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1868292288Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion 1868. Original Engraving. The Battle of Fort Pillow in Tennessee. ended with Federal black troops who had surrendered being massacred by soldiers under Nathan Bedford Forrest's command.~In "The Longest Night" historian David Eicher concludes that "Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest saddest events of American military history.". Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion unknown books
19723166Boise ID: Offset Printer 1972. Softcover. Very Good. 115 pp with illustrations footnotes in original wrappers. Price sticker on inside front cover very light handling wear; else clean. From the Introduction: "The first part is an expanded version of the publication 'History and Origin of the Basque' first published in 1962 . Part II points out the highlights of recent Basque history from 1931 to the present and deals primarily with the short-lived Basque Republic and the Spanish Civil War which followed." Offset Printer paperback books
1793247373Providence: Printed by J. Carter 1793. First edition. vii. 185 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With an owner signature in ink on title page: "John Hoskins his book 11 mo 12th 1793. 1/10 1/2" Contemporary quarter sheep and boards. Nice copy. First edition. vii. 185 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Evans 26146 Printed by J. Carter unknown books
1953WRCLIT53045Cambridge: At the University Press 1953. Gilt cloth. Frontis and fifteen plates. First edition. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with small patch of darkening at top edge. An important survey of design and printing methods from 1694. At the University Press hardcover books
1948008639Princeton N.J.: Published for the American Philosophical Society by Princeton University Press 1948. SCARCE in dust jacket. Near Fine small bumps top corners bookplate half covered by front flap. In Very Good Plus dust jacket small tears top edges spine a touch darkened. The first complete and unexpurgated edition of this autobiography. "Now first printed in full from the original manuscripts in possession of The American Philosophical Society and The Library Company of Philadelphia". Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and America's most distinguished 18th century physician. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published for the American Philosophical Society by Princeton University Press Hardcover books
184821287London: Charles Gilpin 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 512 pp publisher's ads bound in original brown cloth. Old staining to boards. loss of cloth at head of spine mild spine slant. Internally clean but with a section of pages 283-317 that were opened roughly and have creasing and or chipping at the top margin. Text unaffected. Penciled ownership signature dated 1859 on front free endpaper binder's ticket Remnant & Edmonds London on rear pastedown. Somerville was a British radical journalist soldier and promoter of free trade. After being hired by the Anti-Corn-Law League in 1842 "travelled over the entire country for much of four years writing a prodigious number of articles for newspapers. In the spirit of a social anthropologist he described farming communities-work habits the condition of the soil crops prices rents wages the state of the roads diets dwellings crime discontents religious beliefs-all laced with arguments for free trade" ODNB. Much of his autobiography focuses on the political agitation he engaged in while in the Army and the fallout from his actions. Charles Gilpin hardcover books
1943004521New York: Bibliographical Society of America 1943. 14 pages Fine in stapled brown wrappers. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front cover -"To Oscar Winther with sincere regards E.D. Seeber". Oscar Winther a noted scholar of Western U.S. history was longtime editor of the Missippi Valley Historical Review and the Journal of American History. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Reprint. Pamphlet. Fine in Wraps as Issued. Bibliographical Society of America Paperback books
17601530London: A. Millar J. & R. Tonson W. Strahan P. Davey and B. Law 1760. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Orig. calf rebacked. Very good. 384 pages - 24 ind. First published in 1747 the book was reprinted within its first year of publication - 20 editions in the 18th century followed. It was not uncommon for a female scribe to keep her identity hidden but by using the title "A LADY" erroneous claims of authorship flourished. Unfortunately for Glasse her financial situation was never secure and she filed for bankruptcy and even spent some time in debtors prison. OXFORD 77 BITING 189. Expertly rebacked portions of the original backstrip preserved. Interior crisp. <br/><br/> A. Millar, J. & R. Tonson, W. Strahan, P. Davey and B. Law hardcover books
1978001490London: Cambridge University Press 1978. Prior owner name and chop mark front endpage that of noted China scholar Lynn Struve. Lacking the dustjacket the spine of the cloth boards is sun-fadedand a bit stained yet still quite legible. Contents are clean and tight with no markings. SCARCE in hardcover. First Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Cambridge University Press Hardcover books
18572926New York: D. Appleton & Co 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. viii 415 pp 8 publisher's catalogue with frontispiece illustrations. Original brown cloth with gilt spine. Spine dulled one horizontal tear in spine cloth and additional splits along both front and rear joints. Internals sound and clean. Contemporary gift inscription on front endpaper. Perry's expedition was sent to Japan to induce the Japanese government to enter into diplomatic relations with the United States which Perry believed he could accomplish through a display of superior naval force. Hill 1332: "After his entry into Araga Harbor on July 8 1853 the Japanese were eventually compelled to accept a treaty.opening the ports of Hakodate and Shimoda. The most significant result however was that Perry's visit contributed to the collapse of the feudal regime and to the subsequent modernization of Japan." This is Hill 1333 "a compact abridgement of the Perry expedition narrative." D. Appleton & Co hardcover books
