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HF001.        Adams, Samuel Hopkins.   CANAL TOWN.   World, 1945.  BCED.   5.5" x 8.5", 471. pp.  A young doctor settles in Palmyra, New York, then the farther outpost of the Erie Canal.   Book is VG+ in dj.  Wartime paper has aged somewhat.   $9.  cwq0401.

HF002.        Adams, Samuel Hopkins. SUNRISE TO SUN/SET. Random House, 1950. bced. Cotton mills and factories in upper New York State in the 1830s. VG with remainder mark in some worn dj. $11. wepp

HF003.        Adicks, Richard.  A COURT FOR OWLS.  Pineapple Pr, 1989.  8vo, 269 pp, enscribed by the author.   Novel of a young soldier's rule in the Lincoln assassination.  F in dj.   $15.  9ptb8

HF004.       Alderman, Clifford Lindsey.   THE ARCH OF STARS.   Appleton, 1950.  BCED.  HC 5.5" x 8", 410 pp.  Young man from the New Hampshire Grants joins Ethan Allen during the early days of the Revolution.  Book is EXCELLENT in dj.  No writing or marking to endpapers or text. Tight binding and hinges.  $14.  bcv0401.

HF005.        Alderman, Clifford Linsey. TO FAME UNKNOWN. Appleton, 1954. bced. In French and Indian War, farm boy from the Connecticut River Valley flees shameful past to join Colonial army in Nova Scotia where he witnesses persecution of Acadians. VG in dj. $11 prdy.

HF006.        Allen, Hervey. ACTION AT AQUILA. Farrar, Rinehart, 1938. First . Romance of a Union calvary officer and a Confederate femme in the Shenandoah Valley. VG in better dj. $24. dkyx.

HF007.        Allen, Hervey. ANTHONY ADVERSE. Farrar, Rinehart, 1933. First, first state. The Epic Novel, set in the 18th century, that takes its hero around Europe, Africa, the West Indies, ending in the South Western U.S. The largest selling American novel before GONE WITH THE WIND. NF, w/some darkened front endpapers (from news clipping?), with four indentations in rear boards where book was set on something?, in dj. $45. dgrt.

HF011.        Allen, Hervey. BEDFORD VILLAGE. Farrar, Rinehart, 1944.  HC 6" x 8.5", 305 pp.  Later edition. Second of author's novels of the Pennsylvania frontier during the French-Indian wars (THE FOREST AND THE FORT, TOWARD THE MORNING, CITY IN THE DAWN). Frontispiece and dj by Andrew Wyeth.   Previous owner's name at fly, numbers at pastedown, else VERY GOOD in worn dj.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to text. $13.    aqw0501.

HF012.        Allen, Hervey. CITY IN THE DAWN. Rinehart, 1943. bced.  HC 8vo, 696 pp.  Trilogy of author's novels of the Pennsylvania frontier during the French-Indian wars (THE FOREST AND THE FORT, BEDFORD VILLAGE, TOWARD THE MORNING), plus first appearance of beginnings of unfinished fourth novel in series, CITY IN THE DAWN, published posthumously.  Dj art by Andrew Wyeth.   Front hinge starting, else VG+ in worn dj. $21 ctr1000.

HF013.        Allen, Hervey. THE FOREST AND THE FORT. Farrar, Rinehart, 1943. First edition. First of four volume saga of the Pennsylvania frontier during the French-Indian wars (BEDFORD VILLAGE, TOWARD THE MORNING, CITY IN THE DAWN). Frontispiece, dj by Andrew Wyeth. NF w/light shelf dust along top of front board.  Dj light wear along edges. $40. vwae. 

HF014.        Allen, Hervey. THE FOREST AND THE FORT. Farrar, Rinehart, 1943. First edition. First of four volume saga of the Pennsylvania frontier during the French-Indian wars (BEDFORD VILLAGE, TOWARD THE MORNING, CITY IN THE DAWN). Frontispiece, dj by Andrew Wyeth. NF w/light shelf dust along top of front board. Light foxing bottom edge, 3 faint spots fnt slot. Dj light wear along edges, int repair to small closed tear fnt panel.   A very nice copy.  $45. 9qawf8.

HF016.        Allen, Hervey. TOWARD THE MORNING. Farrar, Rinehart, 1948. First. Third of author's novels of the Pennsylvania frontier during the French-Indian wars (THE FOREST AND THE FORT, BEDFORD VILLAGE, CITY IN THE DAWN). Frontispiece, dj by Andrew Wyeth. Book review from the "N.Y. Harold Tribune" of August 29, 1948 as loose insert. NF in dj with some spine fading. $42. pate. 

HF017.        Allen, Hervey. TOWARD THE MORNING. Farrar, Rinehart, 1948. n/f Third of author's novels of the Pennsylvania frontier during the French-Indian wars (THE FOREST AND THE FORT, BEDFORD VILLAGE, CITY IN THE DAWN).  DJ by Andrew Wyeth.  Dust top edge, else NF in dj with some spine fading. $15. 9kkbj8. 

HF021.        Allen, T.D.  TROUBLED BORDER.   Harper, 1954.  First edition.  HC 8vo, 275 pp.  "Novel of the pioneers who won the Pacific Northwest for America."   Owner's address label at fly, early darkening of publisher's glue, spine fade, else EXCELLENT in bright price-clipped dj with chip bottom front panel.  $17.  ajq1000%.

HF022.        Allis, Marguerite.  TO KEEP US FREE.  Put, 1953.  1st edition.  Novel of New Englanders and the Ohio River settlements, 1797 to 1815.  o/n, else F in nice dj w/tiny chips, sm wrinkle to spine top.   $24.  wwdy .

HF022a.       Altsheler, Joseph A.   APACHE GOLD - A STORY OF THE STRANGE SOUTHWEST.  Aeonian Pr. no date (cir. 1999).  First thus.  Facimilie reprint of the 1913 D. Appleton edition.   ISBN 0-88411-941-6.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 383 pp., dark brown linen boards with gilt tiles, decorations, illus.  One of only 300 copies printed of this edition.  This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.   A beautiful addition to your collection or for a gift.  xbd%c2  $44.

HF023a.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  BEFORE THE DAWN - A STORY OF THE FALL OF RICHMOND. Amereon House, no date (cir. 1995).  First thus.  ISBN 0848812336.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 373 pp., rich red cloth boards with gilt titles.  Wonderfully crafted facsimile reprint of earlier edition.   Acid-free paper.  One of only 80 copies printed of this edition.   A lively tale of the Civil War told by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.   This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.   A beautiful addition to your collection.  xbg%s2  $43.

HF023b.      Altsheler, Joseph A.   BORDER WATCH - A STORY OF THE GREAT CHIEF'S LAST STAND.  Amereon House, no date (cir. 1995).  First thus.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 371 pp., dark blue cloth boards with gilt titles.   Wonderfully crafted facsimile reprint of the 1940 printing.  Acid-free paper.  One of only 80 copies printed of this edition.   Eighth and final volume in The Young Trailers Series, by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.  Recounts the adventures of Henry Ware and Paul Cotter and their pals guide Tom Ross, and hunters Sol Hyde and Jim Hart, all of whom we see in the other books in the series, in historically related adventures in Kentucky and in the Ohio valley.  This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.  A beautiful addition to your collection.  xca%s2   $53.    SOLD !!

HF023c.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  IN CIRCLING CAMPS - A ROMANCE OF THE CIVIL WAR.  Amereon House, no date (cir. 1995).   First thus.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 419 pp., dark blue cloth boards with gilt titles.   Wonderfully crafted facsimile reprint of earlier edition.  Acid-free paper.   One of only 250 copies printed of this edition.  Historically related romance centered around the Battle of Gettysburg by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.  This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.  A beautiful addition to your collection.  xbg%s2   $37.  

HF023d.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE EYES OF THE WOODS.   Amereon House.  No date.  Reprint of the edition by D. Appleton & Co.  ISBN 0848812352.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 319 pp.  Dark blue cloth boards, gilt titles, on acid-free paper.  The fourth volume of Altsheler's The Young Trailers Series, preceded by THE YOUNG TRAILERS, THE FOREST RUNNERS, THE KEEPERS OF THE TRAIL, by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.   Recounts the adventures of Henry Ware and Paul Cotter and their pals guide Tom Ross, and hunters Sol Hyde and Jim Hart, all of whom we see in the other books in the series.  This copy is new (unread), and one of only 80 copies printed.     Without dust jacket as issued.  bqd%4    $37.      SOLD !

HF023c.       Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE FOREST RUNNERS - A STORY OF THE GREAT WAR TRAIL IN EARLY KENTUCKY.   Amereon House.  No date (Cir.1999).  Reprint of the 1908 edition by D. Appleton & Co.  ISBN 0848812360.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 363 pp.   Shiny marbled covers.  The story, while independent in itself, continues the fortunes of the two boys who were the central characters of THE YOUNG TRAILERS and is volume 2 of The Young Trailers Series.  By the Kentucky born author (1862-1919).  Recounts the adventures of Henry Ware and Paul Cotter and their pals guide Tom Ross, and hunters Sol Hyde and Jim Hart, all of whom we see in the other books in the series.  This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.  A beautiful addition to your collection or a wonderful gift.  xbd%s2   $37.   SOLD !

HF023a       Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE FREE RANGERS.   Amereon House, 1976.  First thus.  Reprint of   edition by D. Appleton & Co.  ISBN 0848812379.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 365 pp., dark brown cloth boards with gilt titles, illustration.  One of only 80 copies of this edition, on acid-free paper.  Volume five in The Young Trailers Series, by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919).  Recounts the adventures of Henry Ware and Paul Cotter and their pals guide Tom Ross, and hunters Sol Hyde and Jim Hart, all of whom we see in the other books in the series:  THE YOUNG TRAILERS, THE FOREST RUNNERS, THE KEEPERS OF THE TRAIL, and THE EYES OF THE WOODS.   In the present story, the team fights a Spanish-Indian alliance intended to destroy the frontier settlements in Kentucky, while the Colonies' attention and resources are diverted by the American Revolution.  This copy: NEW (mint), w/o dj as issued.  bd%3.  $37.     SOLD !

HF023b.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE GREAT SIOUX TRAIL.  Aeonian Press, no date (cir. 1995).    Facsimile reprint of earlier edition.  First thus.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 332 pp.,   tan with gilt titles.   Wonderfully crafted facsimile reprint.  Acid-free paper.   One of only 300 copies printed of this edition.   The first volume of the GREAT WEST SERIES, of which THE LOST HUNTERS was the second, by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.  This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.  A beautiful addition to your collection.  xbd%s2   $37.

HF024.        Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE GUNS OF BULL RUN - A Story of the Civil War's Eve.  Appleton-Century, 1914.   1942 pntg.  HC 12mo, 348 pp.  1st  vol. in Civil War series, this one told from view of Southern boy, Harry Kenton, who follows lead of his father, a West Point graduate.  Action opens in Kentucky, then on to Charleston.  Book is EXCELLENT plus, in gray cloth bds, in a nice price clipped dj with two small chips at spine, light wear at extremes.  Sound binding, hinges; no writing in book.   $21.  bjx0900%.  SOLD !!

HF024a.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE GUNS OF BULL RUN - A STORY OF THE CIVIL WAR'S EVE.  Aeonian Press, 1976.   Reprint of the 1942 edition by D. Appleton & Co.  ISBN 0884119424.   HC 5.75" x 8.75", 338 pp.  Beautiful red cloth boards with gilt titles and decorations.  1st  vol. in Altsheler's The Civil War Series, this one told from view of Southern boy, Harry Kenton, who follows the lead of his father, a West Point graduate.  Action opens in Kentucky, then on to Charleston.  This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.  A beautiful addition to your collection or as a gift.  xbd%2c.   $39.

HF024b.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE GUNS OF EUROPE.  Amereon House, no date (cir. 1999).  First thus.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 320 pp., dark blue linen boards with gilt titles.   ISBN 0848818601.  Wonderfully crafted facsimile reprint of the 1915 edition by D. Appleton.  Acid-free paper.  One of only 80 copies printed of this edition.   First volume of the three-volume World War Series, by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.  Recounts the adventures of an American young man serving with the French army in Europe during World War I.  This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.   A beautiful addition to your collection or for a gift.  xbg%2c   $37. SOLD !

HF025.        Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE GUNS OF SHILOH - A Story of the Great Western Campaign.  Appleton-Century, 1914.   1942 ed.  HC 5.5" x 8", 336 pp. Gray cloth boards.  Second volume of eight in Altsheler's The Civil War Series, this one told from view of Northern boy, Dick Mason.   Dj has bright  battle scene.  Ex lib, with some of the typical library footprints.   Rubs to board bottom edge, corners.  Some darkening at text perimeters.  Firm hinges and binding in exceptionally nice dj.    pcc%3.  $37.  SOLD !!

HF026c.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE HORSEMEN OF THE PLAINS - A STORY OF THE GREAT CHEYENNE WAR.  Macmillan, 1964.   21st printing.  HC 5" x 7.5", 390 pp., beige cloth boards.   Frontispiece by Charles Livingston Bull.  Historically related tale of a boy's adventures with fur traders and Cheyenne in the late 1860's, including the 1868 fight at the Washita, by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.   This copy in VERY GOOD condition, with rubs to corners, spine ends, light soiling to boards.  Church stamp to pastedown, but no other writing or marking to boards, endpapers, or text, save "30" at spine tail.  Sound binding and hinges, very clean and bright endpapers and text.  In a bright dj with "30" at front flap.  yba%s2.  $27.  SOLD !!

HF027.        Altsheler, Joseph A.  IN HOSTILE RED.   Doubleday Page & Co., 1905.  Crowned Masterpieces of Modern Fiction Special Subscription Edition.  HC 5.25" x 8.75", 340 pp.   Tan cloth boards with green decorations, gilt title.  The New Jersey campaign of the American Revolution ending with the Battle of Monmouth, which was badly handled by General Charles Lee, is recounted by the master author of books for men and boys.     Library bookplate and stamps, else no marking or writing to endpapers or text.  Faint call letter "j" at spine, else boards in excellent condition, tight binding and hinges.  Overall a very nice copy of this classic tale, w/o dj.  bdx%s2.  $29.

HF027a.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  IN HOSTILE RED - A ROMANCE OF THE MONMOUTH CAMPAIGN.   Amereon House, no date (cir. 1995).  First thus.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 340 pp., rich red cloth boards with gilt titles.  Wonderfully crafted facsimile reprint, originally pub. by Lippincott in 1897.  Acid-free paper.  One of only 80 copies printed of this edition.   The New Jersey campaign of the American Revolution ending with the Battle of Monmouth, which was badly handled by General Charles Lee, is recounted by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.   This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.   A beautiful addition to your collection.  xcg%s2   $38. 

HF027c.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE HUNTERS OF THE HILLS - A STORY OF THE GREAT FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.   Amereon House, no date (cir. 1999).  First thus.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 360 pp., rich dark blue cloth boards with gilt titles.  ISBN 0848809041.  Wonderfully crafted facsimile reprint, originally published in 1944.  Acid-free paper.  One of only 80 copies printed of this edition.    The first volume of Altsheler's French and Indian War Series, followed by THE SHADOW OF THE NORTH, THE RULERS OF THE LAKES, THE MASTERS OF THE PEAKS. THE LORDS OF THE WILD, and THE SUN OF QUEBEC.  Told by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.   This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.   A beautiful addition to your collection or as a gift.  xbe%s2  $37.  

HF029f.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE LOST HUNTERS  - A STORY OF WILD MAN AND GREAT BEASTS.  Amereon House, no date (cir. 1999).    Facsimile reprint of the 1946 edition.  First thus.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 342 pp.,  gray-blue cloth boards with gilt titles.   ISBN 0884119491.  Wonderfully crafted facsimile reprint.  Acid-free paper.   One of only 300 copies printed of this edition.   The second volume of the GREAT WEST SERIES, of which THE GREAT SIOUX TRAIL was the first, by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.  This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.  A beautiful addition to your collection or gift.  xbd%s2   $37.   

HF029g.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE MASTERS OF THE PEAKS - A STORY OF THE GREAT NORTH WOODS.  Amereon House.  No date (Cir. 1999).  Reprint of the 1946 edition by D. Appleton & Co.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 311 pp.  Green linen boards on acid-free paper, gilt titles and decoration.  ISBN 0884119386.  The fourth volume of Altsheler's French and Indian War Series, preceded by THE HUNTERS OF THE HILLS, THE SHADOW OF THE NORTH, THE RULERS OF THE LAKES, and followed by THE LORDS OF THE WILD and SUN OF QUEBEC,  by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.  This copy is NEW (unread), and one of only 300 copies printed.    Without dust jacket as issued.  A beautiful addition to your collection or gift.  qbd%4    $42.

HF029j.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE SHADES OF THE WILDERNESS - A STORY OF LEE'S GREAT STAND.  Aeonian Press, no date (cir. 1999).    Facsimile reprint of the 1944 edition of D. Appleton & Co.  First thus.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 312 pp., charcoal gray cloth boards with gilt titles.   ISBN 0884119408.  Wonderfully crafted facsimile reprint.  Acid-free paper.   One of only 300 copies printed of this edition.  Historically related adventure centered around the Civil War Battle of the Wilderness, by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.  This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.  w/o dj as issued.   A beautiful addition to your collection or gift.  xbd%s2   $37.  

HF029k.       Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE SHADES OF THE WILDERNESS - A STORY OF LEE'S GREAT STAND.    Appleton-Century-Crofts 1916.  Edition of 1944.   HC 5.5" x 8", 312 pp., in light tan/gray cloth boards.   Historically related adventure centered around the Civil War Battle of the Wilderness, by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.   Nice clean copy with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   Light rubs to spine ends, corners.  Nice pictorial dj, with just minor chips, rubs.  Overall a very nice copy of an older edition of this work.  qce%.   $37

HF029h.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE SHADOW OF THE NORTH  - A STORY OF OLD NEW YORK AND A LOST CAMPAIGN.  Amereon House.  No date (Cir. 1999).  Reprint of the 1917 edition by D. Appleton & Co.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 358 pp.  ISBN 0884119440.  Charcoal gray linen boards on acid-free paper, gilt titles.  The second volume of Altsheler's French and Indian War Series, preceded by THE HUNTERS OF THE HILLS, and followed by THE SHADOW OF THE NORTH, THE RULERS OF THE LAKES,  THE LORDS OF THE WILD, and SUN OF QUEBEC,  by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.  This copy is NEW (unread).    Without dust jacket as issued.  A beautiful addition to your collection or gift.  qbd%1    $37. 

