This Man Landon; The Record and Career of Governor Alfred M. Landon of Kansas.
Frontis. 12mo, cloth, d.w. New York, 1936. More
Frontis. 12mo, cloth, d.w. New York, 1936. More
Boston: John P. Jewett, 1857. Large color folding map of the Kansas and Nebraska territories with parts of adjacent territories in black and white. 189pp. 12mo, original purple cloth, spine faded from sun exposure, head of spine lightly worn, corners bumped, spine lightly soiled. Boston: John P. Jewett, 1857. First Edition A handbook for emigrants to the Kansas and Nebraska territories. Howes P-84. More
A Historical Poem of the Kansas-Missouri Guerrilla War...the Principal Character Being...Charles William Quantrill. 162pp. small 8vo, dec. cloth; (foxing). N.Y., 1880. Presentation copy. More
Boston: Thayer and Eldridge, 1860. Frontispiece portrait, protected with tissue, and a 2 other plates. 384 pages. Short 8vo, original brown cloth (lightly edgeworn and inner hinges re-enforced, spine lettering faded, some light foxing and staining throughout). Boston: Thayer and Eldridge, 1860. Early printing [Thirtieth Thousand]. A good copy of this uncommon book. More
Boston: John Jewett, 1856. By A Lady. Fourth Thousand. 231pp. 12mo, original brown cloth; (cloth lightly spotted, some light foxing to margins, spine ends lightly worn). Boston: John Jewett, 1856. "This glowing account of conditions for settlement in Kansas consists of a series of letters written in 1855-56 from Lawrence. It contains a full description of the immigration of 1854." Wagner-Camp 279c. Rader 2832. Sabin 72143. More
47 plates. 356pp. 12mo, dec. cloth. Nashville: M.E. Church, South, 1916. vg "Based on the journals of this pioneer Methodist itinerant in Kansas, Colorado and Montana." Howes S-879. More
New York: Touchstone, 1982. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 brown cloth, d.w. New York: Touchstone, (1982). Very good. More
Washington: Buell & Blanchard, 1860. 32 pages, including appendix; the appendix contains the response of Senator Chestnut of South Carolina to Sumner's speech, slim 8vo, sewn; first page detached but present. Washington: Buell & Blanchard, 1860. But for the first detached page, a very good copy. Tremendously influential speech. Work, p. 332. More
Topeka: College Press, 1925. 2 Illus. 41pp. 12mo, pr. wrs. (Topeka: College Press, 1925). Very good Narrative of the struggles in Lyon County, Kansas. Howes V-33. More
12mo, cloth. Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1892. First Edition. vg. More
New York: McClure Phillips, 1906. Illustrations by F.R. Gruger & W. Glackens. 8vo, red ribbed cloth. New York: McClure Phillips, 1906. First Edition. A Johnson "High Spot" More
Thank you very much for the fast delivery of my books. They were exactly in the condition you described and one of the volumes contained a very interesting dinner invitation and menu. Thank you very much, as well, for cost-effectively sending parcel via normal US Post.
I thought you'd find this interesting: I learned of Argosy by reading a bit of "bad" publicity in the book "Used and Rare" by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone; no doubt you're familiar with it. (It was unfortunate that the authors had to grind their ax in print in what was an otherwise enjoyable book.) But I had never heard of Argosy before and my curiosity was piqued, so negative comments notwithstanding, I decided to pay a brief visit to the store. I reserved a book (long sought-after) ahead of time because I knew I'd be on an extremely tight schedule with several stops to make in just a few hours' time. Calling to reserve the book was a pleasant, very efficient experience, with a prompt return call to confirm availability. When I stopped in to purchase the book, the greeting (by one of the sisters, I'm not sure which) was extremely pleasant, the service so prompt and also she informed me of a signed letter by the subject I was interested in (unfortunately, I was unable to purchase the letter that day). I found the photo of Lawrence Olivier and Vivien Leigh as Caesar (or Antony?) and Cleopatra which hangs over the register very interesting-- had seen it before in a book. My only disappointment was that I was unable to actually spend time in the store-- it looked so inviting! But I will make it a point to spend time there on my next visit. So you see, even bad publicity can be very beneficial! Thank you for an enjoyable, if brief, experience!