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McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). Signed by Author. NF HB with No DJ, as issued. vii, 232 p.f: ill. ; 24 cm. Inscribed "To [previous owner] | with best wishes | W Emerson Reck" on the front free end paper. Reck’s account is based on 30 years of research, “based on material from several hundred sources, including over a hundred individuals who figured in activities and events of April 14-15, 1865 . . .” (from the Preface). Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 232 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Green cloth over boards with title [Lincoln's name is a facsimile of his signature] in white on the front cover and spine. Corners are sharp with minimal shelfwear. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Presidents & Heads of State; United States /… Read More

Doubleday, Doran & Company, New York, 1945. Later Printing. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: ngri & Edgar D'Aulaire. Book A well-preserved copy of an early printing of the 1940 Caldecott Medal winner (although the note on the front flyleaf of the dust jacket gives the date as 1939). In their note on the book, Peterson and Solt (1982) write, "Five-color stone lithographs alternate with black and white illustrations of lithographic pencil on stone, and all reflect the wholesome qualities for which Lincoln was famous." This early reprint does not have what they describe as "changes in the illustrations ... and even the frontispiece ... in later editions." Size: Between 11"-13" - Quatro (4to). [55] pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked, with the exception of a neat line written in ink on the verso of the free front endpaper noting the Caldecott Medal award. Bound in blue cloth spine over… Read More

Sundog, LTD, Nashville, TN, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good-. Book Signed by Author. Warmly inscribed on the dedication page: "[Name], | Thank you for | inviting me to Ohio! | I had a wonderful | experience. Enjoy | the book! | [Signature and 2003 date]." Willcox served as an officer in Company B, Third Michigan Calvary, during the Civil War. The title comes from a "bold and spirited speech" entitled "The South in War Time" Willcox gave in 1863 "to a packed crowd of Confederate soldiers and civilians at a courthouse in Lexington, Tennessee." From the blurb on the front flap: "According to the major, it was the first and only instance in which a Union officer spoke directly across the bloody chasm." The appendices include the Roster of Third Michigan Cavalry (pp. 310-338). WorldCat lists only eight libraries holding the book (OCLC # 56942481). Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 383 pages.… Read More

The Pemberton Press, Austin, TX, [n.d.]. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Covarrubias, Miguel. Book . xxi, 376 p., [9] leaves of plates: ill.; 24 cm. Sub-title: Being a True Account of the Life of Captain Theodore Canot, Trader in Gold, Ivory & Slaves on the Coast of Guinea: His Own Story as told in the Year 1854 to Brantz Mayer. Volume in the Negro Heritage Series. Yellow and brown illustrated cover over boards with title on spine. Corners sharp. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Undated (c. 1974) reprint of 1928 ed. First pub. as Captain Canot, New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1854. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 376 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Covarrubias, Miguel. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Africa / West; United States; 1970s; Biography & Autobiography. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 688. .

Paul S. Eriksson, New York, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Good. Book . Fine HB in Good DJ. 175 p. illus., ports.; Bib. (pp. 169-171); index (pp. 172-175); 24 cm. Stated First American Ed. Blue cloth over boards with white title on spine. DJ has 3" closed tear at top of back panel and wear around the edges. From the flap: "This absorbing book ... presents Einstein the man, his early life, his professional career and influences, the formulation of his ideas and the struggle for their acceptance." This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 175 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Science & Technology; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 261. .

Craneshaw publishers, Flushing, MI, 1984. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Book Inscribed by Author. Fine HB in Near Fine DJ, protected by mylar cover. Signed (1994) copy presented to Detroit-area automotive journalist Dan Ross, "a friend and a great auto writer." Laid in note on Gustin's Buick notepaper transmitting the copy. Mustard-colored cloth over boards w/brown illustration & title on cover & title on spine. No shelfwear. Text block is tight, bright and, other that inscription on FEP, unmarked. Unclipped DJ is uncoated, so is a little dirty along the front fold, but otherwise "as new." Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Business; United States; 1980s; Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 867. .

