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de Saint-Yves, Leonard (selected and translated by) SELECTED WRITINGS OF DE SADE
British Book Centre New York (1954) 306pp HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004491I   details     inquire
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Daiken, Leslie CHILDREN'S TOYS THROUGHOUT THE AGES
Spring Books London (1965) 2nd ptg 207pp 115 B&W illustrations HC Standard work dealing with fascinating facts on the history of the traditional toys: dolls and dolls' houses; tin soldier and their equipment; musical toys; toy theaters; bricks and models; all the simple clockwork and mechanical toys; etc. Deals with origin and development of the marble, football, spinning top, educational toys, and etc. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004498I   details     inquire
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Foley, Dan TOYS THROUGH THE AGES: DAN FOLEY'S STORY OF PLAYTHINGS FILLED WITHHISTORY, FOLKLORE, ROMANCE & NOSTALGIA
Chilton Books Philadelphia (1962) 1st ed 146pp B&W illustrations HC good+, gray cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004506I   details     inquire
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Mayer, Martin THE GREATEST-EVER BANK ROBBERY: THE COLLAPSE OF THE SAVINGS AND LOANINDUSTRY
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1990) 354pp HC ISBN 0684191520 The most cogent, comprehensive, and comprehensible account yet of the savings-and-loan debacle that will cost American taxpayers upward of $500 billion over the next half-century. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004518I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Gardner, Charles M. THE GRANGE - FRIEND OF THE FARMER 1867-1947
The National Grange Washington, DC (1949) 531pp B&W illustrations HC A concise reference history ofAmerica's oldest farm organization, and the only rural fraternity in the world. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004519I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue American History)
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Darty, Peter CHAIRS: A GUIDE TO CHOOSING, BUYING AND COLLECTING
The Pyne Press Princeton, NJ (1972) 118pp over 200 B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 087861060X Contents include: English chairs; French chairs; The Age of the Ebeniste and Menuisier; American chairs; Windsor chairs; Art Nouveau; and the Modern Movement. Bibliography. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004520I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Lenzner, Robert THE GREAT GETTY: THE LIFE AND LOVES OF J. PAUL GETTY - RICHEST MAN INTHE WORLD
Crown Publishers, Inc. New York (1985) 283pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0517562227 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 2.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004523I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Mosley, Leonard BLOOD RELATIONS: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE DU PONTS OF DELAWARE
Atheneum New York 1980 428pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0689110553 good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), BCE
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004524I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Brown, Curtis F. STAR-SPANGLED KITSCH
Universe Books New York (1975) 202pp nearly 400 ill. w/70 in col. HC ISBN 0876632568 "An Astounding and Tastelessly Illustrated Exploration of the Bawdy, Gaudy, Shoddy Mass-Art Culture in This Grand Land of Ours." good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004531I   details     inquire
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Tomlinson, H. M. OUT OF SOUNDINGS
Harper & Brothers New York 1931 1st ed 282pp ill. by H. Charles Tomlinson HC very good, maroon cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004534I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Literature)
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Breyer, Siegfried GUIDE TO THE SOVIET NAVY
US Naval Institute Annapolis, MD 1971 (3rd ptg) 353pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0870212370 very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004551I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Schneir, Walter and Schneir, Miriam INVITATION TO AN INQUEST: A NEW LOOK AT THE ROSENBERG-SOBELL CASE
Doubleday & Company, Inc. New York 1965 467pp B&W illustrations HC good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) previous owner's inscrip.
Price: USD 4.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004557I   details     inquire
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Lancaster, Samuel Christopher THE COLUMBIA: AMERICA'S GREAT HIGHWAY THROUGH THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS TOTHE SEA
published by the author Portland, OR 1926 3rd ed 144pp B&W and color illustrations HC Author was consulting engineer, and directed construction of this scenic highway from Portland east through the Cascade Range. History of the area. Wonderful illustrations, 26 in color (21 of which "by the new process of color photography, first photographed on glass direct from nature, and afterward reproduced by the four color process"). Fold-out map, an exceptionally well down travel book and an extremely nice copy. very good+, tan cloth (hardcover) exceptionally nice copy
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004565I   details     inquire
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Grow, Lawrence ON THE 8:02: AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF COMMUTING BY RAIL IN AMERICA
Mayflower Books, Inc. New York (1979) 1st ed 176pp well ill. color & B&W HC ISBN 0831766077 very good w/very good dustjacket(hardcover) EX-LIB no spine mark
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004570I   details     inquire
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THOMAS' REGISTER OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS AND FIRST HANDS IN ALLLINES - THE BUYERS' GUIDE 1905-1906
Thomas Publishing Co. New York reprint of 1905 1228pp HC Reprinted as part of Thomas' subscription in the 1970s, useful in finding who made what during the period. very good, green cloth (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004575I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Hoyt, Edwin P. THE GUGGENHEIMS AND THE AMERICAN DREAM
Funk & Wagnalls New York (1967) 1st ed 382pp HC In 1847 the Guggenheims (fourteen of them) left a tiny Swiss ghetto for the dream of freedom. Simon and his eldest son, Meyer, became manufacturers of stove polish. By World War I, Meyer's sons were worth more than $500 million, and were the most important men in the world metal industries. good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004576I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Gunther, Max INSTANT MILLIONAIRES: THE SECRETS OF OVERNIGHT SUCCESS
Playboy Press Chicago, IL (1973) 1st ed 210pp HC A study of three dozen impatient people. They weren't satisfied with the slow, plodding, dime-saving route to financial security. They chose faster riskier routes. They wanted instant wealth - and they got it. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004592I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Ford, Corey HOW TO GUESS YOUR AGE
Doubleday & Company New York 1950 40pp ill. by Gluyas Williams HC good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004598I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Literature)
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Eifert, Virginia S. LOUIS JOLLIET: EXPLORER OF RIVERS
Dodd, Mead & Co. New York 1961 242pp HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004606I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Bradley, Francis THE AMERICAN PROPOSITION: A NEW TYPE OF MAN
Moral Re-Armament, Inc. New York 1977 175pp HC very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004609I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Hawkins, Gerald S. BEYOND STONEHENGE
Harper & Row, Publishers New York (1973) 319pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0060117869 Author delves into the many fascinating aspects of ancient man's knowledge of the sun and stars. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) BCE
Price: USD 3.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004615I   details     inquire
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Kovel, Ralph & Terry KOVELS' KNOW YOUR ANTIQUES - Best-Selling guide to evaluating, buying,and caring for any antique - Revised & Updated
Crown Publishers, Inc. New York (1981) revised 364pp over 300 B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0517545012Wonderful introduction to all types of antiques with annotated bibliography at the end of each chapter. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004616I   details     inquire
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Levenson, Dorothy MONTEFIORE: THE HOSPITAL AS SOCIAL INSTRUMENT, 1884-1984
Farrar, Straus & Giroux New York (1984) 1st ptg 338pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0374212287 This bookseller's grandfather, Ernest, was Medical Director of the Montefiore Hospital from 1920-28. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004618I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue New York Related Books)
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Glasscock, C. B. THE BIG BONANZA: THE STORY OF THE COMSTOCK LODE
The Bobbs-Merrill Company Indianapolis, IN (1931) 368pp HC A history of the discovery and mining ofthe great Lode written with emphasis on the dramatic and colorful in the business and life of the region. Considers part played by Adolph Sutro, W.C. Ralson, D.D. Mills, William Sharon, John W. Mackay, and others. Larson 918. good, orange cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) light wear spine
