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Price: $26.00
Publisher: University of Chicago Press: 1969
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 18729
Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
825 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Set of 2 hardcover volumes, blue cloth, top edges blue, 825 pages. ; Isbn 0226123642. Authored by longtime professor of philosophy and 20th-century phenomenology, Columbia University, New York. ; We have graded this set Fine. No defects to books or jackets. Still in original shrinkwrap. View more info
Price: $16.00
Publisher: William H. Lowdermilk Company: 1893
Seller ID: 15430
Condition: Good+
224 pages; 8vo (8.5") 22 cm; Orange softcover, 224 pages, footnotes, 1067 items listed and described, 107 b/w photos and illustrations with captions. ; Items include: portraits, maps, landscapes of places Columbus visited, relics of the conquest of the New World, original papers and documents relating to Columbus (many given here, in English translation, complete) and more. ; PLEASE NOTE: This is an actual book from 1893, not a flimsy overpriced book-on-demand reprint. ; Written by William Eleroy Curtis, director of Bureau of American Republics and Chief of Latin-American Bureau, World's C... View more info
By: Daboll, Sherman B. (Judge) and Dean W. Kelley
Price: $85.00
Publisher: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company: 1906
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 17750
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
575 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, quite heavy, full original black leather, gilt lettering on spine, green-gilt patterned endpapers, all edges gilt, 575 glossy pages, index, 80 full-page b/w photos and 5 beautiful full-page steel-engraved portraits with tissue guards. ; Biographical section, pages 1-439. Historical section, pages 440-572. ; (This is a real book from 1906, not a computer-generated reprint. Don't be fooled: those cheap reprints have the worst portraits and illustrations you have ever seen) ; Leather shows moderate wear at tips, partly split along joints, but bindin... View more info
By: Dana, C. W.
Price: $38.00
Publisher: Thayer & Eldridge: 1861
Edition: Second Printing
Seller ID: 11847
Condition: Fair with no dust jacket
396 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; This is not a flimsy recent reprint but an actual book from 1861. ; Hardcover, dark green blindstamped cloth, gilt spine title, pale yellow endpapers, a few small b/w engravings, several lists of data on river and railroad travel. For each western state (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, Texas, California, etc) gives rivers, railroads, climate, soil, government, education, religious data, etc. ; Copyright 1856 by Wentworth and Co. This is 2nd printing, 1861. ; Full subtitle: 'Its History, its Wealth, its Natural ... View more info
By: Daniel, Suzanne, and Kathleen Glynn
Price: $6.00
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing: 2006
Seller ID: 20362
ISBN: 0738541133
Condition: Near Fine
128 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Tan softcover, 128 glossy pages, over 200 high-quality historical b/w photos with detailed captions. ; Wonderful collection of historical photos showing birth and development of Greenmead, open-air museum and historical village in Livonia, Michigan. Plenty of Greek Revival architecture. ; No defects. Appears unread. ; Images of America Series View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: William James Hamersley: 1851
Seller ID: 12620
Condition: Fair with no dust jacket
509 pages; 8vo (8.5") 22 cm; This is an actual hardcover book from 1851, not a flimsy overpriced computer-generated reprint. ; Full original dark brown cloth, gilt spine lettering, [xxvi] + 509 pages, several b/w illustrations reproduced from engravings, index, footnotes, 6 appendixes including short vocabulary table in English, Massachusetts, Narragansett, Mohican, Pequot, Naugatuck. ; (Please note: Image shows one clipping + spine and front of book) Copyright 1850. Title page 1851. ; Manuscript approved by J. L. Kingsley, Leonard Bacon, E. C. Herrick on behalf of Connecticut Historical ... View more info
By: Debenham, Frank
Price: $22.00
Publisher: British Information Services: 1963
Seller ID: 20302
Condition: Very Good
