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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1965. The Cambridge Ancient History, Revised Edition of Volumes I & II Cambridge University Press; Cambridge; 1965 Volume I, Chapter II 8vo size stapled booklet; 39 pages illustrated with six maps, two in color First issued as a "fascicle" by chapter, the original printing did not contain the maps herein. Contents… Read more

Milton, Massachusetts: Milton Academy, 1948. Blue cloth with bright gilt titles on front cover. 185 pages. Contents include: Founding of the Academy Harrison Otis Apthorp World War I Expansion World War II Addresses from: Sir Richard Livingstone; William G. Saltonstall; Dean Millicent Carey McIntosh; Provost Elliott Dunlap Smith and Walter Lippmann. Edgewear, bumped head and heel of spine,… Read more

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. Stated First Printing Brown cloth covers with black and gilt title block on spine and black illustration on front cover. 655 pages including index and errata plus two section of black and white photographs with 77 illustrations, and five in-text maps. Color endpapers are maps. From jacket: "(This) is the definitive account… Read more

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. 8vo size trade paperback 274 pages with many black and white photographs. Includes ephemera: publisher's letter with details of the book. From back of book: "T E Lawrence became world famous as "Lawrence of Arabia' after helping Sherif Hussein of Mecca gain independence from Turkey during the Arab Revolt of 1916-18. His… Read more

London: Staples Press, 1948. 106 pages including index with some full page black and white illustrations. Color frontispiece of Queen Elizabeth I on glossy stock. Color printed endpapers. From jacket: "An authoritive and delightful study of world famous Harrow-on-the-Hill... much fascinating material in this outline of the history of the town. The authro traces its development from… Read more

Nautical & Aviation Pub Co, 1995. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 344 pages with some black and white illustrations and maps. From jacket: "The fate of the nation hung in the balance for two hot July days in 1864. After two weeks of hard marching, General Jubal A. Early had positioned his troops outside of Washington...… Read more

New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Hass, 1935. Unique binding. 8vo size red clothbound hardcover with a floral print on front and back covers and white titles on the spine; 481 toned pages with black and white illustrations and maps. Pages have rounded top corners. Ex-library with typical treatments; professionally rebound in 1958. Bumped head and… Read more

1939. 8vo size grey clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 452 deckle edged pages with some black and white illustrations From jacket: "In order of their importance (the author) draws brilliant portraits of the men in power: Jeff Davis, high strung, imperious, and lonely; the fiery wasp, Vice President Alexander H. Stephens; Judah P. Benjamin, the imperturbable Jew;… Read more

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975. The hardcover version was printed in 1973, this softcover edition is a First Edition Thus. 4to size pictorial softcover; 129 pages with black and white illustrations throughout plus two sections of color photographs From introduction: "The purpose of this photographic essay is to convey the visual impact of Boston as it is now;… Read more

New York: Columbia University Press, 1923. One of the Records of Civilization: Sources and Studies series, edited by James T. Shotwell 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover; 339 toned pages. This volume was professionally rebound for library use in 1966 in heavy blue cloth with white titles on the spine and new endpapers. Ex-library with typical treatments;… Read more

New York: Walker and Company, 2002. Uncorrected Advance Proof (also called) Advance Uncorrected Manuscript 8vo size trade paperback; 244 bright, white pages. Back cover details book's publication information. From back: "The most urgent problem facing the newly independent United States in 1784 was how to pay for the war that won the country its freedom; America's… Read more

Oxford University Press, 1971. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 178 pages plus a section of black and white illustrations on glossy stock; endpapers are maps From jacket: "(The author's) brisk reconstruction of the Indian campaigns in the West during the War of 1812 opens with a confrontation between the famous Shawnee chief and William Henry Harrison, Governor… Read more

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969. 4to size brown clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 140 glossy pages with color and black and white photographs throughout and photo illustrated endpapers From jacket: "Toys are more than playthings. From the most humble artifacts of primitive times to the elaborate art of exhibition pieces, toys have special fascination for people of all… Read more

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1942. First Edition 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with gilt titles on spine; 482 toned pages. Arthur Garfield Hayes (1881–1954) was a prominent American lawyer who headlined many notable cases. He maintained both a private practice and served as general counsel of the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) from 1920 until his… Read more

Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1991. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 226 bright, white pages with 36 black and white photographs. From jacket: "Major Henry Livermore Abbott of he 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was the most widely known and highly respected office of his rank to serve in the Army of the Potomac. He distinguished himself… Read more

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1938. 8vo size maroon clothbound hardcover with gilt titles on the spine and embossed borders on the cover; 312 toned pages with some black and white photographs on glossy stock. This is a "biography" of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Ex-library with typical treatments. This volume was professionally rebound… Read more

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1967. 8vo size red clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 114 pages From jacket: "(The author) explores the attitudes toward the classics of seven prominent colonial Americans - Henry Melchior Muhlenberg Michael Wigglesworth Benjamin Rush Robert Calef Thomas Paine Hugh Jones Samuel Davies This book provides separate, absorbing biographies… Read more

Wiley-Blackwell, 1994. Translated into English by Anthea Bell Heavy 4to size trade paperback; 801 bright, white pages with some black and white photographs. Contents include: Collecting, Gathering, Hunting Stock Breeding, Arable Farming: Meat, Milk, Cereals The Three Sacramental Foods: Oil, Bread, Wine The Economy of the Markets Luxury Foods The Era of the Merchants New… Read more

London: Folio Society, 1977. Small 4to size hardcover; 127 pages with color and black and white photographs throughout. No jacket, cover illustration is manuscript from Handel's Coronation Anthem, illustrated endpapers. Contents include: Princes of Heaven and Earth Britannia Triumphans Le Roi Soileil Annus Mirabilis Sans Souci An Army of Generals 'Aut Caesar Aut Nihil' Retirada Edgewear,… Read more

New York: Harcourt Brace & World, Inc. Stated First American Edition 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 459 pages with some black and white illustrations From jacket: "Remembered by history chiefly as the complaisant husband of Nelson's Emma, Sir William Hamilton has never before been assessed for his true merits. During his 37 years as British… Read more