[Louisville, Kentucky: Franklin Press, 1954. Illustrated. With Drawings by Margaret M. Bridwell. First Edition. Signed presentation from Houston on the title page: “For Nina, With thanks for your interest and help. Eleanor Jordan Houston.” This is the scarce 1954 first edition- the book has been reprinted at least five times..... More
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania: Standard Printing House, [1906]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from MacFadden on the front endpaper: “Presented to Mr. Harry J. Davis, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. With the compliments of his friend The Author. Harry Alexander MacFadden, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. February 8th 1910.” MacFadden's travels took him throughout the Southwest and..... More
Wadsworth: Class of 1938, Wadsworth High School, 1938. Illustrated, also with fold-out plates. First Edition. A rare book on Wadsworth, Ohio. Complied by the Class of 1938, Wadsworth High School, with Schapiro as editor. 8vo., light-blue cloth, stamped in black; 207 pages. Very Good (little wear covers; contents clean &..... More
NY: Vantage Press, [1990]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Lontz on the half-title page: “To Keith & Maren, Vernon E. Lontz.” Tales about personal experiences in Alaska during the 1930s and 1940s. 8vo., dark-blue cloth in dust jacket; 219 pages. Very Good (covers nice & bright; contents clean &..... More
[Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1963]. Illustrated With Photographs. First Edition. Signed by Snyder and her daughter, Yost, on the half-title page. An authentic history of settling the prairie lands of Nebraska, with the author helping establish a homestead in Custer County in 1885. Thick 8vo., red cloth in dust..... More
[Washington, DC: Mount Vernon Publishing company, 1946]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Muir on a front blank page: “To the Vice-Regent for Illinois with all good wishes, Dorothy Troth Muir.” With another inscription above, in a different hand: “1947. Gift of the Regent Mrs. Lucien M. Hanks to St..... More
Litchfield, Ohio: Litchfield Historical Society, [1984]. Illustraqted. First Edition, An uncommon study of this small Ohio community. Quarto: pictorial brown faux-leather, stamped in gilt; 200 pages. Issued without a dust jacket. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight with crease to very lower corner of first pew pages). More
Los Angeles, California: Times-Mirror Printing And Binding House, Illustrated. First Edition, second thousand. Signed presentation from Burton on the front endpaper: “To Mr. E.C. Bichovsky, From G.W. Burton, the author.” A book to inform readers about the attractiveness and beneficial effects inside the Golden State. Burton was a newspaper reporter..... More
Norman: University Of Oklahoma, [1965]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed presentation from Gibson on the front endpaper, to Valetta Thomas. Colonel Fountain, a prominent New Mexico Republican, disappeared with his eight-year-old son while driving his buckboard from Lincoln to his home in Las Cruces in January of 1896. Later, a pool..... More
Venture, California: Ventura County Historical Society, 1977. Editied by Grant E. Smith. Illustrated with dozens of historic black & white photographs, a facsimile of a manuscript map, and map-illustrated endpapers. First Edition. Limited Edition of 1,000 copies. Signed presentation from Smith on a front black page: “For Everett H. Black-..... More
