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Life and Character of Stephen Decatur, Late Commodore and Post-Captain in the Navy of the United Statesby: Waldo, S. Putnam

Life and Character of Stephen Decatur, Late Commodore and Post-Captain in the Navy of the United States
by: Waldo, S. Putnam

Hardcover. Middletown CT, Clark & Lyman, 2nd Ed., 1821, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 378 pages, frontispiece plus 3 other engraved plates. Rebound with new cloth spine and endpapers, original calf covers present. The frontispiece has some loss to the gutter edge and has been reattached. Image not affected. Moderate foxing throughout.

Record # 403668

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Life and Death in the Northeast Kingdom: Archaeology and History at the Old Burial Ground in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. by: Kenny, Kathleen M.; James B. Peterson, Phd; J

Life and Death in the Northeast Kingdom: Archaeology and History at the Old Burial Ground in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
by: Kenny, Kathleen M.; James B. Peterson, Phd; J

Softcover. Vermont, Consulting Archaeology Program, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 316 pages. Brown glossy wrappers, slight rubbing and edge wear on fore edge. Front paper wrapper turns up slightly. Black & white photographs and map laid in. Clean and tight internally.

Record # 408659

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Life and Death in the Northeast Kingdom: Archaeology and History at the Old Burial Ground in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. by: Kenny, Kathleen M.; James B. Peterson, Phd; J

Life and Death in the Northeast Kingdom: Archaeology and History at the Old Burial Ground in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
by: Kenny, Kathleen M.; James B. Peterson, Phd; J

Softcover. Burlington VT, Consulting Archaeology Program, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 316 pages. Brown glossy wrappers, slight rubbing and edge wear on fore edge. Front paper wrapper turns up slightly. Black & white photographs and map laid in. Clean and tight internally.

Record # 353637

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Life and Letters of John Hay, The: In Two Volumesby: Thayer, William Roscoe

Life and Letters of John Hay, The: In Two Volumes
by: Thayer, William Roscoe

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 8th Impression, 1915, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two volumes, half leather bound with gilt titles and top edge, frontispiece illustration with tissue guard on both volumes. Minor corner and edge wear and fade, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Record # 853982

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Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais - 2 Volumes, Theby: Millais, John Guille

Life and Letters of Sir John Everett Millais - 2 Volumes, The
by: Millais, John Guille

Hardcover. New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1st, 1899, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 2 Hardcover Volumes. Covers are 3/4 leather with marbled sections. Spine with raised bands, title and decoration in gilt. Marbled endpapers. This set Previously owned by Charles B. Woodcock Savage who achieved notoriety as the lover of King Karl of Wurttemberg and features his signature at the top of preliminary page in each volume. Gift inscription to Savage from Nellie on front endpapers of both volumes. Top edges gilt. Features 316 black & white illustrations. Volume 1 - Light wear. Clean, tight. Volume 2 - front cover hinge cracked, with loosening to spine strip up to 1" from top - hinge tender. Light wear otherwise. Overall, very good.

Record # 611998

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Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adamsby: Sweard, William H.

Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams
by: Sweard, William H.

Hardcover. Auburn, Derby, Miller and Company, 1st, 1849, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 404 pages, with tissue guarded frontispiece portrait of Adams and gilt title on spine. Previous owner's signature on front endpaper and fly leaf, spine edge and corner wear, light foxing on some pages. Overall, clean and tight copy.

Record # 853905

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Life and Times of Aaron Burr, Theby: Parton, J.

Life and Times of Aaron Burr, The
by: Parton, J.

Hardcover. New York, Mason Brothers, 1st, 1858, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 696 pages, with frontispiece portrait and tissue guard. Previous owner's bookplate on front endpaper, edge and corner wear, small crack along top spine edge, and light foxing on some pages. Overall, in clean and tight condition.

Record # 853906

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Life and Times of Alexander Hamilton, Theby: Riethmuller, Christopher James

Life and Times of Alexander Hamilton, The
by: Riethmuller, Christopher James

Hardcover. London, Bell and Daldy, 1st, 1864, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 452 pages. Red cloth covers with embossed graphic border and gilt titles to spine. Light rubbing to covers, slight wear to cover edges and corners, front cover and backstrip of spine separated from page block, though page block still attached to rear cover.

