Hardcover. NY, Sterling Publishing Co, Inc., 1st thus Illustrated Edition, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 544 pages, hardcover. Partial brown paper dust jacket is clean and bright, as are pictorial boards despite minor bumping to the corners. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book follows the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the 19th century, and proved instrumental in transforming public perceptions of manifest destiny and the winning of the West. Using council records, autobiographies, and firsthand descriptions, the work highlights the voices of American Indians who experienced the battles, massacres, and broken treaties. Here is their view of the events that ultimately left them demoralized and defeated. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34600
Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Crown, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 399 pages, b&w illustrations and photos. Light wear to dust jacket, else like new. Record # 452892
Softcover. Philadelphia, PA, Frank S. Schwarz & Son, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with white covers with color plates; minor rubbing. Staple wrappers. Loose leaf papers from gallery on the exhibition inside front cover. 43 color plates, including covers, with brief text on each. Tight, clean copy. Record # 808526
Hardcover. Chicago, IL, The University of Chicago Press, 1st, 1974, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 351 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some chipping and edge wear, but is still in good condition overall. Yellow cloth covers have some staining and wear, but interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations and photography throughout. This book chronicles the history of the Chautauqua Institution, which was founded in 1874 on Chautauqua Lake, in New York. It describes how a modest camp meeting for training Sunday-school teachers grew into a massive adult education and social phenomenon that shaped American culture, combining religion, public lectures, and the arts. This is an ex-library book, and contains all expected markings such as a paste-in on the front end page, and stamps on the edges of the pages. Otherwise clean copy. Record # 34626
Softcover. Worcester MA, American Antiquarian Society, rep, 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Reprinted from the proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society for April 1946. 76 pages, includes 151 b&w photos of portraits. Includes an appendix with artists and subjects, donors, etc. Very good and clean copy. Some markings on front cover. Record # 805362
Hardcover. NY, Pantheon, 1st , 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 148 pages. Hardcover. Black & white photos. Remainder line top edge. Dust jacket with large tear repaired with tape, edgewear. Otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 61749
Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. Harpercollins, 1st pb, 1987, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 495 pages, b&w photos. Light wear to wrappers, small hole in center of spine, else a very neat, tight copy. Record # 453643
Softcover. Albany, University of the State of New York, Reprint, 1981, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 451 pages. Softcover. 3 pages of black & white photographs. Minor darkening to cover edges. Clean, unmarked text. Record # 612832
Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 381 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has a small closed tear, with light wear to the edges and corners. Brown paper cover boards with a red cloth spine are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is a biography of Clover Adams, a vibrant woman who lived through the Gilded Age, who was married to a historian and descendant of John Adams, and who eventually committed suicide. A remainder stamp is present on the bottom edge of the pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34495
Hardcover. New York, Crown, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Map end papers. 326 pages. Profusely illustrated throughout text. This is the true story of Confederate spies, their collaborators, their women, and their activity during the Civil War. 8vo. Green cloth. Black spine title label, gilt. Record # 220707
Hardcover. Albuquerque, NM, Privately Published, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 415 pages, hardcover in original red cloth slipcase. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Rear hinge is cracked, but binding is still solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. Contains booklet with related ephemera. This book is about how in 1958, Barbara Young Simms began to explore the possibility of restarting an independent girls day school in Albuquerque. In 1965, with the help of a group of like-minded parents, she secured land, established a board of trustees and formed the Sandia School, a nonsectarian school. In late January 1966, the Rev. Paul G. Saunders, an Episcopal priest, was selected headmaster and, later that year, the school opened. Saunders served as headmaster for the first three years. Signed by the author on the title page, and also by the headmaster at time of publication, Dick Heath, on the forward page. This is a heavy volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34084
Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Faber and Faber, Inc., Book Club, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 394 pages. Minor smoke odor, otherwise, very clean and tight. Record # 852964
Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Cloth covers are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is solid. This book tells the story of Raymond Cross, the great-great-grandson of the chief who sheltered Lewis and Clark through the bitter cold winter of 1804. Cross is an Ivy League-trained lawyer, this is the story of his fight up through the supreme court to redeem the dignity of his people. Remainder mark on top of book near the spine, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33651
Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. Plano TX, Republic of Texas Press, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 218 pages, b&w illustrations. Record # 405655
Hardcover. Shippensburg, PA, Burd Street Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 312 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book brings into sharp focus a cross-section of little known happenings of both civilians and the military. These are eyewitness accounts of moments in Washington County history, a piece of the fabric that is altogether American History. Clean copy. Record # 34177
Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. Boston , Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 277 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Some black and white illustrations by Will Bryant. Light foxing on top page block, otherwise clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 468703
Softcover. Washington, D.C., The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1st, 1949, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with yellow tagboard covers, minor rubbing. Paper wrappers tight. Pages are glossy, clean and crisp. 23 b/w plates of American painting, from 1830 until 1949. Catalog is divided up by years and includes 59 listed works. Short essays on each time period of painting, as well as an introduction on the history of American painting. Record # 807663
Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. Reading MA, Addison-Wesley, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 380 pages, b&w illustrations, clean and bright in a similar dust jacket. Record # 408309
New York, Touchstone , Reprint, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 369 pages. Originally published in 1981, this is a near fine hard copy reprint. Record # 305224
Hardcover. New York, Paragon House, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 253 pages. Several black and white photographs and maps. Author Landis recounts his own experiences and the personal histories of other American volunteers. Index Record # 220799
Hardcover. NY, W. W. Norton & Company, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 449 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W photography and illustrations throughout. Remainder dot present on the bottom edge. This book combines extensive fieldwork, archival research, interviews with living musicians, and first-person accounts with Gioia's own calm, argument-closing incantations to draw a line through a century of Delta blues. This engrossing narrative is flavored with insightful and vivid musical descriptions that ensure an understanding of not only the musicians, but the music itself. Clean copy. Record # 33777
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