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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)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003587I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue British History)
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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)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003602I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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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)
Price: USD 3.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003606I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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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)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003608I   details     inquire
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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
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003615I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Royalty)
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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)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003656I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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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)
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003658I   details     inquire
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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)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003660I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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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)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003675I   details     inquire
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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)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003699I   details     inquire
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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)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003704I   details     inquire
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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)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003725I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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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)
Price: USD 8.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003728I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Literature)
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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)
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003746I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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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
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003752I   details     inquire
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Bergin, Thomas G. BOCCACCIO
The Viking Press New York (1981) 392pp HC ISBN 0670177350 very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003788I   details     inquire
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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)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003794I   details     inquire
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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)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003795I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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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)
Price: USD 4.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003823I   details     inquire
(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)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003860I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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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)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003862I   details     inquire
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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)
Price: USD 2.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003867I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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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
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003871I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Religion and Religious History)
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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)
Price: USD 35.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003875I   details     inquire
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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)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003877I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue American History)
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Barber, Edwin Atlee TULIP WARE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA-GERMAN POTTERS: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OFSLIP-DECORATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Pennsylvania Museum Philadelphia 1903 1st ed 233pp nearly 100 B&W ill. HC Large paper edition limited to 300 copies. Nice clean and tight copy. very good, tan cloth, teg (hardcover) large paper edition
Price: USD 200.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003878I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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A Gentleman With a Duster THE GLASS OF FASHION: SOME SOCIAL REFLECTIONS
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York 1921 176pp B&W illustrations HC good, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003899I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue British History)
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Woodrooffe, Thomas VANTAGE AT SEA: ENGLAND'S EMERGENCE AS AN OCEANIC POWER
St. Martin's Press New York (1958) 301pp 12pp of B&W ill. HC good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003905I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Nautical and Maritime History)
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Lyons, Eugene DAVID SARNOFF
