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Footprints & Sunset on Adirondack Trails: the Memoirs of James Manchester Wardner by: Charles A. Wardner

Footprints & Sunset on Adirondack Trails: the Memoirs of James Manchester Wardner
by: Charles A. Wardner

Softcover. Jay NY, Graphics North, 1st thus, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial wrappers, 430 pages plus index and photo pages. Two extensive memoirs written by a pioneer farmer and outdoorsman from Keeseville, New York. They cover the years 1831-1904 and his experiences in the Adirondacks as a hunter, farmer, innkeeper, educator, and adventurer. Edited by his son. Clean, like new.

Record # 382761

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Nine Old Men, Theby: Pearson, Drew and Robert S. Allen

Nine Old Men, The
by: Pearson, Drew and Robert S. Allen

Hardcover. New York, Doubleday Doran, 1st, 1936, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover, red cloth with gilt-stamped spine, 325 pages. Previous owner's signature on inside front cover. Dust jacket worn, chipped, spine faded. Internally clean.

Record # 412212

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Col. Bill's Talesby: Leora Wilson Drake

Col. Bill's Tales
by: Leora Wilson Drake

Softcover. Hartsville NY, Hartsville Historical Socirty, 1st thus, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, yellow wrappers with title and author's picture on cover. A collection of stories about the town of Canisteo, New York that originally ran in the local newspaper in 1949 & 1950. With index of names in front, 160 pages. Clean copy.

Record # 382330

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Records of New Amsterdam From 1653 t0 1674 Anno Domini -  Vol. 6: Minutes of the Court of Burgomasters and Schepens May 8 1666 to Sept. 5 1673 Inclusive. by: Fernow,

Records of New Amsterdam From 1653 t0 1674 Anno Domini - Vol. 6: Minutes of the Court of Burgomasters and Schepens May 8 1666 to Sept. 5 1673 Inclusive.
by: Fernow,

Hardcover. Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., reprint, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, orange cloth with purple and gilt title block an front and spine. 409 pages. VOLUME 6 ONLY of a 7 volume set. Reprint of the 1897 edition. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 386812

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Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American Westby: Holmes, Opal Laurel & Vardis Fisher

Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West
by: Holmes, Opal Laurel & Vardis Fisher

Hardcover. Caldwell ID, Caxton Press, reprint, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 466 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. This book considers the gold rushes, life in the camps, crime and justice, and the special situations and unique events that came out of this period. Heavily illustrated with black and white photographs. Endnotes, illustrations, indexed.

Record # 460203

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Elizabeth and Catherine: Empresses of All the Russias by: Robert Coughlan

Elizabeth and Catherine: Empresses of All the Russias
by: Robert Coughlan

Hardcover. NY, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 374 pages. Russia has a fascinating history and author Robert Coughlan has provided us with an informative and compelling peek into a particularly notable segment of it, essentially the 1700s. The book covers the period from Tsar [Czar] Alexis (briefly) up to the reign of Tsar Alexander I, probably the most beloved of all the Romanovs. The focus of the work is on Catherine the Great. Her mentor, Elizabeth, was important through her shrewd handling of the many bumps and potholes which eventually allowed Catherine to take the throne against many rivals and usurpers. Clean copy.

Record # 381975

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Captain and "the Cannibal", The: An Epic Story of Exploration, Kidnapping, and the Broadway Stageby: Fairhead, James

Captain and "the Cannibal", The: An Epic Story of Exploration, Kidnapping, and the Broadway Stage
by: Fairhead, James

Hardcover. New Haven, Yale University Press, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 392 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to edges of dust jacket. Black and white illustrations throughout. Tight copy.

Record # 470892

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Dust in the Balance -British Women in India 1905 - 1945by: Barr, Pat

Dust in the Balance -British Women in India 1905 - 1945
by: Barr, Pat

Hardcover. Somerset UK, Hamish Hamilton Ltd., 1st, 1989, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 186 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket with light wear to edges. Black & white photographs throughout. Light pen marking couple pages. Otherwise clean tight copy.

