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Alexander Hamilton
by Ron Chernow
In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian Joseph Ellis, Alexander Hamilton is “a robust full-length portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic and dangerous founder of them all.” Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly...
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Americas History Books & Ephemera
The Spy of the Rebellion, c Allan Pinkerton, Kansas City Publishing, True First Edition, 1883
by Pinkerton, Allan
The Spy of the Rebellion; Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army During the Late Rebellion. Revealing Many Secrets of the War Hitherto Not Made Public. Compiled from Official Reports Prepared for President Lincoln, General McClellan and the ProvostMarshal General. By Allan Pinkerton who (Under the Nom-de-Plume of Major E. J. Allen) was Chief of the United States Secret Service. With Numerous Illustrations. Kansas City: Kansas City Publishing Co, 1883. Sold Only by...
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£242.08
The Rocky Mountains; Or, Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in the Far West...Washington Irving, 1837, 2 volumes, First American Edition
by Irving, Washington
The Rocky Mountains; Or, Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in the Far West, of the Army of the United States, and Illustrated from Various Other Sources.1837, 2 volumes, First American Edition. . With a fold out original map in front of each volume. Each volume 248 pages. Volume one has 10 pages of publisher's book ads. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard. 12mo.Unique early story of exploration and mapping of the West from Green River to the Great Salt Lake and on to Walla Walla. Bonneville and his...
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£1,435.71
The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, with an Autobiography of his Childhood and Youth, 1860 First Ed, 30th Thousand
by James Redpath and John Brown
The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, with an Auto-Biography of His Childhood and Youth. 1860 First Edition [Thirtieth Thousand]. By James Redpath. Boston: Thayer and Eldridge, 1860.
Condition: NOT a library book. Original brown cloth binding with impressed covers and gilt on spine. Interior complete with frontispiece portrait, tissue guard. Fresh end pages. News article imprint on two pages in back ... all still readable. Otherwise, no marks, crimps, signatures, underlining or writing within. Please... Read more about this item
Condition: NOT a library book. Original brown cloth binding with impressed covers and gilt on spine. Interior complete with frontispiece portrait, tissue guard. Fresh end pages. News article imprint on two pages in back ... all still readable. Otherwise, no marks, crimps, signatures, underlining or writing within. Please... Read more about this item
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£169.60
Lincoln, The Youth, The Man, The Statesman, and the Student
by Frontier Press Com
pamphlet clean unmarked
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£16.15
Prison Life of Jefferson Davis. Embracing Details and Incidents in His Captivity, 1885 First Edition
by Craven, John Joseph
Prison Life of Jefferson Davis Embracing Details and Incidents of his Captivity, Particulars Concerning his Health and Habits, Together with Many Conversations on Topics of Great Public Interest. By John J Craven, M.D. New York: Carleton, Publisher. London: S Low Son & Co. 1866 First Edition. Written by the attending physician, this book presents a sympathetic account of Jefferson Davis. The conversations on various subjects are of particular interest to biographers and historians alike.
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£242.08
Pawnee Bill's True History of the Great West - Thirty Years among the Pawnee Indians
by De Wolff, J H
Pawnee Bill's True History of the Great West - Thirty Years among the Pawnee Indians. Pawnee Bill (Mayor Gordon W Lillie) his Experiences and Adventures on the Western Plains or From the Saddle of a "Cowboy and Ranger" to the Chair of a "Bank President" by J H De Wolff, Published by Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West Company 1902.
Condition: NOT a library book. Professionally re-backed with original boards ... bright, vibrant front and back covers. Interior is unblemished. Keep in mind that the interior... Read more about this item
Condition: NOT a library book. Professionally re-backed with original boards ... bright, vibrant front and back covers. Interior is unblemished. Keep in mind that the interior... Read more about this item
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£181.71
This was Cattle Ranching: Yesterday and Today
by Paul, Virginia
Cover looks like leather or a good imitation. Some wear at the ends of the spine and a small (1 cm) gouge taken out of the lower edge. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The dust jacket has a couple of small tears on the front (one top edge, one bottom edge), and some minor wear at the corners. Not price clipped. A fairly rare book filled with many black and white photographs. This book will ship at a little over two pounds. Excess shipping costs are included oin the list price.
