Boston: T.B. Wait & Co., 1809. Hardcover. VG 8vo. Rebound in modern green leatherette with gilt title to spine. Foxing, browning to interior though text remains bright. Frontis with original tissue guard. No writing or chipping, interior in nice shape. 519 pp. American Biographical History. AMEBIO/3063. Very Good. More
San Francisco: George Fields / Archetype Press, 1936. Hardcover. 1 of 500 copies, signed by Robin Lampson. Designed and hand printed by Wilder Bentley and his wife Ellen. "The most interesting and spirited of all narratives of personal adventure in the Gold Rush" (prospectus). Bound in tan illustrated cloth covered boards with brown title to spine. Clean and bright. Illustrated. Pages are unopened. Includes laid-in prospectus. [78 pages.] PRI/011623. Very Good. More
Chelsea: H. Mason and Son, 1880. Paperback. SCARCE. Very good in beige paper wraps with black title to front wrapper. Minor chipped and creasing to corners. Text is clean and bright. 34 pages. American History. Massachusetts. MA309251. Very Good. More
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856. Hardcover. Illustrated. John Charles Fremont was a major historical figure of the 19th century. He was an important explorer of the far west and famous in Gold Rush history, one of the first two U.S. Senators from California, and a failed Republican presidential candidate. He became rich during the California Gold Rush, although he later lost his fortune. Bound in the embossed original brown cloth boards with gilt title and gilt eagle to spine. Chipping and tears to bookcloth along spine ends, edges of boards, and hinges. Small loss to cloth on rear board. Minor rubbing and soiling to boards and spine. Foxing and toning throughout with occasional spots of soiling. 480 pages. AMER/062322. Very Good. More
Paperback. SCARCE. An interesting collection of Civil War anecdotes, written during the war. Cummings served in the 28th Michigan Infantry. Very good- in modern paper wraps with remains of original front cover depicting a young Union Soldier laid down. Illustrated with engravings. Minor browning and chipping to the edges of the first several pages. 48 pages. American History. AME6/1282. Very Good. More
Newark, DE: Press of Kells, 1933. Hardcover. Biography of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817). Du Pont was a French-American writer, economist, publisher and government official. During the French Revolution, he, his two sons and their families fled France and immigrated to the United States. His son Éleuthère Irénée du Pont was the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company [Wikipedia]. Bound in dark blue pebbled leather with gilt rulings to covers and titling to spines. Some rubbing and light bumping to corners. Illustrations and facsimiles throughout. Ribbon bookmarks. t.e.g. No slipcase. Very good condition. Octavo. Volume I: 179 pages; Volume II: 235 pages including index. AMERBIO/071221. Very Good. More
Kennett Square: Longwood Gardens, 2009. Hardcover. Includes DVD. Pierre S. Du Pont (1870 - 1954) was an American businessman and philanthropist who managed General Motors, served as the president of Du Pont, and later donated millions of dollars to Delaware's public schools. Filled with illustrations. Bound in white paper covered boards with navy blue spine panel titled in gilt. In illustrated dust jacket with navy blue spine panel titled in light blue and white. Clean and bright. Housed in a navy blue cloth slipcase with gilt title to front panel. Minor fading to slipcase. 144 pages. AMBIO/102220. Fine / Fine. More
Harrisburg: no publisher stated. 1876. Paperback. Very good- in wraps. Short 5 paged pamphlet. Text occasionally foxed but overall in clean condition. Last two pages detached by present. A memoranda read by Harris, at a meeting of the Hope Fire Company of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to celebrate the American centennial. Simpson was a native of Harrisburg and a Revolutionary War soldier. Terrific source for the Pa. local historian. American Biography. AMEBIO2/2212. Very Good. More
Salem: Printed at the Salem Gazette Office, 1875. Paperback. Very good in beige paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Minor chipping to corners and spine ends and minor foxing through out. Text is bright. 34 pages. American History. AME3/5023. Very Good. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1904. Hardcover. 8vo. Vg in red boards with gilt title to front board and to spine. Minor fading to spine. Interior is clean and bright. 349 pp. American Biography. BIO5/4032. Very Good. More
Westminster: The Newman Press, 1962. Hardcover. 8vo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED from Herb O'Conor, Jr. to Victoria Banknell. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Minor wear to spine ends and light soiling to boards. Illustrated with clean interior. Index, 580 pages. American Biography. BIO/122305. Very Good. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1938. Hardcover. 12mo. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket with dark blue title to front panel. Minor fading to edges and spine of dust jacket. Small ex Libris stamp of Lawrnce Spivak on front flyleaf. American History. AME211011. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. More
Baltimore: Privately Printed, 1892. Paperback. 8vo. Good+ in very chipped and brittle detached wrappers. Chip to title page. Text is clean and bright. 79 pages. Baltimore. BALT109251. Good +. More
Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1878. Hardcover. Thin 8vo. Very good in dark black cloth covered boards with gilt title and illustrations to front board. Minor rubbing and fading to boards. Interior is clean and bright with frontispiece and tissue guard. American History. AMEBIO210291. Very Good. More
Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1878. Hardcover. Thin 8vo. Very good in dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt title and illustrations to front board. Minor rubbing and boards and fading to spine. Small spot of soiling to front board. Interior is clean and bright with frontispiece and tissue guard. 51 pages. American History. AMEBIO/031912. Very Good. More
New York: 1915. Paperback. An address given before The Society of Colonial Dames of the State of New York, on January 21 1915. Grey side stapled paper wrappers with black title ot front wrapper. Interior is clean and bright. AMBIO/022218. Near Fine. More
New York: Brentano's, 1911. Hardcover. Presentation copy signed by the author "To J.A. Wassermann with affection from his mothers dearest friend Bessie O'Connor. May 13th 1911." Elizabeth Paschal O'Connor (1850 - 1931) was the wife of Tay Pay O'Connor, Irish politician and journalist. She grew up in Texas and published several books including My Beloved South. Bookplate of Edward Wassermann to front pastedown. Very good in original red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Fading to spine and chipping to spine edges. Foxing to endpapers and a few light smudges to text but overall clean and bright. Includes 14 illustrations. Index, 352 pages. USBIO/092013. Very Good. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925. Hardcover. Very good in maroon cloth covered boards with glt title to front board and to spine. Minor fading to spine and to gilt. A few small spots of discoloration to spine. Interior is clean and bright with frontispiece and tissue guard. American Biographical History. BIO209051. Very Good. More
New York, Washington, Hollywood: Vantage Press, (1961). First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. SCARCE. 8vo. light blue paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Slight fading and bumping around edges. Yellowing to pages throughout, though text remains bright. Includes frontispiece illustration of Mother Elizabeth Seton. Blue illustrated price clipped dust jacket with white title to front and spine panels. Spine panel has faded to grey. Minor creasing and chipping to edges of dust jacket as well as minor rubbing to front and rear panels. 223 pages. American Biography. AMERBIO/041715. Very Good / Very Good. More
Doylestown, PA: The Bucks County Historical Society, 1972. Pamphlet. 8vo. Very good pamphlet in side stapled ilustrated yellow paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Top corner of rear free end page is torn off. Else is clean and bright. The life of rich eccentric Dr. Mercer and his various exploits. Illustrated throughout. 28 pages. Pennsylvania. Americana. AME/8082. Very Good. More
Carbondale, IL: Illinois State Historical Society, 1977. Hard Cover. Signed. Near Fine in a Near Fine pink marbled dustjacket. Minor fading to spine of dust jacket. Signed by both authors on the front flyleaf. American Biographical History. BIO1/1282. Near Fine / Near Fine. More
New Haven: Thomas H. Pease, 1866. Paperback. SCARCE. 8vo. Grey paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Spine missing. Minor chipping to edges of wrappers. Front signature is loose but otherwise binding remains tight. Interior is clean and bright. 70 pages. AMERBIO/022218. Very Good. More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1909. Hardcover. Thin 4to. Very good- in black cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners. Light discoloration to exterior. Lovely floral end pages. Frontispiece with intact tissue guard. Text is clean and bright. 94 pages. American Biographical History. BIO208161. Very Good -. More
Mississippi: William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, University of Mississippi, 2006. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author. Fine in grey cloth boards with silver title to spine. Pristine. In grey illustrated dust jacket with black title to spine. 228 pages. Fine / Fine. More
Philadelphia: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, 1914. Hardcover. 4to. First Edition limited to 250 copies, this copy was presented to Dr. Franklin Mall by the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology. Wistar was a Civil War veteran in charge of a Pennsylvania regiment. Interesting slip to front flyleaf reads: "The recipient of this book is requested to regards its contents, for the present, as confidential." Both volumes are ex-library from Carnegie Institution of Washington. Volume One: title label to spine very chipped with small portions gone, the title is somewhat difficult to read, two library stamps at spine bottom, else very good in green cloth boards. Volume Two: spine title label chipped but legible, two x-lib stickers to spine. Frontispiece to both volumes, 6 other illustrations, and fold-out map. Ex-library stamps to several interior pages otherwise clean. 341 pages in volume I; 191 pages in volume II. American History. AME109261 This set may require an extra shipping fee. very Good. More