New York: The Grafton Press, 1908. First edition, 1980. Green cloth printed in gilt, tissue-protected frontis, no dustjacket, likely as issued. Very good conditoin with light rubbing to corners and spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
New York: George H. Doran, 1927. First edition, 1927. Series of brief biographies, personal observations spiked with humor. Blue cloth with paper spine and front cover labels, printed dustjacket. The book has minor edge rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, age-yellowed but clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [2.50] and has heavily darkened but legible spine and outer edges, front flap nearly detached but held in place by the mylar protector, some very modest chiping to the top edge, very little paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1989. Stated first edition, first printing, 1989. Lilac hardcover with gray spine, illustrated dustjacket. The book has very modest edge rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, address label inside front cover, no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and is otherwise about fine with no chips or tears.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1925. First Photoplay edition, 1925, illustrated with scenes from the First National Picture presented by Al and Ray Rockett. Blue cloth printed in black, illustrated dusajcket. The book has a small scuff to the front spine edge, good hinges, sound text block, some age-speckling to the outer edge of the text block, clean pages, small name stamp at top of the front free endpaper, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is evenly age-darkened and has the bottom two inches of the spine absent, other chipping, about 10 percent paper loss.. First Photoplay Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
New York: George Braziller, 1986. First American edition, stated first printing, 1986. Blue hardcover with dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with a narrow line of fading to the far top and far bottom of the covers, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustajcket is not priceclipped [16.95] is also very good with no chips or tears.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Master Wings Publishing, 2013. Signed by the author on the half-title. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no other names or markings, dustjacket unclipped and in mylar protector.. Signed by the Author. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1901. First edition, limited to 250 copies. Red cloth lettered in gilt, uncut edges, 62 pages. Very well-kept copy, with minimal shelfwear and some minor surface soil, minor bump to spine head, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages, many of which are unopened at the top and/or outer edges, one page a bit rubbed at the outer edge from being cut a bit longer than the others, no names or other markings. Exceptionally clean copy of this hard-to-find book. One in a series of books written by Tooker in his efforts to preserve Native American history, mainly on Long Island, and primarily focusing on place names. A pharmacist by trade, Tooker eventually came up with 486 place names, many of which appear faithful to the Algonquian, but some which involved use of a bit more imagination. A self-described Algonkinist, Tooker was a pioneer in the ethnohistory of Long Island, and regardless of his critics, laid the foundation for further reseach in this area. He also studied other tribal nations in the northeastern United States, and published ten volumes, each containing his historical findings on a particular portion of these studies. This book is one of those ten volumes, one of only 250 copies printed. . First, Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1901. First edition, 1901, limited to 250 copies. Red cloth lettered in gilt, uncut edges, 64 pages. Very well-kept copy, with minimal shelfwear and some minor surface soil, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages, many of which are unopened at the top and/or outer edges, some pages a bit ragged in the top magins from rough opening of those edges, no names or other markings. Exceptionally clean copy of this hard-to-find book. One in a series of books written by Tooker in his efforts to preserve Native American history, mainly on Long Island, and primarily focusing on place names. A pharmacist by trade, Tooker eventually came up with 486 place names, many of which appear faithful to the Algonquian, but some which involved use of a bit more imagination. A self-described Algonkinist, Tooker was a pioneer in the ethnohistory of Long Island, and regardless of his critics, laid the foundation for further reseach in this area. He also studied other tribal nations in the northeastern United States, and published ten volumes, each containing his historical findings on a particular portion of these studies. This book is one of those ten volumes, one of only 250 copies printed. . First, Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1901. First edition, limited to 250 copies. Red cloth lettered in gilt, uncut edges, 62 pages. Very well-kept copy, with minimal shelfwear and some minor surface soil, minor bump to spine head, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages, many of which are unopened at the top and/or outer edges, one page a bit rubbed at the outer edge from being cut a bit longer than the others, no names or other markings. Exceptionally clean copy of this hard-to-find book. One in a series of books written by Tooker in his efforts to preserve Native American history, mainly on Long Island, and primarily focusing on place names. A pharmacist by trade, Tooker eventually came up with 486 place names, many of which appear faithful to the Algonquian, but some which involved use of a bit more imagination. A self-described Algonkinist, Tooker was a pioneer in the ethnohistory of Long Island, and regardless of his critics, laid the foundation for further reseach in this area. He also studied other tribal nations in the northeastern United States, and published ten volumes, each containing his historical findings on a particular portion of these studies. This book is one of those ten volumes, one of only 250 copies printed. . First, Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Norwich, CT: Society of the Founders of Norwich, Connecticut, 1976. Authorized 1976 reprint. Softcover in very good condition with light edge rubbing, sound binding, top inch of title page loosened, pages clean with no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004. First edition, first printing, 2004. Red hardcover with red cloth spine, with dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, dustjacket unclipped and in mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Walker & Co, 2007. First edition, first printing, 2007. Black hardcover with dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, dustjacket unclipped and in mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing, 2006. First edition, first printing, 2006. Black hardcover with dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, dustjacket unclipped and in mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Random House, 2014. First edition, first printing, 2014. Gray hardcover with light green spine, illustrated dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, dustjacket unclipped and in mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Viking, 2004. First edition, first printing, 2004. Light gray and red hardcover with dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, dustjacket unclipped and in mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Barnes & Noble, 2012. Handsomely bound in rich dark blue bonded leather lettered and decorated in gilt and red, blind embossed lettering as background on front cover, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmark, about 9.25 inches tall and 1.75 inches thick. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1972. High quality 1972 facsimile reprint of the 1913 edition. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, frontis portrait of the author, no dustjacket as issued. Near fine with tight binding, light scattering of dust-speckling to the top edge of the text block, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1972. Red cloth, 147 pages, no dustjacket as issued. About fine conditon with light edge rubbing, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1945. First edition, 1945. Gray cloth with dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustajcket has some minor wear plus light chipping to spine ends and lower corners, little paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
New York: Basic Books, 2010. First edition, first printing, 2005. Black hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with a very slight lean to the binding when laid flat, otherwise looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings, unchipped dustjacket in mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
