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A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872
by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh; William H. Geotzmann (foreward)
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- Books of the World
- Published
- November 1984
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN
- 9780816508808
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$15.95
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Tuscon: University of Arizona Press, November 1984. Trade Paperback. Fourth printing, 1996. Fine. Spine faded, otherwise As New. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Corners sharp. Covers clean and bright. xxxvi + 277 pages. Fifty B&W illustrations.
This account of the second Powell expedition is a reprint of the 1962 Yale edition and includes all 50 illustrations and a substantial… Read more
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The French Texans (The Texians and the Texans)
by University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio
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- Published
- 1973
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, third printing
- ISBN
- 9780933164055
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$13.95
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San Antonio, Texas: University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures. Staphle-Bound Pamphlet. First Edition, third printing, 1980. Near Fine. Unmarked. Securely bound by two clean staples. Not from a library. 32 pages. Profusely illustrated with B&W photographs. Traces the French migration to Texas and the many people who have contributed to the history and heritage of Texas.
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The Autobiography of Charles Darwin (Great Minds)
by Charles Darwin; Francis Darwin (ed); James Birx (intro)
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- Published
- November 2000
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN
- 9781573928342
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$16.95
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Amherst, New York: Prometheus, November 2000. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Slight fading. Light reading wear to lower corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxxii + 365 pages.
First published in 1892, this autobiography of the great naturalist, compiled and edited by his son Francis, offers fascinating glimpses… Read more
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Lewis & Clark
by Stephen E. Ambrose
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- Published
- October 1998
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9780792270843
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$12.95
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Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, October 1998. Hardcover. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light edgewear and dust stains, quarter-inch tear at spine head. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 256 pages. Profusely illustrated. A distinguished historian and noted photographer join forces to chronicle the epic journey of Lewis… Read more
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American Heritage History of the Indian Wars
by Robert M. Utley; Wilcomb E. Washburn; Anne Moffat (ed); Richard F. Snow
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- Published
- 1977
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN
- 9780671229801
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$24.95
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Publisher is American Heritage/ Bonanza, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail bumped. Edgewear to jacket, two-inch tear to rear panel. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 352 pages. More than 350 illustrations.
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The Explorers: From the Ancient World to the Present
by Paolo Novaresio
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- Published
- October 1996
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9781556704956
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$18.95
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New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, October 1996. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Very Good+ book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light dust stains to top edge. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 305 pages. 640 illustrations (drawings, paintings, photos and maps) 400 in color.… Read more
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The North American Indians: A Selection of Photographs by Edward S. Curtis
by Edward S. Curtis; Joseph Epes Brown
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- Published
- June 1972
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN
- 9780912334349
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$37.45
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Millerton, New York: Aperture, June 1972. Hardcover. Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket lightly rubbed, spine faded with slight wear to spine head. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 95 pages. 68 B&W photographs.
Between 1896 and 1930, Edward S. Curtis documented Native Americans and their way of… Read more
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Peoples and Places of the Past: The National Geographic Illustrated Cultural Atlas of the Ancient World
by National Geographic Society
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- Published
- 1983
- Condition
- Good+
- ISBN
- 9780870444623
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$19.95
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Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1983. Hardcover. Good+ book in a Fair jacket. 3" wet stain to bottom of last two dozen pages, otherwise Near Fine. No markings. Sound binding. Dust jacket has heavy wear, chipping, tears, and a 3" chunk missing from bottom of front panel. Not from a library. 424 pages. 18.5 x 12.5 x 1.25 inches. 8.8… Read more
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The Discovery of Ancient Egypt
by Alberto Siliotti
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- Published
- 1998
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 9788880953203
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$29.95
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Boston & Chermignon, Switzerland: White Star, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Dust stains to top edge. Jacket clean and bright. No tears, folds or creases. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 359 pages. Lavishly illustrated. 14.25 x 10.25 x 1.3 inches. 6.75 pounds. Heavy item: extra charges for expedited or international… Read more
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John Adams Two Volume Boxed Set : Volume I 1735-1784; Volume II 1784-1826
by Page Smith
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- Published
- 1962
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1962. Two-volume Hardcover set in slipcase. Very Good books in Very Good jackets. "First Edition" stated on copyright pages. "Book of the Month Club Selection" stated on unpriced jackets. Prior owner's name inked to front pastedowns. Reading and edge wear including large chips to jackets. Two volumes. xx + 1170 total pages. Vol. 1. 1735-1784;… Read more