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(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Wilson, Dorothy Clarke STRANGER AND TRAVELER: THE STORY OF DOROTHEA DIX, AMERICAN REFORMER
Little, Brown and Co. Boston (1975) 1st ed 360pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0316544963 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Stong, Phil GOLD IN THEM HILLS - BEING AN IRREVERENT HISTORY OF THE GREAT 1849GOLD RUSH
Doubleday & Company New York 1957 1st ed 209pp HC Author shows that the facts of the Gold Rush are more intriguing than the fantasies. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004645I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Western Americana)
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Daniel, James & Hubbell, John G. STRIKE IN THE WEST: THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE CUBAN CRISIS
Holt, Rinehart and Winston New York (1963) 1st ed 180pp HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004658I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Miller, Francis Trevelyan THOMAS A. EDISON: AN INSPIRING STORY FOR BOYS
The John C. Winston Co. Philadelphia (1940) 320pp B&W illustrations First published in 1931 as: THOMAS A. EDISON - BENEFACTOR OF MANKIND: THE ROMANTIC LIFE STORY OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST INVENTOR. good, black cloth (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004676I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Ridley, Jasper STATESMAN AND SAINT: CARDINAL WOLSEY, SIR THOMAS MORE, AND THEPOLITICS OF HENRY VIII
The Viking Press New York (1982) 338pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0670489050 very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004690I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue British History)
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Swinnerton, Frank THE BOOKMAN'S LONDON: AN AFFECTIONATE JOURNEY THROUGH THE BOOK WORLDOF LONDON
Doubleday & Company, Inc. New York 1952 161pp B&W illustrations HC Covers: the London Scene, Londonauthors, London publishers, London Booksellers, Literary Homes, and Haunts of Writers. good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004699I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue British History)
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Graham, John Meredith & Wedgwood, Hensleigh Cecil WEDGWOOD
The Tudor Publishing Co. New York (1948) 118pp B&W and color illustrations HC "A visual history of ten generations of great achievements by the most famous naem in English ceramics, with a checklist of marks, index of artists, and glossary." good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004705I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Kelly, Alison THE STORY OF WEDGWOOD
The Viking Press New York (1962) 80pp B&W illustrations HC Impressive short concise history of thisfamous pottery firm which celebrated it bi-centenary in 1959. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004706I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Norwak, Mary KITCHEN ANTIQUES
Praeger Publishers New York (1975) 135pp 120 B&W ill, 8 color plates HC ISBN 0275220400 Contents cover: fireplace and cooking equipment, kitchen furniture, the dairy, the laundry, cleaning the house, storage and preservation, moulds, labor-saving devices, etc. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004711I   details     inquire
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Wilkinson, Frederick COLLECTING MILITARY ANTIQUES
Harper & Row, Publishers New York (1976) 1st ed 208pp over 116 B&W ill. HC ISBN 0060146613 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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[Daumier, Honore] Roberts-Jones, Philippe (Introduction, ... DAUMIER: HUMOURS OF MARRIED LIFE
Boston Book & Art Shop Boston (1968) 161pp 60 B&W plates HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004719I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Smith, Mortimer THE LIFE OF OLE BULL
Princeton University Press Princeton, NJ 1943 220pp B&W illustrations HC This is the first full-length biography in English of the Norwegian violinist and patriot whose fame in nineteenth century America rivalled that of Jenny Lind. very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Music History and Appreciation)
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Lynes, Russell THE DOMESTICATED AMERICANS
Harper & Row New York (1963) 1st ed 308pp 32 pages of illustrations HC "Americans at Home, their amusements, their chores, their household problems and their delights, but most especially their manners and their houses, from the covered wagon to the trailer." Part One: Manners, Hovels and Houses; Part Two: Downstairs, Below Stairs, Upstairs; Part Three: Manners and Style. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004734I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Barmash, Isadore WELCOME TO OUR CONGLOMERATE - YOU'RE FIRED!
