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201558410<p>Oxford England: Fonthill Media. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2015. First Printing. Hardcover. 1781554471 . Black cloth. Endnotes and bibliography. Biography of the father and sons who rose to political power in Birmingham England and served in national government. Neville Chamberlain was the British Prime Minister known for promoting appeasement of Nazi Germany in the runup to World War II. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages .</p> Fonthill Media hardcover
1924BIO1920London: The Epworth Press. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. 96 pp. Photos. Spine corners bumped. Jacket has edgewear tears small portions missing. Signed by the author. Inscribed and dated by the author on the ffep. An account of the life of this preacher author businessman and traveller. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Signed by Author . The Epworth Press hardcover
201808550Vancouver: Greystone Books 2018. CAD 1st printing. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to the title page: "Buffy forever! A W" no other makrings Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Hardcover 298pp index colour and B&W photos. This is the biography of the songwriter and activist. 1.8 JM . Inscribed By Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Greystone Books Hardcover
193441204Fort Wayne IN: The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company 1934. Paperback. 16mo. Pictorial wrappers. 22pp. Illustrations. Fine. First edition of this handsome diminutive biography -- with choice autograph addition: Tipped to the inside rear wrapper is a Typed Note Signed from Warren 1p 8½" X 11" Fort Wayne IN 7 October 1932. Addressed to Lincoln collector/scholar H.M. Povenmire. On pictorial letterhead of "The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company" Warren tells this Lincolnist "Thank you very much for calling to our attention the copy of the New York Herald which you have in your possession. We are very glad to add this information to that which we already have." Bold full signature. Warren 1885-1983 a prolific Lincoln essayist and author became director of the Lincoln Historical Research Foundation later named after him in 1928 serving there until 1956. MONAGHAN 3459. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company paperback
1926w221132052The Century Co. 1926. 392pp. Black cloth spine with maroon cloth covers no DJ VG small scrape lower spine edge EX-LIB minimal markings end pages are maps index bibliography chapter notes b&w photos Lincoln's Parentage & Childhood A History of the Kentucky Lincolns . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. The Century Co. Hardcover
198870582New Haven And London: Yale University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0300040768 . A first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with light edgwear; Bernard Wasserstein's The Secret Lives of Trebitsch Lincoln tells the story of one of the most fascinating and enigmatic presidents in American history. Trebitsch Lincoln was a complex and ambitious man whose presidency was marked by both success and failure. Wasserstein explores Lincoln's life from his early years as a lawyer to his time in the White House revealing the private side of one of America's most celebrated leaders.; 8vo ; 327 pages; TBC . Yale University Press hardcover
198970464New York: Schirmer Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1989. 1st US Edition; Second Printing. Cloth Spine. 0028727053 . A later printing of the Schirmer Books edition in Fine condition in equally unblemished dust-jacket; This book is about Liszt's life and the ways in which he changed the course of music. Derek Watson has done an excellent job of telling the story of Liszt's life and his musical accomplishments.; 8vo; 404 pages . Schirmer Books hardcover
200770514New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0375412840 . Edition in Fine condition in a like dust-jacket; A personal account of the making of a scientist from James D. Watson who shared the Nobel Prize for having revealed the structure of DNA. Watson offers specific pointers to beginning scientists and also addresses the role and needs of science at large universities; 8vo; 341 pages; TBC . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
2005022395Mystic Connecticut: Flat Hammock Press 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover bound in dark blue cloth lettered in gold in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 433 pages. With extensive Notes Bibliography and Index at rear. Illustrated with approximately 140 half-tone images of Patterson's paintings sketches / drawings photographs and 10 color plates. First edition stated first printing with full number line. The definitive biography of one of the most sought-after maritime artists of the 20th century. A clean fresh tight copy which has a long private gift inscription to former owner well known Staten Island historian Barnett Shepherd on verso of front free end-paper. Near fine in a fine dust-jacket. Flat Hammock Press Hardcover
