History Books

New York: F. Tennyson Neely, 1898. Red cloth binding with silver gilt titles and a flag/shield device on the front cover. Oblong 8mo. Photo illustrated record of the newly acquired U. S. Possessions in the Pacific and Caribbean. Includes photos of Theodore Roosevelt and his 'Rough Riders.' B&W full page photos on coated paper. Hinges weak; faint spotting along bottom edge of covers. Spine lightly sunned.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Photographs Illustrated Neely Spanish american War Colonization Imperialism Colonial America. (more information)

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Philadelphia: Universal Book and Bible House, 1919. Blue decorative cloth with gilt stamped titles and decorations. Illustrated with full-color and b&w plates. A sample, or 'salesman's dummy,' containing select chapters and illustrations from the complete book for the purpose of obtaining orders from prospective buyers. It was a lot simpler to lug the sample from door-to-door than a case full of books! A look back at WWI shortly after its close, this book has many color plates of artists' renditions of various battlegrounds: the Ardennes, the Marne, etc. There is an introductory letter from Gen. Pershing, lots of black and white photos of soldiers and the theatre of war, and numerous facts and figures about the different battles. The back of the book has blank lined pages for orders.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Salesman's Dummy. Salesmans Dummy Dummies World War I Pershing. (more information)

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Brooklyn, NY: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, 1993. History of the Jehovah's Witnesses through the early 1990s, written from the Watchtower viewpoint. Lots of illustrations of old Bible Students, Russell, Rutherford, Franz, Knorr, Macmillan, and other notables. Watchtower collectors will find it useful for its photos of many hard-to-find publications! 752 pages, dark green hardcover with gilt titles. Stated first printing (500,000 copies). Lovely condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Watchtower Jehovah Witness Proclaimers Kingdom History Russell Rutherford International Bible Students. (more information)

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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927. Vintage U. S. history text from 1927, covering colonization to the post-World War I era. Binding very slightly cocked and the endpapers are age-toned. Clean navy blue boards with gilt titling that is still bright.. Revised. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. History United States U. S. USA Textbook. (more information)

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Cincinnati, Oh.: The Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society, 1905. Anniversary report of the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education Society, a Methodist organization dedicated to eradicating illiteracy in 'Negroes' and poor whites in the former Confederacy, as well as providing practical education and financial aid. Eight page brochure in self wraps. Photo of Abraham Lincoln on front wrap. Service consists of hymns with music, and responsive readings of questions and answers about the Society's work. 3/4 inch closed tear through all pages in lower margin. Light horizontal creases at three points in the brochure.. Saddle-stitch. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brochure. Freedmen Slavery Reconstruction South Methodist Episcopal Religion Christianity African American Black Studies. (more information)

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New York: The F. M. Lupton Publishing Company. Fictional account centered around the destruction of the ancient city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Published by F. M. Lupton, a company specializing in cheap editions of classic tales. Decorative dark blue-green cloth printed with a chrysanthemum design. Gilt of title is worn, the cloth is lightly spotted, and the cheap paper is yellowing severely. The interior is otherwise clean and the binding is sound.. Decorative Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fiction Ancient Rome Pompeii Vesuvius History. (more information)

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New York: The Noonday Press, 1967. Trade paperback. 312 pp. Cover rubbed, edge worn. Paper yellowing; otherwise clean and unmarked. 'Father D'Arcy presents a profound appraisal of the philosophies of history.'. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. D'arcy Catholic Meaning matter History Jesus Christianity. (more information)

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New York: Praeger Publishers, 1975. The Biblical account of Moses examined from the standpoints of history, archaeology, religion, and even psychology. Illustrated, with many color plates. Red cloth binding with gilt titles on the spine and gilt-stamped image of Moses with the tablets on the front board. Dust jacket has slight rubs and some edge wear.. ISBN: 0275337405. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Moses Religion Judaism Religion History Biography. (more information)

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Baltimore, Md.: Helicon Press, Inc., 1958. Fr. Danielou discusses the historical background of Christianity in the light of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Illustrated with b & w photographic plates. Imprimatur: +Most Reverend Francis P. Keough, D. D., Archbishop of Baltimore, September 11, 1958. Mustard cloth boards with gilt titles in a price-clipped dj. Light soil on endpapers, with a personal 'Ex libris' stamp on the pastedowns, and a gift inscription in ink on the front free endpaper. Dj has minor chipping and two tears at bottom front edge.. Cloth. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dead Sea Scrolls Scripture Apocrypha Essene Religion. (more information)

