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Adair (editor), A. Garland.   TEXAS HERITAGE: VOLUME 1 NUMBER 2; NOVEMBER 1959 & MARCH 1960 ISSUES (SIGNED)  
Austin: TX Heritage Foundation, 1960. 256 pages. Hardcover. Combined 11/1959 and 3/1960 issues. Fine illlustrations of notable Texans' letters, biographies, documents of law. SIGNED on the title page by the editor. Red cloth-covered boards. Includes Declaration of American Independence and list of its signers, and list of signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence. List of members of the first Texas state legislature.
VG/No Jacket. No wear, no marks. Pale foxing on edges. # A0068. $25.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Allen, Alice.   THE PENNSYLVANIA MANUAL VOLUME 88, 1947-1948  
Harrisburg: Commonwealth Pennsylvani, 1948. Reprint. 1164 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations, fold-out maps, index.
VG/No Jacket. Firm, clean. Rep. Albert O'Connor's name and stamp. # B6976. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Andrews, Heather, & Tameika Ashford.   THAT ROUGH BEAST, ITS HOUR COME ROUND AT LAST: A HISTORY OF HURRICANE KATRINA  
Huntsville, TX: Texas Review Press, 2007. 1st ed. 171 pages. Paperback. 1933896000 1-933896-00-0. B/w photos show the aftermath of Katrina along the coast of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Incorporated in the text are excerpts from survivor interviews. Book produced by Editing/Publishing class at Sam Houston State University.
Fine/Wraps. Small publisher's stamp on front endpaper, sticker ghost on back cover, else near Fine. # E0585. $5.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
anon, .   THE STORY OF CHRIST CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA: THE NATION'S CHURCH  
Philadelphia: Christ Church, 1969. Revised ed. 48 pages. Paperback. B/w photos and drawings. Forty-eight page booklet describes the history and accoutrements of the church, which is designated a National Shrine by an act of Congress
VG/Wraps. Gift inscription. Firm stapled booklet. Very little edgewear, but the cover surface is foxed. # B7913. $5.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Applegate, Debby.   THE MOST FAMOUS MAN IN AMERICA: THE BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY WARD BEECHER  
Garden City: Doubleday, 2006. 1st ed. 527 pages. Paperback. 0385513976 0-385-51397-6. Stated first edition.
Fine/Wraps. No indication of use or handling. # B7944. $9.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Armstrong, Jerome, & Markos Moulitsas.   CRASHING THE GATE: NETROOTS, GRASSROOTS, AND THE RISE OF PEOPLE-POWERED POLITICS (SIGNED)  
Chelsea, VT: Chelsea Green, 2006. 1st ed. 196 pages. Paperback. 1931498997 1-931498-99-7. Signed by Markos of Daily KOS. How you can kick the Democratic Party into action.
Fine/Wraps. No wear, no marks. # B9666. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Arroyo, Ernest.   PEARL HARBOR  
New York: Metro Books, 2001. 1st ed. 160 pages. Hardcover. 1586631497 1-58663-149-7. Photographic chronicle of the events of December 7, 1941. First edition.
Near Fine/VG. Tight book, no wear, no marks. Dustjacket has no wear, but scratches on front and back. # E4751. $16.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Atkinson, Rick.   THE BRITISH ARE COMING: THE WAR FOR AMERICA, LEXINGTON TO PRINCETON, 1775-1777 VOLUME ONE OF THE REVOLUTION TRILOGY  
New York: Henry Holt & Co., 2019. 1st ed. 776 pages. Hardcover. 1627790438 1-62779-043-8. Stated first edition. Map endpapers, and maps throughout text. Dark blue boards with silver title on spine. Color illustration on front of dustjacket from painting 'Retreat of the British from Concord'.
Fine/Near Fine. Book tight, no wear, no owner marks. Bright dustjacket has a short mended tear at lower front edge. # E4909. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Barbour, William.   MASS MEDIA: OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS SERIES  
San Diego: Greenhaven, 1994. 306 pages. Hardcover. 1565101073 1-56510-107-3. Opposing Viewpoints Series frequently used as reference for school debate.
Fine/No Jacket. New old stock from our archives. # 04801. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Barrett, Marvin.   THE YEARS BETWEEN: A DRAMATIC VIEW OF THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES  
Boston: Little, Brown, 1962. 1st ed. 208 pages. Hardcover. One man's recollection and reconsideration of an experience common to many. B/w photos.
VG/Good+. Binding firm, PON, no other marks. Dj scuffed on corners and edges. # B7836. $6.75   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Bartlett, John Russell.   PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF EXPLORATIONS AND INCIDENTS IN TEXAS, NEW MEXICO, CALIFORNIA, SONORA, AND CHIHUAHUA IN TWO VOLUMES  
New York: D. Appleton, 1854. 1st ed. 1130 pages. Hardcover. Travels and work connected with the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission during the years 1850, '51, '52, and '53. Gift inscription on half-title page of each book, dated July 4, 1854. Folding lithograph frontis in each volume. Folding map in volume 1. The map has a six inch diagonal tear. Map opens to about 20 inches wide by 16 tall. Dark green or black cloth-covered boards. Title and Saguaro cactus in gilt on spine of each book. Scattered illustrations through both books, including many tissue protected lithographs on heavy paper. 17 page index in volume 2. Howes B201; Raines p.22; Graff 198; BTB-12.
VG/No Jacket. Clean and solid. # B9647. $1,700.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Baylies, Francis.   NARRATIVE OF MAJOR GENERAL WOOL'S CAMPAIGN IN MEXICO, IN THE YEARS 1846, 1847 & 1848  
Austin: Pemberton Press, 1975. Reprint. 78 pages. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint of the 1851 narrative of General Wool's activities during the War with Mexico 1846-48. In cream linen cloth covers.
Fine/No Jacket. New old stock from our archives. # A0765. $45.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Bernikow, Louise.   AMERICAN WOMEN'S ALMANAC: AN INSPIRING AND IRREVERENT WOMEN'S HISTORY  
New York: Berkley Books, 1997. 1st ed. 388 pages. Hardcover. 0425156869 0-425-15686-9. A fun and lively photo history of women in America. Hundreds of b/w photos.
