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Other Powers: The Age of Suffrage, Spiritualism, and the Scandalous Victoria Woodhull by: Goldsmith, Barbara

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 531 pages, b & w illustrations, tight, clean copy, like new, dust jacket price clipped. Record # 800563
Price: $12.00 

 

Our Eleven Chief Justices - A History of the Supreme Court in Terms of Their Personalities by: Umbreit, Kenneth Bernard

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Bros., 3rd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Black & white illust. 534 pages. Dj with light soil, chips, tears; in brodart. Light stains on bottom edge. Else very good. Record # 55994
Price: $12.00 

 

Our Promised Land by: Neuberger, Richard L.

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan, 1st, 1938, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 397 pages. Light residue to covers, front end papers with bookplate school stamp, otherwise clean and tight. Record # 303557
Price: $12.00 

Our Story: Readings from Southwest Alaska An Anthology by: Editor: Troll, TimEditor: Brandon, John
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Our Story: Readings from Southwest Alaska An Anthology by: Editor: Troll, Tim Editor: Brandon, John

Softcover. Anchorage, AK, Alaska Natural History Association, 2nd, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 205 pages, soft cover. Covers and interior pages are both clean and bright. Binding is solid. B&W historical photography throughout. Readers are introduced to the diverse history of Bristol Bay Alaska through the writings of early explorers, locals, scholars, and other written accounts of life in Southwest Alaska. Includes glossary and index. Clean copy. Record # 33809
Price: $30.00 

 

Our Yankee Heritage: New England's Contribution to American Civilization by: Beals, Charleton

Hardcover. New York, David McKay, 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 311 pages, endpaper map, cloth cover. Acetate protected dust jacket with minimal chipping to edges and slight foxing on flaps; book itself in neat, tight condition. Record # 603754
Price: $12.00 

 

Out on the Porch: An Evocation in Words and Pictures by: Price, Reynolds

Hardcover. Chapel Hill NC, Algonquin Books, 5th pr., 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 122 pages, b&w illustrations. In a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Record # 407381
Price: $12.00 

Palm Beach, FL (IMG) (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) by: Marconi, Richard A.
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Palm Beach, FL (IMG) (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) by: Marconi, Richard A.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. US, Arcadia Publishing, 1st, 2009-01-12, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 127 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Light edgewear to wrappers and slight crease to upper corner. Clean, tight copy. Record # 461315
Price: $12.00 

 

Patrons and Patriotism; The Encouragement of the Fine Arts in the United States 1790-1860 by: Miller, Lillian B

Softcover. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press, 1st, 1966, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 335 pages, b&w illustrations. Blue/red pictorial stiff wrappers. Light overall wear with slight rubbing to spine and edges, else a nice tight copy. Record # 605979
Price: $12.00 

 

People of the Land of Flint, The by: Campbell, Richard Dean

Softcover. Lanham, University Press of America, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 111 pages. Softcover. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON FRONT ENDPAPER. Previous owners stamp on inside front cover. Black & white illustrations. Clean, tight copy. Record # 612833
Price: $12.00 

people's history of the Supreme Court, A: the men and women whose cases and decisions have shaped our Constitution by: Irons, Peter H.
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people's history of the Supreme Court, A: the men and women whose cases and decisions have shaped our Constitution by: Irons, Peter H.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. New York, Penguin Books, 1st, 2006, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, New York, Penguin Books, 1st, 2006, Book: Good, Dust jacket: None, Light edge wear to top edge and corners, otherwise clean, tight copy.. 588 pages. Record # 467693 Record # 467693
Price: $12.00 

 

People, Places and Things: American Paintings 1750-1980 by: Kennedy Galleries

Softcover. New York, NY, Kennedy Galleries, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog with illustrated covers; slight marking. Paper wrappers. 60 color plates of paintings from various American artists. Short introduction on several of the artists. Tight, clean copy. Record # 808374
Price: $12.00 

Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation by: Allgor, Catherine
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Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation by: Allgor, Catherine

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Henry Holt and Co., 1st, 2006-04-04, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 493 pages. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462397
Price: $12.00 

Petticoat Affair, The : Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson's White House by: Marszalek, John F.
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Petticoat Affair, The : Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson's White House by: Marszalek, John F.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, The Free Press, 1st, 1997-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 296 pages. Faint foxing to edges, light rubbing to dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 462151
Price: $12.00 

 

Picture Gallery Pioneers: 1850 to 1875 by: Andrews, Ralph W.

