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Men and Times of The Revolution; Or, Memoirs of Elkanah Watson by: Watson, Elkanah; Editor: Watson, Winslow C.
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Men and Times of The Revolution; Or, Memoirs of Elkanah Watson by: Watson, Elkanah; Editor: Watson, Winslow C.

Softcover. Elizabethtown, NY, Crown Point Press, Inc., Reprint, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 557 pages, soft cover. Brown paper covers have some light edge wear and minor staining, but are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations throughout. This book is a fascinating account of the American Revolution, from the perspective of a prominent businessman and political figure who played a key role in the economic and political life of the young nation. It provides a unique perspective on the revolution, exploring its impact on the people and communities who lived through it. It also sheds light on the complex social and economic forces that shaped the country during this pivotal period in American history. This is a facsimile reprint of the second edition of 1856. Clean copy. Record # 34602
Price: $30.00 

METHODISM: EMPIRE OF THE SPIRIT by: Hempton, David
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METHODISM: EMPIRE OF THE SPIRIT by: Hempton, David

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, reprint, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. B&w illustrations throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 467951
Price: $12.00 

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Biography of Julia Ward Howe by: Clifford, Deborah Pickman
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Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Biography of Julia Ward Howe by: Clifford, Deborah Pickman

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown & Co., 2nd Print, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 313 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor wear at the corners, but is generally in very good shape. Cloth covers are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is solid. Tells the story of Julia Ward Howe, the abolitionist, woman suffragist, Unitarian preacher, and author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," whose Victorian high-mindedness and radical iconoclasm made her a symbol of hope and progress. Clean copy. Record # 33712
Price: $30.00 

Mississippi: An American Journey by: Walton, Anthony
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Mississippi: An American Journey by: Walton, Anthony

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Knopf, 1st, 1996-02-06, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 279 pages. 12 b&w photographs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 466137
Price: $12.00 

 

Modern Rural School, The by: Butterworth, Julian, Dawson, Howard

Hardcover. New York, McGraw-Hill , 1st, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 500 pages. Blue and gray cloth, gilt titles. Record # 803363
Price: $12.00 

 

Mosby's Rangers by: Wert, Jeffry D.

Hardcover. New York, Simon & Schuster , 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 384 pages, b&w illustrations, map end papers. A very clean, tight copy in great condition. Record # 51054
Price: $12.00 

My Indian Boyhood by: Bear, Luther Standing
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My Indian Boyhood by: Bear, Luther Standing

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, reprint, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 189 pages. Faint foxing to top edge, else in excellent condition. Record # 453880
Price: $12.00 

My Name is America [4 Volume Box Set in Slipcase] (The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins, The Journal of William Thomas Emerson, The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce, The Journal of James Edmond Pease) by: Myers, Walter Dean Denenberg, Barry Rinaldi,
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My Name is America [4 Volume Box Set in Slipcase] (The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins, The Journal of William Thomas Emerson, The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce, The Journal of James Edmond Pease) by: Myers, Walter Dean Denenberg, Barry Rinaldi,

Hardcover. NY, Scholastic Inc., 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 140 pages volume 1, 152 pages volume 2, 155 pages volume 3, and 173 pages volume 4, hardcovers. Slipcase is in very good condition with minor edge wear. Pictorial boards and interior pages are clean and bright in all 4 volumes. Bindings are solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This set of historical fiction targeted towards a younger audience uses fictional characters to approximate diary entries of people who might have lived during these major historical events. Due to the weight of the package, this set is available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copies. Record # 34285
Price: $14.00 

Myths and Tales of the Jicarilla Apache Indians by: Opler, Morris Edward
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Myths and Tales of the Jicarilla Apache Indians by: Opler, Morris Edward

Softcover. Lincoln Nebraska, Bison Books, reprint, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 406 pages, soft cover. Exterior and interior are in very good condition, despite some minor imperfections. This novel illustrates the richness of the oral storytelling and mythology traditions of the Jicarilla Apache Native American tribe of the Southwest. Clean copy. Record # 33606
Price: $25.00 

Native Americans in Florida by: McCarthy, Kevin M.
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Native Americans in Florida by: McCarthy, Kevin M.

