[Rarebooks] A FEW ITEMS DISCOUNTED

[Stephen Johnson]

Greetings to All.

The  below-described items are available today and tomorrow at 55% off
their stated prices.

All are subject to prior sale.

Immediate payment is required.  We will send a PAYPAL INVOICE for any item
you purchase.

Herrington, W. D.
The Deserter's Daughter [a Southern Field and Fireside Novelette, No. 3.];
[A Confederate Imprint]

Raleigh, NC: Wm. B. Smith & Co., 1865. First Edition, First Printing. Original
Wrappers. A Near Fine copy of the first edition, first printing of this
RARE CONFEDERATE IMPRINT in its original printed wrappers, published during
America's Civil War showing some toning to the wrappers and to the leaves
as well as surprisingly light wear and a touch of folding to the wrappers
and with minor scattered foxing to the pages. The first page of text shows
a small note in ink to the left margin. The binding shows minimal wear. The
wrappers are toned, and the leaves show some toning within as well as some
scattered light foxing in the margins. Several pages of Raleigh, North
Carolina advertisements at the rear, including on the inside and outside of
the rear cover. One ad reads, "Negro Auction and Commission House, by W. F.
Askew & Co., Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, N.C. / Safe and Comfortable
Quarters, and charges for Board, &c., as moderate as the times will permit.
~ They have an experience of twenty years in the Trade, and flatter
themselves that they thoroughly understand the business. / W. F. Askew &
Co. / January 1st, 1865." The ad is all the more interesting since the
Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves as of Jan. 1st, 1863. William D.
Herrington was a member of the Third North Carolina Cavalry from Pitt
County, NC. While serving in the Confederate Army, Herrington published
several stories and novellas in journals, and William B. Smith published
Herrington's "The Captain's Bride" in Raleigh in 1864. William S. Powell
described Herrington's stories as, "...well-written, thoroughly loyal in
sentiment to the Confederate cause, and tell of overcoming great odds. The
settings are clearly eastern North Carolina, and undoubtedly reflect the
author's military experience there." Parrish & Willingham locate thirty
copies. PARRISH & WILLINGHAM 6353. Very good + to Near Fine. Very good + to
Near Fine. Item #3233

Price: $2,250.00

[WAR RECORDS OFFICE]
Return of Casualties in the Union Forces From Wilderness to James River,
May-June 1864 TOGETHER WITH Organization of the Union Forces Operating
Against Richmond, Va., (Under the Command of Lieutenant-General U. S.
Grant,) on the Morning of May 5, 1864

[No Place Stated]: [War Records Office], [1888]. First Edition, First
Printing. Stitched Wrappers. A Very Good + example of the first edition,
first printing of 120 the string bound pages, with no spine (as issued)
titled "Return of Casualties in the Union Forces from The Wilderness to the
James River, May-June, 1864." An EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE TO RARE publication of
which only 50 copies were printed (per the "Catalogue of Library of Brevet
Lieutenant-Colonel John Page Nicholson RELATING TO THE WAR OF THE
REBELLION, 1861-1866"). The volume contains the following headings and
subheadings (below which names and other information is set forth):
1. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces, Commanded by
Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant, at the Battle of Wilderness, Va. May 5-7,
1864.
1a. Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded.
2. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces, Commanded by
Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant, in the Operations About Spotsylvania
Court-House, Va., May
8-21, 1864
2a. Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded.
3. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces, Commanded by
Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant, May 22-June 1,1864.
3a. Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded.
4. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces, Commanded by
Lieutenant-General U. S. Grant, June 2-15, 1864.
4a. Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded.
5. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces during the Expedition from
Todd's Tavern to the James River, Va., May 9-24, 1864.
6. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces on the "Trevilian Raid" June
7-24, 1864.
7. RETURN OF CASUALTIES IN THE UNION FORCES, COMMANDED BY MAJOR-GENERAL B.
F. BUTLER, IN THE OPERATIONS AGAINST
PETERSBURG AND RICHMOND, VA., MAY 5- JUNE 21, 1864.
7A. Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded.
8. Return of Casualties in the Union Forces, Commanded by Major-General
Benjamin F. Butler in the Opeations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va.,
June 1-14, 1864.
TOGETHER WITH a Very Good + copy of "Organization of the Union Forces
Operating Against Richmond, Va., (Under the Command of Lieutenant-General
U. S. Grant on the Morning of May 5, 1864") being the first edition, first
printing of 14 pages; An EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE TO RARE publication of which
only 50 copies were printed (per the above-referenced Catalogue. Both
publications show some soiling to the outer pages. The first publication
shows a light fold to the front wrapper and the second publication shows a
bend line to each leaf. Each publication is rather clean and tight and
shows minor evidence of use. Each publication gives mortality data on
battles fought at the locations cited therein, being battles fought in the
famed OVERLAND CAMPAIGN. [Nicholson, creator of the above-referenced
Catalogue, was a Gettysburg veteran who rose to the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel in the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War. Nicholson
was active in veterans affairs and became the leading member of the
commission which created and defined the national park we see today. A
leading military historian, he served as Recorder of Pennsylvania
Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
1879-1922; Recorder-in-Chief Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the
United States 1885-1922, and as Chairman of the Gettysburg National Park
Commission 1893 – 1922. His papers are held by The Huntington Library.] AS
SO FEW COPIES OF THE ITEMS DESCRIBED IN THIS LISTING WERE PRINTED, SURVIVAL
OF THESE ITEMS IS ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE, ESPECIALLY AS THEY SURVIVED
WITHOUT BEING IN AN INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTION. Very good +. Item #3235

Price: $1,135.00


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