Fine/Fine. # A9254. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Betros, Lance.   CARVED FROM GRANITE: WEST POINT SINCE 1902  
College Station: Texas A & M, 2012. 1st ed. 458 pages. Hardcover. 1603447717 1-60344-771-7. History of the United States Military Academy. Pictorial endpapers, notes, bibliography, and index. Out of print in hardcover.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Top corners lightly bumped. No name, publisher stamp on front endpaper. # E1172. $50.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Betts, C. Wyllys.   AMERICAN COLONIAL HISTORY ILLUSTRATED BY CONTEMPORARY MEDALS  
Winnipeg: Canadian Numismatic Publishing, 19. Reprint. 332 pages. Hardcover. Documents in metal, reflecting history as contemporaries saw it. This is a 1964 facsimile of the 1894 original published by Scott Stamp and Coin Company of New York. Dark blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles front and spine.
Good+/No Jacket. Binding firm, owner name embossed inside. Corners sharp, scuffing along spine edges. # E1000. $24.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Bingham, F.F.   ASHORE AT MAIDEN'S WALK  
New York: Broadway Publishing Co., 1913. 1st ed. 192 pages. Hardcover. Novel of Civil War blockade runners off the Florida coast by F.F. (Fraiser Franklin) Bingham. Very scarce. Decorative navy cloth cover with pastedown illustration.
Good+/No Jacket. Light spotting to covers, else VG. # B2286. $125.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Boorstin, Daniel J.   VISITING OUR PAST: AMERICA'S HISTORYLANDS  
Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 1986. Revised ed. 400 pages. Hardcover. 0870446460 0-87044-646-0. Essays & color pictures tell America's story. A supplemental booklet has maps & directions to hundreds of historic sites all across the country.
Fine/Near Fine. # A5636. $9.75     Inquire Now  
Bovard, James.   THE BUSH BETRAYAL (SIGNED)  
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. 1st ed. 330 pages. Hardcover. 140396727X 140396727X. Signed by the author on a Laissez Faire Books bookplate.
Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B9586. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Bovard, James.   FEELING YOUR PAIN: THE EXPLOSION AND ABUSE OF GOVERNMENT POWER IN THE CLINTON-GORE YEARS (SIGNED)  
New York: St. Martin's, 2000. 1st ed. 426 pages. Hardcover. 0312230826 0-312-23082-6. Signed by the author on a bookplate.
Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, no marks, no wear. # B9583. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Brown, Anne.   VOICES OF RADICAL CHANGE: GREATEST SPEECHES OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION  
Pacific Publishing Studio, 2012. Reprint. 180 pages. Paperback. 0982445415 0-9824454-1-5. Text of twenty-eight addresses wich were vital in bringing change.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, no marks. # E4343. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Buckey, Jr., William F.   MILES GONE BY: A LITERARY BIOGRAPHY  
Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, 2005. Reprint. 594 pages. Paperback. 0895260042 0-89526-004-2. Softcover book with french flaps.
Fine/Wraps. No sign of use or handling. # B9255. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Burcham, Carl.   HISTORY'S MESSAGES: MARVELS OF THE MAIL COMMEMORATING THE 20TH CONGRESS OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION  
no place: U.S. Postal Service, 1989. 30 pages. Paperback. No stamps included. Clean, tight, no name or marks.
Near Fine/Wraps. Slight soft crease on cover. # B2608. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Carlson, Paul H.   THE PLAINS INDIANS: NUMBER 19 ELMA DILL RUSSELL SPENCER SERIES IN THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST  
College Station: Texas A & M, 1999. Reprint. 254 pages. Paperback. 0890968179 0-89096-817-9. Charts the evolution and growth of the Plains Indians through a period of constant change, 1750 to 1890.
Fine/Wraps. A new copy from our archives. # E1766. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Clements, John.   IMPEACHMENT AND TRIAL OF WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON  
Dallas: Political Research, Inc., 1999. 1st ed. 23 pages. Paperback. Brief biography of Clinton, impeachment process outlined, roles of the principals involved, photos, overview of the trial, list of judiciary committee, lists of votes on each article of impeachment.
New/Wraps. New. # 19673. $8.95     Inquire Now  
Clinton, William Jefferson (Bill).   WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON: GREAT SPEECHES (AUDIO CD)  
Rolling Bay, WA: SoundWords Intl., 1999. CD-ROM. 1885959532 1-885959-53-2. Audio CD featuring highlights of major speeches, including dedication of JFK Presidential Library, his 50th Anniversary D-Day address at Normandy, and excerpts from his inauguarls and several State of the Union addresses. One Audio CD, runtime 61:12.
Fine/In Box. CD Like New in like new jewel case. # E4335. $14.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Cotner, Robert C., & Others.   TEXAS CITIES AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION: MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS NUMBER THREE, 1973  
Austin: Texas Memorial Museum, 1973. 1st ed. 215 pages. Hardcover. An analysis of San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Galveston, Kilgore, San Angelo, Austin & other cities' problems in the Great Depression.
Fine/VG. Tight, no wear, no marks. Light foxing on Jacket and page edges # A0087. $39.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Cozzens, Peter.   EYEWITNESS TO THE INDIAN WARS 1865-1890, VOLUME TWO: THE WARS FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST  
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole, 2002. 1st ed. 770 pages. Hardcover. 0811705730 0-8117-0573-0. First person reports, assembled and edited by Peter Cozzens, tell the saga of the military struggle for the American West. Map endpapers. Volume Two of planned five book series.
Fine/Fine. Book tight, no wear, owner sticker inside. Dustjacket has no wear. # E4492. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Crowe, Rosalie, & Sidney B. Brinkerhoff.   EARLY YUMA: A GRAPHIC HISTORY OF LIFE ON THE AMERICAN NILE  
Flagstaff: Northland, 1976. 1st ed. 135 pages. Hardcover. 087358144X 0-87358-144-X. Produced with cooperation of the Yuma County Historical Society, and filled with b/w historical photos. Stated first edition.
VG/Good+. Tight binding, two unmarked bookplates pasted to FFEP, no marks. Corners have minor rubbing. Dustjacket has rubbing on edges and corners. # E5093. $17.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Cunnigham, Thomas Mayhew.   GEORGIA: BEFORE PLYMOUTH ROCK AND AFTERWARDS!  
New York: Newcomen Society England, 1949. Reprint. 28 pages. Paperback. 6 x 9 inch pamphlet providing an overview of Georgia history. This address was delivered during the "1949 Georgia Dinner" of the Newcomen Society of England, at which Mr. Cunningham was guest of honor, held at Savannah, Georgia, March 16, 1949.
