Americana Books

University of Oklahoma Press (1979). Foreword by Wayne Gard. xv & 182pp. Continues work of 'Burs Under the Saddle.' This time describes, summarizes, and evaluates 233 additional works on the American West. Double columns. Endeavors to correct errors. Ramon F. Adams (1889-1976) American writer, bibliographer, lexicographer specializing in the American West. Fine. Cloth. Fine dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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New American Library (1967). Map endpapers. Chipped dust jacket with small piece missing. Half-cloth binding. Foredge nicks and tears in several early pages--text not affected. 448pp. Allsop, Kenneth (1920-1973) British author and early television personality, traveled extensively in USA for his books on hobos and bootleggers. Good. Illustrations. 1st printing. Hardback. 8vo.. (more information)

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Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press 1974. American loyalist during Revolutionary War. xx & 423pp. Very good. Frontis and illustrations. Cloth. Slighlty torn dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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Caxton/ Ryerson Caldwell, ID 1958. Covers historical period. near fine with nicked dj. Drawings by Athhur Price. Cloth.. (more information)

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Oxford Univ. Press NY 1974. viii & 487pp. Map endpapers. Near fine. Illustrations. Cloth. Nicked dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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Hastings House NY (1960). Ex Library. Outside lettering faded. Nick in foot of spine. Library notice and pocket on front endpaper. viii & 312pp. Illustrations. Cloth. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Cornell Univ. Pr. (1967). Rubs on cover. Minor waves on top edge of pages. Good. Reprint. Trade paperback. 12mo.. (more information)

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Presidio Press San Rafael, CA. (1976). Neatly reinforced dust jacket. Originally published in 1961. 225pp plus preliminary pages. Has bibliography and index. Near fine. Illustrations. Revised. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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Pantheon (1968). Ex Library with minimal markings. 2nd printing. xvi & 364pp. Essays by Staughton Lynd, Michael Lebowitz, Eugene Genovese, Christopher Lasch among others offer revisionist views of established American history. A reflection of the radical (and short) Vietnam era politics. Very good. Cloth. Very good dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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Random House (1979). 2nd printing. xii & 241pp. Very good. No dust jacket. Photo illustrations. Hardback. 8vo.. (more information)

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Harper & Brothers (1955). viii+ & 308pp. (Short John P. Marquand review of this book laid-in--a single fold four page 12mo pamphlet issued by Book of the Month Club.) Slight flairing outward of covers. Paper aging. 308pp. Events in Washington, D.C. in the 24 hours surrounding the assassination of President Lincoln. Good. No dj. Illustrations selected & arranged by Stefan Lorant. Book Club. Hardback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Quadrangle (1977). 256pp. Fine. Hardback. Nicked dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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Houghton Mifflin (6th impression. Feb. 1926). Lettering outside fading. Light rubs to outside corners. Nick to upper edge of front cover. Very small nicks to head of spine. Name in pencil on flyleaf: Edw. J. Walter, May 1926. xvii+ & 531pp. Pencil notes on both sides of rear flyleaf. Shadow foxing on two pages. A little change in color tone of paper. Good. No dj. Frontis and Illustrations. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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Houghton Mifflin (1945). Faded lettering outside. Rubs to lower outside corners. Nick in edge of two pages. xxx& 544pp. A little darkening of pages. Good. No dust jacket. Illustrated. Cloth. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Houghton Mifflin 1936. Chip missing from head of spine. Tear along rear edge of spine near foot. Rubs to corners and spine ends. Rub along upper edge of rear cover. Spine lettering faded. Written on flyleaf: 'To Guertin, with love from mother. Dec. 1936.' xix+ & 538pp. Darkening along upper cover edge. Good No dust jacket. Illustrations. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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Bobbs Merrill. (1953). 533pp. Notes, Index. 4th in a series of five titles about Madison's life and career by author. Bookplate in name of A.T. Samuelson on front endpaper. Very good. Illustrated. 1st edition. Cloth. Nicked dj. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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Published privately by author. (1959). Autographed presentation note signed by author on title page. xv+ & 620pp. Few pages in rear somewhat wrinkled by pasted-in cancels. Photo illustrations. Heavy slick paper. Few light spots on upper edge of front cover. Very good. no dj. Cloth. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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Norton (1974). Gilt lettering on spine. 6th printing. 594pp. Bibliography, Index. Famous book by UCLA Hiostory Professor wherein Jefferson's long affair with Sally Hemings is openly discussed. Near fine. Illustrations. Cloth. Nicked dj. Large 8vo.. (more information)

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Harper and Row (1966). Two short tears in dj. Near fine. Illustrations. 1st edition. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press (1981). xiii & 416pp. Small label shadow on front cover. Near fine. Trade paperback. 8vo.. (more information)

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Farrar, Straus NY 1947. xvi & 286pp. usual marking and pocket, no dj but a clear plastic covering. Virginia ed. ex library. else very good. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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Harper Torchbooks (1971). Two light creases in cover. xx & 227+pp. Very good. Illustrations, Map. Trade paperback. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Farrar & Rinehart 1936. Ex Library with library cloth binding. Usual markings. Slight fading outside. The author's stories of his travels among (and encounters with) 'Upstate New Yorkers.' Nick in upper edge of one page. A few light corner folds. Frontis map. Short section in rear titled 'From the Author's Note Book' printed on green paper, with first page in creamy orange. xvii & 381pp. Pull marks on rear endpaper. Good, sturdy reading copy. Sketches by Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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The Confucian Press NY 1981. Part of the American Statesman Series. ISBN: 0-87754-285-6. 192pp. Index. Near fine. Trade paperback. Small 8vo.. (more information)

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Doubleday 1956. Map endpapers. ix & 437pp. including notes, acknowledgments, bibliography and Index. Very good. No dj. Maps. Book Club. Cloth. 8vo.. (more information)

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Hastings House NY 7th printing, June 14, 1946. Introduction by Donald Moffat. Light fading of spine and along upper edge of rear cover. Very small rub on upper edge of front cover. (Size: 9¼' high x 7¼' wide). American buildings and landscapes. Very good. No dust jacket. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Cloth.. (more information)

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Grossman NY 1973. xx & 135pp. Illustrations by author's daughter, Claudie Chaneles Grandberg, and many 19th Century illustrators. Very good. Illustrations. 1st edition. Cloth. Chipped dj. 8vo.. (more information)

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Farrar & Rinehart NY (1937). . minor soil & wear to outside. text is vg. Illus. By M. De Gogorza. Cloth.. (more information)

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Knopf (1992). Uncorrected Proof.'Original work of reportage.' Reads like fiction. 371pp. The author's experience of Broadway and the people he encounters 'starting at the Battery and aiming for the Bronx.'. Very good. Trade paperback. Large 12mo.. (more information)

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Quadrangle Books Chicago 1969. 256pp. Very good. Illustrations. Hardback. Chipped dj. 4to.. (more information)

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