Search Results: Americana from A Book Legacy

New York , NY: Kraus Reprint co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. First Impression. Hardcover. Blue cover. Fully indexed. Excellent work. Vol 1 only. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; Maps & Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Cassell & Company. Fair with no dust jacket. 1889. 1st. Paperback. Book is in overall good condition but cover is seperated from spine and spine very worn. This book is protected by an archival quality sleeve to maintain present condition. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. Has ads in back of book from the 1880's.Rare work.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 313 pages; .

New York , NY: Harpercollins Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. Stated First Edition; First Impression. Hardcover. 006016803X . Dust jacket now in Brodart mylar protective (clear) cover.; 12mo; 301 pages .

Very Good with no dust jacket. 1896. First Impression. Magazine. No cover. Chips to pages. Old VA Homes, more. Great Ads and illustrations. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; Photos, Engravings, Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Philadelphia PA: National Publishing Company. Fair with no dust jacket. cr1890. 1st Thus; First Impression. Paperback. Cover is stained and has chips especially in bottom right of cover.. A fantastic catalog of books, bibles and albums with sale price listing and agent cost for each item. A great example of the ornate album covers, and fine leather bindings of bibles, and notable books of that era. Engravings, and desriptions of books. Circa 1890's. Booklet Possibly no publication date in item.; Black and White illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Pittsburg, PA: John S. Ritenour and W. T. Lindsey. Fair with no dust jacket. 1912. First Impression. Hardcover. Blue cover with gold lettering. Had Indian drawn on front cover. THis book has been through a fire and the bottom 3/4 of an inch shows damage. The Text is not hurt and contents are otherwise clean. Bottom edge could be trimmed and rebound. Republished with the addition of new and valuable material. Includes a memoir of the auther by his daughter Narcissa Doddridge. .

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1921. Roosevelt Edition. Flexible leather. Flexible leather cover of Roosevelt Edition with gold lettering. Map included. Scarce.; The Chronicles of America series; 220 pages .

New York , NY: New Outlook Publishers & Distributers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1987. 1st Thus; First Impression. Paperback. Red cover with white print. A booklet on the Communist Party USA. A summary of Gus Hall's main report to the 24th National Convention. Rare. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. Booklet; 12mo; 24 pages .

New York: Viking Adult. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1967. First Edition; First Impression. Hardcover. 0670544760 . Blue cloth with gold and silver print. Dust in excellent condition now in mylar cover. Not price cut. Small neatly written former owners name in front. Text clean and binding tight. "Pax Americana (Latin for "American Peace", modeled after Pax Romana, Pax Britannica, and Pax Mongolica) is a term applied to the concept of relative peace in the Western Hemisphere and later the world beginning around the middle of the 20th century, thought to be caused by the preponderance of power enjoyed by the United States. Pax Americana is primarily used in its modern connotations to refer to the peace among great powers established after the end of World War II in 1945, also called the Long Peace. In this modern sense, it has come to indicate the military and economic position of the United States in relation to other nations. ; 1967-07-17; 8vo 8" - 9"… Read More

Bristol, Ct: Author. Very Good. 1914. First Edition; First Edition. Ephemera. Letter is part of a two part offering that includes a signed copy of the Danvers (MA) Historical Collection Vol. II signed by Captain Comey. Comey wrote an article entitled "General Grenville M. Dodge, Danvers' Most Distinguished Living Son". The article follows the career of Dodge who was a General under General Sherman in the Civil War and then went on to design the route and build the Transcontinental Railroad. Dodge is confirming the information that Comey was to include in the article and also sent a donation of $100 to the Historical Society. Letter has handwritten note by Gen. Dodge in corner about the donation. There are two ink spots on letter and creases from being folded and placed in the book. The stationary for the letter has Baldwin Block, Council Bluffs, Iowa where General Dodge moved after completing the Transcontiential Railroad. Under Sherman General Dodge as an engineer built… Read More

New Haven CT: Knights of Columbus Educational Bureau. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1950. 1st Thus; First Impression. Paperback. Brown paper cover. This book is protected by an archival quality sleeve to maintain present condition.Rare assignments for steam engineering correspondence course. Assignment 12. Possibly no publication date in item. .

New Haven CT: Knights of Columbus Educational Bureau. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1950. 1st Thus; First Impression. Paperback. Brown paper cover. This book is protected by an archival quality sleeve to maintain present condition.Rare assignments for steam engineering correspondence course. Assignment 11. Possibly no publication date in item. .

New Haven CT: Knights of Columbus Educational Bureau. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1950. 1st Thus; First Impression. Paperback. Brown paper cover. This book is protected by an archival quality sleeve to maintain present condition.Rare assignments for steam engineering correspondence course. Assignment 3. Possibly no publication date in item. .

New Haven CT: Knights of Columbus Educational Bureau. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1950. 1st Thus; First Impression. Paperback. Brown paper cover. This book is protected by an archival quality sleeve to maintain present condition.Rare assignments for steam engineering correspondence course. Assignment 6. Possibly no publication date in item. .

Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition; First Impression. Hardcover. Book is in very good condition. Dust has closed tear, and now in mylar protective cover. A history of the exploration of the rivers in N. America from the time of the 16th Century up through the Steamboats. The rivers include, but not limited to, The St. Lawrence, the Hudson, Mississippi, Savannah, Shenandoah, Cumberland, Tennessee, Opio, Monogahela, Arkansas, Colorado, etc. ; Illustrations and maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 284 pages .

A. S. Barnes. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 049806638X . Buff colored hard cover with black print. Dust has soiling and chips, now in mylar cover. Both author and illustrator signed to a former owner of book. Two reviewers gave 5 star reviews. Unusual names given to towns all over America and the stories of how and why they were given the names. Tuscaloosa, Alabama was named for Chief Tuskaloosa a 7 foot tall Indian Chief from the area. Scratch Ankle, Alabama (the books namesake) came from a city in Monroe County where it was said that the cow pens near the railroad had flys so thick that the train crew would be seen scratching thier ankles when the train came through near the pens. Many fascinating stories! Scarce if not rare double signed copy! ; B&W Illustrations; 10.1 X 7.2 X 1.6 inches; 390 pages; Signed by Author & Illustrator .

New York , NY: Scribner & Company. Poor with no dust jacket. 1880. First Edition. Magazine. Chips and soiling to cover. Contains coverage of Russia's Peter the Great. Edison's Electric Light and others. Fantastic maps and illustrations. Scarce. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; Maps & illustrations, Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1941. First Edition; First Impression. Hardcover. Green cover with gold print. Fully indexed. dust jacket price clipped. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. ; Drawings and illustrations .

Richmond, VA: Virginia Dept of Conservation. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. Sixth Edition. Paperback. Illustrated.; 262 pages; .

Boston, MA: Thomas B. Wait. Good with no dust jacket. 1819. Third Edition; First Impression. Hardcover. Original full leather binding worn with rubs. Tight binding. Heavy foxing to contents. This volume (11) has engraving of President James Monroe. Contains messages relative to Great Britain, Dartmoor Prison, Spain, Amelia Island, Gavelston, British West Indies and Naples, Italy. Rare. ; Vol 11; Vol. 11 .