Past and Present of Greene County Missouri, Two Volumes de Tuck, Clyde Edwin/Fairbanks, Jonathan Tuck, Clyde Edwin (Co-Author); Fairbanks, Jonathan (Co-Author) - 1915: Early and Recent History and Genealogical Records of Many of the Representative Citizens, Volumes I-II

St. Joseph, MO: National Historical Company, 1883. Probable 1st edition. Hardcover. Fair. St. Joseph, MO: National Historical Company, 1883. Probable 1st edition. Fair. Leather covers are worn with some residue from some type of plastic used to protect the cover. The spine cover is missing a large chip but it is present. It is detached on one side but is 90% or so present. Binding is intact but loose, there are pencil notations on the FFEP but otherwise text is clean and text block is reasonably tight.

Nice condition complete 2-volume set of the "History of Concord New Hampshire" - From the Original Grant in Seventeen Hundred and Twenty-Five to the Opening of the Twentieth Century. The set comes with its original, oversized color map (35" tall x 31" wide) titled "Commissioners Map of Concord New Hampshire" dated 1902. Both volumes are illustrated with maps and engravings of notable homes and sites. 1903; The Rumford Press; Concord. "Prepared under the supervision of the City History Commission." Here is a sample of the chapter contents:* Aboriginal Occupation* King George's War and its Indian Hostilities* Colonization by Concord Settlers* Last French and Indian War* Period of the American Revolution* Revised State Constitution* Early Events of the New Century* War of 1812* The State House Erected* Toleration Act* Temperance Reform* Religious, Social, Intellectual, and Material Progress* Catholic-Irish Immigration* Public Library* The Prohibition Law* Period of the Civil War* Weather Record from 1856… Leer más

Herff Jones Book. Fine-. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The first title is an oversize blue imitation-leather hardcover with white lettering to spine and front; large gilt seal on front; no jacket; pictorial endpapers; 496 pages; many color photos. "This book documents the mighty warship's June to December deployment to the Western Pacific, the Arabian Gulf, and the Indian Ocean -- Lincoln's second major deployment." No publication date. The second title is a staplebound dark-blue softcover with gilt on front and gilt rope through spine; 48 pages; color photos; fine minus condition too. Might require extra for shipping..

Published 1856. Cover as shown with this listing is scuffed and chipped and the spine is missing. Sewn binding has some loose sections. Text is mottled and foxed and there appears to be some water damage. Previous owner name on free front endpaper dated 1857. A rare copy, price reflects condition. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi(O B-1)

Family of Elsa Spear Byron, 1993, with previously unpublished photos. Originally published by The Fort Phil Kearny / Bozeman Trail Association, 1990. Paperback. Near Fine. Minor shelf and handling wear to cover. Book has bookstore sticker and stamp on inside of back cover. Binding tight. Text clean and unmarked. No DJ, as issued. Photo is of the copy at Barbed Wire Books.

St. Joseph, MO: National Historical Company, 1883. Probable 1st edition. Hardcover. Fair. St. Joseph, MO: National Historical Company, 1883. Probable 1st edition. Fair. Leather covers are worn with some residue from some type of plastic used to protect the cover. The spine cover is missing a large chip but it is present. It is detached on one side but is 90% or so present. Binding is intact but loose, there are pencil notations on the FFEP but otherwise text is clean and text block is reasonably tight.

SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING - We Came To Dominate: the United States Army and the 1989 World Helicopter Championships by Dan Kingsley CW4, Ret. is a Signed (by author Kingsley in an inscription) MidSky Books softcover First Edition/First Printing - it states First Printing on the copyright page (Even though a book may state First Edition, it may not be a true First Printing. This copy is guaranteed to be a true First Edition and First Printing). The book was published in 2011 - ISBN 9781936122172. The softcover book is in acceptable condition with some beginning page separation - note this is a delicately put together book - one page in particular is coming loose. This copy would make a special addition to any collection or library. You can buy with confidence, we have been selling books for over 45 years. Thanks for buying.

, . 5" x 8" signed letter on personal stationery from George Francis Train (1829-1904), visionary businessman, powerful financier, charismatic orator, passionate political activist, and legendary world traveler, who was known as much for his successes as for his eccentricities. A short list of his achievements would include establishing a line of clipper ships at age sixteen to sail from Boston around the tip of South America to San Francisco in order to serve those desiring to join in the Gold Rush; creating a track-guided horse tram in the cities of London and Birkenhead, England; partnering with Thomas C. Durant in the formation of the Union Pacific Railroad; organizing Credit Mobilier America to finance construction of the Transcontinental Railroad (later the object of scandal); founding Credit Foncier to raise capital for the purchase of land along the rail route; thrice circumnavigating the globe—first in 80 days, then 67, and finally 60 (reportedly inspiring the Jules Verne novel);… Leer más

, 1888; Large (9" x 14") 4-page manuscript granting the right to farm a three-hundred acre messuage in Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, commonly known as Kirkbride Farm, bounded by lands of Jacob Evans, Edward Darnel, et. al. for a term of three years at $1,250 per annum. Careful stipulations are made as to maintenance of all buildings and fences, crops to be planted, types and frequency of fodders and manures to be used, retention of at least 30 head of meat cattle, mandatory condition of the property upon end of term, prohibition against the use of steam power of any kind, etc. Lessors are Rebecca E. Lippincott (née Kirkbride) and Eliza H. Kirkbride, both of Mullica Hill, Gloucester County, and Ella C. Stacy (Story?), wife of Theodore, of Camden County. Lessee is Thomas Matchett, of Camden County. Signed and sealed by all parties January 20, 1888 and witnessed by William Graff of Camden County. A prominent family in West Jersey, the Kirkbrides are descended from Joseph… Leer más

The Easton Press, 1989. 2 vols. The Leather-Bound Library of American History. First thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jackets. Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Bindings and text blocks are tight, bright, crisp, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Appear unopened / unread. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spines. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon markers. Notes from History sheet laid in. Photo is of the set we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift!