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"STONEWALL" JACKSON, LATE GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY. A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH, AND AN OUTLINE OF HIS VIRGINIAN CAMPAIGNS. By the author of "Life in the South."
[Hopley, Catherine Cooper]:
London. 1863.
xiv,178pp. plus folding map. Early 20th-century three quarter calf and marbled boards, spine richly gilt in floral pattern, morocco label... more
Price: $1,000.00
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[Hopley, Catherine Cooper]:
London. 1863.
xiv,178pp. plus folding map. Early 20th-century three quarter calf and marbled boards, spine richly gilt in floral pattern, morocco label... more
Price: $1,000.00
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"STONEWALL" JACKSON, LATE GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY. A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH, AND AN OUTLINE OF HIS VIRGINIAN CAMPAIGNS. By the author of "Life in the South."
[Hopley, Catherine Cooper]:
London. 1863.
xiv,178pp. plus folding map. Original pictorial paper boards, lacking the backstrip. Inner front hinge reinforced by tape; boards soiled, stained,.. more
Price: $850.00
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[Hopley, Catherine Cooper]:
London. 1863.
xiv,178pp. plus folding map. Original pictorial paper boards, lacking the backstrip. Inner front hinge reinforced by tape; boards soiled, stained,.. more
Price: $850.00
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"UNCLE DICK" WOOTTON THE PIONEER FRONTIERSMAN OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION AN ACCOUNT OF THE ADVENTURES AND THRILLING EXPERIENCES OF THE MOST NOTED AMERICAN HUNTER, TRAPPER, GUIDE, SCOUT, AND INDIAN FIGHTER NOW LIVING.
Conard, Howard L.:
Chicago. 1890.
473,[1]pp. including plates. Large, thick octavo. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Hinges cracked but holding, bit tanned. Armorial bookplate. Else just.. more
Price: $650.00
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Conard, Howard L.:
Chicago. 1890.
473,[1]pp. including plates. Large, thick octavo. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Hinges cracked but holding, bit tanned. Armorial bookplate. Else just.. more
Price: $650.00
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1785 - 1909 DANIEL DRAKE AND HIS FOLLOWERS HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Juettner, Otto:
Cincinnati. [1909].
496pp. Portrait. Illus. Quarto. Gilt cloth. Some edge wear. Very good. Drake founded the Ohio Medical College and was a.. more
Price: $75.00
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Juettner, Otto:
Cincinnati. [1909].
496pp. Portrait. Illus. Quarto. Gilt cloth. Some edge wear. Very good. Drake founded the Ohio Medical College and was a.. more
Price: $75.00
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A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF COMM. JESSE D. ELLIOTT; CONTAINING A REVIEW OF THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN HIM AND THE LATE COMMODORE PERRY; AND A HISTORY OF THE FIGURE- HEAD OF THE U.S. FRIGATE CONSTITUTION.
[Jarvis, Russell]:
Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1835.
480pp. Original printed boards. Spine ends frayed, moderate wear to extremities, but very nice, unusual in the original boards. Small.. more
Price: $600.00
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[Jarvis, Russell]:
Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1835.
480pp. Original printed boards. Spine ends frayed, moderate wear to extremities, but very nice, unusual in the original boards. Small.. more
Price: $600.00
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A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LATE CAPTAIN JOHN CARSON, WHO WAS SHOT BY RICHARD SMITH, LATE A LIEUTENANT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY....
[Carson, John]:
Philadelphia. [1816].
16pp. Contemporary plain wrappers. Moderate wear to edges, heavily dampstained throughout. Good. A dispute over the affections of Caron's wife.. more
Price: $425.00
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[Carson, John]:
Philadelphia. [1816].
16pp. Contemporary plain wrappers. Moderate wear to edges, heavily dampstained throughout. Good. A dispute over the affections of Caron's wife.. more
Price: $425.00
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A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE LATE CAPT. MICHAEL CRESAP.
[Jacob, John J.]:
Cumberland, Md.: Printed for the Author, by J.M. Buchanan, 1826.
123,[1]pp. 12mo. Contemporary three-quarter roan over marbled boards, spine gilt. Covers worn, top outer corner abraded. 19th-century ownership inscription on.. more
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[Jacob, John J.]:
Cumberland, Md.: Printed for the Author, by J.M. Buchanan, 1826.
