Search Results: Authors starting with H from WILLIAM ALLISON BOOKS

[Maritime] Edw. H Mitchell. The New Pacific Squadron of the United States Navy. San Francisco, Calif.: Edw. H. Mitchell. 1908. Blue printed wraps. 19 cm. One sheet of illustrations folded accordion style. Covers have light fading and 48 star flag sticker on cover. Interior very good.
OCLC shows three holdings (Cal. Hist. Soc.; San Francisco Maritime Nat. Hist. Park & Columbia River Maritime Mus.) Photos and information on 36 ships that made up the Pacific Squadron. The Pacific Fleet was created in 1907 when the Asiatic Squadron and the Pacific Squadron were combined. This was the period in which President Teddy Roosevelt was projecting U.S. blue water naval power around the world, in part to deter a threatened war with Japan.

[Texas] [Houston] Jerome H Farbar. Houston. "Where Seventeen Railroads Meet the Sea."
A descriptive view book in colors. Denver, Col.: H.H. Tammen Company. 1913. Light brown pictorial wraps. 15 x 21 cm. Illustrated. Map [28] pp. One small abrasion to spine of front cover, back cover corner bend else very good.
OCLC shows 17 holdings (Columbia Univ.; Yale; Autry Mus.; LOC; Duke; Univ. Okla.; Dallas Pub. Lib.; TAMU; TAMU-CC; Univ. of Houston; UT-Austin; UT-Arlington; & Texas Tech. Univ.) Photomechanical reproductions of color photographs of Houston, Texas, accompanied by a brief descriptive text by Jerome H. Farber. Many great photographs, including of the ship channel; Galveston causeway; Main Street; City Hall; Main Street from Bell Avenue; Harris County Court House; Preston Street; City Park; Rossonion Apartments; Union Station; Chronicle Building; First National Bank Building; Cotton Barge; City Auditorium; Rice Hotel; Bristol Hotel; Union National Bank; Causeway with train; Grand Central Station;… Read More

Haley, J. Evetts. Charles Goodnight's Indian Recollections. Amarillo, Texas: Russell & Cockrell Printing. 1928. First edition. White printed wraps. 23 cm. 29 [1] pp. Cover toning and soil; one inch tear to pages 21-22 and 22-23, not affecting text.
OCLC shows 10 holdings (U. Tulsa; DRT Lib.; Houston Pub. Lib.; SFA St. .; TAMU-SA; Hardin-Simmons U.; SMU; Sul Ross St. U.; U. Houston & U. Arizona.). Reprinted from the Panhandle-Plains Historical Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1928. Limited to 100 copies. The life and adventures of the Goodnight family as they struggle to survive and deal with hostile Indians. Rare offprint from the first issue of the Panhandle‑Plains Historical Review, which Haley edited as well as contributed this important piece, about which Chandler Robinson's Haley bibliography comments, "While best known, perhaps, as a trail blazer and cattleman, Colonel Goodnight had vast experience as a frontier scout and Indian fighter."

Gen. Halleck's Grand March. Op. 931. Philadelphia: Lee & Walker 722 Chesnut St., Philadelphia). 1862. Music score. Disbound. 35 cm. Cover. illustration of General Halleck. Ads on back cover for Lee & Walker stock. 6 pp. Slightly trimmed at the bottom. Edge wear. Very good.
OCLC shows nine holdings (Union college; San Francisco Pub. Lib.; Huntington; Boston Athenaeum; Filson Hist. Soc.; BYU-Provo; Johns Hopkins; Univ. Penn. & Brown Univ.) Rare Book Hub shows no catalog or auction listings since 1962. "Respectfully dedicated to Major General Halleck." Illustration: Oval lithograph portrait of Major General Halleck; and floral frame design. T. Sinclair's Lith., Phila. Henry Wager Halleck, known as "Old Brains" served as the General-in-Chief of the Armies of the United States from 1862 to 1864. Halleck was a senior Union Army commander in the Western Theater from 1861 until 1862, during which time the troops under Halleck's command won many important victories

[Kansas.] [Cattle] Hazlett, Robert H. Hazford Place Herefords. Kansas City, Missouri. 1925. First edition. Red printed wraps. Tied binding. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 174 [2] pp. Corner tear on cover, else very good.
OCLC shows no holdings, but University of Kansas has a similar item from 1937. Contains a history of the Ranch in addition to a catalog of the bulls. Robert Harmon Hazlett was an early convert to Hereford cattle and became one of the most prominent breeder in the United States. He purchased land in Kansas and Nebraska in the early 1880s and came to Eldorado, Kansas in 1885. He was active in mining in Leadville, Colorado and took the money from that venture and invested it in further land purchases in Kansas. See Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History III, part 1, p. 547: "In 1898 Mr. Hazlett made his first purchase of pedigreed Herefords. A lover of fine stock, his purchase was from a desire to have, in a small way, a breeding establishment, where he could, during his… Read More

