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1995006690New Haven CT.: Yale Univ Pr. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published New Haven CT.: Yale Univ Pr 1995 first printing. Thick 4to. 9" x 11 1/4" xxi1350pp. nearly 700 illustrations. Light spotting along top edge else fine clean bright unworn in fine dust jacket. . Fine. Hard. 1st. 1995. Yale Univ Pr unknown
1888BOOKS035143IHartford CT: American Publishing Company 1888. HC. very good brown cloth hardcover EXCEPTIONALLY NICE COPY!!!. 335 B&W ill. The volume contains a brief history of the powerful barbarian republic found by Europeans within the boundaries of the present State of New York; a narrative of the explorations emigrations and settlements of the Dutch Swedes and English in New Netherland; of the Indian wars and desolations; an account of the religions social and political organizations under Dutch rule; of the patroon and manorial estates planted along the tide-water region of the Hudson River; of the seizure and occupation of the domain by the English; the organization of the State government in 1777; its political social and military history as an independent State; its part in the drama of the War of 1812-15; the various changes in its constitution; its canals and railways; its agriculture manufactures and commerce; its literature and its marvellous growth in population wealth and refinement with biographical sketches of some of the most prominent actors in public life from Stuyvesant to Tilden. 618pp. American Publishing Company unknown
1989045546Elmira NY: Chemung County Historical Society 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Facsimile Reprint Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black buckram spine panel lettered in gold foil. Facsimile reprint of original 1912 edition published by the Chemung County Historical Society. xvii4659606063 pp. 62 illus. A few slight surface marks to front cover virtually as issued. Appendices include list of Confederate dead in Woodlawn arranged alphabetically by grave number order and listed by state and by regiment battalion or unit making this the preferred edition of the various facsimiles currently available. Chemung County Historical Society Hardcover
8vo., First Edition, with numerous photographs in the text, neat signature on front free endpaper; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper.
1981056036Richmond Virginia: Whittet & Shepperson 1981. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 245 pages indexed. Hardcover bound in red cloth. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy and clean within. Contains a few illustrations mostly of 19th century stock designs but there are also a few photographs of people and drawings of a building or two. Also has some information on the Great Valley and the Hillsville Presbyterian Church. <br/> <br/> Whittet & Shepperson hardcover
1964003831Princeton New Jersey: Van Nostrand 1964. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket only very lightly soiled. NOT price clipped 3.95. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. A square tight unmarked copy. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue boards. Gilt on spine and front cover is still bright and shiny. Illustrated with endpaper maps and 25 other old maps and prints of colonial New Jersey. Bibliographical notes. Index. Volume 10 in The New Jersey Historical series. From the Dust Jacket: "Few people are fully aware of the tremendous influences that the early Dutch and Swedish settlers had on New Jersey It was the Dutch who first explored and settled in the state in 1624 Remnants of early Swedish settlements can still be found in South Jersey Swedish and Finnish names are on the gravestones in the cemeteries there Leiby follows the activities of New Jersey's early Dutch and Swedish settlers from Hendrik Hudson's journal in 1609 through the surrender of New Netherlands to the English and the Dutch occupation of New Sweden He examines the historical role played by the Dutch West India Company the Indian Wars against the Dutch the New Sweden company; and the powerful influences of men such as Peter Minuit Peter Stuyvesant and Johan Printz.". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. xiv 137pp. Van Nostrand Hardcover
195726400Chapel Hill:: The University of North Carolina. 1957. Hardcover. Black-and- gilt-decorated beige and red cloth covers very clean bright with minor edge bumping mostly at spine . Pages clean crisp unmarked; hinges sound uncracked. Slipcase lightly worn soiled but in remarkably nice condition with no breaks or tears. May have a slightly musty odor. 292 pages with index. ; . The University of North Carolina, hardcover