123,[1]pp. 12mo. Contemporary three-quarter roan over marbled boards, spine gilt. Covers worn, top outer corner abraded. 19th-century ownership inscription on.. more
Price: $3,500.00
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A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE LATE CAPTAIN MICHAEL CRESAP.
Jacob, John J.:
Cincinnati: Jonathan F. Uhlhorn, 1866.
158,23pp. plus numerous extra illustrations. Quarto. Modern red morocco, gilt-tooled spine and covers, gilt inner dentelles, t.e.g. Internally bright and.. more
Price: $2,000.00
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Jacob, John J.:
Cincinnati: Jonathan F. Uhlhorn, 1866.
158,23pp. plus numerous extra illustrations. Quarto. Modern red morocco, gilt-tooled spine and covers, gilt inner dentelles, t.e.g. Internally bright and.. more
Price: $2,000.00
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A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE LATE CAPTAIN MICHAEL CRESAP.
Jacob, John J.:
Cincinnati. 1866.
158pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Quarto. Later three quarter gilt morocco and marbled boards, t.e.g. Spine bit sunned. A near fine.. more
Price: $375.00
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Jacob, John J.:
Cincinnati. 1866.
158pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Quarto. Later three quarter gilt morocco and marbled boards, t.e.g. Spine bit sunned. A near fine.. more
Price: $375.00
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A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF THE LATE CAPTAIN MICHAEL CRESAP.
Jacob, John J.:
Cincinnati. 1866.
158,23pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Quarto. Later three-quarter morocco and pebbled cloth, raised bands. Minor dampstain to lower corner of last.. more
Price: $450.00
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Jacob, John J.:
Cincinnati. 1866.
158,23pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Quarto. Later three-quarter morocco and pebbled cloth, raised bands. Minor dampstain to lower corner of last.. more
Price: $450.00
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A BLIND MAN'S OFFERING.
Bowen, B.B.:
Boston. 1877.
432pp. Frontispiece portrait. Original cloth. Wear at extremities. Internally very clean. A very good copy. A charming and interesting self-published.. more
Price: $30.00
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Bowen, B.B.:
Boston. 1877.
432pp. Frontispiece portrait. Original cloth. Wear at extremities. Internally very clean. A very good copy. A charming and interesting self-published.. more
Price: $30.00
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A COUNTY JUDGE IN ARCADY. SELECTED PRIVATE PAPERS OF CHARLES FERNALD, PIONEER CALIFORNIA JURIST.
Fernald, Charles:
Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1954.
5-268pp. including seven illustrations. Portrait. Original blue cloth, gilt-stamped spine. Near fine, in original plain dust jacket, with author's name.. more
Price: $35.00
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Fernald, Charles:
Glendale: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1954.
5-268pp. including seven illustrations. Portrait. Original blue cloth, gilt-stamped spine. Near fine, in original plain dust jacket, with author's name.. more
Price: $35.00
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A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH EMBRACING ANECDOTE, BIOGRAPHY, ROMANCE AND HISTORY.
Worrell, John, Capt.:
Indianapolis. 1906.
282pp. Frontispiece portrait. Cloth. Corners bumped, bit frayed at head and toe of spine, some scattered foxing, inner rear hinge.. more
Price: $90.00
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Worrell, John, Capt.:
Indianapolis. 1906.
282pp. Frontispiece portrait. Cloth. Corners bumped, bit frayed at head and toe of spine, some scattered foxing, inner rear hinge.. more
Price: $90.00
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A JOURNAL KEPT BY MR. JOHN HOWE, WHILE HE WAS EMPLOYED AS A BRITISH SPY, DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR; ALSO, WHILE HE WAS ENGAGED IN THE SMUGGLING BUSINESS, DURING THE LATER WAR.
Howe, John: [Roby, Luther] (attributed to):
Concord, N.H.: Luther Roby, Printer, 1827.
44pp. 12mo. Original printed yellow wrappers, stitched. Wrappers soiled and edgeworn, spine chipped with loss of about half the paper... more
Price: $5,000.00
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Howe, John: [Roby, Luther] (attributed to):
Concord, N.H.: Luther Roby, Printer, 1827.
44pp. 12mo. Original printed yellow wrappers, stitched. Wrappers soiled and edgeworn, spine chipped with loss of about half the paper... more
Price: $5,000.00
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A LEAF OF EXPRESS HISTORY.
