American History

Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1834. Paperback. Small 4to. Wrappers. 40pp. Very good. Mild wear, age toning and spotting. First edition. Front wrapper bears the large and bold ownership signature of Samuel McD. Moore -- the Virginia legislator who voted "Nay" on the Virginia Ordinance of Secession. Another in the voluminous literature on this ever-popular topic. SABIN 63686 note.

Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company. Reprinted from the original edition of 1778-----VG++ Limited edition of 245 copies----this copies number is not filled in------Pages pristine as is Map and Envelope for map on back paste down----some pages are unopened--Top Edge Gilt---Maroon cloth boards have some shelf wear to edges. Excellent copy. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1904.

St. Louis / Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Co, 1909. First Edition . Half Leather. Near Fine. 12 3/8" Tall. Plates. 561 pp. Volume 1 only of a two volume biographical supplement to the history, in a larger format. A massive volume, finely bound in original half leather with leather spine and tips over watered paper, with similar watered endpapers. Fine full page portrait plates, well engraved, tissue guards. Gilt bright, minute losses of gilding, leather binding professionally refreshed and quite attractive. Hinges sound No names or marks. Contents immaculate and fresh. Very scarce, only a few copies in institutional collections.

1781 American Revolution Benjamin Franklin Espionage History of a French Spy
'History of a French Spy' is a story of French espionage during the American Revolution by Remy Delauney.
In the first part of 1778, King Louis XVI of France signed the Treaty of Alliance which promised military support between France and the United States against Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. Benjamin Franklin ordered and drew the treaty for the French government to sign. This book tells of the conversations between Franklin and French naval officers.
Item number: #11242
Price: $599
DELAUNEY, Remy
Histoire d'un pou françois; ou, L'espion d'une nouvelle espece, tant en France, qu'en Angleterre.
A Paris : 1781.
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Language: French
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Binding: Softcover; secure
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Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (21.5cm x 13.5cm)
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1866 1ed Abraham Lincoln Memorial Life & Character George Bancroft Civil War
On February 12, 1866, the United States Congress selected historian George Bancroft to deliver a memorial eulogy for President Abraham Lincoln. This speech was published by the Government Printing Office under the title of 'Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln."
Item number: #11443
Price: $499
BANCROFT, George
Memorial address on the life and character of Abraham Lincoln: delivered, at the request of both houses of the Congress of America, before them, in the House of representatives at Washington, on the 12th of February, 1866
Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1866. First edition.
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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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· References: Sabin 3132
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~9in X6 in (23cm x 15cm)
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Demers Books, Spokane, WA, 2008. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Trade paperback with white decorated covers. 304 pp including index.

1890 1st ed CUSTER Following the Guidon Civil War Native American Indian Wars

"There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry"
– General George Custer

First edition of Elizabeth Custer's 'Following the Guidon.' She wrote this book with the attempt of creating a legacy for her husband, General George Custer. She succeeded. In fact, she is without a doubt the most important force in creating a sense of 'legend' around her late husband. She turned him into a Western hero and martyr, which slightly differs from the truth in his military failures, mainly at the Battle of Little Big Horn.

This work includes a description of the march into Indian Territory, dealing with scouts, the Battle of the Washita, Indian prisoners and trials, hunting records, army housekeeping, Indian captivity of white women, and more!
Item number: #11926
Price: $499
CUSTER, Elizabeth Bacon
Following the Guidon
New York: Harper & Bros., 1890. First edition.

