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Brass Checks and Red Lights (SIGNED COPY)by: Mazzulla, Fred and Jo

Brass Checks and Red Lights (SIGNED COPY)
by: Mazzulla, Fred and Jo

Hardcover. Denver, CO, Fred and Jo Mazzulla, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS. 56 pages, b&w photographs. Light foxing to top edge. Very minor soiling to boards; covered by plastic dust jacket. Else a very clean, tight copy.

Record # 851306

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The Civil War: A Narrative. Volume 2. Fredericksburg to Meridianby: Foote, Shelby

The Civil War: A Narrative. Volume 2. Fredericksburg to Meridian
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, Vol. 2 focuses on the pivotal year of 1863, as Shelby Foote's masterful narrative history brings to life the Battle of Gettysburg and Grant's Vicksburg campaign and covers some of the most dramatic and important moments in the Civil War. Endpaper maps. First published in 1963, this appears to be a 70s reprint ($40 price on dust jacket). Clean copy.

Record # 396587

Price: $45.00 
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Lighthouse: An Illuminating History of the World's Coastal Sentinelsby: R. G. Grant

Lighthouse: An Illuminating History of the World's Coastal Sentinels
by: R. G. Grant

Hardcover. NY, Black Dog & Leventhal, 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 176 pages. Lighthouse is packed with extraordinary stories of human innovation, desperate shipwrecks, builders defying the elements and heroic sea rescues. Through more than 350 gorgeous vintage images and historic details, Lighthouse brings the golden age of seafaring alive. With rare archival blueprints and stories of daring adventure, Lighthouse captures the romance and awe-inspiring history of these isolated, life-saving towers, along with the incredible feats of engineering and invention it took to create them. Beginning in the 18th century and ending in the mid-19th century, this book examines these iconic buildings from every angle, chronicling the evolution of lighthouse design; the tremendous obstacles overcome during construction and upkeep; the thrilling tales of heroism and mercilessness of the seas; and the daily lives of the dedicated and often long-suffering keepers. With over 350 illustrations, this seasonless gift book provides the tales and original architectural plans for beloved lighthouses found throughout the world, including Eddystone, Sandy Hook, Montauk Point, Stannard Rock, Borkum Grosser, Green Point, Tillamook Rock, Cape Hatteras, Erie Harbor, and many more.

Record # 374044

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A Narrative of the Negro: Missing Pages in American History : Revealing the Services of Negros in the Early Wars in the United States of America 1641-1815by: Wilkes,

A Narrative of the Negro: Missing Pages in American History : Revealing the Services of Negros in the Early Wars in the United States of America 1641-1815
by: Wilkes,

Hardcover. New York, G. K. Hall & Company, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 319 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Minor dust jacket edge wear, otherwise, spotless and tight copy.

Record # 456814

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Slavery and Jeffersonian Virginia by: McColley, Robert

Slavery and Jeffersonian Virginia
by: McColley, Robert

Hardcover. Urbana IL, University of Illinois Press, 1st, 1964, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a dust jacket with two small holes to front cover, 227 pages with index. "Slavery was a social and an economic institution of such power that it sustained and extended an economic system whose demands went far to determine the domestic and foreign policy of the "agrarian" party in our early history. For the agrarian politics of Jefferson, while possibly benefiting the small freeholder, very closely served the interests of the plantation system, at least as the planters conceived their interests." Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 397182

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Prison Notes by: Deming, Barbara

Prison Notes
by: Deming, Barbara

Hardcover. NY, Grossman Publishers, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a worn, unclipped dust jacket. The personal memoirs of a participant in the Albany Georgia civil rights movement. 185 pages + photographic plates at end. No markings.

Record # 379922

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Detroit's Coming of Age, 1873-1973by: Don Lochbiler

Detroit's Coming of Age, 1873-1973
by: Don Lochbiler

Softcover. Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 2nd pr., 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 355 pages with index, b&w illustrations. Clean copy.

Record # 397413

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Viewing Greenviile and Pitt County Near the Turn of the Centuryby: James S. Jenkins, Jr.