196845643New York: New York University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A bright first edition/first printing in Fine condition with light soiling to top edge in Very Good dust-jacket with edgewear two small closed tears to front and a 5/8" x 1/4" hole to upper front panel near spine; The First Bolshevik is a political biography of Peter Tkachev one of the leaders of the Russian Revolution. The book tells the story of Tkachev's life and his involvement in the Revolution from his early days as a radical student leader to his role as a key figure in the Bolshevik party. Weeks provides a detailed account of Tkachev's political career describing his role in the Revolution and his subsequent role in Soviet politics. The First Bolshevik is an invaluable resource for students of Russian history political science and sociology.; 8vo; 219 pages . New York University Press hardcover
20182055New York: Skyhorse Publishing 2018. Second printing. Hardcover. Good/very good. Signed without inscription by Dick Foasbury and Bob Welch on a corporate Sapient holiday book plate affixed to the front free endpaper. Black hardcover with silver spine titles 2nd printing in dustjacket. A good only copy with wear to the spine tips bumping to the lower board corners and some dots of brown to the bottom of the front board. Interior is clean and unmarked other than the ghost of a previous bookstore price erased at the top of the ffep. The book opens widely at the half title page but the binding is solid as are the hinges. The unclipped jacket is much better - clean and bright with minimal edgewear. 282 pp. indexed black and white photo gathering at the center. Fosbury's passing in early 2023 was a blow to the track and field community in Oregon where he pioneered the Fosbury Flop - used by most competitors in the high jump to this day. <br/><br/> Skyhorse Publishing hardcover
198421421Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Cloth. 0674639251 . First edition/later printing in Fine condition seemingly unread in lightly sunned dust-jacket with 4" closed tear to front panel.; This memoir tells the story of one writer's beginnings from her early childhood through her apprenticeship to a magazine editor her first novel and her long career of writing. Welty vividly captures the Mississippi Delta the people and places she knew and the literary scene of the 1940s and 1950s.; The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization; ; 8vo . Harvard University Press hardcover
198451741London Melbourne Sydney Auckland And Johannesburg: Hutchinson. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0091345405 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition previous owner's name on front flyleaf dated 1993 in alike dust-jacket. Flaps of the dust jacket are taped to the pastedowns; This book provides a detailed account of the life of H. G. Wells from his early years in England to his later years in the United States. It covers his work as a writer including his seminal works such as The War of the Worlds The Time Machine and The Island of Dr. Moreau. The book also discusses Wells' political views and his involvement in various aspects of the world around him including the development of science fiction.; 8vo ; 405 pages . Hutchinson hardcover
195922230NY: Harcourt Brace and Company. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1959. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's teal cloth over gray boards gilt lettering on spine author's initials blind-stamped on cover fore-edge deckle blue/green endpapers. Printed on fine stock. Mary Jessamyn West 1902-1984 was an American author of short stories and novels notably "The Friendly Persuasion" 1945. A Quaker from Indiana she graduated from Whittier College in 1923. There she helped found the Palmer Society in 1921. . Minor sunning along top edges of boards only else as new; unmarked unread tight square and clean. NEAR FINE. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. viii 38 pp . Harcourt, Brace and Company hardcover
194852612Indianapolis And New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. c1948. First Edition; First Printing. An edition Very Good condition with some page edge soiling and general agewear in a Good dust-jacket that is worn around the creases and chipped and torn around the trim; The combined story of George Dewey Alfred Thayer Mahan Winfield Scott Schley and William Thomas Sampson; 8vo; 354 pages . The Bobbs-Merrill Company unknown
