Search Results: Americana from Knickerbocker Books

Brookfield, CT: The Millbrook Press, 1993. 1993 First Printing, with full printing line on copyright page. NEAR FINE hardcover. No jacket issued. Clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound in reinforced library binding. Faint marginal toning to pages, text otherwise fine. Hardcover of color illustrated paper over boards is fresh, light rubbing to corner tips and spine ends. Generously illustrated with archival photographs and both B&W and color reproductions - well-written and appealing to readers pre-teen to adult. No jacket. 7-3/4 x 10-1/4"; 96 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Not Issued.

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc., 1987. 1987 Edition, printing unstated. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD+ dust jacket.. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Text pages fine. Bound in lovely soft gray cloth hardcover with title silver stamped on spine, blind embossed design on front. One short, vertical light line at top of front cover near spine, otherwise cover is fine. Jacket is clean, bright and complete, no tears or chips: short crease at top of front edge, light rubbing to edges and a few small, light wear marks. Original small price sticker from the Adirondack Store on back (easily removable). Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding firm, hinges tight, boards and spine straight. A history of this uniquely American style that begins in the late nineteenth century, beautifully illustrated with 357 photos, 50 in color. 8-3/4 x 11-3/4"; 352 pages. A heavy book. May require additional postage for Priority or overseas mailing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+.

Philadelphia: Allen, Lane and Scott, 1903. 1903. GOOD+ hardcover. Lightly marked ex-library. Text pages near fine, in worn dark red cloth hardcover. Complete with 28 maps. Library bookplate on front free endpaper and some light marking in grease pencil to front free endpaper. Library markings to title and copyright page. Catalog label affixed to bottom of cover spine. No other markings, no card pocket or circulation slip. The book is printed on fine laid paper with rough cut edges. Text pages are crisp and fine. Cover, gilt lettered front and spine, is moderately rubbed and edgeworn - front hinge tender but intact, rear hinge endpaper cracked, but has a neat glue repair which has stabilized the hinge. The author defends U.S. rights against Canadian territorial claims, and states in his Introduction that the work was prepared with the object of "stating briefly but emphatically the title of the United States to a continuous, unbroken lisiere or strip of territory on the north west American… Read More

New Yok, Washington, London: Frederick A. Praeger, 1967. 1967 First Edition. NEAR FINE hardcover in Fair+ price-intact jacket. A lovely, unmarked and tightly bound copy complete with front fold-out map intact. Pages crisp and clean - no writing, bookplates, stampings. Top edge slightly dust stained, small corner crease to about 20 leaves, otherwise internally fine. Bound in bright red cloth over boards with silver lettering on spine and front. Light shelf rubbing to edges and spine ends. The dust jacket is heavily edgeworn with tears, creasing, some waviness to the front panel. a chip at bottom of the back panel. $5.95 price intact on flap, remains of old sticker next to it. The jacket is in a clear protector. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2". x + 326 text pages plus 8 illustration pages of black & white photos.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair+. 8vo.

Albany, New York: Albany Institute of History and Art, 1976. Published in 1976 in association with the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission. NEAR FINE, in paperback binding. Clean, fresh and securely bound. Small owner name neatly penned on inside front cover, no other markings. Cover, printed blue and black on cream colored paper, is lightly rubbed at edges with a small abrasion at base of spine but is otherwise clean and unworn, spine uncreased.A little book that packs in a lot of information as well as illustrations. A history of Albany, New York during pre-Revolutionary days and the role it played during the Revolutionary War. 4 full-page maps plus several black & white photos and reproductions. 6 x 9"; 82 pages. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine.

New York: Newsweek (Distributed by Harper & Row), 1973. 1973 Edition, printing unstated. NEAR FINE hardcover in GOOD price-intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages and printed endpapers pristine. Dark blue cloth hardcover, title stamped in silver on spine, has bit of rubbing to bottom corner edges and top rear corner is bumped, otherwise cover is fine. Hinges and binding firm and straight. Unclipped jacket is clean, the color portrait of Hamilton bright. Jacket edges and flap folds are moderately rubbed with some short tears and chips. There is 5" closed tear and crease to top of the rear panel which has had a judiciously placed thin piece of tape applied which isn't really holding now. The jacket is in a clear archival protector to prevent further damage. A generously illustrated complete biography (with dozens of black & white reproductions as well as 32 pages of color) meticulously compiled from the 19-volumes "Papers of Alexander Hamilton." Introduction by Harold… Read More

