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New York: G. P. Putnam, 1849. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+. First Edition; green cloth, embossed with a sleeping Rip van Winkle, no dj; good+ (rebacked with new gilt-stamped black leather spine; original boards soiled and faded; corners heavily worn to boards; occasional foxing and other stains on pages; rfeps heavily stained); 215pp + 16pp ads. Includes first book appearance of 'Rip van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'; both of Irving's pseudonyms appear on title page.
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The Two Americas : Their Complete History from the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Day
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Will. C. Sadlier , 1881. General wear to boards. Gilt title to spine, gilt illustration to front board and all gilt edges. 833 pages with 22 full page steel engravings with tissue covers....'by the "Fathers of American History" containing without abridgment, Belknap's Biographies of the Early Discoveries; Grahames's History of North America; Dr. Robertson's History of South America; and Ramsay's History of the United States. and an appendix by Prof. H.L. Williams bringing the history of both North and South America down to the present day. to which is added Hubbard's History of the Indian Wars in New England, and a general summary of the development of the United States in national wealth, in domestic and foreign commerce manufactures, agriculture and mining, together with details relating to their social progress, their system of public education, and the moral advancement of the people. With an introduction by P.C. Headley. Full chronology - historical, biographical, and general- dating from the year 458 to the present time and a copious general index'. Heavy book (3.3kg). . Half-Leather. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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A Book of the Hudson: Collected from the Various Works of Diedrich Knickerbocker
by Crayon, Geoffrey (Edited by). Pseudonym of Washington Irving.
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GREEN MOUNTAIN ANNALS A TALE OF TRUTH
by Forbes, G. V. H.
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New York: Burnett & Smith. Good+. 1832. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean original cloth binding. Text tight with a hint of foxing. Leaf (page 19-20) facsimile of the original page. Front & rear endpaper with very small piece removed from bottom corner. New England ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 140 pages .
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Middletown; A Study in American Culture
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New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1937. Later Printing, copyright page states 1927, but most likely a 1937 printing, as rear flap has blurb for the follow up book "Middletown in Transition", which was first published in 1937. A classic in American sociology, and uncommon in any printing in collectible condition. Book is Near Fine, prior owner book plate front paste down, hidden by front flap, in Very Good dust wrapper, spine sunned to pale blue, light edge wear, and front flap price clipped. . Later Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Regulations for the Pennsylvania Military College Chester, PA. 1920
by Captain Edward Brautigam, Adjutant of the College
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Chester, PA: Press of Chester Times, 1920. RARE, WorldCat shows no holdings. In original grey cloth, gilt lettering, Very Good Minus, prior owner name front paste down (most likely a cadet), cloth soiled, rear hinge open, front hinge starting, stains to end papers. 55 pages With 2 blank Quartermaster receipts laid in. Pennsylvania Military College was known as the"West Point of the Keystone State". . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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A Kansas Hell, Or Life in the Kansas Penitentiary. (1st ed.)(1889)
by John N. Reynolds
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First edition, hardcover, 1889. Condition is Very Good: burgundy blind stamped cloth with title on spine. Boards show general wear. New endpapers. Binding is sound. Interior has a few old corner folds, and rare pencil marks, no vandalism. Collectible copy in like condition. See generally Adams Six-Guns 1840 which refers to author's follow up book "Twin Hells." Paginates: blank, frontis, 255, 1 pg ads, blank. Please see images of the book you will receive.
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HISTORY OF THE PRESS OF MAINE (1872)
by Griffin, Joseph editor
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Brunswick: Press of J. Griffin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Original binding, clean brown cloth with gilt lettering. Text tight, clean & intact. Light wear to spine ends. No foxing. Pictorial frontispiece. Engraved illustrations. The origin of the press and craft. Newspaper, Periodical, New England; B&W Drawing; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 284 pages .
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GENERAL HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SHARON, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONN. From its First Settlement
by Sedgwick, Charles F.
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Amenia, N. Y.: Charles Walsh. Near Fine. 1898. Third Edition. Hardcover. Clean blue cloth decorated with gilt lettering. Decorated endpapers. Pictorial frontispiece. B/W photo illustrations. Text tight, clean & intact. Prior owners bookplate inside front cover. Connecticut, New England; B&W Photos ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 202 pages .
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The Somerset Hills, Being a Brief Record of Significant Facts in the Early History of the Hill Country of Somerset County New Jersey
by Schumacher, Ludwig (signed)
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New York: New Amsterdam Book Company, 1900. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper. Very Good condition. SEE PHOTOS. This is the SCARCE original 1900 HARDCOVER first edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. NOT a library discard. Inner hinges are sound. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO margin notes. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece and 12 other plates. Bound in the original gray boards with a cream-color parchment spine, stamped in shiny gold on the spine and front cover.. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition. 8vo. 133pp. + 12 plates.
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TWO YEARS BEHIND THE PLOUGH; or, the Experiences of a Pennsylvania Farm-Boy:; Giving a true and faithful account of life on a Bucks County farm as he found it during an apprenticeship of two years
by [Wright, Caleb E.]
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Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 224pp; frontispiece, tissue guard. Blind-stamped, pictorial brick cloth, gilt-stamped spine; light wear to spine ends. 7.5" x 5" [Wright III, 6123: "Authorship not firmly established."].
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A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States by William Dunlap; a new edition, illustrated; edited, with additions by Frank W. Bayley and Charles E. Goodspeed [3 vols]
by Dunlap, William
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Boston: C.E. Goodspeed & Co, 1918. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 volumes: xiv, 391 p., 60 leaves of plates; xi, 403 p., 44 leaves of plates; xi, 417 p., 70 leaves of plates: frontispieces, many portraits; 24 cm. Very dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine titles. Top page edges gilt. Oval stamp on front fixed endpapers of Moore Institute School of Design Library; bookplate on front fixed endpapers of Moore Institute of Art Library; Moore College of Art Library stamp at foot of title pages. This was the first book on the history of art in the United States. The author, William Dunlap (1766-1839), was an American portrait painter, playwright, and theater manager. He helped to found the National Academy of Design in 1825, and he also wrote several books, publishing this work in 1834. In this edition, the editors have employed "judicious pruning and corrections of conspicuous errors" in the original text and have added addenda containing "brief accounts of several hundred painters, engravers, sculptors, and…
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The Two Americas: An Account Of Sport And Travel, With Notes On Men And Manners In North And South America (1877)
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The two Americas - an Account of Sport and Travel
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The Two Americas; An Account of Sport and Travel
by (Major Sir Rose Lambart) Price
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London: Sampson, Low, 1877. First Edition. original decorated cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Decorative gilt binding, with illustrations This is the first UK edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). slight wear to spine. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. slight wear to edges. slight wear to covers. Category: Travel & Places; Britain/UK; 19th century; Sports & Pastimes. .
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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
by John B. Wyeth
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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
by Goodwin, Maud Wilder
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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
by Hazel E. Brown
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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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Union News Company , New York and Boston, circa 1910, Very Good Stapled Softcover, 50 pages, 10" x 7", 150 photographs of Boston points of interest, landmarks, buildings, bridges, street views and more.
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Samuel The Seeker
by Sinclair, Upton
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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
by Anderson, Carilyn M. And Franklin, Harold A. And Nelson, Bonnie K. And Radford, Milene F. And Dollen
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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
by Eric Sloane
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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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