Collection of Pikes Peak Region History Books by Images of America - 2008: Great Gift

SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING - We Came To Dominate: the United States Army and the 1989 World Helicopter Championships by Dan Kingsley CW4, Ret. is a Signed (by author Kingsley in an inscription) MidSky Books softcover First Edition/First Printing - it states First Printing on the copyright page (Even though a book may state First Edition, it may not be a true First Printing. This copy is guaranteed to be a true First Edition and First Printing). The book was published in 2011 - ISBN 9781936122172. The softcover book is in acceptable condition with some beginning page separation - note this is a delicately put together book - one page in particular is coming loose. This copy would make a special addition to any collection or library. You can buy with confidence, we have been selling books for over 45 years. Thanks for buying.

P. F. Collier, New York, 1892, Ten volume set. First Editions. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No dust jacket. 7,233 pp in ten volumes. Text clean, no foxing, lightly yellowed with age, no prior owner attributions or markings in any of the volumes. Illustrated with 54 wood-engravings, including a a depiction of the author on the frontispiece of volume one. Gilting on front cover and spine of each volume shows various evidence of shelfwear. Speckled outer edges.Volume I has a small tear near tail of spine and contains: The Deerslayer, The Pathfinder and The Pioneers. Volume II contains: Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie and The Spy. Volume III has light markings on rear cover and contains: The Pilot, The Red Rover and The Two Admirals. Volume IV has pages 119-120 partially missing and contains: The Sea Lions, Afloat and Ashore and The Water Witch. Volume V has a large tear in pages 607/608 and two tears on page 717-718 (all tears intact) and contains: The Crater, Miles Wallingford and… Read More

The Easton Press, 1989. 2 vols. The Leather-Bound Library of American History. First thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jackets. Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Bindings and text blocks are tight, bright, crisp, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Appear unopened / unread. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spines. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon markers. Notes from History sheet laid in. Photo is of the set we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift!

Tan on boards with red and orange and black front and spine with picture of Mexican Ranger. some little mwear.

Green on boards with black print front and spine. Little wear.

1934. VG-, SIGNED CHECK by Zane Grey , light wear SLIGHT FADE, SIGNED CHECK by Zane Grey Drawn on Security First National Bank of Los Angeles written for $12.00 dated October 13, 1934, 10/13/34. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Unbound.

Nice condition complete 2-volume set of the "History of Concord New Hampshire" - From the Original Grant in Seventeen Hundred and Twenty-Five to the Opening of the Twentieth Century. The set comes with its original, oversized color map (35" tall x 31" wide) titled "Commissioners Map of Concord New Hampshire" dated 1902. Both volumes are illustrated with maps and engravings of notable homes and sites. 1903; The Rumford Press; Concord. "Prepared under the supervision of the City History Commission." Here is a sample of the chapter contents:* Aboriginal Occupation* King George's War and its Indian Hostilities* Colonization by Concord Settlers* Last French and Indian War* Period of the American Revolution* Revised State Constitution* Early Events of the New Century* War of 1812* The State House Erected* Toleration Act* Temperance Reform* Religious, Social, Intellectual, and Material Progress* Catholic-Irish Immigration* Public Library* The Prohibition Law* Period of the Civil War* Weather Record from 1856… Read More

Herff Jones Book. Fine-. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. The first title is an oversize blue imitation-leather hardcover with white lettering to spine and front; large gilt seal on front; no jacket; pictorial endpapers; 496 pages; many color photos. "This book documents the mighty warship's June to December deployment to the Western Pacific, the Arabian Gulf, and the Indian Ocean -- Lincoln's second major deployment." No publication date. The second title is a staplebound dark-blue softcover with gilt on front and gilt rope through spine; 48 pages; color photos; fine minus condition too. Might require extra for shipping..

[Vancouver, WA: Mid-Columbia Chamber of Commerce, 1932]. Tall 8vo. 4 x 8.8 in. 15, [1] pp., printed in green & black throughout, with photo illustrations, centerfold pictorial map by Burnham showing routes along Evergreen & Columbia River Highways. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers, splendid wraparound Art Deco cover art of the Columbia River Gorge by Burnham (slight shelfwear), NF. First edition of this exceedingly scarce photo-illustrated travel guide to the Columbia River Gorge, by driving the Evergreen Highway on the Washington side past Beacon Rock and along the Columbia River Highway as far as Celilo Falls and The Dalles. The charming pictorial map by Burnham shows mountaineers on Mt. St. Helens, skiers on Mt. Hood, fishermen in Washougal and on Merwin Lake, sailing on the Columbia River, and more. Burnham (1900-1985) was at the time the Chairmen of the Vancouver City Planning Commission, and a fervent advocate of tourism improvements, pushed for reconstructing the Fort Vancouver… Read More

Family of Elsa Spear Byron, 1993, with previously unpublished photos. Originally published by The Fort Phil Kearny / Bozeman Trail Association, 1990. Paperback. Near Fine. Minor shelf and handling wear to cover. Book has bookstore sticker and stamp on inside of back cover. Binding tight. Text clean and unmarked. No DJ, as issued. Photo is of the copy at Barbed Wire Books.