Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1976. Maps. 529pp. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. heavily dampstained, d.w. sunned on spine portion, pages wrinkled from exposure to dampness, pages lightly dampstained on bottom margin. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1976). More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. Illustrated. 367 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards; edges of front cover sunned. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2004). Lacking dust wrapper, a near fine copy. More
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1841. Frontispiece in each volume. 2 Vols. 12mo, original blind-stamped brown cloth, scattered light foxing, mostly in margins, edges of corners bumped, spine ends lightly worn and expertly repaired on both volumes, some top margins of volume II are chipped. Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1841. Third Edition. More
New York: Scribner, 1932. Illus. 428pp. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled. New York: Scribner's, 1932. More
New York: Scribner, 1932. Illus. 428pp. 8vo, tan cloth, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Scribner's, 1932. More
Paris: Chez Buisson, 1792. 2 volumes. 8vo, 1/2 contemporary calf, leather spine labels, spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn on each volume, corners lightly bumped, boards lightly rubbed, small amounts of light foxing to some pages of both volumes. Paris: Chez Buisson, 1792. First French Edition "The serious divisions in the States led Adams to study principles of government....The first volume (of the American edition of this work) appeared in America while the convention for framing a constitution..... More
Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 2000. Frontis. 8vo, pr. wrs. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, (2000). From the library of Wendell Garrett with his rubber stamp on the front flyleaf and his ink marks in some margins. Wendell Garrett was the co-editor of the Diary and Autobiography of John Adams. More
Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1835. 94 pages. 8vo, recased in new green paper wrapper; some foxing and toning throughout. Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1835. A very good copy. More
New York: Newsweek, 1973. Ed. by James Bishop Peabody. Color plates, b/w Illus. 2 Vols. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled on both volumes. New York: Newsweek, (1973). More
New York: Newsweek, 1973. Ed. by James Bishop Peabody. Color plates, b/w Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Newsweek, (1973). The Founding Fathers series. More
The Hague: Privately Printed, 1782. 96 pages. Slim 8vo, rebound in modern brown polished calf (some light dampstaining in gutter of first several leaves, otherwise rather clean; untrimmed pages a bit soft at fore-edge margin). The Hague, 1782, probably printed for private distribution. True first edition [reprinted in London later the same year]. A very scarce printing in which Adams, as commissioner to the Netherlands, secured the treaty by which that country recognized our independence. Includes an account of the..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1982. Illustrated. 319 pages, 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Garden City: Doubleday and Company, 1982. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1969. Edited by Seth Ames. 442pp. 8vo, green cloth, corners lightly bumped, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Da Capo Press, 1969 Pages 3-91 contains the text of four speeches. The rest of the text are essays, most of which are political. From the library of Wendell Garrett with his ownership signature. More
New York: Arno Press, 1969. Folding map, 7 plates, some folding. 2 Volumes. Thick 8vo, bound in full green leather. (New York: Arno Press, 1969). One page in volume 2 is misfolded from binder's error, still a very good copy. "Capt. Anburey served with Burgoyne, but this account of his travels was largely plagiarized from Burnaby, Smyth and Others." Howes A-226. Map depicts the United States from New Hampshire to Virginia. Facsimile of the London, 1789 edition. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1935. 220 pages. 8vo, navy cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1935). Revised edition, second printing. A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper, sunned and chipped. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1923. in the years 1774 to 1776. Illus. 8vo, 3/4 gray cloth, boards worn on edges, pages slightly wavy throughout. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1923. Author stayed in St. Kitts, Antigua, Wilimington, North Carolina, and Lisbon. More
New York: Knopf, 1931. 8vo, black cloth, chipped d.w. New York: Knopf, 1931. More
New York: R & L Publishing, 1992. Many Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. (New York: R & L Publishing, 1992). Fine. More
New York: Atheneum, 1988. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, (1988). Very good. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1949. Maps. 12mo, red cloth. Garden City: Doubleday, 1949. Very good(+) Sketches of American military events from the American Revolution through the Spanish-American War. More
New York: S. Colman, 1839. 174pp., Small 8vo, brown embossed cloth with paper spine label; some foxing, and damp-staining in the margins. New York: S. Colman, 1839. First Edition. A novel in the form of a dialogue, based on an incident in Benedict Arnold's life before the West Point treason. Scarce. More
Clark: Lawbook Exchange, 2004. Political History and Condition of the Colonies and States, from 1774 until 1788. 8vo, green cloth. (Clark): Lawbook Exchange, (2004). Fine Facsimile of the Philadelphia, 1837 edition. More
London: H.S. Nichols, 1896. The first 3 volumes (of 4). 8vo, blue boards with gold gilt borders, uncut edges. London: H.S. Nichols, (1896). Spines faded, still very good copies but lacking volume 4. More
Plattsburgh: J. W. Tuttle, 1852. A. D. 1777, before and after. Also Short Biographies of Lieutenant Samuel Allen and Dr. Jacob Roebeck. In addition some reminiscences of Lake Champlain, reprinted in part. 32pp. + errata slip. 8vo, beautifully bound in modern 1/2 red morocco, a few words in pencil in margin of one page, slightly underlined on a few pages, margins of title page and last page are lightly soiled. Plattsburgh: J. W. Tuttle, 1852. Ebenezer Allen served with Ethan..... More
New York: Yale Publishing, 1888. Color folding map, text illustrations and facsimiles. xi, 196 pages. Short slim 4to, original printed boards with blue cloth spine (corners and edges of boards worn and covers lightly soiled). New York: Yale Publishing, (1888). First edition. A good copy, internally clean. Folding map is a facsimile of the 1728 official map of New York City with the streets depicted. More
Dear Sir, I just received today my book in Paris. I am very happy. Thank you. I hope to find other books in your bookshop.
Dear Naomi, Thank you for sending the inscribed "Run-Through" which arrived today. Ah, there is Houseman's signature as big as his talent. I appreciate your making it available!