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1910061494Lancaster PA: Pennsylvania German Society 1910. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. PGS Vol. XIX 19. Stiff blue wraps lettered in dark blue. Extended cover edges typically a bit rubbed otherwise only slight handling wear. Firm square binding with minor stress creasing. 42128107 pp. illus. w/ b&w plates. Also includes reports of proceedings at Lancaster PA annual meeting 6 Nov. 1908. Pennsylvania German Society Paperback
194722345Berkeley: University of California Press 1947. Hardcover. Very good. 226 pp indexed and illustrated in original green cloth binding with title panels in black on front board and spine. Some foxing especially to margins of plates. Binding tight text clean. No dust jacket. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Sid and Alice Kennedy In Appreciation of the happy times we have enjoyed together. Betty & Carl Russell Evanston Ill. June 30 1947." We are not certain if this inscription was written by Carl Russell himself of by Betty. Russell was Chief Naturalist for the National Park Service. University of California Press hardcover
195437908Hadlyme CT: The Independent Economic Research Foundation. Very Good; Split at center of spine. 1954. Fourth Printing. Softcover. Color printed stapled wraps. One of the optimistic wave of publications stemming from President Dwight D. Eisenhowers leadership and 1953 Atoms for Peace speech at the United Nations touting the many peacetime benefits to be derived from atomic energy including radioactive fertilizers. Scarce. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 30 pages . The Independent Economic Research Foundation paperback
1934040774Paterson NJ: The Call Printing & Publishing Co. for Paterson Rambling Club 1934. Book. Fine. Buckram. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red buckram lettered in gilt. Slight shelf wear essentially as issued. xi338 pp. illus. w/ b&w plates. A lovely gift-quality copy. Scarce. The Call Printing & Publishing Co. for Paterson Rambling Club Hardcover
1912060303Lancaster PA: Pennsylvania German Society 1912. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. PGS Vol. XXI 1910. Original copy rebound in red buckram spine panel lettered in gilt edges trimmed. 664477218 pp. illus. with b&w plates. Proceedings held at York Oct. 1910 copyrighted and published in 1912 in an edition limited to 600 copies. Cloth is modestly soiled text block edges typically tanned. Firm binding clean interior lacking title page but otherwise complete and fully intact. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover. Contains the Miller/Beissel material from the Ephrata Cloister the first part of Sachse's history of the Wayside Inns in Lancaster County continued in a future annual and a guide to the Moravian Cemetery God's Acre in Bethlehem PA. Pennsylvania German Society Hardcover
1907059229Pennsylvania German Society 1907. Book. Fair. Soft cover. Blue wraps. PGS Vol. XVI: Proceedings and Addresses at Reading 1905 issued 1907. Binding copy lacking front cover main title detached binding split at one juncture and loose at several others but internally complete and intact. Approx. 20% loss to back cover bottom corner. Also includes annual reports and addresses. Limited to 575 copies. iv5-325 pp. Scarce. Pennsylvania German Society Paperback
1914012958Lancaster PA: Pennsylvania German Society 1914. Book. Very Good. Original Wraps. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Blue paper wraps deckled edges. 32109304 pp. illus. with b&w plates. Proceedings held at Harrisburg Oct. 1911 copyrighted and published in 1914 in an edition limited to 600 copies as Vol. XXII of the publications of The Pennsylvania-German Society. Modest wear to extended edges creased binding a few light cover creases and light soiling. Interior clean and intact. Institutional book plate and circulation card but the copy never actually circulated thus only nominally ex-library. CONTENTS: "Pennsylvania--The German Influence in its Settlement and Development: Part XXIV: The Wayside Inns on the Lancaster Roadside between Philadelphia and Lancaster Sachse; Part XXV: The Pennsylvania-German in the Settlement of Maryland Nead. Pennsylvania German Society Paperback
200811977Albuquerque: UNM 2008. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 1st black cloth near fine in dj. 136 pp. INSCRIBED on the half-title. A collection of poetry centered in New Mexico traveling through deserts childhood memories notions of Buddhism - creating "maps of place and memory. <br/> <br/> UNM hardcover
