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1941006505Urbana Il: University of Illinois Press 1941. Near Fine date stamp with small inked initials front cover prior owner name stamp half-title page. 113 pp. including Bibliography and Index. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. University of Illinois Press Paperback books
191938452New York City: Issued by the Department of Education Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation 1919. 1st edition. Original publisher's blue cloth binding. Blue paper eps. Modest wear with bump to spine crown. Prior owner signature to ffep. A VG copy. 88 2 blank pp. Color frontis from a painting of the NC-4 in flight over the ocean. Text profusely illustrated with photographic images. Maps. 4to. <br/><br/> Issued by the Department of Education Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation hardcover books
1879006234London: John Murray/ Longmans Green and Co. 1879. 4th Edition 1879 of The Five Great Monarchies John Murray London; together with 1st Editions of The Sixth 1873 and Seventh 1876 Great Monarchies Longmans Green and Co. London. bound in late 19th-century half dark brown crushed morocco five raised bands and gilt lettering marbled sides top edges gilt marbled endpapers. 4 folding maps in Five Great Monarchies one each in Sixth and Seventh numerous wood-engraved illustrations in the texts all of the maps are Fine. The bookplate of Thornton Walbridge front end page or pastedown of each volume with remains of an earlier bookplate removal in the 3 volumes of The Five Great Monarchies. All Volumes are Near Fine leather with a few scuffs at the tips. A quite handsome 5 volume set of this important scholarly work. . Fourth Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. John Murray/ Longmans, Green and Co. Hardcover books
1907008929Raleigh NC: North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey 1907. SCARCE in current commerce. xi 453 1 pages with 21 plates 16 of them color lithograph plates of fish and 188 figures in text. E.M. Uzzell and Co. Raleigh printers and binders. Very Good Plus no jacket bound in red cloth with gilt lettering. cloth a bit faded at bottom of spine light rubbing to boards interior clean bright and unmarked. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Small 4to. North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey Hardcover books
186046066New York: Harper & Brothers 1860. Early printing. Green cloth spine over printed paper-wrapped boards. Spine cloth renewed. Lacks free eps. Occasional spotting & browning throughout. A Good copy. 81 1 pp. Illustrated with woodcuts including one of boys playing baseball on p. 15. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1925008658London: Constable and Company 1925. Bound in full red morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe the back with gilt royal and insect emblems ornate gilt turn ins marbled end papers and all edges gilt. Near Fine the spine slightly sunned rear joint starting to show slight wear at top edge else solidly bound. A handsome copy indeed. . First Edition. Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Constable and Company Hardcover books
1892007657New Y: D. Appleton and Co. 1892. From the library of Joseph C. Sibley 1850-1926 elected five times to the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania his signature front paste down and the more recent ownership signature of noted historian John K. Alexander underneath. Very Good in original brown cloth with gilt titles and embossed designs an occasional pencil check mark in margins rear hinge broken yet holding nicely end pages browning. . Third Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. D. Appleton and Co. Hardcover books
1851007987New York: Harper & Brothers 1851. SCARCE First American Edition no date title page but preface dated 1851 and xi 364 pp. WorldCat lists only 3 institutional holdings. Bound in contemporary half polished calf over marbled boards the back with red and green morocco labels lettered in gilt and intricate gilt tooled decorations marbled end pages and page edges. Very Good Plus light rubbing at edges faint toning at end pages only. A handsome copy of a SCARCE edition. The last battle described is Waterloo 1815. . First American Edition. Half Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Harper & Brothers Hardcover books
1964869New Haven CT: Yale University Press 1964. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Yale Western American Series No. 5. 10 x 14 inches. xxxv 335 pp with maps illustrations facsimiles index. 8x10 pcolor photo of a map showing the Route of Lewis and Clark 1805 laid in. Minimal dust soiling to edges; else fine. Jacket is price-clipped and has light shelf wear and some chipping and a short tear to the head of the spine. Signed by Osgood on verse of front flyeaf. Edited edition of the rough notes taken by Clark between 1803 and 1805 discovered in a St. Paul attic in 1953. The notes are reproduced in facsimile and transcript and annotated by Osgood. Due to size shipping charge will be more than standard for priority or international orders. Yale University Press hardcover books
1956006831New York: Random House 1956. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page - "To Kent Cooper- a great newspaperman whose friendship and encouragement over the years was the inspiration which this Kentucky hill billy needed to reach the point of writing this book. My best wishes and with deep affection- Don Whitehead Arlington Va December 1956". A lovely Presentation and Association Copy Kent Cooper is best known for transforming the Associated Press where he served as general manager and executive director in a career spanning over 40 years into the worlds largest international news cooperative. A shrewd and innovative journalist Cooper pioneered many of the publishing techniques that are still used today. Don Whitehead who worked at the AP under Cooper before and during WWII was a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who also won the Medal of Freedom for his reporting during WWII. His was the first story on the Liberation of Paris. The book is Near Fine small shelf rub bottom edge. Basis for the 1959 Mervyn LeRoy film of the same title that starred James Stewart and Vera Miles. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy. Random House Hardcover books
