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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0803231075 . First edition (so indicated by lack of subsequent printings, copyright page). John H. Moore, per the jacket flap, has produced ". . .not only an excellent quantitative study of the Cheyenne Indians but also the first full ethnography of a North American tribe written from a Marxist perspective." With numerous photos, charts, tables and maps. --- In full grey cloth-covered boards with spine titling in black. Volume wrapped in simple light blue jacket with mountains-and-sun imagery to front panel. --- A sound copy, but with partial split at mid-volume which has been repaired. Also with prior owner's signature to front free endpaper and a flyleaf has been cut out. Jacket with mild rubbing, else intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xxv, 390 pages .

London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd./E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1920. Hardcover. A 1920 reprint of the 1910 issuance. Per Donald Armstron Ross, p.97, this Everyman's Library edition is a presentation of "The important contemporary tracts and narratives, annotated, on the founding of New England in America." With an introduction by John Masefield. Everyman's Library catalog no. 480 in their History series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In 'Shield Era' curved back binding style 2, full scarlet ribbed cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped Reginald Knowles-designed spine titling & decorations, blindstamped J. M. Dent vignette to front cover, with black topstain and fancy Knowles woodcut art at title page, frontis and endpapers. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A generally well-preserved copy: clean, tightly-bound and lacking markings, though with prior owner's signature to front free endpaper.;… Leer más

Denver, Colorado: Colorado Historical Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1981. Softcover. Seven articles on varied subjects, indexed. Includes an article on the Hollywood western. With numerous photos. In nice shape, clean and firm. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 120 pages .

Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1995. Trade Paperback. 0871087421 . A history of Colorado, from prehistoric times through the late 20th Century. With extensive endnotes and index. --- A firm, bright, intact copy but with highlighting throughout. ; The Pruett Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 431 pages .

New York: Funk & Wagnalls. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. Illustrations by W. Ralph Merrill. From Francis Parkman through Irving Stone, the editor has amassed the writings of various authors on the subject of Colorado and its history. In full dark green cloth-covered boards with titling in blue on cover and spine. Interior clean and bright; unmarked. Jacket with chips and small tears; especially at spine ends. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 489 pages .

New York: Castle Books. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. An attempt to describe all important battles of the American Civil War, in a single hefty volume. The narratives are written by the combatants themselves, whether a general or a private. Includes numerous maps and engraved illustrations. With an introduction by Bruce Catton, and a running commentary by Don Congdon. --- In tan paper-covered boards, titling stamped in navy on spine. --- First page has been torn out and leaves are starting to yellow, but otherwise a firm, unmarked copy. Jacket with considerable rubbing and in removable archival mylar protector. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; x, 564 pages .

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. 1199538302 . Stated first edition. In full blue cloth-covered hardcovers with titling in silver on red spine block. With review of this work laid in. A clean, firm copy but with sm. white mark on cover; lacks a dust jacket. Bookseller sticker, rear paste-down. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 309 pages .

New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 0195135210 . A first printing of James M. McPherson's account of the pivotal Battle of Antietam. The battle was fought on September 17, 1862 along Antietam Creek north of Washington in Maryland during the American Civil War. It is described on the jacket flap as the bloodiest single day in American history, with the killing of over 6,000 soldiers. Includes several black & white photos and engraved illustrations as well as a number of maps. --- In full black cloth-covered boards with spine titling stamped in red foil. Dust jacket with Captain James Hope's color painting of the battlefield. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy but with prior owner's signature to front free endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket lacks damages and is wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xvi, 203 pages .

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated. Fair with no dust jacket. 1935. Hardcover. A first edition of Robert H. Lowie's examination of the culture of the Crow Indian tribe. Originally, the tribe's homeland was present-day Ohio, but conflicts with other tribes caused them to push westward, eventually to the plains of present-day Montana. The author describes various rituals, dances and tribal customs. With numerous plates bearing black & white photos, as well as illustrations. --- In full blue cloth-covered boards with blue titling to cover & spine. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- This well-used copy once the property of a [college?] Department of Anthropology, with two of their rubberstampings. Also with cracks to paper at front and rear gutters, prior owners' signatures to front endpapers, sunned spine and chafing to cloth; frequent penciled underlinings and notations throughout the text and dampstains. A weakened front hinge has been carefully repaired on… Leer más

Washington: National Park Service, U. S. Department of the Interior. Very Good-. 1976. Softcover. A guide to the Custer Battlefield National Monument in southeastern Montana by the US National Park Service. This booklet tells the story of "Custer's Last Stand", a decisive victory by American Indians over the U.S. Army on June 25 & 26, 1876, under the leadership of General George Armstrong Custer. With several eye-catching drawings by Leonard Baskin, as well as photos of 7th Army notables and other sights, maps, and replicas of documents. --- A softcover in white wraps, with Baskin drawings to front and back panels. --- With minor tears to paper covering spine ends, prior owner's signature to first page, and with slight soiling to covers, else a sound, tightly-bound copy.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; 93 pages .

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 photos. --- In stiff wraps with color drawing of the battle scene, as re-enacted by Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. --- A clean, tightly-bound, bright copy lacking damages worthy of mention.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xxiv, 1-50, [12], 51-214 pages .

