BROOKS, VAN WYCK

The Flowering of New England 1815-1865

Boston: Merrymount Press, 1941. Limited Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Illustrated by R.J. Holden. Covered in green cloth with embossed botanical print. Gilt lettering on spine. Very clean and tight. Original slipcase shows some shelf-wear. Sepia drawings. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xxi, 468 pp. Fine+ with no dust jacket .

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Keywords: American History New England 19th Century America History Travel & Adventure

BROOKS, VAN WYCK

The Flowering of New England

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1941. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by R. J. Holden. Limited edition (No. 285 of 1500 copies). Signed by the illustrator on the Limitation Page. Publisher's full green cloth with embossed oak leaves, gilt lettering on spine, top edge russet. Illustrated with 40 sketches by R. J. Holden printed in a warm russet. Black slipcase with printed paper label. Monthly Letter of the Limited Editions Club (January 1941, No. 129) laid in. The volume shows only the slightest shelf-wear, otherwise it is in virtually perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. The slipcase is solid, but shows some wear, with loss of the paper covering, at the heel of the spine and at the corners. NEAR FINE. The Limited Editions Club Series. Drawings. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xxi, 468 pp. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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BROWN, DEE

The American West

New York: Touchstone, 1995. 0684804417. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. ISBN: 0684804417. Publisher's glossy wraps. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Volume shows some shelf-wear. VERY GOOD.. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. 461 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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BRUSH, DANIEL HARMON

Growing Up with Southern Illinois 1820 to 1861

Chicago: The Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 1944. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt medallion and borders on cover, t.e.g, fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with sepia frontispiece portrait. Daniel Harmon Brush was born April 15, 1813, in Vergennes, Vermont. When he was 7, His family moved to Greene Co. IL. His father died same year. Daniel helped hold the homestead together for eight difficult years. His mother remarried and moved to Sangamon County. In 1828, Daniel moved to Jackson County to live with his older sister, Mary, who had married Alexander Jenkins. From 1837-47, Mr. Brush gained political experience working for Jenkins and Mr. Joel Manning. During the early 1850's, Brush saw the possibility of a town on the new IC railroad. He chose a location, gathered support, purchased land, and helped found the Carbondale in 1852. Daniel built the first business house, sawmill, bank and freight office, and was the first station agent. In 1854, the family from Murphysboro to Carbondale to live with his widowed sister-in-law, Jane. Daniel owned 10 acres where Brush School & later Carbondale Public Library were built. He had a fine new home built for his family and moved in July, 1857. On Sept. 24, 1859, Daniel and Julia became members of the newly built Presbyterian Church. Mr. Brush was a pious Christian, church-goer and strict Sabbath-keeper. During the Civil War, Daniel served with discipline, determination, and order. Col. Brush set such high standards that he was often considered stern and unsympathetic. At one point, the Colonel was arrested upon complaints from his enlisted men. He was cleared of all charges. Returning home, Brush established a law practice, a coal mine and newspaper. February 10, 1890, workmen tried to fell a tree near West Side School and the Brush mansion. In trying to help, Daniel tied a rope from the tree around his wrists. When the tree fell in an unexpected direction, Daniel Harmon Brush was catapulted into the air and slammed into the ground. Resulting injuries caused his death. In his later years, Brush enjoyed financial success and community respect, though he was considered quite a “character”. Gilt moderately faded, head of spine mildly worn, some foxing on endpapers and fore-edge only, otherwise fine; unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 42. Frontispiece portrait.. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. xxxii, 265 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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BRYANT, ARTHUR

A History of Britain and the British People: Volume One: Set in a Silver Sea: The Island Peoples from Earliest Times to the Fifteenth Century

London: Collins, 1984. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full red cloth, gilt lettering on black panel on spine, maps on endpapers. Illustrated with 15 full-page B&W photographs. Includes Introduction, Bibliography, Subject Index and Persons and Places Index. This is volume one in the three volume History of Britain by Sir Arthur Bryant. The volume is in perfect condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. FINE. A History of Britain and the British People Series. Vol. 1. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xxiv, (ii), 470 pp. Fine with no dust jacket .

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BRYCE, JAMES (1ST VISCOUNT BRYCE)

The American Commonwealth (Two Volumes, Complete)

Birmingham, AL: The Legal Classics Library, 1987. Special Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full black leather, spines in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder, blind-stamped border and gilt decoration on covers, a.e.g, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon markers bound in. James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce (1838-1922) was a British academic, jurist, historian and Liberal politician. He served as Chief Minister for Ireland and as Ambassador to the United States. Bryce is best known for his highly successful ambassadorship to the United States (1907–13) and for his study of U.S. politics, "The American Commonwealth," which remains a classic. These volumes are facsimilies of the edition of 1888, published by Macmillan and Co. in London and New York. Both volumes are in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW. The Legal Classics Library Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 26331

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BUCK, ADRIAAN DE

The Egyptian Coffin Texts (Volume VI - Texts of Spells 472-786)

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1956. First Edition. Copy. Soft Cover. Complete Velo-bound xerox copy of Volume VI of The Egyptian Coffin Texts comprising the texts of Spells 472 through 786. The titles are hand-written in marker on the spine. The volume is in perfect condition, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. Quite scarce. FINE. The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications Series. Hieroglyphic Texts. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 415 pp. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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BUCKLEY, WILLIAM F., JR.

