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anonymous [Francis L Hawks]
TALES OF ILLUSTRIOUS MEN
New York: NY: D. Appleton and Co. 1852. Hardcover. Good . 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Each bio individually Paginated. Henry Hudson Hernan Cortes Crabbe etc. Brown blindstamp decorated cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Engraved frontis with tissue guard. 3 cpoies in Worldcat libraries but I can find no other reference to this book very scarce. Condition is GOOD ; front cover is detached from spine though looks fine from the exterior. Covers somewhat sunned and spotted little edge wear binding solid text very clean with some minor foxing. Bio. RGR. NY: D. Appleton and Co. hardcover
Référence libraire : 7817
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JOHNSON, Lady Bird (1912-2007)
Signed Postal Cover
First Lady. Signed initials Postal Cover 6½" X 3½" cancelled in Phoenix Arizona on 28 May 1968. 5-cent "Plant for a More Beautiful America" and 1-cent "Andrew Jackson" stamp at upper right. Near the center just below the postal cancellation Johnson boldly pens a large "LBJ" in black ballpoint. Signed in person by the First Lady at the opening of a new post office in Phoenix -- this and the stamp honoring her passion for conservation programs make this a relevant cover for Johnson. unknown
Référence libraire : 25132
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Bruce Bairnsfather
Wide Canvas : An Autobiography
London: John Long Limited 1939. Page 145/146 missing.POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED UK ONLY!.Please email for further details. Not Signed or Inscribed. First Edition. Maroon Cloth. Good BELOW AVERAGE/No Jacket. Illus. by Black and White Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hardback Ex Library Stamps. John Long Limited Hardcover
Référence libraire : 557224
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Various
The Cornhill Magazine Vol. XVII : January to June 1868
London: SmithElder and Co 1868. Grubby covers but good reading content. Please email for further details. NO EXTRA POSTAGE ABOVE OUR STANDARD RATES!. Working Mens College Library Book Plate . First Edition. Red Embossed Cloth. Good Grubby Covers & Few Pages/No Jacket. Illus. by Engravings & Fold Out Map. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". HARDBACK. Smith,Elder and Co Hardcover
Référence libraire : 557017
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Beryl Cook with Foreword By Edward Lucie Smith
Beryl Cook on the Town
Devon: Devon Books 1988. Please Email for further details or Direct Enquiries Tel : 01822 810108. Not Signed or Inscribed. This IS the First Edition. Glossy Pictorial Card. Very Good Contents Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated By The Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Card Covered Paperback. Devon Books Paperback
Référence libraire : 565291 ISBN : 0861148320 9780861148325
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Bell, Keith
STANLEY SPENCER
Phaidon Press Ltd. 1999. 406pp. Heavy over sized softback DJ has rubbing and wear along edges Second Edition Abridged Edition indices author's notes bibliography over 300 color illustrations The art of Stanley Spencer . Soft Cover. Very Good/Good. Phaidon Press Ltd. Paperback
Référence libraire : w201028925 ISBN : 071483890X 9780714838908
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Maberry, Robert, Jr
Texas Flags
Houston: Texas A&M University Press 1-58544-151-1 2001 1st edition. Oblong 4to hardcover 198pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Illustrated title page photographs black and white and color illustrations maps glossary appendix notes bibliography index. There is a production fault on the Foreword page which is missing the bottom outside corner. This does not affect the text. Foreword by Peter C. Marzio. Locale: Texas; United States. Western America Flags. Texas A&M University Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 122930 ISBN : 1585441511 9781585441518
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Scahill, John
Middle English saints' legends. Annotated bibliographies of Old and Middle English literature 8
Woodbridge: D.S. Brewer 2005. Worldwide shipping: USD6.50 3 to 4 months not 30 days. Hardcover. As New. 209 p.; 25cm. D.S. Brewer Hardcover
Référence libraire : 000070 ISBN : 1843840596 9781843840596
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Bross, William ( Lt-Governor of Illinois)
History Of Chicago. . What I Remember Of Early Chicago; A Lecture
Chicago: Jansen McClurg & Co. 1876. First edition. Hardcover. fair. Octavo; 126 2 pages; brown embossed cloth bright title lacks cloth spine discrete stamped initials on title-page. NOTE: INSCRIBED BY BROSS DEC. 9 1876. to Miss Hattie L. Dolton <br/><br/>Contains historical sketches and statistics from what was possibly the only full run of the "Daily Democratic Press" which survived the Great Fire of 1871. Part 2 is Bross's personal memoir of Chicago from 1846. Bross edited the Democrat which curiously later merged with the Chicago Tribune and he served as Oglesby's Lt.-Governor. Jansen, McClurg & Co. hardcover
