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Jews under Hitlerism : An Eyewitness Account

By: Bishop Stephanos

Price: $75.00

Publisher: American Greek Orthodox Catholic Church Missionary Diocese: 1943

Seller ID: 21998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Good dust jacket

240 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, red cloth, 240 pages, b/w portrait frontispiece photo of author on glossy plate. Jacket illustrated with cartoon of hideous giant demon-troglodyte Hitler stomping people in street. ; Written by the Most Rev. Dr. Stephanos, Missionary Bishop of the Catholic Orthodox Hungarian Church (as of 1938) who traveled in Germany and Slovakia and here relates his experiences and shock at violence and evil witnessed under Hitler. ; Very little wear to book. Pages yellowed from age but not brittle. Jacket is mostly intact but has small closed tears and light crea...
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Culloden and the ' 45

By: Black, Jeremy

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Grange Books: 1997

Seller ID: 20524

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

217 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, red boards, [xiv] + 217 glossy pages, index, endnotes, 3 battle plans, 6 small maps, 58 b/w portraits and illustrations. ; Originally published 1990. This edition 1997. ; Exhaustive history of failed 1745 Jacobite (Scottish) rebellion against England and its final battle at Culloden. ; Book and jacket show only a whisper of wear. No marks, no defects.
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Child at War : The True Story of a Young Belgian Resistance Fighter

By: Bles, Mark

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Mercury House: 1991

Seller ID: 20902

ISBN: 1562790048

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

301 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, red cloth, black boards, [viii] + 301 pages, bibliography, 36 b/w photos with caption. Original publisher postcard laid in, as issued. ; Biography of Hortense Damon, a 15-year-old young woman who fought with underground guerrilla resistance in Leuven (Louvain) Belgium, during World War 2 and survived imprisonment at Ravensbruck concentration camp. ; No defects to book. Jacket has small wrinkle and closed tear at crown.
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Saint Austell Old Cornwall Society : Jubilee Souvenir, 1925-1975

By: Blight, Edward

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Old Cornwall Society: 1975

Seller ID: 20830

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

20 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Orange softcover, 20 pages, list of presidents with their society nicknames, list of current officers, b/w photo of banner on front, full-spread centerfold map of Cornwall. ; Additional chapters by G. J. Lomer, C. A. Evans, Peter Sheppard. ; Concise history of historical society of St Austell, one of the largest towns in Cornwall, England. ; Minor edgewear only. ; Laid in: Holy Trinity, St. Austell, 8 glossy pgs, 10 b/w photos and illustrations, creased once.
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Out of Harm's Way : Moving America's Lighthouse

By: Booher, Mike, and Lin Ezell

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Eastwind Publishing: 2001

Seller ID: 20298

ISBN: 1885457154

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

123 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, black cloth, photos endpapers, [xiv] + 123 glossy pages, index, bibliography, 2 appendixes, about 200 high-quality photos, most in full color. ; Famous 200-foot tall Cape Hatteras (North Carolina) Lighthouse was moved, intact, from its original coastal location to a site one half mile inland in 1999. This is the history of this historical lighthouse and the incredible engineering feat of its relocation. ; No defects to book or jacket. ; Item laid in: clipping on Outer Banks history, 2001.
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Road Less Traveled, the : The History of Baldor 1976-2000

By: Boreham, R. S. Jr.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Baldor Electric Company: 2004

Seller ID: 14411

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

174 pages; 4to (10") 26 cm; Dark blue cloth, gold lettering, 174 pages, numerous sidebars, chronological history, 6 appendixes, 89 photos and illustrations in text, most in color. ; Authored by R. S. 'Rollie' Boreham, Jr. ; 'Baldor Electric Company is a leading manufacturer of industrial electric motors, drives and generators', founded 1920 in Saint Louis, Missouri, moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas, in 1967, went public in 1976.; Boards are slightly bowed. No other defects to book. Jacket has two very small closed tears. Scarce.
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Parting the Waters : America in the King Years 1954-1963

By: Branch, Taylor

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Simon & Schuster: 1988

Seller ID: 21881

ISBN: 0671460978

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket

1064 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, dark blue cloth, blue boards, 1064 pages, over 100 pages of index and endnotes, 85 glossy b/w photos and facsimiles with captions. ; Unabridged. Pulitzer Prize winner for history. First massive book of author's monumental 3-book series on Martin Luther King and Civil Rights movement. ; Owner name and address penned on front flyleaf and second front flyleaf. Jacket shows minor wear to upper edge. ; America in the King Years Series; Vol. 1
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Cover Up : The Art and Science of Political Deception (Signed)

By: Bresnahan, David M.

