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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1836. New and Improved Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 7.6 in. x 4.8 in., pp. 359. Dark brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Ribbing to extremities. Corners showing. Pages 1-8 offer publisher's advertising. Dark dime-sized ink stains to preliminary pages. Light vertical tideline through page 26, and to rear endpapers. Light spotting… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: The Mail and Express Job Print, 1917. Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo. Dark green, cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine. White staining to lower third of front board, wrapping around to spine. Small dimple or nick to spine. Seven speeches delivered (in order of printing) in the States of Maine, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kentucky,… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Minus. Octavo. Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt insignia, a facsimile of the bronze medal struck for each member of the Rough Riders to front board, and gilt lettering there, and to spine. Moderate shelfwear with a few minor scratches, and a bit of peeling cloth at top… Ler mais sobre este item

Philadelphia, PA: Privately Printed, 1922. Limited, Numbered Edition (9/300). Hardcover. Good plus. Octavo. Quarter-bound grey paper over boards (9 in. x 6 in.) with vellum spine. Numbered, limited edition of 300 of which this is number 9. Some scuffing and staining to boards. [16] pp.49. "The purpose of The Roosevelt Pilgrimage is to perpetuate the ideals of Theodore… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt insignia, a facsimile of the bronze medal struck for each member of the Rough Riders to front board, and gilt lettering there, and to spine. Moderate shelfwear with a few minor scratches, marks and stains, but overall boards very clean. Several… Ler mais sobre este item

None, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. GOOD. Octavo. Green, cloth-covered boards with black, pink and blue. Mild rubbing to extremities and several bumped corners. Some fading and/or darkening to cloth. Front and rear hinges just started (separating), but only minimally so; both hinges tender, but holding "Embellished and Illumined by hundreds of illustrations." Inspired by Teddy Roosevelt's message… Ler mais sobre este item

Chicago, IL: Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, 1927. First Edition. Leather-bound. Very Good Plus. Matching set of three: Quarto, 10.7 in. x 7.5 in. Vol I: pp. xxviii, 602; Vol II: pp. 602-1251; Vol III: pp. 768. Illlustrated tissue-guarded frontispiece to Volume I, and over 100 black and white photographs and maps. Brown textured leather boards with double frame… Ler mais sobre este item

London, England: Benjoamin Franklin Stevens, 1888. Hardcover. Good Plus. Matching set of two: Octavo, 10.25 in. x 6.5 in., Volume I: pp. xxix, [1], 507; Volume II: pp. 465. Brown cloth boards. Gilt-framed title and gilt anchor emblem to spine. Publisher's gilt topstain. Untrimmed fore and bottom edges. Rubbing to extremities. Corners bumped. Dents to fore-edge of boards… Ler mais sobre este item

Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.25 in., pp. 360. Blue paper boards with white title to spine. Shelf bump and nudged lower corners. Light rubbing to corners and top/bottom of dustjacket spine. Unmarked. "In The Listeners, Brian Hochman shows how the wiretap evolved from a… Ler mais sobre este item

Salem, Massachusetts: Thomas C. Cushing, Essex-Street, Salem, 1796. Pamphlet. Good. Octavo, 8" x 5." pp. 22. Removed. Leather remnants on spine. Original stab holes present. Gatherings starting to become unbound from top. Edges neatly trimmed. Very small chip to outer corners of first three leaves. One small black stain and some minor soiling to edges of back leaf.… Ler mais sobre este item

Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, 1967. STATED FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. VERY GOOD PLUS IN VERY GOOD DJ. Octavo, Quarter green cloth with gilt titles and red boards. Dust jacket has original price intact, is clean and bright and encased in protective mylar. Covers, edges and interior are also clean and unmarked. Binding very solid. 312 pp.… Ler mais sobre este item

Cambridge, Mass: Printed by Hilliard and Metcalf, 1812. First Edition. Pamphlet. Good. Octavo, 8" x 5." pp. 20. Removed from a book of pamphlets. Spine fragile. Edges neatly trimmed. Original stab holes present. Very light damp stains on title page and last leaf. Small closed tears around edges of last leaf. 2" paper loss to inner margin of… Ler mais sobre este item

Lancaster, PA: Printed by W. & R. Dickson, 1801. Pamphlet. Fair. Octavo, 7 1/4" x 4 3/4." pp. 40. Removed from a book of pamphlets. Two stab holes present. Missing 2 leaves -- pp. 3-6. Untrimmed, slightly frayed edges. Pages tanned. Occasional ink marginalia and notation sign "^". Some spotting and foxing, but text easily readable. No copy… Ler mais sobre este item

Washington City: Roger C. Weightman, 1814. Pamphlet. Good. Octavo, 8 1/4" x 5." Disbound pamphlet. Title page and 1 page resolution, pp. [4]. Browned pages with significant foxing, text is readable. (Poore). This one page resolution awarded Captain Lewis Warrington (1782-1851) a Congressional Gold Medal and a Silver Medal "with suitable emblems and devices" for his victory over… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Anson D.F. Randolph, No. 683 Broadway, 1862. Copyright Edition. Removed. Very good. Original printed wrappers. Octavo, 9 1/4" x 6." pp. 118 + folding map. Title-page and last leaf browned. Edges of title-page slightly worn, 1/4" open tear to bottom edge, slight paper loss 1/4" upper left-hand corner. 3/4" paper loss to lower left-hand corner of… Ler mais sobre este item

Washington: R.C. Weightman, 1810. Pamphlet. Very good. Octavo, 8 3/8 x 5 3/4. pp 8. Unopened pamphlet. Two stab-holes present, close to text. Paper clip impression near top left corner. Small stain on title page. Paper browned and slightly wrinkled, esp. near spine. Moderately foxed, some soiling near fore-edge, pp. 4. (Poole, Feb 23, 1810). Concerning a reimbursement… Ler mais sobre este item

Boston, Mass: Greenough and Stebbins, 1807. First Edition. Removed. Good. Octavo, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2." pp. 43. Removed from a book of pamphlets. Original stab-holes present. Title-page browned with light damp-stains in upper and lower left-hand corners, seeped through first 5 leaves. Leaves 2-3 fully detached. Pages lightly tanned throughout with sharp print on clean paper. (Sabin… Ler mais sobre este item