Charleston, SC: The History Press, [2013]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 156pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine. Tight and pristine first edition of this unusual cottage industry of Bloomington, Illinois -- and a choice presentation copy, boldly inscribed and signed by both authors on the title page: She pens in black fineline..... More
Springfield: Fever River Research, 1996. Paperback. 4to. Stiff tan wrappers with black plastic comb binding. i, 209pp (all rectos only). Numerous line drawings, maps, floor plans, illustrations (some color). Near fine. Attractive first edition of this in-depth archaeological study of the Black Hawk War site in northwest Illinois. Quite uncommon..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, [2009]. Hardcover. 8vo. Red paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket. xxvi, 223pp, (3pp). Decorative endpapers. Fine/fine. Perfect and pristine first edition of this how-to by a top McDonald's executive. Super presentation copy, handsomely inscribed and signed by the author in black ink on front..... More
Washington, DC: Washington Publishing Company, 1894. Paperback. 24mo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers with modern brown cloth tape spine. 241pp. Good only. Outer corners of original front wrapper chipped and remainder a tad soiled and scuffed; added brown cloth tape spine neat and strong; text block tight and clean for the..... More
N.p. Reintree Press, [2002]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. 299pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Superbly bright and tight later edition of this chronicle first published in 1980 -- and an exceptionally choice presentation copy, lengthily inscribed and signed twice on title page: After signing in full at top in black..... More
Urbana: University of Illinois Press and The Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, [2004]. Hardcover. Blue cloth with silver spine lettering. xii, 223pp. Maps, tables. Fine. Possibly, presumably (but unverifiably) published with dust jacket and here lacking. Handsome, bright and tight first edition of this essay collection featuring nine contributors, heavily..... More
Philadelphia: The National Publishing Co., [1879]. Hardcover. 8vo. Original green cloth with ornate black-bordered gilt lettering and extensive black decorations and pictorial stamping. 906pp, (6pp ads). Tissue-guarded frontispiece, numerous full-page and smaller illustrations, decorative blue endpapers. Very good. Quite mild edgewear only, with text block bright and tight and near..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1954. Hardcover. Small 4to. Faux velum paper over boards with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. vi, 58pp. Near fine/very good. Jacket age toned and faintly stained and mildly edgeworn, with several small edge chips -- but complete and fairly attractive nonetheless. Tight and nice first..... More
Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, [1988]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Glossy paper over boards. xii, 284pp. Fine. Pristine and tight first edition of this in-depth study by the noted internal trade economist who specialized in Japanese economics (1916-2006), boldly inscribed and signed by him in black ink on front flyleaf: "To Adlai..... More
Washington, DC: Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, 1954. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. xxi, 607pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations, tables, charts, maps (one loose in rear pocket; six small foldouts tipped in at rear). Very good. Spine ever-so-faintly sunned, else..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1950. Hardcover. Heavy stock 4to paper over boards chemise housing 4to stiff green wrappers pamphlet with paper label (22pp, illustrations) and four loose folding maps, all in turn held within a slipcase with paper labels. Fine/very good. Folder, pamphlet and folding maps all fine to near..... More
Osaka, Japan: Yuki Museum of Art, n.y. Small 4to (5" X 9¼", opens to 39½" X 9¼"), housed in open-topped presentation box. Fine/fine. Pristine tabletop color reproduction of an eight-panel depiction created during the Genroku Era (1688-1704), printed on eight thin gilt-edged hinged boards. Verso bears glossy silk-like decorative paper..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. Hardcover. Illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. Small 4to. Blue sailcloth over limp boards with gilt lettered spine, slipcase. 273pp. Numerous illustrations (most color, one foldout),lithograph. Fine/very good. Slipcase mildly edgeworn and rubbed. Superb, bright and tight copy of this handsome LEC production, with..... More
London: Oxford University Press, [1969]. Hardcover. 12mo. Blue cloth with copper spine lettering, price-clipped dust jacket. xv, 183pp. Very good/very good. Top page edges spotted; faintest of jacket wear, with lightly sunned spine. Later printing of this study first published in 1954. Front pastedown bears ownership signature of literature professor/critic..... More
Richmond: Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, 1864. 12mo. Self-cover. 1p. Very good. Minor soiling. Scarce Confederate General Order dated August 26, 1864. Three measures: first amendments "to provide for the establishment and payment of claims for a certain description of property taken or informally impressed," second "Requisitions may be made..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, [1941]. Hardcover. Designed by Merle Armitage. Illustrations by Elise. Small 4to. Yellow cloth with orange lettering and decorations. a-q, 388pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations in varying colors, decorative pastedowns. Near fine. Lacks slipcase. Irwin Edman introduces this hugely popular (in its day) and influential utopian..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1942. Hardcover. Marginal glosses by Michael Angelo Titmarsh. Illustrations by Fritz Kredel. 4to. Green cloth with silver lettering and rules and silver, yellow, red and green pictorial stamping. xiii, 119pp. Color frontispiece, numerous small engravings, full-page color plates, pictorial endpapers. Fine. Lacks slipcase. George..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1944. Hardcover. Introduction by William Rose Benét. Illustrations by Roger Duvoisin. Small 4to. Blue morocco spine with gilt lettering and decorative cloth, clamshell case. xv, 112pp. Extensive illustrations (many color), color pictorial endpapers. Near fine/very good. Slipcase lightly soiled, with spine faintly age toned..... More
New York: S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., 1880. Folio (12¼" X 15¼", image area 11½" X 14"). Hand colored. Very good. Mild age toning. Attractive hand colored map of the 32nd state, from the 1880 edition of "Mitchell's New General Atlas, Containing Maps of the Various Countries of the World, Plans..... More
Gamblers, prospectors and romantic Gold Rush characters galore populate the short stories of this American author, poet, playwright, critic and essayist -- "The Luck of Roaring Camp, and Other Sketches" (1870) the best known of them. Choice and bold "Yours very truly / Bret Harte / New York, June 8th..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. Hardcover. Translation (Greek to French) by James Amyot and (French to English) by Thomas North. Revised by Roland Baughman. Introduction by Emil Ludwig. Complete 8-volume set. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, two slipcases with paper labels (as issued). Very good to..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1944. Hardcover. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Illustrations by John Steuart Curry. Small 4to. Full blind-embossed calf with gilt spine lettering. xiii, 170pp. Frontispiece, numerous full-page illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Very good. Bit of mild binding edgewear, with corners quite rough; lacks slipcase. Attractive copy..... More
Although this American engineer designed such high-profile projects as the base for the Statue of Liberty in New York, it's as a novelist and short story writer who often illustrated his own books that he is best known. ALS (initials),1p, 8½" X 11", New York, NY, 25 May 1888. Addressed..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1959. Hardcover. Introduction by Dudley Fitts. Illustrations by Marian Parry. 4to. Quarter black calf with gilt lettering and decorative paper over boards, chemise, slipcase with paper label. xii, 52pp. Full-page illustrations, numerous small partly-color line drawings. Fine/fine/near fine. Superb, tight copy of this ancient..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1957. Hardcover. Introduction by Francis Henry Taylor. Photographs by Samuel Chamberlain. Small 4to. Grey cloth with gilt-titled black calf spine label, decorative paper over boards slipcase with paper label. xx, 349pp. Numerous full-page photographs. Near fine/very good. Faint slipcase edgewear. Handsome copy of the..... More