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The Camp, the Battle Field, and the Hospital; or, Lights and Shadows of the Great Rebellion

By: Brockett, L. P.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati..., National Publishing Company: 1866

Seller ID: 015024

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati...: National Publishing Company, 1866. Heavily worn 1866 copy of this book containing illustrated, dramatized accounts of the Civil War, including "adventures of spies and scouts, thriilling incidents, daring exploits, heroic deeds, wonderful escapes, sanitary and hospital scenes, prison experiences, etc. etc.". Includes more than a hundred engravings. Dark brown cloth, 512 pages plus an advertisment seeking book salesmen tipped in at the rear. Front cover detached, spine covering effectively detached after being handstitched back on at some point in the pas...
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A Sermon Delivered at the Ordination of the Rev. Bezaleel Pinneo, to the Pastoral Charge of the First Church and Society in Milford, October 26, 1796

By: Brockway, Thomas (1745-1807)

Price: $110.00

Publisher: New Haven, T. And S. Green: 1797

Seller ID: 019518

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

New Haven: T. And S. Green, 1797. Softcover, 24 pages. Sabin indicates 30 pages - the final page of this copy (page 24) ends with an Amen and printer's device, completing the body of the sermon but with the subsequent Charge and Right Hand of Friendship absent. Covers worn to round at the corners, top series of binding stitches absent (still secured by the lower stitches), page age-toned with some occasional foxing.. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall.
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My Sam: A Memoir By His Wife

By: Bronfman, Saidye Rosner

Price: $45.00

Publisher: N.P., Privately Printed: 1982

Seller ID: 042061

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

N.P.: Privately Printed, 1982. One of one thousand copies printed, this one with a "compliments of" card from the author laid in loosely at the front. Memoir of the life of Samual Bronfman by his wife. Gray hardcover with red buckram cloth spine lettered in gilt, no dustjacket, likely as issued. About fine condition with some minimal rubbing to the spine ends, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First, Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First Edition.
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Wuthering Heights

By: Bronte, Emily. Foreword By Charlotte Bronte. Illustrated By Alan Reingold

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, PA, The Franklin Library: 1979

Seller ID: 041732

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Deep blue cloth, deep blue leather spine with raised spine bands, gilt lettering and decoration, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, attached ribbon bookmark. Near fine condition a personal bookplate inside the front cover, otherwise looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall.
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The Story of the American Soldier in War and Peace

By: Brooks, Elbridge S.

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Boston, D. Lothrop & Co.: 1889

Seller ID: 027942

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Boston: D. Lothrop & Co., 1889. Attractively bound 1889 first edition of this illustrated history of American fighting men from pre-Revolutionary days through the Mexican American and Civil Wars. Illustrated with engravings. Suitable for adults or older children. Bright blue pictorial cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, 350 pages plus publisher's ads. Covers lightly rubbed at the extremities, gilt bright, good hinges, sound text block, gift notation in pencil on front free endpaper, pages clean and otherwise unmarked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Fir...
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The True Story of Benjamin Franklin, the American Statesman

By: Brooks, Elbridge S. Illustrated By Victor A. Searles

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Boston, Lothrop Publishing Company: 1898

Seller ID: 031953

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, 1898. First edition [1898]. Juvenile biography of Franklin illustrated in black and white. Pictorial gray cloth printed in red, white and blue. Covers rubbed, mainly at the extremities, cover design and printing clear, hinges internally repaired and secure, text block sound, pages clean with a couple of instances of tiny fingerprints to the outer margins, very short closed tear to bottom edge of preliminary blank, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First Edition.
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Williamstown: The First Two Hundred Years

By: Brooks, Robert R. R.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Williamstown, Massachusetts, The McClelland Press: 1953

Seller ID: 031419

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Williamstown, Massachusetts: The McClelland Press, 1953. First edition, first printing [1953]. Red cloth, no dustjacket. Fine condition with firm binding, no names or other markings.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/No. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First Edition.
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Some Low Mantels and Fireplace Enframements of the Early Nineteenth Century : The Monograph Series, Vol. XXV, No. 5

By: Brown, Frank Chouteau. Photos By Arthur C. Haskell

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Russell F. Whitehead: 1938

Seller ID: 019396

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1938. Undated, circa 1938. Part of the 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 author. White softcover with black cover lettering, sixteen pages. The book is in good condition with light edgewear, lightly foxed cover edges, clean contents with no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall.
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Danvers, Massachusetts (Old Salem Village), Part Two : The Monograph Series, Vol. XXIV, No. 6

By: Brown, Frank Chouteau. Photos By Arthur C. Haskell

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Russell F. Whitehead: 1937

Seller ID: 019391

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1937. Undated, circa 1937. Part of the 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 author. White softcover with black cover lettering, sixteen pages. The book is in good condition with light edgewear, lightly foxed cover edges, clean contents with no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall.
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Watertown, Massachusetts : The Monograph Series, Vol. XXIII, No. 3

By: Brown, Frank Chouteau. Photos By Arthur C. Haskell

Price: $16.00

Publisher: New York, Russell F. Whitehead: 1936

Seller ID: 019383

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1936. Undated, circa 1936. Part of the 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 author. The book is in fair condition with a slightly musty odor, right bottom corners of pages dampstained, clean contents with no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall.
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Historic Boston, Massachusetts : The Monograph Series, Vol. XXIII, No. 1

By: Brown, Frank Chouteau. Photos By Arthur C. Haskell

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Russell F. Whitehead: 1936

Seller ID: 019381

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1936. Undated, circa 1936. Part of the 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 author. The book is in good condition with light edgewear, clean contents with no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall.
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Danvers, Massachusetts (Old Salem Village), Part One : The Monograph Series, Vol. XXIV, No. 5

By: Brown, Frank Chouteau. Photos By Arthur C. Haskell

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Russell F. Whitehead: 1937

Seller ID: 019390

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1937. Undated, circa 1937. Part of the 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 author. White softcover with black cover lettering, sixteen pages. The book is in good condition with light edgewear, foxed bottom of cover, clean contents with no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall.
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Old Marblehead, Massachusetts, Part Two : The Monograph Series, Vol. XXIV, No. 3

By: Brown, Frank Chouteau. Photos By Arthur C. Haskell

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Russell F. Whitehead: 1937

Seller ID: 019388

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1937. Undated, circa 1937. Part of the 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 author. White softcover with black cover lettering, sixteen pages. The book is in good condition with light edgewear, clean contents with no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall.
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Early Boston Churches : The Monograph Series, Vol. XXIII, No. 6

By: Brown, Frank Chouteau. Photos By Arthur C. Haskell

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Russell F. Whitehead: 1936

Seller ID: 019386

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1936. Undated, circa 1936. Part of the 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 author. White softcover with black cover lettering, sixteen pages. The book is in good condition with light edgewear, foxed cover, foxed cover edges, clean contents with no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall.
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Some Records of Old Concord, the First Inland Township of Massachusetts. The Monograph Series, Vol. XVIII, No. 2

By: Brown, Frank Chouteau. Photos By Kenneth Clark

Price: $16.00

Publisher: New York, Russell F. Whitehead: 1931

Seller ID: 019334

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fair

New York: Russell F. Whitehead, 1931. Undated, circa 1931. 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 a measured drawing by Harry B. Little. White softcover with black cover lettering, sixteen pages. The book is in fair condition with dampstained right bottom corners throughout, some overall light surface soil, clean contents with no names or other markings. . Soft Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall.
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Valentine's Manual of New York 1922. New Series, No. 6

By: Brown, Henry Collins (editor)

Price: $65.00

Publisher: New York, Valentine's Manual: 1921

Seller ID: 035280

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

New York: Valentine's Manual, 1921. Volume VI, 1922. Well-illustrated volume of New York City history, including numerous color plates, including folding panoramas, and black and white plates. Full dark blue leather with gilt spine lettering, armorial shield in gilt on front cover, raised spine bands, gilt top, marbled endpapers, 325 pages. Covers rubbed at the extremities with some light chipping along the joints, hinges internally cracked but secure, text block sound, pages clean, no names or other markings. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First Edition.
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The View from the Kingdom: A New England Album

By: Brown, Richard; Lindbergh, Reeve

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Orlando, Florida, U.S.A., Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: 1987

Seller ID: 011886

ISBN: 0151936374

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987. First edition, 1987. Personal inscription by author Reeve Lindbergh on the front free endpaper. Includes 142 full color photographs. Deep forest green cloth with copper gilt lettering, light brown endpapers, 144 glossy heavy stock pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in fine condition, looks and feels new with firm text block, good hinges, clean pages with no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is in near fine condition with mild edgewear to the top of the spine and light soil to the r...
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Minnie Hermon; or The Curse of Rum. A Tale for the Times. Embracing Also the Life and Work of Francis Murphy and Dr. Henry A. Reynolds

By: Brown, Thurlow Weed. With George T. Ferris

Price: $45.00

Publisher: New York and Cincinnati, Henry S. Goodspeed & Company: 1878

Seller ID: 029788

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

New York and Cincinnati: Henry S. Goodspeed & Company, 1878. First edition [1878]. Dramatic cautionary tale about the evils of drink, illustrated with engravings, and bound together with biographies of noted temperance reformers Francis Murphy and Henry A. Reynolds. Blue Victorian binding lettered and decorated in gilt and black, 894 pages. Covers lightly rubbed, mainly at the extremities, very minor fraying to spine ends, sound binding (front hinge just starting to lightly internally crack in the middle), pages slightly age-toned but clean with just a few minor margin fingerprints, no name...
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The Life of Oliver Ellsworth

By: Brown, William Garrott

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company: 1905

Seller ID: 030008

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1905. First edition [1905]. Externally fair, internally good. Comprehensive biography of Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807), a Connecticut native who was one of the framers of the United States Constitution and eventually became the nation's third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Dark green cloth lettered in gilt, tissue-protected frontis portrait, 369 pages plus publisher's ads. Covers heavily rubbed at the extremities with additional spotting and scuffing to the rear panel, good hinges, firm text block, very minor foxing to endpapers, additional foxing to plat...
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The Unknown Indian

By: Browne, Gertrude Bell. Illustrated By David Thomas Vernon

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Chicago, Albert Whitman & Co.: 1930

Seller ID: 006377

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co., 1930. The book is about an Indian named Tan-ta-quid-geon who had remained previously "unnamed", since it was traditional to provide historical credit to the Sachem of the tribe. Tan-ta-quid-geon was of the Mohegan tribe in what is now Connecticut, and the account of his life, based on fact, is augmented with literary reenactments of ceremonies, etc. that have been drawn from other sources about the Mohegan, Abenaki and other northeastern American tribes. Illustrated in black and white. Inscribed by the author on the verso of the frontis "For a better understan...
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Category: American History and Biography