The Letters of Theodore Roosevelt. Volume I (1): The Years of Preparation 1868 - 1898 by Morison, Elting E. (selected & edited by)

New York: Random House, 2006. Signed on the title page by the author, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. First edition / First printing. Red paper-covered spine, light blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year 2006.

This book is in fair condition. The front, back and spine of the cover boards has wear. The edges of the cover boards are worn also, and the corners have been bumped quite a bit. The dust jacket is in poor condition. The front, back and spine of the dust jacket is extremely worn. The edges are frayed and the corners are bumped beyond repair. There are numerous tears and the dust jacket is soiled. The first end page is stamped with the library's mark. The second end page is written on by the previous owner. The pages are tanned and yellowed , but clear from all markings. "The most significant period in the career of Francis Marion was that between August 15, 1780, and September 8, 1781. During this time he alone held eastern South Carolina from the British, then helped Henry Lee capture the British posts along the Santee, and finally commanded a corps in the army with which Nathaniel Greene drove the British from South Carolina...." - Acknowledgements from Swamp Fox: The Life And Campaigns Of General… Read More

New York: Mark H. Newman & Co, 1851. Hardcover. Good -. Sartain, John. iv, 241, [1] p., engraved frontispiece portrait of Kossuth and 15 leaves of engraved plates: music; 25 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; gilt-stamped portrait of Kossuth on front cover, with the same blind-stamped on back cover; blind-stamped decoration on both boards. All page edges gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. Gift inscription on front free endpaper: "From M. H. Bidwell Jany 1st 1852 to Thomas Hamilton." Faxon, Literary Annual and Gift Books, 428e. The extreme popularity of Hungarian statesman Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva (1802-1894), or Louis Kossuth, as he was known in English, is indicated by the publisher naming this literary annual for him. He had served as Hungary's president during the revolution of 1848-49; in 1851 he spent time in London before coming to the United States. He arrived in New York in Dec. 1851 (as this volume appeared) to a hero's… Read More

New York: Brief Candle in the Dark: My Life in Science 2015. Signed by Richard Dawkins on the title page. First U.S. edition / First printing. Black paper-covered spine, gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket.

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1855. Complete in 2 volumes. Published NY: Harper & Brothers, 1855. 8vo., frontis + 484pp; 479pp. Blind embossed brown cloth with bronze titles, colored endpapers. More was a religious writer, philanthropist and poet. Previous owner name/small emboss on flyleaf, minor wear at the crown and tips. A very good, attractive set. . Hard. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1924 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN ITALIAN IMMIGRANT. xiv, 329pp bound in original blue cloth. BINDING & HINGES TIGHT. Covers show corner wear, slight bow to front cover, small paper label on spine, interior water stains on page edges, paper label inside cover, small sticker to inside back covers. There were never any library pockets in this book.

Melbourne: William Heinemann Ltd., 1963 IN NEAR FINE CONDITION, with a Dust Jacket in Very Good + Condition, protected in a mylar cover. xxiv [2] 427pp, bound in blue cloth, with gilt emblem and lettering still bright, BINDING AND HINGES TIGHT. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Purchased from the private collection of the late Francis M. O'Brien, author and legendary Maine bookseller. Dust jacket is price clipped with light edge wear.

Slough: Ricardo Consulting Engineers Ltd, 1990.. This edition of Sir Harry Ricardo's Memoirs has been produced to mark the 75th Anniversary of the foundation of Ricardo Consulting Engineers. "Because the author felt that radical development in the early days of the internal combustion engine were of more interest than the steady progress of recent times, and because of his awareness of the influence of his own early activities on his career, the emphasis of this book is on the early days and it ends at a time before World War II. ...This is the life story of a pioneer in mechanical engineering written in a manner that reflects the zest and passionate interest that has led the author to the top of his profession." Pp.264, black & white photo portrait frontispiece + 16 further photo illustrations. Black cloth, dustwrapper has edge wear bu now has a removable clear protective wrap. Scarce. VG/VG.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1988. Signed on the half-title page by the author. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, beige paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket.

New York: Mark H. Newman & Co, 1851. Hardcover. Good -. Sartain, John. iv, 241, [1] p., engraved frontispiece portrait of Kossuth and 15 leaves of engraved plates: music; 25 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; gilt-stamped portrait of Kossuth on front cover, with the same blind-stamped on back cover; blind-stamped decoration on both boards. All page edges gilt. Pale yellow endpapers. Gift inscription on front free endpaper: "From M. H. Bidwell Jany 1st 1852 to Thomas Hamilton." Faxon, Literary Annual and Gift Books, 428e. The extreme popularity of Hungarian statesman Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva (1802-1894), or Louis Kossuth, as he was known in English, is indicated by the publisher naming this literary annual for him. He had served as Hungary's president during the revolution of 1848-49; in 1851 he spent time in London before coming to the United States. He arrived in New York in Dec. 1851 (as this volume appeared) to a hero's… Read More