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1) Alexander the Great (Makers of History Series)
Abbott, Jacob

Akron, Ohio: New Werner Co.. Good+/No Jacket. 239 pp. No date in book; ca. 1900. Series: Makers of History. Binding is tight, with rubbing on cover, esp. on edges. A spot of glue (?) on endpaper. Foxing on flyleaf and verso of frontispiece; otherwise, text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Owner's name in embossed seal on title page. Hard Cover. more information

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2) Romulus (Makers of History, Vol. I)
Abbott, Jacob

Akron, Ohio: New Werner Co.. Good/No Jacket. 256 pp. Illus. with b.w. plates. No date in book; ca. 1900. Binding is loosened at hinges, but still holds. Cover shows moderate rubbing and some spots of soiling. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked, but slightly discolored from age. A popular presentation of the traditions concerning the founding of Rome. Hard Cover. more information

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3) Philip Freneau: Champion of Democracy
Axelrad, Jacob

Austin and London: University of Texas Press, 1967. Good/No Jacket. 480 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and a bumped corner. Library marks include labels on cover and endpaper, plus library name stamped on all three edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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4) That Reminds Me
Barkley, Alben

Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1954. Good+/No Jacket. 288 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and edgewear. Gift inscription in ink on half-title page. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. more information

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5) Wolsey
Belloc, Hilaire

Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1930. Good/No Jacket. 336 pp. Illus. in b.w. Binding is tight. Cover is rubbed at edges, with boards warped slightly outward at corners. Library marks: Sticker on front endpaper, gilt call number on spine, circulation pocket on back endpaper; no stamped names. Pages are unmarked, with a small dampstain, as well as a few tears and chips, none of which affects readability. Slight discoloration from age. Hard Cover. 2nd printing of 1st ed.. Ex-Library. more information

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6) Reflections of an American Political Prisoner
Billington, Michael O

Washington, D.C.: EIR News Service, 2000. Good+/No Jacket. 430 pp. Binding is tight, with light rubbing on cover. Spine is slightly warped inward. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked, with a few small dampstains. Soft Cover. Stated 1st ed. more information

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7) Alva Myrdal: A Daughter's Memoir
Bok, Sissela

Alva Myrdal: A Daughter's Memoir
Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1991. Very Good+/Very Good-. 375 pp. Binding is tight, with slight rubbing on cover. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Jacket shows price label and light rubbing. Hard Cover. Stated 1st ed. more information

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8) Damaged Souls
Bradford, Gamaliel

New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923. Good-/No Jacket. 285 pp. Rebound. Binding is tight. Cover is moderately rubbed, heavily rubbed on one corner. Corners are bumped. Backpaper shows small tears at three corners. Library markings on endpaper, title page, page 3, with call number on spine. Text is tight. Some marks in ink on pages. Title page is partially separated at bottom, and one plate is mostly torn out. All perfectly legible. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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9) My Road to Berlin
Brandt, Willy

Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1960. Good+/No Jacket. 287 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing, edgewear, and library labels. More library labels on endpaper. Library name is stamped on all three edges. Text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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10) Personal Experience: 1939-1946
Casey, Lord (Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey)

New York: David McKay Co., 1962. Very Good/No Jacket. 256 pp. Binding is tight, with light rubbing on cover. Owner's name in ink on flyleaf. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. The memoirs of Australia's first ambassador to the US (1942), Minister of State in the Middle East (1942-43) and British colonial governor of Bengal (1943-46). Hard Cover. more information

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11) Laval: A Biography
Cole, Hubert

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1963. Very Good/No Jacket. 314 pp. Binding is tight, with light edgewear. Text tight and unmarked, with a few spots of staining on edges. Hard Cover. 1st Amer. ed. more information

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12) Sir Richard Steele
Connely, Willard

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. Good/No Jacket. 462 pp. Library binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and library labels. Library name stamped on top and bottom edges. Text is otherwise tight and unmarked, but slightly tanned. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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13) Connecticut Yankee: An Autobiography
Cross, Wilbur L

