Category: History

Future of Auschwitz, the : Some Personal Reflections, the First Frank Green Lecture

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies; : 1992

Seller ID: 10385

Condition: Very Good

32 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Softcover, 32 pages, gray and dark blue covers, footnotes. ; Issn 09655913. Lecture by a social anthropologist and founding member of the International Auschwitz Council, appointed by the Polish Minister of Culture. ; Covers show light rubbing and thumb creases, 4 leaves creased at tips. Binding of two staples intact. Scarce. ; Frank Green Lecture Series; Vol. 1
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Rhyolite : Death Valley's Ghost City of Golden Dreams

By: Weight, Harold, and Lucile Weight

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Calico Press : 1972

Seller ID: 23665

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

40 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Yellow softcover booklet, 40 pages plus covers, 3 b/w maps, 43 b/w photos including 2 panoramas. ; Copyright 1953. This is 6th edition, revised, 1972. Historical photos by A. E. Holt. Modern photos by Harold Weight. Map on rear cover by Norton Allen. Gold rush boom town, built in 1905, in Amargosa Desert between Bullfrog and Beatty, southern Nevada, now a spectacular ghost town. ; Very light edgewear only. ; Southwest Panorama Series; Vol. 1
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Abolitionism : Disrupter of the Democratic System or Agent of Progress ?

By: Weisberger, Bernard A.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Rand McNally & Company : 1963

Seller ID: 23204

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

59 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Green and white softcover, [iv] + 59 pages. Text includes passages written by several contemporaries such as Horace Mann, Lydia Maria Child, William Jay, Albert Bledsoe and Charles Sumner. ; Vol-6 of a series of 15, edited by Charles Grier Sellers. ; Slavery, anti-slavery and abolitionism in US history. ; Covers show minor wear, light foxing to edges. ; Berkeley Series in American History Series; Vol. 6
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Lowell Mill Girls, the : Life in the Factory

By: Weisman, Joanne B. ; Illustrated by Susan Lippman

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Discovery Enterprises : 1991

Seller ID: 21081

ISBN-13: 9781878668066

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

48 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Tan softcover, bibliography, endnotes, appendix, 15 b/w line illustrations. ; The famous 'mill girls' (many Universalists) working in textile factories of Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s, organized, published their own literary paper, and some became celebrities. ; Contents: Lowell History at a Glance, by Arthur L. Eno Jr. Mill Girls of Lowell, by Verena Rybicki. Letter to Hannah, by Shirley Gifford, illustrated by Susan Lippman. Spirit of Discontent, by Almira, a Lowell mill girl. Beauties of our Factory System, or, Lowell Slavery, by Amelia Sargent. ; Only a ...
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Journey to Tomorrow : Logan, Ohio, 1816-1966

By: Wells, James D.

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Beacon Press : 1966

Seller ID: 24022

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

84 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Softcover, tan leatherette covers, 84 pages printed on high quality textured paper, 76 b/w photos and illustrations including 3 small maps. ; Published under auspices Sesquicentennial Commission of Logan, Ohio. Compiled and edited by Jim Wells. Illustrations of Logan scenes by Floyd Hiles. Portrait drawings by Irene Stillson. ; County seat of Hocking county, Logan was founded in 1816. This book chronicles pioneer settlers, early businesses, old homes, industries, churches, schools, clubs and more. ; Slight fading and discoloration to rear cover, which is unprinted. ...
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Road to Victory, The, Volume 1 : A History of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation in World War II

By: Wheeler, William Reginald; Illustrated by Allan D. Jones Jr

Price: $22.00

Publisher: United States Navy : 1946

Seller ID: 20925

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

361 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, black cloth, gilt spine lettering, [xxiv] + 152 text pages + 211 glossy plates, 361 total pages, 2 small maps, 3 full-color glossy paintings, 211 high-quality b/w photos with captions, 216 total illustrations. ; Vol-1 ONLY of a 2-vol set. Foreword by Maj. Gen. Charles T. Gross. Paintings by Allan D. Jones Jr and Edward A. Chavez. ; Minor shelfwear only. A few pages show very small spots. Everything quite readable. Lacks jacket. A rare look at stateside operations during World War 2.
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Burning Spring Wax Museum Catalogue, the : An Educational Historical Record of Famous Personages and Tableaux

By: White, Arthur F.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Burning Spring Wax Museum : 1966

Seller ID: 23760

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

28 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Red and yellow softcover, 4 x 9 inches, 28 pages plus covers, 46 exhibits listed and briefly described, 33 b/w photos, 2 color photos. ; Subtitle on title page: "Great Moments and Famous Personalities in Canadian and American History." Wax figures created by Earl Dorfman. ; Light wear only. No marks, no major defects. Scarce.
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Sport of Life and Death, the : The Mesoamerican Ballgame

