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Zuni Origins : Toward a New Synthesis of Southwestern Archaeology

By: Gregory, David A, and David R. Wilcox

Price: $24.00

Publisher: University of Arizona Press: 2009

Seller ID: 22209

ISBN: 0816528934

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

517 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall thick softcover, [xvi] + 517 pages, main text in 3 columns, index, endnotes, 22 chapters by various experts, over 300 b/w figures, photos, tables, diagrams, etc. ; Foreword by William H. Doelle. Copyright 2007. This is 1st Softcover edition, 2009. Petroglyphs, pottery, textiles, copper bells, linguistics, etc, of prehistoric Zuni and Mogollon people of New Mexico. ; Book shows no defects.
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Cottonport Centennial : (Louisiana History) 1888-1988

By: Gremillion, Sadie C. ; Illustrated by Stewart Ducote

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Centennial Commission: 1988

Seller ID: 18574

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

80 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, 80 pages, many local ads, historical text, list of events, 176 b/w photos, mostly historical, with captions. ; Additional contributions by Lena Roth, Lillie Y. Armand, Ryan 'Sonny' Gauthier and others. Program (for November 5-6, 1988) and history book combined. ; Covers lightly sunned, small crease to rear cover. Gift note neatly penned on front page. One name penciled on rear cover.
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Pebbles and Pearls

By: Grice, George A.; Illustrated by Pat Shafer

Price: $30.00

Publisher: George A. Grice: 1980

Seller ID: 20840

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

230 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, blue cloth, [viii] + 230 pages, b/w photo of farmhouse, 6 full-page b/w line drawings. Includes memoirs, anecdotes, several ballad-style poems, bragging about going to Ku Klux Klan meetings, etc. ; Inscribed and SIGNED by author on front endpaper. ; Memoirs of life in Port Sanilac, Sanilac county, in the "thumb" of Michigan, by longtime schoolteacher who grew up dirt poor on a farm, 1910s-1930s. ; Boards slightly bowed. No other defects to book apart from autograph. Jacket intact but lightly rubbed.
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Piasts of Poland, The

By: Gronowicz, Antoni, translated by Joseph Vetter

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons: 1945

Seller ID: 22189

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

199 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, red cloth, 199 pages, index, 60 b/w photos, illustrations, small maps, etc. ; 1st English Edition. A on copyright page. ; Cloth on spine very slightly faded. No other defects. Lacks jacket.
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Il Pane Duro, Elementi Fotografici per una Storia dell'Emigrazione Italiana di Massa 1861-1915 : Hard Bread: Photographic Elements for a History of Italian Mass Emigration

By: Grossi, Oreste, and Gianfausto Rosoli

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Savelli: 1978

Seller ID: 22198

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

48 pages; 4to (11.5") 30 cm; ITALIAN text throughout. Tall softcover, 48 pages, 104 historical b/w photos with captions. ; Foreword by Paolo Cinanni. Chapter headings include: Il paese che si abbandona. La partenza genova. La tonnellata umana. La porto d'oro ellis island. Il giorno del giudizio. Hell's kitchen manhattan. Much more. ; Light edgewear. Small thumbcreases to covers. Old pristicker inked out on rear cover. Scarce.
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Battlefields of the Civil War, with Descriptive Notes : National Geographic Map, Atlas Plate 14, April 1961

By: Grosvenor, Melville Bell; Illustrated by James M. Darley

Price: $8.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society: 1961

Seller ID: 22297

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large folding color map. Reverse has several color maps of specific battles. ; Atlas plate 14, April 1961, stated.
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D-Day : Inside the First Great Invasion of Hilter's Europe, Sicily ! Complete and Unabridged

By: Gunther, John

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Avon Books: 1944

Seller ID: 20257

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good+

221 pages; 16mo (6.5") 17 cm; Paperback, black and red covers, 221 pages, small b/w map, all edges inked yellow. ; Avon T-239. Copyright 1943. This is 1st paperback edition, complete and unabridged, 1944. ; True story of invasion of Sicily, in southern Italy, precursor to Normany Invasion. ; Lower tip bumped. Otherwise appears unread. Scarce. ; Avon Books T Series; Vol. 239
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CNA, Continental Assurance Company : A Century of Commitment, 1897-1997

