New Titles in Stock
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American Frontier Series
Gilbert C. Fite, The Farmers' Frontier 1865-1900 , Reprint , Published by: Holt, Rinehart & Win in 1966 . Fine in black and pink cloth covered boards with yellow and black text stamping. In DJ which is near fine with a hint of wear to the upper corners of the panels. A volume in the Histories of the American Frontier Series. TB07512 $ 30.00


American Guide Series
WPA, Oklahoma A Guide To The Sooner State , Second Printing , Published by: Univ. of Oklahoma Pr in 1941 . Very good in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings on the spine and front board. Without a DJ This was the last state guide issued in the American Guide Series. 442 pages including an index, appendices, and photographs, maps and with a map in the rear pocket. TB14960 $ 40.00



WPA, Washington A Guide to The Evergreen State , Probable Second Printing , Published by: Binfords & Mort in 1941 . Very good in dark blue cloth covered boards with red decorations and text stampings on the spine & front board with light wear and rubbing to the ends of the spine area. Without a dust jacket. The second to last of the American Guide series to be published. 687 pages including an index, bibliography, chronology, maps and photographs with the fold-out map in the rear pocket. TB14962 $ 35.00



WPA, Rhode Island A Guide to the Smallest State , First Edition , Published by: Houghton Mifflin Co. in 1937 . Very good in original reddish cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings with a 1/4" long hole pressed through the cloth at the front gutter. Without a jacket. 500 pages with index, text, black and white photographs and a pocket on the rear end paper with a fold-out map of the state. TB14963 $ 30.00



WPA, Wyoming A Guide to its History, Highways, and People , Second Printing , Published by: Oxford University Pr in 1941 . Good+ in decorated light blue cloth covered boards with brown text stamping on the front board and spine which is tanned. Without a DJ 490 pages including an index, appendices, and photographs, a map at the front end paper and a fold-out map laid-in at the rear. TB14961 $ 25.00



WPA, Georgia A Guide to Its Towns and Countryside , Second Printing , Published by: The Viking Press in 1948 . Very good+ in tan buckram covered boards with the spine slightly tanned with a map on the front end paper. Without a DJ 545 pages with index, bibliography, chronology, text and photographs through-out with the fold-out map in the rear pocket. TB14959 $ 25.00


American Revolution
Harold M. Hahn, Ships of the American Revolution and their models , First US Edition , Published by: Naval Institute Pres in 1988 . Fine in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In DJ which is near fine with only a tiny nick to the lower edge of the front panel. 286 pages with index and extensive line drawings, sketches, and extremely detailed photographs of models under construction. An excellent source for the advanced model ship maker and a very uncommon title. TB14984 $ 100.00


Americana, Civil War
Peter Matthiessen, The Children of Bladensfield , First Edition , Published by: Sand Dune - Viking P in 1978 . Near fine in 1/4 brown cloth & paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In DJ which is VG- with a price clipped front flap, with a 1" closed tear at the lower edge of the spine area and with rubbing to the folds and to the ends of the spine area. Written by Evelyn D. Ward during her childhood at the time of the Civil War. Peter Matthiessen, a grand nephew, of Ward's provides an essay at the end of the book. TB14982 $ 50.00


Eric Sloane
Eric Sloane, The Book of Storms , First Edition , Published by: Duell, Sloan & Pearc in 1956 . Near fine in bright yellow cloth covered boards with black text on the spine with a slight bump to the heel of the spine. In DJ which is good+ with the price intact with 1/4" chips to the ends of the spine area, a narrow 3/4" deep chip to the lower corner of the front panel at the fold to the front flap. One of Sloane's earlier weather titles which has become extremely difficult to locate in collectable condition. 109 pages of text and with black and white illustrations. TB14986 $ 175.00



Eric Sloane, An Age of Barns , First by Henry Holt Edt. , Published by: Henry Holt and Co. in 1990 . Very near fine in black paper covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine with both the head & heel bumped. In DJ which is very near fine with the price intact on the front flap and with light rubbing at the ends of the spine area. A folio with wonderful color plates throughout. A highly collectable copy of one of Eric Sloane's more widely recognized books. This variation of the book differs slightly in the pagination than those publlished by Funk & Wagnalls. TB14987 $ 125.00



Eric Sloane, Eric Sloane's Almanac and Weather Forecaster , First Edition , Published by: Duell, Sloan & Pearc in 1955 . Very near fine in red cloth covered boards with black text stamping on the spine with an unobrusive paint stain to the rear board. In DJ which is VG- with a price clipped front flap with 1/2" deep chipping across the upper edge of the spine area and front panel with 1/8" deep chips at the lower edge of the spine area. A very scarce book in collectable condition. 169 pages of text and illustrations through-out. TB14864 $ 100.00



