American History from Quercus Rare Books

Boston: Universalist Publishing House, 1884. Almon Gunnison (1844-1917) was a Universalist minister who became the president of St. Lawrence University. His train trip across the west also included a mule trip to Yosemite Valley. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Green cloth binding, decoratively stamped in black. Titling in gilt on the spine and front cover.… Read more about this item

Washington: Unknown, 1832. In October of 1832 Andrew Jackson was running for re-election, and Henry Ashton was a member of Andrew Jackson's inner circle [Jackson appointed him to be the Marshal of the District]. Important to the campaign were the many "Hickory Clubs" formed to support Jackson. This pampphlet was "Adopted October 9, 1832, and Ordered to be Printed" and… Read more about this item

New York/London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. David Lamson wrote this story of prison life while on San Quentin's death row. His conviction for murdering his wife was overturned; a second trial was hung. "As this book goes to press arrangements for a third trial are in progress." That third trial also resulted in a hung jury. Did he do it?… Read more about this item

The Free Press, 1996. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition [with full number line]. Dark gray paper-covered boards; red cloth spine with titling in silver. Clean text; 306 pages; indexed. Illustrated with photographs. Bright and clean. The dustjacket is unclipped, with some faint shmuds on the rear panel. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

Philadelphia; Chicago,; St.Louis; Dayton: National Publishing Company, 1877. Edward Winslow Martin was the pen-name of James Dabney McCabe (1842-1883), a prolific author of popular histories who seems to have specialized in the topics of vice and financial scandal, of which there were plenty. A graduate of VMI, he was pro-South in his Civil War writings, but Quercus has found no… Read more about this item

Boston: Roberts Brothers Helen Jackson (1830-1885) became one of the most prominent advocates for Native Americans. Her romantic novel about California natives, "Ramona," remained vastly popular for many decades. But this, Jackson's seminal work, was her most influential. First published in 1881; this is a Very Good (Plus) copy of a Later Printing. Despite its popularity, the book is rather… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Globe Bible Publishing Co., 1898. Highly decorative binding: blue cloth with crossed flags, a rising sun, and a ship (the Maine?) with an olive wreath added for effect, in red, silver, and gilt. The decorations on the spine feature a Cuban shield and n apparenbt explosion. Clean text; Cuba's fight ends at page 306; the war with Spain… Read more about this item

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2001. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Yellow paper-covered boards with a red spine; titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 678 pages. Indexed. Book has a slight lean; else a Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo… Read more about this item

New York: Smithmark, 1971. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Tan paper-covered boards with titling on the spine in silver. Clean text; xviii, 765 pages. Indexed. Toned at the page ends, else a Fine copy. The dustjacket is unclipped; in an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read more about this item

New York: Basic Books, 1998. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Light yellow paper-covered boards, with a white linen spine titled in gilt. Clean text; xv, 511 pages. Indexed, with photo illustrations. The dustjacket is unclipped; Fine, in an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1963. Francois Jean de Beavoir (1734-1788) was a Major General with the French expeditionary forces in the American revolution. He served as laison to Washington and became a friend of Jefferson. His travels were first published in 1788, and serve as a primary source for the time. These are Very Good… Read more about this item

Harrisburg: The Military Service Publishing Company, 1942. Everything an American officer was supposed to know about during World War II. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the Ninth Edition, published in July of the same year it first came out. Tan cloth binding with a front cover decorated with an army officer's hat in black, red, olive, and… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow and Company., 1950. An interesting slice of California history - the colorful Sheriff of Los Angeles County served for four decades. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Yellow cloth binding, with titling on the spine and front cover in red. Clean text; 208 pages. With 16 pages of illustrations and an Introduction… Read more about this item

New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1992. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Light blue/gray paper covered boards with a blue cloth spine; titling in red on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 388 pages. Notes, bibliography, indexed. The dustjacket features a David Levine drawing of Stone; Fine, unclipped. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item

Dublin: Wilkinson & Courtney, 1809. Roger Lamb (1756-1830), a British soldier, provided one of the more important eye-witness accounts of the American Revolution. This is an attractive, Near Fine copy of an unknown facsimile edition. Nicely bound in full leather, with decorative gilt stamping, three raised bands on the spine, marbled endpapers, with all page ends in gilt. There is… Read more about this item

New York: Published By Mason Brothers, 1855. The first of several popular biographies written by James Parton (1822-1891). He went on to cover Jefferson, Franklin, and Voltaire among others. His subject here, Horace Greeley (1811-1872) had reformist inclinations, and had become a founder of the Republican Party in 1854. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Brown… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. By the time Burton travelled across the American West he had already explored Arabia in disguise and searched for the source of the Nile with John Hanning Speke.Burton used his excellent eye to provide one of the best contemporary accounts of the Later Day Saints. This is a Near Fine copy of the First… Read more about this item

New York: Lane & Scott, 1849. George Cubitt (1791-1850) was a Methodist Episcopal minister and historian. First published in 1848, conveniently in during the Mexican War, this popular history ran to at least ten editions during the 19th Century, but is uncommon now. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the Second Printing, with revisions by Daniel P. Kidder… Read more about this item

New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888. These are Good only copies of Sheridan's memoirs. Full sheep leather binding; ruled and titled in gilt on the spine within red and black compartments. Clean texts; Volume One is 500 pages, with a frontis portrait; Volume Two is xi, 486 pages. Indexed, and with a frontis portrait. Marbled endpapers. Owner… Read more about this item

Toronto, Naperville, Atlanta: J.L. Nichols & Company, 1901. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition (stated "Fiftieth Thousand"), which was sold by subscription only, "on the exclusive territory plan." This copy in a better binding than usually seen. Red cloth with maroon leather tips and spine; titling in gilt on the spine and front cover; marbled page… Read more about this item