Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1966]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Terra cotta cloth with black spine lettering and pictorial stamping, pictorial dust jacket. xvii, 453pp. Illustrations, maps. Near fine/very good. Clean-edged, unchipped jacket is mildly spotted. Tight, attractive fourth printing of this edition, part of "The Civilization of the American Indian..... More
Harrisburg: The Stackpole Company, [1952]. Hardcover. 8vo. Yellow cloth with black spine lettering and decoration. 343pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Faintest of binding wear, else tight and internally fine; lacks dust jacket. Originally published in 1925 at 214 pages (see Rader 481), this revised and expanded edition clocks in at..... More
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, [1969]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth with black spine lettering and pictorial stamping, pictorial dust jacket. xiv, 218pp. Fine/near fine. Lovely, tight first edition of this scholarly study and bearing interesting, unusual autograpgh addition: Tipped to front flyleaf is a 5" X 3" slip signed..... More
The great English actor, filmmaker, playwright and author won an Academy Award in 1930 for "Disraeli" -- the first Briton to do so -- and is best known for portrayals of this and other historical figures. Large and bold "With compliments / of / George Arliss" on a heavy stock..... More
Minocqua, WI: NorthWord Press, Inc., [1991]. Hardcover. Illustrations by Mary A. Shafer. Small 4to. Quarter grey cloth and terra cotta paper over boards with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xii, 248pp. Line drawings. Fine/near fine. Just a reprint edition of the famed "Sand County Almanac" naturalist/conservationist's writings during a fishing..... More
New York: The Jungle Publishing Co., [1906]. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Olive green cloth with ivory lettering and black and ivory front board pictorial stamping. 413pp. Very good. Faint binding wear only, with ivory spine lettering a touch rubbed; rear inner hinge rough but neatly, archivally strengthened, thus tight; ownership signature..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brick red cloth with black lettering and pictorial stamping. xii, 242pp. Frontispiece, full page and smaller line drawings. Near fine. 1926 ownership signature on front flyleaf. Handsome and super tight first edition of the Canadian-American artist and cowpoke's fourth book. Lacks..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924. Hardcover. Small 4to. Grey cloth with black lettering and brown front board pictorial stamping. xvii, 217pp. Frontispiece, full page and small line drawings. Near fine. 1924 ownership signature on front flyleaf. Tight and quite nice first edition of the Canadian-American artist and cowpoke's first..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Hardcover. Small 4to. Quarter brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and tan paper over boards with brown lettering and decoration. xii, 241pp. Fullpage and small line drawings. Near fine. 1925 ownership signature on front flyleaf. This first edition of the Canadian-American artist and cowpoke's..... More
Boston: The Christian Science Publishing Society, [1983]. Hardcover. Wide small 4to. Green and grey cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. (Ca. 200pp). Extensive full-page illustrations. Fine/fine. Superb, tight first edition of this gathering of these four photogs' best work "Published on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1971. Hardcover. 4to. White paper over boards with grey lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 120pp. Extensive illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Very good/very good. Jacket edgeworn, with scuff at upper right of front panel. A tight, quite nice first U.S. edition of this celebration of the Dutch-German girl..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1895. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Burgundy cloth with silver lettering and gilt and silver decoration. 385pp, (6pp ads). Frontispiece, 7 full-page called-for plates. Very good. Quite minor mottling to binding, which shows very faint spine sunning, else tight and internally nice. Attractive second edition of..... More
Annapolis: United States Naval Institute, [1966]. Hardcover. Thomas L. Wattles (technical editor). 4to. Grey cloth with silver and blue spine lettering. xviii, 581pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations, line drawings, maps, map/pictorial endpapers. Near fine. Tight and attractive fourth printing of this in-depth study first published in 1953. More
New York: Random House, [1959]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Quarter terra cotta cloth with black and silver lettering and grey patterned paper over boards. xiii, 97pp. Near fine. Early (not first) printing of this verse gathering, tight and bright -- and with choice autograph addition: Tipped to front flyleaf is a...... More
This South African theologian and Anglican clergyman was the first black African name Bishop of Johannesburg (1985-86) and same for Archbishop of Cape Town (1986-96); his anti-apartheid activism gained him worldwide influence and earned him the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize. Signed FDC, heavy stock 8½" X 5", cancelled in Sunderland..... More
This memorable character actor of stage and television appears in more than one hundred films between 1931 and 1974, often portraying Irish cops, thugs, cabbies and assorted "heavies." IPS, heavy stock 8" X 10", n.p., n.y. Near fine. Minor silvering. Delightful head-and-shoulders sepia-tone portrait of a smiling younger Jenkins at..... More
Chicago: The Log Cabin Bookery, n.y. Paperback. Small 4to. Seven 8½" X 11" leaves (all but one printed rectos only), stapled along top. Very good. Moderately age toned. Intreresting sales catalogue, a crude mimeographed two-column production describing 154 items -- intriguing in that we and other Lincoln specialists have never..... More
Lausanne, Switzerland: Edita, [1966]. Hardcover. 4to. Full red leatherette with gilt lettering and extensive pictorial and decorative giltstamping, slipcase. 221pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations, tipped-in color plates, decorative endpapers. Near fine/near fine. Front hinge just a tad delicate. Handsome copy of this intriguing and charming collection of 19th century American travelogues..... More
Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, [1939]. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth with blue spine lettering and blue and orange front board pictorial stamping. 102pp. Numerous color illustrations. Very good. Faintest of binding wear only; minscule ¼" chip to upper corner of rear flyleaf. Lovely, tight first edition of this early Disney..... More
New York: Doubleday, [1990]. Hardcover. Foreword by Robert Wise. 4to. Quarter black cloth with gilt spine lettering and black paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xxi, 243pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine/near fine. Outstanding first edition of this delightful semi-centennial celebration of the 1941 Orson Welles drama often considered the greatest of..... More
Nashville: Nelson Books, [2019]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. viii, 280pp. Illustrations. Fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear only. A tight and handsome later (5th) printing of the actor's thoughts on honoring and providing for American veterans -- with unusual autograph addition..... More
Roseville, MN: Edinborough Press, [2008]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. xiv, 208pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine. Bright and tight first edition, boldly inscribed and signed in black ballpoint on title page: "To Denise: / Thanks so much for / coming tonight! / Enjoy! / Jim Schmidt / 02 May..... More
New York: The Overlook Press, [2014]. Hardcover. Foreword by Mary Beard. 8vo. Terra cotta paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 216pp. Fine/fine. Tight and pristine second printing of this intriguingly oddball nonfiction study that employs the fictional character of Falx. More
New York: Workman Publishing, [1999]. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. xix, 366pp. Extensive illustrations (some color). Fine. Pristine later (7th) printing of this soup-to-nuts survey of antiques covered in the popular television series, with promotional material laid in. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, [1985]. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with silver spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. xiv, 300pp, xiv. 4 maps. Near fine/very good. Jacket faintly edgeworn only. Tight, attractive later (15th) printing of this uncommon 1952 study, described on front jacket panel "A chapter in American lawlessness"..... More