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1) MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE
Tarkington, Booth

MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE
Heritage Press. 1961. HARDCOVER, Very Good with no dust jacket, 6 1/4" x 8 1/2", MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE With a preface by J. Donald Adams, Illustrated and Decorated by T. M. Cleland, NY: Heritage Press, 121pp, original strong rust color cover with gilt writing on cover and spine, Sandglass review in VG slipcase, 18-2 . more information

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2) Autumn Across America, a Naturalist's Record of a 200, 000 Mile Journey through the North American Autumn
Teale, Edwin W

Autumn Across America, a Naturalist's Record of a 200, 000 Mile Journey  through the North American Autumn
NY: Dodd, Mead and Company. 1956. HARDCOVER, Good in Good dust jacket, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", 386 pages, New MYLAR Cover Protector DJ, OOP, 5th printing, lite coverwear under MYLAR, b&w pictures, solid, some spotting on closed pg edges, A Naturalists record of 20, 000 mile journey through the North American autumn, 15-4 . more information

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3) Fabric of Terror
Teixeira, Bernardo

Fabric of Terror
Old Greenwich, Ct, U. S. A.: Devin-Adair Publishers, Incorporated. 1965. HARDCOVER, Very Good in Very Good dust jacket, 6" x 9", 176 pages, MYLAR Cover protector for DJ, introduction by Robert Ruark, Three Days in Angola, Afterword by James Burnham, Illus by Julio Gil, , 10-1 . more information

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4) Cultivating a New South Abbie Holmes Christensen and the Politics of Race and Gender, 1852-1938
Tetzlaff, Monica Maria

Cultivating a New South  Abbie Holmes Christensen and the Politics of Race  and Gender, 1852-1938
Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. 2002. HARDCOVER, New in New dust jacket, 1.25 x 9.4 x 6.26 Inches, 340 pages, BRAND New from Publisher, New MYLAR Cover Protector for DJ, Born into a Massachusetts abolitionist family, Abbie Holmes Christensen (1852 to 1938) epitomized the Yankee reformer spirit of the nineteenth century. Well educated and passionate about human rights, she moved to Beaufort, South Carolina, with her parents in 1864 as part of the Port Royal Experiment. In 1870, as a teenager, she began teaching black students. During her life she labored to educate South Carolina's African Americans, fought for women's equal participation in politics, and eventually took a role in the Socialist Party of America. Monica Maria Tetzlaff's biography of this activist reformer reveals not only the life of an intriguing individual, but also the history of the Sea Islands of South Carolina during a neglected era, from Reconstruction to the New Deal. , 13-5 . more information

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5) Texas
Texas Dept Of Transportation

Texas
Texas Department of Transportation. 1992. PAPERBACK, Very Good, 8 1/2" x 11", 264 pages, OOP, clean, solid, tight, this is your invitation to the country thats TEXAS. Guide to Texas, City by City and more, Cover Picture shows the Mustangs of Las Colinas by Robert Glen, wildlife artist, book is illustrated with color pictures throughout - some color pictures fill a page, text often has illustrative color pictures , 13-5 . more information

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6) FRESH FIELDS AND POLDERS NEW THE STORY OF THE ZUIDERZEE WORKS
The Netherlands Abroad

FRESH FIELDS AND POLDERS NEW THE STORY OF THE ZUIDERZEE WORKS
Zaandam Netherlands: C. Huig. 1955. Paperback, Good, 4 1/2" x 7", 63 pages, Prior owner name and date 1956 on inside cover, The story of the Zuiderzee Works, By the 15th Century sufficient progress, technically had been made in the science of hydraulic engineering to enable further encroachment by the sea to be arrested so it may be assumed that at about the turn of the century, the Zuiderzee assumed its final shape...one by one the large lakes in the province of North Holland were drained and very soon the idea of subduing the Zuiderzee began to occupy peoples minds..., 11-4 . more information

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7) PHILADELPHIA REMEMBERS WORLD WAR II THROUGH THE PAGES OF THE INQUIRER 1939-1945
The Pa Inquirer Staff