Harper & Row New York (1966) 372pp B&W illustrations HC "The extraordinary story of an immigrant boy who became an industrial giant. As head of RCA and pioneer in electronics and communications, he has probably affected our daily lives more than anyone since Edison." very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003912I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Hungerford, Edward DANIEL WILLARD RIDES THE LINE: THE STORY OF A GREAT RAILROAD MAN
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York 1938 301pp B&W illustrations HC A personal, eulogistic biography. Willard was involved with many lines, and was a President of the B&O. Bibliography. Larson 519. good, blue cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003916I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Tully, Alan WILLIAM PENN'S LEGACY: POLITICS AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN PROVINCIALPENNSYLVANIA, 1726-1755
Johns Hopkins Univ. Press Baltimore, MD (1977) 255pp HC ISBN 0801819326 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003922I   details     inquire
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Davis, Marvin & Davis, Helen COLLECTOR'S PRICE GUIDE TO BOTTLES, TOBACCO TINS, AND RELICS - Revisedand Updated
A & W Visual Library New York (1974) 208pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0891040005 very goodw/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003932I   details     inquire
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Williams, Guy R. THE WORLD OF MODEL CARS
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York (1976) 1st ed 208pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 039911694X This book reviews the whole range of model cars and some other wheeled and tracked vehicles, both individually and mass-produced. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) light corner bump/wear
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003934I   details     inquire
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Garbutt, Bernard UP GOES THE BIG TOP
Golden Gate Junior Books San Carlos, CA (1966) 72pp ill. by the author HC Childrens picture story of the travelling big top. Nice clean and tight copy, NOT ex-lib !!! very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003944I   details     inquire
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McFeely, Mary Drake LADY INSPECTORS: THE CAMPAIGN FOR A BETTER WORKPLACE 1893-1921
Basil Blackwell New York (1988) 200pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 1557860025 In Victorian Britain, unskilled women workers were at the mercy of their employers. In 1893, the government finally appointed two women as factory inspectors. They set out to right the wrongs. This is the story of the shaping of their occupation. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 9.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003951I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Welty, Earl M. & Taylor, Frank J. THE 76 BONANZA: THE FABULOUS LIFE AND TIMES OF THE UNION OIL COMPANYOF CALIFORNIA
Lane Magazine & Book Co. Menlo Park, CA (1966) 352pp B&W and color illustrations HC Revised historyof the company following its 50th anniversary and merger of The Pure Oil Company into Union Oil. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003954I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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McKelvey, Blake THE URBANIZATION OF AMERICA {1860-1915}
Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, NJ (1963) 370pp B&W illustrations HC Author traces historically the emergence of the metropolitan character - continuously changing and absorbing the countryside from which it developed - and delineates the social, political, economic, and cultural influences which fused in the creation of the modern American city. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003958I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Sampson, Anthony THE SOVEREIGN STATE OF ITT
Stein and Day New York (1973) 323pp HC ISBN 0812815378 Author uncovers the puzzle of ITT's contradictions, its relentless methods, and its apparent immunity from government controls. Sampson uncovered the thus-far secret story of ITT's relations with Nazi Germany, and the full story of ITT's ruthless irresponsibility then and now. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003959I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Davies, Valentine (illustrations by Tomie dePaola) MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich New York (1984) 1st ed 118pp ill. by Tomie de Paola HC ISBN 0152545263 Bookplate for this edition signed by illustrated Tomie dePaola affixed to the front free endpaper. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003960I   details     inquire
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Dennis, Clara G. THE ALL-HOLIDAYS BOOK OF JANE AND JOHN
Marshall Jones Co. Boston (1929) 1st ed unpaginated ill. by Beatrice Stevens HC "A delightful "round the year" account of holiday good times in the lives of two lovable little children, with space at the back for recrods of a child's own red-letter days during the year." Written in rebus style. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 28.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003961I   details     inquire
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Peattie, Donald Culross AUDUBON'S AMERICA: THE NARRATIVES AND EXPERIENCES OF JOHN JAMES AUDUBON
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston (1940) 329pp ill. 16 dbl-page color plate HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Grave, Alexandra THREE CENTURIES OF CONNECTICUT FOLK ART
Art Resources of Connecticut (1979) 103pp B&W and color ill. PB Ltd. 3,000 copies. Catalogue of an exhibition held to share with the people of Connecticut this part of their cultural heritage. Over 250 pieces of folk art - carvings, pots, signs, portraits, genre pictures, and needlework - are included in the exhibition, chosen for their aesthetic value, their reflection of the lives and feelings of Connecticut people, or their depiction of the land, waters, and towns. good+, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS003981I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Connecticut History)
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Schreiber, Hermann and Schreiber, Georg VANISHED CITIES
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1957 1st ed 344pp, index B&W illustrations HC "The splendor and destruction of cities, a subject that has exercised magic in men's minds." good, green cloth (hardcover) no dustjacket
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Andrews, Edward Deming & Faith SHAKER FURNITURE: THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF AN AMERICAN COMMUNAL SECT
