Books by [Civil War]:

Harper's Weekly,. 1863.. Very good overall. Hand colored Civil War map depicting the ships along the US coastline which effectuated the strategy (the Anaconda Plan) of General Winfield Scott of blockading Southern ports and taking control of the Mississippi River in order to divide and weaken the seceding Southern states. Extending from the east coast as far west as Kansas and Texas. With elaborately decorated wide borders and corner portraits of President Lincoln, Secretary of State Seward, and Genera... more information

New York: Harper Brothers. 1863. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound volume of all issues from "Harper's Weekly" for the year 1863. Hardcover, folio (11x17 inches), bound in 3/4 leather with cloth boards. 5 raised bands and gilt title on the spine. 832 pp. Illustrated throughout with political cartoons, engravings and maps. Very Good copy: boards are edgeworn; rubbing to outer hinges; cloth scratched. The front inner hinge is cracked and has separated from the text-block; but the backstrip is still in... more information

January 9, 1864 - December 31,, 1864.. 52 numbers, profusely illustrated. Blue cloth, gilt title at cover. Barest occasional spotting or soiling, else fine, fresh copies, bound in lightly-worn, sturdy, cloth-covered boards.. 52 issues, Vol. VIII, Nos. 367-418. Complete volume for the year 1864 but for the January 2 number (366). ... more information