Record # 750009

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The Howe Brothers and the American Revolution by: Ira D. Gruber

The Howe Brothers and the American Revolution
by: Ira D. Gruber

Softcover. NY, W. W. Norton & Company, reprint, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 396 pages including index. By focusing on the Howe brothers, their political connections, their relationships with the British ministry, their attitude toward the Revolution, and their military activities in America, Gruber answers the frequently asked question of why the British failed to end the American Revolution in its early years. This book supersedes earlier studies because of its broader research and because it elucidates the complex personal interplay between Whitehall and its commanders. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 397511

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Sir Henry Cavendish's Debates of the House of Commons During the Thirteenth Parliament of Great Britain, Commonly Called the Unreported Parliament to Which Are Appended History of the Reign of George the Third - Vol. 1: 1768-1771

Sir Henry Cavendish's Debates of the House of Commons During the Thirteenth Parliament of Great Britain, Commonly Called the Unreported Parliament to Which Are Appended History of the Reign of George the Third - Vol. 1: 1768-1771

Hardcover. London, Longman, Orme, Green & Longmans, 1st, 1841, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, leather bound, two volumes in one: 631 plus 480 pages. All edges gilt, ribbon marker, spine has black calf label with gilt lettering, raised bands with gilt decoration. Both covers with gilt design around edges, elaborate bookplate on inside front cover. A small notation dated 1854 on last page states the publication of the work was discontinued. So never a Volume 2. Covers with light scars, some discoloration to rear board, otherwise a spectacular copy of a very scarce book.

Record # 371302

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Yellowstone National Park, The - Historical and Descriptiveby: Chittenden, Hiram Martin

Yellowstone National Park, The - Historical and Descriptive
by: Chittenden, Hiram Martin

Hardcover. Cincinnati, Stewart & Kidd, Revised, 1915, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, ex-lib with light marking. B&W illustrations, 530 pages. Folding color maps present, top edge gilt, blue cloth covers with light edgewear, light water stain to margin of frontispiece.

Record # 175276

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Burr Bibliography: A List of Books Relating to Aaron Burrby: Tompkins, Hamilton Bullock

Burr Bibliography: A List of Books Relating to Aaron Burr
by: Tompkins, Hamilton Bullock

Hardcover. NY, Burt Franklin, reprint, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Blue cloth covers, 89 pages, reprint of the 1892 edition

Record # 371922

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Barons of the Sea: And Their Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship by: Ujifusa, Steven

Barons of the Sea: And Their Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship
by: Ujifusa, Steven

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. There was a time, back when the United States was young and the robber barons were just starting to come into their own, when fortunes were made and lost importing luxury goods from China. It was a secretive, glamorous, often brutal business--one where teas and silks and porcelain were purchased with profits from the opium trade. But the journey by sea to New York from Canton could take six agonizing months, and so the most pressing technological challenge of the day became ensuring one's goods arrived first to market, so they might fetch the highest price. "With the verse of a natural dramatist" (The Christian Science Monitor), Steven Ujifusa tells the story of a handful of cutthroat competitors who raced to build the fastest, finest, most profitable clipper ships to carry their precious cargo to American shores. They were visionary, eccentric shipbuilders, debonair captains, and socially ambitious merchants with names like Forbes and Delano--men whose business interests took them from the cloistered confines of China's expatriate communities to the sin city decadence of Gold Rush-era San Francisco, and from the teeming hubbub of East Boston's shipyards and to the lavish sitting rooms of New York's Hudson Valley estates. Clean, like new copy.

Record # 383205

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The Story of Bridgeport 1836-1936 by: Danenberg, Elsie Nicholas

The Story of Bridgeport 1836-1936
by: Danenberg, Elsie Nicholas

Softcover. Bridgeport CT, The Bridgeport Centennial Inc., 1st, 1936, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, bound in blue textured heavy paper wrappers with gilt stamping. 176 pages, Illustrations, bibliography, index. Wraps are edgeworn, separating from spine. Interior clean and bright.