HF029c.       Altsheler, Joseph A.  A SOLDIER OF MANHATTAN.  Amereon House.  No date (Cir. 1999).  Reprint of the 1897 Academy Edition of International Authors.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 316 pp.  Deep blue linen boards on acid-free paper, gilt titles and decorations.  Wonderfully crafted facsimile reprint.  ISBN 0848818636.  Lively tale of the French and Indian War immediately preceding the Conquest of Quebec.  By the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.  Although set in same era as Altsheler's French and Indian War Series, this book is not part of that series.  This copy is NEW (unread), and one of only 80 copies printed.    Without dust jacket as issued.  A beautiful addition to your collection or gift. qbg%1    $44. 

HF030.        Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE STAR OF GETTYSBURG - A Story of Southern High Tide.  Appleton-Century, 1915.   Not a first ed.  HC 12mo, 371 pp.  5th vol. in Civil War series, this one told from view of Southern boy, Harry Kenton.   This is a tired and repaired ex library, reading copy, that does have a dj.  $13.  bjx0900%.  SOLD !!

HF030a.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE SUN OF QUEBEC - A STORY OF A GREAT CRISIS.  Amereon House, no date (cir. 1999).  First thus.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 334 pp., rich deep green-black linen boards with gilt titles.  Wonderfully crafted facsimile reprint, originally published in 1947.   Acid-free paper.  ISBN 0848809076.  One of only 80 copies printed of this edition.     The sixth and closing book in Altsheler's French and Indian War Series, preceded by THE HUNTERS OF THE HILLS, THE SHADOW OF THE NORTH, THE RULERS OF THE LAKES, THE MASTERS OF THE PEAKS, and THE LORDS OF THE WILD.  Told by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.   This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.   A beautiful addition to your collection or gift.  xbd%s2  $37.    

HF031.        Altsheler, Joseph A.    SUN OF SARATOGA.  Tempo paperback, 1971.  First thus.  218 pp.   "A thrilling story of espionage, gallantry and romance during the crucial days of the American Revolution" and the 1777 battles in upstate New York.  NEAR FINE in wraps.  $4.75.  gwq0900%.  SOLD !!

HF031g.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE TREE OF APPOMATTOX.  Appleton, Century, Crofts, 1944.  The final volume in the series of connected romance adventures dealing with the Civil War, following THE GUNS OF BULL RUN, THE GUNS OF SHILOH, THE SCOUTS OF STONEWALL, THE SWORD OF ANTIENAM, THE STAR OF GETTYSBURG, THE ROCK OF CHICKAMAUGA, THE SHADES OF THE WILDERNESS.   This copy:   an especially nice older copy with rich gray linen boards, dark blue titles.   No writing to endpapers or text, tight binding and hinges.  Gift quality.   Without dj.  $51.

HF031a.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE WILDERNESS ROAD - A ROMANCE OF ST. CLAIR'S DEFEAT AND WAYNE'S VICTORY.  Amereon House, no date (cir. 1999).   Wonderfully crafted facsimile reprint of the 1901 printing.  First thus.  HC 5.75" x 8.75", 379 pp., dark gray cloth boards with gilt titles. ISBN 0848818628.   Acid-free paper.  One of only 80 copies printed of this edition.   Historically related tale of the Indian Wars with the Northwestern Confederacy in the Ohio Territory.   By the Kentucky born author (1862-1919) and master writer of man & boy books.  This copy is MINT with tight binding and hinges and no writing or marking of any kind to endpapers or text.   w/o dj as issued.  A beautiful addition to your collection or gift.  xbc%s2   $37.    

HF031b.      Altsheler, Joseph A.  THE YOUNG TRAILERS - A STORY OF EARLY KENTUCKY.  D. Appleton-Century, 1907.  1934 edition.   5.25" x 8.5", 331 pp.   Dark blue cloth boards with pictorial cover, titles in orange.  First in series of eight novels for boys known as The Young Trailers Series, by the Kentucky born author (1862-1919).  Recounts the adventures of Henry Ware and Paul Cotter and their pals guide Tom Ross, and hunters Sol Hyde and Jim Hart, all of whom we see in the other books in the series.   The present story is of the Ware family who settle in Kain-tuck-ee, heart of the Shawnee and Wyandot hunting grounds, at the time of the American Revolution.   This copy firm binding and hinges.  No writing or marking to endpapers or text, which is very clean.  Light rubs, soiling to boards, text edges.     Nice copy of this title.  w/o dj.  qcc%s2.   $35.  SOLD !!

HF032.        Anderson, Joan. 1787. Harcourt, Brace, 1987. First. Novel of that hot summer in Philadelphia. Illustrated by Alexander Farquharson. F in same dj. Review copy. $22. dtyr.

HF034.        Bailey, Anthony. MAJOR ANDRE. Doubleday, 1987. First. Review copy with announcements as loose inserts. Novel of September 1780 and the last days of John Andre, British agent and collaborator with Benedict Arnold. AN in dj. $15. dkuy.

HF035.        Bailey, Hilary. ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE. Random House, 1984. First. Novel of girl from the London slums, from her evacuation in 1941 to avoid the Blitz, to the 1980s. VG+ in dj. $11. dkuy.

HF036.        Barker, Shirley. FIRE AND HAMMER. Crown, 1953. First. Novel of Quakers at the beginning of the Revolution in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. NF in near so dj. $25. ydur

HF037.        Barker, Shirley. RIVERS PARTING. Crown, 1950. First. Novel of Portsmouth, New Hampshire in the early 17th century. NF in bright, some worn dj. $28. dtyr

HF038.        Barry, Jane.   THE LONG MARCH.  Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1955.  HC 14.5 x 20.5, 316 pp.   First edition.   "Dan Morgan, dramatic leader of the Virginia Riflars, in an exciting novel of the Revolution" set in 1779.  This copy:   lacks fly, else excellent condition with no writing to endpapers or text, tight binding and hinges, in very nice dj with light wear.  [a-%11a]  $7.

HF041.        Barry, Jane. A TIME IN THE SUN. Doubleday, 1962. bced. Epic novel of the Apaches and the struggle for Arizona. NF in dj w/price clip. $14. prdy.

HF043.        Batchelor, John Calvin. AMERICAN FALLS. Norton, 1985. First. Battle of the Secret Services on the eve of the elections of 1864. Book sound but with water damage at spine bottom, in some used dj. $11. tbyr.

HF044.        Bellamann, Henry.    FLOODS OF SPRING.   Simon & Schuster, 1942.   First edition.  HC 5.5" x 8.5", 374 pp.   At the close of the Civil War, a young man heads for the majestic hills along the Missouri River.  Previous owners' names at endpapers, rub at spine bottom, else EXCELLENT in dj with sizable chip at spine bottom.    No other writing or marking to endpapers or text. Tight binding and hinges.   $14.  qbw0401

HF048.        Bellamann, Henry.    KINGS ROW.   Simon & Schuster, 1941.   Apparent first edition.  HC 5.5" x 8", 674 pp., red cloth boards.   Somewhat dark story of two decades in the life of a fictional Midwestern town, beginning in the 1890s.   Name at fly, very early darkening of endpapers, else EXCELLENT+.   Dj has moderate chips at spine ends, else about GOOD.  Tight binding and hinges.  No other writing, markings, or bookplates to endpapers or text.  $15.   bwq0701%  SOLD !!

HF045.        Benet, Stephen Vincent. WESTERN STAR. Farrar, 1943. First. Narrative poem of America’s beginnings. VG+ w/ o/n in clean dj with dime-sized chip at spine bottom, lesser chips at top. $22. wxya.

HF046.        Benner, J. A. LONE STAR REBEL. Winston-Salem, Blair, 1971. First edition. Novel of a youth and Col. Lawrence Sullivan Ross, commander of the Sixth Texas Cavalry. Woodcuts by R. B. Dance. NF in near so dj w/price clip. $25. dryp.

AUD007      Bennett, Arnold.   ANNA OF THE FIVE TOWNS, Peter Jeffrey reads from.  Argo 418 150-4, 1987.  Running time:  2 hours, 48 minutes on two audiocassettes.  Abridged.    Bennett's novel, originally published in 1902, vividly portrays English industrial life at the close of the nineteenth century, in Stoke-on-Trent.  FINE in orig. boxes and pkg. (tapes may not have been played).  $9.  0900pza.

HF052.        Best, Herbert. NOT WITHOUT DANGER.   Viking, 1951.  First edition.  HC 8vo, 286 pp.  Green cloth boards with Caribbean scene stamped on front board, pictorial endpapers.  Illustrated by Erick Berry.   Novel set in pre-Revolutionary Jamaica.  Book is near FINE in bright but some worn dj with chips at spine ends, but with price intact.  $31.   gvr1000%.

HF053.       Best, Herbert. YOUNG'UN. Macmillan, 1944. rpnt. The frontier of upstate New York, post Revolution. Book VG, with some fade at spine. Dj very bright with dime-sized chip at crease, front panel. $11. wxya.

HF054.        Beverly-Giddings, A.R. THE RIVAL SHORES. William Morrow, 1956. First, inscribed by author. On the eve of the Revolution, Loyalists take refuge from mobs in a swamp in Somerset County on Maryland's Eastern Shore. NF in dj with small chip. $45. dvmk

HF055.        Bigelow, Louis:  COLONEL TIMOTHY BIGELOW.   Meador, 1941.  1st edition.  12mo, 432 pp, blue cl bds, gilt titles.   Novel of officer in Revolution who was with Arnold on the march to Quebec.  F in dj.  $40.  9aqj8

HF055a.      Blond, Georges.  THE PLUNDERERS.   Macmillan, 1951.  First U.S. edition.  HC 14 x 21 cm, 243 pp., map at title page.  Trans. by Frances Frenaye.  Tale of an 18th century Russian emissary of Catherine the Great and his search for seals in the Gulf of Alaska.   This copy:  ex-library but with fewer that usual scars of that experience, the most notable being scuff at fly (from removal of pocket?), and residue of tape on endpapers where dj has been taped.  Dj itself moderately worn, with author's name on tape at spine.  No writing to endpapers or text.  Binding and hinges are firm.   [c-%11a]  $9.

HF056.        Bok, Curtis.  MARIA - A TALE OF THE NORTHEAST COAST AND OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC.   Knopf, 1962.  First edition.  HC 12mo, 246 pp.   Searing story of crime and punishment, part fiction, part case history, part legal philosophy.   Cataloging ? infomation in pencil on dj front panel.  Else, near FINE in dj.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.  $17.  pya201%

HF057.        Bowman, Peter.  BEACH RED.  Random House, 1945.   BCED.  HC 12mo, 122 pp.  "An impressive talent is revealed in this short novel by Cpl. Peter Bowman...[a] military history of a single hour in a soldier's life in a Pacific island invasion.  It is written as prose and should be read as such.  The typographical arrangement of lines and sections... [represents] the rigid timing by which each step of such an action is governed. "  John P Marquand said the "book may well set a new fashion in the future literature of this war."   Book is excellent with light rubs at spine ends in lightly warn dj that retains bright color of front panel illustration.    Tight binding and firm hinges. $27  wert%

HF061.        Boyce, Burke. THE PERILOUS NIGHT. Viking, 1942. Second printing. Novel of the Revolution centered along the Hudson River Highlands. VG in dj w/darkening spine. $24. pdrt.

HF062.        Boyd, James. LONG HUNT. Scribners, 1930. First edition.  HC 5" x 7.5", 376 pp.  In the early 1800s, rugged frontiersman is on the move to the Mississippi and beyond.   Near FINE.  Boards pristine, in near so dj w/ some fade to spine, light wear at edges.    Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.   $38. wbhw.

HF062a       Boyd, James. LONG HUNT. Scribners, 1930. First. Early 1800s.  HC 5" x 7.5", 376 pp.  A rugged frontiersman on the move to the Mississippi and beyond.     EXCELLENT w/o dj.   Bookplate, previoius owner's signature, else tight binding and sound hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.  $14.  qfp0501.

HF062b.      Boyd, James.  ROLL RIVER.   Grosset & Dunlap, 1934?.  HC 14.5 x 21 cm, 603 pp. in dj.  This copy: previous owner's name at fly, else no writing to endpapers or text; firm binding and hinges; dj light to moderate wear.  Overall very good plus condition.  [e-%11a]   $7.

HF063.        Boyne, Walter J. & Thompson, Steven L. THE WILD BLUE. N.Y. Crown, 1986. First edition. Epic novel of the U.S. Air Force. NF in dj. $16. wdzz.

HF064.        Brace, Gerald Warner. THE WAYWARD PILGRIMS. Putnam's Sons, 1938. First. Stratton Mountain, Vermont during the 1930s. Book VG with some foxing in grooves. Dj misses major chip at spine bottom, else VG. $16. eyzy.

HF065.        Brady, Cyrus Townsend. THE SOUTHERNERS. Scribners, 1903. First edition richly inscribed by the author and dated. Color illustrations by George Wright. VG+ copy lacking usual foxing and browning, though boards show it has been read. Binding tight. Lacking dj. $65. wdyt.

HF066.        Brandt, Jane Lewis.  LA CHINGADA.  McGraw-Hill, 1979.  First edition.  Tale of Amerind of high birth, the daughter of a cacique, who helped Cortes in the conquest of Mexico.  8vo, 465 pp, maps at endpapers.  E with very light soiling to text edges, in E dj with lightest wear at edges.  $12.   traq.

HF067.        Bransford, Stephen.  RIDERS OF THE LONG ROAD.   Doubleday, 1984.  HC 12mo, 304 pp, in dj.  Novel of the American Circuit Riders, itinerant preachers and exhorters, in 1784 Kentucky.   AS NEW in dj.   $9.  traq%

HF071.        Breslin, Howard. A HUNDRED HILLS. Crowell, 1960. First, lib. Novel of the siege of Vicksburg. Book clean, very tight with minimal library footprints (stamp on endpaper, top edges) in very bright dj glued to endpapers. $14. prdy.

HF072.        Breslin, Howard.  SHAD RUN.   Crowell, 1955.  BCED.  HC 5.5" x 8.5", 276 pp.  Set in the Hudson River valley near Poughkeepsie during the summer of 1788 that ended in New York's ratification of the Constitution.   Near FINE in dj.  $12.  qcr0401

HF073.        Breslin, Howard. THE SILVER OAR. Thomas Y. Crowell, 1954. First edition. Boston in 1689. An accused pirate and papist recalls his adventurous life as he mulls his fate. Book and dj NF. $28. wzzd.

HF074.        Breslin, Howard. THE TAMARACK TREE. McGraw-Hill, 1947. Second printing before publication. Whig Convention of July 1840. Daniel Webster spends 3 days at Stratton, Vermont. Book NF, dj VG, with light chipping at edges, small chips back panel. $16. xeww.

HF075.        Brick, John. JUBILEE.  Doubleday, 1956.  BCED.   HC 8vo, 320 pp.  Maps at endpapers.  Novel of the Civil War -- of the burning of Atlanta and of Sherman's March to the Sea.  Book is Very Good w/light wear to spine ends, some spine fade, offset from dj flaps at endpapers, in nice dj with light wear at extremes.  Tight binding and firm hinges.  $14.  qwat%

HF076.        Brick, John. THE RICHMOND RAID. Doubleday, 1963. bced. A Union calvary raid in February 1864 to free prisoners from the Belle Isle and Libby prisons and capture Jefferson Davis. NF in dj w/ light shelf wear. $11. dypp.

HF077.        Brick, John. THE RIFLEMAN. Doubleday, 1953. bced. Story of Tim Murphy of Morgan's company in the battle of Saratoga. VG w/ small chip at crown, in very bright dj also with small chip at crown. $11. SOLD !!

HF082.        Brill, E.C. SOUTH FROM HUDSON BAY.   Macrae-Smith, 1929.  First edition.  HC 5" x 7.5", 319 pp.   Boys' adventure novel set in the upper Mid West in the 17th Century.    Settlers from France and Switzerland come to the wilderness of the prairie country and the Red River district.   Inside front hinge partially separated, else VERY GOOD without dj.  No writing or marking to endpapers or text.  Tight binding and rear hinge.  $15.  ewq0401

HF083.        Bristow, Gwen. JUBILEE TRAIL. Crowell, 1950. bced. A young couple in Mexican ruled California in the 1840s. VG in dj. $11. dzty.  SOLD !!

HF084.        Brod, Max. UNAMBO.  Jewish Pub. society of America (Farrar, Straus, Young), 1952.  First U.S. edition.  HC 12mo, 309 pp.   Translated by Ludwig Lewisohn.  Novel of the War in Israel.  Book is FINE with sound hinges, binding, in a bright dj with light wear at extremes.  $19   dwt1000%.

HF085.        Bromfield, Louis. COLORADO. Harper, 1947. First edition. Cattle and mining in early Silver City. NF in dj w/price clip. $25. pdpt

HF086.        Bromfield, Louis. WILD IS THE RIVER. N.Y. Harper Bros, 1941. First edition. Novel set in occupied New Orleans during the Civil War. Light foxing at end papers, some fade spine, else clean, tight. Dj mostly there, with bright colors, but beaucoup wrinkles, small chips, small tears. $25. pdpt.

HF087.        Brown, Dee. BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE. Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1970. Second printing, 1971. An Indian history of the American West. G+ w/o dj, edges soiled, free endpaper clipped, small spot on spine. $13. wdzz.

HF091.        Brown, Dee. CONSPIRACY OF KNAVES. Henry Holt, 1985. First. Confederates and Copperheads conspire to free Rebel soldiers from captivity in Chicago and split the Northwest Territories from the Union. Book and dj AN. $12. vtep.

HF092.        Brown, Dee. CREEK MARY'S BLOOD. Holt Rinehart Winston, 1980. bced. Indian family forced to migrate to west of the Mississippi. Set in Revolutionary War period in Georgia and the Carolinas, to the Great Plains in the second half of the nineteenth century. NF in dj. $12. rrby.