Dover Publications, Inc. New York 1950 133pp B&W illustrations PB Originally published in 1937. Definitive work. Franklin 2173 - best on the subject. good, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004000I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Reed, Rowena COMBINED OPERATIONS IN THE CIVIL WAR
Naval Institute Press Annapolis, MD (1978) 468pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0870211226 The first full account of Federal combined operations during the Civil War. The early combined operations were improvised and tentative; but by the end of the war, amphibious warfare had evolved into a sophisticated tool of conquest. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004011I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Civil War)
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Futrell, Robert Frank THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE IN KOREA 1950-1953 - Revised Edition
Office of Air Force History Washington, DC 1983 823pp B&W illustrations PB First published in 1961.The official history. good, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004041I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Von der Porten, Edward P. THE GERMAN NAVY IN WORLD WAR II
Thomas Y. Crowell Company New York (1969) 1st ptg 274pp B&W illustrations HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Military)
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Danker, Donald F. (introduction and notes) MOLLIE: THE JOURNAL OF MOLLIE DORSEY SANFORD IN NEBRASKA AND COLORADOTERRITORIES 1857-1866
University of Nebraska Press 1959 201pp HC "Pioneer Heritage Series." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Western Americana)
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Wilson, Derek THE TOWER: THE TUMULTUOUS HISTORY OF THE TOWER OF LONDON FROM 1078
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1979) 257pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 068416261X good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004068I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue British History)
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Alger, Jr., Horatio STRUGGLING UPWARD AND OTHER WORKS
Crown Publishers New York (1945) 570pp HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Laughlin, Ledlie Irwin PEWTER IN AMERICA: ITS MAKERS AND THEIR MARKS
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston 1940 1st ed 2 vol, 381pp 78 B&W plates PB An exceptionally clean set. fine (hardcovers) in good slipcase as published
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Cohen, David Steven THE FOLKLORE AND FOLKLIFE OF NEW JERSEY
Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, NJ (1984) 253pp over 50 B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0813509645 Includes all aspects of traditional culture, from stories handed down by word of mouth to crafts developed in the state. Author, as historian and folkloriest, uses historical documents, interviews, and artifacts to provide the first book of this kind on New Jersey. First section deals with folklore, defined as oral tradition, and includes chapters on myths, legends, jokes, names, folk beliefs, folk medicine, folk music, folk song and folk dance. The second section of the book studies folklife, or nonspoken tradions. Folk architecture, folk sculpture, folk painting, foodways, games and recreation, rituals ceremonies, and festivals fall into this category. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) -- Brand New Copy
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS004113I   details     inquire
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Wolf, Edwin PHILADELPHIA: PORTRAIT OF AN AMERICAN CITY
Stackpole Books Harrisburg, PA (1975) 1st ed 351pp 600 ill., 135 in color HC ISBN 0811712311 good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Meredith, Roy THE AMERICAN WARS: A PICTORIAL HISTORY FROM QUEBEC TO KOREA 1755-1953
World Publishing Co. Cleveland (1955) 1st ed 349pp 100s of B&W illustrations HC "This is the pictorial history of the American wars as seen by artists in uniform, a unique compilation of the work in sketch book and on canvas of the men who recorded history as they made it." very good, gray cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Salaman, Malcolm C. WHITMAN'S PRINT-COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK - Revised and Enlarged
G. Bell and Sons, Ltd. London 1921 6th ed 376pp B&W illustrations HC Third printing of the revised 6th edition. good, blue cloth (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Eberlein, Harold Donaldson & McClure, Abbot THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF EARLY AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS
J. B. Lippincott Company Philadelphia 1916 1st ed 339pp over B&W 200 ill. HC good+, decorated tan cloth, teg (hardcover)
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Tiffany Studios ANTIQUE CHINESE RUGS
Charles E. Tuttle Co. Rutland, VT (1980) 4th ptg 96pp 33 B&W plates HC ISBN 0804800251 Reprint of the third book in a series originally published in 1908 by the Tiffany Studios of New York City. First republished by Tuttle in 1969. fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hackett, General Sir John THE PROFESSION OF ARMS
Macmillan Publishing Co. New York (1983) 239pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0025471201 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Adams, Alexander B. SUNLIGHT AND STORM: THE GREAT AMERICAN PLAINS
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York (1977) 479pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0399115633 good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover) BCE
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(See also our catalogue Western Americana)
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Ruby, Robert JERICHO - DREAMS, RUINS, PHANTOMS
Henry Holt and Co. New York (1995) 1st ed 350pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0805027998 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
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Jourdain, Margaret ENGLISH DECORATION AND FURNITURE OF THE LATER XVIIIth CENTURY (1760-1820)
Charles Scribner's Sons New York [1922] 269pp 426 B&W plates HC AN ACCOUNT OF ITS DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERISTIC FORMS. Final book in a series of four that form an historical and analytical survey of English Decoration & Furniture from 1500-1820. Larson 1595 - Best on the Subject. good, maroon cloth (hardcover) light edgewear
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Bendiner, Elmer THE VIRGIN DIPLOMATS
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1976 1st ed 267pp HC ISBN 0394489772 "The adventures - and misadventures - of our first ambassadors, the American agents, who by secret intrigue and public politicking in the courts of Europe helped to win the American Revolution." very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) owner's inscription
