Search Results: History from Mossback Books

Oxford University Press. Very Good+. 2002. First Edition :. Softcover. Small octovo in wraps, #1 in number line, faint wear, else VG++ or better. "The best brief biography I have read." -blurb; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

BOMC. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Larger octovo hardcover in brown cloth, tight binding, clean unmarked pages, covers have no physical wear 'tho slightly dusty, else NFINE in NFINE DJ, ALL in a tight fitting heavy-board slipcase, may have a sintilla of wear. A solid and bright production. This famous historian in 577 pages tours the age in which Jackson lived and fashioned his presidency. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

H. Abrams. Fine with no dust jacket. 1987. First Edition :. Hardcover. 0894680986 . Large quarto in stiff wrappers, tight binding, fresh umarked pages, covers unworn, else FINE. Heavy solid copy. Illustrated, 356 pages. 16th century sultan known and the Lawgiver. ; 11.6 X 9.8 X 0.7 inches .

Noyes Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1975. First Edition :. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, ex-libris, tight binding, untorn pages, tip of blank endpaper clipped, covers have faint shelfwear, else VG++++ (can be no better as ex lib. ) , in untorn DJ, now in clear mylar jacket protector. Text very white and bright, unsullied. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Liveright. Fine in New dust jacket. 2017. First Edition :. Hardcover. 1631490168 . Octovo hardcover, unworn unread else like NEW in NEW DJ. Crisp copy in clear mylar wrap. "...depicts a young nation ....scientific obsessions..." ; 9.3 X 6.6 X 1.3 inches .

Liveright. Fine in New dust jacket. 2017. First Edition :. Hardcover. 1631490516 . Octovo hardcover, tight, bright, unworn and AS NEW in AS NEW DJ. Accomack VA, started with fires, community in decline way before last fires. A study in rural America and its ruin. ; 9.1 X 6.4 X 1.3 inches .

James Mallory & Co. Good+. 1847. First Edition :. Hardcover. 12 mo volume disbound, no covers, presents as marbled endpapers front and back, pages clean and unfoxed, none torn or marked, rated G+, candidate for rebinding at your choice. Folding frontis map, folding illustrations throughout. Good and sound history of Norwalk at the middle of the 19th century. Disbound, no covers, presents as marbled endpapers front and back, pages clean and unfoxed, none torn or marked, rated G+, candidate for rebinding at your choice. Index before text, Indian deeds with chiefs' marks, Folding large frontis map, 9 folding illustrations : View of S Norwalk; View of Norwalk; View from Grummond's hill; S E View of Harbor; Benedict Genealogy; Norwalk Hotel; Children's Retreat; Prospect Hill; English & Classic School. Another indian deed; genealogical record and other records. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

L. C. Page & Company. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1900. First Edition :. Hardcover. Thick octovo hardcover, gilt illustration of the mont on front, gilt lettering on spine, deckle edge pages, Ex-Libris, clean laid-paper, text is unfoxed, unmarked, untorn, covers worn at tips, rear cover reattached, solid, else G++, solid copy in heavy clear mylar wrap for protection, alas at last. Ex-Library. Original binding . All 28 the illustrations are in track none fallen, the color folding map is also present. We offer fast shipping in cardboard. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 368pp pages .

Singerly & Myers, State Prin. Good. 1863. Hardcover. Large octovo in original binding, chipping at heel of spine, pages foxing, else Good. State of the militia during Civil War year. .

Lutheran Missions, Gospel of Jesus Among Apache Indians. Very Good. 1923. First Edition :. Hardcover. 3 hardcover volumes ecompassing 24 volumes with paper covers bound in, ex-libris, tight bindings, unfoxed, pages unmarked , light library appurtenances, else VG the lot. Starting in 1923 contains issues/"volume" #1 all the way through issue/volume 24, which is in the third book dated 1946, 23 years in total with most years containing the 12 months of printing. Replete with facts, history, tales, language, etc etc of Apaches, mainly, possibly some Ojibway (fast scanning) , a related Athaspacan language group. Excessivly rare, only found in Beineke library, as found on World Cat. Fast shipping in cardboard. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 1,000 pages .

Smithsonian Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1971. First Edition :. Hardcover. Royal octovo hardcover, green cloth, unworn and FINE in NFINE DJ, a wee bit of rubbing, now in clear mylar jacket protector. Illustrated...; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

University of Toledo Press. As New. 2010. First Edition :. Softcover. 0932259111 . Octovo in wraps, Signed/inscribed by the author on title page, fresh unmarked pages, covers knife-sharp and unworn, else as NEW. A crisp unread copy. A great American story, history; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Fromm Intl. Very Good+. 1990. Softcover. 0880641215 . Octovo in wraps, ltight binding, fresh unmarked pages, bright covers, one tiny edge fold, else VG++++++. Mies' involvement in Nazi Germany. ; 8.8 X 6.0 X 1.2 inches .

Gpo. Fine. 1970. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover in bric-red cloth, tight, fresh unworn and like NEW. Korean war combat. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Indiana University. Very Good+. 1980. First MIdland book edition. Softcover. Octovo in wraps, tight binding, clean unmarked pages, no tears, covers bright and not noticeably worn, flairing of covers, else VG+. A great survey of the military developments of the period and of the armies of the opponents. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Instituto Historico E Geografico Brasileiro. Near Fine. 1963. Hardcover. Folio hardcover: one half green polished calf (leather) over green-cloth boards: tight binding, pages very clean and bright, none marked or torn, the covers have light shelfwear, else NFINE. A solid and handsome copy. A view of the cities including historic views and maps, colored illustrations of noted historical personages or scenes, schematics of old forts, most illustrations full -page on heavy stock. Some of the views/drawings go back to late 1600's. Very scarce volume. Text in Portuguese. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 88 pages .

New York: George P Putnam. Very Good+. 1849. First of new edition, revised. Hardcover. Octovo Hardcover. 'The Works of Washington Irving Volume VIII.' Viii, 519pp. Original blind-stamped green cloth binding decorated in blind on the front and rear panel, spine lettered in gold and decorated in blind. Clean unmarked pages, light wear to covers, else VG+++ in clear mylar wrap. Wiith large folding map of the Oregon Territory from the 'Best Authorities.' The first American attempt to settle on the Pacific Coast, and Astor's attempt to establish a fur monoply on the Pacific coast. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Richard Bentley. Very Good. 1836. First Edition :. Hardcover. Three volumes in 12mo size, half-title on volume one only, 12 (4) xvi, 317; ix, (1) 320; vii (1) , 294; black leather spines over original boards, tight and pages unfoxed, light wear to covers, VG the lot. "A handsome set of three, considered to be the classic account of first American attempt to settle the Pacific Coast, and the earliest extended relation of Wilson P Hunt's overland expedition from St Louis", Howes and others. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Skyhorse. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket. 2016. First of This issue. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, unworn, fresh pages, FINE in FINE DJ, now in clear mylar jacket protector. "V "Published for the first time in English, this is the first-hand account by the army aide at Hitler's side. Gerhard Engel was Hitler's Army Adjutant from March 1938 to Marh 1943. During this time he kept a diary, and after the war he addded material to shed further light on key events and decisions." - DJ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

University of Georgia Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition : Signed. Hardcover. Octovo hardcover, Signed in front by Harsch; also his sailing photo is attached, tight binding, clean pages, faintly worn covers, else NFINE in NFINE DJ, now in clear mylar jacket protector. An illuminating telling of a journalist's witness of history. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .