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Morris, Kenneth, Robinson, Marc, & Kroll, Richard AMERICAN DREAMS: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF BUSINESS IDEAS AND INNOVATIONFROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Lightbulb Press New York (1990) 1st ptg 224pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0810936569 The events and ideas that changed our lives during each year of THE JOURNAL'S existence. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small closed tear on dj
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003209I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
offered by: Ray Boas, Bookseller   (USA)
Buchner, Alexander (translated by Iris Urwin) MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS THROUGH THE AGES
Spring Books London (1964) 3rd ptg 42pp of text 323 plates follow text HC First published in 1958. The book presents the story of musical instruments first of all in pictures, with only such minimum of text, as is necessary to link the illustrations in a comprehensible historical sequence. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003212I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Music History and Appreciation)
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Waite, Helen E. MAKE A JOYFUL SOUND: THE ROMANCE OF MABEL HUBBARD AND ALEXANDER GRAHAMBELL - An Authorized Biography
Macrae Smith Co. Philadelphia (1961) 285pp B&W illustrations HC The personal factors behind the great inventions and discoveries that change the world are often overlooked, to history's loss, and nowhere has this been more true than in the case of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor, experimenter in genetics and aerodynamics, great-hearted friend and teacher of the handicapped. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003214I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Thompson, Craig SINCE SPINDLETOP: A HUMAN STORY OF GULF'S FIRST HALF-CENTURY
Gulf Oil Corporation Pittsburgh [1951] 110pp B&W illustrations HC good, blue cloth (hardcover) somelight edgewear/small stain
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003215I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Dyer, Davis, & Sicilia, David B. LABORS OF A MODERN HERCULES: THE EVOLUTION OF A CHEMICAL COMPANY
Harvard Business School Boston (1990) 1st ptg 528pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0875842275 Hercules,Inc., a leading producer of specialty chemicals on its 75th anniversary. One of the first companies to be created by judicial decree - a spin-off of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003217I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Michener, James A. THE QUALITY OF LIFE
J. B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia (1970) 2nd ptg 127pp HC An expanded version, without the paintings by James B. Wyeth. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003220I   details     inquire
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Hertz, Louis H. THE HANDBOOK OF OLD AMERICAN TOYS
Mark Haber & Co. Wethersfield, CT 1947 1st ed 119pp B&W illustrations HC "Provides the basic information needed by everyone interested in the subject." A classic. good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) dustjacket bright
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003246I   details     inquire
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Newman, Peter C. KING OF THE CASTLE: THE MAKING OF A DYNASTY: SEAGRAM'S AND THEBRONFMAN EMPIRE
Atheneum New York 1979 304pp HC ISBN 0689109636 "From prairie bootlegging to multi-billion-dollar empire, the true lives, times and scandals behind one of the world's great fortunes." very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003251I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Macksey, Kenneth INVASION: THE GERMAN INVASION OF ENGLAND JULY 1940
Collier Macmillan Canada Ltd Ontario (1980) 223pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0029902908 very good, blue cloth (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003269I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Mowat, Farley SEA OF SLAUGHTER
The Atlantic Monthly Press Boston (1984) 1st US 438pp HC ISBN 0871130130 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003279I   details     inquire
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Drepperd, Carl W. AMERICAN CLOCKS AND CLOCK MAKERS
Doubleday & Co., Inc. New York 1947 1st ed 312pp 400 B&W illustrations HC good++ w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003282I   details     inquire
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Stendahl, Krister (editor) THE SCROLLS AND THE NEW TESTAMENT
Harper & Brothers New York (1957) 1st ed 308pp HC "The Sermon on the Mount - Paul - The Messiah - History and Life of the Early Church - John the Baptist - Judaism." good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003284I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Religion and Religious History)
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Klapthor, Margaret Brown THE FIRST LADIES COOK BOOK: FAVORITE RECIPES OF ALL THE PRESIDENTS OFTHE UNITED STATES
Parent's Magazine Press New York (1969) rev ed 224pp B&W and color illustrations HC good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003301I   details     inquire
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Feilding, Everard SITTINGS WITH EUSAPIA PALLADINO & OTHER STUDIES
University Books New Hyde Park, NY (1963) 324pp B&W illustrations HC good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 9.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003309I   details     inquire
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Droscher, Vitus B. THEY LOVE AND KILL: SEX, SYMPATHY AND AGGRESSION IN COURTSHIP AND MATING
E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. New York (1976) 1st ed 363pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0876902158 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003313I   details     inquire
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Cowdrey, Albert E. THIS LAND, THIS SOUTH: AN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
University Press of KY Lexington, KY (1983) 236pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0813103029 "Here is the story of the long interaction between man, land, and climate in the American South. It is a tale of exploitations and erosion, of destruction, disease, and defeat, but also of the persistent search for knowledge and wisdom." fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003318I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue American History)
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Minney, R. J. RECOLLECTIONS OF GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1969) 2nd ptg 211pp HC ISBN 0137673841 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003322I   details     inquire
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Ervine, St. John BERNARD SHAW: HIS LIFE, WORK AND FRIENDS
William Morrow & Co. New York 1956 628pp B&W illustrations HC good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003323I   details     inquire
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Montgomery, Charles F. & Kane, Patricia E. (editors) AMERICAN ART: 1750-1800 TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE
Yale University Art Gallery New Haven, CT (1976) 1st ed 320pp 280 B&W ill., 44 color ill. PB ISBN 0821206923 Prepared for bicentennial exhibition held at the Yale University Art Gallery April 3-May 23, 1976, and at The Victoria and Albert Museum in London July 15-September 26, 1976. Presents an overview of the arts and crafts in American during that crucial half century when the colonies were moving towards independence, both politically and culturally. very good, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003329I   details     inquire
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Kauffman, Henry J. THE COLONIAL SILVERSMITH: HIS TECHNIQUES & HIS PRODUCTS
Thomas Nelson Camden, NJ (1969) 1st ed 176pp B&W illustrations HC very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003340I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Brinton, Crane A HISTORY OF WESTERN MORALS
Harcourt, Brace and Co. New York (1959) 1st ed 502pp HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003344I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Philosophy)
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Faulk, Odie B. THE GERONIMO CAMPAIGN
Oxford University Press New York (1969) 245pp B&W illustrations HC very good, red cloth (hardcover)(no dustjacket)
Price: USD 8.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003346I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Western Americana)
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Josephy, Alvin M. THE PATRIOT CHIEFS: A CHRONICLE OF AMERICAN INDIAN LEADERSHIP
The Viking Press New York (1963) 3rd ptg 364pp B&W illustrations HC First published in 1961. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003347I   details     inquire
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Utley, Robert M. THE LANCE AND THE SHIELD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SITTING BULL
Henry Holt and Co. New York (1993) 413pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0805012745 very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), BCE
Price: USD 8.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003348I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Western Americana)
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Moses, Michael (cosponsored by Israel Sack, Inc.) MASTER CRAFTSMEN OF NEWPORT: THE TOWNSENDS AND GODDARDS
MMI Americana Press Tenafly, NJ (1984) 361pp B&W and color illustrations HC THE BOOK on Newport, Rhode Island furniture. We have been fortunate in the last 10 years to be able to find and offer only a dozen copies of this elusive title, and are pleased to again offer a copy for furniture historians and fine cabinet makers. fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 850.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003349I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Cleugh, James LOVE LOCKED OUT: AN EXAMINATION OF THE IRREPRESSIBLE SEXUALITY OF THEMIDDLE AGES
Crown Publishers, Inc. New York (1964) 320pp HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) light spotting to cloth
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003352I   details     inquire
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Marx, Arthur SON OF GROUCHO
