Johnstown: Baronet Litho Co., 1951. Revised Edition. Octavo; 320 pages; VG, VG-; Green spine with tan lettering; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, crumbling at all corners except one, with nicks and tears along edges and price clipped; Boards have slight edgewear; Textblock has minor yellowing at top of pages and to front and rear pastedowns. More

Arlington: The Army Historical Foundation/Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 2004. Quarto; 960 pages; VG-; Black spine with gold lettering; Boards have bending to spine edges; Inscribed and signed by editor on title page. More

Cambridge: The Hasty Pudding Club, 1932. Third Edition. Octavo; unpaginated; VG-; Black spine with gold lettering; Boards show mild shelfwear with a scuff on the back cover and bumping to corners. Textblock has slight foxing on rear pastedown and fore edge and pencil and pen writing on fee end paper. More

Old Tappan: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1968. Octavo; 230 pages; VG-; Red and Black spine with gold lettering; Boards show mild edgewear; Textblock has discoloration to head edge, red stains on rear pastedown and second to last page. More

Cumberland: Commercial Press Printing Company, 1984. First Edition. Oblong Octavo, 104 pages, VG-; White spine without printed title; Paperback cover has two small stains on rear of book, previous price sticker on front cover; Textblock clean; Signed on title page. More

Annapolis: Anne Catherine Green and Son, 1774. First Edition. Octavo, [4], iv, 248 pages, [22]; In Very Good Condition; Rebound in full polished calf with gilt lettering to spine; Boards show light wear to hinges and extremities. Table of Descent bound upside down. GH Consignment. Shelved Case 7. More

Philadelphia: The Religious Society of Friends for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Mixed Editions. 10mo; G+; burgundy spines with gilt text; 5 volumes: volume 1, pp 227, undated; volume 2, pp 233, 1912; volume 3, pp 224, 1912; volume 4, pp 256, 1916; volume 5, pp 255, 1916; no jackets; cloths show modest rubbing wear to exteriors; front to volume 1 has one or two white smudges; blind-stamped borders to front and rear boards; slight wear to edges; straight boards; textblock exterior edges show slight age toning; broken hinges to volume 1; partial cracking to gutter at frontispiece to volume 2; tiny black spots sprinkled to endpapers to volumes 2, 3, 4 and 5; frontispiece to each volume with tissue guard; offsetting to endpapers; minor incidental marks to few pages, otherwise good; interiors slightly age toned; illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More

Alexandria: Record of the County Court of Fairfax, 1800. First Printing. 12mo., 32 pages. In Good minus condition. Side-sewn pamphlet, with original wrappers detached but present. Light brown wrappers show significant chipping and light soiling, and are detached from the pamphlet (with some residual material still intact along spine edge). Title page has light chipping to corners, a half-inch closed tear and small crease to the top left corner, moderate damp-staining to the bottom right corner, and light uneven age-toning overall. Text block has light uneven age toning to pages 19 - 32, an instance of discoloration to the top edge, and the last page has one half-inch closed tear at spine edge and light creasing and chipping to the bottom corner. The ink ownership inscription of American author William Roscoe Thayer appears on the title page: "Wm R. Thayer / 1918." More

New York: Gale Reseach Inc., 1995. First Edition. 2 Volumes; Quartos; VG; Blue spine with white title; Boards have bending along spine edges; Volume 2 Textblock has faint marks along fore and tail edges Volume 1: Agriculture to Labor & Employment, 1201 pages; Volume 2 Media to Vital Statistics, 1043 pages. More

