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1) NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW Vol XX

Cummings, Hilliard, 1825. Contents of No. XLVI, New Series, No. XXI. Much in this volume following the death of Lord Byron; the writings of Johann Gottfried von Herder, General Lafayette, Cases argued by Octavius Pickering; emigration to Africa and Hayti (sic) . Also the Contents of No XLVII, New Series, No. XXII. Articles on Count Pulalski; insurrrection of Tupac Amaru; Napoleonic Code and more. Leather spine is cracking at hinge, but intact. Paper is browning lightly, but contents are clean and tight in binding. Covers show long years of shelf-life. 491pp Indexed. (loc 1123/1). Hard Cover. Good. more information

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2) NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW

Cummings, Hilliard, 1825. Vol. XXI, New Series Vol. XII. Contents of No. XLVIII, New Series, No. XXIII. Includes article on Goldsborough Naval Chronicle, Amusements in Spain, Recent American Novels, Common Law Jurisdiction, European Politics and more. Contents of Nol XLIX, New Series, No. XXIV include US claims on Naples and Holland, Lord Byron's character and writing, Wayland's Discourses on the duties of an American citizen; poems by Edw. Pinkney and more. 492pp Indexed. End papers show foxing. Contents are very clean and tight.. (loc 1123/1). Hard Cover. Good (except for cover soil). more information

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3) AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY; A New Cyclopedia - Volume XXI
A Notable Advisory Board (compiler)

New York: American Historical Society, 1925. First edition. 513pp. Illus. Marbellized end papers. Top edge gilt. Cover is worn on all four corners, with board exposed. Leather on backstrip is chipped at the top and is splitting. Interior very good except for faint dampstain along bottom edge of some pages. Tightly bound. Gift inscription, dated 1925, on front fly leaf. (loc 368). Half-Leather. more information

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4) AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY; A New Cyclopedia - Volume XLVII
A Notable Advisory Board (compiler)

American Historical Society, 1931. First edition. 457pp. Illus. Marbellized end papers. Top edge gilt. Very good, slight cover wear. (loc 368). Full-Leather. more information

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5) IMPRESSIONS OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Abbott, Lawrence F

Doubleday Page 1919. Printing of 1920. 315pp. Photos. Top page edges gilt. Interior very good, except that the glue used in the binding process has discolored the endpapers. Corners of cover are worn. Top and bottom of backstrip frayed. (loc 1091). Hard Cover. more information

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6) NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, THE
Abbott, Shirley

Harry N. Abrams, 1981. First Edition. 495pp. Illus. Very good; former owner signature and date on front end paper. DJ is very good. (loc 543/1). Hard Cover. Oversized. more information

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7) TRUMAN SCANDALS, THE
Abels, Jules

Regnery, 1956. 329pp. (loc 858/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Frayed DJ. more information

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8) CONSERVATISM IN A PROGRESSIVE ERA
Abrams, Richard M

Harvard Univ. Press, 1964. First Edition. 327pp. 'Massachusetts Politics 1900-1912'. Very good; former owner signature on front endpaper. DJ is good, slightly frayed. (loc 1049). Hard Cover. more information

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9) SPANNING THE CENTURY: The Life of W.Averell Harriman, 1891-1986
Abramson, Rudy

William Morrow & Co., 1992. 779pp Notes, Interview list, Selected Bibliography, Index. Illus. History of an amazing person, written with the most unusual degree of cooperation of the subject, file cabinets full of information, interviews with family and friends. Socialite, financially successful, New York Governor, presidential candidate, Diplomat, ambassador, the list goes on. (loc 1000/1). First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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10) FRAGMENTS OF MY FLEECE
Acheson, Dean

Norton, 1971. 222pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Chipped DJ. more information

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11) PRESENT AT THE CREATION
Acheson, Dean

Norton 1969. Fourth Printing. 798pp. 'My Years in the State Department.' Good Plus. DJ is good. (loc 869/1+1). Hard Cover. more information

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12) JOE BAILEY; The Last Democrat
Acheson, Sam Hanna

New York: Macmillan, 1932. First edition. 420pp. Frontis portrait. Senator from Texas during Progressive Era. Good Plus. (loc 869). Hard Cover. more information

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13) AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS 1977: A Documentary
Adam, Elaine P. (editor)

New York Univ. Press, 1979. 531pp (Loc.935/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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14) NEW LETTERS OF ABIGAIL ADAMS, 1788-1801
Adams, Abigail

Houghton Mifflin, 1947. First Edition. 281pp. Edited and with an introduction by Stewart Mitchell. Illus. Includes Adams family tree on endpapers. Good Plus, top and bottom of backstrip creased. (loc 999). Hard Cover. more information

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15) GREAT SECESSION WINTER OF 1860-61, THE
Adams, Henry

