American History

Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1956. BM5 - A first edition (no additional printing) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Stanley Siegel to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, some peeling and tears on the edges, corners and sides, scattered scratches, rubbing, scuffing, light foxing and stains, year written on the bottom spine, tanning and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, foxing and some stains on the cover, page edges and endpapers that is somewhat darkened, light tanning and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 281 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. This book is unique among the histories of the Texas Republic, for it is the first book to examine the fledgling nation from the point of view of its dynamic political life. Previous books have touched on the policies of Houston, Lamar, and others, but none has thoroughly explored the intricacies… Read More

Brunswick, GA: Reagin Publishing Company, 2000. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/None Issued. F/0/1st. Ed. /Signed. It has been more than forty years since the last compilation of the cemetery records of McIntosh County was issued. The Cemetery Records of McIntosh County, Georgia, compiled in 1958 by Mrs. Evie White, unfortunately has proved to be only of marginal use as a reference for genealogists and other researches, as it does not include all of the white cemeteries of the county, nor does it include any of the African-American cemeteries. With the completion of the present study, compiled and published under the auspices of the Lower Altamaha Historical Society, McIntosh County now has its most comprehensive collection of cemetery records to date. The present effort includes all McIntosh County cemeteries, black and white, with recorded burials dating from colonial times to the present. Book Condition is Fine; green buckram over boards with gold lettering to front and spine. 393pp. First… Read More

Washington, DC: [National Whig Office], 1848. Paperback. 8vo. Self-cover. 7pp. Very good. Lacks cover title page, on which appears this pamphlet's expanded title: "A Letter to the Public, upon Political Parties, Caucuses and Conventions, and the next Presidential Election...." Despite flaw, this is a clean, attractive copy of this Vermont governor's essay touting Zachary Taylor for president. First edition. SABIN 98526 note.

NY: Columbia University Press, 1919. SIGNED First edition. Hard cover. Published NY: Columbia University Press, 1919, first printing. 8vo., 259 pp., illustrated. Author's copy with his signature on pastedown. Mild ring impression on front cover, slight wear at the crown. Very good. . Signed by Author. 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

1971. 1971 THE HISTORY OF CASS AND BATES COUNTIES, MISSOURI, CONTAINING A HISTORY OF THESE COUNTIES, THEIR CITIES, TOWNS, ETC ETC 1971 reprint edition of the original 1883 edition Bound in at the rear is NAME INDEX TO THE HISTORY OF CASS AND BATES COUNTIES - 1883 Compiled by Marjorie Pearce Buckner, 1971 1883 BATES COUNTY MISSOURI INDEX OF HISTORICAL SECTION Compiled Mrs Walter Held 1415pp, plus 124pp of index sections, folded county map bound inside front cover Thick 8vo Blue cloth stamped in gold Fine bright hardcover copy.

, . 5 1/8" x 6 3/4" signed letter from Robert Dale Owen (1801-1877) dated May 5, 1865 at Cincinnati and addressed to publishers Mssrs. Tickner & Fields, acknowledging receipt of $50 as payment for his article on Hofwyl appearing in Atlantic Magazine that month, a fond history of his years at Hofwyl school, the independent self-governing private college in Switzerland to which Owen credited the molding of much of his character and philosophy. In addition to his notorious involvement with social reforms, Robert Dale Owen served in the Indiana legislature and the U.S. House Of Representatives (1843 to 1847), where he introduced and secured passage of the bill to establish the Smithsonian Institution, for which he was appointed to its first board of regents. Never without controversy, in the 1850 ‘s he turned to spiritualism, and while his book on the subject, "Footfalls On The Boundary Of Another World" was popular with the general public, it incurred ridicule from a number of his… Read More

Williamsburg NC: Broadfoot Publishing Company 207, 2007. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F/1st ed./ Signed and inscribed. A handsome copy, lightly read with a perfect jacket with no wear and now covered with a mylar sleeve. No wear at all to book, tight binding, clean white pages, signed and inscribed by author: "To Jim--A Proud "son of the South.--John W. Latty". Not ex-library, not a remainder. 289pp., some portraits of officers and a few others, index, bibliography, notes, appendix of the muster roll for the 11th Georgia Cavalry, the Lumpkin Artillery, the Alleghany Troopers, and the Wilson Lumpkin Artillery. The author also wrote the Gallant Little 7th, a history of the Georgia 7th Cavalry, which has been reviewed well. I can have this in the mail to you tomorrow.

