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19302050San Francisco: Hawaiian Pineapple Company 1930. Fifth Printing. Staplebound. White wraps. Good. 55 pages. 15.5 x 9 cm. A folkloric account of James Drummond Dole's climb to become the "Pineapple King". Narrative takes the reader through the early days of planting canning and role in the company's success to pack and ship pineapple to overseas markets. Black and white photo images include farming canning production and Lanai City cottages store school and hospital. Color images include the description of the three grades of canned pineapple along with recipes. Rear cover illustration of a giant pineapple-shaped water tank built in 1927. Covers creased and stained interior clean. <br/><br/> Hawaiian Pineapple Company paperback books
19641206Northampton Massachusetts: Smith College 1964. First Edition. Pamphlet reproduces a letter from 21-year-old Ellen "Ellie" Wright to her brother William nine days after Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter and ignited the Civil War in 1861. Ellie writes from Philadelphia and describes the preparations for war. From Smith College's collection of the papers of Abolitionist and journalist William Lloyd Garrison and his family. Ellie married William Lloyd Garrison Jr. in 1864. 8vo 9 inches / 23 cm 15 pages in stapled wrappers with deckled edges. Slight sunning to edges and a bit of soiling. Near Fine. Invitation to an event hosted by the Friends of the Smith College Library laid in. <br/><br/> Smith College unknown books
1972005614New York: Communist Party USA 1972. 3 1/2" x 6" bumper sticker black lettering on red field although for some reason my scanner is registering this as pink instead of red and 3 1/2" x 7 1/2" contribution card. Both are Fine both are SCARCE. . First Printing. Cardstock. Fine. Communist Party USA Paperback books
1972005615New York: Communist Party USA 1972. RARE. Four panel brochure paper evenly browned else Very Good condition 8.5 x 11 inches folded size. Cover photo of women carrying children inner photo across fold of children's bodies in a row. The biggest ever bombing campaign by US B-52 aircraft took place over Christmas 1972 when the US dropped at least 20000 tonnes of explosives on North Vietnam mostly Hanoi. More than 1000 Vietnamese died. First Edition. Newsprint. Very Good. Communist Party USA Paperback books
198971960London: Routledge 1989. Paperback. xiii 238p. illustrated with photos very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Routledge paperback books
199920526Berkeley: University of California Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0520224701 . Color illustrations throughout. First printing. Fine in an about fine tiny closed edge tear at the top of the front panel dust jacket. . University of California Press hardcover books
1872008648London: John Murray 1872. Three volumes in lovely English prize binding of full polished calf the backs intricately gilt marbled end pages and edges front covers with gilt stamped emblem featuring a sheath of wheat and an open book with the motto "Read & Reap". Second blank end page states "Frank Henry Glanville Devon County School West Buckland Prize. First Class Honours as a Junior at the Cambridge Local Examination 1873 2nd in England in 6th in England in English Prize Day Sep. 13 1874" signed with initials. Near Fine light soiling to boards top edges darkened boards lightly rubbed at tips. . New Edition. Full Polished Calf. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. John Murray Hardcover books
1959TB25170Waterford New York: Self-published 1959. First Edition. First printing Fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine and front board. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". Without a dust jacket probably as issued; however the covers are protected by a thick acetate jacket. Laid-in is a mimeographed one page advance ad by the author for this book. Additionally the book is signed by the author on the title page. 28 pages of text including a list of references and bibliography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Self-published hardcover books
1959TB22631Waterford New York: Self-published 1959. First Edition. First printing Fine in green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine and front board. An octavo measuring 9 by 6 inches. There is a dated "June 1959" gift inscription on the front free end page. The book is in otherwise perfect condition. Without a dust jacket probably as issued; however the covers are protected by a thick acetate jacket. 28 pages of text including a list of references and bibliography. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Self-published hardcover books
1960006086New York: Basic Books 1960. Fine in Very Good dust jacket 1" chip at base of spine. Great jacket design by Paul Bacon. All illustrations are official U.S. Air Force or National Aeronautics and Space Administration photographs. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Basic Books Hardcover books