VG/Wraps. Firm, no name or marks. Food spots on back, like it was laid on table. # A6754. $14.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Curtis, James C., & Lewis L. Gould.   THE BLACK EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA: SELECTED ESSAYS  
Austin: U.T. Press, 1973. Reprint. 199 pages. Paperback. 0292700962 0-292-70096-2. Eight essays from participants in a University of Texas public lecture series devoted to the Negro's role in American history. The series was held during the time the university was attemting to institute a program of Black studies in 1968.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B7933. $17.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Dawson, .   CIVIL WAR AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST, CATALOGUE 298  
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1955. 72 pages. Hardcover. Catalogue of California bookstore makes excellent bibliography for Civil War and Western Americana books. First published in soft cover as three part series of catalogues, here together in dark blue hardcover.
Fine/No Jacket. No wear, no marks. # B9746. $28.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Dibble, Ernest, & Earle Newton.   IN SEARCH OF GULF COAST COLONIAL HISTORY  
Pensacola, FL: Historic Pensacola, 1970. 1st ed. 127 pages. Paperback. Proceedings of the first Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference. Antique map pictorial cover.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, unmarked, clean save for several tiny spots on foredge. No wear # B5517. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Egerton, Douglas R.   DEATH OR LIBERTY: AFRICAN AMERICANS AND REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA  
New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. Book Club ed. 342 pages. Hardcover. 0195306694 0-19-530669-4. A sweeping chronicle of African-American history, paying special attention to what black Americans did for themselves.
Fine/Fine. Book Club edition with no sign of use or handling. # B6222. $7.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Eller, Ernest M., Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.   NAVAL WEAPONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION  
Washington, DC: American Defense Prepare, 19. 1st ed. 32 pages. Paperback. 8.5 x 11 pamphlet produced for the Bicentennial by the Am. Defense Preparedness Assoc. on the types, characteristics & ballistics of cannon used in the American Revolution. B/w illus, diagrams charts.
Fine/Wraps. A crisp, fine copy. # A3863. $13.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Felton, Bill & Harry.   NONE OF THE ABOVE: POLITICAL WATERSHED AT THE GRASS ROOTS  
Alvin, TX: Swan Publishing, 1992. 1st ed. 230 pages. Paperback. 0943629055 0-943629-05-5. Inscribed to owner and signed by the author. Commentary on American politics and political campaigning.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear. # E0392. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Finch, Brad.   A SLICE OF THE TIMES KANSAS CITY 1875-1880  
Kansas City: Bradley C. Finch, 1995. Reprint. 258 pages. Paperback. 0964532506 0-9645325-0-6. Snippits of daily events from articles in columns of the Kansas City Times 1875-1880.
Fine/Wraps. Tight, clean, no wear, no owner marks. # E5037. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Fischer, David Hackett.   WASHINGTON'S CROSSING  
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. Reprint. 564 pages. Paperback. 019518159X 0-19-518159-X. Describes the military campaigns of 1776-1777, and how Washington and his compatriots saved the American Revolution.
Fine/Wraps. No indication of use or handling. # E0159. $7.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Fisher, O.C.   MY EARLY LIFE AND LATER  
no place: Fisher, 1987. 1st ed. 105 pages. Hardcover. Autobiography of Texas attorney who was a state representative and spent 32 years in the U.S. Congress.
Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. No sign of use or handling on book. # B4633. $65.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Flandrau, Grace.   THE VERENDRYE EXPEDITIONS IN QUEST OF THE PACIFIC: FROM THE QUARTERLY OF THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, VOLUME XXVI JUNE, 1925 NUMBER 2  
Great Northern Railway, 1925. Reprint. 64 pages. Paperback. Reproduced in pamphlet form by the Great Northern Railway Company as an excerpt from the Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society. Includes essays from several authors. Stapled pamphlet.
X-Lib VG/Wraps. Former library copy with stamps & marks. A clean, solid copy. Has no wear because it was placed into a hardcover binder when the library aquired it in 1926 (now removed). No reader marks. # E3342. $25.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Garwood, Ellen Clayton.   WILL CLAYTON: A SHORT BIOGRAPHY  
Austin: U.T. Press, 1958. 1st ed. 164 pages. Hardcover. Life of former Secretary of State Clayton, who was instrumental in developing the Marshall Plan following WWII. B/w photos, chronology, index.
Fine/Fine. SIGNED by his daughter, the author. # A2946. $20.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
General Land Office, Dept. of the Interi.   HISTORICAL SKETCH OF LOUISIANA AND THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE  
St. Louis: Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 19. 1st ed. 14 pages. Paperback. Showing the changes in boundary over 137 years from La Salle's discovery in 1682 to 1819 with descriptive paragraphs and five maps. Illustrative maps reproduced from the exhibit of the General Land Office, Department of the Interior at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St.Louis during 1904. Library aquisition stamp dated December 31, 1904. Stapled pamphlet.
X-Lib VG/Wraps. Former library copy with minimal stamps & marks. A clean, solid copy. # E3339. $35.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Goldwater, Barry.   CONSCIENCE OF A CONSERVATIVE  
Shepherdsville: Victor Publishing Company, 1. Reprint. 123 pages. Hardcover. Reveals the convictions of a Washington politician, as opposed to the money-grubbing, power-seeking, racist and misogynist policies now championed by the GQP.
Fine/Good. Book is tight, no wear, no marks. Dustjacket has a 3/8" tear at top front with associated wrinkle. 3/4" tear at lower front flap fold. Spine of dustjacket is somewhat faded. # E4564. $30.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Grinstead, R.H.   THEN AND NOW (GLASGOW, KENTUCKY)  
Glasgow, KY: S. Central Kentucky Historical,. Reprint. 21 pages. Paperback. History of a town told, using all the old family names. Written for a homecoming celebration in 1906. This is number 148 of 500 copy edition printed in 1975, with the addition of an index which is tipped in at the back.
Fine/Wraps. No wear, no name or marks. Old sticker ghost on back. # E1987. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Guerrant, Edward O.   ROOSEVELT'S GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY (SIGNED)  
Albuquerque: Univ. New Mexico, 1950. 1st ed. 235 pages. Hardcover. Story of U.S. Latin American Policy under FDR 1933-1945. Signed by the author.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Tight, minor shelf wear, no marks. # E5315. $16.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Gunther, John.   INSIDE U.S.A.  
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1947. Reprint. 979 pages. Hardcover. Gunther's "political guidebook", which he compiled traveling the country as he attempted to discover what makes it move. Map endpapers, bibliography, and index. Black cloth-covered boards, red, black, and gilt titles on spine.
Good+/No Jacket. Very firm binding, owner name. Small area liquid stain on top edge. No dustjacket. # E4207. $65.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Harper, Raymond L.   SOUTH NORFOLK VIRGINIA 1661-2005: A DEFINITIVE HISTORY, VOLUME II  
Charleston: History Press, 2005. 191 pages. Paperback. 1596290668 1-59629-066-8. History of the town with b/w photos throughout.
Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. # E5073. $12.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Hatch, Jr., Charles E.   POPES CREEK PLANTATION: BIRTHPLACE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON  
Virginia: Wakefield Nat. Memorial, 1979. 173 pages. Paperback. 0934146004 0-934146-00-4. Study of Washington's birthplace and his boyhood environment. Includes family tree and archeological inspection of the property. B/w illustrations and maps.
VG/Wraps. Firm binding, without reader crease or marks. Off-white cover is some tanned. # E0265. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Hauranne, Ernest Duvergier de.   A FRENCHMAN IN LINCOLN'S AMERICA, VOLUME TWO (ONLY)  
Chicago: Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelley, 1975. 634 pages. Hardcover. Part travelogue, part musings on the differences between American and Continental cultures. This is Volume Two, issued in 1975 as the Donnelley Company's Christmas offering to patrons and friends of the Press. Volume One was the Christmas publication in 1974. Very dark blue cloth-covered boards with gilt logo on front and gilt title on spine. Gilt top edge. Two maps and 27 b/w illustrations. List of Lakeside Classics published 1903-1975.
Fine/No Jacket. Very tight, no wear, no marks. # E3499. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Hemsworth, Jerri, & Doug Davis.   LIGHTHOUSES OF THE CHESAPEAKE  
John Hinde Curteich, 1999. 32 pages. Paperback. 1889467251 1-889467-25-1. Map illustration by Rebekah Beaton. Thirty-two lighthouse color photos, with description and history of each.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. Price sticker on back. # B4311. $2.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth.   LIFE AND TIMES OF STEPHEN HIGGINSON  
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1907. 1st ed. 306 pages. Hardcover. Noted turn-of-the-century author writes a biography of his grandfather, a member of the Continental Congress. Very dark green embossed boards, gilt titles & top edge. Tan dustjacked with black titles. Scarce in dustjacket. Published September, 1909 stated on copyright page.
Near Fine/Good. Clean, solid, unmarked. Dustjacket has two 1" chips at top & bottom of spine. # B0158. $38.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Holloway, Jean.   EDWARD EVERETT HALE: A BIOGRAPHY  
Austin: U.T. Press, 1956. 275 pages. Hardcover. Biography of the noted & prolific writer. Indexed.
VG/No Jacket. # A7825. $6.75     Inquire Now  
Houston, D.F., Secretary of Agriculture.   YEAR BOOK OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1918  
Washington D.C.: USGPO, 1919. 760 pages. Hardcover. Seventy page report of the Secretary of Agriculture, followed by reports on all areas of agriculture by various authors. Sixty-two photos, drawings, maps, and graphs. Two color plates, including one fold-out. Index. Blue cloth-covered boards, silver titles on front and spine.
Good+/No Jacket. Tight, no owner name or marks. Most of front hinge open to cloth. Rear board bumped at spine crease. Corners square, spine ends softened. Title scuffed. # E2824. $21.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Howe, Daniel Walker.   WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT: THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICA, 1815-1848 (SIGNED)  
New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. Reprint. 904 pages. Paperback. 0195392434 0-19-539243-4. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History. Inscribed "To (owner) with regards and signed by the author on the title page.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, square, no owner marks, no wear. # E4997. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Humphreys, Andrew A.   GETTYSBURG TO THE RAPIDAN: THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC JULY, 1863 TO APRIL, 1864  
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. 1st ed. 86 pages. Hardcover. Originally intended as the first part of Vol. XII of the Scribner Campaigns of the Civil War, but excluded because of bulk of that volume. Three folding maps at rear. Red cloth-covered boards with black title on front. Spine published blank, but librarian wrote author's name in white ink.
X-Lib Fair/No Jacket. Former library copy, typical stamps & marks. Water damage to cover, slight discoloration around maps. Maps are are fragile, one has a tear. READING COPY ONLY. # E3350. $21.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Hyams, Joe.   MICHAEL REAGAN: ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN (SIGNED)  
New York: Zebra/Kensington, 1988. 1st ed. 286 pages. Hardcover. 0821723928 0-8217-2392-8. Author signed on the half-title page "to Thomas".
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, book and Dj in fine unmarked condition. # B4303. $26.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
James, H.L.   THE SANTA FE TRAIL  
Globe AZ: SPMA, 1981. Reprint. 20 pages. Paperback. Stapled pamphlet, b/w photos, and two-page map in center. Published by Southwest Parks and Monuments Association.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, crisp, no edge wear. Date written tiny on front cover, no other owner marks. # E4759. $5.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Jensen, editor, Oliver.   NINETIES: GLIMPSES OF A LOST BUT LIVELY WORLD  
New York: American Heritage, 1967. 1st ed. 144 pages. Hardcover. A new book still in publisher's shipping carton, in our back room for thirty years. Essays on life of the American people in this exciting decade of change. Filled with b/w and color photos and drawings.
Fine/No Jacket. # A9572. $10.75   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Josephy, Alvin M.   NOW THAT THE BUFFALO'S GONE: A STUDY OF TODAY'S AMERICAN INDIANS  
Norman: Univ. Oklahoma, 1989. Reprint. 301 pages. Paperback. Study of the issues affecting Native Americans in modern times: Racis,land and mineral rights, fishing & hunting claims, sovereignty and self-determination.
Fine/Wraps. # B4150. $4.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Josephy, Jr., Alvin M.   AMERICAN HERITAGE OCTOBER 1977, VOLUME 28/NUMBER 6  
New York: American Heritage, 1977. 1st ed. 112 pages. Hardcover. Major articles on the U-2 spy plane, solving the energy crisis, and the Grizzly bear. Also essays on Aimee Semple McPherson, J, Robert Oppenheimer, baseball, and much else.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked. Illustrated in color and b/w. # B6028. $7.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Katz, Ron.   FRENCH AMERICA: FRENCH ARCHITECTURE FROM COLONIZATION TO THE BIRTH OF A NATION  
New York: French Heritage Society, 2005. Reprint. 223 pages. Hardcover. 9814155152 9-8141551-5-2. Explores the French architectural and cultural heritage in the United States from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. Color photos throughout by Arielle de La Tour d'Auvergne. Glossary and bibliography.
Near Fine/VG. Tight, owner name, minor shelf wear at foot of spine and lower corners. Bright dustjacket. # E5080. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Klapper, Melissa R.   JEWISH GIRLS COMING OF AGE IN AMERICA, 1860-1920 (SIGNED)  
New York: New York University, 2005. 1st ed. 309 pages. Hardcover. 0814747809 0-8147-4780-9. Explores the dual roles girls played as agents of acculturation and guardians of tradition. Inscribed to Chrissie, and signed by the author.
Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. # E3853. $60.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Krakauer, Jon.   UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN: A STORY OF VIOLENT FAITH  
New York: Doubleday, 2003. 1st ed. 372 pages. Hardcover. 0385509510 0-385-50951-0. True stories of rape and murder in the name of God in modern American West. Stated first edition.
Near Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, no wear. Owner name on FFEP. # E4927. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Lackey, Jerry.   UNTO OUR TIMES  
Hereford, TX: Pioneer Book Publishers, 1971. 1st ed. 128 pages. Hardcover. History and descriptions of events in West Texas, The Chisos Mountains and the Big Bend. LBJ at Johnson City, John Nance Garner of Uvalde, visits by Eisenhower, Truman and Nixon's dedication of the Amistad Dam and reservoir. Much local flavor and details often left out of plain history books. B/w photos throughout.
Fine/Near Fine. Dustjacket has light edgewear. # E4554. $20.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Lamont, Hammond.   BURKE'S SPEECH ON CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA  
Boston: Ginn & Co., 1911. Reprint. 152 pages. Hardcover. Extensive introduction places Burke's address into the context of early American history. Notes and index. Grey-green cloth-covered boards with black titles.
VG/No Jacket. Tight, clean, and square. Bright white pages are some darkened on edges. No owner marks, penciled notes on FFEP having been erased. # E4897. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Landers, Warren P. (Editor).   BROCKTON AND ITS CENTENNIAL: CHIEF EVENTS AS TOWN AND CITY 1821-1921  
Brockton, MA: City of Brockton, Mass., 1922. Reprint. 200 pages. Hardcover. History of the city and its people, and the organization and story of its one hundredth anniversary a production presented June 12-18, 1921. B/w photos throughout, including four 18 inch folding views.
X-Lib Good/No Jacket. Former library copy, typical stamps & marks. Spine faded. # E3506. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Lardas, Mark.   BONHOMME RICHARD VS SERAPIS: FLAMBOROUGH HEAD 1779, DUEL 44  
Reading: Osprey Publishing, 2012. 1st ed. 80 pages. Paperback. 1849087857 1-84908-785-7. Design/development of the ships, how the situation arose, analysis, and aftermath of the battle are all described. B/w and color illustrations and maps, bibliography and index.
New/Wraps. A new copy SIGNED by the author, a friend of our store. # 31282. $17.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Lyons, Eugene.   HERBERT HOOVER: A BIOGRAPHY: (EASTON PRESS LIBRARY OF THE PRESIDENTS)  
Norwalk: Easton Press, 1987. Collect ed. Leather. Golden tan leather with gilt decorations and title. All edges gilt, ribbon marker. Four raised bands on spine. .
Fine/No Jacket. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. # E4708. $22.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Mabee, Carleton.   AMERICAN LEONARDO: A LIFE OF SAMUEL F.B. MORSE (EASTON PRESS LIBRARY OF GREAT LIVES)  
Norwalk: Easton Press, 1990. Collect ed. 435 pages. Leather. Brown leather with gilt decorations and title. All edges gilt, ribbon marker. Three raised bands on spine. Color portrait frontis. Life and work of the inventor Morse whose code and improvements to the telegraph transformed communications. B/w photos and diagrams. .
Near Fine/No Jacket. Tight, unmarked copy. # E4709. $29.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Maxwell, William Quentin.   LINCOLN'S FIFTH WHEEL: THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SANITARY COMMISSION (SIGNED)  
New York: Longmans, Green & Company, 1956. 1st ed. 372 pages. Hardcover. Political struggles to set up agency to provide care for sick and battle-field wounded during the Civil War. Signed by the author on page specially bound in. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt title on spine. Biographical notes, bibliography, index. First edition.
Good+/No Jacket. Tight, owner bookplate. Clean, square corners. Spine ends worn. # E2412. $24.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Meyerson, Michael I.   LIBERTY'S BLUEPRINT  
New York: Basic Books, 2008. Book Club ed. 309 pages. Hardcover. 0465002641 0-465-00264-1. How Madison and Hamilton wrote the Federalist Papers, defined the Constitution, and made democracy safe for the world.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Unread book club edition. # B4819. $12.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Michel III, Marshall.   ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO AMERICA'S CIVIL WAR SITES  
New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2004. 1st ed. 319 pages. Paperback. 0760738297 0-7607-3829-7. 19 pages of maps, biographies of the generals, info on every aspect of the battles, and visitor info for the sites. Lots of b/w and color illustrations.
Fine/Wraps. No sign of use or handling. # B8983. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Miller, Edmund W.   HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION, 1609-1807-1909 / SAIL AND STEAM: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH SHOWING NEW JERSEY'S CONNECTION WITH THE EVENTS  
Jersey City: Free Public Library, 1909. 1st ed. 20 pages. Paperback. A souvenir prepared by the Free Public Library of Jersey City to show the prominent part the state played in the events commemorated by the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, September 25-October 9, 1909. Twenty-three miles of the most important part of the Hudson shore is on the Jersey side of the river. B/w illustrations. Aqua stiff paper cover.
X-Lib VG/Wraps. Former library copy with stamps & marks. Age darkening on the cover, but no wear. # E3507. $35.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Miller, William Lee.   LINCOLN'S VIRTUES: AN ETHICAL BIOGRAPHY  
New York: Knopf, 2007. Reprint. 515 pages. Hardcover. 0307291405 0-307-29140-5. Out of print in hardcover.
VG/Fine. Tight, unmarked, square corners, spine ends softened. A little pale foxing on top edge and endpapers. Pictorial dustjacket has no wear. # E5215. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Miller, William J., & Brian C. Pohanka.   AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR: IMAGES OF AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY  
New York: Barnes & Noble, 2006. Reprint. 454 pages. Hardcover. 0760784116 0-7607-8411-6. 700 b/w images and 23 essays, seven pages of battle summaries by state, and index, make an authoritative history of the Civil War.
Fine/Fine. No wear, no marks. # B9776. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Molyneaux, Peter.   COTTON SOUTH AND AMERICAN TRADE POLICY (WORLD AFFAIRS BOOK # 17)  
New York: Natl. Peace Conference, 1936. 63 pages. Hardcover. Author looks at cotton trade policies throughout U.S. history.
