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New York:: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1903. Illustrated Beige Cloth. Excellent. Second Edition. 8vo. In his last months of life, Crane and his wife Cora asked Robert Barr to help finish the book after Rudyard Kipling had turned them down. The NY Times Book Review raved: " A romance galloping splendidly on its headlong way.The late Mr. Crane and the present Mr. Barr between them have made what seems to us the gallantest story of its kind." BAL 4097. Excellent.

New YorkNew York: , 1927 Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Six volumes in one bound in 3/4 green morocco with gold embossed and decorated spine. Spine faded to brown. Some rubbing and soiling..

BostonBoston: D.Lothrop Co. 1889 Gilt Decorated Blue Cloth. 8vo. A lovely copy with some light soiling to the blue cloth boards, heavily decorated in gilt. Frontispiece. Many illustrations throughout the text.. Near Fine.

LondonLondon: William Heinemann, 1894 Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. London William Heinemann 1899; First edition. Light blue cloth, lettered in gilt on front cover and spine, four irises in blind on front cover. Some rubbing to joints and extremities, a bit of soiling to covers. A good copy,.

New York;New York;: , 1912 Publisher's Blue Cloth. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo. A lovely copy with very light wear. A harrowing account of life in the Libby and Danville Prisons during the Civil War by a veteran of the 176th New York Volunteers..

Washington, D.C.:: Governtment Printing Office, 1903. Original embossed, brown cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine. Includes three wonderful etched portraits of the three presidents. 246pp., t.e.g.. A very lovely copy showing some moderate rubbing and shelf wear.. First Edition. Excellent. Folio.

New YorkNew York: Simon and Schuster, 1938 Printed Yellow Boards. Very Good. First Edition. By the Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Van Loon's response to Hittler's "Mein Kampf". Signed and inscribed to CBS radio executive Helen Sioussat. A highly interesting anti fascist polemic by the famous Dutch artist..

Boston,: E. P. Dutton & Co.,, 1868. Thick 8vo, original green cloth with gilt spine lettering, brown endpapers, 670pp.l. Engraved frontispiece, One volume only.. First Edition. Original Green Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo..

New YorkNew York: Appleton, 1858 Orig. Tan Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. With 30 engaging illus by Herrick, and a folding chart. Original tan cloth stamped in blind, a good copy,lightly foxed and rubbed with a small chip missing at top of spine. First edition. "This is a fascinating and entertaining account of the organization of New York banks and the duties of the various officers. There's also a vivid description of the clearing-house system. Anecdotal conversations abound and the illustrations are very revealing. The history of the great panic of 1857 is portrayed. The author was a well-known merchant of New York City - Larned, The Literature of American History, 2856. Hamilton, Early American Book Illustrators, 830a. A valuable book, being probably ther best over-all description of bank operation at the middle of the century. The author was long a recognized authority on American bank administration-- Larson 1736..

New York:: Ledyard Hill, 1869. 891pp., original gold embossed green cloth. Some spotting to front cover, corners bumped but still quite a nice copy.. `. Original Green Cloth. Good. Thick 8vo..

New York and London,: Harpers,, 1903. Players edition, illustrated with scenes and characters from the play. Green cloth. Near fine. Photographs. 8vo., Original bright green cloth with elaborate turn of the century theatrical designs and a photograph of Ben Hur under the title; extensively decorated in gold, red and green, t.e.g.. Pictorial Green Cloth. Excellent. 8vo..

Philadelphia,Philadelphia,: David McKay Co. 1929 Gray Boards/Gilt. First American Edition. Small 4to. 12 colour plates and many other lovely monochrome illustrations. Light wear and rubbing otherwise an excellent copy..

New York, 1864. 3/4 tan calf. Moderately rubbed and scuffed. Very good. Engraved frontis. 8vo., Marbled boards and edges..

New YorkNew York: Knopf, 1949 Red Cloth. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 397+13pp., 76 photographs and 4 maps. The fascinating saga of an expedition to the Himalayas, Ganges, Satlej, Ladak and Sikkim in the early 30s. A very interesting look at Tibetan art and an especially revealing study of Tibetan Buddhism. A wonderful glimpse into the lives of missionaries, hermits and pilgrims in the great Himalayas. Very slight edgewear to the beautiful pictorial dust wrapper otherwise a fine copy..

Boston, 1856 First edition. orig. cloth. Fair - front hinge loose, some fraying on spine. 8vo..

New York, 1917. First Edition. Orig. cloth. Excellent. Photographs. 8vo..

Charles Scribner's Sons. New York, 1894. First edition. Blue cloth. Excellent. 8vo., Ex Lib..

Henry Holt & Co. New York, 1945. First Edition. orig. cloth. Near Fine., Original dw. 8vo., Pictorial dust wrapper..

US Gov't. Washington, 1872. First edition. brown cloth. Moderately rubbed - Very good. 8vo..

Dial Press. New York, 1964. First Edition. orig. cloth. Very good., Original. 8vo., Dust wrapper rubbed, creased with a few small chipps..