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New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. [c.1956]. Hardcover. A Modern Library reprint edition of George Meredith's 1879 comedic novel, which wittily exposes the folly of egotism. With an introduction by E. Aubert Mooney, Jr. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on green… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1912. Hardcover. A 1912 reprint of the 1910 issuance. An Everyman's Library reprint edition of the author's 1742 satirical novel, which originally included the sub-title: "Written in imitation of Cervantes, author of… Read more about this item

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. [c.1960]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition offering a guide to the predictions of the French astrologer, physician and prophet Michel de Nostredame (1503-1566), best known as "Nostradamus." Many historic events are believed to have been predicted by Nostradamus, such as the rise… Read more about this item

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1910. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. An undated, likely first Everyman's Library printing, 1910. The classic epic poem of ancient Greece. Translated from the Greek by Edward, Earl of Derby (Edward Smith-Stanley), with… Read more about this item

New York: The Heritage Press. Near Fine. 1969. Hardcover. A handsome reprint edition of the historical novel by Charles Dickens (1812-1870), first published in weekly installments in his Master Humphrey's Clock journal in 1841. The story is centered around the London Riots of 1780, known as the "Gordon Riots." Illustrated with 8 color lithographs and in… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 067940788X . The evolution of Abraham Lincoln during the period 1831 to 1842 is examined by presidential historian Douglas L. Wilson. During this time, Mr. Lincoln was transformed from an unsophisticated young man to an up-and-coming orator and politician. With two maps of… Read more about this item

Lincoln: A Bison Book / University of Nebraska Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1971. Softcover. 0803251416 . Stated Fourteenth Bison Book printing, August 1971. Black Elk, the holy man of the Oglala Sioux, tells his life story to poet John G. Neihardt. A second cousin to Crazy Horse, Black Elk was present at both the Battle… Read more about this item

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1995. First Edition Thus. Softcover. 080329767X . A first printing of a softcover reprint edition of Robert Wooster's analysis of the policy of the US Government with regard to Indians, from the mid-1800s through the early 20th century. With several maps, mostly showing military campaigns. --- In stiff wraps with… Read more about this item

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1994. First Edition Thus. Softcover. 0803265921 . A first printing of a softcover edition of Brian Dippie's study of the ways in which Custer's Last Stand has been portayed in popular culture, such as in movies, dramatic recreations and in works of art. With a section of black & white… Read more about this item

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Very Good. 1994. Softcover. 0803263627 . A first printing of a softcover reprint edition of Elizabeth ("Libby") Bacon Custer's account of the exploits of her husband George Armstrong Custer's Seventh Cavalry, in their encounters with southern plains Indians in the 1860s. Mrs. Custer and other kinfolk of the soldiers often traveled … Read more about this item

Helena: Montana Historical Society Press. Very Good. 1996. First Trade Edition. Softcover. 091729842X . A first printing of a softcover edition of a collection of essays presented at the 1994 Little Bighorn Symposium, each describing some aspect of the landmark battle. With a section of plates bearing color and black & white paintings and photos of people… Read more about this item

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1994. Softcover. 0803268734 . A first printing of a softcover reprint edition of General George A. Forsyth's account of the 1868 Battle of Beecher Island, as well as other skirmishes between the US Army and various Indian tribes. The General also includes his eyewitness account of the surrender of Confederate… Read more about this item

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1997. Softcover. 0803297955 . A softcover advanced review copy of David Wishart's examination of the history of Indians in Nebraska. The author, a historical geographer, makes use of numerous maps to help tell the story of the loss of the traditional lands and way of life of Nebraska's Indian peoples.… Read more about this item

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. Very Good+. 2001. First Edition Thus. Softcover. 0806133872 . A first printing of historian Robert M. Utley's revised version of his acclaimed biography of George Armstrong Custer. Includes a section of black & white photos and a couple of maps. Volume 1 in publisher's Oklahoma Western Biographies series. --- In stiff… Read more about this item

Boulder: Johnson Books. Near Fine. 1997. Softcover. 155566184X . A first printing of a softcover edition presenting the journal of U.S. Army Surgeon Isaac Coates, written in 1867. Following the Civil War, Gen. W. S. Hancock and Col. George A. Custer pursued the Southern Cheyenne tribe in western Kansas. The journal has been edited by W. J.… Read more about this item

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. Near Fine. 2005. First Edition Thus. Softcover. 0806136901 . A first printing of the University of Oklahoma Press reprint edition of Richard Hardorff's compilation of eyewitness accounts of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The witnesses were Indians who were there in opposition to Gen. George A. Custer and his forces. With… Read more about this item

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Very Good+. 1991. First Edition Thus. Softcover. 080326335X . A first printing of the University of Nebraska Press softcover reprint edition of a collection of letters, mostly between Captain Frederick Benteen and Private Theodore Goldin. The two both fought in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, in which Gen. George Custer was… Read more about this item

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1972. Softcover. A two-volume softcover set presenting George Bird Grinnell's detailed study of the Cheyenne Indians. First published in 1923 by the Yale University Press, this study is the product of years of close contact between the author and the Cheyenne people: Grinnell lived among the… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt and Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0805012745 . A first printing of Robert Utley's biography of the Lakota Sioux Chief Sitting Bull (c.1834-1890). Sitting Bull led his tribesmen in defiance of U.S. Government forces for 25 years in the northern high plains of the U.S. and… Read more about this item

New York: Barnes & Noble Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 1566193699 . A first printing of the Barnes & Noble reprint edition of a collection of correspondence between General George Armstrong Custer and his wife Elizabeth Bacon. The letters serve as a revealing history of their life stories. Successful… Read more about this item