Books- First Editions, Military, Historical, RR

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Large Selection of Books. Various Genre's Including-Military, Railroad, Historical, Science Fiction, Children's Books, Salesman Samples, Classic's, Religious, Personal Diaries. Majority are First Editions. Some Signed by the Author.

The American Soldier in the Civil War (1895); Life of Washington (1855); The Works of Voltaire (1901); Moody's Steam Railroads (1933); Arabian Sands; J. R. R. Tolkien-The Lord of The Rings & The Hobbit (Collector's Edition); The Blue Lagoon; Ben Hur (1880); Ernest Hemingway; The Hardy
Boys; Great Men & Famous Women; Zane Grey Books. These Books all from various estate we pulled thru the past several month.
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The Blue and The Gray

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The Blue and The Gray. A Graphic History of the Army of the Potomac and that of Northern Virginia, Including The Brilliant Engagements of These Forces from 1861 to 1865. ...moreBy Rev. Theodore Gerrish and Rev. John S. Hutchinson. 1884 Brady, Mace & Co. Hardcovers have stains/scratches/rubbing/rubbing on corners-board exposed. Back hardcover is loose at binding. Spine has scratches/tears/chips/cracking. Inside covers have stains/tear/chipping on sides. Half title and title page have tears/wrinkled at binding and chips on sides. ALL Pages are browned around edges. Dedication page thru preface page are loose at the binding. Some pages binding is visible. Some pages have brown spots, corners folded, tears. Page 751 thru 757 corners are torn off missing (apprx. 2”).

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McClellan's Own Story

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McClellan's Own Story. The War for The Union, The Soldiers who Fought It, The Civilians who Directed It and His Relations to It and to Them. By George B. McClellan. 1887 ...moreCharles L. Webster & Co. First Edition. With Engraved Portrait Frontis piece. Hardcovers have stains/light rubbing/some scratches. Front hardcover has some bubbling and small dent on bottom. Spine has stains/top cloth folded down. Inside covers have browning/foxing/brown spots. Title page has sm. Chip on bottom corner/finger prints. Binding is visible on contents page. ALL pages have browning around edges. Some pages have brown spots. Some sm. Water staining on bottom of index pages .

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History of The War of The Union Civil, Military & Naval

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National History of The War for The Union, Civil, Military and Naval. By Evert Duyckinck. In 3 Volumes. First Edition. Johnson, Fry and Company. Pages are guilded. All ha...morerdcovers have stains/rubbing/some scratches. All spines have some rubbing. Vol. I spine has a small chip at the top. Title pages have browning/foxing. All inside covers have stains, some have wrinkles, chipping. Vol. I has embossed library seal of previous owner. All pages have browning. Some pages have brown spots/foxing/creasing from page turning. Some tissue papers are creased.

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My Experiences Mid Shot and Shell and In Rebel Den

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My Experiences Mid Shot and Shell and In Rebel Den. By John W. Urban. Published by The Author, Lancaster, PA. First Edition. Copyright 1882 by Hubbard Bros. Hardcovers ar...moree loose from binding and have stains. Spine has chips/stains. Inside covers have stains. Inscribed by previous owner on back cover. Portrait page thru 15 are loose from binding. ALL pages have turned brown. Binding visible on some pages. Some pages have small tears. AS-IS

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Fifthieth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg

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Lot of 2 Books. (1) Fiftieth Anniversary of The Battle of Gettysburg. 1863-1913. Report of the Pennsylvania Commision December 31, 1913. Presented to John K. Tener, Gove...morernor of Pennsylvania. Revised Edition April, 1915. Hardcovers have stains/cloth missing-boards exposed/rubbing. Spine has leather missing/cracks/tears/rubbing. Inside covers have browning/stains/corner folds/corner chips-missing. First blank page stamp by the Chief Clerk of Harrisburg. Title page has corner chipped/brown spots/water stain. ALL pages have light browning around edges.Many pages have corner chips or torn off. Some pages have water stains/wrinkles at top/brown spots. Some fold-out illustrations have water stains/tears. (2) Pennsylvania Archives. Sixth Series Vol. II. Edited by Thomas Lynch Montogomery under the Direction of the Hon. Robert McAfee. 1906 Harrisburg Publishing Company. This book is Damaged. Hardcovers are loose at binding and spine is DAMAGED. Inside cover is inscribed by previous owner. Page 1 is loose at binding. Pages have light browning around edges/some brown spots and a few stains.

