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Lincoln, Nebraska: The Woodruff Press, (1921). First edition. 8vo, vii, 376 pp, with frontis & 5 plates (portraits). Publisher's gilt-lettered maroon cloth Edges moderately rubbed, cloth spotted mostly at the base of the spine, gilt dull, occasional foxing & handling marks, good or better. Primarily poetry, often reflecting the author's experience in the Civil War. Pages 307 to 376 comprise "Prose Addendum" "Also, I had private misfortune; a restless unsettled life; repeated losses of large manuscripts dismayed me - a disastrous result of drink; extreme poverty came at times; disgrace, and long periods of obscurity Recurring spells of almost insane debauchery - at times, usually, when a contrary course was imperative - harmed me vastly ." ~Parkhurst, from page three

No place [Richmond, Virginia ?]: no publisher, no date (ca. 1866). Broadside, oblong small 8vo (approximately 12 x 20 cm), with contemporary manuscript initials on the verso. OCLC (for what it's worth) finds a single copy as of 6/22/2022 (UVA, accession # 26224097). Toned, soiled, small loss in the upper margin, couple of nicks & a short tear without loss, remnants of hinging tape on the verso, very good.Although the text refers to "undersigned" no names are provided as is the case with the UVA copy.In full: "To his Excellency, ANDREW JOHNSON, President of the United States,SIR - we, whose names are undersigned, women of Richmond and vicinity, sympathizing deeply with the misfortunes of Jefferson Davis, our former chosen ruler, respectfully ask of your Excellency a favorable consideration of this our earnest petition for his restoration to liberty. We cannot conceal from ourselves, Mr. President, the fact that Mr. Davis is now imprisoned and held subject to trial for his life in consequence of being… Leer más

[Warrenton, Virginia]: Piedmont Press, (1993). First edition, this copy inscribed & signed in ink by Evans & Gott at the title page. 4to (11.25" x 9"), v, 107 & [1] pages, with folding map laid in & illustrations from photographs & art work throughout. Publisher's gilt-lettered tan cloth in pictorial dust jacket featuring art by Catherine Stettinlus Zimmerman.
Covers slightly splayed, minor foxing at upper cover, pastedowns, & early leaves, otherwise very good in rubbed & wrinkled dust jacket, foxed mostly on the verso, with a bit of edge wear & brief archival tissue reinforcement (verso only), still good or better.
"Shaped by this country's rough and tumble early frontier history and forged by the raw will of a few people who lead it out of Indian times, The Plains has weathered the storms of the Civil War and reconstruction, the Great Depression, fire and the crash of its economy, emerging from every turn as a hometown to declare with pride ..." ~Excerpted from the dust jacket.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1962) First edition, this copy with the armorial bookplate of Cartha D and Barbara De Loach at the ffep. Octavo (8.5" x 6"), 247 pages, illustrated. Publisher's gray cloth lettered & decorated in gilt & white, in pictorial dust jacket
Upper portion of the spine sunned, otherwise Very Good in dust jacket with loss at the top of the spine affecting lettering, light rubbing & modest edge wear, still Good or better
"On April 27, 1865, the Mississippi packet boat Sultana exploded on its way North with over 2,000 paroled prisoners on board" 
~Abstract courtesy OCLC.
Cartha "Deke" DeLoach was deputy associate director of the FBI, the third highest ranking position behind only J Edgar Hoover and Clyde Tolson In 1963, just after the assassination of John F Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson requested of Hoover that DeLoach be assigned to the White House As described by New York Times reporter Tim Weiner "DeLoach was always at LBJ's beck and call, night and day, he was a… Leer más

