The Education of Henry Adams; An Autobiography by Adams, Henry; Revised and Edited by Henry Cabot Lodge - 1918

Boston: Marsh, Capen, Lyon and Weber, 1839. Book. Very Good+. Three-Quarter Leather. First Ed.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Volume 1 and 2 bound together in a three quarter leather binding, marbled boards. Light foxing, page 69- 70 has a rip possibly from binder, very solid book, subtly rubbed through on marbled boards, leather in nice condition. A seemingly scarce book edited by Horace Mann..

Faber and Faber Limited.�London. 1955. REPRINT OF 1946 EDITION. 8vo. (8 x 5.3 inches). Illustrated with two portraits of Brooke by Jacques and Gwen Raverat. A lovely bright and clean copy, finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London, in half red morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Red cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. A pleasing copy.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015. Signed by Jimmy Carter on the title page. First edition / First printing. Blue paper spine, blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

New York: Times Books, 1997. Signed on the front-free end-paper by President Carter with his full name: Jimmy Carter. First edition / First printing. Tan paper spine, light beige paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy.

Salisbury, MA: Regina Orthodox Press, 2000. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, xvi+256pp, printed wrappers. Erratum slip (containing Afterword) laid in. A biography of the important Orthodox holy man, drawing upon his correspondence, by his niece. Includes a photo section and brief bibliography, plus a short preface by Rose's sister. Unmarked copy, patches of sunning to back cover and spine.

Venetiis [Venice]: Simon Occhi, 1773. Hardcover. Near Fine. Editio secunda. 2 volumes in 1: 148, 144 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary vellum with ink spine title in an old hand. Woodcut title vignettes (printer's device?), initials, and endpiece. Edited by Johann Erhard Kapp. Inscription in an old hand on one page of first part, and marginal notation on p. 110 of second part in same hand. Occasional mark in light blue or red pencil. In Near Fine Condition: vellum is slightly rubbed; marginalia, as described; otherwise clean and tight.

First House edition of this famous report. 1845. Complete in original binding except for the gigantic map which is available in full size color thick glossy paper professional reproduction ($25 extra if desired). Pagination: 583 pages, 22 plates, 4 maps, all blanks present. Includes fascinating pencil diagram of oil rig on back of map. Oil rig drawing titled "Sheffield Oil Company. Warren(?), Co., Pa." That pencil drawing is the only interior writing or ownership marking anywhere in the book. Condition is a mixed bag. Original half leather marbled boards show heavy wear and looks like they were professionally rehinged in the distant past. Binding is sound. Pages show moderate to heavy toning and foxing. Some plates have weird 'dot' foxing I have never seen elsewhere (see scan). Marbled endpapers. A nice well maintained copy suitable for reading and research with a cool drawing. Howes F372; Wagner-Camp 115:2; Graff 1436. House Doc. No. 166. Feel free to inquire. Please see scans of the book you will… Read More

COLUMBUS, OHIO: THE WESTBOTE COMPANY, STATE PRINTERS, 1889 RARE BOOK ON THE NATIONAL CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF THE TERRITORY NORTH WEST OF THE RIVER OHIO, AND OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT THEREIN, HELD AT MARIETTA, OHIO, JULY 15-19 INCLUSIVE, 1888. INCLUDING VERBATIM REPORTS AND SPEECHES AND TRANSACTIONS OF THE OCCASION. NICE LOOKING DARK BLUE COVERGOLD DESIGN FRONT, GOLD PRINT SPINE. NOTE IN FRONT GIVING BOOK TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER, TIGHT WITH NOTES IN PENCIL ON THE BACK BLANK PAGES REFERENCING FRENCH , ENGLISH, LIBERTY AND CONSTITUTION. REFERENCE ON FIRST PAGE TO SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 21 THAT CIVIL GOVERNMENT WAS ESTABLISHED AT MARIETTA, OHIO, UNDER ORDINANCE OF 1787, BY GOVERNOR ST. CLAIR, JULY 15, 1788. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 28. COMMISSIONERS LISTED, HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 25. GREAT DETAIL SHOWING COMMITTES, LOCAL ORGANIZATION, TOWNSHIP DETAIL AT TIME. HISTORICAL PAGEANT LISTING. DETAIL OF THE HISTORY. FIRST REFERENCING 1749. NAMES, INFORMATION AND… Read More

N.A. Kovach. A beautiful crisp clean hardcover first edition copy in very good condition, expected age toning and light foxing to textblock and age toning to cloth at top edge. No. 25/25 limited edition copies offered for sale. Signed by Lyle H. Wright (who wrote introduction), John B. Goodman (Illustrator) and Nicholas Kovac (Publisher). DJ in good plus condition with mild age toning and small chip at spine tail, now in protective mylar cover. . Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1946.

Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A., published by arrangement with Harper & Brothers 1912. First Edition. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Douglas Duer, illustrator. 335 pp. plus 4 pages of advertisements at back. Text is clean and unmarked but tanned, typical of the paper used in 1912. Light foxing on front free endpapers and title page. Previous owner's attribution stamped on front pastedown. A Western novel about a Mormon woman defending her ranch and the period conflicts between Mormons and Gentiles near the the southern Utah border as written by a classic American writer.