Americana from Auldfarran Books, IOBA

New York: Duffield & Co., 1915 reprint. 426pp. port. illus. grey pictorial cloth 12mo: Good+/no dj. A nice clean, complete & tight vintage reprint of Grinnell's (1849-1938) classic of Western Americana.

New York: N. D. Thompson, 1883 1st ed. 716pp. illus. full calf tall 8vo: Good+. A nice clean, complete and tight copy of this popular history of the westward movement in American history.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. 131pp., 154pp.+ appendices, maps, etc. illus. original black blind-stamped cloth 4to w/gilt riverboat decoration: Very Good [original covers have been professionally rebacked & repaired with a completely new spine strip of black cloth w/gilt titles; original gilt cover decoration is still extant and is reasonably bright] A nice original copy of this classic of Americana.

Washington: GPO, 1875 1st ed. xi. 291pp. illus. original green cloth 4to: Good [spine strip is neatly detached at front hinge but still attached at rear necessitating a professional rebacking repair; shelf rubbing of large volume; prev. owner's ink stamp on pastedown; else a clean, complete & tight copy. Two original maps are present in pocket on rear pastedown.

issued Dec. 12, 1943. paper 31 half pages folded passenger schedule for trains from Aberdeen (MD) to Zanesville (OH) during World War II. Good condition; completely age browned with the wear of use, but a nice complete copy.

New York: Putnam's, 1925 new & enlarged ed. 407pp. burgundy cloth 16mo: about Good/no dj [hinges are cracked but holding; text block is clean, complete & tight]

Philadelphia: Butler and Williams, 1844. xi, 330pp. frontis. illus. a.e.g. decorated brown leather tall 8vo: fair [covers are worn and shelf rubbed with loss @ spine strip; text is untroubled, being clean, complete & tight] An antique name on presentation page. The first volume of an antebellum annual illustrated collection of short stories and verse, edited by the American Renaissance… Read more about this item

Columbia, TN: J. J. M'Daniel Democratic Herald Book Office, 1853 1st ed. 228pp. frontis. black cloth 12mo w/gilt titles: Good/no dj [some cover wear at extremities; antique inscription on pastedown; owner stamp on ffep; few antique marginal comments in ink; foxing throughout; else a complete & tight original copy] Presentation inscription and signature ffep by Richard Hale Allen (1794-1876), father… Read more about this item

New York: American Tract Society. undated. 111pp. blue cloth 32mo: Good [antique inscription dated 1881 on endpp.; foxing; else a complete & tight copy] A tiny volume that may date from 1863. Appended to the text is a one page book list, "Late Publications for Soldiers" (of the Civil War) also published by the American Tract Society.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books. 1988 1st ed. 119pp. illus. oblong paperback sm 4to in French flaps: Fine. A Boomer's nostalgic delight, beautifully illustrated in color photographs.

New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1996 1st ed. 240pp. illus. hardback 4to: Fine in a Fine dj [couple of light corner bumps; else a very nice crisp copy] An exceptionally handsome volume containing over 125 full color illustrations.

New York: Harper Perennial, 2014 1st ed. thus. SIGNED on title p. by author. 127pp. illus. paperback: near Fine [text is lightly age browned; couple of front cover scuffs; else a nice crisp copy] "A blend of history, mythology, and memoir."

New York: People Books, 1994 1st ed. 242pp. illus. hardback 4to: near Fine in a Fine dj in Brodart poly cover. A big picture book with accompanying text by Tony Chiu.

New York: Parents' Magazine Press, 1969 revised ed. SIGNED on half-title p. "With all best wishes,"Patricia Nixon" under a very brief high quality calligraphy inscription "To ///," done by another hand. 228pp. illus. hardback 4to in pictorial boards: near Very Good/no dj [top corners are lightly bumped; foxing to top edge; remnant of dust jacket tipped to ffep; slick magazine type… Read more about this item

Fayetteville: Univ. of Arkansas Press, 2007 1st ed. thus. SIGNED boldly on title p. by author in green marker. 166pp. paperback 8vo: Fine. Interviews with a diverse group of a dozen young American Muslims by Moezzi (b. 1979), an American lawyer of Iranian ancestry.

Honolulu: Mutual Publishing, 1984 reissue. 363pp. paperback: Very Good [text is age browned; else a nice crisp copy] Several dozen selections taking Hawaii from Captain Cook to statehood with contributors ranging from Robert Louis Stevenson to Mark Twain.

New York Times. February 13, 1944. 48pp. illus. newsprint folio (ca. 14x12 in.): fair [newsprint is completely age browned & somewhat brittle; some tears @ edges; else a complete copy] This issue features a cover photograph of an Avenger taking off from an aircraft carrier, a feature article on seaborne assaults in the Pacific, pieces on bomber ground crews, antisubmarine… Read more about this item

New York Times, October 8, 1944. 48pp. illus. newsprint folio (ca. 14x12 in.): fair [newsprint is completely age browned; some tears @ edges & at spine folds; else a complete copy] This issue features a cover photograph of two GIs manning a heavy machine gun, a Drew Middleton feature on the movement of U.S. troops into Germany, a photo article on… Read more about this item

New York Times, December 24, 1944. 40pp. illus. newsprint folio (ca. 14x12 in.): fair [newsprint is completely age browned; some tears @ edges; else a complete copy] This issue features a cover photograph of a snowy farmland scene on Christmas morning, a feature article on fighting men hoping that this will be the last war, a profile of General De Gaulle… Read more about this item

New York Times, October 29, 1944. 56pp. illus. newsprint folio (ca. 14x12 in.): Good [newsprint is completely age browned; some tears @ edges; else a complete copy] This issue features a cover photograph of an American battleship, an article by Sen. Joseph Ball of Minnesota on American isolationism, a Frank Kluckhorn piece on MacArthur’s return to the Philippines, a feature on… Read more about this item