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Fox, Fontaine T.
A STUDY IN ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
171p. Mildly XLib. Bookseller's label. 12mo. Original full dark blue cloth binding, spotted. Hardbound. First Edition. A scarce anti-Hamilton tract. AMERICANA BOX 2
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Morris, Charles.
THE MARVELOUS CAREER OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Including What He Has Done and Stands For;. The Story of His African Trip; His Memorable Journey through Europe.
pp. 390p. + Plus Portrait Frontis and numeorus photographs. All edges marbled. Sm. 4to. Disbound. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 3
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Stratton, Ella Hines.
LIVES OF OUR PRESIDENTS, Containing the Childhood, Early Education, Occupations, Characteristics and Achievements of All the Presidents of the United States. To Which Is Added the Early History of Our Great Country.
256p. + Frontis and full page color Phototypes. Numerous wood engravings. Inner hinge cracked. Inked ownership and label of John Warner Mifflin, Bloomsburg, PA and Tommy Moore. A few pages stained. Sm. 4to. Original full red cloth binding. Front board decorated with an oval Photograph of Teddy Roosevelt. Binding worn and stained. Hardbound. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
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Weems, M[ason] L[ocke].
LEBENSBESCHREIBUNG DES GEORG WASCHINGTON, mit merkwurdigen Anecdoten begleitet, ehrenvoll fur sein Andenken, und der amerikanischen Jugend zur Nachahmung aufgezeichnet.
pp. (4) 297 + Woodcut Frontis Portrait and six Additional plates; all in an unsophisticated folk-art style. 12 mo. 185 mm. Text foxed. Original leather boards, with a modern cloth back. The book-peddling parson, Mason Locke Weems (1756-1825), created many of mostly fictitious stories to augment his biography of the great Washington. He sought to establish Washington as a pious Christian and a high moralist. Weems' tales included many inaccuracies (most famously the "I can not tell a lie" story about cutting down a cherry tree). Weems' accounts spread through the nation and they shaped the popular perspective of Washington for over two centuries. Sabin 102480. Issued for the Use of German-American School Children and Teachers. GER IMP
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Woodrow, G.
WOODROW'S BIOGRAPHICAL GALLERY Comprising 240 Portraits of Distinguished Characters of All Nations with Brief Descriptive Notices.
52 pages of historical and biographical text; facing 52 pages with portraits of 240 notable personages (4 or 5 busts per page). Each engraved portrait plate is mounted to the page. 12 mo. 190 mm. Original full patterned cloth binding. Morocco title label, lettered in gilt on front cover. Though the binding is somewhat worn and spotted, this is still a charming piece. Early ownership stamp of H. F. Weld. Quite scarce. Hardbound. Very good. W140
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Elder, William.
BIOGRAPHY OF ELISHA KENT KANE.
pp. 416, (4)[Publisher's advertisements] + Plates. 8vo. Kane (1820-1857) was a celebrated naval officer and physician, He was stationed at various posts in the Orient, Africa, and Europe. In the Arctic he served as medical officer and naturalist with the Grinnell expedition in search of John Franklin, who had been missing since 1845. He then commanded the Second Grinnell expedition in 1853, which also failed to discover information regarding Franklin, but gleaned important data concerning Eskimos, the Arctic, and possible routes to the North Pole. Issued just after his death, this biography was widely read. Sabin 22094; Hill p. 412; DAB X, pp. 256/7. POLAR 3
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Reuss, Princess Eleonore.
A PIETIST OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS AND AFTER. The Life of Countess Von Reden. Authorized Translation by Mrs. Charles Edward Barrett-Lennard and M. W. Hoper.
pp. xv, 375. Frontis + full page plates. Uncut. 8vo. Original cloth binding, badly stained and somewhat worn. PA 05B.
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Lloyd, Everett.