Record # 806244

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Life As I Have Known It Has Been Finger Lickin' Good by: Col. Harland Sanders

Life As I Have Known It Has Been Finger Lickin' Good
by: Col. Harland Sanders

Hardcover. Carol Stream IL, Creation House, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket that has edgewear, light soil. The book captures Col. Sanders tenacity and drive in his multi faceted career that had failures and discovery in his great success selling his chicken process door to door to restaurants. From railroad worker to insurance salesman to Kentucky Fried Chicken founder, this is an inspirational, most enjoyable read. The autobiography of the world famous `Colonel Sanders" who, at one time, was the most recognizable person in the world, and who didn't launch Kentucky Fried Chicken, now KFC, until he was 65 years of age, and sold it for $2,000,000 several years later.

Record # 382329

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Life in the Confederate Army: Being the Observations and Experiences of an Alien in the South During the American Civil War (Collector's Library of the Civil War)by:

Life in the Confederate Army: Being the Observations and Experiences of an Alien in the South During the American Civil War (Collector's Library of the Civil War)
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Hardcover. NY, Time Life, reprint, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 456 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. In 1861 William Watson, a native Scot who had established himself as a Louisiana businessman, enlisted in the Confederate forces although still a British subject. In 1887 he penned his memoirs "to give", he said, "a simple narrative of my experience in a war campaign". Far from simple, Watson's work clearly and forcefully describes his experiences with the 3rd Louisiana infantry in battles at Wilson's Creek and Pea Ridge while depicting the mundane aspects of camp life and providing delightful and colorful character sketches of fellow soldiers and officers, including the legendary General Ben McCulloch. But Watson offers much more than the story of a soldier's life. He also provides an excellent depiction of southern society undergoing the crisis of secession and the tumultuous early years of the Civil War.

Record # 372354

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Life in the Middle Agesby: Delort, Robert, Robert Allen (Translation)

Life in the Middle Ages
by: Delort, Robert, Robert Allen (Translation)

Hardcover. New York, Edita Lausanne/Universe Books, 1st U.S.A. Edition, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 345 pages. Hardcover in cardboard slipcase. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Binding tight, spine straight. Pages and edges clean. Dust jacket price clipped, excellent otherwise, no rips or tears, glossy. Leather bound cover boards, gilt title and decoration on spine and front cover board. Thanks to slipcase in beautiful condition. A passport to our common heritage, which will illuminate and reveal the colorful pageantry of existence in medieval time. A book that links today with the past.

Record # 32415

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Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth, Theby: Osler, Edward

Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth, The
by: Osler, Edward

Hardcover. New York, William Jackson, 1st, 1835, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 287 pages. Black & white illustrations. Missing approx. 1/4" of cloth at top and bottom of spine. Covers and spine faded. Clean, unmarked text.

Record # 608954

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Life of Captain Nathan Hale - The Martyr-Spy of the American Revolutionby: Stuart, I. W.

Life of Captain Nathan Hale - The Martyr-Spy of the American Revolution
by: Stuart, I. W.

Hardcover. Hartford, F. A. Brown, 2nd, 1856, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 267 pages of main text plus Appendix and 12 pages of Press reviews. Black & white illustrations. Light foxing throughout. Light wear to cloth covers with fading to spine. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 609255

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Life of Captain Nathan Hale: The Martyr Spy of the American Revolutionby: I.W. Stuart

Life of Captain Nathan Hale: The Martyr Spy of the American Revolution
by: I.W. Stuart

Hardcover. Hartford CT, F.A. Brown, 1st, 1856, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, gray cloth, covers embossed with floral designs in blind-stamp. Gilt medallion front cover, gilt lettering and Hale Monument on spine, 230 pages, errata page at conclusion. Gutter crack at page 60, but not bad, binding solid. Eight b&w plates with tissue guards. Previous owner's signature (dated 1856) on blank pelim page. A biography of the soldier in the Continental Army and member of Knowlton's Rangers, the first organized intelligence service organization of the United States of America. Hale spied on the British, and was captured and executed during a mission in New York City. His service earned him the title of state hero of Connecticut.

Record # 373727

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Life of Col. John Charles Fremont, and His Narrative of Explorations and Adventures, in Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon and California, Theby: Smucker, Samuel M.

