Marcy Colonel (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. 442 pages. Frontis. Illustrated. Front and rear hinges cracked; spine tape repaired and author and title written in ink; covers soiled and darkened at edges; internally, many signatures are loose but book is complete. Poor condition, reading copy only. (148).

442 pp. Illustrated. 8vo, publisher's cloth. First edition. Neat 19th. ink gift inscription on front free endpaper; presenter's ownership signature at corner of title page. Spine sunned; cloth frayed at extremities, but tight and sound.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Comprising descriptions of the Indian Nomads of the Plains; Explorations of New Territory; A trip across the Rocky Mountains in the Winter; Descriptions of the Habits of different animals found in the West, and the methods of hunting them; with incidents in the life of different frontier men. EDITION: Facsimile: FORMAT: Softback. CONDITION: Fine. ILLUSTRATIONS: b&w illustrations. 442pp.NOTE: books sent well padded in tough card packing boxes.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 8vo, original gilt-decorated green cloth, bevelled edges. Text block is good shap, binding is fair with pieces missing from spine, appears to have been taped at some time. hinges repaired. 1st Edition. xvi [17]-442 pp., engraved frontis., plates, text illustrations. .Graff 2679. Howes M280. Rader 2348. Good descriptive information on the Comanches, based upon Marcy's observations in the late 1840s and 1850s.Also describes the Utah Campaign in the 1850's On The Border Comprising Descriptions Of The Indian Nomads Of The Plains; Explorations Of New Territory; A Trip Across The Rocky Mountains In The Winter; Descriptions Of The Different Animals Found In The West, ozzz 519.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Original red cloth binding with gold flag embossed on cover. Kern plates of Pueblos pasted on inside boards. Several plates. Heavily worn on beveled edges. Spine is missing large pieces at top and bottom. Book is fairly sound but worn. 442 pages. GOOD.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 48 pages. Copy is disbound from a larger document and lacks the map that was found in the bound copies. Some aging and chipping, else very good. Howes #M-276 Very good. (117).

442pp. 8vo "With numerous illustrations" in black and white Brown cloth bevelled at edges with gilt flag deocration on front cover 1st edition. Ownership stamp of Elizabeth Barney Buel, DAR officer and historian. Given to Marlboro College Library by VT author Genevieve Taggard Ex-library with usual marks, spine ends rubbed and worn, light cover wear, rubbing, else clean tight copy: VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition signature of a J. J. Pickett on title page blue boards with gold flag on front solid and tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First edition with brown cloth cover and gilt design on front cover and design and lettering on the spine. 442 pages, b&w diagrams and illustrations, some stains, rough cut page edges, hinge paper is intact and binding is good. Corners are bent and are worns to the boards, as are parts of the edges. Complete index covering his time in the west. There is a strip of clear tape along the front halt of the spine for just over half the length.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original reddish brown cloth, 396 pages + 8 pages of ads, frontis, illustrations, faint owner name, very minor cover wear. It is believed that the 1872 edition is the 1st edition. Howes M275, Rader 2345, Graff 2671.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 8vo, 442 pages, green cloth, bevelled edges, untrimmed; Ex libris C. E. Marcy. Already famous for his western guidebook, This is Marcy's personal memoir. " . excuse may be found in the simple fact that all these subjects of my description - men, condition of life, races of aboriginal inhabitants, and adventurous hunters and pioneers - are passing away. A few more years and the prairies will be transformed into farms - Introduction." [ Howes M28 ].

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Original green cloth, 396 pages + 8 pages of ads, frontis, illustrations, very slight wear. It is believed that the 1872 edition is the 1st edition. Howes M275, Rader 2345, Graff 2671.

First edition. Tall 8vo., orig. brown cloth with a small gilt decoration on the upper cover, 442pp. A fine copy. Sabin 4415, Howes M280.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original reddish brown cloth, 396 pages + 8 pages of ads, frontis, illustrations, wear to edges, Inscribed, J. ? Alsop with kind regards of the author, R.B. Marcy. It is believed that the 1872 edition is the 1st edition. Howes M275, Rader 2345, Graff 2671.

Colonel R. B.Marcy.Thirty Years of Army Life on the Border.New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. First edition. Octavo. 442pp. Illustrated. Publisher's purple cloth, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt, endleaves in brown. Howes M280. . Spine and board edges sunned; light soiling and wear to boards; scattered foxing to endleaves; early pencil ownsership inscription to front free end paper. Very good.

Western U.S. 1800's 1st. ed. v.g.some discoloring on the covers. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.