Los Angeles: c.1969. On July 20th, 1969 the astronauts of Apollo XI became the first humans to step foot on the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had the privilege of actually placing feet on the lunar surface while Michael Collins commanded the lunar module while in orbit. In honor of their historic accomplishment President Nixon hosted a dinner at the Century Plaza Hotel just a few weeks following their return. On August 13, 1969 the astronauts and their significant others gathered in Los Angeles, CA with top NASA and state officials and other VIP’s to celebrate Apollo XI. The collection presented here contains guest lists, photographs, and ephemera carefully collected and preserved over the years with direct assistance of Sanford Fox, former Chief Officer for the Social Affairs department during the Nixon Administration. Sandy was kind enough to provide access to official guest lists for high-resolution scans and also shared his own original hand-written diagrams and maps used during the early stages of planning for the event. With NASA’s recent announcement of a return trip to the moon (Artemis) the owner of this “package” has decided to share the collection and make it available to the public for the first time. The collection has the following components: NASA “Log of Apollo 11”, 12 pages of photographs and text chronicling the days and events of the mission Official “Accept & Regret” guest list, 37 pages of high resolution scans from original copy showing complete registry of all individuals invited to the dinner along with a note (“a” or “r”) indicating whether or not they were in attendance; with hand-written notes from Sanford Fox. Full-color scans were sensitive enough to capture the highlighting, different color inks, and even the rust from the clips and staples. Blank table seating guide showing layout of event Blank “Century Plaza” Hotel card Blank hotel entry pass Presidential Party Apollo XI Dinner parking pass “Century Plaza” hotel guest notice informing the residents of extra security and procedures in place to “protect our heads of state” Original hand-written seating chart showing final seating arrangements for the President and Mrs. Nixon along with the astronauts and their significant others (drawn by Sandy Fox) Original seating diagram showing the positions of tables, written in pencil and traced using pennies as place-savers (also in the hand of Sandy Fox). Diagram on thin tissue paper and in Very Good- condition with Light+ age toning, creasing, and a few closed partial tears. Four 8” x 10” color photographs (high-resolution scans from Library of Congress) capturing President Nixon with the astronauts before and during ceremony One 14” x 10” color photograph (C1830-02) providing a general overview of the event, the guests and the Bands of the Armed Forces. Two magazine article photographs of ceremony and parade One copy of typed letter written by Robert Goddard to Ruth Johnston after the event (8/20/1969) expressing gratitude for the “most prestigious and beautiful occasion I have ever attended” Official NASA APOLLO XI astronaut stamp collector’s sheet (“The flight to the moon gave all of us a moment of history we will never forget. With the issue of a stamp printed from a die carried to the moon and back, I thought this memento would provide a lasting reminder of the spirit of Apollo.” Richard Nixon) One typed memo on White House letterhead (9/9/1969) Apollo news publications,18 pages (photocopy) “Dinner at the Century Plaza Hotel” guest registry, 27 pages of high-resolution scans showing all guests present at the event. DE Consignment. More

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1954. First Printing. Octavo; G/G; light green/green spine with black and white text; first printing; ex-library with few markings; dust jacket exterior shows modest shelf wear; tape mended spine edges; green marker towards tail spine edge; slight edge wear otherwise; tape residue to flap edges; protective, clear wrap to jacket; cloth exterior has only mild wear; lightly sunned spine; good, solid binding; text block exterior edges show moderate age toning; tape remnants to endpapers; tape mended map with slight ink marking at p 58; interior good; illustrated; pp 469. More

Columbus: Follett, Foster and Company, 1860. First Edition, Early Issue. Octavo, [4] ads, iv, 268 pages; Good Plus; bound in publisher's brown cloth, stamped in blind and gilt; housed in a custom full black leather tray-case, red label with gilt titling to spine; blue ink splotches to rear endpaper, pastedown; tide-mark to lower and fore edge, most pronounced along fore edge through page 70, lower edge throughout, lower edge of front board; foxing throughout; early issue, with printed line above printer's and publisher's imprint on copyright page, and with signature mark "2" at foot of page 13;; GH consignment; shelved case 1. More

