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Nantucket Island, Massachusetts: Mill Hill Press, 1998. (1998). Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Bound in full black cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Large octavo. xiii + 304pps., with illustrations. Stated First Edition. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is also as new.<br><br><font color=#003366><b> "Beginning with Abram Quary, the man whom white Nantucketers erroneously claimed was the island's 'last Indian,' Abram's Eyes traces a Native American legacy that has refused to die. Combining archaeological and historical evidence with the native Nantucketers own oral traditions, this book reveals the continuities between the worlds of the Nantucket Indian and the Nantucket whaleman and how the island's Indian-whaling legacy lives… Read More

Colorado: The Old Army Press, 1972. In Fine condition. Fully-bound in blue cloth. Both the spine and the front board are gilt-stamped. Gold endpapers. 238pps., with four pages of photos. An excellent collector's copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. ".A reference concerning the citizens, enlisted men, officers, Indian scouts and quartermaster employees who were in the Sioux campaign, or were members of the 7th Cavalry in June, 1876, or were in the Little Bighorn River fight." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1973. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Gold boards quarterbound in navy-blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. Map-endpapers of the Ohio River Valley. 309pps. Stated First Edition. There is very mild rubbing to the tips and the board-bottoms, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is immaculate; no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has light touches of rubbing and crinkling, as well as shallow chipping to the spine-ends. There is also a small chip at the bottom of the front panel. No sunning, no soiling. The original price (7.95) is intact. A very nice, collector's-quality copy of Eckert's first full-length novel, SIGNED by the author, generically -- with 'Best Regards,' -- on the half-title page. Wraparound dustjacket artwork by John Alan Maxwell. ".This historical novel is based on an exciting and little known incident in the life of the famed Kentucky… Read More

New York: Knopf, 1942. In Near Fine condition. Bound in full beige cloth. Both the spine and the decorative front panel are stamped in blue. Blue topstain. Quarto. [viii] + 388pps. + [ix]. Also 46 illustrations and a fold-out map of Nevada. Stated First Edition. No dustjacket. There is light rubbing and bumping to the extremities and a small, previous owner's nameplate is affixed to the ffep. Otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. . First Edition. RICHARD G LILLARD DESERT CHALLENGE FIRST EDITIONS AMERICAN WESTERN STATES NEVADA HISTORY GEOGRAPHY MINING CAMPS CARSON VIRGINIA CITY GHOST TOWNS RENO LAS VEGAS. Catalogs: NonFiction, American History.

New York: Schuman, 1952. (1952). Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Bound in full blue cloth. The spine is stamped in dark blue and gilt. Octavo. [xii] + 253pps. + 16 pages of photos. There is mild bumping to the tips and a previous owner's name is neatly penned in the upper corner of the ffep. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No apparent reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has light rubbing wear at the extremities and along the folds and a couple of closed tears at the head of the spine; the original price is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on a special tipped-in page. ".Based on extensive study of surgeons' reports, inspectors observations, soldier narratives and other first-hand materials, 'Doctors in Blue' fills a long glaring gap in the story of American medicine and the history of the American Civil War. Dr. Adams, already distinguished for research in Confederate experience, develops the subject of health… Read More

Washington D. C.: McGill & Witherow, 1864. In Very Good+ condition. 16pps. This pamphlet has been unbound. All pages are present and in excellent, clean condition with very little yellowing and with slight creasing to the corners. This is a transcript of the speech delivered by Sherman in the U.S. Sentate on February 2, 1864., in a time when many had grown weary of the long Civil War, when the death-toll had grown to grotesque levels, and when many in the Union (as would the Confederate Army, belatedly) wrangled over the possibility of using slaves as fresh sources for soldiering. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.. Soft Cover.

