8131d. Tice, Warren. UNIFORM BUTTONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1776-1865. 1998. 520p. 8VO. Stiff wraps.
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8131d. Tice, Warren. UNIFORM BUTTONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1776-1865. 1998. 520p. 8VO. Stiff wraps.
8131d. Tice, Warren. UNIFORM BUTTONS OF THE UNITED STATES 1776-1865. 1998. 520p. 8VO. Stiff wraps. Over 3,500 illustrations. Uniform Buttons of the United States introduces the reader to comprehensive information about military buttons in one volume. Using new and innovative classifications system which categorizes buttons by period as well as device, Mr. Tice contributes significantly to our understanding of American military buttons. Encyclopedic in scope, this book interrelates diverse topics such as manufacturing processes, the history of manufacturing companies, known and recently discovered button patterns, and a history of Federal, Confederate, and militia units who were the customers for these buttons. Includes additional information including dating buttons of the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service. A must for the collector. Now out of print – extremely difficult to find. (M). $245.
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6598e. Albert, Alphaeus H., RECORD OF AMERICAN UNIFORM AND HISTORICAL BUTTONS Bicentennial Edition. 1976. Thirty Ninth Printing. Witl additional copy 2006 by Howard R. Crouch. 511p. This reference continues to be the “bible” of uniform button collecting. In this extensively researched work, the author includes histories, descriptions and ‘rarity’ values of buttons from the Continental US, to the War of 1812, to Civil War and post-Civil War and includes all styles of buttons used by the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service, Life-Saving Service, Lighthouse Establishment and Service and Coast Guard. Also includes Confederate, GAR, political campaign and other naval and military buttons. A MUST for collectors and historians. Hard bound, high quality with literally thousands of photographs. Becoming most difficult to find as it is now out of print. (M). $165.
6598d. Albert, Alphaeus H., RECORD OF AMERICAN UNIFORM AND HISTORICAL BUTTONS Bicentennial Edition. December 1976. Nineteenth Printing. 511p. This reference continues to be the “bible” of uniform button collecting. In this extensively researched work, the author includes histories, descriptions and ‘rarity’ values of buttons from the Continental US, to the War of 1812, to Civil War and post-Civil War and includes all styles of buttons used by the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service, Life-Saving Service, Lighthouse Establishment and Service and Coast Guard. Also includes Confederate, GAR, political campaign and other naval and military buttons. A MUST for collectors and historians. Hard bound, high quality with literally thousands of photographs. Becoming most difficult to find as it is now out of print. (M). $175.