Halbert's Inc., 1983. 1983. VERY GOOD+ hardcover. A history and genealogy of the Bollenbach family in America- how the family got its name, the coat-of-arms, Bollenbachs in the US, researching Bollenbach ancestors, tools and jargon of genealogy as well as an extensive directory of Bollenbach households in America (as of 1983). A clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy with some light fading to the dark burgundy colored hardcover, the rear bottom corner rubbed. Gilt lettering and decoration on front cover. Binding tight, hinges intact. Includes Certificate of Authenticity. 8-1/2 x 11".64 pages plus directory of households.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Not Issued. Small 4to. Small Press.

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005 2005 Stated First Edition, First Printing. FINE in FINE dust jacket. Hardcover. Crisp - clean - totally unmarked - tightly bound. Both book and jacket are in NEW condition. Price intact on back of dust jacket. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2"; xiii + 302 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: A Studio Book/ The Viking Press, 1976 1976, printing unstated. A Better than Good copy in Good+, unclipped dust jacket. Overall a clean, unmarked and tightly bound copy. The first 2 leaves and final leaf are lightly foxed with a light damp stain, all other pages are clean and free of blemish - the lovely color plates (artwork and engravings by such venerable artists and engravers as Havell, Bennett, Birch, Currier & Ives, Hill, LeMoyne, Marryat, Pelham, and Wall) are bright and fine. Blue hardcover with turquoise cloth spine is clean, lightly rubbed and color faded along edges. Dust jacket is clean and complete - reverse (unprinted) side lightly foxed but printed side clean. Moderate scuffing and rubbing to edges and folds, a short closed tear and tiny chips. Binding firm, hinges tight; boards and spine straight. 12 x 10-1/2" (oblong); 134 pages. Hard Cover. Good ++/Good+.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990 1990 Stated First Trade Edition. VERY GOOD+ in VERY GOOD, price intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and sturdily bound copy. Crease to one leaf in Contents - otherwise text pages fine. Black cloth hardcover, gilt lettered on spine, is fresh and unworn. Binding and hinges intact - no cracks or splits. Unclipped dust jacket is lightly shelf rubbed, edgeworn, flaps toned at edges, but no tears or chips and in a clear protector. A comprehensive history illustrated with B&W maps, reproductions and photos. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2"; xxii + 835 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. Thick 8vo.

New York: Derby & Jackson, 1857. 1857 printing of 1855 edition. Internally near fine, in worn calf leather binding: spine leather perished and the front cover, with endpaper and title page attached to it, has detached but is present. Marbled endpapers, all page edges marbled. Pages are clean, unmarked and complete. First few leaves and final few leaves toned, otherwise pages are clean and white. Book block is firm - sewing and backing intact. A thick volume. 5-1/2 x 9-1/4"; xix + 1018 pages. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Thick 8vo.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1857. First Edition, 1857 printed on title page. VERY GOOD-. Two-volume set. Books are internally near fine; pages clean, fresh and unmarked; rear board of Vol. 1 detached. Books are bound in half brown morocco leather (spines and corners) with marbled paper over boards. Spines gilt titled, 5 raised spine bands. Matching marbled endpapers; all page edges marbled. The covers are clean though moderately rubbed and heavily edge worn, with chipping to spine ends, cracking to leather along hinges. The rear board of Vol. 1 has detached, though it is present. Book blocks are firmly bound. Includes 14 tissue-protected steel engraved portraits, including frontispiece portraits of James Otis and John Marshall. Among the orators included: Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Benjamin Rush, Robert T. Livingston, Charles and William Pinkney, Luther Martin, Red Jacket, Gouverneur Morris, De Witt Clinton, Rufus King,… Read More

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2000 2000 First Printing with full number line. Publisher's review letter laid in. FINE copy in NEAR FINE price-intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean, unmarked, tightly bound copy. Bound in ivory cloth hardcover with gilt lettering front and spine - cover is fresh and clean. Light crease to rear bottom edge of jacket, otherwise jacket is fine - price intact on front flap. Binding and hinges tight. In his late 90s, Kennan embarked on a genealogical journey spanning several decades. This deeply personal account of the lives of three generations of New England farmers is the remarkable result. Several B&W illustrations. 5 x 9-1/2"; 136 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Dutton Studio Books/Penguin Group, 1992 Stated First Printing, October, 1992, with "1" in printing line. FINE in NEAR FINE, price-intact dust jacket. A pristine copy - fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound in royal blue cloth hardcover binding. Dust jacket has very slight bit of shelf rub but is very near fine - no tears, creases or chips, bright and colorful. Price intact on front flap. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding tight, boards and spine straight. Beautifully written and produced with 402 sumptuous color illustrations. 9 x 12"; 304 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Keister, Douglas (photography). 4to.