Viewing Greenviile and Pitt County Near the Turn of the Century
by: James S. Jenkins, Jr.

Hardcover. Greenville NC, James S. Jenkins Jr., 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover bound in green cloth boards, 87 pages printed on one side only. A privately printed compilation of news excerpts from local newspapers in the Greenville area from 1892 to 1909. An interesting portrait of small town Southern life during the period. Unique, scarce.

Record # 378915

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Life on the English Manor: A Study of Peasant Conditions 1150-1400by: Bennett, H. S.

Life on the English Manor: A Study of Peasant Conditions 1150-1400
by: Bennett, H. S.

Softcover. NY, Cambridge University Press, reprint, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 364 pages. A picture of the daily and yearly round of the English peasant in the Middle Ages. Bennett explains the feudal system which linked the poor man to the soil and to the service of his lord and the church. Since all of the inhabitants of England at that time were countrymen, except for a few large towns, this book is really an introduction to life in Medieval England as a whole. Clean and unmarked wraps in reddish-brown with a woodcut illustration. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 397466

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Miliitary Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775by: N/A

Miliitary Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775
by: N/A

Hardcover. Poughkeepsie, New York, Abraham Tomlinson, 1st, 1855, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 128 pages, gilt title on cover and frontispiece illustration, with numerous illustrative notes throughout and a supplement containing official papers on the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord. Ex-library residue, front cover loose and binding needs new back strip. Internal pages are clean and bright.

Record # 853761

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Departing Glory: Theodore Roosevelt As Ex-Presidentby: Joseph L. Gardner

Departing Glory: Theodore Roosevelt As Ex-President
by: Joseph L. Gardner

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 432 pages, b&w illustrations. A moving account of Theodore Roosevelt's post-presidential years. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 397539

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The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress by: Chris Hedges

The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress
by: Chris Hedges

NY, Nation Books, 1st US, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. A collection of Hedges essays originally published by Truthdig, the Webby award-winning progressive news website. Hedges lyrically and fearlessly dissects the most controversial issues of the day: America's wars of self-destruction in Iraq and Afghanistan, the decay of American empire (at home and abroad), Israel's ghettoization of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, and the failure of American liberalism. Clean copy.

Record # 381488

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Echoes of Distant Thunder: Life in the United states 1914-1918by: Ellis, Edward Robb

Echoes of Distant Thunder: Life in the United states 1914-1918
by: Ellis, Edward Robb

Hardcover. New York, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc. , 1st Edition, 1975, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, 510 pages. Hardcover. Decorated endpapers. Red cover boards, white quarter cloth, gilt title on spine and front cover board, agewear to covers. Dust jacket has edgewear (see image). Binding good. Spine straight. Pages unmarked. A historical narrative about WWI in the United States.

Record # 99238

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Facing West: The Metaphysics of Indian-Hating and Empire-Building: A Major Investigation of the Historical Link Between American Racism and Expansionism (INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR)by:

Facing West: The Metaphysics of Indian-Hating and Empire-Building: A Major Investigation of the Historical Link Between American Racism and Expansionism (INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR)
by:

Softcover. New York, New American Library, 1st Edition, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 571 pages. Softcover. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. B/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper has some slight tanning, very good. Pages clean and unmarked. In very good shape.

Record # 32853

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SOE in France: An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France 1940 1944 by: Foot, M.R.D.

SOE in France: An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France 1940 1944
by: Foot, M.R.D.

Softcover. London, Frank Cass, reprint, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 526 pages, b&w illustrations. An Account of the Work of the British Special Operations Executive in France 1940-1944. Maps, appends., sources, index, Updated edition of the HMSO Official History Volume. Originally withdrawn shortly after publication due to threats of legal action by Peter Churchill, then re-released with emendations, Clean copy.

Record # 397854

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American Marine: The Shipping Question in History and Politicsby: Bates, William W.

American Marine: The Shipping Question in History and Politics
by: Bates, William W.

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, reprint, 1893, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 479 pages. Spine and corner edge wear. Ex-library usual stamping and residue. Tissue guard on frontispiece. Clean pages and tight binding.