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£12.72
Picturesque America; or, the Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Waterfalls, Shores, Canons, Valleys, Cities, and other Picturesque Features of our Country.
by Bryant, William Cullen
Picturesque America. Or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. With illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists.
1872 and 1874, First Edition. D Appleton & Company, 10-3/4" x 13" each of two volumes. Beautiful impressed covers, gilt.
Condition: Bound in the Publisher's Deluxe Gilt. Full Brown pebbled Morocco. Near Fine. Over 900 steel and... Read more about this item
1872 and 1874, First Edition. D Appleton & Company, 10-3/4" x 13" each of two volumes. Beautiful impressed covers, gilt.
Condition: Bound in the Publisher's Deluxe Gilt. Full Brown pebbled Morocco. Near Fine. Over 900 steel and... Read more about this item
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£894.62
Pizza in New Haven
by Caplan, Colin M
Little wear. This large, thin book almost lays flat, with just a slight upwards bend opposite the spine, when laying face up. No wear to the cover, pages are all clean and tight. Full of pictures, many in color. All about pizza in New Haven. Not being from that part of the country, I'd never think of New Haven as a pizza hotbed, but as a kid, we did always go to Pizza Haven. No idea if there's a connection. My searches show very few of this book on the market, asking very high prices. I have...
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£32.30
California Historical Pack
by various
This is a package of six booklets about California, all published between 1915 and 1965. Included are the following: California's Historical Monuments published by PG&E in 1965 (48 pp.); Old Mission Tales by Kate P. Sieghold, published in 1915 (20 pp.), including two tickets to Mission San Juan Capistrano (date unknown) and a brochure about the Franciscan Missions along El Camino Real (this is the only booklet showing significant wear to the cover); Trees, Shrubs and Flowers of the Redwood Region by...
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£72.48
A History of the Port of Seattle
by Burke, Padraic
Very little wear to the book. Dust jacket has a few small (
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£16.15
The American Heritage History of the 1920s & 1930s
by Andrist, Ralph K., Ed
Very little wear. Filled with black and white and color photographs and drawings. Weighs over three pounds. Excess postage included in the list price. Originally published in 1970.
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£7.07
I love Conley, the loved dog
Conley, the loved dogProfessional photo.. mounted on mat with fancy oval frame. Photographer J. O. Thayer, Brewer, Maine. Hand written note on back : I love Conley. Age 7 years. August 1910. Purchased on line. Good condition except mat is water damaged.
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£40.38
The Farmer's Every-day Book; or, Sketches of Social Life in the Country ... 1851
by Blake, John I
The Farmer's Every-day Book; or, Sketches of Social Life in the Country; with the Popular Elements of Practical and Theoretical Agriculture. And Twelve Hundred Laconics and Apothegms Relating to Ethics, Religion, and General Literature; Also Five Hundred Receipts (recipes) on Hygeian, Domestic, and Rural Economy. By the Rev. John L. Blake, D.D. New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton & Mulligan. 1855. Original c. 1850. Thirteenth Thousand. 654 pages.
Condition: Professional rebind as pictured. Marbled page... Read more about this item
Condition: Professional rebind as pictured. Marbled page... Read more about this item
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£116.09
The Federalist Papers
by Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison and John Jay
Standard paperback. Very little wear. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked and the spine is free of creases. Owners' names inside front cover.
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£2.62
An Illustrated History of Our War With Spain, 1898 First Ed
by Russell, Henry B
An Illustrated History of Our War With Spain. Its Causes, Incidents, and Results Embracing A Complete Record of Military and Naval Operations from the Beginning to the Close of the Conflict with Descriptions of Battles, Sieges, Exploits, and Achievements of Our Army and Navy. By Henry B Russell, with Introductions by Hon Redfield Proctor and Hon John M Thurston. Superbly Illustrated wotj Steel-Plate Portraits, Many Full Page Engravings from Original Drawings and Photographs and New and Accurate Maps....
