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Fall River, MA: J. H. Franklin and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, spine cracked.. 1902. Hardcover. Dark green cloth binding with gilt town logo stamped on front boards and gilt lettering on spine. Index. Decorative endpapers. Many photos and illustrations. A history of one of the oldest towns in Massachusetts, and America, stated by the first page of the text to have occurred through a transaction in 1659 between "Wamsitti and his squaw Tattapanum" and 26 original purchasers. Articles on various eras and aspects of this Bristol County town include Palo Alto Pierce, Gilbert M. Nichols, Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, Mrs. Paul M. Burns, Col. Silas P. Richmond, Benjamin Buffinton, and John M. Deane. Printed on glossy stock. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 287 pages .
National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc. , Etc. , from Original Full Length Paintings by Alonzo Chappel, by Duyckinck, Evart A - 1867
by Duyckinck, Evart A
National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc. , Etc. , from Original Full Length Paintings by Alonzo Chappel,
by Duyckinck, Evart A
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NY: Johnson, Fry and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, library stamps and markings on . spines, front and rear endpapers, and first page of table of contents. . Perforated library stamp on title pages. Some light foxing to some of . engravings.. 1867. Leather. Historical and biographical narratives by Evart A. Duyckinck. In two volumes. Contemporary half-bound leather. Spines tooled and titles stamped in gilt. All edges gilt. Sabin 21504. A quite lovely set of biographies and striking and dramatic full-page engraved portraits of 151 notable Americans. The Founding Fathers are all here, as are many inventors, authors, explorers and jurists, such as Elisha Kent Kane, Washington Irving, Albert Gallatin, Daniel Boone, Noah Webster and many others. Published just two years after the close of the Civil War, the volumes include both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis; Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S Grant. ; Ex-Library; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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- Date Published 1867
- Keywords Engravings, Illustrated Books, FOUNDING Fathers
A History of the Town of Freetown, Massachusetts, with an Account of the Old Home Festival, July 30th, 1902
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Early Rhode Island: A Social History of the People
by Weeden, William B.
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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NY: The Grafton Press. Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly rubbed, library stamps and . markings on spine and front and rear endpapers. Penciled owner name on . front free endpaper.. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth. Index, illustrations. A history of Rhode Island from 1636 through 1790. ; The Grafton Historical Series; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 381 pages .
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The Post Office Department of the United States of America; its History, Organization, and Working From the Inauguration of the Federal Government, 1789, to the Close of the Administration of President Andrew Johnson
by Leech, D. D. T.
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Washington, DC: Judd & Detweiler, Inc.. Fair; Front boards, front flyleaves, and title page nearly detached, . boards worn, large tear to folding table. 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Title continued: Continued to October 1st, 1879, with Tables for Reference, Including Tables of Distances, by W. L. Nicholson. Brown cloth boards with printed paper label on front cover. Folding table of distances between major cities bound in at rear. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 109 pages .
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Life of John Eliot, The Apostle to the Indians
by Francis, Convers
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Boston: Hilliard, Gray, and Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Cloth bubbled on rear boards, boards lightly worn and soiled, foxing to endpapers and scattered through text, . owner names on front free endpaper.. 1836. Second Edition. Hardcover. Published as Vol. V of Jared Sparks' Library of American Biography. Brown patterned cloth titled in gilt on spine. xii, 357pp. Frontispiece illustration of manuscript document signed by Eliot and three others. Title page vignette engraving of Eliot (presumably) and several other colonists meeting with Native Americans in feathered capes and hats. Sabin 25439. Eliot (1604-1690) was an English Puritan who emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony and served as minister in Roxbury. He helped edit the Bay Psalm Book and was a missionary and translator with the Wampanoag and other native peoples; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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Gazetteer and Business Directory of Columbia County, N. Y. for 1871-2
by Child, Hamilton
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Syracuse, NY: Printed At the Journal Office. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, edges soiled.. 1871. Hardcover. Original brown blindstamped cloth. Illustrated ads throughout. Folding frontispiece map of Columbia County. Histories of the towns and villages in Columbia County, nestled between the Hudson River and Massachusetts and Connecticut borders. No other copies listed for sale in the trade at the time of listing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 337 pages .
