New York 09 from Quaker Hill Books

Boston:, 1866. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on ffep and dated Dec. 18, 1883. 3/4 Comtemporary brown cloth with flag-bearing soldier embossed in gold on front cover. An important Civil War regimental history that saw action in many of the most famous battles including First Bull Run, Yorktown, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Spottsylvania Court House. Cudworth, the… Read more about this item

Boston:: Brookside Press,, 1908. vi p., 1 l., 562, frontispiece, illustrated, maps. Nevins describes this work as: "A contributory work with a natural imbalance of material; as part of the XVII Corps, this regiment campaigned principally in North Carolina." A fine copy.. First Edition. Black Cloth Gilt. Fine. 8vo..

Paris,: Booster:, 1938. A beautiful copy; original wrappers burnished in gold. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY HENRY MILLER TO AUTHOR WILLIAM SAROYAN - "For Bill Saroyan, Greetings! Henry Miller, 1938" . Housed in a custom cloth chemise and 1/4 gilt-lettered clamshell box.. First Edition. Original Green Cloth. Near Fine. 8vo..

New York:New York:: Limited Editions Club, 1957 Full Black Morocco Gilt. Limited. By the Artist. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hersey's great novel magnifcently bound in full, black, crushed morocco elaborately tooled in gold. The spine in six comparments also maginifently gilted with red leather labels. a.e.g. Custom black slipcase also in fine condition..

New York: Random House, 1931. One of 400 copies SIGNED BY FAULKNER - THIS MARKED PRINTER'S COPY. Written in ink on the colophon: "This `printer's copy` was mine. It was designed by me, John s. Fass." Also laid in is a copy of the 2 page, typed letter by the Inspector of the Post Office Department of… Read more about this item

St. Paul:: Office of the Printing Press Co.,, 1863. 16 pages, double columns. A very rare pamphlet comprising papers sent to the St. Paul Daily Press in the Fall of 1863 dealing with the uprising and hostilities encountered by the Sibley & Scully expedition through the northern plains. It's recommendations include waging a fierce campaign from Minnesota to the Black… Read more about this item

New York: Daniel Fanshaw,, 1859. Gilt-lettered Cloth. Excellent. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Based on a true story, the harrowing facts are fascinating and frightening to read. Blockson 9681.. First Edition. Excellent.

Philadelphia and New York:: Lippincott,, 1963. First Edition, First State (no reviews on real panel). Very light fading to top and bottom edges, first state dust wrapper shows some very minor rubbing to spine panel and ends; thin wrinkle beneath front panel lettering. A very bright near fine copy.. First Edition. Original Violet Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo..

Columbia, S. C.:: The State Col,, 1924. Frontispiece portrait of Bragg, 544pp.. A highly praised account of one of the Confederacy's foremost generals. The text includes many quotations from General Bragg's wartime letters and documents. Original beige cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. In immaculate condition. Previous owner's small bookplate on the front pastedown.. First Edition. Beige Cloth… Read more about this item

Boston:: The Arakelyan Press,, 1909. xii p.,2 ,400p, frontispiece. A beautiful copy that Nevins describes as: "Among the top dozen unit histories pertaining to the Civil War; Billings uses his own diary, some 300 letters, and a comrade's manuscript as a basis for this book.". First Edition. Original Red Cloth Gilt. Near Fine. 8vo..

Washington, D.C., On U. S. Supreme Court letterhead, 2 pages to Orison S. Marden, President of the Legal Aid Association. A fine, lengthy content letter on the American justice system. In small part: "It is in the nautre of man to seek justice, and the basic purpose of any good legal system is to provide it. One of the characteristics… Read more about this item

London, 1848. An early issue with the following points: p.284 "Delight" instead of "joy"; Cuttle's hook is in the left hand in the title page vignette; "Capatin" instead of "Captain" in the final line of p.324. 38 illustrations throughout the text by (Phiz). Beautifully bound in 3/4 maroon morocco gilt, spine in six compartments tooled and lettered in… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.,: Senate Document 243., 1843. Large folding map and six plates all in fine condition. Some pages lightly foxed otherwise an excellent copy. Howes F371; Sabin 25843.. First Edition. Recent Green Morocco Gilt. Excellent. 8vo..

New York & London:: Charles L. Webster,, 1885. Near Fine. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is a wonderful copy of the First US edition, final state with the following issue points: Title page is bound in; illustration list p87; "with the saw;" p155, final "5" is present in different font; p.283 trouser illustration redone… Read more about this item

Philadelphia:: Printed for the Author,, 1841. 199pp.. "Account by a Presbyterian minister of a journey by sea to Galveston and then to Houston, Austin, San Antonio and Goliad.The rest of the book if made up of general but rather favorable observations on Texas, an attach upon "Popery," a discussion taking several pages to the effect that Texas is at a… Read more about this item

New York:: Southwich and Pelsue,, 1809. One of the most famous political hatchet jobs in American History. Although at one time good friends, Paine and Cheetham had a serious falling out so at the time of Paine's death in 1809, the love was long lost. Paine had a talent for alienating his friends as well as his enemies. Once the… Read more about this item

Hartford,,: Case, Lockwood,, 1865. xi (xii) (13)-289pp. , with complete roster. Original embossed, brown publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Nevins I:134; Dornbusch I, New York, 485; Coulter 335; Nevins: ...."notable among regimental histories for freshness of treatment of men and events and for a relatively unbiased attitude..." The regiment took devastating loses; almost 50% being killed or wounded.… Read more about this item

Chicago:: A. C. McClurg & Co.,, 1928. 377pp. Illustrations by St. John . Bright green cloth binding with dark brown lettering. Spine very slightly cocked, one tiny spot at bottom of front board; full color pictorial dust wrapper quite bright and clean with some moderate wear to front leading edge and very bottom of spine, two small vertical creases to… Read more about this item

New York:: Bernard Geis Assoc., 1960. A lovely copy of Truman's biographical reminiscences after leaving the White House. - SIGNED BY TRUMAN ON THE TITLE PAGE. Dust wrapper shows some very light wear.. By the Author. First Edition. Original Blue & White Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo..

New York:: D. Van Nostrand,, 1875. Pictorial regimental frontispiece, illustrated with maps and scenes, many in color, publisher's ads in rear. Original bright red cloth, the 2d Cavalry regimental insignia embossed on the front cover in gilt. The spine showing an elaborate military insignia and gilt lettering. The seminal work on the Second U.S. Cavalry written by an illustrious Civil… Read more about this item