LAW WEST OF THE PECOS. The Story of Roy Bean.
pp. vii, 106 + Photographs. Illustrated with drawings by Ben Carlton Mead. Inked and stamped ownership of Jean & Roland Loeb, Lancaster, PA on front paste down. 12 mo. Original pictorial paper covered boards. Original dust jacket. Revised and enlarged edition. Hardbound. Near fine. Phantly Roy Bean, Jr. (ca. 1825-1903) was an eccentric rascal, saloon-keeper, and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The Law West of the Pecos." W5 Rear
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McCarty, Lea F.
THE GUNFIGHTERS.
44 p. Illustrated with full page color paintings by Lea Franklin McCarty and printed by Mike Roberts. Color chapter headings. 4to. Softcover. Original color pictorial wraps. Very good. W9
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Holland, Josiah Gilbert (1819-1881).
THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
pp. 544, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Engraved Portrait Frontis and full page engraved plates. Offsetting on title page. Marbled endpapers. XLib bookplates on front paste down. All edges marbled. Large 8vo. Original three quarter leather over marbled boards. Raised bands. Binding somewhat rubbed and worn. Lacks leather spine labels. Remnants of library call numbers. Hardbound. Good +. Useful early biography of Lincoln. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SHELF W24
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Burkhardt, Frank A.
PIONEER DAYS OF GEORGE H. A. BURKHARDT.
32 p. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Printed on polished antique paper stock. 12mo. Softcover. Original blue printed wraps. Very good. Scarce. PA GER-ENG PAMP BX2/BAG 36
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Fetterhoff, Rev. John.
THE LIFE OF REV. JOHN FETTERHOFF, ONE OF THE EARLY FATHERS OF THE UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST. Written By Himself. With An Introduction By Rev. W. O. Tobey.
284 p. + Portrait Frontis. 16mo. Original full purple binding embossed in blind. Spine faded. First Edition. Very good. John Fetterhoff (1798-1882) was an influential circuit rinding minister. Scarce. PA SHELF 01B
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Fisher, Sydney George.
THE TRUE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Ninth Impression With An Appendix.
381 p. + Portrait Frontis and full page illustrations. Title page printed in red and black. XLib from the Altland Historical Library. Library bookplate signed by the author on front paste down. Manuscript presentation to Edgar Altland from the author, Philadelphia, Feb. 25. 1925 on first fly leaf. Uncut. Top edge gilt. 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, lettered and decorated in blue. Binding soiled. Library call number on spine. PA SHELF 61
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Franklin, Benjamin.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC, AND OTHER PAPERS.
pp. 308, (8) [Publisher's catalog of books for boys]. Margins of publisher's catalog damp stained. End papers foxed. Stamped ownership of Charles Lease Jr. Inner hinges cracked. 12mo. Original full cloth binding. Extremities worn. Spine soiled. Front board decorated with a portrait of Franklin. PA SHELF 61
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Edmundson, William.
A JOURNAL OF THE LIFE, TRAVELS, SUFFERINGS AND LABOUR OF LOVE IN THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY. Second Edition.
pp. lxxv, 371, (32) [Contents and Index]. Age stain. Early manuscript ownership of Charles West, 1783. 8vo. 205 mm. Disbound. Remnants of original (American?) leather binding. William Edmondson or Edmundson (1627-1712) was the founder of Quakerism in Ireland. He was born in Little Musgrove, Westmoreland, England, and was raised by an uncle. He joined the Parliamentary Army, and went to Scotland in 1650. He took part in the Battle of Worcester. While serving in the military, at Chesterfield, he was first introduced to Quakerism. After his discharge he went to live in County Antrim, Ireland. He established the first Meeting House in Lurgan, Ireland in 1654. He was imprisoned several times for his faith. His life was a guide to Quakers in England and America. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA SHELF 60 LEFT STK
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Grellet, Stephen; Seebohm, Benjamin (Editor).
MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND GOSPEL LABOURS OF STEPHEN GRELLET, Edited by Benjamin Seebohm. In Two Volumes.
