History & Historiography from Uncommon Works

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968. Later printing. Cloth. Very good/very good. A very good plus fifth printing in a very good dust jacket. Black cloth boards with midnight blue topstain. Previous owner's name stamp in red on first free endpaper. Jacket shows mild loss at crown of spine of jacket extending down to a short tear, and… Read more about this item

New York: John B. Alden, 1885. Reprint. Cloth. Good +/none as issued. A good plus / very good complete three volume set (6 books in 3 volumes). Blue cloth boards with gilt title stamping. Top edge gilt. Wear and mild rubbing top and bottom edges of all volumes. Vol 1 & 3 showing mild wear at foot… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First American Edition. Cloth. Very good +/near fine. A very good plus first American edition, as stated, in a very near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Sunning to bottom edge of cloth 1/8". xviii, 524 pages, 18 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, Octavo. A biography of Charles II, 17th century British king… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. 1/4 cloth. Fine/fine. A fine first edition with complete number line, in a fine dust jacket. xxii, 800 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps . Octavo. Cecil Rhodes was an imposing figure, tall, robust-looking, with a leonine head, a man so charismatic that one… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. As new/as new. An as new, first edition with complete number line in an as new dust jacket. xiii, 234 pages, 41 pages of plates : illustrations. Octavo. Denis Judd tells the fascinating story of the remarkable British impact upon India, capturing the essence of what the Raj… Read more about this item

New York: Basic Books, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. 1/4 cloth. Near fine/fine. A near fine first edition, first printing in a fine dust jacket. Black paper boards under quarter cloth. Gilt title stamping on spine. Russet endpapers. Deckled page edges. Remainder mark bottom edge, otherwise fine. Dust jacket is not price-clipped and without flaws. xii, 628… Read more about this item

[n.p]: [unpublished], 1933. Cloth. Good/none as issued. Handwritten journal, heavily cocked. Good. Burgundy boards with gilt title stamping and a counting-house calendar on front pastedown for the year 1933. Stained boards. Complete. Handwritten journal of a grandfather in 1933 including notes on activities, weather, and an egg record. Sutter Co., California. Given to him by Medora Edna [Laux]… Read more about this item

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1951-1952. Early Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good +. All near fine with very good dust jackets. Navy blue cloth with gilt title stamping on spine and cover. [v. 1] Years of adventure, 1874-1920: Third printing (1951). Near fine book, sturdy and square binding. Sky blue endpapers. Mild bump on front top right corner.… Read more about this item

Sacramento: California State University, Sacramento, 1996. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/none as issued. A fine first edition, fondly inscribed on FFE by the author, Molly Miyako Kimura. Blue cloth boards with gilt title stamping. Illustrated. 42 [6] pp. Folio. Nisei woman, born March 1, 1924 (d. 2015) in Yuba City, California to a business family. From the age of… Read more about this item

London: Cassell and Company, 1956. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/fine. A very good plus/near-fine four volume first edition set, all in original very good dust jackets. 1956-1958. Binding is excellent with no tears or loose pages. Red cloth boards with gilt-stamped spines. Each volume states "first published" and the year. Each volume is about 400… Read more about this item

New York: W.W. Norton, 1957. Book of the Month Club Edition. Cloth. Fine/missing. A fine Book of the Month Club hardcover edition of a classic work. Missing dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gold spine lettering. Bookplate on front pastedown. Jacket's rear flap laid in on rear pastedown. 224 pp. Octavo. Fourth-century Athens has a special claim on… Read more about this item

London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820. New Edition. Full leather. Very good. A very good "New edition." Full leather boards. Gilt trim. 5 raised bands. Shelfwear to head and tail of spine. Corners are rubbed. 4 cm x 3 mm loss on back of book. Binding is sturdy, square, and tight. Marbled endpapers. Both hinges have been… Read more about this item

Radcliffe, Iowa: Radcliffe Publication Committee, 1978. 1st Edition. Leatherette. As new. Near fine first edition. Embossed leatherette, rear top corner bumped. Previous owner's bookplate in front pastedown. Illustrated enpapers. Local history and genealogy research of interest to Scandinavian and Iowan families. 360 pp. Folio, 9 1/2 x 12 inches tall.

New York: Macmillan, 1893. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A very good first edition in one volume. Blue cloth boards with gilt title-stamping. Shelf wear to head and tail of spine.Stain to front cover plus waterstain at base of book. Bookplate and missing label on front pastedown. Previous owner's signature from 1897 on first free endpaper. Book is… Read more about this item

Fairfield, WA: Ye Galleon Press, 1969. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. A near fine, limited edition, number 39 of 338 issued. Maroon leather boards with gilt title stamping. Andorra paper. Pictorial end papers. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled at inner edge of half-title page. 8, lxxviii, 79, 24, 6, [2] pp. Octavo,… Read more about this item

Halifax: A.& W. Mackinlay, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A very good 1898 edition, with copyright and title date matching. Orange cloth boards with fading. Map end papers in front. Rear end papers heavily toned across most of page. Color plate of Canadian flag. B/W photos. Binding is sturdy and square. xv, 448 pp. including index. Duodecimo,… Read more about this item

Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1984. First Thus. Leather bound. Fine. A fine first thus edition. Brown leather boards with gilt title stamping on cover and spine. Map end papers. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled at edge of half title. Black and white drawings, tables. 74 pp. including index. Octavo, 7 1/4 x… Read more about this item

Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1991. First Thus. Leather bound. Fine. A fine first thus. Brown leather boards with gilt title stamping on cover and spine. Frederick Remington end papers. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled at edge of half title. 67 pp. including index. Octavo, 6 x 9 1/4 inches tall. .… Read more about this item

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A fine first edition, first printing, in a fine dust jacket. Charcoal paper boards with gold foil stamping on spine. No flaws. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. 424 pp. Octavo, 6 x 9 1/2 inches tall. Livia (58 BC-29 AD), the… Read more about this item

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1980. Hardcover. Very good +/fine. A very good plus copy in a fine dust jacket. Russet cloth boards with gold foil title stamping on cover and spine. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown, and embossed owner's seal on title page. Otherwise fine. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket showing original price. Dust jacket now… Read more about this item