By: Hagan, Bruce, and Debra Tadevich

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Continental Assurance Company: 1997

Seller ID: 12954

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

224 pages; 4to (11.5") 30 cm; Dark red cloth, chronology, dozens of high-quality b/w historical photos, numerous facsimile documents and color photos with captions. ; Edited by Pamela Lyons. Photos by Francois Robert. Preface by Dennis Chookaszian. ; Though is it primarily a company history, it follows the great line of American history throughout its pages. One of the best coffeetable books we have ever seen. ; No defects to book or jacket apart from a touch of shelfwear.
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Michigan Official Directory and Legislative Manual 1929-1930 : (Michigan Manual 1929)

By: Haggerty, John S. and Sidney A. Schulte

Price: $37.00

Publisher: State of Michigan: 1929

Seller ID: 17027

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

835 pages; 8vo (9.25") 24 cm; Large heavy hardcover, red cloth, gold lettering, massive index, 60 glossy pages with portrait photos of every state official + 775 pages of text, brief bios of every official, tables of election results, taxes, members of previous legislatures, etc, 38 monochrome fold-out maps, much more. ; Book shows only minor edgewear. No marks. Binding tight. Scarce. ; Michigan Manual Series
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Fall of the Aerie, The

By: Haigaz, Aram

Price: $215.00

Publisher: Ararat Publishing Company: 1935

Seller ID: 12640

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

190 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, 190 pages, reddish-brown cloth, gold lettering and decor, footnotes, 6 b/w photos on glossy plates, which are: Shabin Karahisar and the Fort, Antranik the Popular Hero (mounted on horse) , Rev. S. Garnian and Shabouh Ozanian and their (heavily armed) comrades, Bishop Vranshabouh Kibarian, Vahan Husisian, Ardashes Bournazian. ; Authored by Aram Chekenian under pen name Aram Haigaz. Translated by H. Baghdoian. Foreword by Malkas. Eyewitness account of battle of Aerie (old Roman mountaintop fort) in which 5000 Armenian people were besieged and slaughtered...
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Smoky Mountain Folks and Their Lore

By: Hall, Joseph S.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Cataloochee Press: 1973

Seller ID: 21466

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

72 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Dark green softcover, 72 pages, index, 27 b/w photos with captions. ; Copyright 1960. This is 8th printing, 1973. Topics include: Mountain life. Mountain humor. Squirrel hunting. Bear hunting. Mountain folklore remedies. Smokies dialect and vocabulary. More. ; Only a touch of edgewear.
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Searching for Everardo : A Story of Love, War, and the CIA in Guatemala

By: Harbury, Jennifer K.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Warner Books: 1997

Seller ID: 20126

ISBN: 0446520365

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket

328 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, black and gray boards, [xii] + 328 pages. ; An American human rights activist authored this harrowing true story of the illegal arrest, detention, torture and presumed death of her husband, a resistance leader and Mayan Indian, at the hands of military forces in Guatemala backed by the CIA. ; Only a touch of shelfwear.
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In Commemoration of the Twelfth Anniversary of the City of Southfield

By: Harrison, Beverly

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Manufacturer's Bank: 1970

Seller ID: 19877

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

24 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Brown softcover booklet, 24 unnumbered pages, small map of Southfield Village in 1870, centerfold map of Southfield in 1970, 20 historical b/w photos with captions. ; Foreword by Norman W. Feder. Concise history written by Beverly Harrison. An early suburb of Detroit, Southfield was incorporated as a city in 1958.; Small number penned on inside rear cover. No other defects. Scarce.
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Detroit Teachers College : Handbook and Directory 1922-1923

By: Hartung, Urban

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Detroit Teachers College: 1922

Seller ID: 17242

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

48 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Softcover booklet, brown textured leatherette covers, 48 pages, social calendar, 3 songs and cheers (no music) , bylaws, list of clubs, indexes of faculty and students, 4 b/w portrait photos of faculty members. ; Detroit Teachers College was founded in 1881 and sometime after 1923 became part of Wayne State University. ; Covers worn on all sides, with small holes along spine. Rear cover has small scar and small area of discoloration. A few pages have small ink spots. Everything is readable. Binding tight. Quite scarce. ; Laid in: 1) small envelope from Detroit Teacher...
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Mexican Cities of the Gods : An Archaeological Guide