Good+/Fair. Dj worn and foxed. # A6545. $6.25     Inquire Now  
Morand, Julia P.M.   HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF AMERICA CATALOGUE OR BIBLIOGRAPHY SECOND ED [HARDCOVER EDITION]  
Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1971. 2nd ed. 351 pages. Hardcover. 0806304758 0-8063-0475-8. Catalogue of the Library of the Huguenot Society of America, Classified with reference to emigrations and settlements. 1971 original, ISBN 0806304758.
VG/No Jacket. Tight, no name or marks. Several insect soil spots on foredge. # B6341. $16.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Morrison, Dennis.   HENRY A. WALLACE: UP, DOWN, AND OUT IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY  
Waterbury: Emancipation Press, 1995. 1st ed. 122 pages. Paperback. Political maneuvering in the Truman Cabinet with a Secretary of Commerce inherited from the Roosevelt administration, who was at cross-purposes with the President over our stance with the U.S.S.R. First printing. Scarce.
Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, no marks. # E3574. $22.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Musick, Pat.   STONE SONGS ON THE TRAIL OF TEARS: THE JOURNEY OF AN INSTALLATION  
Fayetteville: Univ. Arkansas Press, 2005. 1st ed. 77 pages. Hardcover. 1557288003 1-55728-800-3. Stone and timber art instalations mark 23 spots along the infamous Cherokee Trail of Tears during their removal to Indian Territory. Designed by Pat Musick, photographed by Jerry Carr, historical text by Bill Woodiel, and signed by all three to C...
Fine/Fine. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. First edition. # E4542. $27.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Myers, William Starr.   WOODROW WILSON: SOME PRINCETON MEMORIES  
Princeton: Princeton Univ., 1946. 1st ed. 91 pages. Hardcover. Informal sketches of Wilson by his colleagues during his years as president of Princeton University. Contributors include George McLean Harper, Robert K. Root, Edward S. Corwin, Myers, Edwint Grant Conklin, Luther P. Eisenhart, and J. Duncan Spaeth.
VG/Good+. Book has lengthy gift inscription with interesting Princeton anecdote. Dustjacket has light edgwear on one short tear. Price-clipped. # B7296. $13.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
National Capital Committee, .   HOW TO SPEND A DAY OR A WEEK IN WASHINGTON, WORLD'S GREATEST NATIONAL CAPITAL  
Washington, DC: Washington Board of Trade, 1. 24 pages. Paperback. Day by day itinerary for viewing all the historic and scenic sites of the capital city. B/w photos in the text and a colorful map cover. This book is undated, but probably 1930s judging by the vehicles pictured and there is no mention of the Pentagon constructed beginning in 1941.
Fine/Wraps. Stapled booklet without marks or wear. # B9067. $8.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
National Society, U. S. Daughters of 181.   PROCEEDINGS OF 90TH ASSOC. COUNCIL NEWS-LETTER WITH DIRECTORY VOL. 59: #1, #2, #3 JULY AND NOVEMBER, 1982 AND FEBRUARY, 1983  
Maryland: U.S. Daughters 1812, 1982-83. 1st ed. 250 pages. Paperback. Includes all three books of volume 59. National Society United States Daughters of 1812.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight. Few inked notes on cover of No. 1. Mail labels on rear. # B0625. $6.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Naval History Division, Navy Department.   CIVIL WAR NAVAL CHRONOLOGY 1861-1865, PARTS I AND II NOVEMBER 1860-DECEMBER 1862  
Washington D.C.: USGPO, 1961. 1st ed. 156 pages. FlexV. Parts I and II Civil War Naval Chronology in post-bound flex-vinyl binding, covering April 1861 to December 1862. B/w illustrations throughout. Cover is navy blue with gilt title and seal of the Department of the Navy on front. No title on spine. This is the first volume issued, each covering one year of the conflict. These were followed in 1966 by Part VI containing a cumulative index and additional articles of interest. All were gathered into one large hardcover volume published in 1971
Near Fine/No Jacket. Solid, unmarked and no wear. # E3465. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Newport Historical Society, .   FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NEWPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MARCH 19, 1886  
Newport RI: John P. Sanborn, Printers, 1886. 1st ed. 44 pages. Paperback. Pamphlet in moss green stiff paper cover, contains various reports and list of members. Pamphlet sewn into red cloth-covered hardcover for the library, with gilt title on spine.
X-Lib NF/Wraps. Former library copy with stamps & marks. A clean, solid copy, without wear, inserted in hardcover, which is also without wear. # E3363. $15.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Opitz, Edmund A.   LEVIATHAN AT WAR  
Irvington: Found. Economic Freedom, 1995. Reprint. 191 pages. Paperback. 1572460091 1-57246-009-1.
Fine/Wraps. No wear, no marks. # B9759. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Otis, James.   THE BOY SPIES OF OLD NEW YORK  
New York: A.L. Burt Co., 1899. 265 pages. Hardcover. The story of how the Young SPies prevented the Capture of General Washington. In decorative cream cloth covers.
VG/No Jacket. Owner's name, clean. # B4046. $50.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Palin, Sarah.   AMERICA BY HEART: REFLECTIONS ON FAMILY, FAITH AND FLAG (SIGNED)  
New York: HarperCollins, 2010. 1st ed. 276 pages. Hardcover. 0062010964 0-06-201096-4. Former vice-presidntial candidate and and quitter-in-chief of Alaska presents her views on politics, family, religion and patriotism. 16 page sectio of color photos. Specially bound edition, with signature page, SIGNED by the author, and a signed first edition sticker on dustjacket.
Fine/Fine. A fine, appearently unread copy. # B8824. $22.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Pearson Scott Foresman, .   CELEBRATE FREEDOM: SONGS, SYMBOLS, AND SAYINGS OF THE UNITED STATES  
Glenview, IL: Pearson Educational, 2003. Reprint. 48 pages. Paperback. 0328036749 0-328-03674-9. U.S history, social studies, civics, and patriotism all in one small booklet for intermediate grades.
New/Wraps. New old stock from our archives. # B9129. $2.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Phillips, David, & John C. Wideman.   CHRONICLES OF THE CIVIL WAR: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES  
New York: MetroBooks, 1999. 1st ed. 372 pages. Hardcover. 1567997287 1-56799-728-7. More than 300 period photos, color paintings, and contemporary and original maps give an overview of the most significant engagements of the Civil War. First printing.
