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By: N/A
Price: $35.00
Publisher: A.C. Armstrong and Son: 1895
Seller ID: 2202686
Condition: Good
Minor staining to edges, spine cocked, bookplate to front paste-down endpaper, minor foxing to pages, minor pencil marginalia. No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. 1895 Hard Cover. vii, 338 pp. This book is written especially for boys, in the hope that Mackay's example may lead many of them to think of Africa, and devote their lives to its moral and spiritual regeneration. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Henry Ford Museum: 1960
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 2208626
Condition: Very Good
Second edition. Very faint crease to rear wrapper, faint stain to bottom corner of last half of pages. 1960 Stapled Binding. vi, 64 pp. A brief history of the life of Henry Ford. Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American captain of industry and a business magnate, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. Although Ford did not invent the automobile or the assembly line, he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle-class Americans could afford. In doing so, Ford converted... View more info
![Image for The Cambridge of 1776: Wherein is [Set] Forth an Account of the Town, and of the Events it Witnessed: With Which Is Incorporated the Diary of Dorothy Dudley, Now First Published; Together with an Historicall Sketch; Severall Appropriate Poems; Numerous Anecdotes, Patriotick, Weighty, Indifferent, and Diverting; Many References to the Renowned University; and Descriptions of the People of the Olden Time. All of Which is Adapted to the Furtherance of Good Manners, Virtue, Piety, Intelligence, Love of Country, and Admiration of Cambridge.](/assets/images/product/2276027.jpg)
By: N/A
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Ladies Centennial Committee: 1876
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2276027
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Light stain along bottom page edges, minor loss to spine head, pencil name and address on second blank. 1876 Hard Cover. v, 123 pp. CONTENTS: Sonnet--Dorothy Dudley, by William D. Howells; Sketch of the History of Cambridge from Its Settlement in 1631 to 1776, by David Greene Haskins, Jr.; The Influence of Cambridge in the Formation of the Nation, by Andrew P. Peabody; Extracts from the Diary of Dorothy Dudley, from April 18th, 1775, to July 19th, 1776; The Guests at Head-Quarters, by H.E. Scudder; The Batchelder House, and its Owners, by Mrs. Isabella James; English Letter Desc... View more info
By: N/A
Price: $5.00
Publisher: The Lyons Press: 2004
Edition: 3rd Printing
Seller ID: 2284759
ISBN: 1592283241
Condition: Near Fine
Third printing. Bottom corner of front wrapper lightly bumped. 2004 Trade Paperback. 295 pp. Prepare yourself for the horror as you enter a world of murderers and thieves armed with swords, knives, and cannons. This book is filled with stories of terror on the high seas. As you turn each page be prepared to be consumed by a society where lying is a way of life and pilfering is a means of survival. These stories depict the lives of history's most noted pirates, from where they grew up, to how they became some of the most nefarious characters to terrorize nations around the world. Every story in... View more info
![Image for General John Swift, Founder of Palmyra, N.Y. [New York]](/assets/images/product/2299119.jpg)
By: N/A
Price: $15.00
Publisher: 1923
Seller ID: 2299119
Condition: Very Good
Bookplate on front wrapper verso, very minor general wear. 1923 Stapled Binding. Unpaginated. In commemoration of dedication of General John Swift, Memorial Cemetery, August 18, 1923. James R. Hickey Post, No. 120, American Legion. John Swift (June 17, 1761 – July 12, 1814) was an American military officer during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He founded the town of Palmyra, New York. In the winter of 1788–89, with the Wyoming Valley situation not going in the Connecticuters' favor, John Swift and John Jenkins purchased a large tract within the Phelps and Gorham Purchase in wha... View more info
![Image for General John Swift, Founder of Palmyra, N.Y. [New York]](/assets/images/product/2299120.jpg)
By: N/A
Price: $15.00
Publisher: 1923
Seller ID: 2299120
Condition: Very Good
Papers laid in, title page and last page lightly foxed. 1923 Stapled Binding. Unpaginated. In commemoration of dedication of General John Swift, Memorial Cemetery, August 18, 1923. James R. Hickey Post, No. 120, American Legion. John Swift (June 17, 1761 – July 12, 1814) was an American military officer during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He founded the town of Palmyra, New York. In the winter of 1788–89, with the Wyoming Valley situation not going in the Connecticuters' favor, John Swift and John Jenkins purchased a large tract within the Phelps and Gorham Purchase in what i... View more info