c1946. Group of autographs, hand-copied poems, and autographed letters from famous American poets. This lot includes the following: Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) American poet, biographer, and Pulitzer-prize winner. Two autographs on index cards in black ink (dated August 1946). Very Good condition. Mark van Doren (1894-1972) American poet/writer. Hand-copied excerpt from "Our Lady Peace" (written by Van Doren in 1943). One-page autographed in black ink (dated 3/7/1946): She was the very ridges that we must scale, Securing the rough top. And how she smiled Was how our strength would issue. Not to fail Was having her, gigantic, undefiled, For homely goddess, big as the world that burned, Grandmother and taskmistress, frild and town. We let the stranger go; but when we turned Our lady lived, fierce in each other's frown. Archibald MacLeish (1892-1982) American poet and writer; First Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. One-page typed memo on "Assistant Secretary of State" letterhead. Signed in black ink and dated 7/24/1945. Letter thanks Stephen for his correspondence: "Your letter is far too kind, but at least it merits more than the autograph of, Yours Very Sincerely..." Marianne Moore (1887-1972) American modernist poet. In response to Stephen's letter Marianne hand-writes: "Dear Stephen, Since handwriting is a kind of portrait it is reasonable we should take an interest in it but I do not quite approve of 'autograph collecting.' Give some thought to this: Quite aghast from theory, I send you my good wishes." One-page note autographed in black ink (dated 2/15/1946). Max Eastman (1883-1969) American writer on literature, philosophy and society, a poet and a prominent political activist. In response to Stephen's letter Eastman typed out "Coming To Port": OUR motion on the soft still misty river Is like rest; and like the hours of doom That rise and follow one another ever, Ghosts of sleeping battle-cruisers loom And languish quickly in the liquid gloom. From watching them your eyes in tears are gleaming, And your heart is still; and like a sound In silence is your stillness in the streaming Of light-whispered laughter all around, Where happy passengers are homeward bound. Their sunny journey is in safety ending, But for you no journey has an end. The tears that to your eyes their light are lending Shine in softness to no waiting friend; Beyond the search of any eye they tend. There is no nest for the unresting fever Of your passion, yearning, hungry-veined; There is no rest nor blessedness forever That can clasp you, quivering and pained, Whose eyes burn ever to the Unattained. Like time, and like the river's fateful flowing, Flowing though the ship has come to rest, Your love is passing through the mist and going, Going infinitely from your breast, Surpassing time on its immortal quest. The ship draws softly to the place of waiting, All flush forward with a joyful aim, And while their hands with happy hands are mating, Lips are laughing out a happy name-- You pause, and pass among them like a flame. Typed letter is two pages in length, signed in black ink, post-marked from Cuba, and dated 3/14/1946. Very Good condition with light+ age toning. John G. Whittier (1807-1892) American poet. Autograph in pen inscribed: "I am very truly Thy Friend" and dated 1876. Paper note laid on paper with age toning and light wrinkling Annie Fields (1834-1915) American writer, poet, and philanthropist. One-page autographed letter signed in black ink. Writing is difficult to transcribe but signature confirmed to be Annie Adams Fields (writing from her home at 148 Charles Street). Condition is Very Good with light age toning. Louis Untermeyer (1885-1977) American poet. Two autographs on index cards in black ink; envelope postmarked 8/9/1945. Jean Starr Untermeyer (1886-1970) American poet. One-page typed memo signed on personal letterhead. In response to Stephen's letter: "Thank you for your letter of February 4th, which has remained unanswered so long because I have been ill. The necessity to conserve my strength is a prime reason why I have to refuse to copy out poems on request, although I am happy when I know that they are enjoyed. Best luck to your studies and to you." signed in black ink and dated 3/5/1946. Condition is Very Good with light age toning. Provenance: Second Story Books is delighted to present this original, hand-signed item from the Stephen May Autograph Collection. As a youth in the 1940's, Stephen May (193. More

1945-1946. Collection of signed items and publications related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's first Director, J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972). This lot includes the following: One-page typed letter signed by Hoover on official F.B.I. letterhead (TLS). Letter dated 1/3/1946 is addressed to Mrs. Jelliffe and expresses appreciation for her thoughtful correspondence. Condition is Very Good- with light age toning, creasing, and minor staining. Letter signed in blue ink and references enclosure of the the next item. Seven-page typed transcript of address given by Hoover at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in 1945 titled, "The Reconversion of Law Enforcement." The address discusses the roles and importance of cooperation of law enforcement agencies at the conclusion of the second World War: "After every great war or period of acute national emergency there has been a recession of moral fortitude. This one will be no exception. I hope as you do that the racketeers, the overlords, the desperados and the criminal scum who characterized the roaring twenties will not come back to the American scene. I fear, however, that this is wishful thinking. Once they get a start and find they can succeed, we shall face very serious trouble." Condition is Very Good- with light age toning to edges, light edgewear and creasing, and mild discoloration of staple. One-page letter signed by Hoover on official F.B.I letterhead (TLS). Letter dated 9/8/45 is addressed to Stephen and thanks him for his thoughtful sentiments regarding the F.B.I and Hoover's role as Director. Condition is Very Good with very light age toning and creasing where the letter was folded. Signature is strong in blue ink. Letter also references the inclusion of the next item: an autograph. Included in correspondence is J. Edgar Hoover's autograph on a 2" x 5" slip of white paper. Signature is strong in blue ink; Very Good condition with very light age toning. Copy of "The Story of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." Published in 1945; Condition is Very Good- with light age toning, mild discoloration of staples, light creasing, and light wear to spine; 19 pages chronicling important moments in F.B.I. history: "The purpose of this report is to acquaint the youth of America with the work of the FBI". KW Consignment. More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1920. 583/950. Octavo; G+; dark green spine with black text to paper label; limited, numbered copies; this is no. 583 of 950; no jacket; cloth exterior has fairly light wear with faint smudges; good, intact binding; slight rubbing wear to edges; text block exterior edges have some soiling with slight age toning; offset toning to endpapers; deckled fore edge; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; slight offsetting to facing page; frontispiece with tissue guard; interior good; illustrated; few uncut pages; pp 248. More

