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Manchester Center, Vermont: Shires Press, 2010. Fine condition. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips. NO tears. NO fading. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Local history of Pownal, Vermont. Illustrated with maps, old prints, document facsimilies, photos. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original… Ler mais sobre este item

Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2006. SIGNED by the AUTHOR on a presentation bookplate affixed to the front inside cover. The bookplate is imprinted with the name, "Captain Robert J. Brennan, Commanding Officer Charleston Naval Weapons Station," and with the author's name, and title: "Mayor, City of Goose Creek." Appears to be a SIGNED presentation copy to Commander Brennan… Ler mais sobre este item

Columbia and London: University of Missouri Press, 1997. INSCRIBED / SIGNED and dated ("11/7/97") by the AUTHOR directly on the front free endpaper. Very Good condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket. Two pinholes to the front. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. With 36 pages of illustrations. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and… Ler mais sobre este item

Georgetown, South Carolina: Georgetown County Historical Society Still SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic shrinkwrap. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. PERFECT CONDITION. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Text and photographs by Alberta Morel Lachicotte (42 full-page photos per rear… Ler mais sobre este item

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Moravian Press, 1951. A beautiful copy of the 1951 edition that appears unread. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NOT priced or clipped. NO chips, creases, rubbing. The jacket is protected by a removable Demco clear-plastic sleeve. Bright and shiny. Square and tight. Brief gift note. Pages are otherwise fresh, crisp, clean and… Ler mais sobre este item

Essex, Connecticut: Verbatim Books, 1985. Appears unread. Very Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean -- apparently never read. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown cloth. From the dust jacket: "Here… Ler mais sobre este item

Young Publications, 1969. Very Good condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Maine Heritage Series, Book One. Softcover (stapled wraps). NO RUST. Illustrated with photos of settler tools and artifacts, a facsimile of the first American deed,… Ler mais sobre este item

Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc, 1999. NEW and unread in PERFECT condition. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. Preface by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., with bibliograpical notes of this 7th edition as well as earlier… Ler mais sobre este item

London: George Prior Associated Publishers Ltd, 1974. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (price clipped). Spine of jacket is uniformly sunned, as often, but all lettering remains clear and distinct. NO chips or creases. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Previous owner's blindstamp on the… Ler mais sobre este item

Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing Library, 2001. BRAND NEW in PERFECT CONDITION. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original pictorial boards. From the rear cover: "Beverly Shores, Indiana, is a small resort community clustered… Ler mais sobre este item

Taunton, Massachusetts: Old Colony Historical Society, 2007. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the half title page (his signature and "Dec. 5, 2007" only, NOT personalized to anyone). SIGNED copies are SCARCE, especially of this RARE 2007 FIRST PRINTING. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition with only a bit of mild shelfwear to the… Ler mais sobre este item

East Greenwich, Rhode Island: Rhode Island Pendulum, 1977. Very Good condition. Moderate wear to the cover. Flat, uncreased spine. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Profusely illustrated -- photos, prints, diagrams, etc. Bibliographical references. Bound in the… Ler mais sobre este item

Oxford (UK) & New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. This copy is from the library of Eric M. Hilton (1933 - 2016), American heir, hotelier, philanthropist and Former Vice Chairman of Hilton Hotels Corporation. There are two ownership indications laid-in the book: 1) a letter from the University of Houston presenting this book to him, and 2) a… Ler mais sobre este item

Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, Inc, 1994. Near Fine condition. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Hinges are perfect. This is the 1994 edition. About a dozen names highlighted on a few pages only (e. g. Harper, Estis, Cathey, Cunningham, Gwin). Most pages are clean and… Ler mais sobre este item

San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company, 1976. Very Good condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. Photographic reproductions by Ron Corbell and Jarl Johnson. American Revolution Bicentennial. With about 125 illustrations (maps, portraits, buildings, vintage documents, etc). 1976. "Limited Edition" so stated. … Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Pageant Press, 1953. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the front free endpaper. This 1953 first edition is incredibly SCARCE, especially when SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Brief gift note. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($3.00). The jacket has several short closed edge tears that… Ler mais sobre este item

Urbana & Chicago: The University of Illinois Press, 1993. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the half title page. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Appears unread. Near Fine condition (only light shelfwear to the corners of the cover). Flat, uncreased spine. Bright and shiny. NO chips, tears, or fading. NOT a library discard.… Ler mais sobre este item

Cape Girardeau, Missouri: Ramfre Press, 1972. Signed by the Author ("Best Wishes" and her signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Near Fine condition. Bright and shiny. Square and reasonably tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Author's ink stamp at the rear pastedown endpaper. All other pages are… Ler mais sobre este item

Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, and Co, 1853. NOT a library discard. Cover is in Good condition only -- worn and dampstained. Spine ends frayed. Cracks to outer hinges (neatly reglued). Inner hinges are perfect. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Very Good internally. Blindstamp of "James P. Walker, Bookseller, Lowell" on the front free endpaper. "Prop. of… Ler mais sobre este item

Harlow Publishing Co, 1933. NOT a library discard. Good condition only. A solid reading/reference copy. The rear cover of this book has been exposed to moisture causing the cloth to bubble a bit and there is a dampstain in the margin only of pages at the end. NO text or illustrations are affected so this is… Ler mais sobre este item