Search Results: Americana - General from RC Books

New York: Book-of-the-Month-Club, Inc., 1989. Book Club Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. With a new introduction by the author." 577 pages 16 pages of full-color illustrations with an additional 9 other illustrations. Full-color endpapers. No names or marks. A handsome edition housed in a fine slipcase.

Kensington, MD: Potomac Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, Inc., 1988. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. William P. Price. No ISBN listed. This volume covers the Pittsburgh Division over Sand Patch, winding up in central Ohio during the the B&O's final season in steam. 120 pages featuring charts, maps and wonderful full-color photographs by William P. Price. Dust jacket has light edgewear including a quarter-inch chip. No names or marks.

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. Frontispiece of Colonel Thomas Knowlton, protected by tissue guard with 9 other illustrations and maps. 2 of the maps are full-color pullouts. The tactical and strategic background and movements of the battle. Includes a section of "Authorities American, English, and Hessian on the Battle of Harlem Heights Including Letters and Documents on Various Events of the Campaign. Handsome, gilt decorated green cloth boards slightly rubbed with light bumping to corners. Top edge gilt. Tightly bound with no names or marks. A superb, rare copy with the pull-out maps intact.

Farmingdale, NY: The Black Aces, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A story of baseball, America, segregation, integration, and ultimately, courage. Inscribed to a previous owner by the author and famous pitcher Jim "Mudcat" Grant. Some soiling to edges of text block. Dust jacket, now protected in archival plastic cover, has some edge wear including a 1" chip on front cover. 480 indexed pages, including 20 pages of black and white photographs. In-depth with an extensive bibliography. Tightly bound with no marks.

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 in an archival plastic cover. No names or marks.

New York: The Monacelli Press, Inc., 1996. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. John Bessler. This beautiful book combines Wharton's personal history with her design style. 208 pages, well illustrated with historical photographs and special photography by John Bessler. No names or marks.

San Diego, New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1986. First Edition . Cloth and Paper. Near Fine/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The life of Mitchell Kennerley, publisher, president of the Anderson Galleries, businessman, and bookman. Presentation copy SIGNED by Matthew J. Bruccoli. Bruccoli (1931-2008) was the writer of several author biographies and bibliographies and was series editior of First Printings of American Authors. Numerous black and white illustrations. 74 effective pages at end of book include an appendix listing expensive items sold at the Kern Sale & the Bishop Sale, an appendix listing the publications of Kennerley, sources and acknowledgments, notes, selected bibliography and index. Remainder mark to top of text block edge. Unclipped dust jacket, now protected in archival plastic cover, is lightly soiled and rubbed with some edgewear. 337 pp. A signed, scholarly work on a fascinating man in a fascinating, bygone world.

Reno, Nevada: Univ of Nevada Oral History Program, 1991. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Experiences of a mid-20th Century forest ranger in 5 Western national forests. 409 indexed pages with about 20 black and white illustrations. Previous owner's inscription on half-title page. Light soiling to top-edge of text block. Some sun fading to jacket spine. A 1.5" closed tear on front jacket cover.

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 gilt remarkably fresh. Raised hubs on spine. Some wear to spine head from pulling. Some scattered foxing as would be expected, but very readable. Some small illustrations. Tightly bound.

Taunton, MA: William Sullwold, Publishing, 1971. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A definitive guide and reference for the collecting, identification, and appreciation of ink bottles, inkwells, and related items. 431 pp. 1,780 b&w illustrations grouped into 28 categories. Unclipped dust jacket protected in a Brodart cover. Very mild foxing to edges of text block, with a light touch of same to front bottom panel of dj. A surperb and essential tool for the collector of ink bottles, as well as a very handsome book.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1981. Full-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fletcher Martin. Handsome edition of the classic 1906 novel that prompted pure food legislation and portrayed the horrible conditions and lives of food-packing immigrants in the United States. 334 pages with some black and white and color illustrations. About six pages have extremely mild edge wear. Beautiful Easton Press treatment in full-red leather with all edges gilt and twenty-two gold gilt designs and titles.

Martinsville, NJ: The Gingerbread Stop, 1997. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Story of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in Pennsylvania, one of the largest of the anthracite carriers. 192 pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, maps, etc. Endpaper maps. Mild rubbing to dust-jacket - else a pristine copy.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1859. Leather and Paper. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Early reprint - original was 1858. This printing with additional, and delightful, plates (Howes: Irving, 84). Professionally rebound in modern navy blue leather and marbled paper with gilt titles on spine. Edges of text block marbled. 518 pp. Period covered in text is about Morristown, 1780 through Washington's inauguration. Occasional foxing and offsetting. Old dampstaining on several pp., occasionally touching text or illustrations, usually with gentle effect. All 21 engraved plates present, and all but 2 have their original tissue guards. All 11 woodcuts present (publisher lists 12 in error). Both maps present.

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 the Letter and an Historical Sketch of New Netherland to 1628." 207 pages with 18 illustrations and a foldout facsimile of the letter from Michaelius. Heavy wear to covers but still tightly bound and solid. Age-toning to paper. An uncommon book in the first edition.

Newport, RI: The Green Light The Bulletin of The Point Association, 1980. Paper Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stories and maps dealing with the history and uniqueness of The Point. Mild wear to covers. No names or marks. 44 pages.

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 U.S. Army Lieutenant General, Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy, and an early pioneer of nuclear weapons and nuclear power. The book is signed by eleven of his supporters. A product of the Beck Engraving Company. Light sunning to top of front board. Some mild soiling to boards. Light age-toning to paper. Interior quite fresh and clean. Unpaginated but well over 100 pages. Unclipped dust jacket, now protected in an archival plastic cover, has substantial wear with a significant tear at spine tail. An attractive and appealing book.

River Vale, NJ: D. Carleton Rail Books, 1980. Third Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. No ISBN listed. Story of the Reading Company, one of the largest railroads in the United States. 320 pages with well over 300 outstanding black and white photographs. Light edgewear to dust jacket. No names or marks.

Janesville, WI: Privately Printed, 1977. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition, First Printing. "A contemporary look at the Santa Fe." 176 pages with hundreds of black and white photographs. Laid in is a SIGNED letter from the author. Light soiling and rubbing to book. Dust jacket, now protected in an archival plastic cover, has three good-sized tears. An attractive and informative book.