Unselfish Patriotism. A Sermon Preached in St. John's Church, Detroit, on the Evening of Sexagesima Sunday. February 23, 1862
by Armitage, Rev. William
Detroit: Published by Richmonds & Backus, 1862. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Wraps. 16 pages. Light green, stitched, printed wraps. Insect damage to the right edges of the front cover and pages 1 and 2. No loss of printed content.
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Privates' Lives
by Armour, Richard (verses); Middlecamp, H. (drawings)
Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Octavo. 79 pages. Illustrated drawings. Yellow illustrated hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. Slight dulling to the dust jacket. Jacket is chipped on the spine. Pencil page numbers written on the contents page. Inscribed, signed by the author Richard Armour on the right front flyleaf.
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Facts, Observations, and Practical Illustrations Relative to Puerperal Fever, Scarlet Fever, Pulmonary Consumption and Measles. A General View of the Pathology and Treatment of Chronic Diseases, With Illustrations of the Utility of Sulphureous Waters and Observations on the Efficacy of The Balsam of Copaiva in Inflammations of the Mucous Membranes
by Armstrong, John, M. D.
Philadelphia: J. Grigg, 1826. Second Edition. Leather bound. Fair. Octavo. [3], vii, 120 pages; vi, [1], 216 pages; 80 pages titled "Balsom of Copaiva" and "Chronic Diseases, and Sulphureous Waters". Marbled calf leather binding. Upper right corner of front cover is damp-stained. Tipped in half page advertisement for Gregory's Practice of Physic published by Towar & Hogan following the front blank end sheet. A full page advertisement titled "New Dispensatory" by Towar and Hogan Booksellers precedes the title... Read More
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Examination of Thomas L. McKenney's Reply to the Review of His Narrative, &c
by Armstrong, Kosciuszko
New York: E. Craighead, Printer, 1847. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Stitched printed wraps. 20 pages. Green wraps with title printed on the front cover. Light wear to the wraps. The author defends his father from the Ex-Indian Affairs Superintendent Thomas McKenney. General Armstrong, the father of the author, was James Madison's Secretary of War and was responsible for the defense of Washington which the British sacked during the War of 1812. Sabin 2030.
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The Temperance Reformation: Its History, From the Organization of The First Temperance Society To the Adoption of The Liquor Law of Maine, 1851; And the Consequent Influence of the Promulgation of That Law on the Political Interest of the State of New York, 1852
by Armstrong, Rev. Lebbeus
New York: Fowlers and Wells, 1853. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. xvi, 408 pages. 4 pages of book advertisements by the publisher in back. Brown cloth hardcover stamped in blind on the boards. Faded gilt lettered title on the spine. Cloth is edge worn head and base of spine. Light shelf wear to binding. Light to moderate scattered foxing to the contents. Previous owner inscription - "Ellison Smyth 1866" on the front paste down. Private library name label... Read More
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Civil War letters addressed to Henry 1862-1863 from the Colombian College Hospital
by [Civil War] [Union Army]
Columbian College Hospital, Washington DC; Winchester, 1863. Letter. Very good. Two letters. Folded. Paper in very good condition. The first letter, 2 pages, is written on lined 8" x 10" paper, dated September 11, 1862 from "Winchester". The letter is addressed to "Dear Henry" and signed by "Mother." Mother discusses the latest news and health of the family. She is glad Henry's health is fine and hopes the letters written to him by a family friend... Read More
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Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting A Report from the Secretary of War Respecting The Requisitions that were made on the contractors, between the 1st of June, and the 24th of December, 1817, for deposites of provisions, in advance, at the several posts on the frontiers of Georgia, and the adjoining territory, their conduct in compliance therewith; the amount of money advanced to B. G. Orr; and the extent of his failure; with a copy of the articles of contract entered into with him. March 11, 1818
by [James Monroe] [United States Army]
Washington DC: Printed by E. De Krafft, 1818. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Disbound wraps. Approx. 8.5" x 5.5". 26 pages. Folding table inside. Light toning to the text. John C. Calhoun, Secretary of War Department was refereed the Senate resolution "requesting the President of the United States to inform the Senate "what requisitions were made upon the contractors..B. G. Orr, contractor, has failed to furnish rations agreeable to his contract." This report contains contractual clauses and requisition... Read More
