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American History Illustrated, Volumes I - V, [with] Five Year Cumulative Index (Six Volumes total)

By: N/A

Price: $165.00

Publisher: Gettysburg, PA, Historical Times Inc.: 1966

Seller ID: 673

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Five volumes, each containing the ten annual issues of American History Illustrated, plus cumulative index, all bound in publishers brown leather-like covers, with gold lettering. Scattered very light rubbing and a few very light smudges, though overall a bright, tight, and very clean set.
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The Old West (26 Volume Complete Set plus Master Index)

By: N/A

Price: $200.00

Publisher: New York, Time-Life Books:

Seller ID: 741

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Copyright 1973-1979. Pictorial Covers. Master Index, soft cover. Light general wear. Some volumes show signs of reading. Some volumes have yellowing at block edges. All volumes complete.
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Argenta... The Silver City [Argenta, Illinois 1873-1973]

By: N/A

Price: $40.00

Seller ID: 1116

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

N/D (ca. 1973); 156 pages, plus ads; General light wear, though overall tight and clean.
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A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Prepared Under the Direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, of the House and Senate...

By: N/A

Price: $275.00

Publisher: New York, Bureau of National Literature: 1897

Seller ID: 1459

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Later printing, includes correspondences to Woodrow Wilson (1917). Bound in full buckram cloth. All volumes have very light general wear. Books appear unread.
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Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas

By: N/A

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Topeka, Kansas, J. W. Stouffer:

Seller ID: 1470

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

N/D Ca. 1915-18. Paper on cloth fold out map. Minimal wear, no tearing. Kansas City Northwestern Railroad underlined in bottom left corner and "out of business" written next to it in pencil. Soft buckram cloth cover shows moderate wear. Verso of front cover stamped with former owner's name.
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New York: The Wonder City

By: N/A

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Chicago, Curt Teich: 1939

Seller ID: 1037

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Tourist guide with dozens of black and white photos. Moderate edge wear. Top front spine corner missing 3/4" x 3/4" piece. Moderate moisture damage to page edges. text remains free from writing or marking.
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Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York. 1872

By: N/A

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Albany, Weed, Parsons and Company: 1872

Seller ID: 3262

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Bound in full patterned leather with gilt spine decoration and title. Covers remain attractive and functional though slightly worn. Block slightly toned but otherwise clean. Binding sound. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 492 pages
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Image for East Bay Guide Book, Containing a Guide to East Bay Cities; a Guide to San Francisco; Motor Journeys; a Journey to the Missions; a Classified Business Directory

East Bay Guide Book, Containing a Guide to East Bay Cities; a Guide to San Francisco; Motor Journeys; a Journey to the Missions; a Classified Business Directory

By: N/A

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Oakland, CA, The Community Publicity Bureau: 1923

Seller ID: 6108

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Stiff paper wrap covers, with bright decorative front cover; Covers show light wear along joint of covers at spine; There is a moisture stain affecting rear cover, as well as contents along outside edges and faces of leaves along edges; Volume remains tight and fairly clean, and there is no evidence of sticking as a result of moisture. ; 112 pages
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The Debate on the Constitution (Complete in 2 Volumes)

By: N/A

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Library of America: 1993

Seller ID: 6295

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Both volumes are as new in slightly scuffed slipcovers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Carlsbad Caverns Carlsbad, New Mexico

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Carlsbad, NM, Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce: N.D.

Seller ID: 7209

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Undated but circa 1927-1931 due to listing R. C. Dillon as the Governor of New Mexico. Tourism brochure for the newly formed national park with black and white photos on every page. ; 7 pages
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The Wonderful Carlsbad Caverns

By: N/A

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Brooklyn, NY, The Albertype Co.: N.D.

Seller ID: 7212

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Circa 1927. A Collection of 12 photographic prints from the famed Albertype printing company. This photo collection pre-dates the caverns' inclusion into the National Park System. Shows only light edge wear. Includes original envelope in worn but complete condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Elizabeth B. Custer Signature on George A. Custer Lithograph

By: N/A

Price: $200.00

Publisher: N.D.

