Titles starting with U from Gallagher Books, ABAA, ILAB

Washington:: Bureau of Aeronautics of the U.S. Navy,, 1943-1945.. Bound Periodical. Hardcover. Folio, about 13 inches tall, in brown buckram with gilt stamped black leather title on spine. A run of this World War II periodical, # 1 through 24 but lacking #5 (January 1944). It was published monthly September 1943 through August 1945. It was classified "Restricted" when published. Because its purpose was to train military servicemen to be able to quickly identify friend or foe, the magazine wa... more information

Toronto:: Stoddart Publishing,, 1994.. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto, about 12 inches wide, in white cloth stamped in blue. 192 pages illustrated by color photographs. A well produced pictorial on the General Electric entry into the domestic diesel locomotive market. Well captioned photographs. Also a roster showing the wide distribution of the variant models. Barely a hint of edge wear to the book and jacket which are otherwise bright and crisp. ... more information

Berkeley:: Howell-North,, 1970.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in yellow cloth stamped in black. 240 pages, illustrated by photos, photo endpapers, color frontis / jacket art by Robert Schlechter. Very informative historical text and some terrific photographs on this Colorado / Utah freight line and the area through which it ran. The book is clean, bright and unmarked, without wear. The jacket is bright and crisp but for some extremity wear and a couple of tiny tears at the h... more information

New York:: Macmillan,, 1940.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, about 8.75 inches (22 cm) tall,in blue cloth stamped in silver. 383 pages illustrated by drawings, maps. The author discusses legendary visits to Greenland by Pytheas and Columbus. Clean and bright inside; covers with a touch of wear to the edges and a modest corner bump to upper front. Jacket corners clipped by publisher as the price is still present; light wear to the spine ends with a tiny chip at the top front spine fold and a half inc... more information

Prescott AZ:: Wolfe Publishing,, 1990.. Reprint. Hardcover. LIMITED EDITION, #369 OF 1500 COPIES. Octavo, about 9.25 inches tall, in quarter dark brown leather on gray cloth covered boards, all edges gilt. 310 pages. A beautifully produced book in the publisher's "Wolfe Library Classics" series. No sign of wear; no sign of use. ... more information

Paris:: Shakespeare & Co.,, 1927.. 9th Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, about 8.25 x 6.25 inches (20.5 x 16.5 cm), in 3/4 dark blue morocco on marbled boards, marbled endpapers, the binding being contemporary or nearly so, with original bluish front wrap bound in. An early printing of this classic at or near the top of most "best of the century" lists including #1 on the Modern Library list. Text mildly toned at edges; free endpapers edge toned from leather turn-ins. No marks, binding sound ... more information

New York:: Simon & Schuster,, 1953.. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Softcover octavo, about 9.5 inches tall, in red floral wraps illustrated in black and white on a gold field. This title was also published in hardback. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. The inscription is a simple "Best Wishes to Roger Kahn". While it is difficult to know for certain that this is the famous sportswriter and author of "The Boys of Summer", it is probably him. There was a connection between Kelly a... more information

New York:: D. Appleton & Co.,, 1881.. First Edition, Third State. Hardcover. Small octavo in green cloth decorated in black and gilt. 231 pages illustrated by drawings by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser. 8 pages of ads including review blurbs for this book, thus the 3rd state, along with the correction to "presumptuous" on p. 9. See BAL 7100 which suggests that "state" in this context probably means "printing". This copy has the pink butterfly endpapers. A rema... more information

Glorieta NM:: Rio Grande Press,, 1970.. Reprint. Hardcover. First published in 1929 by Harvard University Press. Octavo in glossy blue cloth decorated in gilt and red. A relatively unknown event where the U.S. imported camels for military use across the "Great American Desert". This was done in 1859 under the leadership of Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis. A clean, bright, soundly bound copy with minimal extremity wear and a lower front corner bump. No dustjacket issued. ... more information

New Brunswick NJ:: Rutgers University Press,, 1942.. First edition, First printing. Hardcover. Hardback octavo in coarse red cloth. 310 pages. A scholarly study of the evolution of government policy towards the Indians during the years of conflict after the Civil War to the passage of the Dawes Act. The textblock is lightly soiled; a previous owner name is on the front endpaper. The covers are lightly shelfworn. The jacket has moderate edge wear and loss of material of about a half inch at top of spin... more information

