Search Results: American History & Americana from The Wild Muse

London: George Virtue, 1840. First edition. 2 volumes bound in extra gilt-ornamental red full leather with panels, raised bands, all edge gilting, gilt edge decorations, colored endpapers, ribbon markers. Bookplate of former U.S. Senator and Congressman William L. Scott (Virginia Republican) on pastedown in each volume. Published London: George Virtue, 1840. Large 4to., 8 3/4" x 11", 140pp.,+map+66 engravings+engraved title; state A of volume 2, with contents page numbered, 106pp.,+53 engravings+engraved title. Magnificent views of the Eastern United States before industrialization altered the landscape. Bartlett was a skilled landscape artist with a keen eye. He traveled extensively in the U.S. and Canada. Internally fine with no toning or foxing, plates nearly immaculate under tissue guards. Joints and corners rubbed, front joint of one volume starting. Very good, near fine internally. 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by William H. Bartlett. 4to.

London: George Virtue, 1840. First edition. 2 volumes bound in 3/4 green leather with raised bands, all edge gilting, marbled endpapers. Published London: George Virtue, 1840. Large 4to., 8 3/4" x 11", 140pp.,+map+66 engravings+engraved title; state A of volume 2, with contents page numbered, 106pp.,+53 engravings+engraved title. Magnificent views of the Eastern United States before industrialization altered the landscape. Bartlett was a skilled landscape artist with a keen eye. He travelled extensively in the U.S. and Canada. Ocassional foxing to the plates and tissue guards, Light wear/rubbing to extremities, faded area to the cloth of volume two, mild outer hinge starting. Very good. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by William H. Bartlett. 4to.

Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Published Evanston: Northwestern Univ Pr, 1959. . 864pp., illus. Very Good. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.. Illus.

Boston: Boston Publishing Co., 1985. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Boston: Boston Publishing Co., 1985, first printing. Folio, 9 1/4" 11 1/4", v+346pp., iillustrated with b/w plates. Very good in very good minus dust jacket chipped on the back panel.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Folio.

Schenectady, NY: Outdoor Associates, 1974. First edition. Trade soft cover. Published Schenectady, NY: Outdoor Associates, 1974. 4to. wrappers, 8 1/2" x 11." viii+200 pp., over 300 illustrations. Mild spine creasing, previous owner label inside cover, else very good.. 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio.

NY: Farrar, Straus & Young, 1952. Softcover "Special Election Edition". Published NY: Farrar, Straus & Young, 1952. 8vo. wrappers, 236pp. Good. . Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

NY: Henry Schuman, 1952. First edition. Trade softcover. Published NY: Henry Schuman, 1952, first printing. 8vo. stapled wrappers with printed glossy covers, 80pp. Covers rubbed, else very good. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

NY: Norton & Company, 1997. Hard cover in dust jacket and publisher's shrink wrap. Published NY: Norton & Company, 1997. 4to., 10 1/4" x 11 1/4", 224pp., illustrated with 93 full-color photographs. New in shrink wrap. "In this important volume, Christian A. Peterson finally gives the pictorialists of the first half of the twentieth century their due. He describes the backgrounds of the movement, their methods, the photo clubs they belonged to, and their work, illustrated here with ninety-three stunning reproductions. The movement seemed to die out, Peterson suggests, with the rising popularity of 35mm photography in mid-century, when the care and slow working procedures required by large-format cameras became unpopular. 93 full-color photographs." . Hard. New/New. 4to.

NY: Crown Forum, 2009. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Crown Forum, 2009, first printing. 8vo., xi+753pp. From Steven F. Hayward, the critically acclaimed author of The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order, comes the first complete, true story of this misunderstood, controversial, and deeply consequential presidency. Fine in near fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.

NY: Bramhall House, 1957. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Bramhall House, 1957. 4to., 9" x 12 1/8." 232 pp., illustrated throughout with b/w photos. Abrasion on spine. Good plus in Good plus dust jacket with a small chip off spine, several closed tears. . Hard. Good Plus/Good Plus. 4to.

Washington, D.C.: Zenger Pub, 1980. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Washington, D.C.: Zenger Pub., 1980. 8vo., xi+506pp., illustrated with b/w reproductions. Very good in very good dust jacket with some sweat creasing to the rear panel.. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

NY: Macmillan, 1974. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: Macmillan, 1974, printing. Folio, 8 1/4" x 11 1/4." x+262 pp., illustrated with b/w plates. Some highlighting to entry title lines in text, else very good.. 1st. Hard. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Folio.

NY: Viking Press, 1976. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Viking, 1976, first printing. Oblong 4to., 12 1/4" x 10 1/2", 134pp., illustrated with full page color plates. Inscription on fly leaf. Very good in very good minus dust jacket frayed, few tears along the top edge. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good Minus. 4to.

Westbrook, CT: Company of Military Historians, 1978. Volume 3. First edition. Hard cover. Published Westbrook, CTI: Company of Military Historians, 1978, first printing. 4to., 8 3/4" x 11 1/4", 521-727pp., illustrated with b/w drawings, reproductions, 4 full page color plates. Brick cloth with silver titles. Very good.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.

Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, United States Army, 1985. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Washington, DC: Center of Military History United States Army, 1985. Large 8vo., 7 1/4" x 10", xvi + 713pp., illustrated with b/w plates, maps. Fine.. Hard. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo..

Stamford, CT: Longmeadow Pr, 1992. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket . Published Stamford, CT: Longmeadow Pr, 1992, first printing. 8vo., xiv+271 pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Rizzoli Intl Pubns, 1983. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Rizzoli, 1983. Folio, 9 1/2" x 13 1/2." xvi+342 pages, lavisly illustrated in color and b/w. Ex-library copy with litle use. Dust jacket glued on, tape repair to inner front hinge. A very good or better, clean copy in likewise dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. Folio. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Kennikat Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. Published NY: Kennikat Press, 1974. 4to, 8 3/4"x11 3/4." 228 pages, illustrated with b/w photos. Ex-library copy with pocket on rear fly leaf, labeels on dj spine, else very good in dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Illus.

NY: Viking, 1964. First edition. Hard cover Ex-library copy in original cloth and dust jacket . Published NY: Viking, 1964, first printing. 8vo., xiv+173 pp., illustrated with reproductions. Ex-library copy with markings, dust jacket taped on. Good. . 1st. Hard. Good/Good. 8vo. Ex-Library.

NY: Oxford University Press, 2016. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Oxford University Press, 2016, first printing. 8vo., xvi+427pp., illustrated with b/w photos. "In American Maelstrom, Michael A. Cohen captures the full drama of this watershed election, establishing 1968 as the hinge between the decline of political liberalism, the ascendancy of conservative populism, and the rise of anti-governmental attitudes that continue to dominate the nation's political discourse. In this sweeping and immersive book, equal parts compelling analysis and thrilling narrative, Cohen takes us to the very source of our modern politics of division." Mild bump to lower corner, else very good, in very good dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.