PHILADELPHIA REMEMBERS WORLD WAR II THROUGH THE PAGES OF THE INQUIRER  1939-1945
Historical Briefs, Incorporated. 1991. Paperback, Good with no dust jacket, 11" x 14", 176 pages, Compiled by The editorial Staffs Of The New Journal and Historical Briefs. Foreword by Henry M. Freeman, Historical Briefs, Solid, tight, no markings inside or on cover, dark type with very clear copies of pages of the newspapers issued by the Philadelphia, PA Inquirer, 1939-1945, which provide information about Philadelphia remembers War II , 12-5 . more information

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8) Antietam National Battlefield Site
TilbergFrederick,

Antietam National Battlefield Site
Washington, D. C.: U S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. 1960. Paperback, Good, 6" x 9", 60 pages, Booklet style, stapled, clean inside and out except owner's gold embossed seal, LAID IN an antietam picture postcard, National Park Service Brochure for Antietam and a single sheet with information regarding C. S. A. Longstreet's Command , 19-4 . more information

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9) Time Magazine Commemorative Issue, Princess Diana with Numbered Limited Edition Certificate
Time-Life Book

Time Magazine Commemorative Issue, Princess Diana with Numbered Limited  Edition Certificate
Time Life. 1997. MAGAZINE, Very Good, 8 1/2" x 11", 64 pages, OOP, Color and B&W pictures throughout some full page, includes separate Numbered Limited Edition Certification Certificate No. 068261 issued with this limited edition , 16-1 . more information

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10) 1929 JOHNSON SMITH & CO. CATALOGUE: SURPRISING NOVELTIES PUZZLES, TRICKS, JOKEGOODS, USEFUL ARTICLES, ETC
Tony Goodstone, Introduction Jean Shepard

1929 JOHNSON SMITH & CO. CATALOGUE: SURPRISING NOVELTIES PUZZLES, TRICKS,  JOKEGOODS, USEFUL ARTICLES, ETC
Chelsea House. 1970. Hardcover in Slip Ca, Very Good with no dust jacket, 6 1/2" x 9 1/2", 768 pages, Book in fine condition, solid, tight, clean, slipcase has coverwear, A bizzare collection of antiques and curios that entertained, entranced, and educated us and our culture ; A 1970 reprint of a 1929 book with surprisingly lewd, racist, cruel, and sometimes funny novelties, gags, and sundries ; A magicians treasuretrove , 11-3 . more information

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11) Ghent and its Beauties
Trill

Ghent and its Beauties
Trill Publication. 1988. Paperback, Very Good, 7 1/4" x 9 1/2", Solid, color photos throughout, clean inside and out, 20-5 . more information

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12) Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect
Turner, Lorenzo Dow & Katherine Wyly Mille & Michael B. Montgomery

Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect
University of South Carolina Press. 2002. Paperback, As New, 1 x 8.7 x 6 Inches, 321 pages, Solid, clean inside and out, A unique Creole language spoken on the coastal islands and adjacent mainland of South Carolina and Georgia, Gullah existed as an isolated and largely ignored linguistic phenomenon until the publication of Lorenzo Dow Turner's landmark volume Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect. In his classic treatise, Turner, the first professionally trained African American linguist, focused on a people whose language had long been misunderstood, lifted a shroud that had obscured the true history of Gullah, and demonstrated that it drew important linguistic features directly from the languages of West Africa. , 20-6 . more information

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13) Pierce's Register: Register of the Certificates Issued by John Pierce, Esquire, Paymaster General and Commissioner of Army Accounts
United States War Dept Pay Dept; Pierce, John; United States Pay Department

Pierce's Register: Register of the Certificates Issued by John Pierce,  Esquire, Paymaster General and Commissioner of Army Accounts
Baltimore, Maryland, U. S. A.: Genealogical Pub Co. 2002. HARDCOVER, Poor with no dust jacket, 6 1/4" x 9 1/4", Solid, tight, clean, 566 pp, Forest Green cover with Bright Gilt writing on cover and spine, Pierce's Register, Register of the Certificates issued by John Pierce, Esquire, Paymaster General and Commissioner of Army Accounts for the United States to Officers and Soldiers of the Continental Army under Act of July 4, 1783, Pub by Genealogical Pub Co, 1-4 . more information

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14) AUGUSTUS BALDWIN LONGSTREET A STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE IN THE SOUTH
Wade, John Donald

