[HISTORY] THE FRONTIER AGAINST SLAVERY WESTERN ANTI-NEGRO PREJUDICE AND THE SLAVERY EXTENSION CONTROVERSY
[HISTORY] THE FRONTIER AGAINST SLAVERY WESTERN ANTI-NEGRO PREJUDICE AND THE SLAVERY EXTENSION CONTROVERSY

by Eugene H. Berwanger | Gary W. Gallagher

Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1967. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo; in the publisher’s grey-green cloth; with titling in black; vii, 176 pages including the Index; a touch of surface loss to the edge of the jacket and a previous owner’s inscription on the front paste down, otherwise a fine copy.~~This book was purchased... Read More

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[AMERICANA] LINCOLN ANTHOLOGY GREAT WRITERS ON HIS LIFE AND LEGACY FROM 1860 TO NOW
[AMERICANA] LINCOLN ANTHOLOGY GREAT WRITERS ON HIS LIFE AND LEGACY FROM 1860 TO NOW

by Harold Holzer | Gary Gallagher

The Library of America, 2009. First Edition. Near Fine binding. Small 8vo; in the publishers pale blue cloth binding; with a blue label and titlign in gold on the spine; xxxvii, 964 pages; housed in a cream colored slipcase.~~This copy was purchased by us directly from Gary Gallagher’s personal library with a signed card laid in attesting to... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] [REVIEW COPY] CAMPBELL BROWN'S CIVIL WAR. WITH EWELL AND THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
[CIVIL WAR] [REVIEW COPY] CAMPBELL BROWN'S CIVIL WAR. WITH EWELL AND THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA

by Campbell Brown; Terry L. Jones [Editor] | Gary W. Gallagher

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Large 8vo.; in the publisher's burgundy cloth binding, with dustjacket; xiv, 414 pages including the Index, with illustrations; there are no ownership marks in the book; laid in is a Review Copy slip.~~From the flap: Brown's memoir, letters, diaries, and memoranda provide a... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] THE LOST PAPERS OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JOHN BELL HOOD
[CIVIL WAR] THE LOST PAPERS OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JOHN BELL HOOD

by Stephen M. Hood | Gary W. Gallagher

El Dorado Hills, California: Savas Beatie LLC, 2015. First Edtiion. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Large 8vo.; in the publisher’s black cloth, with dustjacket; xxvi, [1], 2-284 pages; including Appendix, Bibliography and Index.~~This copy is from the personal library of Civil War historian Gary Gallagher. Dr. Gallagher has penned a card attesting to this, which is laid... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] A REBEL CAVALRYMAN WITH LEE STUART AND JACKSON
[CIVIL WAR] A REBEL CAVALRYMAN WITH LEE STUART AND JACKSON

by John N. Opie | [Gary W. Gallagher]

Dayton, Ohio: The Press of Morningside Bookshop, 1972. Facsimile Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine binding. 8vo.; in the publisher's red cloth binding; 336 pages, with frontispiece, portraits and plates; there are no marks of any kind in the book.~~"Opie left the Stonewall Brigade and campaigned as a cavalryman until 1864 capture; the remainder of the narrative recounts his experiences... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] SALT AS A FACTOR IN THE CONFEDERACY
[CIVIL WAR] SALT AS A FACTOR IN THE CONFEDERACY

by Ella Lonn | Gary Gallagher

Forge Village: University of Alabama Press, 1965. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo; in the publisher’s green clothing with titling on the spine in gilt; vii, (x), 13-324 pages including The Index; in a price clipped dust jacket; with trivial wear to the edges.~~Purchased by us directly from Gary W. Gallagher’s personal library with a card signed... Read More

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[MILITARY] THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY
[MILITARY] THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY

by John Whiteclay Chambers II | [Gary Gallagher]

New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Quarto; in publisher's buff paper-covered boards, backed in green paper-covered spine, with dustjacket; xxxiv, [2]. 3-916 pages, including the Index; there are no marks of any kind in the book.~~The "Oxford Companions" are enormously helpful reference books, depending on the field.~~This Companion to American Military... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] BATTLE TACTICS OF THE CIVIL WAR
[CIVIL WAR] BATTLE TACTICS OF THE CIVIL WAR

by Paddy Griffith | Gary W. Gallagher

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Large 8vo.; in the publisher’s black cloth with dustjacket; [8], 9-239 including the Index; the spine of the jacket is very lightly sunned.~~This reprint edition is from the personal library of Civil War historian Gary Gallagher; he has had written a card attesting... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] ADVANCE AND RETREAT
[CIVIL WAR] ADVANCE AND RETREAT

by J. B. Hood | Gary W. Gallagher

Secaucus,New Jersery: Blue and Grey Press, 1995. Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. in gray paper-covered boards backed in dark gray cloth, with dustjacket;[2], 3-358 pages, including the Appendix. there are no marks of any kind in the book.~~This copy from the personal library of Civil War historian Gary W. Gallagher; he has... Read More