8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Three vols on African localities, each with social, economic and political info, bibliography, appendixes, small maps, etc, all printed in England, distributed by British Information Services, New York. ; Vol-1474, Zanzibar, 1963, 44 pages, 2 small b/w maps. Vol-1475, Kenya, 1963, 48 pages, 2 small b/w maps. Vol-1485, Malawi, 1964, 46 pages, 14 b/w photos and 2 small maps, all on glossy plates, with one map being in black and orange. ; All have small spots to covers. Otherwise no rips or tears, no marks, no defects. Scarce. ; British Information Services Series View more info
By: Detroit News
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Detroit News: 1960
Seller ID: 20288
Condition: Near Fine
32 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; Oblong softcover, tan covers, 32 pages, chronology, 79 b/w photos and illustrations with detailed captions. ; History of Detroit News, founded in 1873 by James E. Scripps, and its amazing successes in journalism, editing, photography, wire service, typesetting, printing, pioneering radio and television divisions, more. ; Clean, no marks, no defects. Quite scarce. View more info
By: Deuel, Thorne
Price: $8.00
Publisher: State Museum: 1955
Edition: Second Printing
Seller ID: 20805
Condition: Near Fine
40 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Black softcover booklet, 40 pages, nicely designed covers printed in silver and dark red, bibliography, footnotes, endnotes, 26 b/w illlustrations. ; Originally published 1950. This is 2nd printing, 1955. ; Brief overview of major inventions in civilization. Topics include: Earliest tools. Farming. Waterwheel. Pottery. Merchant trade. Writing. Printing. Public engineering. Electricity. More. ; A touch of wear to lower tip. Small pricesticker inked out on rear. No other defects. ; Story of Illinois Series; Vol. 6 View more info
By: DeWolf, James Madison, with Todd E. Harburn and Paul Andrew Hutton
Price: $30.00
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press: 2017
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 20415
ISBN: 0806156945
Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
257 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, brown and blue cloth, [xxvi] + 257 pages, index, bibliography, extensive endnotes, 3 appendixes, 2 small maps, 40 b/w figures and photos with captions. Title page SIGNED by editor, Todd E. Harburn, who also inscribed and SIGNED half-title page. ; Diaries of Dr. James Madison DeWolf, surgeon, joined 7th US Cavalry in 1875 and died at Little Big Horn in 1876, edited and with annotations by Todd E. Harburn, foreword by Paul Andrew Hutton. View more info
Price: $22.00
Publisher: C Moon Publishing: 2011
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 19849
ISBN: 0578077760
Condition: As New
128 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Oblong softcover, [xvi] + 128 pages, several lists of participants, hundreds of full color photos. ; Tells the story of Honor Flight Michigan, an organization founded in 2006 to bring Michigan veterans of World War 2, at no charge, to see WW2 memorial and other memorials in and around Washington DC. ; Written by Timothy W. Downey, Melissa Downey, Catherine Kavannaugh, Gabe Downey. Photos by Brad Ziegler and Nate Strong. Foreword by Carol Ann Fausone. ; No defects. Appears unread. Quite scarce. View more info
By: Drake, Samuel Adams, with Walter K. Watkins
Price: $23.00
Publisher: Singing Tree Press: 1971
Seller ID: 20322
Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
124 pages; 12mo (7.25") 18 cm; Hardcover, dark red cloth, 124 pages of text + about 20 unnumbered plates, appendix, 37 b/w illustrations including several small maps and, in rear, large fold-out map of Boston as it was in 1722. ; Originally published 1917. This is an unabridged high-quality facsimile reprint, 1971. ; Main text by Samuel Adams Drake. Appendix by Walter K. Watkins. ; Complete subtitle: 'Also a List of Taverns, Giving the Names of the Various Owners of the Property, from Miss Thwing's Work on the Inhabitants of the Estates of the Town of Boston, 1630-1800, in the Possession o... View more info
By: Drury, Ian; Illustrated by Gerry Embleton
Price: $9.00
Publisher: Osprey Publishing: 1998
Edition: Second Printing
Seller ID: 20872
Condition: Very Good+
64 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; White softcover, 64 glossy pages, 54 b/w photos and illustrations, 12 full-page color illustrations depicting men, officers, weapons, equipment, battles, etc. ; Isbn 1855324016. Copyright 1993. This is 2nd printing, 1998.; Minor edgewear only. ; Warrior Series; Vol. 6 View more info
Price: $21.00
Publisher: Editions Volcans: 1975
Seller ID: 17544
Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket
278 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; FRENCH language throughout. Hardcover, tan cloth, brown lettering, color brick-patterned endpapers, 72 photos, illustrations and facsimiles, including several in full color on glossy plates. ; Isbn 2852600335. History of Bourbon, France, with many photos and illustrations of its unusual and outstanding old architecture. ; Small spot to cloth otherwise exterior is clean. 4 pages have a great deal of ballpoint underlining or margin notes. Otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. Binding tight. View more info
By: Eastern National Park and Monument Association
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Government Printing Office: 1959
Seller ID: 18718
Condition: Near Fine
24 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Softcover booklet, 24 pages including covers, color photo on front cover, 22 b/w photos and illustrations including diagram map of town. ; Published on behalf of Eastern National Park and Monument Association. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. Appears unread. View more info
By: Eaton, Cyrus
Price: $19.00
Publisher: Historical Society: 1992
Seller ID: 20879
Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
468 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, dark blue-black buckram cloth, gold lettering on spine, [xvi] + 468 pages, footnotes throughout. ; This is Vol-1 ONLY of a 2-vol set. This vol covers chronological history from 1605 to 1860, and does not contain family genealogies. ; Originally published in Hallowell, Maine by Masters, Smith & Co, 1865. This is a facsimile reprint, 1992.; Remainder mark on bottom. Otherwise only minor wear. (Scan shows spine and front cover) View more info
By: Economics
Price: $10.00
Publisher: American Institute for Economic Research: 1994
Seller ID: 17637
Condition: Near Fine
70 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; White softcover, 70 pages, index, 3 b/w charts. ; Issn 04242769. Economic Education Bulletin Volume 34, Number 7, July 1994. 'A brief chronology of some of the major events in our monetary history; including the abysmal failure of the nation's monetary officials to stem the very rapid debasement of the currency since 1971.' ; Only a touch of shelfwear. ; Laid in: Economic Education Bulletin for November, 1995, with Cost-of-Living Guide, 4 pages, folded. ; Economic Education Bulletin Series View more info
By: Ehret, Joseph
Price: $18.00
Publisher: Lithuanian National Foundation: 1984
Seller ID: 18953
Condition: Very Good+
30 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; White softcover, 32 pages numbered to 30. English throughout. ; Author, a Lithuanian, describes history and background of Russian ideology of expansion and world domination. ; A touch of sunning to covers. Small crease to lower rear tip. No other defects. Scarce. ; Laid in: Catholic Lithuania 600 Years, by Philip Skabeikis, 24 pages, 12 b/w illustrations, 1987. View more info
By: Elite Studio
Price: $110.00
Publisher: Elite Studio: 1910
Seller ID: 20573
Condition: Very Good+
Photograph; Stunning memorial (death, morning, bereavement) b/w photo of young African American man circa 1910. Item measures 6 x 8 inches. Actual photo measures 2.2 x 3.5 inches. Photo has gilt border surrounded by wide, full-color celluloid (early plastic) border illustrated with numerous symbols; including: Winged angel holding lamp and palmleaf. Lilies and other flowers. Sheaf of wheat wrapped in 'In Memoriam' ribbon. Urn. Musical instruments. Church with steeple. Ivy wreath enclosing book, candle, hourglass. Copyright symbol visible near lower left corner places this item no earlier than... View more info
By: Fabb, John, and Jack Cassin-Scott
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Blandford Press: 1978
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 20294
ISBN: 0713708956
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
157 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, red boards, color illustrated endpapers, 157 pages, index, discography, over 100 b/w photos and drawings, dozens of vintage illustrations in color. ; Mainly focused on British military bands from 1700s to present but has brief info on other European military bands. Chapters include: Instruments. Drum and fife. Drum major. Drum horses. Buglers. Pipers. More. ; Book shows almost no wear. Boards slightly bowed. GIft note on front blank page. No other marks. Jacket clipped, one very small closed tear near crown, otherwise intact. Scarce. View more info