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Wed, Feb 11, 2026 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 303
Civil War Regimental History Books For Pennsylvania
Estimate: $200 - $400
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $200 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $50,000 |
Nine books of regimental histories for Pennsylvania volunteers. To include: 1. Price, Isaiah. History of the Ninety-Seventh Regiment..1861-1865...Philadelphia.1875. Brownish pebbled cloth with gilt front cover and spine. Quarto. 2. - The Seventy-Seventh Pennsylvania at Shiloh.History of the Regiment. The battle of Shiloh. Harrisburg. 1905. 3/4 leather with red marbled boards. All edges gilt. Marbled end sheets. Folding map at front and one at rear. Heliotype prints and engraved prints. 8vo. 3. - Under the Maltese Cross Antietam to Appomattox...Campaigns155th Pennsylvania Regiment...Pittsburgh. 1910. Profusely illustrated. Blue cloth with embossed and gilt decorated cover and spine. lg.8vo. 4. Latta, James. History of the First Regiment Infantry National Guard of Pennsylvania. 1861-1911. Philadelphia. J.B. Lippincott. 1912. Illustrated. Blue cloth with gilt front cover decoration . Top edge gilt. lg. 8vo. 5. Muffly, J.W. (editor). The Story of Our Regiment. A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols....Des Moines, Iowa. 1904. Illustrated. Blue cloth with embossed red clovers to front cover and spine. 8vo. 6-9. Four other Pennsylvania regimental histories covering the 61st, 124th, 125th, and 187th regiments. 1905-1911.
Condition
Books 4-9 are all in similar very good condition, with light wear. Book 3 is in good condition with wear and soiling to the cvovers. The spine cloth is just starting to come off the spine, and has a longitudinal split. Hinges are weak, but all is holding together. Book 2 has some wear and scuffs to the leather and all edges have some loss. Front hinge with partial splint, so it is a bit weak. It is housed in a plastic cover (as are the others). Book 1 is in very good condition. Edge wear, and some slight damage to the spine at top front and the bottom front hinge (gutter). Inner hinges are split and the front inner hinge has been reglued.
Shipping/Pickup
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