Seller ID: 7345

Binding: Ephemera

Condition: Very Good-

Circa 1876. Several very similar examples exist. We believe Mrs. Custer may have had these images privately printed to sign and present. Her signature in ink appears below the imprinted signature of her husband and his engraving by J. C. Buttre from a photograph taken of the general by W. R. Howell. The 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" card this is printed on is lightly soiled with scattered, light, spots of foxing. Elizabeth Clift Bacon Custer was an American author best know as the spouse of famed U. S. Cavalry General, George Armstrong Custer. After his death, she became the spokeswoman of her husba...
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The New America; a Study in Immigration

By: Barnes, Mary Clark and Lemuel Call Barnes

Price: $12.00

Publisher: New York, Fleming H. Revell: 1913

Seller ID: 5929

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Brown paper covers are worn at corners and spine ends with heavy creasing to spine cover and a small amount of loss at the bottom of the spine. Former owner's name signed on front cover and half title pages. The text is unmarked and the binding is tender though sound.
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The Mallorys of Mystic; Six Generations in American Maritime Enterprise

By: Baughman, James P.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Middletown, Connecticut, U. S. A., Wesleyan University Press: 1972

Seller ID: 3623

ISBN: 081954048X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket

Attractively bound in green cloth with gilt spine title and decoration as well as gilt front cover decoration. Covers show light wear at extremities. Name and Christmas 1977 penned near front, text is otherwise clean. Jacket shows toning/staining and very light wear at the extremities. ; The American Maritime Library; Vol. 4; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 496 pages
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Seeds of Anger: Revolts in America, 1907-1771

By: Booth, Sally Smith

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Hastings House: 1977

Seller ID: 6139

ISBN: 0803867425

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

There is a small inked remainder mark on the top edge of the text block; Volume remains very tight and is otherwise Fine; DJ shows light chipping over foot of spine, though is otherwise clean, bright, and intact. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 301 pages
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A Day in Natchez An Informal Introduction to the Most Romantic Locality in the South

By: Britton Marshall, Theodora; Crail Evans, Gladys

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Natchez, Mississippi, The Reliquary: 1946

Seller ID: 2234

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Covers show light wear. Text remains clean and tight ; Flat signed by both authors on the half-title page. Includes laid in tourism pamphlet for Natchez dated 1949.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 80 pages
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Handbook of the United States of America and Guide to Emigration Giving the Latest and Most Complete Statistics of the Government, Army, Navy, Diplomatic Relations, Finance, Revenue, Tariff, Land Sales, Homestead and Naturalization Laws...

By: Brockett, L. P. (compiler)

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, Gaylord Watson: 1880

Seller ID: 1091

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Covers show moderate edge wear with bumped corners and fraying spine ends. Hinges tight, binding slightly loose. Text shows reading wear including smudges and page creases. Foxing is also visible on a few pages.
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Boom!: Voices of the Sixties

By: Brokaw, Tom

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A., Random House Inc: 2007

Seller ID: 665

ISBN: 1400064570

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Very Good dust jacket

Flat signed on title page. Moderate surface rubbing on jacket with a few crease lines.; Signed by Editor(s)
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Embracing the World: The University of Miami from Cardboard College to International and Global Acclaim

By: Butler, William R.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Boston, Buddenbrooks: 2008

Seller ID: 1114

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

Signed in name only on title page. Half page inscription by the author on blank verso of half title page that reads in full: "To ____ and ____ ____ ______ / With wonderful memories / of our years together in the / National Vice Presidents' Group. / And, with much thanks to ____ / for his comments in my book / regarding the tragedy of / Kent State University on May 4, 1970. / With everlasting friendship / and appreciation/ Bill Butler / 10-1-08." Book shows slight signs of handling, though remains tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket s hows scattered chips, small tears, and wrinkles...
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The American Jewish Year Book 5704 September 30, 1943 to September 17, 1944 Volume 45

By: Chneiderman, Harry (editor)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society Of America: 1943

Seller ID: 4561

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Covers are a bit soiled and show light wear at edges and corners with bumped corners and a light dampstaining at the block's bottom spine corner (does not effect text). Binding is slightly loose but hinges remain sound and no pages or signatures are loose. Text free from marks and toning. The book provides statistics for both American and International Jews and provides interesting country by country synopsises of the growing Nazi Germany threat to the Jewish people. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 704 pages
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