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New York: Current Literature Publishing Co, 1905. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 1/2 X 7 1/4 Inches. Original complete six-volume set. Bound in tan cloth with suede spines. Formerly owned by Huntingdon, PA businessman, Thomas Wilday Black (with his blind-stamp to FFEP of volume one). All volumes clean and complete. A scarce set with very attractive covers… Ler mais sobre este item

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1905. Limited Edition. Original cloth. Very Good. 8 X 11 1/2 Inches. 401 PP. "This edition is printed from the type, and is limited to Thre Hundred and Forty-seven copies. This is Number 234." (Limitation page) <br /> <br /> Original 1905 limited edition in the tan cloth with gilt title and device to front… Ler mais sobre este item

Nashville, TN: Marshall & Bruce, Printers to the State, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 286 PP. First printing of this early 1892 report on the the conditions of the school system in the state of Tennessee. A bit of history... The state legislature did not pass a statute providing for the establishment… Ler mais sobre este item

Savannah, GA: The Pigeonhole Press, 1962. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 64 PP. Signed by author and local Civil Rights leader, Malolm Bell Jr. directly on the half title-page. Additionally inscribed and gifted to Capt. Thomas A. King on the FFEP (from the Juliette Gordon Low "Girl Scouts" House and Museum). Includes… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Liberty Bicycle Company, 1896. First Edition. Original wraps. Good. 5 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 24 PP. "American Workmanship, American Ingenuity and American Pride."<br /> <br /> Original 1896 Liberty Bicycle company product catalog. Catalog features details and illustration of eight bicycle models as well as the individual components of each bike. Cover illustration of American… Ler mais sobre este item

Original Handmade Copy. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 4 1/2 X 6 1/2 Inches. 28 PP. Original circa 1918 handmade WWI children's book. Includes 26 full page plates of American soldiers in various wartime positions. Each depiction accompanied by an affixed hand-typed rhyming description on the verso. Wrapped in fringed cloth likely cut from an article of issued clothing.… Ler mais sobre este item

Salem, NY: Dodd and Stevenson, 1818. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 283 PP. Period leather with at least two period previous owner names. Text and subscribers list complete and intact. Foxing and toning throughout. Wear and chipping to leather edges and spine ends. A scarce book in commerce.

Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. [xli] 487 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Includes natural history commentary by Joseph and Nesta Ewan. The first complete translation from the original Italian. Classic natural history / travel book originally published in 1790. Light scuffing to DJ.

Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1939. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 Inches. 297 PP. Original orange cloth in superb condition. Signed, "Inscribed for the Honorable Mark Eagleton / President, St. Louis Board of / Education, with / personal regards / Sincerely / Clarence Manion / Notre Dame… Ler mais sobre este item

Lanham, MD: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 175 PP. First printing of this oversized homage to American Icons, both people and places. Signed by Gottlieb directly on the title-page. Includes a few poignant photos of the Twin Towers from the year they were destroyed. Original… Ler mais sobre este item

Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 6 X 8 7/8 Inches. 598 PP. Syracuse University text once owned (and signed) by a 21 year old Draper Daniels! Draper is best known for his advertising career, but it is often overlooked that he quit this job in 1961 to go work for John F.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 466 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $35.00 intact on front flap.

Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas / Joslyn Art Museum, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8 3/4 X 10 3/8 Inches. 260 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed by Kinsey directly on the title-page. Tremendous biography Moran, who helped popularize Yellowstone and the American West… Ler mais sobre este item

Nashville, TN: Smith, Camp & Co, 1857. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Good. 5 X 7 7/8 Inches. 356 PP. First printing copy in the original embossed cloth binding. The directory contains the names, business, and residence of all heads of families and businesses in Nashville, Memphis, Clarksville, Shelbyville, Knoxville, Franklin, Columbia, Chattanooga and others. Several businesses including… Ler mais sobre este item

Boston: D.C. Heath & Company, 1925. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 122 PP. Presented to Gordon Story on his graduation from Little Falls Grammar School. A very attractive copy.

Washington DC: The White House Historical Association, 1967. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 219 PP. #182 of only 300 copies issued and signed by First Lady Johnson on the limitation page. Each copy issued with an original (unused) White House Library bookplate tipped-in. Tan cloth with red leather spine. Original issue slipcase… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1901. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7 1/2 X 10 1/2 Inches. 461 PP. Selected letters of William Byrd, also known as William Byrd I. Byrd was an Indian trader, explorer, member of the House of Burgesses (1679-1682), member of the governor's Council (1683-1704), and auditor and receiver-general (1688-1704).<br /> <br… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. 5 3/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. Attractive reprints of the 1890 original. History of Pennsylvania from 1609 to 1790. Volume I 582 pages and Volume II 532 pages. Original blue cloth boards clean and sharp. An extremely well preserved set.

New York: Modern Library, 1944. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 X 7 1/4 Inches. 756 PP. Circa 1959 reprint of the 1944 Modern Library original. Lists "415" titles on inside of jacket. PO name in pencil. Two pages miscut at bottom corner at time of printing. An appealing copy overall.

Boston: Samuel Walker, 1850. Early Edition. Leather bound. Good. 9 3/8 X 11 3/4 Inches. [VOL I: 523 PP][VOL II: 519 PP.]. Stated "Third Edition" complete in two volumes. Period leather with marbled boards. Volume one contains the engraved title-page and 11 engraved plates, but seems to lack the frontis portrait of Washington. Volume two contains the engraved… Ler mais sobre este item