Here you can browse 113 Americana titles (not including The West) that are currently on our shelves, as of January 21, 2008 in Walpole, New Hampshire. We have a separate page for books on the various states, as well as a separate American History page. Ordering is easy from Ray Boas, Bookseller, just make a note of the (Order No.) and contact us. Thank you, RAY

1. AMERICAN HERITAGE, American Heritage Pub. Co., vg+, The first 6 issues in "Book Form". Volume VI Nos 1-6, December 1954, Feb. 1955, April, 1955, June, 1955, August, 1955; and October, 1955., (Order No: 5580 ), $40.00

2. AMERICAN HERITAGE, g, wraps, Published by the American Association for State and Local History, Sturbridge, MA. Winter 1954 Vol 4, Number 2. One of the last soft cover issues prior to the Book Form published by American Heritage Publishing Co., (Order No: 5581 ), $22.50

3. Allen, Paul, "IN CAMP ON WHITE BEAR ISLAND": CONFLICT WITH INDIANS, The Superior Printing Co., Akron, OH, (1915), 195pp, good+, decorated brown cloth (hardcover), Singular Adventures of the Captain Lewis and Clarke and Command of the U.S. Soldiers in the vast unexplored West., (Order No: 27461 ), $20.00

4. Ambler, Charles Henry (edited by), CORRESPONDENCE OF ROBERT M. T. HUNTER 1826-1876: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - 1916: VOLUME II, American Historical Assn., Washington, DC, 1918, 383pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), "The letters and papers her presented derive their value from the importance of the period (1826-1876) with which they deal.", (Order No: 40127 ), $40.00

5. Armitage, Merle (assisted by Peter Ribera Ortega), PAGANS CONQUISTADORES HEROES AND MARTYRS, Academy Guild Press, n.p., (1960), illustrations, 101pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Contents include: The Unconquered Land 1540; The Final Decision 1492; The Roots of The Spanish Conquest 1518; Bishop Juan De Zumarraga; De Vaca 1533; The Case of Fray Marcos; Coronado Marches 1540; The Franciscan Missions; Santa Fe: The Royal City of The Holy Faith., (Order No: 52024 ), $12.50

6. Ashworth, Marjorie, GLORY ROAD: PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE PAST & PRESENT, Link Press, Publishers, McLean, VA, 1986, sepia tone ill., 138pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0912991046, (Order No: 7222 ), $7.50

7. Bailey, Kenneth P., THE OHIO COMPANY OF VIRGINIA AND THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT, 1748-1792: A CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE COLONIAL FRONTIER, The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, CA, 1939, B&W maps, 374pp, good, blue cloth w/light edgewear (hardcover) EX-LIB, Minimal ex-lib markings - spine mark hard to see, pocket removed. Clean and tight copy., (Order No: 32119 ), $75.00

8. Bartley, Numan V., THE EVOLUTION OF SOUTHERN CULTURE, University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA, (1988) 1st ptg, 148pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0820309931 Recently, historical scholarship has shown a growing interest in the evolution of southern culture and the forces that shaped it. This book brings together original, searching essays by nine of the nation's most distinguished scholars: Immanuel Wallerstein, Eugene D. Genovese, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Eric Foner, Nell Irvin Painter, George M. Fredrickson, Joel Williamson, Bertram Wyatt-Brown, and Paul K. Conkin., (Order No: 16197 ), $12.50

9. Bartley, Numan V., THE NEW SOUTH, 1945-1980 - THE STORY OF THE SOUTH'S MODERNIZATION -- HISTORY OF THE SOUTH VOLUME XI, Louisiana State Univ. Press, Baton Rouge, LA, 1995, 548pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0807120383 Baartley traces developments in the political, economic, religious, cultural, and social realms of southern life., (Order No: 51573 ), $30.00

10. Bettmann, Otto L., THE GOOD OLD DAYS - THEY WERE TERRIBLE!, Random House, New York, (1974), great B&W ill., 207pp, very good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0394709411 Illustrations from the Bettmann archives. This has always been one of my favorite titles, showing that the "good old days" were not necessarily that, but were filled with their own "problems of the days.", (Order No: 3869 ), $5.00

11. Bradley, Francis, THE AMERICAN PROPOSITION: A NEW TYPE OF MAN, Moral Re-Armament, Inc., New York, 1977, 175pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 4609 ), $5.00

12. Braider, Donald, THE NIAGARA, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, (1972) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 295pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) previous owner's insc., ISBN 003085394X Sixty-second volume in the "Rivers of America" series., (Order No: 2879 ), $17.50

13. Brumfield, Kirby, THE WHEAT ALBUM - A PICTURE AND STORY SCRAPBOOK OF WHEAT HARVESTS IN YEARS GONE BY, Superior Publishing Company, Seattle, WA, (1974) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 192pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Fascinating pictures and yarns of the early 1800s wheat-farming eta, when harvesting was a matter of hand labor., (Order No: 48976 ), $14.50

14. Burlend, Rebecca and Burlend, Edward; Quaife, Milo Milton (edited by), A TRUE PICTURE OF EMIGRATION, The Citadel Press, New York, (1968), 167pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), In 1831 Rebecca Burlend and her husband John disposed of their small Yorkshire farm in England and planned their migration to North America. With their small children, the Burlends embarked on the vessel HOME, bound for New Orleans. Their eventual destination was Pike County in Illinois. This is their 14 year account of the various difficulties and ultimate success they had., (Order No: 50780 ), $10.00

15. Burman, Ben Lucien, CHILDREN OF NOAH: GLIMPSES OF UNKNOWN AMERICA - LIMITED SIGNED EDITION, Julian Messner, Inc., New York, (1951), drawings by Alice Caddy, 233pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover), original acetate jacket, One of the "Limited Autographed Edition" of five hundred copies. Light fade to spine., (Order No: 25103 ), $10.00

