RFEP show a bit of child's doodling in pencil. Romance volume rubbed or faded at head of spine (title present but floral decoration above title mostly gone). Otherwise all volumes generally clean inside and out with only minor rubbing to corners and spine-ends. Both the spines and the front covers are titled and decorated in gilt. Each volume has a frontispiece illustration (one misplaced ahead of the half-title) and each volume nicely illustrated throughout. Each volume contains 6 or seven stories previously published in McClure's Magazine. I'm not aware of any other titles in the series, but I wouldn't discount that there might have been others published. A sampling of the authors represented: Earl Joslyn, Lizzie Neff, Morgan Robertson, Mary Stewart Cutting, Gertrude Smith, Collins Shackelford, Major-General Nelson A. Miles, Major Philip Douglas, Capt. T. J. Mackey (Corps of Engineers, C.S.A.), E.V. Wilson, Ella Higginson, Dorothy Lundt. RWR5 Literature 19th Century Journalism.

Half Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Set of two folio volumes, Profusely illustrated, with color frontispieces, color plates, and numerous black & white photographs throughout. Hardcover, bound in original black half leather with five raised bands and gilt titles to spines. In very good condition. Bindings are intact and firm. Contents are crisp, clean, and bright. No markings or signs of prior ownership. Slight vertical crease to front endpaper of the first volume. Binding remains in remarkably good shape. Covers show minor shelf-wear or rubbing to joints and corners; boards remain firmly attached without any cracking or separation to covers as is so often seen with volumes of this size. PLEASE NOTE: International shipping is NOT available for this set; domestic shipping will require extra charges.

4to. 95, [1] pp. Numerous plates, diagrams. Salmon-coloured printed softcovers (minor chipping to corners, some dustsoiling, edgewear, rebacked), still a VG copy. First edition of this excellent work examining the development, deployment, mountings, carriages, and cartridges and of such Machine Guns as the Gatling Gun produced by the Colt's Arms Company, Gardner Machine Gun, and the Hotchkiss revolver cannon, which were employed by the U.S. Army through the Spanish-American War before the adoption of the Maxim.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good(-). Folio in original brown illus. wraps; color maps, illus., b/w photos; 508 pages. Scarce as a complete set. Reproductions of rare old paintings; articles and photographs by important war correspondents, military officials and artists. **A large, heavy set. Extra shipping charges may apply.**. Wraps in Very Good(-) to Very Good(+) condition with Pages in Very Good(+) to Near Fine condition. Each part has 16 pages with Part 1 having eight pages; part numbers on the top right corner for Parts 21-32 have been crossed out and replaced with the correct numbers with green pencil or red stamps (Harper's printing error); light tears to edges of, and soiling to, most wraps; mild soiling to some pages; most pages are bright and free of marks and soil; all parts are solidly bound though Part 32 has some tears along the binding; else very nice set.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. [Civil War / Indian Wars General Miles' Signature] Clipped signature (6.3 x 8.5 cm) of Lieutenant General Nelson Appleton Miles (1839-1925, three-star US General). The signature is mounted, under glass with a modern portrait of Miles (11 1/2 x 17"). The frame comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from RR Auction, 2014. Full inscription: "Nelson A. Miles, Major General, Comdy. U.S. Army" Miles served in the American Civil War, the American Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War. From 1895 to 1903, he served as the last Commanding General of the United States Army. Miles volunteered for service in the 1861 with the 22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He served for the length of the Civil War fought in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania Court House, and Appomattox. He began the war as a volunteer private and ended the war as a brevetted Major General. At age 25, he was put in command of the 2nd Corps of the Army. For a time he commanded the prison that housed former CSA President Jefferson Davis. After the Civil War he served in the Regular Army in the Reconstruction of North Carolina. He served extensively in the Indian Wars of the west. In 1874-1875, he was a field commander in the force that defeated the Kiowa, Comanche, and the Southern Cheyenne along the Red River. He led US forces in the Northern Plains after Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn, forcing the Lakota (Sitting Bull) and their allies onto reservations. In 1877 he pursued Chief Joseph and his bands of the Nez Perce tribe 1,500 miles until their eventual capture. In 1886 he was appointed commander of forces fighting against Geronimo, the Apache leader in Arizona and Mexico. He unsuccessfully followed Geromino's band 3,000 miles through Sierra Madre. In 1890 Miles commanded the US forces that put down the Ghost Dance movement and massacre of Sioux at Wounded Knee. Miles was critical of the event, calling it "the most abominable criminal military blunder and a horrible massacre of women and children", but ultimately responsible. After service in the west, Miles commanded the Army forces that put down the Pullman Strike of riots of 1895. In the Spanish American War he was the overall commander of the Army. He served in the Cuban campaign and commanded the invasion of Puerto Rico at Guanica. Miles received the medal of honor for his service. He is buried in a mausoleum at Arlington National Cemetery. Manuscripts & Paper Collectibles. Signed.