Two Volumes. Engraved portrait frontis by John Sartain, volume one. Sartain engraving of Grellet's home in New Jersey in volume two. Early manuscript presentations, James M. Hopkins from RBC, Oct 29/1860. Both volumes age stained. Slight damp staining in volume one. 8vo. 220 mm. Original publisher's cloth bindings. Spines very worn with loss. Boards fragile. Stephen Grellet (1773-1855) was a prominent French born Quaker missionary. In 1804 he married Rebecca, the daughter of the New Jersey publisher Isaac Collins, and became very involved in American Quakerism. To him is attributed the quote": "I shall pass through this life but once. Any good therefore that I can do, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it. For I shall never pass this way again." PA SHELF 56
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Hoover, Harry M.
THE HUBER=HOOVER FAMILY HISTORY. Facsimile reprint.
335 p. Illustrated. Includes index of names of each generation. 8vo. Original full cloth binding lettered in gold. Title continues: A Biographical and Genealogical History of the descendants of Hans Huber from the time of his arrival in Pennsylvania down to the eleventh generation. Facsimile reprint of the original 1928 edition. Preface of the 1992 edition was written by Amos B. Hoover. Near new. PA SHELF 05B
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Janney, Samuel M.
THE LIFE OF WILLIAM PENN: With Selections From His Correspondence and Autobiography. Second Edition, Revised.
576 p. Two engraved portraits by John Sartain. Frontis portrait foxed. Offsetting onto title page. Light age staining. All edges marbled. Lacks rear end papers. Manuscript of Thomas B. Longstreth? on fly leaf. Large 8vo. 225 mm. Disbound. Second edition. PA SHELF 61
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Oswald, John Clyde.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PRINTER.
pp. xv, 244 + Portrait Frontis. Illustrated with facsimile title pages. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. First Edition. PA SHELF 56
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Russell, Phillips.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. The First Civilized American.
pp. x, 332 + Portrait Frontis and full page plates. Inked Christmas wish on front fly leaf. Small 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, very worn with loss. Ninth printing. PA SHELF 56
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Snyder, C. Arnold.
THE LIFE AND THOUGHT OF MICHAEL SATTLER. Foreword by Cornelius J. Dyck.
260 p. Softcover. Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History No. 26. Near new. "This book is the first full-length biography and analysis of the thought of Michael Sattler, the noted Anabaptist leader, martyr, and author of the Schleitheim Articles. PA SHELF 05A
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Steffens, Lincoln.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LINCOLN STEFFENS. Complete in One Volume.
pp. (13), 884 + Numerous black and white photographs, including a portrait of Steffens as the frontispiece. Autograph ownership (1932) of Waynesboro, PA financier, industrialist, and press book collector, Jefford F. Oller (1896-1974). Unusual and attractive half red leather over hand made paste paper boards binding (with matching comb decorated colored paste downs and fly leaves). The binding was probably commissioned by Oller. It has raised bands, defined by sumbolic floral tie downs. Spine titled in gilt. Oller inserted his own index, and a few other scraps. Perhaps because of this, there is some wrinkling to the text leaves. Lincoln Steffens (1866-1936) was a San Francisco born jornalist. Working in New York he became famous for investigating and crusading against corruption in municipal government. NW43 BINDINGS
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Brent, William.
THE COMPLETE AND FACTUAL LIFE OF BILLY THE KID.
213 p. Illustrated with photographs. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, very slightly rubbed at extremities. Original dust jacket, price clipped, very slightly soiled. First edition. Adams. Six Guns #272. Hardbound. Very good. W9 RT Rear STK
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Aldridge, Reginald.
LIFE ON A RANCH. Ranch Notes In Kansas, Colorado, The Indian Territory, And Northern Texas.
