American History Books

New York: Random House, 1955,hardcover with grey cloth and green cloth spine.VG in a Good+ DJ.Book Club Ed. One of America's best-loved authors re-creates with captivating charm the wonder of growing up in Upstate New York in the 1880's. These 24 stories,spanning the towns and hamlets of the old Erie Canal,range broadly from lusty tales of the "canawlers" themselves to the gracious,leisured living of Rochester's Third Ward.They tell of infant days of baseball,of Mr.Montague's first detachable collar,of witchcraft on the water,of a young gentleman named Eastman who peddled a strange photographic idea-something with an Eskimo sounding name.A GREAT READ.. (more information)

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Toronto, McGraw Hill Ryerson, 1995. A Like New Trade Paperback. First Edition. Size is 8vo. and there are 250pp. Illustrated with photos. The Senior Issues Collection.. (more information)

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New York, The Viking Press, 1982. A VG hardcover in a Good+ DJ with some edgewear. Size is 4to. and there are 256pp. Contains lots of b&w photos with interesting text. A clean, tight copy. . (more information)

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New York:,Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1965. A VG hardcover in a Good DJ that has some chipping at the edges. Size is 8vo. and there are 452pp. Appears to be first edition with 1965 copyright date and no other date. The author presents a cross section of essays by 49 well-known writers. It is a comprehensive look at how others have viewed different aspects of the American frontier including Henry David Thoreau, , Washington Irving, Emerson Hough, Thomas Hart Benton,, James Fenimore Cooper, Timothy Dwight, Wallace Stegner, Edgar Watson Howe, David Crockett, Walt Whitman and others. A clean, tight copy.. (more information)

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FROM THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Crown, New York,1978,1st ed.A VG hardcover in a Good+ jacket.Previous owner has put their paper stamp on the inside cover.There are 160 pp. and size is 11.5" X 9". From the inside of the jacket,"From 1834 to 1895, Nathaniel Currier, first alone and then in partnership with James Merritt Ives, ran a firm of New York lithographers who produced over 7,000 lithographs, most of them scenes from contemporary American life.An early biographer called them,'Printmakers to the American People,' and that is exactly what they were."..."Published before the invention of four-color printing presses each Currier & Ives print was individually colored by hand." The prints in this book are OUTSTANDING,crisp and clear.You will get hours of enjoyment out of these 100 colored prints. . (more information)

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Carolrhoda Books Inc.,Minn,1988. A Like new hardcover in a VG jacket that matches the pictorial boards. Size is 9" X 6" and there are 72 pages. A collection of tall tales from the old west written for young adults and the young at heart. A clean, tight copy. . (more information)

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NY: Random House, l964.A Very good hardcover in a Good DJ with a couple of minor tears at the edges. The last intimate visit with the President.A historic document written only a week before the President's death.There are 108pp.A clean,tight copy.. (more information)

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Illustrated by Bendick,The Story of Rain McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1954.A VG Hardcover in a VG Brodart jacket. Ex-Library with all the usual markings.There are 48pp. and B & W illustartions throughout. . (more information)

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1967, American Heritage, New York. A Vg hardcover in a Good DJ with some wear at the edges. Size is 11.5" X 9" and there are 384pp. with index. A clean, tight copy. Profusely illustrated in color and B & W. The finest collection of Colonial-Period pictures ever assembled in one volume. . (more information)

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A Poetic Account of the Black Experience from Africa to Africadia Published by G. A. B. Consulting, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. First Edition. A Vg softcover. There are 148pp. A nice keepsake for those interested in the History of the Blacks in Nova Scotia. A clean, tight copy. . (more information)

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Boston, Little, Brown, 1950. A Book-of-the-Month Club Selection. A VG hardcover in a Good DJ with some edgewear. Bowen (1897-1973) spent five years doing research for this biography which was written because she found Adams to be the brightest, quickest and most honest man that she had come across in history. Size is 8vo. and there are 699pp. with index. Illustrated. A clean, tight copy.. (more information)

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Lippincott, 1964. First.Hardcover.About 25pp.A memoir of John F.Kennedy. The text of this book originally appeared in Newsweek under the title "He had That Special Grace." Photographs have been added creating a brief, but memorable book.A VG book in a VG jacket.A nice little keepsake. . (more information)

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Bantam Books, New York 2000. There are 376pp. with photos and maps. A Fine hardcover in a near Fine jacket.The story behind the flag raising at Iwo Jima, told from the experience of the marines who fought.A story told by one of the sons of perhaps the most famous moment in American Military History. If you ever had doubts about the decision to use the atomic bomb to end the war, this book may give you second thoughts. . (more information)

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New York, Franklin Watts, Inc. 1950. A Vg hardcover in red cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Famous First Book Series for Boys and Girls. Contains THE FIRST BOOK OF COWBOYS; THE FIRST BOOK OF INDIANS; and THE FIRST BOOK OF ESKIMOES. About 150pp. in total. Size is 9" X 7.5". These books give the young reader a beginning knowledge of a subject, increase his awareness of the world about him, and arouse interest in further reading on these subjects. Both authoritative and stimulating, these books have been acclaimed by book reviewers, parents, teachers and librarians as a real contribution to the world of children's books. Large type and plenty of simple. colorful, illustratons ideally fit these to be the first books for boys and girls with alert, inquiring minds.Beautiful color illustrations. . (more information)