16. Butterworth, Hezekiah, ZIGZAG JOURNEYS ON THE MISSISSIPPI: FROM CHICAGO TO THE ISLANDS OF THE DISCOVERY - THE ZIGZAG SERIES, Estes and Lauriat, Boston, MA, (1892), B&W illustrations, 392pp, good+, decorated brown boards (hardcover) EX-LIB Bookplate only, "It has been the purpose of the Zigzag books to enable young people to talk of the politics of different nations intelligently; it is the aim of this volume to prepare readers to discuss the meaning of the Great World's Fair of 1893, and the historical progress that the enterprise represents and illustrates.", (Order No: 53143 ), $30.00

17. Carver, Jonathan (Captain of the Provincial troops in America), THREE YEARS' TRAVELS THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR PARTS OF NORTH AMERICA, FOR MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND MILE, ..., Isaiah Thomas & Co., Walpole, NH, 1813, 280pp, good+, original calve binding w/red spine label (hardcover), "...CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE LAKES, ISLANDS, AND RIVERS, CATERACTS, MOUNTAINS, MINERALS, SOIL AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS OF THE NORTH WEST REGIONS OF THAT VAST CONTINENT; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE BIRDS, BEASTS, REPTILES, INSECTS, AND FISHES PECULIAR TO THE COUNTRY. TOGETHER WITH A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE GENIUS, MANNERS, AND CUSTOMS OF THE INDIANS INHABITING THE LANDS THAT LIE ADJACENT TO THE HEADS AND WEST OF THE RIVER MISSISSIPPI; AND AN APPENDIX, DESCRIBING THE UNCULTIVATED PARTS OF AMERICA, THAT ARE THE MOST PROPER FOR FORMIRG (sic) SETTLEMENTS." Howes C215 First published in 1778 as TRAVELS THROUGH THE INTERIOR PARTS OF NORTH AMERICA ... 1766-8. Title page is this Walpole edition has typos and reads "THREE YEARS' TRAVELS THOUGHOUT THE INTERIOR PARTS..." Carver penetrated further into the West than other English explorers before the Revolution seeking a transcontinental waterway. Aside from exploring some tributaries of the Mississippi, he made no substantial contributions to geographical knowledge, but his book stimulated curiosity concerning routes to the Pacific. CONDITION NOTE CONTINUED: Some edgewear to lower corners and at the bottom of the spine with some lose to the leather., (Order No: 45256 ), $275.00

18. Chariton, Wallace O., EXPLORING THE ALAMO LEGENDS, Wordware Publishing, Inc., Plano, TX, (1992) 3rd ptg, B&W illustrations, 266pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 1556222556, (Order No: 37351 ), $5.00

19. Coleman, R. V., THE FIRST FRONTIER: THE STORY OF HOW THE AMERICAN NATION BEGAN, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1948 1st ed, 83 B&W ill, 27 maps, 458pp, good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 1069 ), $20.00

20. Corbett, Ruth, DADDY DANCED THE CHARLESTON: A NOSTALGIC REMEMBRANCE OF OUR YESTERDAYS, A. S. Barnes and Co., Cranbury, NJ, (1970), B&W illustrations, 324pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0498073939, (Order No: 1577 ), $7.00

21. Cox, James, MY NATIVE LAND, Blair Publishing Co., Philadelphia, 1903, B&W illustrations, 400pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover), The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young., (Order No: 37177 ), $8.00

22. Cox, S. E. J., GIRLS, GUSHERS & ROUGHNECKS, The Naylor Company, San Antonio, TX, (1972), 310pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0811104419 "Thinly disguised as fiction in order to show the character, thoughts and motives of the people concerned" with the discovery of the first huge oil well west of the Mississippi - Spindletop in 1901., (Order No: 50030 ), $14.50

23. Croy, Homer, CORN COUNTRY - AMERICAN FOLKWAYS SERIES, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York, (1947) 1st ed, 325pp, good, tan cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket EX-LIB w/usual marks, (Order No: 51861 ), $12.50

24. Dana, C. W., THE GREAT WEST, OR THE GARDEN OF THE WORLD; ITS HISTORY, ITS WEALTH, ITS NATURAL ADVANTAGES, AND ITS FUTURE ..., Wentworth and Company, Boston, MA, 1857, B&W illustrations, 396pp, ads, good+, original light green cloth (hardcover) clean & tight copy, "...ALSO COMPRISING A COMPLETE GUIDE TO EMIGRANTS, WITH A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT ROUTES WESTWARD. WITH STATISTICS AND FACTS, FROM HON. THOMAS H. BENTON, GEN. SAM HOUSTON, AND COL. JOHN C. FREMONT." Includes a Historical Account of the West; information on Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, Washington Territory, California; Information to Kansas Emigrants; Constitution of American Settlement Co.; Octagon Settlement Company; Vegetarian Settlement Company; Rivers; and, Routes to the West. Exceptionally nice clean and tight copy internally., (Order No: 53236 ), $95.00

25. Daniell, Rosemary, FATAL FLOWERS: ON SIN, SEX, AND SUICIDE IN THE DEEP SOUTH, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, (1980) 1st ed, 293pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0030221919 "...the story of one woman's coming of age amid all the contradictions and tensions of a region that is drenched in eroticism, yet which punishes and represses every manifestation of sexuality.", (Order No: 46493 ), $12.50

