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19232221948<p>First edition. Octavo. Original brown stapled wrappers stamped in black. Good few nicks; chips. 64 pages.</p><p>Signed and inscribed by author on front cover in black ink: "With compliments Howard Jones."</p><p>An essay on the plight of the American Indian and government policy concerning their treatment.</p> Jones, Howard, M.D. paperback books
19261061Garden City NY: Doubleday Page & Company 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 332 pp in original publisher's cloth. Front hinge has a slight wobble light wear to edges; contents clean and sound. No dust jacket. Signed by Jones on title page. Set in 1850s California. Doubleday, Page, & Company hardcover books
1834008945Boston / Raleigh: Charles Bowen / Turner and Hughes 1834. Presentation Copy SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at front paste down "Presented to Joseph Hyde Pratt 6/18/1926 Burnham S. Colburn" with the bookplate of Burnham Standish Colburn beneath the inscription. A great North Carolina Association Copy Burnham Colburn assisted in organizing the Biltmore Estate Company which developed Biltmore Forest. He was also a prominent banker in Asheville and a noted mineral collector instrumental in the founding of the Southern Appalachian Mineral Society Joseph Hyde Pratt was a noted North Carolina geologist conservationist state and civic leader and World War I hero. In the original patterned cloth binding gilt lettering and decoration back Very Good 1/4" loss of cloth at top edge of spine end papers toned moderate toning throughout. Howes J234. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. First Edition. Patterned Cloth . Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy. Charles Bowen / Turner and Hughes Hardcover books
192620993Paris 1926. Edition limited to 100 numbered copies printed by Maurice Darantiere sm. 4to pp. 5-58 5; 20 small pouchoir illustrations by Bonfils; original stiff pictorial wrappers; fine copy in a nearly fine glassine sleeve and the printed copy designation slip laid in. Tessie was the talented daughter of the famed collector of rare Americana Herschel V. Jones of Minneapolis. <br/><br/> unknown books
004609Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co. And Heber J. Grant TYPED LETTER SIGNED by Heber J. Grant then President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on his church stationery tipped in at front endpage and dated April 14 1939 -"Mr. Will H. Hays Dear friend: It gives me pleasure to present you this copy of "The Power of Truth" with my best wishes for your success and happiness. Yours sincerely Heber J. Grant". Grant had purchased the copyright and printing plates for this book from Jordan's widow and in conjunction with the Deseret Book Co. he had the book re-published in 1935 as the 8th edition. 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. A perhaps unsurprising Association undoubtedly the best Association and Presentation Copy available ! Book is Near Fine spine a bit faded. No publication date circa 1935-1939. . TYPED LETTER SIGNED. 8th Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Presentation Copy. Deseret Book Co. And Heber J. Grant Hardcover books
18812258New York: M.B. Brown 1881. Cards. White illustrated card stock. Good. 14 x 9 cm. folded 14 x 18 cm. opened. Illustrated folding menu presenting a variety of teas coffees chocolate and spices for sale. Joseph H. Stiner along with his brother Jacob were Hungarian-born immigrants arriving in the United States in 1855 and successfully setting up a chain of tea and spice shops in New York city. By 1860 the Stiner brothers were Manhattan's largest tea merchants operating five stores. Card stock is lightly foxed with some water stains. <br/><br/> M.B. Brown unknown books
2003004399Jefferson North Carolina: McFarland & Co Inc Pub 2003. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page to fellow author Tom Chiarella - "To: Tom Chiarella writer extraordinaire. Best wishes for continued success smithing words. James Joyce 7/29/05". Laid in is a congenial ALS to Tom Chiarella from the author referencing Chiarella reviewing the book for Esquire Magazine. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Fine in Wraps as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. Association Copy. McFarland & Co Inc Pub Paperback books
1986007666Lynchburg VA: H.E. Howard Inc. 1986. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition #757 of 1000 copies printed and SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Near Fine 6 pages with stains in margins not affecting text. No dust jacket. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. H.E. Howard, Inc. Hardcover books
1891002246Indianapolis IN: Indiana Historical Society 1891. SCARCE. Very Good wrappers evenly soiled 1" paper loss at head of spine to wrappers sticker shadow front wrapper "State Historical Society of Wisconsin" blindstamp front wrapper and title page and library call number "977.2" in ink top edge front wrapper and again on small sticker bottom edge of front wrapper. NO other libray markings. Indiana Historical Society Publications Vol. II No. 6. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Indiana Historical Society Paperback books
198346556St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press 1983. First edition 4to pp. 304; profusely illustrated in black & white; near fine in original brown cloth gilt-lettered spine pictorial dust jacket very lightly worn. <br/><br/> Minnesota Historical Society Press hardcover books