HF093.        Brown, Dee.  KILLDEER MOUNTAIN.   Holt, Rinehart, 1983.  First edition.  HC 8vo, 279 pp.    Missouri, 1866.  Tale of Charles Rawley, Civil War hero and Indian fighter, and the battle at Killdeer Mountain.  Book is FINE in dj with price not clipped.   $17.  etr1000%.

HF095.        Brown, Joe David. THE FREEHOLDER. Morrow, 1949. First. Novel of indentured servant in South Carolina, 1800 - 1861. NF in bright dj that shows some wear at bottom of back panel. $32. wwwd.

HF096.        Burns, Ron. THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MERIWETHER LEWIS. St Martins, 1993. First. Explorer/governor's death in frontier Nashville in 1809. AN in dj. $19. pxaj.

HF097.        Byrne, Donn.  FIELD OF HONOR.   Century, 1929.  First printing.  HC 5.5" v 8", 435 pp.   Author's last book.  Novel of the Napoleonic wars.  Two bitter foes -- Napoleon and Castlereagh, British minister for war.  An Irishman leaves Derrymore to join the fight.   Book is near FINE in nice dj with a few small chips; price intact.  $19.  ajq0401.

HF101.        Caffrey, Kate. THE MAYFLOWER. Stein, Day, 1974. First edition. History of the Mayflower voyage. Maps at endpapers plus index, illustrations, appendices. Coffee(?) spatters on bottom edges else VG, in better dj. $24. rrrd.

HF102.        Caldwell, Erskine. ALL NIGHT LONG. Book League of America, 1942. bced. Novel of Russian guerrillas battling the German Army on the Central Front. Would be VG but for previous adhesions of title page to fly, in dj with nickel-sized chip at crown. $14. pbky.

HF103.        Canton, Ralph. LEE ON THE LEVEE. Savran House, 1940. First edition. Novel of young engineer’s attempts to tame the Mississippi at St. Louis woven with the early history of Robert E. Lee, through the Civil War. Maps. NF in dj. Copy of Francis Pendleton Gains, bearing his bookplate, signature. $45. rtzd.

HF104.        Carmer, Carl. GENESEE FEVER. Literary Guild, 1941. rpnt. Novel of an upstate New York school teacher in the 1790s. E in dj with chip at spine top, back panel. $12. dkuy

HF105.        Caroll, Gerry. NORTH STAR. Pocket, 1991. First. Novel of Navy combat pilots in Vietnam. Book, dj AN. $17. vcvv

HF106.        Carroll, James. SUPPLY OF HEROES. Dutton, 1986. First edition. 1915, 1916, and the twin upheavals of the Irish revolution and WW I. NF in dj. $15. dkuy.

HF107.        Carse, Robert. THE BECKONING WATERS. Scribners, 1953. First edition. Novel of the Great Lakes, 1876 to 1932. NF in dj. $24. ydpm.

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HF111.        Case, Josephine Young. WRITTEN IN SAND. Houghton, Mifflin, 1945. Apparent rpnt. Novelette of General William Eaton's march on Tripoli in 1805. 12mo 161 pp. Color panorama maps at dj, endpapers. VG+ in dj. $16. prdy

HF113.        Chambers, Robert W.  WAR PAINT AND ROUGE.   Appleton, 1931.  First.  French and Indian Wars.  Very clean, bright copy w/o/n, small chip spine top of dj, else NF.  $62.  xcsb

HF114.        Chase, Mary Ellen. SILAS CROCKETT. Macmillan, 1935. First edition. Story of four generations of a Maine seafaring family, 1830-1933. NF w/o dj, light soiling of edges. $22. pdpt.

HF115.        Chase-Riboud, Barbara.  SALLY HEMINGS.  Vik, 1979 2nd, Novel of Thomas Jefferson's purported mistress.  NF in dj.  $18.   dkvy.  SOLD !!

HF116.        Churchill, Winston (American). CONISTON. Macmillan, 1906. First edition w/o dj. Illustrated by Florence Scovel Shinn.    In the 1830s, Jacksonian Democracy arrived in  a small town in the North Country of New England,  and life there was never the same.  Author's nineteenth century prose - at times reminiscent of Mark Twain - reads remarkably well today.  Maroon boards, gilt title cover and spine, gilt border on cover. Light rubs spine ends, corners. VG, with front hinge showing a slight tad loose. $13. pctr.

HF117.        Churchill, Winston (American). RICHARD CARVEL. Macmillan, 1914. New edition with preface. Novel of Annapolis, Maryland during the Revolution. Green embossed boards undamaged and original shine; gilt title spine and cover. Somewhat loose hinges. Text very clean but for bleed of frontispiece tissue cover. Dedication in pencil on fly to original owner, who apparently was serving in France/England in 1917. Dj intact English version ("Six Shillings" bottom of spine), brown print over green patterned beige paper, w/rubs and small chips and much darkened spine. $18 yctp

HF121.        Churchill, Winston (American). THE CROSSING. Macmillan, 1904. First edition. Color illustrations by Sidney Adamson and Lilian Bayless. Westward expansion from the Carolinas across the Blue Ridge Mountains. Maroon boards, gilt title cover and spine, gilt border on cover. VG w/ light rubs at edges, corners, w/o dj. $18. pavb.

HF122.        Clagett, John.  PAPA TANGO.  Crown, 1982.   First edition.  HC 8vo, 279 pp.  "A novel of war, romance, and the passage, Papa Tango is the story of Charles Noble, former commander of PT boat 97 during the hard-fought Guadalcanal campaign."  Previous owner's name stamp at fly, else Excellent in dj.  Tight binding and firm hinges.   $14.  %rwla

HF123.        Clements, Bruce. THE FACE OF ABRAHAM CANDLE. Farrah, Straus, 1969. bced. Novel of Silverton, Colorado in the 1890s. NF in dj. $14. erty.

HF124.        Coker, Elizabeth B. BLOOD RED ROSES. Dutton, 1977. First. 1860 and the War -- Albermarle County, Virginia, to South Carolina. Near FINE with previous owner's name at fly, in dj. $13. kdkr.

HF125.        Colver, Anne. MR LINCOLN'S WIFE. Farrar, Rinehart, 1943. bced. Novel of Mary Todd Lincoln. VG in repaired dj. $14. dkuy.

HF127.        Coonts, Stephen. FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER. Navel Institute Press, 1986. First edition. Great novel of naval A-6 Intruder pilots at war over Vietnam. F in dj. $18. dkuy.

HF131.        Cooper, Courtney Ryley. THE PIONEERS. Little, Brown, 1938. First edition. Kit Carson leads a wagon train to Oregon Territory. Book very clean, tight w/light foxing to boards, o/n, in bright dj (art by George E. Giguere) with chips at edges, price clip. $24. ydpm.

HF132.        Cornwell, Bernard. REBEL. Harper collins, 1993. First edition. Novel of First Bull Run. AN in dj. $14. prdy.

HF133.        Costain, Thomas B. SON OF A HUNDRED KINGS. Doubleday, 1950. First edition. Novel of the 1890s. Nice copy w/ o/n in ink on free endpaper in VG dj, bright with chipping at edges. $12. dkuy.

HF134.        Coyle, Harold.  UNTIL THE END.  Simon & Schuster, 1996.  First edition.  HC 8vo, 462 pp, in dj.  Novel of the Civil War.  Sequel to LOOK AWAY.  Tale of two brothers, one in either army continues - post Gettysburg thru the Petersburg campaign.  Condition of book is AS NEW in dj;   no writing or markings.  $15.  ytta%

HF135.        Crabb, Alfred Crabb. PEACE AT BOWLING GREEN. Bobbs-Merrill, 1955. Apparent rpnt. Six decades of a Kentucky community beginning in 1803. Maps at endpapers. Fine in dj. $14. prdy.  SOLD!!

HF136.        Crane, Stephen. ACTIVE SERVICE. Frederick A. Stokes, 1899. 1901 edition in first edition dress, w/o dj. A newspaper reporter and a college educational tour end up in the middle of a Greco-Turkish war. VG copy w/some spine darkening of this hard to find little book. $18. hwxz

HF137.        D'Aoust, Susan Saxton. LONG SHADOWS. Dutton, 1988. First edition. A Scottish/Eskimo woman in the Territory of Alaska on the eve of WW II. NF in dj. $14. dkuy.

HF141.        Davidson, Louis B. & Doherty, Eddie. CAPTAIN MAROONER. Crowell, 1952. First edition. Brutal life on a whaling vessel in 1822. NF, in dj w/price clip, some fade spine w/small chips at crown. $15. prdy

HF142.        Davis, Burke. THE RAGGED ONES. Rinehart, 1951. First, signed by author. 1781 campaigns of Revolutionary War generals Greene and Morgan, in the Carolinas leading up to Yorktown. VG+ with small finger pull at spine top, in dj with light shelf wear. $42. tyip.

HF143.        Davis, Burke. YORKTOWN. Rinehart, 1952. First limited edition, signed by author.   HC 5.5" x 8.5" 306 pp.   During the Revoultion, an American escapee from the British prison ship, New Jersey, joins his old outfit in the Pennsylvania Line under Mad Anthony Wayne, through the Rising and the march south for the final battle. Jacket art by Edwin Schmidt. near FINE with owner's name at fly, else no writing, markings, bookplates to endpapers or text.   Offsetting to rear free endpaper, else endpapers bright and clean, as is text.  Tight binding and hinges.    Stains to back panel of dj, else very nice with bright colors, no chips, price intact.  $23.  avj0701%

HF144.        Davis, Maggie. THE FAR SIDE OF HOME. Macmillan, 1963. First edition. Novel of Confederate soldier in the battle of Jonesboro, Georgia, August 31 - September 1, 1864. Maps at endpapers. Fine w/o/n in lightly worn dj. $30. rrtd.

HF145.        Davis, William C. THE ORPHAN BRIGADE. Doubleday, 1980. rpnt. History of the Confederate First Kentucky Brigade, the unit that couldn’t go home. Maps at endpapers by Palacios, photographs and illustrations, notes, index. NF in dj. $18. brup.

HF146.        Davis, William Stearns. GILMAN OF REDFORD. Macmillan, 1927. First edition. Novel of Boston and Harvard College on the eve of the Revolution. Very good copy. Chip fore edge front cover. Owner's name in pencil, small bookplate at endpapers. w/o dj. $18. bryz

HF147.        De La Roche, Mazo. THE BUILDING OF JALNA. Little, brown, 1944. Third printing. Novel set on the north shore of Lake Ontario in the 1850s. NF in bright dj w/small chip at crown, some rubs. $22. dytr.

HF151.        Deighton, Len. BOMBER. Harper & Row, 1970. First U.S. Novel of the last flight of an RAF bomber over Germany in June, 1943. Near VG w/o dj. $18. ppta.

L046.           Deschamps, Fanny.  THE KINGS GARDEN.   Harmony Books, 1982.  First edition.  8vo, 671 pp.   NEAR FINE in bright dj w/some shelf ware, small closed tear internally repaired.   Novel set in the court of Louis XV.  $11.  yyta%

HF152.        Denny, Robert.  ACES.  Donald I. Fine, 1990.   First edition.  HC 8vo, 294 pp.  Novel of B-17 bombing  over Germany during later stages of WW II.  Remainder mark bottom edges, else condition is AS NEW, in dj.   No other markings or writing.  $15.  ppta

HF153.        Derleth, August. BRIGHT JOURNEY. Scribners, 1940. Early edition, signed by the author. Novel of Michigan and Wisconsin beginning with the capture of Fort Mackinac by the British in 1812. $36. rttd.

HF154.        Devon, John Anthony. O WESTERN WIND. Putnam, 1957. First edition. The "May Flower" Pilgrims settle in Plymouth. NF in dj. $30. ppdt.

HF155.        Dillard, Annie. THE LIVING. Harper, Collins, 1992. First. Set in the town of Whatcom, Washington, in the 1850s. Small chip at front pastedown, very small split top of hinge, else VG+ in dj w/ minor wrinkle front flap. $15. payz.

HF156.        Divine, David. THE KING OF FASSARAI. Macmillan, 1950. Second printing. WW II U.S. Navy doctor sent to help Pacific islanders. Book and dj NF. $16. manx.

HF157.        Doctorow, E. L. LOON LAKE. Random House, 1980. First trade edition. Novel set in the Great Depression, as a young man from New Jersey finds himself in the Adirondacks. By the author of RAGTIME. AN in dj. $12. dkyu

HF161.        DuMaurier, Daphne. MARY ANNE. Doubleday, 1954. First. Novel of author’s ancestor, Mary Anne Thompson Clarke (1776 - 1852), courtesan-entrepreneur whose intrigues triggered a scandal in the House of Commons. VG+ w/ o/n in lightly worn dj. $25. ppta.

HF161a.      Eastman, E.R.  THE DESTROYERS.  American Agriculturist, 1946.  First edition.  HC 5.5" x 8.5", 250 pp., maps at endpapers.  Dark gray cloth boards, gilt titles, design.   Novel of the punitive Clinton-Sullivan Expedition against the Iroquois in 1779, following the Indian massacres in Pennsylvania and New York during the summer and fall of 1778.  This copy very nice with tight binding and hinges.  Old bookseller (?) stamp (faint) at fly, else no writing to endpapers or text.  Light soiling at text edges.  Dj intact and quite bright with small closed tear and small chips at extremities.  [qqc%]  $12.   SOLD ! 

HF162.        Eckert, Allan W. THE COURT-MARTIAL OF DANIEL BOONE. Little, Brown, 1973. First edition. Daniel is charged with treason in novel based on historical fact. Endpaper maps by Sam Bryant. Dj art by John Allan Maxwell. NF in nice dj w/wrinkle at crown. $30. ppdt.

HF164.        Edison, Tom. ST. AGNES' STAND. Putnam, 1994. First. Fugitive from the law and a band of nuns struggle to save orphans from Apache ambush in New Mexico Territory. AN in dj. $14. vbyw.

HF165.        Edmonds, Walter D. THREE STALWARTS. Little Brown, 1962. First thus. Three complete novels of the Mohawk Valley -- DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK, ERIE WATER, ROME HAUL -- in one volume. Book VG, with small tear at top of rear crease, light soiling at edges, number in ink front paste down. Dj retains good color with chips at crown carrying to beginning rear panel. $12. pryd.

HF166.        Edmonds, Walter. CHAD HANNA. Little, Brown, 1940. First. Story of orphan boy set along the Erie Canal in 1836. Jacket art by Forest Orr. NF in dj w/ early darkening of dj spine. $42. wacm.

HF167.        Edmonds, Walter.  DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK.  Little Brown, 1936.  Second printing.  HC 8vo, 592 pp.  Blue cloth boards, gilt design, blind stamp on cover.  Maps in color at endpapers.   Classic tale of the American Revolution in the Mohawk River Valley as people on the frontier deal with the British, Indians, and themselves.  Spine sun-fade, else EXCELLENT with sound hinges, tight binding.  A very nice copy of the first edition.   No dj.  $17.  dwrt1000%.

HF168.        Edmonds, Walter D. [Brewer, Hope]   DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK.  Globe Book Co., 1954 (educational edition).  HC 5.75" x 8", 542 pp., maps at endpapers, illus. with photos from the movie, with reading questions and activities for students.  This copy:   Boards much handled but heavy duty binding still firm.  School stamp at front pastedown, but no writing or marks to text.  Short closed tear to rear fly.   cr%1b.  $14.

HF171.        Edmonds, Walter D. ERIE WATER. Little, Brown, 1933. rpnt. The building of the Erie Canal, 1817. Book NF, dj nearly so with light edge wear. $11. wwpa.

HF172.        Edmonds, Walter D. IN THE HANDS OF THE SENECAS. Little, Brown, 1947. rpnt. Stories of captives from the Hudson River Valley in 1778. Endpaper maps by R. Lenz. Book VG, w/o dj. General darkening of boards. o/n. $11. yyer.

HF173.        Edmonds, Walter D.   SOUTH AFRICAN QUIRT. Little, Brown, 1985. First.  HC 5.75" X 9", 186 pp. ISBN: 0316211532.  A 12-year old boy lives with an ogre of a father on a farm in upstate New York, 1915.    Autobiographical novel by the author of DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK.  Author paints a softer picture of his father ten years later in TALES MY FATHER NEVER TOLD.   This copy as new in nice dj with light rubs at extremes.   No writing or marks to endpapers or text.   weq%   $9.

HF174.        Edmonds, Walter D.  THE WEDDING JOURNEY.  Little, Brown, 1947. 1st edition.  HC 5.5" x 8", 119 pp.  Illus. by Alan Tompkins.  Novel of four-day wedding trip on the Erie Canal by packet boat from Schenectady to Buffalo, in 1835.  Near FINE in dj w/wear to extremes.  [prc%]  $7. 

HF174a.      Edmonds, Walter D.  TALES MY FATHER NEVER TOLD.  Syracuse U. Press, 1995.  First edition.  HC 5.75" x 9", 204 pages.  ISBN: 081560307x.  Autobiographical look at Edmonds', author of DRUGS ALONG THE MOHAWK and other historical novels set it upstate New York,  boyhood in upstate New York and New York City, with emphasis on his relationship with his father.    This copy as new in nice dj with light rubs at extremes.   No writing or marks to endpapers or text.   weq%   $9.

HF175.        Ehle, John.  THE JOURNEY OF AUGUST KING.  Harper & Row, 1971.  First edition.  HC 8vo, 218 pp.  Moving tale of a beautiful young Negro slave's trek to freedom with the aid of a North Carolina mountain man, by author of epic historical novels of North Carolina.  Book is FINE in near so dj with price not clipped.  Tight binding and firm hinges.  $29  brwt%  SOLD !!

HF176.        Eliot, George Fielding. CALEB PETTEGILL U.S.N. Messner, 1956. bced. Union Navy Captain from New England enforces the blockade. Maps at endpapers. NF in dj. $12 vlpd

HF177.        Ellsberg, Edward. CAPTAIN PAUL. Dodd, Mead, 1941. First edition. Novel of Paul Jones told through the eyes of a Natucketer. NF in dj w/tiny chip back panel. $30. rrtd.

HF181.        Ethridge, Willie Snow.  SUMMER THUNDER.   Coward-McCann, 1958.  Third printing.  HC 8vo, 319 pp.  Maps at endpapers.  Novel of Oglethorp and the founding of Georgia.  Book is FINE in near so price-clipped dj.  $18.  gtr1000%.

HF183.        Fall, Thomas.  THE ORDEAL OF RUNNING STANDING.  McCall, 1970.  First edition.  HC 8vo, 312 pp.  In 1896 a Kiowa from Oklahoma and his Cheyenne wife take different paths.  Book is FINE, save a darkened area at rear endpaper, in a FINE dj.  $12.  dyt1000%. 

HF185.        Fast, Howard. SELECTED WORK OF TOM PAINE AND CITIZEN TOM PAINE. Modern Library (G 68), nd. Historical novel of the original American spokesman, with his selected writings. NF w/ a few small stain drops at fore-edge, in near so dj. $15. grtp.

HF186.        Fast, Howard. THE LAST FRONTIER. Duell, Slone, 1941. First edition. Novel of the Plains Country in the 1870's. Near fine w/o/n in some worn, bright dj. $30. rrtd.

HF187.        Fast, Howard. THE UNVANQUISHED. Book League of America, 1942. rpnt. Novel of George Washington's campaigns in New York and New Jersey during the Revolution. Book NF, dj slightly darkened. $14. pipz.

HF191.        Faulkner, George. H. GENTLEMEN AND REBELS. Little, Brown, 1954. First edition. Sketches of 10 leaders of the American Revolution. Illustrations by Harve Stein. Fine in dj. $11. dwty.

HF192.        Faulkner, Nancy. JOURNEY INTO DANGER. Doubleday, 1966. First edition. A Patriot in Philadelphia in 1777. NF in light worn dj. $14. wdzz.

HF193.        Faulkner, Nancy. REBEL DRUMS. Doubleday, 1952. First, signed by author. Juvenile. Colonial Virginia, Indian raids, Nathaniel Bacon and his rebellion, 1665. VG+, early foxing at endpapers, in dj w/ wrinkle front endpaper. $18. wapb.

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HF195.        Finkel, George. THE LOYAL VIRGINIAN. Viking, 1968. First U.S. edition. An American tobacco shipper attempts to rescue King Charles from the Roundheads, 1646. NF w/o/n in dj w/price clip. $18. wdzz.

HF196.        Fisher, Vardis. CHILDREN OF GOD. Harper Bros, 1939. First edition. lib. Story of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and the Mormons' migration across the Western plains. Near VG in about G dj, flaps glued to pastedowns. $18. kkpd

HF197.        Fisher, Vardis. TALE OF VALOR. Doubleday, 1958. First. Novel of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Near VG, lightly soiled boards w/o dj. $16. pgty.

HF201.        Flannagan, Roy. AMBER SATYR. Doubleday, 1932. First edition. Novel of a Negro/American Indian inhabitant of the marge of a Southern swamp. Author's first book. Owner's name and address front free endpaper. NF in dj w/some chips and along edges. A nice copy of this scarce title. $55. wdpu.

HF203.        Fleming, Thomas. OVER THERE. Harper Collins, 1992. First. Pacifists and medicos from New York City go to the Marne during WW I. AN in dj. $16. pdmy.

HF204.        Fletcher, Inglis. LUSTY WIND FOR CAROLINA. Blakiston, no date. Book club edition. The now classic story of Robert Fountain's settlement on the Cape Fear River.   Crease to front board, else tight binding and hinges with no writing or marking to endpapers or text.   In lightly worn, bright dj with small chip at spine head. $13. byxy

HF206.        Flexner, James Thomas. THE TRAITOR AND THE SPY. Harcourt, Brace, 1953. First edition. Account of John Andre and Benedict Arnold. Frontispiece illustrations, index, notes. NF w/o dj. $14. dkuy.

HF207.        Flogstad, Kjartan.   DOLLAR ROAD.  Louisiana State U. Pr., 1989.  First edition.  HC 8vo, 203 pp.  Translated by Nadia Christensen.   Novel covering the political and social forces shaping Norway from the late 1930s through the 1970s.  FINE in dj. with intact price.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.  $17.  pyt201%

HF211.        Follett, Ken.  LIE DOWN WITH LIONS.  WM, 1986.   First.  Novel of 1981 guerrilla war in Afghanistan against the Russians.   lib, but not too badly wounded in the process; lib pocket remains rear enpr.    But for lib, E in dj.  $11.  pawn.

HF212.        Ford, Charles. DEATH SAILS WITH MAGELLAN. Random House, 1937. Early rpnt edition. The Portuguese explorer's bloody expedition to circumnavigate the globe. VG+ in nice dj with light wear at edges and creases, tiny chip, some darkening at spine. $30. ypud.

HF214.        Forester, C.S.   THE BARBARY PIRATES.  Random House, 1953.   HC 6" x 8.5", 187 pp., index, illustrated by Charles J. Mazoujian.   Written for older children, describes the activities of pirates operating out of North Africa during the 17th and 18th centuries.   Book in EXCELLENT condition w/o dj.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.   $12.   qwa0501.

HF215.        Fowler, Robert H. JIM MUNDY. Harper & Row, 1977. First edition. A Confederate volunteer in the Civil War. NF in dj w/price clip. $25. ppdt.

HF216.        Frank, Pat. HOLD BACK THE NIGHT. Lippincott, 1951. bced. A Marine company masterfully conducts retreat from the Changjin Reservoir to Hungnam during the Korean War. NF in dj. $18. prdy.

HF217.        Fraser, David.   BLITZ. Doubleday, 1979. bced. London and the Battle of Britain, autumn 1940. NF in dj w/ some wear at edges. $14. klam.

HF221.        Fuller, Iola.  THE LOON FEATHER.  Har, 1940.   1st ed.   12mo, 419 pp, maps at enprs.  Story of the daughter of Tecumsch, and granddaughter of the chief of the loon tribe of the Ojibways.  Set at Machinac Island, Michigan, in the early 1800s.  F in dj.  $35.  9abw8.

HF222.        Furnas, J.C.  THE DEVIL'S RAINBOW.  Har, 1962.   1st edition.  A novel about Joseph Smith and the Mormons by the author of GOODBYE TO UNCLE TOM and ROAD TO HARPER'S FERRY.  E in some worn dj.  $22.   xdrr

HF223.        Gabriel, Gilbert W.   I, JAMES LEWIS - A NOVEL OF A DREAM OF EMPIRE.   Doubleday, 1935.  HC 8vo 334 pp.  Novel of historical   character who left New York in 1807 and sailed "around Cape Horn to fulfill the famous Astor's greedy dream of a great fur-trading empire on the Oregon coast."   Book is near Excellent in black cloth boards with previous owner's name on rear pastedown crossed out with black pen, in much worn but intact dj.  Tight binding and firm hinges.  $17.  crtw%

HF224.        Gaggin, E. R. DOWN RYTON WATER. Viking, 1941. First edition. Story of a Dutch family that arrives in Plymouth Bay aboard the "Speedwell." NF in dj. $35. kmpd.

HF226.        Galloway, David. TAMSEN. Harcourt, Brace, 1983. First. Novel of the Donner party and an heroic woman, from its beginnings at Springfield, Illinois to the Pass. NF in dj $16. tdyp.

HF231.        Gann, Ernest K. THE TROUBLE WITH LAZY ETHEL. Hodder and Stoughton, 1958. rpnt. Hurricane strikes Pacific atoll, temporarily easing tensions related to Atomic Bomb testing. NF w/ o/n, small label of Cape Town bookseller, in dj. $12. cryt.

HF233.        Garland, Hamlin. TRAIL-MAKERS OF THE MIDDLE BORDER. Grosset & Dunlop. rpnt. Pioneer life in the Wisconsin wilderness of 1864. Cover art and illustrations by Constance Garland. VG+ in dj. $16. dtyr.

HF234.        Garshin, V.  THE SCARLET FLOWER.  Foreign Languages Pub House, Moscow, nd.  12mo, 279 pp, 1 plate.  Pictorial dj.   Trans from Russian by Bernard Isaacs.  Written in 1887, based on author's experiences in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877.  E in dj.  $18.  9ytf9

HF235.        Garth, David. GRAY CANAAN. Putnam, 1947. bced. Novel of Confederate secret agents in 1862. NF in dj. $11. dtyr.

HF236.        Gaskin, Catherine. THE CHARMED CIRCLE. Scribners, 1988. First edition. Novel set in Britain in WW II. NF in dj. $12. dkyu.

HF237.        Gebler, Ernest. THE PLYMOUTH ADVENTURE. Doubleday, 1950. rpnt. Chronicle novel of the voyage of the Mayflower. NF w/o/n in lightly used dj. $14. dkyu.

HF241.        Gerson, Noel B. DAUGHTER OF EVE. Doubleday, 1958. rpnt Novel of Jamestown colony and Pocahontas. Maps at endpapers. NF in same dj. $9. dtyr.

HF242.        Giles, Janet Holt. JOHNNY OSAGE. Houghton, Mifflin, 1960. bced. Novel of Osage country in present day Oklahoma, in 1821. NF in dj, light use. $10 crpy

HF243.        Giles, Janice Holt. SAVANNA. Houghton, Mifflin, 1961. bced. Novel set in the Arkansas Territory, in what is now Oklahoma -- Sam Houston, Auguste Chouteau, Fort Gibson, and the U.S. Seventh Cavalry Regiment. NF in dj. $12. tdyp

HF243a       Giles, Janice Holt.   HANNAH FOWLER.  Houghton Mifflin, 1956.  Later edition.  HC 5.5" x 8.5", 219 pp.  A strong woman pioneers in Kentucky during the American Revolution.  Book has scuff to spine head, else is VERY GOOD w/o dj.   Tight binding and hinges; previous owner's name at fly, else no writing or marking to endpapers or text.  $12.  yya0501.

HF244.        Giles, Janice Holt.  THE LAND BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS.   HM, 1958.  1st ed.  12mo, 308 pp.  Jacket art by Samuel H. Bryant.   The story of the Spanish Conspiracy and General Wilkinson's attempt to detatch Kentucky from the U.S. and make it the necleus of a western empire, thru eyes of fellow military officer.  NF in dj with wear at extremes.  $38.  9adr8.

HF245.        Giles, Janice Holt.  THE KENTUCKIANS.  HM, 1953.  1st.  12mo, 272 pp, maps at enprs.  Early settlements in Kentucky during the Revolution and the conflicts between the Transylvania Company settlers and those from Virginia.  NF in light worn dj.  $49.  9bjy8.

HF245a.      Gill, Frances.  CHLOE DUSTS HER MANTEL.  Press of the Pioneers, 1935.  First trade edition.  HC 6.25" x 9.25", 88 pp.  Novel set in Oregon in the 1870s.  This copy:   firm binding and hinges, no writing to endpapers or text, boards sunned at spine, extremes.  Rub at spine top.  NOT AN EX-LIBRARY COPY.  w/o dj.  hw%1b.   $8.

HF246.        Goddard, Robert.   IN PALE BATTALIONS.   Poseidon Press, 1988.  Perfectbound limited edition, special advance reader's copy uncorrected proof.  "A masterly drama played out against a World War I tableau of English manors and bloody Flanders killing fields, of love amidst war, buried secrets, unsolved murders, duplicitous liaisons and mysteries within mysteries."   Near Fine in wraps.  $13  puy%c

HF247.        Gordon, Homar King.  CODE OF MEN.  Crowell, 1926.  2nd pntg.  Western, set near Santa Fe.   Color frontispiece by H.L. Hastings.  Near VG w/o dj.  $14.  pdrt.

HF248.        Graham, Shirley.   THERE ONCE WAS A SLAVE.  Julian Messner, 1947.  HC 14 x 21 cm, 310 pp., biblio.  Novel of "the heroic story of Frederick Douglas."  This copy:   no writing to endpapers or text, tight binding and hinges, light rubs to spine ends, in much worn, chipped dj.  [g-%11a]  $7.

HF251.        Graham, Winston.  THE STRANGER FROM THE SEA.   Collins, 1981.  1st ed.  8th in the Poldark saga.  F in dj.   $25.  yatt  SOLD !!

HF252.        Graves, Robert. SERGEANT LAMB'S AMERICA. Random House, 1940. First edition. Maps at endpapers. The American Revolution through the eyes of a British soldier. Based in part on historical figure. NF in dj. Owner's embossed stamp at endpapers. Dj bright with use shown at edges. $22. qaby

HF253.        Graves, Robert.  THE HANGED MY SAINTLY BILLY.   DD, 1957  1st edition.  8vo, 312 pp.  Novel of the trial of Dr. William Palmer who was publicly hanged in 1856 for poisoning a colleague.  Purported originator of phrase:  "What's your poison."  Recently dramatized on PBS television.  E in lightly worn dj.  $25.  zwaf .

HF254.        Griffin, W.E.B. BEHIND THE LINES. Putnam, 1995. rpnt. Book VII of the Marine Corps saga. Book and dj AN. $16. pxye.

HF255.        Griffin, W.E.B. THE NEW BREED. Putnam, 1987. First. Book VII of the Brotherhood of War saga. NF in dj showing light use. $14. wexy.

HF256.        Griswold, Francis.  A SEA ISLAND LADY.    Beaufort Book Co, 1971.  First reprint ed.  (orig pub by W.M, 1939).  HC 8vo, 964 pp, maps at endpapers.  The story of a New England girl who went South at the end of the Civil War as the very young wife of a carpet bagger and fell in love with a young Union Army officer.  Book is FINE in clean dj, with two small closed tears.  Tight binding, sound hinges.   $19.  %awqrt  SOLD!

HF256A.      Hamilton, Harry.  THUNDER IN THE WILDERNESS.  Bobbs, Merrill, 1949.  First edition.  HC 5.75" x 8.25", 304 pp.  Novel set in the frontier of French Kaskaskia in 1762.   This copy:  Excellent condition with firm binding and hinges, no writing to endpapers or text, light rubs to spine ends, corners.  Dj moderately worn but intact.   NOT an ex-library copy.  b%1b.  $13.

HF257.        Hammand, Esther Barstow. ROAD TO ENDOR. Farrar, Rinehart, 1940. First edition. An English Harvard student is caught up in the Salem witchcraft trials. Beautiful copy with red boards in whole dj with light general soiling, some rubs back panel. $35. kmdp.

HF261.        Hardman, Ric.   FIFTEEN FLAGS.   Little, Brown, 1968.  HC 5.5" x 8.5", 597 pp.  Maps at endpapers.  Interesting novel of the American and Allied  expeditionary forces in Siberia following WW I.   Book is about VERY GOOD w/o dj.  $12.   qaw0401.

HF262.        Harris, Cyril. STREET OF KNIVES. Little, Brown, 1950. bced. Aaron Burr's flatboat journey down the Ohio and Mississippi in 1806. VG in dj. $12. pvaq

HF263.        Haycox, Ernest. THE ADVENTURERS. Little, Brown, 1954. bced. Oregon frontier in 1865. NF in dj. $12. tdyp

ML030.       Herbert, A.P.  THE SECRET BATTLE.  Atheneum, 1981.  [reprint of the 1920 ed. by Knopf]  First thus.  ISBN: 0-689-11156-8.  HC 5" x 7.75", 216 pp.  Introduction by Winston Churchill.   A realistic "fictional" account of W.W.I in Gallipoli and France, of a young idealistic British officer, who wrestles with his own notions of bravery and self-image.  "Acclaimed as a minor classic fifty years ago... In some ways, as a study of the mind of a man under the stress of battle, it is finer than THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE.  This copy: near fine with tight binding and hinges, no writing to endpapers or text.  NOT AN EX-LIBRARY copy.  Intact bright dj with light rubs at spine ends, original price on flap crossed out.   xsb%12a.  $15.

HF265.        Hersey, John. THE WAR LOVER. Knopf, 1959. First edition. Novel of the crew of an American Flying Fortress in England before D-Day. NF w/bookplate, in light worn dj with major chip at spine bottom. $16. wdzz.

HF267.        Hinckley, Helen. THE MOUNTAINS ARE MINE. Vanguard, 1946. First edition. Saga of the Mormon trek to Salt Lake. VG in dj. Some foxing at endpapers, rear board stained, else a nice copy. Dj soiled at rear panel, sizable chip at front panel. $22. tdvw

HF271.        Holland, Rupert Sargent. RED BEARD OF VIRGINIA. Lippincott, 1927. Apparent first. Color dj and frontispiece and 3 b/w illustrations by Stafford Good. Englishman exiled to Virginia during the time of Bacon's Rebellion has a tough time getting there. Missing front free endpaper, else would be VG+. Dj still colorful and mostly intact with 1 inch chip at spine top, internal tape repairs showing through, moderate wear at edges and creases. $22. wxyd.

HF272.        Honig, Donald. WALK LIKE A MAN. Slone, 1961. bced. A young man from Long Island comes of age in the Civil War. NF in near so dj. $12. dryp.

HF273.        Hopkins, Joseph G.E. RETREAT AND RECALL. Scribners, 1976. First. lib. Novel of the Revolution 1776-1777 centered around an American doctor who is captured by the British following the capture of Fort Washington, New York. Nice copy but with library stamps on endpapers, top and bottom edges, and remainder of library pocket at rear endpaper. Dj clean, wholly intact but flaps pasted to endpapers. $12 uyyd.

HF274.        Hopkins, Joseph G.E. THE PRICE OF LIBERTY. Scribners, 1976. First. Lib. Novel of the Revolution centered around the military hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1777-1778. Nice copy but for library stamps on rear endpaper, top and bottom edges, and remainder of library pocket at rear endpaper. Dj clean, wholly intact but flaps pasted to endpapers. $12. uyyd.

HF275.        Horan, James D.  SEEK OUT AND DESTROY.  Crown, 1958.   First.  lib, w/usual lib scars.   Civil War novel of the Confederate raider, "Shenandoah,"  (the "Lee" here) and its operations during the last two years of the war.  RC only, in dj.  $8.  kall  SOLD !!

