American History

Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 429pp; Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, wear to spine ends, original brown endpapers, boards clean, straight & square, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Contents: A Chapter of Erie; The New York Gold Conspiracy; An Erie Raid; Captaine John Smith; The Bank of England Restriction; British Finance in 1816; The Legal-Tender Act; The Railroad System.

1864 CIVIL WAR 1ed George McClellan Letter War Gettysburg Battle Strategy DC
A rare first edition printing of 'Letter of the Secretary of War', reporting on General George McClellan's organization of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. This collection of letters and correspondence describes Civil War soldiers, army coordination, engineers, medical staff, and battle tactics. One important section describes the direction of moving artillery to Gettysburg!
Item number: #18082
Price: $499
McCLELLAN, George Brinton
Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting report on the organization of the Army of the Potomac and of the campaigns in Virginia and Maryland : under the command of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, from July 26, 1861, to November 7, 1862.
Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office, 1864. First edition.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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[2], 242
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; secure
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Green cloth
· Size: ~9in X… Read More

Privately Printed, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Massive, detailed history of Germania - Lakota, Iowa. Histories of businesses, churches, schools, hundreds of family histories and much more. Class composites and rosters. Full-page township plat maps. Densely illustrated with historical photographs. Scarce. 400 pp. 11 1/4" x 9". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and ownership signature to front free endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

1847 Revolutionary WAR POW Ebenezer Fox Caribbean Ships British Prison Memoirs
Originally known as 'The Revolutionary Adventures of Ebenezer Fox', this work was a relatively unknown work on lesser-known aspects of the American Revolutionary War. Ebenezer Fox was a militia soldier who signed on to an American ship protecting shipping routes against the British. While on the ship, he was captured and imprisoned by the British on Jamaica. His most-remembered work, 'Adventures', was written years after the war, but was his own first-hand account of his role in the American Revolution.
Item number: #19892
Price: $499
FOX, Ebenezer

The adventures of Ebenezer Fox, in the Revolutionary War.
Boston : Charles Fox, [1847].

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· Collation: Complete with all pages
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vi, 7-240
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9 illustrations (including frontispiece)
· References: Sabin 25344; Kaplan 2003; Gephart 13373
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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Brown cloth
· Size: ~6.5in X… Read More

Royal colonial decree to improve the vital gunpowder production in New Spain
José de Gálvez y Gallardo (1720-1787); Marques Carlos Francisco de Croix (1699-1786).
Ordenanzas de la Real renta de la polvora para este Reyno de Nueva España, y Provincias de su comprension, que se administra de cuenta de su Magestad.
Reimpresas en Mexico, en la Imprenta Nueva Madrileña de Don Felipe de Zuñiga y Ontiveros, 1777.
Folio. [II], 40 pp. With an attractive etched Royal Spanish coat of arms on the title, signed "Naxera Ft." and a woodblock capital letter.
Modern stiff marbled paper covers, in linen made-to-measure case with title on front.
First edition of the second Royal decree on the production of gunpowder in Nueva España. The decree provides instruction and ordinance for the Real Fabrica de Pólvora and contains LVII articles. Among them, one is dedicated to "Indios para los trabajos de la Fábrica", in which forced labour is decreed upon the inhabitants of the factory's surrounding villages. Refusal of… Read More

Hunting Valley Historical Society, Inc., 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine ; Near Fine Jacket. 1999 Hunting Valley Historical Society, Inc. First Edition. First printing. No additional printings listed. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Hardcover has green cloth-covered boards with gold spine and cover lettering and decorations. Black and white photographs. High-quality glossy paper. 186 pages. Binding tight. Appears to be unread. No visible wear to book. Book is gift quality. Pages clean and unmarked. Glossy illustrated dust jacket is nearly fine with the exception of faint foxing at the interior only of top and bottom edges and a few small surface dents. Jacket has wrap-around color photograph of scenic Hunting Valley view. Dust jacket is NOT price clipped. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. This item will be shipped with signature confirmation required.