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1943. Good+/No Jacket. 428 pp. Illus. with b.w. photos. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and moderate edgewear. Tape residue on front endpaper and flyleaf. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. more information

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14) A Prophet in His Own Country: The Triumphs and Defeats of Adlai Stevenson
Davis, Kenneth S

Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1957. Good+/No Jacket. 510 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows moderate rubbing and edgewear. Scribble in ink on endpaper. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. more information

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15) Life of John Mitchel, vol. II
Dillon, William

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co., 1888. Good/No Jacket. 312 pp. Binding is nearly tight, hinges repaired. Cover shows light rubbing and minor stains. Corners are bumped, and backpaper is partially detached and ragged at top. Library marks on spine, endpaper, and title page. Text is otherwise tight and unmarked, but lightly tanned. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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16) Life of John Mitchel, vol. I
Dillon, William

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co., 1888. Good/No Jacket. 343 pp. Binding is nearly tight, hinges repaired. Cover shows light rubbing and minor stains. Corners are bumped, and backpaper is partially detached and ragged at top. Library marks on spine, endpaper, and title page. Text is otherwise tight and unmarked, but lightly tanned. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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17) Letters to Mamie
Eisenhower, Dwight D.; Eisenhower, John S. D

Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Co., 1978. Good+/Good+. 282 pp. Binding is tight, with slight rubbing on cover. Library marks include labels on spine and endpaper, identifiers on title page. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Jacket, encased in clear plastic, shows little wear. Hard Cover. Stated 1st ed. Ex-Library. more information

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18) Gandhi and Stalin: Two Signs at the World's Crossroads
Fischer, Louis

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947. Good+/No Jacket. 183 pp. Binding is tight, with moderate edgewear. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked, but slightly discolored from age. Hard Cover. more information

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19) The Forrestal Diaries
Forrestal, James V

New York: Viking Press, 1951. Good/No Jacket. 512 pp. Binding is tight, with minor edgewear on cover. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. more information

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20) Jesse: The Life and Pilgrimage of Jesse Jackson
Frady, Marshall

New York: Random House, 1996. Very Good/Good. 552 pp. Binding is tight, with light rubbing on cover. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Dustjacket shows moderate rubbing. Hard Cover. more information

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21) Al Smith American: An Informal Biography
Graham, Frank

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1945. Good/No Jacket. 242 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and library labels. Other library marks: circulation pocket on endpaper page and library name stamped on all three edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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22) Charles Proteus Steinmetz: A Biography
Hammond, John Winthrop

New York & London: D. Appleton-Century, 1935. Good/No Jacket. 336 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and library labels. Spine is reinforced with clear plastic. Library labels on endpapers. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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23) Salmon Portland Chase
Hart, Albert Bushnell

New York: AMS Press, 1972. Good+/No Jacket. 405 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing. Library marks include labels on cover and endpaper, plus library name stamped on top and bottom edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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24) The Intimate Papers of Colonel House, Vol. 1: Behind the Political Curtain, 1912-1915
House, Edward Mandell; Seymour, Charles, ed

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1926. Good+/No Jacket. 471 pp. Binding is tight, with light rubbing on cover. Endpapers are lightly tanned. Text is tight and unmarked, but slightly discolored. Hard Cover. more information

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25) Eight Years with Wilson's Cabinet, 1913 to 1920: With a Personal Estimate of the President (2 Vols.)
Houston, David F

Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1926. Very Good/No Jacket. 2 vols., 369 and 360 pp. Bindings are tight, with light rubbing on covers; vol. II has a 6-inch streak of soiling on back board. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. High quality paper shows virtually no discoloration. NOTE: Because of the weight of this set, there will be EXTRA CHARGES to ship it by air or outside the USA. Hard Cover. more information