26. Davis, Harold E., HENRY GRADY'S NEW SOUTH: ATLANTA, A BRAVE AND BEAUTIFUL CITY, University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, AL, (1990), B&W illustrations, 254pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0817304541 This work examines what the New South movement meant to Henry W. Grady, believed by many to be its principal and most eloquent proponent. Davis demonstrates convincingly that Grady was not personally so committed to elevating the whole South through a regional economy of industrialization and improved agriculture and race relations, as he was to advancing the interests of Atlanta., (Order No: 14116 ), $12.00

27. Drepperd, Carl W., PIONEER AMERICA: ITS FIRST THREE CENTURIES, Doubleday & Co., Inc., New York, 1949 1st ed, over 2,300 B&W ill., 311pp, good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) in worn slipcase, Covers the crafts, gadgets, inventions and discoveries of American pioneers from Jamestown to the Columbus Exposition of 1893. Fascinating chapters include: tools, how they cooked, philosophical and scientific antiques, amusements, toys, signs, tinware, quacks and cures, and much more., (Order No: 1384 ), $5.00

28. Duffus, R. L. (text by) and Krutch, Charles, THE VALLEY AND ITS PEOPLE: A PORTRAIT OF TVA, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1944 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 167pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), Here, in a collaboration of compact text and nearly one hundred superb photographs, is told the story of the nation's first great experiment in rebuilding by the stimulus of public enterprise a region laid waste by decades of exploitation., (Order No: 45287 ), $10.00

29. Dunlop, M. H., SIXTY MILES FROM CONTENTMENT: TRAVELING THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN INTERIOR, BasicBooks, New York, (1995), B&W illustrations, 277pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0465033652 Drawing on the work of more than three hundred travel writers--among them Charles Dickens, Margaret Fuller, Anthony Trollope, and Mark Twain--from America's own East Coast and from fourteen other countries, this book offers a witty and irreverent look at the wild Midwest in its heyday., (Order No: 17533 ), $6.00

30. Editors of American West, THE MAGNIFICENT ROCKIES: CREST OF A CONTINENT, American West Publishing Co., Palo Alton, CA, (1973), B&W and color ill., 288pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0910118272, (Order No: 7893 ), $6.50

31. Eifert, Virginia S., LOUIS JOLLIET: EXPLORER OF RIVERS, Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1961, 242pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 4606 ), $5.00

32. Faris, John T., HISTORIC SHRINES OF AMERICA, George H. Doran Co., New York, (1918), B&W illustrations, 421pp, good+, green cloth (hardcover) nice clean and tight copy, "Being the story of one hundred and twenty historic buildings and the pioneers who made them notable.", (Order No: 5353 ), $10.00

33. Faris, John T., HISTORIC SHRINES OF AMERICA, George H. Doran Company, New York, (1918), B&W illustrations, 421pp, good, green cloth (hardcover) small hole in rear board/few pages, "Being the story of one hundred and twenty historic buildings and some of the pioneers who made them notable.", (Order No: 37175 ), $10.00

34. Fischer, Joseph (translated from the German by Basil H. Soulsby), THE DISCOVERIES OF THE NORSEMEN IN AMERICA WITH SPECIAL RELATION TO THEIR EARLY CARTOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION, Burt Franklin, New York, (1970), B&W illustrations, 130pp, plates, very good+, maroon cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0833711318 Originally published in 1903., (Order No: 51792 ), $35.00

35. Franklin, Jimmie Lewis (with a foreword by J. Howard Edmondson), BORN SOBER: PROHIBITION IN OKLAHOMA, 1907-1959, Univ. of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, (1971) 1st ed, 212pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0806109645 In addition to putting state liquor laws in national perspective, this social and historical account explains why any liquor question brings out the fighting spirit in Oklahomans., (Order No: 26500 ), $12.00

36. Franklin, Miles, UP THE COUNTRY: A SAGA OF PIONEERING DAYS, Beaufort Books, New York, (1987) 1st Amer, B&W illustrations, 250pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0824304172 Franklin relates the saga of the pioneering Mazere, Poole, and Brennan families from the late 1840s to the mid-1850s., (Order No: 44632 ), $7.50

37. Fulton, Deoch (edited, with notes by), A SHORT TOUR THROUGH THE UNITED STATES & CANADAS, OCTOBER 10TH TO DECEMBER 31ST, 1832-THE JOURNAL OF LIEUT. GEORGE KIRWAN CARR, The New York Public Library, New York, 1937, 34pp, very good, wraps (softcover), (Order No: 26948 ), $20.00

38. Garrett, Elisabeth Donaghy, AT HOME: THE AMERICAN FAMILY 1750-1870, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Pub., New York, (1990), B&W and color illustrations, 304pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) light corner rub, ISBN 0810918943 Garrett leads us into the various rooms--parlor, dining room, kitchen, bedchamber, attic, and hall--and the early American house miraculously comes to life. We are then introduced to the housewife, who met the endless demands of child care, nursing, hospitality, cooking and housework with courage, resourcefulness, patience, and endless endurance., (Order No: 45461 ), $65.00

39. Halpern, Jake, BRAVING HOME: DISPATCHES FROM THE UNDERWATER TOWN, THE LAVA-SIDE INN, AND OTHER EXTREME LOCALES, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, NY, 2003, B&W illustrations, 240pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0618155481 Contents include: Princeville, North Carolina; Whittier, Alaska; Royal Gardens Subdivision, Hawaii; Malibu, California; Grand Isle, Louisiana., (Order No: 44805 ), $7.50

40. Havighurst, Walter, WILDERNESS FOR SALE: THE STORY OF THE FIRST WESTERN LAND RUSH, Hastings House, Publishers, New York, (1956), 372pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), In 1795, fifty million acres between the Ohio River, the Great Lakes and the mighty Mississippi were a silent wilderness broken only by open forest meadows. Here is the epic story of how that vast region was settled by an unparalled migration from the east--New England, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia--and from Europe. A volume in the AMERICAN PROCESSION SERIES., (Order No: 17996 ), $8.50

