New York: George H. Doran Company, 1912. Frank ver Beck. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo (8" x 5") Grey boards over green cloth spine. Fabulous graphic on front board depicts a monocled elephant within a decorative crest, dark green with bright gilt. Bright lettering to spine includes a long-trunked elephant also... More
New York: G. W. Dillingham, 1907. Gordon H. Grant. Probable First Edition (NAP). Hardcover. 4"" - 7" . Tan boards with striking black and white graphic on front board of top-hatted gentleman placing a letter in U.S. Mail post box. Top edge gilt; foredge and bottom edges trimmed, a nudged... More
New York: Automobile Blue Books Corporation, 1921. Leather-bound. 9.25" x 5.5" x 1.5". Dark blue faux (or real?) leather flexible covers with faded gold lettering to front, and spine. Edgewear, a 1" tear to cloth at top of spine, and one corner worn. 1066 pp. One of four volumes which... More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. 44 pages. Frontis engraving of Craig. Black cloth, large octavo with titles in gilt on cover. Some discoloration and fading to cover, corners bumped, light edgewear. Interior clean, binding tight. More
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New York: J.B. Lyon Company, 1899. First Edition. 36 pages, tables. Department of Education for the United States Commission to the Paris Exposition of 1900. Stapled wraps. One inch chip at top left of spine, a few chips to spine and smaller chip at front edge and a few small... More
London: Johnsn-Taunton Military Press, 1986. Paperback. 45 pages. Illustrated with historical photographs, maps. Notes. Illustrated stapled wraps. Small bump to front corner. A concise historical account of Custer's Last Stand. More
Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1994. Paperback. Second printing, 1995. 328 pages, index. Three text maps, two folding maps in rear pocket, illustrations. Illustrated glossy wraps, large octavo. Original Diaries and Journals, revised and updated by Will Bagley and Harold Schindler who provide excellent footnotes. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1861. First Edition. Leather_bound. 776 pages. Leather spine over pebbled brown cloth. Thick octavo. Spine chafed and worn, pebbled cloth worn from corners exposing board underneath, chafing to edges. Text block square , front hinge cracked but binding remains sound. Pages are supple with light age-toning... More
Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1977. Hardcover. Red boards. Tears to dustjacket. 334 pp. Many black and white photos. More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1898. First Edition. Leather. 690 pages. Marbled endpapers. Name on front endpaper, otherwise clean copy. Front hinge cracked, binding sound. Red 1/2 leather covers with spine titles in gilt. Some rubbing and lower third of outer spine hinge is splitting. Leather corners chafed and rubbed. More
Cincinnati: Stewart and Kidd, 1917. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. xii+417pages. Index. First published in 1831. Includes Editor's preface and index, memoir of the author. Blue cloth, thick octavo. Bookplate on inside board, a few spots to preliminary pages, text clean, binding tight. Titles in gilt on cover inside a gilt border... More
Chicago, IL: Thompson and Thomas, 1905. Second Edition. Hardcover. Anecdotes about and advice to hardworking salesmen on the road. Brilliant blue cloth with pale yellow highlights and black lettering. Fabulous design on the front of a locomotive belching a huge, ropy cloud of steam. 16 wonderful illustrations by J.J. Gould... More
Carlsbad, California: Self-Published, 1970. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Softcover. SIGNED by author on title page. Quarto: Olive colored softcover, measuring 10" x 7.75" x .75". A little corner curl and light wear to spine caps. Tiny corner of title page clipped. Crease to rear panel. 282 pp. The number 644 stamped... More
New York: A. L. Burt, 1907. Hardcover. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Color pictorial paste-on to front board. Soiled, scuffed and worn blue boards. Corners nudged. Tape repair at spine p 194/5. With four illustrations including frontispiece from painting by John W. Norton. 401 pp with advertisements to... More
Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark, 1923. Hardcover. EX-LIBRARY (U. S. ARMY). Usual stamps on endpapers. Front hinge starting. Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edges, deckled. Lightly age-tanned. Six black and white photographs including John Work on frontispiece with tissue guard. One map. Gilt letterin to spine of navy blue... More
New York: Vantage Press, 1957. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR to front free endpaper. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. FIRST EDITION. Corners bumped. Light spotting to top edge of text. 16 pp black and white illustrations. One map follows Contents page. Original price on front flap. Dark... More
Los Angeles, California: Wetzel Publishing Co. 1945. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. "...the experiences of a transcontinental bus driver and his passengers". Inscribed and SIGNED to an apparent colleague and friend, front free endpaper. Dustjacket torn and chipped at edges with lower half of rear flap missing, and lower third of... More
Santa Rosa, California: SELF-PUBLISHED, 1891. Pamphlet. Sunning to gray card covers and light chipping to bottom edge. Pages unopened (NOTE: use dull edge, not knife or scissors). 75 pp., with appended two-page note tipped-in at rear. Anti-plutocratic values pervaded this utopian experiment involving "The Brotherhood of The New Life", begun... More
Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1902. Hardcover. Sunning to spine and just a bit to extremities. Mild wear to boards. Deckle edges with uncut pages. Some tears to pages. Light age-tanning. Photograph of The Capitol 1898 on frontis with tissue guard. Paste-on label to spine of black cloth-covered boards. 427 pp with... More
Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University, 1968. Hardcover. STATED FIRST PRINTING. Mild wear to extremities. Black lettering on mustard-yellow, cloth-covered boards. 17 black and white sketches, 2 fables. 151 pp. Clean, bright, tight. Early tales and sketches inspired by Sullivan County in New York state. "Of major interest in the volume... More