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26) Why Robert Kennedy Was Killed: The Story of Two Victims
Jansen, Godfrey

New York: The Third Press, 1970. Good+/Good+. 280 pp. Binding is tight. Cover is slightly rubbed and shows a crease on back board. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Jacket shows light rubbing and creasing. Hard Cover. more information

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27) Profiles in Courage: The Illustrated Edition
Kennedy, John F

New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 1998. Near Fine/Very Good. 271 pp. Abundantly illustrated with b.w. photos. Binding is tight, with unworn cover. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Dustjacket shows minor spots of wear. Hard Cover. more information

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28) Winston Churchill in the Mirror: His Life in Pictures and Story
Kraus, René

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1944. Good/No Jacket. 232 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing, edgewear, and library labels. More library labels on endpaper. Library name is stamped on top and bottom edges. Text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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29) Winston Churchill: A Biography
Kraus, René

New York: Literary Guild of America, 1941. Good+/No Jacket. 415 pp. Binding is tight, with light rubbing on cover. Endpapers are tanned. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. more information

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30) The Journals of David Lilienthal, Volume VI: Creativity and Conflict
Lilienthal, David

New York, etc.: Harper & Row, 1976. Good+/Good+. 551 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and tape residue. Library marks include labels and pocket on endpaper, plus library name stamped on title page and top and bottom edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Jacket, reinforced with plastic, shows light rubbing and library labels. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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31) The Journals of David Lilienthal, Volume IV: The Road to Change, 1955-1959
Lilienthal, David

New York, etc.: Harper & Row, 1969. Good+/Good+. 373 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and tape residue. Library marks include labels and pocket on endpaper, plus library name stamped on title page and top and bottom edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Jacket, reinforced with plastic, shows light rubbing and library labels. Hard Cover. Stated 1st ed. Ex-Library. more information

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32) The Journals of David Lilienthal, Volume II: The Atomic Energy Years, 1945-1950
Lilienthal, David

New York, etc.: Harper & Row, 1964. Good+/Good+. 373 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and tape residue. Library marks include labels and pocket on endpaper, plus library name stamped on title page and top and bottom edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Jacket, reinforced with plastic, shows light rubbing and library labels. Hard Cover. Stated 1st ed. Ex-Library. more information

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33) The Journals of David Lilienthal, Volume I: The TVA Years, 1939-1945
Lilienthal, David

New York, etc.: Harper & Row, 1964. Good+/Good+. 373 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and tape residue. Library marks include labels and pocket on endpaper, plus library name stamped on title page and top and bottom edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Jacket, reinforced with plastic, shows light rubbing and library labels. Hard Cover. Stated 1st ed. Ex-Library. more information

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34) Alexander Hamilton (American Statesmen)
Lodge, Henry Cabot

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1889. Good+/No Jacket. 306 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and edgewear. Text is tight and unmarked but lightly tanned. Hard Cover. more information

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35) Early Memories
Lodge, Henry Cabot

Early Memories
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1913. Good/No Jacket. 362 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and edgewear. Front endpaper shows light foxing and a gift inscription. Two relevant newspaper clippings are pasted on back endpaper, resulting in areas of tanning on endpaper and adjacent flyleaves. Hard Cover. 1st ed. more information

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36) A Long Way Forward;: The Biography of Congresswoman Frances P. Bolton
Loth, David

New York, London, Toronto: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1957. Good/No Jacket. 302 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows moderate rubbing and library labels. Library label and pocket on endpaper. Library name is stamped on title page and top and bottom edges. Text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Hard Cover. Stated 1st ed. Ex-Library. more information

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37) George Perkins Marsh: Versatile Vermonter
Lowenthal, David

New York: Columbia University Press, 1958. Good/No Jacket. 442 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows areas of sunning and light rubbing, with ragged edges at top and bottom of spine. Library marks include labels on cover and endpaper, plus library name stamped on all three edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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38) Macaulay's Second Essay on the Earl of Chatham
Macaulay, Thomas Babington

