Forney John Editors (10 results)

First printing (as stated upon copyright page) INSCRIBED, SIGNED, AND DATED BY CO-EDITOR MARIE STOKES JEMISON. x, 184 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Green dust jacket lightly rubbed with some slight bumping at edges. Dark blue cloth with vibrant silver stamping to spine. Slight foxing to fore-edge; faint foxing and toning to endpapers. Three-line non-authorial gift ink inscription on front free endpaper along with co-editor's five-line ink inscription at top of page: "To Betty in Eutaw | a book about Alabamians | written by Alabamians | Marie Stokes Jemison | 1988." Interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Slight mustiness to book from prolonged storage (should fade over time). A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket. ISBN 0962145505. Jemison, Marie Stokes (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Military Affairs Volume VI 1836-1837. Original marbled boards with later green cloth spine and paper spine label. Old library bookplate and stamps. 1118 pages, with fold-outs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Naval Affairs Volume II 1824-1827. Original marbled boards with later red cloth spine and paper spine label. Old library bookplate and stamps. 856 pages, including index at rear. Hinges strong. Various light wear to boards and edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Naval Affairs Volume III 1827-1831. Original marbled boards with later red cloth spine and paper spine label. Old library bookplate and stamps. 991 pages, including index at rear. Hinges strong. Various light wear to boards and edges.

Hardback. No Jacket. Assumed First Edition. 802 pp + xviii index, this volume covers the time period of December 3, 1827 to March 3, 1829,claims in Michigan p. 47 to 328, quantity and quality of unsold lands p.538 to 580, Spanish and French ordances affecting land titles in Florida and other territories of France and Spain p.631 to 774, the book is solid and usable, the book is x-library with the spine taped and covers are scuffed and worn on the edges. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.…

Hardback. No Jacket. Assumed First Edition. 977 pp + xxxiv index, land claims in East Florida p. 55 to 127 and p. 419 to 429, claim to land in Indiana p. 252 to 258 including a full-page map of the northern portion of the state above the Wabash River, confirmed land claims inFlorida p. 519 to 555, corrections of abuses and defects in surveying p. 561 to 601, private land claims in Missouri p. 703 to 901, etc, this is an x-library book with a taped spine and covers are scufed and worn on edges, it is solid and very usable. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. …

Hardback. No Jacket. Assumed First Edition. 954 pp, book is x-library with a taped spine and scuffed and edge worn covers, this book covers the period from April 11, 1834 to March 3, 1835, location under the Choctaw Treaty p. 1 to 139, condition of land offices p. 175 to 271, inquiries into alleged frauds p. 272 to 317, frauds in the sales of public lands p. 448 to 448, claims to choctaw reservations, claims in ther Vincennes, Indiana district p. 674 to 727, land claims in Missouri p.773 to 907, pages 449 to 456 have some inked notations in the margin, not affecting text, this is a solid and usable book. Size: Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall.…

Hardback. No Jacket. Assumed First Edition. 958 pp including index, this volume covers the period December 12, 1828 to March 8, 1832, reports from the Secretary of War including operations of the War Department in1828, importance of maining mimitary roads for defenmse of the Northwestern frontier, the army registers for 1829 - 1830, Harper's Ferry armory condition and occupancy, expense of arming and organizing the milita, merging the Marine corps with the artillary or infantry, West Point, committees concerning claims against the government, reports of state legislatures of VT, ME, MA,CT, IN, mostly concerning organization of their state militias, and much more, the book is solid and is x-library with library rules pasred on front endpaper, the covers are solid and have scuffing and edge wear, the spine is taped. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Publication dates: Vol. I: 1834; Vol. II: 1860; Vol. III: 1860; Vol. IV: 1861. Four thick folio volumes bound in half-leather & marbled boards. Condition: ex-library copies; the covers of Vol. I are detached as are its endpapers; the covers on the other volumes are nearly detached; bindings are worn & rubbed; some minor toning & foxing to pages; else good condition. Due to the size and weight of these four volumes, shipping rates will have to be adjusted accordingly.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Folio 13" - 23" tall; 958 pages; In newer 1/2 morroco and cloth binding. Some light rubbing along top board edges.