London: Oxford University Press, 1962. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in orange dust jacket lettered in white and red; ix,[1],403pp. Dampstaining to bottom third of rear jacket panel slightly bleeding to front of jacket and rear cloth boards, subsequent cockling and spotting, else internally clean and sound. Good to Very..... 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
[London]: Mountcastle's Library, [1858]. First Edition. Octavo. Removed. 51 pages. Moderately soiled and worn; a good, sound copy. A mildly eccentric work, offering 100 suggestions for reform, a paragraph or two dedicated to each. Much dedicated to enlightened methods of industrial production (repealing the malt-tax to reduce drunkenness)..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1982. First Edition. Octavo; xvi, 477pp.Oatmeal cloth with red title square and gilt lettering to spine. Ex- E. Lee Tinkle / Simpson Library copy (Mary Washington University, Fredericksburg, VA), with card holder at back, accession / deaccession stamps, and barcode and call number on front board..... 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
![Church and State in Social Welfare [Inscribed and Signed]. Bernard J. Coughlin](/pictures/thumb/6919.jpg?v=1596738601)
New York: Columbia University Press, 1965. First Edition. Octavo (23cm.); publisher's cloth in brown pictorial dust jacket, black topstain; xii,[4],189pp. General shelf wear, jacket spine rather sunned and crown chipped, tiny loss at bottom of rear flyleaf, else Near Fine in Near Very Good jacket. Inscribed and signed..... More
![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
Guatemala: Editorial del Ministerio de Educación Publica, 1956. First Edition. Octavo (20cm.); publisher's white card wrappers printed in red and black; 109pp. Wrapper extremities and spine toned, paper stock equally darkened and a bit brittle due to inferior paper quality, light wear from handling, else Very Good and sound. Text..... More
Barcelona / Fairfax: Edicions Sirocco / The Locke Institute, 1996. First Edition. Signed by the author to journalist and former Nixon speechwriter William Safire on full title with inscription "Best wishes from one 'enemy of the regime; to another! Christopher Lingle, 16 January 1996." Additional signed post-it on half title..... More
First Edition. 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, /..... More
![The Atlantic Community: A Study in Unity and Disunity [Inscribed to Tom Wicker]. Drew Middleton](/pictures/thumb/5528.jpg?v=1570544674)
New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1965. First Edition. Signed by author to fellow New York Times Columnist Tom Wicker on title page with inscription, "For / Tom Wicker / a kind and gifted / colleague, with / very good wishes / Drew Middleton / 10/18/65." Octavo. 303 pages..... More
New York: Fordham University Press, 2013. Two Volumes. Stated First Edition with full numberline. Octavo (9.25" x 6.25"); I: xvi, 170p, II: xvi, [171]-995p. Illustrated dustjackets over black paper-covered boards with silver lettering to spine. Jackets bumped at corners and spine ends, but with no chips, tears, or marks. Boards..... More
Paris: Librairie Arthème Fayard, [1956]. Octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's white decorative card wrappers printed in green and white; 362pp. Light dust-soil with some bumping at tail of spine. Forms part of the series "Les Temps et les Destins." More
In 'sGraven-Hage [The Hague]: D.H. van Wallsdorp [H. Verdussen], 1650. First edition. Small quarto (18.5cm.); removed; 24pp. [A-C4]; woodcut title page device, text printed almost entirely in Dutch blackletter. Imprint provided by KNUTTEL 6855. Third gathering separated but present, stock rather toned and dusty, else Good, the impression quite..... 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
![Political Theory and Institutions of the Khawārij [Inscribed and Signed]. Elie Adib Salem](/pictures/thumb/9551.jpg?v=1621022704)
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1956. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's red cloth, gilt-lettered spine; 117,[1],ixpp. Light shelf wear, cloth rather soiled, brief ink splatters to textblock edges not bleeding into interior; overall Very Good at best. Inscribed and signed by the author on front free endpaper. Political and sociological study..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1956. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; x,[2],332pp. Jacket extremities rubbed, some dampstaining, most noticeable on jacket verso (not affecting boards), small dark dampstain to textblock fore-edge not bleeding into stock, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper, else Very Good and sound..... 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
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1924. First Edition. Octavo; Vol I viii + 435pp + Annex of pages A-K; Vol II extends pagination through p. 851, including 7 annexes and index. Mustard dust jackets on both volumes with textual panels front, back, and spine, printed in brown against Macmillan-logo patterned..... More
New York: The Free Press, 1992. First Edition with full numberline. Octavo; 418 pp. Printed dust jacket with $24.95 price intact; book in dark merlot cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Near fine, with jacket showing only a tiny abrasion along top edge and faint nudging at head of spine..... 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
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
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1894. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's terracotta cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt; viii,275pp. Boards a bit rubbed, corners bumped, small indentation to rear cover fore-edge, some minor spotting to preliminaries, else Near Very Good, interior mostly fine. More
Paris: Émile-Paul, 1909. Cinquième Édition. Octavo (21cm.); recent calf over original cloth boards, gilt-lettered spine; [4],x,366pp.; 22 leaves of illus. including photographs. Light wear, small chip to spine crown, text block uniformly toned, else Very Good and sound overall. Biography of the French statesman the Duc de Morny (1811-1865). More
Chicago: Regan Printing House, n.d., ca. 1912. First Edition. Octavo (22.5cm.); publisher's staple bound card wrappers printed within double rule; 79pp. Light toning to wrapper extremities, else Near Fine. Polemic issued in the wake of the election of Chicago Republican machine boss William Lorimer to the Senate. The..... More