Virgil, E.H.:
Albany: Argus Company, 1880.
39pp. Frontispiece portrait. 12mo. Original green cloth, gilt- lettered cover. Internally clean. Near fine. A presentation copy, inscribed on the.. more
Price: $50.00
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Virgil, E.H.:
Albany: Argus Company, 1880.
39pp. Frontispiece portrait. 12mo. Original green cloth, gilt- lettered cover. Internally clean. Near fine. A presentation copy, inscribed on the.. more
Price: $50.00
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A MEMOIR OF REV. JOSEPH BADGER; CONTAINING AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, AND SELECTIONS FROM HIS PRIVATE JOURNAL AND CORRESPONDENCE.
Badger, Joseph:
Hudson, Oh.: Sawyer, Ingersoll and Company, 1851.
185pp. Portrait frontispiece plus [2]pp. ads. Original cloth. Spine ends frayed. Frontispiece partially detached. Scattered foxing. Joints and corners worn... more
Price: $500.00
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Badger, Joseph:
Hudson, Oh.: Sawyer, Ingersoll and Company, 1851.
185pp. Portrait frontispiece plus [2]pp. ads. Original cloth. Spine ends frayed. Frontispiece partially detached. Scattered foxing. Joints and corners worn... more
Price: $500.00
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A MEMOIR OF WILLIAM MACLURE, ESQ. LATE PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA.
Morton, Samuel George:
Philadelphia. 1844.
33,[1]pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Original printed front wrapper, rear wrapper lacking. Some soiling and foxing. Good, untrimmed The second edition.. more
Price: $125.00
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Morton, Samuel George:
Philadelphia. 1844.
33,[1]pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Original printed front wrapper, rear wrapper lacking. Some soiling and foxing. Good, untrimmed The second edition.. more
Price: $125.00
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A MEMORIAL OF LIEUT. COLONEL JOHN T. THORNTON, OF THE THIRD VIRGINIA CAVALRY, C.S.A.
Dabney, Robert L.:
Richmond. 1864.
22,[1]pp. 12mo. Modern half morocco, spine gilt. Old stamp on titlepage, closed tear. Tanned, else internally good. Colonel Thornton was.. more
Price: $1,500.00
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Dabney, Robert L.:
Richmond. 1864.
22,[1]pp. 12mo. Modern half morocco, spine gilt. Old stamp on titlepage, closed tear. Tanned, else internally good. Colonel Thornton was.. more
Price: $1,500.00
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A MONOGRAPH ON THE REV. ISRAEL EVANS, A.M. CHAPLAIN...DURING THE ENTIRE REVOLUTIONARY WAR....
Thorne, John C.:
New York. 1907.
32pp. Quarto. Dbd. Very good. Abbott reprint. Evans was also a minister in Concord, N.H. .. more
Price: $35.00
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Thorne, John C.:
New York. 1907.
32pp. Quarto. Dbd. Very good. Abbott reprint. Evans was also a minister in Concord, N.H. .. more
Price: $35.00
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A NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF JAMES PEARSE, IN TWO PARTS. PART I, CONTAINING A GENERAL ACCOUNT OF HIS EARLY LIFE, AND MORE PARTICULARLY OF FIVE YEARS RESIDENCE IN THE STATES OF MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA...PART II, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF HIS UNFORTUNATE IMP
[Pearse, James]:
Rutland, Vt. 1825.
144pp. Contemporary half morocco and paper-covered boards. First and terminal blank leaves lacking; pp.137-138 lacking, replaced with facsimile leaf. Small.. more
Price: $600.00
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[Pearse, James]:
Rutland, Vt. 1825.
144pp. Contemporary half morocco and paper-covered boards. First and terminal blank leaves lacking; pp.137-138 lacking, replaced with facsimile leaf. Small.. more
Price: $600.00
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A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE, AND MINISTERIAL LABOURS, OF WILLIAM WATTERS. Drawn up by himself.
Watters, William:
Alexandria. [1806].
[6],142pp. 12mo. Contemporary speckled calf, morocco label. Hinges a bit worn, boards slightly edgeworn. Front free endpaper chipped, contemporary ownership.. more
Price: $275.00
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Watters, William:
Alexandria. [1806].
