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1987w191027415Garland 1987. 707pp. Maroon cloth hardback VG no DJ footnotes Twenty-five reprints of articles previously in various prorfessional publications with details of various influential American legal practices . Hard Cover. Very Good. Garland Hardcover
1986WAR0001<p>St. Michaels Press 1986. Hardcover. Fine./Near Fine. 124p. Maps Index Bibliography. Still sealed in plastic wrap. <br /><br /></p> St. Michaels Press hardcover
19320006268Chicago: Willett Clark & Co. 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. plates maps. Octavo 365pp. brown cloth <br/><br/>Actually an expanded version of Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard's MEMOIRS as written by his nephew. Hubbard was the heart & soul of Chicago in the 19th century. Signed by Hamilton on the half-title page. Willett, Clark & Co. hardcover
197454234NY: Ballantine Books. 1974. First Printing. Softcover. Good. Covers toned creased stained front hinge tender. ; Signed by the authors and photographer on the title page. Color photos by Jonathan Elliott. Measures 9.5 x 8.5 inches. Great photoessay on the handcrafted artistically-designed and embellished homes of Woodstock New York. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall . 0345242238 . Ballantine Books paperback
193828113N.p.: Johnson Publishing Company 1938. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey pictorial cloth. xiii 306pp. Frontispiece line drawings maps map endpapers. Very good. Second edition of what Martin Abbott calls "The major detailed study of the exodus of the Confederate government from Richmond; thoroughly researched and well-written." Tight clean attractive. NEVINS II 173. Johnson Publishing Company hardcover
195642620Garden City: Garden City Books 1956. Hardcover. Illustrations by John N. Barron. 4to. Glossy pictorial paper over boards pictorial dust jacket. 56pp. Numerous line drawings map/pictorial endpapers. Near fine/very good. Faint jacket edgewear. A bright and tight and lovely first edition of this slim state history for young adults -- with choice autograph addition: Tipped opposite the title page is a Typed Note Signed from Hansen 1p 8½" X 11" New York NY. 11 March 1959. Addressed to Arnold F. Gates 1914-93 noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar and long-time officer with the New York Civil War Round Table. Very good. Faint original folds. On "The World Almanac" letterhead citing him as editor Hansen tells the Round Table officer "I did not use the three dinner tickets last night. Can you give me a credit on future meals My guests mistook the hour and we had to get dinner outside." Signed boldly in full in black ink. Hansen 1884-1977 was the long-time and widely-syndicated "Chicago Daily News" literary editor 1915-45 whose views and reviews on bookish topics became well known and highly regarded; he was also a noted radio book-talk personality and guest panelist; he edited many volumes including many of the WPA state guides. Garden City Books hardcover
20231125558277Freedericton New Brunswick: Goose Lane Editions 2023. Book. New. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pictorial paper221 pages first Canadian edition Long listed for the 2023 Booker Prize From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Tinkers a novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast. In 1792 formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife Patience discover an island where they can make a life together. Over a century later the Honeys descendants and a diverse group of neighbors are desperately poor isolated and often hungry but nevertheless protected from the hostility awaiting them on the mainland until. Goose Lane Editions Paperback
1932063448Philadelphia PA: The Union League of Philadelphia 1932. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED. Burgundy cloth lettered in gilt. Just a hint of shelf wear essentially as issued. 60 pp. Presentation copy by primary author and League historian Herman L. Collins occupies entire front flyleaf: "To my rare and learned Lancaster friend Dr. Herbert H. Beck this little story of a club is sent with compliment of the author Herman L. Collins Girard Philadelphia Mar. 11 '37." Scarce. The Union League of Philadelphia Hardcover
1999222868West Chester PA: Chester County History Society 1999. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover 767 pp. w/99 b&w illustrations and photos. Presumed 1st Edition. Significant history from Native Americans to Quaker arrivals the Revolutionary War Battle of Brandywine Valley Forge the growth of the city through the Civil War. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light bumping to spine ends; light spotting to part of side text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; light spotting to rear interior flap; minimal edge wear. c. Chester County History Society Hardcover
