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From Canal Boy to President, or the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield

By: Alger, Jr., Horatio

Price: $15.00

Publisher: DeWolfe, Boston: 1881

Seller ID: CL004186

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

DeWolfe, Boston, 1881, 334 pages, illustrated with 5 b&w plates including tissue-guarded portrait and frontis, 4.75”x 6.75”, hardcover, green cloth with gilt and black stamped titles and decorations, corners and spine ends lightly bumped and worn, slight edge wear, covers and spine scuffed and soiled, text block soiled and has a very small rubbed area on bottom, internal hinges just beginning to crack but still holding very nicely, former owner's ink inscription dated 1893 on front paste-down endpaper, endpapers and some pages soiled, frontis and tissue show slight foxing, otherwise conten...
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Fruits of the Shaker Tree of Life: Memoirs of Fifty Years of Collecting & Research (50)

By: Andrews, Edward Deming & Faith

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Berkshire Traveller Press, Stockbridge, MA: 1975

Seller ID: CL004581

ISBN: 0912944315

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Berkshire Traveller Press, Stockbridge, MA, 1975, 1st edition, 222 pages, many b&w photos, b&w illustrations on endpapers, 7.5”x 11”, hardcover, green cloth with black spine titles, cover edges a bit faded, slight corner wear, one tiny pale spot on front, good dust jacket with edge and corner wear and short tears, 1/2” triangular piece with short tear missing top of front panel, dust jacket protected in a new archival plastic cover, one interior hinge cracked but holding well, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good+ [(s)0114SSL] 4581 (G+/G)
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Wooden Churches: Columbia County Legacy

By: Baker, Arthur A., with essay by Ruth Piwonka

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Columbia County Historical Society, Kinderhook NY: 2003

Seller ID: CL005100

ISBN: 0962958018

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good+

Columbia County Historical Society, Kinderhook NY, 2003, signed and inscribed by the author, Arthur A. Baker, 95 pages, 63 beautiful b&w photographs by Arthur A. Baker, b&w map, includes essay by Ruth Piwonka, 9.5”x 11.5”, paperbound, tan heavy paper cover with folded flaps and b&w photo on front, author’s signature & inscription on half title page otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good+ {Per reviews on rear cover: “Arthur Baker has produced an historically significant record of the wooden churches of Columbia County.” And “Ruth Piwonka’s lucid essay offers the histor...
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The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground

By: Cooper, James, Fenimore and Harold Brett illustrator

Price: $18.75

Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin, Boston & NY, Riverside Press, Cambridge MA: 1924

Seller ID: CL001614

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Houghton, Mifflin, Boston & NY, Riverside Press, Cambridge MA, Riverside Bookshelf, 1924, 1st edition thus, 415 pages, 8 full-clolor plates including the frontispiece by Harold Brett, 6”x 8-5/8”, hardcover, black cloth with a full-color plate on front and gilt titles and decoration on spine which are a bit chipped and faded, color plate on front has a little edge wear, light shelf wear, corner wear, spine a bit cocked, contents clean and tight, first and last few pages lightly foxed, pages just beginning to yellow a bit around edges, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good+ (G+) 1614...
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Three Kids in a Cart: A Visit to Ike, and Other Diversions

By: Drury, Allen

Price: $12.50

Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City NY: 1965

Seller ID: CL000085

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Doubleday, Garden City NY, 1965, 1st edition stated, 297 pages, 6.25”x 9.5”, hardcover, black cloth with silver titles, bright red endpapers, bottom of spine lightly bumped and slightly rubbed, good+ dust jacket with very light edge wear, a small chip at right front edge & a 2” neatly repaired and almost invisible tear lower front panel, not price-clipped, dust jacket protected in a new archival plastic cover, contents clean and tight, book very good {From the dust jacket flap “As history, this collection is incomparable. Not only could Allen Drury accurately perceive to an uncanny deg...
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Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State. American Guide Series. Illustrated

By: Federal Writers’ Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Florida, compiled and written by

Price: $120.00

Publisher: Oxford University Press, NY: 1939, 1940

Seller ID: CL005211

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good-

Oxford University Press, NY, 1939, 1940, 2nd printing, 600 pages, appendices, chronology, bibliography, list of consultants, index, profusely illustrated with b&w photos, b&w maps and small b&w illustrations at the ends of chapters, blue map on front endpapers, three-color folding MAP in rear pocket which is worn and torn along folds and at corners and has “1939” written in black crayon on it but is complete, 5-1/2”x 8-1/8”, hardcover, green cloth with blue alligator and titles on front and blue titles on spine, edge and corner wear and fraying, cover soil and light scuffing, 2” ligh...
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Forest Eskimos: An Ethnographic Sketch of Kobuk River People in the 1880’s

By: Giddings, J. L., Jr.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: University Museum Bulletin, Philadelphia PA: 1956

