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LAND OF MIDIAN

By Philby, H. ST. John

London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1957. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1957. Numerous b/w photographs. xi, 286 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Very good condition overall, with some flaws. Spine and top edges sunned. Corners, head, and heel lightly rubbed. Pages lightly toned towards edges, but are otherwise clean and bright. Fold-out map shows light toning, but is otherwise in excellent condition. A sound, if somewhat worn, copy. Very good-/No dust jacket.

GENERAL OGLETHORPEÕS GEORGIA

By Various

Savannah: Beehive Press, 1990. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. Colonial Letters, 1733Ð1743. Savannah: Beehive Press, 1990. Edited by Mills Lane. Frontispiece. 325Ð674 pp. Hardcover. Small Folio. Dark green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Second Volume only. Very good condition overall with no obvious signs of wear. Pages clean and bright. Dust jacket also in excellent condition. A very clean copy. Very good+/Very good+.

THE WHITE RAJAHS OF SARAWAK: A BORNEO DYNASTY

By Reece, Bob

Singapore: Archipeligo Press, [ 2004 ]. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. Singapore: Archipeligo Press, [ 2004 ]. First edition. Copious b/w photographs, a few in color. 144 pp. Hardcover. Square 8vo. Black paper covered boards. Without noticeable flaw; tight and clean in a very good + dust jacket. Very good+/Very good+.

NARRATIVE OF A FIVE YEARS EXPEDITION AGAINST THE REVOLTED NEGROES OF SURINAM

By Stedman, John Gabriel

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988. Very good/No dust jacket. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Richard and Sally Price. Numerous b/w illustrations. xcvii, 708 pp. . Small Folio. Tan/Dark Blue cloth. Blue lettering to spine. Image of soldier pasted to front board.. Light bumping to head and heel. Light scuffing and very small discolorations to boards. Tan cloth beginning to fray along overlap of blue cloth. Owner plate behind front board. Pages clean and bright. Very good/No dust jacket.

DESTRUCTION OF DRESDEN

By Irving, David

Ballantine Books: New York, 1963. Second printing. Softcover. Very good/No dust jacket.

TRUE STORY OF PAUL REVERE

By Gettemy, Charles Ferris

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1906. Very good/No dust jacket.

HISTORY OF THE COLONY OF NOVA-CAESARIA, OR NEW JERSEY

By Smith, Samuel

Trenton, NJ: William S. Sharp, 1966. Reprint of 1890 edition. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. New Jersey Heritage Series No.1. Trenton, NJ: William S. Sharp, 1966. Reprint of 1890 edition. xiv, 613 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Black cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Minor bumping to head and heel, but otherwise in very good condition. Contains two foldout maps. Pages clean and bright. A very nice copy. Very good+/No dust jacket.

EASTERN FRONT, 1941-45, GERMAN TROOPS AND THE BARBARISATION OF WARFARE

By Bartov, Omer

New York: St. MartinÕs Press, 1986. Hardcover. Very good/Very good+. New York: St. MartinÕs Press, 1986. xiii, 214 pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Olive paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Head and heel bumped. Small ink spot near head. Light edge wear. Block edges toned, but interior pages clean and bright. A very nice copy. Very good/Very good+.

FORGOTTEN VICTORY; THE BATTLE FOR NEW JERSEY - 1780

By Fleming, Thomas

New York: ReaderÕs Digest Press, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. New York: ReaderÕs Digest Press, 1973. First edition. 350 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Beige cloth backed, paper covered boards. Black lettering to spine. Light foxing to block edges. Pages lightly toned, but are otherwise clean and bright. Light toning to dust jacket. Light edge wear to head of dust jacket. A very nice copy. Very good/Very good.

TWENTY YEARS AMONG THE MEXICANS

By Rankin, Melinda

Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1875. Good/No dust jacket. A Narrative of Missionary Labor. Cincinnati: Chase & Hall, 1875. xiv, 214 pp. . 12mo. Dark green cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Decorative embossing to front and back boards. Pebbled texture. Head and heel partially worn through. Some gilt on spine worn off. Moderate edge wear and scuffing. Corners worn through. Owner inscription on front and back endpages. Small stain on edge of free front endpages. Interior pages clean and bright, but show occasional foxing. A good copy overall, but cover shows wear. Good/No dust jacket.

NATIVE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

By Wertz, Jay

Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2009. Foreword by Blue Clark. First edition. Signed by the author. Numerous b/w photographs. 64 pp. Hardcover. Small Oblong Folio. Burgundy paper covered boards. First edition, second printing. Book in very good condition with minimal signs of wear. Title page signed by author. Facsimile documents included. Slipcase in very good condition overall, but is torn at heel. Remainder mark on bottom of slipcase. Very good+/No dust jacket.

