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Washington: Rufus H. Darby. Near Fine. 1894. First Edition. Hardcover. Originally published in very brittle green softcovers. This copy has been rebound in green cloth with the rare original front cover pasted-on. Hinges & text are tight & intact without foxing. Illustrated with a frontispiece photograph of the author and 28 additional full-page photographs of people, places & artifacts connected to the assassination. The author was the door keeper who was present in Ford's Theatre on the evening of April 14, 1865. US President, Civil War, Americana ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 89 pages .
GEORGE WASHINGTON. 7 vols, complete by FREEMAN, Douglas Southall - 1949-1957
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GEORGE WASHINGTON. 7 vols, complete
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Arguably the definitive, full, multi-volume biography of Washington. Awarded the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. The final volume was written by Freeman's assistants, John Alexander Carroll and Mary Wells Ashworth: it covers his second administration, retirement, and death. Vols. 1, 2, & 6 are later printings, vols.3, 4, 5, & 7 are first printings; Illustrated with facsimiles, portraits, map endpapers.
Arguably the definitive, full, multi-volume biography of Washington. Awarded the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. The final volume was written by Freeman's assistants, John Alexander Carroll and Mary Wells Ashworth: it covers his second administration, retirement, and death. Vols. 1, 2, & 6 are later printings, vols.3, 4, 5, & 7 are first printings; Illustrated with facsimiles, portraits, map endpapers.
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REMINISCENCES AND SOUVENIRS OF THE ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
by Buckingham, J. E. (John Edward) 1828-1909
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The Complete Crumb. Volume 1.
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Signed by Crumb.First Edition.Limited to 150 numbered copies This copy #71.The Complete Crumb. Volume 1.The Early Years of Bitter Struggle.Edited by Gary Groth with Robert Fiore. Illustrated. Cloth-backed glossy pictorial boards, spine label. 4to. Fantagraphic Books (Westlake Village 1987). Fine.
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MEDICINE IN VIRGINIA (3 volumes)
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Richmond, Virginia, 1930. Wyndham Blanton (1890-1960) was a celebrated Medical College of Virginia professor of clinical medicine as well as a pioneering medical historian. His 3 books on the history of medicine in Virginia remain the most comprehensive history of Virginia medical practice from 1607 until 1900. Complete sets are uncommon, and we offer here first printings of all 3: 1) MEDICINE IN VIRGINIA IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: xvii, 337 pages + 40 black and white plates. Published by William Byrd Press in 1930. 2) MEDICINE IN VIRGINIA IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. x, (2), 449 pages + 20 black and white plates. Published by Garret & Massie in 1931. 3) MEDICINE IN VIRGINIA IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. xii, (2), 466 pages +29 black and white plates. Published by Garret & Massie in 1933. The first volume is 8 3/4 Inches by 6 1/2 inches, bound in the original red cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. The other 2 volumes are 10 5/8 inches by 7 1/2 inches, bound in the…
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Recent Indian Wars, Under the Lead of Sitting Bull, and Other Chiefs; With a Full Account of the Messiah Craze, and Ghost Dances.
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1891 1ed INDIAN WARS George Custer Yuma Massacre Sioux Ghost Dances Sitting BullA rare and fascinating first edition printing of James Penny Boyd's 'Recent Indian Wars.' This 19th-century historical account contains descriptions of notable battles between Native American tribes and frontier settlers. First published in 1891, Boyd's book contains information on events and figures such as
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BOYD, James P.
Recent Indian Wars, Under the Lead of Sitting Bull, and Other Chiefs; With a Full Account of the Messiah Craze, and Ghost Dances.
Philadelphia: Publishers Union, 1891. First edition.
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Junius : stat nominis umbra
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1806 Constitution Letters of Junius Newspaper Laws Government Americana 2v SETJunius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of letters to the Public Advertiser, a London newspaper, from 1769 to 1772. The 'Letters of Junius' composed of 68 letters between the 'Public Advertiser,' Philo Junius, Sir William Draper, and Mr. Horne. It was written to notify the public of their historical and constitutional rights and describe how the government had disregarded those rights. This 1806 edition was published by Phillips and Adlard in London, beautifully bound!
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JUNIUS
Junius : stat nominis umbra
London: Printed for R. Phillips by J. Adlard, 1806.