Record # 852356

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The Farfarers: Before the Norse (SIGNED COPY)by: Mowat, Farley

The Farfarers: Before the Norse (SIGNED COPY)
by: Mowat, Farley

Hardcover. Toronto, Key Porter Books, 2nd pr., 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 377 pages. SIGNED BY MOWAT on the title page. Blue endpaper maps, b&w photo illustrations. chronology. notes. After years of research, sparked by his discovery of roofless ruins in Hudson Bay, Farley Mowat presents a speculative history of the first Europeans in North America and a challenge to the presently held notion that the Vikings were the first to inhabit northern Canada. Carbon dating placed these ruins hundreds of years before the Vikings landed in Newfoundland, but the conventional accepted historical theory could offer no explanation for them. Mowat`s search led him to Scotland and the Northern Isles where he discovered ruins that resembled those he had seen on the other side of the Atlantic. He painstakingly researched early historical accounts from Roman and pre-Roman times for answers and was able to reconstruct the story of a forgotten people.

Record # 398029

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History of New Haven in Vermont 1761-1983, Aby: Farnsworth, Harold and others

History of New Haven in Vermont 1761-1983, A
by: Farnsworth, Harold and others

Hardcover. New Haven VT, Town of New Haven, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 350 pages, b&w illustrations. Dust jacket with light wear to edges, corners. oOtherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 377812

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Short Cut To Tokyo: The Battle for the Aleutians by: Corey Ford

Short Cut To Tokyo: The Battle for the Aleutians
by: Corey Ford

Hardcover. NY, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1943, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket. Clean copy.

Record # 398153

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Aroma: The Cultural History of Smellby: Classen Constance; Howes David; Synnott Anthony

Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell
by: Classen Constance; Howes David; Synnott Anthony

Softcover. London/NY, Routledge, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 248 pages. Clean copy. mell is a social phenomenon, given particular meanings and values by different cultures. Odours form the building blocks of cosmologies, class hierarchies, and political odours. They can enforce social structures or transgress them, unite people or divide them, empower or disempower. The authors argue that the sociology of smell is repressed in the modern West, and its social history ignored. This book breaks the "olfactory silence" of modernity. It offers the first comprehensive exploration of the cultural role of odours in Western history - from antiquity to the present. It also covers a wide variey of non-Western societies. Its topics range from the medieval concept of the "odour of sanctity", to the aromatherapies of South America, and from olfactory stereotypes of gender and ethnicity in the modern West to the role of smell in postmodernity. Its subject matter will fascinate anyone who likes to nose around in the inner workings of culture.

Record # 378353

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Put The Vermonters Ahead: A History of the Vermont National Guard 1764-1978 by: Haraty, Peter H. (editor)

Put The Vermonters Ahead: A History of the Vermont National Guard 1764-1978
by: Haraty, Peter H. (editor)

Hardcover. Burlington VT, Queen City Printers , 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with gilt lettering, 324 pages. Clean, bright copy, no dust jacket.

Record # 398307

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Story of Keewaydin, The: 50 Years at Dunmore 1910-1959by: Fenn, Abbott T.

Story of Keewaydin, The: 50 Years at Dunmore 1910-1959
by: Fenn, Abbott T.

Hardcover. Salisbury, Keewaydin Camp, 1st Thus, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 67 pages plus section of black & white group camp photographs from 1912 to 1958. Hardcover. SIGNED BY ABBOTT FENN ON DEDICATION PAGE. Updated and corrected edition of the original 1959 'The Story of Keewaydin'. Dust jacket with wear to edges, tape repaired closed tears - jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 613454

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On the Road to the Wolf's Lair: German Resistance to Hitlerby: Hamerow, Theodore S.

On the Road to the Wolf's Lair: German Resistance to Hitler
by: Hamerow, Theodore S.

