July Military Auction
Lot 25927:
Description
This collection of hardcover historical volumes focuses primarily on the American West, the Civil War, and early American colonization. A significant portion of the collection is dedicated to George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, including works such as Custer by Larry McMurtry (Simon & Schuster), The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Nathaniel Philbrick (Viking), and Son of the Morning Star by Evan S. Connell (North Point Press). Other titles in this category include The Custer Reader edited by Paul Andrew Hutton (University of Nebraska Press), Death at the Little Bighorn by Phillip Thomas Tucker, and The Little Bighorn Campaign by Wayne Michael Sarf. The collection also features broad historical overviews such as The West: An Illustrated History by Geoffrey C. Ward with a preface by Stephen Ives and Ken Burns (Little, Brown and Company). Civil War history is represented by Pickett’s Charge in History & Memory by Carol Reardon (University of North Carolina Press), Gray Ghosts of the Confederacy by Richard S. Brownlee (Louisiana State University Press), and Civil War Curiosities by Webb Garrison (Rutledge Hill Press). Early American history and exploration are covered in Lewis & Clark by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns (Alfred A. Knopf), The Mayflower by Rebecca Fraser (St. Martin’s Press), and The Journey to the Mayflower by Stephen Tomkins (Pegasus). The books are mostly octavo and quarto in format, bound in publisher’s cloth or paper-covered boards. Most volumes retain their original pictorial dust jackets. The Lewis & Clark volume is bound in maroon cloth with blind-stamped decorative borders. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB346
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