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CONFEDERATE AGENT: A Discovery in History. by: Horan, James
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CONFEDERATE AGENT: A Discovery in History. by: Horan, James

Hardcover. New York, Crown, 1st, 1954, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Map end papers. 326 pages. Profusely illustrated throughout text. This is the true story of Confederate spies, their collaborators, their women, and their activity during the Civil War. 8vo. Green cloth. Black spine title label, gilt. Record # 220707
Price: $12.00 

Confederate Carpetbaggers, The by: Sutherland, Daniel E.
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Confederate Carpetbaggers, The by: Sutherland, Daniel E.

Hardcover. Baton Rough, Louisiana St. Univ., 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Black & white photos Record # 55725
Price: $12.00 

Constant Possum: The History of Sandia Preparatory School [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Liberty, Lou
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Constant Possum: The History of Sandia Preparatory School [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Liberty, LouConstant Possum: The History of Sandia Preparatory School [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Liberty, Lou

Constant Possum: The History of Sandia Preparatory School [INSCRIBED COPY] by: Liberty, Lou

Hardcover. Albuquerque, NM, Privately Published, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 415 pages, hardcover in original red cloth slipcase. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Rear hinge is cracked, but binding is still solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. Contains booklet with related ephemera. This book is about how in 1958, Barbara Young Simms began to explore the possibility of restarting an independent girls day school in Albuquerque. In 1965, with the help of a group of like-minded parents, she secured land, established a board of trustees and formed the Sandia School, a nonsectarian school. In late January 1966, the Rev. Paul G. Saunders, an Episcopal priest, was selected headmaster and, later that year, the school opened. Saunders served as headmaster for the first three years. Signed by the author on the title page, and also by the headmaster at time of publication, Dick Heath, on the forward page. This is a heavy volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34084
Price: $30.00 

Contempt of Court: The Turn-of-the-Century Lynching that Launched a Hundred Years of Federalism by: Curriden, Mark, Leroy Phillips, Jr.
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Contempt of Court: The Turn-of-the-Century Lynching that Launched a Hundred Years of Federalism by: Curriden, Mark, Leroy Phillips, Jr.

Hardcover. New York, Faber and Faber, Inc., Book Club, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 394 pages. Minor smoke odor, otherwise, very clean and tight. Record # 852964
Price: $12.00 

Count of Monte Cristo / Volume II - The Return by: Dumas, Alexandre
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Count of Monte Cristo / Volume II - The Return by: Dumas, AlexandreCount of Monte Cristo / Volume II - The Return by: Dumas, Alexandre

Count of Monte Cristo / Volume II - The Return by: Dumas, Alexandre

Hardcover. NY, Thomas Nelson and Sons, reprint, circa 1910s, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 782 pages, hardcover. Flexible cloth covers are in fair condition, with worn corners and spine. Top edge gilt. Interior pages are clean and bight, minus one or two small smudges. Binding is solid. This 1910s New Century Library edition features marbled green end pages, and a B&W illustration opposite the title page. A classic, epic tale of suffering and retribution, The Count of Monte Cristo follows Edmond Dantes after he is wrongfully imprisoned. Previous owner's name is signed on front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33778
Price: $20.00 

Courtesans: Money, Sex and Fame in the Nineteenth Century by: Hickman, Katie
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Courtesans: Money, Sex and Fame in the Nineteenth Century by: Hickman, Katie

Hardcover. US, William Morrow, 1st, 2003-11-25, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 363 pages. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 462358
Price: $12.00 

Courts and Criminals by: Train, Arthur
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Courts and Criminals by: Train, Arthur

Hardcover. New York , Charles Scribner's Sons, reprint, 1924, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 304 pages, brown boards with embossed decorations. Previous owner's bookplate, otherwise clean. Author was a former Assistant DIstrict Attorney in New York and an author of popular mysteries. Record # 406130
Price: $12.00 

Cow Country by: Dale, Edward Everett
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Cow Country by: Dale, Edward Everett

Hardcover. Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press, 1st New, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 258 pages. Collection of magazine essays over 25 yrs. Illustrated in pages and d.j. Plastic jacket. Green board with black spine and gilt text. Record # 220815
Price: $12.00 

Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, And The Trial That Forged A Nation by: VanDevelder, Paul
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Coyote Warrior: One Man, Three Tribes, And The Trial That Forged A Nation by: VanDevelder, Paul

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Cloth covers are clean and bright, as are the interior pages. Binding is solid. This book tells the story of Raymond Cross, the great-great-grandson of the chief who sheltered Lewis and Clark through the bitter cold winter of 1804. Cross is an Ivy League-trained lawyer, this is the story of his fight up through the supreme court to redeem the dignity of his people. Remainder mark on top of book near the spine, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33651
Price: $15.00 

Crime and Punishment in Early Maryland by: Semmes, Raphael
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Crime and Punishment in Early Maryland by: Semmes, Raphael

Softcover. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1st pbk, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 334 pages, clean and tight copy. Record # 457441
Price: $12.00 

Cripple Creek Bonanza by: Cunningham, Chet
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Cripple Creek Bonanza by: Cunningham, Chet

Softcover. Plano TX, Republic of Texas Press, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 218 pages, b&w illustrations. Record # 405655
Price: $12.00 