Delacorte Press New York (1971) 236pp HC "A blue-chip account of the in Money Game - Corporate Mergers - and how to tell if you are the player of the pawn." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) BCE
Price: USD 4.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004738I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Fiske, Horace Spencer PROVINCIAL TYPES IN AMERICAN FICTION
Kennikat Press, Inc. Port Washington, NY (1968) 264pp HC Originally published in 1903 by the Chautaugua Press. very good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as published)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004739I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Fiction)
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Kahn, Jr., E. J. THE MERRY PARTNERS: THE AGE AND STAGE OF HARRIGAN & HART
Random House New York (1955) 302pp B&W illustrations HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Bennett, Betty T. MARY DIANA DODS, A GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLAR
William Morrow and Co., Inc. New York (1991) 1st ed 303pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0688087175 "The Astonishing Revelation of a Daring 170-Year-Old Deception." very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004756I   details     inquire
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Chamberlain, Samuel (with an introduction by Donald Moffat) EVER NEW ENGLAND
Hastings House New York (1945) 3rd ptg 286 full-page photographs HC Comprises the first five years of Samuel Chamberlain's famous New England Calendar series (1940-1944). good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hertz, Louis H. ANTIQUE COLLECTING FOR MEN
Galahad Books New York orig pub 1969 416pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0883650452 very goodw/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Gowans, Alan ARCHITECTURE IN NEW JERSEY
D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc. Princeton, NJ (1964) 161pp B&W illustrations HC Vol. 6 of The New Jersey Historical Series (issued separately). good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Hills, George Morgan (Rev.) HISTORY OF THE CHURCH IN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY...
William S. Sharp, Printer Trenton, NJ 1876 739pp HC "...COMPRISING THE FACTS AND INCIDENTS OF NEARLY TWO HUNDRED YEARS, FROM ORIGINAL, CONTEMPORANEOUS SOURCES." good+, brown cloth (hardcover) nice clean and tight copy
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004777I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Religion and Religious History)
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Walsh, John THE SHROUD
W. H. Allen London 1964 152pp B&W illustrations HC very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Religion and Religious History)
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Wilcox, Robert K. SHROUD: A MEDIEVAL HOAX? AN OCCULT PHENOMENON? A PROOF OF JESUS'RESURRECTION?
Macmillan Publishing Co. New York (1977) 180pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 002628510X very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Religion and Religious History)
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Dor-Ner, Zvi COLUMBUS AND THE AGE OF DISCOVERY
William Morrow and Co. New York (1991) 1st ed 370pp color illustrations HC ISBN 0688085458 The companion volume to the epic, seven-part PBS series of the same name. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
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Barraclough, Geoffrey (editor) THE CHRISTIAN WORLD: A SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York (1981) 328pp 353 ill. inc. 82 color plts HC ISBN 0810907798 "Veering away from history and theology as such, Professor Barraclough's book takes a universal and human direction: it traces the way in which Christianity as a social and cultural force has molded men and events." fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Religion and Religious History)
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Brown, W. Norman THE STORY OF KALAKA
Freer Gallery of Art Washington, DC 1933 149pp 15 B&W plates PB Texts, History, Legends, and Miniature Paintings of the Svetambara Jain Hagiographical Work - The Kalakacaryakatha. very good+, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004798I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Winston, Keith (introduction by John S. D. Eisenhower) V...-MAIL: LETTERS OF A WORLD WAR II COMBAT MEDIC
Algonquin Books Chapel Hill 1985 310pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0912697288 very good+ w/very good+dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Military)
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Stern, Philip M. THE GREAT TREASURY RAID
Random House New York (1964) 1st ptg 361pp HC good, maroon cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Gallenkamp, Charles MAYA: THE RIDDLE AND REDISCOVERY OF A LOST CIVILIZATION - ThirdRevised Edition
Viking New York (1985) 3rd rev 235pp 117 B&W ill. HC ISBN 0670803871 Published in conjunction withthe exhibition: Maya: Treasures of An Ancient Civilization very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) BCE