[6],142pp. 12mo. Contemporary speckled calf, morocco label. Hinges a bit worn, boards slightly edgeworn. Front free endpaper chipped, contemporary ownership.. more
Price: $275.00
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A SHORT VIEW OF THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF LIEUTENANT- GENERAL VILLETTES, LATE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER OF THE FORCES IN JAMAICA...WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAING A FEW ORIGINAL LETTERS AND ANECDOTES OF THE LATE MADAME ELIZABETH DE FRANCE.
Bowdler, Thomas:
Bath. 1815.
[3],159pp. Frontispiece portrait. Original paper boards, printed spine label. Chipping to spine, rubbing to spine label, faint offsetting to titlepage... more
Price: $225.00
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Bowdler, Thomas:
Bath. 1815.
[3],159pp. Frontispiece portrait. Original paper boards, printed spine label. Chipping to spine, rubbing to spine label, faint offsetting to titlepage... more
Price: $225.00
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A SKETCH OF CHESTER HARDING, ARTIST. DRAWN BY HIS OWN HAND.
Harding, Chester:
Boston. 1929.
xxiii,[1],203,[1]pp. Portrait frontis. plus 29 plates. Quarto. Red gilt cloth. t.e.g. Some light fraying at head of spine. Remnants of.. more
Price: $70.00
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Harding, Chester:
Boston. 1929.
xxiii,[1],203,[1]pp. Portrait frontis. plus 29 plates. Quarto. Red gilt cloth. t.e.g. Some light fraying at head of spine. Remnants of.. more
Price: $70.00
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A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND EDUCATIONAL LABORS OF PHILIP LINDSLEY, D.D., LATE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NASHVILLE.
Halsey, Leroy J.:
[Hartford]: Republished from Barnard's American Journal of Education for September, 1859.
[5]-46pp. Portrait. Original cloth, stamped in blind and gilt, a.e.g. Cloth a bit faded. Portrait loosening. Offsetting on titlepage, scattered.. more
Price: $50.00
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Halsey, Leroy J.:
[Hartford]: Republished from Barnard's American Journal of Education for September, 1859.
[5]-46pp. Portrait. Original cloth, stamped in blind and gilt, a.e.g. Cloth a bit faded. Portrait loosening. Offsetting on titlepage, scattered.. more
Price: $50.00
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A SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE NORTH WESTERN ARMY, DURING THE WAR OF 1812, &C.
[Jackson, Isaac R.]:
New York. 1836.
32pp. Original printed wrappers. Minor dampstaining and rumpling throughout. Good. Howes attributes authorship to Jackson. .. more
Price: $100.00
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[Jackson, Isaac R.]:
New York. 1836.
32pp. Original printed wrappers. Minor dampstaining and rumpling throughout. Good. Howes attributes authorship to Jackson. .. more
Price: $100.00
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A VETERAN OF 1812. THE LIFE OF JAMES FITZGIBBON.
Fitzgibbon, Mary Agnes:
Toronto. 1894.
[4],347,[1]pp. plus plates and facsimiles. Map. Frontispiece portrait. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Front free endpaper excised, contemporary ownership inscription on.. more
Price: $100.00
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Fitzgibbon, Mary Agnes:
Toronto. 1894.
[4],347,[1]pp. plus plates and facsimiles. Map. Frontispiece portrait. Original gilt pictorial cloth. Front free endpaper excised, contemporary ownership inscription on.. more
Price: $100.00
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A WESTERN PANORAMA 1849-1875 THE TRAVELS, WRITINGS AND INFLUENCE OF J. ROSS BROWNE ON THE PACIFIC COAST, AND IN TEXAS, NEVADA, ARIZONA, AND BAJA CALIFORNIA, AS THE FIRST MINING COMMISSIONER, AND MINISTER TO CHINA.
Goodman, David Michael:
Glendale. 1966.
328pp. Portrait and in text illustrations. Maps. Original red cloth. Fine. Excellent account of one man's contributions to the development.. more
Price: $30.00
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Goodman, David Michael:
Glendale. 1966.
328pp. Portrait and in text illustrations. Maps. Original red cloth. Fine. Excellent account of one man's contributions to the development.. more
Price: $30.00
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ALFALFA BILL: AN INTIMATE BIOGRAPHY.
Hines, Gordon:
Oklahoma City. 1932.
308pp. Frontis. Photos. Cloth. Fine. In chipped dust jacket. A biography of the Oklahoma governor. .. more
Price: $20.00
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Hines, Gordon:
Oklahoma City. 1932.
