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WaterBrook Press, Colorado Springs, CO, 2007. Advance Review Copy. Trade Paperback. Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. Fine PB. Autographed ARC. 403 p.; 21 cm. In "as new" condition. Corners crisp; spine uncreased. Appears to be unread. Has an "Autographed Copy" sticker on front cover. Based on a true story, the novel traces the life of Emma Giesey who "suddenly finds herself alone and pregnant with her third child, struggling to keep her family secure in the remote coastal forest of the Washington Territory." Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 403 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; Signed by Author. ISBN: 1578567351. ISBN/EAN: 9781578567355. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 270. . 9781578567355

University of Tennessee Press, Nashville, TN, 1994. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition. Book Reprints of the two volumes originally published by the Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee. Part One (471 pp.) is from the 5th Printing and Part Two (608 pp.) is from the 6th Printing, both done in 1994. Part 1 includes sections on the Provisional Army of Tennessee, histories of both the Confederate and Union cavalry units, artillery units, infantry units, including 14 U.S. Colored infantry regiments and miscellaneous (Home Guard, Militia or National Guard) companies. The final section provides a list of companies by their county of origin. Part 2 consists of two sections: one for Confederate rosters and one for Union. The names are in alphabetical order, providing the name and the identification of the unit in which he served. Size: 9" -11" - Small Quarto (Sm. 4to). 1,079. 2-volume set (complete). Item Type: Book. The text blocks are tight, in spite of the size of… Read More

Harcourt Brace, New York, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Book Inscribed by Author. Near Fine HB in VG- DJ, protected by archival Mylar cover Inscribed by author on the title page ("For Tyler- | Best wishes | [sig]"). 86 p.; 23 cm. Wheat paper over boards, quarter bound in black cloth with bright copper title on spine. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked, in "as new" condition. Binding is tight; corners shap with no shelf wear ("as new"). DJ shows rubbing, particularly along the area where the spine's quarter binding meets the paper-covered boards. This shows up the most on the back panel, which is white. The top edge of the front panel of the DJ shows some wear, as well. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Quantity Available: 1. Category: JUVENILE FICTION; Boys & Men; United States; 1990s; Teens & Young Adult. Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0152928790. ISBN/EAN:… Read More

Harper and Company, Chicago, 1979. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . VG Trade PB. xii, 233 p.; 22 cm. Illustrated wrapper shows minor shelf wear. Glue-bound. Contents are tight and "as new." One page (107-108) was crinkled when bound. Author's thesis from the University of Strasbourg, 1978. "ought to be read by anyone interested in the Russian believers. It is an eye opener which will give a full picture on the Soviet-government control of the believers in the USSR [Baptists, Plymouth Brethren, Pentecostals and Mennonites] and on their struggle for survival." Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 233 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: RELIGION; Theology; United States; Religion & Theology. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 384. .

Pioneer Press, Little Rock, AK, 1959. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Book Inscribed by Author. “The gallant stand of these Arkansans at the Battle of Sharpsburg, and their reckless but gallant charge that follows is one of the greatest events in the military history of this Nation. . . . [T]he Third Arkansas established a reputation for fighting ability and staying power unsurpassed by any regiment on either side in the War Between the States” (from the dust jacket blurb).� Very Good hardback in Good+ dust jacket, protected by mylar cover. Inscribed by author on front flyleaf: "To | [name] | Trust you find an inspiration | in a story of gallant men, | Sincerely, | [sig]." Stated 2nd Printing, December 1961. 233 p.; illus.; 23 cm. Red cloth over boards with bright gilt title on spine. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 233 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight;… Read More

Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Book VG hardback in G+ DJ, now protected in an archival Brodart cover. xi, 403 p. : maps, table ; 23 cm. Dark blue cloth over boards with somewhat dulled gilt title on the spine. Fading along the top edge of the spine. Originally published as III Rzesza i arabski Wschód. Warsaw, Ksiazka; Wiedza, 1963. 403 pages. Item Type: Book. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. There are some small spots on the top page edge. Dust Jacket has a 5" line vertically across the blue area of the title on the front panel where there is loss of coating and color (as if it got stuck to something and pulled away) and has a small area with some spotting on the back panel. There is wear along the top edge, particularly at the head of the spine, though no tears or chipping. The blue of the spine is slightly… Read More

Cedar Rock Press, New Braunfels, TX, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Book Signed by Author. A collectible copy warmly inscribed by the author on the front free end paper: "for [name] | and [name] with | all the fondness the | years have freighted | us with together | Jud 2/85." Jerome was a poet, author and literary critic who served as a professor at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He was a poetry columnist for Writer's Digest magazine and authored three books on writing poetry. Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). 343 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardbound in russet-colored cloth over boards with the title in bright gilt on the spine. Corners are sharp (though the top rear corner is slightly bent) and show minimal shelf wear at the tips. There is a little shelf wear at the head and foot of the spine. No foxing in this copy. Unclipped ($11.50) dust jacket shows wear along the edges,… Read More