HF276.        Horgan, Paul. A DISTANT TRUMPET. Farrar, Straus, 1960. bced. Geronimo's insurrection in Arizona during the 1880s. NF w/ o/n in dj w/ light shelf wear. $18. kall.

HF277.        Hough, Frank O. THE NEUTRAL GROUND. Lippincott, 1941. Third impression. Novel of the Westchester County, New York no-man's land between American and British troops, 1775-1783. Book tight and white but front cover corners scrunched. Nice map of locale, end papers. Dj bright colors with small chips, wrinkles, wear along edges, creases and light soiling back panel. $22. ppdt.

HF278.        Hough, Henry Beetle.   LONG ANCHORAGE - A NEW BEDFORD STORY.  Appleton-Century, , 1947.  First edition.  HC 14.5 x 20.5 cm, 309 pp.  Tale of New Bedford in the mid-19th century.  This copy:  No writing to endpapers or text; firm binding and hinges, some offsetting at endpapers from dj flaps.  Dj intact with moderate to heavy wear.   Overall very good condition.  [g-%11a]  $21.    SOLD !!

HF281.        Hubbard, Ralph. THE WOLF SONG. Doubleday, Doran, 1935. First edition. Illustrated by Langdon Kihn. A tale of the Kiowa Indians for young adults, from the Junior Literary Guild. Book very nice with just dust soiling top edge. Dj intact, but some small chips and closed tears, and insignificant water stain back panel. $18. ryft

HF282.        Hudson, Alec.   OPEN FIRE.  Macmillan, 1942.  First edition.  First edition thus.   HC 14.5 x 21 cm, 71 + 61 +94 + 63 pp. in dj.  Four pre-WW II tales of submarine warfare:  BATTLE STATIONS, ENEMY SIGHTED, RENDEZVOUS, NIGHT ACTION.   This copy:  previous owner's name at fly, else no writing to endpapers or text; firm binding and hinges, spine and extremes of boards light rubs, bright dj with light chipping at extremes.  [h-%11a]  $11.

HF283.        Hudson, Alec. BATTLE STATIONS. Macmillan, 1940. First edition. 12mo 71 pages. A submarine squadron is on maneuvers when war strikes. Amazingly prophetic of WW II. NF in dj. Some browning at endpapers. $18. yajp.

L087.          Hughes, Richard.  THE INNOCENT VOYAGE.  Heritage Press, 1946.  First edition thus.  HC 8vo, 221 pp., white cloth boards in purple slipcase, pictorial endpapers and illustrations in color by Lynd Ward, introduction by Louis Utermeyer.  Historic novel set in the Caribbean in the 19th century, sometimes titled A HIGH WIND TO JAMAICA.  Save a some darkened spine, book is in EXCELLENT condition in a purple slipcase lightly worn at extremes.   Tight binding and hinges. No writing to endpapers or text.  $12  prb1000

L087.           Hughes, Richard.   [A HIGH WIND TO JAMAICA]  THE INNOCENT VOYAGE.  Heritage Press, 1946.   First edition thus.  HC 8vo, 221 pp., white cloth boards in purple slipcase, pictorial endpapers and illustrations in color by Lynd Ward, introduction by Louis Utermeyer.  Historic novel set in the Caribbean in the 19th century, sometimes titled A HIGH WIND TO JAMAICA.  Save a some darkened spine, book is in EXCELLENT condition in a purple slipcase lightly worn at extremes.  Tight binding and hinges. No writing to endpapers or text.  $12  prb1000

HF284.        Hughes, Rupert. STATELY TIMBER. Scribners's Sons, 1939. rpnt. Novel of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1650's by perhaps the most interesting biographer of George Washington. Large 8vo. Very clean and tight, light browning bleed spine from dj, and some browning end papers; owners pencil signature front free end paper, half title, and title pages, else VG. Dj in good shape with colors bright tho foxing inside and rubs along folds and edges, small chips. $16 paty

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HF286.        Innes, Hammond. AIR BRIDGE. Collins, London, 1951. First. Novel of the Berlin blockade and the Allied Airlift, in 1948. NF with o/n free endpaper. Dj nice showing light use. $28. odqw.

HF287.        Jakes, John. CALIFORNIA GOLD. Random House, 1989. First. California from 1886 - 1921. NF in dj. $12. dryx.

HF292.        Jakes, John. HEAVEN AND HELL. Harcourt, Brace, 1987. First. Civil War in the spring of 1865. Conclusion of the NORTH AND SOUTH trilogy dj NF. $12. rayx.

HF293.        James, Henry. THE BOSTONIANS. Modern Library, 1956. First thus. Classic satire of the post-Civil War era. NF in dj with price clip. $16. pcty.

HF294.        James, Marquis. THE CHEROKEE STRIP. Viking, 1945. Third printing. True account of white settlement of the Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma, 1893 - 1911. NF in bright dj with two nickel-sized chips front panel, spine. $14. vbvv.

HF295.        Jameson, Storm. THEN WE SHALL HEAR THEM SINGING. Macmillan, 1942. First. Gruesome novel of German experiments on the inhabitants of a fictitious German-conquered protectorate. VG+ in dj w/ price slip. $20. purd.

HF301.        Jennings, John.   NEXT TO VALOUR. Macmillian, 1939.  4th printing.   HC 8vo, 820 pp.  Novel of the frontier of New Hampshire in the mid-1700s:  the French and Indian War, Robert Rogers's attack on the St. Francis Indians, and the battle on the Plains of Abraham.   Book is Very Good w/bookplate, and extensive notes to half title, w/o dj.  Binding is tight, rear hinge is starting.  $12  qawr% 

HF302.        Jennings, John. RIVER TO THE WEST. Doubleday, 1948. First edition. Considered one of the great Western novels. Adventurer sent to the Pacific Northwest in 1810 to set up a fur-trading empire for John Jacob Astor. NF with o/n, two small ink spots on half-title, in dj w/price clip. $40. wvdr

HF303.        Jennings, John. ROGUE'S YARN. Little, Brown, 1953. First edition. Sea yarn of the Quasi War with the French. NF, very nice, with tape stains at endpapers, o/n, in very bright dj w/price clip. $36. kmdm

HF304.        Jennings, John. SHADOWS IN THE DUSK. Little, Brown, 1955. First edition. Great tale of Santa Fe, New Mexico in the 1830s -- Apaches, Mexican raiders and a death march across the desert. Maps at endpapers. VG+ in bright dj, light wear top edge. $32. kmdp

HF306.        Jewett, Sarah Orne. DEEPHAVEN. Old Berwick Historical Society, 1993. First thus. Beautifully done reprint of the 1893 reprint of author’s first book. Acid free paper in nicely gilded boards. Illustrated by Charles and Marcia Oakes Woodbury. AN in dj. $35. biyt.

HF307.        Johnston, Mary. CEASE FIRING. Houghton, Mifflin, 1912. First. Four full color illustrations by N.C. Wyeth. Map at endpapers. Author's second novel of the Civil War as viewed through the eyes of the Confederates. Touches on Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, key battles along the Mississippi, and the Virginia campaign of 1864-1865. VG with light rubs at corners, spine ends, moderate spine darkening. Small spot on frontispiece bled through tissue to title page, without dj. $28. wdyp.

HF312.        Johnston, Mary. THE GREAT VALLEY. Little, Brown, 1926. rpnt early edition. Life in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley in the 1730s and beyond. Bleached spots in creases else VG+ in dj. $16. ppdy

HF313.        Jones, Douglas C. WINDING STAIR. Rinehart, 1979. First. Mysterious deaths and vengeful posses in Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1890. Maps at endpapers. NF in dj. $20. pbty.

HF314.        Jones, James.  THE THIN RED LINE.  Scb, 1962.   n/f.  8vo, 433 pp.  Novel of an infantry company in November 1942 during the battle for Guadalcanal.   Recently made into a movie with Sean Penn.   VG+ in prcl dj.  $14.  pqwc .

HF315.        Jones, James. WHISTLE. Delecorte, 1978. First trade. Third novel in trilogy. Wounded veterans from the South Pacific brought home on a hospital ship, then to a hospital in the South. NF in dj with price clip. Dust at top edges, o/n. $12 tdyp.

HF321.        Kane, Harnett T. PATHWAY TO THE STARS. Doubleday, 1950. First edition. Novel set in New Orleans in the early 1800s, based on the life of John McDonogh, who became the greatest landowner in the Old South. NF w/o/n in dj with price clip. $25 ppdt

HF322.        Kane, Harnett T. THE GALLANT MRS. STONEWALL. Doubleday, 1957. rpnt. Novel of the wife of the General and himself. VG+ w/ bookplate on half-title, in nice dj. $16. vvvd.

HF323.        Kane, Harnett T. THE LADY OF ARLINGTON. Doubleday, 1954. bced. Novel based on the wife of Robert E. Lee. NF in dj. $11. vvdm.

HF324.        Kantor, McKinley. BEAUTY BEAST. Putnam, 1968. First. Novel of an ante bellum plantation on the Gulf Coast. NF in bright dj with light wear at edges, scar from price tag removal front panel. $28. drmp.

HF325.        Kantor, McKinley. VALLEY FORGE. Evans, 1975. rpnt. Novel of the Revolution. NF with owner's name, in nearly so dj. $11. cpkl

HF326.        Kenyon, Theda. SOMETHING GLEAMED. Julian Messner, 1948. First edition. An upper class English girl is shanghaied and shipped with thousands of other women to the British Army during the Revolution. NF in bright dj with chip at crown, creased corner. $25. ppdt.

HF331.        Keyes, Frances Parkinson. MADAME CASTEL'S LODGER. Farrar, Straus, 1962. bced. Illustrations at endpapers, frontispiece. Novel of the hero of Fort Sumpter, P.G.T. Beauregard. NEAR FINE in dj. $13. wdzz.

HF332.        Keyes, Frances Parkinson. THE SAFE BRIDGE. Julian Messner, 1934. First. A Scotch settlement on the Connecticut River, in present day Vermont, 1773. NF in intact dj with good coloring, light wear at edges, internal repairs. $26. dwwy.

HF333.        King, Dean.  A SEA OF WORDS - A LEXICON AND COMPANION FOR PATRICK O'BRIAN'S SEAFARING TALES.  Henry Holt, 1995.  First thus.  Perfectbound (quality paperback), 12mo, 411 pp.  With John B. Hattendorf & John Wroth Estes.    If you wondered the meaning of "abaft" or "wiring a mast,"  this book is for you.  FINE in wraps.  $14.   frt1000.

HF334.        Krause, Herbert. THE OXCART TRAIL. Bobbs-Merrill, 1954. First edition. Settlement of the Red River Valley in the 1850s. Maps at endpapers. VG w/wear to bottom boards, o/n, tape residue at end papers, and booksellers ink stamp, in very bright dj missing two small strips at flaps. $18. ppdy.

HF328.        Kuniczak, W.S.   THE THOUSAND HOUR DAY.  The Dial Press, 1966.  HC 6" x 9", 628 pp., maps at endpapers.  Carefully written novel of the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939.  Sunning to spine, else EXCELLENT+, with tight binding and hinges.  No writing to endpapers or text.  Lacks dj.  $13.

HF335.        Laker, Rosalind.  TO DANCE WITH KINGS.   Doubleday, 1989.  First U.S. edition.  HC 6.5" x 8.5", 564 pp.   Novel of 17th century Versailles.  Previous owner's name at fly, else near FINE in dj with price intact.  Tight binding and hinges; no other writing or marking to endpapers or text.  $13.  waq0401.

HF336.        Lambert, R.S.  REDCOAT SAILOR.  Macmillan, Toronto, 1956.  First edition.  HC 12mo, 160 pp.  Maps at endpapers.   Story of Sir Howard Douglas, one of the fathers of the English colonies that became present day Canada.   Book is excellent in red cloth boards, in nice pictorial dj with small chips at spine ends, corners, some spine fade.  Tight binding and firm hinges.  $19.  ertw%

HF341.        Lancaster, Bruce. BRIGHT TO THE WANDERER. Little, Brown, 1942.  HC 8vo, 451 pp.  Novel of Upper Canadian Rebellion of 1837. Maps at endpapers by E. Raisz.  Jacket art by Forrest Orr.  Excellent w/remains of bookplate at fly, previous owner's name at rear free, in nice dj.  Tight binding and firm hinges. $15. pw%rd

HF342a.      Lancaster, Bruce.  TRUMPET TO ARMS - A STORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.  Little, Brown, 1944.  First edition.  HC 14 x 20.d cm, 380 pp., gold cloth boards, maps at endpapers, in dj.   Novel of the early days of the Revolution ('75 - '77):  Lexington, Concord, moving the guns from Ticonderoga to Boston, Long Island, Manhattan, New Jersey.  This copy:  no writing to endpapers or text, tight binding and hinges, some sunning to t/b of boards, dj has moderate wear.  Overall in very good condition.  NOT AN EX-LIBRARY COPY!  [c-%11a]  $9.

HF343.        Lancaster, Bruce. VENTURE IN THE EAST. Little, Brown, 1951. First edition. Novel of Francois Caron and the Dutch East India Company in 17th century Japan. NF in dj. $35. pdwq.

HF344.        Lavalee, Ronald.   TCHIPAYUK - OR THE WAY OF THE WOLF.  Talonbooks, 1994.  First ed. in English.  Translated by Patricia Claxton.  Softbound 8vo, 468 pp.  Sweeping historical novel about the collision of Native and Colonial cultures in 19th-century Western Canada.  Book is FINE in wraps.  No writing or marking to endpapers or text.   $11.   qwa201

HF345.        Lender, Charles F. WITH WAYNE AT FALLEN TIMBERS. Cupples & Leon, 1941. Illustrations by C. Richard Shaare. Apparent first. 8vo 249 pages. "Boys" book about Anthony Wayne's battles with the Indians in the 1790s. VG with bookplate, o/n, small booksellers label in beautifully illustrated dj in fine condition but for chip at crease top. $22. pabt

HF346.        Lewis, Sinclair. IT COULD HAPPEN HERE. Doubleday, 1935. First. Chilling novel of America ruled by a dictator. VG+ w/o/n, dedication at fly, in near VG dj showing wear at edges, creases. $46. pawq.

HF351.        Longstreet, Stephen. GETTYSBURG. Farrar, Straus, Cudahy, 1961. First printing. Story of the great battle. NF in dj w/price clip. Paper is browning as usual. $35. pdwq

HF352.        Longstreet, Stephen. THREE DAYS. Julian Messner, 1948. First edition. Novel of the Battle of Gettysburg. VG w/bookplate, clipped endpaper in bright dj some worn at edges. $22. ppdt.

HF353.        Longstreet, Stephen. WAR IN THE GOLDEN WEATHER. Doubleday, 1965. First edition. Maps at endpapers by Palacios. Author's "first" novel in series about Colonial era, this one the Braddock expedition against the French and Indians. VG in better dj. Spine flat, light stain at endpapers, o/n. $22. ppdt.

HF354.        Lucas, E.V. THE VERMILION BOX. Letters of a British family exchanged during WW I, showing how war affected folks at home as well as those fighting. Near VG w/darkened spine, w/o dj. $11. rtby  SOLD !!

HF354a.     Lundy, Jo Evalin.  TIDEWATER VALLEY - A STORY OF THE SWISS IN OREGON.  Winston, 1949.  first edition.   HC 5.75" x 8.50", 246 pp., illus. by Margaret Ayer, orange cloth boards.    Novel set in 1889 of Swiss settlers in Oregon.  This copy:  very good condition with no writing to endpapers or text, firm binding and hinges, rear cover a bit canted, rubs to top of boards, faint moisture mark at rear cover.  [c%11a]   $11.

HF355.        Mack, Wm. P. & Mack, Wm. P., Jr. SOUTH TO JAVA.   Nautical & Avaiation Pub, 1987.  1st edition.  Exciting WWII novel of an American destroyer in the South Pacific, written by ret Admiral and son.  8vo, 460 pp.  Inscribed by both authors. AN in dj.   $26.  al99aa.

HF358.        MacHarg, William & Balmer, Edwin.  THE INDIAN DRUM - A ROMANCE OF THE GREAT LAKES.  Grosset & Dunlop, 1917.  HC 5" x 8.5", 367 pp., plus ads.  Frontispiece art by W.T. Benda.  Mystery based on legend that near the northern end of Lake Michigan a sound like the booming of an Indian drum is heard whenever the lake takes a life.   When the steel freighter "Miwaka" went down with all hands, the drum beat only twenty-four.  Book is in EXCELLENT+ condition with sound binding and hinges, and no writing markings, or bookplates at endpapers or text.  Nice colorful dj with light wear to spine, extremities.  $27.  pof0701%  SOLD!!

HF356.        MacLean, Alistair.  H.M.S. ULYSSES.   Doubleday, 1956.  First U.S. edition.  HC 5.5" x 8.5", 316 pp., illus. at endpapers, map at title page.  Novel in the historical setting of WW II.   EXCELLENT w/o dj.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.  $12.  qaw0401.

HF358.        Mann, Helen R.   GALLANT WARRIOR.  Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1954.  First edition.  HC 6" x 9", 309 pp.  Novel based on exploits of pioneer Hannah Duston of Haverhill, Massachusetts, who in 1697 personally planned and killed her Indian and French captors and returned to freedom.   Tape stains to pastedowns where plastic cover was taped, else EXCELLENT in exceptionally nice dj.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.  Signed by the author.   A very scarce title in this condition and signed.  $55.  grt0701%  SOLD!!

HF362.        Marshall, Edison.  YANKEE PASHA.   Farrar, Straus, 1948.  BCED.  HC 12 mo, 375 pp.  The adventures of Jason Starbuck, who in the early 1800s left the frontiers of the Adirondacks in a search of a Salem woman who disappeared at sea and ended up in a harem in Constantinople.    Name faintly written on pastedown, else book is EXCELLENT with tight binding, sound hinges, in a bright clean dj with 1" chip at top of rear panel.  $15.   crt1000%

HF363.        Marshall, Edison. CASTLE IN THE SWAMP - A TALE OF OLD CAROLINA.  Farrar, Straus, 1948.  HC 12mo, 378 pp.  Tale of plantation life on an ante-bellum South Carolina sea island.  Book is VG with wear to boards but with tight binding, sound hinges.  Dj is worn with large chip at spine bottom extending to front panel.   $11.  crt1000.

HF365.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. ARMORED GIANTS. Little, Brown, 1980. First. Novel of the Civil War and the battle between the "Merrimac" and the "Monitor." Cover art by John Alan Maxwell. NF in same dj, with spot rear panel. $28. praa.

HF366.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. BLUE HURRICANE. Lippincott, 1954. Second printing. Novel of State of Mainers in the great "River War" on the Mississippi and its tributaries by the Union Navy in 1862. Second book of a planned tetralogy of the Civil War. NF in very bright dj (a John Alan Maxwell winter scene covering both panels of Maine troops boarding train at Dexter, Maine), narrow chip across spine top, a few wrinkles. $16. wbpr.

HF367.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. CUTLASS EMPIRE. Doubleday, 1949. rpnt. Novel of Henry Morgan and the Spanish Main. VG in bright dj with light wear at edges. $12. wwwd.

HF371.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. EAGLE IN THE SKY. Lippincott, 1948. bced. Novel of 1780-1781, near the end of the Revolution as America teetered on bankruptcy. A very nice clean copy in bright dj with small chip at crease. $14. wwwd

HF372.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. THE FIGHTING AMERICAN.  Garden City, 1943.  Early reprint.  HC 6" x 8.5", 747 pp.  Anthology of excerpt from American novels: John Jennings, James Fenimore Cooper, F. Van Wyck Mason, Walter D. Edmonds, James Boyd, Paul Leland Haworth, Neil H. Swanson, Tim Pridgon, Bruce Lancaster, Inglis Fletcher, Herman Mann, James Street, Meredith Nicholson, Davy Crockett, Clark Venable, George C. Furber, William Gilmore Simms, Robert Montgomery Bird, Thomas Boyd, Stewart Edward White, Hal G. Evarts, Zane Grey, Margaret Hill McCarter, Herman Melville, John W. Thomason, Jr., T.S. Stribling, Mark Twain, Mary Johnston, MacKinlay Kantor, Ambrose Bierce, Hervey Allen, Laurence Stallings, Stephen Crane, Peter Finley Dunne, Richard Harding Davis, J. P. Marquand, James Warner Bellah, Leonard Nason, James B. Wharton.   Introduction by F. Van Wyck Mason.   Remains of an old bookseller's sticker on pastedown, else excellent with no writing or marking to endpapers or text.  Tight binding and hinges.  Nice bright dj with some small chips at extremes.   This book is hard to find in this condition.   drp%4    $49.  

HF373.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. GOLDEN ADMIRAL. Doubleday, 1953. First. Novel of Sir Francis Drake and the Armada. VG with some rubs back cover in intact dj w/bright front panel, some spine fade. $22 wwwd.

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HF374.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. GUNS FOR REBELLION. Doubleday, 1977. First. Novel of the early days of the Revolution, Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold, and the siege of Ft. Ticonderoga. Cover art by John Alan Maxwell. NF in same dj. $30. pdyt

HF375.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. HARPOON IN EDEN. Doubleday, 1969. rpnt. Novel of Nantucket, New Zealand, and sperm whaling in the 1830's. NF in dj. $20. pdrt.

HF376.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. LOG CABIN NOBLE. Doubleday, 1973. First. In 1676, a young State of Mainer searches the Caribbean for pirate treasure. NF in beautiful dj. $36. earx

HF377.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. OUR VALIANT FEW. Little, Brown, 1956. First. Tale of the Union blockade of the ports of Charleston and Savannah. Cover art by John Alan Maxwell. VG in dj that is bright but hard used. $22. dyrt

HF381.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. RIVERS OF GLORY. Philadelphia. Lippincott, 1942. First. Novel of the fourth and fifth years of the Revolution. VG. A nice clean copy with narrow fade strip spine top. Dj bright, intact but chips, tears, wrinkles along edges, creases, internal repair. $18. vbrz

HF382.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. RIVERS OF GLORY. Philadelphia. Lippincott, 1942. First edition, second impression. Novel of the fourth and fifth years of the Revolution. A fine copy with a bb sized indentation and some lesser dents extending about an inch on spine. Clean and bright dj with the lightest of foxing and a smoothed wrinkle with tiny vertical tear. $24 zrae

HF383.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. STARS ON THE SEA. Grosset & Dunlop, nd. rpnt. Novel of Newport, Rhode Island and Charleston, South Carolina in 1776. G w/o dj. $12. ptyh.

HF384.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. THE YOUNG TITAN. Doubleday, 1959. First edition. Epic novel of the capture of Louisbourg from the French (one of two events (Braddock’s Defeat) that virtually ensured the rupture of America from Great Britain) by an American expedition in 1745. Cover art by John Alan Maxwell. NF with faint, not obvious glass arc on cover, in NF dj. $48. chvt  

HF385.        Mason, F. Van Wyck. WILD HORIZON. Doubleday, 1966. Third printing. Novel of the Revolutionary War in the South, 1779 - 1780, concluding with the Battle of King's Mountain. Maps at endpapers. Drawings by Samuel H. Bryant. VG+ w/o dj, front board slight bow. $38. pyrb.

HF387.        Mathis, Alexander. THE LOST CITADEL. Pagent, 1954. First edition. Novel of English settlement at Roanoke Island. NF with owner's name. Dj very nice with light wear at top edge. $28. pekk

HF391.        Matthews, Allen R. THE ASSAULT. Simon & Schuster, 1947. Second printing. True account of foot soldier at the invasion of Iwo Jima during WW II. Introduction and cover art by Bill Mauldin. But for evidence of dampness at spine, a VG copy in a nice dj w/some darkening at spine. $18. drtp

HF392.        Matthiessen, Peter.  KILLING MISTER WATSON.   Random House, 1990.  First edition.  HC 8vo, 372 pp, maps at endpapers.   Based on life of E.J. Watson, an entrepreneur (and murderer?) in the Florida Everglades of a hundred years ago.   Small red dot to bottom edges, else AS NEW in dj.  $19.  bryt600

HF393.        Mazet, Horace S. EAGLES IN THE SKY. Westminster, 1946. First. U.S. night fighter squadron operating from a base in China during WW II. Author's first novel. NF w/ o/n in very bright dj. $42. cmwz.

HF393a.       McKay, Allis.  THEY CAME TO A RIVER.  Macmillan, 1941.  First printing.  HC 15 x 22 cm, 651 pp., dark green boards, gilt titles, in dj.  Novel set "in the vast rich orchard country of the upper Columbia River.  A woman's life in all its fullness and magnificence is in this book."  This copy:  Previous owner's name, etc. in pencil at fly, else no writing to endpapers or text.  Some browning to endpapers.   Firm binding and hinges.  Dj moderately worn but complete.  Overall in very good + condition.  [q%ew]  $18.

HF393b.      McMeekin, Clark.  RECKON WITH THE RIVER.  Grosset & Dunlop, 1943.  HC 5.5" x 7.75", 392 pp. in dj.   Novel of a family's trek down the Ohio to the rich land of Kentucky, and of the Aaron Burr conspiracy.  This copy: excellent condition with firm binding and hinges, bookplate at pastedown, else no writing to endpapers or text, NOT an ex-library copy.  Early browning to wartime paper.  Bright clean dj.   dr%9b.  $14.

HF394.        McIntyre, Marjorie. THE RIVER WITCH. Crown, 1955. Probable rpnt. Novel of Cordelia Riley and life on the Missouri river 1845 - 1855. Author's first novel. Cover art by John Alan Maxwell. Endpaper map by Donald F. Pitcher. NF with small address label in nice dj with small chips at crown. $12. pcvt.

HF395.        Meggs, Brown. THE WAR TRAIN. Atheneum, 1981. First edition. March 1916, a young soldier on a train full of troopers bound for war. Library stamp top edges else VG+ in dj. $12. tdyp.

HF396.        Meigs, Cornelia. THE TRADE WINDS. Little, Brown, 1927. Second printing, 1927. Eight color illustrations, dj by Henry Pitz. Shipyards and shipping in the days just before the American Revolution. VG with bookplate. Dj good but showing use, sizable chips back panel, otherwise intact with good color. $32. xpac

HF397.        Meiring, Desmond. THE BRINKMAN. Houghton Mifflin, 1965. First American. A French journalist, a Vietnamese Communist, and an American in erupting Laos and Vietnam in 1959 - 1960. Written on the eve of the Vietnam War. NF w/ o/n in dj. $28. ramn.

HF401.        Mercer, Charles. ENOUGH GOOD MEN. Putnam, 1960. First edition. Novel of the Revolution by the author of RACHEL CADE. NF in VG dj, bright but with wrinkle, small closed tear front panel. $22. pckk

HF402.        Middlebrook, Martin. FIRST DAY ON THE SOMME. Norton, 1972. bced. Account of July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme and one of the blackest days in the history of warfare. NF in dj. $14. pbkk.

HF403.        Miller, Francesa Falk. GOLDEN HERITAGE. Americana, 1950. First. Novel of the California gold rush and early San Francisco. VG+ in bright dj with moderate chips at spine ends, corners. $22. dyxy

HF404.        Miller, Helen Topping. DARK SAILS. Bobbs-Merrill, 1945. rpnt. Tale of St. Simeon's Island in the 1730's. VG in some worn, but bright, dj. $14. dyww.

L311.           Mishima, Yukio.  SPRING SNOW.  Knopf, 1972.   BCED.  HC 8vo, 393 pp.  Trans. by Michael Gallagher.  This novel is the first book of Mishima's tetralogy, "The Sea of Fertility."  Set in Tokyo in 1912, in the closed circles of the Imperial Court and the ancient aristocracy, beginning to be breached by newcomers.   Previous owner's name to fly, else EXCELLENT in dj.  $15  part600

HF405.        Mitchener, James A. CARIBBEAN. Random house, 1989. First. Full color maps at endpapers by Jean Paul Tremblay; illustrations by Franca Nucci Haynes. NF w/few spots at edges in mint dj. $17. payq.

HF406.        Monsarrat, Nicholas.  THE CRUEL SEA.   Knopf, 1952.  Later printing.  HC6" x 8.5", 510 pp.  Novel of the Battle of the North Atlantic during WW II.  Bookplate, offsetting at endpapers, else EXCELLENT copy in dj with price intact.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or other marking to endpapers or text.  $12.  uyc0401.

HF407.        Monsarrat, Nicholas.  THE WHITE RAJAH.    William Sloane, 1961.  First U.S. edition in price clipped dj.  HC 5.5" x "8.5", 405 pp.  Novel of 19th century adventuresome Englishman who comes to power in an Asiatic Kingdom.   EXCELLENT+ in dj with minor chips at extremes.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.   $12.  tra0401.

HF411.        Moore, Ruth. THE FIRE BALLOON. Morrow, 1948. First. Maine islanders in 1947. NF in very bright dj with small chips at spine bottom. $12. kkma.

HF412.        Morgan, Speer. BELLE STARR. Little, Brown, 1979. First. One tough hombrette on the Arkansas/Oklahoma boarder, 1879. NF in dj. $16. rdty.

HF412a.      Morrow, Honore.  BEYOND THE BLUE SIERRA.  A.L.Bert, 1932?.  HC 14.5 x 21 cm, 341 pp., maps at endpapers.    ISBN: 1199084638.  Novel set in 1775 - 1776 in Mexico, Arizona, California, when U.S. made first effort to establish post at San Francisco.  This copy:  no writing to endpapers or text, tight binding and hinges, faint rubs to boards at extremes, in bright dj with light wear.   Overall in excellent plus condition.   NOT AN EX-LIBRARY COPY!!  [f%11a]  $14.

HF413.        Moss, Robert. FIRE ALONG THE SKY. St. Martin's, 1992. First. Novel of the French and Indian War in the mid-1700s, set along the Mohawk River. F in dj. $22. bjyk.

HF414.        Moss, Robert. THE FIREKEEPER. Doherty, 1995. First. Novel of the Mohawk Valley at the time of the early settlements, during the time of Sir William Johnson, Chieftain of the Mohawks and King George’s Colonel of the Six Nations, and of two powerful women, one from the Rhineland and the other an Iroquois shaman. AN in dj. $36. bepl.

HF414a.      Mydans, Shelley Smith.  THE OPEN CITY.  Doubleday, 1945.  First edition.  HC 5.75" x 8", 245 pp.  Novel of the American civilians left behind in the Philippines following the Japanese invasion during World War Two.  Author was among those actually taken prisoner at the time.  This copy:  overall in excellent plus condition with firm binding and hinges, some fade at spine ends, board edges.  Former owner's name at fly, else no writing to endpapers or text.  Dj nice with some darkening, light wear at extremes.  NOT an ex-library copy.  ae%1b.  $68.

HF414a.      Nicole, Christopher.   RATOON.   St. Martins, 1962.  First edition.  HC 5.75" x 8.5", 256 pp.  Novel of the 1823 East Coast Slaves' Insurrection in British Guiana.  This copy:  tight binding and hinges and overall excellent condition, but with ex-lending library stamps at front endpapers, with dj pasted to endpapers.   b%1b.  $8.

HF415.        Nason, Leonard H.  THREE LIGHTS FROM A MATCH.   G&D, nd (cir 1930).  12mo, 308 pp, pictorial dj.  Novel set in France during WWI.  F in dj.  $28.  9yte8

HF416.        Newcomb, Kerry. MORNING STAR. Bantam, 1983. bced. Novel of a veteran of the Civil War who goes to the Cheyenne Nation in Montana in 1865. Fine in dj. $12. dryp.

HF416a.      Niles, Blair.  EAST BY DAY.   Farrar & Rinehart, 1941.  First edition.  HC 5.75 x 8.25", 330 pp.  Historic novel of the 1839 Amistad Slave Mutiny case that was a cause celebre in its time and recently underwent a renaissance with the making of the movie.  This copy is in excellent condition with firm binding and hinges, no writing to text, in lightly worn, intact dj.  The endpapers have bookplate and name of previous owner.   Also, pasted to the endpapers are book review from NYT (1941) and clippings related to the events in the novel and other materials; some offsetting to early pages from these items.  qh%1b.  $22.

HF417.        O'Brian, Patrick.  THE WINE-DARK SEA.    W.W. Norton, 1993.  1st U.S.  Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue a heavy American privateer through the Great south Sea.   F in dj.  $16.  9ajw8 .

HF333.        O'Brian, Patrick] King, Dean.   A SEA OF WORDS - A LEXICON AND COMPANION FOR PATRICK O'BRIAN'S SEAFARING TALES.   Henry Holt, 1995.  First thus.  Perfectbound (quality paperback), 12mo, 411 pp.  With John B. Hattendorf & John Wroth Estes.    If you wondered the meaning of "abaft" or "wiring a mast,"  this book is for you.  FINE in wraps.  $14.  frt1000.

HF421.        Obolensky, Ivan.  ROGUES' MARCH.    Random House, 1956.  First edition.  HC 8vo, 433 pp.  Brown cloth boards.  Novel set in Providence, RI, and Red Hook, NY,  1884 - 1945.   Book humorously inscribed by author.  Spine some sunned, owner's name at fly, else EXCELLENT with sound binding and hinges.  Lacking dj.  $19.  dtr1000%.

HF428.        Olsen, Tillie.   YONNONDIO - FROM THE THIRTIES.  Delacorte Pr., 1974.  First edition.   HC 5.5" x 8", 186 pp.  Story opens in the 1920s in a Wyoming mining town, as a family migrates from a coal mining town to farm to industrial city in search of a more tolerable life during the Great Depression.  By the author of TELL ME A RIDDLE.  An ex-library copy with all the accouterments therefrom, but with remarkably clean text and solid hinges and tight binding, with dj (in nice condition and protected with plastic cover) pasted to endpapers.  $15. wqb0601%

HF423.        Page, Elizabeth. THE TREE OF LIBERTY. The Literary Guild, 1939. rpnt. Novel of early America in the years 1754 to 1806. VG in dj. $22. vucp

HF423a.      Palmer, Bruce & Giles, John Clifford.   HORSESHOE BEND.  Simon & Schuster, 1962.  First printing.  HC 5.75" x 8.5", 572 pp., quarter-bound brown cloth/paper boards, maps at endpapers.  "A novel of the great Creek Nation, its last hero [Lumhe-Chati, the Red Eagle], and its fateful confrontation with Andrew Jackson's army at the battle of Horseshoe Bend."  This copy:  no writing to endpapers or text, firm binding and hinges, text paper beginning to darken at perimeters, a bit of sunning at spine ends, in bright but worn dj with a few nickel-sized chips.  Overall a very good plus copy of this very scarce title.  [d%11a]  $39.  SOLD !!

HF424.        Parmenter, Christine Whiting. A GOLDEN AGE. Crowell, 1942. rpnt. Novel of Danforth, Massachusetts in the 1880s. NF w/o/n, small address label at endpapers in near same dj w/price clip. $14. dryp.

HF425.        Patterson, Harry. DILLINGER. Stein, 1983. First. The gangster escapes from jail in Indiana in March 1934 and heads for Mexico. NF in dj. $12. prmd.

HF426.        Paul, Elliot. A GHOST TOWN ON THE YELLOWSTONE. Random House, 1948. Second printing. Story of author's youthful adventures on a project of the U.S. Reclamation Service in Montana, in 1907. VG+ with o/e/s at endpaper in near so dj with rubs at spine ends. $18. dryp.

HF427.        Pease, Howard. LONG WHARF. Dodd, Mead, 1939. Third printing, 1939. San Francisco in 1850. Book NF, dj nearly so with light wear at top edges, price clip. $24. peyv

HF431.        Peattie, Donald Culross. FORWARD THE NATION. Putnam, 1942. First. Maps at endpapers. Novel of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Pencil mark free endpaper, else NF in beautiful dj with price clip. $35. uupd.

HF432.        Peck, Robert Newton. THE KING'S IRON. Little, Brown, 1977. First. Maps at endpapers. Henry Knox's 1776 winter march to seize cannon from Fort Ticonderoga for the defense of Boston. NF in dj. $32. uupd.

L122.           Plessen, Elisabeth.  SUCH SAD TIDINGS.   Viking, 1979.  First edition.  HC 8vo, 240 pp.  Trans. from the German by Ruth Hein.  The life of an aristocratic German family is played out against a background of the changing circumstances of aristocrats following World War II.   Book is FINE w/tight binding, sound hinges, no markings, in lightly soiled dj with light rubs, very minor chipping at extremes.  $16.  0800wqa

HF433.        Pridgen, Tim. TORY OATH. Doubleday, Doran, 1941. First. Novel of the bitter fighting in tidewater North Carolina during the Revolution -- the first American Civil War. VG with early foxing at endpapers, o/n. Dj bright and intact but with two sizable chips rear panel. $28. dyrp.

HF434.        Prokosch, Frederic. AGE OF THUNDER. Har, 1945. 1st. NF in VG dj w/chip front panel, light general darkening.  Tale of secret nocturnal passage across occupied France during WWII on strange mission with the underground.  $24. wsyd.

HF435.        Pulse, Charles. JOHN BONWELL. Sears Readers Club, 1952. bced. Novel of the Ohio River Valley, 1818 -1862. Book, dj NF. $16. drpy.

HF436.        Raddall, Thomas H. HIS MAJESTY'S YANKEES. Doubleday, 1942. bced. Novel of Yankees of Nova Scotia during the Revolution. Endpaper maps by Hornung. Near VG in nice dj. $14. vpat

HF437.        Reeman, Douglas. BADGE OF GLORY. Morrow, 1984. First. Royal Marines ordered to West Africa in 1850 to end slave trading. Book, dj NF. $17. prnd.

HF441.        Reeman, Douglas. IN DANGER'S HOUR. Putnam, 1988. First. British minesweeper, April 1943 to D-Day. NF in dj. $17. przd.

HF442.        Reeman, Douglas. WINGED ESCORT. Putnam, 1976. First U.S. Life aboard a British escort carrier in the North Atlantic during WW II. Very sound and clean. Boards some mottled at spine and edges, with tape stains. Large stain rear free endpaper, else very nice in dj. $22. dryp.

HF443.        Richter, Conrad. THE TREES. Knopf, 1940. First. Ohio frontier family in the late 1790s. NF in nearly so dj w/ some wear at edges. $22. obor.

HF444.        Rikhoff, Jean.  BUTTES LANDING.   Dial Pr., 1973.  First edition.  8vo, 440 pp., maps at endpapers.   Novel set in the early 1800s in the Adirondack Mountain region of New York.   Book is FINE in intact but some-soiled dj.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.  $17.  qaw0301

HF446.        Roark, Garland. THE LADY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA. Doubleday, 1958 First. Clipper-ship captain and his wife race competitors from Melbourne to Boston. Would be VG but for bent front corner, in dj w/price clip, wear at edges. $20. dryp.

HF447.        Roark, Garland. THE OUTLAWED BANNER. Doubleday, 1956. First. When the Civil War breaks, friends fight in opposing navies and for a woman. NF in dj. $35. dryp.

HF448.        Robbins, Orison.   ESCAPING THE MOHAWKS.  Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1929.  HC 5.25" x 7.75", 352 pp., frontis., illus. by W.F. Stecher, in light blue paper boards with design.  The story "of a Young Noble of New France," the Deerfield massacre, and other events in the early history of New England.  This copy:   excellent plus condition with no writing to endpapers or text, which is very clean, tight binding and hinges.  Dj intact but w/large chip at corner of front panel.   [h%11a] $12.

HF451.        Roberts, Elisabeth Madox. THE GREAT MEADOW. The Literary Guild, 1930. rpnt. Novel of pioneer migration to Boone's Track in the late 1770s. Panoramic map at endpapers by C. V. Farrow. Book clean and sound w/rubs at board ends, in nice dj with some darkened spine. $15. dryp.  SOLD!!

HF452.        Roberts, Kenneth L.   ARUNDEL.   Doubleday, 1956.  HC 12mo, 489 pp., plus ads.  Maps at endpapers.   Novel of first years of the American Revolution and Benedict Arnold's march to Quebec.  Bumps to corners, else near EXCELLENT in price clipped dj.  $13.   qzf1000.

HF457.        Roberts, Kenneth L. BOON ISLAND. Doubleday, 1956. First edition. F in near so dj. Roberts's novel based on the actual shipwreck of the Nottingham Galley on a barren isle off the coast of southern Maine, in 1710. $16. yacr.

HF461.        Roberts, Kenneth L. BOON ISLAND. Doubleday, 1956. Presentation edition signed by the author. F with near so dj. Roberts's novel based on the actual shipwreck of the Nottingham Galley on a barren isle off the coast of southern Maine, in 1710. $26. qudh.

HF462.        Roberts, Kenneth L. BOON ISLAND. Doubleday, 1956. First. Roberts's novel of the actual shipwreck of the Nottingham Galley on a barren isle off the coast of southern Maine, in 1710. VG w/just few small white spots front cover in intact dj showing wrinkle at bottom edge, some darkening at spine. $14. dryp

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HF463.        Roberts, Kenneth L. BOON ISLAND. London, Collins, 1956. First British edition.  Excellent in dj. $12 . aewp

HF465.        Roberts, Kenneth. CAPTAIN CAUTION. Doubleday 1934. 1941 printing. Novel of the War of 1812 by author of NORTHWEST PASSAGE.  Bkpl, else F in beautiful dj w/prcl. A very nice copy of this title.  $24.  9abq8

HF466.        Roberts, Kenneth. THE LIVELY LADY. Doubleday, 1931. 1943 edition. Adventures of American privateersmen in the War of 1812, including imprisonment in Dartmoor Prison. Book VG+ in nice bright dj (a rarity with editions this old), with chip at crown. $45. dryp

HF467.        Roberts, Kenneth. THE LIVELY LADY. Doubleday, 1931. 1956 printing. Adventures of American privateersmen in the War of 1812, including imprisonment in Dartmoor Prison.  F in bright dj w/prcl, small chip at crown. $17.  8err8

HF471.        Roberts, Kenneth. NORTHWEST PASSAGE. Doubleday, 1937. First edition. Signed. Classic tale of French Indian Wars. VG+ with light foxing at endpapers, non-obvious rub front board. Dj E with small chips at crown; owner's name on half title. $80. ejww

HF474.        Roberts, Kenneth. OLIVER WISWELL. Doubleday, 1940. Third printing before publication. Story of American Loyalists from New York during the Revolution. NF in dj. $25. dryp.

HF475.        Roberts, Kenneth. OLIVER WISWELL. DD, 1957 printing.  Story of American Loyalists from New York during the Revolution. NF in dj. $14.  8asw8.

AM106b.     Roberts, Kenneth.  I WANTED TO WRITE.  Doubleday, 1949.  First edition.  HC 6" x 8.5", 476 pp., index, appendixes.  Maps at endpapers.  Autobio. of famous author of historical novels and Maine history, including his service in Siberia 1918 - 1919 with the American Expeditionary Force.   Appendixes interesting blend of literary material and historical documents.  This copy in excellent condition with firm binding, no writing to endpapers or text.  w/o dj.  [qqh%]  $9.

HF481.        Robertson, Constance. THE UNTERRIFIED. Holt, 1946. First. Novel of Civil War era New York City Democrats, who in almost open connection with the Confederates, encouraged draft riots and otherwise sought to thwart Lincoln. VG+ w/large bkpl at free endpaper, in intact and bright dj with half inch chip at bottom of spine and lesser signs of use. $30. dryp.

HF482.        Robertson,  Don.  THE THREE DAYS.  Prentice Hall, 1959.  First edition.  HC 8vo, 271 pp.   Novel set in the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg.   Some play to front hinge, but fully intact, else near FINE in dj lightly sunned at spine, perimeters, but with price present.  No writing or markings on this book.  $33.   drt1000%.

HF483.        Robinson, Derek. PIECE OF CAKE. Knopf, 1984. First American. Novel of a RAF Hurricane Squadron during the Phoney War of 1939 and the Battle of Britain. Presented on "Masterpiece Theatre." About NF with corners bumbed just a bit. Dj 1 inch closed tear bottom front panel, else NF $22. brpy.

HF484.        Robson, Lucia St. Clair. MARY'S LAND. Ballentine, 1995. First edition. Novel of early settlers of Maryland. AN with dj. $18. dkyx.

HF485.        Robson, Lucia St. Clair. RIDE THE WIND  Ballentine, 1982. bced.    Based on historic fact, novel of Cynthia Ann Parker, who at age 9 was captured by the Comaches in 1836,  and the last days of the Comanches.  Photo, map.  E in dj showing early wear at edges, folds.  $10 ppta.

HF486.        Rose, Stephen Edward. STORMY WIND FULFILLING. Dorrance, 1947. First. Novel of the forty years of war between Pennsylvanians and the Connecticut Yankees in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania, including warfare during the Revolution. VG+ with small stain on rear free endpaper running to a few fore edges, in very nice dj with small chip at crease tip. $35. dryp.

HF488.      Ryan, Don.    THE DEVIL'S BRIGADIER.  Coward-McCann, 1954.  First edition.   HC 5.75" x 8.25", 312 pp.  Novel of the Revolution set in the Wilderness Road, Kentucky, and New Orleans.  This copy:  Excellent in battered dj.  No writing to endpapers or text.  Tight binding and hinges.  [e%11a]   $12.

HF491.        Schoell, Yvonne. THE ARGONAUTS. Prentice Hall, 1972. First. Novel of the California Gold Rush. Panoramic maps at endpapers. NF in dj with some spine fade. $16. dryp.

HF492.        Schoonover, Lawrence. THE REVOLUTIONARY. Novel of John Paul Jones. Cover art by John Alan Maxwell. VG+ with some spine fade in bright dj with light wear. $25. dryp.

HF493.        Scott, Leonard B. CHARLIE MIKE. Ballentine, 1985. First. Softbound 12mo, 478 pp w/glossary. Novel of Ranger Company in Vietnam. VG, showing use but not abuse. $12. pyar

HF494.        Scruggs, Philip Lightfoot. MAN CANNOT TELL. Bobbs-Merrill, 1942. First. Copy number 432/500 of the Lynchburg special edition. Autographed. Carefully researched tale of Bacon's rebellion of 1676. Book NF with o/n. Dj VG with mild spine fade, light general soiling, light wear at edges. $42. wwwd.

HF495.        Selby, John. ELEGANT JOURNEY. Farrar & Rinehart, 1944. First. Inscribed by author. Southern gentleman takes his family from the luxury of plantation life to the wilderness of Wisconsin. Third novel about the Trace family. VG with some mottled boards in nice dj w/ light wear at edges, creases. $35 dryp

HF497.        Shaftel, George Armin. GOLDEN SHORE. Coward-McCann, 1943. First. Novel of California just before the Gold Rush: the exile to Tepic Prison, the conquest by Americans. Near VG in some worn dj. $28. dryp.

HF501.        Shapiro, Lionel. THE SIXTH OF JUNE. Doubleday, 1955. bced. Novel of blitz-torn London and the invasion of Europe. VG in dj. $9. pawu.

HF502.        Shepard, Odell & Willard. JENKINS EAR. Macmillian, 1951. bced. An epic that runs from Fleet Street in 1739 to the Oglethorpe settlements in Georgia, and Indians on the Lower Mississippi. VG in dj. $14. dryp.

HF503.        Sherman, Dan. THE TRAITOR. Donald I. Fine, 1987. First. lib. Is there a mole in George Washington's headquarters? But for usual library pollution, a nice copy. But has flaps pasted down, card pocket, and other such library vandalism. $12. wwwd.

HF504.        Sherman, Edith Bishop. MILADY AT ARMS.  Doubleday, 1927. First. A young New Jersey woman is caught up in the Revolution. NF w/o dj. Soft fade spots on spine, else a nice copy. $28. wwwd

HF506.        Shute, Nevil. ORDEAL. Morrow, 1939. bced. A British family copes during the early days of the Blitz. Not quite VG, with fade strips, darkening at front hinge, o/n in pencil, in quite bright dj, w/small chips, closed tears. $12. kjap.

HF507.        Silver, Alfred. LORD OF THE PLAINS. Balantine, 1990. First. Softbound 8vo, 406 pp. Maps. Novel of the Great Northwest Rebellion of 1885, along the Saskatchewan River. NF in wraps. $13. pyta

HF511.        Sinclair, Harold. AMERICAN YEARS. Literary Guild, 1938. Early bced. Novel of Everton, Illinois, from its beginnings in 1830 to the start of the Civil War. NF in dj. $22. uupd.

HF513.        Skimin, Robert & Pacheco, Ferdie.  RENEGADE LIGHTING.  Lyford Books, 1992.   First edition.  HC 8vo, 286 pp, in dj.  Novel of air war in the Mediterranean in 1943.  Condition of book is AS NEW in dj.  No writings or markings.  $14.  rayt%

HF514.        Skinner, Michael.  FIRST AIR.  Presido, 1991.   First edition.  HC 8vo, 403 pp, in dj.  A novel of air combat in the Persian Gulf.  Condition of book is AS NEW in dj.  No writing or markings.   $13  mmpa%

HF515.        Slate, Sam J. SATAN’S BACK YARD. Doubleday, 1974. First. An American Army officer renounces his commission to join general Gregor MacGregor in his effort to liberate Florida from the Spaniards, during James Madison’s presidency. Endpaper maps by Palacios. NF w/ 8-digit number written at fly top, in very bright dj showing some wear at the edges, small chips at crown. $30. pckm.

HF515a       Slaughter, Frank G.   FLIGHT FROM NATCHEZ.   Doubleday, 1955.  Bookclub edition.  HC 5.5" x 8.5", 284 pp.   Map at endpaper.   In 1781, more than 100 Loyalists -- men, women, children, masters and slaves -- were forced to travel nearly 500 miles to Talassee, Georgia, traversing territories of hostile Indians and ardent Revolutionists, enduring hunger, thirst, and wilderness, all without losing a single life.   Based on fact.   Book is FINE in very nice, bright dj.  Remarkably clean copy.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.   $14.  aqr0501.

HF516.        Slaughter, Frank G. PILGRIMS IN PARADISE. Doubleday, 1960. bced. In 1647, young medico signs onto shipload of Pilgrims headed for the Bahamas. NF in dj. $11. pdyt

HF517.        Slotkin, Richard. THE CRATER. Atheneum, 1980. First. The Battle of the Crater, July 30, 1864, during the Richmond-Petersburg campaign. Pennsylvania coal miners and black Union soldiers in the Army of the Potomac. Dj art by Winslow Homer. F in dj. $35. pdry.

HF521.        Smith, C.W. BUFFALO NICKEL. Poseidon, 1989. First. Oil is discovered on Kiowa land in Oklahoma, 1917. F in dj. $16. vdvy.

HF518.        Snedeker, Caroline Dale.   UNCHARTED WAYS.   Doubleday, 1935.  First edition.  HC 5.5" x 8.5", 340 pp.  Dj, endpapers, frontispiece, plus 13 plates illustrated by Manning DeV. Lee.  New England in the 1650s:  Quakers are persecuted and the rigid discipline of Puritan leaders drives a small band of colonists to establish a new home on Nantucket Island.   Book is in EXCELLENT+ condition with no writing, markings, or bookplates to endpapers or text, and with tight binding and sound hinges, in dj lightly warn at extremities.  $33.  qaa0601%  SOLD !!

HF522.        Spicer. Bart. THE TALL CAPTAINS. Dodd, Meade, 1957. First. Scot joins Montcalm in Quebec to fight the British. VG with very narrow fade line at spine top, smudge at fore-edge, in dj with light wear, some fade at spine. $26. pdyt.  SOLD !!

HF523.        Steele, Wilbur Daniel. DIAMOND WEDDING. Doubleday, 1950. First. Pictorial map at endpapers by Palacios. Novel of the Colorado boom during the mid-Eighteenth century. Some soiled edges, fade spot at spine top else VG in some worn dj w/1" chip at crown. $18. pdyt

HF524.        Stephens, R.N. THE CONTINENTAL DRAGON. Page, 1898. First. Romance centered around New York's Philipse Manor-House in 1778. Four color embossed cover. Frontispiece, other illustrations by H.C. Edwards. Author's notes. A very sound, clean copy but for lightly soiled boards, dime-sized stain at spine. w/o dj. $22. pdrt.

HF525.        Stewart, Fred Mustard.  ELLIS ISLAND.   Morrow, 1983.  First edition.  HC 6" x 9.5", 396 pp.  Five young immigrants flee their homelands for America at the turn of the last century.   Book is FINE in dj with price intact.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.  $14.  rra0401.

HF526.        Stillman, Albert Leeds.  DRUMS BEAT IN OLD CAROLINA.   Winston, 1939  1st edition.  8vo, 244 pp. illus, appendix.  Illus by Thomas Fogarty, Thomas Fogarty, Jr.  North Carolina in 1770 as the Colony drifts to war, and the manufacture of saltpetre, essential to making gunpowder.  lacking 2 illus, else E in dj.  $24.  prtd

HF527.        Street, James. CAPTAIN LITTLE AX. Lippincott, 1956. First. Published posthumously. Confederate boy joins his father at the Battle of Shiloh. Jacket art by Roy Lance. A very clean, tight copy w/narrow water line stain along top edge of cover, light carry over to free endpaper, in some worn, faded dj. A much better copy than inferred from description. $18 pdyt.  SOLD !!

HF531.        Strizzi, Michele. ALL CAME BY THE SEA. Dorrance, 1949. First. Novel of the Nation's Capital during the age of Jefferson and Madison. A very nice copy, NF in clean bright dj, small chips at spine ends. $28. pcty.

HF532.        Stuart, Jesse. TAPS FOR PRIVATE TUSSIE. N.Y. E. P. Dutton, 1943. rpnt. Compelling, humorous novel of Kentucky folk, as clan lives on relative's WW II military insurance proceeds.  Winner of the 1943 Thomas Jefferson Award. Nicely illustrated by Thomas Benton. Excerpt from BOMC "News" as loose insert. VG in dj w/ darkening of spine, light wear at edges, creases. $13 rtbx

HF533.        Styron, William. THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER. Random House, 1967. First edition. HC 6" x 8.5", 429 pp.  The classic account of a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831.    This copy is in beautiful, nearly AS NEW condition.  The only visible defect is a crease on the rear dj flap, which appears to have been done during its manufacture.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.   $53.   qaw0601%

HF534.        Styron, William. THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER. RH, 1967. bced.  The classic account of a slave revolt in in Southampton County, Virginia in 1831. E w/o dj.   $11.   trya

HF535.        Symonds, Craig L. A BATTLEFIELD ATLAS OF THE CIVIL WAR. Nautical and Aviation Publishing, 1983. First. 4to, 106 pages. Illustrations. Cartography by William J. Clipson. VG w/donor’s dedication, in dj with small chip at crown. $28. bvtr.

HF536.        Talbot, Michael. TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. Knopf, 1986. First. Prisoners from Newgate prison via the Old Bailey are shipped off to Botany Bay, Australia, in 1785. VG in better dj. $16. vdvy.

HF537.        Taylor, David. FAREWELL TO VALLEY FORGE. Lippincott, 1955. Fifth impression. A young American spy and the cabal of General Charles Lee in 1778. VG in dj, but with parallel ink stain at bottom of fly. $16. waww.

HF541.        Taylor, Robert Lewis. A ROARING IN THE WIND. Putnam, 1978. 3rd impression.   "Being a History of Alder Gulch, Montana, in its great and its shameful days."  In 1857, a young man leaves Harvard for life in wild Montana.    Ex library with usual reminders in bright, clean dj affixed to bds, with color cover art by Jerry Cosgrove.  Binding and hinges solid.  $17.   tac0900.

HF543.        Taylor, Ward. ROLL BACK THE SKY. Holt, 1956. Second printing. Tale of first low-altitude fire bombing missions over Japan during WW II. Book NF, w/bkpl. Dj VG but showing use. $17. wann.

HF548.        Tebbel, John.    TOUCHED WITH FIRE.  Dutton, 1952.  BCED.  HC 5.5" x 8.5", 352 pp.  Maps at endpapers.   Historical novel set in the time of La Salle and his explorations of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi.   VG+ in dj with chips at extremes, creases.  Tight binding and hinges; no writing or marking to endpapers or text.  $9.  qaw0501.

HF544.        Teilhet, Darwin. STEAMBOAT ON THE RIVER. Slone, 1952. BCED.  5.5" x 8.5", 256 pp.  Map and illustration of steamboat at endpapers.   Novel of life on a packet boat, from Cincinnati to Portland Landing, Illinois, in the 1830s.   Drawings and dj art by John O'Hara Cosgrove II.   A few numbers written at top of fly, else no writing or marking at endpapers or text.  Tight binding and hinges.  Remarkably clean and tight, in very nice dj. A near FINE copy.  $13.  xcq0501

HF545.        Thoene, Bodie & Brock.  ONLY THE RIVER RUNS FREE.   Thomas Nelson, 1997.  First edition.  HC 8vo, 271 pp.  Of The Galway Chronicles.  Set in Ireland in the 1830s and 1840s, when absentee English landlords held power over Irish tenant farmers and seeds of bitterness were sown that would last for generations.  Ex library copy with remnants of pocket to fly, else excellent in dj.  $11  rtay600

HF546.        Thom, James Alexander. FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA. Ballentine, 1983. First. Softbound 8vo, 894 pp. Maps, Clark family tree. Epic tale of the adventurous George Rogers Clark family. Appears to be missing fly; dedication on title page, else VG. $11. pybr

HF547.        Thomason, John Jr., FIX BAYONETS. Scribners, 1926. Third printing, May 1926. Oversized 8vo. One of the best accounts of small unit operations by the Marines in France during WW I. Wonderfully illustrated by author with numerous pen and ink sketches. VG+ w/ o/n, paper clip stain half-title, bent corner at dedication page, in dj with nice front panel, large chip back panel. $32. pavi

HF551.        Thompson, Maurice. ALICE OF OLD VINCENNES. Bowen-Merrill, 1900. First. Romance centered around historical figure, Gaspard Roussillon, and other French residents of Vincennes at the time of its capture by George Rogers Clark during the Revolution. Decorated cover; frontispiece and illustrations by F.C. Yohn. VG w/o dj. $22. pyaj.

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HF552.        Toepfer, Ray. THE SCARLET GUIDON. Coward-McCann, 1958. First. Soldiers from the backwoods of Alabama at Gettysburg and in the Shenandoah Valley. Author's first book. NF in dj. $26. wdwp.

HF553.        Toepfer, Ray. THE SCARLET GUIDON. Coward-McCann, 1955. First. Boys from the backwoods of Alabama at Gettysburg and the Shenandoah Valley. Author's first book. Dedication at endpaper white-ed over, else VG in light worn dj. $20. ipuy

HF554.        Toland, John. GODS OF WAR. Doubleday, 1985. First. Saga of an American and a Japanese family in the Pacific theater of WW II. Pulitzer Prize winner's first novel. NF in dj. $22. krxc.

HF554a.       Tomlinson, Everett T.   THE CAMP-FIRE OF MAD ANTHONY.  Houghton, Mifflin, 1907.  First edition.   HC 13 x 19.5 cm, 391 pp. + ads., blue cloth boards with color pictorial design, frontis., illus.  This copy: rubs at spine ends, corners, gift inscription in pencil at fly dating from 1907, else no writing to endpapers or text; firm binding and hinges, text very clean and bright.  THIS IS NOT AN EX-LIBRARY COPY.  Scarce.   [ppe%]  $27. SOLD !

HF554b.      Tomlinson, Evrett T.  IN THE HANDS OF THE REDCOATS - A TALE OF THE JERSEY SHIP AND THE JERSEY SHORE IN THE DAYS OF THE REVOLUTION.  Houghton, Mifflin, 1900.  First edition.  HC 5.25" x 7.75", 370 pp., brown cloth boards with multi-color pictorial cover, frontis., illus. by Frank Schonover.  Historical novel set in New Jersey during the American Revolution.  This copy:  firm binding and hinges, no writing to endpapers or text, NOT AN EX-LIBRARY COPY.  A one inch scrape to top edge, front cover.   Light soiling to endpapers, boards, but text clean and bright.  w/o dj.   Overall a very nice copy of this hard to find title.  [cw%12a].  $42.

HF555.        Tracy, Don. CRIMSON IS THE EASTERN SHORE. Dial, 1953. First. Novel of the War of 1812 set in the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Ex lib, but only evidence small ink stamp at title page, scar from pocket at rear endpaper, else VG in dj w/bright front panel, tape repair back panel, prcl. $28. pdyt.

HF556.        Tracy, Don. CRIMSON IS THE EASTERN SHORE. Sears Readers Club, 1953. bced. The War of 1812 comes to Maryland's Eastern Shore. NF in dj. $14. wwdp.

HF557.        Trevor, Elleston. BURY HIM AMONG KINGS. Doubleday, 1970. bced. Novel of British battalion in Belgium in the early days of WW I. NF in dj. $15 dkuy.

HF561.        Truscott, Lucian K. IV. ARMY BLUE. Crown, 1989. First. Army lieutenant is held in military prison in Saigon, Vietnam, but charged with cowardice and desertion in the face of the enemy. His father, grandfather, both retired Army officers, try to help. NF in dj. $16. pdyt.

HF562.        Turnbull, Agnes Sligh. THE DAY MUST DAWN. Literary Guild (Macmillian), 1942. rpnt. Pioneer life in western Pennsylvania, 1777. Near VG w/bkpl, o/n, in nice dj. $14. pfzz

HF563a.      Vail, Philip.  THE SEA PANTHER.  Dodd, Mead, 1962.  First edition.  HC 5.75" x 8", 302 pp.  Novel about the commander of the U.S.S. Constitution, William Bainbridge, and the War of 1812.  This copy:  book in excellent condition with tight binding and hinges.  Dj some worn, sticker at front flap, price-clipped, but overall in nice condition.  NOT an ex-library copy.  aq%1b.  $11.

HF564.        Van de Water, Frederic F. CATCH A FALLING STAR. Duell, Slone, 1949. First. Novel set in Vermont 1780 - 1791 pits the locals against the British secret service. Cover art by Robert G. Doares. VG with light foxing at fore edge, in some faded dj, prcl, wear at edges. $28. pdyt

HF565.        Van de Water, Frederic E. RELUCTANT REBEL. Duell, Slone, 1948. bced. Ethan Allen and the battle of Bennington in the early days of the Revolution in present day Vermont. NF in dj. $13. wwwd

HF566.        Vidal, Gore. BURR. Random House, 1973. rpnt. Novel of Aaron Burr, one of the most complex characters in America during the Revolutionary War era and later. NF in dj. $10 pavp

HF567.        Vining, Elizabeth Gray. THE VIRGINIA EXILES. Lippincott, 1955. First. During the Revolution, a group of Quakers are banished to Virginia for refusing to take the loyalty oath. NF in dj with bright front panel, some spine fade, wear and small chips at edges, creases. $30. pdyt

HF571.        Vining, Elizabeth Gray. THE VIRGINIA EXILES. Lippincott, 1951. rpnt. Novel of a group of Pennsylvania Society of Friends who were banished to Virginia during the Revolution for failing to take the loyalty oath. Book, dj VG. $12. prdy.

HF572.        Voorhees, Melvin.  SHOW ME A HERO.  S&S, 1954.  12 mo, 312 pp, quarter-bound red and black cl bds, silver titles.  During the Korean War, three Americans -- a general, a chaplain, and a journalist -- are caught up in the Panmunjom impasse.  NF in prcl dj w/tiny hole at spine.  $35.   9thr8

HF573.        Wagner, Geoffrey.  THE SANDS OF VALOR.  AAK, 1967.  1st ed.  8vo, 436 pp, aqua cl bds w/gilt..  In WW II, in North Africa, a British tank regiment fights overwhelming odds against the Afrika Korps.   Slight pull bottom, pub stamp on fly, else E in bright dj worn/chips at edges.   $25.  9uyf8.

HF578.        Wallace, Lew.   THE FAIR GOD.   Houghton, Mifflin 1898, 1905 edition.  HC 5" x 8", 586 pp.   Dark green boards.  Novel of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the 1500s by Cortez.   This copy combines in one volume the two volume 1898 Holiday edition.  Many full page and other illustrations by Eric Pape.   Very old owner's name in ink at fly, else no writing, markings, or bookplates at endpapers or text.   Tight binding and sound hinges.  Lacking dj.   $14.  bqw0601%

HF574.        Wallace, Willard M. THE RAIDERS. Little, Brown, 1970. First. The cruise of the Confederate Raider, Alabama -- July 1962 to June 1864. NF in dj. $32. kdyx.

HF575.        Warren, Robert Penn. WILDERNESS. Random House, 1961. bced. In the summer of 1863, a young man leaves a Bavarian ghetto and sails to America to join the Union Army. NF in dj. $14. dyrx.

HF576.        Watkin, Lawrence Edward. GENTLEMAN FROM ENGLAND. Knopf, 1941. First. Son of a Loyalist returns to America in 1795. NF in dj w/prcl. $28. dyrx.

HF577.        Weaver, Ward. HANG MY WREATH. Funk, 1941. First. A Union officer from Rhode Island Officer leads an army into the Shenandoah Valley, where lives the roots of the southern branch of his family. Beautiful panoramic cover, endpaper maps, and 36 illustrations by John Alan Maxwell. NF in dj that would be same but for 1" chip at top of crease. $35. dyrx.

HF581.        Webb, James  FIELDS OF FIRE. Prentice Hall, 1978. 2nd.   Powerful story of Marines fighting in Vietnam.  Book near new clean and bright, in entact dj showing moderate handling, else NF.   $18.  yucx

HF582.        Weekley, Robert S. THE HOUSE IN RUINS. Random House, 1958. First. Three southerners refuse to accept defeat after Appomattox. NF in dj. $26. kdyw.

HF583.        Welles, Winifred. THE LOST LANDSCAPE. Henry Holt, 1946. First. Novel of Old Norwich, Connecticut, 1659 - 1906. Author's only prose work. Illustrated by Phyllis Cote. VG in dj w/nice front panel, 1" chip at crown, resulting in spine fade. $28. dyrx.

HF584.        Wellman, Paul I. RIDE THE RED EARTH. Doubleday 1958. First edition. Novel based on the life of Louis Juchereau de St. Dennis, set in Texas and Mexico in the early 1700's. NF in dj. $25. wwwd.

HF585.        Wellman, Paul L. THE IRON MISTRESS. Doubleday, 1951. Early rpnt edition. Novel based on the life of Jim Bowie, of the Alamo fame. Maps at endpapers. Book VG with bkpl, in dj with the lightest rubs. $18. kdky.

HF586.        West, Jessamyn. LEAFY RIVERS. Harcourt, Brace, 1967. First. Novel set in the Ohio Territory in the early 1800's. NF in dj. $25. dyrx.

HF587.        Wheelwright, Jere. THE GRAY CAPTAIN. Scribners, 1954. First. I Company of the Second Maryland Infantry, of the Army of Northern Virginia in the summer of 1864. Book VG, showing light foxing at endpapers. Dj lightly soiled, moderate wear at edges, creases, otherwise very nice. $30. wdyy.

HF588.        White, Stewart Edward.   GOLD.   Grosset & Dunlop, 1913.  Reprint.  HC 5" x 8.5", 438 pp.  Pale green cloth boards with pictorial cover of gold miners, pictorial endpapers.  Illustrated by Thomas Fogarty.  Novel of the California gold rush of 1849.  An EXCELLENT+ copy lacking dj.  Name at fly, else no writing, markings, or bookplates at endpapers or text.  Sound binding and hinges.   $15.  dwq0701% 

HF589.        Wilcox, Sylvia.   FOR EVERY HERO.  David McKay, 1961.  First edition.  HC 5.75" x 8.25", 346 pp., signed by the author.  Novel of the Navy Waves in World War II.   This copy:  excellent condition with tight binding and hinges, no writing to endpapers or text, bit of discoloration to rear fly.  Very nice dj with light wear at spine ends.  td%1b.  $29. 

HF591.        Wilder, Robert. BRIGHT FEATHER. Putnam, 1946. First. Novel of early Florida. VG+ with owner's embossed stamp, in better dj. $18. prdy.

HF592.        Williams, Ben Ames.  COME SPRING.   Union Historical Society, Union, ME, Spring 2000.  First edition thus.  Perfectbound 866 pp, pictorial cvrs (art by Bernadette N. Lynch), maps at endpapers, new intro notes.   A brand new edition of the classic novel (originally released in 1940) of the origins of and the travails of the early settlers of present day Union, Maine, located along the Georges River.   Covers period from 1776 through 1784.  NEW copy in wraps.  $24.   tyaf0700%

HF593.        Williams, Ben Ames.  THE STRANGE WOMAN.  Houghton Mifflin, 1943.  HC 8vo, 684 pp.   Novel of Bangor Maine from the War of 1812 until after the Civil War, during the boom in Maine lands and the great harvest of Maine pine.  Book is Very Good in dj with chips but bright color.  $9.   apkl%

HF594a.        Williams, Ben Ames. COME SPRING.  Union Historical Society, Union ME 2000.  First edition thus.    ISBN 0967871603.  Quality softbound 5.25" x 8.25", 866 pp., maps at endpapers, back cover.  A sparkling new edition of the 1940 classic novel set in the Penobscot Bay region of Maine in the town of Sterlingtown (later Union) during the American Revolution.   "In the same year the Declaration of Independence was signed, Philip Robbins brought his family up [the Georges River].  They cleared the land, built cabins, weathered the hardships of cold, hunger and backbreaking work and created a community in the wilderness.  COME SPRING is the fictionalized account those first settlers.  The story follows eight years of struggles and joys."    This copy new (unread) in wraps. A beautiful copy of this hard to find title.   [aiz%]. $24.95.    SOLD !

HF596.        Williams, Ben Ames. THREAD OF SCARLET. Houghton Mifflin, 1939. First. Novel of Nantucket during the War of 1812, when the inhabitants facing starvation nearly seceded from the U.S. NF in dj. $35. dyrx.

HF597.        Wilson, Dorothy Clarke. LADY WASHINGTON. Double Day, 1984. First. A biographical novel of America's first First Lady. AN in same dj w/ price clip. $18. pytd.

HF601.        Wilson, William E. ABE LINCOLN OF PIGEON CREEK. Whittlesey House, 1949. First. Novel of Abe Lincoln's family life at Pigeon Creek, Indiana, 1816 - 1840. F in dj. $35. dyrx.

HF602.        Windle, Janice Woods. TRUE WOMEN. Putnam, 1994. First. Epic novel of two Texas families, 1754 - 1946. F in dj. $22. dyrx.

HF603.        Wormser, Richard. BATTALION OF SAINTS. McKay, 1961. bced. A battalion of Mormons march to Santa Fe to join the U.S. Army in the Mexican War, in 1846. NF w/ o/n, in dj. $14 dyrx.

HF604.        Wouk, Herman. THE CAINE MUTINY. Doubleday, 1951. bced. Mutiny aboard the U.S. destroyer-minesweeper "Caine," during WW II. Nice copy in dj. $11. dyrx

HF605.        Wyckoff, Nicholas E. THE BRAINTREE MISSION. Macmillian, 1957. bced. Novel of John Adams and William Pitt, Lord Chatham, that ranges from Boston to London and back again to Boston, 1770 - 1771. Jacket design by John O'Hara Cosgrave II. NF in dj with bright front panel, showing some wear, small chips at edges. $10. dyxy.

HF606.        Wylie, J.A.R. HO, THE FAIR WIND. Random House, 1945. First. Novel set in Martha's Vineyard just after the Civil War. NF in nice dj w/not-too-obvious water stain at rear panel. $28. dyxy.

HF607.        Wyllie, John. THE GOODLY SEED. Dutton, 1955. First. Novel of four days in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp on an island near Singapore. NF in dj. $28 drtp

HY611.        Yerby, Frank. JARRETT'S JADE. Dial, 1959. First. A Scot arrives in Savannah, Georgia, in 1738, and founds a dynasty. NF in near so dj with small chips at spine bottom. $25. dyrx.

HF613.        Young, Stark. SO RED THE ROSE. Scribners, 1934. rpnt early ed. Novel of the South in the Civil War; aftermath of Battle of Shiloh. Tiny chip near groove, else NF in same dj w/ light wear. $32. dyxy.

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