By: N/A
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Montana Historical Society Press:
Seller ID: 2272307
Condition: Near Fine
Near Fine. 20 pp. Two original essays and a reproduction of one of the greatest of all the battlefield paintings, keyed to actual battlefield episodes. View more info
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By: N/A
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Geo. Pulman & Sons, Ltd.: 1942
Seller ID: 2283084
Condition: Good
Pages 19-22 loose but included, ink stamp on front wrapper, quarter-inch tear along spine head and spine base, wrappers split along spine base. 1942 Stapled Binding. 38 pp. Here are the stories of the Victoria Cross awards of this war announced up to the end of April, 1942. The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for gallantry in the presence of the enemy to members of the British Armed Forces. It may be awarded posthumously. It was previously awarded to Commonwealth countries, most of which have established their own honou... View more info
By: N/A
Price: $7.00
Publisher: His Majesty's Stationery Office: 1942
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2283122
Condition: Very Good
First edition - a paperback original. Wrapper edges lightly rubbed, smudge on front wrapper, ink stamp on half-title page. 1942 Soft Cover. 72 pp. Men of the R.A.F. describe their own experiences in their own words. These accounts of operations over Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Britain, Norway, Italy, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Atlantic give us the human stories behind the official communiques, and show us the great range and effectiveness of our Air Power. The narratives are selected from over 280 broadcasts, given anonymously by the R.A.F. and W.A.A.F. during 1941. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $12.00
Publisher: American Antiquarian Society: 1989
Seller ID: 2279598
ISBN: 0944026109
Condition: Near Fine
Smudges on rear wrapper. 1989 Stapled Binding. Unpaginated. A short history of Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831) , the Massachusetts printer, publisher, and founder of the American Antiquarian Society. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Herbert Jenkins Limited: 1929
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2290462
Condition: Good
Boards spotted and lightly rubbed, edges and a few pages lightly foxed. 1929 Hard Cover. ix, [10]-315, [5] pp. 8vo. Frontispiece of Empress Frederick, 6 photographic portraits in text. An account of three generations of leaders of the German Empire. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $20.00
Publisher: 1997
Seller ID: 2298331
ISBN: 9525125092
Condition: Near Fine
Russian, English, and Finnish text. 1997 Soft Cover. 16th July - 16th November, 1997 - Smol'ny Sobor, St. Petersburg. A history of the Romanov family. View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Archibald Constable and Co Ltd: 1903
Seller ID: 2263572
Condition: Good
Edges rubbed, hinges beginning to loosen, ink name on front endpaper. 1903 Hard Cover. 333, [3] pp. 8vo. A biographical account of the family behind Punch magazine, who were contemporaries of well-known authors such as Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray. View more info
![Image for An Answer to John Robinson of Leyden, Now First Published from a Manuscript of A.D. 1609 (Harvard Theological Studies Series Volume IX [9])](/assets/images/product/2006047.jpg)
By: A Puritan Friend; Burrage, Champlin
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Harvard University Press: 1920
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2006047
Condition: Near Fine
First edition - a paperback original. An exceptional copy. 1920 Trade Paperback. xiii, 94 pp. Printed wrappers. The first appearance in print of an early 17th century manuscript written in response to the religious teachings of John Robinson, part of whose congregation became the group we now know as the Pilgrims. Text from Bodleian MS. Jones 30 at Oxford. Robinson, John (1575/6? - 1625), Church of England clergyman and separatist theologian, was born at Sturton, Nottinghamshire... When Robinson moved from Cambridge into the wider world, his nonconformist ideas were soon revealed... Before the... View more info
By: A Soldier Doctor; H.M.G.; M.M.H.; Kendall, Frederick W.