David McKay Co., Inc. New York (1973) 2nd ptg 357pp B&W illustrations HC good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003357I   details     inquire
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Merrick, Henrietta Sands IN THE WORLD'S ATTIC
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York 1931 259pp B&W and color ill., map HC good+, red cloth (hardcover) (nodustjacket)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003367I   details     inquire
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Koenig, Louis W. BRYAN: A POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY OF WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York (1971) 736pp HC good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003369I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Bell, Andrew HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF FEUDALISM, BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL
Partridge and Oakey London 1852 1st ed 447pp HC Title continued: "... with Numerous Notices of the Doings of the Feudalry, in all ages and countries." very good, original black cloth (hardcover)
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003376I   details     inquire
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Englebert, Omer THE LAST OF THE CONQUISTADORS: JUNIPERO SERRA (1713-1784)
Harcourt, Brace and Co. New York (1956) 1st ed 368pp B&W illustrations HC good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003378I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Western Americana)
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Soubiran, Andre THE GOOD DOCTOR GUILLOTIN AND HIS STRANGE DEVICE -- (on dustjacket -THE GOOD DR. GUILLOTIN AND HIS STRANGE DEVICE)
Souvenir Press London (1964) 224pp B&W illustrations HC Believe it or not, Dr. Guillotin did not invent the hideous machine that bears his name. In fact, he only narrowly excaped execution himself and his sole motive in suggesting the use of the guillotine was the prevention of further suffering to the victims of the French Revolution. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 17.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003390I   details     inquire
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Greene, Evarts Boutell THE FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN NATIONALITY
Frederick Ungar Publishing New York (1968) 614pp, index HC First published in 1922, reprinted from 1935 edition. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003392I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue American History)
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Garner, F. H. ENGLISH DELFTWARE
Faber and Faber London (1948) 44pp of text 96 B&W plates follow text HC A volume from the "The Faber Monographs on Pottery and Porcelain", edited by W. B. Honey, covering the whole range of the English tin-glazed pottery by a convenient and well-established misnomer as "delftware". Four color plates in the text. good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003428I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Tracy, Don ON THE MIDNIGHT TIDE
The Dial Press New York 1957 369pp HC A Novel of Confederate Blockade Runners. good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003430I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Civil War)
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Hapgood, David & Richardson, David MONTE CASSINO
Congdon & Weed, Inc. New York (1984) 1st ed 269pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0312925379 "At last, the full story behind one of World War II's most disputed events - the day American bombers destroyed the great abbey." good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) bump top edge bending few pps
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003435I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Cooper, Matthew THE GERMAN ARMY 1933-1945: ITS POLITICAL AND MILITARY FAILURE
Bonanza Books New York (1984) 598pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0517436108 very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003438I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Crouzet, F., Chaloner, W. H., & Stern, W. M. (editors) ESSAYS IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY 1789-1914
St. Martin's Press New York (1969) 280pp HC Slight bow to boards. very good, purple cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003446I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Fawcett, Clara Hallard DOLLS: A GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS
H.L. Lindquist Publications New York (1947) 1st ptg 194pp over 270 B&W ill. HC very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003454I   details     inquire
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Funnell, Charles F. BY THE BEAUTIFUL SEA: THE RISE AND HIGH TIMES OF THAT GREAT AMERICANRESORT, ATLANTIC CITY
Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, NJ (1983) 199pp, index B&W illustrations PB ISBN 0813509866 First published in 1975. From its beginnings on the windswept New Jersey coast at the end of the 1860s, Atlantic City was a forthright monument to the pursuit of pleasure, the very first place in America devoted to the principle that there was nothing evil about having a good time. This history of Atlantic City is well-worth reading. good+, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003456I   details     inquire
