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The Mentor: The Story of the American Navy. Volume 5, Number 5, April 16, 1917, No. 129

By: Barnes, James

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, The Mentor Association: 1917

Seller ID: 001257

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

New York: The Mentor Association, 1917. Semi-monthly publication devoted to popular education in the arts and sciences, its motto being "Learn One Thing Every Day". Each single-topic issue is in printed wraps with eight to twelve pages of illustrated text by an authority on the selected subject, plus six photogravure black and white plates with extensive explanatory information on the back. These plates are loosely laid into the covers and are often missing. This issue has all six plates present, and include the following: The Constitution and the Java; Commodore Esek Hopkins; The United S...
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David G. Farragut. The Beacon Biographies of Eminent Americans Series

By: Barnes, James. Series Editor M. A. DeWolfe Howe

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Boston, Small, Maynard and Company: 1899

Seller ID: 015195

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Boston: Small, Maynard and Company, 1899. Published 1899. Beacon Biographies Series. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, frontis portrait, engraved title, 132 pages. Covers rubbed and soiled with staining from moisture exposure to the rear cover (no musty odor), spine age-toned, good hinges, sound text block, rear endpapers and last three leaves foxed and spotted from moisture exposure, some foxing to front endpapers and first few leaves, fairly subtle dampstain running throughout the rest of the book, with none of the stains, foxing, etc. interfering with the readability of the text. . ...
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The New America : A Study in Immigration

By: Barnes, Mary Clark and Lemuel Call

Price: $18.00

Publisher: NYC, Chicago, Toronto, London and Edinburgh, Fleming H. Revell Company: 1913

Seller ID: 019476

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

NYC, Chicago, Toronto, London and Edinburgh : Fleming H. Revell Company, 1913. Published 1913. Illustrated with five full page black and white plates. Light brown softcover, with red brown cover lettering and decorative border, 158 pages including appendix and bibliography. The book is in good condition with some edgewear including light overall surface rubbing, clean contents with no markings. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall.
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Struggles and Triumphs: or, Forty Years' Recollections of P. T. Barnum, Written By Himself

By: Barnum, P. T.

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Hartford, Connecticut, J. B. Burr & Company: 1869

Seller ID: 034455

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Hartford, Connecticut: J. B. Burr & Company, 1869. First edition, 1869. Three quarter dark green leather over breen cloth gilt spine lettering, raised spine bands, 780 pages plus two pages of publisher's ads. Covers rubbed with scuffing to the corners and joints, spine lightly crackled but stabilized, hinges good, text block sound, pages a little age-yellowed but clean, no foxing, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First Edition.
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Image for The Life of Barnum the World-Renowned Showman. His Early Life and Struggles; Bold Ventures and Brilliant Successes; ... Written By Himself. To Which is Added The Art of Money Gettting, or Golden Rules for Making Money

The Life of Barnum the World-Renowned Showman. His Early Life and Struggles; Bold Ventures and Brilliant Successes; ... Written By Himself. To Which is Added The Art of Money Gettting, or Golden Rules for Making Money

By: Barnum, P. T.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Chicago, J. S. Ziegler & Co.: 1895

Seller ID: 041100

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Chicago: J. S. Ziegler & Co., 1895. Undated, ca. 1895. Heavily worn reading copy, please read complete description. Autobiography of circus and entertainment entrepreneus Phineas T. Barnum, illustrated with engravings. Heavily decorated Victorian binding, turquoise blue cloth lettered and with a pictorial circus design in gilt and black, marbled edges, patterned endpapers, 520 pages. Covers heavily rubbed with fraying to corners and spine ends, short closed tear to upper front joint, hinges internally reglued, text block sound but not tight, pages age-toned and worn, some light transparent sta...
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Babes In Boyland: A Personal History of Co-education In The Ivy League

By: Barreca, Regina

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Lebanon, New Hampshire USA, University Press of New England: 2005

Seller ID: 017158

ISBN: 1584652993

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Lebanon, New Hampshire USA: University Press of New England, 2005. First edition, first printing [2005], with personalized inscription signed by the author on the title page. Speckled tan boards with eggplant cloth spine, gilt spine lettering, illustrated frontis, 154 pages, color illustrated dustjacket. The book is in fine condition, looks and feels new, with sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in fine condition. . Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Dust jac...
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The Finest Kind: The Fishermen of Gloucester; Photographs By Nubar Alexanian

By: Bartlett, Kim

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.: 1977

Seller ID: 011531

ISBN: 0393087972

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1977. Published 1977. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front free endpaper, with a second gift inscription in different handwriting below. A seasoned journalist presents his impressions of the time-honored traditions of local Italian-American fishermen of Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Area. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Black hardcover with black cloth spine, gilt lettering, 251 pages, illustrated dustjacket. Very light shelfwear, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with the aforenoted writing on the front free endpaper, n...
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Hank and the Widow Haley and Other Reflections

By: Bascom, Eric

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Springfield, Massachusetts, WeeBee Books: 2000

Seller ID: 023842

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine

Springfield, Massachusetts: WeeBee Books, 2000. First edition [2000] of this collection of short observational humor by this Springfield, Massachusetts raconteur, with a personalized inscription signed by the author near the bottom of the title page. Softcover, 166 pages. Looks and feels new and unread, no other names or markings.. Inscribed by The Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First Edition.
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Journal of Several Visits to the Indians on the Kennebec River, By the Rev. Joseph Baxter, of Medfield, Mass.

By: Baxter, Rev. Joseph. With Notes By Elias Nason

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Boston, David Clapp & Son: 1867

Seller ID: 037274

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1867. Printed 1867, reprinted from the January 1867 New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Softcover with thread binding, 18 pages. Some cover soil and edgewear, an unopened copy (still connected at top edges), one page with chipping to the far outer edge of the generous margins, pages clean, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall.
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The New National Tax Law. Complete Summary of Rates and Imposts, as Amended By Act of March 3, 1865. Citizen's Edition

By: Beadle's Dime Series

Price: $55.00

Publisher: New York, Beadle and Company: 1865

Seller ID: 024328

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

New York: Beadle and Company, 1865. Beadle's Dime Series, Citizens' Edition. Light orange softcover, 67 pages. Edges rubbed, text block sound, dampstains to lower and outer margins throughout, not affecting text, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5" - 6" tall.
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Modern Democracy

By: Becker, Carl. L.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New Haven, Yale University Press: 1941

Seller ID: 030087

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1941. Second printing [1941], the same year as the first printing. Series of three lectures examining the conflict between individual liberty and economic equality. Blue cloth with dustjacket. Light wear, light must odor, personal bookplate on front pastedown, pages clean and unmarked. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some light wear and age-toning, no chips.. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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The History of Vermont; with Descriptions, Physical and Topographical

By: Beckley, Hosea

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Brattleboro, Vermont, George H. Salisbury: 1846

Seller ID: 029776

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Brattleboro, Vermont: George H. Salisbury, 1846. First edition [1846] in heavily worn condition. Tan cloth, 396 pages. Covers worn, soiled and with a surface split at the front joint, hinges good, one small section of pages detached but present, text block otherwise sound, old transparent stains to most of the pages but all readily legible, names in pencil on front free endpaper. Reading copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall. First Edition.
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The Worcester Account

By: Behrman, S. N.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Random House: 1954

Seller ID: 040264

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

New York: Random House, 1954. First edition, stated first printing. Memoir of a pleasant childhood in Worcester, Massachusetts. Rust colored cloth, illustrated dustjacket. The book has very light cover rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [3.50] and has some edgewear and a few tiny chips, age-speckling to the white background of the rear panel and to the inner flaps, very little paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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The History of New Hampshire. Volume I

By: Belknap, Jeremy

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Bowie, MD, U.S.A., Heritage Books: 1992

Seller ID: 033453

ISBN: 1556135831

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Bowie, MD, U.S.A.: Heritage Books, 1992. Volume I. High quality 1992 facimile reprint of 1831 edition, Heritage Classic series. Softcover with considerable neat highlighting and underlining, previous owner embossed stamp at upper corner of frontis, otherwise very good with firm binding, clean pages.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall.
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Gone for a Soldier: The Civil War Memoirs of Private Alfred Bellard. From the Alec Thomas Archives

By: Bellard, Alfred. Edited By David Herbert Donald

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown and Company: 1975

Seller ID: 041916

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1975. Stated first edition, 1975. Blue cloth printed in silver gilt, color illustrations throughout, map endpapers, color illustrated dustjacket. Near fine condition, with very minor rubbing to the extremities, firm binding, very clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is very good with some edge rubbing, no chips.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Mr. Lincoln's Forts: A Guide to the Civil War Defenses of Washington

By: Benjamin Franklin Cooling III and Walton H. Owen II

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., White Mane Publishing: 1988

Seller ID: 010293

ISBN: 0942597060

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: White Mane Publishing, 1988. First edition, 1988. Sponsored by The Friends of Fort Ward, this book describes how to visit the forts, what to look for, and provides guidance about maps. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Softcover, 256 pages. Light shelfwear to the covers, internally very clean and free from names or other markings. Sections include: A Civil War Deterrent - The Defenses of Washington; Engineer Details of Construction; Touring the Forts South of the Potomac; Touring the Forts North of the Potomac; Touring the Forts East of the Ana...
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The Connecticut River

By: Benson, Robert and Bachman, Ben

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Bulfinch Press: 1989

Seller ID: 020639

ISBN: 0821217305

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: Bulfinch Press, 1989. First edition, 1989. Richly color illustrated throughout. Navy cloth with heavy silver gilt cover lettering, river blue endpapers, 128 pages, color illustrated endpapers. The book is very good condition, looks and feels new, with sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - 33 cm Tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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As Seen From the Ranks: A Boy in the Civil War

By: Benton, Charles E.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons: 1902

Seller ID: 040419

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. First edition, 1902. Personal account of a young soldier who served in the 150th New York State Union Volunteers. Rust colored cloth lettered in gilt, no dustjacket, probably as issued. Some rubbing to corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall. First Edition.
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The Voice of Latin America

By: Benton, William

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers: 1961

Seller ID: 021269

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1961. First edition, 1961. Early 1960s survey of Latin and South America with a focus on its most prevalent problems: widespread poverty and the need for economic development; the introduction and spread of Communism; and the lack of educational resources. Bright orange hardcover with blue cloth spine, 204 pages, dustjacket. The book looks and feels new and unread, with tight binding, very clean pages free from names or other markings, only a trace of light foxing to the top edge. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is in near fine condition...
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A Bicentennial History of Dalton, Massachusetts 1784-1984

By: Bernard A. Drew, Editor

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Dalton, MA; North Adams, MA, Dalton Bicentennial Committee; Excelsior Printing Co.: 1984

Seller ID: 037231

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Dalton, MA; North Adams, MA: Dalton Bicentennial Committee; Excelsior Printing Co., 1984. First edition, 1984. Large softcover, 128 pages plus double-page map. Near fine condition with some minimal edge rubbing, firm binding, very clean pages with no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. First Edition.
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Category: American History and Biography