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf: 1919
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2200879
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Partial cup ring stain on front board, edges toned and a bit rubbed. 1919 Hard Cover. 103 pp. Memoirs of a former American Civil War soldier, transcribed by an amanuensis during World War I. An interesting mix of spirit writing and military history. View more info
By: A-No1 [Livingston, Leon Ray]
Price: $30.00
Publisher: The A-No1 Publishing Co.: 1912
Seller ID: 2293039
Condition: Fair
Fifth edition. Wrappers rubbed and soiled with large chip from rear corner and clear tape repair along spine, biopredation to last few pages, a few pages lightly stained. 1912 Trade Paperback. 133, [3] pp. The third of twelve books by self-proclaimed 'King of Hoboes' Leon Ray Livingston, who wrote under the name A-No1. He was best known for his memoir of traveling cross-country, From Coast to Coast with Jack London, which inspired the movie Emperor of the North. He also did a great deal to improve the system of hobo symbols designed to keep fellow travelers safe. View more info
By: Abbott, Jacob
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Altemus: 1900
Seller ID: 2162604
Condition: Very Good
Very light rubbing to boards. 1900 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. A guide to the controversial ruler of England, beheaded during the English Revolution. View more info
By: Abbott, Jacob
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Harper & Brothers: 1902
Seller ID: 2203418
Condition: Near Fine
No jacket. A very nice copy. 1902 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 328 pp. With engravings. A biography of Josephine, the wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. View more info
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Dodd & Mead: 1872
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2286111
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Faint stain to top edge, ink name stamp on front endpaper. 1872 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. viii, [9]-331, [3] pp. 8vo. Dark orange cloth, gilt and black titles and decorations. Engraved frontispiece of a Native American fighting a bear, engraved portrait of Boone on title page, A biography of the frontiersman who has become part of American folklore for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, and his military service during the American Revolution. View more info
By: Ackerman, Diane
Price: $7.00
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company: 2011
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2276300
ISBN: 039307241X
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. Front board lightly cocked. 2011 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 322 pp. Everyone who cherishes the gift of language will cherish Diane Ackerman's narrative masterpiece, an exquisitely written love story and medical miracle story, one that combines science, inspiration, wisdom, and heart. One day Ackerman's husband, Paul West, an exceptionally gifted wordsmith and intellectual, suffered a terrible stroke. When he regained awareness he was afflicted with aphasia?loss of language?and could utter only a single syllable: mem. The standard therapies yielded ... View more info
By: Adams, Ansel; Gherman, Beverly
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company: 2002
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2295693
ISBN: 0316824453
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. Front jacket flap price clipped. Page edges very faintly toned. 2002 Large Hardcover. xii, 110 pp. The renowned--and revered--photographer would have been 100 years old in 2002. To celebrate the life of Ansel Adams, this biography takes young readers through his rich life: from the earthquake that broke his nose to the valley that shaped his world, revealing the humorous, artistic, and thoughtful personality behind his legendary work. View more info
By: Adams, Henry; Adams, James Truslow
Price: $12.50
Publisher: The Modern Library: 1931
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 2273167
Condition: Very Good
Lacks jacket. Owner bookplate on front endpaper. 1931 Hard Cover. x, x, 517, [1] pp. Introduction by James Truslow Adams. The Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in early old age, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th century educational theory and practice. In 1907, Adams began privately circulating copies of a limited edition printed at his own expense. Commercial publication had to await its author's 1918 death, whereupon it won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. View more info
By: Adams, Henry; Adams, James Truslow
Price: $15.00
Publisher: The Modern Library: 1931
Edition: Reissue
Seller ID: 2278349
ISBN: 0394600762
Condition: Very Good
Includes original jacket. Copyright states 1931, but presence of ISBN, jacket style, and $2.95 list price indicate 1970-1975 printing. Jacket edges a bit rubbed. xvi, 517, [11] pp. Introduction by James Truslow Adams. The Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in early old age, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th century educational theory and practice. In 1907, Adams began privately circulating copies of a limited edition printed at his own expense. Commercial... View more info