194720220740Chicago: Chicago Corral 1947 . First edition. Hardcover. Fine/issued without dj. 8vo 166 iv pages green cloth <br/><br/>Includes a Syposium on Buffalo Bill Here are papers on the Johnson County War James Strang and the Mormons James Boys Calamity Jane Mississippi yarns. Illustrated and with endpapers by Edgar Miller. HERD 2476. 6 GUNS 2347. Chicago is Corral #1 of what became The Westerners International. Chicago Corral hardcover
1923003564Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Press. 1923. hardcover. 334 pp Good/- boards worn esp at corners some soiling rear end. page missing page ddges & some pages soiled. An Authentic Narrative of Forty-Three Years in the Old West asCattleman Indian Fighter and Army Officer by Colonel Homer W. Wheelerretired United States Army late Fifth Cavalry Times-Mirror Press hardcover
185530506London: G. Routledge & Co. 1855. 1st Edition. Later Printing. Leather. Very Good in No DJ As Issued dust jacket. Custom full leather spine in five compartments separated by raised bands gilt lettering in one compartment blind-stamped tooling in remainder blind-stamped borders and tooling on covers blind-stamped dentelles marbled endpapers all edges gilt with tooling on all edges. Illustrated with B&W plates by Birket Foster. Old damp-stains throughout mostly affecting just the illustrations former owner's signature on title-page head of spine worn with small loss covers worn at edges and corners else fine; otherwise unmarked tight square and clean. VERY GOOD. B&W Plates. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. viii 456 pages . G. Routledge & Co. hardcover
202338444Brush Creek TN: Anomolaic Press 2023-08-01. First Edition. paperback. Like New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed. Inscribed to a named person thus: "A presentation copy for Catherine whose artwork appears in this book!!" and signed by author begins with an "M" and dated Santa Fe Aug. 3 2023 in red and purple inks on title page Near Fine no creases no slant tight clean unmarked with bright white pages. Anomolaic Press paperback
195946554New York: Philosophical Library. Very Good in Good dust jacket. c1959. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with minor foxing. Adhesive damage to front flyleaf and an inked-out price. In Good dust-jacket with significant edgewear; The Renaissance Cavalier is the story of the first Englishman to ride in a tilt-cart the first to shoot a bow and arrow the first Englishman to cross the Atlantic Ocean and the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.; 8vo; 66 pages; FSA . Philosophical Library hardcover
196870183London: History Book Club Ltd. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. Hardcover. 0435329405 . Edition in Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with some chipping to the edges and spine previous owner's signature on the front pastedown; The Age of George III is a narrative history of the reign of George III of the United Kingdom. It was written by R. J. White and published in 1994. The book takes a broadly chronological view of British history covering the period from the accession of George III in 1760 to the end of the American Revolution in 1783.; 251 pages . History Book Club Ltd hardcover
198157674Oberon Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0887504051 . Stiff unmarked book in crisp dust jacket. ; 221 pages . Oberon Press hardcover
195670350New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. First edition/first printing in Very Good condition with rubbing to the boards and sunning to the pages in a Good dust-jacket with chipping and tearing; This book tells the story of General Douglas Macarthur from his early years as a soldier through his many military campaigns in the Philippines and South Pacific. Macarthur's rendezvou with history is evident in his determination and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. Whitney's description of Macarthur's life and times make for compelling reading.; 8vo; 547 pages; FSA . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
196952001Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice-Hall Inc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. c1969. Hardcover. Very Good condition with bumped corners general wear and fading to the boards and a previous owner's name and information inked on the front flyleaf in an alike dust-jacket with scuffing to the rear and a tear along the upper rear edge towards the spine; Peter Whittle's One Afternoon At Mezzegra is the story of a young boy's day at the beach. He meets a group of friends and has a great time playing in the waves and in the sand.; 8vo ; 195 pages; FSA . Prentice-Hall, Inc. hardcover
199030236NY: Summit Books. As New in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 0671523325 . Quarter bound in publisher's brown cloth over tan boards silver lettering on spine brown endpapers. . Both the volume and the price-clipped dust jacket are in otherwise perfect pristine condition; unread unmarked tight square and clean. AS NEW/NEAR FINE. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 250 4 pp . Summit Books hardcover
