Category: History

Last Place on Earth, the : The Race to the South Pole

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Pan Books : 1985

Seller ID: 22398

Condition: Very Good

565 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; White softcover, [xvi] + 565 + 11 pages, extensive index, brief bibliography, 13 maps, 28 historical b/w photos on glossy plates. ; Blurb: "Now a major television drama starring Martin Shaw as Captain Scott." The great race for the South Pole between British and Norwegian teams 1911-1912. Previously published as "Scott and Amundsen." This tie-in edition features front cover with small color photos of the two principal characters. ; Light wear to tips. This is a thick book and spine shows two faint vertical creases. Pages starting to yellow from age, as is normal. Int...
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Husby-Rocken 1959

By: Husby

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Husby-Rocken : 1959

Seller ID: 22415

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

16 pages; 4to (11.75") 30 cm; SWEDISH text throughout. Tall white softcover, 16 pages including covers, several chapters or articles, 2 poems, 13 b/w illustrations including front illustration of Angbaten Dala-Husby, large centerfold map of Amshyttan o Myckelby Byar. ; Map by C. M. Soderberg. Illustrations by O. W. S. and others. Local history (?) of quaint little village in Sweden. ; Lightly sunned. All corners show small wrinkles or light creases. No other defects.
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Husby-Rocken 1988

By: Husby

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Husby-Rocken : 1988

Seller ID: 22416

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

20 pages; 4to (11.75") 30 cm; SWEDISH text throughout. Tall white softcover, 20 glossy pages including covers, several chapters or articles, 2 maps, 7 historical b/w photos, 10 b/w illustrations including front illustration of Fanriks, Berga, by G. V. G. ; Photos by Heikki Kattilakoski, Greta Gilen and others. Local history (?) of quaint little village in Sweden. ; Covers show light rubbing, lower rear corner lightly creased. No other defects. ; Item laid in: photocopyof clipping headlined Hon Visa Hur Man Spinner Lin, with short article in Swedish, and large b/w photo of old woman operating t...
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Detroit's Historic Hotels and Restaurants

By: Ibbotson, Patricia

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing : 2007

Seller ID: 23031

ISBN-13: 9780738550800

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

128 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Softcover, beige covers, 128 glossy pages, about 200 b/w images from vintage postcards, with detailed captions. ; Only a whisper of shelfwear. ; Postcard History Series
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Lake Orion : (Michigan) Images of America

By: Ingram, James E., and Lori Grove

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing : 2006

Seller ID: 22346

ISBN-13: 9780738539560

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

128 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Softcover, 128 glossy pages, about 200 historical b/w photos and illustrations with detailed captions. ; Only a touch of edgewear. No marks or defects. ; Images of America Series
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Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya, Volume 1 : Theory, Comparison and Synthesis

By: Inomata, Takeshi, and Stephen D. Houston

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Westview Press : 2000

Seller ID: 22352

ISBN-13: 9780813336404

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

292 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Blue softcover, [xx] + 292 pages, index, chapter endnotes, 8 chapters by various experts, map, 6 tables and graphs, 96 b/w photos, diagrams, site plans, etc. ; Vol-1 of two but stands alone. Includes obituary for Floyd Lounsbury. ; Art, architecture, and royal inscriptions of massive buildings and monuments of major Maya cities. ; Book shows no defects, no sign of use.
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Palenque : Official Guide of the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia

By: Instituto Nacional

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia : 1955

Seller ID: 23469

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

21 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; White softcover booklet, 20 glossy pages, 2 small b/w maps, 14 b/w photos and illustrations, 3 fold-out b/w architectural diagrams affixed to rear page, as issued. English throughout, with publication data in Spanish. ; Minor edgewear only. Appears never to have been used.
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Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, The, Complete in 2 Volumes : Agapida Edition, Author's Revised Edition, 1893

By: Irving, Washington

Price: $54.00

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons : 1893

Seller ID: 21815

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

829 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Two hardcover volumes, faux vellum cloth decorated in pale green and a generous amount of gilt, beveled edges, [xxx] + 380 + [xiv] + 405 pages, 829 total pages, gilt stamped spines, top edge gilt, monochrome illustrated endpapers, appendix, monochrome decor throughout, 30 b/w photographic plates (by Richard Lawrence and others) with captioned tissue guards. All text pages bordered in attractive red decor. ; Copyright 1850. Second edition, with new preface, also 1850. This is an illustrated reprint of second edition, 1892-1893. Partly based on manuscript by Fray Anton...
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Gothenburg Sweden : Goteburg, Goeteburg

