Action at Aquila
Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Minor rubbing at corners and ends of spine. This is a stated first edition of the classic novel of the American Civil War. More
War & Military
Narratives of the Insurrections 1675-1690
New York: Scribner's, 1915. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. With 3 full-page facsimile reproductions of documents. Ex-library with stickers on spine and cover, stamps on top and bottom block edges, and card pocket inside front cover. Circular damp stain on front cover. Tight and clean. This is a collection of primary sources..... More
Drums
New York: Scribner's, 1928. Cloth. 4to. Black cloth with illustrated pastedown cover. Many color plates and pen illustrations by Wyeth. 409 pp. Edges and corners rather worn. Pastedown is scratched, with top right corner rubbed off. Pin-sized dent in rear cover also present in last several pages. Previous owner's name on..... More
Old Frontiers; The story of the Cherokee Indians from earliest times to the date of their removal to the West, 1838
Kingsport, TN: Southern Publishers, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth. Numerous illustrations and maps. 570 pp. Exterior quite worn, but interior very good. Ex-library with mark on spine, stamps on top and bottom block edges, bookplate inside front cover, card pocket on front free endpaper, and embossment on title..... More
Borderless Wars; Civil Military Disorder and Legal Uncertainty
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5". Red decorative wraps. 204 pp. Inscription on title page. This is an inscribed first edition of Toni Chayes' scholarly assessment of U.S. international politics. More
The Spy; A tale of the neutral ground
Houghton Mifflin, 1924. Brett, Harold. Cloth. This is a handsomely illustrated Riverside edition of Cooper's second novel, an adventure of the American Revolutionary War set on both the British and Continental sides of the battle. More
Duty to Live
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1946. Cloth. 8vo. Tan cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. 272 pp. Price clipped. Some shelf wear and minor scuffing to jacket. Signed by author on first free endpaper. This is a signed copy of the first book and only novel written by long-time Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News editor..... More
Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey; Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Interior. Volume I.
Washington: Cornelius Wendell, 1857. First Edition. Cloth. Large 4to. Brown cloth with embossed decorations. Many steel engravings, woodcuts, and color lithographs throughout, as well as fold-out maps and charts bound in. Part I: [xvi], 258 pp. Part II: [xiii], 174 pp. Cloth covering spine is removed, but binding is not affected..... More
The Gods Are A-Thirst
Nonesuch Press, 1942. Oberle, Jean. First Thus. Hardcover. A fine limited edition of France's bloody novel of the French Revolution. More
Cena Walki
PAX, 1963. Pamphlet. In Polish. This is a rare war novel by the Polish poet Gielo. More
Masada Will Not Fall Again
Jewish Publication Society of America, 1973. Unada. First Edition. Cloth. This is a juvenile adaptation of the epic tale of the Israelites' defense of the fortress Masada. More
Fort Laramie and the Pageant of the West, 1834-1890
Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark, 1938. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Top edge gilt. Deckle edge. Frontispiece plus 13 full-page illustrations. 429 pp. Ex-library, with sticker on spine and cover, bookplate inside front cover, card pocket on front free endpaper, and stamp on title page. An excellent copy. This is an..... More
Assault!; The unforgettable experience of the U.S. Marines in combat, reported by the men who were there
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
The Captain from Nantucket and the Mutiny on the Bounty; A recollection of Mayhew Folger, mariner, who discovered the last mutineer & his family on Pitcairn's Island: together with letters and documents never previously published
Ann Arbor, MI: William L. Clements Library, 1996. First Thus. Cloth. 4to. Publisher's cloth wrapped in embossed burlap with gilt lettering on spine. Cloth and burlap slipcase. Many illustrated plates and facsimile documents. 143 pp. Signed by author on colophon. This is a finely printed, signed limited edition (no. 304 of 500)..... More
