Johnson, Boswell.
(JOHNSON, Samuel and BOSWELL, James). Johnson, Boswell. Original cloth, non-priceclipped dust jacket. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964. Very good or better.
(JOHNSON, Samuel and BOSWELL, James). Johnson, Boswell. Original cloth, non-priceclipped dust jacket. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964. Very good or better.
(PRENTISS, ELIZABETH). The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss, Author of Stepping Heavenward. 8vo. Orig. cloth. N.Y.: Randolph, 1882. A fine copy.
(DAVIS, JEFFERSON). Life and Reminiscences of Jefferson Davis by Distinguished Men of His Time. Baltimore: R.H. Woodward & Company, 1890. 1st ed. xviii, 490 pp. Illus. Orig. cloth. A very good copy.
(DAVIS, JEFFERSON). Life and Reminiscences of Jefferson Davis. By Distinguished Men of His Time. Baltimore: R.H. Woodward & Company, 1890. 1st ed. xviii,490pp. Portrait frontis. Orig. sheep, rebacked in cloth. Some wear to corners, light scattered foxing, else very good. .
(MARION, FRANCIS). Life of General Marion: Embracing Anecdotes Illustrative of His Character. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1876. 208pp. Portrait frontis., plates. Orig. pictorial cloth. Spine ends lightly rubbed, else very good. Biography intended for children.
(HOUSTON, SAM). Life of General Sam Houston. [Washington: J.T. Towers, 1852]. 1st ed. 15pp. double-columned. Orig. self-wrappers. Faint scattered foxing, else fine. Miles 388. Sabin 33192. Eberstadt 162:410. Not in Rader or Raines. A political biography of Houston to promote his candidacy for President. Houston's history becomes entwined with that.....
(SCOTT, WINFIELD). Life of General Scott. New York: C. A. Alvord, [1852]. 1st ed. 8vo. 32 pp., illus. As issued, stitched in self wrappers. Spine is discreetly mended with tape. Remnants of stitching broken but present. Inked numeral on the front wrapper. Light toned. Very good. Sabin 78417. A profusely.....
(JACKSON, James W.). Life of James W. Jackson, the Alexandria Hero, the Slayer of Ellsworth, the First Martyr in the Cause of Southern Independence. [Falls Church, VA: Confederate Printers, 1985]. Facsimile of the 1862 ed. [10],46,[3]pp. Illus. Orig. pictorial wrappers. Fine. One of 500 numbered copies.
(DAVIS, JEFFERSON). Life of Jefferson Davis. From Authentic Sources. By a South Carolinian. London: G.W. Bacon & Co., [1865]. 1st ed. iv,96pp. Later cloth, unprinted front wrapper bound in. HOWES D-119. Worldcat locates 14 copies. Rare in the trade. Presentation inscription on verso of wrapper, "Presented to Genl. Sibley by.....
(AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES). Life of John James Audubon, the Naturalist. Edited by His Widow. With an Introduction by Jas. Grant Wilson. N.Y., 1869. 1st ed. Frontis. portr. 443pp. Orig. cloth. Very good.
(HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY). The Life of Major-General William Henry Harrison: Comprising a Brief Account of his Important Civil and Military Services, and an Accurate Description of the Council at Vincennes with Tecumseh, as well as the Victories of Tippecanoe, Fort Meigs and the Thames. Phila., 1840. 1st ed. Illus. Frontis.....
(HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY). The Life of William Henry Harrison, (of Ohio,) The People's Candidate for the Presidency. With a History of the Wars with the British and Indians on Our North-Western Frontier. Phila., 1840. 212pp. Orig. pictorial cloth. Light foxing throughout. Very good. A campaign biography with much information about.....
(SCOTT, WINFIELD). Memoir of General Scott, from Records Contemporaneous with the Events. Washington: C. Alexander, Printer, 1852. 1st ed. 32pp. double-columned. Removed. Faint scattered foxing, else very good. Rare, Worldcat locates seven copies. Prior to the Whig convention at Baltimore, Scott had written an anonymous autobiography; this is the opposition's.....
