New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. B&W and Color Photographs. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. GREAT PRESENTATION COPY! Signed and inscribed by author to celebrated astronaut Dave Scott: "To Dave Scott With admiration and respect for a true pioneer in Space Walter J.... More about Silver Wings: A History of the United States Air Force
Cincinnati: Wilstach, Baldwin & Co, 1875. First Edition. Hardco. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo 276pp "A review based upon compilations from the files of the War Offic e" (title page), by the Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette. Scarce; not located in Howes. With a tipped-in holograph... More about Sherman's Historical Raid: The Memoirs in the Light of the Record
Norman OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1962. B&W Photographs & Illustrations. Second Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 316pp. Originally published in 1950, this volume has corrected and amplified text (author's statement). Signed by the author and dated June 25, 1965 on the title page. On the... More about The Mountain Meadows Massacre
Philadelphia: A. Hart, Late Carey & Hart, 1853. First American Edition. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. VG in cloth (small chip/head of spine; slight rubbing/corners). Small 8vo 315 Spine title: Alfred Bunn in America. Notable recollections of the famed English theatrical manager and poet (1796?-1860). "Two... More about Old England and New England: In a Series of Views Taken on the Spot
Boston: Press of Deland & Barta, 1886. over 30 photos/illustrations. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. G+ in cloth 1886 (slight wear/head & foot of spine; upper hinge starting). 8vo x+[2]+3 35. More about History of the Eighth Regiment Vermont Volunteers: 1861-1865
Brattleboro, VT: The Stephen Greene Press, 1969. Over 15 b/w Illustrations (including photographs). First Edition. 3/4 Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight rubbing to covers (leather over cloth; chiefly at edges); slight internal browning to edges and endpapers. [8], 150 pages. Coverage of 16 selected American railway... More about Train Wreck!
Paris: Imprimerie F. Leve, 1900. about 10 b/w photos / map. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Good in wraps (spine worn, signatures loose; sh tear/sm chips). 8vo [8]+80+ [12] Text in French. At head of title: Exposition Universelle 1900. Rare. Statistical information on the various French... More about Les Colonies Francaises: Notice sur les Etablissements Francais de l'Inde
Chicago: The Black Cat Press, 1936. Brazelton, Calvin (illustrator); title Page Illustration (blue/black); 1 b/w Facsimile. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Slight sunning to spine; slight rubbing and browning to covers (cloth; chiefly to edges); slight internal browning to edges. 29, [1] pages. "The... More about "A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand"
Brooklyn, NY: A. Brown & Co., 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo [ca.600]pp Includes: Frontis portrait of Mayor and 4 pages with facsimile signatures of Aldermen. 3 medium folding chromolithos showing different outdoor views of Brooklyn. Small folding black & white litho of the... More about Manual of the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn for 1865
New York: Arthur Brown, 1867. 2 (of 3) plts; few engr ill. First Edition. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. tall 8vo 470,[4]pp+plts Spine title: Corporation Manual of the City of Brooklyn, 1867. Notable for the inserted diagrams (particularly the color folding plate of pennants of the... More about Manual of the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn, for 1867
London: Richard Bentley, 1851. 2 Folding Frontis Maps. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 volumes bound in 1. This appears to be a publisher's binding. Original green cloth stamped in gilt and blind, yellow coated endpapers (some rubbing, nicking to spine tips). Contents: Preface --... More about History of the Conspiracy of Pontiac, and the War of the North American Tribes Against the...
Chicago: Homewood Pub Co ca. 1890? None. Later Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good (wear/tape repair to wraps; text browned, previous owner's marks). Small 8vo 19 4 Probable later issue of Howes USIANA P-225. More about Twice Outlawed: A Personal History of Ed and Lon Maxwell, Alias the William s Brothers
San Francisco: John Howell, 1971. 6 color illus / 4 maps. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very good to fine (sl browning/DJ spine; minor nicks/DJ). 4to with DJ [8]+1 30+plts Father Santa Maria's hitherto unpublished account, with those of Ay ala, Canizares, Crespi, et al.... More about The First Spanish Entry into San Francisco Bay, 1775
Boston and New York: John P. Jewett and Company / Sheldon and Company, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Original brown cloth stamped in gilt (ex-library with light markings; some shelfwear and wear to hinges; slight staining to margins). Account of the rescue of a detained... More about History of the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue
Boulder CO: Self Published, 1954. Illustrations By Author. 6th Printing. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Solid and unmarked in decorated boards, 544 pages, profusely illustrated with author's drawings and maps in black & white, and signed by author on title page. More about Stampede to Timberland: the Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado
