American History

Niagara Fall ,NY.: Book Corner, 2001. Book. Illus. by Unknowen. New. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1st. ed. 1st. printing 2001 , Soft cover with illustrated wraps , 212 page book with black and white photos . A scarce book on this town along the Niagara River , this book is also signed by the author . Condition : NEW Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Knoxville: Marion County Genealogical Society, 1975. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. a reprint of the original 1881 history. light blue hardcover, with some dark spotting to the spine and some light soil to the topedge. folding county map bound in (as published). 807pp plus about 30 page index of surnames..

New Paltz, New York:: Amberwood Press,, 2013.. Edition of 300. 14 x 9.5"; 10 gatefold pages. Laser offset. Bound in full-page wraps with double wire-o binding. Historic images of interracial couples appropriated from internet sources. Images of same-sex couples licensed from stock photo sources. Texts excerpted from court documents, state codes, and public political pronouncements. Signed by the artist. Nava Atlas: "Why You Can't Get Married: An Unwedding Album examines the hot-button issue of same-sex marriage through the lens of the past. The very arguments used to oppose interracial marriage in generations past have been recycled for use against same-sex marriage. Comparing state codes, legal opinions, public hearings, and political pronouncements, it becomes apparent that the arguments aren't just similar, but nearly identical. The book ends with a ray of hope, presenting Mildred Loving's statement on the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Supreme Court decision, Loving vs.… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 7 13/16" Tall. Photographs and Drawings. Xi, 300 Pp + 4 Pp Ad For "How The Other Half Lives" At Rear. Original Violet Cloth, Lettered In Gilt, With Additional Purple Lettering And Design. A Worn But Solid Example Of An Important Book, Presenting The Author's Observations Of Slum Life In New York City, Following His Earlier 1890 Book. Cloth With Light Wear, Fraying At Top Of Spine And Near Bottom Of Spine And Along 3/4" Of Front Spine Edge (Archivally Repaired), Fraying At Two Front Tips, Thin Vertical Strip Of Cloth Worn Or Torn Away Near Center Of Spine. Gilt Lettering Still Bright, Purple Lettering Strong. All Illustrations And Photographs Present, All Pages Solidly Attached, Binding And Hinges Are Solid. No Names Or Marks Or Bookplates. Slums, With The Accompanying Loss Of Life, And Genetic Dead Ends, Are The Natural By-Product Of The Urban Manifestation Of Feudal Capitalism, Which Is… Read More

1 . hardback. Good. With a Sketch of the Life of Col. Doniphan. Illustrated with Plans of Battlefields, a map, and fine engraving. 1st edition. Cincinnati (J.A. & U.P. James) 1848. Spine worn, and foxing throughout, else a good copy with folding map torn but complete.

The History of Engineer Wagon Company 5
69 Members
1 Photo of 69 Company Members facing p. 106
1 Photo of 15 Company Sergeants facing p. 107
1 Photo of mess Sergeant and Staff (11 total) facing p. 122
1 Photo of Major Boles and Staff (22 total) facing p. 123
Photo of Charlie Chaplin (horse) with Killourhy & Lynch facing p. 138
Photo of Bobby (horse) with unnamed rider facing p. 139
Photographed Individual Members:
Anderson, Maury; Major
Campbell, Donald G.; Corporal
Carr, Frank L.; Sergeant
Grim, Iris W.
June, Harry F.; Lieutenant
Killourhy, Joseph H.; Lieutenant
Knight, Leonard G.; Sergeant
Lynch, Martin
Morrison, Laughlin P.; Captain
Nesmith; Linn W.; Sergeant-Major
Roberts, Edward P.; Lieutenant
Spencer, Edward W.; Corporal
Tabor, W.E.; Lieutenant
Taylor, Arthur; Captain
Tournier, Edward P.; Sergeant
Members Mentioned (102):
· Anderson, Maury; Major
· Morrison, Laughlin P.; Captain
· Tabor, William E. Lieutenant
· Taylor, Arthur; Captain
· Killourhy, Joseph H.;… Read More

1934 1st ed Herbert Hoover SIGNED Challenge to Liberty on Franklin Roosevelt
"Children are our greatest natural resource."
― Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover was the 31st President of the United States known for his business plans during the Great Depression. Shortly following his presidency and retirement from politics, he published 'The Challenge to Liberty' which was a harsh, critical work of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, calling much of Roosevelt's plans 'fascist'! According to Polenberg,
"Hoover raised an important issue when he claimed that big government would attempt to protect itself from criticism by blocking the free flow of information and therefore represented an insidious threat to freedom of speech and the press."
This 1934 first edition is signed by author and former president Herbert Hoover!
Item number: #13579
Price: $599
HOOVER, Herbert
The Challenge to Liberty
New York, London, C. Scribner's Sons, 1934. First edition.
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1872 Great Industries of US Gold Rush Railroad Industrial Revolution Illustrated