Crisis 1918 by: Gies, Joseph
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Crisis 1918 by: Gies, Joseph

Hardcover. NY, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 288 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has been price-clipped, and the laminate on the front has begun to bubble, but it is otherwise in good condition. Black paper covers with a red cloth spine are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains a bind-in halfway through with B&W photography. This book is a history of World War I, focussing on the leading actors, strategies, and events in the German gamble for total victory on the Western Front. Clean copy. Record # 34497
Price: $12.00 

Crossing's Dartmoor Worker by: Crossing, William
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Crossing's Dartmoor Worker by: Crossing, William

Softcover. US, Peninsula Press, rep, 1992-03-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 162 pages, b&w photos. Light shelf-wear to wrappers with small sticker-scar to rear cover, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462997
Price: $12.00 

Crossroads of War: Washington County, Maryland in the Civil War by: Keller, S. Roger
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Crossroads of War: Washington County, Maryland in the Civil War by: Keller, S. Roger

Hardcover. Shippensburg, PA, Burd Street Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 312 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book brings into sharp focus a cross-section of little known happenings of both civilians and the military. These are eyewitness accounts of moments in Washington County history, a piece of the fabric that is altogether American History. Clean copy. Record # 34177
Price: $15.00 

Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean by: Christofi, Alex
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Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean by: Christofi, Alex

Hardcover. London, UK, Bloomsbury Continuum, 1st, 2024, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 332 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in good condition, with one closed tear on the bottom edge, and a peeling price sticker on the rear cover. Teal cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout, as well as a bind-in halfway through with full-color photography. This book is an evocative and lyrical history of Cyprus and the Mediterranean. Cyprus: where the ancient olive trees of Homer's time exist alongside the undersea cables which provide the world's internet. It combines the political, cultural, and geographical history of Cyprus with reflections on time, place and belonging. A remainder dot is present on the bottom edge, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34121
Price: $12.00 

D. H. Lawrence in New Mexico: The Time is Different There by: Bachrach, Arthur J.
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D. H. Lawrence in New Mexico: The Time is Different There by: Bachrach, Arthur J.

Softcover. US, University of New Mexico Press, 2nd printing, 2006-09-11, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 119 pages, b&w photos. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 464811
Price: $12.00 

D. H. Lawrence: Portrait of a Genius But... by: Aldington, Richard
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D. H. Lawrence: Portrait of a Genius But... by: Aldington, Richard

Hardcover. NY, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1st thus, 1950, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 432 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has several open tears. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. B&W photography throughout. Richard Aldington was a very close friend and associate of Lawrence. This book is written in a professional tone, respectful of the artist, but mindful that the truth must be told even if it's not always celebratory. There can be no doubt that Aldington recognized both the genius and complexity of D.H. Lawrence. Clean copy. Record # 33741
Price: $28.00 

D.H. Lawrence: The Story of a Marriage by: Maddox, Brenda
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D.H. Lawrence: The Story of a Marriage by: Maddox, Brenda

Hardcover. New York , Simon & Shuster, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 620 pages, b&w photos. Light edgewear to price clipped dust jacket and remainder mark to bottom edge, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462248
Price: $12.00 

Dada, Surrealism, and Their Heritage by: Rubin, William S.
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Dada, Surrealism, and Their Heritage by: Rubin, William S.

Softcover. New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 252 pages, exhibition catalog, b&w and color photos of artwork, very clean, tight copy. Record # 801192
Price: $12.00 

Damned Yankees: A No-Holds-Barred Account of Life With Boss Steinbrenner by: Madden, Bill
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Damned Yankees: A No-Holds-Barred Account of Life With Boss Steinbrenner by: Madden, Bill

Hardcover. New York, Warner Books, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 292 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Black and white photographs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 468446
Price: $12.00 

Dark Angel, The : Aspects of Victorian Sexuality by: Harrison, Fraser
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Dark Angel, The : Aspects of Victorian Sexuality by: Harrison, Fraser

Hardcover. US, Universe Books, 1st, 1977-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 288 pages. Faint foxing to top edge, otherwise a clean, tight copy. Record # 464219
Price: $12.00 

Das Osterreichbuch ( The Austria Book ) by: Marboe, Ernst
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Das Osterreichbuch ( The Austria Book ) by: Marboe, Ernst

Hardcover. Germany, Druck, reprint, 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 543 pages, illustrated in color, b&w. A history of Austria and its people. German text. Record # 601838
Price: $15.00 

David Dellinger: The Life and Times of a Nonviolent Revolutionary by: Hunt, Andrew E.
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David Dellinger: The Life and Times of a Nonviolent Revolutionary by: Hunt, Andrew E.

Hardcover. NY, New York University Press, 1st, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 346 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book is the first full biography of a man who bridged the gap between the Old Left and the New Left. It is the remarkable story of a stubborn visionary torn between revolution and compromise. Clean copy. Record # 34254
Price: $18.00 

Day Before America, The: Changing the Nature of a Continent by: MacLeish, William H., Illust. by: Will Bryant
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Day Before America, The: Changing the Nature of a Continent by: MacLeish, William H., Illust. by: Will Bryant

Hardcover. Boston , Houghton Mifflin , 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 277 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Some black and white illustrations by Will Bryant. Light foxing on top page block, otherwise clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 468703
Price: $12.00 


  
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