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Bree, Germaine & Bernauer, George (eds) DEFEAT & BEYOND: AN ANTHOLOGY OF FRENCH WARTIME WRITING (1940-1945)
Random House New York (1970) 1st ptg 381pp HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003458I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Tracy, Berry B. (introduction by); Johnson, Marilynn (fur... 19TH-CENTURY AMERICA: FURNITURE AND OTHER DECORATIVE ARTS
Metropolitan Museum of Art New York 1970 index, biblio. 298 B&W and color plates PB ISBN 0870090055 "An Exhibition in Celebration of the Hundreth Anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art - April 16 through September 7, 1970." very good, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 12.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003465I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Hambleton, Ronald THE BRANDING OF AMERICA
Yankee Books Dublin, NH (1987) 1st ed 224pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0899091016 "From Levi Strauss to Chrysler, from Westinghouse to Gillette, the forgotten founders of America's best-known brand names." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003478I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Orlofsky, Patsy and Orlofsky, Myron QUILTS IN AMERICA
McGraw-Hill Book Co. New York (1974) 1st ed 368pp over 300 B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0070477256 Best reference on the American quilt. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003479I   details     inquire
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Gask, Norman OLD SILVER SPOONS OF ENGLAND: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS
Herbert Jenkins, Ltd. London 1926 1st ed 189pp 32 B&W plates HC good+, green cloth (hardcover)
Price: USD 50.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003481I   details     inquire
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Stevens, Mark "LIKE NO OTHER STORE IN THE WORLD" THE INSIDE STORY OF BLOOMINGDALE'S
Thomas Y. Crowell, Publisher New York (1979) 1st ed 224pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0690018142 verygood w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003486I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Michael, George THE TREASURY OF NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUES
Hawthorn Books, Inc. New York (1969) 1st ptg 210pp B&W illustrations HC Explores in detail the worlds of glass, furniture, silver, prints, clocks, and other areas. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003492I   details     inquire
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Tebbel, John THE LIFE AND GOOD TIMES OF WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. New York 1952 2nd ptg 386pp HC Biography of Hearst: publisher of twenty newspapers, owner of endlessly rich mines, of magazines, ranches, palaces, castles, and of men and women who both loved and hated him. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003493I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Metz, Robert THE TONIGHT SHOW
Playboy Press n.p. (1980) 1st 290pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 087223598X "The surprising inside story of the headliners, the glamour, the intrigue, and the controversy." very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) previous owner insc
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003508I   details     inquire
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Quennell, Peter (edited and with an introduction by) THE PRODIGAL RAKE: MEMOIRS OF WILLIAM HICKEY
E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. New York 1962 1st ed 452pp B&W illustrations HC "One of the most entertaining autobiographies in the English language." Provides insights to 18th century social life. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003519I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Boyer, Charles S. THE DIATOMACEAE OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY
J.B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia 1916 1st ed 143pp 700 ill. by the author HC "This present contribution to the local flora is intended as an introduction to more extended research." From the preface by the author. good+, blue cloth (hardcover)
Price: USD 150.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003536I   details     inquire
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Adams, Frederick B. (an address by) RADICAL LITERATURE IN AMERICA
Overbrook Press Stamford, CT 1939 62pp, index B&W illustrations HC "To Which is Appended a Catalogue of an Exhibition Held at the Grolier Club in New York City." Limited to 650 copies. very good, red cloth (hardcover) (darkened spine) worn slipcase
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003542I   details     inquire
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Martin, Kenneth R. DELAWARE GOES WHALING 1833-1845
The Hagley Museum Greenville, DE (1974) 64pp, biblio B&W illustrations PB fine, wraps (softcover)
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(See also our catalogue Nautical and Maritime History)
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Steinway, Theodore E. PEOPLE AND PIANOS: A CENTURY OF SERVICE TO MUSIC - 1853-1953
