Category: American History & Travel

CONSTITUTION OF THE GRAND LODGE, DISTRICT AND LOCAL LODGES, COUNCILS AND CONFERENCES. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Washington, D.C., Grand Lodge, International Association of Machinists : 1949

Seller ID: 28927

Condition: Very Good

117 pp, 5 3/4" H. Title page continues: "Revised by the Committee on Law as recommended by the Twenty-Second Convention of the Grand Lodge of The International Association of Machinists, held in the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 13 to 24, 1948, and thereafter adopted by referendum vote in the month of December, 1948, effective April 1, 1949." Information on apprenticeships, benefits, Grand, District & Local lodges, dues, fines, elections, initiation, membership, pensions, salaries, strikes, etc. Interior - tiny staple dent at top of first oage, small soft crease at bottom corner ...
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THE POLITICAL PROHIBITIONIST FOR 1888. A HANDBOOK FOR THE AGGRESSIVE TEMPERANCE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Funk & Wagnalls : 1888

Seller ID: 30403

Binding: Quarter-Leather

Condition: Fair

160 pp, 7 5/8" H, leather spine, corners, marbled paper-covered boards, red speckled textblock edges. Section headings include: Prohibition as an Issue; Various Considerations Concerning the Issue Against the Liquor Traffic; Prohibition, to be a Complete Success, Must be National; Success of Prohibition in Practice; Failure of High License; High License Favored and Prohibition Opposed by the Liquor Power; The Democratic Party Committed Against Prohibition; The Republican Party Committed Against Prohibition; Our Political Ledger; Latest State Votes on Prohibition; Progress of the Temperance Ca...
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U.S. FLAGSHIP "OLYMPIA" - 9 POST CARDS + 1 "DES MOINES" + 1 "CLEVELAND". PRE-FIRST WORLD WAR. 11 POST CARDS IN TOTAL.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: England, Gale & Polden

Seller ID: 30721

Binding: Unbound

Condition: Very Good-

9 pre-First World War post cards of the U.S. Flagship "Olympia", with two additional contemporary cards. All from the Gale & Polden "Welligton Series". 1. U.S. Flagship, "Olympia," Protected Cruiser, 5,870 tons. 2. U.S. Flagship, "Olympia." Lieut.-Commander L.S. Van Duzer and Officers. 3. U.S. Flagship, "Olympia." Loading a 5in. B.-L. R Gun on the Gun Deck. 4. U.S. Flagship, "Olympia." Crew of Marines working a 6-pr. Gun. 5. U.S. Flagship, "Olympia." Inside the turret, showing pair of 8in. guns. 6. U.S. Flagship, "Olympia." Gunners' Gang repairing Ammunition Hoist. 7. U.S. Flagship, "Olympia....
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VIEWS OF DULUTH, MINN.

Price: $55.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto / Duluth, Minn., W.G. MacFarlane for S.H. Knox & Co. : 1910

Seller ID: 30505

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Fair

Unpaginated (40 pp excluding covers), oblong (7" H x 9" D), purple paper covers with decorative gilt lettering on front. Undated, but c1910. One page of introductory text followed by captioned b&w photographs of streetscapes, schools, churches, commercial buildings, parks, docks, shipping, industries, scenery, etc. Some pages have two or more images. Interior - most pages have soft creases at top/bottom corner, soiling at top/bottom corners of first page with a tiny corner repair at bottom corner. Exterior - wear at top/bottom of spine icluding a 1/2" tear at bottom of spine, heavy fading to...
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THE CIVIL WAR BOOK OF LISTS. OVER 300 LISTS, FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE RIDICULOUS.

By: (Richard H. Berg, John Cannan, Richard L. DiNardo, David G. Martin, Albert A. Nofi, Wayne Michael Sarf, Kathleen B. Williams.)

