Diary of Cotton Mather, Vol. 1, 1681-1709 and Vol. 2, 1709-1724 ( American Classics ) by Mather, Cotton

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

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.

Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995. First edition. Octavo. Original cloth and dust jacket (not price-clipped). Signed by Russell Kirk's wife, Annette Kirk, on front free endpaper: "With best wishes! / Annette Y. Kirk / August 1997." Fine in fine dust jacket.. A fine copy of Russell Kirk's (1918-1994) memoirs, signed by his wife, Annette Kirk, to whom he dedicated the book. Widely celebrated as a founding father of modern intellectual conservatism, Russell Kirk-the Sage of Mecosta-set out in The Sword of Imagination to describe his participation in the intellectual, social, philosophical, and political contests of the twentieth century. Kirk wrote the book in the third person in order to tell the story of a young boy coming of age in the railroad yards outside of Detroit and maturing into one of the most influential political minds of his generation. Perhaps best remembered for his movement-defining book The Conservative Mind (1953), throughout his life Kirk wielded… Read More

Antwerp: apud Henricum et Cornelium Verdussen, 1719. Hardcover. Very Good. Vol. 2 only: [2], 791-1291 [sic 1293], [316] p.; 36 cm. Signatures: 3X8 3Y-5P6 5Q4 5R-6B6 5C-6L4 6M-7A6 7B8 (folio). Contemporary? full calf with eight spine compartments between raised bands. Remains of leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title. Gilt-tooled volume number in third compartments and gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. All page edges red. Marbled endpapers. Printer's device on title page. Paginated continuously with vol. 1. Printed in columns. Woodcut decorated initials and tailpieces. Error in signing: 5N1, 5N3, and 5N4 missigned V, V3, and V4. Engraved bookplate on front fixed endpaper of St. Maries College, Rugby (St. Mary's College, in Rugby, England). A heavy book; for international shipping, it will have to be sent by priority international. In Very Good Condition: front joint split and back joint partially split, but boards are attached; leather is… Read More

Chicago: Moody Press. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Sticker with previous owner's name on the title page. Some very light rubbing at far edges. Tiny closed tear at the bottom of the spine and a bit of sticker residue at the bottom of the spine. Some rubbing to the back. Light age toning throughout.

Albany, N.Y.: University of the State of New York, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good +. 438 p.; 26 cm. Olive green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. New York State Library History Bulletin 9. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper indicating that this was given to the Montgomery County Historical Society by the New York State Library in 1920. Oval stamp of Historical Society of Montgomery County below that. Includes index. In Very Good+ Condition: ends of spine lightly rubbed; call number written in white at tail of spine; otherwise, clean and tight.

New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1978. First edition. Octavo. Publisher's cloth in original dust jacket (not price-clipped); minor toning to dust jacket, with a small closed tear to rear top edge; faint bookseller price erasures. Ink inscription by Kristol on front free endpaper: "For Bill and Helene Safire, With love, Irving Kristol." Near-fine in near-fine dust jacket. Single-page letter, signed by Kristol, with mild toning to edges and neat fold across the middle, else fine.. Signed first edition of Irving Kristol's (1920-2009) insightful appraisal of capitalism's impact on American society. Kristol was a journalist, editor, and political commentator who is often considered a founding father of American neoconservatism, and is counted among the most consequential public intellectuals of the late twentieth century. Throughout his career Kristol edited for, contributed to, and founded several journalistic and scholarly publications. He wrote for Commentary magazine from 1947 to 1952, and from 1953 to… Read More

Washington, D. C.: The Rappahannock Press, 1993. First edition / First printing. Beige cloth. Very fine in about fine dust jacket.