Chicago: Donohue & Henneberry, 1890. John (Peter) Altgeld (1847-1902), as Governor of Illinois, was a leader of the Progressive wing of the Democratic Party. As such, he was an influential reformer, dedicated to child labor laws and fair treatment for unionists. He might have been President, save for his birth in Germany. He died young, a result of his Civil War service. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition of some of his essays. Dark green cloth binding, with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Clean text; 320 pages. Rubbed at the margins (to a bit of a fray at the foot of t... View More...
Encino: L.W. Joe Droeger, 1945. This is a set of six large volumes (9"x12"), each covering one year's activities on the West Coast: records of the horses, riders, owners, trainers, stables, and personalities from 1944 to 1949. A fascinating corner of American postwar life. Not common. Pebbled red cloth bindings with gilt titling on spine and front cover; front covers have a tipped color photo. All in Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine condition. Mild bumping; spines have taken sun and faded, with the gilt lettering dulled. Clean and bright texts on high-quality gloss paper; numerous photos of the h... View More...
New York: R. Worthington, 1880. This famous anonymous attack on King George III was first published 1769-1772 as a series of letters in "The Public Advertiser," whose publisher was brought up on charges of seditious libel. The author is still unknown. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition Thus, with two volumes published together. Uncommon. Green cloth binding; decorative rules on the front cover; gilt lettering and publisher's decoration on the spine. Clean text; xxiv, 215 pages. Bright and unfoxed; very faint pencil signature on the FFEP. Corners rubbed to a slight fray, as ar... View More...
Philadelphia: Robert Campbell, 1795. A satirical attack on the policies of King George III that was first published 1769-1772 as a series of letters in "The Public Advertiser," whose publisher was brought up on charges of seditious libel. The author is still unknown. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition. Full leather binding, with gilt ruling and a red spine label with gilt lettering. Clean text; xii, 283 pages (but numbering begins with 13), and an unpaginated Index (14 pp.). A sound copy, bumped,and with spotting scattered throughout. There is a tear on the bottom edge of t... View More...
Cleveland: Cleveland Indians Baseball Company, 1956. This is a Near Fine copy of a booklet celebrating the career of the great Hall of Fame baseball pitcher, Bob Feller. Uncommon, particularly in collectable condition. Turquoise paper wraps with gilt lettering on the front cover. Clean text; with 30 pages of vintage photographs and stats. This copy has been SIGNED by Bob Feller, with "Best Wishes" on the first page. The top of the front cover has a faint crease and a spot of rubbing (perhaps where a sticker was removed, hardly noticeable; else a Fine copy. A great piece of Americana. Size: 12m... View More...
De Witt & Davenport, Publishers, 1855. Here is an anti-Catholic screed, and a bit of a biblio-mystery. Purporting to be an autobiography, it probably is a work of fiction. The identity of the author is obscured in many ways, and appears to have taken real names/places as models.(There was an Earl of Mulgrave, but not of the name used here for the author's father; the home castle is supposedly at Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, but the real Castle Mulgrave is in Yorkshire.) At any rate, it stands as a very interesting artifact of American nativism and anti-Catholicism, and probably connected ... View More...
Harrisburg: The Military Service Publishing Company, 1942. Everything an American officer was supposed to know about during World War II. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the Ninth Edition, published in July of the same year it first came out. Tan cloth binding with a front cover decorated with an army officer's hat in black, red, olive, and yellow. Titling in black on the spine. Clean text; 493 pages; indexed. With numerous illustrations: photos, charts, diagrams, and two fold-out pages of insignia and patches in colour. Mild wear, corners bumped. An attractive and interesting book for the ... View More...
Harrisburg, PA: The Aurand Press, 1940. "Origin, Depredation, and Decay of a Terrorist Secret Organization in the Pennsylvania Coal Fields During and Following the Civil War." This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition, privately printed by the author; a scarce title, as almost all material on the Mollies. Clean text; 32 pages, with bibliography; llustrated with contemporary engravings. Softbound, in light green wraps, with a hint of sun around the edges; very light crease mark on top corner of front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. F... View More...
Philadelphia: Globe Bible Publishing Co., 1898. Highly decorative binding: blue cloth with crossed flags, a rising sun, and a ship (the Maine?) with an olive wreath added for effect, in red, silver, and gilt. The decorations on the spine feature a Cuban shield and n apparenbt explosion. Clean text; Cuba's fight ends at page 306; the war with Spain continues on to page 536. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition.Some fading and rubbing to the spine; gilt dulled, lightly bumped corners. A rather spectacular example of either American patriotism or jingoism.. First Edition. Decorative Clo... View More...
