BANKS, R[obert] W[ebb]. The Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864. The Bloodiest Engagement of the War Between the States. New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1908. 1st ed. 88 pp. Orig. cloth, T.e.g. Light scattered foxing, else a very good or better copy. Krick-22. One of the rarest Neale imprints.....
BEECHAM, R[obert] K. Gettysburg The Pivotal Battle of the Civil War. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1911. 298 pp. Illus., folding map. Orig. cloth. A very good copy of a scarce book. "Impressionistic story of the battle." Nevins I, p. 23.
BROCK, R[obert] A[lonzo], ed. Gen. Robert Edward Lee: Soldier, Citizen, and Christian Patriot. Richmond, VA: Royal Publishing Co., [1897]. 1st ed. 586 pp. Illus. Orig. cloth. Some shelfwer, else a very good copy.
BROOKS, U[lysses] R[obert]. Butler and His Cavalry in the War of Secession 1861-1865. Columbia, SC: The State Company, 1909. 1st ed. 591 pp. Portraits. Orig. cloth. A very good copy.
BROOKS, U[lysses] R[obert]. Butler and His Cavalry in the War of Secession, 1861-1865. Germantown, TN: Guild Bindery Press, 1994. Facsimile of the 1909 ed. 591pp. Portraits. Orig. cloth. Fine. Nevins I, p. 64. Includes eulogies, recollections, and testimonies from comrades.
(NORTH CAROLINA). (WILMINGTON). DRANE, R[obert] B[rent]. Sketch of St. James's Parish, Wilmington, N.C., from the "Historical Notices" of ... Enlarged and Brought Down to the Present Time by a Member of the Vestry. New York: E. J. Hale & son, 1874. 1st ed. 84 pp. later cloth-backed paper-covered boards, orig.....
(WISCONSIN REGIMENTAL). EDEN, R[obert] C. A Sword and Gun, a History of the 37th Wis. Volunteer Infantry. From Its First Organization to Its Final Muster Out. Madison: Atwood & Rublee, Printers, 1865. 1st ed. 120pp. Orig. pictorial embossed cloth. Near fine. Nevins I, p.84. Dornbusch I, WI-94.Scarce. This Wisconsin regiment.....
(OHIO). (CHILLICOTHE). GALBRAITH, R[obert] C. The History of the Chillicothe Presbytery, from Its Organization in 1799 to 1889. Chillicothe, OH: Scioto Gazette Book and Job Office, 1889. 1st ed. 421 pp. Portrait frontis., illus., portraits. Orig. cloth. Near fine.
GIBBES, R[obert] W. Documentary History of the American Revolution: Consisting of Letters and Papers Relating to the Contest for Liberty, Chiefly in South Carolina, from Originals in the Possession of the Editor, and Other Sources. 1776-1782. New-York: D. Appleton & Co., 1857. Enlarged ed. xii,293pp. Later 3/4 black morocco, printed.....
GIBBES, R[obert] W[illiam]. Documentary History of the American Revolution: consisting of Letters and Papers Relating to the Contest for Liberty, Chiefly in South Carolina, from Originals in the Possession of the Editor, and Other Sources. 1764-1776. New-York: D. Appleton & Co., 1855. 2nd ed. xi, 292 pp. Orig. cloth with.....
GIBBES, R[obert] W[ilson]. Documentary History of the American Revolution, Consisting of Letters and Papers Relating to the Contest for Liberty, chiefly in South Carolina, in 1781 and 1782. Columbia, SC: Banner Steam-Power Press, 1853. xv, 288pp. Modern quarter green morocco and cloth, spine gilt with raised bands, red morocco label.....
HARDY, R[obert] W[illiam] H[ale]. Travels in the Interior of Mexico, in 1825, 1826, 1827, & 1828. London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1829. 1st ed. xiii, [1, errata], 540 pp. Folding map frontis. Illus., plan. Orig. 3/4-calf and marbled boards. Rebacked, in matching calf. Some very light scattered foxing, some.....
HENDERSON, G[eorge] F[rancis] R[obert]. The Campaign of Fredericksburg. Nov.-Dec., 1862. A Tactical Study for Officers. London: Gale & Polden, [1900]. 3rd ed. xviii, 145 pp. Illus., maps (some folding). Orig. cloth. Spine darkened, some minor speckling to cloth and soiling, else a very good copy. "A study of merit regarding.....
HOUGHTON, W[illiam] R[obert]] and HOUGHTON, M[itchell] B[ennett]. Two Boys in the Civil War and After. Montgomery, Ala.: The Paragon Press, 1912. 1st ed. 242 pp. Portrait frontis., illus. Orig. cloth. A very good copy. Dornbusch II, p. 48. Presentation inscription from M.B. Houghton on front free endpaper. W.R. Houghton served.....
(SALEM). JOHNSON, R[obert] G. An Historical Account of the First Settlement of Salem, in West Jersey, by John Fenwick, Esq., Chief Proprietor of the Same.... Phila., 1839. 1st ed. 12mo. 173pp. Orig. cloth; spine expertly repaired, else a very good copy. Howes J-144. The first local history of this state.....
LEE, R[obert] E. The Wartime Papers. Edited by Clifford Dowdey. With Connective Narrative by Clifford Dowdey and Maps by Samuel H. Bryant. Boston, [1961]. 1st ed. Illus. maps. 994pp. Orig. cloth, d/j. Near fine.
LUGAR, R[obert]. The Country Gentleman's Architect; Containing a Variety of Designs for Farm Houses and Farm Yards of Different Magnitudes, Arranged on the Most Approved Principles for Arable, Grazing, Feeding, and Dairy Farms; with Plans and Sections Shewing at Large the Construction of Cottages, Barns, Stables, Feeding-Houses, Dairies, Brew-Houses, Maltings.....
M'BRIDE, R[obert] E. In the Ranks: From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court-House. The War, as Seen and Experienced by a Private Soldier in the Army of the Potomac. Cincinnati: Printed by Walden & Stowe, for the Author, 1881. 1st ed. 246pp. Map frontis., map. Orig. blindstamped cloth. Cloth lightly rubbed.....
NEWELL, R[obert] H[enry]. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. First, Second and Third Series. Three vols. Orig. cloth. London: John Camden Hotten, 1866. Possibly the first collected English edition, although this three-volume set is not identified in BAL. The first American editions of the Kerr papers appeared in 1862, '63 and.....
SYMONDS, R[obert] W[emyss]. Thomas Tompion, His Life & Work. London: B.T. Batsford, 1951]. 1st ed. 4to. xvi, 320 pp. Frontis., iilus., portraits, plans, plates. Orig. pictorial cloth. Near fine. Study of the 17th century English clockmaker and his works.
WILLIAMS, R[obert] H[amilton]. With the Border Ruffians: Memories of the Far West 1852-1868. Toronto: The Musson Book Company, Limited. 1919. 1st Canadian ed. xx, 478 pp. Orig. cloth. Small stain on rear board, wear to head and foot of spine, else a very good copy. HOWES W-475...