Baxter, William E.

America and the Americans

London, Gro. Routledge & Co. 1855. First Edition, 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 244pp. Half leather, marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine label. Cover worn, front cover detached but present, contents age-toned, text is clean. Much information on the American people, their country, their government and their customs and habits, during the author's travels in the United States. On the front free endpaper is the bookplate of former owner Henry D. Gilpin, who served as Attorney General of the Unted States under President Van Buren. Howes B-252. Fair.

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Book number: 003946

Catalogue: Religion, Social History, Travel and Geography

Keywords: "New York" "New England" South Slavery

Goodman, Paul

B'nai B'rith ; The First Lodge of England 1910-1935

London, The Lodge, 1936. First Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 63pp. Tan stiff wraps. Very slight corner crease, clean cover and interior. An overview of the Lodge's history. Laid- in is a a handwritten and SIGNED letter dated 18/4/37 from J.L. Freedman to a Mr. Perlzweig. A FIRST EDITION, not a recent reprint. Very Good.

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Book number: 002409

Catalogue: Religion, Social History

Keywords: London "Association Letter"

Pym, Michael

The Power of India

New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 317pp. Orange cloth, deckle edges, top edges orange, illustrated. Light wear to corners and spine ends, contents are clean and binding is tight. Dust jacket is chipped, moderately soiled, and has a few clean tears (longest is 2 inches), but is essentially complete with original price of $3.50. Life in India by an American journalist. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 001604

Catalogue: Religion, Social History, Travel and Geography