Search Results: American History from RC Books

New York: Book-of-the-Month-Club, Inc., 1989. Book Club Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. With a new introduction by the author." 577 pages 16 pages of full-color illustrations with an additional 9 other illustrations. Full-color endpapers. No names or marks. A handsome edition housed in a fine slipcase.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. Full-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two Volume biography of Andrew Jackson both before and during his Presidency. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" laid-in to both volumes. Unused bookplate laid-in. 1,088 total pages, indexed with more than 30 illustrations. Light scratches to gilt page edges on volume two. Genuine red leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. Nice looking set.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1987. Full-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of Andrew Johnson, "President who has not fared well in the judgment of history." Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 549 indexed page with about 28 illustrations. Light scratches to gilt page edges. Genuine gray leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1897. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Subtitled "With a Review of the Events of the Campaign." Authored by Henry P. Johnston (1842-1923), professor and author who specialized in the American Revolution. Published for the Columbia University Press. Printed at the Norwood Press. 234 pages. Frontispiece of Colonel Thomas Knowlton, protected by tissue guard with 9 other illustrations and maps. 2 of the maps are full-color pullouts. The tactical and strategic background and movements of the battle. Includes a section of "Authorities American, English, and Hessian on the Battle of Harlem Heights Including Letters and Documents on Various Events of the Campaign. Handsome, gilt decorated green cloth boards slightly rubbed with light bumping to corners. Top edge gilt. Tightly bound with no names or marks. A superb, rare copy with the pull-out maps intact.

New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2004. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fascinating, in-depth history of the Manhattan antiquarian book trade, especially along Fourth Avenue. Foreword by Madeleine B. Stern. 407 indexed pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. End paper maps with photographs. Unclipped jacket protected in an archival plastic cover. No names or marks.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Handsome collection of the speeches of President John F. Kennedy. Foreword by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 293 indexed pages. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1987. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Definitive biography of 21st President of the United States from 1881 to 1885. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 307 indexed pages with 11 additional pages of preliminaries. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Madison's own writings as a political philosopher and pragmatist. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. 361 indexed pages. The publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. A handsome book.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A compelling collection of President Wilson's speeches and writings from 1877 to 1923. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 478 pages. Genuine blue-gray leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. A handsome book.

Norwalk, Ct: Easton Press, 2007. Full-Leather. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A handsome publication in "The Leather-bound Library of Military History" series. Covers the Battle of Lake Erie (1813), the Battle of Hampton Roads (1862), the Battle of Manila Bay (1898), the Battle of Midway (1942), and Operation Praying Mantis in the Persian Gulf (1988). Full-leather binding with gilt titles, designs, and page edges. Hubbed spine. Moire endleaves. Attached satin ribbon page marker. "Collector's Notes" publisher's pamphlet included. 378 indexed pages.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1989. Full-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An intimate look at President Dwight D. Eisenhower from his military career to the Presidency, and to retirement. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 445 indexed pages. Also includes xvii pages of introduction. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. Some illustrations. Some light wear to gilt page edges. Quite interesting.

New York: Walker Publishing Company, Inc. , 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Highly readable and scholarly narrative of the real First World War. Light shelf wear to book and jacket. 332 pages

Birmingham, Alabama: Palladium Press, 2000. Full-Leather. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Handsome full black leather covers all edges gilt. Four raised hubs on spine. Notes by Wayne LaPierre. Sold in original shrink wrap, never opened.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1987. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of President James A. Garfield. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 716 indexed pages. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. A scholarly, beautiful book in rich green leather.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth and Paper. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As told to Gwen Morgan and Arthur Veysey." Stories, anecdotes, and remembrances from one of the most important figures in NFL history. Inscribed and SIGNED by George Halas to a previous owner. 351 pages with about 16 pages of black and white illustrations. Spine fading to unclipped dustjacket.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Biography of the 31st President of the United States 1929 to 1933. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 444 indexed pages. Genuine burnt orange leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. A bright attractive book.

New York: D. Appleton & Co. , 1858. Half-Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Probable first edition. "From its earliest settlement to the close of the eighteenth century." 799 pages, including a biographical chapter and appendices. Previous owner's names in neat script. Black leather and paper covered boards with matching end leaves. Leather and gilt remarkably fresh. Raised hubs on spine. Some wear to spine head from pulling. Some scattered foxing as would be expected, but very readable. Some small illustrations. Tightly bound.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. From the dust jacket "the first work of fiction by a President of the United States-a sweeping novel of the American South and the War of Independence." SIGNED on the title page by President Jimmy Carter. 465 pages.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1986. Full-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Part of the Publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. Satin ribbon page marker. 686 pages with 32 pages of photographs. Some light marks to gilt page edges. Includes the publisher's "Collector's Notes." Scholarly, handsome book by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1986. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two volume biography of our 35th President. Covers his personal life and his presidency. Includes publisher's "Collector's Notes" for Volume One. There is an apparent publisher's error in that identical notes for Volume One are laid-in both volumes. Volume One 586 indexed pages and Volume Two 407 indexed pages. Volume One includes 48 photographs. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Genuine leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page edges gilt. Satin ribbon book mark. An attractive two-volume set.