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The Victory at Sea by Rear-Admiral William Sowden Sims - 1920: Commander of the American Naval Forces

by Rear-Admiral William Sowden Sims

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The Victory at Sea by Rear-Admiral William Sowden Sims - 1920

The Victory at Sea: Commander of the American Naval Forces

by Rear-Admiral William Sowden Sims

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Some account of the misunderstood submarine campaign during the Great War
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  • Publisher Doubleday,Page & Company
  • Place of Publication Garden City New York
  • Date Published 1920
  • Size 6x9x1.5

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Panama
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Panama: And The Canal In Pictures and Prose

by Willis J. Abbot

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This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama
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Journal of an Exploring Tour Beyond the Rocky Mountains, under the  direction of the A.B.C.F.M....
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Brown cloth boards with decorative blind stamping to covers. Particulars in gilt to spine. Light wear to tail of spine and corners. Foxing to endpapers. Large foldout linen backed map of "Oregon Territory" to front of book. Repair to approximately six-inch tear near top right fold line of map. Some foxing to map. Otherwise, an exceptional, crisp copy without previous owners' names or other markings. ; 7½" - 8" tall; xvi, 17-408 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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HISTORY OF NORFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF  MANY OF ITS PIONEERS AND...
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HISTORY OF NORFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY OF ITS PIONEERS AND PROMINENT MEN

by Hurd, D. Hamilton

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Philadelphia: J. W. Lewis & Co.. Good+. 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Rebacked preserving original gilt decorated somewhat worn leather spine. Dark leather spine & corners over maroon bubble cloth with original bright gilt decorated front cover. All edges gilt. [xii, 1001pp]. Double-page color map. Interior of text is tight, clean and intact. Illustrated with 83 full-page portrait engravings of prominent men (most tissue protected). Edges and corners lightly rubbed. New England, Massachusetts ; Engraved Illustrations; Thick 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1001 pages .
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Commentary on the Documents of Vatican II vol 2
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Commentary on the Documents of Vatican II vol 2

by Herbert Vorgrimler

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Palm Publishing, n. 1968. Hardcover. Good. Palm Publishing, 1968. Very Good.
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The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s
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The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s

by Hitchcock

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First edition hardcover, which is in fine condition as well as signed and inscribed by the author. Please see photos for condition. There is a tiny crease in a corner of the book and a couple of creases near the edges of the front of the dust jacket from shelf wear. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A page-turner masterpiece." —Jim LehrerIn a 2017 survey, presidential historians ranked Dwight D. Eisenhower fifth on the list of great presidents, behind the perennial top four: Lincoln, Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Teddy Roosevelt. Historian William Hitchcock shows that this high ranking is justified. Eisenhower's accomplishments were enormous, and loom ever larger from the vantage point of our own tumultuous times.A former general, Ike kept the peace: he ended the Korean War, avoided a war in Vietnam, adroitly managed a potential confrontation with China, and soothed relations with the Soviet Union after Stalin's… Read More
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The Remembrancer; or, Impartial Repository of Public Events. Part I for the Year 1776
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The Remembrancer; or, Impartial Repository of Public Events. Part I for the Year 1776

by J. Almon (ed)

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In original binding of marbled paper in Dutch double comb pattern of red and blue over boards, backed with leather; black spine panels with gilt stamped titles; 5 raised bands. Heavily rubbed on covers and spine; worn to boards at cover edges and corners; spine leather worn/deteriorated, raised bands exposed; covers fragile but still attached; text block tightly bound; 19th century bookplate on front pastedown; contemporary owner name in black ink (King?) on title page at top edge; interior supple and clean. Note that title page gives 'Part I for 1776' and index is for 'Volume II' but clearly relates to this volume. Covers many events in all colonies. Included: Ethan Allen's capture; Benedict Arnold's march on Quebec; an early version of the Articles of Confederation as submitted to North Carolina Assembly (rejected); Virginia Committee of Safety Resolution appointing Patrick Henry Commander in Chief of VA forces; Ben Franklin's correspondence to British friend expressing impossibility of British… Read More
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,  Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and Selections from His...
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and Selections from His Other Writings, MODERN LIBRARY #39

by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Introduction by Nathan G. Goodman. INNER FLAP 95 CENTS but PC, Orange & White Rockwell Kent Endpapers

