sgttater
05-01-2011, 08:34 PM
Cleaning out the man cave, I have a whole passel of excellent condition civil war and other history books, and some gun books, to sell
Terms of Sale:
1. First come first served. No lay away plans or hand shakes and a smile. Good Yankee dollars once received buys what is for sale.
2. Handling and shipping for each book is a flat $1.50 per item, sent media mail. Faster transmittal is at actual cost. Delivery at the Nationals costs nothin, but check must be received before then.
Condition key:
LN- Like New, Looks like you just pulled it off the shelf at a book store
VG - Very Good, Would be like new except for some visible minor wear
Good - Totally intact, but more extensive wear than VG
CIVIL WAR BOOKS:
Hardee's Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics, softbound pocket size reprint, 167 pages with illustrations, 1997, VG-$5
Gilham's Manual for Volunteers and Militia, hardbound reprint, like new except for very minor wear on edges of exterior binder and three pages have sections yellow highlighted, 743 pages with illustrations, VG - $20
Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, Armor-Cavalry, including unit lineages and heraldic, hardbound like new except for stamp "Historical Office Department of State", 477 pages with photos and illustrations, VG - $15
Richmond Burning: The Last Days of the Confederate Capital by Nelson Lankford, hardbound 2002, with dust jacket,312 pages with photos and illustrations LN - $12
Gunner with Stonewall: Reminiscences of William Thomas Pogue, 1998, softbound reprint, 188 pages with illustrations and photos, LN - $15
Jack Hinson's One-Man War: A Civil War Sniper, by Tom McKenney, 2009, hardbound, 398 pages with illustrations and photographs. Interesting read about a little known war of revenge against union forces by an aggrieved Father in Tennessee. LN - $10
The Civil War Book of Lists, 1994 softbound, 239 pages, over 300 lists, from the sublime to the ridiculous. A different and surprisingly useful reference tool. LN - $6
Hardtack & Coffee: The Unwritten Story of Army Life, John D. Billings, softbound 413 pages with illustrations. LN - $10
Letters from Lee's Army, 1998 paperbound reprint of memoirs of Captain Charles Blackford, 312 pages, LN - $7
For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, by James M. McPherson, 1997, hardbound 237 pages, LN - $8
Black Southerners in Gray: Essays on Afro-Americans in Confederate Armies, softbound 172 pages, 1994. This is the collection of essays that started all the controversy about whether Black Americans were significant players in the Southern armies. VG - like new except some minor wear on some page edges - $7.
Artillery Hell: The Employment of Artillery at Antietam, by Curt Johnson and Richard C. Anderson, 1995. Excellent reference book on the topic. Softbound 147 pages with photographs, LN - $8
Confederate Artilleryman, 1861-1865, Philip Katcher, Illustrated by Bill Young, Osprey Warrior series, softbound 64 pages with illustrations. LN - $6d
Echoes of Glory: Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy, harbound with 312 pages including extensive color plates, 1996 by Time Life. The ultimate authoritative reference book for thread counters and other authenticity seekers. Mint content, some exterior usage rubs. VG - $20.
The Freemantle Diary: A Journal of the Confederacy, softound reprint of the original, 197 pages. VG - $5.
More Civil War Curiosities: Fascinating Tales, Infamous Characters and Strange Coincidences, by Webb Garrison, softbound 256 pages with photographs. VG - $6
How Soldiers Were Made, by Benjamin F. Scribner, reprint in hardbound with dust cover, 316 pages. LN - $15.
The Illustrated Confederate Reader, Eyewitness Accounts by Southern Soldiers and Civilians illustrated with 200 Period Photographs and Engravings, hardbound with dust cover, 291 pages. LN - $10
The Illustrated Confederate Reader, Eyewitness Accounts by Southern Soldiers and Civilians illustrated with 200 Period Photographs and Engravings, softbound, 289 pages. VG - $6
Beyond the Battlefield: The Ordinary Life and Extraordinary Times of The Civil War Soldier, David Madden, 2000, softbound 300 pages with photos. VG - $3
A Treasury of Civil War Tales, Webb Garrison, 1988, hardbound with dustcover 252 pages with photos, VG - $3.
Of Men and Muskets: Stories of the Civil War, Robert P. Broadwater, 1998, softbound 70 pages with photos, LN - $2.
Uniforms of the Civil War: An Illustrated Guide for Historians, Collectors and Reenactors, Robin Smith and Ron Field, oversized hardbound with dustcover, 2001, 275 pages with extensive photos and illustrations. LN - $10
The American Heritage Century Collection of Civil War Art, edited by Stephen W. Sears and foreword by Bruce Catton, 1988, oversized hardbound with dustcover 576 pages with extensive illustrations, VG - $10
Gone are the Days: An Illustrated History of the Old South, Harnett T. Kane, oversized hardbound with dustcover , 343 pages with illustrations, exterior worn otherwise VG - $4
The Atlas of the Civil War, edited by James M. McPherson, 2005, oversized hardbound with dustcover, 244 pages with maps, photos and illustrations. Small tear and bottom edge of dustcover, otherwise LN - $10
The Civil War Dictionary, Revised Edition, Mark M. Boatner, 1988, hardbound with dust cover, 987 pages with maps. LN - $12
James Longstreet, The Man, The Soldier, The Controversy, 1998, R. L. DiNardo and Albert A. Nofi, hardbound with dust cover, 301 pages. LN - $12
Fighting for Time: The Battle of Monocacy, Glenn H. Worthington, softbound 343 pages with illustrations, 1994. LN - $12
Four Years In The Confederate Artillery: The Diary of Private Henry Robison Berkely, softbound 156 pages. G (Corner of front cover shows folding crease) - $5.
Testament: A Soldier's Story of The Civil War (The letters of Pvt. Benjamin W. Baker, 25th Illinois Infantry), Benson Bobrick, 271 pages, 2003, with maps. LN -$10.
The 8th Virginia Infantry, by John E. Divine, Virginia Regimental History Series, hardbound no dust jacket, 1989. LN - $25
Weep Not for Me, Dear Mother, Elizabeth Whitley Robinson, oversized softbound, 1997, 167 pages with illustrations. LN - $12
Unto This Hour, a novel of Second Manassass by Tom Wicker, 1989, hardbound 643 pages, with dust cover. VG - $10
The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, a novel by Allan Gurganus, 1989, hardbound 718 pages with dustcover. LN - $10
Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg, Douglas Lee Gibboney, softbound 196 pages with illustrations, 1996. LN - $6
Touched By Fire: A National Historical Society Photographic Portrait of The Civil War, In Association with the Civil War Times, oversized hardbound with dust cover, 647 pages, 1997 (two volumes combined in one book). LN - $20
Southern History of the War, by Edward Pollard, Editor of the Richmond Examiner during the War, reprint of 1866 publication, hardbound with dustcover, 598 pages. Some tears in dustcover. G - $10
Gone are the Days, Harnett T. Kane, 1960,oversized hardbound with dustcover, 342 pages with illustrations, dustcover and binder worn otherwise VG - $4
The Atlas of the Civil War, edited by James M. McPherson, oversized hardbound with dustcover, 2005, 225 with maps, illustrations and photos, small tear at bottom of dustcover otherwise LN - $10
Uniforms of the Civil War: An Illustrated Guide for Historians, Collectors and Reenactors, Robin Smith and Ron Field, hardbound with dustcover, 2001, 287 pages with illustrations and photos, LN - $12
The American Heritage Century Collection of Civil War Art, 1983, Edited by Stephen W. Sears, Foreward by Bruce Catton, oversized hardbound with dustcover, 399 pages with illustrations, slight wear on exterior otherwise LN -$10
Of Men and Muskets: Stories of the Civil War, Robert P. Broadwater, 1998, softbound 70 pages, VG - $2.
A Treasury of Civil War Tales, Webb Garrison, 1988, hardbound with dustcover, 256 pages with photos, LN - $3.
Beyond the Battlefield: The Ordinary Life and Extraordinary Times of the Civil War Soldier, edited by David Madden, softbound, 2000, 300 pages with photos. VG - $ 3
Other History Books, both Civil War related and non-related:
The Encyclopedia of the South, 1985, hardbound with dust cover in plastic, 581 pages with photographs and illustrations. Excellent condition inside and out, but marked as library discard. VG - $6
The South Was Right!, James and Walter Kennedy, 1996, hardbound with dust cover, 426 pages with photos and illustrations. LN- $10
Virginia's Historic Courthouses (A Photographic Portrait), by John and Margaret Peters, oversized hardbound with dust cover, 243 pages with color photos. VG - $20
Martin's Hundred, by Ivor Noel Hume, 1982, hardbound 345 pages with photos and illustrations. Compelling story of the discovery and excavation of the original 1600's settlement near Williamsburg, Virginia, Good - $3.
GUN BOOKS:
Blue Book of Gun Values, Thirtieth (2010) Edition, softbound, 2272 pages, VG - $10
Small Arms at Gettysburg, Joseph G. Bilby, hardbound with dustcover, 292 pages with illustrations, 2008. LN - $10
2010 Standard Catalog of Firearms: Collector's Price and Reference Guide (Book only, no cd),. softbound, 1500 pages with photos and illustrations. VG - $10.
Precision Shooting with the M1 Garand, by Roy Baumgardner, 2000, softbound 142 pages. VG - $4
Please do not leave messages for me on the bulletin board. Contact me directly at NorthVaJim@aol.com
Jim ("Tater") Carr
13th Confederate
Terms of Sale:
1. First come first served. No lay away plans or hand shakes and a smile. Good Yankee dollars once received buys what is for sale.
2. Handling and shipping for each book is a flat $1.50 per item, sent media mail. Faster transmittal is at actual cost. Delivery at the Nationals costs nothin, but check must be received before then.
Condition key:
LN- Like New, Looks like you just pulled it off the shelf at a book store
VG - Very Good, Would be like new except for some visible minor wear
Good - Totally intact, but more extensive wear than VG
CIVIL WAR BOOKS:
Hardee's Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics, softbound pocket size reprint, 167 pages with illustrations, 1997, VG-$5
Gilham's Manual for Volunteers and Militia, hardbound reprint, like new except for very minor wear on edges of exterior binder and three pages have sections yellow highlighted, 743 pages with illustrations, VG - $20
Office of the Chief of Military History, United States Army, Armor-Cavalry, including unit lineages and heraldic, hardbound like new except for stamp "Historical Office Department of State", 477 pages with photos and illustrations, VG - $15
Richmond Burning: The Last Days of the Confederate Capital by Nelson Lankford, hardbound 2002, with dust jacket,312 pages with photos and illustrations LN - $12
Gunner with Stonewall: Reminiscences of William Thomas Pogue, 1998, softbound reprint, 188 pages with illustrations and photos, LN - $15
Jack Hinson's One-Man War: A Civil War Sniper, by Tom McKenney, 2009, hardbound, 398 pages with illustrations and photographs. Interesting read about a little known war of revenge against union forces by an aggrieved Father in Tennessee. LN - $10
The Civil War Book of Lists, 1994 softbound, 239 pages, over 300 lists, from the sublime to the ridiculous. A different and surprisingly useful reference tool. LN - $6
Hardtack & Coffee: The Unwritten Story of Army Life, John D. Billings, softbound 413 pages with illustrations. LN - $10
Letters from Lee's Army, 1998 paperbound reprint of memoirs of Captain Charles Blackford, 312 pages, LN - $7
For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, by James M. McPherson, 1997, hardbound 237 pages, LN - $8
Black Southerners in Gray: Essays on Afro-Americans in Confederate Armies, softbound 172 pages, 1994. This is the collection of essays that started all the controversy about whether Black Americans were significant players in the Southern armies. VG - like new except some minor wear on some page edges - $7.
Artillery Hell: The Employment of Artillery at Antietam, by Curt Johnson and Richard C. Anderson, 1995. Excellent reference book on the topic. Softbound 147 pages with photographs, LN - $8
Confederate Artilleryman, 1861-1865, Philip Katcher, Illustrated by Bill Young, Osprey Warrior series, softbound 64 pages with illustrations. LN - $6d
Echoes of Glory: Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy, harbound with 312 pages including extensive color plates, 1996 by Time Life. The ultimate authoritative reference book for thread counters and other authenticity seekers. Mint content, some exterior usage rubs. VG - $20.
The Freemantle Diary: A Journal of the Confederacy, softound reprint of the original, 197 pages. VG - $5.
More Civil War Curiosities: Fascinating Tales, Infamous Characters and Strange Coincidences, by Webb Garrison, softbound 256 pages with photographs. VG - $6
How Soldiers Were Made, by Benjamin F. Scribner, reprint in hardbound with dust cover, 316 pages. LN - $15.
The Illustrated Confederate Reader, Eyewitness Accounts by Southern Soldiers and Civilians illustrated with 200 Period Photographs and Engravings, hardbound with dust cover, 291 pages. LN - $10
The Illustrated Confederate Reader, Eyewitness Accounts by Southern Soldiers and Civilians illustrated with 200 Period Photographs and Engravings, softbound, 289 pages. VG - $6
Beyond the Battlefield: The Ordinary Life and Extraordinary Times of The Civil War Soldier, David Madden, 2000, softbound 300 pages with photos. VG - $3
A Treasury of Civil War Tales, Webb Garrison, 1988, hardbound with dustcover 252 pages with photos, VG - $3.
Of Men and Muskets: Stories of the Civil War, Robert P. Broadwater, 1998, softbound 70 pages with photos, LN - $2.