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Philadelphia: Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 1974. First issued in 1931, and reprinted in 1974 by the University of Pennsylvania. Writings of Benjamin Franklin on his various scientific interests, including his experiments with electricity. Green trade paperback has light soil to covers and slight wear, but is in overall good condition.. ISBN: 0812210670. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. FRANKLIN BENJAMIN 1706 1790 BIOGRAPHY. (more information)

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New York: Van Nostrand-Reinhold Company, 1969. Collection of essays on Islam's impact on the African continent. Text block was bound into the casing upside-down. Very good in worn dj. Dj has large dampstain on back. . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Islam Africa Religion Sociology. (more information)

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New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1946. 'The Student's Private Tutor.' Vintage study aid in American history, covering the period from Reconstruction to the Second World War. Green paper wraps with white titles. Age-toning and light wear to wraps; interior is lightly age-toned but otherwise clean.. Perfect Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. School Text. Vintage Textbook Study Aid History. (more information)

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New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1946. 'The Student's Private Tutor.' Revised and enlarged. Textbook on world history from 1914 to 1946. Dark red wraps have owner's name both on a label fixed to the front wrap and in ink. Wear and age-toning of wraps and interior. Spine heavily crease, with wraps starting to separate from spine. Occasional marginalia and underlining.. Sixth Edition. Perfect Bound. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. School Text. History Vintage Textbook European. (more information)

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New York: George Maclean, 1871. Lovely green cloth with bright gilt titles and illustrations. AEG. Tissue-protected frontispiece engraving of Fulton's steamboat. B&W engraved illustrations. A tribute to American industriousness, ingenuity, and piety, illustrated by the success stories of men like Stephen Girard, John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Eli Whitney, Samuel Morse, Henry Ward Beecher, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Longfellow, etc. Lacking what might be the half-title page. Corners have light wear, plus a few areas of foxing to the interior, but otherwise a clean, beautiful copy.. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Illus. by Bensell, G. F. & E. B.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Self Help Nonfiction McCabe. (more information)

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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1966. Blue cloth hardcover with gilt titles. Mustard-yellow dj with figure of Christ. Ex-lib with the usual stamps and markings. Dj's lower edge of front fold is clipped. 'A new study of the formative years of the Christian world.'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Christian Christianity History Religion. (more information)

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Detroit: Black & Red, 1983. Fredy Perlman, the anarchist/pacifist/radical Czech émigré, analyzes the origins of modern civilization and gives it a unique spin. Red and white printed wraps with an illustration by William Blake. Illustrations in b&w. Spine uncreased. Very light rubs to back of wraps. Upper left crease of front wrap near spine just starting to separate. Interior clean and unmarked.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Blake, William. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Anarchy Sociology Anarchism Political Theory Politics Social Science Alternative. (more information)

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London: Oxford at Clarendon Press, 1924. Lectures on the history of the Protestant Reformation and its effect on religion in later years. Dark blue cloth with gilt titles. Pages age-darkening. Light spotting on boards.. Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Religion Christianity Reformation Protestantism. (more information)

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Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Greenleaf Press, 1989. NOTE: This is only the workbook, meant to be used in conjunction with the text! Covers lightly rubbed. Store sticker on title page, else interior clean and unmarked. Work text accompaniment for Greenleaf's Guide to Ancient Egypt, with exercises, reading assignments, and project ideas. A favorite with homeschoolers.. ISBN: 1882514009. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. EGYPT JUVENILE LITERATURE HISTORY NONFICTION. (more information)

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Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1951. Dark blue cloth hardcover with eagle and shield design on front cover. No dj. Illustrated with charts. Significant wear and bumping to covers and corners. Heavy soil, pencil writing and foxing on page edges. Hinges broken; binding shaken. Underlining on some pages. Classic text on American government.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Theory Practice American National Government Swisher Civics Political Science Law Public Administration. (more information)

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Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1962. A Baptist scholar of Biblical archaeology connects the findings from the field with the text of Scripture. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt titles. Some edge wear. Clean, sound binding and clean text block.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bible Archaeology Religion Christianity. (more information)

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