Sagamore Press, 1958. First Edition. 'and Other Essays by Henry Adams' 428pp. Edited and intro: George Hochfield. Includes 'Tendency of History'. Very good; top corner of front cover lightly bumped. DJ is slightly frayed and slightly soiled. (loc 1092). Hard Cover. more information

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16) DEGRADATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC DOGMA
Adams, Henry

N.Y. Macmillan 1919. First edition. Very good. Ex-library. Wear to edges. 317pp. (loc 172/1). Hard Cover. more information

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17) AMERICA'S TRAGEDY
Adams, James Truslow

N.Y.: Scribner's, 1934. First edition. 415 pp.. Hard Cover. Good Plus/Chipped DJ. more information

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18) MARCH OF DEMOCRACY, THE; A History of the United States
Adams, James Truslow

N.Y. Scribners 1932-1950. Six Volumes. Dark blue faux leather covers with gilt lettering and art work. Illus. Later Printing. Very good; page edges slightly soiled, small tear at top of backstrip of Volume II. (loc 412). Hard Cover. more information

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19) ALBUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY; Vol. 1- Colonial Period
Adams, James Truslow, ed

New York: Scribner, 1944. Later Printing. 411pp. Illus. Good Plus. (loc 392/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. more information

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20) FIRSTHAND REPORT
Adams, Sherman

Harper, 1961. 481pp. Illus. "The Story of the Eisenhower Administration." (loc 1118/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Frayed, Chipped DJ. more information

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21) CENTENNIAL READER, A
Addams, Jane

N.Y. Macmillan 1960.. First edition. Very good. D/j is good. Pages - 330. Intro: William O. Douglas. Good cross- section of her work. (loc 846/1). Hard Cover. more information

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22) LIVING WHITE HOUSE, THE
Aikman, Lonnelle

White House Historical Association, 1966. First Edition. Foreword by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Intro: Bruce Catton. 143pp. Many illus, color and b/w. 7x10". Very good. DJ is good. (loc 934). Hard Cover. more information

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23) MOST EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF MAJOR ROBERT STOBO, THE
Alberts, Robert C

Houghton Mifflin, 1965. First Printing. 423pp. Illus. with photos and with maps drawn by Samuel Hanks Bryant. Very good. DJ is good plus, slightly frayed. (loc 1081). Hard Cover. more information

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24) AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-1783, THE
Alden, John Richard

Harper & Row, 1954. 294pp. Illus. Part of The New American Nation Series. Very good; a former owner wrote 'No. 4' on the upper right corner of the front endpaper. DJ is good. (loc 1095). Hard Cover. more information

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25) FRANKLIN AND HIS FRENCH CONTEMPORIES
Aldridge, Alfred Owen

New York Univ. Press, 1957. First Edition. 260pp. Very good, except "9-C" is written in ink (small in size) on front endpaper. DJ is frayed and chipped. (loc 1069). Hard Cover. more information

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26) LIFE AND LETTERS OF PHILLIPS BROOKS
Allen, Alexander V.G

Dutton, 1900. Episcopol Theologian. Two vols: 650pp, 956pp. Ex-library/Yale Club with their ex-libris. Minimal library marks. Cover wear and soil. (loc 871/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Minus. more information

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27) GREAT PIERPONT MORGAN, THE
Allen, Frederick Lewis

Harper & Brothers, 1949. Later issue. 306pp. Frontis. Very good, except top and bottom of backstrip slightly frayed. DJ is chipped. (loc 866). Hard Cover. more information

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28) GREAT PIERPONT MORGAN, THE
Allen, Frederick Lewis

Harper & Brothers, 1949. First Edition. 306pp. Frontis. Ex-library. Good Plus. No jacket. (loc 866). Hard Cover. more information

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29) AMBASSADOR FROM THE PRAIRIE or Allison in Wonderland
Allison, John M

Houghton Mifflin, 1973. First edition. Very good. D/j is good plus. Career diplomat in Far East 1930's-1950's. 400pp. Illus with photos. (loc 887). Hard Cover. more information

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30) "I'VE SEEN THE BEST OF IT"
Alsop, Joseph W. & Platt, Adam

Norton, 1992. 495pp. Illus. (loc 1084/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Frayed DJ. more information

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31) NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD
Ambrose, Stephen E

Simon & Schuster, 2000. 431pp Illus "The men who built the Transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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32) UNDAUNTED COURAGE: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
Ambrose, Stephen E

Simon & Schuster, 1996. 510pp Notes, Index. Realistic look into Lewis' incredible journey and those who were a part of it, frontiersman Clark, Indian chiefs, a French-Indian hunder Drouillard, Sacagawea, the fur traders and countless others. (Loc 1073/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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33) MISSISSIPPI AND THE MAKING OF A NATION, THE
Ambrose, Stephen E. And Brinkley, Douglas G

