Miller, Arthur

The Ride Down Mt. Morgan.

New York : Penguin Books, 1992.

First American edition of this incredibly entertaining play. Octavo, original black half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Inge Morath.

Keneally, Thomas

American Scoundrel: The Life of the Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles.

New York : Doubleday, 2002.

First edition of this historical biography on Dan Sickles, a contentious figure in Civil War history. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by the author on a Random House Australia bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jean Traina.

Taylor, Telford

Grand Inquest: The Story of Congressional Investigations.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1955.

First edition, second printing of this landmark legal and historical analysis of the investigative powers of the United States Congress. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top stain orange. In near fine condition.

Price, Reynolds [Madeleine Albright]

A Generous Man.

New York : Atheneum, 1966.

First edition, early printing of this Southern Gothic novel. Octavo, original cloth, top stain red, bookplate to the front pastedown from ‘The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright’. Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leadingContinue reading "A Generous Man."

Chen, Milton; George Lucas [Foreword]

Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools.

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint, 2010.

First edition of this visionary framework for transforming secondary education to a more student-centered learning environment. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, with black and white photographs and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To the NPF Board, and the future of out National Parks! Milton Chen.” Fine in a near fineContinue reading "Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools."

Nichols, George Ward

The Story of the Great March. From the Diary of a Staff Officer.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1866.

Early printing of Nichols’ account of the Savannah Campaign. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with charts and maps, one folding. In good condition.

Bush, Jeb

Jeb Bush Signed Everglades National Park First Day Cover.

Florida 1947.

Rare 1947 first day cover produced to celebrate the founding of Everglades National Park signed by Jeb Bush. Dedication of Everglades National Park Florida envelope depicting a classic scene of the Everglades with a heron and trees covered in Spanish moss, postmarked “Florida City, Florida December 5, 1947 9-AM”, with a Everglades National Park stampContinue reading "Jeb Bush Signed Everglades National Park First Day Cover."

Gardner, John W. Edited by Helen Rowan

No Easy Victories.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968.

First edition of “the father of campaign finance reform”, John W. Gardner’s fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mariam and Andrew – affectionately, from their friend John W. Gardner.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Herb Weitman.

Jay, William

A Review of the Causes and Consequences of the Mexican War.

Boston : Benjamin B. Mussey & Co, 1849.

Second edition of American abolitionist and jurist William Jay’s classic antiwar treatise. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In good condition with some wear to the crown and foot of the spine.

Bickham, William Dennison

Rosecrans’ Campaign with the Fourteenth Army Corps, of the Army of the Cumberland: A Narrative of Personal Observations, with a Appendix, Consisting of Official Reports of the Battle of Stone River.

Cincinnati : Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co, Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co..

First edition of William Dennison Bickham’s Civil War memoir. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In good condition. Ex-library.

Victor, Orville J

Incidents and Anecdotes of the War: Together with Life Sketches of Eminent Leaders, and Narratives of the Most Memorable Battles for the Union.

New York : James D. Torrey, Publisher, 1862.

First edition of Victor’s anecdotal history of the Civil War. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.

Ropes, John Codman

The Story of the Civil War: A Concise Account of the War in the United States of America Between 1861 and 1865: The Campaigns of 1862.

New York and London : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1898.

First edition of Ropes’ account of the American Civil War. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with maps and plans, with 13 folding maps for Vol II in a pocket affixed to the front pastedown. In good condition. Ex-library.

Peckham, James

Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, and Missouri in 1861. A Monograph of the Great Rebellion.

New York : American News Company, Publishers, 1866.

First edition of Peckham’s biography of the first Union general to be killed in the American Civil War. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. In good condition.

Parker, William Harwar

Recollections of a Naval Officer 1841-1865.

New York : Charles Scribners Sons, 1883.

Hunt, Roger D. and Jack R. Brown

Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue.

Gaithersburg, MD : Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990.

First edition of Hunt and Brown’s monumental compilation of biographical sketches of Union brevet brigadier generals in the Civil War. Quarto, original cloth decorated in gilt, profusely illustrated with portraits. In fine condition.

Moyers, Bill. [Madeleine K. Albright]

The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets.

New York : Doubleday, 1995.

First edition of this compelling exploration of poetry’s power. 8vo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy inContinue reading "The Language of Life: A Festival of Poets."

Kerbey, Joseph Orton

On the War Path: A Journey Over the Historic Grounds of the Late Civil War.

Chicago : Donahue, Henneberry & Co., 1890.

First edition of the Civil War Union spy’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.

Ayer, I. Winslow

The Great Treason Plot in the North During the War. Most Dangerous, Perfidious, Extensive and Startling Plot Ever Devised! Imminent Hidden Perils of the Republic. Astounding Developments Never Before Published.

Chicago : U.S. Publishing Co, n.d..

Early printing of Ayer’s Civil War account. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In good condition.

Johnson, Rossiter

The Story of a Great Conflict: A History of the War of Secession. 1861-1865.

New York : Bryan, Taylor & Co, 1894.

Second edition of  Johnson’s authoritative work on the American Civil War.  Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated. In good condition.

Krone, Julie

Julie Krone Signed 1993 Post Parade.

New York : Racing Today Publishing Inc, 1993.

August 1993 issue of Post Parade signed by American jockey and Belmont Stakes winner, Julie Krone. Octavo, original wrappers with a portrait of Krone on the front panel, illustrated with advertisements and color photographs. Boldly signed by Julie Krone in black felt tip with a smiley face on the front panel. This issue features anContinue reading "Julie Krone Signed 1993 Post Parade."

Johnson, Merle [Compiler]

A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

New York and London : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1910.

First limited edition of this list of first editions in book form and of first printings in periodicals. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with paper titles to the spine, top edge gilt. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 154. Boldly signed by compiler Merle Johnson and the publisher Harper & Brothers on the limitationsContinue reading "A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens."

Porter, Eliot; Wallace Stegner; Page Stegner [Peter Mathiessen]

American Places.

New York : E.P. Dutton, 1981.

First edition of collection of musings and photographs of the American landscape, depicting all aspects of American life from the Rocky Mountains to the state of Maine. Square quarto, original publisher’s cloth, profusely illustrated with color photographs. From the library of writer Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Peter Matthiessen remains theContinue reading "American Places."

Mayer, Brantz

Captain Canot; or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver. Being an Account of the Career and Adventures on the Coast, in the Interior, on Shipboard, and in the West Indies.

New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1854.

First edition, early issue of the historian’s detailed account of the African slave trade without the misprint on page 191. Octavo, bound in contemporary calf, rebacked, additional vignette title. In very good condition, hinges reinforced.

Borman, Frank

Frank Borman Signed Photograph.

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Crew portrait of astronaut Frank Borman. Semi-glossy photograph of Borman wearing a suit and posing next to a model United States spacecraft. Boldly signed by Borman in black felt tip. In near fine condition with a small area of discoloration to Borman‘s left arm. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.