History & Historiography from Uncommon Works, IOBA, ABAA, ILAB

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: The Birth of Britain; The New World; The Age of Revolution; The Great Democracies. (Four volume set)
by Winston S. Churchill
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket condition
- fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$550.00
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London: Cassell and Company, 1956. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/fine. A very good plus/near-fine four volume first edition set, all in original very good dust jackets. 1956-1958. Binding is excellent with no tears or loose pages. Red cloth boards with gilt-stamped spines. Each volume states "first published" and the year. Each volume is about 400… Read more Item Price
$550.00

The Echo of Greece
by Edith Hamilton
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket condition
- missing
- Edition
- Book of the Month Club Edition
- Published
- 1957
- Binding
- Cloth
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$25.00
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New York: W.W. Norton, 1957. Book of the Month Club Edition. Cloth. Fine/missing. A fine Book of the Month Club hardcover edition of a classic work. Missing dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gold spine lettering. Bookplate on front pastedown. Jacket's rear flap laid in on rear pastedown. 224 pp. Octavo. Fourth-century Athens has a special claim on… Read more Item Price
$25.00

The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies and Conquests... Part the Second; Embracing the History of the Ancient World, from the Dominion of Alexander to that of Augustus; with a Survey of Precedind Periods, and a Continuation the History of Arts and Letters (Volume II Only)
by John Gillies
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Edition
- New Edition
- Published
- 1820
- Binding
- Full leather
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$75.00
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London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1820. New Edition. Full leather. Very good. A very good "New edition." Full leather boards. Gilt trim. 5 raised bands. Shelfwear to head and tail of spine. Corners are rubbed. 4 cm x 3 mm loss on back of book. Binding is sturdy, square, and tight. Marbled endpapers. Both hinges have been… Read more Item Price
$75.00

Radcliffe Community, Folks & Facts Illustrated
by Radcliffe Publication Committee
- Condition
- As new
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Leatherette
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$95.00
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Radcliffe, Iowa: Radcliffe Publication Committee, 1978. 1st Edition. Leatherette. As new. Near fine first edition. Embossed leatherette, rear top corner bumped. Previous owner's bookplate in front pastedown. Illustrated enpapers. Local history and genealogy research of interest to Scandinavian and Iowan families. 360 pp. Folio, 9 1/2 x 12 inches tall. Item Price
$95.00

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Memorial Address
by Hon. John Gilbert Winant
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1948
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$25.00
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Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A very good first edition signed by Congressman Glenn Robert Davis of Wisconsin. Black cloth boards, gilt title stamping. Fraying at front hinge and top of spine. Mildly cocked. Inscription from Congressman Davis and previous owner's name on first free endpaper. Tissue guard intact with frontis of… Read more Item Price
$25.00

Grisly Grisell; or, The Laidly Lady of Whitburn. A tale of the Wars of the Roses.
by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1893
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$50.00
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New York: Macmillan, 1893. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A very good first edition in one volume. Blue cloth boards with gilt title-stamping. Shelf wear to head and tail of spine.Stain to front cover plus waterstain at base of book. Bookplate and missing label on front pastedown. Previous owner's signature from 1897 on first free endpaper. Book is… Read more Item Price
$50.00

The Journal of Duncan M'Gillivray
by Duncan M'Gillivray
- Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1969
- Binding
- Leather bound
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Seller
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Gridley, California, USA
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$60.00
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Fairfield, WA: Ye Galleon Press, 1969. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. A near fine, limited edition, number 39 of 338 issued. Maroon leather boards with gilt title stamping. Andorra paper. Pictorial end papers. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled at inner edge of half-title page. 8, lxxviii, 79, 24, 6, [2] pp. Octavo,… Read more Item Price
$60.00

A History of the Dominion of Canada
by John B. Calkin
- Condition
- Used - Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1898
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$30.00
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Halifax: A.& W. Mackinlay, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A very good 1898 edition, with copyright and title date matching. Orange cloth boards with fading. Map end papers in front. Rear end papers heavily toned across most of page. Color plate of Canadian flag. B/W photos. Binding is sturdy and square. xv, 448 pp. including index. Duodecimo,… Read more Item Price
$30.00

An Account Of The Red River In Louisiana Drawn Up From The Returns Of Messrs. Freeman And Custis In The War Office Of The United States, Who Explored The Same In The Year 1806
by Thomas Freeman; Peter Custis
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1984
- Binding
- Leather bound
- ISBN 10
- 0877703280
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$40.00
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Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1984. First Thus. Leather bound. Fine. A fine first thus edition. Brown leather boards with gilt title stamping on cover and spine. Map end papers. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled at edge of half title. Black and white drawings, tables. 74 pp. including index. Octavo, 7 1/4 x… Read more Item Price
$40.00