1924007341New York: Macmillan Co. 1924. SCARCE in collectible condition Very Good Plus from the collection of noted historian John K. Alexander his signature front end page small tears to cloth at spine ends contents are clean tight and unmarked. One of Professor Nevins' most highly regarded works. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Macmillan Co. Hardcover books
1877006923Oneida NY: Oneida Community 1877. Ten complete issues all Near Fine a few small corner creases 3 issues with small notebook holes at spine. Includes Vol. II Nos.3 16 33 and 47 Jan. 18 Apr. 19 Aug. 16 and Nov. 22 1877 Vol. III Nos. 9 11 14 Feb. 28 Mar. 14 Apr.11 1878 and Vol. IV Nos. 2 11 13 Jan. 9 Mar. 13 and Mar. 27 1879. . First Edition. Newsprint. Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Oneida Community Paperback books
2287504The University of the State of New York 1926. Trade Paperback. Good. Spine head and spine base and front hinge previously mended with tape stain along edge of rear wrapper small stain on front wrapper. 1926 Trade Paperback. 371 pp. Original printed wrappers. A history of New York State in the Revolutionary era. Numerous black & white illustrations throughout. The University of the State of New York paperback books
19261326039Albany: The University of the State of New York 1926. Softcover. Octavo; pp 371; Fair/paperback; light blue spine with black text; covers have moderate soiling to exterior; light crease to fore corners; few chips to spine edges; sunning to spine and panel edges; text block has some toning to exterior edges; shaken hinges; previous owner's name to ffep; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated;. 1326039. FP New Rockville Stock. The University of the State of New York unknown books
40873Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Albany 1926. 371 pages. Very good condition in a fairly amateur buckram binding; no spine label. . Other hardcover books
1942007181Washington D.C.: Public Information Service of the American National Red Cross 1942. SCARCE.Published Oct. 1942. 24 pp. pamphlet ARC 1120 4" x 6 1/2". Near Fine light soiling to wrappers. Informational pamphlet detailing the Red Cross' efforts in the months following Pearl Harbor. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4" x 6 1/2". Public Information Service of the American National Red Cross Paperback books
18841657Chicago: Schumm and Simpson 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 290 pp advertisements errata slip tipped in on verso of contents. Original prospectus for the book laid in. Moderate edgewear to boards chipping to head and foot of spine; contents clean and sound. No titles printed on cover or spine. No dust jacket. The author was a London native who emigrated to the United States and served in the American Civil War. Schumm and Simpson hardcover books
1935004256Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 1935. Near Fine bottom rear corner bumped in a Very Good clear glassine wrapper that is about 1" shorter than the book. Includes rare N C Wyeth plate a portrait of Stanley Arthurs. Foreword by A. Felix du Pont. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. University of Pennsylvania Press Hardcover books
1929004460New York: Frederick A. Stokes 1929. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED on front endpage - "Will H. Hays from Walter Trumbull". Walter Trumbull was a prominent American explorer and writer. He was a member of the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition in 1870 that explored the area of Wyoming that would eventually become Yellowstone National Park and he was the son of United States Senator Lyman Trumbull. Will H. Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America MPPDA which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. Book is Near Fine top edge a bit dulled in a Very Good dustjacket several edge chips and browned at spine. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Association Copy. Frederick A. Stokes Hardcover books
1986217711Elm Grove Press 1986. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Signed by Author. Illustrated; No pencil or ink markings in text. Shelf-wear to lower spine. Light bump to top of spine. Light bump to top of dj spine. Small closed tear at bottom of front dj cover at dj spine; DJ protected with Mylar Cover. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. Elm Grove Press unknown books
197414756LaSalle IL: Open Court 1974. Hardcover. Fine. xvi 354 pp with index bibliography. An as-new copy with no dust jacket. Clean tightly bound unmarked. Andrey Ivanovich Zhelyabov 1851-1881 was a Russian revolutionary and a leading Narodnik. n June 1879 he took part in a congress of political terrorists and became an advocate of such a policy. He helped found the worker student and military arms of the extremist organization People's Will and the newspaper of that organization in 1880 and wrote several of the organization's manifestos. One of the organizers of the assassination of Alexander II he was arrested on February 27 March 11 demanded to be tried together with his subsequently captured compatriots and was found guilty and executed Britannica. Open Court hardcover books
181547754Boston: John Eliot 5 Court-Street 1815. 1st printing American Imprint 35218. Original printed blue paper wrappers now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Rear wrapper with advert for other publications available from "the Printing-Offfice of John Eliot". Long closed tear to front wrapper which is also creased. Age-toning. A Good copy. 20 pp. 8vo. <br/><br/> John Eliot, 5, Court-Street unknown books
1972005606New York: Socialist Worker's Party 1972. Four page newsprint centerfold printed in black and red 11 1/2" x 17 1/2". Very Good curling at corners. RARE. The 1972 Presidential campaign platform for Linda Jenness and Andrew Pulley with a slate of local candidates and bios of the two candidates. . First Edition. Newsprint. Very Good. 11 1/2" x 17 1/2". Socialist Worker's Party Paperback books
1907006788North Bennington VT: H. C. White & Co. 1907. No. 11526. Text in gilt card is Fine. . First Edition. Stereo Card. Fine. 3 1/2" x 7". H. C. White & Co. Paperback books
1889007741London and New York: Macmillan & Co. 1889. Volume I The National Government - The State Governments. Volume II The parity System - Public Opinion - Illustrations and Reflectione - Social Institutions. Bound in half calf over marbled boards ornate gilt back with two brown leather labels marbled end papers top edge gilt. Fold-out map in volume 1 is Fine. A Near Fine set small bumps and rubs at corners small rubs at edges. . Second Edition Revised. Half Cloth Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Macmillan & Co. Hardcover books
