OUR BUSINESS CIVILIZATION; Some aspects of American culture
Boni, (1929). 8vo, pp. 306. Brown cloth stamped in silver. Owner's name on flyleaf. Cover slilghtly worn at ends of spine, o/w a VG tight copy. More
Boni, (1929). 8vo, pp. 306. Brown cloth stamped in silver. Owner's name on flyleaf. Cover slilghtly worn at ends of spine, o/w a VG tight copy. More
NY: Scribner's, 1932. 8vo, pp. 428. Illustrated. Cover slightly soiled and worn, o/w a nice tight copy. A history of the U.S. from the earliest settlements to the eve of the Civil War. More
NY: HarperCollins, (1995). First printing. 8vo, pp. xiii, 418. Bibliography, indices. Illustrated. Paper over boards. Front hinge appears tender, but isn't, o/w about as new in dj. The sub-title is a little confusing--this is a book of days, commemorating inspiring persons and moments that are the heritage of people of..... More
NY: Crown, (1976). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 186. Index, 60 photos. A nice copy in little worn dj. Anecdotal history and x-rated stories from the "roasts." More
NY: Putnam's, (1959). First Edition. 8vo. 215, many cartoons. Author's signature on flyleaf. Fine in VG dj (price clipped). The secrets of success in the joke-telling game. More
NY: Bobbs-Merrill, (1966). First printing. 8vo, pp. 224. Illustrated. Presentation by Tobias on the flyleaf. A nice copy in little yellowed and chipped dj. The story of theater in the resort areas of New York and New England, and of the stars who got their start there. More
Boston: Bumstead, 1807. Second US edn. 8vo, pp. 6-300. Leather. Somewhat browned, hinges tender, little insect damage to last few leaves, cover scuffed and somewhat worn at edges and spine, o/w VG. Imprints 13600. This was originally published in 1797. We have been not been able to find out anything..... More
Westvaco Corp. (2001). Limited edition. 8vo, pp. 133. Introduction by William J. Bennett. Illustrated with portraits on the title. Included is an illustrated section on the history of the American flag. [Westvaco's American classics series.] Ribbon bookmark. Paper over boards with cloth spine, in a slipcase. About as new. There..... More
[Washington, DC]: House of Representatives, 1801. First Edition. 8vo, single, untrimmed folded sheet, 4pp. (Imprints1511). Fine. More
[Madison, WI]: Privately printed. First Edition. 12mo, pp. [9]. Paper wraps. Cover split at back and detached, o/w interior VG. More
NY: Putrnam's, 1901. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 167. Blue cloth, stamped in gilt. TEG. Cover little worn, o/w VG. More
Richmond, VA: Onward Press, (1929). 8vo, pp. 60. Frontis portrait. Cover little worn, some marking in text, o/w VG. A short textbook designed for study groups, colleges, schools, etc., of church music, with illustrations of manuscripts. More
Boston: Little and Brown, 1840. Second edn. 12mo, pp, 199, 278. Bound in blind stamped cloth, (rubbed at the extremities of the spines), a good clean set. Frontis portrait. Issued with some additions and corrections. Includes letters to John Adams touching on education and rights of women. Covers the important..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. 8vo, pp. 472. Owner's signature on blank, some foxing, cover rather worn. VG. A hymnal. More
Boston: Geo. C. Rand, 1852. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 23. Paper wraps. Slightly dog-eared, cover slightly stained, o/w VG. "Printed by the Young Men of the Congregation for their Private Use." More
Savannah GA: Beehive Press, (1974). Two volumes, pp. liv, 181. Notes. pp. xi, 242. Introduction to the latter by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Gray cloth, stamped on the spines in gilt. As new, in very slightly scuffed and faded box. Adams and Parsons went to Georgia during the last decade before..... More
NY: HarperCollins, (1996). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 336. A nice copy in somewhat soiled dj. More
Art Directors Club of Europe, (1995). 4to, pp. 378. Color reproductions of the "best" European advertising of 1993, with concise background information for each entry. A nice copy in chipped dj. Heavy. More
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1960. First printing. 4to, pp. 96. Black paper over boards with cloth spine. A VG tight copy in price-clipped, chipped and soiled dj. More
Chicago: City Club Bulletin, 1917. First Edition. 8vo, pp. (7). Offprint from City Club Bulletin, Chicago. Vol. X, No. 9, June 16, 1917. Paper. VG. Addams gave a speech before the City Club on the part pacifists should play in the world of the time. More
NY: Macmillan, 1930. First Edition. 8vo, pp. xiii, 413. Illustrated wtih drawings or woodcuts at chapter heads. Rust cloth, stamped in gilt. Partially unopened. Probably ex-library, with pocket and date slip removed; no stamps. Cover little scuffed, o/w VG. Jane Addams (1860-1935) settlement founder, social reformer and peace worker was..... More
London: Printed for the Author, 1797. First edn? 8vo, pp 304 Bound, with new endpapers in calf-backed marble boards Not in Halkett & Laing; CBEL, Vol II, pp 249; 250-2 ``. A collection of sketches and anecdotes. This was issued as a periodical the previous few years and then here..... More
Boston: L. C. Page, (1927). New edition; first published in 1906. 8vo, pp. 455. Bibliography and index. Illustrated with monochrome reproductions of some paintings. Green cloth, printed in red, black and gilt. Ex library, with bookplate and stamps, o/w VG. More
Chicago: University of Chicago, (1963). McCutcheon, John T. 8vo, pp. xi, 224. With an introduction by James T. Farrell. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. Tan cloth. A VG tight copy in price-clipped and somewhat scuffed dj. More
NY: McClure, Phillips, 1906. First Edition. Small 8vo, pp. 309. Illustrated with drawings. Red cloth, stamped in gilt and black. Cover slightly worn at corners, o/w a nice copy. Humorous essays about travel--first published as letters to the Chicago Register and other papers. More