Full brown leather with gilt title to front cover. Occational lack of gilt to title and leather to covers and spine. A clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. Scarce.
9.5 x 9.5 in

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1932. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. VG, no dw (beyond fragment). 8vo, [viii]+160pp, black cloth with spine stamped in gold, lacking dustwrapper. The quite rare first edition of this essential 1932 publication of Nock's cogent educational philosophy (spoiler alert: this expresses sentiments antithetical to modern practice). This copy has minor penciled marginal emphasis lines to about 10 pages (no other markings). Period bookseller label to front free endpaper. Clean overall, spine lettering rubbed, includes the detached front flap of the rare dustwrapper. Highly recommended.

Akron, Ohio: University of Akron Press, 2014. SIGNED first edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2014, first printing. Oblong 4to., 12 1/4" x 9", xvii+230pp., illustrated with hundreds of b/w and color photos. Inscribed by both authors on half title. Black leatherette with silver titles. Fine in fine dust jacket. . Signed by Author. 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.

Jeffers, Robinson Cawdor and other poems. Copyright 1928 Horace Liveright, New York. Stated Second Printing Thus December, 1928. USED. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. Purple boards with black leather spine. Gilt titling and cartouche of nude at center on front panel is still in very nice shape but stamped titling is no longer visible on the black leather spine. Gift inscription by someone other than the author on the front endpaper makes mention of "the Crows Nest" and has dated his entry 1930. 160 pages. 5 5/8 X 8 3/8.

Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1911. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quartos. 473; 507 pages. Indexed in the second volume. Hardcovers bound in 3/4 dark brown leather and burgundy cloth-covered boards. The leather is worn and dry and rubs easily off at the touch. The outer rear hinge of Volume I is cracking, but the inner hinges are reinforced with cloth (as published) so that the bindings are still fairly sound. Outer edges of the text blocks are foxed. The text is generally clean. Volume I contains the history and contains several pages of photos of buildings and scenes about the county (and Ames, Iowa). Volume II contains the biographies and contains a number of portrait photos (not every subject has a photo). Scarce.

Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged.
Jacket like new, slight edge wear/discoloration due to age; protected in fresh mylar cover.
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During the Revolutionary era, American political theory underwent a fundamental transformation that carried the nation out of a basically classical and medieval world of political discussion into a milieu that was recognizably modern. This classic work is a study of that transformation. Gordon Wood describes in rich detail the evolution of political thought from the Declaration of Independence to the ratification of the Constitution and in the process greatly illuminates the origins of the present Americanpolitical system.

Top Shelf Productions, 2016. Paperback. Fine. 6x0x9. Signed. DOUBLE-SIGNED IN PERSON BY CONGRESSMAN LEWIS & ANDREW AYDIN. A lovely 2nd printing in unread gift-worthy condition. Expedited shipping is welcome. Signed by author.

Monteith's Independent Course, Comprehensive Geography, 1882, 116 pages main section, plus expanded section on Kentucky of 7 pages. Fully illustrated with color maps. New York: A S Barnes.
Condition: Not a Library Book. This book was professionally restored. Interior is clean, with no stamps, crimps, etc. within. New firm binding with gilt lettered label as shown. Please review all photos and ask for more if needed for a sound buying decision. Some archival tape was used within, not affecting readability.
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You get one vintage Black Riot Los Angeles Story of Watts Tragedy by Spencer Crump 1966 hardcover book published by Trans-Anglo Books in Los Angeles. This item comes with a dust jacket and is in English. It is a first edition. This former library book is in good condition. The dust jacket is worn / torn and is affixed to the covers. The binding is tight and the book is complete with no loose pages. The pages are mostly clean with some tanning due to aging, as well as the typical library markings, This item is 11.25 inches tall by 8.75 inches wide. These measurements are approximations to give you an idea of the size of the book. Please see all pictures.