The Illustrated History of American Civil War Relics

By Steve Sylvia & Mike O’Donnell

Publisher: Moss Publications
Retail Price $39.95

Hardbound, color dust jacket, 8¹/₂ x 11 inches, 336 glossy pages, 16 page color insert, well over 1,000 b & w artifact photos.

Since original 1978 publication, this unique book has earned the reputation as the "Bible" of relic hunting and collecting. Offers a detailed and fully illustrated history of the hobby of battlefield artifact collecting beginning with the Civil War soldiers and continuing with the veteran collectors, C.C.C. boys and 20th century museums. Focus on Gettysburg collecting! Note: the 5th printing has recently sold out. Back in print by the end of 2005. .