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McKearin, Helen & George S. AMERICAN GLASS - Limited Autographed Edition
Crown Publishers New York (1941) 622pp 2000 photos, 1000 drawings HC "The Fine Art of Glassmaking in America." good, brown cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Hughes, Therle COTTAGE ANTIQUES
Frederick A. Praeger New York (1967) 219pp 48 B&W plates HC Furnishings from the English farmsteadsand modest country homes of the 18th and 19th centuries predating the massproduced, often shoddy artifacts spawned by the Industrial Revolution. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hinckley, F. Lewis A DIRECTORY OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE: THE AUTHENTIC CLASSIFICATION OFEUROPEAN & AMERICAN DESIGNS FOR PROFESSIONALS & CONNOISSEURS
Bonanza Books New York orig pub 1953 355pp over 1100 photographs HC good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Waterfield, Hermione (edited by Christopher Forbes) FABERGE: FROM THE FORBES MAGAZINE COLLECTION
pub by Forbes n.p. n.d. (c1970) 115pp B&W and color illustrations PB Chronology, workmasters and designers, Imperial Easter eggs, Catalogue of Forbes eggs, boxes, objects of fantasy, carved figures, objects of functions, hahn. Also covers marks. good+, wraps (softcover)
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Richardson, John (editor) PICASSO AN AMERICAN TRIBUTE
Chanticleer Press New York (1962) B&W and color illustrations PB Public Education Association exhibit at nine New York City galleries from April 25 - May 12, 1962. good, wraps (softcover)
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Rothman, Tony SCIENCE A LA MODE: PHYSICAL FASHIONS AND FICTIONS
Princeton University Press Princeton, NJ (1989) 207pp HC ISBN 069108484X fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) review slips laid in
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Keating, Edward M. THE BROKEN BOUGH: THE SOLUTION TO THE RIDDLE OF MAN
Atheneum New York 1975 1st ed 471pp HC ISBN 0689106793 very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Steiner, Stan THE RANCHERS: A BOOK OF GENERATIONS
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1980 1st ed 241pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0394501934 "THE RANCHERS is full of the richness of western storytelling, a book that is both a contribution to the history of the West and a faithful portrait of remarkable men and women living a true American experience." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Bradley, Van Allen THE NEW GOLD IN YOUR ATTIC
Fleet Press Corporation New York (1968) 2nd ed 280pp HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hipkiss, Edwin J. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN ARTS - THE M. AND M. KAROLIK COLLECTION
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA 1950 2nd ptg 366pp profusely illustrated HC First published in 1941.The M. and M. Karolik Collection of Paintings, Drawings, Engravings, Furniture, Silver, Needlework & Incidental Objects Gathered to Illustrate the Achievements of American Artists and Craftsmen of the Period From 1720 to 1820. very good, blue cloth (hardcover)
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Marshall, Howard Wight PARADISE VALLEY, NEVADA: THE PEOPLE AND BUILDINGS OF AN AMERICAN PLACE
University of Arizona Press Tucson, az (1995) 1st ptg 152pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0816513104 Alook at the vernacular architecture of the Paradise Valley of Nevada. fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hornung, Clarence P. TREASURY OF AMERICAN DESIGN - Two Volume Set
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York (1973) 2 vol. 875pp over 2900 B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0810905167"A Pictorical Survey of Popular Folk Arts Based upon Watercolor Renderings in the Index of American Design, at the National Gallery of Art." Franklin 1349. very good, decorated blue cloth (hardcover)
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Ramsey, Natalie Allen (editor) THE DECORATOR DIGEST: CHAPTERS IN THE HISTORY OF EARLY AMERICANDECORATION AND ITS EUROPEAN BACKGROUND
Charles E. Tuttle, Co. Rutland, VT (1965) 372pp B&W illustrations HC A publication of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration. Chapters are from their publication "The Decorator". Contents partially include: theorem painting, stencilling, country tin painting, design and design sources, the decoration of chairs. good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hummel, Charles F. A WINTERTHUR GUIDE TO AMERICAN CHIPPENDALE FURNITURE: MIDDLE ATLANTICAND SOUTHERN COLONIES
Crown Publishers, Inc. New York (1976) 1st ptg 144pp over 135 B&W and 16 col. ill PB ISBN 0517521768 The 151 pieces illustrated in this guide are a careful sampling of Chippendale furniture (1755-1790) from New York, Philadelphia, and the South. very good+, wraps (softcover) owner's name
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Sobel, Robert MACHINES AND MORALITY: THE 1850s
Thomas Y. Crowell Co. New York (1973) 1st ptg 332pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0690002661 Second book in a retrospective series commissioned by Dun & Bradstreet Companies. The first book, CONQUEST AND CONSCIENCE: THE 1840s, was published a year earlier. This series focuses on the significant socio-economic events and trends of the decade, and their effect on business. very good+, brown "fabrokoid" cloth (hardcover)
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Bell, Ralcy Husted MEMOIRS & MISTRESSES: COLORS AND ODORS OF LOVE
William Faro, Inc. NY (1931) 370pp HC good, gray cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Evans, Sara M. BORN FOR LIBERTY: A HISTORY OF WOMEN IN AMERICA
The Free Press New York (1989) 386pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0029029902 very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover), BCE
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Weintraub, Stanley JOURNEY TO HEARTBREAK: THE CRUCIBLE YEARS OF BERNARD SHAW 1914-1918
Weybright and Talley New York (1971) 368pp HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Pachmuss, Temira A RUSSIAN CULTURAL REVIVAL: A CRITICAL ANTHOLOGY OF EMIGRE LITERATUREBEFORE 1939
University of Tenn. Press Knoxville (1981) 454pp HC ISBN 0870492969 very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Schwartz, Marvin D. & Wolfe, Richard A HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART PORCELAIN
Renaissance Editions New York (1967) 1st ed 93pp 75 B&W ill. HC Traces the history of porcelain making i