1789007767York England : Printed by W. Blanchard 1789. Finely bound in contempoary calf spine in five compartments with four floral decorations four raised bands bordered in gilt rules gilt rules front and back. Complete with map and all plates all of which Near Fine. The bookplate of Thomas Bowman Whytehead noted York freemason and antiquarian at front pastedown. Very Good Plus end pages toned pp. 51-54 loose and laid in prior owner name in ink 2nd front end page. signature of pp. 257-280 bound after p. 224. A quite handsome and complete copy in lovely binding. . 4th Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Printed by W. Blanchard Hardcover books
1792046094York: E. Hargrove 1792. First Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Very Good Condition. Contemporary leather backed marbled boards type offset onto rear cover very clearly spine dry and rubbed edges worn offsetting from frontis onto title tear to corner of page 11 not touching text scattered foxing - still a very good copy. 1044pp 2 plates and a folding table the fallacious "Pedigree of Robin Hood". Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Sports & Pastimes. Inventory No: 046094. <br/><br/> E. Hargrove hardcover books
2221867<p>No date but ca. 1900 . First edition thus . 7 1/2" x 5 1/4". Original grey pictorial cloth stamped in black. No dust jacket. Good. 157 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>This edition not located in Bitting or Cagle.</p><p>Harland pseud of Mary Virginia Terhune wrote several cook books. This is likely a reprint of one with a new title.</p> International Publishing Company hardcover books
1900006521New York: Harper & Brothers 1900. Very Good light edge wear. Includes a full page color cartoon insert by W. A. Rogers " Vice Presidential Possibilities IV A Lone Star Performer". Also "The Klondike Output for 1900" with 3 black and white photographs "Will the Labor Unions Commit Suicide" by Rupert Hughes black and white photographs of The paris Exposition and several other articles. . First Edition. Magazine. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Harper & Brothers Paperback books
1866267489New York: Harper and Brothers 1866. First printed in Harper's Weekly in May of 1863 and then reprinted in Harper's History of the Great Rebellion this almost pastoral scene was almost certainly drawn from life and reprinted shortly thereafter in the Weekly. The issue was dedicated to the siege of Vicksburg. Harper and Brothers unknown books
1866267491New York: Harper and Brothers 1866. First printed in Harper's Weekly and then reprinted in Harper's History of the Great Rebellion this five part print details various aspects of the Battle of Arkansas Post or the Battle of Fort Hindman. Part of the Vicksburg campaign the Battle of Fort Hindman was fought near the mouth of the Arkansas River at Arkansas Post Arkansas. The prints show the naval bombardment of the Post and its effects. Harper and Brothers unknown books
1868292290Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion 1868. Original Engraving. The United States Christian Commission USCC was an organization that furnished religious literature to Union troops during the Civil War. Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion unknown books
1868292293Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion 1868. Original Engraving. From the 1864 Atlanta Campaign. A lively scene! Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion unknown books
1868292292Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion 1868. Original Engraving. The ruins of Charleston as they appeared in 1863. Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion unknown books
1868292289Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion 1868. Original Engraving. Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion unknown books
1868254892Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion 1868. Original Engraving. Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion unknown books
200139588Cambridge:: MIT Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 0262083027 . Illustrated. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . MIT Press, hardcover books
1881240561NY: Wurtele and Co 1881. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 26 issues of this weekly in original black cloth. Rebacked with original spine laid on. Endpapers have pencilled arithmetic exercises from a previous owner. Very Good binding. Wurtele and Co unknown books
187821002San Francisco: Henry Keller 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair to Good. 8vo pp 240 1 with one plate and a few additional illustrations in the text. Publisher's green cloth decorated in gilt and black. Boards heavily rubbed and somewhat soiled small stain to margin of ca. 100 pages staining to rear endpapers rear hinge wobbly large penciled ownership signature "George R. Furman Los Angeles May 14 1878" on front pastedown. Cowan: "Contains sketches of the odd characters in Nevada with local narratives frontier sketches Indians Chines life in Austin NV etc. The author was for several years the editor of the Austin ''Reveille.'" Henry Keller hardcover books
199636512Chichester:: Phillimore. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 1860770061 . Illustrated. First edition. SIGNED by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Phillimore, hardcover books
