Hardcover. West Kennebunk, ME, Phoenix Publishing, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 274 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some light edge wear, which has been repaired with clear tape to the best of our ability. Orange cloth covers with a quarter black spine and a gilt eagle logo are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Minor foxing is visible on the external page edges, but this does not affect the legibility of any text blocks within. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book traces the historical and geographic narrative of Goshen, Connecticut, a town which earned its nickname because its commercial center sits at a higher altitude than any other in Connecticut, acting as the watershed for eight surrounding towns. The book covers the town's biblical naming origins, its 1739 founding, agricultural boom, and early settler genealogies. This scarcely available local history volume is one of only 1,000 first edition copies printed. Clean copy. Record # 34583
Hardcover. Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., 1st, 1893, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 878 pages, hardcover. Leather cover boards have minor edge wear, but are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography, maps, and portraits throughout. Additionally includes a laid-in supplement to the History of Taunton. This is a definitive local history book, which details the city's growth starting from its formal incorporation in 1639. This book catalogs the early days of the Plymouth Colony settlement, the vital influence of the Taunton River, and the rise of local industries like ironworks and textiles. Author's short inscription to the previous owner is present on the front end page. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34598
Hardcover. no place, Edgewood Publishing, 1st, 1889, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 459 pages. Decorated endpapers. Illustrated with 23 b/w photo plates. B/W map frontispiece. Some browning and minor spotting to edges of text block. Brown cloth with faded gilt lettering on front and spine. Light edgewear, wear to top and bottom of spine. Back hinge is cracked and loose. Corners rubbed and bumped. Age soil. Record # 40238
Hardcover. Merrick, NY, Richwood Publishing Company, Bicentennial Edition, circa 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 602 pages, hardcover. Blue faux leather covers and interior pages are clean and bright, despite some very minor edge wear and rubbing. Binding is solid. Contains some B&W photography throughout, plus two laid-in area maps of Goshen. This book is a comprehensive historical account detailing the Litchfield County town's settlement, topography, and local industries. It also serves as a vital genealogical and biographical record of the area's early families. Clean copy. Record # 34569
Hardcover. Rutland, VT, Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1st thus, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 454 pages, hardcover in original cardboard slipcase. Dust jacket has been price-clipped and has some light wrinkling with one closed tear at the top of the spine, but is otherwise in good condition. Green cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages with pale green end papers. Binding is solid. This hand-numbered copy is #280, out of 700 total copies of this edition. This is the first Tuttle edition, being a facsimile reprint of A. H. Copeland's 1859 original. It offers an in-depth, definitive, invaluable resource chronicling the town history of Middlebury, Vermont. Clean copy. Record # 34561
Softcover. Richmond, VA, Virginia State Library, 1st, 1965, Dust Jacket: None, 161 pages. Virginia State Library Publication #25. B/W photographs. Fold out maps. Covers lightly soiled, creased/folded. Tear at bottom of spine. Record # 802864
Hardcover. College Sta., Texas A. & M. Univl, 1st, 1988, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, A history of 6 U.S. travel & routes with black & white photos of vintages buses. Record # 51494
Hardcover. Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma, 1st New, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 237 pages. #14 in The Western Frontier Library series. Gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket very good in acetate wrapper. Record # 220834
Softcover. Charleston, SC, The History Press, 2nd Pr., 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 160 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. In this book, underwater archaeologist Joseph W. Zarzynski and archeological diver Bob Benway present the most intriguing discoveries among more than two hundred known shipwreck sites beneath Lake George. Clean copy. Record # 34575
Softcover. Hanover, NH, University Press of New England, 1st thus, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 223 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book presents a natural history of the Lewis Creek watershed in Vermont's Champlain Valley, as told through the lives of 3 individuals whose investigations brought them into close contact with the area. Clean copy. Record # 34565
Hardcover. Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 415 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in fair condition, with significant bumping to the top edge. Gray cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. In this book, Khalid chronicles the tumultuous history of Central Asia in the age of the Russian revolution. Traumatic upheavals--war, economic collapse, famine--transformed local society and brought new groups to positions of power and authority in Central Asia, just as the new revolutionary state began to create new institutions that redefined the nature of power in the region. Previous owner lightly marked a couple interior pages in pencil throughout, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34140
Softcover. 1st, January 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 210 pages, b&w and maps. Edge wear, light rubbing to wrappers. Else a clean, tight copy. Record # 451232
Hardcover. NY, Crown Publishers Inc.,, 3rd Pr., 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 370 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has been protected by a removable plastic sleeve, and is in very good condition as a result. Gray cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography, maps, and illustrations throughout. This book presents the most comprehensive collection of photos, paintings, and drawings documenting the history, development, and customs of New Orleans, Louisiana. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34402