Eric Sloane, The Seasons of America Past (signed) , 3rd Printing , Published by: Funk & Wagnalls in 1958 . Near fine in burnt orange cloth covered boards with a the ghost of an inked in price erased from the first free end paper. In DJ which is very good with the price clipped from the front flap and with a 1.5" long tape repaired closed tear and rubbing to the folds. Signed on the fly title page by the author. 150 pages of text, sketches, recipes and four full color plates by the author. Sloane provides us with his look at yesterday's seasons of work and living. A wonderful book of early Americana. TB14973 $ 75.00



Eric Sloane, Eric Sloane's Almanac and Weather Forecaster , Second Printing , Published by: Duell, Sloan & Pearc in 1955 . Very near fine in red cloth covered boards with black text stamping on the spine with very light rubbing to the head & heel of the spine. In DJ which is poor with 1/2" deep chips at the ends of the spine area, fading to the red coloring and with numerous tape repairs. A very scarce book in collectable condition. 169 pages of text and illustrations through-out. TB14971 $ 70.00



Eric Sloane, Return to Taos (Paperback) , PB reprint , Published by: Hastings House in 1982 . Fine in paper wraps as issued without any wear or discoloration whatsoever. Without a DJ as issued. 80 pages of text and black and white sketches. This version of Return to Taos was issued in 1982 as a modified version of Sloane's classic book of the same name which was published in 1960 by Funk and Wagnalls. TB14972 $ 45.00



Eric Sloane, The Cracker Barrel , First Edition , Published by: Funk & Wagnalls in 1967 . Near fine in cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with the upper edges of the boards very slightly faded. In DJ which is VG+ with a price clipped front flap with light rubbing and wear at the ends of the spine area. 110 pages of text and black and white sketches helping to round out the stories heard at the local country store in years gone by TB14974 $ 40.00



Eric Sloane, Look at the Sky and tell the Weather , 1st Hawthorn Paperback Edition, Published by: Hawthorn Books Inc. in circa 1979 . Near fine in heavy illustrated wraps with a modest amount of curling to the upper corner of the front panel. An attractive paperback reprint of a book which in hardback form saw a great deal of abuse due to its oblong folio size. 89 numbered pages with text, numerous illustrations. TB14975 $ 30.00


Fiction
W. P. Kinsella, Shoeless Joe , First Edition , Published by: Houghton Mifflin in 1982 . Very good+ in 1/4 white linen and paper covered boards with the top edge slightly dust stained & a crease to the first free end paper. In DJ which is Very good+ with a price clipped jacket flap with moderate rubbing & creasing at the ends of the spine area & at the panel corners. Signed by author on the title page. Overall a nice copy of a highly collectable book and signed by the author. TB02722 $ 300.00



Thomas Hardy, Jude The Obscure , First Modern Library Edition , Published by: Modern Library in 1895, 1927 . Very good in decorated dark green, limp, cloth covered boards with two prior owner's names on the front end paper & on the 1st FEP. In a highly unusual, homemade, jacket of painted paper with with the title neatly written on the front panel with wear and light rubbing to the folds but no chipping. 488 pages of text followed by 4 pages of listing for other titles in the Modern Library series. TB14940 $ 30.00



Clyde Brion Davis, Nebraska Coast , First Edition , Published by: Farrar & Rinehart in 1939 . Good in burnt orange cloth covered boards with gilt text stampings with dampness stains across most of both boards but with not damage to the text block. 423 pages. TB14964 $ 10.00


Lakeside Classics
Charles Alexander Eastman, From The Deep Woods To Civilization , First thus , Published by: The Lakeside Press in 2001 . Fine in decorated brown cloth covered boards with a gilt top edge. Contained within the publisher's original shrink-wrap covering. Without a DJ none issued. A Lakeside Classic release of 2001. The full title reads: "From The Deep Woods To Civilization Including Excerts from Indian Boyhood" by Charles Alexander Eastman and edited by A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff. 333 pages followed by a full listing of the Lakeside Classics. TB14989 $ 35.00


Natural History, canoes
John McPhee, The Survival of The Bark Canoe , First Edition , Published by: Farrer Straus Giroux in 1975 . Near fine in decorated brown cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine with faint foxing to the fore edge. In DJ which is VG with a price clipped front flap, several short closed tears to the upper edge of the spine area and to the front panel with the spine slightly tanned. McPhee's 12th book which focuses on Henri Vaillancourt and his trade of making birch bark canoes in the same manner as Indians of the 17th and 18th centuries. 114 pages followed by pictures. TB14981 $ 85.00