1999247320Washington D.C.: D.C. Heritage Tourism Coalition 1999. Soft Cover. Near Fine binding. 96pp. Near Fine binding. D.C. Heritage Tourism Coalition unknown books
2221572<p>First edition. 7" x 9". Original stiff green wrappers stamped in white cord tie oval b/w halftone photograph of water front Tacoma. Illustrated with two fold out b/w panorama views and 17 b/w mounted halftone views on stiff grey papers. Uncommon. Very good.</p><p>Printed by Albertype Co. Brooklyn N.Y.</p> P. A. Kaufer unknown books
182453948Philadelphia: H. C. Carey and I. Lea 1824. First edition 2 volumes 8vo pp. xii 2 9-439 1; vi 5-459 1; 15 engraved plates and a folding map; 20th-century calf-backed marbled boards; moderate foxing color pencil marks on p. 15 in volume I; very good sound copy. Stephen Harriman Long graduated from Dartmouth in 1809 entered the U.S. Army in 1814 and became Major of Topographical Engineers in 1816. His exploration of the Minnesota i.e. St. Peter's and Red River valleys and the canoe route from Lake Winnipeg to Lake Superior in 1823 was announced in this important book which was mostly written by Keating. Field 949; Howes K20; Streeter III 1785; Sabin 37137: "The work is almost a cyclopedia of materials relating to the Indians of the explored territory. Nothing escaped the attention or record of the gentlemen who accompanied the expedition; and their statement regarding the customs character and numbers of the Sioux and Chippeway tribes are among the most valuable we have." <br/><br/> H. C. Carey and I. Lea hardcover books
191218873New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1912. Hardcover. Very good. Bound volume containing six complete issues bound without their original wrappers. pp viii 768. Publishers drab green cloth boards with beveled edges decorated in gilt on spine and front board top edge gilt.Mild shelfwear; very good. Dora Keen 1871-1963 was the first known woman to climb mountains in Alaska. Her article in this volume describes the first ascent of Mount Blackburn which she organized. She was a member of the American Alpine Club and fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and also climbed in the Selkirks of Canada in Norway and in the Alps. This volume also includes work by Henry Cabot Lodge Johm Galsworthy Sara Teasdale and three poems on The Titanic by Corinne Roosevelt Robinson. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
198157964Saint Paul: Midnight Paper Sales 1981. Edition limited to 280 copies this one of 220 unsigned by the poet and artist; 12mo pp. 24; linoleum-cut illustrations including one on the upper wrapper; printed on beige paper and bound in white pictorial wrappers; without the tissue overlay otherwise; about fine. Quarter to Midnight A.32.b: "The paper used to print this chapbook 'was lifted from the Sacred Bins it is holy ground' colophon. The 'sacred bins' were the wire bins for refuse paper at Anchor Paper Company Saint Paul." <br/><br/> Midnight Paper Sales unknown books
198450127Minneapolis: Milkweed Editions 1984. First edition 8vo pp. 48; generally fine in original pictorial wrappers. Published in Milkweed's Mountains in Minnesota series. <br/><br/> Milkweed Editions unknown books
198250159New York: Atheneum 1982. First edition of Keillor's first book 8vo pp. xii 210 2; fine copy in a fine unclipped dust jacket. This copy inscribed by Keillor "To John Calvin hugs & kisses from your fellow Calvinist. Like this book a lot. Garrison Keillor." <br/><br/> Atheneum unknown books
40474This Union officer served on the staff of Brigadier General James Shields whose troops faced Stonewall Jackson's Confederate troops in the Shenandoah Valley in June 1862 and later commanded the Second Louisiana Regiment Cavalry; he was a good friend of famed Irish soldier Miles W. Keogh 1840-76 killed in the Battle of the Little Bighorn who served under him in the Papal Army during the Italian rebellion in 1860 and who fought with him in the Battle of Port Republic; he's reported to have become enamored with famed Southern spy "Belle" Boyd" at one point and to have unwittingly revealed military secrets to her. Outstanding pencilled ANS 2pp recto and verso heavy stock 4" X 2½" card "Conrad's Bridge" Virginia n.d. ca. early June 1862. Addressed to "General" probably James Shields. Very good. Lightly age toned. In this remarkable small report Keily reports in a small tight but fairly legible hand to his commander that "Col. Carroll moves his comm'd. at p.m. and will push on as rapidly as possible some cannonading heard this morning in the direction of Harrisonburg I would respectfully submit that if the Infantry did not move rapidly enough to carry out your views at Wainesborough before Jacksons arrival there a reconnaisance composed of cavalry conducted cautiously might attain the object with a good Guide which we have procured I would be glad to undertake it -- respectfully" and signs off adding his rank "Capt. A.D.C" beneath. A rather light challenging to transcribe postscript reads "P.S. Just received information from a reliable source that Jackson has --- --- --- Train on the --- Pt. Republic Road." It's difficult to precisely date Keily's note but General Shields did write General McDowell on June 4 1862 that "Colonel Carroll. after a forced night's march reached Conrad's Bridge this morning at 5 o'clock which bridge he found burned" -- which likely dates Keily's letter from this date or shortly after. Whether Shields took Keily up on his offer to lead a cavalry reconnaissance is unclear. Shields 1810-79 is perhaps best remembered as the Illinois politician who almost fought a duel with Abraham Lincoln in 1842; he's also the only person