Référence libraire : 0006989
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Lewis, WS (editor); Reed Jr, Joseph W (editor) W S
HORACE WALPOLE'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE WALPOLE FAMILY Volume 36 Only
Yale Univ Pr 1973. 336pp. Hardback DJ has minor chips and tears along edges Volume 36 Only c.4pp pencil underlining and marginal marks and notes fold out family tree appendices b&w illustrations The Yale edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence this volume contains correspondence between the Walpole family 1725-1797 . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Yale Univ Pr Hardcover
Référence libraire : w151120133 ISBN : 0300016670 9780300016673
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de Chastellux, Marquis
Travels in North America in the Years 1780 1781 and 1782
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina 1963. Hardcover boxed set 688pp. Very good no dust jacket. 2 volumes in slipcase. Frontispiece photographs illustrations maps notes index map endpapers. Tape repair to edges of page 379. Translated by Howard C. Rice Jr. Locale: New England. History--United States Description and Travel. University of North Carolina Hardcover
Référence libraire : 106592
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Marshall, Major MH M H
The Scottish Curlers in Canada and U.S.A.; A Record of Their Tour in 1922-23
Edinburgh: T. & A. Constable 1924. Hardcover 374pp. Very good no dust jacket. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the cover and spine. Photographic frontispiece with tissue guard maps illustrations photographic plates statistics appendices. The corners and edges are lightly bumped there is a previous owner's name on the endpaper dated 1925 and there is a crack in the text block. "It was suggested to me by several members of the Scottish Curling Team that it would be most interesting to have a full and permanent record of our tour through Canada and the United States inthe winter of 1922-23 and that I as Honorary Secretary of the Team should prepare and publish it. I had collected a large number of newspaper cuttings and photographs during our tour and these with others kindly supplied later by those gentlemen whose names are given below have formed the basis on which I have compiled this record" - from the Preface. Book about Scottish Americans & Scottish Canadians. Time Period 1920's. Locale: Nova Scotia--Canada; Quebec--Canada; Toronto--Ontario; United States; Winnipeg--Manitoba. Sports Curling Sports. T. & A. Constable Hardcover
Référence libraire : 151464
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Larpenteur, Charles (Edited and Annotated by Elliott Coues)
Forty Years a Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri; The Personal Narrative of Charles Larpenteur 1833-1872 Two Volumes in One
Minneapolis: Ross & Haines 1962 Limited to 1500 copies. Hardcover 473pp. Very good plus in very good dust jacket. Portrait frontispiece maps illustrations appendix index. The spine is slightly twisted the dust jacket is price-clipped and there is a previous owner's stamp on the front ednpaper and bottom edge. Edited and Annotated by Elliott Coues. Locale: Western America. Western America Fur Trade--United States. Ross & Haines Hardcover
Référence libraire : 147239
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Burgess, Alan
The Small Woman
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co 1957. Stated First Edition. HB. Yellow and orange cloth white lettering on spine 8vo 256 pp. map end papers. First edition of this biography of Gladys Aylward 1902-1970 British born missionary to China detailing her experiences during World War II. In 1958 this book was adapted into a movie The Inn of the Sixth Happiness starring Ingrid Bergman. No marks in book but for previous owner's name on front paste-down binding tight. In an unclipped $3.95 dust jacket that shows light chipping top of spine minor soiling on rear panel. Book condition VG in VG DJ. E. P. Dutton & Co hardcover
Référence libraire : ME7973
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Sigal, Clancy
WEEKEND IN DINLOCK
Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1960. Study of life for coal miners and their families in Yorkshire village Dinlock itself is "imaginary in that it is many places I have seen . . . " from the Author's Note. Author's first book. INSCRIBED by author "To Alice from Clancy". Fine in very good dust jacket edgeworn rubbed spots on black cover show as white see scan price-clipped. . Inscribed by author. 1st American edition. Hard Cover. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
Référence libraire : Books000715
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HOCKWALT, A F
The Modern Setter
A. F. Hochwalt. Good/No Dj. 1923. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 8vo Revised and enlarged eidtion. Former owner's ink name jpresent . A. F. Hochwalt hardcover