By: Isacson, Oscar

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Swedish Traffic Association : 1932

Seller ID: 22407

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

24 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Softcover, 24 glossy pages plus covers, two b/w maps showing railroad and steamship lines, b/w fold-out map of city showing popular tourist sites, 29 b/w photos. English text except some Swedish here and there. ; Light edgewear only. No major defects. Scarce. ; Swedish Traffic Association A Series; Vol. 43
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Piikani Blackfeet, the : A Culture under Siege

By: Jackson, John C.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company : 2000

Seller ID: 24346

ISBN-13: 9780878423866

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

276 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover, [xii] + 276 pages, index, bibliography, endnotes, 2 appendixes, 23 b/w illustrations and maps including full-page map of entire area covered by this publication, from Salt Lake in south to Edmonton in north. ; Not merely a history of Native Americans (First Nations) of Montana and Alberta but a heavily researched, highly detailed masterpiece depicting how European fur trade intersected with and affected Blackfeet way of life. ; Almost no wear but a touch of foxing here and there.
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Introduction to African Civilizations : With Introduction and Additional Bibliographical Notes

By: Jackson, John G., with John Hendrik Clarke

Price: $21.00

Publisher: University Books : 1970

Seller ID: 23709

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket

384 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Hardcover, green cloth, 394 pages, index, bibliography, footnotes, appendixes; table of gelogical time periods, table of Ethiopian clans, table of Egyptian dynasties, table of English words derived from Egyptian, table of 23 rites performed by divine kings, etc; 12 line drawings of ancient zodiac signs, 16 b/w photos on glossy plates. ; Dispells many myths about African history and presents many illuminating facts about prehistoric, early, and modern Africa. ; Topics include: Origin of Man. Origin of civilization. Ethiopia. Egypt. Moors. Golden age of West Africa....
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Freethinkers : A History of American Secularism

By: Jacoby, Susan

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Metropolitan Books : 2004

Seller ID: 24186

ISBN-13: 9780805074420

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good dust jacket

432 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, [xii] + 420 pages, index, bibliography, chapter endnotes, 14 b/w photos and illustrations on glossy plates. ; Author, raised in a Roman Catholic household with a Jewish father, became a secularist and a journalist and has written more than a dozen prize-winning history books. In this book she explores ; atheism, agnosticism, rationalism, free thought, feminism, humanism and secularism in American history, with special emphasis on Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Paine, Ernestine Rose, Lucretia Mott, Robert Ingersoll, Watson Heston, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, George...
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Detroit's Mount Elliott Cemetery : Images of America

By: Jensen, Cecile Wendt

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing : 2006

Seller ID: 21944

ISBN-13: 9780738540931

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

128 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Tan softcover, 128 glossy pages, about 200 historical b/w photos with detailed captions. ; History, controveries, famous burials, etc, in large Catholic cemetery founded in Detroit in 1841. ; No defects. Appears unused. ; Images of America Series
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White Slaves of Maquinna, the : John R. Jewitt's Narrative of Capture and Confinement at Nootka

By: Jewitt, John R.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Company : 2000

Seller ID: 22326

ISBN-13: 9781894384025

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

192 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Softcover, 192 pages, index, brief bibliography, 1 table, 1 ballad text, 2 small b/w maps, 52 b/w photos and illustrations. ; Maquinna was chief of the Mowachaht people, one part of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) people of Vancouver Island and region. ; Originally published 1815 as A Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings of John R. Jewett, Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston, During a Captivity of nearly Three Years among the Savages of Nootka Sound [Alaska], with an account of the Manners, Mode of Living, and Religious Opinions of the Natives. This edit...
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Soldier's Life, a : The Civil War Experiences of Ben C. Johnson

By: Johnson, Ben C, with Alan S. Brown

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Western Michigan University Press : 1962

Seller ID: 17711

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

122 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; White and blue softcover, 122 pages, small b/w map, footnotes. ; Faculty Contributions, Series 6, Number 2, June 1962. ; Edited, with an introduction, by Alan S. Brown. Foreword by George G. Mallinson. Map by Allen R. Smith. Memoirs of Benjamin C. Johnson, Company F, 6th Michigan Infantry, 1861-65, which saw action mainly in Louisiana. ; Minor edgewear. Old price marked on front cover. Affixed inside front cover, as issued, is A Note to Readers warning about racist language in the text. Upper tips bumped, with light creases. Binding tight.
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Vintage Jet Magazine, January 23, 1975 : Tony Orlando and Dawn Triumph as a TV Team

By: Johnson, John H.