308pp. Frontis. Photos. Cloth. Fine. In chipped dust jacket. A biography of the Oklahoma governor. .. more
Price: $20.00
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AMERICA IS GOOD TO A COUNTRY BOY.
Cutler, Leland W.:
Stanford, Ca. 1954.
271pp. Quarto. Cloth and boards. Fine in soiled and slightly chipped dust jacket. The memoirs of a country boy made.. more
Price: $15.00
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Cutler, Leland W.:
Stanford, Ca. 1954.
271pp. Quarto. Cloth and boards. Fine in soiled and slightly chipped dust jacket. The memoirs of a country boy made.. more
Price: $15.00
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AMERICAN REGISTER. CONSPIRACY OF ARNOLD, AND SIR HENRY CLINTON, AGAINST THE UNITED STATES, AND AGAINST GENERAL WASHINGTON.
[Arnold, Benedict]:
[Philadelphia. ca. 1807].
63pp. extra-illustrated with the insertion of two plates. Red morocco, paneled in gilt, spine gilt, t.e.g., gilt inner dentelles. Old.. more
Price: $225.00
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[Arnold, Benedict]:
[Philadelphia. ca. 1807].
63pp. extra-illustrated with the insertion of two plates. Red morocco, paneled in gilt, spine gilt, t.e.g., gilt inner dentelles. Old.. more
Price: $225.00
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AN APPRECIATION OF JAMES WOOD COFFROTH. WRITTEN FOR HIS SON JAMES W. COFFROTH...PRINTED BY JOHN HENRY NASH. THE PORTRAIT IS BY WILLIAM H. WILKE.
O'Day, Edward F:
San Francisco. 1926.
vii,65,[1]pp. Frontispiece portrait. Quarto. Vellum backed marbled boards. A near fine copy. One of 250 copies. Biography of a California.. more
Price: $80.00
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O'Day, Edward F:
San Francisco. 1926.
vii,65,[1]pp. Frontispiece portrait. Quarto. Vellum backed marbled boards. A near fine copy. One of 250 copies. Biography of a California.. more
Price: $80.00
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AN EULOGY, ON THE LIFE AND CHARACTER OF DR. ASHBEL SMITH DELIVERED...IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, JUNE 15, 1886. [wrapper title].
Clopton, A.G., Dr.:
Jefferson, Tx: Iron News Print, 1886.
15,[1]pp. Original green printed wrappers. Wrappers lightly worn at extremities. Trimmed a bit close at foredge, affecting a single letter.. more
Price: $600.00
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Clopton, A.G., Dr.:
Jefferson, Tx: Iron News Print, 1886.
15,[1]pp. Original green printed wrappers. Wrappers lightly worn at extremities. Trimmed a bit close at foredge, affecting a single letter.. more
Price: $600.00
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ARTIST-LIFE: OR, SKETCHES OF AMERICAN PAINTERS.
Tuckerman, Henry T.:
New York & Philadelphia. 1847.
237,[2]pp. Original blindstamped cloth. Unobtrusive library discharge stamp on front pastedown, light foxing, else a fine copy. Collection of biographical.. more
Price: $225.00
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Tuckerman, Henry T.:
New York & Philadelphia. 1847.
237,[2]pp. Original blindstamped cloth. Unobtrusive library discharge stamp on front pastedown, light foxing, else a fine copy. Collection of biographical.. more
Price: $225.00
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES OF SARAH J. CUMMINS.
Cummins, Sarah J.:
[Walla Walla. nd, after 1914].
61pp. Portrait. Printed wrappers. A fine copy. Reprint of the 1914 original. The author went part of the way overland.. more
Price: $90.00
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Cummins, Sarah J.:
[Walla Walla. nd, after 1914].
61pp. Portrait. Printed wrappers. A fine copy. Reprint of the 1914 original. The author went part of the way overland.. more
Price: $90.00
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES OF....
Noel, Theophilus:
Chicago. 1904.
348,[1]pp. Portrait. Illus. Original gilt cloth. Inner front hinge bit cracked, else a fine, bright copy. A presentation copy, inscribed.. more
Price: $650.00
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Noel, Theophilus:
Chicago. 1904.
348,[1]pp. Portrait. Illus. Original gilt cloth. Inner front hinge bit cracked, else a fine, bright copy. A presentation copy, inscribed.. more
Price: $650.00
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A MOUNTAIN MAN, 1805 - 1889.
