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
Asher & Adams' Kentucky & Tennessee.
New York: Asher & Adams, 1872. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 16" x 23". Fantastic, bright double page map of Kentucky and Tennessee divided into counties. Shows towns, waterways, railroads, and topographical details. In excellent condition with a small tear to left edge. Asher & Adams were publishers based in Washington and New York in the late 19th century. 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
Kentucky
Boston: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel, 1838. Map. Engraving with hand-colored outline. Image measures 11 3/8" x 14 1/2" Early map of Kentucky divided into counties. Shows towns, waterways, railroads and topographical details. In very good condition. Minor wear to margins, not affecting the image. T.G. Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based publisher. He worked as assistant editor of the American Encyclopedia before entering the field of map making. More
Tennessee & Kentucky
Boston: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel, 1835. Map. Engraving with hand-coloring. Image measures 7 7/8" x 10 1/8" Early map of Tennessee and Kentucky divided into counties. Shows towns, waterways, railroads and topographical details. Published after the passage of the Indian Removal Act 1830, but before Cherokee Removal in 1838, this map includes Cherokee Territory (and Brainerd mission) in the southeast corner. Minor spotting at margins, not affecting the image. T.G. Bradford (1802-1887) was a Boston based publisher. He worked as assistant..... More
Tennessee & Kentucky
Boston: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel, 1835. Map. Engraving with hand-colored outline. Image measures 7 7/8" x 10 1/8" Early map of Tennessee and Kentucky divided into counties. Shows towns, waterways, railroads and topographical details. Published after the passage of the Indian Removal Act 1830, but before Cherokee Removal in 1838, this map includes Cherokee Territory (and Brainerd mission) in the southeast corner. Minor wear expected with age, mostly to margins. Paperclip indentation, not affecting the image. T.G. Bradford (1802-1887) was a...... More
Kentucky and Tennessee
Philadelphia: Bradley, William M., 1888. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13.5" x 20.75". Great double page map of Tennessee and Kentucky divided into counties. Shows towns, railroads, waterways and topographical details. 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
Kentucky and Tennessee
New York: Wm. Hall & Co., 1834. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 10 3/8" x 12 5/8" Early map of Kentucky and Tennessee. Shows towns, major routes, waterways and topographical features. Published after the passage of the Indian Removal Act 1830, but before Cherokee Removal in 1838, this map does not label Cherokee Territory in the southeast territory as most maps from this time period do. David H. Burr (1803-1875) served as Topographer to the United States..... More
Signature
Russellville, KY. Pristine signature on an autograph page: "Jno. W. Caldwell - Russellville - Ky", 5.5" x 3.5", most likely executed while representing Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives. American politician and "Southern Sympathizer" from Kentucky. Although he opposed secession, Caldwell entered the Confederate States Army and was immediately elected Captain of the "Logan Grays", a Confederate regiment from Logan County, Kentucky. When Confederate forces under Simon Bolivar Buckner entered Kentucky, Caldwell let the Grays to Bowling Green..... 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
Document Signed
Frankfort, Kentucky: 1936. 1 page, 17 x 11 inches, Frankfort, Kentucky, March 20, 1936 -- a notarial appointment, mounted on black cardboard, outer dimensions 21 x 15 inches, with a gold seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Natural folds; near fine condition. Two-time Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Senator, and second Commissioner of Baseball, remembered for supporting the entry of Jackie Robinson and opening the Major Leagues to black players. 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
A New Map of Kentucky with its Roads & Distances
Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1856. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 14" x 11.5". Nice clean map of Kentucky divided into counties. Shows major cities, major routes, waterways and railroads. Includes table of steam boat routes. Includes insets showing larger scale depictions of roads surrounding Lexington, and along the Ohio River near Clarksburg, and at the Falls of Ohio near Louisville. A table in the upper right corner indicates steam boat routes from Louisville to Pittsburgh, and from Louisville..... More