Fort Snelling, Signed (14 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. (1988), stated First Edition, Near Fine/no dj, square small quarto, 231pp., color pictorial glossy large trade softcover, b&w and color photo ill's., binding tight, text unmarked, Signed on flyleaf: "Frank M. 'Doc' Whiting.". Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Osman documents the activities at Fort Snelling during the Second World War, where over 275,000 new soldiers were inducted. Includes a short history of each of the historical buildings at the Fort. Signed by Osman on the title page. Signed by Author.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 141pp paperback. Inscribed and signed by author on title page.

207 pages. Paperback. New from publishers inventory. Signed by the author on the title page. Amazing important examination of a tragic time frame in Native American history in Minnesota, specifically an internment camp at Fort Snelling. Beautifully illustrated with dozens of period photographs.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good - Cash. Signed by the author. Has a gift inscription from his wife and a personal letter talking a little bit about the book and their lives. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Green cloth, stamped in black on front, blind stamped on rear. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Photogravure portraits of author and her husband on first page, signed by author under her portrait. Tissue guard followed by first blank, then Photogravure frontis of author and tissue guard facing title page. Gilt a little dulled on spine, light shelf wear to covers, tips slightly bumped, mild yellowing to pages. Signed by Author(s).

Signed by author. Clean text, crisp pages. Very good overall condition. Ships next business day from NC.

Decorative Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. Third Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper: "To Mrs. William Lee with the sincere love of Mrs. Charlotte O. Van Cleve / May 29th 1897". 8vo, 176pp. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait. Hardcover, bound in original green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board. Decorative borders stamped in black on front cover and in blind on rear. In very good condition. Binding is firm and square; pages are crisp, clean, and bright. Slight splitting to hingepapers but text-block remains securely bound. Private library stamp on front pastedown opposite the author's inscription, otherwise unmarked. Minor rubbing to extremities. Gilt remains sharp and bright. A very handsome copy overall, now protected in a custom-made clear archival dustwrapper. Signed by Author(s).

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. 255 p. 22 cm. Illustrations, Maps, Portraits, Facsimiles. Sources and Acknowledgements. Index. Fort Snelling stood as a fragile outpost of civilizations in the heart of hostile Indian lands. John C. Fremont got his professional start here. The author has brought an entire era into vivid focus. Good in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. DJ is a plastic sleeve, has some wear, soiling, and small edge tears/chips.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 176 pages portrait 21 cm. The cover quite worn, but solid and complete. "Charlotte Ouisconsin Van Cleve (1819-1907) was the daughter of a U.S. Army officer, one of the first group of soldiers assigned to establish a fort in what was then known to whites as the Northwest. This was Fort Snelling, situated at the mouth of the St. Peter's [Minnesota] river in territory which eventually became the state of Minnesota. Van Cleve's book is a memoir of life spent with the military.". Inscribed on the front free end paper: "Mrs. J.B. Goodwin From her sincere friend, The Author". Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None as issued. Revised. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Signature only, no inscription. Excellent copy with no significant signs of use or wear. Pristine, unmarked text. Cover looks great. Binding is tight and square; no creases to spine or cover. We are unable to ship oversize books and multi-volume sets internationally. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 255pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket lightly edgeworn, with spine a bit sunned; 1968 ownership signature on front pastedown. Tight and nice first edition of this history of the historic military fort in southeast Minnesota initially completed in 1825. This copy bears a choice philatelic addition: On October 17, 1970 the U.S. Post Office issued the 6-cent "Great Northwest Fort Snelling 1820-1970" postage stamp, designed by David K. Stone (1922-2001), the distinguished American artist and illustrator whose paintings grace "The Saturday Evening Post," "American Heritage" and other leading magazines and whose postage stamps include the Marshall Islands' noted "History of World War II" series. Tipped to the front flyleaf is a 7½" X 4" envelope produced by the artist himself, blank except for "David K. Stone * Designer of the Fort Snelling Commemorative Stamp * Issued Oct. 17, 1970" printed along the lower margin. Above his name, artist Sone signs boldly in black ballpoint. An interesting and unusual copy.

Very Good (covers nice & bright; contents clean & tight). The signature under the portrait frontispiece is a facsimile. 8vo., brown cloth, stamped in gilt & black; 176 pages First Edition. Presentation from Van Cleeve on the top of the title page: "Theodore L. Seymour from his old friend the author." Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark Van Cleve [1819-1907] was the first white child brought into what is now Minnesota. Born at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin while her parents were on their way to Fort Snelling, her father being an army officer. She was an American women's suffrage advocate and social reformer during the early history of Minnesota, and the first woman elected to the Minneapolis School Board. She was married to Major-General Horatio P. Van Cleve. Signed.

Van Cleve, Charlotte Ouisconsin. "THREE SCORE YEARS AND TEN," LIFE-LONG MEMORIES OF FORT SNELLING, MINNESOTA, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WEST. [Minneapolis, Harrison & Smith], 1895. 3rd edition. Blind- stamped cloth lettered in gilt on the front and spine. Frontispiece, [7]-176 pp. Two hand-written presentations from the author have been tipped-in at the front. The fore-edges have been dented and the covers are lightly soiled, otherwise a very good copy. Howe V21. Signed.