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Royal Cities of the Ancient Maya

By: Coe, Michael D. ; Illustrated by Barry Brukoff

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Vendome Press: 2012

Seller ID: 22283

ISBN: 0865652848

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

224 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Large (nearly 12 x 10 inches) oblong hardcover, orange stone-patterned boards, 224 heavy-duty glossy pages, index, brief glossary, a few historical b/w photos, color map, over 110 stunning large-size photos in full color, with captions. ; Photos by Barry Brukoff. ; This is the Maya coffeetable book to end all Maya coffeetable books. Complete overview of entire Mayan civilization as told by the rise and fall of its major ancient cities. ; No defects to book. Jacket shows only a touch of shelfwear.
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Tikal, a Handbook of the Ancient Maya Ruins : With a Guide Map, English Edition

By: Coe, William R. and Carlos Rudy Larios

Price: $17.00

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press: 2000

Seller ID: 22431

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

133 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Blue softcover, 133 glossy pages, bibliography, appendix, 1 table, 10 b/w maps and site plans including fold-out, 33 b/w diagrams, 35 b/w photos, 3 sepia-toned photos, 22 color photos, with captions. ; Copyright 1967. This is 2nd edition 1988, revised by Carlos Rudy Larios, 11th printing, 2000. ; Covers show minor wear. No other defects. Scarce.
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From the Ground Up : Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement

By: Cole, Luke W., and Sheila R. Foster

Price: $11.00

Publisher: New York University Press: 2001

Seller ID: 22347

ISBN: 0814715370

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

244 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Orange and brown softcover, [xii] + 244 pages, appendix, endnotes, index. ; Critically examines one of the fastest growing social movements in the United States, and presents case studies of Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; Buttonwillow, California; Dilkon, Arizona. Much on African American, Native American, and Latino activists. ; Minor spots on three leaves. Otherwise appears unused. ; Laid in: colorful bookmark from Black Star Community Bookstore, Detroit, with great quote from Malcolm X. ; Critical America Series; Vol. 34
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History of the Dominion of the Arabs in Spain : Volume 2 (of 3)

By: Conde, J. A. with Mrs. Jonathan Foster

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Henry G. Bohn: 1854

Seller ID: 20887

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

493 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, green blindstamped cloth, gilt spine lettering, green patterned endpapers with publisher catalog, [xvi] + 493 + 6 pages, footnotes. ; Vol-2 ONLY of a 3-vol set. Originally published 1820. This is first English edition, 1854. This is an actual book from 1854, not a flimsy computer-generated reprint. ; Written by Dr. Jos Antonio Conde y Garca (1766-1820) aka J. A. Conde. Translated by Mrs. Jonathan Foster. ; Moderate wear to ends of spine. Front endpaper (publisher catalog) chipped and scarred but nearly all readable. Interior clean, binding tight.
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String of Chinese Peach Stones, a : Sketches of Village Life in Rural Southern China, with Illustrations

By: Cornaby, William Arthur

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Gale Research Company: 1974

Seller ID: 20315

ISBN: 1241367086

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

479 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, dark blue cloth, [xvi] + 479 pages, appendix, footnotes, about 150 b/w photos and illustrations in text, with captions. ; Originally published by London: Charles H. Kelly, 1895. This is a high-quality exact facsimile reprint, 1974. ; Village life, customs, festivals, etc, in rural southern China, with much info on bloody Taiping Rebellion of 1850-1864, launched by fanatical Chinese convert to Christianity who proclaimed himself the brother of Jesus. ; A touch of wear to tips No other defects. No jacket, as issued. Appears unused.
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The Land, the Sea : Sand Point, Alaska