New York: Club House, 1932 1932. The History, Constitution, By-laws, Rules and List of Officers and Members. The Club, organized in 1885 had numerous homes in New York City. In 1925 the Club moved to 30 West 44th, the site occupied when this book was published. (It is now home to The Penn Club.) Of particular interest are the five line illustrations of the building. This is a Very Good copy, clean and bright. Bound in hardcover of navy and gray cloth with gilt stamping front and spine. There is some scattered light spotting to the cover, very light soiling along the gray cloth spine but otherwise the cover is bright and clean. Text pages are clean and fine but penciled onto the last blank page is a home-made crossword puzzle! Very erasable if you don't want it. Binding is tight and square. 5-/14 x 7-3/4"; 105 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Montgomery, Alabama: Community Communications, Inc., 1999. 1999 Stated First Edition. Near FINE in NEAR FINE price intact dust jacket. A fresh, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages fine. Maroon cloth hardcover, titles silver stamped on spine and front, has small scuff to bottom edge of front board but is otherwise unworn and sharp. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. Unclipped color photographic jacket is bright and clean, with light shelf wear, one small tear at front hinge - no chips, creases or significant tears. A handsome volume alternates a contemporary view of Atlanta's business and cultural life with chapters on historic development from the 1830s on through the 1990s. Profusely illustrated with sparkling color photographs by Ron Sherman as well as many black & white archival photos. Introduction by Billy Payne; corporate profiles by Pam Baker and Virginia Parker. 10 x 13"; 447 pages. A heavy volume will require additional postage for overseas or… Read More

Wilmington, Ohio: Orange Frazer Pr Inc, 2003. 2003 First Edition, SIGNED by the Author (in black ink, above her printed name on the title page). FINE in Near FINE price-intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean, otherwise unmarked copy, firmly bound in black cloth hardcover, title gilt-stamped on spine. Pages and cover fine. Binding and hinges, tight, intact and straight. Pictorial jacket fresh and complete; four small dents to front panel but no tears, chips, creases or scuffs. Jacket is in a new clear protector. Profusely illustrated history of one of the oldest congregations in Columbus (archival black &white photos, and documents plus 8 pages with color photos of the stained glass windows. 7-1/4 x 10-1/4". xxii + 265 pages, including Index. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1905. Copyright 1904, 1905 printed on title page. VERY GOOD. A clean, totally unmarked copy, bound in green ribbed cloth hardcover with gilt and silver decoration to front cover, gilt spine lettering. Illustrated with 24 black and white plates - photo portraits of contemporaries of Mrs. Clement C. Clay and a tissue-guarded frontis portrait of Mrs. Clay. Pages clean and very good. Frontis tissue protector is foxed. Cover is clean, lightly worn with short tears and wear to spine ends and corner tips, spine darkened with gilt dulled. Binding and hinges tender but intact. 6 x 9"; xxii + 386 text pages. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Phoenix, AZ: Paul Johnson Jewelers, 1971. 1971 Facsimilie of the 1892 directory. NEAR FINE. A clean, firmly bound copy. A number (01016) is stamped on the front free endpaper, there are no other markings, Pages are clean and fine, bound in a red cloth hardcover with gilt stamping on front and rear boards. Cover is fresh and unworn. There is a historical and descriptive introduction to the Directory (with 3 black and white illustrations) and directories for both Tempe and Mesa are also included. 5-1/2 x 8-3/4". Facsimile. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Not Issued.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1986. 1986 Edition, printing unstated. NEAR FINE in NEAR FINE dust jacket. Beautiful presentation of the life and creative output of Bill Reid. Illustrated in color and black and white. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy of a now uncommon work. Faint marginal toning to pages, otherwise fine. Black hardcover with gilt lettering on front and spine. Cover is fresh and unworn. Jacket is complete and clean- light shelf rub, no tears or chips. Flaps aren't clipped though price is not printed. Jacket is in a clear protective cover. Binding and hinges tight, intact and straight . 9.5 x 10.25". 192 pages. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Small 4to.