N.p. N.p., 1966. Small 4to. (2pp), single folded leaf. Fine. First edition of sheet music for the Illinois Sesquicentennial version of the official state song -- written pre-1893, designated official in 1925 and here arranged by Luboff and with some new lyrics by folk music legend Stracke. Fourth page consists..... More
N.p. N.p., 1966. 12mo. Glossy pictorial card stock sleeve housing 6 3/4" diameter black vinyl 45rpm record. Fine/fine. First and sole printing, bright and pristine, of the Illinois Sesquicentennial jazz arrangement of the official state song -- written pre-1893, designated official in 1925 and here arranged by Luboff and with..... More
Washington, DC: F. & J. Rives & Geo. A. Bailey, 1868. Hardcover. Small 4to. Rebound in brown cloth with gilt spine lettering. 1090pp, 50pp, xxviii. Very good. First couple leaves more age toned and lightly soiled, compared to bulk of text block, which is bright and nice and only lightly..... More
La Jolla: Value Communications, Inc., [1977]. Hardcover. Illustrations by Stephen Pileggi. 4to. Glossy pictorial cloth. 63pp. Numerous color lillustrations. Near fine. "H" inkstamped in red on front pastedown. A handsome and tight first edition of this children's biography, part of this publisher's "ValueTale Series." Charming -- uncommon to find with..... More
This utility infielder and pinch hitter debuted with the Kansas City Athletics in 1960, and also played for the Washington Senators (1961-62), Baltimore Orioles (1963-67 -- 1966 World Series champions), New York Mets (1967), Cincinnati Reds (1968), Atlanta Braves (1968), St. Louis Cardinals (1969) and Oakland Athletics (1969-70). IPS, 8"..... More
The center around whom an NFL football franchise was practically built starred at Tennessee from 1965 to 1967; in 1989 he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. Bold signature, heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., 1978 November 5. Very good. With original envelope. A handsome pre-HOF..... More
Galena: Carl H. Johnson Jr., [1977]. Hardcover. Edited by Sandra J. Hirstein. Illustrations by Carl Johnson. Wide 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial gilt. x, 189pp. Numerous illustrations (many color), pictorial endpapers. Near fine. First trade edition (second printing after a limited edition of 500 signed, numbered copies)..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, [1998]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine and tan paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 494pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. A handsome and tight first edition of this accompaniment to the PBS series. More
This ball player debuted with the St. Louis Browns in 1946. Bold "Chet Johnson" in blue ballpoint, heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., n.y. Fine. More
Oak Park, IL: McLeod-Smith Graphics, 2004. Paperback. Foreword by F. Dean Lueking. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. vii, 150pp. Illustrations. Very good. Minor wear to wrappers. Probable sole edition of this memoir by this octogenarian old-time radio personality, boldly inscribed by him in black ballpoint at the top of the..... More
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1959. Hardcover. Edited by Mendel L. Peterson. Small 4to. Tan cloth. vi, 268pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine. Volume 136, Number 2 of the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections series. Transcript of this obscure seaman's fascinating "Journal of a Cruise on the Brazils on Board of the U.S. Ship..... More
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1959. Hardcover. Edited by Mendel L. Peterson. Small 4to. Brown cloth. vi, 268pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine. First edition. Volume 136, Number 2 of the Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections series. Transcript of this obscure seaman's fascinating "Journal of a Cruise on the Brazils on Board of the..... More
New York: New York University Libraries, 1968. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff cream wrappers. 44pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Handsome first edition of this essay on the book and manuscript Scott holdings of this NYU library -- No. 4 in their "Bibiliographical Series." More
[Danville, IL: Illinois Printing Company], n.y., [possibly 1903]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff beige linen-textured wrappers. 25pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Bit of light soiling to outer wrappers, else tight and nice. Monaghan notes this Danville variant of this oft-reprinted essay, but hazards no date. Monument custodian Johnson discusses the construction of..... More
Springfield: Schnepp & Barnes, Printers, [1915]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff grey wrappers. 28pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Tight, nice later enlarged printing of this 1903 booklet intended "For Distribution at the National Lincoln Monument in the City of Springfield, Illinois." Rubberstamped signature of compiler and tomb custodian Johnson on front flyleaf..... More
New York: Exposition Press, 1972. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 168pp. Very good/very good. Autographed by Johnson. First edition. Bizarre, humorous novel (although the jacket refers to it as "a true-to-life adventure") about a live ape-man in central Wisconsin and his misadventures with the government, signed by the..... More
East Lansing: Georgia A. Johnson Publishing Company, [1994]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and ruling, dust jacket. 254pp. Illustrations. Fine/near fine. Handsome, tight first edition of this uncommon and unusual study. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1943. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with paper label. 284pp. Very good. A tight and nice first edition, with a pencilled ownership signature on front flyleaf of Lloyd Lewis (1891-1949), famed Chicago journalist, editor and historian whose books include "Myths After Lincoln," "Sherman: Fighting Prophet" and..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1962. Hardcover. Illustrations by Leonard Everett Fisher. 8vo. Red cloth with white lettering and emblem. 128pp. Illustrations. Very good. Internally tight and fine, with just minor scuffing to front board. Tight and nice first edition of one volume from Johnson's "The Government" trilogy for..... More
New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1929. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with paper spine label and pictorial paper cover label. 278pp. Frontispiece, 7 plates. Very good. Bookplate on front pastedown notes this volume came from the estate of Frank O. Lowden (1861-1943), Illinois governor; Lowden has pencilled an acquisition number..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, [1944]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Coarse tan cloth with brown lettering, dust jacket. vi, 293pp, (2pp). Extensive illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket a bit edgeworn and slightly rubbed. A tight and attractive first edition of this excellent photograph gathering, titled on the jacket "Woodrow Wilson as..... More
Between 1925 and 1939 this pitcher played for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds. Nice signature in blue ballpoint, heavy stock 5" X 3" card, n.p., n.y. Fine. Attractive later life example. More
This famed California isolationist and progressive helped found the Progressive Party in 1912 and was chosen Theodore Roosevelt's running mate on that ticket in the 1912 presidential election; he served California as its 23rd governor (1911-17) and senator (1917-45). TNS, 1p, 8" X 10½", Washington, DC, 25 April 1919. Addressed..... More
Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, [1966]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Pictorial cloth. 86pp. Extensive illustrations. Very good. Quite faint binding edgewear, else internally tight and fine. A superb first edition of this volume in Lerner's "In America" series for young adults -- and this copy from the library of Senator Adlai E...... More
First Lady. Signed (initials) Postal Cover, 6½" X 3½", cancelled in Phoenix, Arizona on 28 May 1968. 5-cent "Plant for a More Beautiful America" and 1-cent "Andrew Jackson" stamp at upper right. Near the center, just below the postal cancellation, Johnson boldly pens a large "LBJ" in black ballpoint. Signed..... More