[Mexican War] Captain Dan Drake Henrie. Autograph letter, signed, folded into a stampless cover with wax seal to General J. M. McCalla. Nashville, TN., May, 19, 1848. One sheet folded into 4 leaves, 2 leaves of text, postmarked May 20th, Nashville. 8 x 10 in. Split at fold with minor edge chip, else very good.
An interesting letter concerning two Generals who were in Nashville, Tennessee. The letter references General Pillow's trouble with General Scott and the activities of their Whig opponents ("Taylor men") in an extended horse metaphor (reins, traces, etc.). He also asks for help regarding his bill in Congress, mentioning his exploit that was no doubt the basis for the bill. H.R. 363, a bill for the Relief of Captain Dan Drake Henrie was passed Jan 22, 1849. An interesting glimpse of the politics after the Mexican War by a Texas Ranger and hero of the Mexican War.
Captain Dan Drake Henrie was a former Texas Ranger who fought during the Mexican American War and narrowly escaped capture by the… Read More

[1). [Voyages] [Herrera y Tordesillas, Antonio de] ][Hernán Cortés.] Vervolg der verrigtingen en ontmoetingen van Ferdinandes Cortes, in de West-Indien en elders, in het jaar 1526. en vervolgens. Te Leyden : by Pieter vander Aa. 1707. 55 [7 index] [colophon][1] pp.
OCLC shows 12 holdings, 2 in the United States (UT-Austin & Newberry). See Howes A 2. Dutch edition of Herrera's account originally published in Spanish. "The Dutch, then allied with England and the Empire to place a Habsburg successor on the Spanish throne, faced Louis XIV of France and a large part of the Spanish population, who advocated a Bourbon king, Philip V of Anjou. This context of peninsular wars would explain the interest of Dutch subjects in the affairs of Spain and the Indies, especially since these Dutch translations emphasize the bloodiest side of the conquest, so they would serve perfectly to emphasize the danger of an alliance of Spaniards. and French before the inhabitants of Holland." Sánchez Jiménez, Antonio. Books… Read More

Hinkle, James F. Early Days of a Cowboy on the Pecos. Roswell: Privately Printed. 1937. White printed wraps. Illustrated. 35 pp. About fine.
Reese, Six Score 58. Campbell 101 #47. Adams, Herd 1041: "Rare." Howes H507. Graff 1898. Dykes, Billy the Kid 245. "The experiences of a New Mexico cowboy, written by a man who later became Governor of the state. A very rare book. Said to have been issued in an edition of only thirty-five copies." -- Adams. "One of the rarest of all pamphlets on ranching. Only 35 copies were printed, ... However, Dudley Dobie stated in a 1981 book catalogue that Gov. Hinkle had told him that 300 copies were printed, although none were sold. The rarity of the item in the marketplace would support the smaller number. It is possible, of course, that the bulk of a larger edition was destroyed. Hinkle was for a time Governor of New Mexico (1923-25), and was long a prominent rancher in southwest New Mexico. Although brief, this little pamphlet conveys the flavor of the range with a… Read More

[Civil War] General Jeremiah T. Boyle.
True Copy letter to President Abraham Lincoln. July 10, 1862. Handwritten letter, not in the hand of General Boyle. Note on letter: "This is a true copy of the original letter forwarded to President Lincoln. /S/ E. H. Hobson" Wear, splits at folds, edge chips.
This is a letter sent to the President by General Boyle praising the actions of Colonel Edward H. Hobson at the battle of Shiloh, his general character and his past actions at Buena Vista, and recommending him for promotion. "I beg the liberty to say that Col. Edward H. Holden 13th Ky. Regt. Vol. Infantry behaved as gallantly and as consequently as any officer in that miserable field. He is a noble soldier an excellent officer and a man of purity of character."
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Boyle raised a brigade of infantry for service in the Union Army. He was commissioned as a brigadier general on November 19, 1861. After wintering his troops in Tennessee, he joined Maj. Gen.… Read More

[Texas] [Poetry] Allen, John Houghton. The Poetry of John Houghton Allen. [Dallas]: Privately published. 1944. Limited edition. Rust cloth with printed label. 27 cm. 78 pp. Partially uncut. Spots to cover. Front and rear pastedowns have some stains from glue bleed through. Front board with a bend. OCLC shows 15 holdings, nine in Texas (Austin Pub. Lib.; Baylor; SA Pub. Lib.; SMU [2]; TAMU-CC; Texas St. Univ.; Texas Tech; & UT-RGV.). One of 350 copies. Not signed. Possibly printed by the Kaleidograph Press. Allen, the author of Southwest, one of A. C. Greene's Fifty Best Books on Texas, grew up in south Texas on his family ranch in the days of Pancho Villa and Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. "John Houghton Allen writes with great sympathy for the people and the land where he lived …." – Greene.

