Flute and Violin; and other Kentucky Tales and Romances.
illus. 12mo, cloth, cloth lightly soiled. N.Y.: Harper, 1899. More
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Flute and Violin; and other Kentucky Tales and Romances.
New York: Harper, 1895. Illus. 12mo, brown cloth, lacks front flyleaf. New York: Harper, 1895. More
Voices from the Century Before; The Odyssey of a Nineteenth-Century Kentucky Family.
illus. 522pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Arcade, (1997). vg. More
Folk Speech in the Kentucky Mountain Cylce of Percy Mackaye
Baltimore: Warwick & York, 1931. PP. 264-276. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrs. lightly soiled. Baltimore: Warwick & York, 1931. Reprinted from American Speech, April, 1931. More
House of Dreams: The Bingham Family of Louisville.
New York: Random House, 1988. 452 pages. Thick 8vo, 1/2 cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1988). First edition. A near fine copy. More
Daniel Boone And The Wilderness Road.
New York: Macmillan, 1924. illus. 8vo, cloth, head of spine worn. N.Y.: Macmillan, 1924. More
My Land is Dying.
New York: Dutton, 1972. Illus. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. New York: Dutton, (1972). Very good Critical account of coal mining in the Appalachian hills of Kentucky. More
The Watches of the Night.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Boston, (1976). More
The Crossing
New York: Macmillan, 1904. Illustrated in color and black and white. 598 pages, 8vo, full brown crushed morocco, gilt decorated inner dentelles, mottled endpapers (small scuff to front cover). New York: Macmillan, 1904. A near fine copy. More
Proofs of the Corruption of Gen. James Wilkinson, and of his Connexion with Aaron Burr, with a full refutation of his
New York: Arno Press, 1971. slanderous allegations in relation to the character of the principal witness against him. 150, 199pp. 8vo, rebound in full tan calf with gilt decorations, spine lightly sunned. (New York: Arno Press, 1971). Very good Facsimile of the Philadelphia, 1809 edition. More
The Gift of Pleasant Hill; Shaker Community in Kentucky.
many color photo. illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. Harrodsburg): Pleasant Hill Press, (1991). vg. More
Obituary Addreses on the occasion of the death of the Hon. Henry Clay...delivered in the Senate and in the House of Representatives
Washington: Robert Armstrong, 1852. of the United States, June 30, 1852, and the Funeral Sermon of the Rev. C. M. Butler, Chaplain of the Senate, preached in the Senate, July 1, 1852. Frontis. 135pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, scattered moderate foxing, including Frontis., last blank page torn in upper right corner, Frontis. partially loose. Washington: Robert Armstrong, 1852. More
The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay.
New York: Greeley & McElrath, 1843. Two volumes. Frontis in each volume, folding facsimile of letter by Clay. 307 pages + appendix [xxvi] and 597 pages + ads, 8vo, original green cloth-backed boards; early ownership signature both volumes, texts toned and foxed, covers quite worn, but sound New York: Greeley & McElrath, 1843. Toned, worn, but still solid, a very good copy. More
The Tradition Continues: The Story of Old Latonia, Latonia, and Turfway Racecourses
Fort Mitchell, KY: T.I. Hayes, 1997. Illustrated with a handful of b/w photos. 260 pages. 8vo, navy cloth, d.w. (Fort Mitchell, KY: T.I. Hayes, 1997). Signed on title page by Claypool and foreward writer Steve Cauthen, along with two unidentified signautres. Copy no. 1334 in a run of 2000. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, light scuffing to rear edges. More
Kentucky; A Pictorial History.
620 illus., 145 in color. 4to, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. chipped). UP of Kentucky, 1971. More
Kentucky in the New Republic; The Process of Constitution Making
Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1979. Maps. 8vo, gray cloth, cloth lightly soiled. (Lexington): University Press of Kentucky, (1979). More
The Kentucky Rifle; A study of the origin and development of a purely American type of firearm...
Birmingham: Palladium Press, 1998. Illus. 4to, full red leather with gilt decorations. (Birmingham: Palladium Press, 1998). Fine Privately printed for the members of Firearms Classics Library. More
Calendar Of The Papers Of John Jordan Crittenden.
Prepared from the Original Manuscripts in the Library of Congress. 4to, cloth; (ex-lib). Washington, 1913. More
Histoire de Kentucke, Nouvelle Colonie a l'Ouest de la Virginie.
Paris: Buisson, 1785. folding map of Kentucky. xvi, 232pp. 8vo, contemporary mottled calf, leather label, gilt spine; (spine ends and edges of corners very lightly worn; light foxing to several pages, not affecting map). Paris: Buisson, 1785. First French Edition. A tight and bright copy. This copy lacks the last two pages, pages 233 and 234, which contain the "Approbation" and the "Permission du Roi." The second edition of this work after the Wilmington, 1784 edition. The map is the..... More
The First White Man of the West, or the Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky;; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country
Cincinnati: Applegate, 1851. Frontispiece woodcut and 8 others throughout the text. (11), 12-252 pages. Slim 12mo, handsomely bound by Morrell in 3/4 black polished calf with ornately gilt-decorated spine, top edges gilt. Cincinnati: H. S. & J. Applegate & Co., 1851. First edition. Scattered staining and foxing, still a near fine early copy of this rather scarce frontier classic. 1851 printing of the 1847 re-release under this new title (originally published in 1833 as 'Biographical Memoir of Daniel Boone, the..... More
The Limestone Tree.
8vo, cloth. New York, 1931. First edition. A novel set in colonial Kentucky within the limestone region. Signed by the author. One of 225 numbered copies. More
A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America; Containing a Succinct Account of Its Climate, Natural History, Population, Agriculture, Manners and Customs.
New York: Samuel Campbell, 1793. (Vol. II): Filson, John. The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky: And An Essay towards the Topography and Natural History of that Important Country...Being a Supplement to Imlay's Description. 3 folding maps. 2 vols. 16mo, contemporary calf, leather labels; (light browning on most pages, maps have light foxing, one map lacks a small piece of margin, spine ends and edges of corners worn on each volume, both bindings rubbed, each volume has the signature..... More
Famous Kentucky Tragedies and Trials
Louisville: Baldwin Law Book, 1916. 336 pages, tall 8vo, gilt-lettered green cloth, t.e.g.; many pages unopened. Louisville: Baldwin Law Book Company, 1916. A near fine copy. More
Real Life; Louisville in the Twenties
New York: Pantheon, 1976. Many photo Illus. Oblong 4to, pr. wrs. New York: Pantheon Books, (1976). Very good. More
Stringtown On the Pike; A Tale of Northernmost Kentucky.
illus. 414pp. 12mo, cloth. New York, 1900. First edition. More