Hardcover. New York, Bonanza Books, 1st, 1964, Dust Jacket: Good, 192 pages with index, b&w photographs. Photo-history of the development of photography in the west. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Very good and clean copy minor tear and edge wear on dust jacket. Record # 512355
Price: $12.00 

Po-No-Kah: An Indian Tale of Long Ago / Busy Brownies, Bonny Birds by: Dodge, Mary Mapes, Illust. by: Cox, Palmer
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Po-No-Kah: An Indian Tale of Long Ago / Busy Brownies, Bonny Birds by: Dodge, Mary Mapes, Illust. by: Cox, Palmer

Hardcover. Chicago, IL, M. A. Donohue & Co., 1st, 1903, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 153 pages, hardcover. Cloth covers are in generally good shape, despite some minor wear at the corners. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. "Po-No-Kah" is a historical children's story written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds at a time when American pioneers faced dangers posed by Native Americans in the wilderness. The titular character emerges as a pivotal figure who, despite being an Indian warrior, demonstrates kindness and fidelity, ultimately assisting in the protagonist's rescue. The first page of this book is labeled 125, "Po-No-Kah" ends on page 191, then pagination restarts oddly with page 5. Includes reprints of "Busy Brownies" and "Bonny Birds" short stories by E. Veale, with the accompanying well-known Brownie illustrations by Palmer Cox. Scarcely available short stories are present in this section, such as "Bruin's Visit", "The Owl and the Bat", "The Ostrich", "King Leo's Resolve", and others. No title information or credit appears regarding these additions. Clean copy. Record # 33703
Price: $16.00 

Poems from the Women's Movement: (American Poets Project #28) by: Moore, Honor
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Poems from the Women's Movement: (American Poets Project #28) by: Moore, Honor

Hardcover. NY, The Library of America, 2nd Pr., 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 238 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, cover boards, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book is an anthology collection celebrating fifty-eight women poets whose work defines an era. Clean copy. Record # 34247
Price: $15.00 

Portrait of a Racist: The Man Who Killed Medgar Evers? by: Massengill, Reed
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Portrait of a Racist: The Man Who Killed Medgar Evers? by: Massengill, Reed

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, St Martins Pr, 1st, 1994-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 401 pages, b&w photos. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 466165
Price: $12.00 

President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman by: Miller, William Lee
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President Lincoln: The Duty of a Statesman by: Miller, William Lee

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. US, Knopf, book club, 2008-02-05, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 497 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 466154
Price: $12.00 

Private Poets, Worldly Acts: Public and Private History in Contemporary American Poetry [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Stein, Kevin
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Private Poets, Worldly Acts: Public and Private History in Contemporary American Poetry [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Stein, KevinPrivate Poets, Worldly Acts: Public and Private History in Contemporary American Poetry [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Stein, Kevin

Private Poets, Worldly Acts: Public and Private History in Contemporary American Poetry [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Stein, Kevin

Hardcover. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 190 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, gray cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book encourages readers to see history and poetry as complimentary literary forms. Illuminates the various ways in which contemporary poets redeem a vision of personal, aesthetic, and social relevancy from the shadow of traditionally narrated history. Contains author's inscription to the previous owner on one of the front end pages. His signature is also present on the title page. Clean copy. Record # 34544
Price: $50.00 

 

Proceedings of the North American Society of Oceanic History at Salem 1977 by: Reynolds, Clark G.

Paperback. Salem, NASOH, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Non-Paginated. Journal format with 3 staple binding. Wrinkling in upper left corner. Fading to covers. Record # 604497
Price: $12.00 

 

Professor and the Commissions, The by: Schwartz, Bernard

Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st, 1959, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Inside story of corruption & influence peddling in Federal Regulatory Agencies Record # 51098
Price: $12.00 

 

Progress of Nations, Volume IX by: N/A

Hardcover. Chicago, Disable American Veterans of the World War, 1st, 1931, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 564 pages, with illustrations and gilt decorated green cloth cover. Light ex-library residue, otherwise, very clean and tight copy. Record # 853785
Price: $12.00 

 

Progress of Nations, Volume VII by: N/A

Hardcover. Chicago, Disable American Veterans of the World War, 1st, 1930, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 552 pages, with illustrations and gilt decorated green cloth cover. Light ex-library residue, otherwise, very clean and tight copy. Record # 853784
Price: $12.00 

 

Progress of Nations, Volume X by: N/A

Hardcover. Chicago, Disable American Veterans of the World War, 1st, 1931, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 635 pages, with illustrations and gilt decorated green cloth cover. Light ex-library residue, otherwise, very clean and tight copy. Record # 853783
Price: $12.00