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Unpredictable Past, The by: Levine, Lawrence W.

Hardcover. New York, Oxford, 2nd, 1993, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 372 pages. Black & white photographs. Book and jacket show standard wear. Minor smoke smell to pages. Record # 608769
Price: $12.00 

Vanguard of the Crusade: The 101st Airborne Division in World War II by: Bando, Mark
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Vanguard of the Crusade: The 101st Airborne Division in World War II by: Bando, Mark

Hardcover. Bedford, PA, The Aberjona Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 310 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid, though the spine is slightly cocked. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is tells the story of the experiences of the 101st Airborne Division, from its inception in August 1942 through the end of the war. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34373
Price: $55.00 

 

Village Life in America 1852-1872 by: Richards, Caroline Cowles (Margaret E. Sangster)

New York, Henry Holt, Rep., 1913, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 225 pages, B&W illustrations. Introduction by Margaret E. Sangster, includes the Civil War period told through the diary of a school girl. Record # 303295
Price: $12.00 

 

Voyagers of the Titanic: Passengers, Sailors, Shipbuilders, Aristocrats, and the Worlds They Came From by: Davenport-Hines, Richard

Hardcover. US, William Morrow, 1st, 2012-03-06, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 342 pages, b&w photos. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 461427
Price: $12.00 

 

Walt Kuhn: An Imaginary History of the West by: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art/Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

Softcover. Texas/Colorado, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art/Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Exhibition catalog. White wrappers, with color illustration of Kuhn's "The Commissioners" to front, perfect binding, color frontispiece of "Bar Room Fight," foreword by Fred S. Bartlett, 33 full page b&w plates. Slight rubbing to wrappers, pages crisp and unmarked; a very neat, tight copy. Record # 807903
Price: $12.00 

Walton's Vermont Register, Farmers' Almanac, and Business Directory for 1877 by: Walton
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Walton's Vermont Register, Farmers' Almanac, and Business Directory for 1877 by: WaltonWalton's Vermont Register, Farmers' Almanac, and Business Directory for 1877 by: Walton

Walton's Vermont Register, Farmers' Almanac, and Business Directory for 1877 by: Walton

Softcover. Claremont, NH, The Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1st, 1877, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 219 pages, plus 44 pages of vintage advertisements. Covers and interior pages have light foxing and some open tears. Binding is delicate but pages still turn well. Small-form book. Includes fold out map of New Hampshire and Vermont from 1877, which is missing the top piece. Also includes an extensive business directory. This almanac is an annual publication listing a set of events forthcoming in the next year, such as moon phases and eclipses. Almanacs are among the oldest periodicals continuously published in the United States. Own a piece of Vermont history. Memoranda section has extensive writings in pencil by previous owner. Record # 33862
Price: $40.00 

War & Politics by: Brodie, Bernard
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War & Politics by: Brodie, Bernard

Softcover. NY, MacMillan Publishing Co., 6th Print, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 514 pages, soft cover. Covers are generally in very good condition despite some minor wear to the spine and corners. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book draws connections between military affairs and state craft, by the dean of American civilian strategists. A thought-provoking and original look at WHY humans fight. The author puts war in its international political context as he examines the history of World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam, and looks at the changing attitudes toward war, theories on its causes, "vital interests," trade, nuclear weapons, and the true nature of strategy. Clean copy. Record # 33833
Price: $18.00 

 

Warpaths by: Keegan, John

Hardcover. Firefly Books Ltd, 1st, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 370 pages. Light edgewear and scratching to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 454354
Price: $12.00 

 

When Buffalo Ran by: Grinnell, George Bird

Hardcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma, Reprint, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 114 pages. #31 in The Western Frontier Library series. Gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket very good in acetate wrapper. Frontispiece photograph. Record # 220829
Price: $12.00 

When Hell Was In Session by: Denton, Jeremiah Jr. A.
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When Hell Was In Session by: Denton, Jeremiah Jr. A.

