Category: Americana

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...

Price: $275.00

Publisher: New York, Bureau of National Literature : 1897

Seller ID: 1459

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

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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Carlsbad Caverns Carlsbad, New Mexico

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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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

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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Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of New York. 1872

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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New York: The Wonder City

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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The Old West (26 Volume Complete Set plus Master Index)

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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The Wonderful Carlsbad Caverns

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.
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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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Seeds of Anger: Revolts in America, 1907-1771

By: Booth, Sally Smith

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Hastings House : 1977

Seller ID: 6139

ISBN-13: 9780803867420

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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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-13: 9781400064571

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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Before Lewis and Clark The Story of the Chouteaus, the French Dynasty That Ruled America's Frontier

By: Christian, Shirley

Price: $40.00

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press : 2009

Seller ID: 2974

ISBN-13: 9780803225244

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Slight creasing and scuffing to rear cover, very slight curl to front cover. Otherwise fine. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Stated "First Nebraska Paperback Printing: 2009" on cp. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 509 pages; Signed by Author
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Green-Wood in 1846 Illustrated in a Series of Views Taken Expressly for This Work by James Smillie

By: Cleaveland, N (Ehemiah)

Price: $350.00

Publisher: Mount Auburn, NY, R. Martin : 1847

Seller ID: 6037

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Ultra rare deluxe issue with several beautiful engravings. Older binding repair includes a tightly resewn binding with new bands and new heavy, white paper endpages. Original boards have been attractively 3/4 reinforced with brown leatherette. Boards retain original extensive tooling and gilt with minimal wear. Block retains original edge gilt. Text is edge toned with limited spots of foxing, staining, and soiling scattered throughout. Located in Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn, this cemetery's iconic gates were designated a landmark in 1966. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Thirteenth Report of the United States Civil Service Commission

By: Cobb, Willard A.; McKinstry, Willard D.; Burth, Silas W.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Albany and New York, Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co.

Seller ID: 1294

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

N/D 1897. Covers show moderate edge wear. Corners square. Front external hinge cracking. Spine faded. Rear hinge broken. Binding slightly loose. Moderate foxing at endpapers. Top foredge corner of ffep missing. "#25" penned on ffep. Text remains clean.
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Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri (6 volumes)

By: Conrad, Howard L. (editor)

Price: $400.00

Publisher: New York, The Southern History Company : 1901

Seller ID: 1494

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

All volumes quarter bound in dark brown leather with blue buckram cloth. Leather has begun to deteriorate on all six volumes and as such shows wear marks, has weakened external hinges, and will show wear from even careful handling. Text remains clean in all volumes. Extra shipping required.
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The United States and Foreign Powers

By: Curtis, William Eleroy

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons : 1900

Seller ID: 1852

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Covers show light general wear. Spine ends slightly curled. Binding remains tight. Former owner's name on ffep in pencil. Text slightly toned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 314 pages
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A Tour of St. Louis; or, the Inside Life of a Great City

By: Dacus, J. A. & James W. Buel

Price: $75.00

Publisher: St. Louis, Western Publishing Company, Jones & Griffin : 1878

Seller ID: 677

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Gilt and blind stamped brown cloth covers show a little rubbing along edges and light wear at corners; Lettering on covers remains bright; Front hinge (internal) is cracked, though volume remains tight; End leaves with light smudges, though volume is otherwise very clean.
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A Controlled Research Project: American Place Names (Aspects of English Series)

By: Duffy, Thomas F.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston : 1968

Seller ID: 5116

ISBN: 03987654321

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

3-hole punched pamphlet with cloth-on-paper cover shows light wear at edges. Details origins of American geographical naming.
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America God Shed His Grace on Thee

By: Flood, Robert

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Chicago, Moody Press : N.D.

Seller ID: 3747

ISBN-13: 9780802402080

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

Covers and text show only light toning. Flat signed by the author on the title page. Jacket is lightly worn at spine with a small closed tear to the bottom edge near the spine and some light edge wear, mostly at top spine edge. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 192 pages; Signed by Author
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