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Reprint. Nobleman twins bail each other out of romantic situations. Solid clean copy of early edition. 5-1/4 x 7-1/2, 278 pp Good unmarked, faded spine titling. Hardcover in gray cloth boards, no jacket.

SOFTCOVER. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo size (8vo) in stiff card covers, 18pp. One of 200 copies only . [CONDITION: covers faintly tanned else FINE, an otherwise well preserved and very clean and tight copy ] . __To see more of our Poetry books type DbbPOETRY in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.…

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. 2nd edition. Reading copy only. Cover detached. (Civil War, Generals, Autobiography).

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Zustand: Very Good +. Washington, DC: Published by the Author / Press of Byron S. Adams, 1921. Second Edition. Octavo. 431 pp. Black and white photographs and illustrations. Printed wraps. Light rubbing to edges of wraps and binding sound. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper, but otherwise pages unmarked. Originally published in 1918. Mills served in Arizona, at Fort Bridger, and with Crook's 1876 Sioux Campaign. [Howes M623].…

Leather bound. 1st. INSCRIBED by MIlls' son-in-law, Major Winfield Scott Overton, (pictured on p.239). Octavo; 412pp, First Edition. 8vo. 412 pp. Copiously illustrated from photographs, drawings, portraits, maps; appendix. Near Fine copy (erasure to ffep) in flexible leather-covered wrappers stamped in gold to upper wrapper,which reproduces the 'New Zealand International Exposition 1882' medal awarded to Mills inventing a woven military cartridge belt; With black endpapers, rounded corners, all edges gilt, ribbon marker. ''Mills fought the hostiles on the Plains, and later made his home at El Paso. His book is our clearest account (from the white man's side) of the Battle of the Rosebud.'' (Stanley Vestal's 'Book Lover's Southwest' p.37).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 6 1/2 inches x 9 in., frontispiece; title-page with bird design; dedication page with letter & envelope design; contents; list of illustrations; xii, 159 pp., illustrated with various size wood engravings, designed by W. T. Smedley and others; some poems have prose introductions giving their backgrounds. Red-brown cloth with elaborate titling in black on gold on the spine, and with designs on the front cover, brown, floral design endpapers, all edges gilt. The spine ends, cover corners show light wear; a printed poem "The Isle of Long Ago", has been clipped from a paper and placed between pp. 8-9, leaving some tanning, and a peacock feather has left some tanning between pp. 106-107. The author's signed inscription is on the first front flyleaf: Miss Ella Gertrude Leaming With the love of Uncle and Friend, Benj F. Taylor Christmas, 1885. Benjamin F. Taylor was a journalist during the Civil War, and some of the poems in this volume have Civil War related themes: Lincoln and his Psalm, The Two Armies, A Vision of Hands; there are also some poems on the 1876 Centennial. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Full leather. Zustand: Very good. Author's Edition. Small octavo, [2], 412pp, [2]. Leather, gilt title and illustration on cover. All gilt edges, rounded corners, black end papers, flexible covers. Sewn-in silk bookmark. Light rubbing to edges, both hinges showing wear. Bookplate from the Library of the Supreme Council on the front pastedown. Signed by Brigadier General Anson Mills on the presentation leaf: Compliments of the Author to "Admiral Geo. W. Baird." (Howes, M623) (Graff 2804) (Dornbusch II, 1693). Rear Admiral George W. Baird (1843-1930) was a U.S. Navy engineer and veteran of the Civil War. He developed several practical shipboard devices, helped introduce naval electrical systems, and was credited with installing electric lights in the White House in 1891. The "Author's Edition" of My Story by Brig. General Anson Mills, inscribed to Admiral Geo. W. Baird. (illustrator). Signed.…

First Edition. Rich narrative of Mills' youth in Texas, military service in the Civil War, Indian campaigns on the Western frontier, and various experiences and observations on life in late 19th and early 20th century America. Much on Mills' service at Fort Grant, Arizona Territory and Fort Bridger, as well as with Crook's campaign against the Sioux in 1876. This copy is inscribed and signed by Mills to H. W. Dorsey. Well illustrated with photographs and a few maps. Ref. HOWES M623; GRAFF 2804; DORNBUSCH Vol. II, 1693. Bound in black cloth over thin boards with gilt-stamped titling on upper board, gilt border rules on both boards, and black endpapers. Some light rubs to exterior. Interior clean and binding sound. Gilt remains sharp and bright. Cloth over flexible card covers. Octavo. 412 pages. Black and white photographic portraits, illustrations, maps (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 6 1/2 inches x 9 in., frontispiece; title-page with bird design; dedication page; preface; contents; list of illustrations; viii, 168 pp., illustrated with various size wood engravings; some poems have prose introductions giving their backgrounds. Green cloth with elaborate titling in black on gold on the spine, and with designs on the front cover, dark brown, coated endpapers, all edges gilt. The spine ends, cover corners show light wear. The author's signed inscriptions are on the first front flyleaf: Mrs. Margaretta I. Leaming. Many Happy New Years. From Benj F. Taylor, Jan. 1st 1880. Brother Charles, With the wish that all Songs of Yesterday may be changed, one day, into "songs in the night," again this book is given where I trust it may long remain. Benj. F. Taylor, February 19th, 1884. Benjamin F. Taylor was a journalist during the Civil War, and some of the poems in this volume have Civil War related themes: Kelly's Ferry, The Heroes and the Flowers: Rose Hill (Chicago). Inscribed by Author(s).…

First Edition. in contemporary full calf, flat spine elaborately gilt in compartments, black morocco label lettered in gilt, some slight splitting to joints but generally a handsome copy, with the contemporary armorial bookplate of Henry Studdy and the later decorative booklabel of John Rayner. 4to (260 x 200 mm), pp. [vi], 210, A lovely copy of this privately printed poem by a Sussex clergyman, who was a professor of poetry at Oxford and a fellow of Magdalen College. Hurdis set up his own printing press at his house in Bishopstone, near Seaford in Sussex, in 1796, from where he printed selections from his own lectures and poems. The Favorite Village is thought to be his best work and is a panegyric to Bishopstone, the village where he was born and where he eventually became the vicar. It is a nostalgic eulogy to the village, set within the framework of nature and the seasons and much influenced by the poetry of Cowper and Thomson. ESTC t35451; Jackson p. 242.…

Miniature 8vo. 2.25 x 3.35 inches. xvi + 786 pp. + 29 + [1] + [26]. Running title: The Miniature Universal Gazetteer. Bound in original maroon cloth, decorated gilt. All edges gilt. A little wear to extremities but otherwise in good condition. Inscription on first free endpaper 'To Miss Woodcock from Louis St Valentines 1861.' Illustrated by frontispiece and engraved title page. A comprehensive gazetteer of the world in a single sequence. At the end are population tables of the British counties, principal cities and boroughs, of the principal countries, provinces and cities of the world and a list of the cities, boroughs and market towns in the UK. Samuel Maunder (1785-1849) was a prolific compiler of reference works, from 1825 onwards, and also a publisher. Another edition was published by T. Noble in 1846. An attractive and scarce little volume. HISTORY/THEOLOGY MINIATURE TOPOGRAPHY 19TH CENTURY HISTORY/THEOLOGY.…

The Golden Cockerel Press. London. 1947. Bound in a half-calf binding. Top edge gilt. Deckel edges. 24 x 15,5 cm. 63 (3) pp + 8 loose plates. Very good condition, small bookplate, border of damp on the bottom of the boards (5-10 cm) only very slightly affects the interior.