Idaho: Caxton, 1948. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. This is the SIGNED edition, limited to 1000 copies, of which this is number 213. Fully-bound in grainy brown cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Beige topstain. Pictorial endpapers. 373pp. This is an excellent copy, the only flaw being light touches of rubbing to the lower tips and the heel of the spine. Otherwise clean, tight, and square. All tips are sharp. Many pages are uncut (unread) and all are bright. This volume has been kept in obvious good care. The dustjacket, glossy in mylar, has a bit of crinkling to the lower tips; there are no chips or tears. I would grade the jacket fine except that it does appear price-clipped -- I say 'appear' because there is an underlying brown-paper layer to it that shows a printed price of $7.00. You won't find a better copy of this title: it is in splendid condition. Buy with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. To… Read More

Harrisburg: Stackpole, 1959. Very Good+ in a good dustjacket. Bound in full pictorial cloth. Octavo. Map-endpapers. 466pps., with numerous maps and illustrations. There is a lean to the spine and light dustspotting to the board-edges. Also, a small abrasion at the top of the front pastedown and the original owner's gift inscription, neatly-penned, at the top of the second fep. Otherwise clean, tight, and bright; the pages are immaculate. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has moderate chipping at the tips and the spine-ends with a couple of closed tears on either panel. The original price of $5.95 is intact on the front flap. SIGNED and inscribed by the author "with best wishes from another old Pennsylvania Guardsman." ".In the summer of 1862 Lincoln sought victory by constituting the Army of Virginia in the Warrenton area, under Maj. Gen. John Pope, to threaten Lee from that direction while McClellan continued to press against Richmond on the James River. But the… Read More

Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press, 1993. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is silver-stamped. Quarto. 507pps. There is a mild bump to the heel of the spine, otherwise flawless: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new. ".In this companion to his celebrated earlier book, 'Gettysburg -- The Second Day', Harry Pfanz provides the first definitive account of the fighting between the Army of the Potomac and Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill -- two of the most critical engagements at Gettysburg on 2 and 3 July, 1863. Pfanz provides detailed tactical accounts of each stage of the fighting and explores the interactions between -- and decisions made by -- generals on both sides. He suggests that Union blunders nearly resulted in a victory for Confederate lieutenant general Richard S.… Read More

Maverick, 1981. Fine in glossy, pictorial wraps, trade-sized. 183pps., with photos. Very light rubbing to the wraps, otherwise excellent: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No reading wear. SIGNED and inscribed by the author 'to a sweet friend' on the ffep. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. SIGNED by the Author. First Printing.

New York: Scribner's, 1930. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in the full blue cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt (still brilliant). Octavo. Red and beige map-endpapers. [xii] + 394pps., + 24 illustrations. First printing (Scribner's 'A' and seal). There are mild touches of rubbing to the cloth, otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound. The text is immaculate; no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is slightly sunned and toned and has light rubbing wear to the tips and the spine-ends; the original price is intact. A very nice, collector's-quality copy -- scarce in jacket. ".John Marsh graduated from Harvard in 1823. He was the first schoolmaster in Minnesota. He wrote a dictionary and a grammar of the Sioux language. He married a beautiful half-breed -- French and Indian -- and by her had a son whom he believed dead for many years, ultimately to find him begging at his door unaware that he… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. In Good+ condition. Bound in the publisher's full brown cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt; the front board in blind. Fading brown topstain. 'Map of The Old West' endpapers. 297pps. No dustjacket. There is rubbing wear to the tips and the spine-ends. Internally, both hinges are starting -- though stable -- and a previous owner's name and address are penned on the front pastedown. Also, some page-edges are a bit ragged (from their having been opened); this does not affect the text. All in all, a nice reading copy of this old biography.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. X03-D.. First Edition. Cloth.

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill (1938). Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full brick-red cloth. The spine is stamped in black and gilt. Red topstain. Large octavo. Map-endpapers. 972pps., plus numerous plates. About 1/4" of cloth is sunfaded at either spine-end, otherwise fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has moderate chipping along the bottom edge, shallow chipping along the top edge, and a small abrasion on the front panel; the original price is intact. A very nice copy, colorfully jacketed, of this Pulitzer Prize winner. Contains two books: 'The Border Captain,' originally published in 1933, and 'Portrait of a President,' originally published in 1937. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be… Read More

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1940. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full blue cloth. Blue topstain. The spine is stamped in gilt. Quarto. Colorful map-endpapers. 836pps. Stated First Edition (following a signed limited edition.) A previous owner's name is neatly penned in the upper corner of the front endpage. Also, the blue topstain is slightly faded. Otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is faintly soiled and has light rubbing wear to the extremities; the original price (3.00) is intact.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Spanning the years from 1775 to 1783, 'Oliver Wiswell' traces the adventures of a Yale student who is deeply loyal to the established government of the colonies. This wonderfully far-ranging novel is packed with battles, sudden flights, escapes, intrigue, massacres, romance and exile as it follows Wiswell, a spy for… Read More

Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Belknap / Harvard, 2004. As New in an As New dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. [vi] + 519pps., with numerous illustrations. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is equally fine. ".In 1898, the American Regular Army was a small frontier constabulary engaged in skirmishes with Indians and protesting workers. Forty-three years later, in 1941, it was a large modern army ready to wage global war against the Germans and the Japanese. In this definitive social history of America's standing army, military historian Edward Coffman tells how that critical transformation was accomplished." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover.

