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THE KING DANCED IN THE MARKETPLACE.
Edition: First printing.
Tucson: University of Arizona Press, (1964) dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of the Aztec society in the Valley of Mexico 80 years before its conquest by Spain, focusing on its doomed ruler Moctezuma I. Illustrated by Carolyn Huff Kinsey. Chart of family relationships, very extensive notes, references, index. xvi, 272pp. Map endpapers.
Condition: Very good in beige cloth in very good dust jacket (tape ghosts on boards, some discoloration to inside of dj, but overall tight and clean, original price of 6.50 still present).
Book ID: 78254More details Price: $17.50 -
FORMOSA: A Study in Chinese History.
Edition: First US printing.
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1966. Hardcover first edition - A study of the history of the island now known as Taiwan. Chapters on Admiral Cheng Ho's visit to Formosa, the house of Cheng, the age of unrest, Liu Ming-ch'uan the master builder, the first Asian Republic, the Japanese occupation, and Formosa since 1945 and more. Illustrated with ten black and white plates, 5 maps. Bibliography, index. xviii, 229 pp.
Condition: Ex-library with relatively few markings, overall tight and clean, lacking the dj.
Book ID: 38658More details Price: $12.50 -
BLACK FLAG: Guerrilla Warfare on the Western Border, 1861-1865.
Edition: Hardcover.
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, (1995.) dj. Hardcover - An account of the almost unbelievable destruction along the Missouri-Kansas border from 1861-1865 and the greatest atrocities of the Civil War, including the massacres at Lawrence, Baxter Springs, & Centralia, based on contemporary documents - diaries, letters, and firsthand newspaper accounts. Illustrated, bibliography, index. 172 pp. ISBN: 9780253213037.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (prev owner's name, but otherwise a tight, clean copy which appears unread).
Book ID: 41143More details Price: $18.00 -
BANKERS AND CATTLEMEN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. dj. Hardcover first edition - "The stocks-and-bonds, Havana-cigar, mahogany-and-leather side of the cowboy era. - Politics, investors and operators from 1870-1900." No gunslingers in this book, but instead it focuses on the Eastern capitalists who financed the business of raising capital and arrived in Pullman trains, rather than on horseback - men like Marshall Field, William Rockefeller, E. C. Converse and Nathan Thayer. Photographs, bibliography and index. xix, 319, vii pp.
Condition: Fine in a very near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 32886More details Price: $30.00 -
LAMENT FOR THE BARKINDJI: The Vanished Tribes of the Darling River Region.
Edition: First printing.
Adelaide: Rigby, Limited, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - Described as a thoroughly researched account of the "brutal annihilation" of the traditional way of life of the thousands of the Barkindji people who once lived in the Darling River region of New South Wales. They have dwindled to a mere handful, mostly part-Abroriginals. This volume is "an appalling case history of the relationship between white man and black man in Australia" between 1829 to 1940. While explorers like Charles Stuart and Edward John Eyre treated the Barkindji with kindness and received loyal friendship in return, this did nothing to stop the slide into humiliating dependence. Illustrated with photographs. Notes, bibliography, index. 246 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-72700008X.
Condition: Very near fine in dark orange boards with white lettering on the spine in a like dustjacket - very minor shelfwear, but otherwise like new.
Book ID: 88075More details Price: $125.00 -
A VICTORIAN SCRAPBOOK.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Workman Publishing, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Forget-me-nots from the Victorian era . . a joyful celebration of 19th century society and its ideals." Collages composed of antique ephemera - cards, calendars, and other artwork from a century ago, arranged thematically from "full steam ahead" to "down the garden path" and fashionable ladies." Full color illustrations on every page, with explanatory text, boxed facts, and more. Includes notes on the ephemera. Large square format, printed on heavy glossy paper. 152 pp. ISBN: 0-894806203.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 75951More details Price: $24.50 -
DIAMOND: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Walker, (2001). First edition - A book which "recreates the modern history of diamonds, starting in 1869 when a native boy in South Africa found a large crystal on a farm, sparking a rush that brought Cecil Rhodes and Ernest Oppenheimer their glory. . . , chronicles the sensational diamond strike in the 1990s in Canada's Northwest Territories that has shaken the fortress of the old cartel, and profiles the audacious young female geologist Eira Thomas who, against all odds, discovered near the Arctic Circle one of the richest diamond fields in the world." He writes of the dark side also -of thievery and of the "war diamonds" that finance brutal conflicts in Africa. 248 pp plus a select bibliography.