Steinway & Sons New York (1953) 122pp B&W illustrations HC Nicely illustrated company history. verygood, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003568I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Music History and Appreciation)
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Wilson, Dick THE LONG MARCH 1935: THE EPIC OF CHINESE COMMUNISM'S SURVIVAL
The Viking Press New York (1971) 331pp HC ISBN 0670438456 very good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003571I   details     inquire
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Schelling, Felix E. SHAKESPEARE AND "DEMI-SCIENCE" - PAPERS ON ELIZABETHAN TOPICS
University of Penn. Press Philadelphia 1927 221pp HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) light wear bottom edge cloth
Price: USD 12.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003574I   details     inquire
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Remise, Jac & Fondin, Jean THE GOLDEN AGE OF TOYS
Edita Lausanne (div Time-Life) (1967) 252pp B&W and color illustrations HC fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) in good+ slipcase owners name
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003575I   details     inquire
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Hendricks, Gordon BEGINNINGS OF THE BIOGRAPH
Beginnings of the Amer. Film New York 1964 78pp B&W illustrations HC "The Story of the Invention ofthe Mutoscope and the Biograph and Their Supplying Camera." The technical, commercial and theatrical beginnings of the company which furnished the milieu for D.W. Griffith and those who followed in giving shape and direction to the art of the American film. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003581I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Humphrey, William MY MOBY DICK
Doubleday & Co., Inc. NY 1978 1st ed 96pp vg+ w/vg dj
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003585I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Literature)
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Smithers, A. J. TOBY: A REAL LIFE RIPPING YARN
Gordon & Cremonesi London (1978) 191pp HC Toby Rawlinson was one of the most endearing, eccentric, and inventive, ingenious people to ever lend excitement to the conduct of any war. He devised a new gun for the British to repay German mortar fire, modified a stethoscope to detect Zeppelins, scared off a vast Russian-armed detachment with a cardboard tank, and etc. good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Cosentino, Frank J. THE BOEHM JOURNEY TO CHING-TE-CHEN, CHINA, BIRTHPLACE OF PORCELAIN
Edward Marshall Boehm, Inc. Trenton, NJ (1976) 159pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0918096014 Narrative of the trip from November 29 to December 19, 1974, that the author (who at time was President of Edward Marshall Boehm, Inc.) took with Mrs. Edward Marshall Boehm, and Maurice Eyeington, the head artist. very good, rust-red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Mahon, Gigi THE COMPANY THAT BOUGHT THE BOARDWALK: A REPORTER'S STORY OF HOWRESORTS INTERNATIONAL CAME TO ATLANTIC CITY
Random House New York (1980) 1st ed 262pp HC ISBN 0394509781 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Lewis, Arthur H. MURDER BY CONTRACT: THE PEOPLE V. "TOUGH TONY" BOYLE
Macmillan Publishing Co. New York (1975) 2nd ptg 323pp HC ISBN 0025705202 good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Cecil, David THE CECILS OF HATFIELD HOUSE: AN ENGLISH RULING FAMILY
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston 1973 320pp 120 B&W ill., 32pp of color HC ISBN 0395171202 good+ w/good+dustjacket (hardcover) owner's inscription
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Patten, Gilbert FRANK MERRIWELL'S "FATHER": AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY GILBERT PATTEN ("BURTL. STANDISH")
University of Oklahoma Press Norman, OK (1964) 331pp B&W illustrations HC Autobiography of Burt L. Standish, the author of the Frank and Dick Merriwell stories of the late 1800s. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Targ, William (edited with and introduction and notes by) BIBLIOPHILE IN THE NURSERY: A BOOKMAN'S TREASURY OF COLLECTORS' LOREON OLD AND RARE CHILDREN'S BOOKS
The World Publishing Co. Cleveland (1957) 1st ed 503pp B&W illustrations HC "A Bookman's Treasury of Collectors' Lore on Old and Rare Children's Books." good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Lea, Zilla Rider (editor) THE ORNAMENTED CHAIR: ITS DEVELOPMENT IN AMERICA (1700-1890)
Charles E. Tuttle Co. Rutland, VT (1960) 173pp B&W and color ill. HC First published in 1960. "Primarily a book of photographs, of which over three hundred are presented, with a pertinent text that describes our English heritage, the Sheraton Fancy chair, the decorated Windsor, and the stencilled chair - from its finest beginnings to it degeneration. It includes also Victorian painted chairs, the Pennsylvania German, and the Southern types. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Haining, Peter (editor) A THOUSAND AFTERNOONS
Cowles Book Co., Inc. New York (1970) 1st ed 253pp HC ISBN 0402120493 A collection of fact and fiction by: Hemingway, Ruark, D.H. Lawrence and others. 18 essays. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Kantor, MacKinlay THE CHILDREN SING
Hawthorn Books NY (1973) 1st 213pp vg w/vg dj
