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Once Upon a Secret
por Mimi Alford
Mimi Alford lives in western Massachusetts with her husband, Dick. Together they have seven grandchildren. This is her first book.
Traitor To His Class
por H W Brands
H. W. BRANDS is the Dickson Allen Anderson Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. The author of Andrew Jackson, Lone Star Nation, and The Age of Gold, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for biography for The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. He lives in Austin, Texas.
Grant
por Ron Chernow
Ulysses S. Grant’s life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and an inept businessman, or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War. But these stereotypes don’t come close to capturing him, as Chernow shows in his masterful biography, the first to provide a complete understanding of the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency.
Before the Civil War, Grant was flailing. His business... Leia mais sobre este item
The Passage Of Power
por Robert a Caro
For his biographies of Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson, Robert A. Caro has twice won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, has three times won the National Book Critics Circle Award, for Best Nonfiction Book of the Year and for Best Biography, and has also won virtually every other major literary honor, including the National Book Award, the Gold Medal in Biography from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Francis Parkman Prize, awarded by the Society of American Historians to the book that best...
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American Biography Livros e Colecionáveis
William James Bryan: Memorial Addresses, In the Senate of the United States May 2, 1908 and in the House of Representatives May 3, 1908
por Unknown
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1909. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. Thin 4to. Very good- in black cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board. Minor bumping to spine ends and corners. Light discoloration to exterior. Lovely floral end pages. Frontispiece with intact tissue guard. Text is clean and bright. 94 pages. American Biographical History. BIO208161.
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€ 23,67
I Myself
por O'Connor, T.P. [Elizabeth Paschal O'Connor]
New York: Brentano's, 1911. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Presentation copy signed by the author "To J.A. Wassermann with affection from his mothers dearest friend Bessie O'Connor. May 13th 1911." This is the autobiography of Elizabeth Paschal O'Connor (1850 - 1931), who was the wife of Tay Pay O'Connor, Irish politician and journalist. She grew up in Texas and was raised primarily by an enslaved woman. She published several books including "My Beloved South," a memoir addressing race relations and...
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€ 71,01
Proceedings of the Senate and Obituary Addresses on the Occasion of the Death of Hon. David A. Nagle, A Senator >From the Second District of Pennsylvania
por [Nagle, Donald A.]
Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1878. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Thin 8vo. Very good in dark black cloth covered boards with gilt title and illustrations to front board. Minor rubbing and fading to boards. Interior is clean and bright with frontispiece and tissue guard. American History. AMEBIO210291.
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€ 23,67
A John F. Kennedy Memorial Miniature
por John F. Kennedy
New York: Random House, 1966 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. 4 miniature volumes in slipcase; spines are sunfaded; all have po stamp on copyright page; o/w books are clean & tight; slipcase worn at corners and has some scuffs, but no tears.
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€ 18,94
How Washington Prayed
por William J. Johnstone
New York et al: Abingdon Press, 1932 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG in VG DJ; blue boards, gilt lettering with beautiful bright gold embossed cameo of Washington on front board; epp lightly tanned, edges lightly foxed, po stamp on ffep; o/w clean & tight; DJ is soiled, now in protector, tiny open tears (1/4" or less) at top and bottom of spine.
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€ 33,14
Appleton Cyclopaedia of American Biography
por James Grant Wilson/John Fiske (Editors)
6 volume set as pictured. All volumes leather bound with stamped spine. Boards are very worn and detached or loose in all volumes, Front board missing from volume 5. All volumes have been partially repaired with clear tape. Marbled endpapers missing from several volumes. Text block binding solid in all volumes. Text block with marbled edges. Text is age tanned but appears unmarked. Many tissue protected illustrations. Your purchase helps support our small village library s B3
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€ 94,68
The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln
por Frederick Meserve and Carl Sandburg
Harcourt, Brace & Company, Inc., 1944 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Signed by both authors on the title page. No jacket other than remnants of the flap that have been pasted to the ffep. There is also a rusty paperclip scar affecting 4 pages (2 front and back) more or less. Slipped inside the book is "A souvenir of the Meeting of The Civil War Round Table of New York November 1, 1953" and a personal letter handwritten and signed by Meserve, dated 1953. The souvenir...
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€ 426,06
Courageous Calling: A Biographical Novel
por Seramur, Clare Simone
New York, Washington, Hollywood: Vantage Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. SCARCE. A biographical novel about Mother Elizabeth Seton. Seton (1774-1821) was the first natural born United States citizen to be canonized by the Catholic church. She converted to Catholicism in 1805 after the death of her husband, with whom she had five children. Her legacy includes founding the first Catholic girls' school and founding the religious order,...
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€ 71,01
The Governor Takes a Bride: The Celebrated Marriage of Cora English and John R. Tanner, Governor of Illinois. 1897-1901
por Trutter, John Thomas and Edith English
Carbondale, IL: Illinois State Historical Society, 1977. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hard Cover. Signed. Near Fine in a Near Fine pink marbled dustjacket. Minor fading to spine of dust jacket. Signed by both authors on the front flyleaf. American Biographical History. BIO1/1282.
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€ 23,67
The White House Years (Two Volume Set); Mandate for Change: 1953-1956 and Waging Peace: 1956-1961
por Dwight D. Eisenhower
Signed limited edition. Matching set, both volumes #1276 of 1500. Signed "Dwight D. Eisenhower" on tipped in blank following colophon page. Mandate for Change is copyright dated 1963 and stated Limited Edition, Waging Peace is copyright dated 1965 and stated First Edition.Both books are in Near Fine condition, with only visible fault some very light foxing beginning on top of page edges near spines of both volumes.Both slipcase corners lightly bumped/worn. Top of Mandate for Change slipcase has prior...
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€ 1.798,92
Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush
por Jon Meacham
Stated First Edition. Complete number line.
Book is in Near Fine condition, with very light bumping to cover corners. Text pages clean and tight.
Dust jacket is in Very Good+ condition, with very light edgewear to jacket. Corners very lightly bumped.
Book is in Near Fine condition, with very light bumping to cover corners. Text pages clean and tight.
Dust jacket is in Very Good+ condition, with very light edgewear to jacket. Corners very lightly bumped.
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€ 33,14
James Madison - The President (1809-1812)
por Irving Brant
Indianapolis & New York: Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1956 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. red boards with gilt lettering; top edge red; bottom corners lightly bumped, o/w near fine - clean & tight.
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€ 189,36
Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches
por Ronald Reagan
Part of the Library of the Presidents collection. Book is in Near Fine condition. Couple of small soil marks at top of front cover. Easton Press bookplate has been placed inside front pastedown and has prior owner's name on it. Includes Collector's Notes page laid in. Some very light foxing beginning in endpapers. Text pages clean and tight, feel unread.
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€ 170,42
Biographical Memoirs of the Illustrious General George Washington, Late President of the United States of America, and Commander in Chief of their Armies, during the Revolutionay War
por [Corry, John]
New Haven: Sidney's Press for I. Cooke & Co, 1811. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Uncommon early edition, which was originally published in London in 1800. It is said to be the first biography of Washington, and also includes a reprinting of his farewell address. The author, John Corry, published most of his works anonymously. Born in Ireland, he worked as a topographer and journalist as well as an author of histories such as this one. Dedicated to the youth of America. In marbled paper covered...
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€ 236,70
From the White House Inkwell; American Presidential Autographs
por John M. Taylor
Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co, 1968 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. VG in Good DJ (DJ lightly chipped at top of spine & corners) Text clean & tight, boards very lightly bowed.
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€ 18,94
Proceedings of the Senate and Obituary Addresses on the Occasion of the Death of Hon. David A. Nagle, A Senator >From the Second District of Pennsylvania
por [Nagle, Donald A.]
Harrisburg: Lane S. Hart, 1878. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Thin 8vo. Very good in dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt title and illustrations to front board. Minor rubbing and boards and fading to spine. Small spot of soiling to front board. Interior is clean and bright with frontispiece and tissue guard. 51 pages. American History. AMEBIO/031912.
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€ 23,67
Action of the Constitutional Convention of Virginia Following the Wounding and Death of President McKinley September, 1901
Richmond & Lynchburg: J. P. Bell & Co., 1901 Book. Fair. Hardcover. Stapled w/flexible cloth covered boards, fair+ condition. Staples are detaching from cloth, cloth soiled around edges, inside clean and bright, tissue over front is intact.
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€ 23,67€ 18,94
Bernard DeVoto: A Preliminary Appraisal (1st Edition)
por Mattingly, Garrett
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 12mo. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket with dark blue title to front panel. Minor fading to edges and spine of dust jacket. Small ex Libris stamp of Lawrnce Spivak on front flyleaf. American History. AME211011.
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€ 23,67
Centenary Celebration Commemorating the Birth of General Ulysses Simpson Grant 1822-1922
por Deisler, Geo. F. & Shepard, Lee
Cincinnati, OH: Court Index Printers, 1922 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. VG+ Official Program & Souvenir Book of U.S. Grant birth centenary in Point Pleasant (Apr 27, 1922) Bethel (April 28) and Georgetown, Ohio (April 29th) back cover scuffed, interior clean & tight; full page pictures of President Harding, Gen John Pershing & Governor Harry Davis.
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€ 189,36€ 151,49
A Narrative of the Life of James Monroe with a Chronology
por Daniel Preston
Greenwood Pub Group, 2001 Book. Very Good. Stapled Wraps. 54 pp. Small spot where price-sticker was removed from rear cover, o/w clean and tight.
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€ 9,47
The Measure of Our Days. Writings of William F. Winter
por Winter, William F; Edited by Andrew P Mullins Jr
Mississippi: William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, University of Mississippi, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author. Fine in grey cloth boards with silver title to spine. Pristine. In grey illustrated dust jacket with black title to spine. 228 pages.
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€ 23,67
Memorial of Elisha Lord Cleaveland
por Unknown
New Haven: Thomas H. Pease, 1866. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. SCARCE. 8vo. Grey paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Spine missing. Minor chipping to edges of wrappers. Front signature is loose but otherwise binding remains tight. Interior is clean and bright. 70 pages. AMERBIO/022218.
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€ 23,67
Matthias Nicolls, 1626-1687
por Nicoll, Delancey
New York, 1915. Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback. An address given before The Society of Colonial Dames of the State of New York, on January 21 1915. Grey side stapled paper wrappers with black title ot front wrapper. Interior is clean and bright. AMBIO/022218.
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€ 18,94
The Inaugural Address of Andrew J. Bacon, Mayor of Chelsea, to the City Council, January 5, 1880
por Bacon, Andrew J
Chelsea: H. Mason and Son, 1880. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. SCARCE. Very good in beige paper wraps with black title to front wrapper. Minor chipped and creasing to corners. Text is clean and bright. 34 pages. American History. Massachusetts. MA309251.
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€ 11,36
Virginia Born Presidents
por Garland Pollard
American Book Co., 1932 Book. Good. Hardcover. Blue cloth. Good/none..
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€ 42,61