Journal of Capt. Jonathan Heart; On the march with his company from Connecticut to Fort Pitt, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from the seventh of September, to the twelfth of October, 1785, inclusive : to which is added the Dickinson-Harmar correspondence of 1784-5 ; the whole illustrated with notes and preceded by a biographical sketch of Captain Heart by Consul Willshire Butterfield
Albany: Joel Munsell’s Sons, 1885. Wraps. Small 4to. Publisher's wraps. Hand-pressed paper. 94 pp. Interior is excellent, clean, and unmarked. Wraps are poor and quite fragile, with numerous chips and detached rear cover. 1891 owner's mark on front free endpaper. This is a limited printing in original wraps of the journals of..... More
Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers: Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton; Vol. XIX, January, 1906, No. 5
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1906. Wraps. 8vo. Sewn wraps. Frontispiece portraits. Hand-pressed paper with untrimmed edges. 133-160. Advertisements bound in front and end matter. Minor shelf wear. Some closed tears on wrap spine. Tight and clean. An excellent copy. This is an uncommon volume from the Roycrofters "Little Journeys" series. Highly collectible..... More
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Reporting World War II, Parts 1 and 2 [complete in 2 volumes]
New York: Library of America, 1995. Cloth. 8vo. Maroon cloth in slipcase. Silk ribbon attached. Vol. 1: 912 pp.; Vol. 2: 970 pp. plus advertisements. Books are fine. Slipcases have some very minor shelf wear. This is a pair of attractive volumes from the long-running Library of America series. More
The Life of Nelson; The embodiment of the sea power of Great Britain; Vol. II
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1897. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt portait on cover, plus gilt top edge. Frontispiece and illustrated plates throughout. 427 pp. plus advertisements. Minor edge wear. 1/2" closed tear at header of spine. Bookplate inside front cover and previous owner's name..... More
The Army and Navy of America; Containing a view of the heroic adventures, battles, naval engagements, remarkable incidents, and glorious achievements in the cause of freedom, from the period of the French and Indian Wars to the close of the Florida War; independent of an account of warlike operations on land and sea; enlivened by a variety of the most interesting anecdotes; and splendidly embellished with numerous engravings
Philadelphia: J.H. Pearsol & Co., 1845. First Edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Contemporary calf. Gilt lettering and decorations on spine. Large folding illustration and several text illustrations. 624 pp. Calf quite worn. Front board detached along with front free endpaper. Leather missing at header and footer of spine. Ex-library, with mark on..... More
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How the Steel Was Tempered [complete in 2 volumes]
Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1952. Reznichenko, A. Hardcover. Set of 2 hardcovers (parts 1 and 2 of the novel) without dust jackets, handsomely embossed. The cover of volume 1 is rather stained, and both are stamped on flyleaf: "Distributed by 'NEWS-FACTS,' 753, Bathurst St., Toronto." Both are illustrated and..... More
The Naval History of the Civil War
New York: Sherman Publishing Company, 1886. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's illustrated cloth with gilt stamps. Red stained edges. Numerous full-page and text illustrations and maps. 843 pp. Edge wear. Curled, closed tear at header of spine. Hinges split, threatening to detach. Attractive John Crerar Library bookplate inside front cover. Several pages..... More
Nimitz
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1976. Hardcover. 4to. Brown quarter cloth over tan boards. Pictorial dust jacket. With several maps and photographic plates. 507 pp. Jacket is rather worn, with numerous chips and closed tears around edges. Previous owner has taped jacket to book itself. Gift inscription on verso of half title..... More
Shock and Awe
ETR-IHA, 2014. First Edition. Cloth. This is a scarce first edition of Rafal's documentary photography monograph about America in the time the second Iraq War with original red cloth and clasp. Appears new and unread. More
Memoirs of Chief Red Fox
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
Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
New York: Library of America, 1990. Cloth. 8vo. Blue cloth in slipcase. Silk ribbon attached. 1136 pp. plus advertisements. Book is fine. Slipcase has some very minor shelf wear. This is an attractive volume from the long-running Library of America series. More