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Edgar Poe and His Critics. By Sarah Helen Whitman.

Whitman, Sarah Helen · 1860

$173.00 (€156.96 | £130.95 | ¥27,626)

New York, Rudd & Carleton, 1860. Hardcover. 4. p. l. [13]-81 p. 18 cm. Very good condition Edgar Poe and His Critics by Sarah Helen Whitman is significant for its defense of Edgar Allan Poe's reputation against harsh criticism, particularly from Rufus Griswold. As Poe's former...

Copper Sun

Cullen, Countee · 1927

$86.00 (€78.03 | £65.10 | ¥13,733)

New York, Harper, 1927f. 1st edition . Hardcover. 108p. Author's first book. Good condition, corners bumped .

Strikers, Communists, Tramps and Detectives. By Allan Pinkerton. .

Pinkerton, Allan · 1882

$173.00 (€156.96 | £130.95 | ¥27,626)

New York, G.W. Carlton & Co. 1882. Hardcover. 412 p. incl. front. (port.) illus. 19 cm. Good condition, paper tanned Allan Pinkerton's Strikers, Communists, Tramps, and Detectives offers a direct window into the political and social tensions of the Gilded Age, reflecting the e...

Joseph Henry, His Life and Work

Coulson, Thomas · 1950

$86.00 (€78.03 | £65.10 | ¥13,733)

Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1950. Hardcover. 352 p. illus. ports. 24 cm. Very good condition/good, Signed by the author. A biography of Joseph Henry, one of the foremost American scientists of the 19th century. Henry was a pioneering physicist and the first Secretar...

Latitude 18 South; a Sojourn in Tahiti, by Irene Dwen Andrews A Bookfellow Book

Andrews, Irene Dwen · 0

$86.00 (€78.03 | £65.10 | ¥13,733)

Cedar Rapids, Ia. The Torch press, c1940. Hardcover. 371 p. incl. plates, ports. diagrs. front. 21 cm. Very good condition/good, A personal account of life and culture in Tahiti during the early 20th century. Andrews’ narrative blends travel literature with cultural observatio...

The Favorite Story Book, or, Pleasing Sketches for Youth / Edited by Clara Arnold ; Illustrated.

Arnold, Clara, editor. · 1855

$69.00 (€62.60 | £52.23 | ¥11,018)

Boston, G. W. Cottrell, c1855. Hardcover. 144 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm. Very good condition, blank flyleaf removed The Favorite Story Book, or, Pleasing Sketches for Youth, published in 1855, is significant as an example of mid-19th century ...

The Twenty Fourth Infantry, Past and Present; by William G. Muller; Introduction [by] John M. Carroll

Muller, William G · 0

$58.00 (€52.62 | £43.90 | ¥9,262)

Fort Collins, Col. Old Army Press, c1972. Hardcover. 1 v. (unpaged) illus. 23 cm. Very good condition .

Southern Character Sketches, by Betsy Hamilton (Idora Mcclellan Moore)

Moore, Idora McClellan · 1937

$58.00 (€52.62 | £43.90 | ¥9,262)

Richmond, Va. The Dietz Press, 1937. Hardcover. 6 p. l. 126 p. front. (port.) pl. 24 cm Stories of the plantation Negroes of Alabama and the hill people of the South. cf Introd. Very good condition/good, A portrayal of Southern life and culture in the late 19th and early 20th ...

The Record of Hon. C.L. Vallandigham on Abolition, the Union, and the CIVIL War...

Vallandigham, Clement Laird · 1863

$115.00 (€104.34 | £87.05 | ¥18,364)

Cincinnati, J. Walter & co. 1863. Hardcover. 248 p. front. (port.) 22 cm. Good condition, lightly foxed A controversial book reflecting dissenting views on the Civil War, the Union, and abolition from a prominent Copperhead—a Northern Democrat who opposed the war and sympathiz...

Following the Flag : From August 1861, to November 1862, with the Army of the Potomac / by "Carlton," Author of My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field.

Coffin, Charles Carleton · 1865

$81.00 (€73.49 | £61.31 | ¥12,935)

Boston, Ticknor and Fields, 1865. First edition. Hardcover. vi, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, plans ; 18 cm. Good condition, spine ends worn & hinges cracked A firsthand account of the early years of the American Civil War. Coffin, a journalist who ...

Black and White / David Macaulay

Macaulay, David · 1990

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co. 1990. First printing. Hardcover. [32] p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm. Very good condition/good, Signed by the author on front flyleaf Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspect...

