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1) Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives

Washington D.C.: National Trust Fund Board, 1982. Inscribed, dated May 4, 1983, and signed by Robert Warner, Archivist of the United States and writer of the preface to this volume, "explains the research potential of genealogical materials in the National Archives of the United States and assists family historians in their use," illustrated, hardcover, dustjacket has several edge-tears that have been internally tape-repaired. ISBN: 0911333002. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. NF/VG-. (more information)

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2) An Inventory of the Contents of the Governor's Palace Taken After the Death of Lord Botetourt

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1981. "An inventory of the personal estate of his excellency, Lord Botetourt, Royal Governor of Virginia, 1768-1770," large paperback, 19 pages, excellent condition. ISBN: 0879350636. Trade Paperback. Fine. (more information)

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3) The Bookbinder in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg: An Account of His Life & Times, & of His Craft

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1992. Large paperback, 32 pages, illustrated with drawings, AS NEW condition. ISBN: 0910412154. Trade Paperback. Fine. CRAFTS VIRGINIA. (more information)

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4) Society of Colonial Wars 1892-1967: Seventy-Fifth Anniversary

General Society of Colonial Wars, 1967. Hardcover, no dustjacket, attractive red/white cloth binding with a gold-stamped seal on front cover, gold titles on the spine, and gold top page-edge, three sections to this book: "Origin and History of the General Society of Colonial Wars," "American Colonial Flags," and "The Colonial Wars in America 1607-1775," nicely illustrated with photos, maps, and color plates of flags, this is a beautiful copy with two minor flaws: 1) a small soiled area in the margin of page 140 (text is unaffected), 2) the former owner's bookplate attached to the inside front cover. Hard Cover. NF. American Revolution. (more information)

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5) Reporting World War II - Two Volumes: American Journalism 1938-1944 and American Journalism 1944-1946

Library of America, 1995. Complete in two volumes, both are first printings, Volume 1 (ISBN 1883011043) has a price-clipped dustjacket with light rubbing, book is flawless, Volume 2 (ISBN 1883011051) has a "fine" dustjacket with very light rubbing only, the book is tight as if unread, it's flawless except for a bindery error that has left the blank front end-paper attached to the inside front cover, burgundy cloth bindings, ribbon bookmarks, this anthology includes the work of over eighty writers and many photos, removable professional mylar covers are included . 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Journalism. (more information)

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6) Marco Paul At the Springfield Armory
Abbott, Jacob

Eastern National Park & Monument Association, 1993. Paperback, excellent condition with a small mark on the front cover where a label was removed being the only remarkable flaw, "Written nearly 150 years ago, the original edition of this volume provides what is still the most readable description of manufacturing processes at Springfield Armory, Springfield Massachusetts...it remains informative and appealing to the general reader...". Original Wraps. NF. Firearms Military History. (more information)

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7) Nothing Like it in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
Ambrose, Stephen E

Simon & Schuster, 2000. Hardcover first printing of this history classic, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. ISBN: 0684846098. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. (more information)

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8) The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America 1500-2000
Anderson, Fred and Andrew Cayton

Viking, 2005. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are in as new condition, nice gift copy, "By moving America's forgotten conflicts - its imperial wars - center stage they explain how war, above all else, has been the primary means by which the peoples of North America have defined society for the last half-millennium". ISBN: 0670033707. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. (more information)

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9) Shepard Kollock: Editor for Freedom - The Story of The New-Jersey Journal in Chatham, 1779-1783
Anderson, John R

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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10) The Colonial Background of the American Revolution: Four Essays in American Colonial History
Andrews, Charles M

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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11) Colonial Folkways: A Chronicle of American Life in the Reign of the Georges
Andrews, Charles M

Yale University Press, 1921. Hardcover, no dustjacket, "The Chronicles of America Series," illustrated with a color frontispiece of a New England Thanksgiving, this is a clean, attractive copy inside and out with slight tanning to the spine and outer page-edge. Hard Cover. VG+. (more information)

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12) Pioneers - Narratives of Noah Harris Letts and Thomas Allen Banning
Angle, Paul M. (ed)

Lakeside Press, 1972. ".presents two previously unpublished manuscripts describing 19th century pioneer life in Illinois and the Midwest," illustrated, hardcover, blue cloth binding titled in gold, top edge gilt, was issued without a dustjacket. Hard Cover. NF. (more information)

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13) Essays in the History of the American Negro
Aptheker, Herbert

International Publishers, 1964. Large paperback. Trade Paperback. VG. (more information)

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14) It's Tea Time, Again - Volume One: The Original American Dream
Asmus, Barry & Don Billings

AmeriPress, 1995. Large paperback in excellent condition. ISBN: 0964042126. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. Fine. (more information)

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15) The Pilgrim Story on Cape Cod
Atwood, William Franklin

Plymouth, MA: Memorial Press, 1963. Large paperback, stapled wraps, 76 pages, "Being largely a compilation from the documents of Governor Bradford & Governor Winslow, severally and in collaboration; together with a list of Mayflower passengers," excellent condition. 7th ed.. Trade Paperback. NF. GENEALOGY. (more information)

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16) Joe McCarthy and the Press
Bayley, Edwin R

University of Wisconsin Press, 1981. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, minor signs of use only, "No one who cares about liberty will read Mr. Bayley's masterful study without a shudder about the journalistic cop-outs that contributed to making the nightmare called McCarthyism," and will also make the thinking person ponder the cop-out that took place leading up to the present fiasco in Iraq . ISBN: 0299086208. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG/VG+. (more information)

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17) Remember? Remember?
Beaumont, Charles

Macmillan, 1963. "A nostalgic backward glance at some of yesteryear's most beloved features of our national profile," by the famous writer of "Twilight Zone" and "Hitchcock Hour" stories, an attractive copy of the hardcover first printing with moderate tanning to book and dustjacket, (edges & spine) being the only remarkable flaws. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+. AMERICANA SCIENCE FICTION HORROR. (more information)

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18) The War of 1812
Beirne, Francis F

E.P. Dutton, 1949. Hardcover first printing (stated on the copyright page) with dustjacket, "The tumultuous inside story of our most amazing war - a vivid history of the only invasion of the United States," illustrated with eleven maps, book is in excellent condition with a small amount of discoloration to the cloth on the bottom edge being the only remarkable flaw, the dustjacket has a few short edge-tears and is chipped at bottom of spine, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG-. American History. (more information)

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19) Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture
Bellesiles, Michael A

Vintage, 2001. Large paperback in as new condition, nice gift copy, dispels the myth (American history is full of them) of our "gun-toting forefathers," let's face it folks - we are a paranoid, violent people. ISBN: 0375701982. Trade Paperback. Fine. (more information)

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20) America is Hard to Find - LP Record
Berrigan, Daniel

Multi-Trax, 1970. 33 1/3 RPM vinyl record in VERY nice condition, side 1 contains poetry by Berrigan, side 2 contains a Rock Mass, cover in good shape, small tape repair along top seam. SIXTIES RELIGION POLITICS. (more information)

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21) New Jersey and the Negro: A Bibliography, 1715-1966
Bibliography Committee of the New Jersey Library Association (compiled by)

New Jersey Library Association, 1967. Hardcover in excellent condition, very light rubbing to the corners, no significant flaws, was issued without a dustjacket, an excellent reference, 196 pages, "The purpose of this volume is to locate, insofar as it is possible, all published works which bear with reasonable significance on the subject of New Jersey and the Negro". Hard Cover. NF. Black Studies Regional History. (more information)

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22) The Days of Martin Luther King, Jr
Bishop, Jim

Putnam's, 1971. A biography of this American hero, very slight spine lean, the predominantly white dustjacket is slightly tanned and has a small amount of ink near the price on front flap, hardcover first printing. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG/VG+. BIOGRAPHY BLACK STUDIES. (more information)

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23) Preserving Charleston's Past, Shaping Its Future: The Life and Times of Susan Pringle Frost
Bland, Sidney

University of South Carolina Press, 1999. Large paperback in excellent condition, women's history, illustrated. ISBN: 1570032904. Trade Paperback. NF. WOMEN'S STUDIES. (more information)

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24) A Treasury of American Anecdotes
Botkin, B.A. (ed)

Galahad Books, 1982. "Sly, salty, shaggy stories of heroes and hellions, beguilers and buffoons, spellbinders and scapegoats, gagsters and gossips from the grassroots & sidewalks of America," hardcover with dustjacket. ISBN: 0883656167. Hard Cover. VG+/VG+. AMERICANA. (more information)

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25) The Greatest Generation
Brokaw, Tom

Random House, 1998. A chronicle of the generation that came of age during the great Depression and the Second World War, illustrated with photos, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. ISBN: 0375502025. Hard Cover. NF/NF. (more information)

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26) Alexander Hamilton, American
Brookhiser, Richard

Simon & Schuster, 2004. Large paperback in excellent condition, biography of "one of the least understood, most important, and most impassioned and inspiring of the founding fathers". Trade Paperback. NF. BIOGRAPHY. (more information)

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27) Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington
Brookhiser, Richard

The Free Press, 1996. Biography of our first president, hardcover with dustjacket, excellent condition. ISBN: 0684822911. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. BIOGRAPHY. (more information)

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28) The Lower South In American History 1820-1860
Brown, William Garrett

New York: Haskell House, 1968. Hardcover, condition is AS NEW, issued without a dustjacket, dark blue cloth binding, a good quality reprint of these three scholarly essays which were first published in 1902, author was a lecturer in history at Harvard University for the year 1901-2. Hard Cover. Fine. (more information)

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29) The Lower South In American History 1820-1860
Brown, William Garrett

New York: Haskell House, 1968. Hardcover, condition is AS NEW, issued without a dustjacket, dark blue cloth binding, a good quality reprint of these three scholarly essays which were first published in 1902, author was a lecturer in history at Harvard University for the year 1901-2. Hard Cover. Fine. (more information)

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30) The Way of Duty - A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America
Buel, Joy Day and Richard

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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