Hardcover. Cambridge, Mass., The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 442 pages, b&w illustrations. In the beginning, they rallied behind Hitler in the national interest of Germany; in the end, they sacrificed their lives to assassinate him. A history of German resistance to Hitler in high places, this book offers a glimpse into one of the most intractable mysteries. Why did high-ranking army officers, civil servants, and religious leaders support Hitler? Why did they ultimately turn against him? What transformed these unlikely men, most of them elitist, militaristic, and fiercely nationalistic, into martyrs to a universal ideal?

Record # 852285

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Fields of Vision: Landscape Imagery and National Identity in England and the United Statesby: Stephen Daniels

Fields of Vision: Landscape Imagery and National Identity in England and the United States
by: Stephen Daniels

Hardcover. Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 255 pages, b&w illustrations. Contents: The Prince of Wales and the Shadow of St Paul's, Joseph Wright and the spectacle of power; Humphrey Repton and the improvement of the estate; J. M. W. Turner and the circulation of the state; Thomas Cole and the course of empire; Frances Palmer and the incorporation of the continent; John Constable and the making of Constable country. Clean copy.

Record # 378690

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Revised Roster of Vermont Volunteers in the War Of Rebellion and Lists of Vermonters Who Served in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion 1861-66 - Field Edition - Volume 1 & 2

Revised Roster of Vermont Volunteers in the War Of Rebellion and Lists of Vermonters Who Served in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion 1861-66 - Field Edition - Volume 1 & 2

Hardcover. Newport VT, Vermont Civil War Enterprises, Reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 2 Hardcover Volumes. Reprint from early 2000's. Volume 1 - 455 pages. Hardcover. Imitation red leather covers. Gilt titles on spine and cover. Related article laid in. Previous owner's pencil inscription on front end paper has been erased. Otherwise clean, tight copy. Volume 2 - 408 pages. Hardcover. Imitation red leather covers. Gilt titles on spine and cover. Previous owner's pencil inscription on front end paper has been erased. Some pencil markings throughout. Otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 613494

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Spaulding Memorial and Personal Reminiscences (SIGNED COPY)by: Spaulding, Phineas

Spaulding Memorial and Personal Reminiscences (SIGNED COPY)
by: Spaulding, Phineas

Hardcover. unknown, private publishing, 1st, 1887, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 324 pages. INSCRIBED BY PHINEAS SPAULDING. Includes Life and Selected Poetry of Caroline A. Spaulding. Brown cloth covers, beveled edges, black stamped boarders and pictorial, gilt titles to spine, b&w tissue-protected frontispiece of author's portrait, decorated endpapers. Light edgewear to covers, previous owner's inscription to front endpaper, pages crisp and otherwise unmarked, stiff binding; a very clean, tight copy in great condition.

Record # 808285

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The Onslaught: The German Drive to Stalingrad : Documented in 150 Unpublished Colour Photographs by: Heinrich Von Einsiedel

The Onslaught: The German Drive to Stalingrad : Documented in 150 Unpublished Colour Photographs
by: Heinrich Von Einsiedel

Hardcover. NY, Norton, 1st US, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 192 pages. The photos are breathtaking not necessarily for their quality - many are washed out and most of the subject matter is routine day to day military stuff - but for their rarity. While the Germans seem to have been at least as far advanced in the use of color photography as the Americans, there is still a paucity of color photography in the public record. That is being addressed by the various nations who took large amounts of color film in an official capacity, including the US, UK, Germany and Canada. The book's captions are adequate to the task, and there are good historical sections, as well as an introduction by Max Hastings as well as commentary by an actual German war correspondent. The strength of the book is in its ability to bring the participants of the subject campaign - the German invasion of Russia up to and including Stalingrad - to life. The use of a large format allows one to note small details of the photos, and relate to the subject matter on a personal level. Despite the lack of "action" shots, there is much to see in facial expressions, uniform details, and especially geography as the Russian steppe is shown in summer and winter, as well as the famous Russian mud (Rasputitsa) about which so much has been written.

Record # 374150

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30 Miles for Ice Cream (SIGNED COPY)by: Hoyt, Murray

30 Miles for Ice Cream (SIGNED COPY)
by: Hoyt, Murray

Hardcover. Brattleboro, VT, Stephen Greene Press, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 194 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED ON FRONT FLY LEAF. Clean, tight copy with light rubbing to cover edges. Dust jacket has crease and small closed tear on rear.

