Search Results: History, US / Midwest from Sweet Beagle Books

Columbus, OH. Columbus, OH: Fred. J. Herr. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1905. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Light rubbing to extremities of maroon, pebbled cloth cover with bright gild titles. Foxing to a few pages. Tight, square, pages clean and bright. . Author had 30 years of experience in the education of the blind, as a teacher and later Superintendent of the Ohio State School for the Blind. Short biographies and anecdotes relating to the blind and their accomplishments. General theory of education for the blind. A nice copy of the first edition. . Photographs. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 518 pages. H2 .

Self Published. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2002. 2nd Printing. Softcover. Owner name written with highlighter on verso of front cover, page xi has a highlighted sentence, no other defects. Pages are otherwise clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . The history of a small town in northern Minnesota, illustrated with many b/w photos. Signed by Nancy Lou Barnam Brown Hansen (? ) on the verso of the front cover. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 454 pages. A1 .

Indiana University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1967. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Dust jacket is rubbed at extremities, no other defects, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Page ends of book are lightly spotted, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread. . The compelling story of two failed social experiments in New Harmony, Indiana in the early 1800s. Laid in are two tourist brochures from present day New Harmony. This is a scholarly presentation. Later printing. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. F5 .

Self-Published. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 2000. Softcover. Small peeled spot to back cover where a label was removed, no other defects. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . A book of poetry, with themes from Eastern Kentucky. Illustrated by Lisa Inglis. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 50 pages. S6 .

Bloomington. Bloomington: Indiana University. Near Fine. 1925. Hardcover. Two tiny tears to head of spine, no other defects. Unusual and attractive embossed and heavily decorated cloth covers. . This is a beautiful Indiana University yearbook, for the year 1925. You've heard of the roaring twenties? This is what they were like at a Midwestern University situated in Bloomington, a small town in Indiana. It was in this town and at this time that Hoagy (more correctly, "Hoagland") Carmichael grew up and later returned to for his university study. He appears in at least three photos in this beautiful yearbook: as a member of Kappa Sigma, where he was wearing a mustache; dressed completely in monkey costume, acting in some unidentified function; and in a photo in the tiny "Music" section captioned "Oogie Oogie Wah Wah, two self-styled campus nuts, " clearly him, though not identified by name, with a friend. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 432 pages. M7 .

Indianapolis. Indianapolis: Indiana Statewide Association of Recs. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1990. Softcover. Paper covers are lightly rubbed, small corner crease. . SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR on title page. Hoosier humor, memories, poetry, anecdotes, short stories. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 234 pages. Signed by Author. U3 .

Chicago. Chicago: Follett Publishing Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Jacket is rubbed, now protected with acid-free polyester sleeve. Extremities of red cloth cover are rubbed, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . The year the Black Hawks won the championship, with a team including Tony Esposito, Dennis Hull, Keith Magnuson, Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita, among others. A handsome copy. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 217 pages. K1 .

Cincinnati. Cincinnati: Cincinnati Historical Society. Fine with no dust jacket. 1991. Softcover. No defects, gift quality. . Three articles about Cincinnati and how it and its people responded to the needs of World War Two. Wonderful b/w and full color period illustrations and photos. . Trade PB. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 96 pages. H0 .

Burlington, KY. Burlington, KY: Penandhoe Press. Near Fine in Fair dust jacket. 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Historical introduction to the great state of Kentucky. B/w photos. Extremely fragile dust jacket is chipped, torn, but intact, now protected with acid-free polyester sleeve. Book is bound in green cloth with slightly dulled gilt titles to front cover and spine. No other defects. . The "Gap" in the title refers to the Cumberland Gap, a pass through the Appalachian Mountains at the intersection of Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, an important part of the Wilderness Road leading to the West. A nice copy. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. B6 .

Self Published. Very Good. 1917. Softcover. Side-stapled booklet with yellow paper covers, apparently self-published. Covers are mildly soiled, light creasing. . This is a proposed design for a boulevard system for the city of Champaign, Illinois, by the author. Includes a fold-out blueprint showing the design, as well as textual discussion. Since there are several Hessel place names in present-day Champaign, it seems possible that this design was adopted, in whole or in part, for the expansion of Champaign. The booklet is undated, but the blueprint bears a date of 1917. This is the first printing, NOT a modern reprint. Scarce. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 12 pages. I1 .

Indiana Historical Society. Near Fine. 1942. 1st Edition. Paperback. Crease to corner of front cover and first two pages, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in gray card covers. . Author documents his travels in America, including two visits to Harmonie and New Harmony. First edition, . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 233 pages. T2 .

New York. New York: Coward-Mccann. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1928. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Small and faint owner's name neatly stamped on ffep. Bright red cover has a few minor spots, light rubbing to extremities. . Author was an American journalist, novelist and screenwriter. He wrote more than 30 novels, several of which were based on the American Civil War; he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956 for his novel Andersonville, Diversey is his first novel, set in Chicago in the 1920s, where Diversey was a major street. Tight, square, pages exceptionally clean and bright. A handsome copy of Kantor's first novel. Lacking the dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. F3 .

Ellis Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine book in VG dust jacket. Jacket has wear to top edge, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has corner bump to front cover, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Limited to 1000 copies, this is #389, SIGNED ON THE LAST PAGE BY THE AUTHOR. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 304 pages. Signed by Author. S3 .

Scribner. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine book in VG dust jacket, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Jacket has light edgewear, faded spine, is price-clipped. Book has no defects; Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Includes maps, notes, genealogy of the Cleaver family, Index. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 317 pages. T2 .

Indiana University. Near Fine. 1938. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Light wear to edges of black leather covers, no other defects. This is copy #1 of a limited edition of 100 autographed copies. Bound in black leather with bright gilt titles to front cover and spine. Author was the tenth President of Indiana University, serving from 1902 to 1937. . The book consists of Commencement Addresses and Columns in the student newspaper, the Indiana Daily Student, written by President Bryan. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 167 pages. Signed by Author. T1 .

Self Published. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1976. 1st Edition. Softcover. Light spotting to top page ends. Major bump from pages 47-62 causing a half-inch closed tear to each page. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . History of Indiana Central University, founded in Indiana by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, renamed as the University of Indianapolis. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 124 pages. I5 .

University Press of Kentucky. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. No defects in book or jacket. Appears unread, jacket now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the title page. Showboats on the Ohio River! Author was a star on one of the last showboats.. Ohio River Valley Series Series. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 216 pages. Signed by Author. I1 .

Indianapolis. Indianapolis: Indiana Academy of Science. Fine with no dust jacket. 1984. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. No defects. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Index, illustrated. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering and decoration. Gift quality. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 249 pages. F3 .

Bloomington, In, U. S. A.. Bloomington, In, U. S. A.: Indiana University Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1975. New and Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. No defects. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . This is a wonderful collection of 92 essays, fiction, poetry, history, and other pieces, all concerning the history and culture of the great state of Indiana. Each piece is written by an Indiana author, such as Booth Tarkington, Theodore Dreiser, James Whitcomb Riley, GeneStratton Porter, Ernie Pyle, Jessamyn West, Emily Kimbrough, Hoagy Carmichael, Kurt Vonnegut, and many others. This is the New and Enlarged edition. A handsome copy. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 620 pages. A6 .

Indianapolis. Indianapolis: Guild Press of Indiana. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. Hardcover. Jacket is rubbed, small tears, still attractive. Now protected with acid-free mylar cover. . Notre Dame, Purdue, Bob Knight, high school basketball, John Wooden, the Gipper, Doc Counsilman, the Little 500, Knute Rockne -- the list goes on and on. Filled with b/w photos and statistics. Jacket protected with acid-free mylar cover. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 230 pages. L0 .