New York: Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1955. Softcover. Booklet covers Presbyterian missions to Native Americans (excluding Alaska). Illustrated with black & white photographs and map. Octavo, 30 pages. Stapled wraps. Name printed inside booklet. A few pages show light underlining... More
Paris: 1953. Hardcover. French language contributed work offers an interesting picture of the French protectorates Tunisia and Morocco on the eve of independence. Octavo, 224 pp. Custom leather binding. Pages are a little yellowed. All said, a beautiful book. More
Lima, Peru: Privately Printed, 1970. Paperback. Illustrated English language history of Inca Empire. Octavo, 105 pp. In wraps. From private collection. Wraps and prelims show some light foxing. Single copy listed on WorldCat (Princeton University Library). More
Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Michigan Committee of Americans for Poland, 1945. Softcover. Period work explores Poland's situation at the end of the Second World War, particularly its relationship with the Soviet Union. Octavo, 92 pages. In stapled wraps. From private collection. Light wear to spine ends... More
Oxford University Press, 2005. Second Edition. Hardcover. "This new, greatly expanded edition of the original work broadens the foundation provided by Africana. Including more than one million new words, Africana has been completely updated and revised. New entries on African kingdoms have been added, bibliographies now accompany most articles, and..... More
London: Longmans, Green, & Co, 1892. Hardcover. This 1892 biography by British historian Edward Armstrong, focuses on the life of Elisabeth Farnese, an Italian princess who became Queen of Spain in the early 18th century. Armstrong describes the complex relationships between Spain, Italy, and other European powers of the time..... More
Ocean Springs, Mississippi: Ocean Springs Rotary Club, 1996. Hardcover. Uncommon book provides a visual history of Ocean Springs, a small town on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The postcards depict various aspects of life in the town during that period, including its natural beauty, architecture, businesses, and social events. Quarto, unpaginated..... More
Ithaca, New York: Department of Far Eastern Studies, Cornell University, 1960. Softcover. Quarto,177 pp. In wraps. From private collection. Cover shows wear along spine and small rust marks from staples. Pages remain clean and unmarked. More
New York: Greenwood Press Publishers, 1969. Hardcover. Unabridged facsimile reprint of 1916 edition. Octavo, 393 pp. Folded black & white map frontispiece. Blue cloth. From the personal library of Pulitzer Prize-winning Lincoln biographer and historian David Herbert Donald. More
New York: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1887. Hardcover. Official correspondence of British ambassador at Paris, Charles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth. Octavo, 307 pp. Red cloth. Professionally rebacked. American Geographical Society bookplate on front pastedown and stamp on title page. More recently from the collection of historian Frederick A. Hagar with..... More
Boston: W.J. Schofield, 1893. Hardcover. Collection of essays delivered at MIT on 19th century, with each lecture focusing on a regional power of powers (e.g., the Russian Empire). Octavo, 142 pp. Brown cloth. From private collection. Clean, unmarked copy. More
Self Published, 1941. Softcover. Quarto, 50 pages. In wraps. From private collection. Wraps are a little agetoned and show light edgewear. Pages remain clean and unmarked. More
Assorted Publishers, 1939. Softcover. Collection of six tales issued bimonthly during 1939 for members of The Book Club of California. Each of the booklets was printed by a different Pacific Coast printer and limited to 650 copies. This complete six-volume collection includes the following works: 1.) The Gentleman in the..... More
Publishing House of the Academy of the Socialist Republic Romania, 1970. Softcover. English-language work. Inscribed by author to previous owner on title page. Octavo, 395 pp. In wraps. Academic's name stamped inside book. Text remains clean and unmarked. More
London: Colin Venton, 1965. Hardcover. Octavo, 138 pp. 16 black & white plates. Green cloth. From private collection. Dust jacket shows a little rubbing. More
Rand Corporation, 1965. Softcover. Quarto, 85 pages. Stapled wraps. From private collection. More
Privately Printed, 1924. Hardcover. Grangerized copy of Senator David A. Reed's unpublished work on Pennsylvania Republicans. Book consists mostly of short (one-paragraph) biographical sketches of leading Republicans. Quarto, 102 pp. Brown leatherette binding with single-sided typescript bound with clips. Previous owner (unknown) has pasted newspaper clipping and other articles related..... More
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ABC-CLIO, 2007. Hardcover. " At a time when historians are devoting more and more research to conflicts within nations, Civil Wars of the World: Major Conflicts since World War II is an invaluable addition to the available resources. In two volumes, it ranges around the globe to cover the most..... More
Hill & Wang: 1967-1971. Hardcover. "The books in this new series bring together the best biographical and interpretive writing on the lives of great Americans." 17 volume set from the series editor's personal collection. Set appears to be complete. (Copy on the back panel of later volumes makes reference to..... More
New York: The Grafton Press Publishers. Hardcover. "The following pages relating to the Obelisk in Central Park, New York City, are reprinted without change from Judge Farman's book "Egypt and Its Betrayal,"which is an account of the country during the periods of Ismail and Tewfik Pashas, and how England acquiared..... More
New York: AMS Press, 1972. Hardcover. Reprint of 1898 edition. Octavo, 108 pp. Blue cloth. No dust jacket, as issued. From the private collection of Pulitzer Prize winning author and Lincoln biographer David Herbert Donald. No ownership ink or bookplates. Clean, unmarked copy. More
Oxford University Press, 2006. Hardcover. "In nearly 700 entries, this set documents the full range of the African American experience during the period from the arrival of the first slave ship to the death of Frederick Douglass, and shows how all aspects of American culture, history, and national identity have..... More
Zagreb, Croatia : Croation Medical Journal, 1992. Softcover. "This is a collection of testimonies of the medical personnel who worked in the Vukovar Medical Center during the siege and fall of the town (April-November 1991). Their heroic deeds belong to the treasure of the whole mankind." Special issue of the..... More
New York: The Tribune, 1874. 24" tall x 18" wide. 8 pp. Six columns of fine type. Fold is a little worn. Penciled notes above nameplate. Issue includes extensive coverage of George Armstrong Custer's expedition into the Black Hills and gold prospects for the area; The Beecher-Tilton Scandal Case;..... More
New York: The Tribune, 1874. 24" tall x 18" wide. 8 pp. Six columns of fine type. Fold is worn with faint foxing to the first page. 4" closed tear along edge of first page. Penciled notes above nameplate. Issue includes articles on George Armstrong Custer's expedition into the..... More