1938112557406New York: Modern Library Random House 1938. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 12 Mo. grey cloth dust jacket xxiii 552 pages ; first Modern Library Edition R. Kent endpapers in grey 344 available titles inside dust jacket Modern Library advert on back panel of d.j.No. 261 in Modern Lib. series d.j. is price-clipped some light edge chips with minor loss 2 approx. 1 " closed tears to d.j. at top edge of front panel 4 line ink inscription on half title in protective mylar. a very presentable copy . Modern Library [Random House] Hardcover
19841125559743Columbia Pa.: National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors 1984. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pictorial paper viii 144 1 pages : illustrations ; included folding chart inside back cover a fine copy. National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Paperback
1930037326States History Company: 1930. 626 pages illustrated in b&w. Chapters on Government & Constitution; Judical System; Poltical History Daniel Webster; Immigrants; Education; Massachusetts Literature; Artistic Massachusetts; Religious & Social Reforms; Massachusetts in National Government Antislavery Western Massachusetts; Agriculture; Industry & Transportation; Clipper Ships;Reconstruction and Poltical and Governmental Readjustments. FINE- HARDCOVER blue coth covers lettering is bright on the spine. Hard Cover. Fine-/No Dust Jacket Present. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. States History Company: Hardcover
1906A36941San Francisco CA: The Argonaut. Very Good. 1906. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is a newspaper - made from a single sheet. The newspaper is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light rubbing edge wear and creasing to the corners and spine ends. There is a tear to the bottom front text page. "The Argonaut was a political journal based in San Francisco California from 1878 to 1895 founded and published originally by Frank M. Pixley. Pixley sold the journal before his death for $11000.00. The name comes from the local term for gold prospectors argonaut. The magazine was known for containing strong political Americanism combined with art and literature. Many 19th-century writers such as Ambrose Bierce Yda Addis and Gertrude Atherton Frances Dawson appeared regularly in its pages. It was considered one of the most important publications in California and it had a great deal of political influence. As a staunch Republican Pixley used The Argonaut to support Leland Stanford and other owners of the Central Pacific Railroad. Pixley who served as The Argonaut's editor and publisher had been California's 8th attorney general when Stanford was governor." from Wikipedia . The Argonaut unknown
1911064360Philadelphia PA: Percy McGraw Mann 1911. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. SOFTCOVER stiff tan wraps lettered in black. Extended cover edges typically chipped and a bit ragged with loss at top corner of front cover text block unaffected. Firm binding. Text 50 plates. Original copy not a reprint. Very scarce. Percy McGraw Mann Paperback
1900BOOKS075533IWalden NY: Wallkill Valley Farmers Assn 1900. HC. very good original wraps bound in orange cloth hardcover. B&W illustrations. Handsome copy preserved when bound in orange cloth. Great images and wonderful area display advertisements - IMAGES AVAILABLE. 160pp. Wallkill Valley Farmers Assn unknown
188217580Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1882. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Brown cloth with black impressed decoration on front cover and spine. Blind impressions on back cover. Gilt lettering on front and spine. Cover is clean with a hint of rubbing at corners and head of spine. Corners are sharp. Binding is sound straight and square. Green endpapers. The front endpaper has a fine crack in the gutter but not loose and the hinge is tight. Rear endpaper has a partial surface crack at upper end again the hinge is tight. No ownership or other marks in book. Pages are clean and without foxing. All edges tinted orange. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 192 pages . Houghton, Mifflin and Company hardcover