By: Whittington, E. Michael

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Thames & Hudson : 2001

Seller ID: 22252

ISBN-13: 9780500051085

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

288 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall hardcover, teal-green boards, 288 glossy pages, dark brown endpapers, index, bibliography, endnotes, 11 chapters by 13 contributors, 323 illustrations including 171 in full color. ; Balls, ballgames, and game iconography (depicted in stone carvings, clay figures, pottery, etc) of Umala, the great team sport of ancient Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras, similar to basketball and soccer combined. ; No defects to book. Jacket shows a touch of shelfwear.
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Sgt. Grit's Newsletter, Volume 2 : Stories Written by Marines for Marines

By: Whitton, Sarah

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Sgt. Grit's Marine Corps Specialties : 2002

Seller ID: 24043

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

326 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Ivory-white softcover, 326 pages, many small b/w photos, short contributions (jokes, anecdotes, personal commentary on everyday life, etc) from hundreds of US Marines. Names given. ; Edited by Sarah Whitton. A compilation of interesting, funny, poignant stories from Sgt. Grit's Newsletter, a website. Chapter headings include: Maggots. Call of Duty. The Brotherhood. Ha Ha. House Commandant. Junk on the Bunk. 9.11. Tearjerkers. More. ; Spine and rear cover show a few small spots. Upper tip very lightly bumped. No other defects. Scarce.
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Deaths at Eureka : Story of the Goldminer Rebellion at Ballarat, Australia, 1854

By: Wickham, Dorothy

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Dorothy Wickham : 1996

Seller ID: 24188

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

64 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; White softcover, 64 pages, index, bibliography, footnotes, 4 appendixes, 15 b/w photos and illustrations reproduced from old sources. Chapter "Eureka's Deadly Results" by Peter Butters. ; This book concerns the famous Eureka Rebellion, when goldminers revolted against oppressive government policies, at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1854. Written by vice president, Ballarat & District Historical Society, and secretary, Historical Association of the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. ; A touch of shelfwear, one very tiny spot on front cover, small old pricest...
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Mackinac under Three Flags : Tourist Guide and History of Mackinac Island (Michigan) and the Straits Country

By: Wickman, G. H.

Price: $22.00

Publisher: G. H. Wickman : 1946

Seller ID: 24083

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

96 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Pale yellow softcover booklet, 96 glossy pages, index, chronology, 47 b/w photos and illustrations including small map. ; Written and published by George H. Wickman, Mackinac Island photographer. Printed by Herald-Leader Company, Menominee, Michigan. Copyright 1909. This is 6th edition, July, 1946. Presented in three parts: 1. Historical Michilimackinac. 2. The Island's Principal Points of Interest. 3. The Ideal Summer Resort. ; Front cover has four small spots, the largest 5 mm. Rear cover very slightly discolored. No other defects. Quite scarce. ; There are many con...
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L'Antisemitismo in Italia, Le Deportazioni di Ebrei Italiani fra 1943 e 1945 : (Anti-Semitism in Italy and Deportation of Italian Jews, 1943-1945)

By: Wiesenthal, Simon, with Serge Klarsfeld

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Palazzo Giustiniani : 1991

Seller ID: 11324

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

42 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Text in ITALIAN. Softcover, off-white textured covers, 42 pages. ; Introduction by Giovanni Spadolini. Chapters and testimony by Simon Wiesenthal, Serge Klarsfeld, Renzo De Felice, Luisella Mortara, Liliana Picciotto Fargion. ; Only very light exterior wear. Binding intact. Scarce.
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Mosby's Rangers : A Record of the Operations of the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry, from its Organization to the Surrender

By: Williams, James J.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Time-Life Books : 1982

Seller ID: 21917

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

511 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Hardcover, dark blue-black leather, marching soldiers embossed on front, gilt lettering, all edges gilt, red silk page-marker ribbon, marbled endpapers, 511 pages, about 300 b/w photos and illustrations. ; Top-quality reprint of a first-hand account of the American Civil War, originally published 1896. This edition 1982. Complete subtitle is a mile long. ; Gilt edges partly faded. Residue of removed bookplate on front endpaper. Owner name penned on front flyleaf. No other marks or defects. ; Laid in: publisher's original introduction to this work. ; Time Life Colle...
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Natural and Civil History of Vermont, The, 1e : (1st Edition, 1794)

