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Story of Baseball, The by: Ritter, Lawrence S.
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Story of Baseball, The by: Ritter, Lawrence S.

Softcover. New York, Beech Tree, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 205 pages. Softcover with ligth edgewear to paper wrappers. Black and white pictures throughout. Light curling on corners. Previous owner's inscription on title page. Record # 2233206
Price: $12.00 

 

Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture - Volume 21 by: Craddock, Patricia B./Carla H. Hay

Hardcover. East Lansing, ASECS, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 305 pages. Black & white illustrations. Clean, tight copy. Record # 609861
Price: $12.00 

Sweet Salt by: Goodson, Felix E.
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Sweet Salt by: Goodson, Felix E.

Softcover. Rutland, VT, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc., 1st Ed, 1st Pr., 1976, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 295 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book, written by a WW-II veteran and former psychology professor, follows Lonnie Ray, a young man who escapes an unhappy home life and drifts aimlessly across the United States, and, masking his deep fears, Lonnie is captured and becomes one of hundreds of American soldiers held in brutal Japanese POW camps. One black sharpie remainder mark is present on the top edge of the pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34656
Price: $30.00 

Tales of Old Grafton by: Cawley, James and Margaret
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Tales of Old Grafton by: Cawley, James and Margaret

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Paperback. New Jersey, A.S. Barnes and Co., 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 119 pages. Black & white Photographs by the authors, paper wrappers with light rubbing, light foxing to bottom edge. Clean, tight pages. Record # 408405
Price: $12.00 

Test Ride on the Sunnyland Bus: A Daughter's Civil Rights Journey by: Spagna, Ana Maria
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Test Ride on the Sunnyland Bus: A Daughter's Civil Rights Journey by: Spagna, Ana Maria

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. Lincoln NE, Bison Books, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 270 pages. Softcover. Two pages of b&w photographs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 468286
Price: $12.00 

The Boston Religion: Unitarianism in its Capital City [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Richardson, Peter Tufts
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The Boston Religion: Unitarianism in its Capital City [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Richardson, Peter TuftsThe Boston Religion: Unitarianism in its Capital City [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Richardson, Peter Tufts

The Boston Religion: Unitarianism in its Capital City [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Richardson, Peter Tufts

Hardcover. Rockland, ME, Red Barn Publishing, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 256 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, blue paper covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book is a story of theological debates, personalities important in American history, and some of the most important architectural achievements of the early Republic. It has been signed by the author, and his inscription includes his contact information. A couple pages have short notations or underlining in black pen, mostly a clean copy. Record # 34133
Price: $28.00 

The Campaigns of Napoleon: The Mind and Method of History's Greatest Soldier by: Chandler, David G.
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The Campaigns of Napoleon: The Mind and Method of History's Greatest Soldier by: Chandler, David G.

Hardcover. NY, Scribner, 23rd Pr., 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 1172 pages, hardcover. Green dust jacket has a 3" crease on the front, but is still in very good condition overall. Burgundy cloth covers with gilt decorations and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. Also contains three-color black, white, & red maps throughout. In this engrossing, vivid, and intensively researched volume, esteemed Napoleon scholar David Chandler outlines the military strategy that led the famous French emperor to his greatest victories and to his ultimate downfall. The Campaigns of Napoleon is a masterful analysis and insightful critique of Napoleon's art of war as he himself developed and perfected it in the major military campaigns of his career. This is a large heavy volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34294
Price: $50.00 

The Complete Lyrics of Lorenz Hart by: Editor: Hart, Dorothy Editor: Kimball, Robert
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The Complete Lyrics of Lorenz Hart by: Editor: Hart, Dorothy Editor: Kimball, Robert

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1986, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 317 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has a few closed tears, and mild rubbing. Pink paper boards with a black cloth spine are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book contains all the lyrics from the shows of Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart who, together with his partner Richard Rodgers, contributed greatly to American musical theater history with their numerous love songs. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34367
Price: $40.00 

The Early Poems of William Cullen Bryant With Bibliographical Sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by: Bryant, William Cullen Dole, Nathan Haskell
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The Early Poems of William Cullen Bryant With Bibliographical Sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole by: Bryant, William Cullen Dole, Nathan Haskell