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o Vol. 1 – [2], lxxxiv, 355, [1]
o Vol. 2 – [2], iv, 385, [7]
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THE FIELD NOTES OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM CLARK 1803-1805
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1964. 1964 Osgood, Ernest Staples THE FIELD NOTES OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM CLARK 1803- 1805 New Haven: Yale University Press, 1964 35pp, index, annotated transcription of the journal and illustrated with facsimile photographs of the original field notes Signed by Ernest Staples Osgood on blank epage opposite tpage Folio Green and black cloth stamped in gold, gold facsimile signature of William Clark on front cover Fine bright, looks unread hardcover in fine bright d/j.
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The City of the Saints and Across the Rocky Mountains to California
by Burton, Richard F.
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1862. First American Edition. Hardcover. good. 8vo, xii, [4], 574+ [2] ads. Illustrated with engravings; 3 maps on one folding sheet. Blue cloth stamped in blind and gilt. Spine darkened, fraying to spine ends, corners rubbed, front hinge partially cracked. Embossed library stamp on a few pages, bookplate on front pastedown; otherwise unmarked. Provenance: From the collection of Burton scholar and bibliographer James Casada. Written a few years after Burton's celebrated account of his journey to Mecca and Medina, this book describes the explorer's 1860 visit to Salt Lake City. Burton, who met Brigham Young on the trip, applied his characteristic ethnographic eye to Mormon ways, and his work offers a detailed and sympathetic portrait. The appendix contains a number of Mormon documents and a Mormon chronology. Wagner-Camp 370:2; Howes B1033; Flake 1029.
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Handbook of Yosemite National Park ... Articles ... Edited by A.F. Hall, etc.
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1921 Yosemite National Park Ansel Hall SIGNED Indians Geology Illustrated MapAnsel F. Hall's "Handbook of Yosemite National Park" is a compendium of 17 articles on the Yosemite region by the leading scientific authorities and naturalists covering various topics. The Handbook includes information on Indians, policy of the Park Service, geology, birds, mammals, reptiles, flowers, fishes, and much more.
This 1921 edition includes the author's inscription and features 27 black and white illustrations throughout as well as a folding map!
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Handbook of Yosemite National Park ... Articles ... Edited by A.F. Hall, etc.
New York; London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1921. First Edition.
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Confederate War Papers
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1884 1ed Confederate War Papers General Gustv Smith Battle Seven Pines Civil WarGustavus Woodward Smith was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, best remembered for his role in the Battle of Seven Pines. When General Joseph Johnson was injured, Smith took over the commanding role until his health deteriorated and Robert E. Lee ultimately took over.
Following the war, Smith published a memoir of his experience in the war. 'Confederate War Papers' covers topics including Jefferson Davis's presidential election, battle tactics and maneuvers, Confederate defenses and forts, and much emphasis on the Battle of Seven Pines. However, according to Nevins,
"Smith was a failure as a general; this work is largely his rationalization for shortcomings at Seven Pines."
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Confederate War Papers
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The undeveloped West: or, Five years in the territories: being a complete history of that vast region between the Mississippi and the Pacific
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1873 1ed Undeveloped West Beadle Navajo INDIANS Mormons California GOLD TexasJohn H Beadle was a member of the Mormon expedition across the United States to the American West. He made notes and reports on the excursion and ultimately published a fascinating work on every aspect of the trip. Beadle wrote 'The Undeveloped West' which turned out to be an autobiography of sorts, describing Beadle's time in Utah and his voyage westward. It includes accounts of time in Texas, Yosemite and California, and Nevada.
Beadle also includes numerous descriptions of Native American Indian tribes such as the Navajo and Mexicans, Aztec descendants, gold and silver mining, railroad construction, and the rise of Mormons in Utah.
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BEADLE, John Hanson
The undeveloped West: or, Five years in the territories: being a complete history of that vast region between the Mississippi and the Pacific
Philadelphia : National Pub. Co., 1873. First edition.
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Attempt on Roosevelt Life
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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The Treasure Of Sierra Madre
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Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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DOLLY MADISON: WOMEN OF COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY TIMES
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, cocked spine, bumping & fraying to spine ends, pencil marking to FFE, owner's name to title page, a couple of small tears to title page else still a bright and solid copy. SA 6/21
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
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Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.
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BOSTON ~ 150 VIEWS: One Hundred and Fifty Glimpses of Boston and Historical Surroundings
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Samuel The Seeker
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Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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Readin' 'Ritin' 'Rithmetic: Northern San Luis Obispo County Area One-Room Schools; Memories, Photos
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El Paso de Robles Area Pioneer Museum. Very Good. 2004. No Edition Stated. Softcover. 1929117094 . Light edgewear, corners of book have light curl, small indentation to front cover; b/w photos; 172 pages .
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How
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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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