A Centennial History of Alleghany County Virginia by Morton, Oren F - 1923

Harrisonburg, VA: C.J. Carrier Company, 1986. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine. Gilt stamped red cloth boards, octavo, b&w map at front, otherwise not illustrated. Book has handsome boards and tight binding, text clean and unmarked.

C. J. Carrier Company. Used - Good. Good condition. (Virginia, Alleghany County, family histories) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Dayton, Virginia: J. K. Ruebush Company, 1923. 1st edition. Cloth. Very Good +. 1st edition, 1st printing. With a hand-written letter from the author laid in and SIGNED. A Very Good + book. 8vo., 226 pp., illustrated with a double page map frontispiece. Bound in the publisher's maroon cloth with gilt titles. Light edge wear, with a slightly darkened / sunned spine. Paper clip marks on the title page and table of contents page. Occasional light pencil notations, mostly correcting the text. Laid in letter from the author, instructing the recipient that a copy of the book was ordered sent from the printers and where to remit payment for the book. Also laid in is the 2 pages of typed notes further adding to the history of the county (presumably from the letters recipient). Alleghany County was created in 1822 from Bath and Botetourt counties. With such topics as trade and transportation, labor, farming, politics, and race relations - all important in the development of the county - are carefully… Read More

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, cocked spine, bumping & fraying to spine ends, pencil marking to FFE, owner's name to title page, a couple of small tears to title page else still a bright and solid copy. SA 6/21

Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.

YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.

Union News Company , New York and Boston, circa 1910, Very Good Stapled Softcover, 50 pages, 10" x 7", 150 photographs of Boston points of interest, landmarks, buildings, bridges, street views and more.

Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.

El Paso de Robles Area Pioneer Museum. Very Good. 2004. No Edition Stated. Softcover. 1929117094 . Light edgewear, corners of book have light curl, small indentation to front cover; b/w photos; 172 pages .

Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.