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Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1935. Near Fine, bottom rear corner bumped, in a Very Good clear glassine wrapper that is about 1" shorter than the book. Includes rare N C Wyeth plate, a portrait of Stanley Arthurs. Foreword by A. Felix du Pont.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London and New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889. Volume I The National Government - The State Governments. Volume II The parity System - Public Opinion - Illustrations and Reflectione - Social Institutions. Bound in half calf over marbled boards, ornate gilt back with two brown leather labels, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Fold-out map in volume 1 is Fine. A Near Fine set, small bumps and rubs at corners, small rubs at edges. . Second Edition Revised. Half Cloth Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: United States Treasury Dept., 1872. John Jay Knox's bookplate "With the Compliments of Jno. Jay Knox, Comptroller of the Currency" pasted to front pastedown. Knox was the 4th Comptroller General to serve in this office, and also the longest-serving ; his time in office lasting 12 years, from 1872-1884. Top edge of page block soiled. Dark blue cloth boards have some spotting near the top edge. Contents are clean, tight and unmarked. A wonderful resource for anyone studying the history of banking in the U.S., and let us all hope that more than a few people currently are doing just that !. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued.

Boston: Wright & Potter, State Printers, 1864. pp. 1022 + 8 +22 +20. Very Good, in the original black cloth with gilt-stamped spine title, cloth separating at bottom edge front gutter, rubbing to cloth at tips and minor loss of cloth at spine ends, front hinge starting, dampstain top corner affecting margin but not text of about 200 pages, period gift inscription front end page to H.W. Taft, Esq.. Henry Waters Taft was the brother of President William Howard Taft and a renowned antitrust lawyer. Much detailed information on Massachusetts troops and their involvement in the Civil War. SCARCE in collectible condition. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Thick 8vo.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1890. "With the Compliments of Edward O. Leech Director of the Mint" slip tipped in at title page. Leech was appointed by President William Henry Harrison. With period Indianapolis Public Library attached front paste down identifying this copy as being a gift of The Director of the Mint. Only other library indications are a small label at spine and a small stamp at title page, hidden by the tipped in slip. Overall Very Good Minus, tear to cloth and loss of cloth at spine ends and tips of boards. Binding sound, contents are clean, tight, and unmarked. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1900. In original half leather over brown cloth boards, end pages and page edges marbled, at least 28 fold-out maps, other maps in text, illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. 477 pp + errata page at rear. Detailed reports from the Phillipines under Major-General MacArthur, including reports from Departments of Northern and Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao and Jolo. Very Good, stamped in gilt front boards "Property of Columbia Club Indianapolis", with its stamp title page as well, leather rubbed at edges, leather starting to separate externally at spine. Maps all in Near Fine to Fine condition. SCARCE, overall a quite handsome copy. . First Edition. Half Leather. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1782. [2], 307, [5], pp/ with 4 maps at end. Bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, marbled end papers and edges, Near Fine, light rubbing at edges, the front board recently professionally reattached, a quite handsome copy, this year of the Register known for its 4 maps, all of which are lovely in this copy, which includes a map of the British Dominions in North America. . Fifth Edition. Half Calf. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus, 1932. SCARCE Knights of Columbus ephemera. Application for Withdrawal is a single sheet printed both sides and tri-folded, on backside in pencil is "M.E.Council-2786". It is near Fine, with 3 small corner creases. The Application is also Near Fine, 4 pages, tri-folded, with 2 small closed tears at folds. The Application includes Application for Membership, Applicant's Declaration to Medical Examiner, Medical Examiner's Confidential Report, Instructions to Financial Secretary, and List of Prohibited Occupations from the Insurance Class. The Application is dated Dec. 18, 1932.. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1864. Two volumes in one, bound with: Eaton, J.H. Supplement to Army Paymaster's Manual, to include March 4, 1865. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1865. Stamped in gilt front cover "A. H. McDonald, Capt. & Com. Musters, Dept of LA". With his handwritten notations in red ink at many pages, plus correction slips tipped in at pages 31 and 83. Archibald Henderson Spencer McDonald, 1836-1900, Civil War soldier and printer. From 1864-1866, he served as a Commissary of musters in the Department of Louisiana for the 2nd division, 13th Army Corps, stationed at Brownsville, Texas, and later at New Orleans, Louisiana.. With the contemporary bookseller's ticket "from Peter O'Donnell, Stationer, Printer & Blank Book Manufacturer, 16 Camp St. New Orleans" at front paste down. Peter O'Donnell was a prosperous bookseller and stationer who provided diaries, day journals, and drayage books, as well as producing slave registers… Leer más

