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196541920New York: Appleton-Century 1965. Hardcover. Small 4to. Light grey cloth with black spine lettering pictorial dust jacket. 231pp. Frontispiece extensive illustrations maps. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. A tight and lovely first edition of this heavily pictorial examination of to cite jacket front panel "The Assassination The Funeral Journey The Pursuit and Trial of the Conspirators The Complete Story in Pictures and in the Words of His Day." One of many Lincoln volumes issued during the centennial of the assassination this title is surprisingly uncommon especially in nice jacket. Appleton-Century hardcover
19890022718New York New York: AMS Press Inc 1989. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/None Issued. VG/1st ed. A scarce book published in 1989 about the Christian Sects and religious practices handed down from former slaves and later immigrants through the many demoninations found on the Coast of Georgia. Includes background information and the historical development into a more contemporary religious picture found today. This copy which is not an ex-library or remainder copy is one of the very few offered for sale on the internet. 265 pages with notes bibliography and an index. Book is clean and tightly bound no markings. There are three pages that were turned down on the top corner. There maybe a stray pencil mark if so only one or two. A reasonably priced copy excellent for research or collecting. <br/> <br/> AMS Press, Inc hardcover
208 pages including footnotes and black and white photographs. Backbreaking work for slave wages in labour camps - that was the government's response to thousands of young men looking for jobs in the Dirty Thirties. This historical account tells the little-known story of the jobless who drifted across the country during the Depression and were drawn into the work camps - offered poor food, mass shelter, and a few pennies a day in exchange for doney work on major government projects. Records the desperation, disillusionment, and rebellion of these welfare inmates, and the repressive shameful way in which the politicians and government authorities tried to keep the situation under control. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
9 leaves. Text printed only on rectos. Photograph of the boiler room of the banana ship "Metapan". 8vo. Lacks front wrap. First page stained. Very scarce piece on the role of diesel engines at war. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WWI 10
1910w180625382B.W. Dodge & Co. 1910. 374pp. Red cloth hardback very light rubbing along edges corner tips slightly bumped First Edition no names or markings in book When Cattle Kingdom Fell a fictional account of western Americana ranchers vs. nesters . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. B.W. Dodge & Co. Hardcover
20192476United States Obvious State 2019
1946A52311Monterey CA: What's Doing. 1946. First Edition; First Printing. Magazine. Very Good. This is an oversized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the magazine covers has some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright though there is a bit of beginning toning throughout. The contents include: What's doing- Tourist Guide Photo Tour of the Peninsula El Toro Y El Oso by Charles H. Killian House of the Month Pentraits - Rudolph Von Urban by William D'Avee Civic Citation by Margaret C. Street The Church Cat by Paul S. Nathan Andre Moreau & Statement Carmel Caricatures by Nesbitt Names and Notables includes a Mention of Toni Ricketts the pal of John Steinbeck Pros and Cons by Beniamino Bufano La Fiesta de Monterey Forgotten Nootka byTj Bookseller to Cannery Row by Lillian Bos Ross Two Views of the Old Warf There to But Here By M. S. Relaxing at the Races by Kay Dorn and more. "To augment their savings the Arisses took over the editorship of The Monterey Beacon an experimental local literary magazine and published John Steinbeck’s "The Snake" in 1934. 4 William Saroyan passed through Monterey and sold a short story for one dollar to the Arisses for publication in the Beacon. 5 Years later Bruce Ariss created artwork and served as editor for a local magazine What’s Doing on the Monterey Peninsula. 6.Ariss was a friend and contemporary of John Steinbeck the Nobel Prize-winning author and Ed Ricketts. Bruce and Jean Ariss accompanied Ricketts and Steinbeck on an excursion to Mexico to collect marine specimens. His account of the trip including numerous sketches were published in his 1988 book Inside Cannery Row: Sketches from the Steinbeck Era Lexikos which offers a rare insight into the obstinate but charming Steinbeck who himself wrote of one such journey in the book The Log from the Sea of Cortez. " from Wikipedia; B&W Illustrations; 56p. pages; Pictured 12/17/25 . What's Doing unknown
