Related to the history, geography, folklore, and cultural heritage of the U.S.. Books falling under this section harp of characteristic or history of the American people, and are representative, even stereotypical, of American culture as a whole
Ford Motor Company, 1959. 5th. Paperback. 8vo. Pamphlet. 40pp. Text remains unmarked on white pages with clean illustrations and bright color throughout. Mint green covers are soiled at all edges though cover text is easily readable. Stapled binding is square and hinges are intact.
1929. 4To Softcover. 12pp. Staplebound paperback. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is secure with small tears, textblock is aligned and has lightly bumped corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, some spotting, foxing and blush on covers and throughout.
Taschen, 1996. Elephant Folio Folder. Six poster reprints in tri-fold folder. Each poster measures 12 x 17 inches. Text in English, German and French is clean on unmarked panels. Slightest overall poster shelf/timewear, minimal folder wear, folder corner and edgewear.
The Easton Press, 2001. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. 4to. New copy sealed in shrink wrap. Book is bound in blue, gilt decorated leather with large pictorial set into top board. Has a full gilt text block and sewn-in pagemarker.
The Iola Register, 1991. Standard. 8Vo Oblong Hardcover. 128pp. Text is unmarked on clean, white pages full of archival b/w snapshots of the small town life. Bound in glossy white boards with crisply pointed corners. Tightly bound with fully attached hinges. Some soiling on edges of end-papers and text-block.
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries, 2009. 4To Hardcover. 127pp. Black pictorial boards, gray lettering on spine, includes folded map in pocket on inside back. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Minimal overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, light foxing on inner.....
McLoughlin Bros, 1893. 4To Hardcover. 280pp. Red boards, green/black/golden lettering and graphics on spine and front board. Text and artwork is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact with some separation and exposed mesh. Textblock is square with time-rounded corners. Moderate++ overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and cornerwear, rubbing.....
Delaware North Companies / Aerographics, 2011. 4To Softcover. 63pp. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, spine is unbroken, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover cornerwear.
Edward Stern & Co. 24Mo Softcover. Staplebound softcover. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinge is secure, textblock is aligned and has pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear, faint foxing on inner covers.
A-No.-1 Publishing, 1918. 5th ed. 12Mo Softcover. 135pp. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages; a few pages have come loose from binding. Hinges are loose but still intact, textblock is square with much corner and edge chipping. Considerable overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edge and cornerwear, creasing, sunning, chipping; insect.....
Harper & Brothers, 1915. 12Mo Hardcover. 341pp. Green boards, gold lettering. Includes a 1917 handwritten letter from the author, numerous news clippings, typed pages, cartoons and other ephemera attached to inner covers and pages and in attached envelopes. Text is clean on uncreased pages, sporadic notes and writing on endpapers.....
Connie Maxwell Press Dept. 1968. 8Vo Oblong, Spiral Softcover. Spiralbound softcover. Text is clean on unmarked uncreased natural pages, b/w illustrations throughout. Coil catches are secure, textblock is aligned with lightly bumped corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear and smudging, full edgeblush. Signed by author on title page.
Images Unlimited. First Edition.
Yoffy Press, 2019. 1st. 4to Hardcover. Interior is unmarked with color photos. Burnt orange cloth boards are pointed with bronze gilt lettering and faint shelf wear. Tightly bound with securely attached hinges. No jacket issued.
Academic Reprints, 1954. First. 8vo Hardcover. Complete in 2 volumes. 1029 ppg. Includes neat map of the Trans-Mississippi Territory fur trades. Text is clean. Binding is tight & hinges are secure. Both volumes have jackets that are intact w/ mild tears around the top & bottom of spine and light.....
1971. 12Mo Hardcover. 644pp. Green boards, golden lettering. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and cornerwear, spotting; foxing on inner boards, endpapers and textblock edges, light page patina throughout, remainder mark on texblock foot.....
Bob Dylan Words and Music Company, 1967. 4To Softcover. 32pp. Staplebound softcover. Text and music notation is clean on uncreased pages. Hinge is secure, textblock signature is intact with bumped corners. Moderate+++ overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, cover edgewear, pageblush and sporadic spotting throughout, two small bookstore stamps on title page, one.....
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. Unpagniated. Collection of lovely color painted portraits on thick, white pages. All 32 are present, unmarked. Hardbound in quarter green cloth with brown paper sides. Front board titled in green with mounted color plate. Firmly bound. Spine ends lightly bumped. Boards a......
Grabhorn Press, 1936. 8Vo Hardcover. 289pp. Stated limited edition of 550. Brown boards with faded argyle pattern, tan spine with title pastedown, includes loose bifold tissue-page map of western territories. Text and artwork is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact with some separation, exposed mesh. Textblock is square.....
Georgia: Morris Museum of Art, 1996. Rowe, Nellie M. Exhibition Catalog. Softcover. 4to. 55pp. Pages are clean and unmarked. Paper card stock wraps have edge wear. Top edge is foxed. Bottom edge is a bit soiled.
Delside Press, 1974. Herrmann, Ward E. 1st. 4TO Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Text is clean, no writing or creases. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Black oblong textured boards have small white paint splatters on bottom of front cover with lightly bumped corners.
Boulder: Pruett Publishing. Book is in very good condition with a dust jacket in good condition with some lager chipping toward the top of the jacket.
Iconografix, Inc, 1995. 1st. 8Vo Oblong Softcover. 141pp. Text unmarked with b/w photos throughout. Yellow covers are vibrant and glossy with lightly bumped corners. Binding tight and square, spine is unbroken. Bookstore stamp present on half title.
Poverty Ridge Stone, 1989. 4To Softcover. 79pp. Text and photography is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Spine is unbroken, textblock has slight wave and pointed corners. Signed by author on title page. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, coverwear, heavy foxing on covers and textblock edges.
Colorado: Outskirts Press, 2009. Paperback. 8vo. 378 pages. A collection of interviews with depression era moonshiners. Text is clean and unmarked. Some small ink spots on the front cover.