Sides Shield, First Edition (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Boards (HB) in colored cloth. In very good + condition with only slight soiling to back cover and fading and indents to spine. A summary of the political opinions on the free coinage of silver. Illustrated with black and white portraits of various figures such as William Jennings Bryan. 568 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is the 1895 first edition (no later printings listed). Minor wear to the binding. No slope, no twist from reading or improper shelving. No bumped corners. No broken hinges. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No musty odor. No tobacco odor. No water stains. No soiling. No sun fading. No dust jacket as issued.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Early printing; 1st Printing. This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The front and rear covers by the foredges have water damage and discoloration -- but NO mold associated. The text pages are generally clean, though there are spots of foxing on the title page, along with a couple of pages with pencil markings. There is an ink stamped previous owner's date on the first free page. "Trumbull White was a noted editor, author, war correspondent, and director of the Bay View Assembly in 1916-1917. He advised Ernest Hemingway to "write what he knew." Hemingway had dinner in New York with him before leaving for Italy and World War I" (Mary Jane Doerr, Pinterest).

Published in 1895 during the aftermath of the Panic of 1893, this first edition compiles contemporary voices from both sides of the free silver and gold standard controversy. Trumbull White edited this expansive volume to present conflicting positions on monetary policy during a politically unstable time. This collection includes 32 engraved portraits of figures central to the debate. Format: Octavo (8vo), single volume. Collation: 568 pp. Illustrations: 32 engraved portraits. Binding: Rebacked hardcover, retaining original illustrated spine and boards. Condition: Very Good. The text block is tight, the boards are stable, and pages are clean. No foxing. Edition: First edition. #29768 PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo. 568pp. Solid First Edition of this self-published study of currency standards. The True First Edition and not a sales sample or publisher's dummy. Bound in original grey cloth with titles stamped in silver and gold on the front board and spine with red and black borders and decorations. Dozens of portrait illustrations of the leading statesmen and economists. Square, tight and quite clean throughout save a hint of page edge toning but very minor and no foxing. Some wear and s couple of tiny nicks to the spine ends. A handsome collectable copy of an uncommon First.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed and dated (May 18, 1982) on the front fly-leaf by military historian and author Dr. Edward M. Coffman. Foreword by President William H. Taft. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Portion of an old bookplate remains on the front fly-leaf. An old bookstore rubber-stamp impression is at the bottom of the front inside cover. The second blank fly-leaf has a vertical crease. A small gold star is at the base of the spine. The spine ends show wear. Contents clean and tight. This copy is in maroon cloth. Very good condition. Major Butt was among those lost in the sinking of the Titanic. ; 8vo.; xviii, 155 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Autographed and Limited Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR!!!! VERY RARE!!!! Author was a prominant Hawaiian Doctor. Exterior wear includes Some soils, scuffs, and fading; inside cover has an old date stamp and "New York Times" written in ink. A religious poem about Divine intervention and love. Poem is 3.5 pages in length. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. True 1stedn. ORIGINAL 1895 PRINTING. First Edition of this self-published study of currency standards. The True First Edition of 568pp, bound in original grey cloth with titles stamped in silver and gold on the front board and spine with red and black borders and decorations.  8vo Original full grey cloth binding, decorated in silver, gold, with blue and red flag and eagle, covers very liittle worn. Pages are clean and unmarked eps show signs of bookplate removal. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/soiling.with a large stain on rear. Ow really VG/ndj: 568pp + Plus portrait frontis of Trumbull White. +32 portrait illustrations of the leading statesmen and economists. "A symposium of the views of all parties on the Currency Question" from the 19th century, an issue central to the political campaigns of William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley./ "Trumbull White was a noted editor, author, war correspondent, and director of the Bay View Assembly in 1916-1917. He advised Ernest Hemingway to "write what he knew." Hemingway had dinner in New York with him before leaving for Italy and World War I" (Mary Jane Doerr, Pinterest).

FIRST EDITION. 2 vols. Half titles, final ad. leaf vol. II. Uncut in orig. green cloth, dec. in black & gilt, spines lettered in gilt. Bookseller's blind stamp vol. II: Hills & Co., Sunderland. v.g. Wolff's first collection (51).

One of the later novels of the popular womenÕs writer, Charlotte Yonge (1823-1901), who published nearly 160 books. Yonge, who herself was raised according to the system advocated by Maria Edgeworth and her father, was the child of a man who believed at once in higher education for women and female subservience to men. Not surprisingly, her work has not been embraced by modern readers. Still, her novels are important for their rounded views of women, and their insistence on the importance of the education and intellectual nurture of women. While few of her books are rare, they are difficult to find in fine condition. Two volumes, octavo. [x], 208; [vi], 209, [1],v [2, ads] pp. Original green cloth, blocked in black and gilt. Light shelfwear, endpapers and edges a little foxed, but a fine, bright set. Pencil signature, dated 1887, on an opening blank. A near fine copy. First edition. Wolff IV, p. 290 (which notes the titles of his Yonge gift to Harvard). Not in Sadleir.

JOHNSTON, Adelia A. F. Two Sides of a Shield: A Story of the Civil War. Original cloth. Cleveland, OH: The Penton Press, 1911]. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies. A story of Florida in the Civil War.