Americana from Appledore Books, ABAA

New York: Rinehart and Company, 1954. Claire Leighton. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR/ARTIST CLAIRE LEIGHTON on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1954 1st edition (with the Rinehart logo 'R' on the copyright page). Clean and Near Fine in its oatmeal cloth, lacking its dustjacket. Wonderful Claire Leighton woodblock engravings throughout.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1929. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. The 1929 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of light offsetting at the endsheets) in a bright, VG example of the uncommon, fragile dustjacket, with light chipping along the edges and more pronounced chipping at the spine crown. Still though, very presentable. Octavo, generous… Read more about this item

Original boards. Very Good. Wonderful private journal (1848-1855) of Mary Elizabeth Stuart (1829-1888), Norwalk, CT. The journal charts the daily life of young Mary Elizabeth during the years 1848-1854 and appears to be volume 3 in a series of her diaries. Stuart notes several significant moments in Connecticut history, including the arrival of the New York/New Haven Railroad… Read more about this item

Hartford, CT: Elihu Geer, 1850. Decorative Boards. Very Good. A tight, well-preserved copy of the May 1950 Hartford city directory. Solid and VG in its decorative red cloth, with lavish blindstamping and gilt-titling along the panels. A bit of soiling to the front panel, light wear at the tips. Former owner bookplate mostly removed from the blank frontispiece.… Read more about this item

Chicago: Union Publishing Co, 1871. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. An especially sharp copy of the 1871 1st edition of this impressive history of the Great Chicago Fire of Oct. 8th-10th, 1871, killing approximately 300 people. Clean and Near Fine in its gilt-titled and decorated front panel and spine. Light foxing to the preliminaries, small, neat former owner presentation… Read more about this item

New York: J.T. Cowdery, 1876. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. The 1876 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark-green cloth, with decorative blindstamping and gilt-titling at the front panel. Light streaking and spotting to the panels, mild offsetting at the front endsheet and pastedown. Thin octavo, wonderful local ads throughout.

Danbury, CT, 1814. Full calf. Very Good. The 1814 1st edition, in its 3 separate parts. Part I: "The Powers and Duties of Towns, as Set Forth in the Statutes of Connecticut, Which Are Recited"; Part II: "The Powers and Duties of the Several Town Officials, with a Variety of Forms for the Use of Such Officers"; and… Read more about this item

New York: The Boy Scouts of America, 1929. Pictorial wrappers. Very Good. Uncommon 1929 Boy Scout book describing the various types of rallies. Solid and VG in its pictorial, light-bown wrappers, with small, neat former owner name at the top of the front panel and also along the bottom-edge. Still though, very presentable. Octavo, nicely illustrated throughout, with… Read more about this item

Fargo, North Dakota: Bureau of Publicity, 1913. Pebbled Boards. Very Good +. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1913 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its russet, pebbled boards, with just a touch of light scuffing to the panels and a bit of minor offsetting along the front fore-edge. Internally clean as could be, with no writing or… Read more about this item

New York: Boy Scouts of America, 1936. Pictorial cloth. Very Good +. The Third Handbook for Scoutmasters, in 2 volumes. Vol. I is the Fall 1936 1st imprint and Vol. II is the December 1938 3rd imprint. Both volumes solid and VG+ in their light-brown pictorial cloth, with just a touch of very light soiling at the panels.… Read more about this item

Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers, 2006. Cloth. Fine/Fine. The 2006 1st Jamaican edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Thick quarto, dozens and dozens of figures and table throughout. An all-but-immaculate copy.

W.A. King, Jr. Self-Published), 1964. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ---W.J. KING, JR.-- on the title page. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1964 1st edition of this charming piece of Western Americana, of Texas circus life and specifically of snake-handling. Tight and Near Fine (very light offsetting at the inner hinges)… Read more about this item

San Francisco: P.J. Thomas, 1885. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1885 1st thus, the 1st printing offered as a stand-alone publication. Clean and VG+ in its printed beige wrappers, with light chipping to the front panel's lower tip and very light wear along the spine crown. Octavo, 95 pgs. Includes an architectural rendering of a Chinatown tenement.… Read more about this item

Manchester, NH: John B. Clarke, 1870. Original wraps. Very Good. The uncommon 1870 1st edition, including a large fold-out map ("Map Illustrating the River Basins of New Hampshire") in color (!!). Solid and VG in its beige wrappers, with light creasing and very light offsetting long the wrappers. Octavo, 79 pgs.

New York: Fowler & Wells, 1884. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1884 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in its decorative, dark-green cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine. Light spotting and a touch of creasing to the panels, no writing or markings to speak of internally. 12mo, 273 pgs. plus publisher's ads at… Read more about this item

Mississippi Wire Glass Company, 1904. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine. A crisp, clean copy of the 1904 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine in its red cloth, with bright gilt-flouishes to the front panel. Graphic photos throughout specifically detailing the devastation inflicted on Baltimore by the February 7th, 1904 "Great Fire of Baltimore". Tiny personal library tag at the… Read more about this item

New York: Self-published, 1898. Cloth. Very Good +. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JAMES EDWARD GRAYBILL on the front free endpaper. A solid, well-preserved copy to boot of the 1898 stated 2nd edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its beige cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel. Very light soiling at the rear panel, otherwise clean… Read more about this item

New York: Girl Scouts, Incorporated, 1934. Cloth. Very Good +. A very presentable copy of the June 1934 2nd impression of the "new edition". Solid and VG+ in its light-green cloth, with just a touch of soiling at the panels and minor creasing to the preliminaries. 12mo, 575 pgs., including copious illustrastions.

Boston: Marshall Jones Company, 1920. 1/4 cloth. Very Good. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1920 1st edition. Tight and VG in its light-brown boards over 1/4 dark cloth. Mild wear along the tips (notably the rear panel's upper tip), light scuffing and creasing at the rear panel. Octavo, deckled fore and bottom-edges. Includes 24 full-page illustrations… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: New World Books, 1963. Pictorial boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR VINCENT GODFREY BURNS on the front free endpaper. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 1963 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine to Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Octavo, partly biography-in-verse!