1928049941Palmyra PA: Schneider Printing Co. 1928. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Scarce hand-painted binding variant this copy with blue-gray peacock feathers against a black background on both covers and spine panel paper labels mounted on front cover and spine panel. 240 pp. Rubbed joints corners and edges with hand-lettered call label mounted on lower spine panel small ID label mounted along bottom edge of back cover. Two former owners' address inscriptions inked on front flyleaf. Very scarce in this form. Schneider Printing Co. Hardcover
009413Harvard University; Harvard Club. Harvard University / Harvard Club 8 items 1963-1980. Includes: Harvard Club of New York City 1965 Centennial Edition 8vo wrappers 195pp; Harvard Club of New York City 1980 8vo wrappers 130pp; Harvard Club of New York City Annual Report 1978 8vo wrappers; Facilities of The Harvard Club of New York City 16pp stapled brochere; Harvard Club of Fairfield County 1973-74 12mo wrappers 25pp; David and Arnold Hoffman Laboratory of Experimental Geology Dedication December 14 1963 8vo. spapled wrappers illus photos chip to the lower corner of cover; Harvard Almanac 1975 volume 1 Number 1 8vo. stapled wrappers 56pp. illus photos; Harvard University department of Geological Sciences Newsletter May 1972 4to. staples wrappers 23pp. All very good to fine. . Very Good. Wraps. Harvard University; Harvard Club paperback
1957631Richmond: The Virginia State Library 1957. Paperback. Two volumes. Small 4to. Yellow wrappers. xxxvi 158pp; pp.161-345. Frontispieces. Fine. Scarce two-volume set covering official and unofficial publications. The Virginia State Library paperback
2013034006Strategic Media Books: 2013. 270 pages illustrated in b&w. "Gangsters of Boston is the first comprehensive account of three centureis of thug life in the city where America began. This is a brutal Boston of warring gangs hitmen and paranoid mob bosses. Dive bars fugitive hideouts nd mob dens populate this world." FINE SOFTCOVER. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Strategic Media Books: Paperback
19954383Tipperary Ireland: Coracle Press 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 4to 12â€x9.5â€. Unpaginated. Maze cloth covered boards with title author and tire illustration to front. Light rubbing. Spine extremes bumped. Pages bright and unmarked. Illustrations throughout by Erica Van Horn. From a limited print run of 100 copies this being hand numbered 30. Inscribed by author to Tom Meyer and Jonathan Williams of Black Mountain College and The Jargon Society. First Edition Thus. Coracle Press hardcover
1982011426Denton Texas: Archaeology Program Institute of Applied Sciences North Texas State University 1982. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Oversize format 8-1/4"W X 11"H. Unpaginated with several sections one being numbered to 166 pp another numbered to 296 pp. Cream-colored linen boards with typical library stamps and markings. Lower center of front board reads 'Use in Library' and white tape covers print on rear board. Fort Worth Corps of Engineers label on reverse of title page. <br/> <br/> Archaeology Program, Institute of Applied Sciences, North Texas State University hardcover
2008075070Rockman's Trading Post 2008. Crisp and unmarked in full cloth binding. Slight rubs at spine head. 392pp. Photos and illustrations. Very nice dust jacket now in a new mylar cover. -- This book differs from most others about this extraordinary explorer surveyor mapmaker and fur trader. Based on his journals it follows his day to day travels and the incredible challenges and hardships he faced along thousands of miles of unmapped and dangerous trails and rivers he encountered and conquered in the vast western wilderness. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Johnston Cricket. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Rockman's Trading Post Hardcover
18285943Philadelphia: W. F. Geddes. Very Good. 1828. Hardcover. Clean brown leather red spine label with gilt lettering. Spine ends neatly reinforced: covers firmly attached. Light corner wear & light endpaper foxing. Text tight clean & intact. Devoted to the preservation of facts documents & useful information. Dams Canals Elections Philadelphia Pittsburg etc. Pennsylvania; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 386 pages . W. F. Geddes hardcover
198716153Wilmington: Broadfoot Publisher 1987. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine/very good . A journal kept by W. W. Heartsill for four years one month and one day or Camp Life; Day By Day of the W. P. Lane Rangers from April 19 1861 to May 20 1865." Index photos. First Broadfoot edition after orignal 1867 and 1953 publications. Dust jacket has a 1/2" scrape on back panel. <br/><br/> Broadfoot Publisher hardcover
