Cannibal Coast by Kilman, Ed - 1959: Karankawa Indians

Harper & Brothers, NY, 1866; First Edition; sm 8vo, 178 pages; brown cloth; beveled board edges; gilt titles; chocolate brown end papers; frontispiece engraved portrait plate, with guard tissue. James Grayson’s compelling biography of his fellow Southerner and lifelong friend James Louis Petigru, lawyer, orator, attorney general for the state of South Carolina, judge, and president of the Historical Society of South Carolina, who maintained his unwavering support of the U.S. Constitution and the Union of the States throughout the turmoil of the Civil War, while retaining dedication to his beloved South. An inspiring portrait of a remarkable American. Fine, clean, crisp, bright, and sharp, binding tight, sound and square, no previous owner signatures or any other markings of any kind, 3/8" closed edge tear in left margin of frontispiece. An exceptionally nice copy.

NY: Baker, Godwin & Co., 1853. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: Baker, Godwin & Co., 1853. 8vo., 155pp., plus 1pp. advertisement. Blind embossed brown cloth with gilt spine titles and design. Historical accounts of the Revoultion in the upstate NY regions of Fort Edward, Saratoga, Crown Point and the massacres of Jane McCrea and the Allen family. Howes 11179. Field 1683. Signature of Mrs Anna Elmore, Fort Edward, New York, 1865 on front pastedown. Light edgewear, front fly leaf removed, title page and 2 following pages have a closed slit at the gutter, several pages have mild corner creasing, minor, light foxing, but pages clean and bright, binding tight. Very good. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

Includes photos; not Ex-Library

London: Ward, Lock and Tyler, 1874. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: Ward, Lock and Tyler, no date, (1874). Thick 8vo., xxiv+761pp. + 24pp. publisher's ads, illustrated frontis of Brigham Young and 79 illustrations. Maroon cloth with gilt and black titles and pictorials, black endpapers. Spine cloth chipped at the crown with closed tear, binding lightly shaken. Good overall, but very good internally, clean, unmarked, no foxing. . Hard. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

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!

J.B. Lyon Co, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 volume set. Thick 8vo. Original navy cloth, gilt spine lettering. Some staining to page ends, otherwise clean, unmarked pages. Good binding and cover. Small tears to some spines. Hardcover. This enormous compilation ordered by the N.Y. State Senate may have been reactionary in its creation, but its scope is exciting, providing lengthy details of just about every notable labor v. management and radicals v. government conflict in the late 1880s to 1920. Absolutely essential for any serious understanding of the history of the American labor movement and 20th Century American radicalism. As per wikipedia: "The committee spent over a year gathering information on suspected radical groups by raiding offices and examining documents, infiltrating meetings, assisting law enforcement agents in the arrest of thousands, and subpoenaing witnesses for the committee's hearings. The investigation generated nationwide publicity and contributed to a repressive… Read More

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… Read More

COLUMBUS, OHIO: THE WESTBOTE COMPANY, STATE PRINTERS, 1889 RARE BOOK ON THE NATIONAL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF THE TERRITORY NORTH WEST OF THE RIVER OHIO, AND OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT THEREIN, HELD AT MARIETTA, OHIO, JULY 15-19 INCLUSIVE, 1888. INCLUDING VERBATIM REPORTS AND SPEECHES AND TRANSACTIONS OF THE OCCASION. NICE LOOKING DARK BLUE COVERGOLD DESIGN FRONT, GOLD PRINT SPINE. NOTE IN FRONT GIVING BOOK TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER, TIGHT WITH NOTES IN PENCIL ON THE BACK BLANK PAGES REFERENCING FRENCH , ENGLISH, LIBERTY AND CONSTITUTION. REFERENCE ON FIRST PAGE TO SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 21 THAT CIVIL GOVERNMENT WAS ESTABLISHED AT MARIETTA, OHIO, UNDER ORDINANCE OF 1787, BY GOVERNOR ST. CLAIR, JULY 15, 1788. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 28. COMMISSIONERS LISTED, HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25. GREAT DETAIL SHOWING COMMITTES, LOCAL ORGANIZATION, TOWNSHIP DETAIL AT TIME. HISTORICAL PAGEANT LISTING. DETAIL OF THE HISTORY. FIRST REFERENCING 1749. NAMES, INFORMATION AND… Read More

Includes photos; not Ex-Library

The Spy of the Rebellion; Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army During the Late Rebellion. Revealing Many Secrets of the War Hitherto Not Made Public. Compiled from Official Reports Prepared for President Lincoln, General McClellan and the ProvostMarshal General. By Allan Pinkerton who (Under the Nom-de-Plume of Major E. J. Allen) was Chief of the United States Secret Service. With Numerous Illustrations. Kansas City: Kansas City Publishing Co, 1883. Sold Only by SubscriptionThis is a true first edition of this title. It was copyrighted by Allan Pinkerton (verso of title page); "Sold only by Subscription" and published by the Kansas City Publishing Co.
Condition: This true first edition is in very good condition, as photographed. The impressed cover is still distinctive, as is the gilt spine. Binding is secure, and we found no notations, signatures, crimps or stamps within. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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