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2007006135Chicago: Cityfiles Press 2007. Book. Fine. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHORS. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHORS Michael Williams and Richard Cahan on title page. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Foreword by Stuart Dybek. Cityfiles Press Hardcover
19374970054Johnson City Tennessee: The Watauga Press 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. First Edition. Exlibrary marks. Sound binding cracked and repaired hinges. Clean tanned pages. Cloth over boards is shelf worn with label at lower spine. Early Tennessee history. Ex-Library; 9.5" tall; 495 pages. The Watauga Press hardcover
1982RGMN00049Minneapolis: James D. Thueson 1982 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. All DJs in Brodart archival covers. Excelsior: dark blue cloth gilt titles on spine endpaper maps of Lake Minnetonka 232 pp 7 full-page b & w photos & 1 drawing; spot on fore-edge else fine; DJ has some edge wear & browning a 2 cm tear to front joint; historical novel set on Lake Minnetonka on July 4 weekend 1887. Ozark Flats: 1983 ISBN 0-911596-16-0 forest green cloth gilt titles on spine endpapers carry A. M. Smith's 1891 map of Minneapolis 244 pp including 14 full-page drawings and photos with captions on facing pages; boards slightly warped a few small spots on fore-edge; DJ worn at corners and top edge with a few tears longest 1 cm at top edge; novel based on the investigation of an actual murder committed in December 1894 at the Ozark Flats apartment house in Minneapolis. Good Luck on Your Downward Journey: 1984 ISBN 0-911596-18-7 brown cloth gilt titles on spine photo endpapers 231 pp 13 b & w photos with captions on facing pages; inscribed by author on half-title; DJ lightly rubbed has a 1 cm tear; historical novel set mostly in Excelsior MN in 1934. Shipping weight 5 lbs. Presumed First Edition. . Near Fine/VG. 23½ X 15½ cm. James D. Thueson Hardcover
1978W2762<p>Pittsburgh Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania 1978. ix 237 pages. Foldout map tipped in at end of text. Limited edition: #168 of 500 copies signed by the author. A scholarly study of the western portion of the American Revolution. Now out-of-print and hard to find. The book is in vitually as new condition. SIGNED. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.</p> Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania hardcover
193535879Charleston:: Walker Evans & Cogswell Company. 1935. Hardcover. Second edition in red cloth covers showing small white spots on front cover; spine slant; darkening of spine making spine lettering difficult to read. Internal foxing; pages tight unmarked. No DJ. Not a former libary copy ; . Walker, Evans & Cogswell Company, hardcover
197316025Danboro Pennsylvania: Richard T. & Mildred C. Williams. Very Good. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean green soft cover in a plastic comb binding. Illustrated with a map of Berks County. Texts interior is tight clean & intact. A complete Index of the Wills & Administration Records combined into one volume as found in the Register of Wills Office in Reading Pennsylvania. Genealogy; Map; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 242 pages . Richard T. & Mildred C. Williams hardcover
1987057495Newtown and Jamison PA: Will-Britt Books Mildred C. Williams and Janet R. Brittingham 1987. Book. Fine. Spiral Bound. Revised Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Four 4 volumes comprising Philadelphia wills and administration records 1682-1850 bound in stiff I-II black and III-IV dark blue wraps with front cover title labels black comb bindings. Slight handling wear essentially as issued. 213 204 195 225 pp. Revised/re-issued editions: 1987. Will-Britt Books [Mildred C. Williams and Janet R. Brittingham] Paperback
1972057494Danboro PA: Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams 1972. Book. Fine. Spiral Bound. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Four 4 volumes comprising Philadelphia wills and administration records 1682-1850 uniformly bound in stiff dark blue wraps lettered in gold black comb bindings. Slight handling wear essentially as issued. 213 204 195 225 pp. 1st editions issued 1971-72. Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams Paperback
010314New York: The MacMillan Company Complete five volume set in dust-jackets. 1950-1959. Ex-library. Vols. I II third printings; Vols. III IV. V first printings. All voulmes in dust-jackets last three price-clipped. Top and bottom edges of volumes IIII IV and V stained black all edges of volume II stained blue. Extra illustrated by previous owner who has affixed numerous color plates and captions to prelims and half-title pages. Cloth shows wear on vols. I and II at lower spines all 5 vols. protected by reinforced mylar covers some of which are affixed to inside boards. A clean square internally unmarked set but for inclusion of art-work with resulting show-through of mounting glue on some pages. A good set in very good dust-jackets. International orders will require additional postage Scans sent on request. . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. The MacMillan Company Hardcover
