Tangle Wood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel - 1918

Albany, NY: Hoffman and White, 1833. 2nd Edition Revised. Leather bound. Good. 8vo. Contemporary calf. Large folding frontispiece, additional folding map, full-page and text illustrations. 400 pp. Leather worn. Front hinge split but firmly attached. Contemporary signatures in front and end matter. Foxing throughout, mostly marginal. Frontispiece intact but tender at creases. One crease appears to have once been torn and repaired with thread. An excellent copy. This is a scarce 2nd edition of popular 19th century historian Priest's most influential book. All of Priest's books, including this one, toe the line between history, speculation, religion, and outright fantasy. American Antiquities promotes the theory that a lost Israelite tribe once existed in America and built elaborate "mounds" and architectural wonders -- a popular idea at the time, owing to the disbelief that the perceived savage indigenous people couldn't have had the skill and intellect to build these themselves. Racism is a theme… Read More

Rare hardcover 1st edition. Cover has some wear and water marks on the edge. Some shelf wear & corners bumped. Some light tanning. Nice, tight binding. Good for its age. Fictional story of Wannaseska, the Cherokee prophet set during the time the State of Georgia (white settlers) were about to confiscate Cherokee Lands in N. Georgia. The prophet is first hand eye witness and victim to the outrages. Story ends with the Trail, of Tears when the Cherokees agreed to move to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

Warner Books, 1980. Hardcover. Like New. 8x6x1. Collectible first edition, first printing of 37th President of the United States The Real War. First printing statement and full number line to copyright page. Inscribed and signed by Nixon on bookplate mounted on half title page to daughter of former US Senator Robert Burren Morgan thus: "Richard Nixon | for | Margaret Morgan." Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Includes priced dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. Also includes handwritten laid-in note from attorney Carey Miller to Margaret Morgan, Miller speaking of a recent week spent with Julie and David Eisenhower. See attached images. 341 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Internals unmarked front to back. Dust jacket flawless. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Edinburgh, Scotland: Bell and Bradfute, and Archd, Constable and Co., 1811. Leather Binding. Good/Without Dust Wrapper (As Issued). 8vo - 7.75 to 9.75" tall. Good - full calf binding, gilt decoration to the spine, speckled edges of the text block with head burnished. Corners bumped, wear to the extremities, calf thinning at the hinge of the boards, bookplate of William Ord. Edinburgh on inside of front paste down (bookplate possible of William Ord of Whitfield, MP for Morpeth & Newcastle-upon-Tyne), light tanning throughout otherwise contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional postage will be required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.

G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1923. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition of C. G. Fairfax Channing's landmark study of post-WWI, post-Revolution Bolshevik Siberia. Numerous topics addressed, including the Trans-Siberian Railroad, the political climate, the AEF in Siberia, conflicts with Bolsheviks, prison camps, Cossack bandits, coal and gold mining, logging, agriculture and much more. Includes 82 full-page historical photos with a tissue-guarded frontis photo and 15 full-page maps, one a fold-out. Part I: Behind the Scenes of the World's Great Playhouse; Part II: The Daily Experiences in the Darkest Hours of the History-Making Upheaval; Part III: Where Siberia's Wealth Is Actually Found. Also includes 3 appendices with supplemental content and a detailed index. Bound in dark-green cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine panels. Complete as issued. 475 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with near crisp extremities, fresh board cloth and bright… Read More

Quarter-calf, front hinge shows wear but firm. Particulars in gilt to spine; raised bands. Some passages underlined in blue ink and name stamp "Servando Diego Jr." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 601 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

1852 softcover pamphlet discussing the downside of tobacco. When I got this the cover was off. Volume has had some restoration: cover is backed with matching paper and is reattached. Paper and binding are fragile but overall readable with a gentle touch. Primary defect is the corner off the front page. Interior has foxing and stains but no vandalism. I think the author comes out of the same group that published Solomon Spittle (which I also have listed). 1852 is the first year this was published but this is titled "Fourth Thousand" so this is an early printing. Has 8 plates that are included in pagination. 179 pages, complete as issued. An uncommon item generally found in poor condition. This is decent not great (which sometimes is the best you can do). Topic is health problems of tobacco. Discusses addiction, acute toxicity, chronic health problems including heart and lung disease as well as problems of second hand smoke. Feel free to inquire. Please see scans of the book you will receive.

Rare hardcover 1st edition. Cover has some wear and water marks on the edge. Some shelf wear & corners bumped. Some light tanning. Nice, tight binding. Good for its age. Fictional story of Wannaseska, the Cherokee prophet set during the time the State of Georgia (white settlers) were about to confiscate Cherokee Lands in N. Georgia. The prophet is first hand eye witness and victim to the outrages. Story ends with the Trail, of Tears when the Cherokees agreed to move to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

Warner Books, 1980. Hardcover. Like New. 8x6x1. Collectible first edition, first printing of 37th President of the United States The Real War. First printing statement and full number line to copyright page. Inscribed and signed by Nixon on bookplate mounted on half title page to daughter of former US Senator Robert Burren Morgan thus: "Richard Nixon | for | Margaret Morgan." Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Includes priced dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. Also includes handwritten laid-in note from attorney Carey Miller to Margaret Morgan, Miller speaking of a recent week spent with Julie and David Eisenhower. See attached images. 341 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Tight, immaculate copy. Extremities crisp. Internals unmarked front to back. Dust jacket flawless. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Edinburgh, Scotland: Bell and Bradfute, and Archd, Constable and Co., 1811. Leather Binding. Good/Without Dust Wrapper (As Issued). 8vo - 7.75 to 9.75" tall. Good - full calf binding, gilt decoration to the spine, speckled edges of the text block with head burnished. Corners bumped, wear to the extremities, calf thinning at the hinge of the boards, bookplate of William Ord. Edinburgh on inside of front paste down (bookplate possible of William Ord of Whitfield, MP for Morpeth & Newcastle-upon-Tyne), light tanning throughout otherwise contents clean, bright and tight. As this item weighs over 1kg when packed additional postage will be required for delivery outside of the United Kingdom.