Nautical Fiction
C. S. Forester, The Bedchamber Mystery , First CN Edition , Published by: Reginald Saunders in 1944 . Very good+ in illustrated paper covered boards with very slight rubbing and wear to the ends of the spine which is also slightly rolled. A clean and attractive copy of a difficult book to locate. A collection of three short stories including the title story, The Eleven Deckchairs, and Modernity and Maternity. TB14980 $ 85.00


Nautical History
Nicholas Blake & Richard Lawrence, The Illustrated Companion to Nelson's Navy , Reprint of 2000 , Published by: Chatham Publishing in 1999 . Fine in textured, dark blue paper covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine. In DJ which is fine with the price intact on the front flap. 207 pages including an index, a bibliography of naval fiction relating to the period of the text (1793-1815), a glossary, text & with extensive photographs of period art and illustrations through-out The authors provide some interesting parallels to the topics with sidebar comments relating to naval fiction series titles. TB14979 $ 45.00



Richard Woodman, The Sea Warriors , First Edition , Published by: Constable Publishers in 2001 . Fine in textured, dark blue paper covered boards with silver colored text stamping on the spine. In DJ which is fine with the price intact on the front flap. 384 pages including an index, glossary, text and with two sections of photographs. The author provides an in-depth account of the naval sea captains of the late 18th & early 19th centuries TB14977 $ 40.00


Rivers of America Series
Richard Mathews, The Yukon , First Edition , Published by: Holt Rinehart & Wins in 1968 . Fine in blue-green cloth covered boards with gilt text and gilt title block on the spine. In DJ which is very good+ with the price clipped from the front flap, with a small 1/8" closed tear to the upper edge of the rear panel with related creasing. The scarce 59th volume in The Rivers of America Series. With illustrations by Bryan Forsyth. Overall a beautiful copy of a scarce title. 313 pages with index. TB14985 $ 250.00



Malcolm Ross, The Cape Fear , First Edition , Published by: Holt, Rinehard & Win in 1965 . Very good xLibrary copy in medium blue cloth covered boards with tape stains, a pocket in the rear and typical stampings. In DJ which is VG although the price has been clipped and there is a library call label pasted to the lower edge of the spine area. The 57th volume in the Rivers of America Series. 340 pages containing an index, bibliography and text. This is one of the most scarce titles in the series. TB14983 $ 145.00



Ralph N. Hill, The Winooski , First Edition , Published by: Rinehart & Company in 1949 . Poor xLibrary copy in off-white cloth covered boards with the typical stamps and other disfigurations. Without a DJ The 38th volume in the Rivers of America series with illustrations by George Daly. 304 pages including an index and bibliography. TB14970 $ 10.00



Edgar L. Masters, The Sangamon , First Edition , Published by: Farrar & Rnehart in 1942 . Poor xLibrary copy in red cloth covered boards with the typical cancelation marks and other disfigurations. Without a DJ 258 pages including an index and illustrations by Lynd Ward. TB14969 $ 10.00



Walter Havighurst, Upper Mississippi , Reprint , Published by: Farrar & Rinehart in 1937 . Poor xLibrary copy in green cloth covered boards which are heavy worn at the edges and at the head and heel of the spine and with the typcial cancelation marks and other disfigurements. This is the 2nd volume in The Rivers of America Series. 258 pages including an index followed by an essay by the editor. TB14968 $ 10.00



Dale L. Morgan, The Humboldt , Reprint , Published by: Farrar & Rinehart in 1943 . Poor xLibrary copy in cloth covered boards with portions of the dust jacket pasted to the front end papers and with the typical stampings and other disfigurations. The 23rd volume in the Rivers of America series with illustrations by Arnold Blanch.. 374 pages containing an index and bibliography. TB14967 $ 10.00



R. E. Banta, The Ohio , First Edition , Published by: Rinehart & Co. in 1949 . Poor xLibrary copy in gray cloth covered boards and with the typical stampings and cancelation marks with the front hinge broken. The 39th volume in the Rivers of America Series with illustrations by Edward Shenton. 592 pages including an index. TB14966 $ 10.00



Hodding Carter, Lower Mississippi , First Edition , Published by: Farrar & Rinehart in 1942 . Poor xlibrary copy in cloth covered boards with typical stamping and with the hinges broken and the rear joint is torn. Without a DJ The 19th volume in the Rivers of America Series. With illustrations by John McCrady. 467 pages with an index. TB14965 $ 10.00


Travel
Wallace Stegner, American Places , First Edition , Published by: E. P. Dutton in 1981 . Near fine in heavy white cloth covered boards with just a hint of shelf wear at the heel of the spine. In DJ which is unclipped and in near fine condition with just a tiny bit of rubbing at the upper edge of the spine area. Eighty-nine full color plates provide the graphic foundation to this 224 pg. book of essays by Wallace and his son, Page Stegner. With photographs by Eliot Porter. TB09933 $ 50.00

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