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Letters from the Frontiers; Written During a Period of Thirty Years' Service in the Army of the United States (SIGNED) by McCall, Major General George A - 1868

by McCall, Major General George A

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Letters from the Frontiers; Written During a Period of Thirty Years' Service in the Army of the United States (SIGNED) by McCall, Major General George A - 1868

Letters from the Frontiers; Written During a Period of Thirty Years' Service in the Army of the United States (SIGNED)

by McCall, Major General George A

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J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1868. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Purple cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and decorations to spine; stamped frame to boards; beveled edges; no jacket; brown endpapers; 1868 on title and copyright pages; x, 11-539 pages; signed on blank recto previous to title page: "From Geo. McCall with best wishes"; laid in is a publisher's sheet of "New Books," including this title. Good condition: spine and some edges of boards are faded; spine tips worn with loss of cloth; only very slight wear otherwise to binding; straight and with good hinges; pages a little toned. New plastic protective jacket. Howes, M30; Sabin, 42970; Graff, 2574; Wagner Camp, 201 (note); Rader, 2273." A fascinating account of Army service on the frontiers of Florida in the 1820s, the Black Hawk War, Tennessee in the 1830s, Arkansas, the Mexican War, and after that Santa Fe. McCall writes charmingly of his horses, dogs, hunting, and the military life. A classic of its period.".
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Ireland: The Dolmen Press, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with white vellum-like spine; tan cloth boards; no jacket; 63 pages; signed by author on limited edition page at end; no. 54 of 75; frontispiece is a reproduction of Edvard Munch's "The Kiss of Death". Very good condition: spine slightly darkened; spine tips a little crumpled; boards are clean; straight; tight; ownership stamp to back free endpaper. New plastic protective jacket. .
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Ireland: The Dolmen Press, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with white vellum-like spine; tan cloth boards; no jacket; 63 pages; signed by author on limited edition page at end; no. 54 of 75; frontispiece is a reproduction of Edvard Munch's "The Kiss of Death". Very good condition: spine slightly darkened; spine tips a little crumpled; boards are clean; straight; tight; ownership stamp to back free endpaper. New plastic protective jacket. .
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Letters from the Frontiers / Written during a Period of Thirty Years' Service in the Army of the...
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Letters from the Frontiers / Written during a Period of Thirty Years' Service in the Army of the United States

by McCall, Major General George A

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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1868. First edition. Hardcover. A very nice copy. A fascinating account of Army service on the frontiers of Florida in the 1820s, the Black Hawk War, Tennessee in the 1830s, Arkansas, the Mexican War, and after that Santa Fe. In 1853 he resigned his commission as Lieutenant Colonel due to ill health. During the Civil War he returned to military service in the Volunteers as Major General of Pennsylvania Volunteers. He wrote charmingly of his horses, dogs, hunting, and the military life. The work is a classic of its period"- Graff. Inscribed "President Woolsey with the respectful regards of Mrs. G. W. Biddle. April 1868." on the ffep. Theodore Dwight Woolsey, (1801-1889) was American educator and scholar and president of Yale (1846-71), whose many innovations later became common in institutions of higher learning. "Mrs. G.W. Biddle" appears to be Maria Coxe McMurtrie Biddle, wife of George Washington Biddle Sr. and their eldest son George Washington Jr.… Read More
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Harpercollins, 1991. First edition, as stated, first printing . Hardcover. Fine/near fine. r. 446 pp. This is a rare first edition copy signed by both Oliver North and William Novak. North's inscription, "Margo and Sam, all the best," appears in blue ink on the half title page with North's signature and the date "3 Nov 91" and Novak's signature in black ink. Dust jacket slightly wrinkled at top of spine. Free USPS tracking with every US order. Ships from MA.
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New York: Continuum, 2006. 8vo size trade paperback with black and white photo illustrated cover; 414 pages From back: "Cinema, which first arrived in Japan in 1896 with the Kinetoscope prototype, came at the very time that Japan was transforming its economic base and society into that of a major international power. The first cinema, the Asakusa Denikikan, was opened in Tokyo in 1903 and within 13 years 300 cinemas had sprung up throughout the country... (The author) focuses on the historical development of Japanese film, illustrated by a series of typical Japanese film posters. She details an industry and an art form shaped by the competing and merging forces of traditional culture and of economic and technological innovation." Edgewear, creases to bottom and bottom and top corners of front cover, soil on bottom and light soil to outside pages. We note pencilled underlining on at least 29 pages and pencilled marginalia on at least three pages and four creased page corners. Quotes… Read More
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New York: Private Printing. Fine with no dust jacket. 1976. Limited Signed Edition. Softcover. The artist's abstract and quite varied series of 43 drawings of flags, all printed monochrome on the recto of pages. Kingsley Parker has been exhibiting and represented by galleries since the mid-1970s and has a work in the collection of the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, NY. The artist is quite active with new works. Signed in ink "K. Parker/1976 ©" in the front matter where Parker explains his motivation for drawing the series of abstract flags. Copy 158 of a limited edition of 600, numbered in the colophon. Approximately 44 pages, unpaginated. Printed on fine, machine-made paper in brown wraps. The title and a flag drawing are framed on the front cover. In absolutely clean, Fine condition. ; Drawings; Square 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 44 pages; Signed by Artist .
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New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2003. Z2 - A Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus Edition hardcover book SIGNED by the Charlaine Harris in as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead. 8.5"x5.75", 612 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
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RARE. Collectible: 1916. Signed by the author. Cambridge MA: University Press. Very Good. Hardcover. Light soil to green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped title, author's name, and design. A bright solid, book - 27 pages; Inside covers are sunned. Pages clean and bright. Frontspiece. "View from Mrs. Thaxter's Garden Gate. 29 illustrations. Small book: 7" x 5"
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SIGNED FIRST EDITION One of the most successful coaches in the history of professional basketball offers his own take on his turbulent 2003-2004 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, chronicling the difficulties faced by the team--difficult relationships, public feuds, the Kobe Bryant rape trial, contract disputes, and injuries--and their successful journey to the NBA finals.
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
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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.
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True FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (stated). "Flap Jacket Press trade paperback edition / First Printing July 2007" on copyright page. This small run printing precedes the hardback edition. NEW. Cover Clean, no wear, no tears, no spine creases, protected in Brodart cover. Text Clean, no marks. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. Books are Carefully Packed in a Box and Shipped Daily with Delivery Confirmation from Dry, Smoke-Free shop. Complete Satisfaction Guaranteed. B103
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I Curse the River of Time (Signed, Limited UK Edition)
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SIGNED, FIRST UK LIMITED EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (stated, complete number line to 1) Harvill Secker, London, 2010. NEW, Unread. Author's Signature, no inscription, on a bookplate attached to the first chapter page. Note on bookplate reads "This edition of I Curse the River of Time, signed by the author, is limited to 1,000 copies". Dust Jacket Bright in Brodart protective cover, Clean, no wear, no tears, not price clipped (£12.99). Text Clean, no marks. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. Not book club. Fast shipping from Dry, Smoke-Free home. Email Confirmation with Tracking Number. International ships Air Mail.
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