Hardcover. Washington, DC, Morley Books, reprint, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 248 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is dented on the bottom edge and wrinkled along the top, but the cloth covers underneath are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is solid. "When Hell Was in Session" is a 1975 memoir by U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Jeremiah Denton, recounting his experiences as an American prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War. Clean copy. Record # 33709
Price: $15.00 

 

With Pen and Saber - The Letters and Diaries of J.E.B. Stuart's Staff of Officers by: Trout, Robert J.

Hardcover. Mechanicsburg, Pa., Stackpole, 1st, 1995, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 350 pages. Black & white photos. A very clean, tight copy. Record # 54487
Price: $12.00 

Witness to the Civil War: First-Hand Accounts from Fank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper by: Lewin, J. G. Huff, P. J. Editor: Murray, Stuart
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Witness to the Civil War: First-Hand Accounts from Fank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper by: Lewin, J. G. Huff, P. J. Editor: Murray, Stuart

Hardcover. Irvington, NY, Collins, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 226 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with some bending at the front flap and residue at the bottom of the spine. Pictorial boards and interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color illustrations throughout. This book was published in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution. Here is the Civil War's news as originally presented to loved ones at home. Here you will find images of the battles, the leaders, the camp life, and of the soldiers who gave their all for North and South. Clean copy. Record # 34171
Price: $12.00 

 

Witness to the Civil War: First-Hand Accounts from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper by: Lewin, J. G./P. J. Huff, Stuart Murray

Hardcover. Irvington. N.Y., HarperCollins, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 226 pages, b&w and color illustrations, very clean, tight copy, like new. Record # 801468
Price: $12.00 

 

Woman's Day Book Of American Needlework by: Lane, Rose Wilder

Hardcover. New York, Simon and Schuster, reprint, 1963, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 208 pages. Hardcover. Extensive color and b&w photography throughout. Some soil to covers, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 613591
Price: $12.00 

 

Woodrow Wilson Life & Letters: Princeton 1890-1910 by: Baker, Ray Stannard

Hardcover. New York , Doubleday Page & Co., 1st, 1927, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 373 pages, b&w illustrations, black cloth covers. Previous owner's bookplate on iside front cover otherwise a clean, bright copy. Record # 407333
Price: $12.00 

Work of the Afro-American Woman, The by: Mossell, N. F.
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Work of the Afro-American Woman, The by: Mossell, N. F.

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, reprint, 1988, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 178 pages. Hardcover. Gilt titles on spine and cover. Ex-library copy with stamps to rear end paper, title page and fore and top edge. Otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468283
Price: $12.00 

Wrought With Steadfast Will: A History of Emma Willard School [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Hanmer, Trudy J.
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Wrought With Steadfast Will: A History of Emma Willard School [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Hanmer, Trudy J.Wrought With Steadfast Will: A History of Emma Willard School [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Hanmer, Trudy J.

Wrought With Steadfast Will: A History of Emma Willard School [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Hanmer, Trudy J.

Hardcover. Troy, NY, The Troy Book Makers, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 658 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, red cloth covers with gilt text, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through which features B&W and full-color photography. This book chronicles the evolution of Troy, New York's iconic educational institution. It is a comprehensive narrative of the school's triumphs and trials interwoven throughout two hundred years of American social, cultural, and political history. Author's short inscription to the previous owner is present on the title page. Clean copy. Record # 34582
Price: $35.00 

 

Yorktown Campaign and the Surrender of Cornwallis - 1781, The by: Johnston, Henry P.

Hardcover. Williamstown, Corner House, reprint, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 202 pages, with illustrations. Dust jacket edge wear and one small tear, price clipped, otherwise, very clean and tight copy. Record # 101546
Price: $12.00 

 

Young America by: Patsan, Amy

Softcover. New York, Watson Guptill Publications, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Traces the transformation of America through art from 1760 until after the civil war. 112 pages, includes 60 color illustrations. A clean copy, in near fine condition. Record # 805369
Price: $12.00 

 

YOUNG LIONS, THE: Confederate Cadets at War by: Conrad, James Lee

Hardcover. Harrisburg, PA. , Stackpole Books , 1st ed., 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Record # 220709
Price: $12.00