189529043Dover N. J: Dover Printing. Good with no dust jacket. 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Genealogy; German Settlers; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; xiii 667 pages; The Early Germans of New Jersey. Their History Churches and Genealogies. By Theodore Frelinghuysen Chambers. With Maps and Illustrations. 3 maps 61 pls. Howes C274. Scarce Worldcat locates 3 copies. Publishers brown cloth boards worn and stained hinges frayed front end paper with marginal chipping contents fresh and clean vg. . Dover Printing hardcover
190254902NY: Bryant Union Publishing Company. Good; Lower corner of front covers missing sticker liftoff on front . cover rear hinge cracked pages toned. 1902. Hardcover. Photo-illustrated stapled card covers. Folding map of the Hudson River at rear. Many photos and illustrations. Describes Hudson River landmarks from Albany to New York City. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . Bryant Union Publishing Company hardcover
199436443Augusta Ga. :: Morris Museum of Art. VG/NONE. 1994. Hardcover. 0963875337 . Exceptionally crisp bright copy with scant wear. Exhibition catalogue includes bibliographical references p. 25 .55 p. Ill. some color 26 cm. . Morris Museum of Art, hardcover
1332008569.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1984010420Halifax: Chebucto Agencies Ltd 1984. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In good clean condition. Genealogy of the Dennis family. Chebucto Agencies Ltd Hardcover
194116436East Orange N. J.: The Easterwood Press. Near Fine. 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean green paper covered boards. Brown cloth spine with gilt title. Interiot of text is tight clean & intact. 175 copies of this book were printed of which this is # 135. Deckle page edges. Canal History of New Jersey; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 96 pages . The Easterwood Press hardcover
1975018470New York and Philadelphia: Lippincott 1975. 1st hardcover edition so stated. Originally published as a paperback original in May 1964. Blue cloth shows some light fading along extremeties page edges show some minor staining else a near fine copy in unprice clipped $6.95 price intact at lower edge of front flap dust jacket. The jacket has minimal wear along the extremities a couple of small nicks at spine head but does not display any of the typical spine fading associated with most copies. The First Travis McGee Title. An unusually difficult title. Travis McGee is a self-described beach bum who won his houseboat in a card game. Hes also a knight-errant whos wary of credit cards retirement benefits political parties mortgages and television. He only works when his cash runs out and his rule is simple: Hell help you find whatever was taken from you as long as he can keep half. McGee isnt particularly strapped for cash but how can anyone say no to Cathy a sweet backwoods girl whos been tortured repeatedly by her manipulative ex-boyfriend Junior Allen What Travis isnt anticipating is just how many women Junior has torn apart and left in his wake. Enter Juniors latest victim Lois Atkinson. Frail and broken Lois can barely get out of bed when Travis finds her let alone keep herself alive. But Travis turns into Mother McGee giving Lois new life as he looks for the ruthless man who steals womens spirits and livelihoods. But he cant guess how violent his quest is soon to become. Hell learn the hard way that there must be casualties in this game of cat and mouse. First Hardcover. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book. Lippincott Hardcover
1875255074NY: Wm. A. Pond & Co 1875. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Theodore Wurst. Quite a charming book with engraved illustrations throughout -- "The Position in Quadrille" "Position for Round Dancing" and the like. De Garmo who taught dance at West Point enjoyed several editions of his book. This first edition copy belonged to Prof. Henry F. Laube who taught dance in the 1870's to Richmond's young ladies at Levy's Hall at the corner of Main and 11th Streets. Very nice Richmond Association item. Bound in green cloth and lacking the front free endpaper. Very Good binding. Wm. A. Pond & Co unknown books
005658Oberon Press Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dust jackets are included with al three volumes. There are small rips and creases on volume one's dust jacket. The author inscribed volume one to the previous owner. All volume are clean. Oberon Press Hardcover
196037731Savannah:: The Georgia Historical Society. 1960. Softcover. 23-page stapled offprint of the Georgia Historical Quarterly Vol. XLIV No. 2 March 1960 with light cover wear including bit of soil/smudging soft creasing. Pages tight. Account of the dispute between William Cumming of Augusta Georgia and George McDuffie of South Carolina with photo of pistols involved. ; . The Georgia Historical Society, paperback
8vo., First Edition; original pictorial blue cloth, upper board and backstrip elaborately blocked and lettered in silver and black, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, copy. EXTREMELY SCARCE
