Search Results: History from Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB

Woodbridge, England: The Boydell Press, 1988. First. Hardcover. VG- (Ex-lib., sticker at base of spine, bookplate inside front cover, inkstamp and pencil markings on publishing page, pocket inside back cover). Cream-colored cloth over boards; Black titling and decoration; 202 pp.; No illustrations. Volume 78 in The Publications of The Lincoln Record Society.

Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1992. Hardcover. VG-/VG-. Edge/shelf wear to both book and supplement. Generally clean and tight contents with some page tanning.. Sky blue boards with black lettering and color illustration. 169 pp. 100 color and BW illustrations, 1 color fold-out. Supplement is teal oblong stapled wraps with gilt lettering. 51 pp. 21 BW illustrations. Hardcover book, softcover supplement. A discussion/exhibits in honor of the 500th anniversary of Columbus's voyage. Chapters include The Indian of the Central Areas, Life in the Mediterranean World, Spain in the Era of Exploration, Christopher Columbus, and others.

Lier: Ismar Healthcare, 2007. Hardcover. VG Cover has general wear, some corner damage. Illustrated boards. 108 pgs, illustrations.

Munich, Germany: Hermann Historica, 2008. Hardbound. VG. In German, with some English. Yellow boards with red lettering on cover, red and pink design on spine. 567 pp, color images of most of 1895 lots. Auction catalog with items of antique arms, hunting and crafts.

Shanghai, China: The Weekly Review of the Far East, 1921. Softcover. VG- (Ex-art library, with i.d. stamp and some small writing on front cover; otherwise clean and only lightly aged overall.). Tan stapled paper wraps, 12 pp. Text is in English. A piece of foreign relations history. "The purpose of this discussion of the Twenty-One Demands by Japan upon China in 1915 is to visualize to the Americans the exact meaning of this curious phase of Oriental diplomacy in its relationship to the traditional American policy of the Open Door of Equal Opportunity in the Far East." (intro).

Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/NF. Terracotta cloth/boards with black lettering. White/black dj with bw lettering. 314 pp.a with several tables/charts and maps, all in bw. Fifteen original essays focus on the global impact of the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade. The essays explore the ironies and dilemmas arising from the attempt to abolish an institution that was so broadly accepted and firmly entrenched in the world economy. Essays are grouped geographically. Tells how the abolition of slavery actually encouraged indigenous forced labor and resulted in political instability and brought conflict and imperial goals into conflict.

London, England: W. Wright, 1822. Hardcover. Good (Ex-lib., heavy markings). Dark blue cloth library binding; 208 pp.; Numerous bw illustrations. Published for subscribers, with a list of those included; Contains numerous sheet-music-type illustrations of both "God Save the King!" and related songs, as well as illustrations of people and places related to the writing of the anthem.

Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Pub, 2013. Hardcover. NF/VG, slipcase case some wear, mainly to bottom, otherwise minimal shelf wear and very clean/crisp. Brown slipcase with gilt lettering and decoration. One booklet with blue wraps, whtie label, and yellow text/device. 48 pp. with color illustration. Brown faux leather binding with 5 raised based, gilt lettering, gilt decoration, and gilt dentelles. Marbled endsheets. 93 pp. Facsimile bookplate. "An exquisite replica of George Washington's personal copy, Acts of Congress 1789. Represents the culmination of the first assembled legislature of the United States of America, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. One of the most important documents in our nation's history, this volume, which includes Washington's personal annotations, provides a fascinating perspective of his views on the governance of our nascent nation" -- promotional booklet. Accompanied by "A gift for George Washington" by Thomas B. Allen, a "companion booklet

Mexico: Agencia Editoria Mexicana, 1942. Ephemera. VG-. Cream wraps, stapled, with blue/black lettering. 12 pp. with no illus. No. 12 in the National and International Problems Series of the Department of State for Foreign Affairs and The International Press Service Bureau. Day of the Americas - also known as Pan-American Day.

East Aurora, N.Y.: Roycrofters, 1929. Hardcover. Good - (Covers are heavily worn, smudged and scuffed; there is moderate edge and corner wear; front cover and spine strip are pulled away from the textblock; textblock is toned and scuffed and generally edgeworn; endpapers have pulled away from the textblock; interior is very clean; aside from endpapers, the textblock appears to be solid.). Half-bound light brown leather boards with off-white covers; covers have debossed and gilt design; spine has black lettering; 276 pp.; richly illustrated. Interesting commentary on advertisements.

Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1990. Hardcover. VG (Light edgewear to boards; light smudging, foxing and wear to textblock edges; interior is clean; binding is solid.). Light brown boards with black lettering on the spine; black DJ with red and white lettering and illustration; xxi, 249 pp. "Ten scholars present new interpretations of the impact of Africanisms on North American history, folklore, language, religion, music, and aesthetics. While providing insights into the evolution of the African-American culture, they also raise issues of vital importance to the definition of American culture." DJ.

Brno: Muzejní a vlastivedná spolecnost, 1986. Hardcover. VG-/Good (clean and tight but with very light bumping and museum ex-lib. book plate inside front cover; dj wearing lightly in general). White cloth with black Czech lettering; black color-illustrated dj with white lettering; 317 pp. with a large section of bw plates. Signed. Text in Czech. Kroupa deals with the genesis of different artistic works, where his main focus is in the Baroque era. Most of his texts began as lecture scripts, which he later processed into scientific treatises. Inscribed by Kroupa.

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Phanes Press, 1995. Softcover. VG+ (light edge-wear to wraps, rubbing to corners. spine lightly sunned.). glossy green wraps w/ bw illustration & yellow printing. 486 pgs. Tightly bound. "The ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria was a meeting place for the great thinkers,, mystics, and scientists of the day. Home of the first universal library, the Museum at Alexandria was an international center of scholarship. Now, the Alexandria Society brings you into that heady, intoxicating sphere of ideas and revelations- presents the best writing available on the Western esoteric traditions keeping alive the spirit of philosophical brotherhood that set ancient Alexandria apart."--Amazon.

Coatesville, PA: Weekly Times Job Print, 1892. Softcover. Fair. The sheets are generally square clean and unmarked. However the paper is brittle and pages are cleanly breaking at the sewn binding due to brittleness. Blue textured aligator wraps with gilt embossed title. 30 pp., no illustrations. A story of a Choctow Indian household. The author agreed to publish this story and donate the proceeds to help pay for a stained glass windown in the Coatesville, PA Presbyterian Church. Worldcat locates only 2 copies, at Yale and the Huntington Library.

Paris: Chez Buisson, 1792. Hardcover. VG (staining to boards, overall wear to boards and pages but VG for age). Red cloth boards measuring approximately 4 1/2 by 3 inches, with black title block on spine and gilt lettering, bw frontispiece, 160 pp, Written in French. Frontispiece engraved by N. de Launay after Borel. Report made to the Society of Friends of the Constitution by Mr. Dusaulx: p. [138] -155. Patriotic song ("Singing is a good omen"): p. [156] -158. Imprint, p. 160.

New York: Macmillan, 1928. Hardcover. VG/VG-, shelf wear, dust jacket chipped and somewhat soiled, boards somewhat soiled, interior clean and tight. Navy cloth binding with gilt and blind debossed lettering and border. Navy and cream dust jacket. B&W maps and illustrations. xxv, 403 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates. Each part preceded by leaf, with half-title, not included in the collation (3 leaves). The story of present day conditions in Poland is preceded by a brief account of the country's history. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chicago, Illinois: C.W. Stanton Co, 1898. Hardcover. Good (Boards are moderately edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/bowed at the corners; inner hinges are cracked; interior is clean with moderate toning and occasional smudging/foxing.). Blue-grey boards with gilt, red and black lettering and colorful illustration; 352 pp.; richly illustrated (some color). This is a much better than usual copy of this beautifully illustrated book.

Sao Paulo: Universidade de Sao Paulo, 1966. Paperback. G+. Red title faded on spine. Book shows wear, especially along edges; smudging on cover and small rips in tail of spine. Some foxing along page edging. A few edges creased on the fold-outs.. Cream wraps with BW illustration and black and red lettering on cover; French flaps. 289 deckled pp. 172 BW illustrations, at least 7 of which are fold-outs. Text in English, Portuguese, and German. 4,000 copies printed.

New York: Abrams, 1991. Hardcover. New, in shrinkwrap. Boards with photo-illustrated DJ with black lettering; 240 pp.; richly illustrated. Interesting history of the American periodical.

Berkeley / Los Angeles: The University of California Press, 1971. Hardcover. VG/VG (light wear to boards. spine ends lightly bumped & crinkled. corners lightly rubbed. dustjacket has light wear to corners & edges). green cloth boards w/ gilt spine printing. 237 pgs. Remains a nice, bright and sharp copy.