London: Suttaby, Fox, & Suttaby, 1828. Hardcover. 16mo. Quarter burgundy calf with gilt spine lettering and raised bands and marbled paper over boards. viii, 408pp, 12pp. Very good. Faint binding edgewear at extremities; light even age toning to text block. Quite tight and exceptionally handsome copy of this annual compilation..... More
N.p. N.p., n.y. Paperback. 8vo. Self-cover. Very good. 4pp. Mild binding traces, else bright, clean and nice. Apparent first edition of this frustratingly-cryptic pamphlet, likely published in 1861 -- a rousing defense of slavery. The author's simple-minded response to the charge that "Slaveholding is in itself sinful, and therefore immediate..... More
Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Company, 1880. Hardcover. 16mo. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering. 226pp, (14pp ads). Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Good plus. A bit edgeworn, mainly at spine head/tail, with delicate inner hinges expertly, archivally strengthened and thus tight; text block nice, clean and very good. A nice first edition of..... More
Collection of 20 autograph items from a variety of 20th century notables all answering the same question posed by a 7th/8th grade English teacher in Illinois: "We will be very grateful if you will tell us what you feel was the most important lesson you learned when you were a...... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1939. Hardcover. Drawings by Wilfred Jones. Complete 2-volume set in slipcase. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, slipcase with paper spine label. 977pp. Small chapter opening wood engravings. Near fine/very good. Early (not first) printing, tight and handsome. Lovely pair of this continuation of..... More
Chicago: Keen & Lee, 1856. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Red blind-embossed cloth with gilt spine. 412pp. Frontispiece, engraved title page, 3 full-page plates, foldout color map, front endpaper text. Good plus. Contemporary nonauthorial gift inscription on inner flyleaf; binding slightly edgeworn and spine rather faded and rubbed, extending slightly onto front..... More
One of the original "Mercury Seven" astronauts, Carpenter was a versatile aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot -- second American to orbit the earth (after Glenn), fourth American in space. Color IPS (magazine stock), 7½" X 10", n.p.. n.y. Very good. Trimmed edges. Heavy stock color front cover of "Life" magazine..... More
This English nobleman (12th Baronet of Stratton Hall) emigrated to America and became a bartender and played cowboy, among other things, before becoming a minister; he authored the 1928 memoir "From Cowboy to Pulpit." ALS, 1p, 8½" X 11", ornate Salvation Army Industrial Home letterhead, Chester, PA, 1912 July 4..... More
This U.S.A.A.F. officer downed 14 enemy aircraft over the Pacific in 1943-44 with the 7th Fighter Squadron of the 49th Fighter Group; he appeared in three small film roles post-war, then became test pilot and personal pilot for Howard Hughes. PS, heavy stock glossy 8" X 10", n.p., n.y. Fine..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration, pictorial dust jacket. 235pp. Near fine/good plus. Jacket edgeworn, with spine age toned and some edge chips and expert archival mends on verso -- thus complete and overall fairly attractive. Tight and..... More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1958]. Hardcover. Edited by J. Eric S. Thompson. Small 4to. Green cloth with ivory lettering. li, 379pp. Illustrations. Very good. Faint binding edgewear. First of this edition, a reprint of the 1958 edition of the 1648 classic on travel in the West Indies, Mexico and..... More
This 1950s pop singer hit the charts with soulful ballads such as the hit "Bon Voyage" (1957) and is often remembered for the 1960 "Cry Me a River" and her album "Embers of Love." Pink pictorial paper 7" X 7" record sleeve issued by Capitol Records depicting their iconic Los..... More
This Imperial Japanese Navy fighter ace is credited with shooting down 19 Allied aircraft, most notably that of "Pappy" Boyington of the Black Sheep Squadron in 1944; he later became a U.S. citizen and met and befriended Boyington. PS, heavy stock glossy 8" X 10", n.p., n.y. Fine. Handsome modern..... More
This two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist created the immortal Willie and Joe during World War Two; his 1963 "Grieving Lincoln" cartoon in the "Chicago Sun-Times" summed up the nation's reaction to JFK's assassination. TLS, 1p, 7¼" X 10½", Santa Fe, NM, 1986 April 14. Addressed to "Ralph" (Ralph G. Newman..... More
Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1913. Hardcover. 16mo. Green cloth with gilt rules, spine lettering and front board device. ix, 137pp. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece with captioned tissue guard. Very good. Faintest edgewear, with upper corner bumped but all gilt bright and sharp -- tight and internally fine. Quite..... More
London: J. Darby, A. Bettesworthm F. Fayram, R. Gosling, W. Means, J. Pemberton, C. Rivington, J. Hooke, F. Clay, J. Batley, and E. Symon, 1725. Hardcover. Edited by John Henley. Folio. Full speckled 18th century calf with raised bands and gilt lettering and spine decorations. xxviii, 333pp (misnumbered 331). Title..... More
Supposedly the youngest soldier to enlist in the Civil War; others, such as Johnny Clem (born 1851), the "Union Drummer Boy of Chickamauga," were indeed younger, although Clem did not carry a weapon until later, was not officially mustered in and his wages were paid out of donations by the..... More
This cleric was the spiritual leader of five million Eastern Orthodox Christians, serving as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1973-91) and the 269th successor to St. Andrew. IPS, heavy stock 5" X 7", n.p., 2 July 1973. Near fine. Handsome half-length portrait in full regalia, boldly inscribed and signed in Greek..... More
Nicknamed "The Easy Boss" (as well as "Me Too" for petulantly resigning his U.S. Senate seat in 1881 at Roscoe Conkling's urging), this powerful New York Republican party political boss served as Congressman (1873-77) and Senator (1881, 1897-1909) -- but is remembered not for legislative prowess but rather for the..... More
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 36-year head basketball coach himself played for the University of Kansas's 1952 national championship team; under his leadership the Tar Heels won 879 games, two NCAA championships and numerous other distinctions; he was elected to both the Basketball Hall of Fame (1983)..... More
Italian operatic singer who debuted in New York in 1947. PS [Abresch], 5" X 7", n.p., 1953 n.d. Very good. Lovely closeup portrait, boldly signed and dated at upper right in dark green. Scarce. More
London: W. and J. Richardson, 1769. Hardcover. Folio. Quarter black calf with raised bands and gilt lettering and tan cloth over rounded-corner boards. vi, (2pp), 1056pp, (16pp). Frontispiece. Very good. Internally tight, bright, uniformly lovely; miniscule modern ownership signature on title page verso. Tight and attractive first edition of this..... More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, [1900]. Hardcover. Illustrations by B. West Clinedinst and C.D. Farrand. Small 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations, pictorial dust jacket. xvii, 410pp, (4pp ads). Top edge gilt. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, 8 full-page called-for plates, numerous small line drawings. Near fine/very good. Minor jacket..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth spine and blue paper over boards, dust jacket. viii, 337pp. Illustrations, map endpapers. Near fine/near fine. First edition, tight and nice, of this chronicle of the first-ever flight that circled the globe without refueling. Handsomely inscribed by both authors..... More