American History

Jones Brothers Publishing Co. - Knight & Brown. Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1900. Hard Cover. 384 pages: 7.25 x 10 in.: 4.8: Vol. 1: KB#002186: No Jacket as Issued. Boards are red with gold gilt lettering on spine. Corners are rubbed. Volume has a full-color lithograph of "The Dutch Surrender New Amsterdam Sept. 8, 1664", with onion paper covering, in front of the title page, and many fine-detailed black and white drawings throughout. Book is Volume ONE (only) of the six volume set. Pages are complete and intact, but page block is separating from spine; needs re-gluing. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. .

Topeka, KS: Samuel Radges / "Commonwealth State Printing House, 1872. First Edition, Thus . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 225 pages, plus a few tipped in ads. Rebacked with black cloth with gilt stamped lettering. New end leaves, though trimmed just beyond the margin of the inside paste downs of both covers and covering no text of ads. Original paper advertising paste over on top and bottom covers are rubbed and chipped at edges, though letter remains mostly very clear. Wear along edges of covers. Contents show scattered smudges, though remain complete and mostly clean. Nice example of this very scarce city directory.

1867 1st ed American NAVY Officers Illustrated Farragut Civil War Ironsides Ship

"The first biography of David Farragut!"(Nevins)

Joel T. Headley, an American historical author, was known for his biographical works on important American military leaders, such as Grant and Sherman. His major contribution, of course, is his account of the Civil War, entitled 'The Great Rebellion'; however, he extended his military focus beyond infantry and cavalry generals in his next work "Farragut and Our Naval Commanders".

This work deals exclusively with all aspects of the American Navy from generals and commanders, their ships, the types of guns used on the vessels, the wars that the Navy played roles in, as well as details of some of the earliest naval ships – The Monitor, Galena, and Ironsides. The naval officer biographies include:
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Admiral Farragut
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S.H. Dahlgreen
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L.M. Goldsborough
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S.H. Stringham
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C.H. Davis
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W.D. Porter
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C.S. Boggs
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Charleston, SC: Carolina Art Association, 1964. Fifth Edition, limited to 1,500 copies. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Charleston, SC: Carolina Art Association, 1964. Folio, 10 1/4" x 13 1/8", 247pp., illustrated with 147 photographs, 20 plans, 3 maps and 25 full-page drawings. Some foxing along edge of page block and perimeter of dust jacket. Pages clean and bright, binding tight with no wear. Very good in very good dust jacket. . Hard. Very Good/Very Good. Folio.

1847 1st ed INDIANS Mexico TEXAS Revolutionary WAR Willson American History

Marcus Willson's "American History" is a mid-19th-century compendium of the history of the United States from its earliest times through the 1840s. This work, according to the title, includes commentary on notes on Native American Indian tribes, as well as the histories of Mexico and Texas, and extensive content on the Revolutionary War. Note that this first edition work includes small, in-text illustrations and maps.

Item number: #12170
Price: $499
WILLSON, Marcus
American history--comprising historical sketches of the Indian tribes : a description of American antiquities, with an inquiry into their origin and the origin of the Indian tribes
Cincinnati : W.H. Moore ; New York : M.H. Newman, 1847. First edition
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o IV, 672
o Illustrated throughout
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
· Size: ~9in X 6in (23cm x 15cm)
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Oneida Association, Oneida Reserve, NY, 1849; Unique collection of five first edition Oneida Association publications: 1.) "Confessions Of John Noyes," autobiography of controversial Oneida founder John Humphrey Noyes, (1849; 96 pages), who after undergoing a religious conversion in 1834 during a meeting conducted by fiery revivalist Charles Grandison Finney, decided to dedicate his life to the theology of Perfectionism, and by 1836 had established a commune of "Free Church," or "Bible Socialists," at Putney, Vermont where they remained for twelve years until forced to move to New York’s Oneida Indian Reserve to avoid prosecution for adultery, owing to their practice of universal marriage. "Confessions," published the first year at Oneida, is Noyes’ personal account of his life and religious evolution, plus a history of Perfectionism; (2.) Faith Facts, Or A Confession Of The Kingdom Of God And The Age Of Miracles, (1850; 40 pages), the first Free Church… Read More

275pp, black cloth covers with silver lettering on spine. DJ w/silver lettering on front, white letters on spine First edition/first printing of English edition. Fine in a fine dj. 4pp b&w photos. The amazing story of an attempt to corner the silver market by the Hunt brothers of Texas, sons of H.L. Hunt, and the Al Saud royal family of Saudi Arabia. Well-written by a veteran journalist and correspondent, revelatory and highly entertaining read. Rare in this condition and form.