Washington, D.C.: Army and Navy Journal, Inc., 1944. Special edition of this WWII magazine, bound in dark blue cloth and title stamped in gilt front cover. The Presentation Copy of the Honorable Will H. Hays, his name stamped in gilt bottom edge front cover. Hays managed Warren G. Harding's successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. Book is Very Good, cloth lightly soiled, a few marginal pencil notations by Hays in margins of table of contents page, browning at edges . . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Random House, 1972. Presentation Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"Dear Sandra, Don't let the Hill get you down. Stand with him while he's right, and part with him when he's wrong. David". A great political Association Copy, Sandra obviously being a Congressional staffer known to the author given his use of first names only. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist best known work, his chronicle of what went wrong in Vietnam, Very Good, boards ligtly soiled, in a Very Good dust jacket, light war at edges, front flap vertical creases. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press/ H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1934. RARE. First Edition in dust jacket. Association Copy, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front fly leaf - "To Aunt Ann and Uncle Jim, in loving appreciation Homer L. Morris June 10, 1934". Near Fine, slight toning to end papers, in a Very Good dust jacket, small round hole at spine, several small edge tears and chips, jacket lightly soiled. xiv, 253 pp., with Appendix: "England Transfers Her Surplus Miners": p. 230-247. The author interviewed over 900 coal miners in Kentucky and West Virginia in this classic Depression era study performed under the auspices of the American Friends Service Committee. Contents: The plight of the coal industry --How many miners are needed -- The unemployed miner and his family --Once a miner always a miner --The training and skill of miners -- Living in company controlled communities --Extent and effects of unemployment --What's the miner thinking --How… Leer más

Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press, 2008. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on his letterhead stationery -"Jim ! Here's a rarity- a 2nd Edition. Genuine - some new photos & about 50 changes to the text. You will find yourself immortalised. Roger 19/XI 08". Additionally SIGNED by author on title page. Fine in Fine dustjacket. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. 2nd Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Presentation Copy.

Chicago: Laird & Lee Inc., 1918. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, Chicago lawyer, and educator Harry F. Atwood on the half-title page- "To Hon. Wm. H. Hays with the compliments of the author Harry F. Atwood". Will Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies, Hays installed a more formal production code, called the Hays Code( later simply "The Code"), which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. Atwood in… Leer más

New York: Fleet Publishing Corporation, 1962. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -" With best wishes Stephen Shadegg Dec. 1961" and SIGNED by Barry Goldwater beneath. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket, chips and rubbing, mainly at edges. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Camp Custer, Battle Creek, MI: Mock, T.(heodore) F., 1919. Original panoramic photograph, 6 1/2" x 72", unframed, rolled. Near Fine, small corner crease, pencilled indications on rear denoting "officers quarters" and "administrative". The photograph is unsigned and untitled, but is same view as the one located in the Library of Congress attributed to Mock, EXCEPT this photograph is nearly 30" longer than the one in the LOC's collection ! Theodore F. Mock was listed as the Camp Custer Photographer in David V. Tinder's "Directory of Early Michigan Photographers" published by Clements Library, 2013. Camp Custer, at Battle Creek, Michigan, had over 100,000 US Army troops pass through its doors between 1917-1919. A magnificent panoramic photograph spanning 6 feet, and SCARCE. . First Printing. Photograph. Near Fine.

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1936. SCARCE, especially so SIGNED BY ARTIST Art Young at front end page "Art Young August 1938 Bethel, Conn". Near Fine, prior owner name, end papers darkened at gutters, in a Very Good dust jacket, moderate wear and small chips at edges of front panel and spine ends. 3 preliminary leaves xi-xix pages, 1 leaf, 23-186 pages, frontispiece portrait photograph, illustrations of Young's political cartoons. An uncommon title. . SIGNED BY ARTIST. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Berkley Caliber, 2015. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page - "To Fred and Linda, From one patriot to another ! Thank you for your service to our country. Very best wishes Lee Trimble 8/3/15". SCARCE SIGNED. Near Fine, small bump bottom corner, in Fine dust jacket. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago and New York: M.A. Donohue & Co., 1932. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at front end page - "The great 'Beyond' and other places South of Hoboken- Beer and Skittles Alan Innes-Taylor" and "From one deep-sea diver to another Charles L. Kessler" and additionally SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at half-title page -"The top of the world with City of New York Wm. W. Darling", along with rubber-stamped "Byrd's South Pole Ship / A Century of Progress / 1933". The author lists Kessler as seaman and helmsman, Innes-Taylor as dog-man and chief in handling and attending to the health and well-being of the sled dogs. Darling is described as a fireman and a hard worker, and "The City of New York" was Byrd's flagship for the expedition. A great ASSOCIATION COPY, given the personalization of the inscriptions seemingly presented to a fellow expedition member, who almost certainly is Dr. Dana Coman, medical director on the expedition, as this title came with 2… Leer más

Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1880. Two thick quarto volumes, arranged by congressional district, and paged separately. SCARCE in commerce as the complete set. Very Good in original pebbled calf with decorative embossing white moire silk end papers, all edges gilt, numerous engraved portraits with tissue guards. Very Good, rubbed at edges and corners, corners bumped, scattered foxing associated mainly with tissue guards. A quite handsome set that will require extra postage for priority and international mail. . First Edition. Pebbled Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Thick 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.