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The War of The Nations Portfolio

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The War of The Nations Portifolio in Rotogravure Etchings. Compiled from The Mid-Week Pictorial by The New York Time Co. 1919. Hardcovers have stains/rubbing/warping. Spi...morene has damage/stains/chips/tears. Inside covers have stains/loose from binding. Title page has tears/pieces missing. All pages have browning around edges. Some pages have tears/pieces missing/binding visible/loose from binding. Pages 127-147 have large tears/pieces missing. AS-IS

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The Story of The 91st Division

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Lot of 2 Books. (1)The Story of The 91st Division. 1919 91st Division Publication Committee. Hardcovers have stains/rubbing/discoloration. Spine has rubbing/chips/discolo...moreration. Inside covers have stains/foxing. Ink inscribed by previous owner. Half title thru forward pages have black stains. All pages have browning around edges. Fold-out maps have creases/black stains. Some pages have stains. (2) Private Peat. By Harold R. Peat. 1917 The Bobbs-Merrill Company. First Edition. Hardcovers have stains. Spine has dents/title rubbing off. Inside covers have stains/foxing/creased page/pencil marks. Title page has foxing. Binding visible on page 18. Some pages have stains/foxing.

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I Accuse!

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Lot of 2 Books. (1) I Accuse! By A German. Translated by Alexander Gray. 1915 George H. Doran Company. First American Edition. Hardcovers have stains/worn corners. Hardco...morevers are starting to come loose from binding. Spine has chips/sm. tears/fading. Inside covers have brown spots/stains/embossed stamp from previous owner. Some pages have stains/creasing from turning pages. Binding visible thru first 14 pages. (2) High Adventure. A Narrative of Air Fighting in France. By James Norman Hall. 1918 Houghton Mifflin Company. Hardcovers have stains/rubbing. Spine has dents/chips/sm. Tears. Inside covers thru introduction page have stains/creased corners/water stains. Inscribed by previous owner. Some pages have stains/water stains/spine visible.

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History of The United States

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History of The United States-From the Earliest Discovery of America to the End of 1902. By E. Benjamin Andrews. 1903. Charles Scribner's Sons. Vol. I-V. All hardcovers ha...moreve stains/scratches/discoloration. All spines are faded/stained, some rubbing. Vol. I inside covers have creases/stains. Vol. II-V inside covers have some light staining. Some pages have light browing around the edges/thumbprints.

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The Iron Division

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The Iron Division National Guard of Pennsylvania In The World War. By H. G. Proctor. 1919. The John C. Winston Co. First Edition. Front hardcover is warped-leaning to rig...moreht and cloth has a tear. Both have some stains. Spine has dents/stains. Inside covers have browning from newspaper clippings, inscribed by previous owner, brown spots/foxing. Title page has some brown stains. Some pages have brown spots/browning around edges/binding visible.

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History of The United States

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History of The United States from Their First Settlement as Colonies, to the Close of The War with Great Britain in 1815. Premium History. Adapted to the Use of Schools. ...more1835. Published by Uriah Hunt. This book is DAMAGED. Hardcovers and spine have stains/tears/damage. Inscribed by previous owner-Frys Books 1845, 1846. Pages have damage, tears, loose from binding/stains/foxing/brown spots. AS-IS

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A Record of the Officers, Enlisted Men and Nurses of Lancaster County, PA

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A Record of The Officers, Enlisted Men and Nurses of Lancaster County, Penna. In The World War, 1917-1918. First Edition 1932. Prepared by a Committee appointed at a Publ...moreic Meeting in 1919, assisted by the Bureau of War Records of the Adjutant General's Office of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Softcovers have stains/browning/scratches. Front cover has tears near binding, corners are folded/creased, top and bottom are loose at binding. Back cover is starting to come loose at binding but still intace. Spine has tears/cracking. Inside covers have a couple brown spots/corners are folded. First blank page has tears at binding. Half title page thru pg. 61 have folded/creased corners. Binding visible on some pages.