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Johnson Publishing Company : 1975

Seller ID: 24371

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

66 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Softcover, small format, 5 x 7.5 inches, 66 glossy pages, tons of b/w photos, a few color photos and color ads, many articles and departments. ; Volume 47, Number 18, January 23, 1975. African American news and history. Tony Orlando, Telma Hopkins ("Dawn") and Joyce Vincent Wilson ("Dawn") launch hit new show. DC gets its first black mayor. President Ford appoints all-white panel to investigate domestic spying by CIA. Eartha Kitt reacts to learning CIA had compiled dossier on her. Angela Davis sues Alameda County (CA) sheriff. Governor George Wallace (AL) appoints ...
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Vintage Jet Magazine, July 22, 1976 : Cab Calloway and Lael Calloway ; Celebrities ' Children Follow Tough Acts and Find Success

By: Johnson, John H.

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Johnson Publishing Company : 1976

Seller ID: 24373

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

66 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Softcover, small format, 5 x 7.5 inches, 66 glossy pages, tons of b/w photos, a few color photos and color ads, many articles and departments. ; Volume 50, Number 18, July 22, 1976. African American news and history. Celebrity children of Cab Calloway, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, etc. Black syndrome. Blind amputee veteran completes masters degree in science. Kenneth Gibson elected first black president of mayors assn. Roy Wilkins causes uproar at NAACP convention. White cops who killed unarmed black suspect indicted for perjury. Angola sentences mercenaries to d...
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Vintage Jet Magazine, June 10, 1971 : What's Going On with the Fifth Dimension

By: Johnson, John H.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Johnson Publishing Company : 1971

Seller ID: 24367

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

66 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Softcover, small format, 5 x 7.5 inches, 66 glossy pages, tons of b/w photos, a few color photos and color ads, many articles and departments. ; Volume 40, Number 11, June 10, 1971. African American news and history. Diverse musical styles (soul, gospel, opera, pop, jazz, etc) of The 5th Dimension. Housing bias. Population statistics. Bobby Seale and the Black Panthers. Black politicians. Black business owners. Rioting in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Labor news. Society news. Sports. Much more. ; Minor edgewear and faint thumbcreases only. Scarce.
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Vintage Jet Magazine, June 27, 1974 : Nancy Wilson Finds Peace in Marriage

By: Johnson, John H.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Johnson Publishing Company : 1974

Seller ID: 24370

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

66 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Softcover, small format, 5 x 7.5 inches, 66 glossy pages, tons of b/w photos, a few color photos and color ads, many articles and departments. ; Volume 46, Number 14, June 27, 1974. African American news and history. Jazz superstar Nancy Wilson celebrates her second marriage. Cops cleared in shooting death of 10 year old. Fraudulent evictions. Building collapses on Mayor of Gary, Indiana. Florida attempts to racially mix state universities. Business news. Society news. People. Religion. Sports. Much more. ; Edges show moderate wear, a few small spots. Cover split a...
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Vintage Jet Magazine, November 25, 1971 : Flip Wilson Scores Big in New TV Season

By: Johnson, John H.

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Johnson Publishing Company : 1971

Seller ID: 24369

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

66 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Softcover, small format, 5 x 7.5 inches, 66 glossy pages, tons of b/w photos, a few color ads, many articles and departments. ; Volume 41, Number 9, November 25, 1971. African American news and history. Flip Wilson enters season three of his top-rated TV show. Followup to Attica prison rebellion. Segregationist Lester Maddox gets booed. Racist parking ordinance in Sand City, California. Operation Breadbasket holds successful three-day Expo. Shirley Chisholm runs for president. Redd Foxx debuts his own TV series, Sanford & Son. Black blockbusters Shaft and Sweet Swe...
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Category: History