Wiche Glen (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition hardcover book, Very Good condition dust jacket. Bright gilt lettering on spine, not worn. Bumping to cover corners and spine ends. Minimal toning to page edges. Dust jacket unclipped. Jacket has bumping, light smudging and minimal sunning to spine. No rips or tears. Jacket protected by Brodart Each book individually inspected and described. Never X-Library unless specifically stated as such.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. A beautiful, crisp, clean hardcover in near fine condition; one lightly tapped upper corner. DJ in fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wiche, Glen N [Editor] : Dispatches from Bermuda: The Civil War Letters of Charles Maxwell Allen, United States Consul at Bermuda, 1861-1888 (Civil War in the North). Kent (OH) : Kent State University Press, 2008. First edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.75"/25cm H. Bound in publisher's light blue cloth, bright gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color dj shows photo of author to front, above painting by William Torgerson "Blockade Runners in Port at St. George, Bermuda, c.1861-65." Endpapers plain light green textured. xviii pp prelim material, 251 numbered pp, followed by three blank. Maps, illustration, notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: A very nice copy of a handsome volume. No notes or highlighting, all tight, sharp and square. Light wear to dj, enclosed in mylar wrap. We personally inspect every book we offer. …

Condition: New. Brand New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book and DJ are solid VG. Clean, binding tight.

Condition: very_good. This book is in Very good condition. There may be a few flaws like shelf wear and some light wear.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Civil War diplomacy and espionageIn the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen U.S. consul to Bermuda. During the Civil War, Allen's post became one of vital importance to the United States as this British colony became a center for Confederate blockade-running activities. As the sole representative of Union interests in pro-Confederate Bermuda, Allen found himself involved in the shadowy world of intelligence gathering as he attempted to thwart these blockade-runners.Allen's dispatches shed new light on two important and often overlooked aspects of the war: the Union blockade of southern seaports and the effort to bring vital war supplies through the blockade to the Confederate states.Author Glen N. Wiche has compiled all of Allen's Civil War dispatches to the U.S. State Department and provides well-documented commentary to place Allen's activities in the wider context of the "Atlantic campaign" of the Civil War. Dispatches from Bermuda paints a detailed picture of these activities and offers a rare account of this blockade-running traffic from a northern perspective. In the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen US consul to Bermuda. This book compiles Allen's Civil War dispatches to the US State Department and provides a commentary to place his activities in the context of the ""Atlantic campaign"" of the Civil War. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. In the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen US consul to Bermuda. This book compiles Allen's Civil War dispatches to the US State Department and provides a commentary to place his activities in the context of the "Atlantic campaign" of the Civil War. Editor(s): Wiche, Glen N. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations, maps, notes, biblio., index. BIC Classification: 1MTANB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567. . 2008. First Edition (US) First Printing. Hardcover. . . . .…

Condition: New. In the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen US consul to Bermuda. This book compiles Allen's Civil War dispatches to the US State Department and provides a commentary to place his activities in the context of the "Atlantic campaign" of the Civil War. Editor(s): Wiche, Glen N. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations, maps, notes, biblio., index. BIC Classification: 1MTANB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567. . 2008. First Edition (US) First Printing. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 251 pages. 9.75x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition 264/500, Signed. Limited Edition 264/500, authentication signed by Mortimer J. Adler. When George Macy founded the Limited Editions Club in 1929, his intention was clear: produce the great classics of antiquity and the finest of our modern literature in superlative editions. Almost all volumes were signed by the artist, author or designer, sometimes by all. The Club began with Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels". Since then, over 500 great works of the world's literature were produced including "Alice in Wonderland", signed; Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer" illustrated by artist Thomas Hart Benton and Picasso's illustrated version of Aristophanes "Lysistrata". ix, Preface, Book and Page Sizes, Index, unpaginated. Oversize 12" x 8.5" hardbound book, light teal boards with gilt title and graphic on cover, gilt title on spine. Minor wear; inside covers lightly shaded, vellum finish leaves. Navy slipcase, sturdy, wear to edges with faded boards. Volume like new, slipcase very good. Full refund if not satisfied. Signed by Mortimer J. Adler.…

Condition: New. In the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen US consul to Bermuda. This book compiles Allen s Civil War dispatches to the US State Department and provides a commentary to place his activities in the context of the Atlan.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Civil War diplomacy and espionageIn the summer of 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Charles Maxwell Allen U.S. consul to Bermuda. During the Civil War, Allen's post became one of vital importance to the United States as this British colony became a center for Confederate blockade-running activities. As the sole representative of Union interests in pro-Confederate Bermuda, Allen found himself involved in the shadowy world of intelligence gathering as he attempted to thwart these blockade-runners.Allen's dispatches shed new light on two important and often overlooked aspects of the war: the Union blockade of southern seaports and the effort to bring vital war supplies through the blockade to the Confederate states.Author Glen N. Wiche has compiled all of Allen's Civil War dispatches to the U.S. State Department and provides well-documented commentary to place Allen's activities in the wider context of the 'Atlantic campaign' of the Civil War. Dispatches from Bermuda paints a detailed picture of these activities and offers a rare account of this blockade-running traffic from a northern perspective.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Thus Edition. Bound in perfect blue cloth with bright, gilt titles to spine, this 2008 hardcover First Thus Edition is Fine in Fine unclipped dustjacket. Signed by Editor on title page. XV11/251pp with Frontis portrait of Allen, Editor's Note, Maps & illustrations, 7 Chapters, Notes, Bibliography and Index. Condition as new! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Editor. …

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Edition limited to 500 copies numbered and signed by Mortimer Adler (this no150), small folio, pp. ix, [1], [72]; 7 full-page facsimile text illustrations; original teal cloth, gilt title on cover and spine; addendum to colophon laid in correction attribution of the type, also laid in in are copies of three letters, two between printer Ward Schori and Bernard Neill concerning the matter; faint soiling to boards, near fine in a lightly soiled slipcase.…