HAILE SELASSIEÕS WAR

By Mockler, Anthony

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984. xxiv, 454 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Very good condition overall. Pages clean and bright, but are lightly tanned. Dust jacket in very good condition, but shows some toning. Very good+/Very good.

HISTORY OF BOOTHBAY, SOUTHPORT AND BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE

By Greene, Francis Byron

Boothbay Harbor, Maine: New England Historical Press, 1984. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good-. Boothbay Harbor, Maine: New England Historical Press, 1984. Foreword by Boothbay Region Historical Society. Numerous b/w photographs. 693 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark blue cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Facsimile of the 1906 edition. Boards and spine in very good condition, showing only light edge wear. Pages lightly toned, but are otherwise clean and bright. Pages show faint bleed-through. Dust jacket toned and shows pocketing. Light edge wear to dust jacket. A very good copy overall, but the dust jacket shows some wear. Very good+/Very good-.

TRAVELS IN ASIA AND AFRICA, 1325-1354

By IBN BATTUTA

New Delhi: Oriental Books Reprint Corporation, 1986. First Indian Edition. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good. New Delhi: Oriental Books Reprint Corporation, 1986. Translated and selected by H.A.R. Gibb, with an introduction and notes.. First Indian Edition. 398 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Dark brown cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. First Indian edition. Small ISBN sticker to copyright page. Pages somewhat toned and show varying degrees of bleed-through. Mild scuffing and edge wear to dust jacket. Small ÒSouth Asia BooksÓ sticker on front flap of dust jacket. Barcode sticker on back cover of dust jacket. A very nice copy overall. Very good+/Very good.

VIRUS HOUSE

By Irving, David

London: William Kimber, 1967. Hardcover. Very good/Very good-. GermanyÕs Atomic Research and Allied Counter Measures. London: William Kimber, 1967. Numerous b/w photographs. 288 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Dark blue cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Very good in like dust jacket. Very good/Very good-.

HISTORY OF BARBADOS

By Schomburgk, Robert H

London: Frank Cass, 1999. Hardcover. Very good+/Very good+. Comprising a Geographical and Statistical Description of the Island; a Sketch of the Historical Events since the Settlement; and an Account of its Geology and Natural Productions. London: Frank Cass, 1999. Numerous b/w illustrations. xx, 722 pp. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Dark green cloth. Gilt lettering and border on spine. West Indian Studies No. 19. Light bumping to heel. Price and note in pencil on front endpages, but otherwise pages are clean and bright. Ink line in margins on pages 63 and 67. Very good+/Very good+.

DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE OF SAMUEL PEPYS, F.R.S. SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY IN THE REIGNS OF CHARLES II AND JAMES II (4 VOLUMES)

By Pepys, Samuel

London: George Allen & Unwin LTD., 1924. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. London: George Allen & Unwin LTD., 1924. Life and notes by Richard , Lord Braybrooke. 4 vols. vii, 551; 471; 499; 567 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Dark blue cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and embossed border on front cover. Four Volume Set. Some light bumping heads and heels. Some warping to spines. Light scuffing and edge wear. Some foxing to endpages. Pages lightly toned, but are otherwise clean. Very good-/No dust jacket. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply)

CENTURY ONE; ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA (1871-1971)

By Sanford, James K. and Lancaster, Robert B

Richmond, VA: Whittet & Shepperson, 1971. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Richmond, VA: Whittet & Shepperson, 1971. Numerous b/w illustrations. 120 pp. Hardcover. Small Folio. Brown cloth. Black lettering to spine and front board, gilt lettering to to front board. Moderate wear to head, heel, and corners. OwnerÕs inscription to front endpage. A very nice copy. Very good/No dust jacket.

JOURNAL OF JOHN WINTHROP 1630-1649 (ABRIDGED EDITION)

By Winthrop, John

Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1996. Hardcover. Very good+/No dust jacket. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press, 1996. Edited by Richard S. Dunn and Laetitia Yeandle. Frontis portrait and maps. xxii, 354 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Orange cloth. Black lettering to spine. Head and heel somewhat bumped. Pages clean and bright. A very nice copy overall. Very good+/No dust jacket.

ILLUSTRATED HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY OF BRECKNOCKSHIRE FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY

By Poole, Edwin

Brecknock: Edwin Poole, 1886. Hardcover. Poor/No dust jacket. Brecknock: Edwin Poole, 1886. Numerous b/w illustrations. xxiii, 240 pp. Hardcover. Small Folio. Brown cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Head and heel worn and peeling. Heavy edge wear. Pocketing on front and back covers. Pages toned with occasional light foxing. Some annotations in pencil. Several pages are loose. Poor/No dust jacket.