41. Hewett, Edgar L., ANCIENT LIFE IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, (1930), B&W illustrations, 392pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover), With an Introduction on the General History of American Race., (Order No: 33394 ), $14.50

42. Hill, Ralph Nading, THE WINOOSKI: HEARTWAY OF VERMONT - THE RIVERS OF AMERICA SERIES, Rinehart & Company, Inc., New York, (1949) 1st ed, ill. by George Daly, 304pp, good, tan cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket darkening to spine, (Order No: 52553 ), $15.00

43. Howe, Octavius Thorndike, ARGONAUTS OF '49: HISTORY AND ADVENTURES OF THE EMIGRANT COMPANIES FROM MASSACHUSETTS 1849-1850, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1923 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 221pp, good+, blue cloth spine, teg (hardcover) no dustjacket, Contents include: Introductory; The Overland Routes to California; The Route around the Horn; San Francisco and the Gold Fields; Recapitulation and General Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography., (Order No: 49895 ), $17.50

44. Humphreys, J. R., TIMELESS TOWNS AND HAUNTED PLACES FROM FLORIDA TO MAINE, St. Martin's Press, New York, (1989) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 216pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0312051700 "Local history, humor, and unforgettable characters, with pirates, ghosts, long-lost ancestors, and a wide range of heroes.", (Order No: 51928 ), $5.00

45. Huntington, Harriet E. (written and illustrated with photographs by), THE YOSEMITE STORY, Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, 1966 1st ed, drawings by J. Noel, 96pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), The author adds meaning to the splendor of the Sierra Nevada and the Yosemite Valley by her explanation of the creation and development of these two natural wonders., (Order No: 15517 ), $6.00

46. Hutton, Graham, MIDWEST AT NOON, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, (1946) 2nd ptg, 351pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "America's maturing inland empire - as seen through the eyes of a modern Bryce.", (Order No: 46498 ), $4.50

47. Jastrow, Marie (introduction by Robert Jastrow), LOOKING BACK: THE AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH IMMIGRANT EYES 1907-1918, W. W. Norton & Co., Inc., New York, (1986), B&W illustrations, 202pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0393023486, (Order No: 3496 ), $5.00

48. Johnson, Ellen, LEXICAL CHANGE AND VARIATION IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, 1930-1990, University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, AL, (1996), 319pp, fine, wraps (softcover), ISBN 081730794X This book discusses words used in the Southeast and how they have changed during the 20th century., (Order No: 43349 ), $7.50

49. Jones, Billy M., HEALTH-SEEKERS IN THE SOUTHWEST, 1817-1900, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, (1967) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 258pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Before the real causes of diseases such as tuberculosis had been discovered, great faith was placed in nature as a healing agent for all respiratory afflictions. Thousands of disease-ridden Americans believed they had been infected by breathing bad air in humid environments and sought a cure in the pure dry air of the southwestern plains and mountains., (Order No: 51239 ), $7.50

50. Jones, Ray (text by); Roberts, Bruce (photographs by), AMERICAN COUNTRY STORES, The Globe Pequot Press, Chester, CT, (1991) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 115pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0871062283 Step through the screen door and into the nostalgic world of America's country stores. With compelling photographs and revealing anecdotes, this book profiles dozens of real old-time country stores., (Order No: 36838 ), $14.50

51. Keating, Bern (text by) (photographs by Dan Guravich), THE GULF OF MEXICO - EXXON SHORELINES OF AMERICA, The Viking Press, New York, (1972), color photographs, B&W map, 126pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0670357596 The text describes the varied landscape of the Gulf shores from the Dry Tortugas off Florida to the delta of the Rio Grande and reviews the prospects for the future of many of the area's now rare onshore and offshore species. The photographs make their own plea for the preservation of the exquisite creatures of the earth, sea, and sky that inhabit this ecologically important area., (Order No: 15791 ), $4.00

52. Koch, Albert; Stadler, Ernst A. (translated and edited by) & McDermott, John Francis (foreword by), JOURNEY THROUGH A PART OF THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA IN THE YEARS 1844 TO 1846, Southern Illinios Univ. Pr., Carbondale, IL, (1972), 26 B&W ill., 177pp, fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 080930581X The first English translation of an early account of paleontological exploration in the United States in the years 1844-46, this book also sketches many fascinating vignettes of American life in the period., (Order No: 13818 ), $7.00

53. Lakier, Aleksandr Borisovich (translated from the Russian and edited by Arnold Schrier Joyce Story), A RUSSIAN LOOKS AT AMERICA - THE JOURNEY OF ALEKSANDR BORISOVICH LAKIE IN 1857, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, (1979) 1st ptg, B&W illustrations, 272pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) owner's name, ISBN 0226467953, (Order No: 47664 ), $5.00

54. Leigh, Egerton and Lee, Arthur (edited and with an introduction by Jack P. Greene), THE NATURE OF COLONY CONSTITUTIONS: TWO PAMPHLETS ON THE WILKES FUND CONTROVERSY IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Univ. of South Carolina Pr., Columbia, SC, (1970), 232pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0872491854, (Order No: 40680 ), $14.50

55. Lewis, W. David and Griessman, B. Eugene (edited by), THE SOUTHERN MYSTIQUE: THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON HUMAN VALUES IN A CHANGING REGION, University of Alabama Press, University, AL, (1977), 131pp, very good w/good dustjacket(hardcover) SEE NOTE author inscribed, ISBN 0817353178 The distinguished contributors give many perspectives on the changes taking place in the South today, with special regard for the impact of technological change on human values. CONDITION NOTE - A FEW PENCIL "TIC" MARKS IN MARGINS., (Order No: 47860 ), $12.50