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A Pictorial History of the Writer in America. New York, N.Y.: E. P. Dutton and Co.1956.First Ed.,Second Printing.A VG Hard Cover without the DJ.Size is 4to. and there are 240pp. Plus an index. This book is based on the five volumes of my Makers and Finders: a History of the Writer in America, 1800 - 1915.Information sheet on authors laid in.A clean,tight copy. No markings.Decorative boards and black and red cloth spine with gilt lettering. . (more information)

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New York, NY Ballentine 1974. A Very Good + trade paperback.Size is 8vo. and there are 184pp.. Illustrated with over 120 Photographs,Sketches and Paintings."Here are the faces of the chiefs and warriors,and the story of their long but futile struggle to save their bison and their elk,their earth and their sky." . (more information)

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An Indian History of the American West. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston,1971.A VG Hard Cover in a VG jacket with a bit of chipping at the bottom.Bookstore stamp on inside cover,otherwise,a clean,tight copy. 2nd Printing stated.Illustrated.Size is 8vo. and there are 487pp. (American History,Indians,Native Americans). (more information)

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Doubleday, 1970. A VGCover in a Good+ DJ with some wear and chipping at the corners. Book Club Edition. A clean, tight copy. Map endpapers. The true story of one of the most incredible events in the history of the U.S. Navy - the capture of the Peublo and her crew by the North Koreans. . (more information)

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The Lost Civilizations Series. A Like New hardcover without the DJ as issued. Size is 4to. and there are 168pp. Full color illustrations throughout. An immaculate copy. . (more information)

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San Francisco,CA,Chronicle Publishing Company 1959.A Good+ hardcover in brown cloth.No DJ. Compiled from a Series of Articles which appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle.Size is 11" X 8.5" and there are 87pp. + index. The binding is tight and the book is clean,except for a previous owner's name inside.. (more information)

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Editors of Time-Life Books(The Old West series) NY Time-Life Books 1979.A VG++ like leather-bound hardcover with pictorial cover.A collector's copy.Size is 11" X 8.5" and there are 240pp.Not a mark on this fine copy. . (more information)

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A Cycle of York State Years, William Sloane Assoc. 1949, NY.A VG+ hardcover, illustrated cloth. Part of the DJ laid in. Second Printing stated and there are 370 pp. Signed by the author. Illustrations by John O'Hara Cosgrove II. A clean,tight copy.. (more information)

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Garden City: Doubleday, 1956. A large 8vo. and there are 437 pages , Light blue dj w/black & white lettering. A VG hardcover in a Good DJ with some chipping on spine and edges of the dj and the inside cover is price clipped. Beige cloth cover boards with gilt lettering. A clean, tight copy. . (more information)

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from the Series The Centennial History of the Civil War Doubleday; NY; 1965, 1st as stated.A VG hardcover in a VG jacket with some edge wear..A clean,tight copy. There are 555 pages with index & maps and size is 8vo.The 3rd book in a series of three. However,a single Volume can be enjoyed on its own.This volume takes us from Fredericksburg to the courthouse at Appomattox and the death of Lincoln. . (more information)

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The Centennial History of the Civil War,Volume III). Garden City, NY,Doubleday & Company, 1965.A VG Hard Cover in a Good++ jacket with general wear. Book-of-the-Month-Club-Selection.A large 8vo. and there are 555pp.Map endpapers and 12 other maps throughout. A clean,tight copy. . (more information)

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New York,1971.A VG hardcover in a VG jacket with a bit of corner wear.Size is 8vo. and there are 357pp.Contains many plates and illustrations some in color with colored frontis.A clean,tight copy.(Archaeology). (more information)

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New York,1971.A VG hardcover in a VG jacket with a bit of corner wear.Size is 8vo. and there are 357pp.Contains many plates and illustrations some in color with colored frontis.A clean,tight copy.. (more information)

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Illustrated by Sydney Adamson & Lilian Bayliss: New York: The MacMillan Company, 1904 Hard Cover. VERY GOOD/No Jacket as probably issued.A dense book with gilted edges along the top.The gold lettering on the cover and spine is crisp and bright. A novel about the American Revolution focusing on battle of Fort Moultrie and Charleston Harbor. There are 598 pages and seven illustrations in color by S. Adamson & L. Bayliss. Frontis. Contents. List of illustrations.This is a clean,tight copy.Definately one for the collector.. (more information)

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Globe Bible Publishing Co. Philadelphia, 1896. Size is 8vo. and there are 636pp. A VG hardcover in decorated cloth. The back cover is slightly stained. There are blue/geen cloth boards with silver and gold decoration. Frontis is a photo of the White House. Contains numerous photos and drawings of the candidates. A rare book. Binding is tight.. (more information)

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Dana, Julian Sutter of California NY: Halcyon House, 1938 .A VG+ hardcover without the DJ.Red cloth with gilt lettering on the cover and spine. 4th Printing.Size is a thick 8vo. and there are 423pp. with index.Contains 14 illustrations.Map endpapers.The biography of John Sutter who, in the 1840's, established an empire of a million acres which ironically was destroyed by the discovery of gold in 1848.A clean,tight copy. . (more information)

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