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Who's Who in the Middle Ages (2 Vol.)


Emmerson, Richard K. (Editor), Sandra Clayton-Emmerson (Asso. Editor)

Hardcover. London, England, Routledge, 1st Edition, 2006, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 1037 pages (two volume set). Hardcovers. Books are in beautiful like-new condition. Red cover boards, silver gilt title on spines. Dust jackets unclipped. Pages bright and clean. Spines straight, bindings tight. From Emperors and queens to artists and world travelers, from popes and scholars to saints and heretics, Who's Who in the Middle Ages brings together the most important people who lived in medieval Europe between 500 and 1500 AD.

Record # 33432


Price: $63.00 

 

Winchcombe Calvalcade or Sidelights on Winchcombe History


Adlard, Eleanor

Hardcover. London, Ed. J. Burrow, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 122 pages, b&w illustrations, with a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Introduction is dated 1939 with no other date. Condition suggests this may be a reprint.

Record # 406832


Price: $19.00 

 

Women on High: Pioneers of Mountaineering


Brown, Rebecca A.

Hardcover. US, Appalachian Mountain Club Books, 2st, 2002-11-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 258 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 465805


Price: $19.00 

 

Yesterday's Train - A Rain Odyssey Through Mexican History


Pindell, Terry and Lourdes Ramirez Mallis

Hardcover. NY, Henry Holt, 1st , 1997, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine,

Record # 54935


Price: $25.00 

 

Yucatan (SIGNED BY AUTHOR)


Dame, Lawrence

Hardcover. New York, NY, Random House, 1st, 1941, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 374 pages. Hardcover SIGNED BY AUTHOR. B/w illustrations throughout. Binding tight. Spine straight. Cover boards bound in tan cloth, red quarter cloth, faded gilt title on spine. Top edge dyed. Light tanning to pages and edges from age. In really good shape for its age. The author's look at the Yucatan Peninsula, a history and how it was in the early to mid-twentieth century.

Record # 32175


Price: $44.00 

A Gazetteer of the State of New-Hampshire, In Three Parts by: Merrill, EliphaletMerrill, Phinehas
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A Gazetteer of the State of New-Hampshire, In Three Parts by: Merrill, EliphaletMerrill, PhinehasA Gazetteer of the State of New-Hampshire, In Three Parts by: Merrill, EliphaletMerrill, Phinehas

A Gazetteer of the State of New-Hampshire, In Three Parts by: Merrill, Eliphalet Merrill, Phinehas

Hardcover. Exeter NH, C. Norris & Co., 1st, 1817, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 218 pages, followed by an unpaginated section of topographical and statistical tables, hardcover. Leather covers are scuffed, with most wear to hinges and corners. Sticker residue present on bottom of spine. Interior pages have significant foxing throughout, but are free of any markings. Binding is loose, as the front and rear hinges are both cracked. This is the first gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire, and is made up of three parts: a comprehensive geographical and statistical overview of the state, a description of each town, county, and major feature in the state, and a set of tables of distances and town statistics. This volume describes New Hampshire's climate and seasons, canals and turnpikes, monuments, vegetable production and agriculture, domestic and wild animals, government, military strength, religion, customs, institutions, companies, societies, and state prison. This information provides the locations of features which may have since been renamed or disappeared. Title page stamped with ex-library mark, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33990
Price: $75.00 

A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief: The Island Civilization of Ancient Hawai'i by: Kirch, Patrick Vinton
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A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief: The Island Civilization of Ancient Hawai'i by: Kirch, Patrick Vinton

Hardcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 2nd Pr., 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 346 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some edge wear, but is still in good condition. Blue paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout, as well as a bind-in halfway through with full-color photography. This lively, accessible chronicle works back from 1778, when the British explorers encountered an island civilization governed by rulers who could not be gazed upon by common people. Interweaving anecdotes from his own widespread travel and extensive archaeological investigations into the broader historical narrative, Kirch shows how the early Polynesian settlers of Hawai'i adapted to this new island landscape and created highly productive agricultural systems. Clean copy. Record # 34124
Price: $25.00 

Astonishing World: Essays, The by: Harrison, Barbara Grizzuti

Astonishing World: Essays, The by: Harrison, Barbara Grizzuti

Hardcover. US, Ticknor & Fields, reprint , 1992-07-14, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 285 pages. Gilt titles on spine. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 466473
Price: $12.00 

Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History by: Kaplan, Robert D.

Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History by: Kaplan, Robert D.

Softcover. New York, Vintage books, reprint, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 307 pages. Softcover. Extensive b&w photographs throughout. Illustrated title page. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 469285
Price: $12.00 

Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History by: Kaplan, Robert D.

Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History by: Kaplan, Robert D.

Softcover. New York, Vintage books, reprint, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 307 pages. Softcover. Extensive b&w photographs throughout. Illustrated title page. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 469280
Price: $12.00 

Before Lewis and Clark: The Story of the Chouteaus, the French Dynasty That Ruled America's Frontier by: Christian, Shirley

Before Lewis and Clark: The Story of the Chouteaus, the French Dynasty That Ruled America's Frontier by: Christian, Shirley

Hardcover. US, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2004-04-21, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 509 pages. Light edgewear to price clipped dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462933
Price: $12.00 

Burlington International Airport: A Pictorial History by: Board of Airport Commissioners
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Burlington International Airport: A Pictorial History by: Board of Airport CommissionersBurlington International Airport: A Pictorial History by: Board of Airport Commissioners

Burlington International Airport: A Pictorial History by: Board of Airport Commissioners

Softcover. Burlington, VT, Board of Airport Commissioners, 1st, 1982, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 90 pages, soft cover. Covers are in good condition, despite some chipping to the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout, This book details the history of Burlington International Airport (BTV) with handsome photo illustrations and an emphasis on the changing airport landscape and technology over time. Clean copy. Record # 33895
Price: $15.00 

City of Florence: Historical Vistas and Personal Sightings by: Lewis, R. W. B.