Uniforms of the Civil War: An Illustrated Guide for Historians, Collectors and Reenactors, Robin Smith and Ron Field, oversized hardbound with dustcover, 2001, 275 pages with extensive photos and illustrations. LN - $10
The American Heritage Century Collection of Civil War Art, edited by Stephen W. Sears and foreword by Bruce Catton, 1988, oversized hardbound with dustcover 576 pages with extensive illustrations, VG - $10
Gone are the Days: An Illustrated History of the Old South, Harnett T. Kane, oversized hardbound with dustcover , 343 pages with illustrations, exterior worn otherwise VG - $4
The Atlas of the Civil War, edited by James M. McPherson, 2005, oversized hardbound with dustcover, 244 pages with maps, photos and illustrations. Small tear and bottom edge of dustcover, otherwise LN - $10
The Civil War Dictionary, Revised Edition, Mark M. Boatner, 1988, hardbound with dust cover, 987 pages with maps. LN - $12
James Longstreet, The Man, The Soldier, The Controversy, 1998, R. L. DiNardo and Albert A. Nofi, hardbound with dust cover, 301 pages. LN - $12
Fighting for Time: The Battle of Monocacy, Glenn H. Worthington, softbound 343 pages with illustrations, 1994. LN - $12
Four Years In The Confederate Artillery: The Diary of Private Henry Robison Berkely, softbound 156 pages. G (Corner of front cover shows folding crease) - $5.
Testament: A Soldier's Story of The Civil War (The letters of Pvt. Benjamin W. Baker, 25th Illinois Infantry), Benson Bobrick, 271 pages, 2003, with maps. LN -$10.
The 8th Virginia Infantry, by John E. Divine, Virginia Regimental History Series, hardbound no dust jacket, 1989. LN - $25
Weep Not for Me, Dear Mother, Elizabeth Whitley Robinson, oversized softbound, 1997, 167 pages with illustrations. LN - $12
Unto This Hour, a novel of Second Manassass by Tom Wicker, 1989, hardbound 643 pages, with dust cover. VG - $10
The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, a novel by Allan Gurganus, 1989, hardbound 718 pages with dustcover. LN - $10
Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg, Douglas Lee Gibboney, softbound 196 pages with illustrations, 1996. LN - $6
Touched By Fire: A National Historical Society Photographic Portrait of The Civil War, In Association with the Civil War Times, oversized hardbound with dust cover, 647 pages, 1997 (two volumes combined in one book). LN - $20
Southern History of the War, by Edward Pollard, Editor of the Richmond Examiner during the War, reprint of 1866 publication, hardbound with dustcover, 598 pages. Some tears in dustcover. G - $10
Gone are the Days, Harnett T. Kane, 1960,oversized hardbound with dustcover, 342 pages with illustrations, dustcover and binder worn otherwise VG - $4
The Atlas of the Civil War, edited by James M. McPherson, oversized hardbound with dustcover, 2005, 225 with maps, illustrations and photos, small tear at bottom of dustcover otherwise LN - $10
Uniforms of the Civil War: An Illustrated Guide for Historians, Collectors and Reenactors, Robin Smith and Ron Field, hardbound with dustcover, 2001, 287 pages with illustrations and photos, LN - $12
The American Heritage Century Collection of Civil War Art, 1983, Edited by Stephen W. Sears, Foreward by Bruce Catton, oversized hardbound with dustcover, 399 pages with illustrations, slight wear on exterior otherwise LN -$10
Of Men and Muskets: Stories of the Civil War, Robert P. Broadwater, 1998, softbound 70 pages, VG - $2.
A Treasury of Civil War Tales, Webb Garrison, 1988, hardbound with dustcover, 256 pages with photos, LN - $3.
Beyond the Battlefield: The Ordinary Life and Extraordinary Times of the Civil War Soldier, edited by David Madden, softbound, 2000, 300 pages with photos. VG - $ 3
Other History Books, both Civil War related and non-related:
The Encyclopedia of the South, 1985, hardbound with dust cover in plastic, 581 pages with photographs and illustrations. Excellent condition inside and out, but marked as library discard. VG - $6
The South Was Right!, James and Walter Kennedy, 1996, hardbound with dust cover, 426 pages with photos and illustrations. LN- $10
Virginia's Historic Courthouses (A Photographic Portrait), by John and Margaret Peters, oversized hardbound with dust cover, 243 pages with color photos. VG - $20
Martin's Hundred, by Ivor Noel Hume, 1982, hardbound 345 pages with photos and illustrations. Compelling story of the discovery and excavation of the original 1600's settlement near Williamsburg, Virginia, Good - $3.
GUN BOOKS:
Blue Book of Gun Values, Thirtieth (2010) Edition, softbound, 2272 pages, VG - $10
Small Arms at Gettysburg, Joseph G. Bilby, hardbound with dustcover, 292 pages with illustrations, 2008. LN - $10
2010 Standard Catalog of Firearms: Collector's Price and Reference Guide (Book only, no cd),. softbound, 1500 pages with photos and illustrations. VG - $10.
Precision Shooting with the M1 Garand, by Roy Baumgardner, 2000, softbound 142 pages. VG - $4
Please do not leave messages for me on the bulletin board. Contact me directly at NorthVaJim@aol.com
Jim ("Tater") Carr
13th Confederate