Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1889. First Edition. Three volumes; octavos; uniformly bound in publisher's blue gilt-embossed cloth, top edges gilt, floral endpapers; portrait frontispiece at head of Vol. I, sixty-two (62) plates and facsimiles throughout including one double-paged. Ex-Fitchburg Public Library with their usual markings throughout, Vol. I recased..... More
New York: Hyperion, 1995. Stated First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author to journalist William Safire on front free endpaper with inscription "To Bill -- You are a giant, not only as a wordsmith, but as someone who calls them like he sees them. It has been a...... More
First Edition. New York: Delacorte Press, 1996. First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author with brief inscription on full title. Octavo; 271pp. Photo-illustrated dust jacket with original $21.95 price; book in black paper and cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket a bit shelfworn with light..... More
New York: Basic Books, 1998. First Edition, stated. Signed by the author on title page to paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould and his wife, the sculptor and journalist Rhonda Roland Shearer with inscription "To Steve & Rhonda, Who [remember?] the original -- and who do so much to..... More
Portland, ME: Arthur Shirley, 1822. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); removed; 41pp. Some faint foxing to text block, contemporary ownership signature (illegible) at head of title page, neat 20th century ex libris to title page verso, else Very Good overall. Political pamphlet signed in text by Alford Richardson himself, regarding..... More
Washington, DC: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1926. First Edition. Octavo. 300 pp. Dark green cloth stamped in gilt. No dust jacket. Ex-Library copy with usual markings. Boards edgeworn with brief exposure, some minor fraying, and a faint ringstain; call number to spine..... More
New York: J.P. Peaslee, 1835. First Edition. 12mo. xvi, 316 pp. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Boards heavily soiled and stained with runs and ripples to cloth; edges rubbed with bumping to corners and spine ends with some exposure at extremities. Ownership inscription (Lloyd Simpson) to..... More
[Washington, DC]: [n.p.], 1804. Wraps. Duodecimo. 14 pages. Binding is worn but holding. Front cover split at bottom. A trifle soiled along edges. Report of a committee on a survey of buildings of DC. Pages 7-14 are the text of a letter from Benjamin Henry Latrobe giving his..... More
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. First Edition. Signed and inscribed on title page: "For Craig Montgomery / with best wishes / Arthur M. Scheslinger, Jr." Octavo; xv + 557pp, including index. Eight pages of B&W photographs of the Schlesinger family and young Arthur. Photographic dust jacket in white, black..... More
![Item #5230 The Good News Is the Bad News Is Wrong [Inscribed to William Safire]. Ben J. Wattenberg](/pictures/thumb/5230.jpg?v=1564580330)
First Edition. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984. First Edition. Signed by the author on front free endpaper to William Safire with inscription, "For William Safire / -- who (alone) has / noticed that this book / is mis-titled! / With best wishes for / much good news, and /..... More
[Washington, DC?: Democratic Congressional Committee? ca. 1893.] Octavo (23cm.); bifolium; 4pp. Dark shallow damp stain along top half of spine edge, stock uniformly toned and rather brittle with a few short closed tears, none quite approaching text, tiny hole mid-rear panel touching a few words without loss of meaning;..... More
![Item #6885 [Drop title] A Farmer for Congress. Carl Vrooman](/pictures/thumb/6885.jpg?v=1599767494)
[Bloomington, IL: Democratic Agricultural Committee of 17th Congressional District, n.d. but 1946.] Octavo (23cm.); bifolium. Light toning to extremities, else Near Fine. Campaign flyer supporting the (failed) congressional bid of Carl Vrooman, former Assistant Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson. The text is comprised of fifteen bullet points..... More
Washington, DC: The Farmers National Publishing Company, 1923. First Edition. Octavo. 218 pages. Frontis portrait. Grey cloth stamped in black. No dust jacket. Light wear to extremities. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Barrett's attempt to convince farmers of the importance of pursuing aggressive lobbying efforts to get..... More
Great Neck, NY: G. Alan Chidsey, November 9, 1940. Octavo (9.5” x 6.25”); [60pp]. Dark gray leather with stamped lettering. Covers a bit toned with any gilt or foil to lettering rubbed away. Spine a bit cocked. A handful of the pasted-in columns have let go from the pages, but..... More
Confidential Committee Print. Paperback. Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1958. Confidential Committee Print. Green paper covers over stapled page block (9" x 5.75"); [iv], 462p. Occasional illustrations with one foldout. Covers faded along edges with a 2" tear from top along spine and some general shelfwear. "Rackets - Interim Rpt"..... More
![Item #13002 The Negro Family: The Case for National Action [aka The Moynihan Report]. Daniel...](/pictures/thumb/13002.jpg?v=1651259892)
Washington, DC: Office of Policy Planning and Research, United States Department of Labor, 1965. First Edition. Large octavo. 78 pp. Black and white charts and graphs. Black paper wraps. Covers worn along edges with curling to corners. Faint ringstain to front with light, general spotting. Binding is sound..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. First Edition. Signed by author Yergin on front free endpaper to William Safire with inscription, "With admiration and / respect - and appreciation / for the good sense of / originality you bring / to our national life, / best wishes, / Daniel Yergin."..... More
Los Angeles: Censorship Today, 1968. First Edition. Octavo. 58 pp. Black and white illustrations. Photo-illustrated paper wraps. Covers show light edgewear and some creasing to edges. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. More
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1958. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in white pictorial dust jacket illustrated by Richard Frooman retaining original price ($4.50); xi,[3],274pp. Light chipping to jacket extremities, spine panel a bit toned, corners gently bumped, else Very Good overall. World War II memoir of the future Governor..... More
Washington, DC: Historical Office / Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2017. First Edition. Thick octavo. 815 pages. Black and white illustrations. Photographic dust jacket. Red boards stamped in gilt. Volume IX in the Secretaries of Defense Historical Series. Dust jacket is lightly worn at extremities..... More
First Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc., 1971. Stated First Edition. Octavo; 240 pages. Flag-design dustjacket over red boards with silver stamped publisher's logo and lettering. Jacket faded along top with moderate edgewear. Tight and square in binding. One previous owner's notation on final page, otherwise clean and free of markings..... More
Washington: J. & G.S. Gideon, 1847. First Edition. Octavo (22.5cm); removed; 15pp. Light dustiness, title page nearly separated, bottom fore-edge corner of text block dog-eared, else Good overall, internally fresh and sound. Indiana Whig politician's attack on the Mexican War policy of the Polk administration, especially in regards..... More
Boston: Wright & Potter, 1868. First Edition. Octavo (23cm.); stitched self-wrappers; 15pp. Slightly ex-New York State Library with their faint rubber-stamp to upper cover, stock a bit toned and very slightly foxed, tiny loss at bottom fore-edge corner of rear two leaves not approaching text, else Good to..... More
First Edition. Hardcover. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. Stated First Edition. Signed by editor Frances Carpenter with brief dedication on front free endpaper. Octavo; 314pp. Printed dust jacket with original $5.75 price; book in red paper-covered boards with red cloth spine and silver lettering. Jacket chipped at spine ends with a...... More
New York? Privately Printed for Release in the Newspapers of May 19th, 1923. Octavo (23cm.); staple bound self-wrappers; 23pp. Light toning to extremities, brief oxidation to spine staples, else Near Fine. Text of an address first delivered to Republicans at the Union League Club, New York City, May 18th..... More