New York: Barnes and Company, 1930. Near Fine in a Very Good- dustjacket. Bound in full tan cloth. Both the spine and the decorative front board are stamped in red. Quarto. 280pps., lavishly illustrated. There is mild bumping and rubbing to the spine-ends and to the lower tips. Also, a previous owner's bookplate is affixed to the ffep. Otherwise flawless: clean, tight, square, and bright. The pages, of coated stock, are immaculate; no reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a loss to the bottom 1" of the spine, as well as modest chipping at the head of the spine, the tips, and at the top of the front panel. Rubbing along the gutters and the flap-folds. The original price is intact. Introduction by Ernest Thompson Seton. ".The author spent years among the Indians collecting material for this volume and now presents much information not available elsewhere. Mr. Seton is well known for his accurate knowledge of Indian Art and his contribution to the book adds materially… Read More

New York: Vanguard Press, 1945. [1945]. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Bound in full beige cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in red and black. Octavo. Brown topstain and beige endpapers. 324pps., with numerous photos and illustrations and a fold-out map. There is a modest amount of dustspotting to the cloth, otherwise clean, bright, square, and soundly bound; the pages are unaffected by said spotting. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has light touches of rubbing and soiling and a small (1/4") tear at the top of the front panel; the original price (3.75) is intact. Nicely SIGNED and inscribed by the noted geologist, geographer, and educator, in his florid script, to the original owner on the title-page. ".This is more than a book. It is a memorable, exciting adventure -- an adventure for the amateur naturalist, for the armchair traveler, and for every lover of our mountain ranges and the great American West. In this… Read More

New York: Dillingham, 1897. Very Good+ in the publisher's full burgundy cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt (still brilliant). Octavo. 361pps., with numerous black-and-white illustrations -- 20 of them full-page. There is mild bumping to the tips and light touches of soiling to the cloth. Also, the page-edges are slightly browned. Modest reading wear, including the (very) sporadic smudge, fox-mark, or creased page-corner. This item has been recently restored: it has new inner hinges (the endpapers are original), a tightened spine, and new endcaps (where there had previously been a bit of fraying to the cloth. It is overall, then, quite clean and the binding tight with all pages intact. This is an association copy, inscribed in a fine, calligraphic hand to 'Dr. Cyrus Townsend Brady with compliments of T. F. Rodenbough, New York, April 6/'03.' It is also inscribed in an only slightly less stylish hand 'with the compliments of the old sergeant, Jno. H.… Read More

Ohio: Morningside Bookshop, 1983. Very Good+ in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full gray cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Large octavo. [xx] + 519pps. With numerous maps and illustrations. There is a slight lean to the spine and a small sticker is affixed to the upper corner of the ffep. along with a penned date. Otherwise clean, tight, and bright. The text is immaculate; no apparent reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has light touches of rubbing and tearing at the extremities. A very nice copy of the expanded version (the original being published in 1974). "...Though the battle was crucial to the outcome of the American Civil War, the full story of Shiloh has never until now been told. Commonly considered a draw, Shiloh represented in fact a major reversal for the Confederacy -- a Confederacy that mounted at the outset one of the most incredible surprise attacks in American history and came within a hair's breadth of inflicting a major disaster upon the North.… Read More

New York: Bantam, 1992. [1992]. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Textured tan boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Quarto. Map-endpapers. [xvii] + 862pps. There is very mild rubbing to the board-edges, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has touches of crinkling at the spine-ends; the original price is intact.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "A fiery orator, a brilliant diplomat, a revolutionary thinker, a political and military genius -- the man named Tecumseh became a legend among Native Americans and whites. He stood as a messiah to his people during one of the most crucial periods of their history, as the whites began to explore and expand to the west of the British colonies. Here five-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Allan W. Eckert tells the life story of this great leader as it has never been told… Read More