WELCOME TO JOHN FOX, JR.'S LONESOME PINE COUNTRY. (signed)
1991. Wraps. 2nd printing, 1991. Near Fine. 12 mo., 48 pp., with black & white images. Inscription by author inside front cover. Bound in green stiff wraps. Very light shelf wear. More
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VIRGINIA: A History Of The People
Boston / Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company / The Riverside Press, 1885. 6th edition. Cloth. 6th edition, 1885. Very Good. 12 mo., 523 pp., with 2 page map frontispiece. Bound in publishers brown pebbled cloth with titles in gilt on cover and spine. Binding tight, interior unmarked... More
BONNYBEL VANE: Embracing The History of Henry St. John, Gentleman
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1884. Cloth. Later edition, 1884. Good. 8vo., 503 pp., bound in publishers green cloth. Cloth rubbed thru at tips, edges and spine ends. Text edges dusty. Previous owners name inside, front hinge starting. More
THE STORY OF PARIS
London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1906. Katherine Kimball. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition thus, 1906. Very Good. 12 mo., 447 pp., with black & white images including fold out map at rear. Bound in publishers blue green cloth, titles in gilt on front cover and spine. Covers are worn at..... More
THE NEW PRACTICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY (6 volume set, complete)
Chicago: The Dixon-Hanson Company, 1910. Leather. 1910, 6 volume set, complete. A Very Good set. Tall 8vos, unpaginated, with each volume approximately 350 pages, illustrated with b&w drawings. Bound in the publisher's half leather and cloth over boards. All edges marbled.Moderate shelf wear, mostly att he tips. Previous owner's gift..... More
THE GENEALOGY OF MORALS
New York: The Modern Library, 1927. Cloth. (ca. 1927) A Good + copy. 12mo., 193 pp. Black, leatherette cloth, with gilt ML motif. Motif and Bernhard signed end papers date this edition to around 1927. Some war to the edges. More
THE ORIGINAL PICAYUNE CREOLE COOK BOOK: Reprinted from the Fifth Edition, Containing Recipes Using Wines and Liquors Customary Before Prohibition
New Orleans: The Times-Picayune Publishing Co., 1936. Cloth. 1936 printing. A Very Good copy. 8vo., xi, 438 pp., illustrated with a color frontispiece, and text in two columns. Bound in the publisher's brown cloth with title and design stamped in blind on the front board. Moderate shelf wear. The spine..... More
THE FALSE FACES OF THE IROQUOIS
Norman and London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. A Fine copy in Near Fine + dust jacket. 4to., xxi, 522 pp., profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, color plates, and musical score. Bound in Tan and russet cloth in tan, illustrated dust jacket. The dj is..... More
Greenberg's Guide to MARX TRAINS. Volume 1
Greenberg Publishing Company, 1989. 3rd edition. Hardcover. 3rd edition, stated. A Near Fine copy. 4to., 127, (1) pp., profusely illustrated with b&w and color drawings. Yellow, glossy paper boards. More
HOW TO WRAP FIVE MORE EGGS: Traditional Japanese Packaging
New York Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1975. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, 1st printing. A Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket. 4to., 215 pp., illustrated with b&w and color photographs. Black and orange cloth and paper boards in b&w photo-illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket has a tear at the..... More
PENNSY POWER III 1847-1968: Steam, Electric, MU'S, Motor Cars, Diesels, Cars, Buses, Trucks, Airplanes, Boats, Art
Alvin F. Staufer, 1993. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, stated. A Near Fine copy in Very Good + dust jacket. 4to., 495 pp., illustrated with b&w photographs and color plates at the rear. Burgundy cloth in pictorial dust jacket. The dust jacket has light edge wear, and a small closed..... More
ELECTRIC TRACTION ON THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD 1895 - 1968
The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1981. 2nd Printing. Cloth. 2nd printing, stated. A Near Fine copy in Very Good + dust jacket. 8vo., 233 pp., illustrated with b&w photographs. Dark green cloth in white dust jacket with dark green lettering. Light edge wear to the jacket. The dj is now..... More
GIANFRANCO GORGONI: LAND ART PHOTOGRAPHS
The Monacell Press, 2021. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy. Square 4to., 256 pp., profusely illustrated with b&w photographs and half page cloth plates. More
THE BLUE GUITAR
