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Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. This is Treasury Department Document No. 2417, Secretary. Black embossed cloth with gold spine lettering. No writing in the book. xiv, 470pp. Full refund if not satisfied.Quite a nice copy. Rare.
Item #029509
Steerforth, 2006-04-25. hardcover. Hardcover. Bound in quarter blue paper with textured red paper boards and gilt text on the spine. Deckled fore edge. While in office from 1801 to 1809, Thomas Jefferson cut and pasted into homemade scrapbooks hundreds of poems of nation – early odes to the still coalescing.....
Item #073658
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Eighth Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Ellis on the front flyleaf. Bound in two toned burgundy and cream paper. An illustration of a tree is embossed on the cover. Gilt lettering on the spine. Deckled foredge. Includes notes. Indexed. xi, 288 pp. Illustrated dust jacket.....
Item #072629
Shepherdstown, WV: Juniper House, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited First Edition (of 500 copies). Inscribed by the author on title page. There is no other writing in the book. Navy cloth with silver lettering on spine and front cover. vii, 97pp. Solid copy. Full refund if not satisfied...
Item #032318
Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Pub, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Examination of the Cuba embargo which reflects the intricacies of the modern world. Provides a comprehensive historical analysis of the U.S. embargo against Cuba. Navy cloth with cream lettering on spine and front cover. No writing in the book. x, 247pp......
Item #030190
Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Traces the origin of the debate over scientists' social responsibility back to the 1930's and places it in a context that forces a reevaluation of the relationship between science and politics the 20th century America. Orange cloth with silver.....
Item #030112
New York: Lathrop C. Harper, 1914. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Apparently this was an annual book. The spine says "AMERICANA 1914". Full refund if not satisfied.Paperback, wrappers little chipped, soiled. Lists 2484 items for sale. Size: 8vo. 219 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Books on.....
Item #044013
New York: Sterling, 2003. Elan Penn [Photographer]. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, 2003. Pictorial cloth with matching pictorial dust-jacket. No writing in the book. Color illustrations. 208pp., index. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #026640
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. Second Printing. Hardcover. Second Printing, 1976. Hardbound brown boards, end pages illustrated with Declaration of the thirteen States of America, July 4, 1776; rear end papers have signatures of creators of Declaration. Tightly bound, clean pages. Illustrated dust jacket shows tiny tears at top.....
Item #068269
Bridgeport, Connecticut: Kurt H. Volk, Inc., 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Two tone pictorial cloth cover, gray and light teal. Illustrated. 79pp. Normal shelf wear to dust jacket with stains and light rubbing to the covers and spine. Book's cover and spine has stains in spots. End-papers lightly foxed.....
Item #059795
West Virginia: Old West Shop, No date. Black and White Illustrations. Paperback. Stapled Binding booklet. Illustrated grey covers. 39pp. CONDITION: Front cover has two creases at the corners. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are tight. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #074808
Tacoma, WA: Marland Bookcraft, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, 1947. The author provides access to official records not within the reach of the general public which prove the contention of the Confederacy that it was acting within its constitutional rights when it withdrew from a government that had no.....
Item #031209
Washington, D. C. The Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982. Illustrated. First Edition. Paperback. FIRST EDITION. 159 figures from the Exhibition of the 250th anniversary of Washington's birth. Paperback. Author's warm gift inscription on title page. 231pp. Illustrated. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #031883
Boston / Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1958. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. The author points out "never before in history have so many different religious groups had to coexist". A history and account of the lives of the nation's religious leaders and religions. CONDITION.....
Item #070909
Shippensburg, PA: White Mane Books, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed and signed by author on title page. Illustrated hardback cover. Black and white illustrations and photographs throughout. Indexed, 142 pp. Newspaper article laid in. Book in like new condition. Nice copy. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #061490
Boston: Twayne Pub, 1990. Illustrated. First Edition. Paperback. First Edition. 1990. The book chronicles the breakdown of Enlightenment values as the elitist and rationalist legacy of Jeffersonianism gave way to the populist and capitalist fervor of the Jacksonian era. Paperback. Date of purchase written on half title page. There is.....
Item #033358
Bogota: Self-published, 1991. Illustrated. First Edition. Softcover. Typewritten manuscript in binder. Typed label on blue softcover with hand stitched spine. Illustrated with maps and other pictures in black and white. Contents include: The Controversy; Columbus' Journal; How Columbus Navigated; Latitude and longitude; Compass Variation; Winds and Currents; Units of Measurement;.....
Item #032288
Washington: James J. Chapman, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). This book mostly deals with the issues of the period. Little rubbed, corners bumped, Size: 8vo. 213 pages. Full refund if not satisfied. 8vo.
Item #045870
New York: Schocken Books, 1977. Illustrated. First Edition. Hardcover. An inscribed first edition copy with a signed photograph of the author and his wife, Joanne. Red cloth with gold spine lettering. Previous owner's name written on front free end-paper. Just a little, light pencil marginalia. 199pp., index. Dust jacket is.....
Item #031873
Boston: Printed by Manning and Loring, for E. Larkin, No. 47, Cornhill, 1805. First Edition. Hardcover. EXTREMELY RARE. FIRST EDITION, 1805. THREE VOLUME COMPLETE SET. Howes W122. (Howes says this is the "first important historical work by an American woman.") Matching hardcover. Bound in full leather, covers are plain with.....
Item #070703
Easton Press. Hardcover. New-still sealed in plastic. Includes two audio discs. Easton press edition. Bound in full navy blue leather with gilt title and design. Gilt page edges. Silk ribbon bookmark. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #064260
Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION, 2002. A few small marks on bottom of text block, otherwise a near fine condition copy, author's signature on front free flyleaf, there is no other writing in the book, xvi, 332pp., index, Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #021136
Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION, 1954. Hardcover. Bound in blue linen cloth, with title on the cover in gold ink. Spine is plain. Contains a table of cases and appendices. xix, 591 pp. Overall VG with some discoloration and soiling on the cover.....
Item #070756
Orange, VA: Montpelier Foundation, 2008. Paperback. Madison was considered to be the "father" of the United States Constitution. Pictorial paperback. Illustrated. 131pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #042375
Netherlands: Van Gogh Museum, 2001. Various. Paperback. With a foreword by William J. Clinton, 42nd President of the U.S., this collection of over 195 illustrations in four colors takes a broad look at the role photography played in fostering the American Dream between 1840 - 1940. Indexed, 223 pp. Red.....
Item #062642