Price: $95.00

Publisher: David M. Bresnahan: 1998

Seller ID: 21488

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

240 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Black and white softcover, 240 pages, list of 42 mysterious deaths linked to Bill Clinton administration, 68 who refused to testify, 36 who fled the country. Includes extensive appendix with facsimiles of over 75 documents. Title page SIGNED by author. ; An incredible compilation of scandals and corruption involving President Bill Clinton and techniques used by Clinton White House to shield itself from being found out. ; Very light edgewear. Eight pages have a small amount of highlighting. No other defects. Scarce.
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Journal of Negro History, the : Volume 41, Number 1, January 1956

By: Brewer, William M.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Association for the Study of Negro Life & History: 1956

Seller ID: 17742

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

102 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Softcover, gray covers, side-stapled binding, 102 pages, footnotes, 1 table. ; Topics include: From slavery to self reliance, by Edwin D. Hoffman. Roosevelt, Foraker and the Brownsville Affray, by James A. Tinsley. Carter Godwin Woodson and his contribution to American historiography, by Frank J. Klingberg. More. ; Very light wear only. No marks or spots. Binding tight. ; Laid in: advertisement to join Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, on manila cardstock, as issued.
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Journal of Negro History, the : Volume 41, Number 3, July 1956

By: Brewer, William M.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Association for the Study of Negro Life & History: 1956

Seller ID: 17743

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

104 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Softcover, gray covers, side-stapled binding, [ii] + 99 pages numbered 185-283 + 3 pages, footnotes, 1 table. ; Topics include: Negroes and Indians on the Texas frontier 1831-1876, by Kenneth W. Porter. Attitutes of American Protestantism toward the Negro 1919-1939, by Robert M. Miller. William E. B. DuBois' concept of the racial problem in the US, by Mary L. Chaffee. More. ; Very light wear and a touch of foxing. No other marks.
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Journal of Negro History, the : Volume 46, Number 1, January 1961

By: Brewer, William M.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Association for the Study of Negro Life & History: 1961

Seller ID: 17744

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

64 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Softcover, gray covers, side-stapled binding, [ii] + 64 pages. ; Topics include: Democracy and Christian ethics, by Dwight L. Dumond. The established Virginia church and the conversion of Negroes and Indians 1620-1760, by Jerome W. Jones. William Parker and the Christiana riot, by Roderick W. Nash. Saint Louis and the Exodusters of 1879, by Glen Schwendemann. More. ; Minor sheflwear only.
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Journal of Negro History, the : Volume 54, Number 1, January 1969

By: Brewer, William, with Benjamin Quarles, Clarence G. Contee, Arthur Schlesinger

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Association for the Study of Negro Life and History: 1969

Seller ID: 20579

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

100 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Tan softcover, [ii] + 91 + 7 pages, 4 major articles with chapter endnotes, plus news, book reviews, etc. ; Contents: The Canadian Negro, by Robin W. Winks. Nationalism and History, by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. Historians and Negroes, by I. A. Newby. Emergence of DuBois as an African Nationalist, by Clarence G. Contee. ; Upper tip lightly bumped. Very small scribble on each cover. Former owner laid protective clear film over covers and edged spine and covers with decorative blue and white tape. Everything readable. Binding tight. Sold as is.
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The Time it Takes : (Michigan History)

By: Brooks, Lucy Thompson

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Lucy Thompson Brooks: 1983

Seller ID: 20832

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

102 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Hardcover, white cloth, gold spine title, [ii] + 84 + 16 pages, 102 total pages, main text in 2 columns, 90 b/w photos with captions. ; Autobiography of Lucy Thompson Brooks, schoolteacher and great-grandmother of many, who grew up in log cabin on farm in Hart, Oceana county, in the northwest part of Michigan's lower peninsula. She tells true tales of primitive farming, hunting, cooking, schools, horses, trains, automobiles, etc, and family adventures. ; No defects to book or jacket. Scarce.
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Michigan Men in the Civil War

By: Brown, Ida C.