227 p. Lacks Frontis. Lacks fly leaves. Illustrated with three full page plates. Age stain. Title page and last page reinforced with old paper and silk repairs to fore edge and hinge. Title page stained and worn. Paper browning. 12mo. 170 mm. Disbound. Adams. 23; Graff 30; Howes A110. Aldridge was an educated Englishman who got into the cattle business before it 'boomed itself flat.' W8RtRear
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Boyer, Glenn, G.
SUPPRESSED MURDER OF WYATT EARP.
pp. xix, 135 + Photographs. Bookplate of India Newton on front paste down. Slightly damp stained. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, extremities rubbed with loss. Original priced dust jacket; worn, taped and chipped with loss. W3
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Baker, Pearl.
THE WILD BUNCH AT ROBBERS ROOST. Completely revised and certain new material added by the author.
224 p. Illustrated with photographs. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Book Club Edition. Hardbound. Very good. W9 LEFT REAR STK
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Breakenridge, William M.
HELLDORADO. Bringing the Law to the Mesquite. Edited, and with a historical introduction by Richard Maxwell Brown. The Lakeside Classics (#80).
pp. xlii, 454. Illustrated with photographs. Top edge gilt. 12mo. Original full publisher's brown cloth binding. Lakeside Classic Christmas gift. Hardbound. Fine. Significant autobiography of a man who was best known for being Deputy Sheriff in Tombstone during its early lawless years - especially at the time of the "Shoot-out at OK Corral". He also worked as a rancher, and for the railroads, etc. W5
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Burdett, Charles.
LIFE OF KIT CARSON: The Great Western Hunter and Guide.
pp. 382, 2 [Publisher's catalog] + Frontis and full page plates. Age stain. Lacks first fly leaf. Rear hinge taped. 12mo. 190 mm. Original full blue publisher's cloth binding, worn with loss on spine. Spine repaired. Boards very fragile. Title continues: "Comprising Wild and Romantic Exploits As a Hunter and Trapper In the Rocky Mountains: Thrilling Adventures and Hair-breadth Escapes Among the Indians and Mexicans; His Daring and Invaluable Services As a Guide To Scouting and Other Parties, etc., etc. With An Account of Various Government Expeditions To the Far West". Hardbound. Fair. W4
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Burdett, Charles.
LIFE OF KIT CARSON: The Great Western Hunter and Guide.
382 p.+ Frontis and full page plates. XLib marks and bookplate of Juniata College. Early oOwnerships of Will Bayner and Leland Wright on first fly leaf. 12mo. 190 mm. Original full publisher's cloth binding. Front board decorated with a drawing of Kit Carson. Library call mark on spine. Title continues: "Comprising Wild and Romantic Exploits As a Hunter and Trapper In the Rocky Mountains: Thrilling Adventures and Hair-breadth Escapes Among the Indians and Mexicans; His Daring and Invaluable Services As a Guide To Scouting and Other Parties, etc., etc. With An Account of Various Government Expeditions To the Far West". Hardbound. Very good. W4
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Cody, William Frederick.
THE ADVENTURES OF BUFFALO BILL.
pp. xvi, 174. Illustrated. Small 8vo. Original full green paper covered boards. Original dust jacket, slightly chipped at bottom corner. Hardbound. Very good. W5 Rear
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Connelley, William Elsey.
QUANTRILL AND THE BORDER WARS.
524 p. + Portrait Frontis and folding map of Quantrills Operations In Kansas, drawn by the author. Marginal portrait drawings. Uncut. Old tape repairs on a few margins. Inner hinges cracked. Bookplate of the famous book collector Herman Le Roy Edgar. XLib. Presented by the family of William Edgar to the St. George's School with a book plate. Small 4to. 245 mm. Original full red buckram binding. Spine and top of front board sun faded. Extremities rubbed and worn. "A general account of border warfare in which Quantrill was so prominent; probably the best study on the subject" - Nevins II, p. 146. Quantrill's Raiders were a loosely organized force of pro-Confederate Partisan rangers, "bushwhackers", who fought in the American Civil War under the leadership of William Clarke Quantrill. The original edition. W6
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Dacus, J. A.
