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Victor Gollancz, London, 1934. 2nd Printing. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good- Condition/No Dust Jacket. From the blurb on the dust jacket (missing from this copy): "As the British-born tutor to the Dragon Emperor, Johnston was the only foreigner in history to be allowed inside the inner court of the Qing Dynasty. Johnston carried high imperial… Read more about this item

Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: N.C. Wyeth. Book Signed by Author and Illustrator. This is a beautifully presented copy of the limited, double-signed Arundel Edition of the book kept in the original slipcase. The book and the separate packet of 14 plates of N. C.… Read more about this item

William Morrow & Co, New York, 1947. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Lynd Ward. Book The copyright notice only lists the 1947 publication date, but the price on the dust jacket is $4.50 rather than the $2.50 which seems to have been the price for the first printing. From the blurb… Read more about this item

Doubleday, Doran & Co, New York, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Poor. Book After Roberts had provided a volume of the original source material used in his research in the limited edition of "Northwest Passage," his readers requested he provide the sources for his first novel, "Arundel." The blurb on the front flap… Read more about this item

Printed for J. Clark, at the Bible & Crown in the Poultry, R. Ford, at the Angel in the Poultry, and R. Cruttenden, at the Bible and Three Crowns, in Cheapside, London, 1720. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition. Book Two vols. Pagination: [1], x, [2], 330; [4], 331 - 712, xv, [1],… Read more about this item

Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1938. 5th printing. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good+ Condition/Good+. Illustrator: N.C. Wyeth. Book A clean, jacketed copy from the first year of publication following a limited edition. Robert's ode to his native Maine illustrated with color plates from paintings by N. C. Wyeth. Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth… Read more about this item

Richard R. Smith Publisher, West Rindge, NH, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good- Condition/Very Good-. Book From the front flap: "Dr. Karraker, distinguished historian at Bucknell University, makes a noteworthy contribution in this book by emphasizing how consistently the merchant and politician were in league with the pirate and how valiantly those who hated… Read more about this item

American Historical Association, Washington, DC, 1916. First after Limited Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good- Condition. Book An important early study of the Levellers. It was awarded the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize in European History for 1915. A note on the copyright page says, "A Limited Edition of this Essay has been Printed and the Type… Read more about this item

Gualterus Manilius, Ghent, 1608. Unstated. Hardcover (Vellum). Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Johannes Leopold. Book This small volume brings together two important Counter-Reformation works: Maurice Chauncy on the martyrdom of 18 Carthusian monks in England under Henry VIII between 1535 and 1540 and Arnold Havens on twelve Carthusians killed in the Netherlands in 1572 by soldiers of… Read more about this item

The Golden Press, Lakewood, CO, 1949. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good+ Condition/Fair. Book An Ex-Library copy from the limited edition of 1500 copies of this reprint, which was the first done since the original publication in 1863. Described on the dust jacket as "the True Account of the Apache Canon Fight and the Battle of… Read more about this item

The State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1968. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good+ Condition/Very Good-. Book Signed by Author. Petersen has signed his full name under his name on the title page. At the top edge he has written, "To my good friend [name] ... inscribed with the warm personal regards of… Read more about this item

Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, NY, 1922. Stated First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good+ Condition. Illustrator: Joseph Cummings Chase. Book Signed by Author. This contemporary account of the 1921-22 Washington Conference on the Limitation of Armament is inscribed by the author on the front free end paper: "To Judge Hause | With the sincere |… Read more about this item

Whig Republican Association of Boston (John H. Eastburn, Printer), Boston, 1839. First Edition. Softcover (Sewn). Very Good+ Condition. Pamphlet printed wrappers, 20pp., including 4 p. at the end providing a summary of actions related to Harrison's candidacy taken by the Association.American Imprints 58656; Miles 144; Sabin 89706.WorldCat shows holdings by four libraries with three different OCLC… Read more about this item

University of Tennessee Press, Nashville, TN, 1994. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition. Book Reprints of the two volumes originally published by the Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee. Part One (471 pp.) is from the 5th Printing and Part Two (608 pp.) is from the 6th Printing, both done in 1994. Part 1 includes… Read more about this item

G. Lane & C.B. Tippett, New York, 1845. Third Ed., Revised and Corrected. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Book Scarce matched set of Bang’s history, which chronicles Methodism from its introduction in New York City in 1766 up through the General Conference of 1840. Banks provides a tremendous amount of detail, including regular updates on… Read more about this item

Colby College Press�, Waterville, ME�, 1951. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Fine Condition/Fine. Pamphlet Signed by Author. Size: Around 7" or slightly taller - Duodecimo (12mo). Item Type: Pamphlet. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Essays & Literary Criticism; Maine; United States; 1950s; History. Signed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory… Read more about this item

Associated Press, 1975. Loose papers (no binding). Fine Condition. Ephemera These are four sheets neatly torn from the continuous paper feed for the AP wire service machine consisting of: 1) The initial four word Associated Press BULLETIN that moved on the wire on April 29, 1975 at 10:27 PM Eastern Daylight time and the additional one-sentence… Read more about this item

Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1958. 15th Printing. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/As New. Book A very nice, almost new, later printing of the 1958 original. It includes the folded map of the Western Pacific Theater at the end of the text (just before the Index), as well as maps and photos illustrating the text.… Read more about this item

Random House, New York, 1950. 5th printing. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good+ Condition/Very Good-. Illustrator: Lynd Ward. Book A collectible copy of the sixth book in the mid-century Landmark series on American History. From the blurb on the dust jacket flap: "A readable as an adventure story, 'The California Gold Rush' recreates accurately the life and… Read more about this item

State University of New York Press, Albany, NY, 2008. First Edition (full number line). Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. Book From the dust jacket blurb: "This book looks at the history of Fort Stanwix and documents how the people of Rome, New York, partnered with the National Park Service to create Fort Stanwix National Monument. . .… Read more about this item