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£123.36
Plymouth Colony
by Stratton, Eugene Aubrey
Trade paperback. Little wear. Cover curls slightly, Pages are clean and unmarked. A couple spine creases.
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£7.27
History of the United States, or Republic of America, 1828 First Edition
by Willard, Emma
History of the United States, or Republic of America, by Emma Willard, 1828 first edition, ACCOMPANIED BY A Series of Maps to Willard's History of the United States, First Edition. Housed in custom slip case.
Willard's book details key United States historical events from the discovery in 1492 through 1826, the 50th anniversary of America's independence. The book contains a Chronological Table that outlines the historic events using 10 time epochs. Historical information is based on the plan developed by... Read more about this item
Willard's book details key United States historical events from the discovery in 1492 through 1826, the 50th anniversary of America's independence. The book contains a Chronological Table that outlines the historic events using 10 time epochs. Historical information is based on the plan developed by... Read more about this item
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£4,036.18
The World of the American Indian
by Billard, Jules B., Ed
The dust jacket shows many small tears and other damages. The book seems to have escaped most of that. Pages appear clean, tight and unmarked. Full of information and illustrations, including many color and black and white photographs, plus reproductions of many paintings and drawings. The cloth cover of the book has a Native American blanked weave represented (see the last photo). This book will ship at over four pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in the list price.
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£7.67
Monteith's Comprehensive Geography, 1882
by Monteith, James
Monteith's Independent Course, Comprehensive Geography, 1882, 116 pages main section, plus expanded section on Kentucky of 7 pages. Fully illustrated with color maps. New York: A S Barnes.
Condition: Not a Library Book. This book was professionally restored. Interior is clean, with no stamps, crimps, etc. within. New firm binding with gilt lettered label as shown. Please review all photos and ask for more if needed for a sound buying decision. Some archival tape was used within, not affecting... Read more about this item
Condition: Not a Library Book. This book was professionally restored. Interior is clean, with no stamps, crimps, etc. within. New firm binding with gilt lettered label as shown. Please review all photos and ask for more if needed for a sound buying decision. Some archival tape was used within, not affecting... Read more about this item
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£111.25
History of the War of the Independence of the United States of America, 1840
by Charles Botta
History of the War of the Independence of the United States of America, in Two volumes, 1840, by Charles Botta, Translated from the Italian by George Alexander Otis, Esq. Eight edition, in Two Volumes, Revised and Corrected.
Condition: NOT a library book. Origiinal full leather bindings as photographed. Fresh marble end pages. All original tissue guards. Complete. Expected foxing. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Condition: NOT a library book. Origiinal full leather bindings as photographed. Fresh marble end pages. All original tissue guards. Complete. Expected foxing. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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£149.41
Collie Drawn Sleigh and Girl
. Collie Drawn Sleigh and Girl
Original photo 10x8, Photographer, date, and location unknown. Excellent condition. Purchased on line.
Original photo 10x8, Photographer, date, and location unknown. Excellent condition. Purchased on line.
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£96.91
Behind the Scenes in Washington, Being a Complete and Graphic Account of the Credit Mobilier Investigation, 1873 First Edition
by Martin, Edward Winslow
Behind the Scenes in Washington. Being a Complete and Graphic Account of the Credit Mobilier Investigation... with Sketches of the Leading Senators, Congressmen, Government Officials, etc., and an Accurate Description of the Splendid Public Buildings of the Federal Capital. 1873 First Edition. By Edward Winslow Martin, author of "Secrets of the Great City", etc. Washington DC: The Continental Publishing Co and National Publishing Co.
Great account of the 1864 creating the Union Pacific Railroad, giving... Read more about this item
Great account of the 1864 creating the Union Pacific Railroad, giving... Read more about this item
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£161.52
