American History from Old Bookshelf

New York: Penguin Press, 2022. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 597pp. Book and dust jacket are in near fine, unworn condition.

New York: Henry Bill, 1863. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 507, 507PP. Embossed brown leather, gilt lettering to spine, marbled edges and marbled endpapers. Wear to edges, hinge of volume I slightly tender but holding, text blocks of both volumes tight, frontispiece of Vol. I not present, scattered foxing and age-toning to text and plates. … Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1843. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 267pp. Gilt lettering and elaborate gilt design to spine, AUTHOR'S INSCRIPTION on title page. Binding is n near fine condition, contents are age-toned and very faint scattered foxing, former owner's name on front pastedown,… Read more about this item

New York: Burr Printing House, 1897. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 583pp. Publishers original brown cloth, gilt lettering to cover and spine. A very sound and tight copy, very slight corner rubbing, slight foxing to first and last pages including title page, text is clean and unblemished,… Read more about this item

Troy, NY: The Northern News Company, 1872. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 126pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration, folding map, 2 color plates, numerous engravings. Corners lightly rubbed, contents are clean and sound, binding is tight, former owner's name and date (1875) on front pastedown. … Read more about this item

Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1896. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 352pp. Grey pictorial cloth, blue and red decoration, gilt lettering. Light wear to cover, spine slightly darkened, some internal separation, binding holding, text is mildly age-toned. 33 illustrations.

Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1897. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 338pp. Decorative green cloth, gilt red and black design. Extremeties rubbed, spine faded, contents are clean. Concise history of U.S Civil War, illustrated.

New York: Humphrey Phelps, 1867. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 70pp., folding map. Purple cloth, gilt lettering. Fading to cover mainly to spine, corners lightly rubbed, text is sound with a very occasional spot, historical society bookplate on front pastedown, folding map has several tiny holes along folds, but map… Read more about this item

New York: J.H. Colton & Co., 1836. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 46pp. + folding map. First Edition. Light wear and slight fading to cover, frontispiece not present, contents in clean condition, very occasional foxing, a number of tears along folds of folding map have been tape… Read more about this item

Montclair, New Jersey: Alphonse Lemerre, 1917. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 102pp. FIRST EDITION. Marbled paper over obards, brown cloth backing, pasteon label. Book is clean and nearly unworn, interior is clean and unmarked. The original Indian trails that existed on the site of the streets of modern Newark.

New York: Whittlesey House, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 53pp + approx. 110 pp illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt insignia to cover and gilt lettering to spine. Corners lightly rubbed, spine darkened but readable, book is in clean and sound condition. Book includes an extensive section… Read more about this item

New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1916. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Poor. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Alice B. Woodward. 95pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to front board. Cover is in unworn condition, contents are age-toned, slight offsetting to endpapers. Dust jacket is worn and soiled, separated along spine,… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1917. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 112pp. Tan wraps. Very light shelfwear, contents age-toned, clean and unmarked. Genealogical records beginning ins1775. Original printing from 1917, not a modern reprint.

Boston: C.C.P. Moody, 1856. 3rd Edition . Soft cover. Good. 39pp. Grey printed wraps. Light wear and light soil to cover, contents are clean. INSCRIBED, SIGNED AND DATED BY AUTHOR on title page. Bound in at fron are 5 pages of endorsements from prominent individuals of McCoy's speech.

New York: Fox & Company, 1903. Audio Book (Cassette). Good. 162pp +approx. 50 pp ads, large folding map. Covers and spine chipped and worn, contents slightly wavy, folding map in nearly original conditional, tho' small fold tears neatly reinforced with archival tape.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Oblong 8vo. Anson Lowitz. Approx. 80pp unpaginated. Pictorial boards. Half-inch abrasion along edge of front board, other Ight wear, contents mildly age-toned and clean. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by authors and illustrator on dedication page. Illustrations accompany text throughout.

Garden City, New Y Ork: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 391pp. Inscribed and SIGNED by author on half-title page. Black cloth, tan spine backing. Faint spotting to spine, small abrasion to rear endpaper, text is clean and binding is tight, and… Read more about this item

Albany, NY: Chas. E. Houghtaling, 1885. First Edition . Flexible Boards. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 128pp. Maroon leatherette stiff wraps, gilt lettering. Light wear to cover, occasional light foxing to interior, and book is in very good condition. A very comprehensive listing of United States officials and their salaries,… Read more about this item

New York: Water Committee of the City of Brooklyn, 1958. First Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mike Davis - Photography. 190pp. Mass market first paperback edition. Light wear to cover, slight corner crease, contents age-toned, binding is tight. Dr. King's early implementation of non violent resistance.… Read more about this item

Paris: R. Le Franq, 1786. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 136pp. Three quarter vellum modern marbled binding. Book is in unworn, sound condition. Possibly a pirated edition published after the 2 volume edition published the same year. Howes C-324.