Search Results: History - General History from Texas Star Books

New York: Carroll & Graf, 2002. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 606 pp. Bright, clean and crisp copy with light edgewear and red remainder mark on bottom page ends. Dust jacket is bright and crisp with slight creasing on edges and two scratches on rear. Appears unread.

New York: Dorset Press, 1990. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 300 pp. Crisp and bright copy with minor wear and slight foxing on top page edge. Dust jacket has a little creasing and light edgewear. Nice copy.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 2001. First Thus, 1st Printing . Soft cover. Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof, Advance Reading Copy. Trade paperback is crisp and bright with slight shelfwear. Bottom page ends have a little faint soiling - otherwise clean inside and out.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 540 pp. Bright, crisp and clean copy. Dust jacket is gright and crisp with one small (less than 1/4") slip on front flap fold near bottom. Slight creasing at spine ends. Nice book club copy.

New York: St. Martin Press, 1997. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Printing of 1st Edition. 415 pp. Book is crisp and bright with light bumping and corner wear. Clean interior. Jacket is bright and colorful with minor wear and scuffing on front top corner where price label was removed. Price-clipped dust jacket is bright with light wear and a few small scuffed spots on lower front hinge area.

New York: St. Martin Press, 1997. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Printing of 1st Edition of Pulitzer Prize winner for nonfiction. Book is crisp and bright with minor shelfwear. Jacket is bright and colorful with minor wear and scuffing on front top corner where price label was removed.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1977. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Very Good++/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 312 pp. Crisp and bright copy with clean interior. Light wear to boards. Foxing on top page edge. Dust jacket has minor wear with one small tear on top front edge near corner. Some age yellowing on rear and inside flap folds.

New York: Atheneum, 1994. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Soft cover. Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 648 pp. Crisp, bright and tight. Very minor edgewear and very light spotting on page edges. Appears unread. Very nice copy.

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1997. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 220 pp. Crisp, bright and clean copy with the slightest bumping on spine ends. Dust jacket is bright and crisp with very slight rubbing. Appears unread.

New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1972. First Edition/First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good/Very Good-/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vol. One, Herodotus to Froissart. 431 pp. Book has slight right lean, light corner bumping and spine end wear. Rear board has small snag in fabric of top edge near hinge.Bottom page edge has shelf soiling on corners, but interior is clean. Dust jacket has price intact and a little chipping on corners and spine ends. Front panel has a slit (closed) 3 1/2". Spine is slightly tanned. Vol. Two, Valla to Gibbon, 406 pp. Book has slight right lean and light corner and spine end bumping. Top edge of front board has small worn spot in fabric near forward corner. Page edges have some light soiling/spotting, but interior is clean. Dust jacket has price intact and light edgewear. Front panel has substantial dark rubbing, while spine has some light rubbing. Rear panel shows light smudging, and both flap folds show a little rubbing wear.… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Guide of English monarchs beginning with Queen Elizabeth II and going back in history. 308 pp. Tight and clean copy with light wear on corners and bumping on spine ends. Light spotting on page edges. Dust jacket has slight creasing and chipping - spine has two closed tears, one about 3" and the other about 2" from base. Gold background shows a little dark rubbing.

New York: Basic Books, 1993. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 793 pp. Crisp, bright, tight and clean with very slight spotting to page edges. Dust jacket is bright with a little edge creasing. Very nice copy - appears unread.

New York: Thames and Hudson, 1998. 1st American Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. EX-LIB copy with usual library stamps, markings, etc. Dust jacket is in library mylar taped to boards with index number on spine. Crisp, bright copy appears unread.

Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith Co., 1973. Reprint . Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. From the dust jacket, "The Epic Struggle that Established the People's Republic of China". 152 pp. Crisp and bright copy with bright blue cloth boards and bright red print. Slight corner wear and a little bumping to spine ends. Board edges are slightly discolored. Clean interior. Dust jacket has light corner wear. Top front edge has a 1/2" closed tear, and top rear hinge has nother 1/2" closed tear. Some staining shows on light background of rear panel. Now in protective cover.

New York: Dial Press, 1974. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 296 pp. Tight and crisp copy with very light wear. Faint stain on bottom page edge. Clean interior. Dust jacket is bright and crisp with light wear. Nice book club copy.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. 423 pp. Crisp and bright copy with light edgewear and rubbing to blue cloth boards. Rear top corner bumped with a little fraying. Bright silver design and print. Light foxing on top page edge.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. By noted classical historian, Michael Grant - 197 pp. Crisp, tight and bright. Slight foxing on top page edges. Clean interior. Dust jacket is also bright and crisp with very slight corner wear. Nice book club edition.

New York: Harper & Row, 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. From the dust jacket - "The first full behind-the-scenes account of the amazing Soong family, whose wealth and power dominated China and American policy toward Asia in the 20th century." Clean, crisp and bright copy with slight shelfwear on edges and spine ends. Dust jacket has chipping along edges and spine and a closed tear on front fold. Very nice copy with clean interior.

Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 462 pp. Large format - 7 1/2"W X 10 3/4"H. New copy - bright and crisp in packing box from publisher.