Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1976. Hardcover. Small 4to. Orange decorated cloth. x, 161pp. Illustrations. Fine. Tight and pristine first edition of this "high spots" annotated bibliography, with sections on Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and the West Indies. Quite useful for reference. More about Folklore from Africa to the United States
[Galena]: City of Galena, 1937. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff blue pictorial wrappers. 79pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, linoleum-block engravings, small color foldout map at rear. Very good. Mild wear to outer wrappers, though internally tight and near fine. Nice first edition of this Federal Writers' Project city guide, written largely and anonymously by... More about Galena Guide
Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 2004. Hardcover. Edited by Joanna Brooks. 16mo. Teal green cloth with gilt lettering, rules and medallion. liii, 406pp, (2pp). Top edge gilt. Frontispiece, illustrations (some color), maps, decorative endpapers. Fine. Wonderfully tight, handsome first of this 102nd volume in the "Lakeside Classics" series. The... More about The Life of Olaudah Equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or...
Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 2003. Hardcover. Edited by Marifeli Perez-Stable. 16mo. Teal green cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration. lxxvii, 317pp. Top edge gilt. Color frontispiece, illustrations (many color), decorative endpapers. Fine. Pristine, tight volume in the noted "Lakeside Classics" series -- the future president's account of... More about The Rough Riders
Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 2002. Hardcover. Edited by John Miller Morris. 16mo. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration. cxv, 421pp. Top edge gilt. Color frontispiece, illustrations (many color). Near fine. A tight and handsome first of this edition, the centennial volume of the noted "Lakeside Classics"... More about Narrative of the Coronado Expedition
Philadelphia: The Beck Engraving Company, 1901. Hardcover. Revised by E.A. Kopp. Small 4to. Red cloth with gilt lettering. (Ca. 400pp). Top edge gilt. Deckle outer edges. Color frontispiece, extensive full-page plates. Near fine. Handsome and tight first edition. Schemm (1852-1909) ran the brewery founded by his father, but spent more... More about Catalogue of the Private Collection of Paintings Belonging to Peter A. Schemm Philadelphia, PA
Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, [1954]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Dark blue cloth spine with gilt lettering and green paper over boards, plain brown dust jacket with two modern paper labels. 33pp. Near fine/very good. Tight and lovely first of this edition, a facsimile with added materials of this early Southern... More about Catalogue of the Library of the Reverend James Warley Miles: Reprinted from the sole surviving...
New York: American Geographical Society, 1930. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff grey wrappers. 71pp. Illustrations, tables, 2 color foldout maps. Very good. Outer wrappers (only) a bit age toned and rubbed, else internally tight and fine. An attractive first edition of this "running account," derived largely from newspaper reports. More about The Work of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition 1928-1930
New York: The Viking Press, 1975. Hardcover. Small 4to. Pale orange cloth spine with black lettering and yellow paper over boards, dust jacket. 487pp. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear, with small chip at head of spine; text block lightly age toned as usual. A handsome, tight first edition of... More about Humboldt's Gift
New York: Broadcast Music, Inc., 1979. Paperback. 8vo. Tan wrappers. (29pp). Fine. A tight, pristine copy of this scarce booklet celebrating Haverlin's 80th birthday, limited to 81 copies -- one for every year plus one "available for general distribution." This choice copy has been extra-illustrated with letters from Haverlin himself... More about Lines of Tribute to Carl Haverlin
Murray Hill, NE: Rinehart & Company, [1928]. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering. 336pp. Map endpapers. Very good. Spine a tad sunned with lettering a bit rubbed, else tight and internally near fine. Attractive early reprint edition of this book-length epic poem, winner of the 1929 Pulitzer Prize... More about John Brown's Body
Hanover, IL: Terry J. Miller, 1981. Paperback. Wide 8vo. Stiff tan wrappers. 36pp, (6pp ads). Numerous illustrations, advertisements. Very good. Tight and nice facsimile reprint of this 1915 promotional booklet ("Including Schapville and Woodbine") celebrating these tiny towns in Jo Daviess County, northwest Illinois. More about Souvenir of Elizabeth and Hanover
Galena, IL: Galena/Jo Daviess County Historical Society, 1995. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 94pp. Illustrations. Fine. Tight and handsome first edition of this collection of ghost tales occurring in Galena, Illinois in northwest Illinois -- adopted hometown of U.S. Grant -- signed boldly by Watson in black ballpoint on..... More about Ghosts of Galena
New York: Dover Publications, [1994]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. xxiii, 88pp, (15pp ads). Frontispiece, illustration, map. Near fine. Quite tight and really nice facsimile reprint of the 1916 edition, edited by Milo Milton Quaife. Though not so marked, from the collection of former Illinois senator Adlai E. Stevenson III (b. 1930). More about Life of Black Hawk
Springfield: Illinois State Museum, 1958. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff red pictorial wrappers. 76pp. Numerous illustrations, tables, line drawings. Very good. Spine lightly sunned, else tight and internally fine. Attractive first edition of the ninth title in the "Story of Illinois Series." Though not so marked, from the collection of Adlai E.... More about American Indian Ways of Life: An Interpretation of the Archaeology of Illinois and Adjoining Areas
Galena, IL: Bale's Drug Store, 1927. Paperback. Wide 12mo. Stiff tan decorative wrappers. 62pp. Numerous sepia-tone illustrations, advertisements. Very good. Quite mild wear to outer wrappers (only), else tight and internally fine. A tight and attractive first edition of this popular survey of the history of U.S. Grant's adopted hometown... More about Galena's Century Milestone: A Brief Review of Its History and Historic Spots with Original Modern...