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Official Army Register for 1860
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1859. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Octavo. 60 pages. Original wraps rebound into later brown cloth hardcover. Stiff blue green end sheets used front and back. Original outer covers removed. Title is on page 1. Interior contents in very good condition. Register includes General Officers; Quartermaster's Department; Subsistence Departmen; Medical Department; Pay Department; Corps of Engineers; Corps of Topographical Engineers; Ordinance Department; First Regiment of Dragoons; First Regiment of Cavalry; Second Regiment... Read More
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Official Army Register for 1849
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1849. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Printed, stitched, brown wraps. Approx. 7.5" x 5". 49 pages, [1]. Ex-library copy with blind perforated stamp from "Enoch Pratt Library Baltimore" on the title page and pages 3 and 4. Library markings on the copyright page. Front and rear covers edge chipped. Interior contents in good condition. This copy is inscribed by the previous owner Major Peter Valentine Hagner top of the front cover. Register... Read More
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Official Army Register for 1854
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1854. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Printed, stitched, brown wraps. Approx. 7.5" x 5". 52 pages, [1]. Front wrap is chipped upper front right corner. Edge wear to the covers. Scratched out name on the front cover. Previous owner name of J Spear Smith on the blank right front flyleaf. Some page corners creased. Register includes Officers; Staff; Quartermasters Department; Medical Department; Engineers; Dragoons; Artillery and Infantry regiments; Relative Regimental Rank of Infantry Officers;... Read More
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Official Army Register, for 1881
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: United States Army, 1881. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Wraps. Approx. 8" x 5.5". 311 pages, [1] page blank, 11 pages "General Orders No. 37. Bound gray paper wraps with title on the outer front cover and page 1. Front wrap restored by pasting down a trimmed original cover in the center of the gray paper. The rear wrap is mostly intact with some old tape repairs on the edge. Newer gray paper spine. Minor edge wear... Read More
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Official Army Register for January, 1883
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. [1], 395 pages. Reddish marbled paper covered boards. Leather corners and spine. 4 raised bands and gilt lettered title on the spine. Marbled end papers and edges. Blue oval stamp on the title page - "W R. Morgan, C.S. Received Feb 24". Interior in very good condition. Light rubs to the leather spine and corners. Generals listed at the top of the first page include William Sherman,... Read More
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Official Army Register, for 1851
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: C. Alexander, Printer, 1851. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Disbound wraps. Approx. 7" x 4.5". 48 pages. Stitched wraps with title on page 1. Minor edge wear wear to the front cover. Spot on the front cover. Text is trimmed. Contents include Major General Winfield Scott listed at the top of page 3, a list of General Staff, Corps of Engineers, Artillery Regiments, Dragoons, Infantry Regiments, Resignations and Causalities, Pay, Military Academy, etc.
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Official Army Register for 1846. Revised
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office. C. Alexander, Printer, 1846. Revised. Wraps. Good. Printed, stitched, tan wraps. Approx. 7.5" x 5". 49 pages, [1] page blank. Revised edition. Outer wraps are blank. Some corner page creases and upper corner chips in back. Register includes General Officers; Quartermaster's Department; Subsistence Department; Medical Department; Pay Department; Corps of Engineers; Corps of Topographical Engineers; Ordinance Department; Military Storekeepers; Dragoons; Cavalry Regiments; Mounted Riflemen; Artillery and Infantry Regiments and more. First... Read More
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Official Army Register for 1852
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1852. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Printed, stitched, brown wraps. Approx. 7.5" x 5". 48 pages. Front wrap is chipped with loss on the edge. Interior contents in good condition. Register includes General Staff; Engineers, Dragoons, Artillery and infantry regiments, Military Academy information, Pay, index, etc. Major General Winfield Scott listed as top General top of page 1.
