Search Results: Titles starting with A from Glenn Books

New York and London: Harper and Brothers ., 1916. Front cover and spine lettered in black. Frontispiece photo of a practice court. Eight full-page figures through the text. Underlining and marginal notes in pencil scattered through the book. From Harper's A-B-C Series. This book was obviously read! A nice addition to a golf library. 121pp.. First Edition. Red Cloth. Mild General Cover Wear/No Jacket. Small Octavo.

East Aurora, New York: The Roycrofters, 1920. Covers overlaid in loose-woven burlap. Paper onlay title front cover. Small neat inscription front free endpaper. Portrait frontispiece of Lincoln. Gettysburg Address added at conclusion. Quite a clean copy, with a small smudge at bottom of p.57 only. 61pp.. First Edition. Tan Boards. Minor Corner Wear Only./No Dust Jacket. Thin Octavo.

Glorieta, New Mexico: The Rio Grande Press, 1972. Cover designs in red and blue. Small adhesive mark at top of front free endpaper. This is a "Rio Grande Classic" and was first published in 1902 as part of the "Annual Report of the United States National Museum under the Direction of the Smithsonian Institution". The study was subtitled, "Studies in a Textile Art Without Machinery". The study is reprinted in full with 248 illustrations, many in color, and 212 text figures. A finely-produced reprint of this classic study.. Second Printing. White Textured Cloth.. Minor Wear/No Jacket. Quarto.

Washington, D.C.: W. F Roberts Company., 1925. Chapters on autobiography, Congressman, President, Assassination, The Trial, Mrs. Lincoln, and Memorials. Laid in is a copy of Lincoln's "Farewell to Springfield" speech. Profusely illustrated. 179pp. See Monaghan 2765.. First Edition. Dark Blue Cloth. Nearly Fine/Soiled, Minor Chipping.. Octavo.

Leavenworth: Fort Leavenworth Kansas, 1959. 6pp. Excerpts from an address by Alan W. Farley to the Fort Leavenworth Historical Society, 17 November, 1959.. Wrappers. Nearly Fine.. Thin Octavo.

New York: Swann Galleries, 1985. Swann sale number 1373. Sale conducted on May 23, 1985. 438 items listed, illustrated. Divided into four parts: Books and autographs, graphics, photographs, and ephemera. . First Edition. Wrappers. Nearly Fine. Octavo.

Boston, New York: Houghton, Mifflin Company, 1928. Complete in two volumes. This is the fourth impression printed in the same year as first impression. Portrait frontispieces with tissue-guards. Lincoln is portrayed in Volume I, Stephen A. Douglas in Volume II. Eighteen full-page illustrations. Cover edges and corners lightly rubbed. Ink inscription on front flyleaf of the first volume. Front joint of Volume 1 scuffed. Small cloth puncture on spine of Volume 2 without loss. See photo. Occasional marginal notations in pencil and ink. 607-741pp.. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Blue Cloth. Light Edge Wear/No Jacket. Thick Royal Octavo.

New York: McClure, Phillips, and Co., 1903. A rather scarce piece of Lincoln material. Photographic reproduction of a small notebook kept by Mr. Lincoln during the Campaign of 1858, with jottings in his own hand. It came into the possession of Captain James N. Brown, who added newspaper clippings to the notebook. In 1900, the book was sold by Brown's family to William Lambert, who at the time possessed the most complete Lincoln collection in exixtence. Forty-two pages of photo reproductions, followed by fifteen pages of explanatory notes by J. McCan Davis. We see reprints of this edition for sale and a recent sale of an original such as ours, by Bonham's in May 2023. . Second Impression. Full Thin Leather. Covers Worn/No Jacket. 5' x 3 1/4".

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley and Sons, 1950. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge shows some foxing. Spine lightly rubbed, gilt lettering subdued but intact.Large fold-out map as frontispiece. This is the 48th number in the Lakeside Classics library, published for Christmas, 1950. Nine illustrations. A reprint of the original 1868 edition puiblished by Lippincott. 354pp.. Lakeside Classics Edition. Burgundy Cloth. Almost No Wear./No Jacket.. Duodecimo.