Seller ID: CL005234

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: Very Good

University Museum Bulletin, Philadelphia PA, June 1956, Volume 20, Number 2, 61 pages, b&w illustrations and photos, 6”x 8.5”, paperbound, green heavy paper covers with black illustration and title on front cover, “Kobuk River Eskimo Ethnography” neatly hand lettered on spine, bottom right corner of front cover very lightly creased, one page, 51/52, looks to be taped in but so neatly done it might have been done by the binder, otherwise contents clean and tight, book very good (VG) 5234 [Hs0308/0121EC]
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Administration of Municipal Printing in New York City: Report to Honorable F. H. La Guardia, Mayor of the City of New York

By: Herlands, William B. (Commissioner of Investigation) and Russell Forbes (Commissioner of Purchase); with Louis E. Yavner, Albert Pleydell, Abraham Levy, Samuel Richman and others

Price: $42.00

Publisher: 1940

Seller ID: CL005195

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

Softcover, (G+), New York City, 1940, 212 pages, Letter of Transmittal, Foreword (Introduction), Appendices, 6 in. x 9 in., grey-green card covers with with grey-green cloth spine, black titles and decorations (seal of New York City), corners and spine ends rubbed and worn, a little slight soil to covers, spine faintly cocked, previous owner’s fountain pen ink name and date on front free end paper, very mild age-toning to page edges, otherwise contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, book: Good+, 5195 [Sss1120EC] Please feel free to contact us with questions abou...
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Administration of Municipal Printing in New York City: Report to Honorable F. H. La Guardia, Mayor of the City of New York.

By: Herlands, William B., Commissioner of Investigation, and Russell Forbes, Commissioner of Purchase

Price: $50.00

Publisher: No publisher, no place: (1940)

Seller ID: CL002876

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

No publisher, no place, no date (1940), 212 pages, appendices, 6.25"x 9.25", hardcover, tan cloth with black titles, lightly soiled, corners lightly bumped and worn, 2 tiny nicks top edge rear cover, no dust jacket, rubber stamp front endpaper, pages beginning to yellow, occasional light pencil lines in margins, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good {"This report presents the results of a two-year attempt to trace the problems of city printing to their roots & to offer a permanent long-range solution. . . The "city printers" who have engaged in corrupt practices . . . present, therefor...
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Confirmation Bias: Inside Washington’s War Over the Supreme Court, from Scalia’s Death to Justice Kavanaugh

By: Hulse, Carl

Price: $15.00

Publisher: HarperCollins, NY: 2019

Seller ID: CL002363

ISBN: 006286291X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

HarperCollins, NY, 2019, 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line, 310 pages, index, notes, color photographs, 6”x 9.25”, hardcover, red boards with black spine with gilt titles on spine, publisher’s logo blind embossed on front cover, very good+ dust jacket with a slight ripple on back panel, dust jacket protected in a new archival plastic cover, contents clean and tight, book fine (F/VG+) 2363 [(s)0820EC]
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Heaven's Tableland: The Dust Bowl Story

By: Johnson, Vance

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Da Capo Press, NY: 1974

Seller ID: CL005170

ISBN: 0306706067

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Da Capo Press, NY, 1947, 1974, unabridged reprint of the 1st edition, 288 pages, b&w map frontispiece, ex-library copy with the usual marks, 5-5/8"x 8-1/2", hardcover, grey cloth with black titles on front and spine, corners lightly bumped and worn, a 3/8” chip out of the rear cover front edge, spine has small faded area where a label used to be, fading at bottom of both covers where labels were removed, rubber stamps on all three page edges, no dust jacket, library rubber stamps and pocket on front endpapers, free front endpaper and half-title page a bit crinkled, back of half-title page an...
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Quicksilver: An Intimate Portrayal of Robert Fulton

By: Lawrence, Florence

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Daniel Ryerson, Chicago : 1927

Seller ID: CL004760

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Daniel Ryerson, Chicago, 1927, 1st edition, 241 pages, 6”x 9.25”, hardcover, sparkly silver cloth with navy titles on front and spine, corners lightly bumped and rubbed, one tiny chip out of the top edge of rear cover, spine ends beginning to fray, fair dust jacket with edgewear, tears, creases and pieces missing, front panel is mostly intact and looks well in the new archival plastic cover in which the dust jacket is protected, former owner’s b&w bookplate with her ink name on free front endpaper, pages are beginning to yellow around edges, otherwise contents clean and tight, book very ...
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Population Redistribution and Economic Growth, United States, 1870—1950: I - Methodological Considerations and Reference Tables

By: Lee, Everett S., Ann Ratner Miller and Carol P. Brainerd, Richard A. Easterlin (Prepared Under the Direction of Simon Kuznets and Dorothy Swaine Thomas)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia PA: 1957

Seller ID: CL002345

Binding: Hardcover in dust jacket

Condition: Very Good+

Hardcover, Very Good+ in Good+ Dust Jacket, (VG+/G+), First Edition, Volume One only, The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1957, first edition, 759 pages, Introductions, Appendices, Lists of Text Tables, List of Reference Tables, List of Charts, illustrated in b&w with a map frontispiece and several charts, 9-3/8” x 12”, blue cloth with gilt titles, corners and spine ends slightly bumped, good+ price-clipped jacket shows slight bumping and wear to corners and spine ends, a few small pieces of clear tape on reverse of jacket from previous owner, jacket panels and spine slightly...
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The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881 in search of De Long and the Jeannette.

