American History from RC Books

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2004. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fascinating, in-depth history of the Manhattan antiquarian book trade, especially along Fourth Avenue. Foreword by Madeleine B. Stern. 407 indexed pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. End paper maps with photographs. Unclipped jacket protected… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1897. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Subtitled "With a Review of the Events of the Campaign." Authored by Henry P. Johnston (1842-1923), professor and author who specialized in the American Revolution. Published for the Columbia University Press. Printed at the Norwood Press. 234 pages.… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth and Paper. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As told to Gwen Morgan and Arthur Veysey." Stories, anecdotes, and remembrances from one of the most important figures in NFL history. Inscribed and SIGNED by George Halas to a previous owner. 351 pages with about 16… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd Mead and Company, 1904. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. Copy #110 of 175 copies on Holland hand-made paper. SIGNED by printer Frank E. Hopkins. "As described in the discovered Autograph Letter of Jonas Michaelius written from the Settlement on the 8th of August of that year and now first published." "With a review of… Read more about this item

New York: Vintage Books/Random House, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Off the wall or point on musings-stories, poems, and music from Abbie Hoffman. 153 well illustrated pages. Original price on cover. First Printing. Clean with no names or marks.

New York: D. Appleton & Co. , 1858. Half-Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Probable first edition. "From its earliest settlement to the close of the eighteenth century." 799 pages, including a biographical chapter and appendices. Previous owner's names in neat script. Black leather and paper covered boards with matching end leaves. Leather and… Read more about this item

Columbia, SC: Bostick & Thornley, 1945. First Trade Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Good+. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Elizabeth O'Neill Verner. Evocative 48 full-page etchings with a 17 page introduction by the artist, who has SIGNED the book on the front free end paper. Previous owner's presentation copy to James Benjamin Lampert (1914-1978). Lampert was a… Read more about this item

New York: Random House Inc, 1985. 1st Edition . Cloth and Paper. Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Exploration of the period near the end of the Civil War when Jefferson Davis and his Confederate cabinet tried to continue the war and avoid being captured. Presentation copy SIGNED by author. Price-clipped dust jacket has edge… Read more about this item

New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The compelling story of the New York City riots that began with reaction to the federal draft and spread into a political and racial crisis. 363 pages with 8 pages of illustrations. Scholarly treatment. … Read more about this item

Birmingham, Alabama: Palladium Press, 2000. Full-Leather. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Handsome full black leather covers all edges gilt. Four raised hubs on spine. Notes by Wayne LaPierre. Sold in original shrink wrap, never opened.

New York: Walker Publishing Company, Inc. , 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Highly readable and scholarly narrative of the real First World War. Light shelf wear to book and jacket. 332 pages

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two Volume biography of President Woodrow Wilson. Volume I titled American Prophet and Volume II World Prophet. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" laid-in to both volumes. 892 total pages, indexed. Genuine brown leather… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. Full-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two Volume biography of Andrew Jackson both before and during his Presidency. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" laid-in to both volumes. Unused bookplate laid-in. 1,088 total pages, indexed with more than 30 illustrations.… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A compelling collection of President Wilson's speeches and writings from 1877 to 1923. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 478 pages. Genuine blue-gray leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of the 31st President of the United States 1929 to 1933. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 444 indexed pages. Genuine burnt orange leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1987. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Definitive biography of 21st President of the United States from 1881 to 1885. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 307 indexed pages with 11 additional pages of preliminaries. Genuine leather with gilt designs… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1987. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of President James A. Garfield. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 716 indexed pages. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. A… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1989. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Selections from the public and private writings of George Washington. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 430 indexed pages. Genuine Light brown leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. Full-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A biography of John and Julia Gardiner Tyler."Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 681 indexed pages. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark.… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1989. Full-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The writings of President Truman with a focus on his Presidency. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included.448 indexed pages with about 36 photographs.Light shelf wear. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles.… Read more about this item