New York: The Macmillan Company. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1942. Hardcover. The author's historical novel is set in 18th century western Pennsylvania. With illustration of hilltop view of frontier settlement at endpapers. Lacks the dust jacket. --- In pale green cloth-covered boards with gilt titling on black spine blocks. --- With soiling and glue remnants to covers, scratched spine title blocks; interior is clean, firm and unmarked.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); x, 483 pages .

New York: Henry Holt & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. Book Club Edition. Hard Cover. 0805062890 . A likely book club edition of volume two in Rick Atkinson's highly regarded Liberation Trilogy. In this installment, the Allies move from North Africa to Sicily, and then on to Italy itself in their grinding struggle to free Europe from the stranglehold of the Nazis and their Italian allies under Mussolini. With two sections of plates showing people and scenes from the book, and 20 detailed maps by Gene Thorp. --- A full-size volume in full dark grey paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume wrapped in unpriced jacket with photo of soldiers making their way down a rubble-clogged street. --- An about-Fine copy: bright, tightly-bound, and unmarked. Dust jacket with slight rubbing, else lacking damages and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.) ; Tall Octavo - 9… Leer más

New York: Diversion Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. 1635764939 . Stated first edition of George Papadopoulos's account of his experiences as a lower-level campaign aide for Donald Trump in 2016. Per this book, the forces of the governmental establishment used subterfuge and lies to convict the author of various invented crimes. --- In black paper-covered boards with spine titling in silver. Jacket with photo of the author and a target to front panel. --- A bright, clean, newish copy lacking apparent damages. Unclipped jacket ($28.99) also lacks damages and is wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; vii, (3), 245 pages .

New York: Philosophical Library Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A collection of facts about the American Indians, presented in a straightforward, unbiased manner. --- In grey paper-covered boards backed in orange cloth, with black titling to spine. Volume wrapped in jacket with illustration of an Indian mounted on his horse to front panel. --- A clean, bright, tightly-bound copy without interior markings. Jacket with sunned spine & minor chafing to extremities, else lacking damages.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; [6], 462 pages .

Lincoln: Bison Books / University of Nebraska Press. Near Fine. 1995. Softcover. 0803292341 . A softcover advance review copy of Robert Stuart's journals, which serve as a narration of a journey he made with 6 companions eastward from Astoria, Oregon. The onset of the War of 1812 spelled doom for the Pacific Fur Company's Fort Astoria, so Stuart and his companions made the attempt to cross the continent and reach Saint Louis. In so doing, Stuart inadvertently discovered what would become the Oregon Trail. Stuart's narration has been edited and annotated by Philip Ashton Rollins. Originally published in 1935 by Edward Eberstadt & Sons, this Bison Book edition with an introduction by Howard Lamar. With a daguerreotype of Stuart, a facsimile of a page of his journal, and a map showing various routes between St. Louis and Oregon. --- In wraps with wrap-around color Mort Künstler painting, "Too Late." --- An about Near Fine copy: bright and newish, but with light… Leer más

New York: Pantheon. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 0679408959 . Law professor looks at the American West. In nice shape, in grey half cloth and white paperboard covers. DJ has minor soiling; orig $20 flap price. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 203 pages .

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. Hard Cover. A deluxe leatherbound reprint edition by the Franklin Library presenting the autobiography by Henry Adams (1838-1918). The author was the great-grandson of President John Adams and grandson of Pres. John Quincy Adams. This Pulitzer prize-winning work, published posthumously in 1919, represented his attempt to make sense of the turbulent late 19th century. Illustrated with black & white engravings from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Issued as part of the publisher's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. --- Bound in full black bonded leather covers with three raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges (AEG) all in bright gilt. Leaves made from high-quality papers. Grey silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon bookmarks. Volume… Leer más

New York: The Modern Library. Fair with no dust jacket. [c.1931-39]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition of an autobiography by the grandson of John Quincy Adams and great-grandson of John Adams. First published privately in 1907, it became a highly-praised success upon its publication for a wider audience in 1918. With an introduction by James Truslow Adams. Indexed. --- In Toledano spine 7 / rust balloon cloth / limp boards / gilt cover torchbearer / gilt spine titling with interconnected "ML" device / brown topstain / orange Kent endpapers / volume lacks the dust jacket. Likely published c.1931-39 (though 1931 date appears in book). ML #76.2. --- A Fair-only copy, with dampstains to fore-edge of front cover, slight sunning to spine, prior owner's signature to verso of front free endpaper, dulling to spine gilding, else a sound, otherwise unmarked copy.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; x, (v), vi-x, 517 pages .

New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. [c.1952]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition of an autobiography by the grandson of John Quincy Adams and great-grandson of John Adams, both former American presidents. First published privately in 1907, it became a highly-praised success upon its publication for a wider audience in 1918. Edited, with a preface, by Henry Cabot Lodge and an introduction by James Truslow Adams (no relation). Indexed. In orange jacket with image of Henry Adams on cover. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on green spine & cover blocks / green topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso lists 362 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1952 (though 1931 date appears in book). ML #76.2. --- A clean, tightly-bound and sound copy, though with prior owner's signatures and info. at two locations at the front of the book, and with her markings on perhaps as many as 6 interior leaves. Unclipped dust… Leer más