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CONFLICTS WITH OBLIVION
Abbott, Wilbur Cortez
Kennikat Press Port Washington, NY . 1969 reisssue of 1924 book. Covers Pepys, Disraeli, Sir William Monson, Colonel Thomas Blood, Cromwell, Sir John Wentworth, Bede, Colonel John Scott of Long Island. xxii & 404pp. Vicissitudes of fame. Fine. No dj. Illustrations. Cloth. 8vo.. ( more information)
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FRENCH SOCIETY AND CULTURE SINCE THE OLD REGIME
Acomb, Evelyn M. and Marvin L. Brown, Jr.(editors)
Holt, Rinehart & Winston NY (1966). xvii & 296pp. The Eleutherian Mills Colloquium, 1964, of the Society for French Historical Studies and the Socoiete D'Histoire Moderne. very good. no dust jacket. Cloth. 8vo.. ( more information)
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THE EPIC OF AMERICA
Adams, James Truslow
Little Brown New edition reprinted Aug.1941. Tattered, torn and partial dj. laid-in. Spine lettering fading. ix+ & 446pp including index. Two light pencil marks in margins. Blue cloth. Takes story from the beginning through to the New Deal. Very good copy. Illustrated by M.J. Gallagher. Cloth. Large 8vo.. ( more information)
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THE EPIC OF AMERICA
Adams, James Truslow
George Routledge & Sons London 1940 (Jan. 1940 reprint). Tattered, torn and partial dj laid-in. Slightly cocked around axis of spine. Light rubs to lower cover corner and heel of spine. ix & 446pp including index. Postcard with photo of University at Birmingham, UK. laid-in. Orange (leaning toward the red) cloth. U.S.A. story up to New Deal. Very good. Illustrated. Cloth. 8vo.. ( more information)
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MORE BURS UNDER THE SADDLE. Books and Histories of the West
Adams, Ramon F
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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THE SAVING REMNANT. An Account of Jewish Survival
Agar, Herbert
Viking Press 1960. ix+ & 269pp. Bibliography, Index. Nicked dj covered with clear plastic. Paper band around dust jacket announces that thisn book is part of a specially prepared edition for members of the National Council of the Joint Distribution Committee. A fold in the front fap of the clear plastic cover has left a very light crease in the fly and a few early pages. Very good. Maps. Cloth. 8vo.. ( more information)
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MRS. FRASER ON THE FATAL SHORE
Alexander, Michael
Simon and Schuster (1971). 1st U.S. printing. 189pp. Map endpapers. Mrs Fraser and her companions are shipwrecked (1835) on an unsettled coast in Australia and are captured by the locals, but she makes a dramatic escape eventually and leads an unusual life after. A great adventure story. Very good with tiorn and chipped dust jacket. Illustrations. Hardback. 8vo.. ( more information)
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THE BIG CHANGE. America Transforms Itself 1900-1950
Allen, Frederick Lewis
Harper (1952). Wear to cover corners and spine ends. Bookplate of Florence S. Livingston on endpaper. xi & 308pp. including index. Slight color change in paper. Good. used ciopy. No dust jacket. 1st edition. Cloth. Small 8vo.. ( more information)
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I REMEMBER DISTINCTLY. a Family Album of the American People 1918-1941
Allen, Frederick Lewis (Running Comment) and Agnes Rogers (Assembled by)
Harper 1947. Photo decorated covers and spine. Rubs to outside edges. Single well-worn leaf with ads on two sides laid-in: ie. Gilbrar Ginghams and Jantzen Swimming Suits. 251pp. Chanmge in color tone of paper. (Size: 12¼' high x 9' wide). Nostalgia recalled. Good. Profusely illustrated. Hardback. Worn dj.. ( more information)
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A HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
Allen, J.W
University Paperbacks (1960 reprint). Very tightly bound. Inside margins are very narrow. Might cause some discomfort in reading for some. Otherwise a very good copy. xxii & 527pp including Bibliographical Notes and Index. Trade paperback. Small 8vo.. ( more information)
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PAPERS IN ILLINOIS HISTORY and Transactions for the Year 1940
Angle, Paul M. (Editor)
Illinois State Historical Society Springfield, IL. 1941. Outside lettering faded. ix & 217pp. Fold-out map of Chicago fire. Includes H.A. Musham's long article on the Great Chicago Fire, Oct. 8-10, 1871. Also two articles on Egypt Illinois and biographical articles on Robert Kennicott and Robert Green Ingersoll. A little color change in aging paper. Light rubs along cover edges. Good. Illustrations. Cloth. 8vo.. ( more information)
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A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE NEGRO PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES 1910-1932
Aptheker, Herbert (Editor)
Citadel Press Secaucus, NJ (1st paperback printing 1977). Preface by Dr. Charles H. Wesley. ISBN: 0-8065-0602-4. xxii & 754pp. Third volume of series. This one covers 'from the emergence of the N.A.A.C.P. to the beginning of the New Deal.' Recommended by Saunders Redding and Sterling Stuckey. Spine fading. Very good. Trade paperback. Small 8vo.. ( more information)
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THE NEW FRENCH REVOLUTION
Ardagh, John
Harper & Row (1969). '.broad sweep of post-war change grass-roots level, economic, social and cultural.' xvi & 501pp. Very good+. Map endpapers. Illustrations. 1st Amer. ed. Cloth. Slighlty torn dj. Large 8vo.. ( more information)
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THE CENTURY OF TOTAL WAR
Aron, Raymond
Doubleday Garden City 1954. . few minor spots on back cover else very good copy. no dj. Cloth.. ( more information)
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REACTION AND REVOLUTION 1814-1832
Artz, Frederick B
Harper Torchbooks . First Harper Torchbook edition in 1963. Part of the Rise of Modern Europe series. Recommended by C.P. Higby, Richard Strachey. European society after the Napoleonic wars. Good clean copy. Illustrations, Map. Trade paperback. Small 8vo.. ( more information)
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THE SECOND EMPIRE
Aubry, Octave
Lippincott Phila. (1940). very small nick in top edge of two pages. faded spine. dull covers. no dj. text very good. Frontis and illustrations. 1st edition. Cloth.. ( more information)
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THREE CENTURIES UNDER THREE FLAGS, The Story of Governors Island from 1637
Azoy, A.C.M. Colonel USAR
HDQ First Army Governors Island 1951. 110pp. Presentation sheet(letterhead of Headquarters of First Army) signed by Lt. Gen. Willis D. Crittenberger (CG IV Corps in Italy during World War II) for Mrs Oswald B. Lord,(nee Mary Pillsbury--USA representative to UN in 1950s) dated May 14, 1952. Presentation note detached from verso of flyleaf leaving glue marks. Small blank paper cube on endpaper. Photo decorated front endpaper. Map rear endpaper. Brief history of Governors Island. Good. No dust jacket. Illustrations. Cloth. 8vo.. ( more information)
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THE NORMANS
Baker, Timothy
Collier Books (1969). 1st Collier ed. very good. Illustrations. Trade paperback. Large 12mo.. ( more information)
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