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Conshohocken, PA, Combined Books : 1993

Seller ID: 11122

ISBN-13: 9780938289159

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

240 pp, 9" H. "This fascinating handbook on the War Between the States is an invaluable source of facts, statistics, data and trivia. The wide variety of lists includes detailed topics of every description. Commanders on both sides are ranked according to the best and worst ever to lead troops during the war. A selection of casualty figures demonstrates the enormous number of lives taken on the fields of the war's bloodiest battles. The composition of the armies is given in terms of state origin, ethnic background and even average height of the troops. Lists also probe social issues such as ...
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NAVAL & MARITIME HISTORY: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. THIRD EDITION, SECOND SUPPLEMENT, 1966-68.

By: Albion, Robert Greenhalgh.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Mystic, Connecticut, Frank C. Munson Memorial Institute of American Maritime History / Marine Historical Asociation : 1968

Seller ID: 19055

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good

60 pp, 10" H. Chapter headings: Reference Works; Merchantmen and Warships; Captains and Crews; Maritime Science, Exploration and Expansion; Commerce and Shipping (including: Fishing and Whaling; Yachting and Small Boat Cruising); Navies; Naval History by Chronological Periods; Special Topics (including: Ports and Port Functions; Passengers and Immigration; Maritime and International Law; Privateering, Piracy and Buccaneering; Marine Distasters; Safety Measures and Salvage); Author Index; Subject Index. Interior - tiny very light stain at top inside of front cover and at top of first page, ot...
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ICE PALACES.

By: Anderes, Fred & Agranoff, Ann.

Price: $22.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Macmillan of Canada : 1983

Seller ID: 28683

ISBN-13: 9780771598579

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

132 pp, oblong (9 1/8" H x 10 3/4" D). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, reproductions, architectural drawings. "The magical buildings illustrated in this pioneer study of a virtually unknown architectural phenomenon were truly built of ice, and they were said to shimmer with color and fire reminiscent of sapphire, topaz, and opal. In style they recalled medieval castles, Gothic cathed-rals, Russian palaces, and Art Deco fantasies. Many were huge, reaching as high as a 14 -story building and extending as long as a football field, but, of course, there's no physical tra...
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GOLFING FLORIDA'S BEST.

By: Armstrong, Rob.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Gretna, Louisiana, Pelican : 2001

Seller ID: 23559

ISBN-13: 9781565547322

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

218 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with color photographs and course maps. "Narrowing the field of great golf courses in Florida is an enormous undertaking, but here are detailed profiles and photos of fifty of the best resorts and daily-fee courses in the Sunshine State, including all the information you need to call up, make a tee time, and play them all. Featured are courses for golfers of every ability, courses that are largely unknown outside their neighborhoods, and some of the most famous golf courses in the country." A few very tiny white specks on front pastedown, very li...
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RED-TAPE AND PIGEON-HOLE GENERALS: ANDREW A. HUMPHREYS IN THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

By: Arner, Frederick B., commentary. (William H. Armstrong.) Foreword by Charles T. Joyce.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Charlottesville, Virginia, Rockbridge : 1999

Seller ID: 24961

ISBN-13: 9781883522155

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

378 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. "Regarded as anonymously written fiction when it was originally published in 1864, this rollicking story of the way it was in the Union 's Army of the Potomac is a thinly disguised tale of truth. It is, in fact, a scathing attack on the character and military ability of Gen. Andrew Atkinson Humphreys. The author, Lt. Col. William H. Armstrong of the 129th Pennyslvania Volunteer Infantry, risked a libel action to send his message, yet he recognized that abuses within the system could not be addressed without first being expos...
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DEFENSE FOR A NEW ERA: LESSONS OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.

By: Aspin, Les, Rep. & Dickinson, William, Rep. House Armed Services Committee, U.S. Congress.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: Washington, Brassey's (US) : 1992

Seller ID: 15904

ISBN-13: 9780028810287

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

93 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). "The House of Representatives' official report on Operation Desert Storm, (this book) discloses what went right, what went wrong, and what was learned for tomorrow's defense planning and budgets. It is the first such congressional postwar analysis ever published. With responsiblity to go far beyond the media reports, the House Armed Services Committee interviewed nearly a thousand participants while thoroughly scrutinizing the coalition victory over Iraq. The culmination of that wide-ranging analysis, this book provides unique insights into such crucial topics as person...
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SONGS OF THE WILD WEST.

