Barry Goldwater: Freedom Is His Flight Plan by Shadegg, Stephen; Foreword by Clarence Budington Kelland - 1962

SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING - We Came To Dominate: the United States Army and the 1989 World Helicopter Championships by Dan Kingsley CW4, Ret. is a Signed (by author Kingsley in an inscription) MidSky Books softcover First Edition/First Printing - it states First Printing on the copyright page (Even though a book may state First Edition, it may not be a true First Printing. This copy is guaranteed to be a true First Edition and First Printing). The book was published in 2011 - ISBN 9781936122172. The softcover book is in acceptable condition with some beginning page separation - note this is a delicately put together book - one page in particular is coming loose. This copy would make a special addition to any collection or library. You can buy with confidence, we have been selling books for over 45 years. Thanks for buying.

, . 5" x 8" signed letter on personal stationery from George Francis Train (1829-1904), visionary businessman, powerful financier, charismatic orator, passionate political activist, and legendary world traveler, who was known as much for his successes as for his eccentricities. A short list of his achievements would include establishing a line of clipper ships at age sixteen to sail from Boston around the tip of South America to San Francisco in order to serve those desiring to join in the Gold Rush; creating a track-guided horse tram in the cities of London and Birkenhead, England; partnering with Thomas C. Durant in the formation of the Union Pacific Railroad; organizing Credit Mobilier America to finance construction of the Transcontinental Railroad (later the object of scandal); founding Credit Foncier to raise capital for the purchase of land along the rail route; thrice circumnavigating the globe—first in 80 days, then 67, and finally 60 (reportedly inspiring the Jules Verne novel);… Read More

, 1888; Large (9" x 14") 4-page manuscript granting the right to farm a three-hundred acre messuage in Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, commonly known as Kirkbride Farm, bounded by lands of Jacob Evans, Edward Darnel, et. al. for a term of three years at $1,250 per annum. Careful stipulations are made as to maintenance of all buildings and fences, crops to be planted, types and frequency of fodders and manures to be used, retention of at least 30 head of meat cattle, mandatory condition of the property upon end of term, prohibition against the use of steam power of any kind, etc. Lessors are Rebecca E. Lippincott (née Kirkbride) and Eliza H. Kirkbride, both of Mullica Hill, Gloucester County, and Ella C. Stacy (Story?), wife of Theodore, of Camden County. Lessee is Thomas Matchett, of Camden County. Signed and sealed by all parties January 20, 1888 and witnessed by William Graff of Camden County. A prominent family in West Jersey, the Kirkbrides are descended from Joseph… Read More

The Easton Press, 1989. 2 vols. The Leather-Bound Library of American History. First thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jackets. Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Bindings and text blocks are tight, bright, crisp, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Appear unopened / unread. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spines. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon markers. Notes from History sheet laid in. Photo is of the set we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift!

Tan on boards with red and orange and black front and spine with picture of Mexican Ranger. some little mwear.

Philadelphia: Charles Lawrence, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. "Covering a Period of Nearly Two Hundred Years: showing the mode of distributing public relief through the management of the boards of Overseers of the Poor, Guardians of the Poor and the directors of the Department of Charities and Correction." 398 p., frontispiece and 20 leaves of plates; 24 cm. Olive green cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. Endpapers with light green floral pattern. Former owner Thomas N. Haviland's name written on front free endpaper and bookplate on front fixed endpaper. Inscription on front fixed endpaper indicating that someone, possibly Haviland, purchased the book at Leary's Bookstore, in Philadelphia, in 1954. Thomas N. Haviland (d. 1986) in the late 1930s was the museum curator at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathy. In the 1950s he was the curator at the Wistar Institute; after his death it was discovered that he had relieved that Institute of items that were later found… Read More

SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING - We Came To Dominate: the United States Army and the 1989 World Helicopter Championships by Dan Kingsley CW4, Ret. is a Signed (by author Kingsley in an inscription) MidSky Books softcover First Edition/First Printing - it states First Printing on the copyright page (Even though a book may state First Edition, it may not be a true First Printing. This copy is guaranteed to be a true First Edition and First Printing). The book was published in 2011 - ISBN 9781936122172. The softcover book is in acceptable condition with some beginning page separation - note this is a delicately put together book - one page in particular is coming loose. This copy would make a special addition to any collection or library. You can buy with confidence, we have been selling books for over 45 years. Thanks for buying.

Circa 1875 edition of popular captivity narrative. Nelson & Phillips, New York. Spencer was 11 when captured in 1792. Brown blindstamped cloth, gilt title on spine. Condition is Very Good: Recased using original boards sometime in last 40 years. Modern endpapers. No interior writing, occasional foxing, some smudges, old corner folds. Small hole pp.13/14 affecting a few letters. Binding is sound. 160 pages with 4 plates and 4 engravings embedded in text all included in pagination. Contents bound at end as usual with this book. The plates and engravings are same topics and locations as the 1842 edition but are by a different engraver. True first edition is 1835 in either New York or Pennsylvania. See Howes S843; Ayer 272; Field 1470; Graff 3930 and OCLC: 35730821. Please see images of the book you will receive. Notes: putting an accurate date on this edition is problematic. Nelson began publishing in 1854 so definitely after that. WorldCat suggests "187?" which is reasonable looking at materials used.… Read More

British stage, film and TV actor (1905-1989), active between 1927 and 1980.
Wonderful photograph signed and inscribed by him with a short sentiment, shown in a film. Size is 9.5 x 7.75 inches, in very good condition.
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Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Gazette Co, 1916. 1st edition. Hardcover. very good. Hawaiian Gazette Co, 1916, hardcover, 64 pages, 6 pages with photos, binding solid, cover with some shelf wear. The front endpages have some spots and small, old wormholes. All text and photo pages very clean, no foxing. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade within US.