A reader contacted me to ask if I would publicize the fact that he is offering for sale a complete, 128-volume hardback bound set of the The War of The Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. This is the 1971-72 republication (a limited edition of 1,500 copies) published by the National Historical Society. Half of this set is still in the original sealed wrappers the books came in orginally and are pristine / mint condition. The other half have been opened and read, but are still in excellent condition. The owner is looking for a good home for these valuable reference and resource materials. These could be purchased and donated to your local historical society or library if you did not want to keep them for personal usage. Please send me an e-mail if you are interested in obtaining more information about these books and I will put you in contact with the seller.
May 16, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Interest has been expressed in these books, so I have hooked up a couple of potential buyers with the seller. Thanks for all your interest!
May 20, 2008 at 7:08 pm
SOLD!!!
November 22, 2008 at 7:58 pm
I have the same volumes of the Official Records of the Civl War & would like to sell them but since I’m 81 I can’t pack & ship the books so I would like to know how much they would sell for so I could take a write off if I donate them to our Library..Thank you..Emily Knod.
November 22, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Hello Emily!
It is hard over the Internet to judge exactly how much to value these books as I cannot tell their condition. Typically, for a donation purpose, I would estimate them at $500. The price has come down in recent years because the OR is now available for free on the Internet, and there are CD versions available at reasonable prices for computer usage.
November 23, 2008 at 10:53 am
Thanks Scott for te info & I will donate the books..Emily