REPORT FROM THE SECREATARY OF WAR (SHORT TITLE) by Poinsett, J. R - 1839

Washington: Blair & Rives, printers, 1838. 127 pp., self wrappers, good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

William J. Goodell. F. 1982. Vintage magazine. Number 5. In fine condition with only minor usage showing HOWEVER a previous owner filled in the crossword puzzle on the last page. Rear cover has part of the address label showing that this magazine was sent out compliments of McClure Motor Company of Troy, Pa; main story is about the American ballerina Amanda McKerrow that even the Russians can't resist. Other contents are how the show Love Boat came about and how it is filmed each week, a primer for those ready to get a home computer and where the best place to purchase one is, Grand Prix racing in Detroit and other areas of the United States including Watkins Glen NY, taking the mystery out of car care, the hovercraft a boat that thinks it is a plane, making wine, Fort Bragg's military post and their paratroopers and parachutists, flowers for the forgotten soldiers, Oam Johnson the first black woman publisher of the Ithaca NY daily newspaper, favorite recipes from famous… Read More

Washington, DC: Blair & Rives. Good. 1838. Softcover. Single piece of folded paper, pages are unopened and untrimmed. ; 25th Congress, 2d Session. Senate. [173]. ; 8 pages .

[Washington, D. C.]: n.p., 1838. First edition. Stitched. A very good unopened copy.. 10 pp. 8vo. 25th Congress, 2d Session. [Doc. No. 146.] Ho. of Reps. War Dept.

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. Good. 1840. Softcover. Disbound, no covers. ; Approx. 5 3/4" wide by 8 3/4". 26th Congress, 1st Session. Doc. No. 126. Ho. Of Reps. War Dept. ; 127 pages .

[Washington, DC] Blair & Rives, 1840., 1840. 8vo 5 pp. Original self-wrappers. Very good.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

[Washington, D. C.]: Blair & Rives, printers, 1840. First edition. Stitched self wrappers. Offsetting on first two leaves, otherwise a very good untrimmed copy.. 20 pp. 8vo. 26th Congress, 1st Session. Doc. No. 82. Ho. of Reps. War Dept. About the purchase of the island from J. B. and P. Ferribault, of French descent, who have long lived among the Sioux. OCLC shows only two copies.

Washington: Blair & Rives, Printers, 1840. first edition, 10 pp., published as 26th Cong., 1st Sess., Senate Report No. 184, extracted from larger bound volume, self wrappers slightly discolored, good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Mexico: Editorial Jus, 1973. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo. Ink name on half title. Reading creases down spine and minor closed tearing to head. 6 fold-out map at rear. Clean, unmarked, and square.

Washington DC: US Senate, 26th Cong, 2nd se. Very Good+. 1841. S Reprt 229. String-bound congressional testimony ; 111 pp+index, Ordnace officers reporting on investigation in Europe. .

YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Fred Rogers: First Experiences Book Series: Going To the Doctor (1986 1st Ed. 3rd Pr. Thus, G.P. Putnam)RARE in this first hardcover edition. Quite the find. Used. VG/VG condition unclipped dust jacket, printed price $12.95 Mr. Rogers appears on the back dj panel wearing a pale blue sweater. "In this book, real life photos are used to help young people feel more comfortable with interacting with other children and making new friends. A Note From Fred Rogers: A child's first visit with a pediatrician usually comes soon after birth. It may be months or even years later, though, that a child first shows fear about going to see a doctor. The worry of an injection or some other unfamiliar medical procedure can trigger that fear. It can also appear because another family member may be feeling medical anxieties. And, of course, new body awareness and needs for privacy develop naturally in children's early years, so all these feelings can make it very hard for them to let doctors investigate the workings of… Read More

New York: Exposition of Indian Tribal Ars, 1931. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. First Edition; 4to, stapled pamphlet of a short essay by Austin; good (covers stained and soiled; waterstain to bottom corner and bottom stapled corner from cover to cover; rear cover creased; stapled ends torn; edgeworn); 5pp.

London: Harvey and Darton, 1839. Disbound. Good+. Tracts relative to the Aborignes No. 4. A disbound 24-p. tract, primarily a collection of extracts from letters, mostly concerning the Christianization of the Indians. G+; title page is taped along the left side, and loose from the rest; other pp. nearly separating but all in one piece, and free of marks.

First edition 1st printing, Fair to Good book with spine slant, wear and fraying at edges, corners and ends of spine, offsetting and yellowing of end pages and paste-downs, PON front end page, something had been taped at one time to back end page with old tape residual and offsetting from tape to back paste-down. Now in new facsimile jacket for appearance. Waters' classic story of cultures clashing in the Four Corners area of the Southwest.

Georgetown, Guyana: Red Thread Women's Press, 1993. Staple-bound paperback. Revised Edition. Good. Ex-Library. Text block unmarked. Binding secure. Covers clean. 74 pages. 8.5 x 11 inches.

Millwood, New York: Todd Publications. Very Good. 2004. Eleventh Edition. Soft Cover. 777 pages: 8.25 x 10.75 in.: 4.4: Ex-Library: KB#005426: Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Copy's covers and pages are bright, clean, tightly bound and sharp cornered. It does have Library stamp inside, label on spine, some dark marks on covers under plastic covering and title page has been neatly removed. Editorial Review by From Library Journal: "Klein's editions of the Reference Encyclopedia have been the major source for listings of information on American Indian and Alaska Native groups for more than a decade. The first section of the book contains the source listings, presenting names, addresses, and often leaders of the tribal organizations (both federal and other) across the United States. The resource provides similar information for Canada. The second section is the bibliography, which contains citations for 4500 in-print titles. Separate lists by subject follow, and there is also a… Read More

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER. Laughing Boy by Oliver La Farge (1929 Houghton Mifflin 1st. Edition) No date on title page. USED. 302 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 5/8. Green boards with maroon titling. Spine is sunned. / No DJ included.Summary: Laughing Boy is a 1929 novel by Oliver La Farge about the struggles of the Navajo in Southwestern United States.

Pasadena, Socio-Technical Books, 1970, hardcover, 176 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight and tightly bound, spots to top edge, previous owner's name and date to front endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, rubs, light wrinkles, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The well-regarded anthropologist, museum director, supervising archaeologist for the Fort Massac Reconstruction project in Southern Illinois, and author of The Long Walk: A History of Navajo Wars, 1846-68 takes us back to the years 1863-68, the military roundup of the Navajo Indians and the creation of Bosque Redondo near Fort Sumner, New Mexico, a forty-square mile concentration camp where the Navajo lived according to the dictates of an alien people and suffered disease, starvation, and generational trauma. Illustrated with 22 period photographs. Appended: Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780870261008

RARE! Phoenix Park, West Bank, Demerara, Guyana: Harpy Books, November 2002. Staple-bound pamphlet. First Edition (stated). Very Good. Stamp of Michael Forde Bookshop to title page, otherwise interior pristine. Rubbing and shelf-wear to covers. Not from a library. 40 pages. Contents: Encounter with a Tiger-Cat, The Year of the Wild Pig, A Night to Forget, Jungle Tug-O-War - Man vs. Beast, Trespasser in the Jungle, The Angry Bull, Bush-master!, Christmas in the Deep South, Diamonds are Fatal.