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McFarland & Company, Jefferson, NC, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). Signed by Author. NF HB with No DJ, as issued. vii, 232 p.f: ill. ; 24 cm. Inscribed "To [previous owner] | with best wishes | W Emerson Reck" on the front free end paper. Reck’s account is based on 30 years of research, “based on material from several hundred sources, including over a hundred individuals who figured in activities and events of April 14-15, 1865 . . .” (from the Preface). Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 232 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Green cloth over boards with title [Lincoln's name is a facsimile of his signature] in white on the front cover and spine. Corners are sharp with minimal shelfwear. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Presidents & Heads of State; United States /… Read More

The Pemberton Press, Austin, TX, [n.d.]. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Covarrubias, Miguel. Book . xxi, 376 p., [9] leaves of plates: ill.; 24 cm. Sub-title: Being a True Account of the Life of Captain Theodore Canot, Trader in Gold, Ivory & Slaves on the Coast of Guinea: His Own Story as told in the Year 1854 to Brantz Mayer. Volume in the Negro Heritage Series. Yellow and brown illustrated cover over boards with title on spine. Corners sharp. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Undated (c. 1974) reprint of 1928 ed. First pub. as Captain Canot, New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1854. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 376 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Covarrubias, Miguel. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Africa / West; United States; 1970s; Biography & Autobiography. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 688. .

Air Force History and Museums Program, Washington, D.C, 2004. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good. Book . Fine HB in VG+ DJ, protected by mylar cover. xii, 481 p.:ill.; 25 cm. Gray cloth over boards with silver Air Force seal on front cover and silver title on spine. Corners are sharp with no sign of shelf wear. DJ has 1" closed tear at top edge of front panel, which has been repaired with archival tape. From The USAF in the Persian Gulf War series. Inside account of the planning of the air campaign for the first Gulf War. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 481 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Military / Persian Gulf War (1991); United States; Modern; Military & Warfare. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 655. .

Synod of Ohio, Lutheran Church of America, Columbus, OH, 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Very Good+. Signed by Author. This copy is number 632 of a special edition limited to 2,000 copies. The author, at the time the 11th president of Wittenberg, has signed under his name on the title page. There is a presentation card laid in indicating that the book was a gift from the Board of Directors of Hamma School of Theology. From the card: "As one of its final acts, the Board commissioned Dr. Kinnison to prepare this history as a complement to Dr. Willard Allbeck's 'Theology at Wittenberg,' which was a history of Hamma up to 1945. This completes that record of faith, commitment and contribution to American Lutheranism by the leaders of the church at Hamma." Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). 245 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Bound in dark tan textured paper over boards with bright gilt title on the front cover and spine. Corners are sharp;… Read More

Johnson Books, Boulder, CO, 1983. Edition Unstated. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. VG Trade PB, flat signed by the author. vi, 325 pp.: ill.; Bib. (pp. 279-309); index (pp. 311-325); 23 cm. Spine is uncreased. Some browning around the outside edges of the cover and there is a slight bump at the top of the front cover. Contents are tight and clean. In addition to a discussion of the archeology of the state, the books includes terminology, a list of radio carbon dates, a list of state agencies and institutions, and a glossary. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 325 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY); Archaeology. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0933472765. ISBN/EAN: 9780933472761. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 222. . 9780933472761

Coward-McCann, New York, 1957. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Book . Near Fine HB in VG DJ, protected by mylar cover. 215 p.; ill., maps on endpapers; 21 cm. Published in England as "Dieppe at Dawn". Black textured paper over boards w/ red title on spine. Corners sharp; a little shelfwear at corners and top and bottom of spine. Textblock is tight, tanned from age; unmarked, except for PO's sig on blank page at front. Illustrated and unclipped DJ ($3.50) has 1" closed tear at bottom of front panel; chipping at top of spine and a little loss at front corners. This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 215 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Military / World War II; United States; 1950s; Military & Warfare. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 891. .

The Grizzly, Little Press in the Pines, Big Bear Lake: CA, 1949. First. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. VG- staple-bound book, signed by the author on the title page. 79 p.: ill.; Map on inside covers; 21 cm. Stated First Printing, June 1949. Cover is stapled; worn along the spine; top staple beginning to separate from the cover. Name of P/O written in pen at the top of the front cover. Contents are tight and clean; paper a bit tanned from age. Wood grained illustrated cover has title and pictures of a bear and a "'49er miner." History of Big Bear Valley, California. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 79 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY); Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 482. .

Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, IN, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Book An early work by Roberts while he was still writing for the Saturday Evening Post and one that he came to regret for its positive treatment of Italian Fascism, arguing it was a more "beneficial" movement than its "perversion" in Hitler's National Socialism. Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). Item Type: Book. Text block is bright, unmarked and tight, though the hinges are slightly shaken. Bound in black textured cloth with faded gilt title on spine and brighter gilt title and fasces (axe bound with sticks), which was a ancient Roman symbol adopted by Mussolini . No foxing in this copy. Previous owner's signature in pencil on the front free endpaper. Deckled edges (rough cut). One page of the text has been ripped in half across the middle of the page, though both pieces are present. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; Fascism; United States; 1920s;… Read More

The Golden Press, Lakewood, CO, 1949. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good+ Condition/Fair. Book An Ex-Library copy from the limited edition of 1500 copies of this reprint, which was the first done since the original publication in 1863. Described on the dust jacket as "the True Account of the Apache Canon Fight and the Battle of La Glorieta Pass wherein the Mountain Men of Colorado and Their Gallant Enemies, The Texans of Sibley's Brigade, Met in Bloody Conflict to Determine the Destiny of the Entire West." From the introduction by western novelist William MacLeod Raine: "The re-issuance of this book is, in my opinion, the most important publication of the year amongst those which tell of the turbulent Rocky Mountain country and its salty first citizens." He writes, "The true importance of the campaign between the Coloradans and the Texans goes far beyond a local effect. It was one of the decisive struggles of the Civil War. If Sibley's seasoned Texas… Read More

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1974. First. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fine. Book . VG+ HB in Fine DJ, protected by mylar cover. 670 p.: illus.; 23 cm. Black cloth w/bright silver sig on cover/title on spine. DJ appears to have been in a cover from the start, protecting the book and jacket. Original mylar was taped to the front covers; replaced with a new cover. Only defects are: (1) P/O's blind stamp on the title page, (2) slight shadow from the tape at the bottom of the front cover, (3) a slight bump at the bottom of the front cover. A practically "as new" first edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 670 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Military / World War II; Military & Warfare. . ISBN: 0671217925. ISBN/EAN: 9780671217921. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 565. . 9780671217921

Random House, New York, 1950. 5th printing. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good+ Condition/Very Good-. Illustrator: Lynd Ward. Book A collectible copy of the sixth book in the mid-century Landmark series on American History. From the blurb on the dust jacket flap: "A readable as an adventure story, 'The California Gold Rush' recreates accurately the life and atmosphere of 'the days of old, the days of gold' when young men went West with pick and shovel to look for riches and stayed to add a new chapter to our country's history." McNeer was the writer of history for children. Ward was her husband and winner of the 1942 Carteret Book Club Award for Book Illustration. His numerous illustrations (from chapter headings to full-page) are printed in black and lime green. The internal list and list on the back panel of the dust jacket both list Landmark books 1-30. In creating the Landmark series of books, Random House put together some of the best writers of the time… Read More

University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Near Fine HB in Near Fine DJ, protected by Brodart archival cover. vi, 290 p., [5] p. of plates: ill., maps, ports.; 24 cm. Blue cloth over boards with black title on spine. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 290 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked, in "as new" condition. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing minimal shelf wear. Unclipped DJ in Near Fine condition, showing only minor wear at the corners. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); United States; 1980s; Colonial Era; ISBN: 0807817783. ISBN/EAN: 9780807817780. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1023. . 9780807817780

Antioch Press, Yellow Springs, OH, 1966. First Edition (No Additional Printings). Hardcover. Very Good+ Condition/Good+. From the blurb on the front flap: "A history of the Lutheran Church in Ohio from settlement at the turn of the nineteenth century through World War I ..." It places the history of the church in the context of the issues of the time, including "matters of language, doctrine, and forms of worship." Allbeck was a Professor of Historical Theology in Wittenberg University's Hamma School of Theology. Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). 309 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked, except for one added entry to the bibliography (p. 302). Bound in dark blue cloth over boards with gilt title on the spine. Corners are sharp; minimal shelf wear. Plain paper unclipped ($6.00) dust jacket, blue with red decorations. There is a large (1/2") chip at the front fold of the spine, with some loss to the head and foot of the spine. There is some spotting of… Read More

Self published, Chambersburg, PA, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Very Good. Book . Fine HB in VG- DJ, in archival polyester cover. 255 p.: color frontis; notes (pp. 202-214); Bib. (pp. 248-252); index (pp. 253-255); 23 cm. Blue coth over boards with gold title on cover and spine. Clipped DJ; 1/2" closed tear at top of back panel. From the flap: An "account of the origin and growth of Chambersburg[, PA,] and Franklin County ... It is a ... record of a splendid heritage newly described and cherished in this Bicentennial Year." Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 255 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA); . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 274. .

Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts, London, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . Good+ HB with no DJ, as issued. First publication of Capgrave's Chronicle, in original binding. 1-4 p., 4 l., ix-xxx, 482 p. : ill. (fold. facsim.); 25 cm. Heavily worn green paper over boards with quarter bound brown leather spine with stamped gold title. Front hinge is starting and is cracked for the top 3". Contents are tight and clean. Includes the folding color facsimile of the mss. as the frontpiece. Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 482 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Europe / Great Britain; Britain/UK; 19th century; . Main Picture: Capgrave (1858), The Chronicle of England (First Edition) - Front Cover and Spine, showing wear to paper on front cover. Picture 2: Capgrave (1858), The Chronicle of England (First Edition) - Frontis - Color Facsimile of the Manuscript. Picture 3: Capgrave… Read More

Self published, Columbus, OH, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Fine. Illustrator: Arter, Bill. Book . Near Fine HB in Fine DJ, in mylar cover. 98 p.; illus.; 29 cm. Short illustrated histories of historic buildings in Columbus, Ohio, originally published in the Sunday Magazine of the Columbus Dispatch. Grey cloth over boards w/black line drawing and title on front cover; title on spine. Corners sharp; no shelf wear. Only defects are remnants of tape on inside covers that held plastic cover in place & Christmas 1971 inscription at top of FEP. Textblock tight, bright and unmarked. Unclipped DJ. Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 98 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Arter, Bill. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI); United States; 1970s; Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 895. .

Gualterus Manilius, Ghent, 1608. Unstated. Hardcover (Vellum). Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Johannes Leopold. Book This small volume brings together two important Counter-Reformation works: Maurice Chauncy on the martyrdom of 18 Carthusian monks in England under Henry VIII between 1535 and 1540 and Arnold Havens on twelve Carthusians killed in the Netherlands in 1572 by soldiers of William of Orange. Both have a separate title page and one internal engraving by Johannes Leopold (pp. 48 & 27).Chauncy provides what Gribbin (2012) calls “a largely accurate and moving account of the martyrdom” of the English monks, who refused to take the Royal Supremacy oath recognizing Henry VIII as the head of the Church. In rejecting the English king’s claim, the refusal was viewed as treasonous. Chauncy, a monk at the London Charter House, initially refused to take the oath, but relented, thinking it would preserve the monastery. He quickly… Read More

The New Press, New York, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book . VG HB in VG DJ, protected by mylar cover. xxvii, 415 p.; facim.; Bib. (pp. 401-415); 23 cm. Black cloth over boards with title blind stamped on the cover a gold title on spine. Crisp corners; a little bumping at the bottom of the spine. Extensive materials on the crisis featuring facsimiles of archive documents released under the Freedom of Information Act. Only defect is the highlighting of five entries in the Chronology that deal with Turkey's involvement. Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 415 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: HISTORY; United States / 20th Century; Politics & Government. . ISBN: 1565840194. ISBN/EAN: 9781565840195. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 309. . 9781565840195

Colby College Press�, Waterville, ME�, 1951. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Fine Condition/Fine. Pamphlet Signed by Author. Size: Around 7" or slightly taller - Duodecimo (12mo). Item Type: Pamphlet. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Maine; United States; 1950s; History. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1246. .

Drew County Association for Family and Community Education, Monticello, AR, 1994. Edition Unstated. Hard Cover. Fine - Used/None as Issued. Book . Fine HB with no DJ. xiv, 523 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm. Burgandy textured paper over boards with bright gold title on front cover and spine. In new condition. Lists and provides directions to all cemeteries in the county, along with a fold out map of the county with cemeteries located. Separate map and listing of the headstone inscriptions for each of the cemeteries. Scarce geneological reference. WorldCat finds only 17 copies in libraries. Size: upto12"tall. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: HISTORY; United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV); Genealogy & Local History. . Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 351. .