Search Results: History - U.S from Rare Binds

Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed. First Edition. As New condition. Signed by John Mercanti, Chief Engraver, United States Mint (Ret.) and inscribed by Michael Standish "Spend your Eagles at my house! Michael "Miles" Standish" on title page. As New condition- beautiful book.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Castle Books, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine. Has very small, faint spot on both top and bottom edge. Other than that, it looks new. DJ Near Fine as well. Great copy. With more than 500 illustrations, this book is perfect for craftsmen who want to set up a blacksmith shop, and for lovers of history and craft alike. This book describes and illustrates the equipment and techniques developed in more than six thousand years of working iron by hand.Indeed, this unique book covers every aspect of a fascinating and little-known art, the fundamental craft on which the civilization of the Iron Age was built.

Newburgh, NY: Charles E. Decker Publisher, Inc., 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Charles E. Decker Publisher, Inc. 1971 Book Condition: Fine. First edition. Sighed and inscribed by author on title page. You won't find a nicer copy of this rare book. History of the DeNoyelles family and Rockland County, NY.

Rockland County (New York) Public Librarians Association, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback facsimile edition of the 1886 edition bound in red cloth. Publication date approximate but probably circa 1970. Hinges sound, uncracked; pages tight, clean; the boards are slightly bowed. 444 pages; no illustrations; no index. No DJ. Not library discard or print-on-demand.

New York, USA: Oxford University Press, 1989. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8 Maps, 8 B/W Illus. (illustrator). First Edition. Size=6.5"x9.5". (full book description) Oxford U.P., New York, NY, 1989. 1st Edition 2nd Printing, Fine/VG+, Hard Cover, w/Dust Jacket. Size=6.5"x9.5", 331pgs(Index). 8 Maps, 8 B/W Illus. Price clipped, o.w. clean, tight & bright. No ink names, tears, chips, etc. ISBN 019505198X During the Civil War years, the state of Missouri was plunged into the most widespread, prolonged, and destructive guerrilla fighting in American history. Robbery, arson, torture, murder, swift and bloody raids on farms and settlements--these were the...

St. Thomas, Barbados: Best of Barbados, 2010. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No DJ as issued; Illustrated hardback binding. Color & B&W illustrations ; 8vo 8" - 9" tallOblong ; 176 pages. Artist's autobiography with drawings and paintings.

Augusta, Maine, USA: E.C.ALLEN & Co., 1884. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF JAMES G. BLAINE, By Russell H. Conwell/ Augusta, Maine: E.C.ALLEN & Co. 1884. Introduction by Frederick Robie, Governor of Maine. 8vo. Publisher's decorative clot Frontispiece, 504 pages, (1) plate. First edition. Very old ex-library bookplate inside front cover.Shelfware to bottom of spine and corners of boards. Pages toned, but in good shape.

The University of Texas at El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition in collectible slipcase. Black boards with laid in gilt picture in black slipcase - in near mint condition. Haigh presents an account of a unique experience in the history of financing public higher education in the United States. Haigh presents an account of a unique experience in the history of financing public higher education in the United States.

Austin, Texas, USA: Steck-Vaughn, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Used - Very Good+ . No Jacket. Front cover has very slight discoloration near bottom; top edge of book has foxing. Interior in Fine condition. Mylar cover, no slipcase. A facsimile reproduction of the original 1883 edition. Cover photos of Jesse James and his wife from the N.H. Rose Collection, courtesy of the Division of Manuscripts, University of Oklahoma Library. 96 pages, illustrated with the original drawings and color added by Carol Rogers.

United States: Time-life Books Inc, 1982. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Time-Life Books, 1982. Hardcover. Reprint. Near fine, light gilt edge scuffs. Solid binding, clean pages. No jacket issued. Brown leather with a stamped cover and spine decoration and gilt lettering. All page edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Reprint of the 1894 first edition. B&W Plates.; 545 pages

Henry Holt and Company, 1959. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition, Good Condition. No DJ. Written by Constance Wright, this is a fascinating biography of a patriot's wife, Madame de Lafayette. Adrienne de Noailles married the handsome Marquis de Lafayette in 1774 when she was fourteen and he but two years older. This story traces her life through the American Revolution and the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.

Atheneum, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clean unmarked hardcover with square binding; Rubbed at top of spine and a few placed on boards. Boards also show some spots and light shelf wear. Condition could be considered very good, but I'll err on the side caution. NO DJ. Stated First Edition with no printings indicated, 1st printing. x, 309 pages. - Phillips, a CIA officer who rose to director of the Western Hemisphere Division, gives a rendering of his experiences in 8 countries: sometimes humorous, sometimes harrowing, always fascinating and with profound implications. Candid about the CIA's failures (e.g. the Bay of Pigs), the book is avowedly pro-CIA.

New York: Bramhall House, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good. DJ also Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 320 pp A research and unvarnished account of the outlaw gangs of the second half of the 19th century up until the last robbery on horseback, at Harrison, Arkansas in 1921. Text is clean tight and unmarked. Dust jacket is rubbed with several short closed tears. In mylar jacket. Presumed First Edition.

Oxford University Press, 2001. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book Condition: New. Brand New, Unread Copy in Perfect Condition. The Companion examines the notable men and women and major events in U.S. history, such as wars or the Depression, as well as ideas and ideologies, technological innovations and economic developments, and long-term processes such as immigration and urbanization. Each entry is written by an authority on the subject, thoroughly cross-referenced in the 78-page index, and arranged alphabetically for easy reference. OVERSIZED BOOK! MAY INCUR ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST.

American Heritage Publishing, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good. American Heritage Pub. Co., New York, 1960. VG/hardcover/red cloth binding with gold printing on spines. Both volumes have slight rubs or markings on covers, but overall very good condition.

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Signed, First Edition. Condition: Near Fine. Briefly inscribed by author on half title page. DJ in Fine condition. Would be Fine, but has very minor shelf wear to bottom edge of boards. In Sam Houston, James L. Haley explores Houstons momentous career and the complex man behind it. Haleys fifteen years of research and writing have produced possibly the most complete, most personal, and most readable Sam Houston biography ever written.

New York, USA: William Morrow & Company, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. William Morrow & Company, Inc., New York, 1974. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 520 pp. Original white paper covered boards w/ gilt title on orange cloth spine. Binding tight w/ very minor rubbing to spine ends. DJ has minor shelfware on edges. Illust. w/ 18 maps and 38 photos. Includes appendices, reference notes, bibliography, and index. Contents nice.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1996. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Seems to have had slight defect in binding process: inside back board isn't smooth. Undaunted Courage, written by Stephen Ambrose, is a 1996 biography of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The book is based on journals written by Lewis and Clark, along with other members of the expedition, and also offers additional insight into the travelers and their thoughts.

Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Heritage Books, 1998. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. FINE. Signed, First Edition. Tight with no markings. Signed on title page with short inscription, "For Aileen". Great Copy!