By: Muir, John.

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston: 1917

Seller ID: CL003254

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1917, 1st edition, introduction by William Frederic Bade editor, 271 pages, appendices, index, tissue guard on b&w frontispiece, 11 b&w photos, 16 b&w sketches by John Muir, b&w map, EX-LIBRARY COPY with the usual marks, 5.5"x 8.25", hardcover, green cloth with color plate of The Corwin pasted on front, plate lightly foxed with a few small chips on edges, top page edges gilt, covers have minor edge wear, corners & spine ends lightly bumped and worn, spine darkened with library numbers, covers very lightly soiled, no dust jacket, first few pages including title page li...
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Newtonian 1912: Newton High School (Massachusetts) Yearbook

By: Newtonian editors

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Andover Press, Andover MA: 1912

Seller ID: CL005184

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

Andover Press, Andover MA, 1912, 118 pages, acknowledgements (sic), 9 pages of ads, b&w photos throughout, b&w drawings and hand lettering at section heads, 7.25”x 9.75”, hardcover, ribbed brown cloth with gilt titles and decoration and blind embossed square on front, corners lightly bumped and worn, front top right corner starting to fray, light cover soil, some black ink marks on front, spine a bit cocked, some interior hinges cracked but holding well, a very little light soil on page edges, otherwise contents clean and tight, book good+ {There is an interesting fiction story in the back...
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Trail of the Sourdough: Life in Alaska

By: Sullivan, May Kellogg, and C. A. McArthur illustrator

Price: $18.75

Publisher: Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press, Boston: 1910

Seller ID: CL005123

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Hardcover, Good, (G/no dj), Richard G. Badger, The Gorham Press, Boston, 1910, 258 pages, 3 b&w plates illustrated by C. A. McArthur including the frontispiece, plus 13 unattributed b&w sketches, 5”x 7.5”, hardcover, green cloth with black, white and grey illustration and black title on front, black titles on spine, publisher’s logo blind embossed on back cover, corners bumped, corner and edge wear, covers soiled, spine darkened, spine ends worn, no dust jacket, blank free front endpaper removed, small light damp stain at the top of the first 18 or so pages, light soil in page margins, o...
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Berkshire Seasonings: A Book of Favorite Recipes Compiled by the Junior League of Berkshire County, Inc.

By: The Junior League of Berkshire County, Inc. (Juraye R.H. Moran, Susan Breuer, Louise Baslik, Jean Ryan, Betty Sweeney)

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Circulation Service, Inc., Leawood KS: 1989

Seller ID: CL004821

Binding: Plastic comb binding with paper covers

Condition: Very Good-

Circulation Service Inc., Leawood KS, 1989, 134 pages plus section of kitchen/cooking helps and charts along with index at back, illustrated in blue with line drawings as well as reproductions of pen and ink scenes of Berkshire County, text of book also printed in blue, 6.25”x 9.25”, paperbound in heavy paper in light pink with blue hearts and titles and blue plastic comb binding, very mild bumping to corners and spine ends, faint shelf-wear, covers show a very little bit of minor soil, contents clean and tight, protected in new clear plastic sleeve, book very good- (VG-) 4821 [Rr1117EG]
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In the Land of Our Dreams: A German immigrant family after World War II. Autobiography

By: VonWaldenburg, Hidegard (Von Waldenburg)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Self Published, von Waldenburg, East Nassau, NY: 2001

Seller ID: CL005220

ISBN: 142430766X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Self Published, von Waldenburg, East Nassau, NY, 2001, 310 numbered pages plus approx. 62 unnumbered pages of b&w photos, 7”x 9.25”, hardcover, glossy white boards with black titles and b&w photos on front, no dust jacket most likely as published, contents clean and tight, book fine (F/no dj) 5220 [s0121EC]
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POW 83: Shinyo Maru Survivor

By: Wallace, John W.

Price: $14.00

Publisher: The Gray Rider Publishing Company, Chatham NY: 1999

Seller ID: CL005166

ISBN: 0967373301

Binding: Paperbound

Condition: As New

Gray Rider Publishing Company, Chatham NY, 1999, 1st edition stated, foreword, prologue, epilog, appendix, illustrated with several b&w photos, 6”x 9”, paperbound, contents clean and tight, item protected in new clear plastic sleeve, Book: As New {From title page: "The powerful true story of what really happened to American Prisoners of War in the Japanese Death Camps in the Philippines during World War II and of one man’s struggle to survive at the hands of his brutal captors".} (As New) 5041 [(s)0220JA] Please feel free to contact us with questions about our books - we are happy to pr...
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Category: American History