Ainsworth, William Harrison

The Tower of London; A Historical Romance

New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1903. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. George Cruikshank. 478pp. Marroon cloth, paper spine label, top edges gilt, 40 plates and 58 woodcuts by Cruikshank. Spine darkened and missing a 2cm piece from top of spine, spine label worn but mostly legible, text foxed but most plates not affected, owner's name on front free endpaper. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 001271

Catalogue: Illustrated, History

Keywords: Elizabeth Mary Northumberland Dudley Devonshire London Execution Cruikshank

George Washington Bicentennial Committee

George Washington: The Story of His Life

Philadelphia, Ketterlinus Litho. Mfg. Co. 1932. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Soft cover. Unpaginated, 24pp. 24mo. Illustrated wraps, stapled spine. Seven color illustrations. Light wear and soiling to covers, binding tight and contents clean. Published for the Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000291

Catalogue: Illustrated, American History, Americana

Keywords: "Bicentennial Commission"

Faians, David (Editor)

In War and Peace: Israel 1948-1968

Tel Aviv, Amihai Publishers Ltd. 1968. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover. Unpaginated but around 170pp. No date showing but probably 1968. Red velveteen covers, gilt lettering. Cover wear and soiling mainly to spine and edges, contents lightly toned, gift inscription glued to front pastedown. A pictorial overview of Israel's history from the War of Independence in 1948 to the Six Day War in 1967. Gripping photos of Israel's wars and their aftermaths. Text in Hebrew and English. Good.

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Book number: 000829

Catalogue: Illustrated, Military, History

Keywords: Palestine Sinai Jerusalem Haifa Jordan Egypt Ben Gurion Dayan Negev "Six Day War"

Parker, Captain H. and Bowen, Frank C.

Mail and Passenger Streamships of the Nineteenth Century; The Macpherson Collection with Iconographical and Historical Notes

Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1928. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. xxvii, 324pp, 16 color illustrations, 170 black and white illustrations. Tan buckram, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, rough-cut edges. Cover is clean and unworn, endpapers lightly foxed, a very occasional spot in margins, contents are overall very clean and sound, binding is tight, some pages still unopened. A very nice copy of a handsome publication. Dust jacket is heavily soiled, chipped and missing a large piece from rear panel. Very Good/Poor.

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Book number: 003540

Catalogue: Illustrated, History, Travel and Voyages

Keywords: Sailing Maritime

Tower, Roderick

The Defense of Fort Sumter

Charleston, South Carolina, Fort Sumter Hotel, 1938. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 39pp. 16mo. First Edition. Publication sponsored by The Fort Sumter Hotel. Light blue cloth over boards, folding map. Covers foxed but solid and unworn. Foxing to endpapers and a small chip to front pastedown, tiny slit along fold of map archivally tape-repaired. Interior is otherwise flawless and free of defects. A running commentary of the defense of Fort Sumter. A good historical record. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 000399

Catalogue: Illustrated, American History, Military

Keywords: Civil War "South Carolina" Confederacy