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1999. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on front limitation page. All edges gilt. Covers and spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Silk bookmark sewn-in. A certificate of authenticity and an Easton Note about the book and author are laid-in. This novel was first published in 1985, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. It was adapted to the screen in 1988, for which Geena Davis won an Oscar. 355pp.. Signed by Author. Collector's Edition. Full Black Leather. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Octavo.

Kansas City: University of Kansas Medical Alumni Association A well-illustrated account by the distinguished physician and teacher. Dr. Major was Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Universioty of Kansas from 1921 to 1950. 147pp.. Blue Cloth. Nearly Fine/Lightly Worn Dust Jacket. Thin Octavo.

London: Phillips and Fardon, 1806. Marbled endpapers. Two volumes bound in one. Covers rubbed, spine chipped. Rear cover attached only at top 2". Contains two accounts of meetings of Friends, where they discuss promoting "the improvement and civilization of the Indian natives". The first account was printed in Philadelphia, the second in Baltimore, then reprinted in London. Moderate foxing. See Sabin 7848 and 7849. 50pp. and 43pp. . First English Editiion. 1/2 Calf Over Marbled Boards.. Moderate General Wear/No Jacket. Thin Octavo.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1892. Corners bevelled. Spine with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Small water spot front cover. Edges and spine extremities show light wear. Book-plate front free endpaper. Peripheral foxing of front endpapers. Internally a very clean copy. 317pp.. First English Edition. Black Cloth. General Light Edge Wear/No Jacket. Octavo.

Kansas City, Missouri: Westport Historical Society, 1964. This is copy #130/525 signed by the author. A fine account of the events leading up to the Battle of Westport, the Battle, and the aftermath. Illustrated with plates and maps. Appendices, notes, bibliography, index, and list of subscribers at the end. 202pp.. Signed by Author. Subscriber's Edition. Gray Cloth. Fine/Fine. Octavo.

Kansas City, Missouri: The Lowell Press, 1964. Inscribed and signed by the author on front free endpaper. Illustrated with maps, frontispiece painting, several photos. Quite a clean copy. 190pp. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Gray Cloth. Almost No Wear/Lightly Chipped Dust Jacket. Octavo.

Detroit, MI: Privately Printed Two volumes. Portrait frontispieces. "Recollections" was printed in 1913 by the DeVinne Press, 1/2 vellum. It is copy #1/100 and noted on front free endpaper as "My copy". "Activities" was printed in 1923, #4/75 copies, and inscribed to his daughter Grace Clara. Frank Hecker (1846-1927) was an American railroad-car manufacturer from Detroit. His mansaion in Detroit is on the National Register. He was Police Commissioner in Detroit in 1888. He was appointed to the Panama Canal Commission by Teddy Roosevelt. 53-54pp. Both volumes housed in worn slipcases.. Limited Edition. Blue, Green Cloth. Fine/In Slipcase. Thin Octavo.

New York, London: D. Appleton and Company, 1934. Jacket chipped at extremities, and darkened at edges and spine. Book covers a bit darkened at edges. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the author on fron free endpaper. "A study of the dominance of woman-how she holds it, and what sh should do with it". (From front panel of jacket). From the blurb, "It is a woman's world. It always has been, and always will be". 425pp. A very clean and crisp copy. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Chipped Dust Jacket. Octavo.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company., 1917. Wilson's speech before Congress spelling out the dire circumstances regarding Germany and the need to prepare for war. 30pp.. First Edition. Blue Paper-Ccovered Boards. Light Edge Wear/Chipped Dust Jacket. Small Thin Octavo..

`New York: Julian Messner, 1958. Jacket is unclipped, light wear at corners, repaired closed tear front panel without any paper loss. "An exciting book filled with history, legend, and wonderful stories-with over 150 fascinating illustrations", 256pp. . First Edition. Orange Cloth. Light Edgewear/Light Edgewear. Large Octavo.

New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1964. THREE VOLUMES. First two volumes list 300 books from the collection with bibliographical descriptions on the verso and full-page illustration on the adjacent recto. Volume 3 is a checklist (1473-1926) compiled by Wilberforce Eames with 1746 entries on 172pp. followed by a reference key and index. Quite a nice set, all volumes crisp and clean.. First Edition. Brown Cloth. Minor Cover Wear/No Jacket. Quarto.