Fine/Fine. Tight, no wear, no name or marks on book or dustjacket. # E2608. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Phipps, Joe.   SUMMER STOCK: BEHIND THE SCENES WITH LBJ IN'48  
Fort Worth: Texas Christian Univ., 1992. 1st ed. 346 pages. Hardcover. 0875651070 0-87565-107-0. Recollections of a political drama written by a man who was near the middle of it.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, no name or marks. # B5432. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Pilat, Oliver.   DREW PEARSON: AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY  
New York: Harper's Magazine, 1973. 1st ed. 332 pages. Hardcover. 0061264997 0-06-126499-7. Biography of journalit who wielded a fearful pen in Washington politics and society.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. Tiny spot on top edge. White dustjacket has pale tanning to spine and top edges, but no wear. # E4413. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Pollack, Kenneth M.   THE THREATENING STORM: THE CASE FOR INVADING IRAQ  
New York: Random House, 2002. Reprint. 494 pages. Hardcover. 0375509283 0-375-50928-3. More balanced than some opinions, but still firmly in the Neocon camp.
Near Fine/Near Fine. # A8956. $5.75     Inquire Now  
Poole, Ernest.   GIANTS GONE: MEN WHO MADE CHICAGO (SIGNED)  
New York: Whittlesey House, 1943. 1st ed. 354 pages. Hardcover. Presentation copy to his sister, signed by the author on FFEP. Top edge dyed blue. Smooth dark navy cloth-covered boards with dull gilt title on spine.
VG/No Jacket. Clean, firm, no owner marks. Corners square, spine ends softened. # E2796. $32.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Postrel, Virginia.   THE FUTURE AND ITS ENEMIES: THE GROWING CONFLICT OVER CREATIVITY, ENTERPRISE, AND PROGRESS (SIGNED)  
New York: Free Press, 1998. 1st ed. 265 pages. Hardcover. 0684827603 0-684-82760-3. Signed on bookplate by the author. An exploration of how progress really occurs. Endnotes and index.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Lower corner lightly bumped. # B9578. $6.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Preacher, Kristopher J.   WILLIAMSBURG IN VINTAGE POSTCARDS: POSTCARD HISTORY SERIES  
Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2002. 128 pages. Paperback. 0738514454 0-7385-1445-4. More than 200 vintage postcards show the history of the city.
Fine/Wraps. No wear, no marks. # E2310. $9.95   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Pringle, Henry F.   THEODORE ROOSEVELT: A BIOGRAPHY (EASTON PRESS LIBRARY OF THE PRESIDENTS)  
Norwalk: Easton Press, 1988. Collect ed. 627 pages. Leather. Red leather with gilt decorations and title. All edges gilt, ribbon marker. Four raised bands on spine.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. # E4699. $62.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Read, Roxann.   WOOD RIVER, ALONG THE RIVER BEND: IMAGES OF AMERICAN, ILLINOIS  
Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2003. 128 pages. Paperback. 0738523437 0-7385-2343-7. Photo-history of the cities near the Wood River in Madison County, Illinois.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, no marks. # E4302. $7.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Rendell, Kenneth W.   THE GREAT AMERICAN WEST: PURSUING THE AMERICAN DREAM  
Atlanta GA: Whitman Publishing, 2013. Reprint. 218 pages. Hardcover. 0794833594 0-7948-3359-4. The frontier as it moved westward from the Appalacians to the Pacific is visualised in images, letters and documents. Landscape format.
Fine/Fine. Tight, no wear, no owner marks. Dustjacket also without wear. # E5026. $12.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Rico, Johnny.   BORDER CROSSER ONE GRINGO'S ILLICIT PASSAGE FROM MEXICO INTO AMERICA  
New York: Ballantine Books, 2009. 1st ed. 265 pages. Hardcover. 034550383X 0-345-50383-X.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked first edition. # B2879. $5.75   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Rosten, Leo.   THE LOOK BOOK  
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1975. 1st ed. 400 pages. Hardcover. 0810903164 0-8109-0316-4. Essays and b/w and color photos spanning 35 years, February 1937 to October 1971. First edition. A massive 6-pounder measuring 11 x 13.5 inches.
VG/VG. Tight, no marks of any kind. Large lightened area in the cloth of the rear board, not affecting interior or dustjacket. Bright dustjacket free of damage, other than light rubbing on some edges. # E4212. $35.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Saul, Eric, & Don Denevi.   GREAT SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE, 1906  
Millbrae CA: Celestial Arts, 1981. 1st ed. 168 pages. Hardcover. 0890872880 0-89087-288-0. Photo essay in b/w vintage pictures of the disaster and aftermath. Landscape format.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no owner marks. Minimal shelfwear. Top edge has foxing. Dustjacket is price-clipped. # E4878. $26.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Sayre, Francis Bowes.   AMERICA MUST ACT: WHAT WE MUST DO TO ASSURE JOBS, WAGES, MARKETS PEACE  
Boston: World Peace foundation, 1936. 1st ed. 80 pages. Hardcover. By the Assistant Secretary of State. Discusses the need for both exports and imports, cost of economic self-containment, the trade agreements program.
VG/Good. Firm binding. No name or marks. Dj little ragged at edges, not clipped # B6348. $18.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Sharpe, Michael.   HISTORICAL MAPS OF THE CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELDS  
San Diego: Thunder Bay Press, 2000. 1st ed. 144 pages. Hardcover. 1571451331 1-57145-133-1. Over one hundred maps look at the broad sweep of events, and at details. All maps illustrated in this book were drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress and the National Archive. Index of maps at rear.
Fine/Fine. No wear, no marks. # B9773. $22.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Shiller-Goethe Memorial, Society.   GEDENKBUCH DER GOETHE-SHILLER DENKMALMEIHE IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, SONTAG, DEN 9, JUNI 1907  
Cleveland OH: Shiller-Goethe Denkmalverein, . 1st ed. 207 pages. Hardcover. Commemorative book published by the Shiller-Goethe Remberance Society on the occasion of the dedication of a statue of the two German poets erected in Wade Park in Cleveland Ohio. Color frontis plate, b/w photos, speeches and other tributes. Index. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on front and spine. GERMAN LANGUAGE. Text of a couple of the addresses is bi-lingual.
X-Lib VG/No Jacket. Former library copy with minimal stamps & marks. A clean, solid copy. # E3279. $90.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Staley, Sam.   DRUG POLICY AND THE DECLINE OF AMERICAN CITIES  
New Brunswick: Transaction, 1992. 1st ed. 257 pages. Hardcover. 1560000392 1-56000-039-2. Sociological and economic implications of U.S. drug policies.
Near Fine/Near Fine. No wear, no marks. # B9710. $6.75   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Staley, Frank W.   STALEY'S VIEWS OF PHILADELPHIA 1911  
Philadelphia: Frank W. Staley, 1910. 1st ed. 64 pages. Paperback. B/w photos of public, commercial, and historic buildings, parks, cemetaries and other public spaces in 1910/11 in the city of Philadelphia. Unpaginated, but 64 pages counted.