Price: $26.00

Publisher: University of Michigan Press: 1977

Seller ID: 21119

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Brown softcover, [iv] + 138 pages, index, appendix, 14 b/w photos and illustrations reproduced from old sources, 502 individuals listed with their names, dates, place of residence, regiment, concise biographical data, and detailed descriptions of their surviving wartime correspondence. ; Foreword by Robert M. Warner. Originally published 1959. This is 3rd edition, 1977. ; No marks, no defects. Scarce. ; Michigan Historical Collections Bulletin Series; Vol. 27
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Ghost Towns of Ontario, Volume 2 : A Field Guide

By: Brown, Ron

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Polar Bear Press: 1999

Seller ID: 20836

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

224 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Green softcover, 224 pages, index, over 60 towns listed and described, over 100 b/w photos and small maps.
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Chronological History of United States Foreign Relations, Volumes 1 and 2 : 1776 to January 20, 1981

By: Brune, Lester H, with Donald R. Whitnah

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Garland Publishing: 1985

Seller ID: 21814

ISBN: 082409056X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

1289 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Ex-Library; Two heavy hardcover volumes, gray-brown cloth, 1289 total pgs, index, bibliography, 24 small b/w maps. ; Garland Reference Library of Social Science. Chronology of dates and explanations of events in US foreign relations. ; Minimal library marks. Almost no wear. Both vols appear unused. ; Garland Reference Library of Social Science Series
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Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest : A Forest Shrine

By: Callahan, James William; Illustrated by Rossoll

Price: $18.00

Publisher: United States Forest Service Southern Region: 1936

Seller ID: 21296

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

12 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Softcover, green leatherette covers, 12 pages numbered to 9, small map showing Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest, North Carolina, and its neighboring national forests: Cherokee, Chattahoochee, Nantahala, Pisgah, Sumter. ; Cover art by Rossoll. Brief bio of Joyce Kilmer and history of his memorial forest. ; We have graded this item Fair. Covers spotted and discolored. Pages yellowed from age. Lettering faded but everything readable. No marks or scribbles. Binding intact. Scarce. Sold as is.
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World's Fair, The, Being a Pictorial History of the Columbian Exposition : Containing a Complete History of the World Renowned Exposition At Chicago; ... .

By: Cameron, William E.

Price: $32.00

Publisher: M. J. Monahan: 1893

Seller ID: 20991

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor with no dust jacket

816 pages; 4to (10.5") 27 cm; Large thick hardcover, black embossed leather binding, gilt lettering, 816 pages, floral endpapers, gorgeous presentation page with full-color and gilt decor, four frontispiece portrait photos of Thomas W. Palmer, George R. Davis, Mrs. Potter Palmer (Bertha Honore Palmer) and Frances E. Willard, main text in 2 columns, hundreds of b/w and monochrome photos and engravings with captions, many full-page. ; Complete subtitle: 'Being a Pictorial History of the Columbian Exposition, Containing a Complete History of the World-Renowned Exposition at Chicago, Captivati...
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Then Came Freedom : Detroit and the Emancipation Proclamation

By: Chavis, John

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Detroit Historical Museum: 1964

Seller ID: 20869

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

8 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; White booklet, 8 pages, 7 b/w photos and illustrations, 5 with captions. ; Copyright 1960. This printing 1964. ; History of abolitionists, the Underground Railroad, Frederick Douglass and other notables in Detroit, on and around the day of emancipation, January 1, 1863. ; No marks, no defects. Scarce.
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Study Guide, Incendiaries : Questions, Answers and Practical Exercises

By: Chemical Warfare School

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Chemical Warfare School: 1942

Seller ID: 17805

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

44 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover, pale yellow covers, 2 + 39 + 3 pages, 6 tables, 11 b/w photos and diagrams. ; Published in Edgewood, Maryland, at the Edgewood Arsenal (now Aberdeen Proving Ground) which was home of the US Army Chemical Warfare School. *** Topics include: What is fire? Extinguishing fires. Magnesium bombs. White phosphorus. Grenades. More. ; This book appears to have been used in the field. Covers are soiled. Light foxing to some page edges. Owner name, unit, and city on front in fountain pen. ; Chemical Warfare School Pamphlet Series; Vol. 3
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Category: History