By: Courchene, Dorene

Price: $50.00

Publisher: High School: 1988

Seller ID: 22234

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

156 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, dark blue-black buckram, [viii] + 156 pages + about 20 unnumbered glossy plates, index, 16 tables and charts, 248 b/w and 112 full-color photos and illustrations. ; History, geography, mining, fishing, shipwrecks, etc, in and around Sand Point, Alaska, aka Popof Island, in Aleutian Islands off southwest Alaska. ; Copyright 1982. This is 2nd printing, 1988. Dozens of local contributors. Photos by Casey Emoto, Pam Gundersen, Rosanna Ludvick and others. Compiled and edited by Dorene Courchene and committee. ; No visible wear. Spine shows slight wavin...
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Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain

By: Creighton, John

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 2000

Seller ID: 22133

ISBN: 0521772079

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

266 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Hardcover, black boards, [xiv] + 252 pages, bibliography, 2 indexes, several small maps, 22 tables, over 200 coins shown in b/w diagrams. ; Coins and politics of the southern part of the Isle of Britain, in the era before its Roman occupation; specifically, the methods by which "rulers bolstered their power through the use of imagery on coins, myth, language and material culture." ; No defects to book. Rear panel of jacket lightly rubbed and scraped, not affecting any text or illustrations. ; New Studies In Archaeology Series
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Human Nature and History, Complete in 2 Volumes : A Study in the Development of Liberal Political Thought

By: Cumming, Robert Denoon

Price: $26.00

Publisher: University of Chicago Press: 1969

Seller ID: 18729

Binding: Hardcover

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.
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Exploration of North America, the : 1630-1776

By: Cumming, William P. with Hillier, Quinn and Williams

Price: $13.00

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons: 1974

Seller ID: 22225

ISBN: 0236310550

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

272 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Large heavy hardcover, green cloth, 272 glossy pages, main text in 2 columns, index, bibliography, chronology, endnotes, dozens of old maps, 400 plates (47 in full color) with detailed captions. ; Written by professors William P. Cumming, Susan Hillier, David B. Quinn, Glyndwr Williams. ; No defects to book. Jacket shows light edgewear.
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Growth of American Thought, the : 3e, 3rd Edition, 1964

By: Curti, Merle

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Harper & Row: 1964

Seller ID: 22356

ISBN: 0060414502

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Fair dust jacket

939 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Thick hardcover, dark blue cloth, [xx] + 939 pages, index, bibliography, footnotes, 17 photos and illustrations on glossy plates. ; Originally published 1943. This is 3rd edition, 1964. ; Pulitzer Prize winning landmark in the field of American history, discussing religious, philosophical, scientific and technological advancements in the US, from colonial era to mid 1900s. ; Book shows little wear. Front free endpaper has upper tip torn off and missing, and owner name in a large hand. Jacket worn, rubbed, chipped, sunned, but all readable apart from clipped retailp...
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Relics of Columbus, the : An Illustrated Description of the Historical Collection in the Monastery of La Rabida, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893

By: Curtis, William Eleroy

Price: $16.00

Publisher: William H. Lowdermilk Company: 1893

Seller ID: 15430

Binding: Softcover

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 Colum...
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Memories of Fordham : Little Italy, the Bronx

By: D'Erasmo, Rocky; Illustrated by Hank Cutrona

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Rocky D'Erasmo: 1987

Seller ID: 22197

ISBN: 0961868708

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket

289 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, dark green buckram cloth, 289 + 3 pages, small map, about 200 b/w photos and illustrations with captions. Large appendix of memories sent by friends and celebrities. Front endpaper SIGNED by author. ; Illustrations and design by Hank Cutrona. ; Rocky D'Erasmo remembers his childhood growing up under the shadow of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church in the area known as Little Italy, Bronx, New York. ; Almost no sign of use. Jacket shows light edgewear, slight discoloration to part of rear panel, two very small closed tears. Scarce.
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Textiles of Ancient Peru and Their Techniques