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Delaware: A History of the First State (In Three Volumes)
by Reed, H. Clay (editor) ; Reed, Marion Bjornson
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Owner signatures on title pages. Boards . rubbed, splash stains on spines.. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Three volume set uniformly bound in green cloth. Many illustrations and photos. Vol. I: xiv, 524pp; Vol. II: 525-1014pp; Vol. III: 618pp. Includes chapters written by various authors on different aspects of Delaware history, including transportation, ethnic groups, religious groups and associations, public health, architecture, agriculture, and biographies of noted Delaware residents. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Post Office Department of the United States of America; its History, Organization, and Working From the Inauguration of the Federal Government, 1789, to the Close of the Administration of President Andrew Johnson
by Leech, D. D. T.
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Washington, DC: Judd & Detweiler, Inc.. Fair; Front boards, front flyleaves, and title page nearly detached, . boards worn, large tear to folding table. 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Title continued: Continued to October 1st, 1879, with Tables for Reference, Including Tables of Distances, by W. L. Nicholson. Brown cloth boards with printed paper label on front cover. Folding table of distances between major cities bound in at rear. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 109 pages .
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Life of John Eliot, The Apostle to the Indians
by Francis, Convers
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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Boston: Hilliard, Gray, and Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Cloth bubbled on rear boards, boards lightly worn and soiled, foxing to endpapers and scattered through text, . owner names on front free endpaper.. 1836. Second Edition. Hardcover. Published as Vol. V of Jared Sparks' Library of American Biography. Brown patterned cloth titled in gilt on spine. xii, 357pp. Frontispiece illustration of manuscript document signed by Eliot and three others. Title page vignette engraving of Eliot (presumably) and several other colonists meeting with Native Americans in feathered capes and hats. Sabin 25439. Eliot (1604-1690) was an English Puritan who emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony and served as minister in Roxbury. He helped edit the Bay Psalm Book and was a missionary and translator with the Wampanoag and other native peoples; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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The Story of Essex County (In Four Volumes)
by Fuess, Claude M. (editor)
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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NY: The American Historical Society. Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned, spines faded, library bookplates . on front free endpapers and embossed stamp on title pages, volume three . has watersplash on spine.. 1935. Hardcover. Slate blue cloth bindings titled in gilt on spines. Sprinkled edges. Many photos and illustrations. Detailed history of Essex County, Massachusetts from geologic history through early 20th century, with chapters expanding upon natural resources, industries cultural and social institutions, great disasters and strange phenomena, and short biographies of historical figures and notable citizens. Volume I: vii, 544pp; Volume II: 547-1157, index; Volume III: 546pp; Volume IV: 547pp. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld
by Asbury, Herbert
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, endpapers lightly foxed, many . inexpertly opened pages with ragged edges and some missing corners.. 1928. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. xviii, 382pp, glossary, bibliography. Cloth-backed illustrated paper-covered boards. Illustrations, photos. Asbury's classic account of New York City's street gangs, later the basis for Martin Scorsese's 2002 film. Bookseller label on rear pastedown endpaper (American Library Service, NYC). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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A History of American Art
by Daniel M. Mendelowitz
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- 9780030894756 / 0030894751
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Lubbock, Texas, United States
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This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine, edges and corner of the cover. There is some dog-earring on the right corner pages of the book. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. "This is a history of the visual arts produced in the geographical area that now constitutes the United States. Such a book is difficult to title. A History of United States Art sounds awkward and logically might even be construed to exclude the arts of the colonial period. Thus, with apologies to our northern and southern neighbors, I use the title A History of American Art, knowing full well that the terms America and the United States are not synonymous...." - Preface from A History of American Art
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Beeswax: Production, Harvesting, Processing and Procuts
by Coggshall, William L & Roger A Morse
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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New York: Wicwas Press, 1984. 8vo size trade paperback; 192 pages with a few illustrations and photographs Contents include: Beeswax Grading and Economics Harvesting Beeswax Commercial Preparation of Beeswax for Market Testing Beeswax Beeswax in Comb Foundation Beeswax in Candles Beeswax in Art and Industry Showing and Judging Beeswax Home Products including Candles and Car and Floor Polishes Moderate wear and edgewear to covers, light soil to top of book and shelf soil to bottom fore-edge. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Vietnam: A History
by Stanley Karnow
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- 9780670746040 / 0670746045
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Lubbock, Texas, United States