Life of Col. John Charles Fremont, and His Narrative of Explorations and Adventures, in Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon and California, The
by: Smucker, Samuel M.

Hardcover. New York, Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1st, 1856, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 493 pages. Hardcover. Illustrated with black & white engravings. Foxing to frontis, title page, and occurring to pages surrounding illustrated pages. Brown cloth covers with fading, rubbing moderate wear. Binding is firm. Good + condition.

Record # 611929

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Life of Daniel Webster: Volume I by: Curtis, George Ticknor

Life of Daniel Webster: Volume I
by: Curtis, George Ticknor

Hardcover. NY, D. Appleton and Company, 1st, 1870, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, gilt design on front cover. 589 pages, engraved portrait of Webster with tissue guard. VOLUME ONE ONLY. A comprehensive & complete history of Mr. Webster by his literary executor, George Ticknor Curtis. Faint pencil notation to blank prelim page otherwise a clean, bright copy.

Record # 387897

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Life of James McNeill Whistler, The (Two Volumes)by: Pennell, E.R./J. Pennell

Life of James McNeill Whistler, The (Two Volumes)
by: Pennell, E.R./J. Pennell

Hardcover. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1st US, 1908, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two hardcover volumes. Rebound in three-quarter red morocco gilt and cloth, with raised bands along spine. Top edges gilt. Many black & white illustrations with tissue guards. Light rubbing to spine edges at hinges. Rubbed, chipping at cover corners. Clean, tight copies. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Record # 611536

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Life of Oliver Hazard Perry with an Appendix, Comprising a Biographical Memoir of the Late Captain James Lawrence with Brief Sketches of the Most Prominent Events etc...by:

Life of Oliver Hazard Perry with an Appendix, Comprising a Biographical Memoir of the Late Captain James Lawrence with Brief Sketches of the Most Prominent Events etc...
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Hardcover. Hartford CT, Oliver D. Cooke, 2nd Ed., 1821, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 384 pages, frontispiece and other portrait plates, fold-out engraving "Battle of Erie" with tipped-in key to the plate. Second edition, enlarged and improved. Moderate foxing, mostly to endpapers and pages next to plates. Bound in polished brown calf with light wear to edges, gilt design and lettering to spine.

Record # 403666

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Life of Paul Jones, The (2 Vols.)by: Mackenzie, Alexander Siidell

Life of Paul Jones, The (2 Vols.)
by: Mackenzie, Alexander Siidell

Hardcover. New York, Harper and Brothers, reprint, 1846, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Two volumes, 260 and 308 pages, b&w engraved portrait of Jones in Vol.1. Both books bound in half black leather and blue boards with gilt lettering and raised bands on spine, top edge gilt. Previous owner's bookplate inside front covers. Light foxing, mainly to preliminary pages. Beautiful set.

Record # 403683

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Life of Voltaire: 2 Volume Setby: James Parton

Life of Voltaire: 2 Volume Set
by: James Parton

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, reprint, 1882, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcovers, two-volume set complete. Matching dark brown cloth covers stamped in black and gilt, top edge gilt. 639; vi, 653 pages; index, bibliography, frontispiece portrait in each volume - one a quite formal portrait of Voltaire in his prime, the other a sketch of him in old age. Covers show light wear, name on title pages. This is the second printing, the first published a year earlier. A comprehensive life of the great Enlightenment writer. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Record # 383406

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Life on a Canal Boat: The Journals of Theodore D. Bartley, 1861-1889 (SIGNED COPY)by: Bartley Theodore D and Bellico Russell P Edited by and Cohn Arthur B Preface and

Life on a Canal Boat: The Journals of Theodore D. Bartley, 1861-1889 (SIGNED COPY)
by: Bartley Theodore D and Bellico Russell P Edited by and Cohn Arthur B Preface and

Softcover. Fleischmanns NY, Purple Mountain Press Ltd, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 320 pages illustrated in b&w. INSCRIBED on half-title page by Bellico and by Barbara Bartley on the title page. During the latter 19th century, inland waterways were a primary means of commercial and public transportation in the northeast. Captain Theodore D Bartley owned 3 Lake Champlain (NY-VT) canal boats and kept a daily descriptive journal of his life over 30 years. His routes included the Canadian Waterways north of the St Lawrence River along the Rideau Canal; the Northern Waterway from Quebec Province to New York Harbor; the Western Route via the Erie Canal from Troy NY to Lake Erie. He and his canal boat family witnessed many landmark historical events, as well as ordinary life alongside the canals. His original diaries of 1500 pages were transcribed by Bartley, Barbara B., great-grand-daughter-in-law of Theodore.

