This Union general lost his right arm at Fair Oaks, took part at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and commanded the Army of the Tennessee in Sherman's march to the sea; in 1867 he founded Howard University in Washington, DC, and served as president from 1869 to 1874. LS, 1p (lined lettersheet)..... More
The U.S. Army's youngest major general when he attained that rank in 1925, this controversial officer was named Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in 1930; during World War Two he became commander of the U.S. Army Forces in the Far East and then Supreme Commander of the Southwest..... More
This Democratic politician and Illinois governor (1949-53) twice ran for U.S. president, losing each time to Republican candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower. ALS, 2pp (single leaf), 8½" X 11", Springfield, IL, 27 August 1951. Addressed to Phyllis Gustafson. Very good. Faintly age toned; original folds. On "Office of the Governor" letterhead..... More
This renowned American artist and illustrator created the "Gibson Girl," the very image of the turn-of-the-century American female, setting a standard for fashion and hair style from the 1890s through the beginning of the First World War. ALS, 1p (single leaf), 8½" X 11", Dark Harbor, ME, n.y. [postal cancellation..... More
This Mercury 7 astronaut flew on the 1975 Apollo mission that docked with the Russian Soyuz spaceship. Color PS, 8" X 10", n.p., n.d. Fine. Closeup color portrait of an older, greying Slayton in spacesuit with a model of the Apollo-Soyuz spaceship on the table in front of him. In..... More
This pioneering social worker, activist, philanthropist, suffragette, writer, founder of Chicago's famed Hull House, was the first American female to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1931); in 1910 she published her remarkable memoir, "Twenty Years at Hull-House." Handsome PS, heavy stock 8" X 10", n.p., n.y. Very good. Faintest..... More
Boston: B.B. Russell, 1875. Hardcover. Small 4to. Modern rebind in tan cloth with original tan cloth (with gilt lettering) spine laid down. 800pp. Frontispiece, numerous full-page steel-engraved portraits, color foldout map. Overall very good, with modern rebind fine. Handsome first edition of this... we'll let the soup-to-nuts subtitle continuation tell..... More
The American admiral -- infamous for his hot temper and arrogance -- headed the team that adapted nuclear energy to propel ships, beginning with the Nautilus in 1954, earning the moniker Father of the Atomic Submarine; he is generally credited with building up the U.S.'s nuclear fleet, hence his nickname..... More
"Tobacco Road" and "God's Little Acre" (both 1932) are but two of this prolific Southern novelist's best-known works. TMS of Caldwell's short story "Midsummer Passion," 5pp, 8½" X 11", n.p., n.y. Near fine. Subtle mailing folds on last page only. This strange and steamy tale first appeared in Caldwell's short..... More
Des Moines: John Teesdale, State Printer, 1860. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown blind-embossed cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial giltstamping. 480pp. Very good. Spine head/tail a bit chipped, with spine gilt heavily rubbed and corners a tad bumped, else clean and attractive; text block tight and handsome. First edition of this annual..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. iv, 162pp. Fine. Bright and tight later printing of the second edition of this popular, hands-on how-to, the first of two workbooks accompanying this language guide. More
Mayfield Heights, OH: Sam Costanzo, [1977]. Hardcover. 4to. Burgundy paper over boards with raised silver spine lettering and large circular blind-embossed front board gilt medallion. 432pp. Extensive line drawings, color illustrations. Near fine. Superb, tight first edition of this exhaustively illustrated, definitive study of the semi-automatic pistol produced between 1898..... More
New York: Greystone Press, [1967]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown textured paper over boards with silver spine lettering and gilt front board titling. 257pp. Numerous color illustrations and line drawings, map, color pictorial endpapers. Very good. Lacks dust jacket. Tight and nice revised edition of this thorough, superbly-illustrated study of Etruscan..... More
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, [1950]. Hardcover. 12mo. Pictorial paper over boards, matching pictorial dust jacket. 36pp, (54pp). Numerous full-page illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Handsome, tight and bright first edition of the second book by the prolific, preeminent British archaeologist and Classicist (1905-74). An exceptional copy of this slim but superbly-illustrated study..... More
Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, [1987]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Pale grey cloth with blue lettering and decoration (no dust jacket, as issued). xi, 340pp. Numerous line drawings, floor plans, illustations. Near fine. Bright and tight first edition of the first volume in a projected 5-volume set that apparently never..... More
New York: Philosophical Library, [1963]. Hardcover. 8vo. Burgundy cloth with pale blue spine lettering and decoration, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 281pp. Very good/very good. Jacket edgeworn, with a few small edge chips and expert archival mends on verso -- complete and still attractive; small front flyleaf ownership signature. Tight and..... More
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Glossy pictorial paper over boards. xxiv, 515pp. Fine. Pristine second edition of this hefty, authoritative reference work. Tight and bright. More
London: Cambridge University Press, 1966. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket. xiii, 180pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations and line drawings (3 foldouts). Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear and age toning. Tight, attractive first edition of this exceptionally in-depth archaeological and historical examination of the first..... More
Des Moines: Emory H. English, [1908]. Hardcover. Small 4to.Half brown calf with gilt spine lettering and tan cloth. 301pp. Frontispiece, numerous full-page plates, 4 maps (3 foldouts). Very good. Mildest of binding wear only, else tight and internally near fine. Handsome first edition of this compilation of dedicatory addresses and..... More
Dubuque: Loras College Press, 1939. Hardcover. 8vo. Purple embossed cloth with gilt lettering. 255pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Near fine. Bit of age toning to both endpapers (only); touch of spotting to outer page edges. Tight and bright first edition of the scarcest title by this Dubuque institutional history by the..... More
This major screen (and later stage) star of the 1930s and '40s starred in "Jezebel," for which she won the 1938 Academy Award for Best Actress. IPS, 8" X 11", n.p., n.d. Flat finish, black-and-white scene (page removed from a book; other images on verso) from an unidentified 1930s film..... More
Philadelphia: Commandery of the State of Pennsylvania, 1902. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt front board lettering/medallion and black border. 306pp, 18pp index. Top edge gilt. Blue floral endapers. Very good. Faint binding edgewear, else tight and internally fine. Quite tight and attractive first edition of this compilation of..... More
New York: Greenberg: Publisher, [1931]. Hardcover. Edited by Arthur Pound. Small 4to. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering. xviii, 382pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Binding mildly worn, with spine lettering rubbed; both endpapers rather age toned; faint dampstain to lower portion of some pages. A tight and decent first edition..... More
Philadelphia: Commandery of the State of Pennsylvania, 1882. Hardcover. 8vo. Limp blue cloth with gilt front board lettering and medallion. 132pp. Top edge gilt. Green floral endapers. Near fine. Wonderfully bright and tight first edition of this compilation of biographical data for 820 soldiers from all branches of the U.S...... More
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, [1982]. Hardcover. Translation by John Dryden. Illustrations by Johann Grüninger. 8vo. Grey leatherette with gilt spine lettering and extensive decorations. 425pp. All edges gilt. Illustrations, grey decorative endpapers. Near fine. Inoffensive abrasion to front pastedown from bookplate removal. Tight and nice copy of what's..... More