Meek, Stephen Hall:
Pasadena: Glen Dawson, 1948.
vi,17pp. Portrait vignette. Original tan cloth, gilt stamped spine. Fine. Stephen Meek was the older brother of Oregon favorite son,.. more
Price: $75.00
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Meek, Stephen Hall:
Pasadena: Glen Dawson, 1948.
vi,17pp. Portrait vignette. Original tan cloth, gilt stamped spine. Fine. Stephen Meek was the older brother of Oregon favorite son,.. more
Price: $75.00
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ISAAC JONES WISTAR.
Wistar, Isaac J.:
Philadelphia. 1914.
Two volumes. Original cloth backed boards, printed label on front covers. Inner front hinge of second volume neatly detached, corners.. more
Price: $650.00
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Wistar, Isaac J.:
Philadelphia. 1914.
Two volumes. Original cloth backed boards, printed label on front covers. Inner front hinge of second volume neatly detached, corners.. more
Price: $650.00
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MA-KA-TAI-ME-SHE-KIA-KIAK OR BLACK HAWK...AND HIS ACCOUNT OF THE CAUSE AND GENERAL HISTORY OF THE BLACK HAWK WAR OF 1832, HIS SURRENDER AND TRAVELS THROUGH THE UNITED STATES....
Patterson, J.B., ed:
Oquawka, Ill. 1882.
208pp. Frontispiece portrait. Original cloth. Joints worn. Inner hinges cracked, but holding. Extremities frayed. Else good. A later edition of.. more
Price: $125.00
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Patterson, J.B., ed:
Oquawka, Ill. 1882.
208pp. Frontispiece portrait. Original cloth. Joints worn. Inner hinges cracked, but holding. Extremities frayed. Else good. A later edition of.. more
Price: $125.00
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SEVENTY YEARS.
Hoar, George F.:
New York. 1903.
Two volumes. ix,434;viii,493pp. Portrait. Original cloth, t.e.g. Bookplate. Very good. Memoirs of this noted Massachusetts lawyer, representative, and senator, relating.. more
Price: $35.00
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Hoar, George F.:
New York. 1903.
Two volumes. ix,434;viii,493pp. Portrait. Original cloth, t.e.g. Bookplate. Very good. Memoirs of this noted Massachusetts lawyer, representative, and senator, relating.. more
Price: $35.00
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY, REMINISCENCES AND LETTERS OF JOHN TRUMBULL, FROM 1756 TO 1841.
Trumbull, John:
New York, London, & New Haven. 1841.
xvi,408pp. plus plates and folding map. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Original cloth. Spine head and toe lightly frayed, bookplate, ownership signatures.. more
Price: $100.00
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Trumbull, John:
New York, London, & New Haven. 1841.
xvi,408pp. plus plates and folding map. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Original cloth. Spine head and toe lightly frayed, bookplate, ownership signatures.. more
Price: $100.00
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BANVARD; OR THE ADVENTURES OF AN ARTIST; A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH [wrapper title].
[Banvard, John]:
London: Printed by Reed and Pardon, [1850].
[20]pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Wrappers lightly chipped around edges. Internally clean. Very good. A scarce biography and promotional pamphlet for.. more
Price: $500.00
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[Banvard, John]:
London: Printed by Reed and Pardon, [1850].
[20]pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Wrappers lightly chipped around edges. Internally clean. Very good. A scarce biography and promotional pamphlet for.. more
Price: $500.00
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BENEDICT ARNOLD SON OF THE HAVENS.
Decker, Malcolm (Peter):
New York. 1961.
xiii,534pp. Illus. Red buckram, t.e.g. Very good. Inscribed by the author to Yale librarian, James T. Babb. A reprint of.. more
Price: $70.00
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Decker, Malcolm (Peter):
New York. 1961.
xiii,534pp. Illus. Red buckram, t.e.g. Very good. Inscribed by the author to Yale librarian, James T. Babb. A reprint of.. more
Price: $70.00
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S LIFE AND WRITINGS. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY ON THE STEPHENS' COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS RELATING TO DOCTOR FRANKLIN.