Record # 378098

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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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Life on the Press: The Popular Art and Illustrations of George Benjamin Luksby: Gambone, Robert L.

Life on the Press: The Popular Art and Illustrations of George Benjamin Luks
by: Gambone, Robert L.

Hardcover. Jackson [Miss.], University Press of Mississippi, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 284 pages, b&w illustrations. Minor edgewear to dust jacket else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 458926

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Lifetimes Under Apartheidby: Gordimer, Nadine and David Goldblatt

Lifetimes Under Apartheid
by: Gordimer, Nadine and David Goldblatt

Hardcover. New York , Knopf, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 115 pages. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Photography by David Goldblatt. Excerpts from Gordimer's prose alongside Goldblatt's striking black and white photographs. Goldblatt was an important South African photographer and documented apartheid under personal peril.

Record # 362708

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Lifetimes Under Apartheidby: Gordimer, Nadine and David Goldblatt

Lifetimes Under Apartheid
by: Gordimer, Nadine and David Goldblatt

Hardcover. New York , Knopf, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 115 pages. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Photography by David Goldblatt. Excerpts from Gordimer's prose alongside Goldblatt's striking black and white photographs. Goldblatt was an important South African photographer and documented apartheid under personal peril.

Record # 350047

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Light Your Torches and Pull Up Your Tights by: Tay Garnett; Fredda Dudley Balling

Light Your Torches and Pull Up Your Tights
by: Tay Garnett; Fredda Dudley Balling

Hardcover. New Rochelle NY, Arlington House, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Fair, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jackrt. 347 pages including index, 92 b&w photos. Introduction by Frank Capra. Memoirs by the director of "The Postman Always Rings Twice". Clean copy.

Record # 382214

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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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Lights and Shadows of African History (Parley's Cabinet Library #10)by: Goodrich, Samuel G.

Lights and Shadows of African History (Parley's Cabinet Library #10)
by: Goodrich, Samuel G.

Hardcover. Boston, Bradbury Soden & Co., 1st thus, 1844, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 336 pages, frontispiece engraving with tissue guard, extra engraved title page, several other full page engraved plates as well as text illustrations. Brown cloth with black leather spine stamped in gilt. Pages with tanning to edges, faint water stain to top corners of some pages, not affecting text or images. Covers show mottling, discoloration to foredges, front and rear. Interior clean, binding tight.

Record # 411476

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Lights and Shadows of the Flood of 1927: Vermont at Its Worst, Vermonters at Their Bestby: Charles T. Walter

Lights and Shadows of the Flood of 1927: Vermont at Its Worst, Vermonters at Their Best
by: Charles T. Walter

Softcover. St. Johnsbury VT, St. Johnsbury Republican, 1t, 1928, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 120 pages. A pictorial chronicle of the flood considered "the worst natural disaster to ever strike Vermont in modern times" covering the state with 8.71 inches of rain. According to the National Weather Service, "1285 bridges were lost as well as countless numbers of homes and buildings destroyed and hundreds of miles of roads and railroad tracks washed out." The book shows the results of the rainfall: rising water, destroyed railroad tracks, and leveled houses. Name on front fly leaf otherwise a clean copy in exceptional condition.

Record # 387035

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Like Lions They Fought: The Zulu War and the Last Black Empire in South Africaby: Edgerton, Robert B.

Like Lions They Fought: The Zulu War and the Last Black Empire in South Africa
by: Edgerton, Robert B.

Softcover. NY, Ballantine Books, reprint, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 242 pages, b&w illustrations. Describes the causes and background of the Zulu War, recounts the experiences of British and Zulu survivors, and looks at the strategies and tactics of the war. Clean copy.

Record # 387838

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Limits of Political Theory, The: Oakeshott's Philosophy of Civil Association by: McIntyre, Kenneth B.

