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The Story of the Mexican War more books like this

by Henry, Robert Selph other copies of this book

Description: Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1950. 8vo. Blue cloth. 424pp. Frontispiece, maps. Very good. Mild shelf wear. Tight, attractive first edition with a superb autograph addition: Tipped to the front flyleaf is a Typed Note Signed from Henry, 1p, 8¼" X 11", Washington, DC, 1955 September 12. Addressed to noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar Arnold Gates (1914-93). Near fine. On "Association of American Railroads" letterhead, Henry thanks this officer of the New York Civil War Round Table: ... read more

Guns, Crime, and Freedom more books like this

by Lapierre, Wayne other copies of this book

Description: Foreword by Tom Clancy. Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, [1994]. Small 4to. Red cloth spine and grey paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xvi, 263pp. Very good/near fine. First edition, tight and decent, of this National Rifle Association mouthpiece's thoughts--bearing a huge author signature and inscription in black marker on the half-title page: "To / Colleen / It's more than / guns--it's freedom! / Keep up the / fight. / Wayne LaPierre / 10/12/94. " Unfortunately, Colleen did keep up ... read more

The Tale of the Body Thief more books like this

by Rice, Anne other copies of this book

Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. Small 4to. Grey cloth spine and grey paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 430pp. Near fine/near fine. Tight, handsome third edition, signed huge and bold by Rice in black fineline on the front flyleaf: "For / Mary Kay, / Anne Rice. " Interestingly, laid in is a facsimile (NOT authentic) Anne Rice Autograph Letter Signed, 1p, 5¼" X 8½", n.p., October 1992. Photocopied mass produced letter addressed to "Beloved Reader" by Rice. Apologetic note about signing: ... read more

A Volunteer's Adventures: a Union Captain's Record of the Civil War more books like this

by De Forest, John William other copies of this book

Description: Edited by James H. Croushore. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1946. Small 4to. Grey cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xviii, 237pp. Frontispiece, illustration, 3 maps. Near fine/very good. Jacket a bit edgeworn, mainly along top edge. Second printing--tight, clean, nice--of the letters of the 12th Connecticut officer--best known for his 1867 novel "Miss Ravenel's Conversion. " Seldom seen in a decent jacket. A noted Illinois Civil War buff inscribes the front flyleaf to noted Iowa Civil War buff ... read more

A Father's Words: a Novel more books like this

by Stern, Richard other copies of this book

Description: New York: Arbor House, [1986]. 8vo. Brown and tan cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 189pp. Very good/very good. Almost, but not quite, rates a "Near fine" all around--tight, clean, nice. Later printing of this slim novel, signed boldly by Stern in black ballpoint on the front flyleaf. Laid in is a 1p 4tp (8½" X 11") printed press release issued by the "Stuart Brent Book Club, " a Chicago area marketing ploy by this well-known independent Chicago bookstore--similar to the Kroch's & Brentano's "First ... read more

Storm Over the Land: a Profile of the Civil War more books like this

by Sandburg, Carl other copies of this book

Description: New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. 8vo. Grey cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 440pp. Illustrations, drawings, maps. Fine/very good. Some jacket edgewear. Tight and handsome first edition, "Taken mainly from Abraham Lincoln: The War Years, " but in substance a general introduction to the war. Signed small but attractive by Sandburg in blue ink on the front flyleaf--not the fairly common signed Civil War Book Club edition (a legitimate first trade edition into which a signed sheet has been ... read more

Lyrical and Critical Essays more books like this

by Camus, Albert other copies of this book

Description: Edited by Philip Thody. Translation by Ellen Conroy Kennedy. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. 8vo. Burgundy cloth, price-clipped dust jacket. x, 365pp. Map, decorative endpapers. Very good/very good. Light jacket edgewear and rubbing. A tight, clean, attractive first edition of this posthumous publication of the French philosopher and Nobel Prize winner's earliest writings. From the library of former Illinois senator, Adlai E. Stevenson III (son of the governor and great-grandson of the vice ... read more

The Hero With an African Face: Mythic Wisdom of Traditional Africa more books like this

by Ford, Clyde W. other copies of this book

Description: New York: Bantam Books, 1999. Small 4to. Black cloth spine and brown paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xxv, 227pp. Illustrations. Fine/near fine. A superb and tight first edition, signed boldly by Ford in black fineline on the title page, with a squiggle penned after his name that we assume represents an African symbol of some sort. read more

The Living Wilderness more books like this

by Montgomery, Rutherford G. other copies of this book

Description: Illustrated by Campbell Grant. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1964. Small 4to. Green cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xiv, 294pp. Illustrations, pictorial endpapers. Near fine/very good. Pen markings on front pastedown. First edition. Personal recollections of Montgomery's wildlife experiences, with advice for readers on how to view, appreciate and understand animals. read more