Référence libraire : BOOKS017755
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United States Department of State
Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States 1928 In Three Volumes; Volume II
Washington D.C.: United States Printing Office 1943. Hardcover 1024pp. Very good no dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Notes index. The front cover is lightly rubbed the spine is lightly faded and there is a date stamp on the front free endpaper. Time Period 1928. Vol. 2. History--United States Foreign Relations--United States History--United States. United States Printing Office Hardcover
Référence libraire : 148891
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United States Department of State
Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States 1928 In Three Volumes; Volume III
Washington D.C.: United States Printing Office 1943. Hardcover 1006pp. Very good no dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Notes index. The spine is lightly faded the bottom front corner is bumbped and there is a date stamp on the front free endpaper. Time Period 1928. Vol. 3. History--United States Foreign Relations--United States History--United States. United States Printing Office Hardcover
Référence libraire : 148890
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United States Department of State
Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States 1928 In Three Volumes; Volume I
Washington D.C.: United States Printing Office 1942. Hardcover 1057pp. Very good no dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Notes index. The spine is lightly faded and there is a date stamp on the front free endpaper. Time Period 1928. Vol. 1. History--United States Foreign Relations--United States History--United States. United States Printing Office Hardcover
Référence libraire : 148889
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United States Department of State
Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States 1924 In Two Volumes; Volume II
Washington D.C.: United States Printing Office 1939. Hardcover 764pp. Very good no dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Notes index. Lightly rubbed with a small shelf number in white on the spine and a date stamp on the front free endpaper. Time Period 1924. Vol. 2. Locale: United States. History--United States Foreign Relations--United States History--United States. United States Printing Office Hardcover
Référence libraire : 148895
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United States Department of State
Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States 1923 In Two Volumes; Volume II
Washington D.C.: United States Printing Office 1938. Hardcover 1283pp. Very good no dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Notes index. A small shelf number in ink at the bottom of the spine and a date stamp on the front free endpaper. Time Period 1923. Vol. 2. Locale: United States. History--United States Foreign Relations--United States History--United States. United States Printing Office Hardcover
Référence libraire : 148894
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United States Department of State
Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States 1924 In Two Volumes; Volume I
Washington D.C.: United States Printing Office 1939. Hardcover 780pp. Very good no dust jacket. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Notes index. Lightly edgeworn with a shelf number in white on the spine and a date stamp in ink on the front free endpaper. Time Period 1924. Vol. 1. History--United States Foreign Relations--United States History--United States. United States Printing Office Hardcover
Référence libraire : 148893
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Kohn, George Childs (editor)
The New Encyclopedia of American Scandal
New York: Facts on File 0-8160-4225-X 2001. 4to Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 455pp. Glossy paper covered llustrated boards. Photographs illustrations bibliography index. "More than 450 infamous incidents from the 1600s to the present". Locale: United States. History--United States Celebrities--United States Encyclopedia History--United States Reference Scandals--United States True Crime--United States. Facts on File Hardcover
Référence libraire : 138515 ISBN : 081604225X 9780816042258
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Nevins, Allan (editor)
Polk; The Diary of a President 1845-1849. Covering the Mexican War the Acquisition of Oregon and the Conquest of California and the Southwest
London: Longmans Green and Co. 1952. Hardcover Very good plus no dust jacket. 412pp. Includes index. Book about James Knox Polk. Locale: United States. History--United States History--United States Presidents--United States. Longmans, Green and Co. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 140172
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New Orleans