Eakin Press, Austin, TX, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Book . Near Fine HB in VG DJ, protected by mylar cover. Stated First Edition. vii, 262 p.: ill.: ports., maps; 22 cm. App. A: The Flags of Granbury's Brigade (w/drawings); B: The Weapons of ...; C: The Men of ... (pp. 171-236). Notes, Bibliography, Index. Brown leatherette over boards w/bright gilt title on spine. Corners sharp; bottom corner slightly bumped. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Unclipped DJ has light water stain at bottom right corner of back panel, slightly affecting spine. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 262 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); United States; 19th century; . ISBN: 0890155216. ISBN/EAN: 9780890155219. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 866. . 9780890155219

Oxford University Press, New York, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. Illustrator: Tudor, Tasha. Book Signed by Author and Illustrator. Fine HB in unclipped DJ, protected by Brodart mylar cover. Signed by Tudor under the illustration on the front free end paper. A beautifully preserved copy of a scare book, made rarer by being a signed copy. [27] p.: col. ill.; 18 cm. Reddish, dark rose cloth over boards with title paste-down on the front cover. Size: Sextodecimo (16mo; up to 6 3/4" / 15-17.5 cm tall). 28 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing some minor shelf wear. DJ in Near Fine condition with slight losses at the outside corners and a small (1/4") chip at the bottom center of the back panel. Dust Jacket un-clipped with the $1.50 price at the bottom corner of the front flap. Illustrator: Tudor, Tasha. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Juvenile Fiction; Animals / Birds; Animals / Birds; United… Read More

Oxford University Press, New York, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Tudor, Tasha. Book VG+ HB in VG DJ, protected by Brodart archival cover. [27] p.: col. ill.; 18 cm. Brick red cloth over boards with paste-down title with decoration on front cover and title in yellow on spine. Size: Sextodecimo (16mo; up to 6 3/4" / 15-17.5 cm tall). 27 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, except for previous owner's stamp on front and back endpages. The pages are slightly tanned from age. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing some minor shelf wear. Clipped DJ has wear and some loss at the corners. The edges and spine are darkened from handling and exposure. There is a worn spot on the front fold and spine affecting the "st" of "Thistly." At the foot of the spine there is a thin (3/16") piece of tape providing some reinforcement. Illustrator: Tudor, Tasha. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Juvenile Fiction;… Read More

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1943. 5th printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good+. Book This is a highly collectible copy of the first of the Little Golden Books bound in the original blue cloth spine and in its dust jacket as issued. This is a 5th printing in July 1943. The back cover is Style #2.1 – "The Little Golden Library" title with a numbered list to #16. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 42 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though a little toned from age. Solid blue spine over heavy paper-covered cardboard. The book it close to fine condition with the only defect the name of the child in an adult hand (with the name of the aunt who gave him the book as a gift). The boards are in excellent condition with sharp corners and a small bit of paper loss on the rear cover at the bottom edge. No foxing in this copy. The price-clipped dust jacket has a small bit of wear at the head of the spine and a 3/8" closed… Read More

Mitchell Kennerley, New York, 1910. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book VG HB with No DJ. 227 p.; 19 cm. Red cloth over boards with embossed frame on front cover and bright gilt title on spine. The "three seers" are James Hinton, Nietzsche and Edward Carpenter. Based on lectures she gave on these "prophets of a sane morality (p. [11]). Presumed first edition. Size: Duodecimo (12 mo; up to 7 3/4" / 17.5-20 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, but a bit tanned from age. Scattered light pencil marks in the margins (a straight vertical line to mark a passage). A couple of pages have slightly darkened rectangles from a calling card for Mrs. William H. Monk, Jr., (care Athelston Club, Mobile, Ala.), laid in. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing some minor shelf wear. There is a poetic inscription by the previous owner, William H. Monk, Jr., of Mobile, Alabama, written in fountain pen on the front endpaper: "A… Read More

PBR Publishing, Springboro, OH, 2005. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book . xiv, 400 p.: ill., maps; Bib. (pp. 355-359); Notes (pp. 361-399); 26 cm. Gray textured paper over boards with bright gold title on spine. Book in "like new" condition; corners are crisp; contents clean and unmarked. DJ is F, protected in archival polyester cover. History of three Burke brothers from Union Co., TN, who joined the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Regiment (Ashby), CSA, and Duestes Lafayette Petty of Hawkins Co., TN, who joined the 31st Tennessee Infantry Regiment (later 39th TN Mounted, Bradford). Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 400 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); Genealogy & Local History. . ISBN: 1931116113. ISBN/EAN: 9781931116114. Main Picture: Lawson (2005), Tighten Your Girth Slacken Your Rein - Front panel of Dust Jacket, protected by archival polyester cover. Pictures of… Read More

