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History of the 90th Division in World War II, a : 6 June 1944 to 9 May 1945

By: Abrams, Joe I.

Price: $85.00

Publisher: 90th Infantry Division / Army & Navy Publishing Company: 1946

Seller ID: 22000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

128 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Hardcover, brown cushioned boards, [x] + 89 + 29 glossy pages, 128 total pages, embossed lettering and logos on front, map of battle route of 90th Infantry Division in European Theater on endpapers, 5 brief appendixes, 190 b/w photos with captions. ; Written by First Lieutenant Joe I. Abrams, assembled and edited by First Lieutenant William P. Flynn Jr, foreword by Major General Herbert L. Earnest. ; The 90th, made up of boys from Texas and Oklahoma (hence their symbol "TO") was one of the infantry divisions that landed at Normandy; they continued on to break thr...
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Rio Azul : An Ancient Maya City

By: Adams, Richard E. W.

Price: $11.00

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press: 1999

Seller ID: 22320

ISBN: 0806130768

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

238 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, yellow cloth, [xx] + 238 pages, 4 appendixes, bibliography, index, 8 charts and tables, 58 b/w figures and diagrams, 8 color photos and illustrations on glossy plates. ; Archaeology, epigraphy, and artworks of Rio Azul, a garrison town and trading center of the ancient Mayan civilization in what is now Guatemala. ; No defects to book. Jacket shows minor shelfwear only.
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History of the American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine, 1959-2008 : 50th Anniversary Convention, Dearborn, Michigan, July 2-6, 2008

By: Ajlouny, Nadim

Price: $32.00

Publisher: American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine: 2009

Seller ID: 16710

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

181 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, black pictorial covers, 181 pages, 3 appendixes, 2 small maps, 6 family trees and tables, lyrics of Federation anthem in Arabic and phonetic English, hundreds of high-quality photos, about half in full color. Glossy throughout. All English, with a few words and phrases in Arabic. ; Compiled, edited, introduction and photos by Nadim Ajlouny, past president, American Federation of Ramallah, Palestine. ; Includes history of City of Ramallah, history of magazine Hathihe Ramallah, photos from each convention of the Federation, major Arab-American and P...
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Kyrgyz Statehood and the National Epos Manas : (Signed)

By: Akaev, Askar

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Global Scholarly Publications: 2003

Seller ID: 13713

ISBN: 1592670059

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

364 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Red and brown pictorial softcover, 364 pages, bibliography, brief glossary of Kyrgyz terms, 1 b/w diagram. English text. Title page SIGNED by author in ornate script and dated 2-10-003.; Written by Askar Akaev, President of Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) from 1990 to 2005. Foreword by Parviz Morewedge. Co-published by Utah Valley State College. ; History of Kyrgyz, a former Soviet republic, and of its ancient epic hero-story, Manas, which serves almost as a religion in binding together the people of Kyrgyz. ; Covers show light wear to tips. No other flaws. No marks apa...
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Kunstkamera Museum 290 Years : Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, Russian Academy of Sciences

By: Alferov, Zhores

Price: $32.00

Publisher: Kunstkamera Museum: 2017

Seller ID: 22331

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

352 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Oddly shaped softcover (5.5 x 9 inches) blue illustrated covers with inner flaps, 352 glossy pages, city map inside flaps, differently colored pages for each department, history and staff of each department, about 300 artifacts pictured, most in full color. ; Book designed by V. Yakovlev. Layout by S. Baev. English throughout. ; Antique carvings, weapons, masks, jewelry, costumes, etc, of many ethnic groups. ; Only a touch of edgewear. Quite scarce.
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American Airlines Guide Book to the World's Fair and New York : New York World's Fair, 1964-1965

By: American Airlines; Illustrated by William Kasso

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Cliff Productions: 1964

Seller ID: 18004

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

66 pages; 16mo (6") 15 cm; Small softcover, fold-and-staple binding, glossy covers, 66 pages printed on newsprint, 1 small map, 23 b/w photos and illustrations. ; Slight yellowing of pages, as usual. Faint crease to lower front cover. A touch of wear to crown. Otherwise remarkably crisp and clean. Scarce.
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I Married a Logger : Life in Michigan's Tall Timber

