The White House Years: mandate for change 1953-1956 by Dwight D. Eisenhower - 1963

Colorado Springs, Colorado: Byron H. Gurnsey, 1875. Original stereoview: albumen prints mounted on printed card stock. A rare and highly sought-after western stereoview showing a group of Ute males in front of the photographer's studio on Pike's Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs circa 1875. Most of the men are holding weapons; one of them has both a Maynard Carbine (the first one with a folding sight) and a Colt Model 1860 army revolver. This stereoview is from the collection of Robert N. Dennis, who was one of the most important stereoview collectors in the U. S. The New York Public Library's "Robert N. Dennis Collection" includes more than 70,000 stereoviews from his collection, many of which can be viewed on the library's website. The albumen prints are clean and bright, with very good contrast. The mount is clean, with a hint of edgewear and another previous owner's name written neatly on the back. Also on the back of the mount someone has written the title, "Ute Indians" in pencil.. First… Read More

Lincoln, Nebraska. : University of Nebraska Press. , 1983-2001 . 1st editions. . Blue cloth. . Near fine, atlas volume has some sun fading to covers, otherwise a near fine set in near fine dust jackets except for the atlas which was issued without dust jacket. . This the definitive edition of these important journals of western exploration. Heavy set, requires extra postage. Edited by Gary L. Moulton.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899 Each volume inscribed "General Saxton / With kind regards of / Edward W. Hooper" on the front free endpapers. Captain Edward William Hooper [1839-1901] also known as E. W. Hooper, was aide-de-camp on the staff of Union General Rufus Saxton during the American Civil War, from 1862 to 1865. Hooper also served as private secretary to General Saxton, when he was given the rank of Captain. General Rufus Saxton [1824-1908] commanded the defences of Harpers Ferry in 1862, where he earned the Medal of Honor. Vol. I - ix, [3], 353pp, [1], complete with three tissue-guarded plates, as called for. Binding is tight, front hinge cracked, back hinge starting, wear to upper/lower spine edges. Vol. II - vii, [3], 264pp, [2], complete with 2 tissue-guarded plates, the fac-simile Letter, and the map, as called for. Binding and hinges are tight, light wear to upper/lower spine edges. Uniformly bound in blue cloth, gilt on spines bright, top edges gilt. Both… Read More

London: No 56, High-Holborn.: I. and J. Taylor, 1794. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. VG, 1st ed, 1705, 5 pls, 2 tables (folding). New spine, blind & gilt tooling, original gilt title, worn contemporary boards. Internally, (iv), [1], 2-110 pp, 5 pls (B&W folding), 2 tables (folding), bookplate to fpd (William Balson), text block edges spotted blue, small circular Assay Office stamp to fep, verso of tp & epd. (226*138 mm). (ESTC T107193. Lowndes 2415). 5 parts, read before the Royal Society 1759-1782. During his career twenty-two of Smeaton's reports were printed, together with eighteen scientific papers.

Allahabad: Kitabistan. Very Good-. 1937. Second Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 84 pages; [SIGNED] 1937 Kitabistan, Allahabad. HC. 2nd edition, 4th impression. Signed by Nehru on the half-title page without date or inscription. Soundly bound in original gray paper covered boards, blind stamped with a reptile skin pattern and lettered in black to cover and spine. Lightly shelf bumped and rubbed to corners. Light toning to spine and board edges. Contents clean, unmarked and neat with expected mild toning to the glossy paper stock. Illustrated with b&w figures and reprodcuctions in text. Composed as a series of letters to his daughter Indira, the chapters outline a history of the world for an engaged and curious child. "I hope that such as them who read these letters may gradullay come to think of this world of ours as a large family of nations" (foreword). Surprisingly uncommon in early editions, and among a very limited number of books… Read More

Leighton, PA: Leighton High School. 1932. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Two Yearbooks From Leighton High School, Leighton, Pennsylvania, 1931 and 1932. Franz Kilne was a student there and was Artist for the Yearbook in his Junioi Year. Most of the cartoons and decorations were done by him. His Signature appears in both books. Franz Kline was part of abstract expressionist movement in New York City in the 1940's and 50's. Both Books are in good condition. The 1931 Yearbook has a weak and loose spine. The 1932 Yearbook has a weak spine. Both have some edgewear. ; B&W Illustrations .

Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1961. One of 209 copies of the rare true first edition privately printed for members of the Lee family in 1961. None were ever sold. The rarest of the Juanita Brooks' books. The trade edition was not issued until the following year. Very good plus to near fine in full blue cloth with blue top-edge stain. 404 pages with frontispiece portrait of John Doyle Lee. Illustrated with maps, plates, and portraits. This true first printing omits the last three paragraphs on page 376 regarding Lee's reinstatement to membership in the Mormon Church. Clean and tight with crisp text. No name, bookplate or other markings. One of the most desirable books on Mountain Meadows and John D. Lee. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No jacket as issued..

Paris: Combette, 1856. [issued 1859?]. . 4to. Quarter-calf & red patterned boards, the front cover designed and lettered in gilt, the spine lettered in gilt on a black panel. Marbled end papers. Decorative engraved double-page title, statistics table, and 92 numbered double-page maps. At the rear are an additional 6 double-page maps of the continents, and two large folding maps of France and the two-hemisphere Mappemonde. Bound at the rear is a final map, a single-page Carte Speciale, of the war in Italy, dated 1859. Almost all maps have contemporary colouring in outline. Some chipping at lower spine, a bit of wear along upper hinge, inner front hinge cracking, an attractive very good copy in general. A complete copy, 101 Maps in all, plus the decorative title.

Hardback NODJ ISSUED, 1934 ON TITLE PG,, 1ST LIMITED EDITION 200 COPIES, Small Thin PURPLE BURGUNDY CLOTH WITH GOLD CREST MONGRAM ON FRONT WITH SPINE SPLIT AT OUTER HINGE , Here is a near VG copy of The Enchanted by MDIVANI, Barbara (née Hutton).. . VERY GOOD in burgundy hardback with GOLD gilt edges and a gilt monogram on the front cover. The book is signed "Barbara" and dated August 21, 1934 - in Venice. I cannot make out the first two lines of the dedication but it appears to be "To dear Princess Jane, [6 words I cannot make out], and her signature and date below. - There are two small light spots on the front cover - all inside is like new, 100 pgs,The first volume of poetry written by the Woolworth heiress shortly before her twenty-second birthday. At the time, she was married to the playboy, Alexis Mdivani, the first of several failed marriages. The first volume of poetry written by the Woolworth

Tor House, Carmel, California, 1939-1947. Includes two 2-page letters, six half- to full-page letters, and 12 postcards. All are entirely handwritten and quite legible. Nineteen are to Robert Gros; one is to a Mr. Getz. They cover a wide range of topics including social events, invitations to visit, acknowledgements for items received, travel plans, WWII concerns (for sons Garth and Donnan), family trips for Robinson's readings, the "new" play (MEDEA), and Una's own medical concerns. Robert R. Gros (1915-1997) was a corporate executive and government adviser on international affairs. He twice rode the military airlift supply operations into blockaded Berlin after World War II, served several U.S. presidents and was personally commended by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 for his services to the American Council on NATO. Altogether very good to near fine.