New York: Random House, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. [vi], 249 p., 8 unpaginated pages of illustrations; 24 cm. Red cloth spine with gilt stamped spine title; tan paper over boards with gilt stamped initials of author. The story of the relationship between two powerful men, father and son: Hugh Morrow... More about The Chief: A Memoir of Fathers and Sons
Boston: Thomas and Andrews, 1804. Hardcover. "On a new Plan...Adapted to the capacities of Children and Youth: designed for a Reading and Classical Book in Common Schools; and as a useful Winter Evening's Entertainment for Young People in Private Families; Illustrated with a neat Map of the United States, and... More about Elements of Geography: Containing a Concise and Comprehensive View of that Useful Science, as...
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Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Historical Society, 1877. Hardcover. vii, [1], 510 p., frontispiece portrait of William Penn and 6 additional leaves of plates (portrait of William C. Reichel, 2 double-page maps, and 1 single-page map): portraits, maps, genealogical tables; 25 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Title page in red... More about The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 1 nos. 1-4 [Mark Twain
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1917. Hardcover. 31 p.; 16 cm. Red cloth; pastedown with title and waving American flag. Contains the message issued by President Woodrow Wilson when the United States entered World War One, along with an explanation of the symbolism of the flag and the lyrics to... More about Our Flag and Its Message by Major Jas. A. Moss and Major M. B. Stewart; Including the Presidents'...
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1900. Hardcover. 286 p.; 19 cm. Light green cloth with black-stamped spine and cover titles, gilt-stamped spine vignette, and oval black and white photograph pastedown of an older black man, within a gilt border. No dust jacket. Front free endpaper inscription dated 1902. This is... More about The Black Homer of Jimtown
New York: Penguin Books, 2007. Paperback. xvi, 878 p.: 17 in-text cartoons and 32 unpaginated pages containing 38 photographs; 21 cm. Paperback. Includes notes, bibliography of works cited, acknowledgments, and index. "In this magnificent biography, celebrated historian David Nasaw brings to life the fascinating rags-to-riches story of one of our... More about Andrew Carnegie
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1915. Paperback. 251, [5] p.: tables; 19 cm. Paperback with plain brown wrapper and black cover titles. Publisher's catalog on final 4 unpaginated pages. Printed pastedown on front cover from the United Mine Workers of America to a newspaper editor urging the paper to use... More about Anthracite: An Instance of Natural Resource Monopoly [United Mine Workers of America association
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, 1875. Hardcover. 247, [1] p.; 19 cm. Red pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; gilt-stamped cover illustration of the Liberty Bell. Boards have bevelled edges. Dark brown endpapers. Contains biographical sketches of 28 Pennsylvania residents, most of whom were active during the American Revolution... More about Continental Sketches of Distinguished Pennsylvanians by David R. B. Nevin; With an Appendix,...
Wilmington, Del. James & Webb, Printers, 1876. Title continued: "Embracing a schedule of his real estate and explanatory notes thereto by the testator. To which is added Important Historical Notes, Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes." 2nd edition by W.H. Newton. vi, [2], 65, [1] p.: coat of arms; 24 cm. Original... More about The Only Authenticated Copy, Full and Complete, of the Last Will and Testament of George...
Hartford, Conn. Oliver D. Cooke, 1821. Hardcover. Second Edition, Enlarged and Improved. 384 p., frontispiece and 3 leaves of plates: portraits, tables; 19 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between double gilt rules; leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "Life of Com. Perry." Appendix, comprising a.... More about The Life of Oliver Hazard Perry; with an Appendix, comprising a biographical memoir of the late...
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. Paperback. xii, 648 p.; 23 cm. Paperback. Includes index. The author, American historian Peter Novick (1934-2012), was Professor of History at the University of Chicago. In this work he examines the the idea of objectivity in the study of 20th-century history, tracing the concept of... More about That Noble Dream: The "Objectivity Question" and the American Historical Profession
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1916. Hardcover. "Letters from the American Embassy at Mexico City, covering the dramatic period between October 8th, 1913, and the breaking off of diplomatic relations on April 23rd, 1914, together with an account of the occupation of Vera Cruz." [12], 355, [1] p.... More about A Diplomat's Wife in Mexico by Edith O'Shaughnessy (Mrs. Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co., 1906. Hardcover. xv, [1], 433 p., 52 leaves of plates with captioned tissue guards: in-text and full-page illustrations; 28 cm. Off-white cloth with printed paper spine label. One of a limited edition of 100 copies, but unnumbered (not part of the limited edition of... More about The Literary History of Philadelphia
Paris: L. Tenré et Henri Dupuy, 1836. Hardcover. Title continued: "Acosta, Dutertre, Labat, Stedman, La Condamine, Ulloa, Humboldt, Hamilton, Cochrane, Mawe, Auguste de Saint-Hilaire, Max. de Neuwied, Spix et Martius, Rengger et Longchamp, Azara, Fresier, Molina, Miers, Poeppig, Antonio del Rio, Beltrami, Pike, Long, Adair, Chastellux, Bartram, Collot, Lewis et... More about Voyage Pittoresque dans les Deux Amériques: Résumé Général de Tous les Voyages de Colomb,...
Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 1988. Hardcover. xvii, [1], 322 p.: illustrations, tables, maps; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth with copper spine title. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Louise M. Jones. Brown endpapers. Book is in Condition: Near Fine Condition: former owner's name on front free endpaper; one... More about The Material Basis of the Postbellum Tenant Plantation: Historical Archaeology in the South...
Philadelphia, Pa. Joseph & James Crukshank, 1801. Hard Cover. 108 p.; 14 cm. Original brown cloth spine with brown speckled paper over boards. Old paper label on spine with blue printed border and "232" in ink in the center. "118" written on front board. Front fixed endpaper bears oval bookplate... More about Travels Round the World, Performed by Sea and Land, in the Years 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771...
Philadelphia: G. Palmer, 1816. Hardcover. v, [1], 354 p.; 21 cm. Contemporary calf; red leather spine label with gilt-tooled title. Includes index. Former owner's name stamped on front fixed endpaper: "B. Grimler." Contains two sections: Annals of America and Official Documents. Both relate to events in the War of 1812... More about The Historical Register of the United States: Part II for 1814; edited by T. H. Palmer -- vol. 4
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Boston: I.R. Butts, 1846. Paperback. Third Edition. 33, [1] p.; 20 cm. Stitched pamphlet; pages have not been trimmed. Former owner's name inscribed in an old hand at head of title page: Wm. Rutherford. Parker had become minister of the 28th Congregational Church, Boston, in January 1846; his congregation included... More about A Sermon of War, Preached at the Melodeon, on Sunday, June 7, 1846 [Mexican-American War
Seattle: University of Washington Book Store, 1927. Paperback. [2], 27, [1] p.: title vignette (publisher's emblem?); 19 cm. Yellow wrappers printed in black within decorative border with same vignette. Decorative initial letter in yellow and black. University of Washington Chapbooks, edited by Glenn Hughes, no. 5. The author, Vernon Louis... More about Sinclair Lewis: Our Own Diogenes
Mohonk Lake, N.Y. Smiley Brothers, 1974. Hardcover. "Second Printing of Fourth Edition." xvii, [1], 161 p.: illustrations; 18 cm. Beige faux-leather cloth with black stamped spine title and black-and-yellow cover title. Although the copyright date is 1970, the chronology goes from 1869 through 1974. The fascinating story of the Smiley... More about The Story of Mohonk
Philadelphia: Denny & Walker, 1832. Paperback. 35, [1] p.: woodcut illustrations, music; 20 cm. Large woodcut illustration on front wrapper; one seasonal woodcut for each month of the year. Greek key border on back wrapper. Wrapper included in pagination. Original owner strengthened spine with a strip of paper and stitched... More about Uncle Sam's Large Almanack, for 1833, being the First after Bissextile, or Leap Year; containing...
Philadelphia: Denny & Walker, 1834. Paperback. 34 p.: woodcut illustrations; 20 cm. Large woodcut illustration on front wrapper, a woodcut illustration for "The Anatomy of Man's Body as supposed to be governed by the Twelve Constellations," and one seasonal woodcut for each month of the year. Original owner strengthened spine... More about Uncle Sam's Large Almanack, for 1835; being the Third after Bissextile, or Leap Year; containing...
Philadelphia: Joseph McDowell, 1831. Paperback. 34, [2] p.: woodcut illustrations; 20 cm. Front wrapper included in pagination. Greek key border on front and back wrapper. Publisher's advertisement on back wrapper verso. Front wrapper verso contains list of "Remarkable Events" pertaining to American history, primarily the American Revolution. Events of the... More about Washington Almanack, for 1832, being Bissextile, or Leap Year; containing 366 days, and the...
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1937. Hardcover. [10], 325 p.; 21 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and blind-stamped illustration of the Supreme Court on the front cover. No dust jacket. The authors of this examination of the Supreme Court of the 1930s were Washington, D.C., journalists who... More about The Nine Old Men by Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen
Hartford, Conn. William S. Marsh, 1819. Hardcover. vii, [1], 389, [1] p., 2 aquatint frontispiece portraits, 2 folded engraved maps; 21 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with six spine compartments between double gilt rules; red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "Gazetteer of Connecticut & Rhode-Island." All page... More about A Gazetteer of the States of Connecticut and Rhode-Island: Written with Care and Impartiality,...