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1784 1ed Colonial America Revolutionary War SLAVES Abolition Act 1780 Slavery
An incredibly rare complete printing of the 1784 'Scots Magazine'. 'Scots Magazine's' from this era are best-known for containing extensive contents on the American colonies as well as the Revolutionary War. This particular volume covers the following:
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Notes on the Revolutionary War concerning British property
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Virginia not paying debts to Britain
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Arrival of King and Queen of France at Philadelphia
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Commentary on Pennsylvania Abolition of Slavery Act of 1780
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East India Company smuggling British tea
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Effects of Frederick II's tyranny on Great Britain
Item number: #15813
Price: $599
Periodical
The Scots Magazine, volume 46
Edinburgh: printed by Murray, and Cochran, 1784. 1st edition
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Louisville, KY: Printed by Bradley & Gilbert, 1860. SCARCE, while OCLC locates 23 copies in institutions, no copies foumd in current commerce, and only the earlier 1858 edition found at auction, and that not since 1963. From the collection of noted Mammoth Cave historian and author Harold Meloy, his small name label front paste down. Bound in contemporary quarter black leather over marbled boards without the original wrappers, Very Good, moderate toning throughout. vi, 7-61 pages. "Doctors had written about the cave before, but with Charles W. Wright, M.D., of the Kentucky School of Medicinein Louisville, a new era of Mammoth Cave medical authors began.Wright was present in Mammoth Cave during the first descent of a deep pit known as the Maelstrom, and he was one of the first explorers of Diamond Caverns. His book The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky was published in 1858 and again in 1859. In 1860 he revised and enlarged it. As A Guide Manual to the Mammoth Cave the 1860 edition became the standard… Read More

Previously owned and signed (and highlighted and underlined!) by George Young, coach of the Baltimore Colts and General Manager of the Giants (with 4 championships under his belt). Young received five Executive of the Year awards from the NFL.

[Boston]: The Good Gay Poets, 1972. First edition. First appearance of Wiener's long poem, "Playboy," which recounts the trip by the Boston-based gay men's newspaper's "Fag Rag Collective" to the 1972 Democratic Convention in Miami. SIGNED BY WIENERS on first page, "John Wieners/ Miami/ 1972." The first book published by the press ("Good Gay Poets 1" was a broadside poem). Thirteen 8.5 x 11" pages printed on rectos only; stapled into over-sized tan printed covers measuring approximately 9 x 12". Very good with moderate creasing and internal archival tape repair to a number of small tears to over-hanging cover edges. Quite scarce.

Phillips Publications, 2012. First Edition. Signed by author "Semper Fidelis, Laura Lacey, 2013." Minor shelf wear to DJ, else Fine / As New. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Washington, D.C.: The Black Panther Party, 1970. A proclamation that was issued for a rally at the Lincoln Memorial, attended by about 1,000 people on Juneteenth (June 19), 1970, on the occasion of BPP's call for a " Revolutionary People’s Constitutional Convention". The purpose for the convention was to rewrite the US Constitution to ensure equal rights for oppressed groups, including African Americans, women, and young people. Newsprint, 1 sheet ([4] pages) with centerfold, 11 3/8" x 17 1/2", opening to 22 3/4" x 17 1/2". Horizontal fold at center, Very Good Plus, horizontal crease near top edge, small old tape mends at corners rear. Printed with titles front and rear, text interior in four columns, ending with the phrase "ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE". *** NOTE (A separate version was published that featured "On the Constitution" and "Towards a New Constitution", authored by Eldridge Cleaver and Huey P. Newton ,on the front and… Read More

This rare, comprehensive history of the City of Chicago has hundreds of illustrations throughout the text. Andreas was a historian and publisher publishing atlas' and books on Chicago, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Inidana, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Binding has bumps and scuffs. Front hinge is cracked and the first 46 pages are loose but not damaged. Two small leafed branches were set into the book by a former owner and have been left in.
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New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, endpapers lightly foxed, many . inexpertly opened pages with ragged edges and some missing corners.. 1928. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. xviii, 382pp, glossary, bibliography. Cloth-backed illustrated paper-covered boards. Illustrations, photos. Asbury's classic account of New York City's street gangs, later the basis for Martin Scorsese's 2002 film. Bookseller label on rear pastedown endpaper (American Library Service, NYC). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .