New York: Printed and sold by George F. Hopkins, 1802. Second Edition. Octavos, 2 volumes; VG; bound in full contemporary calf, black spine labels wih gilt lettering; boards with moderate rubbing, including some wear to hinges, scraping to leather; newspaper clipping tipped onto verso of title page, staining to first page of preface; Ownership on front pastedowns of A. S. Burleson. Ownership on both title pages of Hugh Nelson. some sparse marginalia to text, including writing the authors of certain essays under the title, writing covers most of the front endpapers; DG consignment; shelved in Case 1. More about THE FEDERALIST, ON THE NEW CONSTITUTION. BY PUBLIUS. WRITTEN IN 1788. TO WHICH IS ADDED,...

Berlin: Bey Haude und Spener, [1784]. Second Edition. 12mo., [8], 182, [2] pages; VG; bound in plain blue/gray paper wraps; housed in a custom ox-blood morocco card-deck style slipcase with lid; bookplate of Mark Dineley to front pastedown; Second edition, with the author's initials corrected on the title page and the date 1784 added to the bases of three plates.; finely engraved allegorical frontispiece; beautiful hand-tinted folding map of the North American colonies by Daniel Friedrich Sotzmann based on earlier work by William Faden the Younger; 12 engraved plates by artist Daniel Chodowiecki, engraved by Daniel Berger, depicting events from the Revolutionary War bound in throughout; engraved plate by Berger depicting five Revolutionary War figures; a double-plate by Berger depicting both the Libertas Americana medal and the Continental Currency dollar; and three vividly hand-tinted plates depicting the American flag and pennant, Gen. Washington with a guard, and a sharpshooter and infantryman.; text in German; RF consignment; shelved case 3. More about ALLGEMEINES HISTORISCHES TASCHENBUCH, ODER, ABRISS DER MERKWÜRDIGSTEN NEUEN WELT-BEGEBENHEITEN:...

London: John Stockdale, 1787. First English Edition. Octavo; VG-; 382 pages; full brown leather binding paneled spine with burgundy label, gilt lettering; Professionally rebound; Lacking map; Fold-out table of Native American tribes intact; pages toned; a few spots of liquid at upper edge, text unaffected; JG Consignment; Shelved Case 1. More about NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA

Philadelphia: Prichard and Hall, 1788. First American Edition. Octavo, [4], 244, [4] pages; G; bound in contemporary mottled brown leather, flat spine with gilt bands and lettering; chipping to head of spine; rubbing and bumping to corners; front hinge shaken, with lower half detached; an unrestored copy, no signs of repair to binding; collation: [A]2, [B]4, C-G4, H3/4, I4, K1-3, L4, M-Z4, 2A-2I4, lacking H1/2, K4, L1-L3 (corresponds to pages 49-52, 71-78); L4 and M1 partially loose; title page has a strip torn off at the head, does not impact text; name written on title page; first and last few leaves and pastedowns have light to moderate browning in irregular along edges, probably from binder's glue; mild foxing throughout; lacking folding demographic Table of Virginia Indians; map on page 20 present; 4 pages of ads in rear as called for; JG consignment; shelved case 1. More about NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA

Philadelphia: James Crissy, 1834. Second Edition, Early Issue. Thick octavo, 460, 42, viii, 448, 32, v, 10 maps; VG; bound in contemporary full brown leather, flat compartmentalized spine, gilt lettering and rules; gilt roll to board edges; repair to front hinge; bumping to corners, mild shelfwear; interior clean; some gatherings have more bleeding than others, causing a variance of color in the text block; Atlas with engraved vignette title, all 10 folding maps present and in excellent condition; lacking engraved frontispiece portrait of Washington in volume one, tissue-guard present; JG consignment; shelved case 1. More about THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON [TWO VOLUMES PLUS ATLAS BOUND IN ONE VOLUME]

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. Memorial Edition. Quartos, 24 volumes; VG; bound in full purple acid-washed leather, paneled spine with gilt lettering and ruling; top edge of text block gilt, others untrimmed; presentation edition, with 1000 copies for sale and 50 for presentation, signature of Edith Kermit Roosevelt on limitation page of volume 1, with a note saying that this is one of the 50 presentation edition, matching limitation page sans signature in all volumes; some volumes have mild scratching to the top edge of text blocks; Volume I: Hunting Trips of a Ranchman, Game Shooting in the West, Good Hunting; with b/w Presidential portrait frontispiece under translucent tissue facing title page, 396 pp. Volume II: Wilderness Hunter, 434 pp. Volume III: Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter, 370 pp. Volume IV: A Book Lover's Holidays in the Open, Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail, 614 pp. Volume V: African Game Trails, 484 pp. Volume VI: Through the Brazilian Wilderness and Papers on Natural History, 475 pp. Volume VII: The Naval War of 1812, 492 pp. Volume VIII: Thomas Hart Benton, Gouverneur Morris, 544 pp. Volume IX: Hero Tales from American History, 435 pp. Volume X: The Winning of the West - I, 441 pp. Volume XI: The Winning of the West -II, with sheer moisture seepage stain affecting the bottom right corners of first sheet, half-title and preface i-xxii pages up to table of contents in front and faintly to bottom corner of sheets at volume rear, 438 pp. Volume XII: The Winning of the West III, Men of Action, 638 pp. Volume XIII: The Rough Riders, The Fifth Corps at Santiago, Oliver Cromwell, 461 pp. Volume XIV : Literary Essays, 595 pp. Volume XV: Citizenship, Politics and the Elemental Virtues, 646 pp. Volume XVI: Campaigns and Controversies, 596 pp. Volume XVII: State Papers as Governor and President 1899-1909, 643 pp. Volume XVIII: American Problems, 636 pp. Volume XIX: Social Justice and Popular Rule, 578 pp. Volume XX: America and the World War, Fear God and Take Your Own Part, 534 pp. Volume XXI: The Foes of Our Own Household, The Great Adventure, Letters to His Children, 616 pp. Volume XXII: An Autobiography, 642 pp. Volume XXIII: Theodore Roosevelt and His Time Shown In His Own Letters-I, 581 pp. Volume XXIV: Theodore Roosevelt and His Time Show in His Own Letters-II, with a few whitish marks to front panel, 610 pp.; shelved above Civil War. More about THE WORKS OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT [24 VOLUMES] [SIGNED]

New York: The Century Co., 1900. First Edition. Octavo, xxii; G+; bound in publisher's green cloth, gilt lettering to spine; top edge of text block gilt; spine cocked, weakened binding; tape to front gutter; mild rubbing to boards; interior clean; Scarcer than the 1901 Printing; shelved case 10. More about THE GOSPEL OF WEALTH AND OTHER TIMELY ESSAYS

Cambridge, Mass. Privately Printed. University Press, 1945. First Edition, Second Issue. 8vo., 75pp.; VG/no glassine; bound in red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, black label with gilt lettering on front cover; small amount of foxing to top edge of text block; slight wear to head of spine; second issue, with the winged device on the title page printed in black and white, one of 250 copies; VK consignment, shelved in case 5. More about AS WE REMEMBER JOE

One ALS on White House stationary, dated 18 July, 1918, addressed to A. S. Burleson from President Woodrow Wilson, with his signature. The letter regards two enclosed letters that "are important about the telegraph and telephone matters." This letter is attached via two rusty staples to the two referred letters, plus the envelope for the letter. One is a 3 page TLS from Clarence Mackay, President of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company, to Wilson. The other is a carbon copy of the response Wilson sent Mackay. Also included is a seemingly unrelated 4 page ALS addressed to Burleson regarding the telegraph, dated July 13 / 18. This letter is attached via three rusty staples to a piece of white paper; TW consignment; shelved case 0. More about TLS BETWEEN PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON AND POSTMASTER GENERAL ALBERT S. BURLESON REGARDING THE...

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 233 pages; VG/VG; spine black with red and white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$4.95'; very mild wear to edges of dust jacket; INSCRIBED on half-title by Robert Kennedy 'For David / Best Wishes / Bob Kennedy'; BL consignment; shelved case 5. More about TO SEEK A NEWER WORLD [SIGNED]

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. Inaugural Edition. Octavo, xxiii, 266 pages; VG-/Fair; spine white, gold, and blue with blue, red, and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$3.95'; dust jacket has been torn completely across the front cover, taped together with non-archival tape that has bled; dust jacket has mild wear to head and tail of spine, some creases and folding to lower edge of front cover; small fold to front flap; small stain to ffep; SIGNED flat on title page by Ted Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy; BL consignment; shelved case 5. More about PROFILES IN COURAGE [SIGNED BY TED AND CAROLINE KENNEDY]

New York: James Pott and Company, 1903. First Edition. small 8vo., 234pp.; VG; bound in maroon cloth, gilt lettering on spine and front board; very mild shelfwear and rubbing; previous owners name on ffep is Alice G. Brandeis, a champion of progressive causes who was outspoken on behalf of woman suffrage, industrial reform, organized labor, the legal rights of children, and the fledgling American Zionist movement. She was also married to Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice from 1916 until 1939 and the first Jew on the Court.; AG consignment; shelved case 1. More about THE NEGRO PROBLEM - A SERIES OF ARTICLES BY REPRESENTATIVE AMERICAN NEGROES OF TO-DAY [OWNED BY...

Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring, 1797. 8vo., 300pp.; VG-; bound in brown leather, spine has red label and gilt lettering; moderate wear to boards, including scratches, scuffing, and rubbing; foxing, age-toning, and mild water-marks to interior; name written on ffep, dated 1801; lower edges of hinges beginning to split; TG consignment; shelved case 1. More about THE CONSTITUTIONS OF THE SIXTEEN STATES WHICH COMPOSE THE CONFEDERATED REPUBLIC OF AMERICA,...

New York: Francis P. Harper, 1895. New edition; with Memoir, New Map and Other Illustrations. Set of three octavos in dark green hardcovers with gold letters on spine; VG; moderate soiling; good binding; deckle edges dusty; frontispiece portraits; some pages uncut; text clean; vol. 1 Memoirs; vol. 2 Arkansas and Mexico; vol. 3 Index and large folded map in separate compartment; please contact us for shipping costs; EM consignment.; shelved case 1. More about THE EXPEDITIONS OF ZEBULON MONTGOMERY PIKE TO HEADWATERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, THROUGH...

Washington: Beverley Tucker, Printer, 1857. First Edition. 4to., 134p., 85pp., 102pp., 114pp., iv, 64pp,; VG; dark brown blind-embossed boards, faded letters to spine; signs of repair to binding, with spine being rebacked, chipping to spine where rebacking is visible; some shelfwear and rubbing, particularly to corners; bump to middle of upper and lower edges of rear board; title page is misspelled, with the 'he' of 'the' missing; pages 51-54 of the botanical report slightly loose; 13 plates/2 woodcuts [lacking maps], 5 plates [complete], 16 plates [complete], plate XXIIa/b, XXVa/b, XLa, XLVI, LXII, LXVI, LXVIII, LXX, LXXIV, XXVI, XXXIV, I?, III, XXIX [complete]; Signature of former president Millard Filmore on front pastedown, with date of Oct. 25, 1859. Filmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th President of the United States (1850–53). Fillmore and his cabinet rode the first train from New York City to the shores of Lake Erie, and was a big proponent of a transcontinental railroad, urging Congress to authorize the federal funding for one.; This is the California/Oregon volume, with the report by Lieutenant Henry Abbot on the expedition, under the command of Lieutenant R.S. Williamson. They were attempting to find routes from the Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River. The first section described the routes and terrain, followed by sections on the geology, the botany, and the zoological report which included fishes, birds and mammals of the region.; JC consignment; shelved case 1. More about REPORTS OF EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS TO ASCERTAIN THE MOST PRACTICABLE AND ECONOMICAL ROUTE FOR A...

London: J. Buckland, 1754. Second Edition. Quartos, 2 volumes; VG; bound in contemporary brown leather, rebacked with new spines, paneled spines with red labels and gilt lettering; boards have some rubbing and wear; occasional marginalia throughout; volume 1 lacking the first 6 pages of the preface; title page and page vii of volume 1 ragged on all edges; title page through page x of volume 2 ragged on all edges; names written on title page of volume 2; shelved case 1. More about THE HISTORY OF THE PURITANS [TWO VOLUMES]

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. Federal Edition, #499/600. Octavos, 12 volumes; VG; bound in uniform full 20th century brown leather, gilt rules and lettering to spines; top edges of text blocks gilt, others uncut; marbled endpapers; all volumes numbered and signed by the publisher on the limitation pages; interiors clean; shelved above Africa. More about THE WORKS OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON [TWELVE VOLUMES]

London: John Murray, 1844. First Edition. Octavos, 2 volumes; VG; 3/4 bound in calf, paneled spines with gilt lettering and tooling, marbled boards; library bookplate to front pastedowns of both volumes; Large folding map of "The United States" present, some minor repair; lacking publisher's ads; includes frontispieces and illustrated title pages in both volumes; interior clean; LM consignment; shelved case 1. More about EXCURSION THROUGH THE SLAVE STATES, FROM WASHINGTON ON THE POTOMAC TO THE FRONTIER OF MEXICO;...

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 860 pages; VG/VG-; spine yellow with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$15.00', mild chipping and closed tears to upper edges, small chip to tail of spine, mild sun-fading to spine; interior clean; scarce; shelved case 10. More about A MONETARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1867-1960

Fort Worth, Texas: 1963. Original 3" x 2 1/2" color photo of John F. Kennedy, John Connally, and Jacqueline Kennedy in a limousine in a motorcade in Fort Worth, Texas on November 21, 1963, the day before JFK was shot; shelved case 3. More about JOHN F. KENNEDY PHOTO TAKEN THE DAY BEFORE HIS ASSASSINATION

Washington: Wendell and Van Benthuysen, Printers, 1848. First Edition, House of Representatives issue. Octavo, 11, 614 pages; rebacked with contemporary calf boards preserved, new spine with label preserved, burgundy morocco with gilt lettering; moderate rubbing to boards; mild foxig throughout; First edition, House of Representatives issues of the report, containing the reports of Lieutenant Abert, Colonel Cooke, and Captain Johnson as well as that of Emory; the Senate issue only contained the Emory report; with both folding maps; profusely illustrated; shelved case 1. More about NOTES OF A MILITARY RECONNAISSANCE, FROM FORT LEAVENWORTH, IN MISSOURI, TO SAN DIEGO IN...

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. Letter-Press Edition, #381/750. Octavos, 9 volumes; VG; bound in uniform full 20th century orange leather, gilt rules and lettering to spines; top edges of text blocks gilt, others uncut; patterned endpapers; all volumes numbered and signed by the publisher on the limitation pages; interiors clean; volumes 1, 3, 5-9 have mild sun-fading to spines; shelved above Africa. More about THE WRITINGS OF JAMES MADISON [NINE VOLUMES]

Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1970. 8vo., 136pp.; VG; bound in blue cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine; slight bowing to boards; very mild shelfwear; interior clean; INSCRIBED by Chief Justice Earl Warren on the ffep, dated 11/23/70; consignment; shelved case 1. More about TRIBUTES TO THE HONORABLE EARL WARREN, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES TO COMMEMORATE THE...

Norwalk: The Easton Press, 2002. First Edition Thus. Octavo; VG+; deep purple-brown spines with five raised bands, gilt bands and text; boards of each volume are strong and clean; textblocks are clean; titles include: John Toland's In Mortal Combat: Korea, 1950-1953; David F. Trask's The War With Spain in 1898; Rick Atkinson's Crusade: The Untold Story of the Persian Gulf War; James M. McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, volumes I and II; Benson Bobrick's Angel in the Whirlwind: The Triumph of the American Revolution; Gary Mead's The Doughboys: America and the First World War; William L. O'Neill's A Democracy at War: America's Fight at Home and Abroad in World War II; Stanley Karnow's Vietnam: A History; Donald R. Hickey's The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict; John S.D. Eisenhower's So Far From God: The U.S. War With Mexico, 1846-1848. shelved above Easton Press books. [Oversized book. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More about AMERICA'S WARS [ELEVEN VOLUME SET]

New York: Harper & Row, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 252 pages; VG/VG-; spine black with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut; small chip to head of spine, mild soiling to rear cover; front flap has slightly stained the ffep where it rested; INSCRIBED on ffep by Duncan, dated 2 December 1978, New York; shelved case 11. More about WAR WITHOUT HEROES [SIGNED]