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Memorial Services in the Congress of the United States and Tributes in Eulogy of Harry S. Truman Late a President of the United States
Washington, D. C. United States Government Printing Office 1973 First Edition Cloth Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
" A compilation of addresses and tributes as given in the United States Senate and House of Representatives plus additional materials including the texts of eulogies, messages, prayers, and scriptural selections delivered at the funeral services held in Independence, Mo. and in Washington, D. C., on the life, character, and public service of the late President Harry S. Truman." Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. Black cloth with gold titles. Spine is bumped and corners slightly soft. FFEP is stamped 'From the office of Stuart Symington U. S. Senator Missouri'. Interior is clean and bright. 196p.
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30.00 USD
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Athearn, Robert G. (ed.) Soldier in the West The Civil War Letters of Alfred Lacey Hough
Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania 1957 First Edition Cloth Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Various
"Written by an educated, literate soldier, these letters are at once a valuable primary source for the historian and an exciting recreation of the events and moods of war. Hough served in the Western theater of operations, and his accounts of such battles as Corinth and Chickamauga, of the incidents along the route of Sherman's march on Atlanta, contain all the color and impact of eyewitness description." Grey paper dust jacket with grey illustration. Rear panel has portrait of Hough. Some small chips to edges of jacket, particularly at head of spine. Some light red staining to front panel. Spine panel is sunned. Jacket is now in brodart. Black cloth with silver title on spine. Cloth is clean. Head and tail of spine slightly soft. Nine black and white illustrations, from photographs, printed on glossy paper. Interior is clean and bright. 250 p.
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20.00 USD
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Barnes, Will C. And Raine, William Macleod Cattle, Cowboys and Rangers
New York Grosset & Dunlop 1930 Cloth Fair No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Charles J. Belden
Originally published under the title Cattle by Doubleday. Beige cloth with rust colored titles and bull on cover. Cloth is heavily soiled. Bumped at head and tail of spine. Cloth worn trough on bottom edge of front board near spine. Binding cracked at first blank. Twenty-six black and white photos. Chip in ffep, also has bookplate affixed. Red top-stain, foxing to other page edges. A number of pages are dog-eared. 340p. including index.
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15.00 USD
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Baylor, Byrd When Clay Sings
New York Charles Scribner 's Sons 1972 First Edition Cloth Fair Fair 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Tom Bahti Signed by Author
Signed by the Author. Children's story of early Native American life in the southwest, inspired by clay pots. Illustrations are in the same style as the traditional designs on the pottery. Jacket is quite worn. There are chips and tears around the edges as well as insect damage. Head and tail of spine are reinforced with cello tape on reverse. Jacket is now in Brodart. Brown cloth brown title on spine and designs on cover. There is significant insect damage to the top layer of the cloth. Inscribed by author on half-title. Interior is clean. Unpaginated.
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15.00 USD
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Binkley, William C. The Texas Revolution
Austin The Texas State Historical Society 1979 0876110421 / 9780876110423 Soft Cover Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Signed by the Author. Reprint of 1952 edition. Transcript of four lectures delivered at Louisiana State University in May, 1950. "They are the product of more than a quarter of a century of interest in the Anglo-American activities in Texas before annexation, and they are based upon an intensive study of the available contemporary material which seems to have a bearing on the subject." Softcover. Some edgewear, stains to front and rear covers. Inscribed by author on half-title page and dated 5 June, 1979. 132p.
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Blackie, John Stuart The Wisdom of Goethe
New York Charles Scribner 's Sons 1884 Cloth Good No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Red cloth with titles and border design embossed in black on spine and cover. Spine is faded. Some pulling to head and tail of spine. Small nick in cloth near tail. Liquid stain to bottom point on front. Crack in cloth at rear gutter. Binding is still very firm. Black endpapers. Some foxing to top edge of endpapers. Interior is clean except for previous owners name. 258p.
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15.00 USD
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Bradford, Gamaliel Lee the American
Boston Houghton Mifflin 1929 Revised Cloth Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Blue cloth with silver title and canon decoration on spine. Silver is rubbed, particularly at head and tail of spine. White scuff marks to front board, rear board is scratched and spotty. Head and Tail of spine are bumped. Points are a little soft. Foxing to page edges. Frontispiece portrait of Lee, light water stain to corner of page. Binding is tight, interior is clean. 324p.
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15.00 USD
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Breihan, Carl W. Great Gunfighters of the West
London John Long 1961 First Edition Cloth Good Fair 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Uncredited
U. K. Edition before American. Researched portraits of gunfighters such as: Wild Bill Hickock, Bat Masterson, Clay Allison and Frank Leslie. Dust jacket is heavily worn with moderate to large chips, mostly on rear panel. jacket is now in clear protective cover. Rust colored cloth with white title on spine. Tail of spine is bumped as are lower points. Upper points are slightly soft. Some light soiling to front board. Interior is clean. Line drawing of different guns at beginning of each chapter. 176p.
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40.00 USD
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Brooks, Van Wyck New England: Indian Summer 1865-1915
E. P. Dutton & Co. 1940 Cloth Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Beige cloth with brown and gold embossing on spine, title is rubbed. Gold embossed device on maroon front board. Heavy foxing in gutters. Some soiling to cloth. Pages are browning, otherwise clean. 557p.
