Old Bookshelf: History
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Letter From the Secretary of the Navy, Transmitting Sundry Statements in Relation to the Privateer Pension Fund, Rendered in Obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 15tth Instant. March 28, 1820.
Washington, Gales & Seaton, 1820. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 19pp, folding chart. Tanned, foxed and lightly soiled. Includes a list of "Persons disabled on board Private Armed Vessels, to whom Pensions have been granted. Good.
-- Boeknummer: 002781
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23]
Trefwoorden: Pensioneers Military
Beautés de L'histoire Des États-Unis de l'Amerique Septentrionale Ou Précis Des Événemens les plus Remarquables...
Paris, Brunot-Labbe, 1817. Corners Worn. Hardcover. 507pp. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt tooling and lettering to spine, red leather spine label, 8 engraved plates. Light wear to edges, binding is tight, slit to upper backstrip neatly mended, owner's bookplate on front pastedown, 1/2 inch strip excised from top of title page, owner's name and date (1819) below. light foxing throughout. topography and physical description of the east coast states, customs and character of the inhabitants, the constitution. Very Good.
Boeknummer: 003989
USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 92]
Catalogus: Social History, Travel and Geography
Trefwoorden: Topography Description US "North America"0
The American Quarterly Review No. XV September 1830
Philadelphia, Carey & Lea, 1830. 1st Edition, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 248pp. ight wear, miderate soiling, contents age-toned and lightly foxed, binding is tight. Ten articles on ia wide assortment of issues, including historical, political, drama, Indians, and biographical. An 8 page catalog of Carey & Lea's publications is bound in at front. Good.
Boeknummer: 004490
USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.75]
Catalogus: Periodical, Literature and Fiction, History
Trefwoorden: Biography Politics History Drama
Current History, A Monthly Magazine of The New York Times - Volume VII, No. 3, 1918
New York, The New York Times Company, 1918. Soft cover. pp381-570. Decorative wraps. Chipping to spine, light soil to rear cover, text is yellowed but unmarked. Extensive reporting on the progress of the war, including the sinking of the Tuscania, Russia's withdrawal from the war, Germany's claim to Alsace and much more. Good.
Boeknummer: 002813
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 14]
Catalogus: American History, Military
Trefwoorden: "WW I" Europe "President Wilson"
Swiss Travel Almanac
Olten, Switzerland, Otto Walter, Limited, 1923. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Tan illustrated wraps. 111pp+120pp ads. Spotting and soil to cover and rear cover and 1/4 of backstrip missing, but contents are very clean and binding is sound. Includes calendar of events for 1923, suggestions for sights to see, background history of Swiss culture and activities. Many full-page photos in sepia and in full color. The 120 page appendix contains ads, most with photos, for resorts, hotels and other tourist attractions. Good.
Boeknummer: 001560
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23]
Catalogus: Travel and Geography, History, Ephemera
Trefwoorden: Tourism Vacationing Switzerland
The Yom Kippur War
Tel Aviv, Zohar Publishing Company Ltd. 1974. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 348pp. Paperback lightly rubbed, sound binding, clean text. History of the 1973 war by reporter Dan Ofry, who, himself, was wounded in the war. Very Good/No Jacket.
Boeknummer: 000534
USD 9.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.5]
Catalogus: Military, History
Trefwoorden: Israel "Golda Meir" IDF "Suez Canal"
A New and Improved School Atlas, to Accompany the Practical System of Modern Geography.
Hartford, Robinson & Pratt, 1831. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Soft cover. Yellow printed stiff wraps. 12 hand-colored maps and charts, one of which is double page. Covers heavily soiled, maps and charts lightly soiled, most soiling is in margins, occasional chipping to edges, atlas has folded vertically showing slight crease. Regional maps of the United States as well as South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the world. Maps are dated 1828-1830. Fair.
Boeknummer: 004706
USD 175.00 [Appr.: EURO 161]
Catalogus: Geography, History, Reference
Trefwoorden: Atlas Maps Geography Charts "Hand-Colored"
Das Alte Wunderland Der Pyramiden. Geographische, Geschichtliche Und Kulturhistoriche Bilder Aus Der Vorzeit, Der Periode Der Blüthe Sowie Des Verfalls Des Alten Aegyptens.
