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..... More
Washington's New England Fleet; Beverly's role in its origins, 1775-77
Salem, MA: Newcomb & Gauss Co., 1969. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Yellow cloth. No jacket as issued. 69 pp. This is an uncommon book about the birth of the American Navy. 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..... 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
Soviet Navy Surface Ship Identification Guide; DDB-1210-13-82, September 1982
Washington DC: Defense Intelligence Agency, 1982. Paperback. 4to. Wraps. Photographs throughout. Mixed pagination. Several scuffs and spots of discoloration to wraps. Interior is excellent. This is an uncommon declassified guide to the identification of Soviet warships. More
The Road Not Taken; Memoirs of a reluctant guerilla
Kingston, Jamaica: Kingston Publishers Limited, 1985. First Edition. 8vo. Wraps. 224 pp. Shelf wear and scuffing to edges. Price stamp on title page. This is an uncommon memoir of the author's experiences in a Cuban guerilla warfare training camp. 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..... More
Incident at Muc Wa
Garden City: Doubleday, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 231 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket. Doubleday stamp inside front cover. This is a first edition of the classic Vietnam War novel that was adapted into the Burt Lancaster film Go Tell the Spartans. 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
The Holocaust; A history of the Jews of Europe during the Second World War
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1986. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 896 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon uncorrected proof of Gilbert's history of the Holocaust. 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..... 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..... 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..... More
Lady Nugent's Journal; Jamaica One Hundred and Thirty Years Ago
London: West India Committee, 1934. 2nd Printing. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. With a folding map and several portraits. 404 pp. Tear along left edge of spine. Minor rubbing to covers. Discoloration from a paperclip in index. Tight and clean. This is an uncommon journal written between 1801-1815 by the wife of..... More
Expenditures of the Sino-Japanese War
New York: Oxford University Press, 1922. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth with gilt text on spine. 330 pp. Paper boards at bottom edge of front cover have some scuffing and brown discoloration. Ex-library, but only markings are numbering on spine and bookplate inside front cover. This is a detailed economic analysis..... 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..... 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..... More
The Expeditions of Cyrus into Persia, and the Retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks; Translated from Xenophon, with critical and historical notes
London: Printed for Lackington, Allen, and Co. Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square, 1811. Hardcover. 8vo. Contemporary calf. 6-panel hubbed spine with blind-stamed decorations. [21], x, [1], 356, [3], cxliv pp. including a map. Front board detached. Wear to leather. Armorial bookplate of Bradby Hall (also called Bretby Hall), which..... More
The Black Hawk War; Including a review of Black Hawk’s life
Chicago: self-published, 1903. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with pastedown on spine and gilt lettering on front cover. Gilt top edge. Numerous photographic and text illustrations. 323 pp. Corners bumped. Spine pastedown rather rubbed. Right edge of cloth spine covering torn from footer about halfway up. Ex-library with a...... More
Besieged by the Utes; The Massacre of 1879
Century Magazine, 1891. Wraps. 8vo. Magazine pages in staple-bound modern wraps. Extract from Century Magazine, Vol. XLII, No. 6, October, 1891. 10 original illustrations by Remington. 837-848. Closed tear top of p. 843, intersecting with corner of illustration. Bright and clean. This is a short narrative by Lt.-Col. Sumner extracted..... More
The Virginians; A tale of the last century
John B. Alden, 1888. Thackeray, William Makepeace. Cloth. Corners are crushed and several pages in the middle are loose but attached. Top and bottom of spine are frayed. Some foxing and soiling throughout, but better than average for a book of its age. This is a scarce early edition of..... More