1986006989Lowell MA: Self-Published 1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Collected. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff illus. paper wraps oblong format. 168 pp. Collection of historical columns originally published in the Lowell Sun. Silk and textile mills Concord and Merrimack Rivers missions anti-slavery demonstrations domestic life Andrew Jackson . . . and of course hometown of Jack Kerouac! Slight wear to edges nearly as issued. Scarce. Self-Published Paperback
2008023612University of the South 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. NF/1st ed. A great copy with one nick at the top of the rear flap. Jacket has no other flaws and is now covered with a mylar sleeve. The book itself is unmarked with clean white pages sewn binding sharp corners. 491 pp. First Edition of the Sesquicentennial History Project inscribed to a Beaufort S.C. bishop. Includes 5 essays List of Chancellors and Vice Chancellors endnotes Selected Bibliography . Comes to you in an acid free document bag for storage mailed boxed and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC <br/> <br/> University of the South hardcover
199222308Eastford CT: Shooting Star Press 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine. 8.5 x 11 inches 183 pp illustrated. A near fine copy with minor cover wear signed and dated 13 Nov. 1992 by Samuelson on the half-title page. A thorough and well-researched history of the Dalton Gang that reprints many contemporary newspaper accounts and other useful primary source material. Shooting Star Press unknown
1967A47119Albuquerque NM: Calvin Horn Publishers Inc. 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good-. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. This is an ex-office library copy The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. There are several library markings throughout the book including a library card pocket inked notations and a couple of tipped on notations. The text pages are generally clean and bright. "George Isidore Sánchez 1906–1972 was a pioneer in American educational scholarship and civil rights activism originally from the state of New Mexico. He served on the faculty of the University of New Mexico held several concurrent teaching chair and dean positions at The University of Texas at Austin UT Austin from 1940 until his death. Sanchez also acted as the 13th president of the League of United Latin American Citizens LULAC while spearheading several landmark civil right aimed court cases focusing on equal educational opportunities for Chicano Americans and opposing the use of racially-biased standardized tests based on non-proficiency in English. Sanchez is remembered as a leading figure in the early "Mexican-American/Chicano" movement which culminated during World War II after heavy involvement with and collaboration between Chicano-Americans and Latin Americans through The Office of Inter-American Affairs. In 1998 the UT Austin Education building SZB was renamed in his honor. " from Wikipedia; Ex-Library; 98p. pages; Pictured 11/6/23 . Calvin Horn Publishers, Inc. hardcover
1939230596New York: Harcourt Brace 1939-40 1960. Book of the Month Club. Hardcover. Very Good. photos maps. Octavos charcoal grey cloth <br/><br/>Howes S82; Heise SANDBURG SHELF 30. Final part of this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography. Illustrated with photos and maps. Harcourt, Brace hardcover
1939JS7565New York: Harcourt Brace and Company 1939. HB. Dark blue cloth gilt lettering on spine and blindstamped Lincoln signature on front cover 8vo xxxi 660 xiii 673 xii 515 xii 655 pp. All top edges of text block yellow. Later printing not dated. Copyright 1939 with m.9.57 code on copyright page of volume I. Owner's name ffep of each volume no other marks in book bindings tight and covers clean. Nice set of Sandburg's classic biography of Lincoln during the Civil War years. Book condition VG. Extra shipping charges will be necessary for this heavy set. Harcourt Brace and Company hardcover
1986011646Forth Worth Texas U.S.A.: Texas Christian Univ Pr 1986. 1st TCU Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Leonard Sanders on front free end paper. With captions by Ron Tyler. Oblong format 10 1/4"W X 8 3/4"H. 201 pp. Clean tight and bright copy with light wear.Price-clipped dust jacket is bright and clean with light edge creasing and a few small tears. Now in protective cover. <br/> <br/> Texas Christian Univ Pr hardcover
196200006181Boston: Little Brown and Co. 1962 244 pages signed and inscribed. Little, Brown and Co. hardcover
