Touched by Fire; The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer.
New York: Henry Holt, 1996. Illustrated. 540 pages, 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Henry Holt, (1996). Very good. More
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Nadar: 50 Photographies de ses Illustres Contemporains ...Full page plates.
Paris: Tresors de la Photographie, 1975. 4to, burgundy cloth, d.w. Paris: Tresors de la Photographie, (1975). Very good (+). More
Rudy! An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani
New York: Basic Books, 2000. Illustrated. 498 pages, 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Basic Books, (2000). More
Memoirs of Marshal Duke de Richelieu...and extract from the Memoirs of Madame the Countess de Genlis.
3 volumes. Profusely illustrated throughout with exceptional tissue-protected plates. Thick 8vos, Superbly bound in contemporary 3/4 crimson morocco over marbled boards; ornate gilt-stamped spines with tall raised bands; uncut edges, t.e.g. London: H.S. Nichols, 1896 A near fine copy of this quite scarce and very limited extra- illustrated edition. Number 5 of only 10 copies printed on Japan paper. More
The Life of George Lord Anson.
London: John Murray, 1839. Frontispiece copper engraved portrait. Tall 8vo, blind-stamped blue cloth, spine faded and neatly repaired at the top, rear inner hinge strengthened. Foxing on first few pages and a small marginal water stain on last two pages. Lonson: John Murray, 1839. Very good. Scarce. More
The General; or, Twelve Nights in the Hunter's Camp. A Narrative of Real Life
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1869. Illus. 12mo, original yellow decorated cloth, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped, front endpaper and front flyleaf lightly soiled, lacks top of front flyleaf. Boston: Lee and Shepard, (1869). First Edition Author writes of the experiences of his brother, General Willard Barrows, in Iowa and on the Great Plains. Includes conflicts with American Indians. Howes B-188. Graff 196. More
Whitman and Burroughs: Comrades.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1931. Illustrated. 392 pages. Tall thick 8vo, red cloth, paper title label on spine, uncut edges, board slipcase. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1931. Limited Edition. A very good(+) copy. One of 250 copies. More
Mary Cassatt: Modern Woman
New York: Abrams, 1998. 300 illustrations, 124 color plates. 376 pages, pictorial wrappers, just a bit scuffed. New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1998). A near fine copy. More
Georges Moustaki.
Paris: 1970. Illustrated. 191pp., 16mo, pictorial wrappers. Paris, (1970). Chansons D'Aujourd' Hui #197. More
La vie amoureuse de Richard Wagner.
1925. 203pp. 16mo, printed Wrappers. n.p., (1925). Collection "Leurs amours". Ernest Flammarion, editeur. More
Castlereagh.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1966. Frontispiece and other illustrations. 292pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1966). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) d.w. More
The Life And Public Services Of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, With A Portrait On Steel. To Which Is Added A Biographical Sketch Of Hon. Hannibal Hamlin
New York: H. Dayton, 1860. Steel engraved portrait of Liincoln. 8vo, original publisher's purple blind stamped cloth, spine faded to tan and extremities lightly rubbed. Light scattered foxing. New York: H. Dayton, 1860. Very good. Authorized Edition. Text includes 10 speeches by Abraham Lincoln including the speech delivered at Cooper Union in New York City. Author was Washington correspondent for the New York Independent and Evening Post. Sabin 3724;. More
Daniel Webster
New York: Norton, 1978. Illus. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Norton, (1978). More
The Hollow Crown.
New York: 1971. The Follies, Foibles and Faces of the Kings and Queens of England. Profusely illus., d.w. N.Y., (1971). More
Retrographs: Comprising a History of New York prior to the Revolution; Biographies of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton,; Nathan Hale; Sketches of John Andre and Beverly Robinson; Schemes of Aaron Burr and Benedict Arnold.
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
Baruch: The Public Years.
New York: Holt, Rinehart, 1960. Illustrated. xii + 431 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn, with some minor chipping. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1960). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Schumann: A Life of Suffering.
New York: Knopf, 1931. Translated by Catherine Alison Phillips. 4 illustrations. 8vo, cloth. New York, 1931. More
Reminiscences of Early Utah
R. N. Baskin, 1914. 6 portraits, plates. 252pp. 8vo, blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled, foxing to endpapers, front flyleaf, and last blank page. N.p., R. N. Baskin, 1914. First Edition. Presentation copy. Author was a prominent lawyer in Utah before becoming Mayor of Salt Lake City and later was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah. From the library of the historical novelist, Kenneth Roberts, with his bookplate. More
The Life and Time of Adolf Kussmaul.
New York: Hoeber, 1926. Illustrated. xiii + 129pp. 12mo, black cloth; rubbed. New York: Paul B. Hober, 1926. Kussmaul (1822-1902) was a German Army surgeon, later professor at Heidelberg, Erlangen, Freiburg, and Strassburg. He added much to the knowledge of tetany and osteomyelitis. More
With A Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson
New York: Morrow, 1984. Illustrated. 242pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: William Morrow and Company, (1984). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
With A Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson
New York: Morrow, 1984. Illustrated with b/w photos. 242 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: William Morrow and Company, (1984). First edition. A very good(+) copy--browning to front pastedown from old newsprint; in a very good dust wrapper, lightly scuffed and edgeworn. More
Oliver Evans: A Chronicle of Early American Engineering.
Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1935. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Illustrated with many b/w plates. 362pp., short thick 4to, two-toned beige cloth (small private library stamps on front/rear endpapers and at base of spine; few pages dinged at bottom edge; rear inner hinge repaired, else very good). Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1935. Very good. A comprehensive study of the life and career of Oliver Evans, the inventor of high-pressure steam engines. Scarce. Limited edition of 500 copies, this..... More
Oliver Evans: A Chronicle of Early American Engineering.
Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1935. Frontispiece portrait with tissue guard. Illustrated with many b/w plates. 362pp., short thick 4to, two-toned beige cloth. Philadelphia: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1935. Very good (+). Signed by both authors. A comprehensive study of the life and career of Oliver Evans, the inventor of high-pressure steam engines. Scarce. Limited edition of 500 copies, this copy un-numbered. More