New York: New York Historical Society, 1938. Large Octavo; 246 pages; G+; Bound in blue cloth with gilt text; Covers have mild edgewear and shelfwear; Textblock has foxing throughout, page 246 previously stuck to verso of rear endpaper; 154 b&w illustrations throughout; RWO. More

Lewisburg, PA: Union County, Oral Traditions Projects, 1979. Booklet [8.25x10.5 inches]; VG-/paperback; covers have slight sunning to exterior; more noticeable sunning to spine; previous bookshop's sticker to rear; faux flaps; intact binding; textblock edges very lightly toned; interior good; illustrated; pp 60. More

Spokane WA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1999. First Edition. Octavo; VG-; brick red spine with gilt text; presumed first edition, though not stated; no jacket; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; good, solid binding; text block exterior edges have slight toning; gift inscription to front pastedown; fold map frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated; pp 326. More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. Later Edition. Small Quartos, Twenty-One Volumes; G+; Full publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine; Boards show light wear/bumping to corners, some light sunning to cloth on spines, and some minor wear to edges; Textblocks show moderate age-toning to edges, and light age-toning to pages interiorly throughout. RWO-LC. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More

Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Square Quarto; xxii Introduction, 98 pages; VG/VG-; Black spine with white and yellow text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, minor edgewear and shelfwear; Minor wear to edges, slight bump along tail edge of front cover; Textblock clean; Signed by author on title page; Shelved front table. More

St. Clair Shores MI: Scholarly Press, Inc., 1976. Reprint. Thick Octavo; G+; light gray spine with gray text; from the American Guide Series of the Federal Writers' Project; originally published in 1937, this edition was republished in 1976; no jacket; exterior to cloth shows fairly slight handling wear; some adhesive residue to lower spine, presumably due to a label; mild edge wear; sturdy, intact binding; textblock exterior edges have light tone; one or two errant marks to edges; frontispiece of William Penn, titled "Penn in Armor"; interior good; illustrated; pp 704. More

Cooperstown: The Freeman's Journal Company, 1936. Third Printing. Quarto, [4], ix, 49 pp. 1936 printing, first published 1810 and reprinted 1897. Good; bound in yellow paper boards with cloth spine, but no title to spine, some areas of discoloration and fading to covers and very slight creasing to edges; binding tight; text block somewhat rough but clean; pages clean; RWO consignment. More

West Chester PA: Ben Rohrbeck Traction Publications, 1980. Booklet [6x9 inches]; G+/paperback; black comb spine without text; covers have modest with some soiling smudges; mildly rubbed edges; otherwise binding fully intact; pictorial front and rear; white lettering to front; textblock exterior edges have faint toning; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated; pp 71 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases next to 7's Ephemera section with the other loose items. More

Montana Photo Art Publishing, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 86 pages; VG/VG; spine gray, with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and scuffing; inscribed at half title by Jacobson; profusely illustrated with black and white photos; pages clean; shelved Case 11. More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1963. Reprinted. Octavo; G+/Fair; off-white and green pictorial spine with red and green text; seventh printing; dust jacket missing lower portion to front, as is; exterior to jacket has light toning; some chips to edges; price clipped front flap; previous bookshop's small price sticker to front flap; mylar wrapped jacket; cloth exterior shows very slight wear; tight binding; strong boards; textblock exterior edges have mild toning; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; illustrated; pp 660. More