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The Camera and Dr. Barnardo
by Valerie Lloyd; Gillian Wagner (intro); Thomas John Barnardo (illus)
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- Published
- 1974
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- Fine
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$22.95
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London: National Portrait Gallery, July 1974. Printed at Barnardo School of Printing. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Fine. Small scuff to rear cover and spine slightly faded, otherwise As New. A photographic album with images of destitute children rescued by Dr. Barnardo based on exhibition staged at National Portrait Gallery, London July-November 1974. Essay "The Camera and Dr. Barnardo" by Valerie Lloyd. Introduction… Read more
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Lewis Carroll at Christ Church
by Lewis Carroll; Morton N. Cohen (intro); Colin Ford (ed)
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- Published
- 1974
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN
- 9780904017083
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$22.95
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London: National Portrait Gallery, 1974. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Very Good+. From the collection of photographer, historian, curator, and patron of the arts Valerie Lloyd (1945-1999). Inked inside front cover: "Val Lloyd. Dept. Film + Photography. NPG". This is a photographic album with twenty-eight portraits of Oxford dignitaries taken by Lewis Carroll together with Carroll's poem "Hiawatha's Photographing" a parody of Longfellow's… Read more
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Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
by Andrew Ross Sorkin
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- Published
- October 2009
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780670021253
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$21.95
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New York: Viking, October 2009. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Flat signed by author on title page. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Unmarked other than autograph. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xx + 600 pages. 16 pages of plates. A moment-by-moment, behind-the-scenes account of how… Read more
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Into Tibet : The CIA's First Atomic Spy and His Secret Expedition to Lhasa
by Thomas Laird
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- Published
- May 2002
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780802117144
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$26.00
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New York: Grove Press, May 2002. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. As New book in an As New jacket. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xviii + 364 pages.
In 1949, at the height of U.S. concern about the Soviet Union's atomic experiments and the spread of communism in China,… Read more
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The Slave Trade : The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade : 1440 - 1870
by Hugh Thomas
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- Published
- February 1999
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN
- 9780684835655
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$20.45
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New York: Simon & Schuster / Touchstone, February 1999. Trade Paperback. As New. Pristine inside and out. Not from a library. Not damaged. 908 pages.
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Africa in History: Themes and Outlines, Revised and Expanded Edition
by Basil Davidson
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- Published
- 1991
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded Edition
- ISBN
- 9780020427919
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$14.95
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New York: Collier Books, 1991. Trade Paperback. Fine. Unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxviii + 425 pages.
Basil Davidson's landmark work presents the inner growth of Africa and its worldwide significance, the internal dynamic of its old civilizations and their links with Asia, Europe and America, as… Read more
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Theodore Rex (Theodore Roosevelt Trilogy, 2)
by Edmund Morris
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- Published
- November 2001
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, second printing
- ISBN
- 9780394555096
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$13.45
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New York: Random House, November 2001. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / second printing per number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Spine end lightly bumped, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. x + 774 pages.
The sequel to the author's The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. It begins by following the new… Read more
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Mao: A Life
by Philip Short
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- Published
- January 2000
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN
- 9780805031157
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$79.95
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New York: Henry Holt / John Macrae, January 2000. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated) / full number line. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Slight rubbing to jacket, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xvi + 782. 24 pages b&w photos, 4 maps.
The definitive biography of the man who dominated modern… Read more
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Elizabeth: A Biography of Britain's Queen
by Sarah Bradford
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- Published
- April 1996
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN
- 9780374147495
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$16.95
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New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, April 1996. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated). Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail lightly bumped. Jacket clean with light rubbing. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xii + 564 pages.
A court insider's portrait of Elizabeth II and her eventful and turbulent… Read more
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Queen Elizabeth II : A Woman Who Is Not Amused
by Nicholas Davies
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- Published
- 1994
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9781559722179
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$17.95
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New York: Carol / Birch Lane, 1994. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light reading and shelfwear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. vii + 511 pages.
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