56. Long, Haniel (edited by Erskine Caldwell), PINON COUNTRY, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York, (1941) 3rd ed, 327pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), A volume in the "American Folkways" series., (Order No: 19035 ), $7.50

57. Mason, Harry Morgan, LIFE ON THE DRY LINE: WORKING THE LAND, 1902- 1944, Fulcrum Publishing, Golden, CO, (1992), B&W illustrations, 197pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 1555911226 The author describes life and evolution on the vast plains of Kansas. This is neither an autobiography nor a biography. Rather it is a real-life drama in which the author and his father have leading roles., (Order No: 12998 ), $10.00

58. McCurdy, Frances Lea, STUMP, BAR, AND PULPIT: SPEECHMAKING ON THE MISSOURI FRONTIER, University of Missouri Press, Columbia, MO, (1969), 1 B&W ill., 218pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 082629112X This book tells what the frontiersman was saying about himself and his times in the legislative halls, the courtroom, the camp meeting, and the village square., (Order No: 22555 ), $12.50

59. McDermott, John Francis (edited with an introduction and foreword by), BEFORE MARK TWAIN: A SAMPLER OF OLD, OLD TIMES ON THE MISSISSIPPI, Southern Illinois Univ. Pr., Carbondale, IL, (1968), B&W illustrations, 298pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Mr. McDermott presents a sampler of old times on the Mississippi, which brings to life the color, the variety, and the adventure of riverlife in nineteenth-century America., (Order No: 47066 ), $7.50

60. McMillan, James B., and Montgomery, Michael B., ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SOUTHERN AMERICAN ENGLISH, University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, AL, (1989), 444pp, fine, pictorial boards (hardcover), ISBN 0817304487 This volume, the only book-length bibliography of the speech of an American region, catalogs the total range of scholarly and popular writing on the English spoken from Maryland to Texas, from Kentucky to Florida, focusing on the pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, naming practices, word-play, and other aspects that have interested researchers and writers for two centuries., (Order No: 35411 ), $10.00

61. Mead, Edward C., HISTORIC HOMES OF THE SOUTH-WEST MOUNTAINS VIRGINIA, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1899, 23 B&W ill., and a map, 275pp, very good++, decorated olive green cloth, teg (hardcover), "The celebrated section of the South-West Mountains, Virginia, stands as pre-eminently among her sister sections as does the Old Dominion in the galaxy of stars in the Union as the birthplace of Presidents, governors, and statesmen, aw well as the seat of a refined and hospitable people." This work presents the homes of those individuals reflecting their personality. One of 750 copies. An exceptionally nice clean and tight copy (like new) with many unopened pages., (Order No: 52488 ), $200.00

62. Meyer, Larry L., SHADOW OF A CONTINENT: THE PRIZE THAT LAY TO THE WEST - 1776, American West Pub. Company, Palo Alto, CA, (1975) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 384pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)(small closed tear on dj), ISBN 0910118620, (Order No: 15550 ), $5.00

63. Meziere, Jean, ECHOES: A VISION OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, TX, (1986), 124 color photographs, 143pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0878335250 This collection of astounding photographs presents the unique vision of a French photographer experiencing color and light in the boundless expanse of the American Southwest., (Order No: 13546 ), $7.50

64. Miller, Olive Beaupre, ENGINES AND BRASS BANDS, Book House for Children, Chicago, 1933 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 376pp, good, brown cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) signed by author, Author was editor for the Book House series. The book portrays life in the 1890s in the Mid-West of the United States. The boards of the cover have a slight "warp" at the edges, one top corner has a light bump, and a few pages have a light bump. This copy is SIGNED - Olive Beaupre Miller on the blank leaf following the front free endpaper. Below her signature is a previous owner's bookplate., (Order No: 16225 ), $10.00

65. Mitchell, Edwin Valentine, AMERICAN VILLAGE, Stackpole Sons, New York, (1938), B&W illustrations, 261pp, good+, tan cloth (hardcover) dustjacket panels cut and laid in, Illustrated with material from the Henry Ford collections in Greenfield Village, Michigan, chapters cover the shops and life in a typical 19th-century American village., (Order No: 25578 ), $7.50

66. Mitchell, John Hanson, TRESPASSING: AN INQUIRY INTO THE PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF LAND, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, (1998) 1st ptg, 295pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0201442140 How did a nation built on a vision of "wide open spaces" come to believe in the private ownership of land? The author explores this question in his fascinating and beautifully told story., (Order No: 25955 ), $4.00

67. Ormerod, Leonard, THE CURVING SHORE: THE GULF COAST FROM BROWNSVILLE TO KEY WEST, Harper & Brothers, Pub., New York, (1957), B&W illustrations, 331pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), America's Gulf Coast from Brownsville to Key West--a leisurely journey, exploring the many facets of its present development and catching glimpses of its romantic and exciting past., (Order No: 27596 ), $9.50

68. Pachter, Marc, ABROAD IN AMERICA: VISITORS TO THE NEW NATION 1776- 1914, Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., Reading, MA, (1976), B&W illustrations, 347pp, very good+, wraps (softcover) inscribed by the author, ISBN 0201000326 Essays to accompany the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithosonian Institution., (Order No: 5449 ), $5.00

69. Parkman, Francis, THE JESUITS IN NORTH AMERICA IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY - FRANCE AND ENGLAND IN NORTH AMERICA PART SECOND, Corner House Publishers, Williamstown, MA, 1970, 586pp, good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), First published in 1867. "France and England in North America - Part Second." Nice clean and tight copy., (Order No: 26259 ), $10.00

