THE HABIT OF EMPIRE by Horgan, Paul - 1939

United States of America: Harper & Brothers, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good +. INSCRIBED. 114pp. Octavo. [21.5cm] Gray cloth over boards with the title stamped on the front cover and spine in black and green ink. Illustrated dust jacket. Price intact. Dust jacket has several small areas of rubbing and losses and two larger losses on the extremities, one on the front cover which measures 2x4cm, and one on the head of the spine which measures 1.5x3cm. The dust jacket also has the remnants of a previous owners attempts to repair. Light fading on the spine of the book. Edges of pages slightly toned. End pages toned. Author's inscription is on the front free endpage and reads "J*** & M********, All Best Regards, Paul Horgan

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hurd, Peter (landscapes); Clark, Willard (dec.initials). 114pp.; HB lt.gray w/blk.&green; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; lt.stains; spine sunned; newspaper review(1941 NYT book review) glued to ft.pastedwn.w/bleed-thru on ft.endpaper; clean,tight pgs. The story of Captain-General Juan de Oñate. may be pub.1941. signed by Horgan, 1941. illus.

Santa Fe, NM: Rydal Press, 1939. 1st . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hurd, Peter (landscapes). 114pp.; HB lt.gray w/blk.&green; slight rub w/lt.sun on spine; PON; clean,tight pgs. DJ tan w/blk.&green; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; spine sunned w/2x1/2"chip,bttm.; chips&tears; corner-cut. " ...a romantic narrative of Oñate and of his battle of Acoma..." illus.

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Rydal Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Hard-to-find dust jacket has light soil and tears with yellowed tape reinforcing the spine head and tail. Some toning, not price clipped. Gray boards have a few soil spots and light sunning on spine and edges. Soil on top edge. Some small glue marks and a small tear on rear endpapers. First free endpaper is signed by the author. Landscape illustrations by Peter Hurd. A romantic history of Spanish governor Juan de Onate and the Battle of Acoma in the last years of the 16th century. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; 114 pp; Signed by Author .

Washington: Printed by Roger C. Weightma, 1809. 6pp. Dbd. Very good. James Madison's first official appearance before Congress, focusing on the state of foreign relations and its domestic effects. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 18962.

Santa Fe: The Rydal Press, 1939. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, trade issue. Octavo. 114pp. Illustrated with landscapes by Peter Hurd. A fine copy in price-clipped, near fine dust jacket with very shallow loss at the foot. Signed by Paul Horgan on the front flyleaf.

Santa Fe: The Rydal Press, 1939. First Edition. With 8 double-page black and white illustrations from original lithographs and elaborate chapter heading initials in colour by Peter Hurd. 8vo, publisher’s original beige cloth, with black lettering on the spine and upper cover, and in the dustjacket. 101 pp. A fine copy. FIRST EDITION. The story of Juan de Ońate, soldier millionaire, grandee, coming up from Old Mexico in 1598 who came first to the land of the Pueblos. He fought the battles of politeness with jealous vice-regal courtiers. He learned how to treat shrewdly with hostile Indians. The Acomas were absent his awareness, and the tribe became an enemy. The battle of Acoma, strange and picturesque resulted. This is a narrative, romantic in nature of the battle of Acoma. Hogan called it The Habit of Empire--"...old means served man's timeless end--the repetition of his faith and pattern of life wherein he went as the stronger of his kind.

Santa Fe, New Mexico: The Rydal Press, 1939. First edition. 114pp. 8vo. Cloth. A very good copy in very good, price-clipped dust jacket; jacket has small chip at crown of spine (which is evenly browned), light browning to the extremities and a few short tears. First edition. 114pp. 8vo. Inscribed by Paul Horgan to historian Henry Steele Commager on the front flyleaf: "for Henry Steele Commager from Paul Horgan, 1946. Dear Henry- you once said you enjoyed this story. I found this copy of the limited edition the other day, and take much pleasure in sending it to you. Paul." Kraft A13a

Santa Fe: The Rydal Press, [ 1939].. Gray cloth, stamped in black and green. Illustrated with reproductions of lithographs by Peter Hurd. Short surface crack in upper joint near crown, some tanning and slight rippling of the pastedowns, else a near fine copy, in very good, slightly tanned dust jacket. First edition. The dedication copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page (and incorporating the printed dedication): "In friendship To Vernon Knapp from Paul Horgan, the first copy of the edition which is all his, in the name of a long and good time. Roswell 1939." The recipient joined the faculty of the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell in 1928 as a member of the English faculty, and in time excelled as well in geology, serving as department head. He retired as a LTC and was inducted into the Institute's Hall of Fame in 1958. Horgan, himself a graduate of the Institute, was later on staff there, and the Institute's Library was named for him.

