Papers Read Before Commandery State, First Edition (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket. First edition. Original cloth, very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Burdick, Armitage & Allen, Milwaukee, WI. 1891. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is slightly loose on the front hinge, square, and unmarked but for the F/O name in pencil on the first blank page. Book Condition: Good; front hinge is partially split through the paper in the hinge; wear to head, tail, tips, and board bottoms from shelving; paint splash on the spine; small section of folded tips in textblock top; toning to textblock ends. No DJ. Brown endpapers. 465 pp 8vo. This is a bound volume of 30 stories of remembrance of the Civil War by Wisconsin veteran members of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. At this time there is a great movement through the nation to record the memories of veterans of the actions/battles/campaigns they were involved in to save for the official history. Personal experiences in the fiercest battles of the most stubborn conflict ever wages, reminiscences of stirring campaigns, unexampled in the balance of attack and defense, details of daily intercourse with great commanders already gathered to their fathers. A clean very presentable copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, viii, 556 pgs, frontis, index. Decorated blue cloth with gilt emblem and titled cover and spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Cloth is rubbed and worn on edges, corners, and spine joints and ends. Lightly soiled and spotted. Front hinge has former repair, now solid; rear hinge starting, but solid. Bookplate of former owner, Brig.-Gen. William J. Bolton. Else interior is clean and solid. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Vol. 3 only of the 4-volume Wisconsin set of MOLLUS Papers. This volume includes 41 papers. The former owner was a Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. William Jordan Bolton was named Colonel of the 51st Pennsylvania Infantry at its organization, having previously served in the 4th Penna Inf. He served with the 51st throughout the remainder of the war and was wounded twice, at Antietam and at Petersburg. REFERENCE: Nevins I pg 131: On the state published MOLLUS Papers: "The more active of the various state commanders of this organization published volumes containing personal reminiscences of life in camp, battle and prison. The account vary widely in accuracy and quality; generally speaking, however, these volumes can, and with considerable digging, yield useful nuggets.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, viii, (9) - 455 pgs, index. Decorated blue cloth with gilt emblem and titled cover and spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Cloth is soiled and lightly stained. Some with some discoloration and light staining; gilt bright on front cover. Interior endpapers with light staining , hinge cracked but solid. Previous owner's name on front blank preliminary (A.S. Hartwell / Honolulu, Oahu). Else interior is clean and solid. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Vol. 2 only of the 4-volume Wisconsin set of MOLLUS Papers. This volume includes 27 papers. REFERENCE: Nevins I pg 131: On the state published MOLLUS Papers: "The more active of the various state commanders of this organization published volumes containing personal reminiscences of life in camp, battle and prison. The account vary widely in accuracy and quality; generally speaking, however, these volumes can, and with considerable digging, yield useful nuggets.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, viii, 465 pgs, index. Decorated blue cloth with gilt emblem and titled cover and spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Cloth is rubbed and worn on edges, corners, spine ends and front joints. Covers are soiled and lightly spotted. Front hinge is cracked and weak with prior owner stamps ("Warner Bros Studios" on endpapers and blank preliminary pages; and with old tape rep=moved from endpapers. Interior pages are clean and solid. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Vol. 1 only of the 4-volume Wisconsin set of MOLLUS Papers. This volume includes 30 papers and 3 Obituary Tributes. REFERENCE: Nevins I pg 131: On the state published MOLLUS Papers: "The more active of the various state commanders of this organization published volumes containing personal reminiscences of life in camp, battle and prison. The account vary widely in accuracy and quality; generally speaking, however, these volumes can, and with considerable digging, yield useful nuggets.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTIONS: VOLUME I, as issued; vi, 451 pgs, folding map of Ft. Fisher. Decorated blue cloth with gilt decoration on cover and titled spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Light soiling with wear to spine ends, rubbing to corners. Rear cover spotted. Interior hinges are weak but holding, inked name on title page, else is clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Volume includes 18 papers. These War Papers are valuable personal accounts and narratives delivered by the active participants of the Maine Commandery and others; both common soldiers and high-ranking officers. Numerous Dornbush references included in the individual papers. REFERENCE: Nevins I pg 131: On the state published MOLLUS Papers: "The more active of the various state commanders of this organization published volumes containing personal reminiscences of life in camp, battle and prison. The account vary widely in accuracy and quality; generally speaking however, these volumes can, and with considerable digging, yield useful nuggests.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTIONS: 2 Volumes, I-II, as issued; each volume 8vo. V.1) Published 1900; vi, 327 pgs. V.2) Published 1900; vi, (331)-569 pgs, map, list of officers and members of Massachusetts Commandery. Decorated blue cloth with gilt decoration on cover and titled spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Nice matching set of the original publications. Light soiling, rubbing, and wear to edges. Interior hinges weak and cracked but holding; pencil note on rear endpaper of vol. I, else pages are clean. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Vol. 1 includes 12 papers; Vol. 2 has 14 papers. These War Papers are valuable personal accounts and narratives delivered by the active participants of the Massachusetts Commandery and others; both common soldiers and high-ranking officers. Numerous Dornbush references included in the individual papers. Attractive set. REFERENCE: Nevins I pg 131: On the state published MOLLUS Papers: "The more active of the various state commanders of this organization published volumes containing personal reminiscences of life in camp, battle and prison. The account vary widely in accuracy and quality; generally speaking however, these volumes can, and with considerable digging, yield useful nuggests.".

