American History & Culture

Joseph S. Harris
£30.00

Harris and Smith: Collateral Ancestry

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PUBLISHERJoseph S. Harris, Philadelphia. George F. Lasher, Printer.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONIn good condition for age. A little general shelf wear to boards, a faint scuffed patch on front cover. Corners slightly bumped. Printed pages remain clear with very few noticeable marks. Small previous...

William A. Spalding
£20.00

History and Reminiscences Los Angeles City and County California

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PUBLISHERJ.R. Finnell & Sons.
BINDINGRed cloth boards 
BOOK CONDITIONGeneral shelf wear with bumping to corners and bottom of spine and some marks on panels. Marks...

Samuel Eliot Morison
£10.00

History of United States Naval Operations in World War II (Assorted volumes)

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The volumes we have are listed below, all priced at £10 each. Please contact the shop to order individual books. Vol III, The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931 - April 1942.   Vol IV, Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, May 1942 - August 1942.  Vol V, The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 - February 1943.  Vol VI, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, 22 July 1942 - 1 May 1944.  Vol VII, Aleutians, Gilberts and Marshalls, June 1942 - April 1944.  Vol VIII, New Guinea and the Marianas, March 1944 - August 1944.   Vol XII, Leyte, June 1944 - January 1945.   Vol XIII, The Liberation of the Philippines, 1944 - 1945.  Vol XIV, Victory in the Pacific, 1945

Audrey Scott
£15.00

I Was a Hollywood Stunt Girl

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The fascinating autobiography of Audrey Scott, whose career as a daring and skilful stunt performer ran from the silent-screen era until the late 1950's.

John M. Thomas
£40.00

Instructions in Learning Accurate Pistol Shooting

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PUBLISHERSamuel Usher, The Fort Hill Press, Boston.
BINDINGQuarter bound tan boards and red cloth spine. These encase what appears to be the original blue soft cover pamphlet publication.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general wear mainly to edges. Spine a little faded. Binding tight. Some possibly tea splashes to title pages...

Francis W. Hirst
£30.00

Life and Letters of Thomas Jefferson

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A comprehensive biography of one of the principal "Founding Fathers" of the United States of America.

James Spenser
£25.00

Limey: An Englishman Joins the Gangs

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PUBLISHERLongmans, Green and Co.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards with gilt lettering and design on spine. 
BOOK CONDITIONIn worn condition, boards are generally scuffed with bumped corners and some tearing and fraying around spine. Hinges split and weak, although all leaves are attached. Browning and foxing mainly affecting block edges...

Nancy R. Hiller
£25.00

Making Things Work: Tales From a Cabinet Maker's Life

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PUBLISHERPutchamin Press, Indiana.
BINDINGGrey cloth boards with black illustration and lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, little handled.
DUST JACKETJust a little slight shelf wear to...

Dennis Eisenberg, Uri Dan and Eli Landau
£20.00

Meyer Lansky: Mogul of the Mob

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PUBLISHERPaddington Press Ltd, New York and London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are just a little worn at edges. Foxing...

Audrey Kearns, Editor
£18.00

Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia, 1948

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A fascinating and exhaustively detailed record of Hollywood in the mid '40's.

Josephine Herbst
£25.00

New Green World

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PUBLISHERWeidenfeld and Nicholson.
BINDINGLight blue cloth boards with black lettering. Maps on endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear at edges, corners bumped. A few marks / patches of discolouration. Some slight browning, but printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETIntact but...

Fred W. McDarragh
£125.00

New York, N.Y. A Photographic Tour of Manhattan Island from Battery Park to Spuyten Duyvil

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PUBLISHERCorinth Books, New York.
BINDING
Blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn and faded at edges ans spine. Photographs ans text remain clear...

William H. "Bill" Jordan
£30.00

No Second Place Winner (signed copy)

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PUBLISHERW.H. Jordan, La. USA.
BINDINGNavy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and emblem.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have just a little shelf wear to edges, corners slightly bumped. Printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. Previous owner's home library sticker inside front cover.
DUST JACKETGenerally worn, with...

Mike Leadbitter, Editor
£25.00

Nothing But The Blues

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PUBLISHER-Hanover Books, London.
BINDING-Mid blue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITION-Some scuffing to edges of boards, corners slightly bumped. Printed pages and images remain clear with...

Sir Fisher Dilke
£110.00

Observer on Ranger: During the Races for the America's Cup 1937

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PUBLISHERHerbert Jenkins Limited, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Maps on endpapers. 
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn and quite faded at edges, a few marks. Binding secure. Printed pages and images remain largely clear and little marked.
DUST JACKETIn worn condition with tearing and creasing at...

Harold S. Vanderbilt
£120.00

On the Wind's Highway: Ranger, Rainbow and Racing

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PUBLISHERCharles Scribner's Sons, New York and London.
BINDINGIllustrated cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONProtected by it's slipcase, this book remains in good condition for age. Some wear, slight discolouration and a mark on spine. Binding secure. A little browning / foxing to block edges and outer leaves. Otherwise printed pages...

Laurence W. Martin
£45.00

Peace without Victory: Woodrow Wilson and the British Liberals

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An examination of the association between British Liberals and Woodrow Wilson during WWI, and the influence on subsequent US policy.

Walt Disney
£150.00

Progressland: A Walt Disney Presentation at the 1964-65 N.Y. World's Fair (poster and pamphlets)

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PUBLISHERWalt Disney.
BINDINGLarge folded paper poster and eleven paper pamphlets.
BOOK CONDITIONGood for age, poster has a little wear at very edges and creases. Colours bright. Pamphlets remain in good condition, little handled. 
DUST JACKETAll items preserved in a clear archival pouch.
EDITION1964-65.
DESCRIPTIONOriginal poster...

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