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Abram's Eyes: The Native American Legacy of Nantucket Island
by Philbrick, Nathaniel
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- 1998
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- Hardcover
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- 9780963891082
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£120.02
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Nantucket Island, Massachusetts: Mill Hill Press, 1998. (1998). Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Bound in full black cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Large octavo. xiii + 304pps., with illustrations. Stated First Edition. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear… Read more about this item Item Price
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Oliver Wiswell
by Roberts, Kenneth
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- First Edition
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- 1940
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£80.01
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New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1940. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full blue cloth. Blue topstain. The spine is stamped in gilt. Quarto. Colorful map-endpapers. 836pps. Stated First Edition (following a signed limited edition.) A previous owner's name is neatly penned in the upper corner of the front endpage. Also, the blue topstain is slightly… Read more about this item Item Price
£80.01
This Hallowed Ground :The Story of the Union Side of the Civil War
by Catton, Bruce
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- Limited First Edition
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- 1956
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- Hardcover
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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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£80.01
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1956. In Good+ condition. Gray cloth quarterbound in teal blue leatherette. The spine is stamped in gilt and black; the front panel in gilt. Quarto. Blue topstain. Map-endpapers. ix + 437pps. No dustjacket (as issued). There are touches of soiling to the cloth and the leatherette has been cracked (though repaired) along the front joint.… Read more about this item Item Price
£80.01
Year of Decisions
by Truman, Harry S.
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- 1955
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£240.03
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1955. Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Bound in full black cloth. The spine is stamped in silver and purple; the front panel in silver. Octavo. Green topstain. Red and white 'Missouri' endpapers. xi + 596pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and… Read more about this item Item Price
£240.03
The Rocky Mountains : Third Volume in the American Mountain Series
by Atwood, Wallace W
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- First Edition
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- 1945
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- Hardcover
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£160.02
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New York: Vanguard Press, 1945. [1945]. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Bound in full beige cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in red and black. Octavo. Brown topstain and beige endpapers. 324pps., with numerous photos and illustrations and a fold-out map. There is a modest amount of dustspotting to the cloth, otherwise clean, bright,… Read more about this item Item Price
£160.02
Wilderness Empire : A Narrative
by Eckert, Allan W
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- 1969
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£80.01
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Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1969. [1969]. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Bound in full brick-red cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Quarto. Map-endpapers. xiv + 653pps. Stated First Edition. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous… Read more about this item Item Price
£80.01
A Sorrow in Our Heart : The Life of Tecumseh
by Eckert, Allan W
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 9780553080230
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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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£36.00
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New York: Bantam, 1992. [1992]. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Textured tan boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Quarto. Map-endpapers. [xvii] + 862pps. There is very mild rubbing to the board-edges, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket,… Read more about this item Item Price
£36.00
Doctors in Blue : The Medical History of the Union Army in the Civil War
by Adams, George Worthington
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- First Edition
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- 1952
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- Hardcover
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£80.01
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New York: Schuman, 1952. (1952). Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Bound in full blue cloth. The spine is stamped in dark blue and gilt. Octavo. [xii] + 253pps. + 16 pages of photos. There is mild bumping to the tips and a previous owner's name is neatly penned in the upper corner of the ffep. Otherwise clean, tight,… Read more about this item Item Price
£80.01
The Life of Andrew Jackson : Complete in One Volume
by James, Marquis
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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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£24.00
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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill (1938). Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full brick-red cloth. The spine is stamped in black and gilt. Red topstain. Large octavo. Map-endpapers. 972pps., plus numerous plates. About 1/4" of cloth is sunfaded at either spine-end, otherwise fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership… Read more about this item Item Price
£24.00
Wildlife In America
by Matthiessen, Peter
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- First Edition
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- 1959
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£27.92
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New York: Viking, 1959. In Near Fine condition. Green cloth quarterbound in tan buckram. The spine is stamped in green and gilt; the decorative front board in gray. Quarto. 'Totems of The Plains Indians' endpapers (by George Catlin). 304pps., with numerous line drawings plus 8 pages of color plates and 16 pages of monochrome plates.… Read more about this item Item Price
£27.92
Shiloh : Bloody April
by Sword, Wiley
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- 1983
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- 9780890290705
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Ohio: Morningside Bookshop, 1983. Very Good+ in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full gray cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Large octavo. [xx] + 519pps. With numerous maps and illustrations. There is a slight lean to the spine and a small sticker is affixed to the upper corner of the ffep. along… Read more about this item Item Price
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Desert Challenge : An Interpretation of Nevada
by Lillard, Richard G
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- 1942
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£23.92
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New York: Knopf, 1942. In Near Fine condition. Bound in full beige cloth. Both the spine and the decorative front panel are stamped in blue. Blue topstain. Quarto. [viii] + 388pps. + [ix]. Also 46 illustrations and a fold-out map of Nevada. Stated First Edition. No dustjacket. There is light rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
£23.92
John Marsh, Pioneer : The Life Story of A Trail-Blazer On Six Frontiers
by Lyman, George D
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- 1930
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£160.02
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New York: Scribner's, 1930. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in the full blue cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt (still brilliant). Octavo. Red and beige map-endpapers. [xii] + 394pps., + 24 illustrations. First printing (Scribner's 'A' and seal). There are mild touches of rubbing to the cloth, otherwise clean, bright, square,… Read more about this item Item Price
£160.02
The Regulars : The American Army, 1898-1941
by Coffman, Edward M
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- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
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- 2004
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- Hardcover
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- 9780674012998
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£23.92
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Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Belknap / Harvard, 2004. As New in an As New dustjacket. Black boards. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. [vi] + 519pps., with numerous illustrations. An excellent copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is equally fine. ".In 1898, the American… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sabre And Bayonet : Stories of Heroism and Military Adventure : Collected and Edited
by Rodenbough, Theophilis F. (Brevet Brigadier-General U.S.A.)
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- 1897
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£400.05
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New York: Dillingham, 1897. Very Good+ in the publisher's full burgundy cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt (still brilliant). Octavo. 361pps., with numerous black-and-white illustrations -- 20 of them full-page. There is mild bumping to the tips and light touches of soiling to the cloth. Also, the page-edges are slightly browned. Modest reading wear,… Read more about this item Item Price
£400.05
That Dark and Bloody River : Chronicles of the Ohio River Valley
by Eckert, Allan W
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1995
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- 9780553094480
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£99.93
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New York: Bantam, 1995. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Tan boards quarterbound in ivory cloth. The spine is stamped in metallic red. Octavo. Map-endpapers. [lxvii] + 810pps. There is a brief, one-line gift inscription atop the ffep-map, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is immaculate; no reading wear. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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Emancipation As A Compensation For Military Service Rendered By Slaves
by Sherman, Hon. John (of Ohio)
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- 1864
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- Paperback
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£80.01
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Washington D. C.: McGill & Witherow, 1864. In Very Good+ condition. 16pps. This pamphlet has been unbound. All pages are present and in excellent, clean condition with very little yellowing and with slight creasing to the corners. This is a transcript of the speech delivered by Sherman in the U.S. Sentate on February 2, 1864., in a time when many… Read more about this item Item Price
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Wildlife In America
by Matthiessen, Peter
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- First Edition
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- 1959
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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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£96.01
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New York: Viking, 1959. Very Good+ in a Near Fine dustjacket. Green cloth quarterbound in tan buckram. The spine is stamped in green and gilt; the decorative front board in gray. 'Totems of The Plains Indians' endpapers (by George Catlin). 304pps., with numerous line drawings plus 8 pages of color plates and 16 pages of monochrome… Read more about this item Item Price
£96.01
Kit Carson : The Happy Warrior of The Old West (A Biography)
by Vestal, Stanley
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- First Edition
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- 1928
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- Hardcover
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£14.40
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. In Good+ condition. Bound in the publisher's full brown cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt; the front board in blind. Fading brown topstain. 'Map of The Old West' endpapers. 297pps. No dustjacket. There is rubbing wear to the tips and the spine-ends. Internally, both hinges are starting -- though stable -- and a previous owner's… Read more about this item Item Price
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Forged In Strong Fires (the Early Life and Experiences of John Edward Dalton)
by Wentworth, M.P
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1948
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- Hardcover
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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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£80.01
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Idaho: Caxton, 1948. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. This is the SIGNED edition, limited to 1000 copies, of which this is number 213. Fully-bound in grainy brown cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Beige topstain. Pictorial endpapers. 373pp. This is an excellent copy, the only flaw being light touches of rubbing to the lower tips and the heel… Read more about this item Item Price
£80.01