By: Axelrod, Alan, commentary. Arrangements by Dan Fox.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Metropolitan Musem of Art / Simon & Schuster : 1991

Seller ID: 27441

ISBN-13: 9780671747756

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

128 pp, oblong large 8vo (9 1/2" H x 10 3/4" D). Decorated endpapers, profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photographs, reproductions. "Nothing captures the spirit of the Old West better than the jaunty tunes and classic ballads the cowboys and settlers sang, songs richly represented in this visually stunning volume. Panoramic in scope, the 45 songs, coupled with works of art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming, chronicle the stirring saga of westward expansion and reflect every facet of life during one of the most exci...
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THE DOMINION OF CANADA WITH NEWFOUNDLAND AND AN EXCURSION TO ALASKA. HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS. (BAEDEKER'S CANADA.) FIRST EDITION.

By: Baedeker, Karl.

Price: $125.00 USD

Publisher: Leipsic, Karl Baedeker : 1894

Seller ID: 28982

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good-

254 pp, 6 1/4" H, red cloth over card covers, gilt titling on spine and front board, blind stamping to spine and covers, text block edges marbled. 10 maps (some fold-out) and 7 plans (all present, although the map listed as at page 33 is actually at page 60, opposite the appropriate text). The introductory section includes a "Geographical and Geological Sketch" by G.M. Dawson and "Sports and Pastimes", by E.T.D. Chambers and W.H. Fuller. The routes follow, comprising the trans-Atlantic routes, travel from New York, Boston and Portland, then internal excursions and journeys through the province...
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THE DOMINION OF CANADA WITH NEWFOUNDLAND AND AN EXCURSION TO ALASKA. HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS. FOURTH REVISED AND AUGMENTED EDITION. (BAEDEKER'S CANADA.)

By: Baedeker, Karl.

Price: $95.00 USD

Publisher: Leipzig, Karl Baedeker : 1922

Seller ID: 28979

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

420 pp, 6 1/4" H, red cloth over card covers, gilt titling on spine and front board, blind stamping to spine and covers, text block edges marbled, two ribbon book marks. 14 maps (some fold-out) and 12 plans (all present). The fourth and final edition. A paper label pasted on the title page gives addresses for George Allen & Unwin and Chas. Scribner's Sons. The introductory section includes a "Geographical and Geological Sketch" by G.M. Dawson and "Sports and Pastimes", by E.T.D. Chambers and W.H. Fuller. The following sections (routes) comprise: Approaches to Canada; New Brunswick; Nova Scoti...
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THE DOMINION OF CANADA WITH NEWFOUNDLAND AND AN EXCURSION TO ALASKA. HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS. THIRD REVISED AND AUGMENTED EDITION. (BAEDEKER'S CANADA.)

By: Baedeker, Karl.

Price: $85.00 USD

Publisher: Leipzig, Karl Baedeker : 1907

Seller ID: 28980

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

331 pp, 6 5/16" H, red cloth over card covers, gilt titling on spine and front board, blind stamping to spine and covers, text block edges marbled, two ribbon book marks. 13 maps (some fold-out) and 12 plans (all present). The introductory section includes a "Geographical and Geological Sketch" by G.M. Dawson and "Sports and Pastimes", by E.T.D. Chambers and W.H. Fuller. The following sections (routes) comprise: Approaches to Canada; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland; Quebec; Ontario; Western and North-Western Provinces; Alaska and the Yukon. Information on rai...
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THE INVENTOR AND THE TYCOON: A GILDED AGE MURDER AND THE BIRTH OF MOVING PICTURES.

