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Booth Western Art Museum. Works from the Permanent Collection

By: Booth Western Art Museum

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Cartersville, GA, Booth Western Art Museum: 2006

Seller ID: 036442

ISBN: 1569443440

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Cartersville, GA: Booth Western Art Museum, 2006. First edition, 2006. Beautifully illustrated in color throughout. Oblong brown hardcover with dustjacket. The book is near fine with a minor rub to the lower spine end, firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has two light colored scuffs to the front panel, otherwise very good, no chips or tears.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong 4to. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Cuttyhunk and the Elizabeth Islands from 1602

By: Bosworth, Janet

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Cuttyhunk, MA, Cuttyhunk Historical Society: 1993

Seller ID: 035573

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Cuttyhunk, MA: Cuttyhunk Historical Society, 1993. First edition, 1993, signed by the author on the title page. Softcover in very good conditoin with light rubbing to the lower edge, otherwise looks and feels new and unread, no other names or markings.. Signed by the Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First Edition.
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History of the War of the Independence of The United States of America. Volume II

By: Botta, Charles [Carlos] (1766-1837)

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Boston, Harrison Gray: 1826

Seller ID: 009735

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Boston: Harrison Gray, 1826. Early American printing [1826], translated from the Italian. Volume II only of a two-volume set. Original hardcover with purplish cloth spine, uncut edges, 455 pages plus author biography and list of works. Covers worn and spotted, spine cloth mainly missing, spine label absent, contents age-toned but clean, rear endpapers chipped, small dampstain to front free endpaper and preliminary blank. Old bookplate of Thomas Dillard of New Orleans on front pastedown.. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall.
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Biographical Sketches of the Pioneer Settlers of New England and Their Descendants in Worcester, Massachusetts

By: Bouley, Charles Henry

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Barre, Massachusetts, Barre Publishers: 1964

Seller ID: 004877

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Barre, Massachusetts: Barre Publishers, 1964. First edition [1964]. Biographies and genealogical records of early New England settlers. Good to very good with large white streak across the front cover. Red cloth lettered in gilt, fully indexed, 643 pages. Good hinges, sound text block, clean pages free from names or other markings, a few creases to pages in the index and genealogical tables. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First Edition.
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On the Border with Crook

By: Bourke, John G.

Price: $175.00

Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons: 1891

Seller ID: 034177

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. First edition [1891] in fair condition. Book is complete but has sustained some damage from brief exposure to water - warped covers, a few wavy pages at beginning and end, transparent stains around the black and white plates - but no mildew stains or musty odor. Maroon cloth lettered and decorated in silver gilt, 491 pages plus publisher's ads. In addition to the water damages, the book has edgewear and light fraying to the spine ends, hinges internally cracked but secure, text block sound, pages a little age-yellowed but clean, no names or other mark...
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Recollections Diplomatic and Undiplomatic

By: Bowen, Herbert W.

Price: $145.00

Publisher: New York, Frederick H. Hitchcock: 1926

Seller ID: 034570

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1926. First edition, 1926. Biographical stories about Henry Bowen, documented by his son, of a well-placed American diplomat and abolitionist, publisher of The Independent, and friend to many notables of the era such as Abraham Lincoln, Henry Ward Beecher, and numerous others. Bright red cloth lettered in gilt, printed tan dustjacket. The book is good to very good with firm binding, foxing to the outer edges of the text block, endpapers and preliminaries, pages very slightly age-yellowed but clean, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket i...
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Promises to Keep : 1941 - 1969

By: Bowles, Chester

Price: $20.00

Publisher: NYC, San Francisco, Evanston, Illinois and London, Harper & Row: 1971

Seller ID: 021568

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

NYC, San Francisco, Evanston, Illinois and London: Harper & Row, 1971. First edition, 1971. Illustrated in black and white. Black cloth with gilt on red spine lettering, gray endpapers, 657 pages with extensive index, color dustjacket. The book is in very god condition with hardly any discernible edgewear, 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, with light edgewear, including a one inch closed tear atop left front cover corner and lightly rubbed extremities. Autobiograph...
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Ambassador's Report

By: Bowles, Chester

Price: $55.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers: 1954

Seller ID: 040487

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954. Stated first edition, 1954, with a personalized inscription signed by the author on the half-title. Memoir by an American ambassador to India, illustrated with black and white photos and map. Blue cloth, no dustjacket. The book has some rubbing and a faded but legible spine, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no other names or markings.. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First Edition.
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Ideas, People and Peace

By: Bowles, Chester

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers: 1958

Seller ID: 040765

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Early printing, with a personalized inscription signed by the author ont he dedication page. Dark blue hardcover with black cloth spine, illustrated dustjacket. The book is good to very good with firm binding, clean pages with no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [2.50] and is near very good but with a faded but legible spine, light shelfwear.. Inscribed by The Author. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Dust jacket present.
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Mississippi Images Unlimited

By: Bowman, Melba and Chip

Price: $16.00

Publisher: N.P., Images Unlimited: 1977

Seller ID: 025379

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

N.P.: Images Unlimited, 1977. First edition. Collected black and white photographs of Mississippi of the early 1970s, with a focus on people and occupations. Softcover, about sixty pages (unpaginated). Light edgewear, contents clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. First Edition.
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Lake Wentworth. Volumes I and II [1 and 2]

By: Bowman, Walter P.

