American History & Culture

The Record Changer, the American Magazine of Jazz, was a small independent and progressive monthly publication. Noted for it's vivid cover art.

The story of the transformation of Washington during the Civil War, written in a vivid novelistic style. A bestseller when published.

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PUBLISHERVictor Gollancz Ltd, London.
BINDINGOrange cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are worn and slightly faded at edges. Some foxing / browning to block edges and outer...

PUBLISHERSmall-Arms Technical Publishing Company, North Carolina.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards with gilt lettering, red block edges.
BOOK CONDITIONIn generally worn condition, boards are scuffed and discoloured. Binding secure. Slight browning to leaves, but printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. Small Chinese booksellers sticker inside back cover.

PUBLISHERThe Stackpole Company, Pennsylvania.
BINDINGTwo-toned green cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some general wear and fading to edges. Corners and ends of spine bumped. Binding secure. Some browning to outer leaves, but printed pages and images remain clear and little marked. 
DUST JACKETIn poor condition with extensive...

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PUBLISHERGay and Bird, London, and D. Appleton and Company, New York.
BINDING
Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally...

"A cyclopedia of everything pertaining to the care of the Honeybee."

PUBLISHERA.T, De La Mare Printing and Publishing Company Ltd, New York.
BINDINGQuarter bound blue and cream cloth boards Gilt lettering and design.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are in  generally worn condition commensurate with age. Scuffing and some fraying at edges and corners, discolouration and mainly small spot marks. Hinges a...

A comprehensive history of the first successful steamship line established after the Civil War.

PUBLISHERLongman's, Green and Co. New York, London, Toronto.
BINDINGTan cloth boards with black title patches and corners, gilt lettering
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with some scuffing and bumped corners. Hinges a little weak, but binding secure. Slight browning to leaves, otherwise printed pages and images remain largely...

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PUBLISHEROak Publications, New York.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are worn, with general scuffing and a creased and faded spine. 8cm tear on bottom of back...

PUBLISHERJonathan Cape, London.
BINDINGBlack cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONJust some slight shelf wear to very edges of boards. Block edges a little browned. Printed pages remain clear with few discernable marks.
DUST JACKETA little creasing around edges. Some faint scratching to gloss surface. Price clipped. Preserved in removable...

A history of the Circus in America, presented as a series of illustrated essays. Parallel text in English, German and French.

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PUBLISHERHoughton Mifflin Company, boston.
BINDINGGreen cloth boards. Pattered endpapers.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards are generally worn, with scuffing, fading and bumping to corners. Binding secure. Some foxing...

Originally written in 1605, an account of the doomed attempt of the conquest of North America by Hernando de Soto; as told to the author by a member of that expedition.

PUBLISHERStackpole Books.
BINDINGBrown boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONA little general shelf wear to edges of boards. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. 
DUST JACKETSome wear and slight fading to edges. Faint scratching and a few scuff marks to gloss surface and a...

PUBLISHERThe Great Western Railway.
BINDINGCard covered pamphlet bound with cord.
BOOK CONDITIONIntact but covers are in worn condition and foxed. The printed pages, images, fold out plan and map remain very well preserved for age, clear and little marked. Name written on back cover.
DUST JACKETNo.
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Written by a Professor of Mathematics of the US Navy. Subtitled "A Study of the Principles and Practice of Exterior Ballistics, as Applied to Naval Gunnery, and of the Computation and Use of Ballistic and Range Tables."