Booklet published to celebrate Alaska's Statehood in 1959. Background history and a Program for Alask Day. 1 volume (unpaged - 20pp) : prousely illustrated ; center-pages Program for Oct 16-18. List of sponsors appears on the inside back cover. 23 cm. A 'mint' copy, pristine. Unpacked weight, 50g. View More...
Undated. In top left margin it states - 'Eleventh Census of the United States, Robert P. Porter Superintendent'. This Census occurred in 1894. The map was issued periodically with changes over the course of the next 2 decades This tracked the evolution of the US Government's efforts to regulate and control the location of American Indians. Map - 'Shows location and names of Indian reservations in the United States. Insets: Alaska -- Mission Ind. Res. in California -- Indian Territory. Shows Indian reservations, military stations, towns, rail roads, Indian agencies, and schools. Photo-litho co... View More...
Reminiscences by an old-time cowboy. E. C. Abbott was a cowboy in the great days of the 1870's and 1880's. He came up the trail to Montana from Texas with the long-horned herds which were to stock the northern ranges. . . 247 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, music ; 22 cm. First published in 1939, a new edition was published by the University of Oklahoma in 1955; this is the third printing of that edition. The book is bright, clean and unmarked. Tight, square binding, sound hinges. No wear to the cream cloth with brown ink titles and illustrations. The dustjacket is complete showing l... View More...
Biographical passages in the lives of the Presidents of the United States from George Washington to Andrew Johnson [17th] .480 pages, engraved frontispiece (portraits), engraved plates, illustrations in the text; 24 cm. A note in ink on the front endpaper states - 'J. C. Buttre / with the Publisher's / Compliments / Boston Jan 1st 1867'. Buttre was a well-known engraver. Internally the text is bright white and unmarked, no foxing. There are numerous notes in pencil to the front endpaper along with the ink presentation note. Te binding is tight and square. marbled endpapers. The leather to the... View More...
Many Americans, argues Michael C. C. Adams, tend to think of the Civil War as glorious and full of pageantry. Millions of tourists flock to battlefields each year as vacation destinations, their perceptions of the war shaped by reenactors in blue and gray uniforms launching charges and countercharges over idyllic scenery while flags snap in the breeze. Living Hell brings us back to reality with a sober depiction of the cruelty, suffering, and almost unimaginable loss of life and property caused by this merciless war. xi, 292pp. An 'as new' copy - bright, fresh and unmarked in a similar, unclip... View More...
Souvenir Program from the 1952 Los Angeles County Fair. 6" by 9", stapled wrappers. 22pp, daily programs, map. Not illustrated. About average copy showing use but not damaged or marked. Weight, 31g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail. View More...
The Book explores the militia system and its role in the development of colonial New England. The author contends that the militia and the military sermon created an atmosphere of Christian soldiery and warfare that exercised a powerful, long-lasting hold upon New Englanders. 'Contributions in American studies, no. 95'. vi, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Original First Edition, NOT a print-on-demand. Bright, clean, unmarked interioor, still quite fresh. Binding is tight and square. No wear to the cloth or the bright, gilt titles. Weight, 494g. View More...
Unfolds to 24" by 18". Color front panel, balance in monochrome. Printed on one side only.Alaska became a state in 1958. Fin3 except for very small ampint of edge wear to the rear panel. Ships at cost via Canada Post Lettermail. View More...
Issue devoted to the Stikine River and Valey, in both British Columbia and Alaska. Alaska Geographic Society, Volume 6, Number 4. Quarterly publication, single issue. Wraps, oblong 4to, 11"x8.25", 93pp, profusely illustrated with photographs, in color & in b&w. Large, folding map in color, laid-in. Owner's name t the inside of the front wrapper, otherwise a clean and tight copy. Near Fine. Weight, 340g. View More...
Book features reproductions of photographs of hundreds of Confederate Soldiers from the Civil War. Sequel to 'Confederate Faces'. 233 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 29 cm. OCLC Number: 1842212. Bright, clean interior, unmarked. Tight, square binding. Cloth shows virtually no wear - just a trifle at the tips of the corners. Minor rubbing to surface of cloth. No duistjacket as issued. Weight, 1.1kg. View More...
An account of the life of 'perhaps the least appreciated, most undervalued hero of our [American] Colonial period'. 421pp, photo illustrated, endpaper maps. Very bright, clean copy with a tight, square binding. No wear to cloth. Dustjacket has a little rubbing and a little edge wear. Weight, 800g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. [Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured... View More...
Lot of seven different printed handcolored postcards showing views of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine - 5 interior and 2 exterior. All postcards are bright, clean, unmarked and unused. Undated, circa 1920s [?]. View More...
Originally published: A fellowship of valor. New York : HarperCollins, 1997. "A Lou Reda book." "The History Channel." Foreword by Edwin H. Simmons. xv, 414 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 28 cm. An 'as new' copy - bright, clean and unmarked, quite fresh. Similar, unclipped dustjacket. Heavy book weighing 1.233kg. View More...
Cover features photo of golfer, Arnold Palmer. Canada edition - same content as USA edition but scarcer, plus Canadian news. This issue, 78pp. Bright and clean copy. Sound binding. NO Address lpresent. No creases. Slight signs of aging. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. This item weighs 151g and qualifies for inexpensive Lettermail postage within Canada. View More...
Issue of Time with portrait of Vietnamese Buddhist monk and politician, Thich Tri Quang on the front cover, artwork by Boris Chaliapin. This is the Canadian Edition. Same editorial content as U. S. edition with added Canadian news. 84p. Clean bright wraps, sound stapled binding. Good solid copy with address label to front, lower left corner. Weight, 162g. View More...
Cover features portrait of Marina Oswald, wife of Lee Harvey Oswald. Canada edition - same content as USA edition but scarcer, plus Canadian news. Feature on the Warren Commission. 84pp. Bright and clean copy - attrative front cover portrait. Sound binding. No address labelpresent. No tears or creases. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. This item weighs 164 g and qualifies for inexpensive Lettermail postage within Canada. View More...
Cover features portait of Senator Barry Goldwater, possible Republican Presidental nominee, by arist Bernard Safran. Canada edition - same content as USA edition but scarcer, plus Canadian news. 80pp. Bright and clean copy - near display quality. Sound binding. Address label present, otherwise Unmarked. Vol 83, No 4. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. From $3.00 to $6.50 depending on exact weight and location. Image available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
Issue of Time with front superb cover portrait of politician Barry Goldwater, artwork by Robert Vickrey. This is the Canadian Edition. Same editorial content as U. S. edition with added Canadian news. 76pp. Clean bright wraps, sound stapled binding. Good solid copy with NO address label. Weight, 176g. Ships via inexpensive Canada Post Lettermail within North America, in card sleeve. Under $5.00 depending on location. Images available. Enquire for rates to Worldwide destinations. View More...
Cover features portrait of boxer, Cassius Mercellus Clay - artwork by Boris Chaliapin. Canada edition - same content as USA edition but scarcer, plus Canadian news. 72pp. Bright and clean copy - very attractive front cover portrait. Sound binding. Address label to lower left corner. No creases or marks. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. This item weighs 140g and qualifies for inexpensive Lettermail postage within Canada and possibly the USA. View More...