70. Paxson, Frederic Logan, THE GREAT DEMOBILIZATION AND OTHER ESSAYS: WITH BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF THE WRITINGS OF THE AUTHOR AND OF HIS GRADUATE STUDENTS, Univ. of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI, (1941), B&W frontis, 206pp, good+, blue cloth (hardcover) (spine is sun faded), This volume has grown out of the desire of the students of Frederic Logan Paxson to express in some permanent form their admirations for a scholar who, in his election to the presidency of the American Historical Association in 1938, has already been recognized by the wider body of historians. The essays suggest the wide range of Mr. Paxson's scholarship., (Order No: 26836 ), $15.00

71. Peattie, Donald Culross, AUDUBON'S AMERICA: THE NARRATIVES AND EXPERIENCES OF JOHN JAMES AUDUBON, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, (1940), ill. 16 dbl-page color plate, 329pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 3966 ), $15.00

72. Peckham, Howard H., HISTORICAL AMERICANA - BOOKS FROM WHICH OUR EARLY HISTORY IS WRITTEN, University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, (1980), B&W illustrations, 193pp, very good++, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0472063200, (Order No: 53205 ), $5.00

73. Pound, Arthur, LAKE ONTARIO - THE AMERICAN LAKE SERIES, The Bobbs- Merrill Company, Indianapolis, (1945) 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 384pp, good+ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 34727 ), $15.00

74. Quick, Herbert, AMERICAN INLAND WATERWAYS, G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1909, 80 B&W ill., B&W map, 241pp, good++, blue cloth, teg (hardcover) nice clean and tight copy, Their Relation to Railway Transportation and to the National Welfare; Their Creation, Restoration and Maintenance. A study of our water highways, and a comparison of them with the like channels of trade and travel abroad. This book covers the question of waterways in all their aspects--their importance to the nation's welfare, their relations to the railways, their creation, restoration, and maintenance., (Order No: 21294 ), $50.00

75. Riddle, Thomas W., THE OLD RADICALISM: JOHN R. ROGERS AND THE POPULIST MOVEMENT IN WASHINGTON, Garland Publishing, Inc., New York, 1991, B&W illustrations, 314pp, fine, green cloth (hardcover), ISBN 0824018966 Contents include: The Religions: Agrarian Republicanism; John Rankin Rogers: Agrarian Apostle; The Washington Context; The Early Movement; Acquiring New Converts; The Search for a New Orthodoxy; Fusion; The Diaspora; Epilogue; Conclusions., (Order No: 43346 ), $45.00

76. Robertson, James and Robertson, Carolyn, THE SMALL TOWNS BOOK: SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME, Anchor Books, Garden City, NY, 1978, B&W illustrations, 208pp, good, wraps (softcover), ISBN 038511012X Examines how small towns will be the place we will come home to and how they deal with their problems., (Order No: 44083 ), $7.50

77. Robinson, Will H., UNDER TURQUOISE SKIES, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1928, B&W illustrations, 538pp, good, red cloth (hardcover) light fade to spine, EX-LIB, "Outstanding Features of the Story of America's Southwest from the Days of the Ancient Cliff-Dwellers to Modern Times." EX-LIB from a small country library, and never checked out., (Order No: 52800 ), $8.00

78. Roland, Charles P., THE IMPROBABLE ERA: THE SOUTH SINCE WORLD WAR II, University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, (1975), B&W illustrations, 228pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0813113350, (Order No: 37476 ), $8.00

79. Rosenberg, Bernard; and White, David Manning (edited by), MASS CULTURE - THE POPULAR ARTS IN AMERICA, The Free Press, Glencoe, IL, (1957) 2nd ptg, 561pp, good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 46243 ), $5.00

80. Rosenberg, S. H. (edited by), RURAL AMERICA A CENTURY AGO, ASAE, St. Joseph, MI, (1979), B&W illustrations, 150pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 0916150062 A view of the 19th Century through the pens of patent office engravers., (Order No: 48787 ), $12.50

81. Schorsch, Anita (foreword by Robert Coles), IMAGES OF CHILDHOOD: AN ILLUSTRATED SOCIAL HISTORY, Mayflower Books, Inc., New York, (1979) 1st ed, over 120 ill., 20 in color, 176pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0831748753 An informal history of what it was like to be a child in the centuries before our own. Chapters on: the nature and nurture of children; the child as a member of the family; children at work, play, and at school. Explains how the changing attitudes through the years have been reflected in the visual arts., (Order No: 7174 ), $10.00

82. Sherlock, Chesla C., HOMES OF FAMOUS AMERICANS - VOLUME I AND VOLUME II - TWO VOLUME SET COMPLETE, Meredith Publications, Des Moines, IA, (1926), B&W illustrations, good, decorated olive green cloth (hardcover), Volume I, 311pp; Volume II, 350pp. The author's attempt was to focus on the lives of some of the men and women in our country's history against the background of the homes they loved so well, "and in this sympathetic setting to point out the true reasons for their successes and failures.", (Order No: 44953 ), $30.00

83. Shimer, John A., THIS SCULPTURED EARTH: THE LANDSCAPE OF AMERICA, Columbia University Press, New York, (1965) 3rd ptg, over 60 B&W photographs, 255pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), The geologic story of the varied landscapes of the United States., (Order No: 15454 ), $4.00

84. Sinclair, Harold, THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS, Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., New York, 1942 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 335pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), "The story of one of America's most enchanting cities - a great seaport and gateway to the vast Mississippi river valley." A handsome copy of this title in The Seaport Series., (Order No: 20018 ), $30.00

85. Singleton, Esther (collected and edited by), HISTORIC LANDMARKS OF AMERICA: AS SEEN AND DESCRIBED BY FAMOUS WRITERS, Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1907 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 305pp, good+, decorated olive green cloth, teg (hardcover), The author presents a number of the most picturesque and important pilgrimage places in America--places that are doubly famous for their beauty and historical associations., (Order No: 51233 ), $14.50