in American history to serve as U.S. senator from three different states Illinois Minnesota and Missouri; as a brigadier general of volunteers in the Civil War his lackluster performance as commander of the 2nd Division of the V Corps in the Army of the Potomac during the crucial Valley Campaign caused him to resign his commission. On June 9th the Battle of Port Republic took place a costly Confederate victory in which Jackson's 6000 troops faced off 3500 Union troops losing just over 800 men to the Union's loss of just over 1000 men -- a battle at which Keily himself was severely wounded in the face while leading a charge of Ohio cavalry up a hill into a barrage of Confederate artillery fire. The following year after painful recuperation Keily ended up on the staff of General Charles P. Stone in New Orleans recruiting cavalry troops in that occupied state. Late in the war he was court-martialed for "conduct unbecoming an officer" but the charges were shown false and by the end of the war he was brevetted a brigadier general. Keily died from yellow fever in Louisiana at age 38 shortly after the war's end making his autograph material quite scarce -- and a choice war-date item such as this most desirable. This remarkable war-date communication sheds interesting light on Shields as commander during the disastrous Valley Campaign. unknown books
19161689Battle Creek Michigan: Good Health Publishing Co 1916. Wraps. Original tan wraps. Good. 71 pages. 16 x 10.5 cm. Originally named Western Health Reform Institute John Harvey and his brother W.K. Kellogg built an new structure and took the word "sanatorium" and changed two letters transforming and adding a new word to the English language. 11 paper label/addenda are stapled to the front cover. Chipped creased and rubbed. <br/><br/> Good Health Publishing, Co paperback books
193527918Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin 1935. First edition reprinted in 1971 8vo pp. xvii 1 361; 10 plates including 2 maps; near fine in original maroon basketweave cloth lettered in gilt direct on spine. The companion volume to and narrative continuation of the author's The French Regime in Wisconsin and the Northwest Madison 1925 The British Regime focuses on the period 1760 to 1815. Howes K-50 K-51 for the French Regime. <br/><br/> State Historical Society of Wisconsin hardcover books
193621413Salt Lake City UT: Privately printed for the author by Western Printing Company 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Copy 274 of a limited edition of 350. 128 pp indexed illustrated. Bound in textured green cloth with embossed illustration of a covered wagon. Lower corners bumped and rubbed mild wear to spine ends. Binding tight contents clean. Privately printed for the author by Western Printing Company hardcover books
1940007448New York: Wilfred Funk Inc. 1940. First Edition First Printing of John F. Kennedy's first book. Near Fine slight browning to end pages topstain a bit lightened at spine end in a Very Good dust jacket front flap bottom corner clipped yet still showing Price $ with part of the 2 present see scan light edgewear rear wrappers soiled. Uncommon in the first edition first printing. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Wilfred Funk, Inc. Hardcover books
19661703New York: Teachers College Press 1966. Hardcover. Very Good. xi 305 pp. Light soiling to top edge light shelfwear to boards; contents clean and sound. No dust jacket. Kennedy's views on education categorized by periods of his life: his congressional years the campaign presidential years and the creation of the Peace Corps. Teachers College Press hardcover books
1968006439Washington D.C.: Kennedy For President Campaign 1968. Kennedy For President Headquarters letterhead April 27 1968. Letter to Mrs. Randolph in full : "Dear Mrs. Randolph Thank you for your generous agreement to help. Our campaign in Indiana is truly a proplr-to-proplr effort and your agreement to serve as my personal representative on your block will make a vital contribution to our victory. These are not ordinary times and the dedicated work of many across our nation will be required if we are to work together successfully to solve the difficult problems that face us - - if we are to bring peace abroad and reconciliation at home. So we have an enormous job ahead of us - - but a job we can do successfully - - and your help will go a long way toward assuring that success. You can be sure that I appreciate your efforts and will be looking forward to thanking you personally in the near future. Sincerely yours Robert F. Kennedy". Letter with 2 horizontal folds Near Fine. With related block captain kit materials including Kennedy For President printed envelope 25 flyers printed both sides with Kennedy's portrait 2 block captain paper stick-on badges and a printed business reply post card for block captain to post results of visits. The Indiana primary was held May 7 and Kennedy won. After losing to McCarthy in Oregon Kennedy won the California and South Carolina primaries on June 4th before being tragically shot in the early morning hours of June 5th and succumbing 26 hours later on June 6 1968. . TYPED LETTER SIGNED. One Page. Near Fine. 8 1/2" x 11". Kennedy For President Campaign Paperback books
1964003680Indianapolis IN: Bobbs-Merrill 1964. Near Fine light soiling to edges of page block in a Very Good dustjacket with several small closed tears front and rear panels and small chips at head of spine and flap fold tips. First Printing 1964 and SCARCE THUS. . First Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Bobbs-Merrill Hardcover books