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Great memoirs of California in earlier days. Originally published by William Morrow; this is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the reprint edition, which is a very nice production. Black cloth binding with a yellow paper title block on the front cover and a paper label on the spine. Clean text; 336 pages, with Notes and Index. Endpapers are decorated wit "old engravings." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. View More...
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1856. Fremont (1813-1890) was a war hero and noted explorer; he was also the first presidential candidate of the newly-founded Republican Party. The author, John Bigelow (1817-1911), was an early and ardent supporter of his candidacy. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition. Brown cloth binding, nicely blindstamped with ruling, an oval, and square pebbling; titled in gilt on the spine. Clean text; x, continuing from 11 to 480 pages. Frontis portrait of Fremont, with some transfer from the tissue guard; other engravings within. Condition: some pencil eras... View More...
New York: International Publishers, 1975. Antanas Bimba (1894-1982), a Socialist/Marxist writer, was the subject of a notorious (at least to civil libertarians) prosecution for sedition, and, astonishingly, "blasphemy." in 1926. His view of the strife in the coal fields takes a decided turn toward that of the working class. Whatever his personal views and/or biases, this is an important work on American labor history. The First Edition is uncommon; this is a Very Good copy of a Later Printing by a left-wing publisher who originally reprinted it in 1950. Softbound. Clean text; 144 pages with No... View More...
New York: International Publishers, 1932. Here is the story of the secret radical labor organization from a Left perspective, seen as heroes of the working class rather than as terrorists (a view popularized by Alan Pinkerton). This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition, published by a famous Marxist house. Green paper-covered boards with titling and blurb in a darker green. The spine is a darker green cloth with titling in gilt. Clean text; 144 pages; indexed. Bumped; rubbing at head and foot of the spine; chip to the lower front cover.. Lacking the dustjacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. ... View More...
New York: International Publishers, 1932. Antanas Bimba (1894-1982), a Socialist/Marxist writer, was the subject of a notorious (at least to civil libertarians) prosecution for sedition, and, astonishingly, "blasphemy." in 1926. His view of the strife in the coal fields takes a decided turn toward that of the working class. Whatever his personal views and/or biases, this is an important work on American labor history. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition, scarce with its dustjacket. Maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 144 pages, indexed. Slight hint of a... View More...
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1968. A more scholarly look at the secret Irish labor society - which remains contentious today, over 100 years after Pinkerton made his reputation by crushing them. Professor Broehl was able to utilize recently opened archives for his research. This is a Near Fine copy of the Third Printing of the First Edition. Red cloth binding with "M.M" on the frontcover; spine label is black and gilt. Clean text; 409 pages, indexed. Mildly bumped, and with a very slight lean. The dustjacket remains bright, but the price has been clipped and it shows some light edgewea... View More...
New York & Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., 1936. Bullard answers European critics of American involvement, which may be traceable to the Robert Lee Bullard (1861-1947) commanded the Big Red One in the War to End All Wars; here he discusses the "failure" to place American soldiers under European command. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Tan cloth binding with titling in black on the spine. Clean text; 118 pages, very clear and bright. This copy has been SIGNED by the general on the FFEP, where there is also a previous-owner signature. The dustjacket is clipped, with several larg... View More...
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2001. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Yellow paper-covered boards with a red spine; titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 678 pages. Indexed. Book has a slight lean; else a Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition. View More...
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. By the time Burton travelled across the American West he had already explored Arabia in disguise and searched for the source of the Nile with John Hanning Speke.Burton used his excellent eye to provide one of the best contemporary accounts of the Later Day Saints. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Borzoi Edition (stated). Edited, with Notes, by Fawn Brodie. Dark blue cloth binding with decorative stamping in red on the front cover and spine; titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; Introduction and Note, xliv; 654 pages (includes five Appendices); with Ind... View More...
New York: William Morrow and Company., 1950. An interesting slice of California history - the colorful Sheriff of Los Angeles County served for four decades. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Yellow cloth binding, with titling on the spine and front cover in red. Clean text; 208 pages. With 16 pages of illustrations and an Introduction by Erle Stanley Gardner. This copy has been SIGNED by the Authors and Gene Biscailuz on the FFEP. Tiny bit of rub at corners and a small dash mark on the bottom edge. The dustjacket is clipped, with a faded spine and some edgewear; two small chips o... View More...
New York: William Morrow and Company., 1950. An interesting slice of California history - the colorful Sheriff of Los Angeles County served for four decades. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Yellow cloth binding, with titling on the spine and front cover in red. Clean text; 208 pages. With 16 pages of illustrations and an Introduction by Erle Stanley Gardner. This copy has been SIGNED by the Authors and Gene Biscailuz on the FFEP. Tiny bit of rub at corners and a small dash mark on the bottom edge. The dustjacket is clipped, with a faded spine and some edgewear; two small chips o... View More...
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