86. Slattery, Charles Lewis, FELIX REVILLE BRUNOT, 1820-1898: A CIVILIAN IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION - PRESIDENT OF THE FIRST BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS, Longmans, Green, and Co., New York, 1901, B&W ill., B&W map, 303pp, very good+, blue cloth, teg (hardcoer) inscribed by author, "But it is much more than the record of a good man. In the Civil War and in the solution of the Indian Question Mr. Brunot's life touched the life of the nation; and, in so far forth, his life is a fragment of the nation's story. This record is history as plain and brief as it could be made; and the analysis of the man's character is left to the reader." Warmly inscribed by the author 29 March 1901., (Order No: 26216 ), $60.00

87. Sloane, Eric, DON'T: A LITTLE BOOK OF EARLY AMERICAN GENTILITY, Funk & Wagnalls, New York, (1968) 1st ed, ill. by Eric Sloane, 72pp, very good++, (hardcover) no dustjacket, "This book relates, with common sense and humor, instructions given early Americans on proper table manners, conversation and correspondence, dress, behavior in the drawing room and public places, and it includes a special, more intimate section - 'For Womanking.'", (Order No: 3439 ), $12.50

88. Sloane, Eric, AMERICAN YESTERDAY, Wilfred Funk, Inc., New York, (1956) 7th ptg, ill. by Eric Sloane, 123pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 6323 ), $20.00

89. Sloane, Eric, AN AGE OF BARNS, Funk & Wagnalls, New York, (1967) 8th ptg, ill. by Eric Sloane, 95pp, very good w/very good dustjacket, signed "Eric Sloane", ISBN 030870052X More than 80 pen and ink drawings by Sloane, and ten full-color plates of paintings of barns. One of the more elusive Eric Sloane titles, especially signed. This book is an absolute must for any "barn lover"! Boldly signed "Eric Sloane" in black pen on the front free endpaper., (Order No: 6377 ), $95.00

90. Sloane, Eric & Anthony, Edward, MR. DANIELS AND THE GRANGE, Funk & Wagnalls, New York, (1968) 1st ed, ill. by Eric Sloane, 119pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), The story of Alexander Hamilton's home, The Grange., (Order No: 6546 ), $20.00

91. Sloane, Eric, THE SOUND OF BELLS, Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, (1966) 1st ed, 32 ill. by Eric Sloane, 58pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), Mr. Sloane catches us up in the historical appeal of the bells of America., (Order No: 6889 ), $25.00

92. Sloane, Eric, THE SPIRITS OF '76, Walker and Company, New York, (1973) 2nd ptg, ill. by Eric Sloane, 64pp, very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0082704190, (Order No: 12181 ), $15.00

93. Sloane, Eric, FOLKLORE OF AMERICAN WEATHER, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, (1963) 2nd ptg, ill. by Eric Sloane, 63pp, very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover), In preparing this unusual book of American weather sayings and beliefs, Eric Sloane has made a painstaking effort to separate the true from the false., (Order No: 12182 ), $25.00

94. Sloane, Eric, ALMANAC AND WEATHER FORECASTER, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, (1957) 2nd ptg, 104 B&W ill. by the author, 169pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 16120 ), $20.00

95. Sloane, Eric, FOR SPACIOUS SKIES: A METEOROLOGICAL SKETCHBOOK OF AMERICAN WEATHER, Funk & Wagnalls, New York, (1978) 1st ed, B&W and color illustrations, 79pp, very good+ w/very good dustjacket, signed "Eric Sloane" on ffep, ISBN 0308102967 Sixteen full-page color plates follow the text which contains the black and white illustrations. Another of the "harder to find" Eric Sloane titles, especially signed., (Order No: 27435 ), $75.00

96. Smith, Alice E. (edited by), THE JOURNALS OF WELCOME ARNOLD GREENE - JOURNEYS IN THE SOUTH 1822-1824, State Hist. Soc of Wisconsin, Madison, 1957, 278pp, very good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket), (Order No: 9661 ), $18.50

97. Sprigg, June and Larkin, David, SHAKER: LIFE, WORK, AND ART, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, (1987) 1st ed, photos by Michael Freeman, 272pp, very good+, wraps (softcover), ISBN 039559927X Author June Sprigg has lived and worked with the Shakers since 1972, and her text discusses their origins and beliefs, their work and daily life., (Order No: 31734 ), $6.00

98. Stokes, Melvyn and Halpern, Rick (edited by), RACE AND CLASS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH SINCE 1890, Berg Publishers, Oxford/Providence, (1994), 220pp, very good, wraps (softcover) - bump top corner, ISBN 1859730361 The nine chapters in this volume provide a clear and accessible overview of the twentieth-century history of the American South., (Order No: 37487 ), $15.00

99. Stone, Norma M. (translated by) (notes by Emma Schnull Vonnegut and by the translator), LETTERS OF JAKOB SCHRAMM AND FAMILY FROM INDIANA TO GERMANY IN 1836, The Dartmouth Printing Co., Hanover, NH, 1951, B&W frontis, 111pp, very good, green cloth (hardcover) signed by translater, Anyone who reads these letters cannot fail to share the translator's admiration and affectionate respect for Jakob Schramm, the hardy pioneer, and for Julie Schramm, his courageous wife., (Order No: 39859 ), $30.00

100. Strauss, Anselm L. (edited by), THE AMERICAN CITY: A SOURCEBOOK OF URBAN IMAGERY, Aldine Publishing Company, Chicago, IL, (1969) 2nd ptg, B&W illustrations, 530pp, good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), This set of readings presents useful insights into urbanization and provides a fresh perspective on American cities and their inhabitants., (Order No: 41773 ), $8.50