Condition: Fine in blue illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 69959More details Price: $18.50 -
NARROW GAUGE TO CENTRAL AND SILVER PLUME: Colorado Rail Annual: A Journal of Railroad History in the Rocky Mountain West. Issue # 10, 1972.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in navy blue cloth with silver lettering, in very good dust jacket.
Book ID: 31898More details Price: $65.00 -
A TERRIBLE LOVE OF WAR.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Penguin, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - An important book by this noted psychologist, one which "examines the origin, needs, and rewards of war, filling the void of why no one understands why war is constant in history by asking such questions as why humans need enemies." The four chapter titles summarize the themes of this book: War is normal, war is sublime, war is inhuman, relition is war. Notes, bibliography, index. 256 pp. ISBN: 1-594200114.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (previous owner's name).
Book ID: 72180More details Price: $15.00 -
GERMAN SECRET WEAPONS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR : The Missiles, Rockets , Weapons and New Technology of the Third Reich.
Edition: First printing.
London & Pennsylvania: Greenhill Books / Stackpole Books, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A detailed examination of the revolutionary new weapons developed by Germany during WW 2, incl. V-Weapons - "The sheer magnitude of the secret weapon projects of the Third Reich is now revealed in this comprehensive study written by one of the world's great experts on weaponry, which captures both the reality behind the weapons actually produced and the intentions behind projects still in their infancy when the war ended." Illustrated with line drawings and photographs. List of German code names, index. 224 pp. ISBN: 1853673250.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (short closed tear to back cover of dj.)
Book ID: 42785More details Price: $25.00 -
ICELANDIC CHURCH SAGA.
Edition: First US printing.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1981). Hardcover first edition - First publication in the US of a book originally published in 1946, the first history of the Icelandic Church to appear in English from the first traces of Christianity and the official adoption of Christianity in the year 1000 through the 19th century. Also describes the development of the church under the Bishops of Skalholt and the histories of Iceland's two saints, St. Jon and Thorlak. Frontispiece and map. Chronology, references, index. 241 pp. ISBN: 0-313221944.
Condition: Fine in gray cloth, no dust jacket as issued.
Book ID: 85512More details Price: $35.00 -
ONCE UPON A TIME IN WAR: The 99th Division In World War II.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (2008.). First edition - Based on interviews with more than three hundred surviving veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, seamlessly woven to create a collective biography: a gritty account of World War II from the enlisted man's point of view. Maps and photographs, notes, bibliography. 335 pp.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (lower edge slightly bumped.)
Book ID: 47365More details Price: $20.00 -
NO ORDINARY HEROES: 8 Doctors, 30 Nurses, 7,000 Prisoners and a Category 5 Hurricane.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 40294More details Price: $20.00 -
THE BYERLEY TURK: The Incredible Story of the World's First Thoroughbred.
Edition: First US printing.
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - Slightly revised from the first edition published in England. Photographs, appendices, endnotes, bibliography. xviii, 347 pp. Map endpapers showing the journey from Istanbul to Ireland between 1678-1803. ISBN: 0-811701557.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 69577More details Price: $35.00 -
ANCIENT SITES OF MAUI, MOLOKAI AND LANAI: A Guide to Hawaiian Archaeological and Cultural Places.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback.