ILLUSTRATED LIVES AND ADVENTURES OF FRANK AND JESSE JAMES AND THE YOUNGER BROTHERS, The Noted Western Outlaws. New Edition.
pp. xviii, (2) [Portraits], 2, 14-498, (1) [Illustrated publisher's ad]. Illustrated with portraits from life and numerous engravings, made expressly for this book. Lacks rear fly leaf. Small insect hole on first signature. Age stained. Inner hinges cracked. 12mo. 190 mm. Original full brown cloth binding, very worn and rubbed. Hardbound. Fair. Scarce. Adams SIX-GUNS; Howes D6. W9 RT Rear STK x2
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Echols, Lee E.
HILARIOUS HIGH JINKS & DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENTS.
pp. xi, 265 + Portrait frontis. Tall 8vo. Original full green cloth binding lettered in gold. Original dust jacket. Hardbound. Near fine. The autobiography of a lawman and holder of world pistol shooting records. In 1941 he won the Custer Trophy, and was the leader of the US Treasury Department Pistol Team during years in which it won all the team matches at the US National Championships. W10
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Florin, Lambert.
TALES THE WESTERN TOMBSTONES TELL.
192 p. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Small 4to. Original full cloth binding, slightly rubbed at extremities. Original dust jacket, very slightly worn. Hardbound. Very good. W10
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Fisher, O.C.; Dykes, J.C.
KING FISHER. His Life and Times.
pp. xvii, 157. Small 8vo. Original binding. Original dust jacket, price clipped. Second printing. The Western Frontier Library. Hardbound. Very good. Adams. Six Guns #724. W8RtRear
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Yoder, Sanford C.
HORSE TRAILS ALONG THE DESERT. Illustrated by Ezra Hershberger.
182 p. + Portrait Frontis. Drawings by Ezra Hershberger. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding, slightly rubbed and bumped at extremities. Original priced dust jacket, chipped with loss. Hardbound. Very good. The (Mennonite-born) author details life in the west in the early years of the 20th century. Many good insights about the settlers of Saddleback Mountains region and the Columbia River areas of Oregon and Washington. W9 RT FRONT STK
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Garrett, Pat F.
THE AUTHENTIC LIFE OF BILLY THE KID. A Faithful and Interesting Narrative. Facsimile.
110 p. Illustrated. Small 8vo. 210 mm. Softcover. Original wraps slightly creased. A Triton Press facsimile of the first edition issued by the New Mexican Printing and Publishing Company, Santa Fe, 1862. Very good. Patrick Floyd "Pat" Garrett (1850-1908) was an American Old West lawman, bartender, and customs agent. He is best known as the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico and for killing Billy the Kid in 1881. W9 RT Rear STK
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Hubbard, Gurdon Saltonstall.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GURDON SALTONSTALL HUBBARD. Introduction by Caroline M. McIlvaine.
pp. xxvii, 182. Small 8vo. Original cloth spine over paper covered boards. Original priced dust jacket, soiled. Hardbound. Very good+. First published in 1911. This autobiography includes much on the American Fur Company, and the mid-West 1812 to 1830. Howes H-749. W12
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Hagedorn, Hermann.
ROOSEVELT IN THE BAD LANDS. The Riverside Library.
pp. xxii, 475. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Spine slightly faded. First published 1921. Hardbound. Very good. W6
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(James, Frank).
THE TRIAL OF FRANK JAMES FOR MURDER. With Confessions of Dick Liddil and Clarence Hite and History of the "James Gang". Facsimile edition originally published by George Miller, Jr. Kansas City, MO 1898. Introduction by James D. Horan.
348 p. + Portrait illustrations. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original priced dust jacket. Hardbound. Very good. Alexander Franklin "Frank" James (1843-1915) was the older brother and confederate of the famed outlaw Jesse James. W8RtFront
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Horn, Tom.