By: Anderson, Julie; Illustrated by Julie Anderson

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Avery Color Studios: 1989

Seller ID: 20839

ISBN: 0932212549

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

328 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Softcover, 328 pages, b/w photo of author, 16 full-page line drawings by author. (Please note: front cover carries faint image of author, that is not a stain) ; Originally published 1951. This is a facsimile reprint, 1988, 2nd printing, July, 1989. ; Memoirs and true stories of life in Upper Peninsula (Michigan) logging camp in early 20th century, writen by longtime logger's wife who fended off bears and coyotes while cooking for loggers. ; Spine intact and readable but shows faint creases. No other defects.
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Mason County Pictorial History

By: Anderson, William M. ; Illustrated by K. H. Wennstrom

Price: $44.00

Publisher: Mason County Historical Society: 1987

Seller ID: 18388

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

286 pages; 4to (10.75") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, dark red boards, gold embossed lettering, 286 glossy pages, b/w illustrated endpapers, index, about 700 historical b/w photos with captions. ; Mason county, Michigan. Much on logging, early railroads and locomotives, Great Lakes shipping, etc, plus pioneers, businesses, churches, etc. ; Published for 150th anniversary of birth of Michigan and 50th anniversary of founding of Mason County Historical Society. Edited by William M. Anderson. Drawings by K. H. Wennstrom. Photos by Russ Miller, Todd Reed, Hans J. Hansen and many others. ; Only a whisper ...
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Skansen, Buildings and Animals : A Short Guide for Visitors

By: Andren, Erik

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Skansen: 1965

Seller ID: 22302

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

56 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Softcover, 56 glossy pages, two monochrome maps, 6 b/w diagrams of farmsteads, 26 b/w photos. ; English throughout, except centerfold map in Swedish. Copyright 1952. This edition 1965. Tourist attraction, Sweden's first open-air museum, with antique furnishings, exotic animals and dozens of historic buildings. ; Light edgewear. Upper margin slightly wavy throughout. No other defects. ; With this book you will also get 1930 Swedish-language edition, Skansen Kort Vagledning under Rundvandring (Guide to Skansen) foreword by Andreas Lindblom, 32 b/w photos, centerfold ...
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Explorations in the Gruta de Chac, Yucatan, Mexico

By: Andrews, E. Wyllys Iv

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Middle American Research Institute: 1965

Seller ID: 22267

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

28 pages; 4to (10.5") 27 cm; Tall softcover booklet, green leatherette covers, 28 pages, endnotes, small b/w map of Yucatan, small cutaway map of cave, 29 b/w line drawings in text and 53 color illustrations on glossy plates, nearly all depicting pottery or shards. ; Ceremonial site of ancient Maya civilization. ; A touch of fading to edges. No other defects.
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Fur Fort, The

By: Andrews, R. J.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Ginn & Company: 1970

Seller ID: 18746

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

24 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Large oblong softcover booklet, 24 glossy pages, bibliography, 18 b/w illustrations, 15 color illustrations including map of early trading posts in Eastern Canada. ; Historical information on pioneer forts and fur trade in Canada around Hudson Bay and Great Lakes, with short quiz at end of each section, aimed at schoolchildren but suitable for all ages. ; Covers show a touch of shelfwear. 'Thunder Bay Historical Museum' stamped inside front cover. No other defects.
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From Van to Detroit : Surviving the Armenian Genocide (Signed)

By: Aprahamian, Souren

Price: $23.00

Publisher: Souren Aprahamian: 1999

Seller ID: 20421

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

291 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Green softcover, 291 pages, index, bibliography, chronology, small map, appendix with 39 photos, 42 b/w photos in text, with captions. Lengthy inscription on inside front cover (which states, in part, '1 and a half million perished including 35 members of my family! I am the last of the 15 of my family that survived the genocide') and SIGNED by author and dated 2001.; Copyright 1993. This is 2nd edition, 1999. Edited by Ara Sarafian and Roland Telfeyan. Foreword by Armen Haig Ovhanesian. ; Author was born and raised in Van, Armenia, and witnessed the fighting first ...
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Celtic Chiefdom, Celtic State : The Evolution of Complex Social Systems in Prehistoric Europe

By: Arnold, Bettina, and D. Blair Gibson

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press: 1999

Seller ID: 22214

ISBN: 0521585791

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

172 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Blue softcover, [xii] + 160 pages, main text in 2 columns, index, bibliography, reference notes, 14 chapters by various experts, 36 b/w figures and illustrations. ; Copyright 1995. This is 3rd printing, 1999. History of Celtic peoples from early Iron Age to Scottish clans of the 18th century. ; Rear cover lightly creased. No other defects. ; New Directions in Archaeology Series
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Barbary Coast, the : An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld

By: Asbury, Herbert

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Garden City Publishing Company: 1933

Seller ID: 21276

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

320 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Hardcover, dark red boards, tan illustrated endpapers, [vi] + 320 + [xii] pages, index, bibliography, footnotes, 14 b/w illustrations, 10 b/w photos on glossy pages, with captions. ; Copyright 1933. This is an early reprint. ; Lurid history of saloons, opium dens, gambling houses, Chinese gangs, prostitution and other vices in San Francisco from the Gold Rush to the Great Earthquake of 1906. ; Exterior worn. Faint spotting to 5 pages. One leaf missing upper tip, not affecting any text. 5 leaves lightly creased. Binding tight. Lacks jacket. Scarce. Sold as is.
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Maya Cities and Sacred Caves : A Guide to the Maya Sites of Belize

By: Awe, Jaime

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Cubola Productions: 2006

Seller ID: 22374

ISBN: 9768161108

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

104 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover, 104 glossy pages, index, bibliography, about 100 full-color photos. ; Maps by Rafael Guerra. ; Only a touch of wear. ; Belize Essential Guides Series
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Working Detroit : The Making of a Union Town

By: Babson, Steve, with Ron Alpern, Dave Elsila, John Revitte

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Wayne State University Press: 1986

Seller ID: 21939

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

252 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall blue softcover, [xx] + 252 pages, bibliography, index, appendix of major sites, about 300 historic b/w photos with captions, plus a few b/w cartoons, facsimiles, etc. ; Originally published under auspices Detroit Labor History Tours, 1984. This is 2nd Edition, with new preface by Steve Babson, 1986. Foreword by Nick Salvatore. Index by Phill Kwik. Maps by Gary Grimshaw. ; Small remainder mark on bottom. Light edgewear. Heel bumped, with small closed tear. No other defects.
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Henry Ford and the Jews : The Mass Production of Hate

By: Baldwin, Neil

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Public Affairs/Perseus Books Group: 2003

Seller ID: 21947

ISBN: 1586481630

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

416 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Softcover, [xiv] + 416 pages, index, bibliography, endnotes, numerous b/w photos and facsimiles in text. ; "Reveals how Henry Ford promoted a virulent brand of antisemitism, disseminating his point of view through a privately-published newspaper, the Dearborn Independent, and how the Jewish American community responded with alarm and courage." ; Spine very slightly rolled. No other defects.
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Legends of the Plumed Serpent : Biography of a Mexican God

By: Baldwin, Neil

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Publicaffairs: 1998

Seller ID: 22372

ISBN: 1891620037

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

206 pages; 4to (10.25") 26 cm; Tall hardcover, brown boards, orange endpapers, [xvi] + 206 pages, extensive glossary, index, bibliography, endnotes, dozens of b/w and full-color photos and illustrations. ; History and biography Quetzalcoatl, ancient giant Aztec deity in the shape of a winged serpent. ; NOT ex-library. No defects to book or jacket. Crisp.
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Invisible Flag. the : Complete and Unabridged

By: Bamm, Peter

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Signet/New American Library: 1958

Seller ID: 20254

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

192 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Paperback, 192 pages, all edges inked red, 2 small b/w maps. ; Signet S1512. Copyright 1956. This is 1st paperback edition, April, 1958, complete and unabridged. ; True memoirs of battlefield surgeon in World War 2 in Crimea and East Prussia (formerly Germany, now part of Russia). Blurb: 'A German Army Surgeon who Served in the Russian Campaign Tells of His Personal War for Humanity Against the Nazis and the Barbarism of Battle.' Translated from German by Frank Herrmann. ; Spine very slightly twisted. No other defects. Appears unread. Quite scarce. ; Amazonbuyers pl...
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House with Two Tales, the : History of Troy, Michigan

By: Barnard, Frederick H.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Barnard History Press: 2015

Seller ID: 19900

ISBN: 1936672995

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New with no dust jacket

139 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, gray covers, [xiv] + 139 + 13 pages, chronology, bibliography, 4 small family trees, 5 historic maps, about 130 b/w photos and facsimiles with captions. ; Isbn 9781936672998. History of Troy, Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit, with special emphasis on Niles-Barnard House, home of pioneer settler Johnson Niles and later Norman Barnard, both instrumental in development of Troy. ; No defects. No jacket, as issued.
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