Theodore roosevelt introduction (26 Ergebnisse)

Stated 1st Bison Book Printing with 1 in the numberline; 12mo. stiff pictorial wraps, softcover, xx, 306 pages, black and white illustrations; from the back cover: "The Bison Books edition gathers eleven important photos from earler editions of the work and also contains two new maps and an index." a fine clean tight copy. …

Zustand: Please see description. Paperback, tekst in het Engels, geïllustreerd met foto's in zwart-wit en een kaart, in zeer nette staat.

Hardcover. Zustand: VERY GOOD. NONE. 431 clean, unmarked, tight pages; name inked on upper front flyleaf; pale spots on upper edge of textblock; cover is clean and sturdy with bump to lower spine, tear on upper spine, slightly worn corners, small abrasion on front, and a vertical dent on back from storage; book has a slight musty smell.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 262 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

New enlarged edition of a 1919 title; 12mo., wraps, small softcover; black and white illustrations; faded cover lettering else a very good clean tight copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No dustwrapper. 1st Edition. n.d. c. 1913. Frontis: Flashlight photograph of a maneless African lion with tissue guard. 105 full page photographic plates all taken by the author. Foreword by Richard Kearton. pp. xxvii, 286. Bound in blue cloth, gilt lettering on upper cover and spine together with gilt embossed roundel of lion's head. The author's photographic and hunting expeditions to Borneo, Africa, India, Canada etc. Generally light foxing throughout affecting text pages more than the photos. and some pages with heavier markings. Some flecking to the cover and rubbing to the edges, but gilt is bright and the binding is firm. 2 cm tear to top of spine. No inscriptions. small 4to. A heavy book and additional postage may be required. Cherry Kearton (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Good condition with wear and markings.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 373 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 308 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 3rd edition. 208 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. lea edition. 683 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 624 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.50 inches. In Stock.

First Edition. A one volume edition of the work which first appeared in the US in 4 volumes in 1888. A large and heavy volume - 791pp. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Slightly shelfworn copy with dustjacket but very reasonable condition. xiii, 204pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good condition. Back hinge repaired. Spine tips are bumped. Cover corners are lightly worn. Back cover surface is lightly rubbed. A few pages are uncut. 542 pages. Volume two of Following the Conquistadores.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. :: At the turn of the century, the American photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868 - 1952) started on his thirty-year project to produce a monumental study of North American Indians. The photographs reproduced here in full are taken from the 20 portfolios and 20 encyclopedic volumes of the work entitled "The North American Indian", published between 1907 and 1930. :: Bound in publisher's black paper-covered boards, front board and spine bear author, title, and publisher lettered in white. Duodecimo (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 inches; 200 x 144 millimeters). 768 pages. Condition: Very Good, in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is cocked askew, corners bumped / rubbed. Please see our photographs. Impressive book. Dust jacket has sticker-pull over barcode, bottom left of rear panel. Light wear, small stains.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xx, 182 Pp. Near Fine Except That Chalk Lettering On Spine Is Almost All Gone And Lettering Is Unreadable, Some Losses To Chalk Lettering On Front Cover. No Names Or Marks. Pp. 3-27 Is The Introduction By Roosevelt. Ransom Practiced Law In New York Since 1907 And Was Formerly The Partner Of The Late Governor Charles S. Whitman. He Served As President Of The American Bar Association In 1935 And 1936 And In 1945 Was Advisor To The United States Representative To The Permanent Court Of International Justice At The San Francisco Conference.He Was Editor In Chief Of The American Bar Association Journal And Contributed Frequently To Law And Economics Periodicals. See Pound On The Common Law For A More Scholarly Contemporary Analysis.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. New York: J.J. Little & Ives Co., 1909. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, SPECIAL SUBSCRIBER'S ISSUE. Original cloth. 448 pages. Illustrated. Good. Hinges cracked else tight binding; pages clean; covers somewhat soiled. Important biography of Captain William Jesse McDonald, who turned from business to working as a peace officer to in the 1880's, serving as a deputy sheriff, special ranger and U.S. deputy marshal before being chosen to serve as a Captain in the Texas Rangers. According to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame, McDonald took part in many of the most celebrated cases of the time, including Fitzsimmons-Maher prize fight, the Wichita Falls bank robbery, the Reese-Townsend feud, and the Brownsville Raid of 1906. He is considered one of the big four Captains of the period. Later he served as bodyguard to Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Basic Texas Books 158: "This is the life of the most famous Texas Ranger of the time, the man who it was said would 'charge hell with a bucket of water.' It is also the origin of the most famous of all Texas Ranger stories, one that had been falsely attributed to almost every other Texas Ranger captain, living and dead; when McDonald arrived on a train to quell a riot, he was asked why he had come alone; he replied, well, there was only one mob, wasn't there?" .…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xx, 182 Pp. Near Fine Except That Chalk Lettering On Spine Is Gone And Lettering Is Unreadable. No Names Or Marks. Pp. 3-27 Is The Introduction By Roosevelt. Ransom Practiced Law In New York Since 1907 And Was Formerly The Partner Of The Late Governor Charles S. Whitman. He Served As President Of The American Bar Association In 1935 And 1936 And In 1945 Was Advisor To The United States Representative To The Permanent Court Of International Justice At The San Francisco Conference.He Was Editor In Chief Of The American Bar Association Journal And Contributed Frequently To Law And Economics Periodicals. See Pound On The Common Law For A More Scholarly Contemporary Analysis.…