A Narrative of Colonel Robert Campbell's Experiences in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade from 1825 to 1835
by Robert Campbell; Drew Alan Holloway, ed.
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Leather bound
- ISBN 10
- 0877704902
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$50.00
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Fairfield, Washington: Ye Galleon Press, 1991. First Thus. Leather bound. Fine. A fine first thus. Brown leather boards with gilt title stamping on cover and spine. Frederick Remington end papers. From the private library of Larry Southwick, collector's marginalia pencilled at edge of half title. 67 pp. including index. Octavo, 6 x 9 1/4 inches tall. .… Read more Item Price
$50.00

Livia: First Lady of Imperial Rome
by Anthony A. Barrett
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket condition
- fine
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0300091966
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$35.00
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New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A fine first edition, first printing, in a fine dust jacket. Charcoal paper boards with gold foil stamping on spine. No flaws. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. 424 pp. Octavo, 6 x 9 1/2 inches tall. Livia (58 BC-29 AD), the… Read more Item Price
$35.00

Hellas, The Civilizations Of Ancient Greece
by Keith Branigan; Michael Vickers
- Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket condition
- fine
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$25.00
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New York: McGraw-Hill, 1980. Hardcover. Very good +/fine. A very good plus copy in a fine dust jacket. Russet cloth boards with gold foil title stamping on cover and spine. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown, and embossed owner's seal on title page. Otherwise fine. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket showing original price. Dust jacket now… Read more Item Price
$25.00

Rome and Her Empire
by Barry W. Cunliffe
- Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket condition
- fine
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$25.00
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New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978. Hardcover. Very good +/fine. A very good plus copy in a fine dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gold foil title stamping on cover and spine. Previous owner's book plate on front pastedown, and embossed owner's seal on title page. Otherwise fine. In a fine, unclipped dust jacket showing original price. Dust jacket now… Read more Item Price
$25.00

White House Nannie: My Years with Caroline and John Kennedy, Jr. [Misprint]
by Maud Shaw
- Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket condition
- missing
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$60.00
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New York: New American Library, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. 1/4 cloth. Near fine/missing. A near fine first printing, as stated, and bound upside down. Laid in with contemporary color news photos of the Kennedy family. Green quarter cloth under decorated burgundy paper boards. Top corners rubbed. Green end papers, no markings. Illustrated with black and white… Read more Item Price
$60.00

Imagining Egypt: A Living Portrait of the Time of the Pharaohs
by Mark Millmore
- Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket condition
- fine
- Published
- 2007
- Binding
- Glossy pictorial cover
- ISBN 10
- 1579125476
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$20.00
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New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2007. Glossy pictorial cover. Near fine/fine. Mark Millmore. A near fine first printing in a fine dust jacket. Glossy pictorial boards, top corner bumped. Otherwise fine. Fine, unclipped dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. Not remaindered. 192 pp. Quarto, 9 x 11 1/2 inches tall. Item Price
$20.00

Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions
by Lucy Hughes-Hallet
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket condition
- fine
- Edition
- First American Edition, 1st Printing
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060162163
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$20.00
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New York: Harper and Row, 1990. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A fine first American printing in a fine dust jacket. Green cloth boards. Pages are white and bright. Fine dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. 338 pp. including index. Octavo, 6 x 9 1/2 inches tall. Item Price
$20.00

Inside the F.B.I.
by John J. Floherty; J. Edgar Hoover (introduction)
- Condition
- Used - Good +
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Published
- 1943
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Gridley, California, USA
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$20.00
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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1943. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Good +. A good, signed copy. Stated third impression. Red cloth boards showing sunning. Corners rubbed. Front joint starting at tail of spine, heavy shelf wear to head and tail. Signed by author on half-title. Fingerprint image end papers. Text clean and bright. Binding sturdy and square. Missing… Read more Item Price
$20.00

The September 11 Photo Project
by Michael Feldschuh
- Condition
- As new
- Jacket condition
- as new
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Published
- 2002
- Binding
- Boards
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Seller
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Gridley, California, USA
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$50.00
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New York: Regan Books, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Boards. As new/as new. As new first edition hardcover, first printing in a like dust jacket, with two programs laid in from the Sacramento, California exhibit. Black boards with silver title. Full color & b/w photos throughout. As new dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover.… Read more Item Price
$50.00