Ruralist Publishing Company, Springfield, Ohio, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. The frontispiece is an engraved portrait of Keller, an 1835 graduate of Gettysburg College who died in 1848 at the age of 35 from typhoid fever. The introduction was written by the school's second president, Samuel Sprecher. Size: Around 7" or slightly taller - Duodecimo (12mo). 382 pages. Text block is tight and bright. Re-bound in black buckram over boards with bright gold title on the spine. Corners are sharp; no shelf wear. Heavy foxing of the frontis portrait of Keller, title page and first page of the Preface, but only an occasional spot through the rest of the text block. This book is from the personal library of Lloyd T. Sprinkle, founder of Sprinkle Publications, which specialized in reprint editions of early religious books. He has written his name and put his "Ex Libris" stamp at the top of the front free end paper. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity… Read More

Moody Press, Chicago, 1949. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book . VG HB in VG DJ, protected by mylar cover. Subtitle: With a biographical sketch of President Edwards (by Howard). 384 p. 23 cm. From Tyndale series of great biographies. Red cloth over boards with Tyndale logo blind stamped on front cover; gold title over black field on spine. Contents tight. Three pages have been crinkled on the top edge & there is underlining on 15 pp and highlighting on 5 pp. P/O's name on inside front cover. DJ has wear around the edges, rubbing and the spine is sun-faded. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 384 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Religious; United States; 1940s; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 711. .

Worcester Society of Antiquity, Worcester, MA, 1907. Hardcover. Very Good- Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). The only reason why the booklet is graded as VG-minus is because it is Ex-Lib and has a few marginal notes. That doesn't reflect the overall condition which is quite good since it has been protected in a buckram binding and rarely looked at. Size: About 10" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 28 pages. There are five pages in which neatly written marginal annotations have been made either correcting or supplementing the information in the pamphlet. The pamphlet has been bound in green buckram over boards for library use. The binding shows minimal shelf wear. The title and year of publication are printed in gilt on the spine. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Ex-Lib, though the only markings are the library stamp on the front cover, title page and back of the title page and two accession numbers at the bottom of the first page of text, one of which has… Read More

Self published, n.p, 1996. Hardcover. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). From the first page: "This compilation was started by Howard M. Bassett about 1950. After his death in 1965, it was laid aside in his brother's house. In 1993 and 1994 the notes, letters, and photos were gathered together and organized into this book by Peggy Bassett Stern, Betty McMahon, and Bill Bassett." The opening chapter, "Fifty Years in Flatbush" is described as "a composite story of the recollections of life in Flatbush by the five Bassett children, who were born between 1892 and 1905" (p. 1). Size: Between 11"-13" - Quatro (4to). 86 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Bound in reddish-brown buckram over boards with bright gilt title on the spine. Corners are sharp; binding shows minimal shelf wear. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Genealogy & Local History; United States; Modern;… Read More

Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1953. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . G+ HB with no DJ. Stated Fourth Printing, 1953. xi, 298, xii p., 1 l. pl., ports., diagr. 25 cm. Maroon cloth over boards with bright gold E=mc2 on front cover; dull gold on spine with water stain. Front lower corner bumped. Small puncture in front hinge with pin hole in left margin of the first 13 leaves (through Introduction). Front hinge a bit loose. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Good reading copy of bio written when Einstein was at Princeton. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 298 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Science & Technology; United States; 1950s; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 738. .

Northeastern University Press, Boston, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book Inscribed by Author. Fine HB in Fine DJ. Inscribed and signed by author on title page ("To Michael/With warm regards--/[sig]"). Green cloth over boards with bright copper title on spine. Corners are sharp; no self wear. Text block is tight, bright and, other than inscription, unmarked. Unclipped DJ is in "as new" condition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 315 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Political; United States; 1990s; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 1555532454. ISBN/EAN: 9781555532451. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 822. . 9781555532451

Byron S. Adams, n.p, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . VG HB with no DJ. 35 p.; front. (port.); Appendix (Notes, incl. genealogy) (pp. 31-33); 24 cm. Full title: George Mason of Virginia: An Address by Lewis H. Machen Presenting a Portrait to Fairfax County, May 20th, 1901. Dark green cloth over boards with dulled gold title on cover and shelf wear around the edges. Rare private press printing of speech on life and character of Mason. Printed by letterpress on rag paper with deckled edge. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 35 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Historical; Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 495. .

Simon & Schuster, New York, 2008. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. From the blurb on the back cover: "Based on years of scholarship as well as a deep understanding of Lincoln and of Gettysburg itself, "The Gettysburg Gospel" is an indispensable book for anyone interested in the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, or American history." Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). 415 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Spine is uncreased; corners are sharp; minimal shelf wear. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; American Presidents - Abraham Lincoln; United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); United States; Modern; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1131. .

