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Sage Pubns, 2012. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 2712 pages. 11.75x9.50x9.75 inches.

1887 American INDIANS 1ed Prehistoric Tribes Pocahontas Pontiac Columbus Navajo

In 1887, author Eldridge Brooks published one of the best 19th-century accounts of the Native American Indians. While countless other histories of native tribes existed before and since, few were as popular as Brooks'. Not only did Brooks write about the Indians as they were, their customs and culture, their homes and lifestyle, but also a thorough description of ancient peoples in prehistoric times, hunting mylodons and dinornis and their interaction with the megatherium and wooly mammoths.

Other noteworthy topics found in this work include:
· Navajo art, pottery, and baskets
· Impact of Columbus's arrival on native tribes
· Pocahontas and her family
· Pontiac and the Ottowas
· Tecumseh, and the Shawanoe
· Battles between Indians and colonists

Item number: #24930
Price: $499

BROOKS, Eldridge S

The Story of the American Indian; His Origin, Development, Decline and… Read More

Thornton Butterworth, 1923-1931. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Thornton Butterworth. 6 Volumes, complete. (1923-1931)\r\n\r\nVolume I, 1st edition, April 1923. includes errata slip, piece of newspaper pasted on endpaper\r\nVolume II, 1st edition, October 1923. \r\nVolume III, 1st edition, 1927. \r\nVolume IV, 1st edition, 1927, includes an errata. \r\nVolume V, 1st edition, March 1929. \r\nVolume VI, 1st edition 2nd impression, November 1931.\r\n\r\nAll volumes: Condition: Very Good. Previous owner sticker on front endpaper. Pages clean and bright. Some corners rubbed and bumped \r\n\r\n

1855 San Francisco 1st ed California Gold Rush Illustrated MAPS Soule Indians

First published in 1855, 'The Annals of San Francisco' is oft considered the most important book on the history of the city of San Francisco, California. It was written by three collective authors, Soule, Gihon, and Nisbet, and focuses on all of the events that lead to the boom of the city, most importantly the Gold Rush just a few years prior. 'Annals' is divided into three major sections: a summary of Spanish California, annals of the city, and topographical descriptions of utilities and businesses. There is also information on settlers' interactions with natives.

This book was placed on the Zamorano Eighty in 1945 signifying it as one of the most significant early volumes published on the history of California.

Item number: #24941
Price: $750

SOULE, Frank; GIHON, John; NISBET, James

The annals of San Francisco; containing a summary of the history of the first discovery, settlement, progress, and present condition of… Read More

1842 EXQUISITE 1st ed Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Ballads & Poems Excelsior RARE

"For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain."
― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was one of the most important and well-known American poets of the 19th-century. He is highly regarded for his works such as 'The Song of Hiawatha'. His ballads proved to quite popular as well, which were published here in this 1842 Cambridge edition contains ballads and several other popular poems. Notable works found in this book include:
· Excelsior
· God's Acre
· Goblet of Life
· The Skeleton in Armour
· The Wreck of the Hesperus
· The Luck of Edenhall
· The Elected Knight
· The Children of the Lord's Supper

Item number: #24767
Price: $950

LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth

Ballads and other poems

Cambridge [Mass]: published by John Owen, 1842. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xxv,… Read More

New York: Printed by S. W. Benedict, 1848. 377pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth boards, recently rebacked with black cloth ruled and lettered in gilt. Boards rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, pencilled inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'From / the Author / G. T. - / Dec. 4/48'. The second edition, printed in the year after the first had appeared at Oberlin, Ohio, of ministry student George Thompson's (d. 1893) account of his imprisonment following an attempt to liberate Missouri slaves from bondage. In July 1841, Thompson, along with fellow ministry student James E. Burr (1814-1859) and Mission Institute resident Alanson Work (1790-1879) crossed the Mississippi River into Marion County, Missouri from Quincy, Illinois, with the intention of assisting enslaved persons escaping to Canada. They were swiftly caught and sentenced to twelve years at the Palmyra Penitentiary for 'slave abduction', though would only serve part… Read More