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[MILITARY] NIMITZ AT WAR. COMMAND LEADERSHIP FROM PEARL HARBOR TO TOKYO BAY
[MILITARY] NIMITZ AT WAR. COMMAND LEADERSHIP FROM PEARL HARBOR TO TOKYO BAY

by Craig L. Symonds | Gary W. Gallagher

New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Large octavo; in the publisher’s grey cloth binding, with dustjacket; there are no marks of any kind in the book.~~This copy is from the personal library of historian Gary W. Gallagher; Dr. Gallagher has penned a card attesting to this which is laid into... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] CONTRASTS IN COMMAND. THE BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS, MAY 31-JUNE 1, 1862
[CIVIL WAR] CONTRASTS IN COMMAND. THE BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS, MAY 31-JUNE 1, 1862

by Victor Vignola | [Gary W. Gallagher]

El Dorado Hill, California: Savas Beatie, 2023. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Large octavo; in the publisher’s gray cloth binding, with dustjacket; xvii, 269 pages, with illustrations and maps.~~The top blurp on the rear cover of the dustjacket was written by Civil War historian Gary Gallagher. About the book he said: "The Battle of Seven... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] JEFFERSON DAVIS AND HIS GENERALS. THE FAILURE OF CONFEDERATE COMMAND IN THE WEST
[CIVIL WAR] JEFFERSON DAVIS AND HIS GENERALS. THE FAILURE OF CONFEDERATE COMMAND IN THE WEST

by Steven E. Woodworth | Gary W. Gallagher

Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas, 1990. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Large octavo; in the publisher’s red cloth binding, with an unclipped dustjacket; xv, 380 pages, with illustrations, maps and portraits.~~This First Edition copy is from the personal library of Civil War historian Gary W. Gallagher; Dr. Gallagher has penned a note attesting to this;... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] [REVIEW COPY] THE STORMY PRESENT. CONSERVATISM AND THE PROBLEM OF SLAVERY IN NORTHERN POLITICS, 1846-1865
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by Adam I. P. Smith | Gary W. Gallagher

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2017. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Octavo; in the publisher’s black cloth binding, with dustjacket; xi, 331 pages, including the Bibliography and the Index; there are no marks of any kind in the book.~~This is a review copy, with material laid in the book.~~This copy is from... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] LIFE AND LETTERS OF ROBERT EDWARD LEE. SOLDIER AND MAN
[CIVIL WAR] LIFE AND LETTERS OF ROBERT EDWARD LEE. SOLDIER AND MAN

by J. William Jones | Gary W. Gallagher

Harrisonburg, Virginia: Sprinkle Publications, 1986. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. 8vo.; in the publisher's grey cloth binding; 486 pages, with portrait frontispiece; there is a light stain to the leading edge of the textblock; there are no marks of any kind in the book itself.~~First published in 1906, the Neale bibliography calls this "[a] tender, affectionate... Read More

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[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] CHANCELLORSVILLE THE BATTLE AND ITS AFTERMATH
[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] CHANCELLORSVILLE THE BATTLE AND ITS AFTERMATH

by Gary W. Gallagher

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1996. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Signed. 8vo; in the publisher’s burgundy cloth with titling on the spine in silver and dustjacket protected by a mylar brodart; xvi, 263 pages including the Index.~~This book was acquired directly from Gary Gallgher’s personal library with a card laid in... Read More

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[AMERICANA] AUTOGRAPH BOOK. POLITICAL FIGURES OF THE GILDED AGE. 1892
[AMERICANA] AUTOGRAPH BOOK. POLITICAL FIGURES OF THE GILDED AGE. 1892

by [Gary W. Gallagher]

1882. Fine binding. Finely bound autograph books containing nearly 300 signatures of politicians from the year 1882, the early period of the Gilded Age.~~Among these signatures are:~ Benjamin Harrison (President in 1889)~Two cabinet members:~ Frederick Frelinghuysen (Sec. of State); Samuel Kirkwood (Interior)~Eight members of the Supreme Court:~ Morroson R. Waite (Chief Justice) Joseph P. Bradley; Stephen J. Field;Horace... Read More

