Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, [1999]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. 91pp. Near fine. Superb and tight later (4th) printing of this verse collection by the famed poet and U.S. Poet Laureate (2002-03), the title page of which he inscribes and signs huge and bold in black fineline: "To..... More
Madison: American Printing & Publishing, 1972. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth. 195pp. Extensive partly-colored maps, tables. Near fine. Second edition, tight and attractive, of this useful reference source (first published in 1968) for population and agricultural statistics. NOT ex-library, as are most copies. More
The Emmy Award-winning actor of television and films (1960s-90s) switched to talk shows in later years and became a popular host. PS, glossy black-and-white 10" X 8", n.p., n.y. Fine. Superb candid scene from the talk show "Hour Magazine," which Collins host from 1980 to 1988, showing him at right..... More
San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1979-80. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering. 560pp, (19pp). Numerous illustrations. Fine. Custom bound (in one volume) complete set of all five parts of this renowned auction, with original front wrappers bound in. The Californiana collection of Henderson (1887-1974) was, according to..... More
This Ohio-born attorney was considered by the famed attorney and Congressman Sergeant Smith Prentiss (1808-50), considered the most remarkable orator of his day, a brilliant lawyer and he penned an essay about him upon his death in New Orleans at age 26. Printed pamphlet, "Supreme Court. Justin A. Edwards, Appellant..... More
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1970. Hardcover. Edited by Colton Storm. 16mo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. xxxv, 252pp. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece, illustrations, 2 maps (1 folding). Fine. Pristine, tight reprint of Collins' 1904 "Across the Plains in '64," the 68th volume in of the "Lakeside Classics" Christmas keepsake..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth spine and tan paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 275pp. Illustrations. Fine/near fine. First edition -- tight, attractive -- of the folksinger's memoir -- handsomely signed and inscribed by her large and bold in black fineline on the title page..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth spine with gilt lettering and tan paper over boards, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 275pp. Illustrations. Fine/near fine. First edition of the folksinger's memoir, tight and handsome -- and nicely signed and inscribed by her large and bold in black fineline..... More
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1974. Hardcover. As told to Mary Collins. Small 4to. Black cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 159pp. Illustrations. 45 RPM record in sleeve tipped to rear pastedown. Fine/very good. First edition including a record of three previously unreleased compositions. More
New York: Air Facts, 1973. Paperback. (Vol. 36, No. 9). 12mo. Stiff glazed wrappers. 98pp. Illustrations. Very good. Tight, handsome copy of this issue devoted to "Honoring Aviation Women." More
New York: Bantam Books, [1991]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering and blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 516pp. Near fine/fine. Faintest of age toning to page edges only, else tight and fine. A superb, handsome first edition of this historical fiction, boldly signed in full..... More
Franklin, TN: Hillsboro Press, [2002]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xiii, 466pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine/fine. A tight and attractive first edition of this hefty biography of the groundbreaking American pathologist and physician (1886-1960). Lacks the compact disc. More
New York: Avenel Books, [1967]. Hardcover. 8vo.Tan cloth, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 262pp. Near fine/very good. Slight bit of minor jacket edgewear. First edition, tight and nice. "Everything from soups, dry curries, breads, eggs to meats, fish, chicken, and even curried vegetables," touts the jacket front panel, "plus chutneys, salads..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1854. Hardcover. 8vo. Full brown calf with ornate spine gilt lettering and decorations. xxvii, 303pp. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Very good. Spine lightly shellacked and with small hand-lettered label near foot; else tight and near fine. Attractive "best of" compilation from this trio..... More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1950. Hardcover. Small 4to. Pale orange cloth with green spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. xvii, 261pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/good. Jacket quite rubbed and age toned, with some edge chips; ownership signature on front pastedown. A tight and fairly attractive second printing of what..... More
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, [1976]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth, dust jacket. xx, 463pp. Illustrations, maps. Very good/very good. Tight, clean and nice volume in this publisher's "Studies in Maryland History and Culture" series -- a volume similar to the Works Press Administration's admirable "American Guide Series." Mild..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1942. Hardcover. Small 4to. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration, dust jacket. x, 386pp. Much music notation; errata slip tipped in. Fine/near fine. Faint spine sunning to spine (only) of otherwise bright and crisp jacket. Superlative, bright and tight first edition of this..... More