Search Results: American History from DogStar Books

Pennsylvania: The Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee, Inc.. Very Good. 1980. Second Printing. Paperback. B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 192 pages; 1978 The Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee, Inc. Oversize paperback in glossy pictorial covers. 2nd printing. A solid neat copy. No marks. Just mild reader creasing to spine. Profusely illustrated with historical photographs from seven Lancaster County PA townships. VG .

New York: Library of America. Fine. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover set in slipcases. Library of America #45, #46, #192; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 2686 pages; 1989, 2008 Library of America #45, #46, #192. Subscriber's version. Slipcased HCs. 1st edition, 1st printings. Cloth a trifle toned to spines for #45, #46. Publisher's pamphlets lacking for #45, #46. Prior owner was a subscriber of LOA from the very first book published and received all editions immediately upon publication. These volumes unread and in sharp fresh slipcases. Fine. ... Oversize book set may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

New York: Public Affairs Committee. Very Good. 1940. First Edition. Paperback. B&W Photographs, Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 32 pages; 1940 Public Affairs Committee. Paperback in pictorial title lettered covers with saddle stapled binding. Cover illustration from reproduction of Thomas Hart Benton painting and illustrated internally with film stills from the Grapes Of Wrath and with maps. Solid clean copy with mild curl crease top spine and superficial shelf evidence to edges. Late Depression era study on effects and solutions for migrant agricultural labor. Uncommon in condition. VG .

Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0226498328 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 227 pages; [SIGNED, Presentation Copy] 1983 University of Chicago Press. HC/DJ. Presentation inscription on the half-title page from the author to colleague and prominent scholar of American Landscape and Design, David Schuyler. Solid clean copy. Jacket lightly sunned at spine and a little rubbed with a few nicks at edges. VG+/VG-; Signed by Author .

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0870219014 . Anatomy Of The Ship; B&W Photographs and Diagrams; Oblong 4to 11" - 13" tall; 96 pages; 1982. Naval Institute Press. Oversized oblong HC/DJ. Bright tight and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright dust jacket. Feels and appears unread and about as new. No marks. Illustrated with B&W photographs, diagrams, and schematics. Handsome copy. NF/NF ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

New York: Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0195025849 . B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages; 1979 Oxford University Press. HC/DJ 2nd printing. Snugly bound and clean in original pictorial dust jacket. Contents bright and fresh; no marks. Trace shelf rubbing to jacket edges and a few small spots of soiling; spine edge a trifle sunned. Illustrated. NF/VG .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1956. Second Revised Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 217 pages; HC/DJ 2nd revised edition. Snugly bound, clean and unmarked in original unclipped dust jacket. Jacket with titles sun faded at spine and light shelf rubbing to edges. VG++/VG- .

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1469622947 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 631 pages; 2002 The University of North Carolina Press. Stout HC/DJ 1st printing. Soundly bound and unmarked in original pictorial dust jacket. Light finger soiling to cloth sides; trace shelf evidence to jacket edges. VG+/VG+ .

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. Very Good. 1999. Paperback. 0807847887 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 336 pages; 1999 The University of North Carolina Press. Trade size paperback in glossy pictorial covers. Snugly bound with clean unmarked contents. Mild shelf rubbing to cover edges; a pair of small smudge stains front edge of page block. VG or better .

Routledge. Very Good+. 2002. Paperback. 0415935261 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 356 pages; 2002 Routledge. Trade size paperback in glossy pictorial covers. Snugly bound and neat; no marks. Just superficial shelf evidence to cover edges. VG+ .

New York: Peter Lang. Fine. 2000. Paperback. 0820449148 . B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 379 pages; 2000 Peter Lang. Trade sized paperback in glossy pictorial covers. Bright, tight and fresh; feels and appears unread and as new. Fine .