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[REVIEW COPY] [CIVIL WAR] THE DESTRUCTIVE WAR WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN, STONEWALL JACKSON, AND THE AMERICANS
[REVIEW COPY] [CIVIL WAR] THE DESTRUCTIVE WAR WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN, STONEWALL JACKSON, AND THE AMERICANS

by Charles Royster | Gary W. Gallagher

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First Edition. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Large 8vo; in red cloth over green paper covered boards; in an unclipped jacket; xii, 523 pages including the Index.~~This copy was purchsed by us directly from Gary W. Gallagher’s personal library with a signed card laid in attesting to this. A review copy... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] [REVIEW COPY] GENERAL JOHN POPE. A LIFE FOR THE NATION
[CIVIL WAR] [REVIEW COPY] GENERAL JOHN POPE. A LIFE FOR THE NATION

by Peter Cozzens | Gary W. Gallagher

Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2000. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Large 8vo.; in the publisher’s blue cloth binding, with dustjacket; xii, 412 pages; in the publisher’s blue cloth with dusjtacket; this copy with the publisher’s review material laid in.~~From the library of Civil War historain Gary Gallagerh, with a card in hin... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] FRONTIER DEFENSE IN THE CIVIL WAR. TEXAS’S RANGERS AND REBELS
[CIVIL WAR] FRONTIER DEFENSE IN THE CIVIL WAR. TEXAS’S RANGERS AND REBELS

by David Paul Smith | Gary Gallagher

College Station, 1992. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Large 8vo.; in the publisher’s gray cloth, with dustjacket; xiv, 237 pages, including the Index; illustrated with maps; there are no ownership marks of any kind in the book.~~This copy is from the personal library of Civil War historian Gary Gallagher; Dr. Gallagher has has penned a note attesting... Read More

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[AMERICANA] THINKING BACK. THE PERILS OF WRITING HISTORY
[AMERICANA] THINKING BACK. THE PERILS OF WRITING HISTORY

by C. Vann Woodward | [Gary Gallagher]

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo.; in the publisher's blue cloth binding, with dustjacket; [x] 158 pages, including Index; there are no marks in the book.~~This copy is from the personal library of Civil War historian Gary Gallagher; Mr. Gallagher hand-wrote a card attesting to this;... Read More

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[SIGNED] [WINCHESTER] [SCHOOLS] THE LENGTHENED SHADOW. PAPERS AND SPEECHES OF GARLAND R. QUARLES
[SIGNED] [WINCHESTER] [SCHOOLS] THE LENGTHENED SHADOW. PAPERS AND SPEECHES OF GARLAND R. QUARLES

by Garland R. Quarles | Dorothy M. Overcash; Ralph S. Sheppard (Editors) [ [Gary Gallagher]

Sheperdstown, West Virginia: The Sheperdstown Register, Inc, 1965. First Edtiion, Limited. Hard Cover. Fine binding. Signe. 8vo.; the publisher's burgundy cloth binding with titling in gilt, and the publisher's plain brown wrapper; xiv, [1], 2-185 pages, including the Appendix; limitation plate on the pastedown states this is #433; there are no ownership or other marks in the book;... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] CONFEDERATE CHARLESTON. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR
[CIVIL WAR] CONFEDERATE CHARLESTON. AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR

by Robert N. Rosen | [Gary W. Gallagher]

Columbia, S. C.: University of South Carolina Press, 1994. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. Oblong quarto; binding is yellow paper-covered boards backed in blue paper-covered boards, with dustjacket; 181 pages, with illustrations and maps.~~This copy is from the personal library of Civil War historian Gary Gallagher; Dr. Gallagher has penned a note attesting to this... Read More

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[AMERICANA] THE DIARY OF JAMES K. POLK DURING HIS PRESIDENCY, 1845-1849, NOW FIRST PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY [4 VOLUMES; IN PUBLISHER’S BOX]
[AMERICANA] THE DIARY OF JAMES K. POLK DURING HIS PRESIDENCY, 1845-1849, NOW FIRST PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY [4 VOLUMES; IN PUBLISHER’S BOX]

by James K. Polk | Milo Milton Quaife [Editor] | Gary Gallagher

Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.~, 1910. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine binding. Four large octavo volumes; in the publisher’s blue paper-covered boards backed in glazed linen, with two paper labels; xxxii, 498 pages; 494 pages; 508 pages; 462 pages, including Index; each volume with an engraved frontispiece, with two tissue guards, the second of which is captioned... Read More

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[MILITARY] SKYWARD
[MILITARY] SKYWARD

by Richard Evelyn Byrd | Gary Gallagher

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1981. Lakeside Classics. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. 8vo; in the publisher’s brown cloth with gilt decoration on the upper board and titling in gilt on the spine; xliii 388 pages including the Index; complete with folding map and black and white photographic illustrations.~~This copy was purchased by us directly from Gary Gallaghers personal... Read More

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[CIVIL WAR] WITHOUT CONSENT OR CONTRACT THE RISE AND FALL OF AMERICAN SLAVERY
[CIVIL WAR] WITHOUT CONSENT OR CONTRACT THE RISE AND FALL OF AMERICAN SLAVERY

by Robert William Fogel | Gary W. Gallagher

New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 1989. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. Large 8vo; in grey cloth over paper covered boards; in dust jacket; with titling on the spine in copper; 539 pages including the Index; trivial stain on the spine; with no other marking in the entire book.~~This copy is from... Read More

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