Record # 383389

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Istanbul (Deluxe Edition): Memories and the City by: Pamuk, Orhan

Istanbul (Deluxe Edition): Memories and the City
by: Pamuk, Orhan

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st thus, 2017, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. An evocative portrait of a great and storied city, an elegy for a bygone civilization, and a meditation on the "complicated intimacies" (Pamuk's phrase) of life itself. "Spins a masterful tale, moving from his fractured extended family, all living in a communal apartment building, out into the city and encompassing the entire Ottoman Empire. Pamuk sees the slow collapse of the once powerful empire hanging like a pall over the city and its citizens. Central to many Istanbul residents' character is the concept of huzun ('melancholy'). Istanbul's huzun, Pamuk writes, 'is a way of looking at life that is ultimately as life-affirming as it is negating'. A powerful, disturbing literary journey through the soul of a great city, told by one of its great writers". This is the Deluxe Edition with 439 photos and illustrations. Bright, clean copy.

Record # 383490

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Adventures Of An African Slaver Being A True Account Of The Life Of Trader In Gold, Ivory & Slave On Coast Of Guinea; Own Story As Told In 1854 To Brantz Mayerby: Can

Adventures Of An African Slaver Being A True Account Of The Life Of Trader In Gold, Ivory & Slave On Coast Of Guinea; Own Story As Told In 1854 To Brantz Mayer
by: Can

Hardcover. NY, Albert & Charles Boni, 3rd pr, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with a black cloth spine. 376 pages with illustrations, endpapers, and cover design by Miguel Covarrubias. Frontispiece loose, otherwise a clean copy.

Record # 383767

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Cole's Cavalry; or, Three Years in the Saddle in the Shenandoah Valleyby: Newcomer, C. Armour

Cole's Cavalry; or, Three Years in the Saddle in the Shenandoah Valley
by: Newcomer, C. Armour

Hardcover. Freeport, NY, Books for Libraries Press, reprint, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 165 pages. Blue cloth cover, very light wear to corners and edges, bottom edge slightly bumped. Some foxing and shadowing on front and rear endpages, otherwise inside is bright and clean. Three pages have light markings by previous owner, otherwise inside in unmarked. A nice, tight copy.

Record # 853263

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Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, In the Celebrated Campaign of 1858, in Illinois; Including the Preceding Speeches of Each at Chicago, Springfield, Etc.; Also, the Two Great Speeches of Mr.

Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, In the Celebrated Campaign of 1858, in Illinois; Including the Preceding Speeches of Each at Chicago, Springfield, Etc.; Also, the Two Great Speeches of Mr.

Hardcover. Columbus OH, Follett, Foster and Company, 1st, 1860, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, embossed brown cloth, 268 pages. Not first issue but an early printing with a "2" on page 13, line above publisher on copyright page, 2 leaves/4 pages of ads at front for The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin, The Exiles of Florida; Adela the Octoroon; then a letter from Mr. Lincoln opposite title page. Contemporary transcripts of perhaps the most consequential campaign debates in American history. While campaigning against each other for the Senate seat for Illinois, Douglas and Lincoln engaged in a series of public debates on slavery that earned nationwide attention. Lincoln and the young Republican Party capitalized on the attention, partly by having the debate transcripts published-laying the foundation for his successful presidential campaign. Page 1, 104, and 105 with pencil marking, light water stain to bottom corner of some pages, 1 X 1/4" chip to spine cloth. Otherwise clean.

Record # 383836

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New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion - Containing Histories of the Several New Hampshire Regiments, and Biographical Notices of Many of the Prominent Actors in the Civil War of 1861-65by:

New Hampshire in the Great Rebellion - Containing Histories of the Several New Hampshire Regiments, and Biographical Notices of Many of the Prominent Actors in the Civil War of 1861-65
by:

Hardcover. Newport, Tony O'Connor Civil War Enterprises, Reprint, NA, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, tan cloth with gilt lettering, 608 pages. Black & white illustrations. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 610169

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Cost of Courage in Aztec Society: Essays on Mesoamerican Society and Culture by: Inga Clendinnen

Cost of Courage in Aztec Society: Essays on Mesoamerican Society and Culture
by: Inga Clendinnen

Softcover. NY, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 216 pages. A collection of pathbreaking essays on Aztec and Maya culture in the sixteenth century. In the title work Inga Clendinnen reconstructs the sequence of experiences through which young Aztec warriors were brought to embrace their duty to their people, to their city, and to the forces that moved the world and the heavens. Subsequent essays explore the survival of Yucatec Maya culture in the face of Spanish conquest and colonisation, the insidious corruption of an austere ideology translated into dangerously novel circumstances, and the multiple paths to the sacred constructed by 'defeated' populations in sixteenth-century Mexico. The collection ends with Clendinnen's transition to the colonial history of her own country: a close and loving reading of the 1841 expedition journal of George Augustus Robinson. Clean copy.

Record # 379161

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Wellsprings of a Nation: America before 1801. A Bicentennial Exhibition from the Collections of the American Antiquarian Society at the Worcester Art Museum April 19 June 5 1977. by:

Wellsprings of a Nation: America before 1801. A Bicentennial Exhibition from the Collections of the American Antiquarian Society at the Worcester Art Museum April 19 June 5 1977.
by:

Softcover. Worcester MA, American Antiquarian Society, 1st, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Exhibition catalog. 141 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Tan stiff wrappers. Covers and spine slightly sunned, small stain to for-edge, dog-ears to upper page-corners. A nice, tight copy.

Record # 396797

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Foreign Bonds; An Autopsy - A Study of Defaults and Repudiations of Government Obligationsby: Winkler, Max

Foreign Bonds; An Autopsy - A Study of Defaults and Repudiations of Government Obligations
by: Winkler, Max

Hardcover. New York , Arno Press, reprint, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 295 pages, green cloth covers with gilt lettering. Previous owner's stamp on front fly leaf, otherwise clean, very good. Facsimile reprint of the 1933 edition. Scarce in hardcover.

Record # 407521

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The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry 1933 1945 by: Levin, Nora

The Holocaust: The Destruction of European Jewry 1933 1945
by: Levin, Nora

Hardcover. NY, Thomas Y. Crowell, Book Club, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 768 pages, b&w illustrations. Clean copy.

Record # 385596

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Domination without Dominance: Inca-Spanish Encounters in Early Colonial Peru by: Lamana, Gonzalo

Domination without Dominance: Inca-Spanish Encounters in Early Colonial Peru
by: Lamana, Gonzalo

Softcover. Durham NC, Duke University Press , 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 287 pages. Offering an alternative narrative of the conquest of the Incas, Gonzalo Lamana both examines and shifts away from the colonial imprint that still permeates most accounts of the conquest. Lamana focuses on a key moment of transition: the years that bridged the first contact between Spanish conquistadores and Andean peoples in 1531 and the moment, around 1550, when a functioning colonial regime emerged. Using published accounts and array of archival sources, he focuses on questions of subalternization, meaning making, copying, and exotization, which proved crucial to both the Spaniards and the Incas. On the one hand, he re-inserts different epistemologies into the conquest narrative, making central to the plot often-dismissed, discrepant stories such as books that were expected to talk and year-long attacks that could only be launched under a full moon. On the other hand, he questions the dominant image of a clear distinction between Inca and Spaniard, showing instead that on the battlefield as much as in everyday arenas such as conversion, market exchanges, politics, and land tenure, the parties blurred into each other in repeated instances of mimicry. Clean copy.

Record # 385730

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History of Our Navy, The: From its Origin to the End of the War with Spain, 1775-1898, Vol. II of V.by: Spears, John R.

History of Our Navy, The: From its Origin to the End of the War with Spain, 1775-1898, Vol. II of V.
by: Spears, John R.