101. Summerhayes, Martha, VANISHED ARIZONA: RECOLLECTIONS OF MY ARMY LIFE, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1908 1st ed, B&W illustrations, 270pp, good++, blue cloth, teg (hardcover), "I have given simply the impressions made upon the mind of a young New England woman who left her comfortable home in the early seventies, to follow a second lieutenant into the wildest encampments of the American army.", (Order No: 53335 ), $75.00

102. Sutton, Ann; and Sutton, Myron (foreword by Stewart L. Udall), THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL: WILDERNESS ON THE DOORSTEP, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, (1967) 3rd ptg, B&W illustrations, 180pp, very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), (Order No: 39025 ), $7.50

103. Van Dersal, William R., THE AMERICAN LAND: ITS HISTORY AND ITS USES, Oxford University Press, London, 1943, B&W illustrations, 215pp, good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover), What America was in the beginning, what American land is like now, and an inkling of what it may be in the future form the subject of this book., (Order No: 26856 ), $7.50

104. Van Gorden, John H., COUNTRY TRADITION, Homes Guild of Wyoming Conf., Binghamton, NY, (1975), ill. by Glenn B. Henderson, 405pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), "Most of the incidents mentioned herein were told to us as occurring in actual life, however, some may be Folk Lore passed down from generation to generation, with a new twist based on the recurrence of the same or similiar conditions.", (Order No: 35068 ), $12.50

105. Washburn, Wilcomb E., THE INFLUENCE OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION ON INTELLECTUAL LIFE IN MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY WASHINGTON, Columbia Historical Society, Washington, DC, (1966), B&W illustrations, 26pp, very good, wraps (softcover), Reprinted from the Records of the Columbia Historical Society, 1963-1965 pages 96 to 121., (Order No: 39575 ), $10.00

106. Watkins, T. H., MARK TWAIN'S MISSISSIPPI: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AMERICA'S GREATEST RIVER, Weathervane Books, New York, (1974), B&W and color ill., 223pp, fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0517187833 In his rich composite portrait of this great river, the author begins with a core of Mark Twain's best descriptions of the river in its glory days, then adds a highly readable text of his own to fill in the river's natural and human history before Twain and since, and finally brings it all to life with an extensive collection of scenic and historic pictures., (Order No: 14070 ), $6.50

107. Watson, Alice (edited by); Houghton, Arthur A. (introduction by), AMERICA WAS BEAUTIFUL, Barre Publishers, Barre, MA, (1969), B&W illustrations, 116pp, good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0827169234 This book is a nostalgic collectin of steel and wood engravings originally published in 1872-74 in two classic volumes entitled PICTURESQUE AMERICA, and originally edited by William Cullen Bryant., (Order No: 50135 ), $7.50

108. Whitman, Walt, SPECIMEN DAYS IN AMERICA - NEWLY REVISED BY THE AUTHOR WITH FRESH PREFACE AND ADDITIONAL NOTE - THE CAMELOT SERIES, Walter Scott, London, 1887, 312pp, ads, good, red cloth (hardcover) wear to cloth, especially spine, A collection of observations from Whitman's travels during the Civil War and later., (Order No: 49996 ), $25.00

109. Wilson, Everett B., VANISHING AMERICANA, A. S. Barnes and Company, New York, (1961), B&W illustrations, 187pp, very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover), "Pictures of the American Past: Over 300 Photographs of Well-Remembered but Disappearing Americana.", (Order No: 36139 ), $10.00

110. Wister, Owen (president), THE RULES OF THE TAVERN CLUB OF BOSTON - WITH A LIST OF THE OFFICERS & MEMBERS - 1930, The Tavern Club, Boston, MA, 1930, 44pp, very good+, black spine, blue paper covered boards (hardcover), "Printed, with decorations drawn by F. G. Attwood, from designs of D. B. Updike, at the press of Geo. H. Ellis Co., Boston.", (Order No: 46079 ), $35.00

111. Wood, Gordon R., VOCABULARY CHANGE: A STUDY OF VARIATION IN REGIONAL WORDS IN EIGHT OF THE SOUTHERN STATES, Southern Illinois Univ. Pr., Carbondale, IL, (1971), 392pp, very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0809304333 A study of word usage and its changing patterns, both past and present, in eight of the southern states. The area encompasses Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Tennessee., (Order No: 14594 ), $8.00

112. Wright, Richardson -- Eleanor Roosevelt copy (Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt), HAWKERS AND WALKERS IN EARLY AMERICA - INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR IN 1933 "FOR MRS. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT", J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1927 2nd ed, B&W illustrations, 317pp, good+, tan cloth (hardcover) part of dustjacket laid in, "The history of Strolling Peddlers, Preachers, Lawyers, Doctors, Players, and others, from the Beginning to the Civil War." Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt - Richardson Wright 6 April 1933." Mailing label is also laid in addressed to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, The White House, Washington, D.C. from S. Reading Bertron; Bertron, Griscom & Co., Inc., 40 Wall Street, New York. Samuel Reading Bertron was a senior member of the banking house of Bertron, Griscom and Co. From 1912-1914, Mrs. Roosevelt's first cousin, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., was an investment banker at the firm. Bertron was also a Vice-President of the War Relief Clearing House for France and Her Allies., (Order No: 4089 ), $150.00

113. Yoder, Don (edited by), AMERICAN FOLKLIFE, University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, (1977) 2nd ptg, B&W ill., 304pp, fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), ISBN 0292703082 A unique collection of essays dedicated to the presentation of American tradition., (Order No: 34895 ), $20.00