American Ecclesiastes; The Stories of James Pattie
San Diego: Harcourt, 1984. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. chipped. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1984). More
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David Susskind: A Televised Life
New York: St. Martin's, 2010. Illustrated with black and white photos and stills. 391 pages, 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. New York: St. Martin's Press, (2010). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author on the title page. More
Shaftesbury: The Great Reformer, 1801-1885.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975. Introduction by Elizabeth Longford. Illustrated. 365pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1975. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Philippe V et la Cour de France
Paris: Didot, 1890. 5 volumes, large 8vo, 1/2 black morocco over marbled boards. Paris :Maison Didot, 1890. More
At Ease in the White House; The Uninhibited Memoirs of a Presidential Social Aide
New York: Birch Lane Press, 1991. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. (New York): Birch Lane Press, (1991). Very good. More
The British Invasion from the North; Digby's Journal of the Campaigns of Generals Carleton and Burgoyne from Canada, 1776-1777, with the Journal of Lieut. William Digby.
Albany: Munsell, 1887. 2 portraits and 2 plates. 412pp. Thick 8vo, 3/4 blue morocco, lightly rubbed, marbled boards, t.e.g. Albany: Joel Munsell, 1887. Munsell's Histprical Series No. 16. This valuable journal records the British invasion from the North in the War of the Revolution. It is a most interesting addition to the admirable accounts left by Hadden and Pausch. More
A Sketch of the Life of Com. Robert F. Stockton
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856. With an Appendix, Comprising His Correspondence with the Navy Department respecting His Conquest of California...Together with His Speeches in the Senate of the United States, and His Political Letters. Frontis. 131pp. + 2pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, rebound in modern 3/4 brown morocco, back cover lightly soiled on cloth, scattered light foxing including Frontis. New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856. First Edition. Howes B-259. Sabin 91904. More
From Father to Son: A Private Life in the Public Eye.
Indianapolis: Guild Press, 2003. Signed. Illustrated in black & white. 169pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (Indianapolis: Guild Press / Emmis Books, 2003). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed by Evan Bayh endpaper: "To Connie, A wonderful mother. With great gratitude for your years of friendship. Evan Bayn." More
Joe McCarthy and the Press.
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1981. 270pp. 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, (1981). More
The Golden Calm: An English Lady's Life in Moghul Delhi.; Reminiscences by Emily, Lady Clive Bayley, and by her Father, Sir Thomas Metcalfe.
New York: Viking, 1980. Illustrated. 217pp. Slim 4to, decorative red boards, d.w. New York: The Viking Press. (1980). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The French Education of Henry Adams
New York: Columbia University Press, 1951. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, cloth soiled. New York: Columbia University Press, 1951. More
Authentic Memoirs of William Augustus Bowles, Esquire, Ambassador From the United Nations of Creeks and Cherokees.
New York: Arno Press, 1971. To the Court of London. vi, 79pp. 8vo, rebound in full tan polished calf, calf very lightly soiled. (New York: Arno Press, 1971). Very good Facsimile of the London, 1791 edition. More
Jean Renoir
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1973. Frontispiece, lightly illustrated in b/w. 320 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1973). A very good copy--light staining to outer edges, fading to lower cloth edge; in a very good wrapper, edgeworn with minor tearing at head. More
Manet.
Paris: A. Quantin, 1884. Illustrated with two original Manet etchings "L'Odalisque Couchee" and "La Convelescente." 3 etched plates by Henri Guerard after Manet, 6 heliogravure plates after Manet, a facsimile letter, and other illustrations throughout. 150 pages. 8vo, contemporary half black calf over green boards; some scuffing to extremities. Paris: A. Quantin, 1884. First edition, complete with all illustrations. A very good(+) copy of this scarce book with very clean interior. Inscribed by the author to Gustav Geoffrey on a...... More
The Wealth and Biography of the Wealthy Citizens of the City of New York. Twelfth Edition
New York: The Sun, 1855. 83pp. 12mo, modern brown cloth, original front wrapper bound in, front wrapper lightly soiled, and lacking upper right corner margin, small light dampstain to most upper right corner margins. New York: The Sun Office, 1855. Being an alphabetical arrangement of the names of the most prominent capitalists whose wealth is estimated at one hundred thousand dollars and upwards, with the sums appended to each name, and genealogical and biographical notices of the principal persons. Compiled..... More
A Long Way Gone; Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2007. Map. 8vo, tan boards, d.w. New York: Sarah Chrichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (2007). Fairly juicy stain at rear foot, visible mostly on rear endpapers and bottom margins of last 30 pages Narrative of service in the government army of Sierra Leone. Boldly inscribed by the author on the title page. More
Winslow Homer At Prout's Neck.
Boston: Little Brown, 1966. 92 illustrations. xxii + 282pp. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1966). First edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
A Doctor's Odyssey.
A Sentimental Record of Le Roy Crummer: Physician, Author, Bibliophile, Artist in Living, 1872-1934. With a word in Memory by A. Edward Newton & Numerous Memoirs and Appreciations. Frontis, 340pp. 8vo, cloth; ink inscription on rear flyleaf. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1935. A very good copy. More
Conspirator; The Untold Story of Tyler Kent.
New York: Doubleday, 1991. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w., front board lightly soiled. New York: Doubleday, (1991). More
The Rascal King; The Life and Times of James Michael Curley, 1874-1958.
Reading: Addison-Wesley, 1992. illus. 571pp. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth. Reading: Addison- Wesley, (1992). Very good. More
Lord Macaulay: Victorian Liberal.
Frontis. 387pp. 8vo, cloth. Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1971. Near fine in very good dust jacket. More
The Authentic Narrative of The Death of Lord Nelson: with...Several Interesting Anecdotes.
London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Copperplate portrait + 1 plate. 99pp. slim 8vo, tan calf, black leather label, marbled boards (rubbed). London: Cadell and Davies, 1808. Second Edition. Scarce. Very good. More
Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King.
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005. Illustrated in color. 432 pages, 8vo, mustard-colored boards (boards are faded at edges and d.w. spine creased; small gift inscription on front endpaper) New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2005). First American edition. A very good copy. More
Nell Gwyn: Mistress to a King.
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005. Illustrated in color. 432pp. 8vo, boards, creased d.w. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2005). First American edition. Sunned cover, still a very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
More Equal Than Others, The Changing Fortunes Of The British And European Aristocracies.
London: Michael Joseph, 1970. 222 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, 1970. London: Michael Joseph, 1970. Near-fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More