2003023297Looking Glass 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG/VG/1st ed./Signed by Contributors. There are three well known and loved hot dog joints in Georgia: The Varsity in Atlanta Nu-Way in Macon and my own personal favorite Willie's Wienie Wagon in BrunswickWe Relish Your Buns. Very little wear on this copy just a tiny nick on the front lower corner of the dj. Signed on the title page with no inscriptions. Five signatures; I have identified four: Erby Walker: a long time counter Commando. the author Dick Parker Nancy Gordy Simms now the president of her father's company. There's another signature here but I can't make it out. The book is tightly bound no markings. Lots of b&w and color photos. Foreword by Zell Miller. I put it in a mylar sleeve and it comes to you an acid free document bag for storage. Mailed boxed and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC <br/> <br/> Looking Glass hardcover
12869<p>Atlanta: Looking Glass Books 2003 1st ed. SIGNED on title p. by the author et al. 123pp. illus. hardback oblong 4to: Fine in a Fine dj in poly cover. A handsome 75th anniversary commemorative illustrated history of Atlanta’s famous "world’s largest drive-in" restaurant signed by the author as well as Nancy Gordy Simms president of the Varsity and daughter of its founder Frank Gordy the book’s conceptual designer Gregg Bauer and even famous long-time counterman Erby Walker 1937-2008. As nostalgic a look at Atlanta as can be imagined.</p> Atlanta: Looking Glass Books hardcover
1918002038State Coucil of Defense of Illionios 1918. Soft cover. Good. Educational Document of the State Council of Defense of Illinois <br/> <br/> State Coucil of Defense of Illionios paperback
198652365La Crosse: Sumac Press 1986. Edition limited to 85 copies leaflet 17 x 13 cm pp. 4; printed in red & black fine. Rulon-Miller Wulling 180. <br/><br/> Sumac Press unknown books
165p. + Plus frontis and photo portraits. Lacks one illustration. Childish crayoning on endpapers. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, decorated and lettered in gold. Slightly worn. WWI 2
1917103306New York: New York State Woman Suffrage Party 1917. Four panel brochure 5x7 inches folded size fine condition portrait of Wilson on front panel. New York State Woman Suffrage Party unknown books
1996001958Athens Georgia: University of Georgia Press 1996. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. NF/F/1st. Ed. Each of the successive communities on the coast--the philanthropic and imperialistic experiment of the Georgia Trustees the plantation culture of rice and sea island cotton planters and their slaves and the postbellum society of wage earning freedman lumbermen vacationing industrialists truck farmers river engineers and New South promoters--developed distinctive relationships with the environment and these in turn developed distinctive landscapes. Book Condition is Fine; green cloth over boards with silver lettering on spine. 370pp. First Edition first printing. Illustrations b&w photos maps graphs and tables. Notes bibliography appendix: Population of Coastal Georgia and index. Book is clean and unmarked with the exception of former owner's library seal on title page. Tightly bound no wear. Dust Jacket Condition is Fine; glossy jacket with no soiling no tears or nicks. Covered with a removable mylar dust jacket. Scarce. <br/> <br/> University of Georgia Press hardcover
186517071New York: Appleton & Company. Very Good-. 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Original green cloth. Spine & front cover decorated with gilt. Tissue protected frontispiece full page and half page wwod-cut illustrations. 632pp some of which are age toned. Dr. Baxley special Commissioner of the United States led the 1860-62 18 months medical mission via Panama Peru Chile Ecuador and along the West Coast to San Francisco spending much time in California & Hawaii. First 29 pages have a small damp stain on fore-edge. Western Americana West Coast South America; Engraved illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 632 pages . Appleton & Company hardcover
1936SB12104Santa Ana CA: Fine Arts Press 1936. Volume I in the Calafia Series. Age toned gutters light yellowing to some of the edges else textblock is clean and tight. Leather spine with surface cracks from age and dryness; Wear to the edges and boards 481p. including bibliography and index. Full color frontispiece by Dorothy Smith Sides. Layout and design by Thomas E. Williams Fine Arts Press Santa Ana CA November 1936. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Frontispiece by Dorothy Smith Sides. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Fine Arts Press Hardcover
Fine English Paperback. Pbo. 4to. (29 x 24 cm). In English and Turkish. 177, [1] p., color ills. Exhibition catalog on history of insurance in the Ottoman Empire. What hurts the purse, hurts the soul. Insurance in the Ottoman Empire with documents from the Collection of David M. Kohen.= Mal canin yongasidir. David M. Kohen Koleksiyonundan belgelerle Osmanli Imparatorlugu'nda sigortacilik.