Limits of Political Theory, The: Oakeshott's Philosophy of Civil Association
by: McIntyre, Kenneth B.

Hardcover. UK, Imprint Academic, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 208 pages. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. This book examines Oakeshott's political philosophy within the context of his more general conception of philosophical understanding. The book stresses the underlying continuity of his major writings on the subject and takes seriously the implications of understanding the world in terms of modality. The book suggests strongly that Oakeshott's philosophy of political activity cannot be reduced to a branch of conservatism, liberalism, or postmodernism or a theory or set of doctrines which fit neatly into any conventional school, like that of Idealism or Skepticism. Rather, Oakeshott's philosophy of political activity is a provocation to all of the currently dominant schools of political theory and political practice. It questions their presuppositions and exposes as ambiguous, arbitrary, or confused all of the supposed certainties which they take for granted. It does all this by offering profound insights into the character and limits of both political activity and political theory in the modern world.

Record # 463321

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Lincoln and the Baltimore Plot, 1861by: Cuthbert, Norma B. (Editor)

Lincoln and the Baltimore Plot, 1861
by: Cuthbert, Norma B. (Editor)

Hardcover. San Marino,CA, The Huntington Library, 1st, 1949, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket, 161 pages. Official records from the Pinkerton detective agency & other documentary sources are drawn on to present the story of "a plot and counterplot, stranger than fiction" involving a plan to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln while en route to his inauguration in Washington in 1861, over 4 years before he was killed by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 396459

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LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS AND THE LOCALITIES ADJACENT: Their Historical and Topographical Associationsby: Heckethorn, Charles W.

LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS AND THE LOCALITIES ADJACENT: Their Historical and Topographical Associations
by: Heckethorn, Charles W.

Hardcover. London, Eliot Stock, 1st, 1896, Book: Fair, Dust Jacket: None, AUTHOR'S INSCRIPTION on tipped-in card. 241 pages, b&w illustrations by Alfred Beaver and others. Light green cloth covers w/ gilt lettering and design. Ink markings to first few pages. Wear to cover corners. Hinges cracked. Staining to end papers and some pages.

Record # 809139

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Lincoln: In His Own Words by: Abraham Lincoln (Author), Milton Meltzer (Editor), Stephen Alcorn (Illustrator)

Lincoln: In His Own Words
by: Abraham Lincoln (Author), Milton Meltzer (Editor), Stephen Alcorn (Illustrator)

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace & Co., 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 226 pages. Bringing Lincoln's own words to young readers, a collection of the sixteenth president's speeches, letters, and writings reveals the man behind the politician and is highlighted by linocut illustrations depicting Lincoln and his times by Stephen Alcorn. Clean copy.

Record # 398900

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Lineage Organization In Southeastern Chinaby: Maurice Freedman

Lineage Organization In Southeastern China
by: Maurice Freedman

London, Athlone Press, 1st, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 151 pages. Previous owner's name inside front cover. Clean otherwise.

Record # 378332

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Lines Are Drawn: Political Cartoons of Civil Warby: Smith, Kristen M.

Lines Are Drawn: Political Cartoons of Civil War
by: Smith, Kristen M.

Hardcover. Athens, Ga., Hill Street Press, LLC, 1st, January 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 155 pages. B&w illustrations throughout. Light spotting to top edge. Rubbing and light soiling to dust jacket. Else a nice, clean copy.

Record # 454960

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Linoleum, Better Babies and the Modern Farm Woman, 1890-1930 by: Marilyn Irvin Holt

Linoleum, Better Babies and the Modern Farm Woman, 1890-1930
by: Marilyn Irvin Holt

Hardcover. Albuquerque, University of New Mexico Press, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. 250 pages. b&w illustrations. The Progressive Era promoted a vision of America united by an emphasis on science and progressive reform. The zeal to modernize business, government and social relations extended to farm families and the ways women defined their roles. In this study of the expert advice offered by the domestic economy movement, Holt argues that women were not passive receptors of these views. Seeing their place in agriculture as multi-faceted and important, they eagerly accepted improved education and many modern appliances but often rejected suggestions conflicting with their own views of the rewards and values of farm life. Progressive reform inevitably left a mixed legacy; science and technology did not perfect rural society. But many programs such as 4-H and Master Homemaker still exist and are still shaped by women's desire to preserve and pass on the possibilities of rural life. Clean copy.

