New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 335 pages. Frontispiece; 15 black and white plates; fold-out map printed in black and red tipped in at rear. Unclipped illustrated dust jacket with original "$3.00" price present. Plum glacé boards stamped in black at spine and front board..... More
New York: J.M. Stoddart & Company, 1887. First Edition. Large octavo; [ii], 707pp. Three plates including portrait frontis with tissue guard and eight maps (three folding), all present. Contemporary leather (sheep?), rebacked with newer brown leather spine and black spine label with gilt lettering. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Boards..... More
Boston: Meador Publishing Company, 1936. First Edition. Octavo; xvii, 21-362pp. Portrait frontis, with photo illustrations throughout. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering and blindstamped border. Covers edgeworn and nudged at spine ends, with a bit of warping to front board and some smudging/soiling along bottom front edge. Covers open easily..... More
Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1864. First Edition. Octavo; xii, 360pp. Blindstamped brown cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Boards rubbed and bumped along edges, corners, and spine ends, with faded dampstaining to bottom front and back corners, some runs to cloth, and a roll to spine. Contemporary ownership..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1958. First Edition. Octavo. 233 pages. Illustrated dust jacket with original "$3.95" price present. Brown marbled boards in mustard-yellow cloth with spine stamped in red. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed along edges with one small 1/2 inch closed tear running vertically from top..... More
Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, 2003. First Edition. Octavo. 309 pages. Signed by Gold on half title page to William Safire with inscription, "Bill, / Here it is. Thank / you for standing up all / these years for our / Freedom. Hopefully this / will help. / Best wishes, /..... More
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First Edition. Octavo. 416 pages. Short autographed letter signed from Talbott to William Safire laid in at front. Note [4" x 6 1/4"] is on Deputy Secretary of State letterhead and reads, "July 15 / Dear Bill - / I thought you might be..... More
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London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1783. "A New Edition;" First Octavo Edition; Six Volumes; I: xiv, 456pp; II: xv, 496pp; III: viii, 412pp; IV: viii, 443pp; V: vii, 432pp; VI: viii, 420pp. Frontispiece and two fold-out maps to vols. I and II. Originally published in three quarto volumes, here..... More
Minneapolis: The Midwest Company, 1931. Second Printing. Octavo; [xii], 384pp. 9 photos, including frontis, and two maps, all present. Printed black and yellow dustjacket over burnt orange cloth with stamped yellow lettering with "the Caxton Printers, Ltd." imprint at tail of spine (the First Printing read "Midwest" before Caxton's buyout..... More