Early Drama, Art, and Music Documents. A Paleography Handbook.
Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University, 1993, First Edition. octavo, red cloth. (iv), 135 pp. Western Michigan University, Illustrated. New. More
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The Field Diary of Lt. Edward Settle Godfrey Commanding Co. K, 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer in the Sioux encounter at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
(Portland, OR): The Champoeg Press, 1957, First Edition Limited to 1000 copies printed. octavo, light blue pictorial and gilt cloth in original celluloid wrapper. (10), (x), (76)pp. The Champoeg Press, Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Edgar I. Stewart and Jane R. Stewart. Printed throughout in black and red..... More
Tallinn Eksliibristel.
Tallinn, Estonia: Kunst, (1980), First Edition. tall octavo, tan cloth with paper label on front cover. Kunst, Illustrations of 89 bookplates designed by various artists. Illustrated in black and white and in color. The 4 1/2 pp. descriptive text in English, Estonian and Russian. Very small smudge at top edge..... More
The Great Escape: The Apache Outbreak of 1881.
Tucson, AZ: Westernlore Press, 1994, First Edition. octavo, dark red boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xiv), 218pp. Westernlore Press, Illustrated with photographs. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "2 December 1994 For Tom Wilson Charles Collins". An as new copy, jacket not clipped. More
In Custer's Shadow: Major Marcus Reno.
(Fort Collins, CO): Old Army Press, (1999), First Edition, one of 250 special copies signed by Nichols. octavo, cream buckram and blue cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (8), xii, (412)pp. Old Army Press, With an introduction by Brian Pohanka. Illustrated with photographs and maps. As new. More
Calligraphics - Hands & Forms. Rendered by Twenty-Five American Scribes for The Typophiles.
New York: The Typophiles, 1955, First Edition, Limited to 800 copies. oblong duodecimo, brown cloth. [xvi], [122] pp. The Typophiles, Typophile Chap Book #28. "The third calligraphic chap book, and the most ambitious. In 1952-53 twenty-five graphic artists were invited to contribute (read: assigned) texts taken from Harvard University Press'..... More
Custer's Indian Battles.
Bronxville, NY: (Privately Published), (1936), First Edition. quarto, pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (40)pp., stapled. (Privately Published), Illustrated with reproductions of Schreyvogel paintings. Outstanding, very fine, clean condition. More
Custer, Curley, Curtis. An Expanded View of the Little Big Horn.
El Segundo, CA: Upton and Sons, 2005, First Edition. quarto, red buckram in pictorial dust jacket. (viii), (206)pp. Upton and Sons, Volume Nine CUSTER TRAILS SERIES. The role of Curley the Crow Scout is fully examined along with his never before published escape map. The Edward S. Curtis Papers are..... More
Calligraphic Bookplates & Monograms by Villu Toots.
(San Juan Capistrano, CA): International Letter Arts Network, (1992), First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. (xii), 144 pp. International Letter Arts Network, Illustrated, some in color. Wrappers mildly fingerprinted. More
Late Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts 1350-1525 in the Houghton Library.
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, (1983), First Edition. quarto, wrappers. xv, 190pp. Harvard College Library, From the Foreword, "In order to document more fully a significant portion of the manuscripts in the Houghton Library - manuscripts in both the Manuscript Department and the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts - the..... More
Uniforms, Arms, and Equipment. The U.S. Army on the Western Frontier, 1880-1892. Vol 1: Headgear, Clothing, and Footwear; Vol 2: Weapons and Accouterments. (2 volume set).
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (2007), First Edition. quarto, dark blue boards and cloth in pictorial dust jackets. (xiv), 330; (xiv), (300)pp. University of Oklahoma Press, Foreword by Jerome A. Greene. Extensively illustrated with photographs. A set in mint condition. More
With Crook at the Rosebud.
Harrisburg: The Stackpole Company, (1956), First Edition. octavo, original tan boards in pictorial dust jacket. (xiv), (256)pp. The Stackpole Company, Illustrated with photographs. An absolutely beautiful, clean, pretty much as new copy. Never been dusty on top edge. Jacket is price clipped but the original bookmark is still attached to..... More
Letters Slate Cut. Workshop practice and the making of letters.
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1981), First Edition. small quarto, printed wrappers. 36pp.; illustrations unpaginated. Taplinger Publishing Company, With 79 illustrated examples from the output of Kindersley's own workshop with a description of each, step-by-step guide to the technique of cutting slate, and 89 line drawings by Cardozo demonstrating the..... More
A Warrior Who Fought Custer.
