James Willert (12 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Signed by James Willert on the half-title page. Limited first edition - number 34 of an unspecified number of copies of this limited edition. Oblong quarto in blue paper wraps. B&W illustrations & maps. Condition: slight sun-fading to spine & edges of wraps; else near fine. Pages: xiv, 267.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. :: First Printing, numbered 243 of 500 copies. :: Autographed by James Willert upon the half-title page. :: Concerning the Indian War of 1876, the campaign made famous through the spectacular defeat of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and the Seventh Cavalry at Little Big Horn, the unpublished personal letters of Brig. Gen. Alfred Howe Terry, Commander of the Dakota Column, written in pencil from the field and wilderness to his five belovéd sisters. :: Photographs, maps, illustrations. :: Bound in publisher's lapis-blue paper-covered boards, front board bears the title and author (editor) in silver beneath an illustration of a crossed pistol and broken arrow resting upon a canteen. Title, author, and ISBN lettered down spine in silver. Quarto (11 3/16 x 8 5/8 inches; 284 x 218 millimeters). 60 pages. Condition: Very Good. Light shelf-wear, small specks, small stains. Warren A. Van Ess (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First Edition. Limited First Edition, No. 100 of 500 copies, First Edition stated; INSCRIBED by editor on half-title page; 4to, silver-stamped blue boards, no dj. Good+ (spine ends bumped; cracked at half-title and title page; hinges had split but have been repaired). 60pp. Warren A. Van Ess (illustrator). Inscribed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Second Edition; First Printing. Limited Edition. Very Good + Condition; noticably bumped at both top rear corners, else Near Fine. Dark blue binding with silver lettering on spine. Front cover design in silver also. Limited edition of a 1,000 numbered copies. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blind stamp on upper right corner of ffep, else near fine, pages are clean; poor front hinge was professionally repaired; edited and signed by James Willert, stated 188/500 printed, 60pp. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Blind stamp of former owner on upper right corner of half-title page, book block clean and tight; separately illustrated ep's, photographs and illustrations, stated 447/1000 printed (penciled on copyright page states, "Note: Dan Martinez friend of author indicated only a total of 500 were printed"), 492pp. signed and inscribed by author, "Best Regards, James Willert, 9/8/83". Van Ess, Warren A. (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. None. First Edition; First Printing. Blue cloth, stamped in silver, no DJ, as issued. #250 of 500 copies. Signed and warmly inscribed by Willert. 4 page prospectus for the book inside, with a typed letter signed by Willert laid-in. Bottom corners lightly bumped. fmc2%262D.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. Limited Edition; First Printing. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 59 pages; Inscribed by Willert on half-title page. Copy #78 of 500.; Signed by Editor.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 121 pages, illustration, #26h, inscribed by the author to John Popovich. Also included is the auction catalog, The Custer Fight, The Collection of John A. Popovich. This Willert book is listed in the catalog as item 245. The purpose is to be a reference concerning the 75 companies of U.S. Infantry and Cavalry, officers, enlisted and others who participated in the 1876 Indian War, following the Custer defeat at the Little Big Horn. Nearly 4000 troops were in the field during this period. Great resource. OKeefe 2549. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: fine. 1st. Presentation signed by Willert on copyright page. Signed.

[CUSTER]. First edition. 4to. Blue imitation leather, titles stamped in silver gilt on the front cover and spine, xiv [4], 59 [1] pp., preface, introduction, illustrated from photographs, drawings maps. Limited to 500 copies of which this is copy 249. Inscribed on the half title page "To my Dear Friend and colleague in Custeriana . ., With Best wishes, James Willert 7/12/81." This copy has original sketches by Van Ess, a double page sketch of cavalrymen on horseback and Indians in the background on the front endpapers and first fly-leaf, another double page sketch on the rear endpaper and fly leaf, of a group of Indians on horseback with army tents in the background, a full page sketch opposite the half title page of Indians on horseback, a quarter page sketch at the top of the half title page of a camp scene, a full page sketch opposite the title page of and Indian on horseback leaving camp with teepees and an Indian waving in the background, four sketches on the copyright page, two axes, a shield and a quiver, a full page sketch on the dedication page of cavalry, a full page sketch opposite page VII of a last stand scene, a full page sketch on page IX, of a fallen trooper and someone in buckskin holding an arrow and two other troopers, two sketches on page IX of a cavalryman dismounted shooting at coming Indians and an Indian on horseback seeing a column of troopers coming, a full page sketch opposite page XI of a trooper standing over a fallen comrade with Indians in the background, two small sketches on page XI, a trooper dismounted with column behind and a rifle with feathers hanging down, a full page sketch opposite page xiii of a trooper wounded and an arrow in his horse with shooting Indians, two sketches on the credit page of a trooper standing guard in front of tents and below is another sketch of two troopers sitting by a fire in camp, a full page sketch of troopers on the inside of the last fly-leaf. A special and very unique presentation gift with 21 original sketches in black ink with all the larger ones signed and dated 1981 by Van Ess, two doubled page sketches, eight full page sketches, eleven other sketches. Laid in is the original four page promotional for the book. O'Keefe 2547 says, "An insight into General Terry's frame of mind during the Little Big Horn Campaign." One of the more difficult Willert titles. Fine, bright copy housed in a matching cloth slipcase with leather spine and titles stamped in gilt.…

First, Limited Edition. One of 500 copies. This copy lengthily inscribed on front endpaper to Carol McGovern Cerf, daughter of the dedicatee (posthumous) Dr. William Montgomery McGovern (1897-1967). Quarto; blue cloth hardcover with silver foil stamping to spine and front cover; 476pp; illus. Also laid in is a substantial typed letter, signed, from the author to Ms. Cerf, dated 27 September 1977. A tight, square, internally clean copy, Near Fine but for some inobrusive flecking to front board. A major reference work on the Battle of Little Big Horn, chronicling day by day events preceding, during, and following the attack. A distinguished copy, nicely inscribed and with a lengthy letter to the daughter of anthropologist-adventurer Willliam Montgomery McGovern, often mentioned as the inspiration for the Stephen Spielberg character Indiana Jones; the book is dedicated to McGovern, making this a dedication copy of sorts (though we presume McGovern's other surviving descendants likely received similar copies). In his inscription, Willert thanks Ms. Cerf for her assistance in preparing the manuscript, and his letter discusses the book's publication schedule and promises her and her brother (William McGovern Jr.) copies when available. CUSTER HIGH SPOT 26 (Swinford, Custeriana, 1999). Signed.…