AUGUSTUS BALDWIN LONGSTREET  A STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE IN THE  SOUTH
Athens: Univ. of Georgia Pr. c. 1969. HARDCOVER, Good with no dust jacket, 6 1/2" x 9 1/2", 392 pages, Solid, text clean, 20-1 . more information

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15) War, Politics, and Reconstruction Stormy Days in Louisiana
Warmoth, Henry Clay; Rodrigue, John C

War, Politics, and Reconstruction  Stormy Days in Louisiana
University of South Carolina Press. 2006. Paperback, As New, 1 x 8.7 x 5.9 Inches, 285 pages, As New, solid, clean inside and out, 20-5 . more information

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16) Streetcar Suburbs the Process of Growth in Boston,
Warner, Sam B

Streetcar Suburbs the Process of Growth in Boston,
Farmington Hills, Michigan, U. S. A.: Macmillan Pub Co. 1974. PAPERBACK, Good, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", 208 pages, OOP, College Edition, illustrations, The Process of Growth in Boston 1870-1900, Warner's photos of various homes are excellent, and they make a fine counterpoint to the text. This book is an interesting treatment of a little known period of American suburban development. , 17-3 . more information

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17) THE SOUTHERN TRADITION AT BAY...A HISTORY OF POSTBELLUM THOUGHT
Weaver, Richard M

THE SOUTHERN TRADITION AT BAY...A HISTORY OF POSTBELLUM THOUGHT
Arlington House. 1968. HARDCOVER, Good in Good dust jacket, 6" x 8 1/2", 422 pages, Solid, text clean, New MYLAR Cover Protector for Dust Jacket, Foreword by Donald Davidson , 20-1 . more information

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18) Commemorative History of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, 1728-1962
Westfield Presbyterian Church

Commemorative History of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey,  1728-1962
Presbyterian Church. 1963. HARDCOVER, Good with no dust jacket, 6 1/4" x 9 1/4", 253 pages, Solid, tight, prior owner name inside, REVISED EDITION, Commemorative history of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, New Jersey, 1728-1962, 2-3 . more information

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19) The Future of Soviet Military Power
Whetten, Lawrence L

The Future of Soviet Military Power
Crane, Russak. 1976. HARDCOVER, Good in Good dust jacket, 6 1/4" x 9 1/4", 190 pages, New MYLAR Cover protector for DJ, OOP, the era of detente has been less productive than many expected..., , 11-1 . more information

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20) The Flowing Road
Whitney, Caspar

The Flowing Road
J. B. Lippincott Co.. 1913. HARDCOVER, Good with no dust jacket, 6" x 9", 319 pages, Solid, tight, clean, burgandy cloth cover with black writing on spine and cover and black siloutte picture of 2 men fishing on cover, The Flowing Road, Adventures on the Great Rivers of South America, with maps and photographs by the author , 10-3 . more information

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21) Broomes Across America
Whitney, Mary

Broomes Across America
Mary Whitney, Inc.. 1986. HARDCOVER, Very Good, Signed by Author with no dust jacket, 6 1/4" x 9 1/2", Limited Edition Number 014, commissioned by John L. Broome, Atlanta, GA, LIMITED EDITION of this genealogy book focused on the Broomes family, blue hardcover with gilt writing on front, Clean pages, with no writing, marks, highlights or wear, 18-4 . more information

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22) CIVIL WAR TIMES ILLUSTRATED JUNE 1977, VOLUME XVI, NUMBER 3
William C. Davis (editor)

CIVIL WAR TIMES ILLUSTRATED JUNE 1977, VOLUME XVI, NUMBER 3
Civil War Times. 1977. Paperback, Very Good, 8 1/4" x 10 3/4", 50 pages, Historical Times. Periodical. Clean inside and out. In sealed plastic protection. Cover front and back color picture shows Wartime Richmond, illustrated with black and white pictures scattered throughout, 20-2 . more information

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23) THE HILL : A HISTORY OF SPRING HILL MOBILE'S EXCLUSIVE SUBURB (ALABAMA)
William Howard Barney

THE HILL : A HISTORY OF SPRING HILL MOBILE'S EXCLUSIVE SUBURB (ALABAMA)
Office Supplies, Inc.. 1999. Paperback, Good, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", 52 pages, Stapled, solid, tight, A HISTORY OF SPRING HILL MOBILE'S EXCLUSIVE SUBURB (ALABAMA) , contents, Introduction ; The Hill Rises ; French Invasion ; Access ; Hotels and Street Cars ; Spring Hill College ; Early Recreation ; Richard H. Wilmer ; Engineer Extraordinaire ; Potpourri ; Growth ; and, Bibliography, 11-3 . more information

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24) The Bonds: an American Family
Williams, Roger M

The Bonds: an American Family
Atheneum Press. 1972. HARDCOVER, Fair with no dust jacket, 6 1/4" x 9 1/2", 301 pages, Ex-Library, OOP, Second Printing, has footnotes, Learn about the Bond Family, Contents: Introduction An American Family; ONE: Aunt Jane, The Preacher and the Slave; II Berea: Up! Up my Brother! ; TWO: James Bond, III A Commitment to the South, IV, Preaching the Social Gospel, V, Environmental Germ Plasm, VI, Interracial Salesman; THREE, Horace Mann Bond, VII, Short Pants and Scholarship, VIII Chicago Years, IX, On Massa Charlies Plantation, X, Black Scholar in a White World, XI, Fort Valley: Making Negro Education Work, ETC, FOUR, Julian Bond, XIV, A study in Nonchalance, ETC, Keywords, Black, Negro, Julian Bond, James Bond, Horace Mann Bond , 14-5 . more information

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25) The Parthenon of Pericles and its Reproduction in America
Wilson, Benjamin Franklin Iii Director Of The Parthenon

The Parthenon of Pericles and its Reproduction in America
The Parthenon Press. 1937. HARDCOVER, Good in Good dust jacket, 6 1/2" x 9", OOP, MYLAR Cover, solid, po name inside, 140 pages, story of the history, the religion, and the art of Greece bound up in the Parthenon of Pericles is dramatically told by Mr. Wilson in this book..., , 1-4 . more information

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26) A CONSTANT VIGIL : 100 YEARS OF THE HEATH AND OLD HAMPSTEAD SOCIETY
Woodford, F. Peter editor

A CONSTANT VIGIL : 100 YEARS OF THE HEATH AND OLD HAMPSTEAD SOCIETY
The Heath and Old Hampstead Society. N.D.. PAPERBACK, Very Good, 198 pages, Illustrated, Selections from the annual reports of the Hampstead Heath Protection Society 1897 to 1932; Hampstead Heath and Old Hampstead Protection Society 1933 to 1968; and Heath and Old Hampstead Society 1969 to 1996, green pictorial wraps, profusely illustrated in black and white, ca. 1998 , 13-2 . more information

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27) The Case For The South
Workman, William D

The Case For The South
The Devin-Adair Company,, New York:. 1960. HARDCOVER, Good, Signed by Author with no dust jacket, 5 3/4" x 8 1/2", 309 pages, Flat signed by author W. D. Workman, Jr. , address stamp inside cover with address of Raymond Plantation, Orangeburg, SC, book solid, text clean, , 20-3 . more information

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28) Living Wisdom : Native North America
Zimmerman, Larry

Living Wisdom : Native North America
New York, Ny, U. S. A.: Little Brown & Company. 1996. PAPERBACK, Very Good, 5 3/4" x 8 1/4", OOP, 1996, VG, 184 pages, Belief and ritual visionaries, holy people and tricksters, spirits of earth and sky, Zimmerman, chair of the American Indian and Native Studies Program at the University of Iowa and author of Peoples of Prehistoric South Dakota, and Molyneaux, director of the University of South Dakota Archaeology Laboratory and author of The Sacred Earth, have written a thorough introduction to the Indians of North America. Similar to Sherman's The First Americans (Smithmark, 1996. O. P. ) , this title covers the history of the Native Americans and their spiritual traditions and rituals, but it doesn't overlook the importance of current issues. Heavily illustrated with 165 color plates and containing high-quality maps and a glossary, this inexpensive volume provides an excellent overview of a topic that is covered in much greater detail in the Smithsonian Institution's multivolume Handbook of North American Indians. Highly recommended for public libraries, 4-5 . more information

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