Hardcover. New York , Charles Scribner's Sons, reprint, 1899, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 425 pages. Blue cloth cover, gilt lettering, and embossed design. Some wear to corners and edges of spine. Some faint stains on front pages, otherwise inside is bright and clean, with more than 500 b&w illustrations, maps and diagrams. A nice copy.

Record # 852815

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Peace-Making and the Settlement with Japan by: Frederick S. Dunn

Peace-Making and the Settlement with Japan
by: Frederick S. Dunn

Hardcover. Westport CT, Greenwood Press, reprint, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, black cloth with gilt lettering on spine, 210 pages. Professor Dunn presents an account of the making of the Japanese peace treaty. He discusses the international environment from the outbreak of World War II to 1950, the San Francisco conference of September 1951 and the security arrangements which the United States helped to create in the Pacific and Asian area. Originally published in 1963 by Princeton. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 396756

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Burgoyne of Saratoga: A Biography by: Gerald Howson

Burgoyne of Saratoga: A Biography
by: Gerald Howson

Hardcover. NY, Times Books, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket that shows fading, 360 pages, b&w illustrations, endpaper maps. General John Burgoyne was a British army officer, politician and dramatist. He first saw action during the Seven Years' War when he participated in several battles, mostly notably during the Portugal Campaign of 1762. Burgoyne is best known for his role in the American War of Independence. During the Saratoga campaign he surrendered his army of 5,000 men to the American troops on October 17, 1777. Appointed to command a force designated to capture Albany and end the rebellion, Burgoyne advanced from Canada but soon found himself surrounded and outnumbered. He fought two battles at Saratoga, but was forced to open negotiations with Horatio Gates. Although he agreed to a convention, on 17 October 1777, which would allow his troops to return home, this was subsequently revoked and his men were made prisoners. Burgoyne faced criticism when he returned to Britain, and never held another active command. Clean copy.

Record # 397483

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Letters from Americaby: Eddis, William

Letters from America
by: Eddis, William

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, light brown cloth w/ black lettering on spine., 237 pages. Lightest of edgewear to dj. A collection of 42 letters written between 1769 and 1777 by Eddis, a young Englishman, loyal to the Crown. The correspondence offers unique insights into a critical point in American history, especially around the Cheapeake area where he was a resident. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 387808

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Diary of the American War: A Hessian Journal by: Ewald, Johann Von

Diary of the American War: A Hessian Journal
by: Ewald, Johann Von

Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. 467 pages, b&w illustrations. Translated from the German and edited by Joseph P. Tustin. Johann Ewald was acknowledged by the British for whom and with whom he fought in the American Revolution as one of the best light infantry officers (termed outpost officers) in their service. A dedicated, trained professional from Hesse-Cassel, who was 'hired out' by his sovereign for the American War, he knew his job 'from muzzle to butt plate' and was an excellent leader of men, as well as a shrewd observer of what he saw. Fortunately for us, he also wrote all of it down. This book is one of the most valuable memoirs of the period. The petite guerre (little war), also called partisan warfare, of the period is of great importance in understanding the picture of the whole for the War of the Revolution. The jagers that Ewald commanded were also some of the most deadly light infantry in the world at the time, and they were greatly feared by their American opponents. Armed with short German hunting rifles and dressed in green and brown, they not only blended in with their surroundings, but they served in almost every action and battle of the war. Ewald's direct, observant prose paints a vivid picture of the war, his British comrades, and his American opponents. He respected the Americans, especially their officers' attempt at becoming more professional as the war progressed, exemplified by the military books and treatises they read, which Ewald saw from time to time as he came across captured officers' baggage. he was amazed at the American attempts, which he noted were sadly lacking in his brother British officers. He noted this with care. Ewald ended up in the surrender at Yorktown and was eventually sent home to Germany. Light fading to dust jacket. Clean copy.