By: D'Harcourt, Raoul

Price: $34.00

Publisher: University of Washington Press: 1962

Seller ID: 15971

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket

322 pages; Folio (12.25") 31 cm; Large heavy hardcover, 322 total pages, tan buckram cloth, red lettering and decor, red endpapers, bibliography, 98 b/w diagrams in text, 7 color photos on 4 unnumbered glossy plates, 186 pages of text + over 160 objects shown on 117 non-glossy plates, with captions. ; A history book, not a crafts book, but there are many diagrams showing step by step how to make the patterns shown, including highly complicated plaiting (braiding) and weaving systems. ; Originally published in France 1934. This is 1st American edition, 1962. Translated by Sadie Brown. Edited by...
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Past and Present of Clinton County, Michigan : Together with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Prominent and Leading Citizens and Illustrious Dead, Illustrated

By: Daboll, Sherman B. (Judge) and Dean W. Kelley

Price: $75.00

Publisher: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company: 1906

Seller ID: 17750

Binding: Hardcover

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 binding is...
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Great West, The, Or, the Garden of the World : Its History, its Wealth, its Natural Advantages, and its Future, Also Comprising a Complete Guide to Emigrants, with a Full Description of the Different Routes Westward . . .

By: Dana, C. W.

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Thayer & Eldridge: 1861

Seller ID: 11847

Binding: Hardcover

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 Adva...
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Official Military Atlas of the Civil War

By: Davis, George B.

Price: $34.00

Publisher: Fairfax Press: 1993

Seller ID: 21888

ISBN: 0517415666

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket

350 pages; Folio (16.5") 42 cm; Very large heavy hardcover, 16.5 inches tall, 13.3 inches wide, 2.1 inches thick (42 cm tall) red boards, 350 pages, 106 b/w engravings, 209 drawings, some showing flags and uniforms in color, 821 maps, many in 2 or 3 colors, with detailed captions. ; Original title: Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Four authors listed. Originally published in 4 volumes 1891-1895. This is beautiful high-quality 4-in-1-volume facsimile reprint with new introduction by Richard Sommers, 1983. ; Very minor wear to book. Jacket shows light ...
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Cracovie, Ouvrage Orne de 118 Gravures : Krakow, Illustrated in 118 Photos

By: De Bovet, Marie Anne

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Librairie Renouard: 1910

Seller ID: 22184

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

140 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Ex-Library; FRENCH text throughout. Hardcover, dark steel-blue cloth, gilt spine lettering, 140 glossy pages, 118 b/w photos. ; Part of series, Famous Art Cities, this book highlights art and history of Warsaw, Poland, especially its most beautiful churches, palaces, ornamental buildings, etc. ; Very small library label on heel. Rear endpaper has pocket and tag otherwise book shows minimal library marks. Cloth partly sunned. Gilt lettering bright and readable. Binding tight. Scarce. ; Les Ville d'Art Celebres Series
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History of the Indians of Connecticut : From the Earliest Known Period to 1850, Published with the Sanction of the Connecticut Historical Society, 1851

By: De Forest, John W.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: William James Hamersley: 1851

Seller ID: 12620

Binding: Hardcover

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 Soci...
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Chugach Prehistory : Archaeology of Prince William Sound, Alaska

By: De Laguna, Frederica

Price: $22.00

Publisher: University of Washington Press: 1967

Seller ID: 22382

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

289 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Ex-Library; Hardcover, beige cloth, [xxii] + 289 pages, index, pronunciation guide, 7 maps, 37 b/w sketches and figures, hundreds of artifacts (axes, knives, hammers, lamps, arrowheads, fish-hooks, awls, etc) shown on 59 b/w plates, with captions. ; Copyright 1956. This is 2nd printing, 1967. ; Archaeological, anthropological, and ethnological research undertaken at Prince William Sound, Alaska, in 1933. ; We have graded this item Fair. It has seen a lot of use. All the usual library marks. Cloth spotted, discolored, frayed at tips. Fore-edge smudged. Both hinges ...
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Malawi, Kenya, Zanzibar : British Information Services

By: Debenham, Frank

Price: $22.00

Publisher: British Information Services: 1963

Seller ID: 20302

Binding: Softcover

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
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Category: History