Search Results: Americana from Bruce Davidson Books

NY: Whittlesey House/ McGraw-Hill, 1947. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. W.N. Wilson. First printing of this beautifully illustrated description of Down East Maine. Near fine in a lightly worn dustjacket. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 171)

University of Arizona Press, 1974. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First printing. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket. Not priceclipped and no markings.(box 157)

Jefferson NC: McFarland, 1989. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine. First printing of this carefully researched and well written paean to America's ballparks, almost 400 of them, from the famous (Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park) to the virtually unknown. Arranged alphabetically by location. Perfect condition. No dustjacket, as issued.

Metuchen NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1986. First Edition. . Hardcover. As New. Ninth edition. As new. Without dustjacket, as issued. (box 23)

NY: Book Collectors Associates, 1934. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1934 reprint of the 1859 original edition that dealt with the rather quaint colonial America tradition of allowing unmarried men and women to sleep together, as long as they were fully clothed. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket with minute edgewear. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 63)

Nashville: Southern Methodist Publishing House, 1882. Half-Leather. Good. Early (1882) printing. Green cloth. Good overall condition. No markings (box 186)

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1910. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. Very good condition. Introduction by Gifford Pinchot. Bookplate on front pastedown, and on the flyleaf someone has written, in a neat hand, the poem The Fire Fighters. (box 113)

NY: The Century Co., 1883. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Includes all issues from November 1882 to April 1883, with indexes.Bound in marbled boards. 960 pages, Very good condition. No markings, tears., or other significant flaws. (box 32)

Privately Printed, 1919. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First printing. Inscribed, SIGNED and dated (May 1919) by the author. Very good. Some spotting/discoloration to lower inch of the boards. Light foxing to the end papers.

College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1990. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. (box 10)

St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1989. First Edition. . Soft cover. Near Fine. First printing of this oversize paperback. Near fine with minute edgewear. (box 101)

1937. First Edition. . Soft cover. Near Fine. This is the June, 1937 issue of The Commentator (magazine) Color picture of Charles Lindbergh on the cover. Near fine condition with minute wear. (box 160)

Albany: Luther Tucker & Son, 1861. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good. This leather bound volume contains 26 weekly issues (Jan 1- June 30, 1861) of The Country Gentleman, "A journal for the farm, the garden and the fireside, devoted to improvement in rural affairs, to elevation in mental, moral, and social character, and to a record of science, progress, and the times". Good overall condition, though there is a large abrasion to the front cover cloth and scattered foxing and staining to the pages.

Atlanta: Index Printing Co., 1919. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second edition. Maroon cloth with gold lettering. Near fine with minute edgewear and very light foxing to fore and top edges. No ownership or other markings.Contents are fine.

Chapel Hill: Professional Press, 1996. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. SIGNED y the author on the flyleaf. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Amusing anecdotal history of Chapel Hill and UNC. (box 56)

NY: Dover Publications, 1988. First Thus. . Trade Paperback. Fine. First printing of the 1988 reissue of the limited edition first published in 1935. Fine condition. (box 72)

Spokane: Chickadee Publishing, 2005. First Edition. . Soft cover. As New. Many beguiling, vintage pix of "soiled doves". SIGNED by the author (without inscription. As new. (box 182)

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1890. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fair. Ex-library copy with a few library stamps and a card pocket. Spine a bit slanted and front hinge is started. Flag decorations on cover are a littlre faded but the gilt lettering is sharp.

Denton: University of North Texas Press, 2009. First Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. First printing. As new in as new dustjacket.

McLean, VA: EPM Publications, 1977. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First printing. Inscribed on the flyleaf by "Mr. K", who is probably the author. Illustrated by the late, great cartoonist Jeff MacNelly (creator of "Shoe"). Very good in a dustjacket with some wear and soiling. Not priceclipped and no markings.