America: A Narrative History
New York: Norton, 1988. Illustrated in black and white. xvi, 1470, 142 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth with gold lettering. New York: Norton, (1988). Very good(+). More
New York: Norton, 1988. Illustrated in black and white. xvi, 1470, 142 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth with gold lettering. New York: Norton, (1988). Very good(+). More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1966. 2 volumes. Illustrated. Tall 8vo, maroon cloth, lightly worn d.w. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1966. Second printing of the 3rd edition. Near fine in very good dust wrappers. More
U. S. Government Printing Office, 1944. Original Poster. Offset Lithograph. 26.75 x 19 inches. WWII poster advertising War Bonds as part of the Sixth War Loan drive. In patriotic red, white and blue it shows Uncle Sam charging into battle with rifle and bayonet. With folds as issued. Some fraying in the lower left margin but otherwise in good condition. Official U.S. treasury poster. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995. Several maps, color and black & white illustrations throughout. xiii, 348 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1995). Third printing with corrections. A fine copy. More
New York: Harcourt, 1938. 2 Volumes. Illustrated in black and white. xxiv, viii, 1072 pages. 8vo, red cloth with gold spine lettering (spines sunned, few spots). New York: Harcourt Brace, (1938). Page edges toned and lightly spotted -- internally clean and tight. A very good set. Volume I: 1889-1919. Volume II: 1920-1936. Edited with introductory notes by Ella Winter and Granville Hicks. With a memorandum by Carl Sandburg. More
New York: New York University Press, 1965. xxxii, 324 pages. 8vo, black cloth with gold lettering, d.w. (spine sunned, lightly edgeworn, lightly spotted). New York: New York University Press, (1965). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. Translated by R. K. Webb. With a Note by Fritz Stern. More
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2015. Illustrated in black and white. xxi, 340 pages. 8vo, green boards with white lettering, d.w. (creased at front). New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (2015). Two pages heavily penciled in margins, text unobstructed. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. Illustrated in black and white. 494 pages. 8vo, tan cloth-backed boards, d.w. (lightly edgeworn). New York: Simon & Schuster, (1989). A very good(+) copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Norwalk: Easton, 2003. Color illustrations, 562 pages. 8vo, full black morocco, ornately gilt spine and covers, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (2003). Fine. Signed on the limitation page and on the certificate of authenticity. More
New York: Viking, 1966. Volume 2 ONLY. xvi, 491 pages. 8vo, red and blue cloth, d.w. (adhesive residue at spine, some edgewear and scuffing). New York: Viking Press, (1966). Adhesive residue at covers and endpapers, library stamps at front free endpaper and page edges -- otherwise internally clean. Very good(-) in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Foreword by General Omar N. Bradley. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1968. Illustrated in black and white. xvi, 205 pages. Small 8vo, black cloth with red and gold lettering, d.w. (lightly edgeworn). New York: Harper & Row, (1968). Page edges lightly spotted -- internally clean and tight. Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Norwalk: Easton, 2002. Tall 8vo, full brown morocco, ornately gilt covers and spine, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, ( (2002). Fine. More
New York: Truman Talley, 1987. Illustrated in black and white. xiii, 700 pages. Thick 8vo, white cloth-backed boards, d.w. (spine sunned). New York: Truman Talley, (1987). Several pages at front and rear dampstained, few pages water warped. Very good in a very good dust wrapper. More
Norwalk: Easton Press, 2002. Tall 8vo, full brown morocco, ornately gilt covers and spine, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (2002). Fine. Signed on the limitation page and on the certificate of authenticity. More
London: Robert Horne, 1684. Small 8vo, full old brown polished calf with gilt-lettered spine. The First Part. Written in the time of the Late Wars. [2], 221 pages. London: Printed by T. N. for Henry Herringman, 1684. BOUND WITH: The Second Part... Corrected & Amended. [2], 223-412 pages. London: Printed by T. H. for T. Sawbridge, 1684. AND WITH: The Third and Last Part. [2], 254 pages. London: Printed for Robert Horne, 1684. Very good. Second edition of the complete..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1977. With an introduction by Eugene Ionesco. 34 illustrations plus a 16-page section in full color, 206 black & white illustrations. 258 pages. 4to, black cloth, pictorial d.w. (slightly sunned, worn at head of spine). New York: Harry N. Abrams, (1977). Some penciling on the last page, otherwise internally pristine. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Translated from the French by Michael Fineberg. More
New York: Scribner, 1898. Volume I only. Illustrated in black and white. xv, 324 pages. 8vo, blue cloth with gold lettering, top edge gilt. New York: Scribner, 1898. Lightly scuffed at rear, lightly toned, internally clean and tight. Very good(+). More
Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars, 2017. Black & white illustrations. xv, 172 pages. Slim 8vo, black cloth with gilt lettering at the spine, pictorial d.w. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, (2017). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. With essays by Caroline Archer, Jack Mockford, Rathna Ramanathan, Rosa Smurra, Daliah Bond, and Geraldine Marshall. More
Tubingen: Ernst Wasmuth, 1995. Preface by Lutz Ilisch. Illustrations of hundreds of coins. 105 pages. Thin folio, tan printed wrappers; small stain bottom of front cover. Tubingen: Ernst Wasmuth, (1995). Internally fine, a near fine copy. More
New York: Dutton, 1980. Foreword by Robert Coover. 8vo, cloth backed boards. New York: Dutton, (1980). First Edition. Fine. More
Tehran: 1973. 48 tipped in plates. 117 pages (introductory essays reproduced in Persian at rear of book). 4to, blue cloth, d.w.; inner front hinge cracked, but sound, dust wrapper chipped along some edges. Tehran, (1973). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper of this scarce title. More
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1991. Introduction by Martin, with 3 texts by Man Ray. Illustrated with 347 duotone plates. 256 pages. 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers (spine rubbed and slightly toned). New York: Thames and Hudson, (1991). Third printing. A near fine copy. More
Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2015. Color and black & white reproductions throughout. xiii, 221 pages. Large 4to, matte pictorial boards with a blue cloth section at the rear. Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum, (2015). A fine copy. With essays by Alessandro Cecchi, Dominique Cordellier, Marzia Faietti, Yvonne Szafran, Sue Ann Chui, Sanne Wellen, and a contribution by Marcia Steele. More
New York: Harper, 1960. Edited by Allan Nevins. xv + 233 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper chipped and worn. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1960). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Foreign policy speeches of John F. Kennedy. More
New York: Thames & Hudson, 1994. With 370 illustrations, 220 in color. Large 4to, black cloth with gilt lettering and cover emblem, pictorial d.w. (slightly edgeworn). New York: Thames & Hudson, (1994). Lefkowith's signature and inscription at the half-title page. Tiny dent at the bottom of the front board, otherwise a fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Thank you for sending me the book in exceptionally nice condition, as well as in such careful packaging. I'll be happy to order from you again.
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