Americana from Attic Books

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1935. Hardcover. Very good. xix, 151 p. 31 cm. B&w and colour plates. Red leather spine with grey cloth boards. Corners bumped, worn spine tail, a few small white marks on spine.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1949. Very good/Good. 383 p. 22 cm. B&w illustrations. Green cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Jacket has chips, tears and scuffs, some soiling to white rear panel, front flap price clipped. Corners bumped. Small dents in lower edges. Former owner's label on a front endpaper.

Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2007. Hardcover. Very good/Near fine. x, 137 p. 24 cm. Burgundy cloth in dustjacket. Extensive pencil underlining.

New York: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1856. Hardcover. Fair. iv, [3], 7-396, [4] p. 20 cm. B&w frontispiece portrait and 5 other engraved portrait plates. Brown cloth with blank impressing. Tears and chips in spine ends, small holes in front hinge, white marks on boards, corners bumped. Front free endpaper torn out. Foxing, esp. to first and… Read more about this item

Kansas City, MO, ca. 1930s. Very good. 20.5 cm in folder. Folds-out. Partial colour. A bit of creasing to folder. Company address blacked out on front.

Kansas City, MO, nd. 1920s. Fair. 19 cm red folder with fold-out b&w map inside. Folder has tears and creases, mainly to bottom portion. Large tear along one map fold. Soiling to rear.

Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1971. Softcover. Good. Selected Studies in the United States. 116 p. 24 cm. B&w and partial colour illustrations. Some wear and discolouration to exterior.

Lead, SD: G.O.L.D. Unlimited, 1988. Special Limited Edition. 1000 copies of which this is no. 781. Hardcover. Near fine. 240 p. 32 cm. B&w illustrations. Faux leather with gold impressing. Photos of Deadwood, Pluma, Central City, Terraville, Terry, Spearfish Canyon, Carbonate Camp, and Cambria. Indexed.

Montreal: Kersplebedeb, nd. Booklet. Fine. 20 p. 22 cm. Stapled.

New York: Grove Press, 1969. First Evergreen Black Cat Edition. Softcover. Fair. B197. 150 p. 18 cm. Paperback. Worn spine. Ink note at top front.Rubbing to boath covers. Ink stamp and note on first leaf. Browned paper. Occasional pencil and ink marks.

Billings, Montana: Privately Published by Charles Kuhlman, 1940. 250 copies printed for the author, "each copy autographed" (this copy isn't). Softcover. Very good. 46 p. 20 cm. Folding map inserted at rear, not attached. Stapled yellow card covers. Light soiling. Map shows operations of battle, troops and Indians. Notes at rear.

April 1987. Fair. 71 cm poster. Some chips, tears, small holes to edges. Creases and scuffing to bottom section. The Bread and Puppet Theater was founded in 1963 by Peter Schumann on New York City’s Lower East Side. Besides rod-puppet and hand puppet shows for children, the concerns of the first productions were rents, rats, police, and… Read more about this item

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1901. Hardcover. Good. xxvi, [1], 440, [1] p. 21 cm. Brown cloth. Stains. Spine ends torn. Some soiling to exterior. Hinges cracked interiorally. Inscription on front endpaper. Numerous clippings inserted in between pp. xxiv and xxv with a little discolouration. Some wear to page edges.

Rochester, NY: The Rochester Historical Society, 1948. RHS Publications XXIV. Hardcover. Very good +. xxiv, 297 p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations. Green cloth. Corners bumped, light edge wear. Pages neat and clean.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1927. Hardcover. Good. xxvi, 185 p. 23 cm. B&w plates. Fold-out map at rear. Blue cloth. Spine a bit faded, light wear to edges.Ink signature on front free endpaper, some stains to front endpapers. Map has roughened edge and slight staining. "The record of a journey overland from Independence, Missouri, to Hangtown (Placerville),… Read more about this item

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1940. Hardcover. Good/Good. 329 p. 23 cm. B&w plates. Brown cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Chips and tears to dustjacket. Front flap price clipped. Some soiling to white rear cover and edges of rear flap. White mark on book spine. Bookplate on front pastedown. Signature on half title.

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992. Hardcover. Fine. xxxii, 267 p. 24 cm. 2 maps. Green cloth.

Mackinac Island, MI: Mackinac State Historic Parks, 2012. Fourth printing of 3000 copies. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. 279 p. 26 cm. B&w illustrations. Blue cloth in dustjacket. A little rubbing to jacket.

G. K. Hall & Co., 1972. Softcover. Fine. Originally printed by Hudson & Goodwin in Hartford, 1785. 40 p. 20 cm. Intro by Howard H. Peckham, Director of William L. Clements Library, U. of Michigan. Grey paper covers.

1927. Softcover. Good. 136 p.19 cm. B&w illustrations. Brown paper covers. Chipped bottom front corner and spine ends. Rusted staples. Covers stained. On May 18, 1927, Andrew Kehoe, a farmer and local school board member angry over losing an election for town clerk and under notice for foreclosure, killed his wife, detonated bombs in his house and… Read more about this item