Search Results: History - United States from Twin City Antiquarian Books

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1989 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue boards, white cloth spine with gilt, blue foil & red foil titles, xiii, 397 pp, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "Some called the president lazy, others uninterested in daily details; some said he was a brilliant delegator of responsibility. Whatever the viewpoint, it is unquestionably true that the men around Ronald Reagan played an unprecedented role in shaping and controlling the nation's foreign and domestic policy. In this explosive book, Schieffer and Gates, working with an extensive network of sources and some hitherto secret materials, show just who these men were and just how they influenced both the President and the country." Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 16 cm.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark blue cloth, gilt titles on frotn board & spine, ix, 390 pp, index. Bottom corners bumped, titles partly rubbed off spine. DJ edge-worn, moderately rubbed, slightly chipped; in Brodart archival cover Promotional pamphlet "The American Road," containing newspaper notices of some of the addresses collected here, is laid in (fine condition). Hoover's collected speeches deal mostly with policies of the Franklin Roosevelt administration, including the New Deal, financial system reform, the gold standard, deficit spending, the bank holiday, taxes, administration of relief, Supreme Court appointments, and foreign policy. Many of them are primarily comments on how the expansion of Federal power affects American ideals such as freedom of speech, assembly, etc. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 5th ptg. . VG/VG+. 21½ X 15 cm.

New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1938 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full unsized oatmeal cloth, titles & decoration on paper labels, dec. endpapers, not paginated, about 3 cm thick, 255 numbered illustrations with index. Paper & spine browning. Selection of representative illustrations from Harper's Weekly with captions written by Kouwenhoven. Before 1893, the illustrations are mostly wood engravings. partway through 1893 half-tone illustrations rapidly take over. Fits in medium flat-rate box. Shipping weight 5 lbs.. . VG/No dj. 31 X 23½ cm.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey cloth, top edge dyed red, xv, 557 pp, notes, index. Bottom corner of rear board bumped, spine ends worn, a few marginal notes in ink, page numbers in ink on recto of ffep. DJ browned, especially at fore-edge, spine ends chipped and creased, a few small tears elsewhere on edges; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 3rd ptg. . VG/VG-. 22 X 15 cm.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1960 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey cloth, top edge dyed red, xiii, 749 pp, notes, index. Bottom corner of rear board bumped, spine ends worn. DJ has a 4" tear from top edge of front panel near hinge straight down and then across spine (old tape repair marks on reverse), a few smaller tears elsewhere on edges, browned a bit at fore-edge, some edge wear and chipping, a crease from top to bottom near front joint, top corner of front flap clipped but price present on rear flap; in Brodart archival cover. This third book in the series covers the years 1935-1936. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First Edition. . VG/G+. 22 X 15 cm.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey-tan cloth with titles in black & white on front board & spine, xxii, 656 pp, 30 ff b&w photo plates, footnotes, index. DJ slightly worn at corners and tail of spine; in Brodart archival cover. When Galbraith was appointed Ambassador to India at the start of the Kennedy administration, he decided to keep a journal with the objective of eventual publication. The journal was intentionally one of personal observation, but omitting any state secrets. The border war India fought with China was the greatest crisis Galbraith faced during his ambassadorship, which ended in July 1963. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 3rd ptg. . Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 15½ cm.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey-tan cloth with titles in black & white on front board & spine, xxii, 656 pp, 30 ff b&w photo plates, footnotes, index. Edges of boards and paper somewhat browned, slight wear to spine ends. When Galbraith was appointed Ambassador to India at the start of the Kennedy administration, he decided to keep a journal with the objective of eventual publication. The journal was intentionally one of personal observation, but omitting any state secrets. India fought a border war with China during this period, which was the greatest crisis Galbraith faced during his ambassadorship, which ended in July 1963. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 3rd ptg. . Near Fine/No dj. 23½ X 15½ cm.

Cleveland, OH: Howard Allen, Inc, 1959 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Light blue printed wraps, sewn binding, ix, 137 pp, 151 pp (the two administrations are paginated separately, with two tables of contents and indices), bibliography. This copy is a college professor's free sample. It is not clear whether it is and advance reading copy. Wraps faded at edges, top corner a bit bent. Political history. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 4 oz.). First Edition. Wraps. VG/No dj. 23 X 15½ cm.

New York & London: New York University Press, 1988 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. White boards, red foil titles on spine, xvi, 605 pp, 64 b & w illustrations (mostly photos), bibliography, index. DJ has a 1 cm chip at head of rear joint, else fine; in Brodart archival cover. A wide-ranging social, economic and poltical history of the United States, mostly in the period indicated (1901-1920), but with some reference to earlier and later events. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. . Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.