(DEWEES, REBECCA). A Memoir of Rebecca Dewees, Late of Pennsville, Ohio. Phila.: Wm. H. Pile, 1883. 1st ed. 104 p. Orig. cloth. A very good copy.
(STRONG, RICARD MARVIN). Memoir of Richard Marvin Strong, a Member of the Albany Bar, and Adjutant of the 117th Regiment, N.Y. Volunteers, Who Died at Bonnet Carre, La., May 12, 1863. Albany: J. Munsell, 1863. 1st ed. 15pp. Disbound. Very old water stain to lower free corner of first few.....
(JACKSON, ANDREW). Memoirs of General Andrew Jackson, Seventh President of the United States: Containing a Full Account of His Indian Campaigns, and Defense of New-Orleans; and Numerous Anecdotes, Illustrative of His Character: Together with His Veto of the Bank Bill; Proclamation to the Nullifiers; Farewell address, &c., &c. to which.....
(WALTHALL, Edward C.). Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Edward C. Walthall (Late a Senator from Mississippi), Delivered in the Senate and House of Representatives, Fifty-fifth Congress, Second and Third Sessions. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1899. 1st ed. 153pp. Portrait frontis. Orig. embossed cloth, light wear to spine.....
(LEE, WILLIAM H. F.). Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee, (a Representative from Virginia,) Delivered in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, Fifty-second Congress, First Session. Published by Order of Congress. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1892. 1st ed. 107pp. Portrait frontis. Orig.....
(LEE, WILLIAM H. F.). Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee, (A Representative from Virginia,) Delivered in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, Fifty-second Congress, First Session. Published by Order of Congress. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1892. 1st ed. 107pp. Portrait frontis.....
(TENNESSEE). (CUMBERLAND). Memorial and Biographical Record. An Illustrated Compendium of Biography Containg a Compendium of Local Biography Including Biographical Sketches of Prominent Old Settlers and Representative Citizens of Part of the Cumberland Region of Tennessee, with a Review of Their Life Work; Their Identity with the Growth and Development of.....
(COKER, JAMES LIDE). Memorial Exercises Founder's Day April 9, 1919. Hartsville, SC: Coker College, 1919. 1st ed. 63 pp. Portrait frontis. Orig. cloth. A few small spots to front cover, else a very good copy.
(BALDWIN, JOHN B.). Memorial of Col. John B. Baldwin, of Staunton, Virginia. [Staunton, VA: Printed at the "Staunton Spectator" Job Office, 1874]. 1st ed. 46pp. Orig. flexible cloth. A few minor chips to cloth, faint scattered foxing, else very good. Rare, Worldcat locates 11 copies. John Brown Baldwin (1820-1873) was.....
(DAVIS, GEORGE). A Memorial of the Hon. George Davis. Born in New Hanover County, North Carolina, March 1st, 1820. Senator from the State of North Carolina, in the Congress of the Confederate States of America. Attorney General of the Confederate States of America. Died in Wilmington, N.C., February 23rd,1896. Wilmington.....
(WASHINGTON, GEORGE). Memory of Washington: Comprising a Sketch of His Life and Character; and the National Testimonials of Respect. Also, a Collection of Eulogies and Orations. With a Copious Appendix. Newport, RI: Printed by Oliver Farnsworth, 1800. 1st ed. 246,[6, subscribers] pp. Portrait frontis. Orig. calf, red morocco spine label.....
(NORTH CAROLINA). North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865: A Roster. Raleigh, NC: State Division of Archives and History, 1981-2009. 17 Vols. Mixed set, Vols. 1-7 are 2nd printing with addenda, Vols. 8-17 are 1st eds. Thick 8vos. Map endpapers. Orig. cloth, non-priceclipped d/js. The rosters contained in each volume are arranged numerically.....