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Beer, Rudiger Robert UNICORN: MYTH AND REALITY - A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Mason/Charter New York (1977) 215pp over 160 B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0884055833 This lavishly illustrated history is the result of over a decade of research. Much new information is presented; the existence of the unicorn was so rooted in Grecian culture, for instance, that even Aristotle developed a theory about the singularity of the horn. The author traces the unicorn's first appearances in Europe, centuries before the birth of Christ, to its arrival in The Cloisters in New York and into the pages of 20th century poetry books. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Flannagan, Roy C. THE STORY OF LUCKY STRIKE: THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR EDITION
published by the author Richmond, VA (1938) 94pp ill. g
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Hinde, Thomas (selected and introduction by) LEWIS CARROLL - LOOKING-GLASS LETTERS
Collins & Brown London (1991) 160pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 1855850389 Through Carroll's own letters and diaries we can discover some of the forces motivating this highly imaginative and complex man. fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hopkinson, Arthur W. MYSTICISM: OLD AND NEW
Kennikat Press Port Washington, NY (1971) 153pp HC ISBN 0804611513 First published in 1946. very good, tan cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as published)
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Forbes, B. C. & Foster, O. D. AUTOMOTIVE GIANTS OF AMERICA: MEN WHO ARE MAKING OUR MOTOR INDUSTRY
B. C. Forbes Publishing Co. New York (1926) 295pp HC very good, brown cloth (hardcover)
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Gerber, Albert B. BASHFUL BILLIONAIRE: AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF HOWARD HUGHES
Lyle Stuart, Inc. New York (1967) 384pp HC good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) 2 small closed tearsjacket
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Levin, Hillel GRAND DELUSIONS: THE COSMIC CAREER OF JOHN DE LOREAN
The Viking Press New York (1983) 336pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 067026685X good+ w/good dustjacket(hardcover) BCE
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Wheeler, John (edited with an introduction and notes by G... A TREATISE OF COMMERCE
New York University Press New York 1931 484pp HC Originally published in 1601. The earliest important example of corporation publicity marking an important milestone in the development of marketing. This reprint limited to 400 copies signed by the editor. good+, tan cloth (hardcover) no slipcase
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Gale, Thomas A. THE WONDER OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: ROCK OIL IN PENNSYLVANIA ANDELSEWHERE
Ethyl Corporation New York 1952 80pp HC "This first book about petroleum following the Drake well was written to satisfy public desire for more information abour rock oil, its origin, geology, production, costs, uses, history, prospects; invaluable eyewitness descriptions of early oil wells." Swanson page 152. Neff A103. With explanatory notes prepared by Ethyl in a separate booklet. First edition published in 1860 is rare with three copies known to exist. CONDITION NOTE - PRESENTATION BOX has rubbed spine and external crack to front hinge, interior is fine, slipcase is very good+. fine, wraps (softcover) good presentation box and slipcase
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Daiches, David MOSES: THE MAN AND HIS VISION
Praeger Publishers New York (1975) 264pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0275337405 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Larrabee, William THE RAILROAD QUESTION: A HISTORICAL AND PRACTICAL TREATISE ONRAILROADS, AND REMEDIES FOR THEIR ABUSES
The Schulte Publishing Co. Chicago, IL 1898 8th ed 488pp B&W illustrations HC Author was a pioneer manufacturer of Iowa who became State senator and governor. Deals with railway expansion, abuses and their remedies - especially in Iowa - and presents a critical survey of the more important books and articles in railway literature. Holds that railroads should be controlled by government just as public highways are. First published in 1893. Larson 3307. good+, blue cloth (hardcover) nice clean and tight copy
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Rodgers, William THINK: A BIOGRAPHY OF THE WATSONS AND IBM
Stein and Day New York (1969) 5th ptg 320pp B&W illustrations HC good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Rodgers, Daniel T. THE WORK ETHIC IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA 1850-1920
University of Chicago Press Chicago (1978) 300pp HC ISBN 0226723518 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Sinclair, Andrew CORSAIR: THE LIFE OF J. PIERPONT MORGAN
Little, Brown and Co. Boston (1981) 1st ed 269pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0316792403 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Sinclair, David DYNASTY: THE ASTORS AND THEIR TIMES
