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James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot: A Soldier's Story (SIGNED)Gallagher, Henry T.
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James Meredith and the Ole Miss Riot: A Soldier's Story (SIGNED)


Gallagher, Henry T.

Hardcover. Jackson, MS, University of Mississippi Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 230 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket has minor wear to edges, creasing on upper spine. Clean and tight inscribed copy, signed by author.

Record # 2230936


Price: $31.00 

 

James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity


Ammon, Harry

Softcover. Charlottesville VA, University of Virginia Press, 1st paperback, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 706 pages, paperback. A well researched and documented survey of American president. Mild rubbing and edgewear to wraps. Light bumping to corners. Unmarked. Bright and clean; a tight copy.

Record # 951914


Price: $23.00 

 

Jamestown, the Buried Truth


Kelso, William M.

Hardcover. Charlottesville, University of Virginia Press, 2006, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 238 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Slight dust jacket edge wear, otherwise, crisp, clean and tight copy.

Record # 455521


Price: $15.00 

 

Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century


Taylor, Michael J. H.

Hardcover. US, Bdd Promotional Book Co, 1st thus, 1991-11-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 320 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Large heavy folio. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket, otherwise a clean, tight copy.

Record # 463521


Price: $25.00 

 

Jane's American Fighting Ships of the 20th Century


Moore, John

Hardcover. US, Bdd Promotional Book Co, 1st thus, 1991-11-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 319 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, otherwise a clean, tight copy.

Record # 463522


Price: $31.00 

 

Janice Meredith: A Story of the American Revolution (2 volumes)


Ford, Paul Leicester, Illust. by: Lillie V. O'Ryan, Howard Pyle

Hardcover. New York, Dodd Mead , 1899, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Two volumes. Color miniature frontispiece by Lillie V. O'Ryan and black & white plate illustrations by Howard Pyle and his students. Blue covers with gold lettering and decoration. Gilt top edges. Rubbing, light soiling to covers, faded spines.

Record # 508911


Price: $50.00 

 

Japan Expedition, The: 1852-1854 The Personal Journal of Commodore Matthew C. Perry


Perry, Commodore Matthew Calbraith

Hardcover. Washington DC, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 241 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Fascinating historical document, edited by Roger Pineau. With an introduction by Samuel Eliot Morison. Many color and black-and-white illustrations throughout. Price-clipped. Moderate rubbing and edgewear to dust jacket. Light bumping to corners. Heavy age toning to top text block edge. Unmarked. A tight copy.

Record # 951871


Price: $31.00 

 

Japanese Folk Textiles - An American Collection (Japanese & English Text)


White (Editor), Fifi

Softcover. Japan, Shikosha, First Edition, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 169 pages. Softcover with french flaps. Japanese & English text throughout. Striking full page, full color illustrations throughout featuring wide variety of folk textiles & artisans including ikat, fireman's garments, kyogen costumes, paper, tie-dye & stencil dye among other garments. Crisp, unmarked & bright copy.

Record # 750840


Price: $38.00 

 

Jay Family Collection of Historical American Portraits, The


Christie's East

Softcover. New York, NY, Christie's East, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Auction catalog with glossy covers, red back and full color plate on front; minor scratching and rubbing. Staple wrappers, pages clean and crisp. 8 color plates of portrait paintings by American artists. Loose leaf page of 319 works with prices listed. Introduction to the Jay family as collectors, and text on each person in the portraits. Conditions of the auction and buyer information in front.

Record # 808494


Price: $22.00 

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Giddins, Gary

Hardcover. New York, W.W. Norton & Co., Reprint, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 704 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Slight scuff marks to front of jacket. Clean and tight copy.

Record # 2230889


Price: $50.00 

 

Jefferson & the Ordeal of Liberty


Malone, Dumas

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown , 1st, 1962, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good,

Record # 7629


Price: $20.00 

 

Jefferson - A Revealing Biography


Smith, Page

Hardcover. NY, American Heritage, 1st , 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Black & white illust.

Record # 54234


Price: $15.00 

 

Jefferson and His Time - The Sage of Monticello-Volume 6


Malone, Dumas

Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown , 2nd, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, B&W illustrated, 551 pages

Record # 175290


Price: $18.00 

 

Jefferson and Monticello - The Biography of a Builder


McLaughlon, Jack

Paperback. NY, Henry Holt, pbk rep, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, B&W Illustrations. 481 pgs

Record # 70617


Price: $12.00 

 

Jefferson and the Indians - The Tragic Fate of the First Americans


Wallace, Anthony F. C.

Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 394 pages. Black & white illustrations and maps.

Record # 207382


Price: $25.00 

 

Jefferson Davis: Private Letters 1823 - 1889


Strode, Hudson

Hardcover. New York, NY, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., First Edition, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 580 pages. Hardcover. Orange boards with silver titles to cover & spine. Inscription by previous owner to front flyleaf. Light toning to edges throughout. Small spots to a couple pages. Grey dyed top edge. Tight binding, tight signatures.

Record # 751513


Price: $23.00 

 

Jefferson In Power: The Death Struggle of the Federalists


Bowers, Claude G.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, b&w Illustrations, 536 pgs, light wear to spine extremities otherwise

Record # 25357


Price: $18.00 

 

Jefferson Papers of the University of Virginia, The


Thurlow, Constance and Francis Berkeley

Softcover. Charlottesville, University of Virginia Library, 1st, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 343 pages, softcover with blue paper wrappers. Minor wear to covers, otherwise clean, tight copy. INSCRIBED BY BERKELEY on the front fly leaf.

Record # 405976


Price: $25.00 

 

Jefferson's America & Napoleon's France


Feigenbaum, Gail

Hardcover. Seattle WA, University of Washington Press , 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 286 pages. Hardcover. Extensive color photographs throughout. Gilt titles on spine, dust jacket cover and cover. Illustrated end papers and paste downs. Includes extensive bibliography. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 469070


Price: $25.00 

 

Jekyll Island Cottage Colony, The


McCash, June Hall

Hardcover. Athens, July 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 316 pages, b&w photographs. Light rubbing to dust jacket, sticker residue on rear. Pages slightly warped. Else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 451552


Price: $35.00 

 

John Adams and the Diplomacy of the American Revolution


Hutson, James H.

Hardcover. Lexington , University Press of Kentucky, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 208 pages. Hardcover with blue dust jacket. Dust jacket in good condition with some very small tears to the top front edge. Otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 470781


Price: $44.00 

 

John Doe, Bottle Collector


Tibbitts, John C.

Softcover. Sacramento, California, Little Glass Shack, The, 1st, 1967, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Guide to bottle collecting. 124 pages with 27 black/white plates. Good condition, covers show some fading/rubbing, previous owner's name, date, and location written in ink inside the cover.

Record # 805543


Price: $8.00 

 

John La Farge: An American Master (1835-1910)


William Vareika Fine Arts

Softcover. Newport, RI, William Vareika Fine Arts, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Unpaginated, staple-bound pamphlet. Mostly color illustrations, with some black-and-white illustrations. Very light shelf-wear to rear cover. Minor tanning along spine. Small closed tear and crease to front cover. Nice, unmarked copy.

Record # 856539


Price: $15.00 

 

John Marin: The 291 Years


Rose (essay by), Barbara

Softcover. New York, Richard York Gallery, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 75 pages. Exhibition catalog. Mostly color, with a few black-and-white, illustrations. Very light soiling on covers. Minor sun-fading to spine. Otherwise, clean, tight copy.

Record # 856477


Price: $19.00