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12.00 USD
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Brown, Lindsay Suivez Raison and I. T., or A Chap's Chequered Career
London Watts & Co. 1933 First Edition Cloth Fair No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Signed by the Author. An autobiography. English gentlemen rogue travels the world. Jacket is in two pieces but laid in. Water stains to blue cloth, stain continues on interior at bottom center. Inscribed by author and dated El Paso 11 December 1934. He has also written the quote from the dedication page, "You cannot make footprints in the sands if you are sitting down." Exterior is quite worn. Page edges are foxed. Broken signature. Black and white photographs. 260p.
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30.00 USD
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Bullen, Frank T. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales
New York D. Appleton and Co. 1899 Cloth Fair No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Uncredited
Authorized edition. Olive green cloth with gold titles on spine and front board. Front also has yellow, black and white illustration of men in whaling boat. Head and tail of spine rubbed and fraying. Top corners have been nibbled off, probably by mice. Eight black and white illustrations, including frontis, one fold out map of journey. Binding loose. 379p.
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50.00 USD
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Campbell, Jessie Buchanan The Pioneer Pastor
Toronto Jessie Buchanan Campbell 1900 First Edition Soft Cover Poor No Jacket 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
"Some reminiscences of the life and labors of the rev. George Buchanan, M. D., first Presbyterian minister of Beckwith, Lanark County, Upper Canada." Written by his only surviving daughter. Brown paper cover is intact but has completely separated from text block. Cover is a little soiled and it is quite worn at the spine. There are tears at both head and tail of spine. Crease along front leading edge, though it is only visible from the inside. The cover is actually in good shape for its age. Interior is clean. 56p.
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200.00 USD
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Caruthers, William Loafing Along Death Valley Trails
Ontario, California Death Valley Publishing Co. 1951 Cloth Good Fair 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Uncredited
Plain tan paper dust jacket with small brown illustration and titles. Several tears at edges, some foxing to upper edge. Jacket is now in clear protective cover. Tan cloth binding matches jacket. Some soiling and foxing to cloth. Binding and corners solid. Pages are bright but there are a few smudges throughout. One map and twenty three pages of black and white photos. Foxing to top edge of pages. 191p.
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10.00 USD
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Casey, Clifford B. A Baker's Dozen, We Were Thirteen the Casey's of Tuscola, Taylor County, Texas
Seagraves, Texas Pioneer Book Publishers, inc. 1974 Cloth Very Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Ron Reynolds Signed by Author
Signed by the Author. History of Tuscola or Jim Ned Valley. Red cloth with gold titles on spine and cover with animal scene. Slight rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners. White scuff mark on tail of spine. Cloth is very clean. Inscribed by author to Auta and Bevington Reed. Black and white drawings as well as numerous photos. Page edges are toning. 252p. including index.
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55.00 USD
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Church, Alfred J., Rev. The Story of the Persian War
New York Hurst & Company Cloth Poor No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
No date is given. Title page states the book is illustrated but there aren't any. Dark red cloth with white embossing and colr illustration pasted on front. White embossing on spine has been totally rubbed off. Insect damage to cloth, points are soft. Water damage to upper edges of boards. Pulling to head and tail of spine. First signature starting. Author was Professor of Latin in University College, London. 220p.
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10.00 USD
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Cooper, Frederic Taber Rider's Bermuda
New York The MacMillan Company 1924 Reprint Cloth Very Good No Jacket 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Uncredited
Early reprint, original copyright 1922. A guide book for travelers under the general editorship of Fremont Rider. Includes four maps, one black and white, two small color and one large color fold out of entire island. Green cloth with limp boards. Bright gold titles on spine and front cover. Blind debossed globe decoration on front board. Light wear to edges. Small ding on lower edge of rear board. Illustrated green endpapers. Green ribbon bookmark. Includes general description of Bermuda, geology, discovery, history, natural history, government, industry and agriculture. The majority of the book is specific travel info within Bermuda; what to do, what to see, where to stay, how to get there, services available and how much it should cost. Twenty four pages of trade announcements. 158p. plus fold out map and ads.
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70.00 USD
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Coulson, Thomas, Major Mata Hari, Courtesan and Spy
New York Harper & Brothers 1930 Ninth Printing Cloth Fair No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Black cloth with small orange paper title on front cover, looks like there may have also been paper on title on spine but it is missing. Cloth is scuffed andoints are soft. Head and tail of spine are heavily pulled. Moderate tear in cloth at bottom of rear exterior gutter. Interior is clean and bright. A few black and white illustrations. 312p.
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6.00 USD
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Craven, Thomas (ed.) Cartoon Cavalcade
New York Simon & Schuster 1943 First Edition Cloth Good No Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Various
Analysis and compilation of American humor via cartoons. Includes: American Humor and the New Century, Cartoons from 1883 to 1916, World War I and the Impudent Decade, Cartoons from 1916 to 1932, The New Deal, Cartoons from 1933 to 1943. Light brown cloth with gold title over purple background. Blind debossed Johnny Appleseed emblem on front board. Spine and board edges are faded. White stain to front board. Cloth is moderately soiled, some foxing. Page edges moderately foxed. Head and tail of spine bumped, points rubbed. Water stain to lower edge of rear board, does not affect interior. Light foxing throughout interior. Binding is tight. Wartime book. 456p.
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15.00 USD
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Creasy, Edward, Sir, M. A. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo
London Richard Bentley 1866 Fifteenth Full-Leather Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Full brown leather, with wood grain design on boards. Gold tooled edges. Five raised bands with gold florets, title over green leather. Scratch down rear board. Marbled endpapers, matched page edges. Very large bookplate on first paste-down, also very small plate from Willis & Southern Booksellers, London. Author was Chief Justice of Ceylon. Text is clean and tight. 639p. including index.
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300.00 USD
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