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Doubleday, Doran & Company, New York, [1938]. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition. Pamphlet Promotional pamphlet about Roberts, his work and sources, with an emphasis on how a study of his use of sources can be used in education. Contents: A biographical sketch of Kenneth Roberts; Kenneth Roberts, by B. A. Williams; Literary detective… Saber más sobre este artículo

Doubleday, Doran & Company, New York, 1945. Later Printing. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: ngri & Edgar D'Aulaire. Book A well-preserved copy of an early printing of the 1940 Caldecott Medal winner (although the note on the front flyleaf of the dust jacket gives the date as 1939). In their note on the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Whitmore & Buckingham, and H, Mansfield, New Haven, CT, 1834. Later Printing. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good- Condition. Book Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 648 pages. Item Type: Book. The binding is broken between the frontispiece and title page, so the first two leaves are hanging by their threads. The rest of the text… Saber más sobre este artículo

Sundog, LTD, Nashville, TN, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good-. Book Signed by Author. Warmly inscribed on the dedication page: "[Name], | Thank you for | inviting me to Ohio! | I had a wonderful | experience. Enjoy | the book! | [Signature and 2003 date]." Willcox served as an officer in Company… Saber más sobre este artículo

Knopf, New York, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ Condition/Very Good+. From the front flap: "Lincoln, Miller says, was a great man who was also a good man. It is the central thrust of this 'ethical biography' to reveal how he became both, to trace his moral and intellectual development in the context of his… Saber más sobre este artículo

McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). Signed by Author. NF HB with No DJ, as issued. vii, 232 p.f: ill. ; 24 cm. Inscribed "To [previous owner] | with best wishes | W Emerson Reck" on the front free end paper. Reck’s account is based… Saber más sobre este artículo

Ruralist Publishing Company, Springfield, Ohio, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. The frontispiece is an engraved portrait of Keller, an 1835 graduate of Gettysburg College who died in 1848 at the age of 35 from typhoid fever. The introduction was written by the school's second president, Samuel Sprecher. Size: Around 7" or slightly taller… Saber más sobre este artículo

Simon & Schuster, New York, 2008. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. From the blurb on the back cover: "Based on years of scholarship as well as a deep understanding of Lincoln and of Gettysburg itself, "The Gettysburg Gospel" is an indispensable book for anyone interested in the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, or American… Saber más sobre este artículo

Knopf, New York, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ Condition/Very Good. From the blurb on the front flap: "Focusing on the crucial years between 1831 and 1842, Wilson's skillful analysis of the testimonies and writings of Lincoln's contemporaries reveals the individual behind the legends." Size: About 10" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 383 pages. Text… Saber más sobre este artículo

Self published, n.p, 1996. Hardcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). From the first page: "This compilation was started by Howard M. Bassett about 1950. After his death in 1965, it was laid aside in his brother's house. In 1993 and 1994 the notes, letters, and photos were gathered together and organized into this book… Saber más sobre este artículo

Worcester Society of Antiquity, Worcester, MA, 1907. Hardcover. Very Good- Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). The only reason why the booklet is graded as VG-minus is because it is Ex-Lib and has a few marginal notes. That doesn't reflect the overall condition which is quite good since it has been protected in a buckram binding… Saber más sobre este artículo

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. VG+ HB, missing the original glassine cover, but in the original slipcase. Singed by Boyd on the limitation page. Over the limitation notice Boyd has written, "This is one of | the thirty copies | for presentation" and… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Christopher Publishing House, North Quincy, MA, 1971. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Good. Book Inscribed by Author. VG- HB in Good DJ, protected by mylar cover. Signed by author on title page and inscribed by author on free front end paper (FEP). 137 p.: illus.: 21 cm. Dark blue cloth over boards with bright… Saber más sobre este artículo

Shenandoah Heritage Publishing Co, Waynesboro, VA, 1989. First Edition. Softcover (Perfect Bound). Very Good/None (as issued). Illustrator: Moss, P. Buckley. Inscribed by Author and Illustrator. VG+ Paperback. Inscribed in pencil by author on half-title page ("Kim | [sig] | 1990"). Stated First Printing of 30,000 copies. 103 p.: ill. (some col.); 23 cm. Size: Octavo… Saber más sobre este artículo

Sucesores de Rivadeneyra, Madrid, 1956. Third Edition. Softcover (Perfect Bound). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book VG softcover in VG-DJ, now protected in archival polyester cover. xvi, 269 p. illus., ports. 22 cm. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though the pages are… Saber más sobre este artículo

B&H Books, Nashville, TN, 1997. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book Signed by person(s) connected with book. Wonderful association copy in pristine condition. Signed on half-title by the two surviving sons of Sgt. York: Andrew J. York & George E. York xv, 349 p.: ill., [16] pp. of plates; 24 cm. Gray paper over boards w/bright gilt… Saber más sobre este artículo

Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1937. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Grassby, Percy & Robillard, Conrad G. Book . VG HB in G DJ, protected by archival polyester cover. Little, Brown & Company's Centenary Prize Book & 1938 Pulitzer for Biography. xvi p., 4 l., 3-546 p.; illlus.: front. (port.) plates, 25… Saber más sobre este artículo

Craneshaw publishers, Flushing, MI, 1984. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Book Inscribed by Author. Fine HB in Near Fine DJ, protected by mylar cover. Signed (1994) copy presented to Detroit-area automotive journalist Dan Ross, "a friend and a great auto writer." Laid in note on Gustin's Buick notepaper transmitting the copy. Mustard-colored cloth over boards… Saber más sobre este artículo

Northeastern University Press, Boston, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book Inscribed by Author. Fine HB in Fine DJ. Inscribed and signed by author on title page ("To Michael/With warm regards--/[sig]"). Green cloth over boards with bright copper title on spine. Corners are sharp; no self wear. Text block is tight, bright and, other than inscription,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Delta, New York, 2000. Edition Unstated. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/None (as issued). Book Inscribed by Author. VG Trade Paperback inscribed "To Matt" and signed by the author under his name on the title page. xiv, 368 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 21 cm. Illustrated wrapper shows slight wear at the corners; spine… Saber más sobre este artículo