Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1975. Hardcover. 155p. A burgundy hardcover book in very good condition. Light foxing on endpapers; otherwise clean and tight.A. U.S. House Resolutions and ceremonies for the 200th anniversary of thr First Continental Congress. More
New York: The Century Company, 1889. Paperback. A magazine article in a plain paper wrapper with tape over the spine. Title handwritten on the front in pencil. Text unmarked and binding secure. Excerpted from the April 1889 issue of THE CENTURY MAGAZINE (vol. 37, no. 6), covering George Washington's inauguration..... More
Albany: The New York State Historic Trust, New York State Parks & Recreation, 1972. Paperback. 30p. A staplebound booklet in fine condition. More
South Boston, MA: Historic Boston Ventures, Inc., 1995. Paperback. 48p. A large softcover book in very good condition. Like-new apart from a former owner's private library stamp inside the front cover. A visitor's guide to Boston's historic Old North Church, where lanterns signalled to Paul Revere that the Redcoats were..... More
Harrisburg, PA: The Military Service Publishing Co., 1939. Harold Butterfield. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 303p. A tan cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Bottom corners of cover are lightly bumped. Pen notes on front free endpaper. Front hinge a bit shaken, but intact. Otherwise clean and tight. Azoy retells important..... More
Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1907. Limited first edition. Leather. 217p. A hardcover book bound in golden-brown leather. Corners rubbed and spine reinforced with plain black leather. Binding starting to crack in front, but pages still securely enough attached for reading purposes. Text unmarked. Good condition overall. Limited edition; one of..... More
Hartford: S. Andrus & Son, 1850. Hardcover. 504p. REBOUND. A small hardcover book rebound in navy blue buckram. Light dampstaining at the top of all pages. Some foxing as well, but otherwise, text unmarked and binding tight. Good condition overall. Measures approx. 7.5" x 4.5" More
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1859. Hardcover. 384p. A dark brown cloth hardcover book in good condition. Corners rubbed through and spine ends ragged-looking. Pages 171-190 are coming loose. The rest of the pages are securely attached. Apart from occasional mild smudges and other unobtrusive blemishes, the text is unmarked..... More
New York: The Heritage Press, 1951. William Sharp. Hardcover. 233p. A hardcover book with an ivory cloth spine and marbled boards. Very good condition. Spine tanned and boards lightly rubbed, but otherwise clean and tight. Lacks the slipcase. Introduction by Carl Van Doren and illustrated by William Sharp. More
Mount Vernon, NY: The Peter Pauper Press. Hardcover. 219p. A hardcover book with a tan cloth spine and patterned boards. Very good condition with damaged slipcase. Spine scuffed; owner's bookplate inside front cover. Otherwise clean and tight. The slipcase is splitting apart and does not hold its shape when empty..... More
Lebanon County Historical Society, 1912. Paperback. 22p. A staplebound booklet in very good condition. Edges lightly tanned. A few very small closed tears on the edges of the cover and a few pages. Otherwise, text unmarked and binding secure. Vol. 6, no. 1 of the Lebanon County Historical Society. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1941. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 534p. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. A hardcover book in fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The book is unmarked and tightly bound, with some small air bubbles forming under the cloth along the top front edge. The jacket has some..... More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 331p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a like dustjacket. Margins lightly tanned and edges foxed; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is a bit crinkled and foxed, but fully intact. Explores the possibility that Benjamin Franklin was actually a...... More
New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1903. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 235p plus advertisements. Ex-library. A dark grey-blue cloth hardcover book in good condition. Call number on spine. Library inscription and bookplate inside front cover. Stamp on title page. Otherwise clean and tight. A biography of the famous traitor of the..... More
Philadelphia: Charles F. Jenkins, 1926. 1st Edition. Paperback. 15p. A staplebound booklet rebound in cardboard (possibly by a library). Handwritten title and scribbled-out sticker on front board. Cloth tape holding boards together is wearing through and frayed. The booklet itself is clean and securely bound. Discusses prices for autographs of..... More
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Co., 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 281p. A decorated red cloth hardcover book in good condition. Cover text rubbed out. Edges rubbed. Back cover stained. Otherwise clean and tight. A biography of a patriot of the American Revolution. Illustrated with many engravings. More
Boston: J.P. Mendum, 1854. Hardcover. 171p. Original cloth, restored with new cloth at spine ends. Recased with new endpapers; The spine has been restored, preserving most of the original black cloth on the spine and boards. Original gilt spine text is partially rubbed off. Original cloth portions are lightly chafed..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 327p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a pristine dustjacket. The book is clean and tight apart from a former owner's private library stamps on the endpapers. The jacket is like-new. From the series CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY..... More
Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1890. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 426p. A dark green cloth hardcover book in good condition. Edges rubbed and wearing through. Cloth wrinkled on front cover and spine. Front hinge was cracked, but has been repaired with archival tape. Pages lightly tanned with age, but securely bound..... More
New York: The New York Public Library, 1954. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 43p. An oversize hardcover book bound in blue cloth. Fine condition apart from lightly rubbed edges. Clean and tight. Limited edition; one of 500 cloth-bound copies (there were 1,200 total copies, including the paperback edition). Scarce facsimiles of the..... More
Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2002. Paperback. 95p. A softcover book in fine condition. Osprey's ESSENTIAL HISTORIES series #45. Contains many illustrations. More
Chicago: J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company, 1974. 1st Edition. Leather. 424p. A large hardcover book bound in brown leather with a printed image on the front. The spine is faded and lightly rubbed at the extremities. Otherwise, text clean and binding secure. Illustrated with watercolors and sketches by Kay Smith. Measures..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. 6th printing. Hardcover. 564p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket, save for a small, faint water stain at the bottom of the back cover. From the series PIVOTAL MOMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. More
New York: Hopkins & Seymour, 1807. Leather. 376p. A hardcover book bound in full brown leather. Very good condition overall. The spine and boards are heavily rubbed, though the spine label is still dimly legible. Deeper, indented rubbing on the back cover, running along the outer edge. Endpapers and main..... More