BETTMANN, OTTO L.

The Bettmann Archive Picture History of the World: The Story of Western Civilization Retold in 4460 Pictures

New York: Random House, 1978. 039441201X. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 039441201X. Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with 4460 drawings, photographs and reproductions. The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket shows mild wear, else near fine. FINE/VERY GOOD. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 223, (1) pp. Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21488

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 039441201x History Illustrated Books Art; Illustrated Books History Art, Antiques & Photography

BEVAN, EDWYN

German War Aims

New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1918. 1. Soft Cover. Signature above title..Stains on front cover . 71/2 x 41/2. 42 pp. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 24181

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Propaganda; Military History; World War One; History; Germany; History Military, Military History & Weapons Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

BIERMAN, JOHN

Napoleon III and His Carnival Empire

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. 0312018274. BOMC. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0312018274. Quarter bound in beige cloth over red boards, red lettering on spine, illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with B&W photographs and reproductions. Former owner's name and address written on ffep, else fine. Unclipped dust jacket badly sunned. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD+. Photographs. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xx, 439 pp. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 25695

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 0312018274 History Napoleon Napoleon III Biography France History Biography & Memoir Napoleon

BIGOT, CHARLES

Gloires Et Souvenirs Militaires

Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1894. 1st Edition. First Printing. Leather. Giraldon. Half bound in pebbled calf over marbled boards, spine in six comprtments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartment, gilt tooling in remainder, double gilt borders on covers, t.e.g, marbled endpapers. Illustrated with 24 full-page, full-color plates, with head and tail-pieces engraved by MM. Rougeron and Vignerot, after the watercolours of MM. Alfred Paris, Le Blant. Delort and Maurice Orange. The cover and the four frontispieces were executed by the same engravers, after the compositions and watercolours of M. A.Giraldon. Charles Bigot (1840-1893) was a French historian, teacher, and journalist who is best known for this work, Glories and Military Memories, a highly impressive and beautifully illustrated history of the French military. The volume was based on the memoirs of several French military heros; the canonnier Bricard, Marshal Bugeaud, Captain Coignet, d'Amédée Delorme, helmsman Ducor, General Ducrot, Maurice Dupin, Lieutenant-General the Duc de Fezensac, Sergeant Fricasse, the Abbé Lanusse, General de Marbot, Marshal Marmont Duc de Raguze, Charles Mismer, Colonel de Montagnac, Napoleon I, Marshal of Saint-Arnaud, Count Philippe de Ségur, General de Sonis, and Colonel Vigo-Roussillon. Text in French.. Corners and edges very lightly shelf-worn, else fine; unmarked, tight, square, and clean, with strong hinges and all illustrations bright aand fresh. An extremely nice copy. A large, heavy book - additional shipping charges may apply. NEAR FINE. Color Plates. 4to 11" - 13" tall. viii, 272 pp. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 28589

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History French History Memoirs; Napoleon Illustrated Books First Edition Fine Binding Illustrated Books History Military, Military History & Weapons

BILLARD, JULES B. (EDITOR)

Ancient Egypt Discovering Its Splendors

Washington DC: National Geographic, 1978. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. Inner front flap of dust jacket, now in Mylar, has completely separated. Dustjacket shows wear, rubbing and chipping. Otherwise, clean and tight. Color Illustrations & Photographs. Folio 13" - 23" tall. 256 pp. Near Fine in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 20743

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Ancient Egypt Illustrated Books; National Geographic Ancient Egypt Art; Architecture History Art, Antiques & Photography Architecture

BILLARD, JULES B. (EDITOR)

The World of the American Indian

Washington, DC: National Geographic, 1979. First Edition Thus. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Color Photographs. Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 399 pp. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 19149

Catalogue: Native American History

Keywords: Native American Culture National Geographic Illustrated Books; Illustrated Books History Art, Antiques & Photography

BIRMINGHAM, STEPHEN

Real Lace America's Irish Rich

NY: Harper & Row, 1973. 0060103361. Book Club Edition. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0060103361. Book Club Edition. Publisher's full off-white cloth with gilt lettering on spine, green endpapers, fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Head and heel of spine are lightly rubbed and spine is slightly cocked, front paste-down paper is rippled (binder's error), else unmarked, tight and clean. Dust jacket is faded on the spine and has some tiny chips and short tears on the top edge. VERY GOOD/ VERY GOOD-. Book Club Edition. B&W drawings and photographs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xiii, 322 pp. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 22801

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 0060103361 Irish History Irish in America American History Americana Social Life Social Customs History

BISHOP, JIM

The Day Kennedy Was Shot

New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. Book Club Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full grey cloth, black lettering on spine, fore-edge deckle, decorated endpapers. Volume shows only light shelf-wear, former owner's inscription on half-title. The unclipped dust jacket, now in Mylar, shows mild shelf-wear, slightly yellowed, else near fine. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD+ . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xv, 554 pp. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 14540

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History Biography; History Biography & Memoir

BISHOP, JIM

The Day Lincoln Was Shot

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955. -. 1. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in publisher's black cloth over green boards, gilt lettering on spine, fore-edge deckle, maps on endpapers. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Volume shows mild wear around spine, else fine. Unclipped dust jacket is chipped and worn, about 3/4 of spine missing. FINE/POOR. Book Club Edition. B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. viii, (iv), 308 pp. Fine in Poor dust jacket .

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Book number: 24861

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History Non-Fiction; Americana Lincoln Assassination Mary Surratt History Biography & Memoir Politics

BLACKFORD, LT. COLONEL W. W.

War Years with Jeb Stuart

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1946. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated with B&W photographs. W. W. Blackford was a Confederate army officer and civil engineer. A native of Fredericksburg who studied engineering at the University of Virginia, Blackford worked as acting chief engineer for the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. At the start of the American Civil War (1861–1865), he joined the 1st Virginia Cavalry and became an aide-de-camp for its commander, J. E. B. Stuart. He fought with the Confederate cavalry from the Seven Days’ Battles in June 1862 until the end of the war, suffering two wounds and being promoted to lieutenant colonel. After the war, Blackford worked for a railroad in Lynchburg, owned and operated a sugar plantation in Louisiana, and was a college professor in Blacksburg. He worked for the railroads again before retiring in 1890. His Civil War letters have been used by historians, and his memoir of the war was published in 1946 with an introduction by Douglas Southall Freeman. Blackford died in Princess Anne County in 1905. Gilt on spine and cover mildly faded, old small bookseller's label on fep, else near fine; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 322 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 29178

Catalogue: Military History

Keywords: Military History CIVIL War J.E. B. Stuart Jeb Stuart Cavalry; First Edition Memoirs History Military, Military History & Weapons Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

BLITZER, WOLF

Territory of Lies: The Exclusive Story of Jonathan Jay Pollard: The American Who Spied on His Country for Israel and How He Was Betrayed

New York: Harper & Row, 1989. 0060159723. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0060159723. Stated First Edition. Full blue cloth, silver lettering on spine, grey endpapers. Illustrated with eight pages of B&W photographs. The volume is inexcellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket shows only light shelf-wear, else fine. FINE/NEAR FINE. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xxvii, 336 pp. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 15204

Catalogue: History

Keywords: 0060159723 History Spying Journalism Politics Government History Politics

BOATNER, MARK MAYO

The CIVIL War Dictionary

New York: David McKay Company, 1959. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full black cloth, silver lettering and decoration on spine, maps on endpapers. Volume shows mild shelf-wear, cover very lightly soiled, else fine. VERY GOOD. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xvi, (ii), 974 pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 26378

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History CIVIL War Reference History Military, Military History & Weapons Reference

BOHLEN, P. VON

Das Alte Indien, Mit Besonderer Rucksicht Auf Aegypten. Erster Und Zweiter Theil.

Konigsberg`: Gebruder Borntrager, 1830. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full marbled paper cover, leather spine label with gilt lettering, all edges stained red. In German. Head and heel of spine and bottom edge are rubbed with some loss of marbled paper, light rubbing to covers, spine label is darkened and gilt is faded, light dust soiling to upper edge and to endpapers, a name, written in calligraphy, at top edge of front endpaper, moderate foxing throughout the book. GOOD+.. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. xiv, 496 pp. Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 19766

Catalogue: History

Keywords: India; Egypt; History; Books in German; German Language; History Travel & Adventure

BOHN, DAVE; DAVID BROWER (ED)

Glacier Bay: The Land and the Silence

San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1967. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Profusely illustrated with B&W and a few color photographs by Dave Bohn. The volume is in virtually perfect condition, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. The unclipped dust jacket, now in Mylar, has a few closed tears and some wear at the head and heel of the spine. A large, heavy book (five pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. FINE/GOOD.. B&W and Color Photographs . Folio 13" - 23" tall. 166 pp. Fine in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 29396

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Nature Natural History Glacier Bay Glaciers Alaska Photography Art, Antiques & Photography Photography Natural History

BOLLER, HENRY A.

Among the Indians: Eight Years in the Far West 1858-1866

Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company / The Lakeside Press, 1959. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt medallion on cover, fore-edge deckle, t.e.g. Illustrated with B&W frontispiece, maps and B&W illustrations.. Volume shows only very slight shelf-wear, else as new. FINE. The Lakeside Classics Series. Vol. 1959. B&W Illustrations. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. xxxix, 461 pp. Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 12216

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History American History American Indians American West; History Biography & Memoir