Williams Lansing (5 results)

Stapled 11" x 8.5" journal; Address label of Thomas Head; 19 pages. Paper booklet in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. James, D.G., Russell, C.H., and Williams, Lansing : Report of the Wisconsin Monument Commission Appointed to Erect a Monument at Andersonville, Georgia: With other Interesting Matter Pertaining to the Prison. Madison : Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1911. No additional printings listed. Octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's navy blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine and front board. Plain white endpapers. [4] pp preceding pagination (including b&w photo frontispiece, then: [iii], iv-vii, [viii], then pp [1-2] are skipped by the publisher, picking up at [3], 4-296. Many b&w full page photos, which are included in pagination. Contents, list of illus, James' preface; Xvi chapters; treasurer's report; a 'Pathetic Poem' - found in the knapsack of a dead Union prisoner at Andersonville. Condition notes: A very good collectible if worn early printing, inscribed by primary author ("Compliments of D.G James") on front free endpaper, and with ownership signature of a Wisconsin veteran of the war. Moderate wear to boards, with rubbing and staining; spine ends rolled, corners bumped. Dark stain the size of a thumbtack head to spine; text block edges lightly soiled. Modest lean to spine. Interior lightly tanned. Binding weakening/fabric showing recto frontispiece and again at 294. Ownership signature John Siggelko to ffep, likely the Union Civil War veteran of Dane County, Wisconsin, 1841-1933. From James' preface: ".I alone assumed the work of compiling this volume of horrors. You will ask me why I put this off until nearly half a century after the crime. It was so revolting the survivors desired to forget it." And so on. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Bound in blue cloth worn soiled and stained, internally clean and unmarked near Very Good, binding starting to loosen.

Hardcover. Condition: Rough. No Jacket. Various (Photographs) (illustrator). Cover presents with corner bumping, fading of spine with age, and wear to head and foot of spine. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Ex-Library indications can be found on spine, title page, and EP. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout, save for penciled ownership on FEP. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Libris.

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1958 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 26 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Volume no.49(1958).