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Current History of the European War

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Lot of 2 Books. (1) The New York Times Current History of the European War. Who Began the War and Why Germany vs. the Allies. Published by The New York Times. December 26...more, 1914. Vol. I-No.2. Softcovers have browning/stains/rubbing. Front cover has folded corners/sm. Tears at top and bottom near spine. Spine has chipping/tears/apprx. 1/2” piece of paper missing at top near date. Some pages have water stains on the bottom corners/some corners are chipped/browning around edges/brown spots/bottom corners creased or folded. (2) The European War. The Powers. New Collections of Universal Interest. Edited by R. Stroppa-Quaglia. 1914 Published by Editions D;Art Co. Hardcovers have stains/rubbing/wrinkling where cloth is coming loose from board. Spine has rubbing/chips/stains. Inside covers have stains/dark browing/pencil marks. Some pages have thumb marks/binding is visible.

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The American Soldier in the Civil War

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Frank Leslie's Illustrated The American Soldier in The Civil War. A pictorial history of the Campains and Conflicts of the War Between the States. Copyright 1895 by Stanl...moreey-Bradley Publishing Co. NY. Hardcovers have light stains/rubbing/corners have wear and board is exposed. Front cover is starting to come loose from binding. Spine has chips/tears. Inside covers have stains/browning/tears and chips (pieces missing)/thumb print stains/creasing/brown spots. First blank/illustration page (Abraham Lincoln) has stains/tear at the top apprx. 1/2”/creasing/thumb prints/binding visible. Title page has stains/crease marks. Page 35 and 45 are ripped in half. Some pages have tears/chips/pieces missing/stains/brown spots/thumb prints/corners folded/binding visible. All pages have light browning around edges. Book measures apprx. 17” x 12”.

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The War in South Africa

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The War in South Africa. A Narrative of the Anglo-Boer War from the Beginning of Hostilities to the Fall of Pretoria. By Captain A. T. Mahan. First Edition. 1900 Peter Fe...morenelon Collier & Son. This Book has DAMAGE. Hardcovers have stains/discoloration/rubbing/wear on corners. Spine has stains/discoloration/chips/tears. Inside covers have stains/thumb prints/pencil marks/water damage. Many of the first and last pages have worm/silverfish holes and damage at the bottom.. Many pages have water marks/stains. AS-IS. Book measures apprx. 16” x 12”

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Wright's Official History of the Spanish American War

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Wright's Official History of The Spanish American War. A Pictorial and Descriptive Record of the Cuban Rebellion, the Causes that Involved the United States, and a Comple...morete Narrative of our Conflict with Spain on Land and Sea. Compiled and written directly from the Official Records at Washington, with the endorsement of the President, of the Secretary of War, and of the Commanding Officers of the Army and Navy.First Edition 1900. General Marcus Wright, War Records Office Washington. Hardcovers and spine are DAMAGED-stains/tears/cracks/discolorations/coming loose from binding/pieces missing/board exposed on corners. Inside purple covers have some staining/discoloration around edges. Blank pages have wrinkles near binding/stains/browning/thumb prints. First illustration page has tears at top and bottom near binding. Title page has thumb prints/brown spots. All pages have browning around edges. Some pages have tears/corners folded/chips/thumb prints/stains/binding visible/brown spots. Some pages are starting to come loose at binding. Book measures apprx. 17” x 12”.

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Rough Rhymes of a Padre

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Rough Rhymes of A Padre. By “Woodbine Willie” M.C. Chaplain to the Forces. Copyright 1918, George H. Doran Company. Hardcover. Dustjacket has tears/stains/damage. Hardcov...moreer has stains, wear on the corners. Spine has small chips and tears. Inside covers have brown spots/pencil marks. Title page has a brown stain at top left corner. Some pages have thumb indentation from holding the book. Some pages have foxing/brown spots/stains/binding visible. Page 13 has a small chip/piece missing at the bottom of the page.