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Official Army Register, for 1847
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: C. Alexander, Printer, 1847. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Disbound wraps. 7.25" x 4.5". 54 pages, [1] blank. Title on page 1. Major Generals Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor listed at the top of page 3. Some of the pages contain light, small pencil checks next to the names of officers. 3 corrections in red made inside. Contents include the list of the General Staff; Corps of Engineers; Artillery Regiments; Dragoons; Infantry Regiments; Lineal Rank of Infantry... Read More
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Official Army Register for 1855
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1855. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Printed, stitched, brown wraps. Approx. 7.5" x 5". 49 pages, [1] page blank, [1]. Light wear to the covers. Old ink name of "Capt. M. A." top of the front cover. Register includes Staff; Quartermasters Department; Medical Department; Ordnance Department, Engineers; Dragoons; Artillery and Infantry regiments; Relative Regimental Rank of Infantry Officers; graduates of the Military Academy; Resignations; folding chart "Organization of the Regular Army of the United... Read More
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Official Army Register for January, 1870; Official Army Register for January, 1871; Official Army Register for January, 1872
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. Ex-institutional bound volume. Three Army Registers bound together: 1870: 227 pages, 3 folding tables; 1871: [1], 221 pages, 3 folding tables, [1]; 1872: [1], 214 pages, 3 folding tables, [1]. Brown cloth hardcover with title on the spine. Front hinge has a small crack. Chipped paper label on the spine. Institutional numbers on page 1 of the 1870 Register. No markings on the end papers or rest... Read More
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Official Army Register for January, 1890
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. [2], 412 pages. Reddish marbled paper covered boards. Leather corners and spine. Gilt lettered title on the spine. Marbled edges. Ex-institutional copy from the "Library Army Industrial College" with a pasted down label on the front paste down and a card pocket and check out slip on the rear paste down. A faded green stamp from the Library of Congress on the title page and a clear... Read More
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Official Army Register for 1850
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1850. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Printed, stitched, brown wraps. Approx. 7.5" x 5". 49 pages, [1] page blank. This copy is inscribed by the previous owner Major Peter Valentine Hagner top of the front cover. Wraps were disbound at one point and restitched. Register includes General Officers; Quartermaster's Department; Subsistence Department; Medical Department; Pay Department; Corps of Engineers; Corps of Topographical Engineers; Ordinance Department; Military Storekeepers; Dragoons; Cavalry Regiments; Mounted... Read More
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Official Army Register, for August, 1862
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Octavo. 118 pages. Contents include three folding charts opposite page 88 and an alphabetical index in back. Former institutional copy rebound in red cloth covered boards with red leather spine and corners. Original wraps preserved and in very good condition. Commandery of the State of Illinois illustrated label on the front paste down. The label is signed by Roswell H. Mason and dated Sept. 1909. The front board... Read More
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Official Army Register for 1833
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office. Blair, Printer, 1833. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Printed, stitched, brown wraps. Approx. 7.5" x 5". 36 pages, [1] page blank. Wraps rebound in Gaylord stiff covers and bound by staples and blue linen tape. Ex-library copy from the "General Staff College U.S. Army" with their label pasted down on the verso of the front cover. "Withdrawn" stamped on the label. Perforated stamp on the title page. Library markings top of page 3 with... Read More
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Official Army Register, for 1857
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Public Printer, 1857. First Edition. Wraps. Good. Printed, stitched wraps. Approx. 8" x 5". 60 pages. Former institutional copy with a "Library of Congress Duplicate Exchange" stamp on the front cover. A paper label pasted down in the upper left corner of the front cover. Brown label located at the lower edge of the front cover reads "Return to Publication Room Chief of Staff." Small edge tear in the upper left corner of the front cover.... Read More
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Official Army Register for 1861
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1860. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Printed, stitched, brown wraps. 60 pages. Covers edge chipped, torn and creased. Rear cover detached. Old ink name of J. Engelbrecht and date of March 2, 1861 written top of the front cover. Light spotting to title page and verso of title page. Register includes General Officers; Quartermaster's Department; Subsistence Department; Medical Department; Pay Department; Corps of Engineers; Corps of Topographical Engineers; Ordinance Department; First Regiment of... Read More
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Official Army Register for 1859
by [United States Army]
Washington DC: Adjutant General's Office, 1858. First Edition. Wraps. Fair. Printed, stitched, brown wraps. 60 pages. Covers detached with light edge chips and creases. Interior contents in good condition. Army Register includes General Officers; Quartermaster's Department; Subsistence Department; Medical Department; Pay Department; Corps of Engineers; Corps of Topographical Engineers; Ordinance Department; First Regiment of Dragoons; First Regiment of Cavalry; Second Regiment of Cavalry; Regiment of Mounted Riflemen; First -Fourth Regiment of Artillery; First-Tenth Regiment of Infantry; and more.... Read More
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