American History

N.p.: J. & G.S. Gideon, 1848. Paperback. 8vo. Self-cover. 8pp. Very good. Slightest of age toning. Political intrigue in which this Connecticut representative (1791-1884) defends his actions at the Whig presidential convention against attacks made by another delegate (Blunt), maintaining that he was not a Henry Clay puppet. Indeed not, as he here argues. Not only was he a tried-and-true Zachary Taylor man, but he was one of the first Whig leaders to champion Taylor for president and he went on to direct Taylor's campaign. First edition. SABIN 84452.

Morristown, New Jersey: The Board of Chosen Freeholders, County of Morris, State of New Jersey, 1937. Very Good+ condition. Bound in the original tan-colored wraps, printed in black. NO creases. Clean, square, and tight. SEE PHOTOS. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are creamy white and unmarked. Prepared by the Historical Records Survey of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Softcover. 6" wide by 9" tall. Preface by Stephen C. Griffith. Includes HISTORICAL SKETCH OF MORRIS COUNTY with sections on colonial villages, the Revolutionary War, the Ford mansion, Morristown, Temperence (Tempe) Wick, Thankful Blossom, Jockey Hollow, Bret Harte, Benedict Arnold 's court martial, Thomas A. Edison, Samuel F. B. Morse and the electric telegraph, the Morris Canal, etc. Photo illustrated. General Index. Index to Names and Places. Not in the WPA bibliography by Marc Selvaggio [i.e. THE AMERICAN GUIDE SERIES: WORKS BY THE FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT].. First Edition.… Read More

1856 1ed Conquest of Kansas by Missouri SLAVERY Border War Civil War America

While known more for his work as an American politician, William Phillips wrote an important account of the political and military conflicts between Kansas and Missouri. This work, 'The Conquest of Kansas by Missouri', details the events of the 'Border War' – a series of violent battles most of which were spurred on by disagreements over slavery.

Item number: #10461
Price: $499
PHILLIPS, William
The conquest of Kansas by Missouri and her allies. A history of the troubles in Kansas, from the passage of the organic act until the close of July, 1856.
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1856. First edition.
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References: Howes P 330; Sabin 62532;
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Language: English
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Size: ~8in X 5.5in (19.5cm x 13cm)
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1864 1st ed George McClellan Biography Civil War Union General Slavery Lincoln

"The Union, which can alone ensure internal peace, and external security to each State, Must and Shall be Preserved, cost what it may in time, treasure, and blood."
– George B. McClellan

A rare Civil War first edition of George B. McClellan's "The life, campaigns, and public services of General McClellan." This 1864 first edition moves from McClellan's early childhood, to his speeches in February of 1864 to Veterans with interest in battles and movements such as the Peninsular Campaign, and the Seven Days Battles as well as his position on slavery and letters with Lincoln.

Item number: #11682
Price: $499
MCCLELLAN, George B
The life, campaigns, and public services of General McClellan. (George B. McClellan): the hero of western Virginia! South Mountain! and Antietam! ...
Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Bros., [1864]. First Edition.

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1822 Famous 2ed David Porter Journal USS Essex Battle of Valparaiso War of 1812

David Porter was an early American naval captain who served on the USS Constitution and the USS Essex. While aboard the Essex, Porter faced significant hardships, including the Battle of Valparaiso where the ship was ultimately disabled. Porter kept a journal of his time aboard the Essex, a journal that was quickly published after capture of the Essex.
According to Hill, the second of Porter's 'Journal' is the "best edition" and is more complete even than the first. In fact, this edition contains the first instance of the details of Porter's loss of the USS Essex in 1814. This edition also includes an expanded preface as well as folding maps and notes and illustrations on the Galapagos Islands.
Item number: #12767
Price: $750
PORTER, David
Journal of a cruise made to the Pacific Ocean by Captain David Porter, in the United States Frigate Essex, in the years 1812, 1813, and 1814 : to which is now added the transactions at… Read More

The United States Naval Institute, 1884. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition of Lieutenant W. H. Jaques' 1884 study of the establishment of steel gun factories in the United States. Volume X in the Naval Institutes series of Proceedings. Also includes sections on England France, Germany and Russia. Emphasis on large caliber gunnery and cannon. Exceptionally detailed technical content. Illustrated with 78 plates, many of two, three and four-panel fold outs. 136-page index. Rare. Bound in pebbled burgundy cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine panels. Collated and complete as issued with all 78 plates present. [blank, 3] [iv-vii] 532-909 [blank] [essay] [blank, 3]. 9 1/4" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear and slight fraying to head and tail of spine panel and scattered areas of superficial erosion - and then much less so in areas along front and back panel joints. Sturdy hinges with unusually clean, crisp internals. A presentable copy of an early and… Read More

Previously owned and signed (and highlighted and underlined!) by George Young, coach of the Baltimore Colts and General Manager of the Giants (with 4 championships under his belt). Young received five Executive of the Year awards from the NFL.