Tapa Dura /media Tela. Zustand: Muy buena. The Secret plotting of German Spies in the United States and the inside story of the Sinking of the Lusitania. With a foreword by Theodore Roosvelt and an introduction by Roger B. Wood. 13 X 20 Cms., 262 Pp.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine with blind tooled edges to the upper panel. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 256 printed pages of text. Slight sun fading to the red of the spine, light age tanning to the end papers and closed page edges and in Very Good condition, corners nice and sharp, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ESPIONAGE (Clandestine).…

[History] Finely bound Constitutional Edition. Complete in eight volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 37cm). Frontispiece of the author with captioned tissue guard. Title page printed in red and black. Handsomely hand-bound in tan half calf with raised bands, red morocco title labels, marbled covered sides, t.e.g. Contents clean, exterior as new. A fine set in an attractive recent leather binding. The works include Addresses, Letters, Political Debates, etc. …

[History] Finely bound Constitutional Edition. Complete in eight volumes. Octavo (22 x 15 x 37cm). Frontispiece of the author with captioned tissue guard. Title page printed in red and black. Handsomely bound in recent dark blue half oasis morocco, spines gilt-lettered in six compartments with raised bands, matching blue cloth boards, top edges gilt. A fine set. The works include Addresses, Letters, Political Debates, etc.…

Paris, Pierre Lafitte & Cie, 1911, petit in-4°, 24,5 x 20 cm, 341 pp ; avec frontispice poprtrait et 32 pages d'illustrations en 2 couleurs; 32 pp. ills. en noir/blanc, et une carte dépliante. Relié en toile bleue d'éditeur, titre doré sur le plat et le dos. Imprimé sur papier de haute qualité. Petite déchirure (2 cm) au queue du dos, sinon très bel exemplaire, sans rousseurs, ni tâches. Première édition en français de la découverte du Pole Nord. (Fine copy of the first edition in French of the discovery of the North Pole by Peary). …

First British edition of Pearyâs illustrated account of his journey to the North Pole. Thick quarto, original cloth with a polar bear and gilt titles to the spine, gilt titles and disk to the front panel, double ruling to the front panel stamped in white, a polar bear in white to the rear panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece, profusely illustrated with a large folding map printed in color, 3 photogravures, 16 special plates, and 97 illustrations from photographs. Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt. In very good condition. This dramatic account includes the preparations, organization, and the march to the Pole. "According to Peary, they reached the Pole on April 6 and remained there 30 hours to verify their position. They reached land again at Cape Columbia on the 23rd, and two days later arrived at the ship⦠Immediately after Peary's arrival, the Cook/Peary controversy broke out as a result of Cook's almost simultaneous announcement that he had reached the Pole one year earlier. Eventually, Cook's claim was rejected as fraudulent by most commentators, and Peary's priority was widely acknowledged. However, Peary's claim, too, has frequently been questioned, and controversy continues even now⦠The National Geographic Society commissioned a new examination of Peary's route by the Navigation Foundation, of Maryland, which reported in Peary's favor" (Holland, 475). …