New York:: Platt & Munk,, 1916 (1940).. Later printing. Hardcover. Small octavo in green cloth, yellow lettering and decoration. Gift note on front endpaper, but otherwise clean and bright with just a touch of extremity wear and a light corner bump. Color frontis by Elmer Rache. Publisher #550F. Bright dustjacket with Rache illustration. Jacket has light extremity wear but no tears or chips. Wonderfully well preserved copy of this title in a classic series. ... more information

Gainesville FL:: University Press of Florida,, 2007.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo backed in sage green cloth, lighter green paper covered boards. 391 pages. This includes juvenilia, college writing, newspaper pieces and stories of life in Florida. A bright, crisp and unworn copy in a like jacket. ... more information

Caldwell ID:: Caxton Printers, Ltd.,, 1992.. First Edition. Softcover. Quarto, about 11 inches tall, in pictorial wraps. 304 pages illustrated by photographs. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND INSCRIBED TO THE WIFE OF AN IMPORTANT COLORADO PHOTOGRAPHER, " . . . one of the host of uncommonly talented men who were nurtured - or daunted - by the prairie". Apparently published in softcover only. A well written series of short biographies of men who made their names on the plains. Includes every field fro... more information

Denver:: Sage Books,, 1965.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, about 9,.25 inches tall, in beige cloth. 310 pages illustrated by photographs, map endpapers. Well written with a very good selection of photographs. It is a well footnoted collection of interesting events in western Colorado including the towns of Telluride, Ouray, Montrose, Delta and the Paradox Valley. A bright, clean, unworn copy with a sound binding. The jacket has a tiny chip on the front panel with some creasing, and the spine i... more information

Washington:: Smithsonian,, 1972.. First Edition. Softcover. Three quarto volumes in blue on blue wraps. 1395 pages numbered consecutively over the three volumes. Illustrated by drawings, maps, some fold-out. 293 plates including photographs and drawings as well as music, all in Part 3. Some of the material is from the Harriman Alaska Expedition, but this is a very thorough study of this tribe. Part three has a light corner crease, a spot of soiling on the cover and some minor spine creasing. Part on... more information

River Vale NJ:: D. Carleton Railbooks,, 1977.. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto in gilt stamped blue/green cloth. 319 pages illustrated by photographs. A well captioned illustrated history of the Pennsylvania Railroad's electric equipment and operations. Clean, bright and sound, but with very light wear to the tips. The jacket is very lightly soiled and minimally worn at extremities, but otherwise bright and complete. ... more information

New York:: Macmillan,, 1928.. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo in gilt stamped red cloth. 538 pages illustrated by photographs. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF TITLE. A survey, primarily of Arizona, that touches on history, anthropology, botany, archaeology. Previous owner name on the front endpaper, light toning to the text, covers with very light edge wear and a lower front corner bump. The jacket is relatively degraded with moderate edge wear, several small edge tears and chips, one tear on botto... more information

London:: Collins,, 1988.. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo, about 8 inches (20.5 cm) tall, in gilt stamped red cloth. 280 pages. A volume in the publisher's "Crime Club" series, this is the tenth Dalziel / Pascoe tale. A very lightly edgeworn copy with mild bumps to the front tips. Otherwise, a sound binding and some edge toning to the text as usual. The jacket is complete, bright, soundly bound and attractive with a hint of extremity wear. ... more information

Chicago:: National Association of Real Estate Boards,, 1969.. Revised. Hardcover. Second Printing, Quarto, 128 pages. Presentation copy by the Denver Board of Realtors, March 25, 1971, to Denver Mayor William H. McNichols Jr. Czolowski traveled thousands of miles to capture photographs of cities, sites, activities, memorials, and breathtaking beauty of America. McNichols luncheon place card laid in. ... more information

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1931.. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardback 12mo, about 7 inches tall, in yellow paper covered boards illustrated in black, white and shades of green and red. 63 (1) pages with illustrations in green and black or red and black. A very interesting early effort by this husband and wife team that won a Caldecott in 1949. A black elf is shown the ways of the insects by a catapillar. Note that the Hader's published another book in 1930 entitled just "Under the Pig-Nut Tre... more information