National Geographic, 2002. 274pp Richly illus. Bibliography, Index. "From the Louisiana Purchase to Today" Published in celebration of the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial, with photography by Sam Abell. Well researched, well written, illus. with the old and the new. (Loc 374/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good, Slightly Creased DJ. Oversized. more information

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34) GREAT HISTORIC PLACES
American Heritage

American Heritage Press, 1957. 376pp Illus In a worn slipcase.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. more information

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35) AMERICAN HERITAGE PICTURE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR
American Heritage

NY: American Heritage Press 1960. First edition. Two volumes, very good. Boxed edition; box is worn. Includes pamphlet. Narrative by Bruce Catton. (loc 706). Hard Cover. more information

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36) NEW ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
American Heritage Magazine

Dell Books, 1963. In 16 volumes. 1440pp in total. Indexed in Volume 16. Many illus. Contents are good, covers are worn. Covers "The New World" to "America Today". (loc G75/1). Hard Cover. 7 x 10-1/4 Inches. more information

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37) ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR 1936; Volume III
American Historical Association

Wash. DC GPO 1941. First edition. 403pp. 'Instructions to the British Ministers to the United States 1791-1812.' Bernard Mayo, editor. Very good; lower corners of cover lightly bumped. (loc 1000). Hard Cover. more information

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38) LET FREEDOM RING
American Patriots

New York: Comet Press, 1953. First edition. Good Plus, slight wear to edges. Famous speeches about freedom: Patrick Henry on liberty, Jefferson on rights, Paine on peace, Washington on unity, Lincoln on equality and FDR on freedom. Pictorial cover. 7"x11". 63pp. Illus. (loc 1004). Hard Cover. more information

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39) MCCARTHY
Anderson, Jack & May, Ronald W

Boston: Beacon Press, 1952. 431 pp. "The Man, the Senator, the 'Ism' ''.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. more information

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40) DEN OF LIONS: Memoirs of seven years
Anderson, Terry

N.Y.: Crown, 1993. 356 pp. Illus. Index. Author's account of his and his fellow hostages' seven years as captives in Lebanon. (Loc 937/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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41) GEORGE WASHINGTON A Biography in His Own Words
Andrist, Ralph K. (editor)

Newsweek, 1972. Illus. with color and b/w illus. Set of two volumes, total 416pp. Cover is blue cloth with silver lettering. One of The Founding Fathers series. (loc 1119/1). Hard Cover. Very Good. 7-3/4x10-1/4. more information

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42) SHELF OF LINCOLN BOOKS, A
Angle, Paul M

New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers 1946. First edition. 142pp. 'A Critical Selective Bibliography of Lincolniana.' Ex-library. Good. Corner torn from front end paper. (loc 870). Hard Cover. more information

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43) ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S SPEECHES AND LETTERS, 1832-1865
Angle, Paul M. (editor)

N.Y. Dutton 1957. Revised edition. Very good, except for slight cover wear. Ex-library. 300pp. (loc 1043). Hard Cover. more information

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44) LINCOLN READER, THE
Angle, Paul M., Editor

Rutgers Univ. Press, 1947. 564pp (loc 417/4+1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. more information

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45) LITERARY HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, A
Angoff, Charles

Tudor Publishing Company. New Edition, 1935. Two Volumes Complete in One. Volume One: From 1607 to the Beginning of the Revolutionary Period, 391pp plus Index. Volume Two: From 1750 to 1815, 400pp plus Index. Worn and stained cover; interior very good. DJ is worn and chipped. (loc 300). Hard Cover. more information

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46) MIRRORS OF WASHINGTON, THE
Anonymous

Putnam's 1921. First edition. Good Plus. Cartoons by Cesare. Includes bios of Harding, Harvey, Root, Hiram Johnson, Penrose, Borah. 256pp. Photos. (loc 862/1+1). Hard Cover. more information

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47) FLORENCE HARDING
Anthony, Carl Sferrazza

Morrow, 1998. 645pp. Illus. "The First Lady, the Jazz Age and the death of America's most scandalous president.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Torn DJ. more information

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48) RAGE IN THE STREETS
Archer, Jules

Browndeer Press, 1994. 175pp. Illus. "Mob violence in America" Juvenile history with a lefty bent. (loc 1091/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Hess, Lydia J.. more information

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49) LIVE FROM THE BATTLEFIELD
Arnett, Peter

Simon & Schuster, 1994. 463pp. Illus. "From Vietnam to Bagdad - 35 years in the world's war zones.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Frayed DJ. more information

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50) UNSOLVED MYSTERIES OF AMERICAN HISTORY
Aron, Paul

Wiley, 1997. Former owner signature on fep. Some check marks in ink throughout. 225pp. Illus. "An eye-opening journey through 500 years...". First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. more information

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