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
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 371p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. The text is clean and the binding tight. Illustrated colorfully throughout. 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
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 411p. A new hardcover book and dustjacket. 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
Brookfield, CT: The Millbrook Press, 1991. Paperback. 96p. A softcover book in fine condition. From the series AMERICAN ALBUMS FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. Lots of illustrations throughout. More
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press (Little, Brown and Company), 1950. Book of the Month Club Edition. Hardcover. 699p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a good dustjacket. Faint spotty stains on spine and small stain on pages 6-11. Endpapers tanned and top edge foxed; otherwise, text unmarked and binding..... 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
Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1986. Paperback. 416p. A softcover book in fine condition. Completely unmarked apart from the editor's signature on the title page. Appears unread. Signed on the title page by editor Charles E. Heller. Maps by Laura Kriegstrom Poracsky. 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
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
New York: Harper & Row, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 335p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Edges faded; otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is lightly rubbed along the edges, but fully intact. 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
Baltimore: Nautical and Aviation Publishing Company of America, Inc., 1998. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. 110p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a near fine dustjacket. There is an old price sticker on the back cover. The text is clean and the binding tight. Illustrated with maps and pictures throughout. More
Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2002. Paperback. 95p. A softcover book in fine condition. Osprey's ESSENTIAL HISTORIES series #45. Contains many illustrations. More