20067Glendale CA: Arthur H. Clark. 15 volume set complete in original green cloth. Volumes I and II are second printings the rest are first printings. A very near fine set with a few occasional scuff marks and some dark staining to the front board on Volume V only. All volumes very clean internally with no markings and sound bindings. Some pages unopened. A widely acclaimed work of scholarship the set contains a wealth of valuable source material on the opening of the Rocky Mountain West including journals and narratives of overland travel and the gold rush material on railroad surveys and Indian affairs accounts of the Utah Campaign of 1857-58 and the Powder River campaign of 1865 reports from Fremont's fourth expedition the diaries of pioneering photographer William Henry Jackson and two volumes of the letters and papers of journalist and mountain man Rufus B. Sage with an annotated reprint of his Scenes in the Rocky Mountains. Volume 15 contains an index to the entire set. Clark & Brunet 118. Arthur H. Clark hardcover books
1768007770London: William Moore 1768. No. 1 "An Extraordinary North Briton" is 5th Edition all later numbers are titled "The Extraordinary North Briton" No.3 is 4th Edition Nos. 4 and 5 are 2nd Ed. No. 6 3rd Ed. Nos. 2 and 7-90 are First Editions. Four pamphlets by Moore bound at rear each 6 pp. titled "A Further Account of the Proceedings of the Infamous Tools of Sir William Beauchamp Proctor" dated Weds. Feb. 12 1769; "The Infamy of Justice Kelynge Justice . and John Broughton Bruiser: or The Transactions of Sir Wm. Beauchamp Proctor's Secret Committee from the 20th of Dec. Last to This Day" Tues. Jan 31 1769; " Murder No Crime in the Great; or The Massacre at Brentsford on Thurs. the 8th of Dec in the Halcyon Days of George the Third.1768"; and "A Paper on the Late Extraordinary Proceedings and the Miraculous Device and Determination of the Butcher's Company" Weds. Mar. 22 1769. Nos. 1-90 540 6 pp. 6 pp. 6 pp. 6 pp. Finely bound in early 20th c. quarter polished calf over marbled boards five raised bands with red morocco label and gilt lettering. the pages lightly and evenly toned. A violently anti-government publication that was especially opposed to the administration of Lord North. This copy contains Nos. 88-90 counterfeited under the same title by Moores former printerT. Brayne lacking No. 91 . Cf. No. 89 of The Extraordinary North Briton ESTC. Quite uncommon and a particularly handsome copy. . Quarter Calf. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. William Moore Hardcover books
1665007875London: Henry Marsh 1665. Four volumes bound in late 19th c. by Gelber Lilienthal San Francisco their labels rear paste downs. Date of publication title page of Vol. I given as 1665 Vol. II 1671 Vol. III 1674 and Vol. IV 1680. The final three volumes publisher was Francis Kirkman. Clearly the late 19th c. facsimile edition due to the quality of the paper often given the publication date of 1874. Near Fine in half polished calf over marbled boards very slight rubs at edges scattered light toning to end papers only. A SCARCE book in either edition and a quite handsome set. . Later British Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Henry Marsh Hardcover books
1922192651London: Butterworth & Co 1922. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/no dust jacket. Previous library's stamp on front paste-down endpaper and on text block edges. Previous owner's name stamped and written on front free endpaper at top. Slight discoloration of front and rear endpapers. Very light browning around edges of text. No pencil or ink markings in text. Small tear at top and bottom of spine. Boards slightly soiled and stained. Spine sunned; Ex-Library Copy. Very Good binding / no dust jacket. Butterworth & Co unknown books
1918006550Indianapolis IN: Bobbs-Merrill 1918. SCARCE World War I history of the 21st. Canadian Infantry Battalion which served primarily in Ypres and the Ypres Salient. Very Good Plus tissue-guarded frontispiece photograph and illustrated with several black and white photographs map end pages 219 pp. A bit of creasing to tissue-guard light soiling small spots of discoloration bottom edge rear board overall a clean and handsome copy. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bobbs-Merrill Hardcover books
199514453Riga: Centre of Baltic-Nordic History and Political Studies 1995. Hardcover. Near fine. 335 pp indexed illustrated. Clean tightly bound and unmarked with just a touch of wear to the corners. Centre of Baltic-Nordic History and Political Studies hardcover books
1987000950Westminister Maryland U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc 1987. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Second printing. Slightest evidence of use on cloth spine. Otherwise fine. <br/><br/> Alfred a Knopf Inc hardcover books
1928258164London: Harding & More LTD 1928. Soft Cover. Good binding. Binding holding well with two small closed tears to front joint; some staining rubbing to top spine and edge of wrappers; previous institution stamps on some of the pages otherwise no markings in text; white writing to bottom spine; very light foxing. Additional pictures available upon request. Good binding. Harding & More LTD unknown books