New Orleans: Thomas F. Cessner circa 1900s. oblong 4to stiff paper covers Very good. String bound green wrappers with pastedown photographic illustrastion. 25 reproductions of photos some are multi-image collages of New Orleans c.1900 pasted on photographic mounting paper. The front cover is slightly wrinkled the yapped edges are lightly worn and the interior is in fine condition. Very scarce. Locale: Louisiana; New Orleans. History--United States Photography View Books. Thomas F. Cessner Paperback
Référence libraire : 001641
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Morgan, Dale L (Journals of William H Ashley)
The West of William H. Ashley. The international struggle for the fur trade of the Missouri the Rocky Mountains and the Columbia with explorations beyond the Continental Divide recorded in the diaries and letters of William H. Ashley and his contemporaries 1822-1838
Denver: Old West Publishing Co 1964 1st edition. Folio 341pp. Very good plus. Illustrated beige cloth. Frontispiece illustrations map folding map notes index. The top corners are lightly bumped. Journals of William H. Ashley. Locale: Western America. Western America Diaries Exploration--Western America Fur Trade Indians of North America. Old West Publishing Co Paperback
Référence libraire : 000294
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Wilson, Rufus Rockwell (Signed by Rufus Rockwell Wilson)
Out of the West; the Beyond the Mississippi States in the Making
New York: Wilson-Erickson Inc. 1936 Ltd. Ed. /300. Hardcover Very good no dust jacket. 480pp. Revised enlarged ed. Signed by Rufus Rockwell Wilson. Western America. Wilson-Erickson, Inc. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001204
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Powell, John Wesley (With Eliot Porter)
Down the Colorado; Diary of the First Trip Through the Grand Canyon 1869
New York: Promontory Press 1969. Folio hardcover Very good in very good dust jacket. 168pp. Black and white and color photographs illustrations map index. Top edge bumped. Locale: Colorado; Grand Canyon. Western America Rivers Voyages and Travels. Promontory Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 005866
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Powell, John Wesley (With Eliot Porter)
Down the Colorado; Diary of the First Trip Through the Grand Canyon 1869
New York: E.P. Dutton 1969 1st edition. Folio hardcover Very good in very good dust jacket. 168pp. Black and white and color photographs map illustrations Index. Minor edgewear to dust jacket. Locale: Colorado; Grand Canyon. Western America Rivers Voyages and Travels. E.P. Dutton Hardcover
Référence libraire : 014932
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Flemming, DF D F
The Cold War and It's Origins
Garden City: Doubleday 1961 1st edition. Hardcover boxed set Very good no dust jacket. 1158pp. 2 volumes. Index. History--United States Cold War. Doubleday Hardcover
Référence libraire : 015221
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Steber, Rick (With Jerry Gildemeister & Don Gray)
Rendezvous
Union: Bear Wallow 1978. Oblong 4to hardcover Very good plus no dust jacket. Signed by all 3 authors. Decorated cover map endpapers black and white and color illustrations photographs. Locale: Grande Ronde Valley; Oregon. Western America. Bear Wallow Hardcover
Référence libraire : 105409
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Nixon, Oliver W (Biography of Marcus Whitman)
How Marcus Whitman Saved Oregon
Chicago: Star 1895. Hardcover Very good no dust jacket. 339pp. Gilt decorated cover frontispiece appendix illustrations map. "A True Romance of Patriotic Heroism Christian Devotion and Final Martyrdom . . . .with Sketches of Life on the Plains and Mountains in Pioneer Days". Biography of Marcus Whitman. Introduction by Frank W. Gunsaulus. Locale: Oregon; Waiilatpui. Western America. Star Hardcover
Référence libraire : 106204
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[Author not named]
Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Vol.20 1882-1883
Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society 1884. Small 4to Very good no dust jacket. 449pp. Gilt decorated spine frontispiece illustrations folding maps index. Ex-library previous owner's inscription and stamps minor cracking at front inner hinge spine wear at top and bottom corners worn. Locale: Boston; Massachusetts. History--United States Witch Trials. Massachusetts Historical Society Hardcover
Référence libraire : 106335
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[Author not named]
Rocky Mountain Views; on the Rio Grande "Scenic Line of the World"
Denver: Van Noy Inter-State 1917. Oblong 4to paper covers Good to very good. Not paginated. Color photograph pasted to front cover 24 tipped in color photographs. Locale: Colorado; Rocky Mountains. Western America Railroads Rio Grande. Van Noy Inter-State Paperback
Référence libraire : 110614
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Haldeman-Julius, E
K K K; the Kreed of the Klansmen Series: Little Blue Book 650.