Honolulu, Mutual Publishing (2002). First edition - Includes many small maps, illustrated with drawings and photographs. Glossary, bibliography. 187 pp. ISBN: 1-566475295.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 82133More details Price: $25.00 -
NEW MEXICO WOMEN: Intercultural Perspectives.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (1986.). SIGNED first edition - The first work to focus on the rich and varied historyof the women of New Mexico from colonial times to the modern era. This includes thirteen essays ranging from Native American women, the women who accompanied the conquistadores, the correspondance of an upper class Hispanic family, the lives of army followers and prostitutes, of farm wives, and in more modern times, of those women who are writers and artists. Illustrated with many photographs. Notes at the end of each chapters, sources and index. 409 pp. ISBN: 0-8263-08279.
Condition: INSCRIBED on the dedication page by BOTH editors (and contributors) and uncommon thus. Fine in stiff wrappers.
Book ID: 43654More details Price: $25.00 -
AFRICANS IN AMERICA: America's Journey through Slavery.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1998 dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Produced in conjunction with the PBS series on slavery in America from the viewpoint of the Africans who were brought here as slaves. Illustrated with many photographs. Includes 12 short stories by Charles Johnson. SIGNED on the title page by BOTH Charles Johnson and Patricia Smith and uncommon thus. Howard Zinn described this as 'a magnificent achieverment, history at its suberb best , brilliantly researched, poetically written...' notes, index, 494 pp. ISBN: 0-151003394.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (some bleeding from the red cloth spine to the interior of the dj, not visible from the outside)
Book ID: 23188More details Price: $60.00 -
THE TENTH GENERAL CATALOGUE OF THE PSI UPSILON FRATERNITY, 1888.
Edition: First edition.
(Bethlehem, Pennsylvania:) Executive Council of the Fraternity (by The Comenius Press) 1888. Hardcover first edition - "published under the direction of the Executive Council in the 55th year of the Fraternity." Gives the complete roll of each chapter; according to the introduction it was the intention to provide accurate statistical and biographical information on each member from the time he left college until the present (or until his death, for deceased members.) Also includes statistical reports on geographical distribution, those who served in the Union and Confederate armies, a summary of occupations, a table of relationships, and an index. Engraved frontispiece and small vignette on the title page. A large and very heavy book at 1038 pp.
Condition: Very good- condition in dark red cloth with gilt illustration on front cover, gilt lettering on the spine (front hinge cracked, rear hinge partially cracked, some bumping to corners). An uncommon book, and one which would be valuable for genealogical purposes and to social historians.
Book ID: 33332More details Price: $100.00 -
CALIFORNIA MISSIONS: A Pictorial History.
Edition: First printing.
Menlo Park, CA: Lane Book Company, (1966.). Hardcover first edition - A Sunset Book - "A comprehensive, readable text enhanced by historical illustrations, the lavish use of new photographs, maps, decorative renderings, plans and drawings." Large format. Bibliography, index. 322 pp.
Condition: Very good in illustrated boards, lacking the dj.
Book ID: 55447More details Price: $15.00 -
THE BIRTH OF TEXAS (North Star Book #16)
Edition: Early printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1960) dj. Hardcover - A book for older children, which focuses on the defense of the Alamo and its significance in Texas history. Illustrate with duotone drawings by Herb Mott. North Star Book #16 (lists to #40 on back cover) Bibliography, index. 183 pp. Illustrated endpapers.
Condition: Fine in red-orange cloth with darker red illustrated oval panel on front cover in a very good+ dust jacket (short tear at top of spine of dj)
Book ID: 85557More details Price: $21.50 -
LEWIS AND CLARK THROUGH INDIAN EYES.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (small nick to upper edge of front cover of dj)
Book ID: 87662More details Price: $25.00 -
KAGAMI.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York Ballantine, (1992.). First edition - From the author of "A Patch of Blue." The title refers to the Kagami, or sacred mirror, which is said to reflect the sacred self. This novel portrays Japan in all its complexity as it follows the history of 3 families during the turbulent years after the 'opening of Japan' by Commodore Perry in 1853 through the World War I and the Great Earthquake of 1923.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 58958More details Price: $21.50 -
BREAKING THE CHAINS: African American Slave Resistance.