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.

Mr. Munchausen .Used. Noyes, Platt & Company, Boston, 1901 First Edition. ILLUSTRATED BY PETER NEWELL, . artist/author of the "Hole Book" series. Used. Very Good / No DJ if originally issued. Front cover illustration in good shape. All colour plates present and affixed to the binding. No dust jacket is included if issued. Tight binding, gutters intact. Pages are fairly bright. A nice copy. Readers should get a Bangs out of it. 180 pages plus adverts.

Cambridge Univ Press, New York, 1990. First Edition. Cloth. As New/Fine. 430pp; This book examines the work of nineteenth-century American painters within the context of French art presented at the Paris salons, annual or biennial exhibitions of contemporary art that, at the time, were the most important events in the Western art world; Lavishly illustrated with two hundred reproductions, the book also includes a list of five thousand salon works exhibited by Americans throughout the nineteenth century; DJ has very slight wrinkling along the top and bottom edges; The book itself (both the cover and the pages) are flawless; Additional shipping charges may apply; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3-5 pounds. Category: Art & Design; ISBN: 0521384990. ISBN/EAN: 9780521384995. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 102383. . 9780521384995 Additional shipping charges may apply..

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1926, Cartoons by Camillus Kessler. Quarto, cloth pictorial boards, 274 pages, no dust jacket. Platinum Age comics depicting celebrities, political humor, captains of industry (and their first jobs), economics and social strata. Cracked hinges, toning, wear to covers, clean pages.
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Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. 366pp + several supplementary illustrations in the back; This book is dedicated to Karolik's collection of paintings, drawings, engravings, furniture, silver, needlework & incidental objects gathered to illustrate the achievements of American artists and craftsmen of the period from 1720 to 1820. Notes on drawings and prints by Henry P. Rossiter. Comments on the collection by Maxim Karolik; Published for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Signed by author on the front endpaper; There is substantial edgewear to the cover, wear to the crease, and minor discoloration; Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean; Additional shipping charges may apply; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 5-6 pounds. Category: Art & Design; Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.… Read More

Freddy and the Bean Home News. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf, copyright 1943, Fourth printing Thus, Jan., 1952. Exlib. No exterior marking. Good/ no DJ included. A clean, solid copy. Please also see our Freddy The Pig Catalogue.

Frank R. Stockton: The Bee-Man Of Orn. ILLUSTRATED BY MAURICE SENDAK. Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1964 Stated First Edition. Holt Library Edition. Exlib. Good/ Very Good unclipped dust jacket. Original price $3.27. Protected in a Mylar wrap. A clean, solid copy. SCARCE. A nice copy.

Freddy and the Ignormus. First Edition, Jan 1951 5th Printing thus. Brooks, Walter R. EXLIB. GOOD/ NO DJ INCLUDED. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf, Copyright 1941, ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE.

Freddy And The Men From Mars. Brooks, Walter: Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf , 1956 First Edition 2nd Printing Thus. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket included. A nice copy.

Franklin W. Dixon: While The Clock Ticked (1932, Grosset & Dunlap Hardy Boys), 1948 Printing Thus. BROWN BOARDS, ORANGE ENDPAPERS. QUITE RARE IN THE ORIGINAL RED DUST JACKET. HARDY BOYS #11. GROSSET & DUNLAP. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ GOOD- ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. DESCRIPTION: The book is in an original red kidnap jacket. That jacket is original, has an orange spine. Loss to top and bottom of spine. with a triangular divot out of the letter H in the word the. The front panel of the dust jacket is unclipped and has a 7575 priced front flap. Back flap a blurb for "Touchdown Pass", dating this copy to 1948. Back panel of the dust jacket states ADVENTURE STORIES FOR BOYS BY ZANE GREY. BOOK: Brown boards with two boys in 30's period clothing at center. One wears a hat and scarf. Two sets of orange and white endpapers that show the boy with the hat up a tree with binoculars gazing at a cabin on a bluff across the way. Pages and endpapers are clean and bright. Black topstain. Copyright 1932 Grosset… Read More