Girard: Haldeman-Julius 1924. Pamphlet Good. 64pp. Cover is soiled worn detached from spine and is torn along about half of the spine. Series: Little Blue Book 650. History--United States Ku Klux Klan Race Relations. Haldeman-Julius Paperback
Référence libraire : 113238
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Powell, John Wesley (With Eliot Porter) (Photography by Eliot Porter)
Down the Colorado; Diary of the First Trip Through the Grand Canyon 1869
New York: E.P. Dutton 0-525-09523-3 1969 2nd printing. Folio hardcover Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 168pp. Black and white and color photographs map illustrations Index. Previous owner's name. Photography by Eliot Porter. Foreword by Don D. Fowler. Locale: Colorado; Grand Canyon. Western America Rivers Voyages and Travels. E.P. Dutton Hardcover
Référence libraire : 113107 ISBN : 0525095233 9780525095231
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Stevenson, Adlai E
The Papers of Adlai E. Stevenson
Boston: Little Brown 1972-1979 1st edition. Hardcover set Very good plus no dust jacket. 586 620 621 628 512 574 655 885pp. 8 volumes. Photographs indices. History--United States. Little, Brown Hardcover
Référence libraire : 117286
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Manwaring, Charles William (editor)
A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records
Hartford: R.S. Peck 1904 a numbered set from a limited edition of 1000. Hardcover set 669 711 794pp. Very good no dust jackets. 3 volumes. Indices. Vol. 1 Hartford District 1635-1700. Vol. 2 Hartford District 1700-1729. Vol. 3 Hartford District 1729-1750. Locale: Connecticut; United States. History--United States Genealogical Research Local History--Connecticut Probate Records Wills. R.S. Peck Hardcover
Référence libraire : 118040
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Dawson, George Francis (Biography of John A Logan)
Life and Services of Gen. John A. Logan as Soldier and Statesman
Chicago: Belford Clarke 1887. Hardcover Very good no dust jacket. 580pp. Green cloth with black and gilt stamped decoration. Decorated endpapers frontispiece illustrations notes appendix. The spine is lightly worn at the top and bottom the corners are lightly worn and there is a previous owner's bookplate. Biography of John A. Logan. History--United States American Civil War Generals Politics Presidents U.S. Army. Belford, Clarke Hardcover
Référence libraire : 121943
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Morgan, Dale L (editor)
In Pursuit of the Golden Dream; Reminiscences of San Francisco and the Northern and Southern Mines 1849-1857 by Howard C. Gardiner
Stoughton: Western Hemisphere 1970. 4to Very good no dust jacket. 390pp. Frontispiece photograph illustrations maps folding map notes index. Previous owner's name some glue residue on the front endpaper from a previous owner's bookplate and the spine is lightly faded. Book about Howard C. Gardiner. Locale: California; San Francisco; United States. Western America Gold Mining Gold Rush Personal Narratives. Western Hemisphere Hardcover
Référence libraire : 123251
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Coffin, Morse H (Edited with introduction and notes by Alan W Farley)
The Battle of Sand Creek
Waco: W.M. Morrison 1965 an unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 300. Square small 4to hardcover Very good no dust jacket. 40pp. Photographs notes. Previous owner's bookplate the top front corner is bumped and there is minor spotting on the front cover. Edited with introduction and notes by Alan W. Farley. Locale: Colorado; Sand Creek. Western America Arapaho Indians Battle of Sand Creek Cheyenne Indians Indian Wars Massacre. W.M. Morrison Hardcover
Référence libraire : 123409
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Emmons, Samuel Franklin
Geological Guide-Book for an Excursion to the Rocky Mountains
New York: John Wiley 1894. 4to pp.253-487. Good to very good no dust jacket. Brown cloth. Folding map illustrations tables 13 plates bibliography. Ex-library. The covers are worn and there is a small hole in the cloth on the bottom of the spine. From the Compte-Rendu of the Fifth International Congress of Geologists. Locale: Rocky Mountains; United States. Western America Fifth International Congress of Geologists Geology. John Wiley Hardcover
Référence libraire : 129405
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Farquhar, John T
A Need to Know: The Role of Air Force Reconnaissance in War Planning 1945-1953
