Category: History and Politics (unsorted)

Chester County Pennsylvania: Chester County Day

Price: $26.50

Publisher: West Chester, PA. West Chester, PA, Chester County Day : 1960

Seller ID: 18692

No defects. . Book published to commerate and celebrate Chester County day, the first Saturday in October. Filled with illustrations and bits of information about Chester County. . Trade PB. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 64 pages. L7
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Hoosier Caravan : a Treasury of Indiana Life & Lore

By: Banta, R. E. (editor)

Price: $31.50

Publisher: Bloomington, In, U. S. A.. Bloomington, In, U. S. A., Indiana University Press : 1975

Seller ID: 15079

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

No defects. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . This is a wonderful collection of 92 essays, fiction, poetry, history, and other pieces, all concerning the history and culture of the great state of Indiana. Each piece is written by an Indiana author, such as Booth Tarkington, Theodore Dreiser, James Whitcomb Riley, GeneStratton Porter, Ernie Pyle, Jessamyn West, Emily Kimbrough, Hoagy Carmichael, Kurt Vonnegut, and many others. This is the New and Enlarged edition. A handsome copy. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 620 pages. A6
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L'Histoire Des tats-Unis D'Amrique

By: Barbaroux, C. O.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Parrish, Dunning, & Mears : 1832

Seller ID: 21234

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket

Original binding and contents, one-quarter dark brown inlaid leather and brown boards. Extremities of cover are rubbed and worn in a few spots, owner name on ffep. Pages are foxed with light waterstaining, with all text quite readable. Binding is solid and tight, elaborate decoration and bright gilt titles to spine. . This is a history of the very young United States, up to the 1820s. Text is in French. The last 25 pages of the book consists of questions, in English, about what has been read. A handsome early history of the United States. Would be a fabulous gift for an American student of the...
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Historical Essays, 1600-1750, Presented to David Ogg

By: Bell, H. E. , Ed.

Price: $33.50

Publisher: London. London, A. & C. Black : 1963

Seller ID: 22990

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Jacket is lightly sunned at spine, light soil, now in mylar sleeve. Book is lightly tanned on two pages where something had been laid in. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. This is the first edition. . Eleven contributions in this Festschrift treating a variety of 17th and 18th century topics, along with a list of publications by David Ogg and an index. Ogg was a distinguished British historian. Book is in beautiful condition. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 274 pages. A4
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Economic Development in East-Central Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries

By: Berend, Ivan T. & Gyorgy Ranki

Price: $26.50

Publisher: NY. NY, Columbia Univ Pr : 1974

Seller ID: 22658

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

No defects. Brown cloth boards with green lettering and decoration, lacking the dust jacket. . Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . (Institute on East Central Europe Series) Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 402 pages. I2
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Engaging India: U. S. Strategic Relations with the World's Largest Democracy

By: Bertsch, Gary K. , et al

Price: $26.50

Publisher: Routledge : 1999

Seller ID: 17808

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

No defects. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Twelve essays analyzing India's relationship with the rest of the world, with particular emphasis on the U. S. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 284 pages. G6
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1884 History of Monroe County Indiana

By: Blanchard, Charles

Price: $80.00

Publisher: Knightstown. Knightstown, The Bookmark : 1978

Seller ID: 23972

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

Book has no defects. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. . Book was originally published in 1884, as History of Morgan, Monroe & Brown Counties. This is a facsimile reprint of part of the original publication. It is paginated as pages 371 to 677. Bound in brown cloth, the book is invaluable for genealogical research. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 307 pages. L4
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Le Mouvement Syndical En France 1871-1921: Essai Bibliographique

By: Brcy, Robert

Price: $29.00

Publisher: Paris. Paris, Mouton : 1963

Seller ID: 22906

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Ex-library book with ownership and other stamps, peeled spot on spine where a label was removed. Pages are otherwise bright, clean, and unmarked. . Bibliographic essay. Text is in French. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 217 pages. A1
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The South As a Conscious Minority 1789-1861: a Study in Political Thought A Study in Political Thought

By: Carpenter, Jesse T.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: U. S. Carolina Press : 1990

Seller ID: 22846

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

No defects in book or jacket, now in protective mylar cover. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Reprint of book original published in 1930. . Southern Classics Series Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 315 pages. I6
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A Chronology of the People's Republic of China from October 1, 1949

By: Cheng, Peter

Price: $26.50

Publisher: Littlefield, Adams & Co. : 1972

Seller ID: 18363

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Light rubbing to cover extremities. . Almost a daily chronology of important events. Each event is described in a sentence or short paragraph. Includes index. . Trade PB. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 347 pages. K4
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The Romance of Balboa Park

