HISTORY (AMERICAN)
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"A GLORIOUS PAGE IN OUR HISTORY" THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY 4-6 JUNE 1942
Written by Robert Cressman; Steve Ewing; Barrett Tillmann; Mark Horan; Clark Reynolds; Stan Cohen.
Stock no. 1329577
Published by Pictorial Histories Publishing Company.
1st
1990.
Nearly fine condition.
Cardwraps. B/w photos throughout. ISBN: 0929521404. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners else a fine copy.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE: SECRET EMPIRE, SOUTHERN SECESSION, CIVIL WAR
Written by David C. Keehn.
Stock no. 1829819
Published by Louisiana State University Press.
2014.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive analysis of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a secret southern society that initially sought to establish a slave-holding empire in the "Golden Circle" region of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. vii and 308 pages including index. A few b/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780807150047. Second printing. Dustwrapper is a littlle grubby at edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- MEXICO
- CARIBBEAN
- CENTRAL AMERICA
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
CHARLES A. LINDBERGH AND THE BATTLE AGAINST AMERICAN INTERVENTION IN WORLD WAR II
Written by Wayne S. Cole.
Stock no. 1829561
Published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc..
Circa
1974.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
In the "Great Debate" before Pearl Harbor, Charles A. Lindbergh was the leading opponent of American entry in to World War II. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xvii and 298 pages. ISBN: 0151181683. 2nd printing. Minor foxing to text block. Content clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
DRIVEN PATRIOT: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JAMES FORRESTAL
Written by Townsend Hoopes; Douglas Brinkley.
Stock no. 1829559
Published by Naval Institute Press.
1st thus
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Bluejacket Books. A haunting portrait of one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the mid-twentieth century. Forrestal forged a career that took him from his working-class origins to the social and financial stratosphere of Wall Street, and from there to policy making in Washington. This absorbing study not only takes an understanding look at this complicated man but presents an authoritative history of the tumultuous years of America's rise to world primacy. Blue cardwraps. A few b/w photos. xvi and 587 pages including index. ISBN: 1557503346. Covers lightly scuffed. Small stain to top edge of text block and a few margins. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- WORLD WAR II
- NAVY
- POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
BRECKINRIDGE: STATESMAN, SOLDIER, SYMBOL
Written by William C. Davis.
Stock no. 1829558
Published by University Press of Kentucky.
1st thus
2010.
Slightly better than very good condition.
John C. Breckinridge rose to prominence during one of the most turbulent times in America's history. Born to a well-known Kentucky family in 1821, he became a celebrated statesman, heroic soldier, and supporter of compromise. Pictorial cardwraps. xxviii and 687 pages including index. This is a physical print-on-demand copy. ISBN: 9780813192550. Lower front corner of covers lightly creased. Small stain to top rear edge and gutter margin of index pages. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
- BIOGRAPHY
THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Aaron Sheehan-Dean.
Stock no. 1829214
Published by Cambridge University Press.
1st
2019.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Three volume set. Volume I: Military Affairs; Volume II: Affairs of the State; Volume III: Affairs of the People. Plum colour cloth with gilt title to spine. A few b/w photos and colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781107154582. Top & tail of spines slightly bent from shelf-wear. Dustwrappers are ligthly edge-creased with some very light scuffing. A handsome set.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
THE FEDERALIST OR THE NEW CONSTITUTION (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Alexander Hamilton; James Madison; John Jay; Carl Van Doren.
Stock no. 1829198
Published by Easton Press.
1st thus
1979.
Nearly fine condition.
Introduced by Carl van Doren. Papers by Hamilton, Madison & Jay. Collector's edition. Bound in genuine leather. Navy blue leather boards with 4 raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Peach coloured moire endpapers and matching ribbon page marker. Colour frontis. All edges gilt. xxii and 600 pages including index. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- POLITICS
- LEATHER BINDING
AMERICAN FREEMASONS: THREE CENTURIES OF BUILDING COMMUNITIES
Written by Mark A. Tabbert.
Stock no. 1328240
Published by National Heritage Museum; New York University Press.
1st PB
2006.
Nearly fine condition.
Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos throughout. 262 pages (including index). ISBN: 9780814783023. Spine is very slightly faded. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- FREEMASONRY
RECORDING HISTORIC STRUCTURES
Written by John A. Burns.
Stock no. 1828427
Published by John Wiley & Sons.
2nd
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Second Edition. Edited by John A. Burns. Preservation of important American structures through documentation - precisely measured drawings, photographs, and written records. This book offers a detailed reference to the methods and techniques used to document America's historic structures, from bridges and buildings to landscapes and ships. This new edition also provides information on the latest technological advances being used such as laser scanning, CAD, and digital-rectified photogrammetry. Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 0471273805. Boards lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- ARCHITECTURE
- BUILDINGS
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
A BATTLEFIELD ATLAS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Written by Craig L. Symonds.
Stock no. 1828386
Published by Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company Of America.
1st
1986.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A visual and narrative overview of the principal military engagements of the American war for independence. Light tan cloth boards, gilt titles. B/w illustrations and maps. ISBN: 0933852533. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has a small stain to spine and is a little scuffed/grubby.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
- ATLAS
- CARTOGRAPHY
A HISTORY OF BARBADOS
Written by Ronald Tree; E.L. Cozier.
Stock no. 1327707
Published by Granada.
1981.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Second Edition, revised and updated by Crozier. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 116 pages. B/w photos. ISBN: 0246110368. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- WEST INDIES
- BARBADOS
ELGAR IN AMERICA
Written by Richard Smith.
Stock no. 1827993
Published by Elgar Editions.
1st
2005.
Very good condition.
Elgar Monographs No. 3. Elgar's American connections between 1895 and 1934. Blue cloth boards, red foil titles and vignette to front. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0954855310. SIGNED by the author (personal gift inscription) to half-title page. A few minor grubby marks to boards. Contents clean. Fairly strong odour present.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- MUSICIANS