Record # 396581

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Lion in the Morningby: Seaton, Henry

Lion in the Morning
by: Seaton, Henry

London, John Murray, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, 229 pages illustrated in b&w by Victor Ambrus. The early (1914-34) and very readable Kenya memoirs of an administration official. Seaton presents his own particular vision of East Africa as it was from 1913 to 1926, the unsophisticated Africa with its peoples and wild life, before the golden age came to an end. Previous owner's name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 380851

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Lions and Foxes - Men and Ideas of the Italian Renaissanceby: Alexander, Sidney

Lions and Foxes - Men and Ideas of the Italian Renaissance
by: Alexander, Sidney

Softcover. Ohio University Press, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 375 pages, b&w illustrations. Clean copy. Light corner crease to cover corner.

Record # 374038

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Lisa Kereszi: Joe's Junk Yardby: Strand, Ginger

Lisa Kereszi: Joe's Junk Yard
by: Strand, Ginger

Hardcover. US, Damiani, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 144 pages. Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. Spanning 50 years and three generations, Joe's Junk Yard is a personal narrative that explores the history of the family's scrap metal business. Kereszi's disquieting, tender photographs of the last decade of the junkyard, accompanied by business ephemera and family scrapbook photographs, tell the story of this family and its struggles with a changing economy.

Record # 350150

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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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Literary History of the United States (3 volumes)by: Robert E.Spiller, Willard Thorp, Thomas H. Johnson, Henry Seidel Canby (editors)

Literary History of the United States (3 volumes)
by: Robert E.Spiller, Willard Thorp, Thomas H. Johnson, Henry Seidel Canby (editors)

Hardcover. NY, The Macmillan Company,, 1st, 1948, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Three hardcover volumes in bright dust jackets, complete set. Blue cloth covers and gilt spine lettering. Volumes 1 & 2 are historical and cover the development of American literature from its European roots, and volume 3 is a comprehensive bibliography. This is a standard work in its field. Vol. 1: 636 pages, Vol.2: 639-1422; Vol. 3: 817 pages. The contents are clean and unmarked--there are no bookplates or ownership names. Dust jackets in protective mylar, no slipcase.

Record # 378609

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Little Bighorn Campaign, The : March-September 1876 (Great Campaigns Series)by: Sarf, Wayne Michael

Little Bighorn Campaign, The : March-September 1876 (Great Campaigns Series)
by: Sarf, Wayne Michael

Hardcover. US, Combined Books, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 312 pages, b&w illustrations. Light shelf-wear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. The destruction of George Armstrong Custer's command at Little Bighorn by the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne on 25 June, 1876 has been etched in the national memory and has remained one of America's longest lingering controversies. The Little Bighorn Campaign penetrates the mysteries of Custer's disaster as well as the broader context of the 1876 campaign against the Sioux.

Record # 462046

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Little Nemo: 1905-1914by: Winsor McCay and Bill Blackbeard

Little Nemo: 1905-1914
by: Winsor McCay and Bill Blackbeard

Hardcover. Evergreen/Taschen, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 432 pages. A reproduction of some of the "Little Nemo" comic strip from the early 20th century. This volume reflects the distinctive art-nouveau style of the original drawings and follows Little Nemo as he journeys nightly into the world of dreams. The strip was introduced to America over a century ago, and these pages still have the power to astonish and touch anyone that reads them. The utter timelessness of this strip, both in artwork and vision, is the kind of testament to genius that very few graphic artists ever receive. Winsor McCay was such a genius and his major work, Little Nemo in Slumberland, is a vastly rich exploration of human dreams.

Record # 362347

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Little Tour in America, Aby: Hole, S. Reynolds

Little Tour in America, A
by: Hole, S. Reynolds

Hardcover. London/New York, Edward Arnold, 1st, 1895, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 297 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Red cloth covers with gilt design. Multiple gutter cracks. Moderate to heavy rubbing to edges. Top corners bumped. Clean copy.