B. Ranney, Yankton, S.D, 1987. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Book Signed by Author. Fine HB in VG DJ, protected by archival polyester cover. Signeded by author on FEP. x, 430 p.: ill., maps; index (pp. 419-330); 24 cm. Red cloth over boards w/ bright gold title on cover and spine. Contents tight and clean, in "as new" condition. DJ has minor wear along the edges with a few 1/4" closed tears. "This is the story of the 181st Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalion during Word War II as it is narrated by the young doctor who became their only Battalion Surgeon." Extensive illustrations and 40 maps. Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 430 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: HISTORY; Military / World War II; Military & Warfare. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0961893907. ISBN/EAN: 9780961893903. Main Picture: Brooks Ranney, To Cross the River Barriers (1987, Signed) - Front panel and spine of the dust jacket. Picture 2: Brooks Ranney, To Cross… Read More

Barse and Hopkins Publishers, New York, 1912. Other. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Jones, Elizabeth Ivins. Book . VG PB. [92] p. ; 25 x 15 cm. Illustrated wrapper with title and picture on cover. Spine is uncreased. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Ornamental border by Jones on each page. Collection of poems and excerpts from writings on the theme of mothers. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 92 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Jones, Elizabeth Ivins. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Poetry; Anthologies (multiple authors); United States; 1900-1920; . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 597. .

The Press of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 1951. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. VG+ PB, signed by Riggs on title page. 125 p.; 24 cm. Riggs, a native of Oklahoma, is best known as the author of "Green Grows the Lilacs," the basis of the musical "Oklahoma!" Music play written to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the founding of Western Reserve University. Illustrated wrapper with brown title on cover and spine. Corners are slightly curled; the spine is uncreased. Text block is tight and clean with no signs of having been read. 125 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: DRAMA; American; Theatre & Plays. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 579. .

Cassell & Company Limited, London, 1884. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Book Frontispiece map plate printed in gray and three other colors (red, brown and blue). Second edition issue points (besides the fact it is stated to be the Second Edition on the title page) include: "dead man's chest" uncapitalized on pages 2 and 7, "rain" for "vain" in the last line of page 40, the "a" is missing from the phrase "at a glance" at the break between lines 5/6 on page 63, "worse" for "worst" in line 3 of page 197, the period is missing following "opportunity" in line 20 of page 178, and "Treasure Island" is listed as having 304 pages on page 4 of the publisher's advertisements. Includes 8 pages of advertisements dated with the code "5R-12.83" with the last two leaves (pp. 5/6 & 7/8) still uncut. Additional pictures available upon inquiry Size: 7.5"-8" -… Read More

A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, London, 1737. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good- Condition. Book First publication of the English translation of Tractatus de febre miliari, seu vesiculari, 1716. iiiv [sic; viii], 256 pages; 20 cm. Hamilton, physician to Queen Anne, begins with three brief chapters on "Rules for the Practice of Physick" and then provides nine chapters on his treatise, followed by 17 histories of patients with miliary fever he has treated. Lawrence writes, "Miliary fever takes its Name from the Pustles, or Vesicles, in some sort resembling the form of Gromwel-seeds" (p. 57) -- in other words, small fluid-filled blisters that resemble millet WorldCat shows eight holdings, including the National Library of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Yale, Wellcome Library (London) and the History of Medicine Library (Sidney) First Thus. Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). 256 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. The front hinge is… Read More

Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1938. 5th printing. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good+ Condition/Good+. Illustrator: N.C. Wyeth. Book A clean, jacketed copy from the first year of publication following a limited edition. Robert's ode to his native Maine illustrated with color plates from paintings by N. C. Wyeth. Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). 394 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Bound in tan cloth with title and illustration in green on the front cover and spine. Corners are sharp; minimal wear to the head and foot of the spine. The unclipped ($4.00) dust jacket has large chips at the head and foot of the folds, touching on the title at the head of the spine. The fold between the spine and front panel was completely separated and has been repaired with an archival paper tape. Two tears at the head and foot of… Read More

G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Book Signed by Author. Fine HB in Fine DJ, protected by archival Brodart mylar cover. Signed by author on page bound in between front end paper and half-title page. First edition (full number line on copyright page). 352 p.; 24 cm. Purple paper over boards with "JK" stamped in purple foil on front cover; quarter bound in textured paper with purple foil title on spine. No shelf wear; in "As New" condition. Text block is tight, bright and clean. DJ has no defects. Has gold foil "Signed Copy" sticker on front panel. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 352 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Suspense; Signed by Author. ISBN: 0399154035. ISBN/EAN: 9780399154034. Main Picture: Kellerman, Jesse. Trouble (Signed; First Edition) (New York: 2007) - Front panel and spine of the dust jacket with an inset showing the author's signature on the… Read More