New York: The Mcmillan Company, 1929. 1st. Decorative Cloth. An impressive association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE SERVING SECRETARY-OF-STATE (under Herbert Hoover) and Governor General of the Phillipines Henry L. Stimson. A well-preserved copy to boot of the 1929 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its navy-blue..... More
Richmond, VA: Garrett and Massie, 1931. 1st. Cloth. A well-preserved copy of the 1931 1st edition. VG in its original blue cloth with gilt-bordered and designed front panel and gilt-lettered spine. Minor fading to the spine, otherwise bright and clean. Tall quarto, 139 pgs. More
New York: Cassell Publishing Company, 1892. 1st. Cloth. The 1892 1st edition, SIGNED BY J.A. IRWIN ("with the author's comps.") on the title page. Solid and VG in its navy-blue cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the front panel and spine. Light scuffing to the panels, light soiling --and foxing-- to..... More
Washington, D.C. The Bicentennial Post Office History Advisory Committee, 1976. 1st. Original Wraps. 1976 1st edition. Solid and VG in its original pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 164 pgs. Includes an original letter from Texas Congressman and U.S. Representative J.J. "Jake" Pickle. More
Denver: Sundance Publications, Ltd. Hardcover. A handsome copy of the 2 volume set. The 1986 and 1989 1st editions, respectively. Both volumes solid and Near Fine in clear, Near Fine mylar dustjackets. VOL. I SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title and stamped "554" (of an undetermined limitation). Quartos, 560..... More
College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2004. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2004 stated 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 290 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Orlando: University Presses of Florida, 1981. 1st. Decorative Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. A very handsome copy to boot of the 1981 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, 255 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Boston: Little, Brown, 1911. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the 2nd blank endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1911 1st edition. Tight and VG in its duotone cloth, with light bumping at the tips and along the bottom-edge. Former owner name at the front free endpaper..... More
Greenwich, CT: Round Hill Club, 1979. Cloth. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1979 1st edition. #176 OF 600 COPIES "PRIVATELY PRINTED FOR THE ROUND HILL CLUB". Tight and Near Fine in its light-blue cloth, with bright gilt-insignia (the Club's insignia) and gilt-titling to the front panel and spine respectively..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co., 1940. Cloth. The 1940 1st British edition of JFK.s first published book, his senior thesis at Harvard, analyzing England's decision to resist Hitler when it did (rather than even earlier). Solid and G+ in its red cloth, with light staining -and spotting-- at the panels and..... More
New York: A.S. Clark, 1903. 1st. Decorative Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1903 1st edition. VG in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and spine. Tender --but still firm-- hinges, former owner bookplate at front pastedown. Thick octavo, 416 pgs., top-edge gilt. More
Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 1969. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the front free endpaper. A handsome copy to boot of the 1969 1st edition. VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light scuffing at the top-edge of the rear panel. Octavo, 127 pgs. Signed..... More
Camden, Maine: International Marine Publishing Company, 1983. 1st. Cloth. A sharp copy of the 1983 1st edition. Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket. Oblong quarto, 279 pgs. More
Self-published, 1936. 1st. Original Wraps. A clean, tight copy of the 1936 1st edition. Bright and VG+ in its original pictorial wrappers. Octavo, 95 pgs. More
Brattleboro, VT: Stephen Daye Press, 1936. 1st. Cloth. 1936 1st edition of this charming real-life look at Bruce the lobster fisherboy, who lives and fishes off the coast of Maine on a tiny island called Crie Haven. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG- dustjacket, with light chipping..... More
Darien, CT: The Darien Community Association, 1976. Decorative Cloth. First Thus. The 1976 Bicentennial edition. COPY #87 INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the limitation page. Solid and bright in its blue boards, with strong gilt-lettering and design at the panels. Octavo, 212 pgs. Signed by Author. More
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1937. E.H. Suydam. Pictorial boards. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR LYLE SAXON on the title page. A solid, serviceable copy to boot of this 1937 reprint. Tight and VG- to VG, with light spotting along the rear panel, rubbing at the spine and mild wear along..... More
Columbia, South Carolina: A.S. Johnston, 1848. 1st. Cloth. 1848 1st edition. A VG copy, tightly rebound in dark leather over publisher's original marbled boards. Light scuffing to the tips and spine, some spotting and foxing--fairly minor-- to the pages. ONE OF THE TWO ORIGINAL MAPS IS PRESENT AND VG, the..... More
Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937. The 1937 1st edition of this uncommon study of early religious history in Texas. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light, inconspicuous staining to the inside of the jacket which has bled just a bit thru to the spine..... More
New York: 1947. 1st. Decorative Cloth. INSCRIBED BY MARY THEODORA FLEMING AND GERTRUDE N. L'ENGLE on the second blank endpaper. ALSO INCLUDES A TIPPED-IN 8 PG. HANDWRITTEN LETTER FROM GERTRUDE L'ENGLE. A sharp copy to boot of the 1947 1st edition. Bright and Near Fine in its green pictorial cloth..... More
Fort Worth, Texas: Texas Christian University Press, 1996. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 1996 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 146 pgs. Signed by Author. More
New York: Brentano's, 1919. 1st. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY MARIAN COX TO MAXWELL GEISMAR, pre-eminent literary critic and biographer (1909-1979). The 1919 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light creasing at the front panel's bottom-edge and one small chip at the spine. 12mo, 158 pgs. Signed..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2001. 1st. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 2001 hardback. Fine in its dark cloth, with bright gilt-lettering along the front panel and spine. Octavo, 244 pgs. More
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1882. 1st. Half-Leather. The 1892 1st American edition (with the imprint of the Franklin Press on the coyright page). In the Publisher's Deluxe binding (half-morocco over marbled boards). Clean, solid and well-preserved. VG, with light wear at the tips and along the outer hinges. Small abrading..... More
New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1898. 1st. Decorative Cloth. 1898 1st edition, IN THE VERY UNCOMMON ORIGINAL DUSTJACKET. VG in its red cloth--with light staining at the foot of the panels-- and in a bright, VG- pictorial dustjacket, with chipping at the spine ends and panel tips (representing about..... More