By: Adams, Henry; La Farge, Mabel
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company: 1920
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2202212
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Light smudge along bottom edge of front board. 1920 Hard Cover. 133 pp. With A Niece's Memories by Mabel La Farge. The letters in this volume, begun from the South Seas, to a niece of fifteen, are offered in all humility... There is no attempt to offer a complete series of letters, but rather some are chosen to accompany or illustrate parts of the article A Niece's Memories,--used here as an introductory sketch--which in turn must supplement the letters. Keywords: HENRY ADAMS LETTERS TO NIECE PRAYER TO VIRGIN OF CHARTRES BIOGRAPHY View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company: 1923
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2266251
Condition: Very Good
First edition. No jacket, light general wear, pages faintly toned. 1923 Hard Cover. xvi, 559 pp. Adams was descended from the Presidential family, and was the first appointed director of the Folger Shakespeare Library. William Shakespeare (/'?e?ksp??r/ SHAYK-speer; 26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616)[a] was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as both the greatest writer in the English language, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.[2][3][4] He is often called England's national poet, and the Bard of Avon.[5][b] His extant works, including collaborations, consist of ... View more info
By: Adams, Nehemiah
Price: $30.00
Publisher: S.K. Whipple and Company: 1857
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 2260294
Condition: Very Good
Second edition. No jacket, a few light spots to boards, ink note on front endpaper. 1857 Hard Cover. vii, 191, [4] pp. Reverend Nehemiah Adams (February 19, 1806 – October 6, 1878) was an American clergyman and writer. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts,[1] in 1806 to Nehemiah Adams and Mehitabel Torrey Adams. He graduated from Harvard University in 1826, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1829. That same year, he was ordained as co-pastor, with Abiel Holmes, of the First Congregational Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[2] In 1832, he married Martha Hooper. In 1834, he became pastor... View more info
By: Adler, Jeremy
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Overlook: 2004
Seller ID: 2176816
ISBN: 1585675180
Condition: Near Fine
Very light edge wear. 2004 Trade Paperback. Renowned Kafka scholar Jeremy Adler examines the life of the writer who probed the hostile side of modernity in darkly terrifying masterpieces that mirrored the turmoil of his own inner world. The illustrations in this volume include rarely seen drawings from Kafka's workbooks, images of the Prague environment that inspired his nightmarish works, photos of Kafka with friends and colleagues, and reproductions of letters, manuscripts, and first edition book jackets. View more info
By: Adomites, Paul; Wisnia, Saul; Nemec, David
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Publications International, Ltd.: 1996
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2263703
ISBN: 0785316914
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. No jacket. Ink name on front endpaper. 1996 Large Hardcover. 216 pp. ...a collection of the sport's greatest players, managers, teams, games, ballparks, and so much more. ...With lively text and over 300 engaging photos... View more info
By: Adria, Ferran; Soler, Juli; Adria, Albert
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Phaidon Press: 2008
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2294399
ISBN: 0714848832
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. Includes jacket and belly band. Tiny closed tear to belly band spine edge. 2008 Large Hardcover. 528 pp. For the first time, A Day at elBulli: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria allows unprecedented access to one of the world's most famous, sought-after and mysterious restaurants. Having held three Michelin stars since 1997, and regularly voted 'Best Restaurant in the World' by a panel of 500 industry professionals, elBulli has been at the very forefront of the restaurant scene since Ferran Adria became sole head chef in 1987. Aimed at food enthusi... View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Balboa Press: 2014
Edition: Signed Copy
Inscription: Signed by author
Seller ID: 2273834
ISBN: 145258754X
Condition: Near Fine
SIGNED by author. First edition. An exceptional copy. 2014 Hard Cover. When Alan Akana realized he had missed the gift of hearing many of his family's stories, his search for his history became a gift to all his readers. The Volcano is Our Home introduces us in a very personal way to the influences that shaped Hawaii from an isolated group of islands inhabited by remarkable people with a unique and beautiful culture into the tourist mecca known today by travelers from all over the world. The author takes you to the real Hawaii, so that you may walk these islands with new understanding of the l... View more info