1830 WALES Illustrated 1ed Gastineau Great Britain Castles Cathedrals WELSH

Henry Gastineau was an English engraver and prolific watercolor painter. This fine, illustrated work features views and descriptions of scenes and landmarks from around Wales including:
· Rhuddlan Castle
· Bangor
· Pont Y Glyn
· Beaumaris
· Welch Pool
· Ruthin Castle
· Bets Y Coed

This exquisite work contains 225+ illustrations throughout.

Item number: #24908
Price: $599

GASTINEAU, Henry

Wales illustrated: in a series of views, comprising the picturesque scenery, towns, castles, seats of the nobility & gentry, antiquities, …

London: Published by Jones & Co. Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square, [1830]. First edition

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], 18
o 114 plates with 2 illustrations per plate, plus vignette title page
· Provenance: Bookplate – Stoddart Douglas
o Possibly James Douglas Stoddart Douglas… Read More

London: L & J Taylor, 1793. Engraved t.p., [1], 2-7, [8]: 64 plates. Originally published under the title Ancient Architecture Restored and Improved in 1742 but more reissued in an edition of 1747 under the title Gothic Architecture. This late 18th century reissue contains the dissertation on Gothic Architecture from the 1742 issue, which was not in the 1747 edition. Later half calf over brown boards, with 5 raised bands to spine, gilt titling and decoration, some light spotting and age toning, small wormhole to margin of 3 text leaves, Signature of Edward Carolin to title page, possibly the Carpenter/Builder of Dublin. . Harris 411. [792]. Half Calf. Very Good. 300mm. x 250mm.. Book.

1818 SOUTH AFRICA 1ed Latrobe Voyages Hottentots MAP Cape Good Hope EXQUISITE

Christian Ignatius Latrobe was a 18th-century English clergy best known for his studies and editions of famous works of classical music. However, his voyage to South Africa yielded his greatest literary achievement. Following his Moravian missionary voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, Latrobe published an edition of the journal he kept while in Africa with entries describing his experiences in settles such as Genadendal, Paardekop, Swellendam, and Groenkloof.

In addition to extensive descriptions of the Hottentot people, this book features numerous, impressive full-page hand-colored engravings! Note the huge, folding map of the Cape of Good Hope at the front, bound inside the beautiful red leather binding!

Item number: #24944
Price: $1500

LATROBE, Christian Ignatius

Journal of a visit to South Africa in 1815 and 1816, with some account of the missionary settlements of the United Brethren near the Cape of Good Hope

London:… Read More

London: Robert barker, 1630. Very early complete King James Bible containing Psalms, genealogical tables,both Old and New Testaments. In poor condition. Leather binding still in one piece.-although spine cracking.Appears to be missing Frontispiece- starts with "An act of the Uniformitie" which also slightly torn at corners. Inside cover extensively inscribed by a variety of hands. spine also broken in places-although all internal pages appear to be present. it also ends on page 86 of the psalms at the back-suggesting pages missing there also. 1630

Paris, Buisson, 1810. . Folio (35 x 26 cm), 24 engraved maps by Lapie and Poirson, hand coloured in outline, small engraved vignettes, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, rubbed. An attractive atlas with a world map and five maps of the Americas.

