American History

London: Longman Brown, 1853. 2 volumes bound in 1. xi and 282 pages; viii and 325 pages. Later cloth. Including his time with the Field Train of the Royal Artillery in the Peninsula and in the New Orleans campaign, as a volunteer with the Army of Columbia under Bolivar, and as Governor of Cold Bath Prison. (For other books about the Napoleonic Wars please search my stock using the codeword napoleonic.)

Printed in Thee Year, 1770. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Attractively bound in period-style (but modern) 3/4 brown calf over marbled boards, spine decorated in gilt with black morocco label (text has browning, marginal smudges and some staining). In 'The Spirit of Liberty,' Allen (writing under the pseudonym 'Junius') called for preservation of England's constituion and liberties, in part through restoring then-reformer John Wilkes (known for his support of the rights of American colonists) to Parliament, which is then followed by a substantial discussion of baptism. Shortly after this work was published, John Allen moved to America, where for some nine months he preached at Boston's Second Baptist Church. During Allen's stay there, on Thanksgiving Day in 1772, he delivered a sermon that re-ignited tensions between colonists and the Empire. The sermon, published widely under the title 'An Oration, Upon the Beauties of Liberty, Or the Essential Rights of… Read More

1864 CIVIL WAR 1ed George McClellan Letter War Gettysburg Battle Strategy DC
A rare first edition printing of 'Letter of the Secretary of War', reporting on General George McClellan's organization of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. This collection of letters and correspondence describes Civil War soldiers, army coordination, engineers, medical staff, and battle tactics. One important section describes the direction of moving artillery to Gettysburg!
Item number: #18082
Price: $499
McCLELLAN, George Brinton
Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting report on the organization of the Army of the Potomac and of the campaigns in Virginia and Maryland : under the command of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, from July 26, 1861, to November 7, 1862.
Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office, 1864. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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[2], 242
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; secure
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Green cloth
· Size: ~9in X… Read More

Privately Printed, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Massive, detailed history of Germania - Lakota, Iowa. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, hundreds of family histories and much more. Class composites and rosters. Full-page township plat maps. Densely illustrated with historical photographs. Scarce. 400 pp. 11 1/4" x 9". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and ownership signature to front free endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Royal colonial decree to improve the vital gunpowder production in New Spain
José de Gálvez y Gallardo (1720-1787); Marques Carlos Francisco de Croix (1699-1786).
Ordenanzas de la Real renta de la polvora para este Reyno de Nueva España, y Provincias de su comprension, que se administra de cuenta de su Magestad.
Reimpresas en Mexico, en la Imprenta Nueva Madrileña de Don Felipe de Zuñiga y Ontiveros, 1777.
Folio. [II], 40 pp. With an attractive etched Royal Spanish coat of arms on the title, signed "Naxera Ft." and a woodblock capital letter.
Modern stiff marbled paper covers, in linen made-to-measure case with title on front.
First edition of the second Royal decree on the production of gunpowder in Nueva España. The decree provides instruction and ordinance for the Real Fabrica de Pólvora and contains LVII articles. Among them, one is dedicated to "Indios para los trabajos de la Fábrica", in which forced labour is decreed upon the inhabitants of the factory's surrounding villages. Refusal of… Read More

Full brown leather with gilt title to front cover. Occational lack of gilt to title and leather to covers and spine. A clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. Scarce.
9.5 x 9.5 in

Inscribed by the author to the front fly dated 1978. White cloth with gilt title to spine and front cover. Foxing to top edge. A clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. Scarce.
7.25 x 10.25 in

1850 TEXAS Mexican American War Illustrated Battlefields MAPS Military Mexico

This 'History of the War' covers the heroics of cavalry, artillery, infantry, and navy, and biographical sketches of distinguished officers for a complete history of the Mexican-American War. A fine account of the War by John Jenkins, filled with maps and other illustrations detailing the victories and surrenders of important generals.