Printed by J. Binns, Leeds, 1798. A New Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Binding Candidate. Book A rebound copy of the second printing by Binns of Bunyan’s classic autobiography and account of his conversion. Grace Abounding was first published in 1666 and has remained in print continuously since then. There were 20 printings of the book before this “New Edition” was published (it is number 21 of 47 in the ESTC list), although ESTC’s census only finds 43 copies of the earlier printings (a WorldCat search turned up about 38 holdings). ESTC shows five holdings of this printing: The British Library, Leeds Central Library, Leicester University Library, Thoresby Society and the only North American holding at the University of Alberta. A WorldCat search turned up two other copies: National Library of Scotland and the only U.S. copy in the Robert J. Wickenheiser Collection of John Bunyan, University of South Carolina. Size:… Read More

Small Town USA, Pleasanton, CA, 2004. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Barrett, Vanessa. Book Inscribed by Author. VG- Pb. Signed on dedication page by two of the contributors to this collection from Duluth, MN: Donna Schilling and Shirley Dyer Wuchter. There is a lengthy personal inscription by Wuchter in which she says this is "my first published story in a book," dated April 13, 2005. Schilling's story is entitled "Vacation Bible School" and Wuchter's is "A Day at the Fair." Front cover has a crease resulting in a 3" long dog-ear at the bottom corner. Otherwise, spine is uncreased and text block is tight. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 178 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Barrett, Vanessa. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Personal Memoirs; United States; Modern; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0974900907. ISBN/EAN: 9780974900902. Pictures of this item not already… Read More

Knopf, New York, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ Condition/Very Good. From the blurb on the front flap: "Focusing on the crucial years between 1831 and 1842, Wilson's skillful analysis of the testimonies and writings of Lincoln's contemporaries reveals the individual behind the legends." Size: About 10" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 383 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Quarter bound in dark wine paper with bright gilt title on spine and black paper over boards. Corners sharp; minimal shelf wear at the foot of the spine. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips, although it appears someone set a mug on the book, leaving a light ring on the front panel. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; American Presidents - Abraham Lincoln; United States; Modern; ISBN: 067940788X. ISBN/EAN: 9780679407881. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1130. . 9780679407881

Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good-. Book Signed by Author. Well-preserved copy of Roberts' account of the research for and writing of his novels featuring a signed bookplate pasted on the front paste-down. Roberts was always generous in signing books for his readers, but by the mid- to late-1940s had switched to provided signed bookplates, rather than having the books sent to him for signing. For all of his adult life Roberts kept a small diary with daily entries. He drew from those and his correspondence and research files to provide a detailed description of his process of tracking down details to provide the most accurate accounts he could in his novels. There is a lengthy appendix (90+ pages) that includes: the transcript of the diary of Henry Sewall from the Revolutionary War, the transcript of a letter by Capt. Daniel Merrill from Saratoga in 1777, a complaint about the Pulitzer Prize committee that… Read More

Longmans, Green and Co, New York, 1954. First. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Book . VG+ HB in G DJ, protected by mylar cover. Stated First Ed. ix, 342 p.: port.; Notes (pp. 273-330); index (pp. 331-342); 24 cm. Dark blue cloth over boards with gold title on spine. Contents tight and clean. Only defect is P/O's name on FEP, dated 4/26/54. DJ shows rubbing, shelf wear around the edges, esp. on the spine. A primary source for "Team of Rivals." "For the general reader the book provides a fascinating picture of what actually went on in high government circles in Civil War days." Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 342 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); Biography & Autobiography. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 408. .

Doubleday, Doran & Company, New York, [1938]. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition. Pamphlet Promotional pamphlet about Roberts, his work and sources, with an emphasis on how a study of his use of sources can be used in education. Contents: A biographical sketch of Kenneth Roberts; Kenneth Roberts, by B. A. Williams; Literary detective work in Kenneth Roberts' novels, by Clara Claasen; Kenneth Roberts in the schools, by W. J. Graham; The class finds a Northwest passage, by A. T. Hill; Books by Kenneth Roberts; Recent critical opinions; Bibliography (pp. 39-40). Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. Size: Duodecimo (12 mo; up to 7 3/4" / 17.5-20 cm tall). 40 pages. Item Type: Pamphlet. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked, except for an address label a previous owner has applied to the center of the title page. Wrapper, which is a reproduction of… Read More