Pleasantville, NY: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1993 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. At least four different publishers are identified as being the source of this book. The spine says Prentice-Hall Press, the title page gives the names GuildAmerica Books and Doubleday Book and Music Clubs, Inc, and the copyright page lists the publisher as the Reader's Digest Association, which is taken to be definitive. Earlier editions were published by Nelson Doubleday, Inc., and J. G. Ferguson Publishing Company. Quarter blue cloth with red paper-covered boards, xi, 596 pp, 16 ff b&w plates, index. As new save for a tiny spot on front board. DJ has a 1 cm tear at head of spiine and a few smudges on rear panel; in Brodart archival cover. Brief biographies of presidents from Washington through Clinton, including a discussion of each president's administration. There is a portrait of each president. Appendices identify the members of each… Read More

Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press - Little, Brown and Company, 1963 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Light brown cloth with publisher's device blind-stamped on front board, top edge dyed red, xii, 434 pp, 28 b&w drawings (one at the head of each chapter), index. Spine ends turned in, slight edge wear, a few small spots on edges of boards, corners of a few leaves creased, owner's stamp on title page. DJ somewhat soiled and rubbed, with a 4 cm snag at rear joint; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "The Americans traces broad themes -- the evolution of free political, economic and social institutions, the changes in basic ideas and assumptions, and the pressures upon spiritual and familial forms -- without losing sight of the mass of men and women who shared the American experience. Its approach enables this work to escape excessive emphasis upon a few great men and upon the traditional succession of political and military… Read More

Minneapolis: Associates of the James Ford Bell Library, 1975 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Signed by Editors. Number 31 of a limited edition of 75 copies. Inscribed by both editors to legendary Minneapolis bookman J. Harold Kittleson. Two copies of a printed prospectus and a signed offering letter from the editors laid in. Dark blue cloth, foil titles on spine, top edge dyed blue, ix, 173, [1] pp, footnotes, bibliography. DJ price-clipped, else fine; in Brodart archival cover. Slip case near fine, just a bit of soil and wear to bottom edge. From the DJ: "The eleven essays on the American Revolution presented here recount the battle for the hearts and minds of men that went on before, during, and after the rebellion that began at Concord Bridge and ended at Yorktown." Articles are by Louis B. Wright, Caroline Robbins, Jack P. Greene, Michael Kammen, Elisha P. Douglass, John Howe, John Shy, Pauline Maier, Wallace Brown, John P. Roche, and… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth with title and statue of Lincoln gold-stamped on front board, xx, 791 pp, lxv (bibliography and index separately paginated). numerous tables, charts, maps, and illustrations included in pagination, 6 color maps not in pagination. Corners bumped, slightly soiled & rubbed, publisher's presentation sticker on fpd. A general history. Some coverage of economic, social and technological developments in addition to political history. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 12 oz.). 2nd ed. . VG/No dj. 22 X 15½ cm.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1979 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full black cloth with aluminum foil titles on spine, with copper & blind decorations on spine & front board, red endpapers with chronology, xvii, 793 pp, index. Boards slightly faded along top edge, else fine. DJ price-clipped; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 4 lbs. (International 3 lbs., 12 oz.). 8th ptg. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 24 X 16 cm.

Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1971 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Ex-Library. Hardcover reprint of a Harper paperback original. Dark blue (nearly black) cloth, gilt titles on spine, top edge dyed black, xxi, 361 pp. Spine faded, joints rubbed, hole in cloth at head of spine, hinges reglued. Text from DJ flaps tipped onto front boards. Reprints selected relevant documents from 1761-89. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (Internationals 2 lbs., 8 oz.). . G/Poor. 23½ X 16 cm.

New York: The Dial Press, Inc, 1968 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Purple cloth, xvii, 366 pp, bibliography, notes, index. Boards very lightly rubbed and soiled, else fine. DJ slightly chipped with a few small pencil holes on front panel, in Brodart cover. A study of America's global power in the post World War II era, with predictions for the future. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/VG+. 23 X 15½ cm.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. White boards, gilt titles on blue spine, xxi, 304, [3] pp, notes, index. Owner's sticker on fpd. DJ in Brodart cover. Maier discusses the sources, political context, and documents influenced by the American Declaration of Independence, as well as its transformation in the public mind from a political document associated with the Jeffersonian Republicans to a nearly sacred founding document. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). BCE. . Near Fine/Fine. 24 X 16½ cm.

New York: Reader's Digest, 1999 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter red cloth, dark blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on front board & spine, illustrated endpapers, xviii, 481 pp, profusely illustrated. DJ in Brodart archival cover. This is the companion book to the PBS television series of the same title, reprinted by Reader's Digest from the original by Riverhead Books, which somewhat misleadingly appears as the publisher on the title page (but the copyright page tells all). Shipping weight 5 lbs.. 3rd ptg. . Fine/Fine. 28 X 24 cm.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. White boards, gilt titles on blue spine, xxi, 304, [3] pp, notes, index. Notes with owner's initials on ffep, a few pencil notes inside; birthday card & leather National Archives bookmark laid in. DJ in Brodart cover. Maier discusses the sources, political context, and documents influenced by the American Declaration of Independence, as well as its transformation in the public mind from a political document associated with the Jeffersonian Republicans to a nearly sacred founding document. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). First Edition. . Near Fine/Fine. 24 X 16½ cm.

Baltimore: F. Heath Coggins & Company, 1929 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue textured cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, 319 pp, 6 ff b & w photo plates, 8 cartoons. Extremities slightly rubbed & bumped, owner's name rubber-stamped on fpd. Rather enthusiastic account of Mellon's work as Secretary of the Treasury in the Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover administrations. The preface was dated September, 1929, just before the stock market crash and ensuing Great Depression. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . VG/No dj. 22 X 16 cm.