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The Life of George Stephenson and of His Son Robert Stephenson; comprising also a history of invention of railway locomotive.

Smiles, Samuel, · 1868 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Harper, 1868. G ex-library. Biographies of George Stephenson and his son Robert as well as early information on the railway locomotive. Tissue guard. foxed on frontis, damp stain at top, library markings. Rust colored binding.

Masters of Chaos: the secret history of the Special Forces.

Robinson, Linda, · 2004 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Public Affairs, (2004). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Inside story of America's elite troops in action from end of Vietnam to their preeminence today on frontlines against. terrorism around the world. Robinson gained access to their closed world & traveled with them on the ...

Arms & Equipment of the Civil War.

Coggins, Jack, · 1983 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,236)

NY, Fairfax, (1983). 2nd ptg. VG in G DJ. Fascinating account of types of weapons & equipment used by both the Blue and Gray along with over 500 illustrations. DJ edge wear.

Conduct Becoming to a Woman: bolted doors and burgeoning missions.

Magalis, Elaine, · 1973 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

Cincinnati, OH, Women Div Global Ministries, (1973). VG PB. Early missionary work by women.

Life in Victorian England: English Life series.

Reader, W. J., · 1967 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

NY, Capricorn, (1967). Reprint. VG PB. Recreates life in Victorian England with lavish use of contemporary resource materials including quotations & illus. to show how England was changing from a rural to an urban culure, from an agricultural to an industrial nation. Edge wear.

Celtic Britain and Ireland, AD 200-800: the myth of the Dark Ages.

Laing, Lloyd & Jennifer, · 1990 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, St. Martins, (1990). VG in VG DJ. Recent discoveries by archaeologists and historians have radically alter the traditional view of the Dark Ages as a. period of anarchy and violence.

The Jewels and Objects of Vertu of the Honorable Clare Boothe Luce: auction New York, Tuesday, April 19, 1988.

Sotheby's, · 1988 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Rosemont, NJ, Village Craftsmen Inc., (1988). VG in VG DJ. Photos of articles auctioned by Sotheby's in 1988 and also photos of Luce, Ambassador to Italy, and wife of Henry Luce. editor-in-chief of Time magazine.

The Nose: a profile of sex, beauty, and survival.

Glaser, Gabrielle, · 2002 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Atria, (2002). 1st ptg thus. VG in VG DJ. It's amazing what a simple scent can conjure: childhood memories, a change in season, a holiday. Remainder mark.

Hope Victoria at the Helm: a story of a 20th century church school.

Huntley, George Ezra, D.D., · 1926 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Revell, (1926). VG. Red binding with black decoration & lettering. Sl extremity wear.

The Story of Fabian Socialism.

Cole, Margaret, · 1961 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Stanford, CA, Stanford Univ Press, (1961). 69th ptg. VG PB. One of best known & most successful agents of social reform in English history, its story is told by a witness & participant.

The Romance of Lloyd's: from coffee-house to palace.

Worsley, Commander Frank & Captain Glyn Griffith, · 1930 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,757)

NY, Hillman-Curl, nd (ca 1930s?). VG. Spine darkened.

The Romance of Forgotten Towns.

Faris, John T., · 1924 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

NY, Harper, 1924. 1st ed. VG. Pictorial binding (green/orange/white on blue background), white lettering, top edge gilt. Edge wear, spine rubbed.

Dictionary of American Portraits: 4045 pictures of important Americans from earliest times to the beginnings of 20th century.

Cirker, Hayward & Blanche, edited by & staff Dove Publications, · 1968 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

NY, Dover, (1968). 3rd ptg. VG. Very heavy book. Corners bumped.

Uncovering Clinton: a reporter's story.

Isikoff, Michael, · 1999 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Crown, (1999). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in G DJ. Reporter who broke the Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey & Monica Lewinsky stoies . DJ sl edge wear, bottom ft corner bumped.

The Old-Time Art of Thrift.

Tate, Ken, edited by, · 1997 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

Berne, IN, House of White Birches, (1997). VG.

Private Peat.

Peat, Harold R., · 1917 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

NY, Grosset & Dunlap, (1917). G. Binding worn & mottled, corners bumped, owner name pencil ft endpaper.

Courtesans and Fishcakes: the consuming passions of classical Athens.

Davidson, James, · 1998 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, St. Martins, (1998). 1st US ed 1ptg. VG in VG DJ. Account of hednism that ruled Athens.

Far from Home: families of the westward journey.

Robert Coles, · 1989 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

NY, Schocken, (1989). BOMC. G in G DJ. Fresh look at human cost of the cross-continental trek. Using letters & diaries to tell their stories, the authors piece. together sagas of three separate families who ventured West from mid-19th to early 20th century. First blank page cl...

The Chalice & the Blade: our history, our future.

Eisler, Riane, new epilogue by author, · 1995 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

San Francisco, Harper, (1995). VG lg sz PB. New story of our culural origins showing war & war of the sexes are not divinely nor biologically ordained & certifies a better. future is possible and tells what actually happened in the past.

Conduct Unbecoming: gays & lesbians in the U.S. military.

Shilts, Randy, · 1993 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, St. Martins, (1993). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Gay military personnel are interrogated for long hours & threatened with prison or loss of their children if they do not. cooperate, where citizens are ordered to denounce others, to give information - often entirely fabric...