Le Pays Des Fourrures Par Jules Vernes ; Illustré Par Férat & de Beaurepaire At head of title: Les voyages extraordinaires couronnés par l'Académie.

Verne, Jules · 1873

$230.00 (€208.68 | £174.09 | ¥36,728)

Paris, J. Hetzel, [1873]. First edition. Hardcover. 2 p. l. 412 p. : ill. incl. map ; 28 cm.y. Very good condition, in 3/4 red leather, lightly worn spine ends Le pays des fourrures is set in the Arctic regions of North America and follows an expedition of European settlers an...

Forgotten Books of the American Nursery; a History of the Development of the American Story-Book, by Rosalie V. Halsey

Halsey, Rosalie V. (Rosalie Vrylina) · 1911

$115.00 (€104.34 | £87.05 | ¥18,364)

Boston, C.E. Goodspeed & Co. 1911. Hardcover. viii, [1], 244, [1] p. front. plates, facsims. 26 cm. "Of this book seven hundred copies were printed in November 1911, by D.B. Updike, at the Merrymount Press, Boston. Very good condition Contents: Introductory--The play-book in E...

The Theory and Practice of Commerce and Maritime Affairs. Written Originally in Spanish, by Don Geronymo de Uztariz. Translated from the Original by John Kippax, B.D.

Uztáriz, Gerónimo de · 1752

$201.00 (€182.37 | £152.14 | ¥32,097)

Dublin, Printed by George Faulkner, 1752. Hardcover. 569p. 21cm. Ex-library, Good condition, rebound in library buckram Translation of Theorica y practica de comercio, 1st published 1724. Gerónimo de Uztáriz's The Theory and Practice of Commerce and Maritime Affairs, originall...

Moral Justice of Universalism. To Which Is Prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Author's Life...

Todd, Lewis C · 1845

$69.00 (€62.60 | £52.23 | ¥11,018)

Erie, Joseph M. Sterrett, 1845. Hardcover. 192p. Very good condition, in full calf Published in 1845, this book reflects the social and spiritual shifts of the Second Great Awakening, a period of religious revival that encouraged diverse theological exploration and democratize...

The Lost Tribes of Israel : Or, the First of the Red Men

Even, Charles · 1861

$81.00 (€73.49 | £61.31 | ¥12,935)

Philadelphia, Published by the author, 1861. First edition. Hardcover. 321 p. ; 19 cm. Ex-library, Good condition Charles Even's book, The Lost Tribes of Israel: Or, The First of the Red Men, is a contribution to 19th-century theories linking Native Americans to the lost tribe...

The Heroes of the Puppet Stage, by Madge Anderson; with Illustrations by the Author

Anderson, Madge · 1924

$58.00 (€52.62 | £43.90 | ¥9,262)

London, Jonathan Cape, [1924]. Hardcover. vi p. 2 l. 3-420 p. col. front. illus. plates (part col.) 21 cm. Good condition, backstrip label chipped Patrons and patronesses": p. 413-420. A rich exploration of puppetry's heritage, covering iconic puppet characters and traditions ...

Sewers and Drains for Populous Districts; with Rules and Formulæ for the Determination of Their Dimensions Under All Circumstances

Adams, Julius Walker · 1902

$52.00 (€47.18 | £39.36 | ¥8,304)

New York, 1902. 9th edition. Hardcover. viii, [9]-228 p. front. (fold. map) illus. 23 cm. Very good condition Julius Walker Adams’ Sewers and Drains for Populous Districts, first published in the 19th century and reaching its 9th edition by 1902, holds historical significance ...

Dad Was a Carpenter : A Father, a Son, and the Blueprints for a Meaningful Life

Kemp, Kenny · 2001

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

San Francisco, HarperSanFrancisco, c2001. First printing. Hardcover. 112 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Very good condition/good, Kenny Kemp's Dad Was a Carpenter holds historical significance as a memoir that reflects early 21st-century interest in familial relationships, personal legacy...

Automatas Inteligentes. Del Viejo Robot Al Cerebro Electronico Biblioteca ilustrada Daimón: El arte, la ciencia, la naturaleza

Gerwin, Robert · 1967

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Madrid, Ediciones Daimon - Manuel Tamayo, 1967. Hardcover. 256 p. : il. ; 19 cm. Very good condition/fair, Robert Gerwin's Automatas Inteligentes. Del Viejo Robot al Cerebro Electrónico, published in 1967, is historically significant as it explores the development of robotics ...