New York: HarperCollins, 2012. First Thus. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 8 3/8 Inches. 279 PP. Original illustrated binding with no DJ as issued. Deluxe reproduction of Everett's 1912 classic that features some newly commissioned artwork to further illustrate the original. While Everett's book was a tremendous "cash-grab" published only months..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1926. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 258 PP. First printing in the original illustrated red cloth binding. DJ retains the original price of $3.00 on the front flap. This book is widely considered the first American book on Jazz..... More
Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1982. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 277 PP. Illustrations and maps throughout. Discreet closed tear to top of DJ front panel. More
Germany: Franz Steiner, 1962. First Edition. 6 7/8 X 9 5/8 Inches. 185 [2] PP. First printing of the first book by Dr. Donald Detwiler, noted Professor at Southern Illinois University and past Chairman of the World War II Studies Association. A superb copy. Printed in the original German language..... More
New York: R. Spalding, 1865. First Edition. Cloth. 5 5/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 86 PP. Important original 1865 book that features the first printing of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted..... More
Fredericksburg, TX: Windsor House Publishing, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 263 PP. Stated "First Edition October 2001" on the copyright page. Original price of $26.95 intact on front flap. Signed by author on the title-page. First-hand account of the September 11, 2001 tragedy..... More
Nashville, TN: John Lawrence Connelly, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 290 PP. Incredible history of North Nashville, Germantown and what is now considered East Nashville. Illustrated with several historic photographs of Nashville and her citizens. Quite scarce. More
New York: Garland Publishers, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 309 PP. First edition of this important study of Black culture in Boston prior to the Civil War. "Enormous reservoirs of hope, charity, energy, and faith fueled black Bostonians in their collective efforts for socioeconomic advancement;..... More
London: The Bodley Head, 1922. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 9 X 11 1/2 Inches. 96 PP. A stunning copy housed in the original issue DJ. Cover illustration and gilt title to spine in perfect condition. All woodcuts intact. More
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/8 Inches. 240 PP. First printing of this early biogaphy of the first Governor of the State of Tennessee, Governor of the lost state of Franklin and noted pioneer. Original cloth a bit toned. Light..... More
Indianapolis: Carlon & Hollenbeck, 1897. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 4 1/2 X 7 Inches. 86 PP. Stated "New, Revised and Illustrated Edition" on the copyright page. A very nice early look at the supposed domestication of the Indian Tribes in the west. Top corner of two page torn off (about 1/2..... More
New York: The New York Historical Society, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/4 X 10 1/4 Inches. 325 PP. Exhaustive history of Joshua Hett Smith's involvement in the treasonous actions taken by Benedict Arnold in 1780. Original price of $12.50 intact on front flap. Signed by author on..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 909 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $17.95 on front flap. Winner of the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Signed by Massie on the first flyleaf. Hint of..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1925. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 232 PP. First printing copy with no additional copyright dates on copyright page. Original price of $2.00 intact on front flap. Orange cloth boards clean and sharp. DJ exhibits very light wear at..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 446 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $30.00 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed to "Josh Evans" directly on the title-page..... More
York County, PA: 1933. First Separate Edition. Original wraps. 5 X 7 Inches. 8 PP. Original souvenir booklet with local photographs and descriptions from the York Dispatch newspaper, August 24, 1933. This booklet undated, but appears to be a period printing with paid political ads to covers and price of..... More
New York: Warner Books, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 341 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $12.50 intact on front flap. Signed by Nixon on tipped-in limited signature page. Light wear to..... More
New York: Waldon Press, 1971. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 3/4 X 10 Inches. 17 PP. First separate issue. Originally printed in the October, 1971 Midstream magazine. Shneiderman's coverage of the Soviet cultural genocide against the Jews following WWII. Original red wraps. Light sunning to cover. Hint of wear to..... More
New York: The Abingdon Press, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 217 PP. Original olive cloth with gilt title stamping to cover and spine. From the preface: "The purpose of the following chapters is to try to interpret those ideas and ideals of Germany that issued in..... More
New York: TOR Books, 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 718 PP. Stated "First Printing" with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.99 intact on front flap. History of the show from concept to completion told via..... More
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 250 PP. First printing with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by legendary Guineess Master Brewer Fergel..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 Inches. 109 PP. First edition of author's first book. All 24 illustrations intact. First state of ads. Spine quite worn at folds. Light wear to edges. Ink to bottom gutter from what looks like a spilled bottle..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Early Edition. Original wraps. 5 3/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 233 PP. “He was one of the most charming men I’ve ever known. He was also one of the very worst presidents.” Gore Vidal on John F. Kennedy Original 1960 trade paperback edition of Kennedy's..... More
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1992. First Thus. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 888 PP. First printing of the 1992 facsimile edition with the full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed by President Gerald Ford, the youngest member of the Warren Commission at..... More
Washington DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 198 PP. NASA publication SP-4003. Original stamp from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library on front cover (with no other markings). Very important early record of the study of the..... More