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The New City Government
by BRUERE, Henry
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- Published
- 1913
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
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$55.00
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NY: D. Appleton and Co., 1913. Bound in maroon cloth, stamped in gold. Tiny tear to top of spine. Overall, a tight, clean copy of this 438 pp. book on municipal government. Subtitled, "A Discussion of Municipal Administration based on a Survey of Ten Commission Governed Cities". Scarce, no copies on OCLC/Worldcat.. Second Edition.… Read more
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Annual Report of the Director, United States Coast and Geodetic Survery to the Secretary of Commerce for the Year Ending June 30th, 1926
by (no author)
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- Published
- 1926
- Condition
- Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
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$195.00
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1926. Bound in blue cloth, stamped in gold with some mottling to covers. This book contains 15 maps, most of them fold outs in decent condition. Some of the text is gone from p. 46 on -- but the maps have made it through. Exceedingly rare. There may be one copy on… Read more
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Mysterious Visitors The U.F.O. Story
by TRENCH, Brinsley LePoer
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- Published
- 1974
- Condition
- VG++
- Edition
- Third Edition
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$13.00
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New York: Steiin and Day, 1974. Bound in 3/4 yellow cloth panels & blue spine with gold lettering; publisher's embossed initials to front panel; shows previous owner's name to ffep over a tape ghost area with bumped, slightly scuffed spine-ends; black & white illustrations throughout. Dustjacket shows mild wear to extremes. 192 pgs.. Third Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more
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Miscellaneous State Papers from 1501 - 1726 (Two Volumes)
by Hardwicke, Phillip Yorke
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- Published
- 1778
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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$310.00
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London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1778. Two Volumes, complete, bound in the original boards, but with newer spines. Ex-university library copies, but never circulated and hence, with few marks. The books have held up well. 587 pp./ 638 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"… Read more
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The Constitutional and Political History of the United States
by VON HOLST, H
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- Published
- 1881
- Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- Early Reprint
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$32.50
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Chicago: Callaghan and Company, 1881. Bound in brown buckram, sans DW; wear to corners and spine ends; translated by John J. Lalor; 714pp.. Early Reprint. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
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The Other South: Southern Dissenters in the Nineteenth Century
by DEGLER, Carl N
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- Published
- 1974
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780060110222
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$13.00
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New York: Harper & Row, 1974. Previous owners red initials on top & forward edges; 392pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG++.
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Report of the State Librarian of Pennsylvania 1905
by (no author)
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- Published
- 1906
- Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
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$45.00
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Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1906. Scarce Official Document No. 13; bound in black buckram, sans DW; pencil marginalia; 152pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
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Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania 1890
by COCHRAN, Thomas B.; Ed
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- Published
- 1890
- Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First Edition
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$25.00
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Harrisburg, Pa.: E.K. Meyers, State Printer, 1890. Bound in white decorated buckram, sans DW; previous owners label on front paste down; few marginalia; color maps; 754pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
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Albert Gallatin
by STEVENS, John Austin
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- Published
- 1898
- Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- Early Reprint
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$16.00
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1898. "American Statesmen" series, volume 13; bound in green buckram, sans DW, with previous owners white lettering on spine; previous owners book plate on front paste down; some marginalia; tissue protected plates; 423pp.. Early Reprint. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
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Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography
by MILLER, William Lee
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- Published
- 2002
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- BOMC
- ISBN
- 9780375401589
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$13.00
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New York: Knopf, 2002. BOMC edition; 515pp.. BOMC. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Where the Buck Stops: The Personal and Private Writings of Harry S. Truman
by TRUMAN, Harry S
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- Published
- 1989
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Second Printing
- ISBN
- 9780446514941
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$12.00
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New York: Warner Books, 1989. Edited by Margaret Truman; 388pp.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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$12.00

A Handbook of Korea
by (no author)
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- Published
- 1979
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Third Edition
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$13.00
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Seoul, Korea: Korean Overseas Information Service Ministry, 1979. Bound in blue cloth, sans DW; third edition; covers history, culture, arts, government, foreign relations, education, and much more; illustrated in color and black & white; 824pp.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.
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Kennedy
by GADNEY, Reg
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- Published
- 1983
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- ISBN
- 9780030694066
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$13.00
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New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983. Based on the Television film 'Kennedy'; First American edition in price-clipped DW; profusely illustrated in color and black & white; 176pp.. First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine / Price-clipped. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Utopia Unarmed: The Latin American Left After the Cold War
by CASTANEDA, Jorge G
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- Published
- 1993
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780394582597
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$12.00
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New York: Knopf, 1993. A tight, clean copy in bright dust jacket. 498pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Marching on Washington: The Forging of an American Political Tradition
by BARBER, Lucy G
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- Published
- 2002
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780520227132
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$13.00
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Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. Illustrated in black & white; 323pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Passion for Truth
by SPECTER, Arlen and Charles ROBBINS
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- Published
- 2000
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- ISBN
- 9780060198497
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$12.00
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New York: William Morrow & Co., 2000. Fourth printing; black & white plates; 564pp.. Fourth Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Campaign Addresses of Governor Alfred E. Smith, Democratic Candidate for President, 1928
by SMITH, Alfred E. (Governor)
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- Published
- 1929
- Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- Second Printing
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$18.00
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Washington D,C.: The Democratic National Committee, 1929. Bound in red buckram, sans DW; black & white frontispiece photo of Gov. Smith; black & white plates; 322pp.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
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Annual Report of the Commissioner of Railroad Taxation, for the State of New Jersey for the Year 1883
by (no author)
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- Published
- 1883
- Condition
- VG++
- Edition
- First Edition
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$85.00
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Toms River, N.J.: S.C. Jennings, 1883. Scarce taxation report bound in maroon cloth, stamped in gold, sans DW; 74pp. A tight, clean copy of this scarce book on Railroads in New Jersey. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG++/No Jacket.
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$85.00

Lost Honor (Signed)
by DEAN, John
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- Published
- 1982
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780936906157
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$125.00
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New York: Stratford Press/Harper & Row, 1982. Inscribed & signed by the author on the half-title page; news clippings laid-in; 370pp. A tight, clean copy.. Inscribed and Signed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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Washington and His Colleagues: A Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of Federalism
by FORD, Henry Jones
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- Published
- 1920
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Early Reprint
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$17.00
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. The Chronicles of America, Volume 14; tissue protected black & white plates; t.e.g.; 252pp. Beautiful, tight, clean copy.. Early Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/VG++.
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$17.00