Record # 405178

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Live From New York - An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Liveby: Shales, Tom/James Andrew Miller

Live From New York - An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
by: Shales, Tom/James Andrew Miller

Hardcover. Boston, Little, Brown & Company, First Edition, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 594 pages. Hardcover. Black & white illustrations throughout. Dust jacket with light marginal wear. Features behind the scenes gossip & interviews with a wide variety of stars, writers & guests, too numerous to detail here. Clean, unmarked copy.

Record # 750722

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Living Lens, A: Photographs of Jewish Life from the Pages of the Forwardby: Newhouse, Alana

Living Lens, A: Photographs of Jewish Life from the Pages of the Forward
by: Newhouse, Alana

Hardcover. New York , W. W. Norton & Company, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. 352 pages, b&w illustrations. A photographic account of Jewish life in America draws on the archives of the premiere national Jewish newspaper, Forward, in a visual tribute that pairs essays by leading intellectuals, including Leon Weiseltier and Deborah E. Lipstadt, with images of such subjects as a shtetl beauty contest, Lower East Side pushcart markets, and labor rallies.

Record # 350101

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Locke and French Materialism by: Yolton, John W.

Locke and French Materialism
by: Yolton, John W.

Hardcover. Oxford UK, Clarendon Press, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 239 pages. This book tells for the first time the long and complex story of the involvement of Locke's suggestion that God could add to matter the power of thought in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding in the growth of French materialism. There is a discussion of the 'affaire de Prades', in which Locke's name was linked with a censored thesis at the Faculty of Theology in Paris. The similarities and differences between English "thinking matter" and the French "mati`ere pensante" of the philosophes are also discussed. Name o front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 384169

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Locke on Money. Edited together with Ancillary Manuscripts, an Introduction, Critical Apparatus, and Notes by Patrick Hyde Kelly.(2 Volumes)by: Locke, John and Kelly,

Locke on Money. Edited together with Ancillary Manuscripts, an Introduction, Critical Apparatus, and Notes by Patrick Hyde Kelly.(2 Volumes)
by: Locke, John and Kelly,

Hardcover. Oxford UK, Clarendon Press, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover set, complete in two volumes, both with bright dust jackets. Locke on Money presents for the first time the entire body of the philosopher's writings on this important subject (other than Two Treatises of Government). Accurate texts, together with an apparatus listing variant readings and significant manuscript changes, record the evolution of Locke's ideas from the original 1668-74 paper on interest to the three pamphlets on interest and coinage published in the 1690s. The introduction by Patrick Hyde Kelly establishes the wider context of Locke's writings in terms of contemporary debates on these subjects, the economic conditions of the time, and the circumstances of writing and publication. It shows, notably, that Locke's supposed responsibility for the 1696 recoinage is a myth. The account of what Locke derived from Mercantilist writings and of how he reformulated these in accordance with his philosophy illuminates his contribution to the evolution of economics, and will aid reappraisal of Two Treatises. The picture that emerges confirms Locke's status as major economic thinker, contrary to the prevalent view of recent decades. There are two volumes in the edition. The first contains the introductory matter, and the texts of the Early Writings on Interest, 1688-74, and Some Considerations. The second comprises Short Observations, Further Considerations, and the Appendices, Bibliography, and Index. 664 total pages. Name on front fly leaf in Vol. 1, otherwise clean.

Record # 384156

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Locke's Essay and the Rhetoric of Science by: Walmsley, Peter

Locke's Essay and the Rhetoric of Science
by: Walmsley, Peter

Hardcover. London, Bucknell University Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 199 pages. This book shows how, in his enormously influential Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689), John Locke embraces the new rhetoric of seventeenth-century natural philosophy, adopting the strategies of his scientific contemporaries to create a highly original natural history of the human mind. With the help of Locke's notebooks, letters, and journals, Peter Walmsley reconstructs Locke's scientific career, including his early work with the chemist Robert Boyle and the physician Thomas Sydenham. He demonstrates too how the Essay embodies in its form and language many of the preoccupations of the science of its day, from the emerging discourses of experimentation and empirical taxonomy to developments in embryology and the history of trades. Widely research and lucidly and engagingly written, Locke's Essay and the Rhetoric of Science constitutes an important new reading of Locke, on that shows both his brilliance as a writer and his originality in turning to science to effect a radical re-invention of the study of the mind. Pencil marking to front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 384175

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