Stevens, Henry:
London. 1881.
viii,40pp. plus 6 engraved plates and facsimiles. Narrow quarto. Original green gilt cloth. Untrimmed. Spine ends frayed. Two-inch scrape into.. more
Price: $100.00
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Stevens, Henry:
London. 1881.
viii,40pp. plus 6 engraved plates and facsimiles. Narrow quarto. Original green gilt cloth. Untrimmed. Spine ends frayed. Two-inch scrape into.. more
Price: $100.00
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BIG DAN. THE STORY OF A COLORFUL RAILROADER.
Cunningham, Frank:
Salt Lake City. 1946.
350pp. plus plates. Portrait. Gilt cloth. Very good in badly torn dust jacket. Ink gift inscription to Herbert and Garnet.. more
Price: $14.00
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Cunningham, Frank:
Salt Lake City. 1946.
350pp. plus plates. Portrait. Gilt cloth. Very good in badly torn dust jacket. Ink gift inscription to Herbert and Garnet.. more
Price: $14.00
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE HONORABLE MAJOR JOHN HABERSHAM OF GEORGIA.
Jones, Charles C.:
Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1886.
30pp. Frontis. Modern plain wrappers, printed paper label on front wrapper. Minute edge wear. Titlepage detached. Internally clean. Very good... more
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Jones, Charles C.:
Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1886.
30pp. Frontis. Modern plain wrappers, printed paper label on front wrapper. Minute edge wear. Titlepage detached. Internally clean. Very good... more
Price: $175.00
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF EMINENT AMERICAN STATESMEN WITH SPEECHES, ADDRESSES AND LETTERS BY EX-GOVERNOR B.F. PERRY OF GREENVILLE, S.C.
Perry, B.F.:
Philadelphia. 1887.
612pp. Mounted photographic frontispiece. Cloth. Some edge wear, but very good. Perry represented the older tradition of American statesmanship, having.. more
Price: $75.00
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Perry, B.F.:
Philadelphia. 1887.
612pp. Mounted photographic frontispiece. Cloth. Some edge wear, but very good. Perry represented the older tradition of American statesmanship, having.. more
Price: $75.00
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF LOUISIANA'S GOVERNORS, FROM D'IBERVILLE TO McENERY, BY A LOUISIANAISE....
[Louisiana]:
New Orleans. 1885.
79pp. Original printed wrappers. Rear wrap detached, spine perished, wraps dust soiled and bit chipped, notes in colored pencil, else.. more
Price: $100.00
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[Louisiana]:
New Orleans. 1885.
79pp. Original printed wrappers. Rear wrap detached, spine perished, wraps dust soiled and bit chipped, notes in colored pencil, else.. more
Price: $100.00
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE GENERALS OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY OF THE REVOLUTION.
[American Revolution]:
Cambridge, Ma.: John Wilson and Son, 1889.
167pp. Original printed wrappers. Covers slightly soiled, internally clean and fresh. A very good copy. A fine compilation of brief.. more
Price: $32.00
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[American Revolution]:
Cambridge, Ma.: John Wilson and Son, 1889.
167pp. Original printed wrappers. Covers slightly soiled, internally clean and fresh. A very good copy. A fine compilation of brief.. more
Price: $32.00
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BIOGRAPHY OF REVOLUTIONARY HEROES; CONTAINING THE LIFE OF BRIGADIER GEN. WILLIAM BARTON, AND ALSO, OF CAPTAIN STEPHEN OLNEY.
Williams, Catherine R.:
Providence: Published by the Author, 1839.
312pp. Original cloth. Cloth faded and soiled. Some light foxing. Else quite good. Barton and Olney were natives of Rhode.. more
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Williams, Catherine R.:
Providence: Published by the Author, 1839.
312pp. Original cloth. Cloth faded and soiled. Some light foxing. Else quite good. Barton and Olney were natives of Rhode.. more
Price: $85.00
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BRAZILIAN BIOGRAPHICAL ANNUAL. VOLUME II.
[Brazil]: Macedo, Joaquim Manoel:
Rio de Janeiro. 1876.
viii,348,iv pp. Unbound, untrimmed sheets, with worn printed wrappers. Old library stamp on wrapper. Good. Numerous biographies of prominent Brazilians... more
Price: $75.00
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[Brazil]: Macedo, Joaquim Manoel:
Rio de Janeiro. 1876.
viii,348,iv pp. Unbound, untrimmed sheets, with worn printed wrappers. Old library stamp on wrapper. Good. Numerous biographies of prominent Brazilians... more
Price: $75.00
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