City of Florence: Historical Vistas and Personal Sightings by: Lewis, R. W. B.

Hardcover. US, Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), 3rd printing, 1994-12-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 351 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 462919
Price: $12.00 

Discovery of Jeanne Baret, The : A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe by: Ridley, Glynis

Discovery of Jeanne Baret, The : A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe by: Ridley, Glynis

Hardcover. US, Crown, 1st, 2010-12-28, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 288 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 463796
Price: $12.00 

Essential Mediterranean, The How regional cooks transform key ingredients into the world's favorite cuisines. by: Jenkins, Nancy Harmon

Essential Mediterranean, The How regional cooks transform key ingredients into the world's favorite cuisines. by: Jenkins, Nancy Harmon

Hardcover. New York, Harper Collins, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 436 pages. "How regional cooks transform key ingredients into the world's favorite cuisines." Blue text. Illustrated title page. Yellow endpapers. Light wear to top of spine, otherwise near fine. Yellow and blue pictorial boards, yellow spine with blue lettering. Color pictorial dust jacket. Record # 803643
Price: $12.00 

Farthest West: Life and Travel In the United States by: Enock, C. Reginald

Farthest West: Life and Travel In the United States by: Enock, C. Reginald

Hardcover. London, John Long , Unknown, 1910, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 328 pages, llustrated. Ex-library with usual stamping, previous owner's bookplate on front paste down, edgewear and chipping. Rip on title page. Foxing on some of the pages. Scotch tape repair to rear end paper at gutter. White sticker on spine and cover. Reading copy only. Record # 200643
Price: $12.00 

Great Trade Route by: Ford, Ford Madox

Great Trade Route by: Ford, Ford Madox

Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press , 1st, 1937, Book: Good, Previous owner's signature on front end paper. Soiling, stains to covers. Spine faded. Record # 510992
Price: $12.00 

Intercity Bus Lines of the Southwest by: Rhodes, Jack

Intercity Bus Lines of the Southwest by: Rhodes, Jack

Hardcover. College Sta., Texas A. & M. Univl, 1st, 1988, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, A history of 6 U.S. travel & routes with black & white photos of vintages buses. Record # 51494
Price: $12.00 

Interior Exile by: Salabert, Miguel de

Interior Exile by: Salabert, Miguel de

Hardcover. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1st printing, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 222 pages. Translated by Renaud Bruce and Herma Briffault. Light browning near hinge on front flyleaf. Red cloth with silver lettering and decoration on front and spine. Small areas of the silver decoration are rubbed. Very good color pictorial dust jacket Record # 40058
Price: $12.00 

June Keith's Key West & the Florida Keys: Food Hotels Beaches Diving Fishing History Writers Festivals Attractions Museums Wildlife by: Keith, June

June Keith's Key West & the Florida Keys: Food Hotels Beaches Diving Fishing History Writers Festivals Attractions Museums Wildlife by: Keith, June

Softcover. Palm Island Press, 2nd, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 546 pages. Minor wear to wrappers. Else clean and tight. Record # 454491
Price: $12.00 

Letters of Susan Hale by: Atkinson (Ed), Caroline P.

Letters of Susan Hale by: Atkinson (Ed), Caroline P.

Hardcover. Boston, Marshall Jones, 2nd, 1919, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Intro by Edward E. Hale. Ex-lib but very clean. Only bookplate to front paste down & lettering on spine. Black & white Illustrations. Top edge gilt. 472 pgs. Light rubbing and soiling to covers. Record # 101245
Price: $12.00 

Little Tour in France, A  by: James, Henry

Little Tour in France, A by: James, Henry

Hardcover. US, Grove Pr, 1st US, 1987-06-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 256 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear and rubbing to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462901
Price: $12.00 

Michelangelo's Mountain: The Quest For Perfection in the Marble Quarries of Carrara by: Scigliano, Eric

Michelangelo's Mountain: The Quest For Perfection in the Marble Quarries of Carrara by: Scigliano, Eric

Hardcover. US, Free Press, 1st, 2005-08-30, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 352 pages, b&w illustrations. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463541
Price: $12.00 

My Paddle to the Sea: Eleven Days on the River of the Carolinas [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Lane, John
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My Paddle to the Sea: Eleven Days on the River of the Carolinas [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Lane, JohnMy Paddle to the Sea: Eleven Days on the River of the Carolinas [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Lane, John

My Paddle to the Sea: Eleven Days on the River of the Carolinas [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Lane, John

Hardcover. Athens, Georgia, University of Georgia Press, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 208 pages, hardcover. Dust jackets, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. John Lane sets out with friends from his own backyard in upcountry South Carolina to calm his nerves and to paddle to the sea. Along the way he recounts local history, and spars with stream-side literary presences. Paddle stroke by paddle stroke, Lane is reminded why life and rivers have always been wedded together. Author's title page inscription reads: "For Jack, good friend and a friend of living waters. Here's to trips downstream & upstream. All best, John Lane. Clean copy. Record # 33913
Price: $30.00 


  
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