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
Francestown, New Hampshire: Marshall Jones Company, 1985. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Cloth. SIGNED BY MARV "SLIM" GIRARD on a tipped-in sheet on the half-title. A solid copy to boot of the 1985 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with very light wear at the panel..... More
Rutland, VT: The Tuttle Publishing Co., 1946. 1st. Cloth. The 1946 1st edition of this uncommon study of the Allen-Isham family and specifically Jirah Isham Allen, the renowned 19th century Montana settler and hunter. #183 of only 200 copies issued. This copy also includes a tipped-in handwritten letter from the..... More
Los Angeles: Henry J. Pauly Company, 1910. 1st. Cloth. Humorous postcards about 1910 Los Angeles written by "Skinny" East and wildly illustrated by Adolph C. Fera. VG- in its oatmeal, pictorial cloth, with light wear along the spine, light soiling to the rear panel and witty, light pencil annotations to..... More
Cleveland: Marine Review, 1898. Cloth. The 1898 Blue Book of American shipping, essentially an exhaustive accounting of the year's commerical shipping activities on major American waterways. Broken down into several separate sections, including " a list of lake vessels and statistics", a "list of coast and river steamers and sail..... More
Macon, Georgia: The J.W. Burke Company, 1925. A crisp, sharp copy of the 1925 1st edition of this autobiography of the ex-Governor of Georgia (1915-1917). Clean and Near Fine in its light-green boards. Published out of Macon, Georgia. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1960. Cloth. A solid copy of the November 1960 2nd printing. Tight and Near Fine (a touch of light spotting to the rear panel) in a crisp, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with very light chipping at the base of the spine and light soiling to..... More
Valley Forge, PA: The Judson Press, 1964. Cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR NORMAN MARING on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1964 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with vey light creasing and wear along the spine crown and the..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1925. 1st. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1925 1st edition. Clean and VG+ (with bright gilt-lettering to the front panel and spine) in a bright, VG example of the uncommon dustjacket, with light chipping at the panel edges. Octavo, 229 pgs., top-edge gilt, 22 illustrations..... More
Verona, Virginia: McClure Press, 1976. Cloth. INBSCRIBED BY "THE BOO" (LT. COLONEL NUGENT COURVOISIE) on the front free endpaper. A sharp copy to boot of the 1976 stated 3rd printing. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-clipped, VG+ dustjacket, with 2 very small closed tears at the panel edges..... More
Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2003. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY EDITOR PATRICIA Y. STALLARD on the half-title. A pristine copy to boot of the 2003 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 348 pgs. More
College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2003. 1st. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title. An immaculate copy to boot of the 2003 1st edition. Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Octavo, 177 pgs. Signed by Author. More
Charleston, West Virginia: Department of Archives and History of the State of West Virginia, 1914. Original wraps. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR WILBUR SIEBERT ("Compliments of the Author") on the front cover. A solid, well-preserved copy to boot of the uncommon 1914 1st edition. Clean and VG+ in its printed beige..... More
Santa Rosa, CA: Sonoma Democrat Publishing Company, 1896. 1st. Original Wraps. A crisp, clean copy of the uncommon 1896 1st edition, in its original decorative wrappers. Clean and solid and VG+, with bright pages and illustrations. Quarto, 34 pgs. Custom-made coth chemise with leather spine-label. (Cowan II, 637/Howes T-201). More
Greenwich, CT: The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, 2005. 1st. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 2005 1st edition. Crisp and Fine in a bright, Fine dustjacket. Quarto, 246 pgs. More
Newport, Rhode Island: The Preservation Society of Newport County/ Pitt's Head Tavern, 1954. Limited. BEAUTIFULLLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. A handsome copy to boot of the 1954 specially bound and numbered edition. #73 of 125 copies so designated on the limitation page and bound in 1/4..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1885. Cloth. The uncommon 1885 1st edition of this wonderful look at General Ulysses Grant's beloved Arabian Stallions "Leopard" and "Linden" and their sons "Beale", "Hegira" and "Islam". A fragile book, given its age, but this copy has held up very well: Solid and VG in its..... More
Texas Knights of Columbus Historical Commission, 1931. Original Wraps. The 1931 reprint of this 1767 travel diary and written record of one man's observations while visiting the Missions of the Province of Texas. Clean and VG+ in its original stapled wrappers. Octavo, 42 pgs. Small, neat former owner initials at..... More
New York: Robert Carter, 1846. 1st. Decorative Cloth. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. 1846 1st edition. G+ to VG- in its brown cloth, with decorative blindstampinng to the panels. Light spotting along the spine and mild fraying at its crown. Foxing to the preliminaries and, lightly, thru..... More
Osceola, Wisconsin: Motorbooks International, 1994. 1st. Original Wraps. 1994 1st edition. "History of Oliver, Hart-Parr, Cockshutt & Cletrac Tractors, Model Development, Variations, Specifications". Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Quarto, 128 pgs. Crisp color photography thruout. More
Groton: Self-published, 1894. A handsome copy of the uncommon 1894 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. Slightly-peeled former owner bookplate at the front pastedown, just a touch of light spotting to the rear panel's top-edge, otherwise very clean. Octavo, 263 uncut..... More
