AMERICAN REVOLUTION Books

Boston, Mass.: Old Colony Trust Company, 1961. Large paperback in AS NEW condition, second edition, illustrated throughout including nine color plates and a 4-page fold-out map at rear, relates "..the events and incidents immediately preceding and transpiring on that momentous day of the 19th of April 1775" . 2nd Ed.. Trade Paperback. Fine. American History Military History. (more information)

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Chatham, NJ: Chatham Historical Society, 1975. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are flawless except for very slight tanning to the spine of the dustjacket, the illustrations include a color plate and end-paper maps, with the American Revolution nearing a critical stage, the printer Shepard Kollock contributed significantly to the Patriots' cause through the columns of "The New Jersey Journal" which was the first New Jersey newspaper established in the northern part of the state. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. AMERICAN HISTORY. (more information)

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Yale University Press, 1939. Third printing of the revised edition, hardcover with dustjacket and removable protective mylar cover, name crossed out on front end-paper, dustjacket tanned on spine and edges, small piece missing from top edge of rear panel, very clean, text is fine. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. (more information)

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Stackpole Books, 1973. Hardcover with dustjacket, this is the original edition, has a small ownership label on the inside front cover but no other significant flaws to book or dustjacket, excellent condition, a state-by-state reference to the places made memorable by people or events in the Revolutionary Era (1763-1783)," illustrations include numerous maps . 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/NF. Reference Military History. (more information)

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Heritage Books, 1990. Large paperback, looks new with one minor flaw: a faint reading crease on the spine, a facsimile reprint containing a new name index of this title which was first published in 1897, "...deals especially with Revolutionary patriots from Groton, Shirley, Pepperell, Danvers, and Chelmsford in Massachusetts, and Hollis in New Hampshire...numerous extracts from old letters and documents...author was an antiquarian and genealogist who wrote numerous works on Massachusetts history," illustrated with photos of people and places. ISBN: 1556133324. Trade Paperback. NF. Biography American History Genealogy. (more information)

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W.W. Norton, 1984. Draws on the letters and journals of Mary Fish (1736-1818), owner name on inside of front cover, hardcover with dustjacket. ISBN: 0393017672. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+. BIOGRAPHY. (more information)

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Crown, 1967. First printing, dustjacket is scuffed and price-clipped. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. (more information)

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Harbor Hill Books, 1985. Biography of this military engineer and cartographer of West Point and the Hudson Valley, illustrated throughout with photos, drawings and maps, hardcover first printing, the book and the dustjacket are in excellent condition (looks new) and a removable professional mylar cover is included, nice gift copy. ISBN: 0916346560. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. BIOGRAPHY MILITARY HISTORY AMERICAN. (more information)

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Praeger Publishers, 1974. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, the original price is present and a removable protective mylar cover is included, covers the entire life of the intellectual founder of the American Revolution. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/NF. AMERICAN HISTORY. (more information)

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Vintage Books, 1976. Stated first edition, hardcover with dustjacket, signed by the author, traces the early history of New York with an emphasis on the state's contribution to the American Revolution. Signed by Author. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. (more information)

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Fordham University Press, 1992. Large paperback, historical biography, illustrated, front cover curled. ISBN: 0823213692. Trade Paperback. VG+. BIOGRAPHY. (more information)

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Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1975. "This volume provides a convenient compilation of documents basic to an understanding of the American Revolution in New Jersey," hardcover, brown cloth binding, nice copy with no significant flaws. Hard Cover. VG+. REGIONAL HISTORY. (more information)

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Doubleday, 1976. Subtitled "Britain, America, & the Struggle For Independence - From 1760 to the Surrender at Yorktown in 1781," hardcover first printing with dustjacket, end-paper map and other illustrations, remainder-marked on bottom edge, no other remarkable flaws. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. MILITARY HISTORY AMERICAN REVOLUTION. (more information)

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Dodd, Mead, 1963. Eighteen true stories about the early prowess of the New Englander, includes accounts of the battle of Bunker Hill & the Battle of Lexington and Concord, illustrated, hardcover first printing, dustjacket has wear at folds and corners and is price-clipped. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG/VG-. NAUTICAL BUNKER HILL LEXINGTON MARITIME. (more information)

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Benjamin Franklin Press, 1928. "Geographer and surveyor general to the Army of the United States of America," biography of the "noble young Scotchman who did so much to bring the War of the Revolution to a successful issue," hardcover, original blue cloth binding decorated in gold and black, illustrated, 216 pages including index, cloth has a few darkened areas and rubbing at corners, bookplate and owner inscription. Hard Cover. VG. NEW JERSEY. (more information)

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Times Books, 1979. Biography of British general John Burgoyne, illustrated, end-paper map, blank rear end-paper is partially seperated from hinge due to binding error, hardcover first printing with dustjacket. ISBN: 0812907701. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/NF. (more information)

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Franklin Publishing Co., 1972. A chronological history of the American Revolution during the year 1776, illustrated, slight spine lean , dustjacket is tanned on spine and folds, signed by the author on the front end-paper. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. MILITARY HISTORY AMERICAN REVOLUTION SIGNED. (more information)

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Oxford University Press, 1968. ".a definitive history, centered upon the stretch of years during which America made the crucial decision for Independence," hardcover first printing, book has no significant flaws, dustjacket has minor surface-wear on spine but is clean and attractive with the original price present and a removable protective mylar cover included. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. MILITARY HISTORY. (more information)

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Corner House Publishers, 1975. Hardcover with dustjacket, a facsimile reprint of this standard reference work on the siege of Yorktown which was first published in 1881, illustrations include maps, bookplate on inside of front cover, moderate rubbing to the dustjacket, no other flaws. ISBN: 0879280646. Hard Cover. NF/NF. Military History. (more information)

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Rinehart & Co., 1954. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, "A novel of the exploits, military and gallant, of Commodore John Paul Jones," small ownership stamp on half-title page and slight tanning to the page-edge, clean, tight, and attractive overall, dustjacket is beautiful!. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/NF. NAUTICAL MARITIME AMERICAN REVOLUTION. (more information)

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Aladdin Books, 1953. Hardcover first printing, young adult history, the story of the Quaker blacksmith who ranked second to George Washington as a military leader in the Revolution, end-paper map, illustrations by L. Vosburg, the orange cloth binding with an illustration of soldiers and a horse in green and black is virtually as new, minor dust-tanning to the page-edge is the only book flaw, the dustjacket has light edge-wear but is clean and attractive, the original price is present and this is a stated first edition, this copy is apparently inscribed and signed by the author, the inscription reads: "To Woody and his boys with affection - Frank," scarce item in collectible condition!. Signed by Author. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG. BIOGRAPHY. (more information)

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New Jersey Historical Society, 1982. Hardcover first printing, book is flawless, dustjacket near flawless with moderate tanning to the spine and no other flaws, a scarce work on this compassionate officer who was admired by his men, "...both scholars and general readers will find new information on the Continental soldier; the American Revolution's impact on society; warfare in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; and the motives and actions of the revolutionary generation," illustrated, nice gift copy. ISBN: 0911020055. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. BIOGRAPHY AMERICAN HISTORY. (more information)

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Self-Published, 1958. "Meet General Washington and his army of forgotten men," short biographies, illustrated with nearly 380 reproductions, hardcover, book is in excellent condition, dustjacket missing a one-inch from top of spine, spine-folds show wear, privately published. Hard Cover. NF/Good. AMERICAN REVOLUTION COLONIAL BIOGRAPHY. (more information)

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Syracuse University Press, 1975. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, "...a case study of an aggressive and active segment of those common men, the master craftsmen of America's biggest and most dynamic city during the period 1765-90," book is in excellent condition with no remarkable flaws, dustjacket has a bit of foxing on the flaps and some edge-wear at top of spine, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included. ISBN: 0815601115. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG. American History. (more information)

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University of Alabama Press, 1977. Hardcover first printing, book is flawless, dustjacket has a crease at the bottom of the front panel and a few short edge-tears, "..shows how the failure to integrate the campaign at top-command levels in fact ensured its failure and the ultimate triumph of American arms," illustrations and maps. ISBN: 0817351124. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/VG. MILITARY HISTORY AMERICAN. (more information)

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Capricorn Books, 1973. Large paperback, a clean copy inside and out with no significant flaws, "A brilliant re-creation of the American Revolution - exclusively from the British point of view...Using firsthand journals, letters from British officers in the field, reports from colonial governers in the colonies and documents in the Public Record Office in London". ISBN: 399108009. Trade Paperback. VG+. England Military History. (more information)

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Lambertville, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1996. Hardcover in excellent condition, blue cloth binding, issued without a dustjacket, "In September 1780 John Neilson of New Brunswick, who had served as a colonel and brigadier general of militia, was appointed...as the Deputy Quartermaster of New Jersey for the Continental Army. Many of Neilson's records relating to his quartermaster duties are a part of his papers which are now preserved in the Special Collections of Alexander Library, Rutgers University. Among these records are duplicate copies (or stub books) of certificates which had been issued for goods received by the Quartermaster or for services rendered on behalf of the Continental Army. These records form the basis for the first part of this book...To supplement the material in the Neilson papers, additional records are presented in the second part of this book...the majority being from the New Jersey Department of Defense series of numbered documents..," includes an index of many New Jersey farmers and merchants who contributed to the war effort, 337 pages, very useful reference. ISBN: 0912606363. Hard Cover. Fine. Genealogy Reference Regional History. (more information)

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Lambertville, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1986. Hardcover in excellent condition, was issued without a dustjacket, "An index, based on rateables, of the inhabitants of New Jersey during the period of the American Revolution," this is a revised printing of the 1972 edition, "While these changes are not of great magnitude, they are of sufficient importance so that this volume cannot be considered as simply a reprinting," 413 pages, a superb genealogical reference . ISBN: 0912606274. Hard Cover. NF. Regionall History. (more information)

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Longmeadow Press, 1994. Hardcover with dustjacket, this is a reprint of the 1862 edition, "As a Revolutionary contemporary, the author reveals a unique human perspective that uncovers the real people behind the names immortalized in our history...describes many battles of the Revolution in intimate detail," a clean and attractive copy inside and out. ISBN: 0681006021. Hard Cover. Fine/VG+. Biography Military History. (more information)

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Bicentennial Press, 1971. Large paperback, stapled wraps, 108 pages, inscribed "To Donald A. Gallager with appreciation 11/8/71" and signed by the author, illustrated throughout with photos and maps, former owner's underlining on a few pages. Signed by Author. Trade Paperback. VG. (more information)

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