Record # 397482

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Historical Sketches of Andover Massachusettsby: Sarah Loring Bailey

Historical Sketches of Andover Massachusetts
by: Sarah Loring Bailey

Hardcover. Andover MA, Andover Historical Society, reprint, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardbound in dark green cloth, 626 pages and illustrated with photos. This is a facsimile reprint of the 1880 edition. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 386635

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The Invasion of France and Germany, 1944-1945: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 11 by: Morison, Samuel Eliot

The Invasion of France and Germany, 1944-1945: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 11
by: Morison, Samuel Eliot

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1st, 1957, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Volume XI in The History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. 360 pages, illustrated with maps (one fold-out) and b&w photos. Gilt on spine with light fading, lacks dust jacket, dj flap copy pasted inside front cover, otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 386592

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Holy War in Judaism: The Fall and Rise of a Controversial Ideaby: Reuven Firestone

Holy War in Judaism: The Fall and Rise of a Controversial Idea
by: Reuven Firestone

Hardcover. NY, Oxford University Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 365 pages. Holy war, sanctioned or even commanded by God, is a common and recurring theme in the Hebrew Bible. Rabbinic Judaism, however, largely avoided discussion of holy war in the Talmud and related literatures for the simple reason that it became dangerous and self-destructive. Reuven Firestone's Holy War in Judaism is the first book to consider how the concept of ''holy war'' disappeared from Jewish thought for almost 2000 years, only to reemerge with renewed vigor in modern times. The revival of the holy war idea occurred with the rise of Zionism. As the necessity of organized Jewish engagement in military actions developed, Orthodox Jews faced a dilemma. There was great need for all to engage in combat for the survival of the infant state of Israel, but the Talmudic rabbis had virtually eliminated divine authorization for Jews to fight in Jewish armies. Once the notion of divinely sanctioned warring was revived, it became available to Jews who considered that the historical context justified more aggressive forms of warring.

Record # 386927

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Dateline Soweto: Travels With Black South African Reportersby: Finnegan, William

Dateline Soweto: Travels With Black South African Reporters
by: Finnegan, William

Hardcover. NY, Harper and Row, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 244 pages. The author spent 6 weeks with a courageous and devoted group of black reporters from the Johannesburg Star. This book focuses on the dilemma of these men and women caught between the militant black community, the police who harass them mercilessly, and their white editors who, fearful of the truth and wary of government disapproval, sometimes refuse to print the stories the reporters risked their lives to get. Clean copy.

Record # 374683

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Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad (SIGNED COPY)by: Anderson, M.T.

Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad (SIGNED COPY)
by: Anderson, M.T.

Hardcover. Somerville MA, Candlewick, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 456 pages, SIGNED BY AUTHOR on the title page. In September 1941, Adolf Hitlers Wehrmacht surrounded Leningrad in what was to become one of the longest and most destructive sieges in Western history-almost three years of bombardment and starvation. Trapped between the Nazi invading force and the Soviet government itself was composer Dmitri Shostakovich, writing a symphony to rouse, rally, eulogize, and commemorate his fellow citizens: the Leningrad Symphony. This is the true story of a city under siege, the triumph of bravery and defiance in the face of terrifying odds. It is also a look at the power-and layered meaning-of music in beleaguered lives. Symphony for the City of the Dead is a masterwork thrillingly told and impeccably researched by National Book Award-winning author M. T. Anderson. Signed copy sticker on front cover, otherwise like new.

Record # 387311

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Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manilaby: James M. Scott

Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila
by: James M. Scott

Hardcover. NY, W. W. Norton, 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 635 pages. The definitive history of one of the most brutal campaigns of the war in the Pacific. "What Iris Chang did for our understanding of the Rape of Nanking, James M. Scott has now done for the Battle of Manila. Here is a sweeping tale of frenzied fighting and heartbreaking devastation, written by a meticulous historian who has unflinchingly probed the truth of this largely forgotten episode from the Pacific." Clean copy.

Record # 387539

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Theodore Roosevelt and the Art of Controversy: Episodes of the White House Years by: Willard B. Gatewood Jr.