By: Williams, Samuel

Price: $275.00

Publisher: Isaiah Thomas & David Carlisle : 1794

Seller ID: 15725

ISBN-13: 9780998355887

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

416 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; This is an actual book from 1794, not a computer-generated print-on-demand joke. ; Hardcover, tan speckled leather, gilt title over black spine label, 416 pages, all edges speckled, frontispiece is beautiful large fold-out map of the State of Vermont as it was in 1793, laid rag (cotton fiber) paper throughout, catchwords, footnotes, many lists and tables giving climate, temperatures, dates that plants bud, etc; 7 appendixes including population table by county and town; list of subscribers. Text printed with long S that resembles an f. ; Dedication page dated July...
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Epic of Heroism, an : The Underground Railroad in Michigan 1837-1870

By: Wilson, B. C.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Museum of African American History : 1988

Seller ID: 23745

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

58 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, 58 pages, bibliography, glossary, 3 songs with music, over 30 b/w photos, illustrations and small maps. ; Foreword by Reginald Witherspoon. Exhibit guide, study guide and resource booklet for inaugural historical exhibit at Museum of African American History (now the Charles H. Wright Museum ~) of Detroit, Michigan. Not written 'down' to kids but suitable for all ages. Includes optional study questions and activities. ; A very faint crease to front cover. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Scarce. ; Laid in: 1) two-fold glossy brochure for Museum of Africa...
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Hidden Witness : (Signed) African American Images from the Dawn of Photography to the Civil War

By: Wilson, Jackie Napolean

Price: $26.00

Publisher: St. Martin's Press : 2002

Seller ID: 24323

ISBN-13: 9780312267476

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

134 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Square softcover, 134 glossy pages, full color throughout. Magnificent collection of 66 early photos (mostly daguerreotypes, plus some albumen prints and tintypes) in their original ornate boxes and frames, depicting African American individuals, groups, children, slaves, mammies, etc, with historical commentary. ; Half title inscribed To David and dated 9-14-02 and SIGNED by author in a large hand. ; Foreword by Weston Naef. Companion to photo exhibition at J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, California, Feb-Jun 1995. Originally published 1999. This is first softcover ...
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Thousand Islands, the : Photo-Gravures

By: Witteman, Adolph

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Albertype Company : 1896

Seller ID: 16215

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

64 pages; 24mo (5") 13 cm; Small oblong hardcover (7 x 5 inches) 18 x 13 cm, umber-gray faux snakeskin boards bound with cord as issued, silver title on front, gorgeous white endpapers with gilt patterns, 64 unnumbered pages printed one-side only, 35 b/w photogravures (photos) of sights, including islands, coves, mansions, clubhouses, hotels, paddlewheel boats, etc, with captions. ; 'Scattered in prodigal profusion along the noble St. Lawrence River [on the border between Ontario and New York state] are the island gems, more than 1800 in number, known collectively as the Thousand Islands.' ; T...
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Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, the : And the Civil War's Final Campaign (Signed)

By: Wittenberg, Eric J.

Price: $23.00

Publisher: Savas Beatie : 2006

Seller ID: 20941

ISBN-13: 9781932714173

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

336 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, black boards, [xxiv] + 336 pages, index, bibliography, endnotes, 4 appendixes, 24 maps, 42 b/w photos and illustrations. Title page SIGNED by author. ; Foreword by Mark. L. Bradley. Minutely detailed history of Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, aka Battle of Fayetteville Road, aka Kilpatrick's Shirttail Skedaddle, which pitted Northern and Southern cavalry units against each other in Cumberland county, North Carolina, March, 1865.; Small address label on front endpaper. Author autograph. Otherwise book and jacket appear unused.
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Whatever Happened to Raoul Wallenberg ? (Signed) : The True Story of Holocaust Hero Raul Wallenberg and the Author's Efforts to Rescue Him from Soviet Union Imprisonment

By: Wolff, Morris H.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Educational Publisher : 2011

Seller ID: 20523

ISBN-13: 9781470193706

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

326 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Gray pictorial softcover, [xviii] + 326 pages, several appendixes, 20 b/w photos. Halftitle page inscribed and SIGNED by author. ; Foreword by Tom Lantos. Biography of Christian Swedish diplomat who saved over 100 000 Hungarians Jews from Holocaust. ; Minor exterior wear only.
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Journal of Negro History, the : Volume 40, Number 1, January 1955

By: Woodson, Carter Godwin

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Association for the Study of Negro Life & History : 1955

Seller ID: 17741

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. ; Topics include: Jan Earnst Matzeliger and the making of the shoe, by Sidney Kaplan. Samuel Gompers and the Negro workers 1886-1914, by Bernard Mandel. Role of the courts in the status of the Negro, by Hugh Williamson. More. ; Covers show very light wear. Bottom edge of front cover lightly spotted. No other marks. Binding tight.
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Category: History