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This book is in good condition. There is a lot of wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is also a substantial amount of staining on the cover boards. The pages are yellowed and tanned. There are also markings throughout the book. "The roots of this book reach back to the early 1950s in Paris, where I began my professional career as a journalist. France, supported by the United States, was then fighting to retain its hold in Indochina against the Vietminh, the Communist-led nationalist movement there. As I reported on the French end of the war, I soon became acquainted with the names and places in Vietnam from a distance, But I scarcely imagined that they were to be part of my own experience. Then, in 1959, I was assigned to cover eastern Asia; the region that included Vietnam became my beat for more than two decades. I visited Vietnam most recently in 1981 for seven weeks, the longest permitted an American correspondent since the Communists gained control of the entire…
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A Rebel Came Home: The Diary and Letters of Floride Clemson, 1863-1866
by Lander & McGee (editors)
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- 9780872496422 / 0872496422
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Bethel, Connecticut, United States
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Top edge of jacket slightly flared but overall in excellent condition. Book itself is clean and free of any markings except for previous owner's name on first page (Jeanne M. Nixon). Book has some light shelf wear to corners and spine is slightly canted. Solid binding. 189 indexed pages. 0.75" X 6.25" X 9.25" 2cm X 16cm X 23.5cm Part of the series "Women's Diaries and Letters of the Nineteenth-Century South". Illustrated by Olivia Jackson McGee with additional black and white photo reproductions. Includes a family tree. The Revised edition includes additional material in the form of letters between Floride and her mother Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson between July-October 1863 at the height of the Civil War. The main body of the book is Floride's journal from January 1863 until 1866. The main sections concern Florida's trip to Niagara in summer 1863, the journey form Beltsville Maryland to Pendleton South Carolina at the end of the 1864, and the last says of Floride's grandmother Mr.s John C. Calhoun in…
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America's War for Humanity: Including a Complete History of the World War Up-To-date
by Russell, Thomas H
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Loveland, Colorado, United States
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USA: L. W. Walter, 1917. Hardcover with no dust jacket, 1917. Book has heavier corner wear to board corners and edges, and spinefoot, and aging and some soiling to cloth. This book has blue cloth with navy and red text and design. Tipped plate of American flag on center of front board. Interior tanning heavily from age and book has light warping from age and moisture. Has small bookworm hole affecting the upper right corner of pages 23- 83, completely out of the way of any text and only about 1/2 inch in depth. Missing page corner as depicted, affecting the first front illustration page, affects a small amount of caption text, and the edges of 2 photos. Book generally lays flat and is readable and is fairly supple, Binding is decent and will permit reading. Fair condition, but not terrible for its age. 100+ illustrations. A peice of history, as this was basically news when this was printed. RARE EDITION: NOT A REPRINT. THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo -…
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Samuel The Seeker
by Sinclair, Upton
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Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.
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Volunteers in the African Bush: Memoirs from Sierra Leone
by David Read Barker
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- 9781457516184 / 1457516187
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing, January 2013. Trade Paperback. Fine. Slight reading wear to corners, otherwise pristine. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Not damaged. Suitable for gifting. 163 pages. The 25 authors of this book were volunteers in the first Peace Corps rural community development project in Africa: Sierra Leone, 1965-67. They are also the first group to tell a collective story of Peace Corps volunteers, anywhere. The Peace Corps was in its infancy then, and memories of John Kennedy were strong among the young volunteers. Sierra Leone was also in its infancy in the first few years after independence, before military coups and tribal warfare became common. The authors forthrightly recount their feelings of loneliness and isolation, and their frightening experiences with secret societies and witchcraft, but their uniquely optimistic "can-do" American attitude brought most through a great life experience.
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To the Golden Door
by Potter, George
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San Francisco, California, United States
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Little, Brown, and Company, 1960. Used-Very Good. Hard Bound
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The Lick Observatory of the University of California, Eleventh Edition, 1947
by Lick Observatory
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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University of California Press, 1947. 11th. Paperback. Author unstated : The Lick Observatory of the University of California - A Brief Descriptive Account Prepared at the Observatory. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1947. Eleventh Edition. Stapled booklet, size is demy octavo (8vo), 8 1/8"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's dark green wrapper stapled to textblock. [vi] pp prelim material, 47 numbered pp, plus three blank. Glossy paper. In addition to many b&w photos, included is information for visitors, organizational info about the observatory, its Chile station, its students, features it observed, acknowledgments. Condition notes: Staples rusted, but holding, moderate wear and scuffing but no tears to wrappers. No notes or highlighting. The observatory is on Mount Hamilton near San Jose, CA. We learn that the observatory was the gift of James Lick, who also left money to support building of a monument to Francis Scott Key in San Francisco, "...a Home for Old Ladies in San Francisco..." and…
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