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“With the Help of God and a Few Marines:

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Lot of 2 Books. (1) “With the Help of God and a Few Marines:. By Brigadier General A W. Catlin. 1919 Doubleday, Page & Company. Hardcovers have stains/discoloration/rubbi...moreng. Front hardcover is starting to come loose from binding. Spine has stains/chips/tears. Inside covers have foxing/brown spots/stains/ink inscribed by previous owner/pencil marks. Last blank page has tear/pieces missing. All pages have some foxing/brown spots-some are darker than others. Half title and Title page have heavy foxing. AS-IS. (2) A Subaltern on The Somme in 1916. By Mark VII with new indtroduction by Malcolm Brown. 1996 The Imperial War Museum. Library Book. Hardcover and spine have stains/rubbing. Inside cover has “US Army Military History Institute” bookplate and pencil marks. Back inside cover has library card holder/marker over sku #.

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A Brief History of The Great War

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A Brief History of The Great War. By Carlton J. H. Hayes. 1921 The MacMillian Co. Hardcovers have stains/discoloration/dent on top near spine. Spine has stains/rubbing. I...morenside covers have some brown spots/browning around edges/pencil & ink marks/ink inscribed by previous owner. Some pages have very light brown spots.

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Life and Heroic Deeds of Admiral Dewey

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Life and Heroic Deeds of Admiral Dewey Including Battles in The Philippines. By Louis Stanley Young. World Bible House, Philadelphia, PA. Entered into congress 1899 by J....more R. Jones. Palmyra Public School Library Book. Hardcover replaced/rebound? Hardcovers have stains. Inside covers have damage where library card was removed. Embossed stamp from previous owner. Half title page has thumb print stains/brown spots. Title page has ink numbers. Some pages have brown spots/thumb prints/stains. Last text page has ink stamped numbers. A couple illustration pages have been repaired with tape.

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The Plotters

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The Plotters. By John Roy Carlson. 1946 E. P. Dutton & Co. Stated First Edition. Hardcovers have stains/fading. Spine has fading/stains/dents. Inside covers have stains/f...moreoxing/yellowing/brown spots/embossed stamp by previous owner. Title pages have stains/foxing. Some pages have stains/foxing. Pages are rough cut.

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Winston Churchill

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Winston Churchill A Biography. By Rene Kraus. 1940 J. B. Lippincott Company. Stated First Edition. Hardcovers have stains/discoloration. Spine has stains/fading/discolora...moretion. Inside covers have stains/foxing/brown spots/browning around edges/embossed stamp from previous owner. Illustraition and title page have some stains. Most pages have browning around the edges. Some pages have stains..

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Belgium A Personal Narrative

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Belgium A Personal Narrative. By Brand Whitlock-United States Minister to Belgium. 1919 D. Appleton and Company. Volumes I and II. Volume I hardcovers have wear/stains/ru...morebbing on corners/starting to come loose from binding. Spine has chips/rubbing/cracked along binding. Inside covers have pencil marks/pencil pricing/browning around edges. Tissue paper has a tear and piece missing. Pages have light browning around edges. Some pages have stains/brown spots/chips. Volume II hardcovers have stains/rubbing around edges/scratches. Back hardcover is loose from binding. Spine has chips/rubbing. Inside covers have pencil marks/browning around edges/thumbprints. Some pages have brown spots and light browning around edges.

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King Albert's Book

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King Albert's Book. A Tribute to the Belgium King and People from Representative Men and Women Throughout The World. 1914 The Daily Telegraph. First Edition. Hardcovers h...moreave stains. Spine has stains/dents. Inside covers have pecil marks/browning/stains/ink stamped from previous owner. Some pages have brown spots/browning around edges/stains/browning from next page illustrations.

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Great Men and Famous Women

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Great Men and Famous Women. A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of The Lives of more than 200 of The Most Prominent Personages in History. By Selmar Hess. 1894 First Edit...moreion. In Three Volumes. ALL Hardcovers have Damage/wear/rubbing/scratches/chips/cracks. ALL Spines have damage. ALL inside covers have ink marked “Do not drop in Book return box”/embossed stamp by previous owner/stains/browning. EX-Library books from Hummelstown Community Library/embossed stamp on title pages. Volume I & II Soldiers and Sailers. Volume III Statemen and Sages. Pages are guilded. Vol. I first illustration page has tear/folded/crease. Some pages have brown spots/foxing/browning around edges/embossed with library stamp. Some tissue paper between illustrations has folds/creases/tears.

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