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, Lake Wentworth Association: 1996

Seller ID: 035754

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Wolfeboro, New Hampshire: Lake Wentworth Association, 1996. First edition of volume II, 1996 printing of volume I (originally 1956). First volume covers the area's history though the mid 1950s while the second picks up where the first volume left off. Softcover with only minimal edgewear, firm bindings, very clean pages, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First Edition.
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The Minimum Wage and Syndicalism: An Independent Survey of the Two Latest Movements Affecting American Labor

By: Boyle, James

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Cincinnati, Steward & Kidd Company: 1913

Seller ID: 028841

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Cincinnati: Steward & Kidd Company, 1913. First edition (1913). Maroon cloth lettered in gilt, 136 pages, no dustjacket. Very light edge rubbing, good hinges, firm text block, light scattering of foxing to the outer edges of the text block, clean pages with no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall. First Edition.
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1786 1886 Centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of the Town of Boylston, Massachusetts. August 18, 1886

By: Boylston, Massachusetts. Henry T Bray

Price: $135.00

Publisher: Worcester, MA, Sanford & Davis: 1887

Seller ID: 035619

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Worcester, MA: Sanford & Davis, 1887. First edition, 1887. Town history, with black and white frontis plus 4 page music, Boylston Centennial March, by Henry T. Bray, after page 92. Dark brown cloth with gilt cover lettering, additional decoration in blind, 141 pages. Edges lightly rubbed, good hinges, sound text block, frontis may have been reattached at one point with two inner margin holes to the title page and some glue residue at the bottom of the frontis and along the gutter. Otherwise very good, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with a name and 1887 date in pencilat top of the p...
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Time Present, Time Past: A Memoir

By: Bradley, Bill

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A., Alfred a Knopf Inc: 1996

Seller ID: 025695

ISBN: 0679444882

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1996. Second printing, with a personalized inscription by Bradley on the title page. Black hardcover with red cloth spine, 445 pages, illustrated dustajacket. The book is in near fine condition with some minimal rubbing to the spine ends, firm binding, no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is in about fine condition with a very minor smudge to a white area on the rear panel, no chips or tears.. Signed By the Author. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Dust ...
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The Indians of Connecticut. The Effect of English Colonization and of Missionary Activity on Indian Life in Connecticut

By: Bradshaw, Harold Clayton

Price: $110.00

Publisher: N.P., Self-published: 1935

Seller ID: 037807

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

N.P.: Self-published, 1935. Undated [1935]. Includes an acknowledgment that "it is hard for us to realize that our noble ancestors were not as ideal nor as christian in their treatment of the original claimants to this soil as we would like". Green textured softcover, 10" tall, 64 pages. Some edgewear and shelf soil to the covers, binding sound, pages lightly age-toned but clean, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First Edition.
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Stephen Decatur. The Beacon Biographies of Eminent Americans Series

By: Brady, Cyrus Townsend. Series Editor M. A. DeWolfe Howe

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.: 1900

Seller ID: 015197

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1900. Published 1900. Beacon Biographies Series. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, frontis portrait, engraved title, 142 pages plus publisher's ads. Covers rubbed with some uneven fading, lightly age-toned spine, good hinges, sound text block, scattered foxing to the first and last several leaves, clean pages free from names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Good/No. 24mo - over 5" - 5" tall.
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Lucy Breckinridge of Grove Hill, The Journal of a Virginia Girl 1862 to 1864

By: Breckinridge, Lucy. Edited By Mary D. Robertson

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Ashland, Ohio, U.S.A., Kent State University Press: 1988

Seller ID: 011657

ISBN: 0873382668

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Ashland, Ohio, U.S.A.: Kent State University Press, 1988. Published 1988. Journal of a Virginia girl kept between the years 1862 and 1864, in the midst of the Civil War and its aftermath. Softcover, 235 pages. Personal inscription by the editor on the title page. Minimal edgewear, spine a bit faded, internally fine. Very clean copy.. Inscribed by The Editor. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall.
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The Story of the 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry. War of Secession 1862-1865

By: Brevet Major General St. Clair A. Mulholland

Price: $225.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, Printed By F. McManus, Jr. & Co.: 1899

Seller ID: 039903

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Philadelphia: Printed By F. McManus, Jr. & Co., 1899. First edition, 1899, signed by the author and dated July 4, 1899, on the front free endpaper. Worn but sound copy in maroon cloth printed in gilt, folding frontis map, additional black and white plates throughout, 422 pages. Covers quite edgeworn and rubbed, hinges internally reglued and secure, text block sound, outer edges of front free endpaper and title page very lightly chipped, pages a little age-toned but clean, no other names or markings, faint musty odor but no signs of moisture damage. . Signed by the Author. First Edition. Hard C...
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Memories of Clinton Square & Other Tales of Syracuse

By: Brewster, Arthur Judson

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Syracuse, New York, Syracuse University Press: 1951

Seller ID: 027898

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 1951. First edition, with personalized inscription (to J. W. Goss) signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Light blue-gray hardcover, frontis photographic illustration, 240 pages, no dustjacket. Covers unevenly faded with a few minor transparent spots, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages free from other names or markings.. Inscribed by The Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First Edition.
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The Cottages of Cape Ann, Part One : The Monograph Series, Vol. XIX, No. 6

By: Brewster, Daniel O. Photos By Arthur C. Haskell

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Russell F. Whitehead: 1932

Seller ID: 019347

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1932. Undated, circa 1932. Monograph Series: Recording the Architecture of the American Colonies and the Early Republic. In addition to several photographs in black and white the book includes measured drawings by the Frank Chouteau Brown. White softcover with black cover lettering, sixteen pages. The book is in good condition with hardly any discernible edgewear, clean contents with no names or other markings. . Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall.
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Category: American History and Biography