Horace Greeley was the founder and editor of the New York Tribune in the 19th century. Robert William's goes so far as to say that Greeley was "probably the best-known American public figure of his day." Greeley in tandem with several authors wrote the book "Great Industries of the United States" as a compendium of illustrated history of the industries in the US including steam engines, sewing and textiles, organ making, arms making, Gold washing in California, railroads, telegraphs, and much more!
This 1872 1st edition published by Burr & Hyde includes over 500 black and white illustrations!
Item number: #13346
Price: $399
GREELEY, Horace, etc…
The great industries of the United States: being an historical summary of the origin, growth, and perfection of the chief industrial arts of this country
Hartford: J.B. Burr & Hyde.: Chicago and Cincinnati: J.B. Burr, Hyde & Co., 1872. First Edition.
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1843 INDIANS 1ed History of Backwoods Ohio Shawnee French Indian War Frontier
"One of the best compilations of frontier narratives!" (Howes)
A.W. Patterson's "History of the Backwoods" is a rare, 19th-century account of frontier life in the American west. This book covers some of the earliest settlements in Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. Though, perhaps the best resource this book offers is the numerous accounts of interactions with Native American Indian tribes – tribes including the Massawomees, the Allegawe, Delawares, and Shawnees. Patterson also covers major battles in the French and Indian War.
Thomson says of this work:
"a rare book of Western History…a perfectly reliable narrative of events in the West arranged chronologically from the earliest discoveries of the French to Wayne's victory."
Item number: #17854
Price: $950
PATTERSON, A.W.
History of the backwoods, or, The region of the Ohio : authentic, from the earliest accounts, embracing many events, notices of prominent pioneers,… Read More

1561 Boemus Leges et Ritus Customs Asia Africa India Persia China America RARE

Johann Boemus was an early 16th-century German ethnographer who is chiefly remembered for his work 'Leges et Ritus', originally published in 1520. This work is an account of customs and laws of Africa, Asia, and Europe. This rare book includes
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a detailed history of Tartary including merchant and trade activity
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Persian soldiers – training and clothing
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"the strange ways" of India
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Lands that produce only white men
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Connections of law and culture
Editions subsequent to the 1542 edition include some of the first written observations of Americans, according to Sabin. This book was also important in that it was considered to have a direct influence on Sebastian Muenster's 'Cosmography'. (Lach, 336)
Item number: #20113
Price: $950
BOEMUS, Johann
Mores, leges, et ritus omnium gentium,
Lugduni, : Apud Ioan. Tornaesium, & Guliel. Gazeium., 1561.

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London: Printed by T[homas]. J[ohnson], 1664. The Origin of the Name California [LOBEIRA, Joâo de]. The Fifth Book of the Most Pleasant and Delectable History of Amadis de Gaule. Containing the first part of the most strange, valiant, and worthy acts of Esplandian son to Amadis de Gaule: as his strange sayling in the Great Serpent, the winning of his sword, the conques of the castle of the defended mountain: his warres with Armato King of Turky, his love to Leonorine daughter to the Emperor of Constantinople, with divers services done in her behalf. The besieging of Constantinople by the Turks and pagans, with their overthrow by the princes: his marriage with Leonorine, his investing in the empire of Greece. And lastly, his inchantment with divers other princes in the pallace of Apollidon devised by Urganda. London: Printed by T[homas]. J[ohnson]., 1664. First edition in English. Small quarto (7 x 5 1/4 inches; 176 x 133 mm). 136 leaves. A translation of "El libro primero de las sergas del muy… Read More

Two volume set in slipcase. Book covers like new, slight wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spines like new.
Jackets glossy and like new. Slipcase like new, sticker mark on side.
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Examining Brigham Young's legacy requires an understanding of his raw ambition and religious zeal. A formidable leader in both his church and country, Young's abilities coincided with the colonizing zeitgeist of nineteenth-century America. Thus, by 1877, some 400 Mormon settlements spanned the western frontier from Salt Lake City to outposts in Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, and California. As prophet of the LDS Church and governor of the proposed State of Deseret, Young led several campaigns for Utah statehood while defending polygamy and local sovereignty. His skillful and authoritarian leadership led historian Bernard de Voto to classify him as an "American… Read More

Glencoe, Illinois: The Free Press, 1960. First edition. Octavo. Original cloth and dust jacket (not price-clipped). Edgewear to dust jacket, particularly to foot of the front wrapper and spine, including a few small closed tears to jacket; some smudging and sunning to spine and jacket; faint sticker mark to rear wrapper; leaves bright and unmarked. A well-preserved first edition of Bell's most influential work; difficult to find in this condition. Near-fine in a very good-plus dust jacket.. First edition of Daniel Bell's (1919-2011) most influential work evaluating the changing intellectual life in the mid-twentieth century. Bell was a prominent American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor who once described himself as a "socialist in economics, a liberal in politics, and a conservative in culture." Bell began his career as a journalist and served as managing editor of The New Leader (1941-1945), labor editor at Fortune (1948-1958), and co-editor with Irving Kristol of The Public Interest… Read More

First edition; stated first printing. The book is in 'Like New' conditon. Author's full signature is on the first flyleaf page. The clipped dj (upper corner of front flap) , in a BroDart cover, wear at the top front corner and top of the spine.

1966 two volume hardcover set as pictured. This is a 1966 reprint of the 1874 second edition which was edited by the author's son. This is a nicely done reproduction in good condition. It appears to be number 969 of a limited edition. Includes histories of Kentucky and its individual counties to 1847 along with nearly five hundred biographical sketches, 84 portraits, a full color map of Kentucky and 70 other engravings. Other interesting inclusions are a list of Kentuckians who served in the American Revolution and facsimile signatures of famous Kentuckians. Bindings are firm. Blue buckram boards with gold stamping are lightly soiled but show minimal shelf wear. Head and tail bands. Number stamp on front endpaper. Upper right corner of foldout map and the page to which it is attached are wavy. Texts appear otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jackets. Price includes extra mailing charges due to weight. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OA5