Record # 750316

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Poisonous Affair, A: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja (SIGNED COPY)by: Hiltermann, Joost R.

Poisonous Affair, A: America, Iraq, and the Gassing of Halabja (SIGNED COPY)
by: Hiltermann, Joost R.

hardcover. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 314 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ON FRONT FLY LEAF BY JOOST (AUTHOR) Clean, tight copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. In March 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, thousands were killed in a chemical attack on a town in Iraqi Kurdistan. Both sides accused the other. Gradually it emerged that Saddam Hussein, with the tacit support of his western allies, was responsible. This book tells the story of the gassing of Halabja, and how Iraq amassed chemical weapons to target Iranian soldiers and Kurdish villagers as America looked the other way. Today, as the Middle East sinks further into turmoil, these policies are coming back to haunt the West.

Record # 469487

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Tsereteli - A Democrat in the Russian Revolutionby: Roobol, W. H.

Tsereteli - A Democrat in the Russian Revolution
by: Roobol, W. H.

Hardcover. The Hague, Netherlands, Martinus Nijhoff, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 273 pages. Slight wear and fading to dust jacket spine. Tape mark on front of dust jacket. Otherwise, clean, tight copy.

Record # 855392

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Petrashevtsy, The: - A Study of the Russian Revolutionaries of 1848by: Seddon, J. H.

Petrashevtsy, The: - A Study of the Russian Revolutionaries of 1848
by: Seddon, J. H.

Hardcover. Manchester UK, Manchester University Press, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 312 pages. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 610672

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Troy and its remains: A narrative of researches and discoveries made on the site of Ilium, and in the Trojan Plain by: Schliemann, Heinrich

Troy and its remains: A narrative of researches and discoveries made on the site of Ilium, and in the Trojan Plain
by: Schliemann, Heinrich

Hardcover. NY, Arno Press, reprint, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth. Black and gilt spine lettering. Edited by Philip Smith. Reprinted from the 1875 edition. Illustrated with 52 full-page plates, 498 figures, 5 maps, plans and tables. 392 pages. Bright, clean copy.

Record # 374655

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Etruscan Placesby: Lawrence, D. H.

Etruscan Places
by: Lawrence, D. H.

Softcover. London, Olive Press, Reprint, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 178 pages. Softcover. Illustrated in sepia tones, copious illustrations throughout. Light foxing top edge. Toning to covers & spine. Otherwise clean & unmarked.

Record # 750716

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Images From the Storm: 300 Civil War Images by the Author of Eye of the Stormby: Sneden, Private Robert Knox (Author/Illustrator), Charles F. Bryan, Jr., James c. Kel

Images From the Storm: 300 Civil War Images by the Author of Eye of the Storm
by: Sneden, Private Robert Knox (Author/Illustrator), Charles F. Bryan, Jr., James c. Kel

Hardcover. New York, The Free Press, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 263 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket unclipped. Color illustrations throughout. Gilt title on spine. A touch of foxing on spine, otherwise clean inside. Binding tight, in great shape.

Record # 31148

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Keepers of the Flame: The Role of Fire in American Culture, 1775-1925by: Margaret Hindle and Robert M Hazen

Keepers of the Flame: The Role of Fire in American Culture, 1775-1925
by: Margaret Hindle and Robert M Hazen

Hardcover. Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 281 pages, b&w illustrations. "For, Lo! We live in an Iron Age--In the age of Steam and Fire!" wrote a poet mesmerized by the engines that were transforming American transportation, agriculture, and industry during his lifetime. Indeed, by the nineteenth century fire had become America's leitmotif--for good and for ill. "Keeping the flame" was deadly serious: even the slightest lapse of attention could convert a fire from friendly ally to ravaging destroyer. To examine the cultural context of fire in "combustible America," Margaret Hazen and Robert Hazen gather more than a hundred illustrations, most never before published, together with anecdotes and information from hundreds of original sources, including newspapers, diaries, company records, popular fiction, art, and music. What results is an immensely entertaining and encyclopedic history that ranges from stories of the tragic "great fires" of the century to fire imagery in folktales and popular literature. Dealing more with technology than with fire in nature, the book provides a vast amount of information on fire manipulation and prevention in urban life. Hazen and Hazen discuss the people who worked with fire--or against it. Founders, gaffers, blacksmiths, boilers at saltworks, and housewives knew how to "read" a fire and employ it for their purposes. A few dedicated investigators inquired about the scientific nature of heat and flame. And firefighters gradually progressed from "bucket brigades" to "using fire to fight fire" with the newly invented steam engine. The colorful stories of these Americans--the risks they took and the rewards they received--will fascinate not only social historians but also a broad audience of general readers. Clean copy.

Record # 374324

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Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Heros of '76by: De Puy, Henry W.

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Heros of '76
by: De Puy, Henry W.

Hardcover. Boston, Dayton and Wentworth, 1st, 1853, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, 428 pages. Hardcover with heavy wear and soil on cover boards. Gutter cracked in several areas. Loose hinge and loose pages. Foxing on pages.

Record # 354251

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Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York: Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York by: O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey

Lists of Inhabitants of Colonial New York: Excerpted from the Documentary History of the State of New York
by: O'Callaghan, Edmund Bailey

Hardcover. Baltimore MD, Genealogical Publishing Company, reprint, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt lettering, 351 pages. Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan's Documentary History of the State of New-York, published in four volumes between 1849 and 1851, is one of the key source-books for genealogical and historical research in New York State. Interspersed throughout its more than 4,350 pages are copies of important genealogical records of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, among which are census records, rate lists, lists of early settlers, and rolls of militia companies. This present volume is an extract of all the important genealogical records in the O'Callaghan work, brought together in just under 300 pages, contains a complete index of names, and overcomes, for individuals unfamiliar with Dutch or German nomenclature, the confusion caused by variant spellings of family names. The records are arranged in this work in the same sequence in which they appear in the Documentary History. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 386801

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Wolfpack: U-Boats at War 1939-1945by: Kaplan, Philip; Currie, Jack

Wolfpack: U-Boats at War 1939-1945
by: Kaplan, Philip; Currie, Jack

Hardcover. Annapolis, MD, Navel Institute Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 238 pages. Hardcover with faded spine dust jacket. Black and white photographs/illustrations throughout. Clean, tight copy with only light wear to dust jacket and light rubbing to cover boards.

Record # 750646

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Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital, A (Volume 2) (Collector's Library of the Civil War)by: Jones, John B.

Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital, A (Volume 2) (Collector's Library of the Civil War)
by: Jones, John B.

Hardcover. NY, Time Life, reprint, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 480 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Dark blue leather bound with gilt titles to front cover and spine. Embossed decoration on front cover. Gilt text block edges, red ribbon marker. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 372363

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Our Whiting: Facts and Fablesby: Webster, Harold and Elizabeth

Our Whiting: Facts and Fables
by: Webster, Harold and Elizabeth

Softcover. Burlington, VT, Russell Farnsworth, 1st, 1976, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 88 pages. Softcover with light edgewear to paper wrappers. Folder in rear with a maps included. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 750319

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Story of American Toys, Theby: O'Brien, Richard

Story of American Toys, The
by: O'Brien, Richard

Hardcover. New York, Artabras, 2nd Printing, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 252 pages. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with black printed rocking horse decoration to cover, black printed titles to spine. Profusely illustrated in full color & black & white, images beautifully interspersed throughout text. Bright dust jacket with sunfading to spine. Clean, unmarked copy.

Record # 750735

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History of Lake Champlain 1609-1814by: Palmer, Peter S.

History of Lake Champlain 1609-1814
by: Palmer, Peter S.

Hardcover. Harrison, N.Y., Harbor Hill Books, reprint, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 250 pages, with illustrations. Light dust jacket edge wear, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Record # 456626

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Farewell to Salonica: City of the Crossroads by: Leon Sciaky

Farewell to Salonica: City of the Crossroads
by: Leon Sciaky

Softcover. Philadelphia, Paul Dry Books, reprint, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 299 pages. At the crossroads of East and West, Salonica (now Thessaloniki) was an oasis in a swirl of conflicting powers and interests, a vibrant world of varied peoples, where Leon Sciaky grew up at the turn of the twentieth century. This rediscovered classic includes many photos courtesy of Leon Sciaky's son Peter, who has also written a short biographical sketch of his father's life in America. "This picture of a Jewish childhood among rich merchants in Salonica has a glow, the radiant sunshine of a protected childhood."--Chicago Sun. Clean copy.

Record # 381616

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The Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific by: Geoffrey Irwin

The Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific
by: Geoffrey Irwin

Cambridge UK, Cambridge University Press, reprint, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 240 pages, b&w illustrations, diagrams. The exploration and colonisation of the Pacific is a remarkable episode of human prehistory. Early sea-going explorers had no prior knowledge of Pacific geography, no documents to record their route, no metal, no instruments for measuring time and none for exploration. Forty years of modern archaeology, experimental voyages in rafts, and computer simulations of voyages have produced an enormous range of literature on this controversial and mysterious subject. This book represents a major advance in knowledge of the settlement of the Pacific by suggesting that exploration was rapid and purposeful, undertaken systematically, and that navigation methods progressively improved. Using an innovative model to establish a detailed theory of navigation, Geoffrey Irwin claims that rather than sailing randomly downwind in search of the unknown, Pacific Islanders expanded settlement by the cautious strategy of exploring upwind, so as to ease their safe return. The author has tested this hypothesis against the chronological data from archaeological investigation, with a computer simulation of demographic and exploration patterns and by sailing throughout the region himself. Clean copy.

Record # 381526

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Countdown! 35 Daylight Missions Against Nazi Germanyby: Koger, Fred

Countdown! 35 Daylight Missions Against Nazi Germany
by: Koger, Fred

Hardcover. New York, Algonquin Books, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 183 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. A tight copy.

Record # 2230202

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Theatre through the Ages by: Molinari Cesare

Theatre through the Ages
by: Molinari Cesare

Hardcover. NY, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 324 pages, color and black and white illustrations throughout. A masterly survey of the world's stages brings to the contemporary reader the entire panorama of the theatre, including its formative stages among primitive peoples and the richly stylized traditions of the East.

Record # 363448

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Lenteloos Voorjaar: Oorlogsdagboek 1940-1941 (Dutch Edition)by: Michaelis, Hanny

Lenteloos Voorjaar: Oorlogsdagboek 1940-1941 (Dutch Edition)
by: Michaelis, Hanny

Hardcover. Amsterdam, Uitgeverij Van Oorschot , 1st, 2016, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 942 pages, DUTCH LANGUAGE. Bright copy in a similar dust jacket. Clean.

Record # 369676

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An Anthologyby: Reed, John

An Anthology
by: Reed, John

Hardcover. Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1966, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket with faded spine. Anthology of writings by American journalist, poet and Communist activist. Includes portions of "Insurgent Mexico" and "Ten Days That Shook the World,"as well as stories, articles, documents, poetry and drama. Illustrated with photos. Text in English with introductory section in Russian. 299 pages, b&w illustrations. No date but indicates "2.6.66" Clean copy.

Record # 382728

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Quest for Alien Planets, The: Exploring Worlds Outside the Solar Systemby: Halpern, Paul

Quest for Alien Planets, The: Exploring Worlds Outside the Solar System
by: Halpern, Paul

Hardcover. New York, Plenum Press, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 293 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Black and white pictures throughout.

Record # 470086

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Old Louisville: The Victorian Eraby: Samuel W. Thomas; William Morgan

Old Louisville: The Victorian Era
by: Samuel W. Thomas; William Morgan

Hardcover. Louisville KY, Data Courier for the Courier-Journal, 1st, 1975, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bight, lightly worn dust jacket. 152 pages with many b&w historical photos of Louisville

Record # 381134

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