Good+/Wraps. Tight, unmarked. Top front corner bent, front cover detatched at reader crease and neatly taped into place. # E3483. $16.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Stewart, Roy P.   BORN GROWN: AN OKLAHOMA CITY HISTORY  
Oklahoma City: Fidelity Bank, 1975. Reprint. 352 pages. Hardcover. History of the Land Run of 1889, and continuing with the establishment of the city. B/w photos, index. Red cloth-covered boards with bright gilt titles on front and spine.
Fine/No Jacket. Tight, no wear, no marks. # E2661. $9.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Stravitz, David.   NEW YORK, EMPIRE CITY 1920-1945  
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2004. 1st ed. 160 pages. Hardcover. 0810950111 0-8109-5011-1. 100 mostly full-page historical architectural duotone photographs take you back to the city as it was between the wars. 10 x 12 inch format.
Fine/Fine. No wear, no marks. # B8023. $46.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
T.B. Peterson & Brothers, .   ILLUSTRATED LIFE, SERVICES, MARTYRDOM. AND FUNERAL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, SIXTEENTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES  
Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 1865. 1st ed. 299 pages. Hardcover. Includes text of important speeches, accounts of the assassination and death watch, the funeral and cortege from Washington to Springfield. Brown embossed boards with gilt title and decoration on spine. Several illustrations.
Good/No Jacket. Binding very firm. Owner name, and penciled note about him to later owner. Spine ends softened, corners bumped and rubbed. Surface chips in the finish layer of the boards. Foxed throughout. # E4649. $115.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Treaty Affairs Staff, U.S. Dept. of Stat.   TREATIES IN FORCE: A LIST OF TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN FORCE JANUARY 1, 2018  
Washington D.C.: USGPO, 2018. 555 pages. Paperback. 0160947405 0-16-094740-5.
New/Wraps. New book. # E2291. $35.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Trump, Jr., Donald.   LIBERAL PRIVILEGE: JOE BIDEN AND THE DEMOCRAT'S DEFENSE OF THE DEFENSIBLE  
New York: Donald Trump Jr., 2020. 1st ed. 323 pages. Hardcover. 057872698X 0-578-72698-X. The Great White Canned Hunter and collaborator with Russians presents a host of disproven conspiracy theories, baseless rants and other nonsense. A great study in abnormal psychology. Hey Texans, be prepared for your next electricity-free winter cold snap with 323 pages of fuel for your fireplace. First printing with full number line.
Fine/Fine. Appears new and unread, which is for the best. # E4095. $28.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Tryon, William S.   THE OLD CORNER  
Boston: Boston Globe, 1964. 28 pages. Paperback. Pamphlet published by the BOSTON GLOBE detailing the history & restoration of the building known as the Old Corner, home of the Old Corner Bookstore and other businesses beforehand. B/w photos & illustrations.
Near Fine/Wraps. 1" diagonal piece missing lower corner of back, o/w clean & tight. # A6280. $5.75   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Wallis, Michael.   THE BEST LAND UNDER HEAVEN: THE DONNER PARTY IN THE AGE OF MANIFEST DESTINY  
New York: Liveright Publishing, 2017. 1st ed. 453 pages. Hardcover. 0871407698 0-87140-769-8. Separates fact from fiction to tell the true story of the darkest side of Manifest Destiny. Bibliography and index. First edition.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, no marks. Very little indication of use. # E1368. $23.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Weat, Timothy R. (editors), & James W. M.   TO REDEEM A NATION: A HISTORY AND ANTHOLOGY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT  
St. James NY: Brandywine Press, 1993. 1st ed. 283 pages. Paperback. 1881089207 1-881089-20-7. Writings on the Civil Rights Movement from many sources, collected and edited by West and Mooney. First printing.
Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, no marks. # E3577. $12.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Weems, John Edward.   MEN WITHOUT COUNTRIES: THREE ADVENTURES OF THE EARLY SOUTHWEST  
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1969. 1st ed. 272 pages. Hardcover. Lives of three adventurers on the frontier; James Wilkinson, Philip Nolan, and Peter Ellis Bean. First printing and now out of print. Map endpapers, bibliography.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Tight, no wear, no marks. # E3225. $10.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Wennersten, John R.   LEAVING AMERICA: THE NEW EXPATRIATE GENERATION  
Westport CT: Praeger, 2008. 1st ed. 186 pages. Hardcover. 0313345066 0-313-34506-6.
Fine/Fine. Appears never handled. # E4074. $7.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Wintz, Cary D.   BLACK CULTURE AND THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE  
College Station: Texas A & M, 1996. 1st ed. 277 pages. Paperback. 089096761X 0-89096-761-X. With an emphasis on social issues, traces the literary and social movement arising in the urban centers in the 1920s and 1930s.
Near Fine/Wraps. Tight, no wear, back corner bent from a fall. Publisher stamp on front endpaper. # E1207. $11.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Woodward, Bob.   THE PRICE OF POLITICS  
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2012. 1st ed. 428 pages. Hardcover. 1451651104 1451651104. The inside story of how President Obama and the U.S. Congress tried, and failed, to restore the American economy and set it on a course to fiscal stability.
Fine/Fine. No wear, no marks. # B9707. $6.50   View This Item  Inquire Now  

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  • Sets and  heavy items or items requiring special packaging will be quoted.

  • 4th Class: $4/00 first book. Additional books in same order 1.00 each.

  • PRIORITY MAIL: Rates start at $7.50 and will be based on packaged weight and distance to your location.

  • FOREIGN SHIPMENTS:  We will gladly quote your shipping options. We use U.S. Mail, FedEx GlobalPost.
    Here is a link to the USPS International Rate Calculator.

PAYMENT:

  • We accept VISA, MasterCard, Discover, Amex and checks. Give us a call during hours.
  • Libraries and institutions may be billed with a purchase order.
    (Please reserve your book(s) before waiting for the wheels of bureaucracy to turn out a PO.)

CATALOG HELP:  To be brief, this catalog has links to send email to inquire on, order or reserve books.

If your email program does not support the ?subject= command, then you might have to edit the To: address  to delete any characters after the .com.

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We are usually by the phone
Tuesday - Friday: 10-6 pm,
Saturday: 10-4 pm Central Time>
Closed Sunday & Monday.

281-332-5226

Thanks, Bert Schroeder

For more complete info see our site: www.BookHavenTexas.com