1968052827Albemarle N.C.: Charles A. Reap 1968. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 121 pages. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. Heavy damping and/or mildew stains to the covers affecting the top half and left of the front cover and most of the rear cover. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. <br/> <br/> Charles A. Reap hardcover
New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 180 p. Contents: "Preface 1. Turco-Armenian controversy and conspiracy theories Conspiracy Theories on the Adana Incident: Prototypes - Rehashed Theories: The Armenian Version - Rehashed Theories: The Turkish Version - A Disputable Document: the "Report" of Agop Babikyan - A Disputable Documents: The Memoirs of Mehmed Asaf. 2. The Adana province during the nineteenth century The Land of Derebeys - The 'Reform Division' and the Beginning of the Centralized Administration - Cotton Export and the Development of Agrarian Economy - Massive Colonization during the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century - Land Accumulation - Emergence of New Local Bosses: The Aghas - The Plight of Muslim Peasants - A Multi-Ethnic Society and the Ethnic Division of Labour - Turco-Armenian Relations 3. The Young Turk revolution and its impact on the Adana province CUP Takeover of Power and its Weakness - Ambivalent Charac-ters of the CUP Adana Branch - The New Provincial Government - Anti-CUP Sentiment among the Muslims - Struggle between the Pro- and Anti-Cevad blocks - Muslim-Armenian Tensions after the Revolution - The Smuggling of fire arms - Armenian cultural activities and their side-effects. 4. A hidden agenda: Demographic warfare and land disputes Armenian Nationalism and the Muslim reaction - Demographic dimension - Rising tension in communal relations - Repeated dispute over the Taylan Çiftligi - New Demographic Pressure after the Young Turk Revolution - Dispute over the Armenian land ownership after the Revolution - The repercussions of the land dispute over Armeno-Muslim relations. 5. The April incidents in Adana The Hovannes Affair and the Excitement of the Muslim Population - The Outbreak of Hostilities - Defence of the Armenians - Muslim Mob - How the Provincial Government Reacted - The End of the Initial Hostilities and an Interlude - The Second Incident. 6. Riots and massacres in the countryside The Hamidiye Incident - The Tarsus Inferno - The Attack of Kozoluk - The Disturbance in the Cebel-i Bereket - The retreat of the Hasanbeyli Armenians - The siege of Dörtyol - The Kozan Prefecture. 7. The aftermath The Casualties - The Relief and Recon-struction Works - A Farewell to Conspiracy Theories. Bibliography". ARMENIANS Politic history II. Mesrutiyet Ottoman politic history Adana 1909.
ria9781596671171_inpCD-Audio. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; World-renowned author and speaker Todd Whitaker speaks directly to listeners about the specific things that great principals do. that others do not. Based on a live recording of a Todd Whitaker presentation.Sample Clips "What will the unknown
0267135408.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
191898389New York State Woman Suffrage Party New York 1918. Leaflet. Used - Very Good. No date ca 1918 4 pages. 5.25 x 7" sheet unfolded. 12 points: citizenship residence national state county officers district party registration ballot voting. VG. New York State Woman Suffrage Party, New York unknown
1938TB32812New Bedford Mass.: Old Dartmouth Historical Society Whaling Museum 1938. First Edition "Reynolds Printing". First printing Very good in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt text stamping on the spine and front board. An octavo measuring 9 by 6 inches with rubbing and wear to the cloth at the ends of the spine area and a split to the cloth of the front joint which has been professionally repaired and with a prior owner's written notes in pencil at the top of the second free end page and with extensive penciled notes on the last free end pages. Without its issued dust jacket One of the most difficult titles to obtain in the WPA's American Guide Series. 314 pages with 3 illustrations. The book provides the most complete directory of Whaling Captains their ships and voyages from every whaling port in the US. Dykes 143; Powell 632 Old Dartmouth Historical Society Whaling Museum hardcover
191516439Boston: Printed for State Street Trust Co 1915. Illustrated. Printed wraps little worn but a VG copy. Printed for State Street Trust Co unknown books
196829999New Bedford 1968. b/w photos ills. 63 pp Pictorial wraps. unknown books