Edition: 3rd printing.
Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a fine unmarked dust jacket.
Book ID: 84580More details Price: $16.50 -
THE CAROLINE KENNEDY FIRST LADY DRESS-UP BOOK.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Rolton House Publishers, 1963. Hardcover first edition - Charming book with Caroline Kennedy pictured as dressing up like 16 First Ladies, from Martha Washington to her mother Jacqueline Kennedy. Poems -mostly on presidential themes - by Arlene Dalton interspersed with the illustraitions; information is given about each First Lady depicted as well as on the costumes shown. Illustrated by Charlotte Jeter in full color and duotones. Large format, unpaginated.
Condition: Very good in glossy red illustrated boards - some delamination near the spine, and a flaw in the lamination process has caused some 'alligatoring' to the boards (apparently common to just about all copies) - contents are just about fine. Very uncommon and appealing.
Book ID: 54768More details Price: $225.00 -
EARLY KINGDOMS IN MADAGASCAR 1500-1700.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1970) dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on detailed research into the precolonial history of Madagascar in an attempt to provide a more balanced answer to the questions of how the early kingdoms formed, their growth, and why did they change. He discovered that African influences -versus those from Asia - were more significant than previously thought. Illustrated with black and white photographs and 12 maps. xvi, 336 pp. ISBN: 0-030841712.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket. (sunning to spine and upper edge of dj.)
Book ID: 47215More details Price: $21.00 -
OFF CAMERA: Private Thoughts Made Public.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at the events of the year 1999 by this respected television newsmen, and also a look back at his own life. As the long time anchor of "Nightline" he won 32 Emmy's and numerous other awards. 320 pp. ISBN: 0-375-410775.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 34629More details Price: $12.50 -
A CONTINENT OF ISLANDS. Searching for the Caribbean Destiny.
Edition: 2nd printing.
Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1992. dj. Hardcover - A wide-ranging collection of Caribbean vignettes, historical, personal, and cultural. With photographs and suggestions for further reading. Map. Index, 324 pp. ISBN: 0-201-523965.
Condition: SIGNED on the title page. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 5516More details Price: $28.00 -
MEDFORD CORPORATION: A History of an Oregon Logging and Lumber Company.
Edition: First printing.
Medford, OR: Klocker Printing Company, 1979 dj. Hardcover first edition - Foreword by Russell J. Hogue. Traces the history of the first 50 years of one of southwestern Oregon's oldest and largest forest products companies. Double page map. Illustrated with many photographs, Endnotes. List of Medco's long time employees. xi. 167 pp.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped)
Book ID: 88116More details Price: $21.50 -
HAWAII: Gem of the Pacific. (Landmark #49)
Edition: First edition.
New York: Random House, (1954) dj. Hardcover first edition - A 'Landmark Book' for children, illustrated by Stephen Medvey. The Landmark series is perhaps one of the best series of historical and biographical books for children from the mid-20th century, and they are especially remarkable for the quality of the writing - in many cases, a Landmark book might be the only children's book by an author who is considered an expert in their field. Includes glossary of Hawaiian words and phrases, index. 183 pp. plus 2 pp list of other Landmark books. Illustrated endpapers.
Condition: Very near fine in beige cloth covers, in a very good dust jacket with light edgewear, a bit of sunning to the spine. Original price code of 150/150 still present.
Book ID: 85366More details Price: $40.00 -
DEAD WAKE: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Crown, (2015). First edition - On May 1st, 1915 the Lusitania set sail on its final voyage, sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland. In addition to the account of its sinking, this focuses on the politics of World War I, on the rise of the importance of Germany's submarines, and on some of the passengers - including the famed Boston bookseller Charles Lauriat and pioneering female architect Theodate Pope - on the Captain, William Thomas Turner, and on the total unpreparedness for the attack, despite a warning from the Germans as the ship left New York. Notes, bibliography. 418 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 73059More details Price: $20.00