By: Christman, Florence

Price: $26.50

Publisher: Neyenesch Printers, Inc. : 1969

Seller ID: 17872

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

The author spent years volunteering for the Information Office in Balboa Park in San Diego, CA. She wrote this book to answer the most-asked questions, resulting in a surprisingly lengthy history book. A few of the pages are oddly faded, but the book is tight, solid, and square. The cover has a color photo of the park with a beautiful steepled building in the background. The cover is very slightly creased near the spine and on the corners. B/W photos. Tight, square, pages clean and bright. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by the author on first endpaper. 168p. . Trade PB. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Auth...
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Indiana University: Midwestern Pioneer. Vol. 2. in Mid-Passage

By: Clark, Thomas D.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Bloomington. Bloomington, Indiana University Press : 1973

Seller ID: 12952

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

A little faint spotting to top page ends, no other defects. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author to "Mr. Joe. " Blue cloth cover with bright gilt lettering and decoration to front cover and spine. 33 pages of plates, bibliography, index, 429p. . Second volume of author's history of Indiana University. A beautiful, collectible copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Signed by Author. E1
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Indiana University: Midwestern Pioneer. Vol. III. Years of Fulfillment

By: Clark, Thomas D.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Bloomington. Bloomington, Indiana U. Press : 1977

Seller ID: 20621

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Fine book in NF dust jacket. Very slight sunning to spine of jacket, slight stressing at extremities, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . The third volume of author's monumental history of Indiana University. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR; also SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY BELOVED INDIANA UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR HERMAN B. WELLS, both to Paul Marer, on first endpaper. Marer was former Professor, Indiana University. Illustrated by photographs. Er . Small 4to - 9" to 11". 678 pages. Signed by Author...
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The CIA under Reagan Bush & Casey: the Evolution of the Agency from Roosevelt to Reagan

By: Cline, Ray S.

Price: $31.50

Publisher: Washington DC. Washington DC, Acropolis Books : 1981

Seller ID: 21079

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

Jacket has small scrape near top edge, one-inch tear, lightly rubbed at extremities, now protected with acid-free polyester sleeve. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Book appears unread. . Author was former CIA Deputy Director for Intelligence and a former Reagan foreign policy advisor. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 351 pages. B4
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History of the Indiana Academy of Science 1885-1984

By: Daily, W. A. and F. K.

Price: $21.50

Publisher: Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Indiana Academy of Science : 1984

Seller ID: 21927

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

No defects. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Index, illustrated. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering and decoration. Gift quality. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 249 pages. F3
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A Documentary History of Communism: Two Volume Set Volume 1 Communism in Russia / Volume 2 Communism and the World

By: Daniels, Robert V. , Ed.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: I. B. Tauris : 1987

Seller ID: 32864

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine

No defects. Books are Fine, appear unread. . The most important documents relating to communism, in Russia and around the world. A must-have for those interested in the history of communism. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 889 pages. J1
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Lenin: Youth and the Future

By: Desyaterik, V. / Latyshev, A.

Price: $26.50

Publisher: Moscow. Moscow, Progress Publishers : 1977

Seller ID: 21687

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Very Good dust jacket

Jacket has light edgewear, age-toning, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Book discusses Lenin's contacts and cooperation with young people in twelve chapters. References, bibliography. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 242 pages. E3
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Spain and Her Rivals on the Gulf Coast

By: Dibble, Ernest F. / Newton, Earle W. , Eds.

Price: $21.50

Publisher: Pensacola, FL. Pensacola, FL, Historic Pensacola Preservation Board : 1971

Seller ID: 22183

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

No defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Seven papers treat aspects of the general topic, index, 31 plates. . Trade PB. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 143 pages. G4
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In Search of Gulf Coast Colonial History

By: Dibble, Ernest W. / Newton, Earle W. , Eds.

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Pensacola, FL. Pensacola, FL, Historic Pensacola Preservation Board : 1970

Seller ID: 22289

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

No defects. Pages are crisp, tight, book appears unread. . Proceedings of the First Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference. Five scholarly papers followed by Roundtable commentaries, bibliographies. Four pages of plates. . Trade PB. 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 127 pages. G6
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When Workers Organize: New York City in the Progressive Era

By: Dubofsky, Melvyn

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Amherst. Amherst, U Massachusetts Press : 1968

Seller ID: 18983

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

No defects in book or jacket, the latter now in fresh mylar sleeve. . Documents the struggles of New York City's unorganized workers to achieve union recognition during the Progressive Era. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 225 pages. J1
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Category: History and Politics (unsorted)