Washington: Office of Printers to House of Reps, 1850. The Only U.S. President Thus Far to be Awarded a Patent [LINCOLN, Abraham]. [Lincoln's patent No. 6469]: "Improved Method of Lifting Vessels Over Shoals" [within] Report of the Commissioner of Patents, for the year 1849. Part I. Arts and Manufactures. Washington: Office of Printers to House of Reps., 1850. First Edition. Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 220 x 145 mm). [2], [1]-626, [2, blank] pp. With six engraved plates and some engraved figures in the text (Not related to Lincoln's patent). With Lincoln's patent No. 6469 "Improved method of lifting vessels over shoals," on page 262. Original half green morocco over marbled paper boards. Spine lettered and ruled in gilt. Board edges and corners a bit rubbed and bumped. Spine with some rubbing and a few minor chips. Previous owner's old ink signature on front free endpaper and again on back board, along with a set of initials. Leaves are a bit foxed and toned, as usual for early American paper.… Read More

Washington, D.C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1928. Volume I Third Edition, 1928; Volume II Fourth Edition 1933. Both volumes with ownership signature and Washington, D.C. address of famed Australian navigator Harold Gatty, and both SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Gatty to F. Dana Coman, starting at bottom of front paste down Vol. I -"Dedication is in the other end - as usual with me barse ackwards (nautical palaver)", continuing on to rear paste down "To Dana Coman A.B. from Harold Gatty 2nd mate dedicated and given for reasons in Vol. II", and on rear end page "Stand Back ! you shallow water men - and let a deep sea wave go by !". The inscription at front end page Vol. II reads " To Dana from Harold Gatty (D.C. address lined out but legible) So that he may become well acquainted with our future roaming grounds". Harold Gatty (1903-1957) is best known as the navigator, along with pilot Wiley Post, of the flight starting 23 June 1931 which set the record for… Read More

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:: Luminice Press,, 2022.. Edition of 12. 7.25" x 9.25" x .6" closed, extends to 106..5"; 6 folded panels. Accordion structure extending from back board foredge. Oil-based relief inks and dry pigments in burnt plate oil. Text letterpress printed from polymer plates. Six original images hand printed with 41 pochoir mylar stencils; Bound in paper over board with oil-based pochoir image with spine of Washi Linen. Concept, design, illustrations, pochoir, printing, binding by Thomas Parker Williams. Concept, text layout, original and selected text, printing by Mary Agnes Williams. Signed and numbered by the artists. One pulls out a lovely pochoir of a river blue and flowing that evokes images of contemplation and serenity, beauty and freedom but as the river narrows these images become restricted, the river narrows. The introduction had already set the tone of something lurking just outside our view - "We are losing our freedoms, one by one". -… Read More

Rare hardcover 1st edition. Cover has some wear and water marks on the edge. Some shelf wear & corners bumped. Some light tanning. Nice, tight binding. Good for its age. Fictional story of Wannaseska, the Cherokee prophet set during the time the State of Georgia (white settlers) were about to confiscate Cherokee Lands in N. Georgia. The prophet is first hand eye witness and victim to the outrages. Story ends with the Trail, of Tears when the Cherokees agreed to move to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

Raised four band spine is holding leather boards barely attached with cracking along the front and back boards as they are attached to the spine making it a very fragile book. Title plate on spine in red gloss with gold gilt, published date in black in third band. Leather boards show smudges, edgewear and bumping/wear to all four corners. Text block is firm but pages are very thin, brittle and show age tanning throughout with some darkening at the page edges of the intro pages (title, etc.). Previous owner name on front cover endpaper. The interior pages are clean with no tears, no chips, or other previous owner marks.

It contains a forty-nice page Appendix that covers: Debate on the Right of Senator Wade to sit as a member of the court; Argument of Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts on the question Can the Chief Justice, presiding in the Senate Rule or Vote?; Additional notes to the Brief of the Authorities on the law of Impeachable Crimes and Misdemeanors; and Witnesses.

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Founding Royal ordinance for the Corps of Invalids of New Spain
Antonio Maria Bucareli y Ursua (1717-1779, Viceroy of New Spain).
Reglamento formado para el cuerpo de invalidos de Nueva España por el Excmo. Sr. Bailio Fr. D. Antonio Maria Bucareli y Ursua Virrey Governador y Capitan General de ella, aprobado por S. M. en Real Orden de trece de Junio de 1773.
Mexico City, Joseph Antonio de Hogal, 1774.
Folio. [2], 19, [1 blank] pp. Collates: π, A-D2, π.
With the woodcut Royal coat of arms on the title. Signature of Viceroy Bucareli in ink on the final page.
Modern stiff marbled paper covers, leaves remargined in order to match the size of the volume. In linen made-to-measure case with title on front.
Very rare first and only edition of the founding document for the establishment of the Corps of Invalids in the Viceroyalty of New Spain. This Royal ordinance marks a crucial step in the military organisation of the Spanish Americas and greatly expanded the colonial military presence there.The Cuerpo de… Read More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. The true first trade edition, first printing, with "First Edition" stated on the copyright page in the first-state dust jacket with the $10.95 publisher's price on the front flap and the "0171" date code at the bottom edge. Later printings are slightly smaller so that dust jackets without the "0171" code will not fit correctly on this larger volume, including the second-state dust jackets that came with the smaller second-state stated first editions. Reddish-orange cloth boards with black cloth spine with blue lettering and orange decoration. Golden-tan endpapers. 487 pages. Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs. NEAR FINE book in VERY GOOD dust jacket. Book is very bright, clean and unworn with no sunning. Tightly bound, straight and square, with strong hinges with no cracking. Fine except for slight wrinkling to the cloth at foot of spine and some slight faint foxing along… Read More

John J. Pershing: My Experiences in the World War: With Sixty-Nine Reproductions From Photographs and Numerous Maps. In 2 volumes.Author's Autographed Edition 730/2100, signed by John Pershing.Publisher: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1931, New York.References: A. G. S. Enser 210. Edward G. Lengel 1256.Vol.1 is illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Pershing, 15 b/w photographic plates, a folding map, and 9 in-text maps. Vol.2 is illustrated with a frontispiece sketch of Pershing, 15 b/w photographic plates, 4 folding maps, and 22 in-text maps. John J. Pershing (1860-1948) was Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces in W.W.I and this book offers his firsthand experience of the German spring offensive of 1918. Winner of the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for History. Pershing is remembered as a brilliant commander and strategist of the First World War. He would serve the U.S. Government after the war as a military advisor, and his work helped to create the U.S. Army of the twentieth century.