Hardcover. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Library, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 367 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains full-color photography, maps, and illustrations throughout. This volume presents proof of what has been forgotten or ignored, yet still endures in the Garden State. It takes a close look at nineteenth-century New Jersey through the intimate visual record of its first wall maps and county atlases, which often include vignettes of public buildings, private farms, and residences. Does NOT contain the portfolio of maps specific to the special edition. This is a large-format book, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34422
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
Softcover. Evanston, IL, Northwestern University Press, 1st thus, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 438 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is a sweeping account of and a penetrating reflection on Russia's four hundred years of experience in Siberia. Beginning with Yermak, whose Cossacks crossed into Siberia in the 1580s, through the rapid Russian exploration, conquest, and colonialization, to today, Rasputin reveals the peculiarities of the Siberians, studying the gap between dreams and reality that has plagued Russians in Siberia for centuries. Clean copy. Record # 34031
Hardcover. London, U.K., Reaktion Books, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 176 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, orange paper covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Top right corner has been lightly bumped. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book tracks the paths of fundamental spices through history, from the trade routes of the ancient world to the McCormick brand's contemporary domination of the global spice market. Czarra describes how spices have been used in cooking throughout history and how their spread has influenced regional cuisine around the world. Author's inscription to the previous owner reads: "With best Wishes and Many Thanks for your "spicey" Insights. Fred, June 2009." Clean copy. Record # 34224
Hardcover. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. , 1st, 1939, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 211 pages, hardcover. Blue cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the political history of Syria. Rich in archival sources, maps, and images, it is an essential read for students and scholars of Middle East history, Syrian history, and history in general. Previous owner's inscription on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33985
Hardcover. NY, The John Day Company, 1st, 1942, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 208 pages, hardcover. Green cover boards are clean and bright. Interior pages have some light foxing and staining on some pages, but all text blocks are legible. Pages have deckled edges. Binding is slightly loose. This book is one of the best summaries of Indonesian culture available in English. It focusses on the daily life of the people of the Indies. The previous owner's light pencil markings are present on the front and rear end pages, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34169
Hardcover. New Delhi, India, Lustre Press Roli Books, 1st, 2008, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 143 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some edge wear along the top, but is still in good condition overall. Pictorial boards are lightly bumped at the corners. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains full-color illustrations throughout. This scarcely available book is a lavishly produced history of Mughal court cuisine. It draws from Persian-language recipe manuscripts and imperial records to reconstruct the flavors and protocols of the Mughal kitchen. Presents dishes served under emperors Babur, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb, seeking to contextualize them within courtly etiquette and regional influence. With a foreword by diplomat and cultural critic Pavan K. Varma. Clean copy. Record # 34064
Hardcover. NY, Harper Business, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 497 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in very good condition despite some minor staining on the rear. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Includes B&W tables and maps throughout. For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we've reached the point where almost anything you can ever want can be sent to your home within days of when you decided you wanted it. Zeihan maps out the next world: a world where countries or regions will have no choice but to make their own goods, grow their own food, secure their own energy, fight their own battles, and do it all with populations that are both shrinking and aging. Zeihan brings readers along for an illuminating (and a bit terrifying) ride packed with foresight, wit, and his trademark irreverence. Clean copy. Record # 33876
Hardcover. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 311 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, brown cloth covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout, as well as a bind-in halfway through with full-color maps. This book is an innovative, accessible, and authoritative history of the early farming practices of Concord, Massachusetts, and challenges the long-standing notion that colonial husbandry degraded the land. Clean copy. Record # 34291
Softcover. Portsmouth, NH, Heinemann Educational Books, 1st thus, 1990, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 398 pages, soft cover. Covers have some light edge wear, but are still in good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright, with only minor foxing. The last 50 pages or so of this book have wavy paper typical of minor water damage. This volume is part of the Heinemann African Writers Series, and creates a chimerical world of illusion and truth, fired by a language that challenges the imagination. Clean copy. Record # 34387
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