Hardcover. NY, Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, 1st, 1893, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 242 pages, hardcover. Covers have light edge wear and rubbing. Cream colored leather stamped with elaborate botanical gilt design has been half-bound to the spine over decorated paper cover boards. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This small-format book presents several of William Cullen Bryant's earlier poems, and also contains a brief biographical sketch. Previous owner's signature is present in black pen on a front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34334
Price: $24.00 

The Furniture of Our Forefathers: With Critical Descriptions of Plates by Russell Sturgis by: Singleton, Esther
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The Furniture of Our Forefathers: With Critical Descriptions of Plates by Russell Sturgis by: Singleton, Esther

Hardcover. Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1st thus, 1913, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 664 pages, hardcover. Brown cloth covers stamped with black text show significant edge wear and rubbing, with bumped corners. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid, but the hinges are tender. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout, with notes on the illustrations by Russell Sturgis. This book is a comprehensive, historically significant work documenting the evolution of American furniture styles, craftsmanship, and domestic interiors from the earliest 17th century settlements through the 19th century. It tracks how European styles transformed upon reaching early American homes. Clean copy. Record # 34614
Price: $22.00 

The German Army, 1933-1945: Its Political and Military Failure by: Cooper, Matthew
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The German Army, 1933-1945: Its Political and Military Failure by: Cooper, Matthew

Hardcover. NY, Stein & Day Publishers, 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 598 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition due to significant edge wear and a few closed tears. Green paper covers with black cloth spine are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book presents novel conclusions based upon a detailed portrayal of the political relations between Hitler and the Army. The author rejects the idea that Hitler was anything but a complete liability to the army he led. Clean copy. Record # 34455
Price: $12.00 

The Invention of Pornography: Obscenity and the Origins of Modernity, 1500-1800 by: Editor: Hunt, Lynn
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The Invention of Pornography: Obscenity and the Origins of Modernity, 1500-1800 by: Editor: Hunt, Lynn

Hardcover. NY, Zone Book, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 411 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is has some light edge wear and minor staining along the top edge. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations throughout. In this groundbreaking collection of essays, historians and literary theorists examine how, between 1500 and 1800, pornography emerged as a literary practice and a category of knowledge intimately linked to the formative moments of Western modernity and the democratization of culture. Clean copy. Record # 34262
Price: $18.00 

The Japanese and The Jews by: Ben-Dasan, Isaiah Transl. Gage, Richard L.
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The Japanese and The Jews by: Ben-Dasan, Isaiah Transl. Gage, Richard L.

Hardcover. NY, Weatherhill, 1st thus, 1972, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 193 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some edge wear and rubbing, but is still in good condition overall. Gray paper cover boards with a black cloth spine are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This book compares and contrasts the Japanese and the Jews with keen critical insight tempered by affection. While drawing freely from personal experiences, literature and popular sources, he also turns to such traditional materials as medieval Japanese social and legal documents, the Talmud, and the Torah in his search for the forces that have shaped the Japanese and the Jew as we know them today. Some of the previous owner's notes and musings are present in black pen on the rear end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34507
Price: $12.00 

The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive? by: Ward, Peter
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The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive? by: Ward, Peter

Hardcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 180 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, black cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W graphs and tables throughout. In this book, Ward proposes a revolutionary and provocative vision of life's relationship with the Earth's biosphere--one that has frightening implications for our future, yet also offers hope. Using the latest discoveries from the geological record, he argues that life might be its own worst enemy. Clean copy. Record # 34364
Price: $12.00 

The Muzzle-Loading Rifle..... Then and Now by: Cline, Walter M. Editor: Dean, Herman P.
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The Muzzle-Loading Rifle..... Then and Now by: Cline, Walter M. Editor: Dean, Herman P.