By: Ball, Edward.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Doubleday : 2013

Seller ID: 28402

ISBN-13: 9780385525756

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

447 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. "(T)he compelling saga of an artistic genius, a ruthless railroad tycoon, and a sordid crime of passion. In frontier California 130 years ago, English immigrant Eadweard Muybridge managed to capture time and play it back on a screen, inventing stop-motion photography and moving pictures, breakthrough technologies that ushered in our age of visual media. Bankrolling his endeavor was tycoon (and former California governor) Leland Stanford, who built the west half of the transcontinental railroad and personally drove in the last golden spike. ...
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REMINGTON FIREARMS: THE GOLDEN AGE OF COLLECTING.

By: Ball, Robert W.D.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Iola, WI, Krause : 1995

Seller ID: 31096

ISBN-13: 9780873413602

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

193 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w and color photographs. "The most extensive pictorial history of Remington firearms ever produced, from the early 1800s to the early 1930s. Includes nearly 400 firearms, many never before available in print to the collector, including revolvers, pistols, derringers and rifles. Each model is thoroughly detailed, including identifying features, modification variations, production counts when available, plus excerpts from instruction manuals and ammunition specifications." A minor bump at the top and bottom of the spine, cigarette odour, bump at the top corner of the rear b...
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GLIMPSES OF NORTH DAKOTA.

By: Bartlett, David.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: North Dakota Pan-American Exposition Commission : 1901

Seller ID: 30560

Binding: Unbound

Condition: Poor

62 pp, oblong (6 3/16" H x 9" D). Engraved and printed by Gies & Co., Buffalo, NY. Deep purple covers with black lettering, blind stamped decoration. Profusely illustrated throughout with b&w photographs of towns, farms, harvesting, houses, churches, schools, public buildings, cattle, Fargo Fire Festival, scenery, etc. Text sections are titled: North Dakota in Brief; North Dakota Homes; Stock Interests; Coal and Clays; State Insitutions; North Dakota Schools and Churches. Interior - front free endpaper is partially detached and has a corner crease and some several soft creases; the title pag...
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THANK YOU TWICE, OR HOW WE LIKE AMERICA.

By: Bell, Caroline and Bell, Eddie. Edited by Alden Hatch.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Harcourt, Brace : 1941

Seller ID: 25207

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good+

112 pp, 8vo (8 3/16" H). "This is the unvarnished narrative of the adventures of Caroline and Eddie Bell, aged twelve and ten, who were among the first children sent from England to America in the summer of 1940. The man who asked them to write their own book said: 'Tell about the things you like and the things you don't like. Don't pull any punches. Americans can take it.' Americans can not only take it, but will love it. It is a gorgeous, high-spirited document. The impact of our daily routine, with its excitements and it disappointments too, seems just as diverting to us as it is to them....
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WOMEN FROM THE ANKLE DOWN: THE STORY OF SHOES AND HOW THEY DEFINE US.

By: Bergstein, Rachelle.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Harper : 2012

Seller ID: 29211

ISBN-13: 9780061969614

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

284 pp, 9 1/4" H. Small b&w illustrations. "What is it about a pair of shoes that so enchants women of all ages, demographics, political affiliations, and style tribes? Part social history, part fashion record, part pop-culture celebration, (this book) seeks to answer that question as it unfolds the story of shoes in the twentieth century. The tale begins in the rural village of Bonito, Italy, with a visionary young shoe-maker named Salvatore Ferragamo and ends in New York City with a fictional socialite and trend-setter named Carrie Bradshaw. Along the way it stops in Hollywood, where Ju...
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THE INVASION OF CANADA, 1812-1813.

By: Berton, Pierre.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart : 1980

Seller ID: 30458

ISBN-13: 9780771012358

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

363 pp, 9 3/4" H. Pictorial endpapers, maps/battle plans. Blue (faux?) leather spine with gilt lettering & decoration, gray boards with blue decoration on front board. "This first edition copy - is one of a limited number (unspecified) which have been specially bound and slipcased" from the copyright page. " To America's leaders in 1812, an invasion of Canada seemed the best way to bloody John Bull's nose. It would, as Thomas Jefferson confidently predicted, be 'a mere matter of marching'. How could a nation of eight million fail to subdue a struggling colony of 300,000? Yet, when the campai...
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Category: American History & Travel