Theodore Roosevelt and the Art of Controversy: Episodes of the White House Years
by: Willard B. Gatewood Jr.

Hardcover. Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a dust jacket with mild fading to spine, 294 pages. Essays that examine seven disputes which Roosevelt created, fell into or searched out during his White House years. Clean copy.

Record # 387761

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Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser, 1977-1981 (SIGNED COPY)by: Brzezinski, Zbigniew

Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser, 1977-1981 (SIGNED COPY)
by: Brzezinski, Zbigniew

Hardcover. NY, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st Ltd Ed., 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, Burgundy cloth, gilt spine and front facsimile signature; signed by author in black ink to limitation page, copy #310/500; 2 sections of black & white photographs; tan paper covered slipcase. Zbigniew Brzezinski was a political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as a counselor to Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966-1968 and held the position of United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981. Clean, bight copy.

Record # 387775

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The Bloodybacks: The British Serviceman in North America and the Caribbean 1655-1783 by: Hargreaves, Reginald

The Bloodybacks: The British Serviceman in North America and the Caribbean 1655-1783
by: Hargreaves, Reginald

Hardcover. London , Rupert Hart=Davis, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a dust jacket with light edgewear, 365 pages. An informal military history of the North American continent. The two major campaigns covered being the war with France for the possession of Canada & the American War of Independence. Service discipline in the British Army meant a bloody back, hence the nickname for the soldiers of the time. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 387889

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Leicester Vermont's Silver Lake: Beyond the Myths by: William J. Powers

Leicester Vermont's Silver Lake: Beyond the Myths
by: William J. Powers

Softcover. Rutland VT, Academy Books, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 203 pages, b&w illustrations. A factual 200 year journey set on Vermont's remote Silver Lake. Clean copy.

Record # 396272

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History of Jefferson County in the State of New York, From the Earliest Period to the Present Timeby: Hough, Franklin B,

History of Jefferson County in the State of New York, From the Earliest Period to the Present Time
by: Hough, Franklin B,

Albany NY, Joel Munsell, 1st, 1854, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, Contemporary blind-stamped dark brown cloth. Frontispiece and full page plates with tissue guards plus text illustrations. 601 pages. Mild to moderate foxing thoughout. Binding sound, top of spine worn with chipping to cloth. A few dog-eared/creased pages.

Record # 380696

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Bare Ruined Choirs: Doubt, Prophecy and Radical Religionby: Garry Wills

Bare Ruined Choirs: Doubt, Prophecy and Radical Religion
by: Garry Wills

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday, reprint, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket, 272 pages. Mr. Wills takes the disarray of the Catholic Church as a model of institutional breakdown, tracing parallel agonies in church and state... He asks whether life can rise again from our institutional ruins, and finds promising signs of this, not only among Catholic "prophets" but Protestant and Jewish ones as well." Name on front leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 396390

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Men O'War: The Illustrated Story of Life in Nelson's Armyby: Goodwin, Peter

Men O'War: The Illustrated Story of Life in Nelson's Army
by: Goodwin, Peter

Hardcover. Carlton Books, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 128 pages, illustrated throughout with numerous plates in color and b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.

Record # 455119

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A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing the Boston Town Records 1758 to 1769 by: N/A

A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston Containing the Boston Town Records 1758 to 1769
by: N/A

Hardcover. Boston, City Registrar's Office of Boston, MA, 1886, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Sixteenth Report of the Record Commissioners, 344 pages. Minor wear, chipping to spine cloth, gilt decorated binding. Special topics considered during this time period included "Schools, Inns, Faneuil-Hall Market, the Fire of 1760, Inoculation, Long Wharf, and Beacon Hill", plus the approval of Hancock's Hospital, etc. Name on blank prelim page, otherwise tight and clean.

Record # 396474

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ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE AD: by: Edward Penfield (Illust.)

ORIGINAL VINTAGE MAGAZINE AD:
by: Edward Penfield (Illust.)