Hardcover. Sarasota, FL, Pineapple Press, Inc., 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 194 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, green cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and some full-color illustrations throughout. This book explores the importance of archaeology in preserving the past for future generations. Long before the first European explorers set foot on Florida soil, numerous Native American tribes hunted, honored their gods, built burial mounds, and coexisted with one another in pockets of settlements across Florida. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34555
Price: $24.00 

Neighbors to the Birds: A History of Birdwatching in America by: Gibbons, Felton
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Neighbors to the Birds: A History of Birdwatching in America by: Gibbons, Felton

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, W W Norton & Co Inc, 1st, 1988-11-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 364 pages. B&w photographs throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 466549
Price: $12.00 

Neptune File, The : A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting by: Standage, Tom
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Neptune File, The : A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting by: Standage, Tom

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Walker & Company, 1st, 2000-10-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages, b&w illustrations. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, otherwise a clean, tight copy. Record # 463404
Price: $12.00 

 

New Discoveries in American Quilts by: Bishop, Robert

Softcover. New York, Dutton, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 127 pages. Illustrated with full color and black & white photographs. Spine sun faded. Clean, tight copy. Record # 603668
Price: $12.00 

 

New World Builders: Thrilling Days With Lewis and Clark by: Moorehead, Blanche Woods, Illust. by: Armstrong Sperry

Hardcover. Philadelphia, John C. Winston Company, 1st, 1937, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 228 pages. Illustrated by Armstrong Sperry with 10 b/w plates and a color frontispiece of Sacagawea with one of the explorers. Black, orange, and white color pictorial end papers of Indian totems, tepees, buffalo, more. Double page color map. Introduction by Christopher B. Coleman. Four page glossary of Indian and French names at pages 225 to 228. 8vo. Orange pictorial cloth with black lettering and decoration on front cover and spine. Minor marking and smudging to cover. Light edgewear. Very Good. Record # 219852
Price: $12.00 

Nine Months to Gettysburg: Stannard's Vermonters and the Repulse of Pickett's Charge [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Coffin, Howard
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Nine Months to Gettysburg: Stannard's Vermonters and the Repulse of Pickett's Charge [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Coffin, Howard

Hardcover. Woodstock, VT, The Countryman Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 314 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This is the story of a group of 'green' soldiers from the hills of Vermont who responded to Lincoln's call to serve for nine months; and found themselves in the midst of the greatest battle of the Civil War. Author's inscription on the first front end page reads: "For Marjorie Swift, A fellow lover of the years of first freedom, 1861-65. All best, Howard Coffin." Clean copy. Record # 33715
Price: $25.00 

North American Sketches of R. B. Cunninghame Graham, The  by: Walker, John
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North American Sketches of R. B. Cunninghame Graham, The by: Walker, John

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, University Alabama Press, 1987-11-30, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. Record # 463741
Price: $12.00 

North Star to Freedom by: Gorrell, Gena K.
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North Star to Freedom by: Gorrell, Gena K.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1st Am, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 168 pages, b&w illustrations. A very clean, tight copy. (3) magine escaping from the terrors of plantation slavery, only to live for years in a swamp full of biting insects and deadly snakes. Picture yourself making a dangerous journey to freedom, guided by nothing but courage and the North Star. Record # 454522
Price: $12.00 

Old Hickory's War by: Heidler, David Stephen
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Old Hickory's War by: Heidler, David Stephen

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Stackpole Books, 1st, 1996-03-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 308 pages, b&w illustrations. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463872
Price: $12.00 

Old Shrines and Ivy by: Winter, William
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Old Shrines and Ivy by: Winter, William

Hardcover. NY, MacMillan and Company, Early Reprint, 1894, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 296 pages, hardcover. Covers of this small form book are bumped, with most of the wear concentrated near the spine. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Top edge gilt. This book is a collection of essays and sketches by William Winter, American author and critic. The book was first published in 1892 and contains Winter's reflections on various topics, including literature, art, and nature. The essays are written in a lyrical and poetic style and often focus on the beauty of the natural world. Winter also shares his thoughts on the importance of preserving historic sites and buildings, particularly those with a connection to the country's early history. Previous owner's signature present on inside front cover, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33892
Price: $14.00 

 

Olden Time Series Number Six, The - Literary Curiosities by: Brooks, Henry M.

Hardcover. Boston, Ticknor and Company, 1st, 1886, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 127 pages. Hardcover. Small brown cloth volume containing "gleanings chiefly from old newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts." List of other books in series laid in. Some wear to spine, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 501793
Price: $12.00 

One Drop of Blood  by: Malcomson, Scott L
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One Drop of Blood by: Malcomson, Scott L

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 584 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 466179
Price: $12.00 

One Giant Leap: Neil Armstrong's Stellar American Journey by: Wagener, Leon
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One Giant Leap: Neil Armstrong's Stellar American Journey by: Wagener, Leon

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Forge Books, 1st, 2004-04-24, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 320 pages, b&w photos. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 463461
Price: $12.00 

Opening of American Society by: Wiebe, Robert H.
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Opening of American Society by: Wiebe, Robert H.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 427 pages. Slight dust jacket edge wear and fade, otherwise, very clean and tight copy. Record # 455616
Price: $12.00 

 

ORIG VINTAGE MAGAZINE COVER/ AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE - FEBRUARY 1943 by: Dunn, Harvey, Illust. by: Harvey Dunn

1943, Book: Very Good, Portrait of George Washington, soldiers in background. 8 x 11", very good, mailing label. Record # 414861
Price: $12.00