1913001811New Haven CT: Yale Review 1913. SIGNED "With the compliments of the author" at top of front wrapper. Near Fine small tear head of spine and a couple of small stains front wrapper. 10 pages in soft wrappers reprinted from the Yale Review April. 1913. SIGNED. Reprint. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Yale Review Paperback books
1878008370London: Bickers & Son 1878. Five volumes the complete set and uncommon thus in contemporary signed Stikeman & Co. bindings of half red morocco over marbled boards matching marbled end papers the backs with gilt tooled floral decorations all edges gilt. From the collection of noted art collector M.C.D. Borden his bookplate front paste downs. Known as "the Calico King" for his fabric printing empire Borden's art collection included works by Frans Hals Van Dyck Rembrandt Constable Gainsborough J.M.W.Turner Corot Delacroix &c. "The Eighteenth Century" published by Scribner Welford and Armstrong New York 1876. The other four volumes published by Bickers & Son London "Science and Literature" dated 1878 "The Arts" and "Manners Customs." state "Fourth Thousand" with no date and "Military and Religious Life" has no date. Each volume with chromolithograph plates and hundreds of engravings on wood. The set Near Fine rear joint on "The Arts" repaired scant edge wear. a quite lovely and beautifully bound five volume set. A heavy set will require additional postage charges for priority and international mail shipping. Please inquire before ordering. Free media mail shipping. . Fourth Thousand . Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Tall 8vo. Bickers & Son Hardcover books
1999003630Atglen Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military History 1999. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR Bob Rocker on verso of half-title page- " To Aunt Sister It took me about 1200 hours over a 2 1/2 year period to collect the data & photos for this book plus I wrote about 700 letters to veterans for information hope you enjoy the history. God Bless You Bobby Rocker". Near Fine small spot of soil front boards and small corresponding spot inside front panel of Else Fine dustjacket. A fabulous WW II history and quite SCARCE SIGNED. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Schiffer Military History Hardcover books
1938004604New York: Doubleday Doran & Co. 1938. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage - "For Will Hays With recollection of a prized association now long enough in the years to be "auld lang syne" Mark Sullivan". Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies Hays installed a more formal production code called the Hays Code later simply "The Code" which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. Mark Sullivan was a syndicated columnist and became one of the leading journalists in the country during the 1920s until his death in 1952. He also wrote a popular social history of America "Our Times: The United States 1900-1925" a six volume work written between 1926-1935. The book is Near Fine slight toning to endpages in a Very Good dustjacket small chips and edge tears. No typical Doubleday statement of First Edition on copyright page yet no additional printings listed. A very nice Association Copy indeed !. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Later Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Association Copy. Doubleday, Doran & Co. Hardcover books
1959005596New York: CBS NEWS 1959. 29 pages including title page typed one side stapled corner top left. Narrated by Edward R. Murrow Produced/Written by Bob Allison with Associated Producers Joel Heller and Betty Lord. Near Fine "pg.16" in ink front cover slight creasing to front cover. "This transcript is being made available to you with the understanding that no part of it may be released prior to 6:00 P.M. CNYT Thursday April 30 1959". RARE. First Edition. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8 1/2" x 11". CBS NEWS unknown books
188220755Lyndon VT 1882. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 233 pp ads in original salmon pictorial wrappers with frontispiece of a burro and additional small illustrations in the text. Chips to corners of front wrapper and lower spine previous owner's signature on front wrapper; internally very good. A series of letters written by Chase while traveling and first published in the Vermont Union a newspaper he founded and edited from 1865 until his death in 1902. Here they appear in revised and corrected form published Chase says in the preface due to the "general demand for information respecting New Mexico." He describes various interesting places visited in Trinidad and Denver Colorado and Cimmaron Taos Pueblo Santa Fe Las Vegas and Silver City New Mexico and disusses cattle and sheep ranching railroads gambling halls vigilance committees and more. One letter describes a brief encounter with explorer Paul de Chaillu. In addition to the material on the far west there is a letter on Chicago one on Iowa and Missouri and three on Kansas. Adams Herd 450; Graff 652; Howes C-315; Rader 666. paperback books
1842045059London: Fisher Son & Co 1842. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition. W.H. Bartlett. 3 volumes in publishers gray cloth - modest wear to covers light spotting in a few spots. Scattered foxing and browning internally most of the plates age toned but still quite attractive. With 14 of 15 of the fine Bartlett plates lacking the plate depicting the Schuylkill Water-Works in volume two. 573pp;536pp; 600pp. Howes B922 Sabin 8896. Size: Octavo 8vo. 3-volume set complete. Illustrator: W.H. Bartlett. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Americana; History. Inventory No: 045059. <br/><br/> Fisher, Son, & Co hardcover books