By: Helfritz, Hans

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Frederick A. Praeger Publishers: 1970

Seller ID: 22323

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

180 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Hardcover, brown cloth, 180 pages, bibliography, index, endpaper map and chronology, 5 small b/w maps, 9 b/w site plans, 35 b/w diagrams, 124 b/w photos on glossy plates, with captions. ; Originally published in Germany, 1968. This is 1st US edition, 1970. ; Archaeology of ruins of ancient Mexico, including religious monuments of the plateau region (Teotihuacan, Tula, Malinalco, Xochicalo, Toltecs and Aztecs) the Gulf coast (La Venta, El Tajin, Olmecs) and southern regions (Palenque, Uxmal, Chichen-Itza, Mixtecs and Zapotecs) with instructions and advice for trave...
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Detroit Perspectives : Crossroads and Turning Points

By: Henrickson, Wilma Wood

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Wayne State University Press: 1992

Seller ID: 21240

ISBN: 0814320147

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

593 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover, red-brown covers, 593 pages, index, bibliography, about 70 chapters by various authors, chapter endnotes, numerous b/w figures, tables, photos, etc. ; Anthology of writings tracing major developments and moments of Detroit history. ; Light edgewear. No marks. Binding tight and square. ; Great Lakes Books Series
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Detroit Perspectives : Crossroads and Turning Points

By: Henrickson, Wilma Wood

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Wayne State University Press: 1991

Seller ID: 21740

ISBN: 0814320147

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

593 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover, red-brown covers, 593 pages, index, bibliography, about 70 chapters by various authors, chapter endnotes, numerous b/w figures, tables, photos, etc. ; Anthology of writings tracing major developments and moments of Detroit history. ; Light wear to tips. Three leaves have small marks from removed paperclips. Beginning on pg 193 many pages have pencil underlining or margin brackets, not excessive. Binding tight and square. Sold as is. ; Great Lakes Books Series
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Wills of Early New York Jews, 1704-1799

By: Hershkowitz, Leo

Price: $15.00

Publisher: American Jewish Historical Society: 1967

Seller ID: 21960

ISBN: 0911934170

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

229 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Hardcover, dark blue-black cloth, dark gray endpapers, [xviii] + 229 pages, index, bibliography, 2 appendixes, 41 wills translated and/or transcribed with copious footnotes, 52 b/w photos of seals and facsimile documents. ; Foreword by Isadore S. Meyer. ; A touch of shelfwear. Boards very slightly bowed. No jacket, as issued. Scarce. ; Studies in American Jewish History Series; Vol. 4
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Film Unfinished, a : Warsaw Ghetto Holocaust DVD Documentary Movie Region 1 R1

By: Hersonski, Yael

Price: $7.00

Publisher: Oscilloscope Pictures: 2010

Seller ID: 21317

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

DVD; DVD in original paperboard slipcase, complete film in b/w and color, 1 hour 30 minutes, plus extras: historical essay by Annette Insdorf, interview with film researcher Adrian Wood, interview with scholar Michael Berenbaum, 25-minute US film including first footage of liberation of camps, CD-ROM study guide. ; This mutli-award-winning documentary masterpiece combines truly horrific footage of Warsaw Ghetto with footage from an unfinished Nazi propaganda film staged to show "wealthy" Jews exploiting ghetto poor, combined with memories and recollections of actual survivors and a cameraman w...
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Billion to One, a : The Story of Herzog, Heine, Geduld, Inc

By: Herzog, John E.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Museum of American Finance: 2017

Seller ID: 20506

ISBN: 0964263025

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

214 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, dark red cloth, [xvi] + 214 pages, index, appendix, 45 b/w photos on glossy plates. ; Fascinating history of Herzog Heine Geduld, Inc, from its founding in 1926 to when, as the third largest investment firm on Wall Street, it was acquired by Merrill Lynch. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. Appears unread.
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Category: History