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(See also our catalogue Literature)
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Gardner, Ralph D. HORATIO ALGER OR THE AMERICAN HERO ERA
The Wayside Press Mendota, IL (1964) 1st ed 505pp B&W illustrations HC The story of America's all-time best-selling author by a noted Alger biographer. Bibliography of Alger's Works follows the text. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Bisson, T. A. AMERICAN POLICY IN THE FAR EAST: 1931-1940
Inst. of Pacific Relations New York 1940 162pp HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Corbett, P. E. POST-WAR WORLDS
Farrar and Rinehart New York 1942 208pp HC good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Douglas-Hamilton, James MOTIVE FOR A MISSION: THE STORY BEHIND HESS'S FLIGHT TO BRITAIN
St. Martin's Press Newton Abbot, UK (1971) 290pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0333122607 good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Harden, Edgar F. THACKERAY'S ENGLISH HUMOURISTS AND FOUR GEORGES
University of Delaware Press Newark, DE (1985) 278pp HC ISBN 0874132746 The first book to be published on Thackeray's lecture-essays. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Margolin, Victor, Brichta, Ira, & Brichta, Vivian THE PROMISE AND THE PRODUCT: 200 YEARS OF AMERICAN ADVERTISING POSTERS
Macmillan Publishing Co. New York (1979) 1st ptg 152pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0025794809 Features the great images and ad campaigns that influenced daily life. Chapters include: Independence, Inventions, and the Tobacco Economy: 1776-1865; Wild Claims and Brand Names: 1865-1900; Bullets, Beggars, and Bathtup Gin: 1900-1945; and Little Cars and Big Macs: 1945-1976. Bibliography. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Henry, Paul Marc AFRICA AETERNA: THE PICTORIAL CHRONICLE OF A CONTINENT
Sedo S.A. Lausanne Switzerland (1965) 343pp B&W and color illustrations HC very+ good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) in very good slipcase
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Bergin, Thomas G. BOCCACCIO
The Viking Press New York (1981) 392pp HC ISBN 0670177350 very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Weeks, Jeanne G. & Treganowan, Donald RUGS AND CARPETS OF EUROPE AND THE WESTERN WORLD
Weathervane Books New York orig pub 1969 251pp B&W and color illustrations HC very good, orange cloth spine (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Beard, Geoffrey GEORGIAN CRAFTSMEN AND THEIR WORK
A. S. Barnes and Co. New York (1967) 1st Amer 207pp 123 B&W illustrations HC First section of the book covers the architects and craftsmen of the first 60 years of the 18th century. Second section describes the attention given to decorative detail by Scottish-born architect Robert Adam and his "regiment of artificers." good w/chipped and worn dustjacket (hardcover)
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O'Connor, Richard PACIFIC DESTINY: AN INFORMAL HISTORY OF THE U.S. IN THE FAR EAST:1776-1968
Little, Brown and Co. Boston (1969) 1st ed 505pp B&W illustrations HC good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue American History)
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Groner, Alex & the Editors of American Heritage and Busin... THE AMERICAN HERITAGE HISTORY OF AMERICAN BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
American Heritage Publishing New York (1972) 384pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0070011567 Story of how this nation's economy and its managers have come to evolve. Very good introduction to the history of American business. good+ w/lightly worn dustjacket (hardcover)
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Byrd, Richard E. LITTLE AMERICA: AERIAL EXPLORATION IN THE ANTARCTIC THE FLIGHT TO THESOUTH POLE
G.P. Putnam's Sons New York 1930 5th ptg 422pp 74 B&W illustrations, maps HC good+, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Conn, Charles Paul AN UNCOMMON FREEDOM: THE AMWAY EXPERIENCE AND WHY IT GROWS
Fleming H. Revell Co. Old Tappan, NJ (1982) 176pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0800713052 very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Beard, Frank (illustrated by); J. L. Nichols (collected, ... PICTURE PUZZLES, OR HOW TO READ THE BIBLE BY SYMBOLS
J. L. Nichols & Co. Atlanta, GA (1899) 150pp B&W illustrations HC A collectible rebus. "Designed Especially for the Boys and Girls to Stimulate a Greater Interest in the Holy Bible." good, decorated blue cloth (hardcover) light edgewear
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DeVoe, Shirley Spaulding THE ART OF THE TINSMITH: ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Exton, PA (1981) 222pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0196838595 "A tribute to the men and women who made and decorated utilitarian tinwares on both sides of the Atlantic Oceans." good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Randel, William Peirce THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: MIRROR OF A PEOPLE
Hamond, Inc. Maplewood, NJ (1973) 256pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0843737298 A compelling evocation of the people who lived at the time of the American Revolution. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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