A Hymnal: The Controversial Arts

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1978. First Edition. Second Printing. Hard Cover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 511 pp. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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BUNCH, LONNIE G. III; SPENCER R. CREW; MARK G. HIRSCH; HARRY R. RUBENSTEIN

The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden

Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000. 1560988355. First Printing. Soft Cover. ISBN: 1560988355. Publisher's glossy wraps. Profusely illustrated with B&W and color photographs and reproductions. Volume shows only light shelf-wear, else fine. NEAR FINE.. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 208 pp. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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BURLAND, C. A.

Montezuma: Lord of the Aztecs

NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1973. First Printing. Hard Cover. B&W Photographs. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. 269 pp. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Keywords: Aztecs Ancient History Biography; Ancient Aztecs Archaeology History History Book History Biography & Memoir Archaeology

BURNET, BISHOP GILBERT; SIR THOMAS BURNET (ED)

Bishop Burnet's History of His Own Time, from the Restoration of King Charles II to the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace of Utrecht, in the Reign of Queen Anne: To Which Is Prefixed a Summary Recapitulation of Affairs in Church and State, from King James I to the Restoration in the Year 1660; Together with the Author's Life, by the Editor and Some Explanatory Notes (Four Volumes, Complete)

London: J. Nunn; R. Priestley; M. Priestley, 1818. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Leather. Richly bound in half speckled calf over marbled boards, spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on burgundy labels in one compartment, elaborate gilt tooling in the remainder, t.e.g, fore-edges deckle, marbled endpapers. Gilbert Burnet (1643 – 1715) was a Scottish theologian and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was respected as a cleric, a preacher, and an academic, as well as a writer and historian. Burnet began his "History of My Own Time" in 1683, covering the English Civil War and the Commonwealth of England to the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713. The first volume was published in 1724, ending before the Glorious Revolution. In 1734 the second volume was published, taking the History to the Treaty of Utrecht. The work gives a sketch of the history of the Civil Wars and Commonwealth, and a detailed account of the immediately succeeding period down to 1713. While not free from egotism and some party feeling, it is written with a sincere desire for accuracy and fairness, and it has largely the authority of an eye-witness. The style, if somewhat lacking in dignity, is lively and picturesque. Thomas Babington Macaulay describes Burnet in relation to the king he served, William of Orange: "When the doctor took liberties, which was not seldom the case, his patron became more than usually cold and sullen, and sometimes uttered a short dry sarcasm which would have struck dumb any person of ordinary assurance. In spite of such occurrences, however, the amity between this singular pair continued, with some temporary interruptions, till it was dissolved by death. Indeed it was not easy to wound Burnet's feelings. His self-complacency, his animal spirits, and his want of tact, were such that, though he frequently gave offence, he never took it." [History of England, Vol. 2, Ch 7]. Preliminary pages mildly foxed, former owner's elegant signature and date ("18/9/01") on ffeps, otherwise unmarked, tight, square and clean. An extremely handsome set. VERY GOOD.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Keywords: History; England; Glorious Revolution; Cromwell; James I; Charles I; Charles II; James II; William of Orange; History Biography & Memoir Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

BURNS, MICHAEL

Dreyfus: A Family Affair, 1789-1945

NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. 0060163666. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0060163666. Quarter bound in publisher's orange cloth over blue boards, maps on endpapers, fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Includes extensive Notes, Bibliography and Index.. This is a new, unread, unmarked copy. Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition. AS NEW/AS NEW.. B&W Photographs. Thick 8vo 8" to 9" tall. 576 pp. As New in As New dust jacket .

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BURSTEIN, DAN (EDITOR)

Secrets of the Code: The Unauthorized Guide to the Mysteries Behind the Da Vinci Code

New York: CDS, 2004. 1593150229. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 1593150229. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xxv, 373 pp. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Keywords: 1593150229 History Religion Literature; History Religion & Mythology

BURTON, SIR RICHARD F.

The Jew, the Gypsy and el Islam

London: W. H. Wilkins (ed), 1898. 091302211X. Reprint. 1. Soft Cover. ISBN: 091302211X. AS NEW.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xx,354,(9) pp. As New with no dust jacket .

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BURTON, ANTHONY

The Orient Express: The History of the Orient Express Service from 1883 to 1950

Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc, 2001. 0785813527. -. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0785813527. Publisher's glossy, laminated boards, illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with B&W drawings and photographs. The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket shows mild shelf-wear. FINE/NEAR FINE. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 112 pp. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 26371

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Keywords: 0785813527 History Travel Illustrated Books