NY, P F Collier & Son, Book: Very Good, Illustration in 2-colors of Benjamin Franklin selling books door-to-door by Edward Penfield.. Colliers, 8/22/1925. "Franklin learned the secret for himself-" 10 X 13". PLEASE NOTE: The image shown is a scan of the actual product you are purchasing. What you see is what you get. The sheet may have some imperfections beyond the cropped area shown. You are buying THIS PAGE ONLY- not the entire magazine. Your order will be placed carefully between stiff paper and an acetate overlay, then packed in a rigid cardboard sleeve to prevent bending.

Record # 382621

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The Origins of Political Stability: England 1675-1725 by: Plumb, J. H.

The Origins of Political Stability: England 1675-1725
by: Plumb, J. H.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin , 1st US, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, lightly worn dust jacket, 206 pages. Name on front fly leaf otherwise clean.

Record # 396489

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Histoire D'Arlon (FRENCH ED.)by: Bertrang, A.

Histoire D'Arlon (FRENCH ED.)
by: Bertrang, A.

Softcover. FR, Arlon, 2nd, 1953, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 462 pages. Softcover with light wear to edges. French text. Spine shows some wear.

Record # 368275

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The Civil War: A Narrative. Volume 3. Red River to Appomattox by: Foote, Shelby

The Civil War: A Narrative. Volume 3. Red River to Appomattox
by: Foote, Shelby

Hardcover. NY, Random House, reprint, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. The Civil War: A Narrative. In the third -- and last -- volume of this vivid history, Foote brings to a close the story of four years of turmoil and strife which altered American life forever. Here, told in vivid narrative and as seen from both sides, are those climactic struggles, great and small, on and off the field of battle, which finally decided the fate of this nation. "Red River to Appomattox" opens with the beginning of the two final, major confrontations of the war: Grant against Lee in Virginia, and Sherman pressing Johnston in North Georgia. While the Virginia-Georgia fighting is in progress, Kearsarge sinks the Alabama and Forrest gains new laurels at Brice's Crossroads.With Grant and Lee deadlocked at Petersburg, Sherman takes Atlanta -- assuring Lincoln's reelection, together with the certainty that the war will be fought (not negotiated) to a finish. These events are followed by Hood's bold northward strike through middle Tennessee while Sherman sets out on his march to the sea, to be opposed at its end by the ghost of the Army of Tennessee. Endpaper maps. First published in 1974, this appears to be a reprint (no price on dust jacket). Newspaper obituary of Foote laid in. Clean copy.

Record # 396588

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The Doolittle Raid: America's daring first strike against Japanby: Carroll V. Glines

The Doolittle Raid: America's daring first strike against Japan
by: Carroll V. Glines

Hardcover. NY, Orion/Crown, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 272 pages. Recaptures the World War II bombing raid over Tokyo under the command of Lt. Col. "Jimmy" Doolittle and the incredible seek-and-destroy mission that he and other American pilots endured after the bombing.

Record # 374052

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The New Nationalismby: Theodore Roosevelt /Introduction by Ernest Hamlin Abbott

The New Nationalism
by: Theodore Roosevelt /Introduction by Ernest Hamlin Abbott

Hardcover. NY, The Outlook Company, 1st, 1910, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, bright red cloth with gilt lettering, top edge gilt, 268 pages. Collects speeches made by Roosevelt in August and September 1910 on his tour of the United States, in which he espoused his political platform of social welfare and opposition to corporate political power. Bookplate on inside front cover, otherwise a clean, sharp copy.

Record # 396906

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How to See Boston: A Trustworthy Guide Bookby: Moses King (Ed.)

How to See Boston: A Trustworthy Guide Book
by: Moses King (Ed.)

Hardcover. Boston, Macullar Parker & Co., 1st, 1895, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages with 250 photographs and maps, including a color fold-out map in rear. Blue cloth with bright gilt on front cover. Previous owner's inscription opposite title page.

Record # 404493

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