Item number: #30425
Price: $499

JENKINS, John S

History of the war between the United States and Mexico: from the commencement of hostilities to the ratification of the treaty of peace

Auburn [N.Y.]: Derby, Miller & Co., 1850.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xiv, 15-526, [4]
o 25 illustrations throughout (including frontispiece and title page)
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~9in X 6in (22.5cm x 15cm)

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Akron, Ohio: University of Akron Press, 2014. SIGNED first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2014, first printing. Oblong 4to., 12 1/4" x 9", xvii+230pp., illustrated with hundreds of b/w and color photos. Inscribed by both authors on half title. Black leatherette with silver titles. Fine in fine dust jacket. . Signed by Author. 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.

Jeffers, Robinson Cawdor and other poems. Copyright 1928 Horace Liveright, New York. Stated Second Printing Thus December, 1928. USED. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. Purple boards with black leather spine. Gilt titling and cartouche of nude at center on front panel is still in very nice shape but stamped titling is no longer visible on the black leather spine. Gift inscription by someone other than the author on the front endpaper makes mention of "the Crows Nest" and has dated his entry 1930. 160 pages. 5 5/8 X 8 3/8.

New York, Exposition Press, 1950, hardcover, x-132 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Poor dustjacket, Signed and inscribed by the Author on the front endpaper "Fred; Somehow I managed to get this in print at last. Your encouragement was helpful. Geo." Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end and corner wear, foxing to edges. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price although a line has been drawn through it, rubs, scuffs, chips and soiling, stabilized in new Brodart sleeve. The story of the Taylor family farm near the town of Stamford in Schoharie County NY, from its founding by the author's great-grandfather in 1814 to the date in 1949 when it was designated as a Century Farm. Laid-in are photocopies of two newspaper articles from 1974 and 1979 relating the story of the final family owners of the property and their eventual sale of the farm and liquidation of the stock and machinery.

With black debossed border, corner lines and four bands and gold gilt text to the spine, the brown hardbound cloth boards are in very good condition. There is creasing to the top and bottom of the back strip with light wear and only light wear along the bottom boards. The corners are all sharp with only the slightest touch of wear. Slight cosmetic blemishes to the front and rear boards. Spine is straight with no cracking at the endpapers. The overall text block is solid with all pages firmly attached. Age tanning throughout. Previous owner name written on the front endpaper. All interior pages are clean with no tears, cracks, or other previous owner marks. Fully illustrated with numerous engravings, from designs by W. Croome and other artists. It is also stated "with Additions and Corrections" which might indicate a previous edition (although no prior edition found) or publication in periodicals, etc.

Stated First Edition.
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, light shelf wear.
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Join author David Myrick as he takes us on an historical journey through Montecitos years of transition from a sleepy seaside town to todays vibrant, wealthy community. Volume II centers on the era of the Great Estates, when the influx of prosperous families changed the physical, social, and economic tableau of Montecito.
This is the story of the families that came to Montecito to build great estates for their winter visits. This too is the story of the people who came only to visit and who paid for the privilege to stay at some of these palatial residences. Author Myrick takes the reader through the entire history of selected estatesfrom conception to destruction in some casesand provides the family history of many of the estates founders as well as successive… Read More

First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Near Fine in a Good+ dustjacket. Light green cloth with red-banded gilt lettering on spine. Solid binding, square with sharp corners. A previous owner stamp on FFEP dated 1954, otherwise clean and free of any markings. The unclipped dustjacket shows original price of $3.95, with edgewear and a 1/4 inch chip at head of spine, and with a date stamp "1954" on back inside panel. Protected in a Brodart archival cover. Historical fiction that provides valuable insight into a misunderstood woman, both in her own time and in history. Signed by Irving Stone on the front free endpaper. Carefully packaged and shipped in a box.

You get one vintage Black Riot Los Angeles Story of Watts Tragedy by Spencer Crump 1966 hardcover book published by Trans-Anglo Books in Los Angeles. This item comes with a dust jacket and is in English. It is a first edition. This former library book is in good condition. The dust jacket is worn / torn and is affixed to the covers. The binding is tight and the book is complete with no loose pages. The pages are mostly clean with some tanning due to aging, as well as the typical library markings, This item is 11.25 inches tall by 8.75 inches wide. These measurements are approximations to give you an idea of the size of the book. Please see all pictures.