Washington DC: Government Printing Office; Smithsonian Institution. Very Good. 1908. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 539 pages; 1908 Government Printing Office; Smithsonian Institution. Volume I only of the 1908 Annual Report. This 1st volume includes all of the Reports on conferences and proceedings along with a large number of shorter papers and a longer study of the Wilderness Campaign aythored by several military historians. Soundly bound and clean with just expected usual mild toning to page stock. Mild shelf tapping to boards at corner tips. VG .

Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1945. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. B & W photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 262 pages; [SIGNED] 1945 University of Minnesota Press. HC/DJ 1ST Edition. Snugly bound and neat in original b&w photo illustrated dust jacket. Signed by the author on the front flyleaf. Contents bright and fresh. Jacket lightly shelf rubbed with a few short closed tears at edges; front flap price clipped top corner. An in depth profile of the immigrant community in St Paul, MN. Illustrated with a section of b&w photos on glossy stock. NF/VG; Signed by Author .

New York: Common Council for American Unity. Very Good-. 1950. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 112 pages; 1950 Common Council for American Unity. HC soundly bound in original blue cloth lettered in gilt. Lengthy errata and corrections sheet laid in at front. Cloth sunned and fading at spine and top edge. Prior owner has placed small pencil checkmarks to a scattered number of the list of ethnic restaurants at rear. VG- .

New York: Da Capo Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. 0306713411 . Color maps; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 516 pages; 1971 Da Capo Press. Stout HC/DJ. A solid reprinting of the scarce 1st Baedecker treatment of the United States. Illustrated throughout with color reproductons of the original region and city maps. Jacket a little toned and slightly rubbed at edges; front flap corners clipped. VG++/VG .

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0195038630 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 904 pages; [SIGNED] 1988 Oxford University Press. Stout HC/DJ. 1st edition, 1st printing with complete 1-10 printing line. Soundly bound and generally neat in original pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $30 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Signed by McPherson on the title page. Jacket lightly shelf worn edges and surfaces; a shallow mild damp line visible on the reverse surface of the jacket with no visible effect to front. Prior owner has penned a phone number to the front flyleaf. Superficial wrinkle to first two leaves; faint dust spotting top edge and mild finger smudging front edge. Pukitzer Prize winning study of the Civil War offered in a signed 1st printing, uncommonly seen thus. VG/VG; Signed by Author .

Philadelphia: Stan V. Henkels. Good+. 1908. First Edition. Hardcover Set. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1900 pages; [SIGNED] 1908 - 1910 Stan V. Henkels. Five volume set, complete. Uniformly bound in tan buckram with leather title labels to soines. Ex-library set with light expected ownership indications and attachments. Here and there a page or two opened roughly. Contents sound and clean. Inscribed by Henkels to William Hensel, 40th Attorney General of Pennsylvania, journalist and benefactor to Lancaster's Franklin and Marsahll Library. Bookplate for Hensel and the F&M Library designed by David McNeely Stauffer mounted to the front of each volume G++ ... Oversize book will require additional charges for most shipping methods. ; Signed by Editor .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hard cover. 0781285445 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 307 pages; 1949 Charles Scribners HC/DJ 1st edition with Scribner's A on copyright page. Superb unread copy in original pictorial dust jacket with $3.50 issue price on unclipped front flap. Mild toning and shelf soiling to jacket rear panel; light sunning to spine panel. NF/VG .

Burlington: University of Vermont Press. Good+. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 1584656050 . Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages; 2006 University of Vermont Press. HC soundly bound in original tan cloth lettered in blue. Scattered underlining and marginalia by a prominent scholar and author in the field; perhaps to 15-20 pages. Otherwise solid and clean. Scarce. G+ .

New York: Oxford University Press. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0195023900 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 393 pages; 1978 Oxford University Press. HC/DJ. Soundly bound in original color pictorial dust jacket. Prior ownership of Cold War scholr. Robert J Bresler. His underlining and marginalia lightly scattered through most of the text but heavy and sustained in the final 40-50 pages. Jacket lightly shelf rubbed and toned. G/VG .