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Gangs of Chicago, The: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld by: Asbury, Herbert
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Gangs of Chicago, The: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld by: Asbury, Herbert

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. New York: Thunder Mouth Press, Basic Books, 1st thus, September 24, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 377 pages plus index, b&w illustrations. Very good. Record # 452392
Price: $12.00 

General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War by: Varney, Frank P.
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General Grant and the Rewriting of History: How the Destruction of General William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War by: Varney, Frank P.

Hardcover. El Dorado Hills, CA, Savas Beatie, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 294 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book reveals how Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs, despite their influence, contain flaws and biases that have distorted our understanding of the Civil War and key participants, including General William S. Rosecrans. Clean copy. Record # 34176
Price: $20.00 

 

Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne: Misadventures of an English General in the Revolution by: Hudleston, F.J

Hardcover. Indianapolis, Bobbs - Merrill, unknown, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Previous owner's signature on front end paper. 367 pgs. Record # 101503
Price: $12.00 

GENTLEMEN ON THE PRAIRIE by: Harnack, Curtis
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GENTLEMEN ON THE PRAIRIE by: Harnack, Curtis

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. Ames, Iowa State University Press, reprint , 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Ames, Iowa State University Press, reprint , 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: None, 254 pages. Hardcover without dust jacket. B&w photos and illustrations throughout. Clean, tight copy.. 254 pages. Record # 467424 Record # 467424
Price: $12.00 

 

George Cope, 1855-1929 by: Gorman, Joan H. & Gertrude Grace Sill

Softcover. Dayton, OH, Brandywine Conservancy, Inc., 1st, 1978, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with brown covers in good condition. Corners and edges slightly worn. Paper binding is tight, and pages are clean and crisp. Newspaper clipping concerning the artist is inside front cover. 4 color plates with numerous b/w plates throughout of author's realistic paintings, accompanied by generous text on author's life and works. Listing has 61 works listed. 75 pages. Record # 807140
Price: $12.00 

 

Getting Elected - From Radio and Roosevelt to Television and Reagan by: Reinsch, J. Leonard

Hardcover. NY, Hippocrene, 2nd, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white illust. Record # 54020
Price: $12.00 

Gettysburg Religion: Refinement, Diversity, and Race in the Antebellum and Civil War Border North by: Longenecker, Steve
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Gettysburg Religion: Refinement, Diversity, and Race in the Antebellum and Civil War Border North by: Longenecker, Steve

Hardcover. NY, Fordham University Press, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 246 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor discoloration, but is still in very good condition overall. Black paper cover boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and maps throughout. This book explores the religious history of antebellum and Civil War-era Gettysburg, shedding light on the remarkable diversity of American religion and the intricate ways in which it interacted with the broader culture. Clean copy. Record # 34207
Price: $25.00 

Gettysburg: Day Three by: Wert, Jeffry D.
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Gettysburg: Day Three by: Wert, Jeffry D.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Simon & Schuster, 4th printing, 2001-06-26, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 448 pages, b&w illustrations. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 462658
Price: $12.00 

 

Ghost Town El Dorado by: Florin, Lambert

Hardcover. Bonanza Bks, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 460033
Price: $12.00 

 

Ghost Town Trails by: Florin, Lambert

Hardcover. Random House~trade, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 192 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 460032
Price: $12.00 

Give or Take a Century: An Eskimo Chronicle by: Senungetuk, Joseph E.
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Give or Take a Century: An Eskimo Chronicle by: Senungetuk, Joseph E.

Softcover. San Francisco, The Indian Historian Press, 2nd, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 198 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Full color and B&W artwork and maps throughout. This was the first full-length work to be published by an Eskimo author. Through its second edition publication in 1982, this was the only scholarly book written by an Alaskan Eskimo, without an interpretation by a non-Eskimo co-author, published by an American Indian professional publishing house. Clean copy. Record # 33791
Price: $30.00 

Give Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by: Blevins, Winfred
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Give Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by: Blevins, WinfredGive Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by: Blevins, Winfred

Give Your Heart to the Hawks: A Tribute to the Mountain Men by: Blevins, Winfred

Hardcover. Los Angeles, CA, Nash Publishing, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 349 pages, hardcover. Brown cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. Blevins presents a poetic tribute to the dauntless first Westerners who explored the Great American West from the time of Lewis and Clark into the 1840s. As trappers in a hostile, trackless land, their exploits opened the gates of the mountains for the wagon trains of pioneers who followed them. Previous owner's name on inside front cover, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34107
Price: $15.00 

 

Going to School in 1776 by: Loeper, John J.

Hardcover. US, Atheneum, reprint , 1973-03-01, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 82 pages. B&w illustrations throughout. Stains and edge wear to dust jacket. Otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 466550
Price: $12.00 

 

GOLD, RAWHIDE AND IRON. THE BIOGRAPHY OF DORSEY SYNG BAKER by: Reynolds, Helen Baker

Hardcover. Palo Alto, Pacific Books, 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 191 pages. Illustrated with important early photographs of the Pacific Northwest. Red cloth cover. Leather title label with gilt title, chipped, is readable. Dorsey Baker was a pioneer of the gold strikes, railroading, and use of iron in Oregon and Pacific Northwest. His granddaughter sets forth his story. Previous owner's stamp on front endpapers. Record # 219832
Price: $12.00 

 

Great American Baseball Scrapbook, The by: Suehsdorf, A. D.