Hardcover. Huntington, WV, Standard Printing and Publishing Company, 1st, 1942, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 162 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in poor condition, due to multiple chips and open tears. Brown cloth covers with black titles are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book presents facts and data concerning the development of the handmade rifle, as well as its uses. Clean copy. Record # 34395
Price: $30.00 

The Nature of Historical Knowledge by: Stanford, Michael
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The Nature of Historical Knowledge by: Stanford, Michael

Softcover. NY, Basil Blackwell, 1st thus, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 196 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. In this original argument, Michael Stanford proposes a single structure to incorporate all aspects of history--events, evidence, interpretations, books and lectures, popular ideas and social effects--into one comprehensive whole. The author clarifies the problems of studying history, both philosophical and practical. Clean copy. Record # 34168
Price: $15.00 

The Progressive Yankees: Republican Reformers in New Hampshire, 1906-1916 by: Wright, James
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The Progressive Yankees: Republican Reformers in New Hampshire, 1906-1916 by: Wright, James

Hardcover. Hanover, NH, University Press of New England, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 261 pages, hardcover. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and tables throughout. This book is a political history of the progressive movement in New Hampshire, and discusses the reforms made during the administration of Governor Robert Perkins Bass. Clean copy. Record # 34234
Price: $20.00 

 

THE STORY OF THE SHIP, THE by: Gibson, Charles E.

Hardcover. New York, Henry Schuman, 1st, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Name stamp of a California ship captain front flyleaf. 272 pages. Illustrated with 27 captioned plates of ships. 8vo. Blue cloth. Gilt title on black spine label. The color pictorial dust jacket has seen better days with large chip out of front panel. Fortunately the jacket has been saved because the dated misprint of 1942 on the front over flap which should read 1492 proves this is the first edition of the title. Record # 220592
Price: $12.00 

The World of Megaliths by: Mohen, Jean-Pierre
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The World of Megaliths by: Mohen, Jean-Pierre

Hardcover. NY, Facts on File, 1st thus, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 318 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is bumped along the top edge, and the laminate on the rear has bubbled. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book takes readers beyond the myths to the megaliths themselves, piecing together their history and that of the people who built them. This is a large format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34050
Price: $12.00 

 

Theatre Outlook by: Priestley, J.B.

Hardcover. London, Nicholson and Watson, 1st, 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, yellow cloth, 84 pages. Black & white and color photos and charts. Dust jacket with edgewear, light chipping. "What is happening to our theatre now? What ought to happen to it in the future? We are in a curious position. We are worse off because the economic conditions of theatrical production are appalling, and, better off because we have created new audiences with a sharp appetite for good drama." A appraisal of Post-war theatre in Britain. Clean copy. Record # 200592
Price: $12.00 

They Were There: The Civil War in Action as Seen by its Combat Artists by: Stern, Philip Van Doren
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They Were There: The Civil War in Action as Seen by its Combat Artists by: Stern, Philip Van Doren

Hardcover. NY, Crown Publishers, Inc., 1st, 1959, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 168 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has been price-clipped, and is in fair condition overall due to multiple closed tears and chips. Red cloth cover boards with a quarter black spine are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations throughout. This book presents a survey of Civil War battle art, some of which is not published elsewhere. Contains six war-inspired poems by Walt Whitman. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34348
Price: $15.00 

They Were There: The Civil War in Action as Seen by its Combat Artists by: Stern, Philip Van Doren
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They Were There: The Civil War in Action as Seen by its Combat Artists by: Stern, Philip Van Doren

Hardcover. NY, Crown Publishers, Inc., 1st, 1959, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 168 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has been price-clipped, and is in fair condition overall due to multiple closed tears and chips. Red cloth cover boards with a quarter black spine are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations throughout. This book presents a survey of Civil War battle art, some of which is not published elsewhere. Contains six war-inspired poems by Walt Whitman. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Previous owner's signature is present on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34397
Price: $15.00 

 

This is Glass by: Corning Glass Works

Softcover. New York, Corning Glass Works, 1st, 1966, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 56 pages. Exhibition catalog. Assumed publication date of 1966. Black laminate wrappers with color illustration, perfect binding, profusely illustrated with b&w plates, perfect binding. Light rubbing to wrappers, nick to center of spine from bending, previous owner's short ink inscription to corner of first page, otherwise pages crisp and unmarked; overall, a very neat, tight copy. Record # 807708
Price: $12.00 

Underfoot - An Everyday Guide to Exploring the American Past by: Weitzman, David
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Underfoot - An Everyday Guide to Exploring the American Past by: Weitzman, David

Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Hardcover. Livingston, MT, Scribners, Book Club, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, black & white illustrations, 192 pages. Dust jacket with light edgewear, light soil. previous owner's bookplate inside front cover, otherwise clean, very good. Record # 61905
Price: $12.00