Houghton Mifflin, 1899. Cloth. This is a collection of biographical essays of literary figures of the late 1800s. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and a gilt top edge. Cover has a number of water spots, and corners are bumped. Foxing present throughout. Some erased... More
University of Wisconsin, 1979. First Thus. Paperback. This is a scarce out of print edition collecting the unpublished works of famed conservationist and father of the American national park system, John Muir. Owner's name inside front cover and stamp on title page corner. Owner's initials on edge as well. More
J.M. Dent & Sons, 1926. Bliss, Percy Douglas. First Thus. Cloth. A handsome collector's printing of Johnson's classic history book. With an introduction by Chesterton and woodcuts by the great Douglas Percy Bliss. Previous owner's info inside front cover. Fair amount of edgewear and some foxing on endpapers/half title, but..... More
Berkley Medallion, 1962. Paperback. This is a scarce pulp book of "true action stories of the island war in the Pacific." Edgewear and a green mark on the first page, otherwise very good. Pages are a little brittle as well. More
Modern Library, 1968. Hardcover. Presentation copy. This copy of Lincoln's biography was inscribed by renowned journalist, economist, and conservative commentator Jude Wanniski to Wendell Larsen, then vice president of Chrysler, on August 1, 1979. Jacket is price clipped and has some small tears along bottom edge, otherwise fine. A truly unique copy. More
Simon and Schuster, 1998. Hardcover. This is a second edition of Von Furstenberg's memoir, inscribed by the legendary fashion designer on the flyleaf. More