Search Results: History from John McKenna

Granta Books, London, 2002. Edition Unstated. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 330pp. Illustrated. "Wills takes a single year and gives us a cross-section of the whole world." KB2L Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; ISBN: 1862074828. ISBN/EAN: 9781862074828. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4108. . 9781862074828

Cooper Square Press, New York, 2004. First Edition. Paperback. As New/No Dust Jacket. More than a mere overview of what may well be the most crucial year in American history, and not at all a nostalgia trifle, 1929 is a dramatic tale of a nation leading the rest of the world into the twentieth century--brilliantly aware of the surge of energy that has made it the leading world power, and yet blind to the destiny that waits in the caverns of Wall Street." Size: Octavo (standard book size). 370 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Economics. ISBN: 0815412800. ISBN/EAN: 9780815412809. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4982. . 9780815412809

U.S. News & World Report, New York, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. 351 & 352pp. A very handsome two volume set in slipcase. Burgundy with black leatherette spine. Numerous illustrations (most color), maps, color pictorial end papers. Both volumes and slipcase are virtually new. JB1 Size: Quarto. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Politics & Government. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5312. .

Scribner, New York, 2007. BCE. Hardcover. As New/As New. A captivating look at a bygone era through the lens of a single, surprisingly momentous American year one century ago. 1908 was the year Henry Ford launched the Model T, the Wright Brothers proved to the world that they had mastered the art of flight, Teddy Roosevelt decided to send American naval warships around the globe, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series (a feat they have never yet repeated), and six automobiles set out on an incredible 20,000 mile race from New York City to Paris via the frozen Bering Strait. \n\nA charming and knowledgeable guide, Rasenberger takes readers back to a time of almost limitless optimism, even in the face of enormous inequality, an era when the majority of Americans believed that the future was bound to be better than the past, that the world's worst problems would eventually be solved, and that nothing at all was impossible. As Thomas Edison succinctly said that year, "Anything, everything is… Read More

The American Freedom Train Foundation, 1975. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/no dust Jacket. Unpaginated. Many illustrations. JMG7 Size: 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ephemera/Advertising; History; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4629. .

Harper & Bros, NY, 1859. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 370, 333 & 315 pp . Faded black cloth, gilt titles. Very mionor foxing through out and insect channels in spineVolumes 2 & 3. Binding solid and firm. JWR4A Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4324. .

Colonial Williamsburg Inc, Williamsburg, 1954. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrator: Wendell Mac Rae. Unnumbered pamphlet. A photo tour of Colonial Williamsburg in black and white photsos. J12909 Size: 8vo. Illustrator: Wendell Mac Rae. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Photography; History; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4227. .

Modern Library, New York, New York, U.S.A, 2003. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 235pp. Maps. "Fernandez-Armesto can personalize broad historical trends without sinking into triviality...History written at its best. Almost as new. KB3L Size: 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; ISBN: 0375504761. ISBN/EAN: 9780375504761. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4201. . 9780375504761

Peerage Books, London, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. In this entertaining and enlightening book, Bryan Holme discusses the progress of the art {advertising illustration} and presents hundreds of landmark ads, posters, and magazine covers that chronicle our lives and those of our recent ancestors." Size: Quarto. 324 pages. -Photo available upon request. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4998. .

Touring Club Italiano, Milan, 1960. Edition Unstated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 256pp + 112 plates + large folded map. In Italian. Illustrated in b/w & color. Cream boards. KB5 Size: Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. Text is in Italian. Photos sent upon request.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Travel; Italy; Italian Language; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1432. .

J. H. Schorer, Berlin, 1908. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good+/no dust Jacket. 80pp. In German. Deutschen Familien Blatts. Red cloth, ornate black & gilt embossed cover designs. An album of cartoons, illustrations, quotations, music, facsimile autographs, etc. Near VG. KBTOP Size: Small Folio. Text is in German. Photos sent upon request.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Germany; German Language; Literature & Literary. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2195. .

R.h. Woodward, Baltimore, 1901. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good+/no dust Jacket. Salesman's Dummy. Green cloth, oblong portrait plate. Gilt titles & floral design. Illustrated. KB1 Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1431. .

Peter Pauper Press, Mt. Vernon, No date. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. Illustrator: Raymond Lufkin. No date given. 219pp. Tall slim small 4to. Slipcase shows some wear but the book is almost as new. KF1R First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. Illustrator: Raymond Lufkin. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4150. .

D. Appleton, NY, 1897. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good+/no dust Jacket. 402 & 333pp. Olive cloth, gilt titles. FH2R Size: 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1641. .

Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 278pp + Catalog. Altemus Young People Library. Pictorial front cover of Soldier standing with rifle. With seventy B/W illustrations. Minor wear, but still sturdy and attractive. KA3 Size: Octavo (standard book size). 276 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Teens & Young Adult. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5365. .

Allen & Unwin, London, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 328pp + 15pp illustrations. England up to the Irish Revolution & WW1, 1913 - 1916. Slightly edgeworn DJ KF3R Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 2855. .

Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1900. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Good+/no dust Jacket. 296pp. Red cloth, top edge gilt, Folded color map. Some mild spine wear. KF3 Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1741. .

Viking, NY, 1952. Edition Unstated. Hard Cover. Very Good/no dust Jacket. 2 vols, 845 & 810pp. Red cloth. Illustrated. KF2 Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1105. .

Better Homes & Gardens Books, Des Moines, 1975. First Edition, 8th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. The food history of America dates back to the days when cooking was done on an open hearth. Many of the recipes had a hearty, satisfying quality that survived the test of time...Featuring 705 recipes from our rich history including Colonial, ethnic, and modern favorites." KB5R Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 400 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; History. ISBN: 0696007606. ISBN/EAN: 9780696007606. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5349. . 9780696007606

Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, New York, New York, U.S.A, 2004. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 355pp. Illustrated. "A thrilling narrative, so alive that you can smell the cordite of the guns and hear the splintering of mighty masts and spars." KB2L Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Nautical; History; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 4106. .