Boston: Leach, Shewell, and Sanborn, 1891. Good-/No Jacket. 144 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows moderate rubbing, edgewear, and soiling. Text is tight and unmarked, with slight discoloration from age. Hard Cover. more information

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39) Winston Churchill in Trial and Triumph
Moorehead, Alan

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1955. Good+/No Jacket. 117 pp. Binding is tight. cover shows light rubbing and library labels. More labels on endpaper, with library name stamped on top and bottom edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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40) Churchill in America, 1895-1961: An Affectionate Portrait
Pilpel, Robert H

New York and London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976. Good+/Good. 318 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and tape residue. Library marks include labels on endpaper and library identifiers stamped on top and bottom edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Jacket, covered with plastic, shows light rubbing and library labels. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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41) The Great Dissenters: Guardians of Their Country's Laws and Liberties
Reinfeld, Fred

The Great Dissenters: Guardians of Their Country's Laws and Liberties
New York, Toronto, London: Bantam Books, 1964. Good+/No Jacket. 178 pp. Binding is tight, with light rubbing and tanning on cover. Text is tight and unmarked, but slightly discolored from age. Soft Cover. more information

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42) Robespierre
Rudé, George, ed

Robespierre
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1967. Good/No Jacket. 181 pp. Binding is tight, with moderate rubbing on cover. Yellow highlighting on two pages, one random pink pencil streak on another. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Soft Cover. more information

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43) Henry Clay, vol. II
Schurz, Carl

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1899. Good/No Jacket. 473 pp. Library binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and library labels. More labels on endpaper. Library name is stamped on top and bottom edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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44) As Good as Golda: The Warmth and Wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister
Shenker, Israel, and Mary Shenker

As Good as Golda: The Warmth and Wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister
New York: McCall Publishing Co., 1970. Very Good/No Jacket. 70 pp. Binding is tight, with light rubbing on cover. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. more information

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45) Bradford of Plymouth
Smith, Bradford

Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1951. Good/No Jacket. 338 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and edgewear, plus library labels. More labels on endpapers. Library name stamped on all three edges. Text is otherwise tight, clean, and unmarked. Hard Cover. Stated 1st ed. Ex-Library. more information

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46) Jan Christian Smuts
Smuts, Jan Christian

London: Cassell and Co., 1952. Good+/No Jacket. 568 pp. Illus. with b.w. photos and map. Binding is tight, with moderate wear on cover. Endpapers are discolored. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. An autobiography of South Africa's relatively enlightened prime minister and military leader, whose defeat in the election of 1948 led to the establishment of apartheid. Hard Cover. more information

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47) Ian Paisley: Voice of Protestant Ulster
Smyth, Clifford

Ian Paisley: Voice of Protestant Ulster
Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1987. Very Good/No Jacket. 206 pp. Binding is tight, with light rubbing on cover. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Soft Cover. more information

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48) James Gillespie Blaine (American Statesmen, Vol. 24)
Stanwood, Edward

New York: AMS Press, 1972. Good/No Jacket. 377 pp. Binding is tight. Cover shows light rubbing and library labels. More library labels on endpaper. Library name is stamped on all three edges. Text is otherwise clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Ex-Library. more information

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49) Heading Home
Tsongas, Paul

New York: Vintage Books, 1992. Very Good/No Jacket. 166 pp. Binding is tight, with light rubbing and an area of sticker residue on cover. Text is tight, clean, and unmarked. Soft Cover. more information

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50) Flora: A Biography
Vining, Elizabeth Gray

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Co., 1966. Good/Fair. 208 pp. Binding is tight, with insignificant wear on cover. Library name is stamped on title page, and circulation pocket is inside back cover; no other library marks, since it belonged to a local church library. Text is tight and unmarked, with some foxing on frontispiece and title page. Hard Cover. 1st ed. Ex-Library. more information

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