Minneapolis: The Midwest Company, (1931), First Edition, second printing binding and jacket. octavo, original burnt orange cloth in printed dust jacket. (xii), 384pp. The Midwest Company, Illustrated with photographs. A very fine, clean copy. Jacket has just a tiny bit of scuffing to the edges of the jacket ant two..... More
Jan Tschichold: Typographer.
Boston: Godine, (1990), First Wrappers Edition. quarto, pictorial wrappers. 160pp. Godine, A major study of this influential type designer. Included are the only translations of several of his most important essays. Extensively illustrated. Fine and clean. More
Recollections of the Lyceum & Chautauqua Circuits.
Freeport, ME: Bond Wheelwright Co., (1969), First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. xvi, (172)pp. Bond Wheelwright Co., The text is scribed by Raymond DaBoll in an italic script with the final parts devoted to his Notes on Calligraphy, a look at the hand-writing styles of various graphic designers, editors..... More
Twenty Years of the Frederic W. Goudy Award.
Rochester, NY: Press of the Good Mountain, 1988, First Edition. octavo, wrappers. 80pp. Press of the Good Mountain, One of 5000 copies printed. Foreword by Dr. Mark F. Guldin and a preface by Alexander S. Lawson. This work features stipple-drawn portraits and biographies of twenty recipients of RIT's Frederic W...... More
More Than Fine Writing. The Life and Calligraphy of Irene Wellington.
Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, (1987), First American Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. 141pp. Overlook Press, Illustrated with color plates. A student of Edward Johnston's, Wellington was a major influence on modern calligraphy helping to change it from a medieval influenced craft resurrected during the Arts & Crafts Movement to..... More
Nantan. The Life and Times of John P. Clum. Volume 1: Claverack to Tombstone September 1851 - May 1882; Volume 2: Tombstone to Los Angeles November 1882 - May 1932. (along with): Illustrations of a Life - The Early Years of John P. Clum 1851 - 1882.
Trafford Publishing, 2007; 2008, First Editions. small quarto, pictorial boards and pictorial heavy paper wrappers. (iv), (478); (416); (28)pp. Trafford Publishing, Illustrated with photographs. All three volumes signed by Ledoux. As new, clean condition. More
Private Theodore Ewert's Diary of the Black Hills Expedition of 1874.
(Piscataway, NJ): CRI Books, (1976), First Edition. quarto, original brown cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xvi), (134)pp. CRI Books, Printed "Errata" slip signed by John M. Carroll laid in. An as new copy, jacket not clipped. More
Troopers with Custer. Historic Incidents of the Battle of The Little Big Horn.
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole, (1952), First Edition thus. octavo, original bright yellow cloth in pictorial dust jacket. (xii), (343)pp. Stackpole, Illustrated with photographs. I began buying Custer and Little Big Horn books in 1959. This is the finest example of this title I have ever seen. It has never even been..... More
"Custer's Last Battle." In Harper's Magazine, August, 1890.
New York: Harper & Brothers, August 1890, First Printing. quarto, original printed salmon paper wrappers. Harper & Brothers, With one map. This 13 pp. article is contained complete this issue of "Harper's New Monthly Magazine". A very clean copy, slight wear and chipping to front wrapper, small chips to head..... More
Comanche. The Horse That Survived the Custer Massacre.
Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1961, First Edition Limited to 750 copies. octavo, maroon cloth stamped in blind on front cover and in gilt on spine, in pictorial dust jacket. (88)pp. Westernlore Press, With a foreword by Edward S. Luce. Illustrated with photographs. Review Copy with printed slip for this title..... More
History of Custer Battlefield.
(Crow Agency, MT): Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Association, 1967), First Edition. octavo, printed heavy paper wrappers. (vi), (154)pp. Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Association, Illustrated with photographs. One of 2000 copies issued. A very fine, clean copy and quite scarce in this condition. More
The ABCs of Custer's Last Stand. Arrogance, Betrayal and Cowardice.
El Segundo, California: Upton & Sons, 2004, Of the Limited Edition of 50 specially bound copies, this is #6A of 10 copies reserved for the author and publisher signed by both and noted as "author/publisher edition." large quarto, original full brown leather stamped in gilt on spine, in pictorial dust..... More