Hardcover. New York, Rutledge/Random House, 1st, 1978, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 160 pages. Color photographs throughout. Very good pictorial dust jacket with price sticker. Record # 803984
Price: $12.00 

 

Handwrought Object, The: 1776-1976 by: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art

Softcover. Ithaca, NY, The Office of University Publications, Cornell University, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with orange covers, minor scratches and some edge wear. Paper wrappers tight. Mark on title page, but otherwise pages are clean and crisp. Loose-leaf listing of works not included in specific exhibitions inside front cover, and another loose-leaf listing of contemporary craftspeople inside back cover. 91 b/w plates of American hand-crafts, divided by material: wood, fiber, metal, ceramics, leather, and other. 342 items listed. Introduction on history of hand-crafts in America. 55 pages. Record # 808191
Price: $12.00 

Hard Marching Every Day: The Civil War Letters of Private Wilbur Fisk, 1861-1865 by: Fisk, Wilbur Editor: Rosenblatt, Emil Editor: Rosenblatt, Ruth
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Hard Marching Every Day: The Civil War Letters of Private Wilbur Fisk, 1861-1865 by: Fisk, Wilbur Editor: Rosenblatt, Emil Editor: Rosenblatt, Ruth

Hardcover. Lawrence, KS, University Press of Kansas, Reprint, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 383 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. As a war correspondent, Wilbur Fisk was an amateur, yet his letters to the Montpelier Green Mountain Freeman comprise one of the finest collections of Civil War letters in existence. He was a rural school teacher from Vermont, primarily self-educated, who enlisted in the Union Army simply because he believed he would regret it later if he didn't. Unlike professional war correspondents, Private Fisk had no access to rank or headquarters. Instead, he wrote of life as a private-as one of the foot soldiers who slept in the mud and obeyed orders no matter how incomprehensible. Clean copy. Record # 34205
Price: $18.00 

Heartbreakers: Baseball's Most Agonizing Defeats by: Kuenster, John
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Heartbreakers: Baseball's Most Agonizing Defeats by: Kuenster, John

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. Chicago, Il, Ivan R. Dee, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Chicago, Il, Ivan R. Dee, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: Very Good, Black and white photographs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.. 274 pages. Record # 467274 Record # 467274
Price: $12.00 

 

Heritage Houses: The American Tradition in Connecticut 1660-1900 by: Rolleston, Sara Emerson

Hardcover. New York , Viking Press, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 176 pages, b&w photos throughout, featuring architectural landmarks and interiors of Connecticut. Minor edgewear to dust jacket. Record # 805730
Price: $12.00 

Heroes Without a Country: America's Betrayal of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens by: McRae, Donald
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Heroes Without a Country: America's Betrayal of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens by: McRae, Donald

Hardcover. NY, Ecco Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 389 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some staining and light edge wear, plus a small sticker on the spine. Blue paper cover boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is an excellent study of two remarkable athletes whose rise into fame and subsequent political and social impact on America was nothing short of sensational. Clean copy. Record # 34511
Price: $22.00 

Hilton Head Island in the Civil War: Department of The South by: Carse, Robert
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Hilton Head Island in the Civil War: Department of The South by: Carse, Robert

Softcover. Columbia, SC, State Printing Company, reprint, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 156 pages, soft cover. Paper covers are in very good condition, despite some minor staining along the top edge. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is a historical account of a South Carolina island which was used as a Union base during the Civil War. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean copy. Record # 33699
Price: $18.00 

Horace's School: Redesigning the American High School by: Sizer, Theodore R.
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Horace's School: Redesigning the American High School by: Sizer, Theodore R.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. New York, Houghton Mifflin (P), 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 238 pages. Softcover. Includes extensive appendices. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 469269
Price: $12.00 

Horse Dung Trail: Saga of the American Circus by: McKennon, Joe
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Horse Dung Trail: Saga of the American Circus by: McKennon, JoeHorse Dung Trail: Saga of the American Circus by: McKennon, Joe

Horse Dung Trail: Saga of the American Circus by: McKennon, Joe

Hardcover. Sarasota, FL, Carnival Publishers, 1st, 1975, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 528 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some chips and wear. Covers underneath are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. An excellent history of the Circus in America, presented around a central fictional character, and written by a well known historian of the circus. "Every person, except Dick Dale and his families, was an actual living person. Every show actually existed and played the towns mentioned on the dates recorded. Every event actually happened at the time and place documented. Whether Dick Dale was there, or not, you may decide for yourself." Clean copy. Record # 33704
Price: $18.00 

 

Horse in the West: Arabian, Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, Appaloosa, The by: Smith, Bradley

Hardcover. New York, Leon Amiel, reprint, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 255 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Extensive color and b&w illustrations throughout. Light staining to dust jacket interior, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 857474
Price: $12.00