1952064519Baton Rouge LA: Louisiana State University Press 1952. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Light brown cloth lettered in gold foil. Just a hint of rubbing to spine extremities former owner's signature/date inked inside front cover otherwise essentially as issued. 1st ed. xi460 pp. illus. maps. Remnants of dust jacket laid in at rear. Louisiana State University Press Hardcover
1959023465Washington GA: Self Published 1959. Soft cover. Very Good. VG/1st ed. A solid copy of a scarce publicationself published probably not many produced. 81 pages divided into several sections: Wills Originals 1787 - 1815 Wills book 11200 wills altogether Settlements of Estates by Administrators and Executors Some Original Marriage Bonds Divisions Real Estate Inheritances Deeds of Gift Deed Books Superior Court Original Documents - loose papers Partitions of Estates Equity Court Cases Chancery Court Records. The front cover has the previous owner's name at the very top of the cover. The cloth binding is faded. However there is another front cover located under the first cover in excellent shape but unfortunately the previous owner felt compelled to writer her name again at the top of the cover. All pages are clean and white but 2 paragraphs separate pages have large parenthesis on both sides in the margins. No other writing or markings. The book will come to you in an acid free document bag for storage will be mailed boxed and I can have it in the mail to you tomorrow. BOXB <br/> <br/> Self Published paperback
2015023479New York New York: Thomas Dunne Books 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. NFNFG/1st ed. 1st printing. A tight clean copy; no nicks or tears to the dust jacket and price intact. No writing or marking to interior. Clean bright white pages. Not a remainder or ex-library. Jacket now covered with a mylar sleeve. On the scarce side. 288pp. letters documents photos illustrations notes acknowledgments index. Large heavy book. Comes encased in an acid free document bag mailed boxed and I can have it in the mail tomorrow. BRBC <br/> <br/> Thomas Dunne Books hardcover
1970056942New York: Da Capo Press 1970. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HARDCOVER brown cloth lettered in gold foil. Facsimile reprint of original 1903 edition. 283 pp. Da Capo Press Hardcover
1993BOOKS069480IPortland ME: Candace Sawyer 1993. PB. very good wraps softcover. B&W illustrations. 90pp. Candace Sawyer unknown
1908030490Philadelphia and Valley Forge PA: James Hogan for Valley Forge Park Commission 1908. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet gray wraps. Moderately soiled covers rubbed along binding fold with separation from lower staple to bottom edge. Clean intact interior excepting minor soiling along margins of main title. 31 pp. b&w photographic plates large color folding topograpichal map bound in at front large color folding general map bound in at rear smaller color folding map of park and vicinity bound in at p. 15 all fully intact. Exterior presents as Good interior and maps Near Fine to Fine. Scarce with notably fine maps. James Hogan for Valley Forge Park Commission Paperback
2010066508New York: Walker Books 2010. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. INSCRIBED. Gray cloth-effect boards lettered in silver foil. Slightly bumped bottom corners a bit more pronounced bump to heel of front joint otherwise as issued. Color illus. dust jacket Near Fine with minor sunning to upper front panel now in mylar. 1st ptg. 304 pp. illus. Inscribed by author on half-title full signature personalized and dated 26 Feb. 2017 accompanied by a flyer and post card promoting the event at which the signing occurried. Very scarce as such. Walker Books Hardcover
195724822Cleveland: The World Publishing Company 1957. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth pictorial dust jacket. 572pp. Maps map endpapers. Very good/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. A handsome tight first edition of to cite jacket front panel "The Living Story of The American Revolution. The World Publishing Company hardcover
1902047500Lancaster PA: Pennsylvania German Society 1902. Book. VG-. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SOFTCOVER stiff gray wraps. Binding is square and firm with typical stress creasing. Covers mildly soiled with crease along front cover fore-edge and 1" squarish loss at top corner minor loss to bottom front edge chip to top rear binding corner. Pennsylvania -- The German Influence on its Settlement and Development Part IX. Limited to 475 copies. 50ix355viii357 pp. illus. w/ plates. Pennsylvania German Society Paperback