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MODERN LIBRARY, 1932. HBDJ, 1932, Stated first Modern Library Edition, 200 TITLES ON BACK OF DJ with Pre ZipCode Coupon, ,VG+/GOOD-,UNNUMBERED list of titles on INVERSE of DJ,Rub wear & small edge chips DJ , A copy of one of the scarcest Modern library balloon-cloth titles, Green cloth with Bright Gold gilt title , Spine DJ end chips wear , 260 pgs + ADS. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
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A Fence Away From Freedom: Japanese Americans and World War II
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A Fence Away From Freedom: Japanese Americans and World War II

by Levine, Ellen

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New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995, hardcover, x-260 pp, First Edition, First Printing by numberline, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light scratches, in new Brodart sleeve. The award-winning author of Freedom's Children helps recount the stories of a number of young Japanese Americans whose lives and families were changed forever when the attack on Pearl Harbor prompted FDR to sign an executive order forcing their evacuation and imprisonment. Illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs. Appended: Glossary, Chronology, Acronyms, Camp Sites, Who's Who, Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780399226380
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Journal of a cruise made to the Pacific Ocean by Captain David Porter, in the United States...
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1822 Famous 2ed David Porter Journal USS Essex Battle of Valparaiso War of 1812

David Porter was an early American naval captain who served on the USS Constitution and the USS Essex. While aboard the Essex, Porter faced significant hardships, including the Battle of Valparaiso where the ship was ultimately disabled. Porter kept a journal of his time aboard the Essex, a journal that was quickly published after capture of the Essex.
According to Hill, the second of Porter's 'Journal' is the "best edition" and is more complete even than the first. In fact, this edition contains the first instance of the details of Porter's loss of the USS Essex in 1814. This edition also includes an expanded preface as well as folding maps and notes and illustrations on the Galapagos Islands.
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Journal of a cruise made to the Pacific Ocean by Captain David Porter, in the United States Frigate Essex, in the years 1812, 1813, and 1814 : to which is now added the transactions at… Read More
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PICTURES OF NEW YORK LIFE & CHARACTER.
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PICTURES OF NEW YORK LIFE & CHARACTER.

by (NEW YORK CITY CARICATURE)

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Brown cloth with black corner ornaments and border for large gilt ornamental central lettering. Recased with perfectly matched new spine and new endpapers. Large label on front paste-down retained, reading "This Album is the Property of This Hotel…" A beautiful fresh copy.Pictorial lithograph title page and 19 lithograph plates, all signed "G.W. Averell & Co. del & print. N.Y.", facing pages of ads for New York merchants: wine importer, steamship lines, printers, tailors, tobacco and billiard table purveyors, shops selling Chinese and Japanese goods, and many others.Wonderful plates, each including several New York City scenes and characters: Jewish tailors on Chatham Street, Chinese opium den, immigrants at Castle Garden, park scenes, street vendors, Fulton Ferry, horse racing, boxing, theater, an African American and other ethnic types.
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The Victory at Sea

by Sims, Rear-Admiral William Sowden

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John Murray., London. 1920,. 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, xvi,352pp, frontispiece (tissue guard torn), maps, page edges browned, text clean and sound, no inscriptions, corners bumped, spine edges split and frayed, boards still firmly attached, Fair condition / no dustwrapper .
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A History of American Art
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A History of American Art

by Daniel M. Mendelowitz

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This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine, edges and corner of the cover. There is some dog-earring on the right corner pages of the book. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. "This is a history of the visual arts produced in the geographical area that now constitutes the United States. Such a book is difficult to title. A History of United States Art sounds awkward and logically might even be construed to exclude the arts of the colonial period. Thus, with apologies to our northern and southern neighbors, I use the title A History of American Art, knowing full well that the terms America and the United States are not synonymous...." - Preface from A History of American Art
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Vietnam
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Vietnam: A History

by Stanley Karnow

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This book is in good condition. There is a lot of wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is also a substantial amount of staining on the cover boards. The pages are yellowed and tanned. There are also markings throughout the book. "The roots of this book reach back to the early 1950s in Paris, where I began my professional career as a journalist. France, supported by the United States, was then fighting to retain its hold in Indochina against the Vietminh, the Communist-led nationalist movement there. As I reported on the French end of the war, I soon became acquainted with the names and places in Vietnam from a distance, But I scarcely imagined that they were to be part of my own experience. Then, in 1959, I was assigned to cover eastern Asia; the region that included Vietnam became my beat for more than two decades. I visited Vietnam most recently in 1981 for seven weeks, the longest permitted an American correspondent since the Communists gained control of the entire… Read More
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Beeswax:  Production, Harvesting, Processing and Procuts
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Beeswax: Production, Harvesting, Processing and Procuts

by Coggshall, William L & Roger A Morse

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New York: Wicwas Press, 1984. 8vo size trade paperback; 192 pages with a few illustrations and photographs Contents include: Beeswax Grading and Economics Harvesting Beeswax Commercial Preparation of Beeswax for Market Testing Beeswax Beeswax in Comb Foundation Beeswax in Candles Beeswax in Art and Industry Showing and Judging Beeswax Home Products including Candles and Car and Floor Polishes Moderate wear and edgewear to covers, light soil to top of book and shelf soil to bottom fore-edge. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey

Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River

by John B. Wyeth

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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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The Authentic Life Of William McKinley
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The Authentic Life Of William McKinley: Our Third Martyr President; Together With A Life Sketch Of Theodore Roosevelt The 26th President Of The United States

by Alexander K. McClure & Charles Morris, LL.D

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This book is an antique and is in fair condition. The binding is loose and cracked on the inside of the front board. Dark green cloth covered boards that have significant wear on the edges, spine and corners. The previous owners signature is written on the inside of the front board. The pages are tanned and yellowed, but are still readable.Also a Life Sketch of Theodore Roosevelt and "memorial tributes by statesmen, ministers, orators and rulers of all countries"; profusely illustrated with photos, drawings and "special pictures of the Family by Express Permission from the Owners"
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Panama
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Panama: And The Canal In Pictures and Prose

by Willis J. Abbot

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This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama
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A Rebel Came Home: The Diary and Letters of Floride Clemson, 1863-1866
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A Rebel Came Home: The Diary and Letters of Floride Clemson, 1863-1866

by Lander & McGee (editors)

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Top edge of jacket slightly flared but overall in excellent condition. Book itself is clean and free of any markings except for previous owner's name on first page (Jeanne M. Nixon). Book has some light shelf wear to corners and spine is slightly canted. Solid binding. 189 indexed pages. 0.75" X 6.25" X 9.25" 2cm X 16cm X 23.5cm Part of the series "Women's Diaries and Letters of the Nineteenth-Century South". Illustrated by Olivia Jackson McGee with additional black and white photo reproductions. Includes a family tree. The Revised edition includes additional material in the form of letters between Floride and her mother Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson between July-October 1863 at the height of the Civil War. The main body of the book is Floride's journal from January 1863 until 1866. The main sections concern Florida's trip to Niagara in summer 1863, the journey form Beltsville Maryland to Pendleton South Carolina at the end of the 1864, and the last says of Floride's grandmother Mr.s John C. Calhoun in… Read More
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America's War for Humanity: Including a Complete History of the World War Up-To-date
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America's War for Humanity: Including a Complete History of the World War Up-To-date

by Russell, Thomas H

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USA: L. W. Walter, 1917. Hardcover with no dust jacket, 1917. Book has heavier corner wear to board corners and edges, and spinefoot, and aging and some soiling to cloth. This book has blue cloth with navy and red text and design. Tipped plate of American flag on center of front board. Interior tanning heavily from age and book has light warping from age and moisture. Has small bookworm hole affecting the upper right corner of pages 23- 83, completely out of the way of any text and only about 1/2 inch in depth. Missing page corner as depicted, affecting the first front illustration page, affects a small amount of caption text, and the edges of 2 photos. Book generally lays flat and is readable and is fairly supple, Binding is decent and will permit reading. Fair condition, but not terrible for its age. 100+ illustrations. A peice of history, as this was basically news when this was printed. RARE EDITION: NOT A REPRINT. THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo -… Read More
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The Lick Observatory of the University of California, Eleventh Edition, 1947

The Lick Observatory of the University of California, Eleventh Edition, 1947

by Lick Observatory

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University of California Press, 1947-01-01. 11th. Paperback. Very Good. 0x0x0. Author unstated : The Lick Observatory of the University of California - A Brief Descriptive Account Prepared at the Observatory. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1947. Eleventh Edition. Stapled booklet, size is demy octavo (8vo), 8 1/8"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's dark green wrapper stapled to textblock. [vi] pp prelim material, 47 numbered pp, plus three blank. Glossy paper. In addition to many b&w photos, included is information for visitors, organizational info about the observatory, its Chile station, its students, features it observed, acknowledgments. Condition notes: Staples rusted, but holding, moderate wear and scuffing but no tears to wrappers. No notes or highlighting. The observatory is on Mount Hamilton near San Jose, CA. We learn that the observatory was the gift of James Lick, who also left money to support building of a monument to Francis Scott Key in San Francisco, "...a… Read More
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To the Golden Door

To the Golden Door

by Potter, George

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Little, Brown, and Company, 1960. Used-Very Good. Hard Bound
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