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NEW YORK: A.L. BURT COMPANY, 1903 VERY NICE DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT SPINE. FRONTISPIECE A PICTURE OF CARDINAL RICHELIEU. FORMER OWNERS LABEL IN FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FOR THE LOVER OF HISTORY, CATHOLIC HISTORY AND CARDINAL RICHELIEU. 10 CHAPTERS WITH GREAT DETAIL. Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu 9 September 1585 – 4 December… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: A.L. BURT COMPANY, 1903 VERY NICE DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT SPINE. FRONTISPIECE A PICTURE OF CARDINAL WOLSEY. FORMER OWNERS LABEL IN FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FOR THE LOVER OF HISTORY, CATHOLIC HISTORY AND CARDINAL WOLSEY. 11 CHAPTERS WITH GREAT DETAIL. Thomas Wolsey (c. March 1473 – 29 November 1530) was an English statesman and Catholic… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: A.L. BURT COMPANY, 1903 VERY NICE DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT SPINE. FRONTISPIECE A PICTURE OF PETER THE GREAT. FORMER OWNERS LABEL IN FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FOR THE LOVER OF HISTORY AND RUSSIA. 15 CHAPTERS WITH GREAT DETAIL. Peter I (Russian; 9 June 1672 – 8 February 1725), commonly known as Peter the Great,… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: A.L. BURT COMPANY, 1903 VERY NICE DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT SPINE. FRONTISPIECE A PICTURE OF GENERAL GARIBALDI. FORMER OWNERS LABEL IN FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FOR THE LOVER OF HISTORY, GENERAL GARIBALDI. 52 CHAPTERS WITH GREAT DETAIL. Garibaldi was born in Melbourne, Australia, the son of Ricciotti Garibaldi and Harriet Constance Hopcraft. Together with… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: A.L. BURT COMPANY, 1903 VERY NICE DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT SPINE. FRONTISPIECE A PICTURE OF PATRICK HENRY. FORMER OWNERS LABEL IN FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FOR THE LOVER OF HISTORY AND UNITED STATES. 11 CHAPTERS WITH GREAT DETAIL. Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American politician, planter… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: A.L. BURT COMPANY, 1903 VERY NICE DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT SPINE. FRONTISPIECE A PICTURE OF A BUST OF HANNIBAL. FORMER OWNERS LABEL IN FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FOR THE LOVER OF HISTORY AND ROME. 10 CHAPTERS WITH GREAT DETAIL TIME PERIODS. Hannibal (247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: A.L. BURT COMPANY, 1903 VERY NICE DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT SPINE. FRONTISPIECE A PICTURE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. FORMER OWNERS LABEL IN FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FOR THE LOVER OF HISTORY AND UNITED STATES. 16 CHAPTERS WITH GREAT DETAIL AND APPENDIX. Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: A.L. BURT COMPANY, 1903 VERY NICE DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT SPINE. FRONTISPIECE A PICTURE OF BENEDICT ARNOLD. FORMER OWNERS LABEL IN FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FOR THE LOVER OF HISTORY AND UNITED STATES. 13 CHAPTERS WITH GREAT DETAIL. Benedict Arnold (14 January 1741 - 3 January 1740 – June 14, 1801) was… Read more about this item

CHICAGO: CHARLES C. THOMPSON CO., 1904 VERY NICE LOOKING RED COVER, PICTURE BRADLEY ON FRONT, NICE DECORATION FRONT AND SPINE. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT WITH VERY NICE ARTWORK, 58 ILLUSTRATIONS. 22 CHAPTERS, 58 ILLUSTRATIONS. VERY ENTERTAINING BOOK SHOWING THE INTERNAL WORKINGS AND LIFE IN POLITICS. FOR THE LOVER OF LIFE AND POLITICS. Forrest Crissey (June 1, 1864 – November 5,… Read more about this item

MURFREESBORO, TN: GINGERSNAPBOOKS, 2007 A BOOK OF POETRY FROM DANIEL CRAIG TONEY WHO WAS A SOUL THAT HAD A WAY WITH WORDS AND LIFE. HE LIVED LIFE TO THE FULLEST. SOFT COVER WITH BLACK WHITE DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. PUBLISHED BY HIS DAUGHTER DISPLAYING DANIEL'S POETRY. A WONDERFUL GIFT. 77 POEMS ABOUT LIFE'S STRUGGLES AND WONDERFUL TIMES. A BOOK THAT… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING CO., 1926 GRAY COVER, FADING ON SPINE, FORMER OWNER NAME AND STAMP INSIDE FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FRONTISPIECE IS PICTURE OF GENERAL LEE. INTRODUCTION BY GAMALIEL BRADFORD AND ADDED MATERIAL FROM DR. WILLIAM TAYLOR THOM. 24 DETAILED CHAPTERS. A FEW ARE SERVICE IN ARMY, LETTERS TO FAMILY, CONFEDERATE GENERAL, IDOL OF SOUTH, FAMILY AFFAIRS… Read more about this item

CHICAGO: J. H. BEERS & CO., 1915 RARE TWO BOOKS SET, 1/3 LEATHER ON SPINE AND CORNERS, VOLUME ONE HAS HAD COVER REBOUND AND IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. VOLUME II HAS ORIGINAL COVER WITH LIGHT WEAR SPINE AND EDGES. GOLD PRINT SPINES. BOTH ARE CLEAN AND TIGHT THROUGHOUT. VERY NICE SET. MARBLING ON PAGE EDGES. VOLUME I HAS TABLE OF… Read more about this item

UNITED STATES: RAND, MCNALLY & COMPANY, 1893 VERY NICE LOOKING DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT FRONT AND SPINE. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. THREE PARTS, 28 CHAPTERS AND NICE APPENDIX, WONDERFUL DETAIL OF GLAZIERS TWO EXPLORATIONS AND OTHER EXPLORERS. FOR THE LOVER OF EXPLORATION, HISTORY AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. The Mississippi River is the primary river, and second-longest river,… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: WORTHINGTON COMPANY, 1892 BLACK TEXTURED COVER, GOLD PRINT SPINE. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. 15 CHAPTERS, ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT. EXCELLENT DETAIL OF CORTES LIFE, ACTIONS AND MOVEMENT IN MEXICO. FOR THE LOVER OF HISTORY AND MEXICO. EXPLORATION DETAILED. Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (/kɔːrˈtɛs/; Spanish: December 1485 – December 2, 1547)… Read more about this item

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO: TRANSCRIPT PRINTING CO., 1880 RARE BOOK, LEATHER COVER, GOLD, RED AND BLACK DESIGN SPINE. FRONT COVER LOOSE BUT INTACT. FORMER OWNER NAME INSIDE FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT WITH APPENDIX IN BACK. MANY PERSONAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS, ANECDOTES, AND FAITHFUL DESCRIPTIONS OF EVENTS PERTAINING TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY AND ITS PROGRESS. 44 CHAPTERS. GREAT DETAIL WHICH… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: DERBY AND MILLER, 1865 RARE BOOK, LEATHER COVER, GOLD, BLACK DESIGN SPINE, FRONT COVER LOOSE, BUT INTACT. FOMER OWNER NAME INSIDE FRONT. LIGHT FOXING INSIDE FRONT AND BACK. RAYMOND CONSIDERED THE GODFATHER OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. GREAT DETAIL ON ABRAHAM LINCOLN INCLUDING SPEECHES, ADDRESSES, MESSAGES, LETTERS, PROCLAMATIONS AND CLOSING SCENES FROM HIS LIFE AND DEATH. FRANK B. CARPENTER… Read more about this item

BOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, 1916 LIGHT COVER WITH BLACK, GREEN AND GRAY DESIGN. LIGHT WEAR. INSCRIPTION WHERE GIVEN AS A GIFT TO PREVIOUS OWNER. PICTURES THROUGHOUT THAT HELP ADD TO SCOTTISH HISTORY. TIGHT AND CLEAN. IONA ST. MARTIN'S CROSS PICTURE FRONTISPIECE. 25 CHAPTERS, CHRONOLOGICAL FRAME WORK OF SCOTLAND HISTORY. GREAT DETAIL INCLUDED. VERY INFORMATIVE AND INTERESTING FOR THE LOVER OF… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: WM. H. WISE & CO., INC., 1946 BEAUTIFUL BOOK, HEAVY WITH DETAILED EMBOSSING COVER, GOLD SOLDIER DESIGN OF ONE OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN SCENES IN WAR HISTORY. VERY LIGHT WEAR FRONT AND BACK COVER. TOLD BY THE GREAT ADMIRALS WHO SAILED THE FLEET FROM NORFOLK TO NORMANDY AND FROM THE GOLDEN GATE TO THE INLAND SEA. FORMER… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: G. W. CARLETON & CO., 1868 DARK GREEN COVER WITH DESIGN FRONT AND GOLD PRINT SPINE. VERY LIGHT FOXING. MAY HAVE BEEN REBOUND, NOT SURE BECUASE OF EXCELLENT WORK. VERY NICE ARTWORK. 38 CHAPTERS. TIGHT AND CLEAN. PREFACE DONE BY POMEROY 1867. A FEW OF THE ARTICLES ARE A FEW REMARKS ABOUT THE… Read more about this item

NEW YORK: ANSON D. F. RANDOLPH & COMPANY, 1879 DARK RED COVER, BLACK DESIGN FRONT, GOLD IN DESIGN FRONT AND GOLD PRINT SPINE. WORN OVER TIME. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. PAGES LIGHT BROWN WITH AGING. TITLE PAGE MISSING SMALL PIECE LOWER RIGHT CORNER. PREFATORY NOTE WRITTEN BY FRANCES SISTER MARIA EXPLAINING THAT FRANCES HAD REVISED PROOFS FOR THE… Read more about this item