LIFE OF TOM HORN. Government Scout and Interpreter Written by Himself: A Vindication. Edited by Doyce B. Nunis, Jr. The Lakeside Classics.
pp. xxx, 400 + Portrait Frontis. Illustrated with a color map and photographs. Top edge gilt gold. 16mo. 170 mm. Original full publisher's cloth binding, lettered and decorated in gold. Hardbound. Near fine. W9 RT Rear STK
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Jackson, Joseph Henry (1894-1955).
BAD COMPANY. The Story of California's Legendary and Actual Stage-Robbers, Bandits, Highwaymen and Outlaws From the Fifties to the Eighties.
pp. xx, 346 + Illustrations. Penciled ownership of H. W. Martin, 1950 on first fly leaf. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, faded at extremities. Original priced dust jacket, major loss on spine. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. Adams. Six Guns #1120. One of the best books on California outlaws. W5
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James, Will.
LONE COWBOY MY LIFE STORY. Illustrated by the Author.
pp. x, 431 + Portrait Frontis. Full page and text drawings by the author. Penciled ownership. Finger smudge on page one. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding worn with a glass marking on front board. Spine faded. First Edition. Hardbound. Good. Will James (1892-1942) was a popular artist and writer of the American West. W6
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Jahns, Pat.
THE FRONTIER WORLD OF DOC HOLLIDAY. Faro Dealer From Dallas To Deadwood.
pp. xiii, 305. 8vo. Original cloth spine over paper covered boards. Small stain on front board. Original priced dust jacket, chipped at edges. Hardbound. Very good. Adams 150 No. 81. W7
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Johnson, Dorothy M.
THE BLOODY BOZEMAN. The Perilous Trail to Montana's Gold.
366 p. Illustrated with a map. Large 8vo. Softcover. Third printing. Hardbound. Very good. W8RtFront
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Kelsey, D.M.
OUR PIONEER HEROES AND THEIR DARING DEEDS. The Lives and Famous Exploits of De Soto, Champlain, La Salle. Boone, Kenton, Brady, Crockett, Bowie.Buffalo Bill.
672 p. + Color frontis. Numerous text drawings. Title page printed in red and black. Tall 8vo. 225 mm. Original full leather binding. Corners worn with slight loss. Remnants of leather spine label. Third edition. First published 1882. Hardbound. Good. W4
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Lavash, Donald R.
SHERIFF WILLIAM BRADY. Tragic Hero of the Lincoln County War.
128 p. Illustrated with photographs. Softback. Paperback. First Edition. Very good. W9 RIGHT FRONT STK
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Monaghan, Jay.
THE GREAT RASCAL. The Life and Adventures of Ned Buntline. With Illustrations.
pp. xi, 353 + Portrait frontis and full page photographs. Edges foxed. 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, soiled. Original priced dust jacket, chipped with some loss. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. Edward Zane Carroll Judson (1821?-1886), known as Ned Buntline, was an American publisher, journalist, writer and publicist. He is best known for his dime novels that built many wester characters into legends. W3
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Morris, Henry Curtis.
DESERT GOLD AND TOTAL PROSPECTING.
60 p. Illustrated with photographs, many taken by the author. Thin Small 4to. 260 mm. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, price clipped. Extremities very slightly chipped. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W10
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Montgomery, Richard G.
THE WHITE-HEADED EAGLE JOHN MCLOUGHLIN. Builder of An Empire.
pp. xiii, 358 + Portrait Frontis and full page plates. Mildly XLib. Light age stain. Pictorial end papers. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding lettered in white. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. "Biography of a great adventurer who worked for the North West Company-the rival of the Hudson's Bay Company, married an Indian half-breed of remarkable character, worked for the union of the two warring companies, founder of the trading post at Vancouver, where he ruled like a king." W12
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