Basic Books, December 2022. Paper Back. A "gripping and poignant" (Wall Street Journal) account of the coming of the American Civil War, showing the crucial role of slaves who escaped to Mexico The Underground Railroad to the North promised salvation to many American slaves before the Civil War. But thousands..... More
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, April 2023. Hardcover. The dramatic story of W. E. B. Du Bois's reckoning with the betrayal of Black soldiers during World War I--and a new understanding of one of the great twentieth-century writers. When W. E. B. Du Bois, believing in the possibility of full citizenship..... More
Yale University Press, March 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volume set; First printings; Tight bindings; Clean, sturdy burgandy cloth boards (volume two slightly lighter in colour); Texts free of markings; Un-clipped dust jackets Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose; Jackets now housed in protective mylar to ensure further..... More
Simon & Schuster, November 1969. Book Club. Hardcover. Gently used w/ solid binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Good w/ some mild tears and edge-wear; An excellent reading copy. More
University of California Press, April 2006. Trade Paperback. The first indication of the prolonged terror that followed the 1906 earthquake occurred when a ship steaming off San Francisco's Golden Gate "seemed to jump clear out of the water." This gripping account of the earthquake, the devastating firestorms that followed, and..... More
International Marine Publishing, May 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. An epic story of one man's devotion to the American cause In October 1776, four years before Benedict Arnold's treasonous attempt to hand control of the Hudson River to the British, his patch-work fleet on Lake Champlain was all that stood between..... More
Folio Society, 1986. Cloth. Quarto in beige cloth covered boards with dark brown lettering along spine and dark brown stamped design centered upon front panel. Spine darkened.. Textblock top edge & fore-edge foxed & dust stained. In paper covered heavily foxed pictorial slipcase. [142 pages]. More
Simon & Schuster, March 2023. Paper Back. Ruth Bader Ginsburg's final book offers an intimate look at her extraordinary life and details her lifelong pursuit for gender equality and a "more perfect Union." In the fall of 2019, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg visited the University of California, Berkeley School of..... More
Pocket Books, July 1971. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Pocket mass market edition. Not abridged. Mild shelfwear. Slightly bowed spine. [1116 pages]. More
Orion Publishing Group, November 2001. Hardcover. More
Brockhampton Press, January 1998. Hardcover. The first edition of this now classic work truly broke new ground. It was the first reference work supported by full photographic evidence to cover in detail every aspect of the military uniforms, insignia and accoutrements of the German Army during the Third Reich. Now..... More
Oxford University Press, September 1989. Trade Paperback. In this book Lyons traces the outlines of four conflicting cultures which coexist in Ireland: Gaelic, English, Anglo-Irish and Ulster Protestant. He contends that their interlocking patterns form the basis of Ireland's continuing conflicts. The historical framework of the book is defined by..... More
United States Govt Printing Office, June 1988. Trade Paperback. More
University of Washington Press, 1970. Reprint. Cloth. Octavo. Red cloth covered boards with gold lettering. Blue end pages. Dust stains to boards. Bumped top corners front & back. Foxy/dust stains textblock edges. [328 pages]. More
Columbia University Press, January 1974. Reprint. Cloth. Octavo. In heavily foxed, discolored with edgewear and chipping. Front flap not clipped. Previous owner's name inked front DJ panel top right corner. Red cloth covered boards with black lettering upon spine. Foxing/dust stains top textblock edge. Some moderate staining to fore-edge. Previous..... More
Little Brown and Company, May 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Light dust staining on the top edge of the print block. Moderate shelf wear and light creasing on the jacket. More
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Pocket Books, May 1943. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. 2nd Pocket Book printing. {4' x 6 & 1/4'} Edgeworn with mild dust stains cover. Raspberry colored tint to textblock edges, slight fade.Verso to cover and first & second page pink. [124 pp.]. More
Amer Heritage Pub Co, June 1985. Trade Paperback. The assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary in 1914 triggered more than a monstrous war; it set off a revolution so violent that it reshaped the thoughts and affairs of mankind, perhaps for all time. Marshall's book is a clear one-volume history..... More
Stein & Day Pub, July 1982. Trade Paperback. In this fascinating look at Hitler's dictatorship. Leonard and Renate Heston research Hitler's medical history, including major illnesses of the gastrointestinal, nervous and circulatory system, to determine their historical consequences. They find evidence that Hitler's reliance on heavy doses of vitamins, steroids..... More
Mariner Books, June 1985. Trade Paperback. From Hitler's rise to power to the Japanese surrender on the deck of the Missouri in 1945, World War II is brought into sharp focus in this dramatic book. Over a third of World War II consists of eyewitness accounts, as Sulzberger emphasizes the..... More
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, August 1989. Oversize Softcover. A glorious collection of fiction, art, poetry, and protest from The Masses, the best radical magazine ever. More
Da Capo Press, October 2004. Hardcover. More
Taylor Publishing, September 2001. Hardcover. For all the heroism and military prowess shown on the battlefields of the Civil War, many of its key operations took place far from the front. Behind Enemy Lines exposes the hidden, often unknown initiatives of the War Between the States and brings their architects..... More
University of Tennessee Press, October 1983. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo. In dustjacket. Carmine colored cloth. Black and gold lettering on spine. First U.S. edition. Clean, unmarked interiors. No underlining. No notes. Signed by both authors, McDonough and Connelly on front free end page. James Lee McDonough also inscribed his signature..... More
John B. Alden, 1884. Cloth. 12mo. {5' x 6 & 3/4'}; Black cloth covered boards with scuff marks and scratches to cover. Gold lettering on spine. Dust stains textblock edges.Previous owner's name in ink front free end page. Sound binding. Tanning and a few stray stains to end pages. Internal..... More