This Book is in Like New Condition. The Softcovers have Very Light Shelfwear but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Any Major Damage. The Spine is Not Creased; the Binding is Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage.Book Description:The Siege of Mobile, 1780, in Maps; with Data on Troop Strength, Military Units, Ships, Casualties, and Prisoners of War including a Brief History of Fort Charlotte (Condé) by William S. Coker and Hazel P. Coker, published by The Perdido Bay Press as Volume IX in the Spanish Borderlands Series in 1982. This Book is a Softcover measuring 6" x 9" with viii+123 pages.

In the summer of 1980, the Pensacola Historical Society invited author William S. Coker to speak about the siege of Pensacola in 1781. Since so much had been written about the siege, he thought that he would be unable… Read More

Dayton Morningside House, 1991. 3 vols. As New -- still in publisher's shrink wrap. Bound in grey and blue cloth. Gorgeous set of this classic. Photo is of the set we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

FIFES AND DRUMS 1917 little tear, some markings and wear.WIKIPEDIA PAGE SAYS These poems, written under the immediate stress of great events by those who have banded themselves together under the name of The Vigilantes, furnish a striking record of the emotional reactions of the American people during the fortnight preceding and the six weeks following the declaration of war. They are presented to the public in the belief that men and women in every corner of the Union will find reflected in them some of the love and aspiration they themselves are experiencing for their re-discovered country.

Berkeley, California: The University Press: Philosophical Union of the University of California offprint from the University of California Chronicle, Volume XIII, No. 4, 1911. Offprint. Pamphlet. Stapled wraps, 5.75 x 8.75 inches, 26 pp. Faint spotting to wrappers; crease to front wrapper with several half-inch closed tears to head of wrappers and title page; some separation of wrappers along spine; discreet, one-inch tape repair to head of front wrapper (verso); toning to wrappers and leaves; pages bright and unmarked. Very good.. Original offprint setting forth George Santayana's (1863-1952) remarks before the Philosophical Union of the University of California on August 25, 1911 on "The Genteel Tradition in American Philosophy." In what would become his farewell address to America, Santayana analyzes American culture and tradition at the turn of the twentieth century, presenting America with a vision of itself that would, in the decades ahead, begin to fade away before the advent of democratic… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Co,, 1972. SCARCE in 1st Printing and in dust jacket. Very Good, black cloth boards stained, several pages noted with tidy scholarly notations in pencil at margins. In a Very Good dust jacket, small chips and tears along top edgeForman was Executive Secretary of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and Minister of Education for the Black Panther Party/ . First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bricks Without Straw, A Novel. By Albion W Tourgee, Author of "A Fool's Errand" etc. New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert. 1880. Believed to be first edition. 'A classic of American political fiction first published in 1880, a mere three years after Reconstruction officially ended, Bricks Without Straw offers an inside view of the struggle to create a just society in the post-slavery South. It is unique among the white-authored literary works of its time in presenting Reconstruction through the eyes of emancipated slaves. As a leading Radical Republican, the author, Albion W. Tourgée, played a key role in drafting a democratized Constitution for North Carolina after the Civil War, and he served as a state superior court judge during Reconstruction. Tourgée worked closely with African Americans and poor whites in the struggle to transform North Carolina's racial and class politics. He saw the ravages of the Ku Klux Klan firsthand, worked to bring the perpetrators of Klan atrocities to justice, and… Read More

New York and London: Harper & Brother Publishers, 1902. Complete five volume set bound in original red cloth lettered in gilt, top edges gilt, Near Fine, the spines a shade sunned, light rubbing at edges. Volume I: The Swarming of the English; Volume II: Colonies and Nation; Volume III: The Founding of the Government; Volume IV: Critical Changes and Civil War; Volume V: Reunion and Rationalization. Profusely illustrated, a handsome set. . First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1967. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good/Very Good. Publisher's dark grey cloth with silver spine titles. The dust jacket with a b/w photo from Selma has the price of $8.95. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. The jacket has rubs on the spine tips and corners. 8vo; 9.5 inches tall; 389 pages with appendixes and an index. Introduction by Leslie W. Dunbar. An early printing with the code: 67-20324. Signed with inscriptions by Pat Watters and Reese Cleghorn to Jack Price. Jack Price was involved in the Progressive Social Justice movement. He dedicated his life to the outcasts and the downtrodden. [From his obit]. Uncommon signed and inscribed with a nice association. An important contemporary account of the Civil Rights struggle by Atlanta Journal reporter Watters and editor Cleghorn. Published in the heart of the struggle in 1967 to gain dignity and the ballot.