Petersburg Press, 1977. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket. Square 8vo. Gray paper boards in gray dust jacket. Light toning and edge wear to the jacket. The dust jacket is now protected in a mylar sleeve. An interpretive homage to Wallace Steven's..... More
THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN: Marvelous Tales Of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem and his Great-Grandson, Rabbi Nachman, retold from Hebrew, Yiddish and German Sources
New York: Jonathan Cape & Robert Ballou, 1932. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 8vo., xvii, 357 pp., illustrated with b&w woodcut engravings. Tan and brown cloth, lacking the dust jacket. Handsome book plate. More
A HISTORY OF RAILROADING IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
Johnson City, Tenn. The Overmountain Press, 1995. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition, 1st printing, stated. A Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket. 4to., 191 pp., illustrated with map end papers and b&w photographs. Black cloth in light blue dust jacket. The dust jacket has shelf wear. Publisher matter..... More
NORTH CAROLINA BOOKLET: Tales Of The Cape Fear Blockade
Raleigh: Capital Printing Company, 1902. 1st edition. Wraps. 1st edition, 1902. Good+. 8vo., 112 pp., black & white frontispiece. Bound in publishers stiff paper wraps with sewn binding, fore edges untrimmed. Front cover missing along with half of spine. Binding tight, interior unmarked. SCARCE. Vol. 1, February 10, 1902, No..... More
FAITH IN THE FIGHT: Civil War Chaplains. (signed)
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2003. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, 2003. Fine. 8vo., 256 pp., with black & white images. Signed by Robertson on first end page. Bound in publishers black and gold paper with photo illustrated dust jacket. Very, very slight signs of shelf wear, binding tight, interior unmarked..... More
SOLDIER OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: The Civil War Letters Of Captain John Preston Sheffey. (signed)
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2004. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, 2004. Fine. 8vo., 239 pp., bound in publishers black cloth with illustrated dust jacket. Signed and inscribed on first end page. Very minor signs of shelf wear. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve... More
THE EXILE'S DAUGHTER: A Biography Of Pearl S. Buck
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1944. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition, 2nd printing, 1944. A Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. 8vo., 228 pp., with black & white images. Bound in publishers grey cloth with green illustrated dust jacket. Jacket spine is darkened, tips and edges rubbed & chipping..... More
"ADORN THE HALLS": History of the Art Collection at Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia: Thomas Jefferson University, 1999. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy in Very Good + dust jacket. Tall 4to., 725 pp., illustrated with map end papers, b&w photographs, and color plates. Red cloth in dark, photo-illustrated dust jacket. Light shelf wear to the jacket. The dj is..... More
GOLF Its Rules And Decisions
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition, 1937. A Good- book. 8vo., 411 pp. with black & white images. Bound in publishers green cloth. Cloth is overall faded and lightly soiled. Some rubbing at tips, edges and spine. Text edges soiled. Binding tight, previous owners name..... More
PENNSY POWER: Steam Diesel and Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Sstaufer, 1968. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket. 4to., 351 pp., illustrated with b&w photographs. Burgundy cloth in pictorial dust jacket. The dust jacket has light soiling, tips rubbed. The dj is now protected in a mylar sleeve. More
THE FALLS OF RABBOR. (signed)
Durham, NC: Moore Publishing Company, 1973. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition, 1973. A Near Fine book with a Very Good dust jacket. 8vo., 401 pp. Inscribed by author on half title page. Bound in publishers green cloth with full color illustrated dust jacket. Chipping along edges, tips and spine. Binding..... More
A COACH'S WORLD. (signed)
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1974. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition, 1974. A Very Good book in a Good+ dust jacket. Signed by author on front end page. 8vo., 254 pp., with black & white images. Bound in publishers gold cloth and green paper boards with illustrated dust jacket..... More