Dubuque: The First National Bank of Dubuque, [1975]. Hardcover. Illustrations by Carl H. Johnson, Jr. Wide 8vo. Tan cloth with pictorial gilt and gilt lettering. xii, 172pp. Extensive illustrations (many color), pictorial endpapers. Very good. Bit of minor, barely discernible spotting to front board and title page. A tight and... More about The Heritage of Dubuque: An Architectural View
Springfield: The State of Illinois, 1945. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. 238pp, (2pp). Extensive full-page illustrations. Very good. Spine faintly rubbed, else tight and internally near fine. Handsome second printing of this authoritative 1941 study, Volume II of the Illinois State Museum's "Popular Science Series." This sharp... More about Birds in Your Back Yard: Native birds in their haunts with a check list for Sangamon County
New York: The John Day Company, 1957. Hardcover. Small 4to. Light blue cloth with black spine lettering. 48pp. Extensive illustrations, maps, pictorial endpapers. Good plus. Though tight and internally near fine, binding is irregularly sunned (most so on spine), with some smudges. Third printing of this unusual attempt to put... More about Cosmic View: The Universe in 40 Jumps
Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1981. Hardcover. Edited by William R. Anderson. 16mo. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration. xliii, 388pp. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece, illustrations. Fine. Tight, pristine reprint of the 1928 first edition, from the noted "Lakeside Classics" series. Personal accounts of Byrd's historic flights... More about Skyward
Chicago: R.R. Donnelly & Sons Company, 1980. Hardcover. Edited by Mark M. Krug. 16mo. Brown cloth. xlvii, 350pp. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece, illustrations, foldout map. Fine. Tight, handsome copy of this volume in the acclaimed "Lakeside Classics" series. First edition. More about Mrs. Hill's Journal -- Civil War Reminiscences
Galena, IL: Gazette Print, 1940. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff yellow pictorial wrappers. 95pp. Illustrations, 2 maps. Very good. Mild wear to outer wrappers (only), else tight and internally near fine. Attractive third edition of this brief history of the noted early northwest Illinois town, known for its lead mining and U.S. Grant. More about Glamorous Galena and Jo Daviess County: Little Switzerland of Illinois
New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Hardcover. Selected by Dorothy Parker. Introduction by John O'Hara. 16mo. Light brown cloth with blue lettering. xix, 835pp. Very good. Minor and mild binding edgewear, else tight and internally fine. Wonderfully tight and nice first edition of the 14th volume in the noted "Viking... More about The Portable F. Scott Fitzgerald
Chicago: The Newberry Library, 1972. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff green wrappers. 119pp. Numerous illustrations (4 color). Very good. Outer wrappers (only) lightly age toned, else tight and internally fine. A handsome first exhibition catalogue of "Fifty Books from The Sterling Morton Library... for the Fiftieth Anniversary of The Morton Arboretum." Nice... More about Hortus Botanicus: The Botanic Garden & The Book
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1945. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green cloth with ivory spine lettering. vii, 68pp. Near fine. Tight and attractive first edition of this slim essay gathering. Though not so marked, from the library of Adlai E. Stevenson II (1900-65), Illinois governor and twice presidential candidate, and his... More about Beyond Personality: The Christian Idea of God