Johnson City, TN: Watauga Press, 1927. First Thus. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge.Hand-pressed rag paper. Frontispiece plus large folding map and bibliography. 197 pp. Very minor wear to corners. Signed twice by Williams, once on front free endpaper and again on colophon..... More
Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1928. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Hand=pressed paper. Frontispiece folding map. 299 pp. Minor shelf wear and bumped corners. Ex-library with mark on spine, bookplate inside front cover, and card pocket on front free endpaper. Front hinge overopened but..... More
Portland, OR: Champoeg Press, 1960. First Thus. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Deckle edge. Numerous maps (many folding), illustrated plates, and facsimile pages. 352 pp. A touch of rubbing to spine header. Several pages unopened. A fine, unread copy. This is a limited edition (one of..... More
Hartford, CT: Dustin, Gilman & Co., 1874. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher’s green cloth, author and title in gilt within floral design on spine and front cover. Numerous full- page and text illustrations. 604 pp. Shelf wear to corners and header and footer of spine. Hinges overopened but binding is tight. Ownership..... More
Portland, OR: Champoeg Press, 1959. Cloth. 4to. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Finely printed on hand-pressed rag paper. Deckle edge. Title in red and black. Frontispiece view of Fort Vancouver in 1833. 148 pp. plus appendices. Minor shelf wear and bumped corners. Ex-library, with mark on spine, bookplate inside..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1927. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Frontispiece, several illustrated plates, and a folding map. 185 pp. No dust jacket. Minor scuffing and toning to covers. Ex-library with mark on spine and bookplate inside front cover. 2 closed tears at top..... More
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Copenhagen: Westermanns Forlag, 1950. Leather bound. In Danish. 4to. Black quarter leather over decorative boards. Hubbed spine with gilt lettering. Speckled edges. Illustrations and photographs throughout. 313 pp. plus end matter. Minor scuffing to edges. This is a finely printed biography of Danish Prime Minister Thorvald Stauning (1873-1942). More
New York: Praeger, 1970. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Many photographic plates and illustrations throughout. 238 pp. Jacket price-clipped. Ursus Books sticker inside rear cover. Otherwise fine. This is a comprehensive biography and retrospective of the works of Constructivist/Bauhaus artist Moholo-Nagy. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971. 2nd printing. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's navy cloth. Deckle edge. Numerous photographic illustrations. 208 pp. No jacket. Ex-library with stickers on spine and front cover, card pocket pasted inside front cover. Tight and clean. This is an early printing of the memoirs of Sioux indigenous rights activist Chief Red..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Original publisher’s blind- stamped cloth, printer’s device in gilt on front cover. 463 pp. plus advertisements. Binder's copy. Cloth spine covering gone so boards detached. Stamp and (attractive but frankly threatening) bookplate of Henry von Wackerbarth of Chicago. Some foxing and..... More
New York: Doubleday & McClure Co., 1900. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s decorated and illustrated cloth. Hand-pressed paper. Deckle edge. 334 pp. Minor edge wear and some sunning to covers. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. A few closed tears to margins. Tight and clean, an excellent copy. This is an early reprint..... More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1914. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo. Green publisher's cloth. Illustrated plates throughout and a folding map. 244 pp. plus advertisements. Cock to spine. Minor edge wear. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Hinges overopened. Occasional pencil notations. Small closed tear on folding map. Plate after p...... More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1902. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Green publisher's cloth with spine rebacked in black tape. Illustrated plates throughout and a folding map. 244 pp. plus advertisements. Spine rebacked and hinges repaired. Not terribly attractive, but very tight. Ex-library with sticker on spine and front cover, stamp..... More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1877. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on spine and cover. Frontispiece and full-page illustrations. 368 pp. Very minor shelf wear and a few speckles of water stain on covers. Hinges overopened but firmly attached. An excellent copy. This is a scarce first edition of..... More
New York: Morrow, 1946. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's decorated cloth. Frontispiece portrait. 333 pp. No jacket. Ex-library with sticker on spine and front cover, bookplate inside front cover, card pocket on front free endpaper, and embossment on title and rear pages. This is a scarce biography of 19th century pioneer Bridger. More