SAM HOUSTON SPEECH ON JUDGE WATROUS
1) [Texas] Sam Houston. Speech of Hon. Sam Houston, of Texas,Exposing the Malfeasance and Corruption of John Charles Watrous, Judge of the Federal Court in Texas, and of His Confederates. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, Feb. 3, 1859. Washington: Lemuel Towers. 1859. Disbound. 23 cm. 32 pp. Text block darkened, else very good.
OCLC shows 15 holdings (NY Hist. Soc.; Univ. Rochester; Autrey Museum; AAS; Lamar Univ.; San Jac. Mus.; SMU; TAMU-CC; Texas St. Lib. & Arch.; UT-Arlington; UT-Austin; UT-SA; Univ. Vir.) Rare Book Hub shows no copies at auction. A scathing speech in which Houston attacks Watrous, a federal judge and Texas land speculator (he was associated with the Peters Colony as an attorney), for fraud and judicial misconduct. From the newspaper American Flag: "The noble old hero took upon himself to vindicate the honor of his State . [...] Nobly and witheringly has he performed the task. He makes disclosures of the most startling character, and… Read More

[Mexican War][Texas] Hughes, George W. Memoir Descriptive of the March of a Division of the United States Army, under the Command of Brigadier General John E. Wool, from San Antonio De Bexar, in Texas, to Saltillo, in Mexico. Comprises the entirety of: Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating...Operations of the Army of the United States in Texas and the Adjacent Mexican States on the Rio Grande.... [Washington]: [No publication information.] [1850]. Modern full navy blue leather. 23 cm. 5 plates, 2 folded maps, plate. United States 31st Congress, 1st Session. Senate Executive Document 3267 pp. Rear hinge split. First map with three-inch tear where bound into volume. Scattered foxing.
Howes H767. Raines, p. 121. OCLC shows 24 holdings. Five lithographed plates after watercolors by Edward Everett (San Antonio, 2 views of the Alamo, Monclova Church, Monclova Tower.) Two folded lithographed maps: [1] Map Showing the Line of the March of the Centre Division, Army of Mexico, under the… Read More

Mexico] Willis S. Hunt.
Plan of Haciendas Los Becos & Carrízal. District of Culican, Sinolosa Mexico. [Nogales, Arizona?]: Willis S. Hunt. [Circa 1920s] One sheet 22 x 38 cm. Maps. Folded. Edge wear and splits at folds. Fair.
OCLC shows no holdings for this item or this development. Willis S. Hunt appears in the Nogales papers from 1919 to the 1920s as a Culiacan, Mexico resident and land agent. An ambitious attempt to market 247 acre blocks to Americans. Map shows the Southern Pacific Railway line. The map on the verso shows larger area around the proposed development.

[Texas] Eleazer Huntington. Map of the United States. Compiled from the latest authorities. Hartford: H.F. Sumner & Co. 1833. Hand colored engraved map. 35 x 52 cm. Very good.
OCLC shows two holdings (LOC & UT-Arlington). Rare Book Hub shows no auction or catalog listings. Map of the United States, showing the Missouri Territory with locations of Native American tribes. Also shows lands of Mexico stretching north to the 42d parallel and including present day Texas. Includes a table of distances at lower right. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Includes distance table. Fold-lined. Engraved by E. Huntington.

[Texas] Eleazer Huntington. Map of the United States. Compiled from the latest authorities. Hartford: H.F. Sumner & Co. 1833. Hand colored engraved map. 35 x 52 cm. Very good.
OCLC shows two holdings (LOC & UT-Arlington). Rare Book Hub shows no auction or catalog listings. Map of the United States, showing the Missouri Territory with locations of Native American tribes. Also shows lands of Mexico stretching north to the 42d parallel and including present day Texas. Includes a table of distances at lower right. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington, D.C. Includes distance table. Fold-lined. Engraved by E. Huntington.