8vo., First Edition, with double-page map; handsomely bound in navy blue full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second and fourth compartments ruled and lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, blue silk marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. The finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII and a maritime classic. The story, based upon the author's own experiences, formed the basis of Charles Frend's notable feature film starring Jack Hawkins in one of his most memorable roles. So accurate is its depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic that it is one of the very few works of fiction admitted by Law to his standard bibliography 'The Royal Navy in World War Two'. Law, 1865
2 cassettes in plastic boxes, all housed in publisher's illustrated card wallet, a very good, bright, clean copy. Publisher's product code: 7036. Cassette codes: TC-LFP 80071, TC2-LFP 80072. Approx playing time: 2 hrs 30 mins. Albeit abridged, a spirited and forceful reading of Monsarrat's classic novel of WWII. SCARCE.
8vo., Seventeenth Impression, with double-page map; original green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. The finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII and a maritime classic. The story, based upon the author's own experiences, formed the basis of Charles Frend's stirring feature film (1953) starring Jack Hawkins in one of his most memorable roles. So accurate is its depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic that it is one of the very few works of fiction admitted by Law to his standard bibliography The Royal Navy in World War Two. Law, 1865 (recording the first edition).
8vo., Second Impression, with double-page map, some very light and occasional spotting; handsomely bound in navy blue full morocco, boards with gilt frame border, back with raised bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, blue ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published a month after the first edition. The finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII and a maritime classic. The story, based upon the author's own experiences, formed the basis of Charles Frend's notable feature film starring Jack Hawkins in one of his most memorable roles. So accurate is its depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic that it is one of the very few works of fiction admitted by Law to his standard bibliography The Royal Navy in World War Two. Law, 1865
8vo., Ninth Impression, with double-page map, free endpapers faintly spotted; original green cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter with crudely repaired tear at tail of backstrip. Published fifteen months after the first edition. The finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII and a maritime classic. The story, based upon the author's own experiences, formed the basis of Charles Frend's stirring feature film (1953) starring Jack Hawkins in one of his most memorable roles. So accurate is its depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic that it is one of the very few works of fiction admitted by Law to his standard bibliography The Royal Navy in World War Two. EARLY PRINTINGS ARE INCREASINGLY ELUSIVE IN THIS CONDITION. Law, 1865 (recording the first edition).
8vo., Fourth Impression, with a double-page map; handsomely bound in navy blue full morocco, back with raised bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, gilt top, blue ribbon marker, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published four months after the first edition and the last impression issued in the year of first publication. The finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII and a maritime classic. The story, based upon the author's own experiences, formed the basis of Charles Frend's notable feature film starring Jack Hawkins in one of his most memorable roles. So accurate is its depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic that it is one of the very few works of fiction admitted by Law to his standard bibliography The Royal Navy in World War Two. Law, 1865
8vo., First Edition thus, with double-page map; handsomely bound in navy blue full morocco, sides with frame border, back with raised bands, second compartment lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt, fore-edges lightly mottled else a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. This edition was published simultaneously (September 1951) with the first edition. It is now scarce in its own right. The finest novel of the Royal Navy in WWII and a maritime classic. The story, based upon the author's own experiences, formed the basis of Charles Frend's notable feature film starring Jack Hawkins in one of his most memorable roles. So accurate is its depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic that it is one of the very few works of fiction admitted by Law to his standard bibliography The Royal Navy in World War Two. Law, 1865 (recording the first edition).