1865 Family Medicine Herbal Cures Healing Homeopathy Gunn Flora Herbs Health
John C Gunn's "Domestic Medicine" is a mid-19th-century medical treatise written for at-home healthcare. Like other mid-century health books, this work was specifically designed to provide practical treatments for disease and injury. Gunn notes health benefits for various roots and herbs and discusses their medicinal properties with, per the title, "suggestions for avoiding disease and prolonging life with plain directions in cases of emergency".
Item number: #25013
Price: $499
GUNN, John
Gunn's new family physician, or, Home book of health : forming a complete household guide
Cincinnati/New York: Moore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 1218, [6]
o Illustrated throughout
12 plates
Dozens of in-text illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~9.75in X 6.75in (25cm x 17cm)
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Karl Baedeker, Koblenz 1852 . Seventh edition. pp. lii, 344, 15 engraved views including frontispiece, 2 folding maps at rear, 9 town plans, some minor spotting on a few pages, previous owner's stamp and initials on title-page; publisher's original yellow pictorial Biedermeier boards, worn and rubbed along spine and extremities; otherwise a very good attractive copy. A good example of an early Baedeker edition.This was the last edition to have the title "Rheinreise", following editions were published as "Rheinlande".This series first started by Roehling in 1828 and then published by Baedeker in 1832 was one of the longest running series (34 editions from 1832 to 1931). Maps include Strasburg,, Frankfurt and Bonn. The attractive views include Schloss zu Heidelberg and Cologne. This copy is bound in the attractive yellow Biedermeier boards used by Karl Baedeker during 1840's and early 1850's. Hinrichsen D6.

UsedGood. Clean, great binding. Cover shows light wear from reading/handling. Dog-Eared Books is a small, women owned and operated business.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1959. First edition of the economist's work, which revolutionized modern investment theory and practice. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For William Best Wishes Harry Markowitz." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. "Modern portfolio theory gives a rigorous mathematical justification for the time honored investment maxim that diversification is a sensible strategy for individuals who wish to reduce their risks. Invented in the 1950s by Harry Markowitz in this book, the theory provides a firm foundation for the intuition that you should not put all your eggs in one basket and shows investors how to combine securities to minimize risk" (Burton G. Malkiel).

London: Jonathan Cape, 1961. "Thunderball represented a new departure [for the Bond series], with the introduction of SPECTRE and of Ernst Blofeld, a commanding villain who was to reappear. This gave a measure of continuity to the later Bond novels Thunderball worked well as an adventure story the theme of the theft of atom bombs seemed pertinent and modern" (Black, 49, 55). "A thriller, a chiller and a pleasure to read" (New York Times). It was adapted twice to the screen: under the present title in 1965 and as Never Say Never Again in 1983—each time starring Sean Connery.

London: C. Kegan Paul & Co, 1879. Burton's 1877-78 second expedition into the Midian, which, like his first in 1877, was financed by the Khedive in Cairo as a search for gold. He mapped a 600-mile route through the northern and southern Midian recording its ruined ancient cities. For the Khedive in Cairo, he brought back 25 tons of minerals to be assayed. For himself, he seriously considered forming a company to exploit the oil resources of the Midian, but nothing came of it (Penzer, pp. 96-97; Spink 61).

Hartford: The American Publishing Company, 1899. Early reissue of the first edition of the best-selling of Twain's works during his lifetime, a cornerstone of American literature, formatted and bound exactly as the first printing of 1876. Octavo, original publisher's royal blue cloth decorated in gilt and black, illustrated with frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations. In near fine condition. A very sharp example.

New York: The Dial Press, 1963. Early printing of one of the most influential works on race relations published in the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the dedication page, "Go the distance - in and out, and up and down. Jimmy Baldwin." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Jacket photograph by Mottke Weissman. Rare and desirable. Signed copies of The Fire Next Time are uncommon; those with such a lengthy inscription exceedingly so. A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James Baldwin's early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice, the book is an intensely personal and provocative document. It consists of two "letters," written on the occasion of the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation, that exhort Americans,… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968. First edition of this classic work, which is regarded as one of the great pieces of chess literature. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Bobby Fischer on the front free endpaper. Introduction by Grandmaster Larry Evans. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Carl Smith. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable signed by this chess legend. One of the most historically significant chess books written, My 60 Memorable Games is an enhancement of the original title, Bobby Fischer's Games of Chess. It is improved with even more game reviews, and it is written at a later point in Fischer's chess career from which he gives even greater insight.