"John R(ebel) Peacock, Unpardoned, Unrepentant, Unreconstructed. High Point North Carolina, Confederate States of America."
High Point, North Carolina, September 13, 1954. Typed letter signed on illustrated letterhead. Quarto (11" x 8.5"), single sheet, verso blank, with the original mailing envelope.
Folded twice horizontally, slight edge wear & soiling, otherwise very good. The envelope is soiled & a bit tattered but still good.
Mr. Peacock, addressing T.T. Perry,Jr. of Charlestown, West Virginia, who was Charlestown's postmaster, writes of his disappointment at missing Mr. Perry's visit & in doing so utilizes his unusual letterhead which features an illustration in color depicting a Confederate battle flag & printed advice from Mr. Peacock about retaining Confederate currency:
"Save your Confederate money, people. The South will surely rise again."
John Peacock was an agent for Bankers and Shippers Insurance of New York. He apparently passed away later in 1954 having never witnessed a resurgent… Leer más

Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), May 31, 1862. Original manuscript document signed by S.G. Perkins, Captain 1st Vermont Cavalry, measuring 4.25 inches by 7.75 inches, approximately 67 words recorded in ink on laid paper. With brief cryptic annotations & stamped "Received" mark on the verso.
"Rec'd at Martinsburg, Va. May 31, 1862 of John Miller one gray mare five years old for the use in case of great emergency of Co. H 1st Vt. Cavalry by consent of Col. De Forest, 5th New York Cavalry commanding detachment.Lieut. Davids (?), AQM, Cav'y Brigade 
Dep't of Shenandoah will give a final receipt of this.
[Signed] S.G. Perkins, Cap't, 1st Vt. Cavalry."
Old folds, small losses (not affecting text), splits at folds without loss, soiled & foxed, otherwise Good.
With:
Washington, D.C.: January 16th, 1866, Brevet Brigadier General James A. Ekin to John Miller, Esq, at Martinsburgh (sic), Virginia, on partially printed Quartermaster General's Office letterhead completed in manuscript. Approximately… Leer más

Leipzig, Paris, Bologna: The Albatross, Modern Continental Library Volume 389, (1938). "Copyright Edition, not to be introduced into the British Empire or the U.S.A." Duodecimo (7.25" x 4.5"), 252, & [4] pages. Publisher's printed & decorated stiff paper wraps in matching dust jacket.
Slight edge wear, lightly toned, previous owner's name & date in ink at the half title page, otherwise very good in like dust jacket, lightly rubbed, briefly browned at the spine, with a couple of nicks, short tears, & tiny losses at the folds & edges.
Quite possibly the first European edition. Uncommon in general, particularly in dust jacket.
"William Faulkner holds such a place in modern American literature that a new book by him is bound to awaken the interest of the discerning reader. The quality of his work depends largely on his power of evoking atmosphere, and this series of episodes of the American Civil War is all the more vivid in that Faulkner is himself descended from an old Southern family in which the… Leer más

Charleston, West Virginia: Education Foundation, Inc, 1963. First edition, this copy Inscribed, Signed & Dated by the author in ink at the first blank page. 8vo, vii, 304 pp. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt on the spine & upper cover without dust jacket (as issued). Promotional pamphlet with order form laid-in. Dornbusch/ Military Bibliography of the Civil War II: 1499B.
Spine & margins a bit sunned, lightly soiled, occasional foxing mostly at the edges of the text block, Very Good.
"The unique position of West Virginia as first to feel the impact of the war, its divided loyalties, its contributions to manpower to both the Federal and Confederate armies, is told at length. Also there are sketches of some unique personalities who operated during the war years." ~Excerpted from the promotional brochure.

No place [Charleston, South Carolina ?]: United Daughters of the Confederacy, South Carolina Division, 1965. First edition. Sextodecimo (6.75" x 5.25"), 12 unnumbered pages plus 4 unused pages for notes. In original stapled stiff paper wraps, the front cover depicting the flag of the Confederate States of America.
One staple a bit rusted, slight edge wear & toning, otherwise Near Fine.
"Daughters of the Confederacy, this day we are gathered together, in the sight of God, to strengthen the bonds that unite us in a common cause: to renew the vows of loyalty to our sacred principles; to do homage unto the memory of our gallant Confederate soldiers and to perpetuate the fame of their noble deeds unto succeeding generations. To this end we invoice the aid of our Lord.
"Hear my cry, O Lord; attend unto my prayer." ~Excerpted from the text.