Beaufort Books, Inc. New York (1984) 426pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0825302234 A penetrating analysis, based on research on both sides of the Atlantic, which reveals clearly why the name of Astor remains an international symbol for riches, glamor, and power. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Wingate, P. J. (foreword by Irving S. Shapiro) THE COLORFUL DU PONT COMPANY
Serendipity Press Wilmington, DE (1982) 213pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0914988093 The fascinatingyears (1917-1980) when Du Pont manufactured dyes. Starting with the discovery of mauve, the color that introduced "the mauve decade". good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Meredith, Roy STORM OVER SUMTER: THE OPENING ENGAGEMENT OF THE CIVIL WAR
Simon and Schuster New York 1957 1st ptg 214pp B&W illustrations HC good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Thomas, Lewis THE MEDUSA AND THE SNAIL: MORE NOTES OF A BIOLOGY WATCHER
The Viking Press New York (1979) 6th ptg 175pp HC ISBN 0670465682 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Burnell, Marcia HERITAGE ABOVE: A TRIBUTE TO MAINE'S TRADITION OF WEATHER VANES
Down East Books Camden, ME (1991) 83pp color photographs HC ISBN 0892722789 very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) couple nicks front dj
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Klamkin, Marian THE COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO DEPRESSION GLASS
Hawthorn Books, Inc. New York (1973) 225pp B&W illustrations PB ISBN 0801513995 Marian Klamkin clearly defines depression glass and explains how it was made, colored, and molded. She covers all of the individual itmes that were made by the depression glass companies in America. very good+, wraps (softcover)
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Eaton, Allen H. HANDICRAFTS OF NEW ENGLAND
Harper & Brothers Pub. New York (1949) 1st ed 374pp B&W illustrations HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Oberhuber, Konrad & Walker, Dean SIXTEENTH CENTURY ITALIAN DRAWINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JANOS SCHOLZ
National Gallery of Art Washington, DC (1973) 143pp B&W illustrations HC An exhibition held: National Gallery of Art September 23 - November 25, 1973; and The Pierpont Morgan Library December 12, 1973 - February 3, 1974. finw, brown cloth (hardcover) w/original glassine cover
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Bailey, Pearl TALKING TO MYSELF
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York (1971) 1st ed 233pp HC Signed on half title, "Love Pearl." good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) signed by the author
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Miller, Jonathan THE BODY IN QUESTION
Random House New York (1978) 1st ed 352pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0394502809 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Sestay, Catherine J. NEEDLEWORK: A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TOEMBROIDERY AND NEEDLEPOINT
The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Metuchen, NJ 1982 153pp HC ISBN 0810815540 fine, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket as published)
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Lipman, Jean AMERICAN FOLK DECORATION (WITH PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION BY EVE MEULENDYKE)
Oxford University Press New York 1951 1st ed 163pp over 180 B&W ill. HC Covers the decorative painting that flourished in the rural communities of New York, New England, and Pennsylvania during the past three centuries. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) lt wear bottom of spine
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Robinson, Stuart A HISTORY OF PRINTED TEXTILES: BLOCK, ROLLER, SCREEN, DESIGN, DYES,FIBRES, DISCHARGE, RESIST, SOURCES FOR RESEARCH
The M.I.T. Press Cambridge, MA (1969) 152pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 026218043X First book in English on man's attempts to print patterns on cloth. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Gielgud, John (in collaboration with John Miller and John... GIELGUD: AN ACTOR AND HIS TIME
Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. New York (1980) 1st ptg 255pp B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0517541793 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Vydra, Josef & Kunz, Ludvik PAINTING ON FOLK CERAMICS
Spring Books London n.d. c1960 78pp of text 156 plates, 40 are in color HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) good slipcase
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Whiting, Gertrude A LACE GUIDE FOR MAKERS AND COLLECTORS WITH BIBLIOGRAPHY ANDFIVE-LANGUAGE NOMENCLATURE
E. P. Dutton & Co. New York (1920) 415pp B&W illustrations HC LACKS the large folding oil-cloth plate of lace designs and diagrams, that SHOULD BE IN REAR POCKET. NOTE again LACKS FOLD-OUT PLATE good, blue cloth (hardcover) LACKS photo fold-out plate
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Ritchie, Andrew Carnduff MASTERS OF BRITISH PAINTING 1800-1950
Museum of Modern Art New York (1956) 160pp 104 B&W plates HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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