1231Colorodo: John VanMale Book. Fine. Hardcover. Limited/Numbered. Fine copy. Hardbound. 2 volumes in one.First ed. of 500 copies. vol 1 1935 & 1936. Tan cloth over boards. Black spine lettering. 2 vols in one. Bookplate on front paste down. Very nice clean copy. John VanMale Hardcover
1928006069Middletown NY: Lawrence A. Toepp. First edition. Hard cover in original dust jacket. Published Middletown NY: Lawrence A. Toepp 1928 first printing. 8vo. 201pp. illustrated with b/w plates maps. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles. Some foxing along the edges and a few endpapers else near fine in very good plain paper dust jacket chipped along the edges. . Very Good Plus. Hard. 1st. 1928. Lawrence A. Toepp unknown
017622NY: Macmillan 1940. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Small "Tulsa County Historical Society" stamp on endpapers and top edge of pages and two small numerical stamps on front endpaper. The jacket has a chip and creasing at the lower right corner of the front panel and a 2" tape repair inside the jacket at the top corner. There is also other edgewear and small tears. A historical novel based on the life of Edwin Stanton Lincoln's Secretary of War and told in the first person. 0 <br/> <br/> NY: Macmillan, 1940 hardcover
190254675NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good with no dust jacket; Covers sunned. 1902. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth with paper front label top edges gilt and deckled page edges. xii 133pp. Frontispiece illustration with tissue guard black and white illustrations and photos. New York City history featuring period photos and illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1919SB6489Berkeley CA: University Of Califonia Press 1919. Vol. IV ONLY in the series. Cloth bookmarker sewn into headband. Inked writing on fep library stamps of the Nebraska State Historical Society on title page and rear pastedown else else textblock is clean and tight. Slightly shelf worn and soiled binding. 906p. including appendix and index. Blue Cloth. Good. Illus. by Plates/Folded Diagrams/Rear Pocket Diagrams. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library Hard Cover. University Of Califonia Press Hardcover
1909013824Cincinnati: Jennings and Graham 1909. INSCRIBED/SIGNED and dated Sept 29 '09 by the AUTHOR Prof. S. W. Williams. Very Fine condition but for light rubbing to the heel of the spine. Original green cloth with top edge gilt. Gilt on the spine and front cover is as fresh and bright as new. Frontispiece portrait of the author. A fascinating portrait of frontier life. The first chapter "Pioneer Life and Manners" has a discussion of the differences between 'johnny-cake' 'hoe-cake' 'pone' 'corn dodgers' and 'nubbins.' Also discussed are topics such as 'log rolling' 'husking parties' and the treatment of disease with 'blood letting.' The chapter on 'Pioneer Methodist Women' profiles Jane Trimble whose sons were famous in Ohio politics; Elizabeth Kenton wife of General Simon Kenton; Charity Hendershott; and Rachel McDowell. There are two chapters on the early days of Ohio Wesleyan University and its faculty in Delaware Ohio. Other chapters include: A Typical Revival Chillicothe 1818-1819; Pioneer Methodism; Miami Circuit in the Early Days; Methodism and Tammany; A Methodist Law Case; etc. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine condition. 319pp. Jennings and Graham Hardcover
2003002549Elmsford NY: Westchester County Historical Society. SIGNED First edition first printing. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Elmsford NY: Westchester County Historical Society 2003. Thick square folio 11 1/4" x 11 1/4." xii480 pages 615 illustrations 360 in color. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering burgundy end papers. Inscribed by author on title page. A very fine copy in very fine dust jacket. . Fine. Hard. 1st. 2003. Westchester County Historical Society unknown
1984036117New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1984. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 162 Pp. Beige Cloth Stamped In Green Light Green Boards. First Printing. Book Fine No Wear; Long Personal Inscription From The Author Noting That Book Comes To Her Through Jackson Clark Dated January 26 1985; Also Signed On Title Page By The Artist Clifford Brycelea Dated January 1985; And With A Full Page Typed Letter From Clark Presenting The Book To The Recipient As A Birthday Present. <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
201366244Minneapolis: PPB Press i.e. Print Paper Book Press 2013. Edition limited to 25 copies portfolio approx. 15" x 12" containing a letterpress title page and 16 ornithological etchings each numbered and signed by the various printers in pencil and each printed from an original Breckenridge copper plate. The printers included Jennifer Bowman; Monica Brosi; Brittany Lynn Egli; Hayley Fisher; Josh Heffelfinger; Nikki Ivanovsky-Schow; Kadi Melissa Kaelin; Nina Keim; Mercedes Knapp; Kevin Martin; Josh Meillier; Taylor Mund; Xochitl Perez; Isaac Ruder; Rebeca Solares; and Linda Tran all under the tutelage of the late Jody Williams instructor at Minnesota College of Art and Design. Breckenridge 1903-2003 a noted conservationist and ornithologist was also the director at the James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota 1946-1970 and he wrote and illustrated numerous articles and books on natural history. The copper plates featuring exquisite images of native Minnesota wildlife were loaned to Jody Williams at MCAD by the Breckenridge family through the kindness of John Moriarty the Senior Manager for Wildlife at Three Rivers Park District and an honorary fellow of the Bell Museum. University of Minnesota only in OCLC. There is also a copy at Minnesota Historical. PPB Press [i.e. Print Paper Book Press] unknown