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Becktold & Co., MO. Contains 25 first hand accounts or papers by veterans. Includes such topics as i.e. The Last Battle of the War, Recollections of the Mobile Campaign; Captured by Mosby s Guerrillas; The Appomattox Campaign; Founded at Ft. Donelson; Experiences in Libby Prison; From Second Bull Run to Antietam; Reminiscences of Chancellorsville; Early Events of the War in Missouri; Recollections of Cedar Creek; Battle of Pea Ridge or Elk Horn Tavern; Frank P. Blair in 1861; etc. Originally called for 2 vols but a second volume was never printed. Good copy of the first edition. Gilt lettering to spine and front cover as well as a Loyal Legion Medal on the front cover. Frayed spine ends and hinges are starting. No dust jacket. 451 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOOK DESCRIPTIONS: VOLUME I-3 only: V.1) 548 pgs, frontis portrait (Sheridan), index, maps: V.2) 555 pgs, frontis portrait (Hancock), maps; V.3) 495 pgs, index, frontis portrait Chas.Wilder Davis. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Light soiling with wear to spine ends, vol. 3 spine end chipped, light rubbing to corners. Interior hinges tight, else is clean. Inked name of contemporary owner, vol. 1. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Volume 1 includes 24 papers. Volume 2 includes 24 papers. Volume 3 includes 28 papers. These MOLLUS Papers are valuable personal accounts and narratives delivered by the active participants of the Illinois Commandery and others; both common soldiers and high-ranking officers. Numerous Dornbush references included in the individual papers. First three volumes in the series. REFERENCE: Nevins I pg 131: On the state published MOLLUS Papers: "The more active of the various state commanders of this organization published volumes containing personal reminiscences of life in camp, battle and prison. The account vary widely in accuracy and quality; generally speaking however, these volumes can, and with considerable digging, yield useful nuggests.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 6 x 10 in. Blue cloth boards with gilt medal. Gilt upper edge. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners and spine ends have mild wear, covers all very clean. Vol. 3 the spine gilt is dull. Bindings all tight and text unmarked. Military. RGR.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Editions. First Editions. Hardcover. Arguably the more important collection of Maine related Civil War papers. Includes, several essays from Joshua Chamberlain, the capture of Mobile, AL and Richmond, VA, an essay on "Colored Troops", the "Attitude of Women" about the war, etc. Uncommon to find as a complete set (and this one was clearly "built"). Volume Four bears a presentation inscription to the Paris Hill Library [N.B. there are no library markings] from Henry W. Lyon, "The first paper, Hamlin Centennial Celabration, will interest all citizens of Paris Hill." Overall, a handsome set. Light shelf/edge wear, tips of Vol. 3 gently bumped, spine of Vol. 3 shows light toning, Vol. 3 shows lightening at front lower corner, Vol. 4 shows lightening spot near tail, presentation inscription at fep of Vol. 4, bookplate lifted from Vol. 4, else tight, bright and unmarred. Navy boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, teg. 352pp plus errata; 349pp; 357pp; and 344pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index. Near Fine to Very Good [Textblocks Fine]. No DJ.

Hardcover. Small 4to. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and medallion. viii, 465pp. Very good. Faint binding edgewear; text block uniformly tight and near fine (though facing pages 462-63 of index show age toning from long-ado newsprint contact). A tight and attractive first edition of what eventually became a four-volume set (the other volumes being issued in 1896, 1903 and 1914). Inner flyleaf bears huge pencilled January 1st, 1892 ownership signature of noted Cedar Rapids, Iowa businessman J.R. Amidon and modern name/address inkstamp. "The more active of the various state commanderies of this organization published volumes containing personal reminiscences of life in camp, battle, and prison, "writes James I. Robertson Jr. of this series. "The accounts vary widely in accuracy and quality; generally speaking, however, these volumes can, with considerable digging, yield useful nuggets." NEVINS I, 131.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Bound in dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorations to s[ine and front cover, clean and unmarked , portrait frontispiece and large folding map at page 418 [map has tiny inconsequential loss at one fold corner]; minimal age toning, no foxing, very light rubs to cover edges Near Fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 2 4to hardcover volumes in deluxe leather and marbled boards. Some rubbing to a few spots that could be polished up. Very good + condition. Marbled end papers unmarked and not split boards very tight. Contents in fine condition. Much nicer looking than normally seen.

(MAINE). War Papers Read Before the Commandery of the State of Maine, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Portland, ME, 1898- 1915. 1st ed. 4 Vols. Illus., maps. Orig. cloth, T.E.G. A very good set. "Containing personal reminiscences of life in camp, battle, and prison." NevinsI, p. 131.