Leipzig, Otto Spamer, 1863. First Edition, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. 316pp. Text in German. Marbled paper over cloth library binding. Wear to edges, contents have occasional light foxing. 9 fo 12 color plates present, many additional black and white illustrations. Good/No Jacket.
Boeknummer: 002429
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23]
Catalogus: Travel and Geography, History
Centennial Celebration of the Town of Orford, N.H., Containing the Oration, Poems and Speeches, Delivered on Thursday, September 7, 1865, with Some Additional Matters Relating to the History of the Place.
Manchester, NH, Henry A. Gage, Printer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 145pp. Brown stamped cloth, gilt title. Spine faded, corners lightly rubbed, owner's name on front free endpaper, text is clean and unmarked, and binding is sound. Very Good.
Boeknummer: 003131
USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 46]
Catalogus: American History
Trefwoorden: "Town History" "New Hampshire"
Defending the Island; A Story of Bar Harbor in 1758
Boston, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1904. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 124pp. Pale grey boards, red, white and blue decoration, red lettering. Slight fade to spine, few light spots on rear cover, corners square, contents are clean and sound. Very Good.
Boeknummer: 001312
USD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 41.5]
Catalogus: American History, Children's
Trefwoorden: Maine "Mount Desert" Patriotic
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.
Boeknummer: 003540
USD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 55.25]
Catalogus: Illustrated, History, Travel and Voyages
Trefwoorden: Sailing Maritime
The Battle of Ball's Bluff
Leesburg, Virginia, Potomac Press, 1958. Limited Edition, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. 123pp. Grey cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. Book is clean and sound, spine sunned, contents are clean and unmarked. Very Good/No Jacket.
Boeknummer: 003052
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5]
Catalogus: American History, Military
Trefwoorden: "Civil War" Virginia Confederacy
The Great Metropolis. Phelps' New York City Guide...With Street Directory
New York, Humphrey Phelps, 1867. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Hardcover. 70pp. folding map. Purple cloth, gilt lettering. Fading to cover mainly to spine, corners lightly rubbed, text is sound with a very occasional spot, historical society bookplate on front pastedown, folding map has several tiny holes along folds, but map is in a very well-preserved condition, and is very attractive. The city's history, its institutions, its sights, 12 full page illustrations. Folding map measures 30 x 18 inches. 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 70pp. folding hand colored map, frontispiece. Purple cloth, gilt lettering. Fading to cover mainly to spine, corners lightly rubbed, text is clean with a very occasional spot, historical society bookplate on front pastedown, several tiny tears along map folds, and map is in overall very well-preserved condition. Overview of the city, its institutions, its history and its sights and 12 engraved illustrations. Folding map measures 30 x18 inches. Very Good/No Jacket.
Boeknummer: 004553
USD 450.00 [Appr.: EURO 413.75]
Trefwoorden: NYC Manhattan "The Battery" "Washington Square" "Five Points"
Heroic Willards of '76; Lif ena Times of Captain Reuben Willard
New York, William Morrow and Company, 1917. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 112pp. Tan wraps. Very light shelfwear, contents age-toned, clean and unmarked. Genealogical records beginning ins1775. Original printing from 1917, not a modern reprint. Very Good/No Jacket.
Boeknummer: 004466
USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 32.25]
Catalogus: American History, Social History, Reference
Trefwoorden: Genealogy "George Willard" Chronology "Family Tree"
Message from the President of the United States,Transmitting the Despatch of the United States Minister Resident at the Court of Naples,Relative to the Saving of the Crew of the American Barque Parana from Shipwreck By the Officers of the Neapolitan Navy
Washington, House of Representatives, 1856. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. 3pp. Lightly foxed. An interesting document commending the Neapolitan navy for rescuing the crew of the Parana, shipwrecked in the Gulf of Santa Eufemia near Calabria. Good.
Boeknummer: 002784
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5]
Catalogus: American History, Government and Politics
Trefwoorden: Maritime Italy
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