North Easton: Columbia University Press, 1964. Illustrated. xiii, 625 pages. Short thick 4to, blue cloth. North Easton, MA: Designed and produced by the Printing Office of Columbia University Press, 1964. First Edition. A fine copy, protected in the original cardboard shipping box. Signed by the author. One of 250 copies. More

3 color and 15 b/w plates, text illus. 329pp. 8vo, cloth: Philadelphia, 1929. Fine History of armed conflict in the Mississippi Valley. More

Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2013. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w., small bump on right edge of front and back covers, otherwise very good. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, (2013). Book Club Edition. More

Amsterdam: 1737. Map. Original engraving. 14.75 x 17.25 inches. Beautiful 1737 map of North America featuring giant scaled Great Lakes. Lake Huron is referred to as Karegnondi, an indigenous name meaning big lake or fresh water sea. Possible reference to Manitoulin Island (the largest fresh water island in the world) as 'Cantolon'. Many portage routes are described throughout. Indigenous villages and architecture is noted along with Jesuit settlements. The largest significant French towns that are noted are Quebec City and..... More

U. S. Pacific Railroad Exploration & Survey, War Department. Map. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Image measures 26.75 x 38.5". This fascinating geological section of the Mississippi River derives from the investigations of Jules Marcou, a French geologist who worked extensively in North America. In 1853, under the service of the U.S. government, he became the first geologist to cross the United States as part of the Pacific railroad exploration, headed by A.W. Whipple, that was then then underway. This..... More

Jackson, MIssissippi: University Press of MIssissippi, 1984. Profusely illustrated with color photos of the interior of the mansion. 90 pages, oblong small slim 4to, rec cloth, d.w. University Press of Mississippi; Jackson, Mississippi. 1984. First Edition. Fine. Signatures on the front gray flyleaf of, "Kirk Fordice, Governor" and "Pat Fordice, First Lady." More

New York: Samuel Gaston, 1857. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 5 x 6". This map shows the state of Mississippi in the middle of the 19th century. Published in 1857, it records a moment just prior to the outbreak of the CIvil War in 1861. Although the state is fully politically divided on the map, with counties colored by hand and gridded district divisions, much of land remained unpopulated at this time. The lowest part of the..... More

New York: Harper, 1995. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 maroon cloth, d.w. chipped, d.w. on the blank side and bottom of cloth spine lightly dampstained, some pages with pencil marks in margin. (New York): HarperCollins, (1995). More

illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. Jackson: Univ. Press, of Mississippi, 1981. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1900. Illustrated with maps. xxv + 368 pages, 8vo, blue cloth; corners lightly worn, some loss of cloth at spine ends, neat ownership signature front free endpaper. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1900. Internally fine, a very good copy. More

New York: 1879. Wood engraving. Image measures 9 1/2" x 13 1/2" This fascinating print was published in the May 17, 1879 issue of Harper's Weekly. It depicts a steamboat departing from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Three white people are seen on the upper deck of the ship, while the lower deck is cramped with black families and their cargo, likely migrating to Kansas. Hundreds of African-Americans congregate at the docks to see them off. A Senate committee in 1880 reports on..... More

Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist, 1720. Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 19 1/8" x 22.5". Stains on lower margin and scuffs in the Gulf of Mexico, some toning. Fine antique map showing the course of the Mississippi river. It is dedicated to Father Hennepin who is shown in the title cartouche with allegorical figures depicting his exploration of the Great Lakes region and the New World. Although the Mississippi's true course is not yet known, the land West..... More

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1936. 8vo, green cloth. Chapel Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Press, 1936. First Edition. More