1861015213Cambridge: Welch Bigelow and Company 1861. vi 199pp appendix. Or brown cloth with decoration in gilt and blind featuring an eagle and flag on front. Spine strip lacking cloth rubbed prev owners name in pencil to front free endpaper brief notation at bottom of 1 page of appendix. Blank leaves at front and rear adjacent to endpapers have damp stain at edge not affecting other pages. Original pale yellow endpapers. Scarce British volume explaining the US Constitution for students. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo. Welch, Bigelow and Company Hardcover
19364700064Chapel Hill N.C.: Author 1936. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Exlibrary marks. Signed by author on ffep. Sound binding and hinges. Clean tanned pages. Cloth over boards has edge rubbing light shelf wear darkened lettering on spine. Autobiography of Henry Horace Williams 1858-1940 who was a professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1890 to 1940. Ex-Library; 7.75" tall; 200 pages; Signed by Author. Author hardcover
1985070054Bridgewater VA: Privately Published by Anna B. Williams 1985. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff orange wraps lettered in black stapled binding. Essentially as issued. 1st ed. v70 pp. Scarce. Privately Published by Anna B. Williams Paperback
1894SB8654NY: Dreyfus Publishing Co. 1894. Minimally marked retired library copy else very clean and tight; Front cover has a faded spot at the upper left corner from sticker removal and a faint moisture-stain along the bottom front and top rear edge; Decorative endpapers. Two light blue marks across the bottom edge of the textblock; Slightly age and shelf worn blue cloth binding gilt stamped decoration and lettering on front cover and down spine engraved decoration on front cover no library markings on binding. 610p. Index at end. Illustrated Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by 2000 Engravings/ M.B. Brady & Alexander Gardner reproduced photographs Taken from U.S. Government Phtographers. Folio. Ex-Library Hardcover. Dreyfus Publishing Co. Hardcover
1837000546G. & C. Carvill & Co New York 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor/None Issued. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quarter leather with pictorial cover 528 pages 4 pages advertisements; back cover also contains text advertising. This book shows its age: covers are worn and scuffed spine has crack running down 3/4 of its length archival tape repairs to spine book has evidently gotten wet at one time but does not smell musty; foxing and water stains on interior but pages are easily readable. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 lb 15 oz. Category: History; Books; Genealogy & Local History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 000546. . G. & C. Carvill & Co hardcover
1898021824R.I.: Preston & Rounds: 1898. 162 pages illustrated "with a 32 page sketch of the author's life by R.S. Howland. "Alfred Mason Williams was born on a farm near Tauton Mass. October 23d in the year 1840. He came of one of the best known New England families and inherited that dogged determination of his ancestors which enabled them and him to overcome such obstacles in their path as would have caused fainter hearts to turn aside." This book is Williams travels to Island of Nevis Port of Spain St. Kitts St. Eustatius San Matin St. Barts Monteserrat. With a chapter on the "rioting in St. Kitts. Williams as "a young man of 22 at such stirring times it was natural enoguht that he should heed the call of his country and enter the army. He enlisted as a private in the spring of 1862 in the Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers." VERY GOOD- HARDCOVER blue cloth covers with gilt lettering bright on the spine and cover lower corners of the book are worn and also some wear to spine edges. Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket Present. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Preston & Rounds: Hardcover
190732025London: John Murray 1907. Hardcover. Edited by E.W. Williams. 8vo. Red cloth gilt white and black pictorial stamping. xviii 478pp. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece illustrations. Very good. Mild edgewear with spine slightly sunned but spine gilt bright; 1909 ownership signature on front flyleaf. First British edition a tight and nice copy of this account by an Englishman who in America became a Confederate partisan Texas Ranger rancher Indian fighter sailor and of course "Border Ruffian." Quite scarce. Wright Howes comments "After a lurid frontier apprenticeship in Kansas this young Englishman ranched in Western Texas and served with the Rangers." GRAFF 4686. HERD 2528. HOWES W473. NEVINS II 247. SIX GUNS 2411. John Murray hardcover
