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Cincinnati: Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1866. 159 pages. Original cloth. [19.3 cm.] Ex-Sondley Reference Library with internal markings only. Tasteful bookplate on front pastedown, embossed stamp on title and one other leaf, and number stamp on verso of title and in margin of one other page. Else good only. Cloth mostly faded from original purple to tan, with some wear and spotting; shallow chips to spine ends; one centimeter split to front hinge; light scattered foxing. FIRST EDITION. Scarce. Cornelius Neff was an officer in Co. H, 54th Ohio Infantry, who rose to the rank of captain by the end of the war. He fought with Sherman's army until Dec. 13, 1864, when he was severely wounded in the leg during the attack on Fort McAllister. He returned to service two months later, landing at Hilton Head on Feb. 20. He traveled to Charleston, where he visited Fort Sumter, and was stationed at the nearby encampment at St. Andrew's Depot. He rejoined his unit at Goldboro in April, passing through… Read More

Philadelphia: Joseph M. Wilson, 1852. xix, [1], [13]-338 pages. Original dark blue cloth stamped in gold and blind, with pictorial centerpiece in gold on front cover. [19.1 cm.] Ex-Sondley Reference Library with faint reminder of removed call number at base of spine, tasteful bookplate on front pastedown, embossed stamp to title and one other leaf, and number stamp on verso of title and in margin of one other page. Else a very good copy. Tiny traces of wear to spine ends and corners. Light to moderate foxing; a few leaves a little tanned. Signature of O[liver] S[mith] Sammis (1827-1912), a prominent merchant and real estate developer in Huntington, Long Island, on front endpapers. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION BY THE AUTHOR, on front free endpaper. It reads: "Rev. Dr. Davidson, with the regards of the Author." The recipient was Rev. Robert Davidson (1808-1876), whose "History of the Presbyterian Church in the State of Kentucky" (1847) is quoted in the first… Read More

San Antonio: Pearson Newcomb, [printed by the] Standard Print. Co., [1926]. 154 pages. Illustrated with portraits and historic photographs in the text. Original blue cloth stamped in gold. [20.4 cm.] Near fine. Binding shows slightest evidence of rubbing. A nice, bright copy. FIRST EDITION.

Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, [2000]. xxiii, 326 pages, plus four double-sided plates. Original quarter cloth and boards. [23.5 cm.] Fine in fine dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.