American History
We Are Lincoln Men: Abraham Lincoln and His Friends.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. 24.5 x 16.5 cm. Octavo. 269pp. End notes, index. Hardcover copy in dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the dedication page. The dust jacket looks a bit wavy. More
Spring Valley The Early Years.
Blegen Books, 1995. Hardcover. Quarto. 11' x 8 1/2":. 582pp. Glossy pictorial cover. Signed by author Doug Blegen. More
Spring Valley Yesteryear Revisited.
Blegen Books, 2000. Hardcover. Quarto. 11' x 8 1/2":. 582pp. Glossy pictorial cover. Signed and inscribed by author Doug Blegen. More
George Washington [7 volume set].
New York: Charles Scribners, 1948 - 1957. Hardcover. Complete 7 volume set. Octavo. Volumes 1-6 are all first editions with the Scribner's A on copyright pages. All are bound in black cloth and in near Fine condition, no dust jackets or slipcases. Volume 7 is second printing but has a...... More
George Washington A Biography Four Volume set boxed - Volumes I and II: Young Washington, Volume III: Planter and Patriot, Volume IV: Leader of the Revolution.
New York: Scribners, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Four volume set bound in black cloth in original boxs. Two volumes in each of the slipcases. Paper title labels to spines of slipcases. One inch closed tear at top of one of the slipcases. No dust jackets. 23.5 x 16 cm. Octavo..... More
Alaska Highway Expeditionary Force.
Clear Lake, Iowa: H&M Industries, Ltd, 1994. Hardcover. 28 x 22 cm. Quarto. 196pp. Bound in blue cloth, paste-down illustration to front cover. Many black and white illustrations. Signed by the author on the title page. Some scuffing to edges of the boards. More
The Great Comeback: How Abraham Lincoln Beat the Odds to Win the 1860 Republican Nomination.
New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. 24 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 286pp. Black cloth in dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. More
On Conciliation with the Colonies; and Other Papers on the American Revolution
Lunenburg, Vermont: The Limited Editions Club, 1975. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. 26 x 18.5 cm. Quarto. 268 pages. Decorative cloth binding in original brown slipcase. Limited to 2000 copies SIGNED by artist Lynd Ward, this being copy number 1342. Cloth spine is lightly sun faded. More
Incidents in the Life of John Edsall.
Catskill: Published for the Author, 1831. First edition. Full Leather. 17.5 x 10.5 cm. 16mo. iv 156pp. Bound in full period leather, gilt decorated spine. Edited by J. D. P. The text is readable but many of the pages show damp staining and foxing. Rubbing to hinges. Ownership inscription on..... More
Pathway of Empire.
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Blue cloth in color pictorial dust jacket. 325pp. Bookplate of previous owner on front pastedown. A very nice copy. New York. More
Record of The Pioneers of Outgamie County, Wisconsin; Also an 'Appendix containing the Minutes and Records of the Pioneer Association Since our Annual Meeting of 1895
Wisconsin: Post Publishing Co, 1898. Hardcover. Brown cloth. Octavo;. (8 1/2" x 6") 110pp & index. More
History of the Expedition Under the Command of Lewis and Clark 4 volume set.
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1893. New Edition. Hardcover. Four volume set bound in green cloth. 24.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavos. cxxxii1364pp continuous pagination. Limited to 1000 sets, this being one of 800 of those printed on "Fine Book Paper", number 728. Previous owner's inscrption dated Sept. 1898 on front..... More
Old Tavern Signs; An Excursion in the History of hospitality
Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. octavo. 304pp. Pictorial boards. This is #300 of an edition of 550 copies. Nice copy. More
The Spirits of '76.
New York: Walker and Company, 1973. Reprint. Hardcover. 26.5 x 18.5 cm. 64pp. White boards in price clipped dust jacket. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper. Non-authorial inscription on front fixed endpaper. Two small closed tears to the jacket. More
Heart of the Commonwealth Worcester.
Woodland Hills, California: Worcester Historical Museum and the Worcester Area Chamber of Commerce . Windsor Publications, Inc., 1981. First edition. Hardcover. 28.5 x 22 cm. Quarto. 208pp. 200 illustrations. White cloth in dust jacket. Small closed tear and scuffing to back of jacket. Worcester, Massachusetts. More
Kilbourn and the Dells of the Wisconsin with views en Route Chicago to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Chicago, Illionois: General Passenger Department Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, 1901. Pamphlet. 16.5 x 21 cm. Pamphlet. Many photographs. Some light soiling to the covers. More
Addresses of Hon. James A Farley; A Radio Address - Over a Coast to Coast Hook-Up of Both the National and Columbia Broadcasting Systems November 6, 1932
Washington DC: Democratic National Committee, 1935. Hard Cover. Pamphlets bound in one volume. - The Case for Franklin D. Roosevelt, History and Functions of the National Committee, The New Era, A Challenge to America, Postal Affairs and the National Economy, The Problem of Agriculture,The Spirit of the New Deal, Haverstraw-My..... More
The Framing of the Constitution of the United States.
New York: The Classics of Liberty Library / Gryphon Editions, 1992. 1/2 Leather. 22 x 15 cm. Octavo. 287pp. Bound in grey 1/2 leather. 3 raised bands to spine, gilt design, lettering, and foredges. Facsimile of the Yale 1913 edition. More
A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America; Volume one
Chicago: A.C.McClurg & Co, 1903. First of this edition. Hardcover. Volume One only. Octavo. (22cm x 15cm) Tan buckram over brown boards. Gilt lettering to spine. 353pp. Light wear at bottom edge of spine. Front and rear gutters cracked. reprinted from the second London issue of 1698, with facsimiles of..... More
The 1939 Almanac for Nebraskans; A Day to Day Guide to Cornhusker Doings
Nebraska: Woodruff Printing Co, 1938. Wraps. octavo. Pictorial wrappers. 112pp Very nice copy. WPA. More
Guide to Cedar Rapids & Northeast Iowa; A Guide to Cedar Rapids Points of Interest, History, Tours
American Guide Series. Wraps. Blue wrappers. 80pp Illus., fold-out map. American Guide Series. More
An Illustrated Historical Atlas of LaPorte Co. Indiana Compiled Drawn & Published from Personal Examinations & Surveys by Higgins, Belden & Co.
Higgins, Belden & Co., 1989. Hard Cover. Quarto. Red Boards gilt lettering to spine. Facsimile reprint from 1874 edition. Combined Atlases of LaPorte County, Indiana and Plat Book (1892). The Heritage Collection Illustrated Atlas. More
Harry S. Truman: A Life.
Columbia and London: University of Missouri Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. 24.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. xiv 501pp. Navy cloth in dust jacket. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Part of the Missouri Biography Series. d. More
Paul Revere's Ride.
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1996. Full Leather. 24 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 445pp. Bound into full dark green-grey leather with gilt design, lettering, and foredges. Collector's notes laid-in. Some light scratching to the gilt foredges. Part of The Leather-Bound Library of Military History. More