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK. Edition: 1st. Thus. Impression: 1st. Date of Publication: 2004 Publisher: Air University Press. Binding and cover condition: Colour-illustrated soft card covers showing USAF planes over map. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems lightly used if at all. FINE Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. A few pages blank in introduction & first few pages of chapter one. Has little impact on the content. Clean crisp tight & bright. No annotations inscriptions or marks to text no tanning or other visible faults. VG Illustrations: B/w photo-illustrations line drawings and maps within text throughout. Pages: 174 pp. text. xxxvi pp. Appndices bibliography & index at rear. Product Description:- More than a tool of policy makers to gather intelligence Air Force reconnaissance efforts shaped early Cold War doctrine and war planning. Dr. Farquhar argues that a lack of information on Soviet strategic capabilities dominated the organisation operational planning and equipment of the postwar Air Force. He explains the evolution of intelligence-gathering technology bureaucratic growth and a relative lack of attention paid to electronic warfare before the Korean War. Based primarily on archival sources the book serves as an excellent reference for air doctrine intelligence and electronic warfare in the formative years of the Cold War. This is a NEAR FINE copy of the 1st. thus with absolutely minimal faults & shelf wear. PN paperback
Référence libraire : 2264 ISBN : 1466255323 9781466255326
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Franzen, Jonathan
MY FATHER'S BRIAN
London: Belmont Press 2002. First edition. First separate edition of this essay which originally appeared in "The New Yorker." Limited to 200 numbered copies signed by Franzen on the limitation page. #47/200. Designed and typeset by Libanus Press. Black & white frontispiece photograph. Sewn wraps. Unread copy in Fine condition. Franzen's first limited edition publication. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Belmont Press Paperback
Référence libraire : 31926
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Roberts, Kenneth
Oliver Wiswell
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 faded. Otherwise Fine: clean tight square and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear. The dustjacket glossy in a new mylar sleeve is faintly soiled and has light rubbing wear to the extremities; the original price 3.00 is intact.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Spanning the years from 1775 to 1783 'Oliver Wiswell' traces the adventures of a Yale student who is deeply loyal to the established government of the colonies. This wonderfully far-ranging novel is packed with battles sudden flights escapes intrigue massacres romance and exile as it follows Wiswell a spy for Sir William Howe Commander in Chief of the British Armies on Long Island as well as in Paris and London. He captures a sloop single-handedly and joins Benedict Arnold against the American revolutionaries of the southern colonies. 'Oliver Wiswell' did no less than challenge the accepted perceptions of the loyalists. Though branded by history as cowardly traitors many of them were men of strong convictions and fierce courage sometimes defeating triple their number of Continental troops and militiamen in battle. With strong historical detail and vivid depictions Roberts explores the hearts and minds of those men and women who opposed the Revolution."</b></font><br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. First Edition. Cloth. Doubleday, Doran & Company Hardcover
Référence libraire : 309-5347
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Bush, Laura
SPOKEN FROM THE HEART
NY: Scribner 2010. Special leather-bound edition issued signed by Bush. All edges gilt. Issued without dustjacket. In publisher's unopened shrinkwrap with isbn/price sticker as issued. Fine condition. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Scribner Hardcover
Référence libraire : 51710 ISBN : 1439195617 9781439195611
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McCourt, Frank
'TIS
NY: Scribner 1999. First edition first prnt. Signed by McCourt on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. McCourt's accompanying memoir to his popular National Book Critics Circle Award-winning Angela's Ashes. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scribner Hardcover
Référence libraire : 11111618 ISBN : 0684848783 9780684848785
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Crumb, S , A & R
Sophie Crumb: Evolution of an Artist Signed Limited
NY: W. W. Norton & Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 0393079961 . 133/250. Signed by all 3 Crumbs. Includes an signed print. In a "fine" slipcase. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 271 pages; Signed by All Authors . W. W. Norton & Company hardcover
Référence libraire : 26402 ISBN : 0393079961 9780393079968
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Nesmith, Michael
Infinite Tuesday Signed
Norwalk CT: The Easton Press. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 306 pages; Signed by Author . The Easton Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 26387
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Sager, Carole Bayer
They're Playing Our Song Signed
Norwalk CT: The Easton Press. New with No dust jacket as issued. 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . The Easton Press hardcover
Référence libraire : 26385
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