311 Pages. Inscribed and signed to Oliver Hawkins by the Editor/Author and dated May 23, 1918.This gem of a book reveals a lot about the President, Woodrow Wilson, and about the events surrounding his Presidency through his numerous speeches. The book's exterior comes in reddish-brown boards with black lettering on them. The exterior has light wearing on all four corners, worn areas at the top and bottom of the spine, and very small wearing marks on the rear cover. The interior of the book has a worn area between the inside front cover and the first page, but otherwise, other than the Editor/Author's inscription and signature, has no further visible extraneous markings or other distractions throughout the book, and thus all printing is in a very well-preserved and enjoyable condition and the bindings remain sound and tight.If you order this book from us it will be carefully wrapped up, padded, and then boxed and then sent right away to you and will come with our genuine gratitude for your interest and… Read More

New York: McDowell, Obolensky, 1959. First edition. Octavo. Original cloth and dust jacket (not price-clipped). Minor scuffing to dust jacket, and faint toning to front free endpaper, one-inch bookshop sticker to rear paste-down endpaper, else fine in fine dust jacket.. A fine copy of the third book published by William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008). Up From Liberalism was published in 1959 following the publication of Buckley's controversial and influential God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of "Academic Freedom" (1951), which he wrote at twenty-five as a trenchant critique of Yale University's collectivist and secularist curriculum, and McCarthy and His Enemies: The Record and its Meaning (1954), co-authored with his brother-in-law, L. Brent Bozell, in defense of Senator McCarthy's public crusade against Communism. After publishing his first two works, Buckley founded National Review in 1955, serving as editor-in-chief until 1990 and establishing the magazine as a leading source for American… Read More

This is the 1846 reprint of the book oriiginally published in 1832. It contains two titles: "The Backwoods of Canada..." by Cathrine Parr Strickland Traill (243 pages), and "The Oregon Territory..." by Rev. C. G. Nicolay (226 pages). It has been rebound in leather and is in excellent condition. The cover is 'like new' except for a bump at the front top edge. The pages are predominantly without marks, tears or folds. Some light to moderate foxing on relatively few pages. The exception is the "Backwoods..." title page which is loose, stained, has a small tear, and a library name impressed on the page. There are 12 high quality engravings throughout "Backwood..". We found two [one a map] in "The Oregon Terratory.." that are also in excellent condition. Catherine Parr Trail was an English/Canadian auther and naturalist who wrote about life in Canada. She wrote 24 books covering topics ranging from her life as a settler in Ontario to natural history, especially botany. Traill is considered a pioneer of… Read More

This rare, comprehensive history of the City of Chicago has hundreds of illustrations throughout the text. Andreas was a historian and publisher publishing atlas' and books on Chicago, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Inidana, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Binding has bumps and scuffs. Front hinge is cracked and the first 46 pages are loose but not damaged. Two small leafed branches were set into the book by a former owner and have been left in.
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Describing the Indians of California as full participants in the events shaping their destiny in the wake of the 1849 gold rush, Phillips (history, U. of Colorado-Boulder) narrates how they negotiated large portions in the interior of the state as reservations in turn for letting the miners dig unimpeded. He also challenges the claim that the reservations failed, documenting how they functioned perfectly well for two years until the state of California succeeded in getting the treaties rejected as usurping states' rights. This is the second in his three-volume… Read More

Raleigh: Division of Archives and History / Department of Cultural Resources, 1980. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Quartos. lvi, 664; (xxxvi), 960 pages. SIGNED by editor William S. Powell on the title pages of both volumes. Hardcovers with a blue dust jacket. The jackets show moderate rubbing and wear with some scuffs and brief edge tears and chips. Jackets are sound and complete. A sound set with secure inner hinges and clean text. The half title page in both volumes has been signed by Lindley Butler, a NC historian. Contains several illustrations. Complete 2 volume set. Volume I is dated 1980; Volume II is dated 1981.

Portland, OR: Privately Printed, 1974. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 167pp; Green boards with gilt titling to front & spine, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+ condition. Hand-numbered (#404), Inscribed & Signed by Author. Scarce, vintage history of the town of Lexington in Morrow County, in Eastern Oregon. Illustrated with photos & maps.

An Essay on Gold, Showing its Defects as a Standard of Value and Suggesting a Substitute Therefor Also A Translation of The Death of Gold. 1923 first edition Please see photos for the chapter headings. This book is a full discussion of gold as a monetary standard, the history of the use of metallic standards, the growth of the national banking system, the basis of credit, defects of the gold standard and more. The leading article "The Death of Gold" from "L'Illustration", April 15, 1922, has been translated into English and forms the first section of the book, followed by the author's historical analysis and his assessment of the value and/or downside of gold as a standard. NOT A LIBRARY BOOK! Hardcover as shown, in very good condition. Only writing found is on the Title Page which has the original owner's signature on the top.
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