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

By: N/A

Price: $20.00 USD

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

Seller ID: 28927

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

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 bo...
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THE POLITICAL PROHIBITIONIST FOR 1888. A HANDBOOK FOR THE AGGRESSIVE TEMPERANCE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.

By: N/A

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 Temperanc...
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VIEWS OF DULUTH, MINN.

By: N/A

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, hea...
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AMERICAN WICKER: WOVEN FURNITURE FROM 1850 TO 1930.

By: Adamson, Jeremy.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Rizzoli: 1993

Seller ID: 23505

ISBN: 0847816702

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

175 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated in color and b&w with photographs, reproductions. Contents: Wicker in History; The Emergence of an American Industry, 1840-1873; The Great Rivals: Wakefield Rattan Company and Heywood Brothers and Company, 1874-1897; Victorian Wicker and the American Home, 1876-1900; The Search for New Materials, Styles, and Meanings in the Progressive Era, 1893-1914; Novel Uses, Technologies, and Designs for the Modern Age, 1915-1930; Wicker in the 1930s. A few tiny dints on bottom edge of both boards. Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling - mainly at ...
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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...
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ICE PALACES.

By: Anderes, Fred & Agranoff, Ann.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Macmillan of Canada: 1983

Seller ID: 28683

ISBN: 0771598572

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, repro-ductions, 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...
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BY SEA AND BY RIVER: THE NAVAL HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR.

By: Anderson, Bern.

Price: $10.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Da Capo: 1989

Seller ID: 5117

ISBN: 0306803674

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

303 pp + index, 8vo (8 1/4" H). B&w illustrations. "(T)he naval battles - and especially the naval blockade of the South - were crucial factors in the outcome of the (Civil) war. The spectacular battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack marked the debut of ironclads, a revolution in naval warfare. (The author), a retired admiral, provides an overarching look at the strategic concerns of both sides and sketches many of the leading characters in the action." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear, spine flat and uncreased.
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A BALLAD OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH.

By: Angle, Paul M. and Miers, Earl Schenck.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Kingsport, Tennessee, Kingsport Press: 1959

Seller ID: 30658

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good-

48 pp, 10 3/8" H. Blue and gray cloth with gilt lettering on spine, gilt decoration on front board, clear plastic dust cover - no slipcase. Kingsport Press presentation sheet laid in - signed by C.H. Wilhelm. The authors have used a 'Narrator' to link words and songs to capture the emotions of the Civil War era. Among the 'speakers' are Abraham Lincoln, George F. Root, Julia Ward Howe, and Walt Whitman. The songs, partial and not including musical notation, are used to link the narrative: Old Abe Lincoln Came Out of the Wilderness; Dixie; The Marseillaise; The Bonnie Blue Flag; John Brow...
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GOLFING FLORIDA'S BEST.

By: Armstrong, Rob.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: Gretna, Louisiana, Pelican: 2001

Seller ID: 23559

ISBN: 1565547322

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 pasted...
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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: 1883522153

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 bei...
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GETTYSBURG. CONFEDERATE: THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA 1 JULY 1863. OSPREY ORDER OF BATTLE SERIES: 1.

By: Arnold, James and Wiener, Roberta.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: Oxford, Osprey: 1998

Seller ID: 24178

ISBN: 1855328348

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good-

96 pp, 9 3/4" H. Profusely illustrated in colour and b&w with photographs, reproductions, maps/battle plans. " 'If there is no objection, I will take my Division tomorrow and go to Gettysburg.' With these words Major-General Henry Heth set in train the course of events culminating in the titanic clash around the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg. On 1 July two Confederate Corps swept towards this strategic crossroads as Federal troops fought a desperate delaying action. The men of the Army of Northern Virginia were the best in the Confederacy. Under Robert E. Lee they had whipped ...
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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: 0028810287

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 a...
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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: 0671747754

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 t...
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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: 0385525753

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...
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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 t...
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THANK YOU TWICE, OR HOW WE LIKE AMERICA.

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

Price: $35.00 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 ...
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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: 0061969613

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, ...
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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: 0771012357

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,...
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ELEVEN EXILES: ACCOUNTS OF LOYALISTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

By: Blakeley, Phyllis R. and Grant, John N., eds. (John N. Grant, Phyllis R. Blakeley, Mary Archibald, Helen Caister Robinson, Darrel Butler, Donald Wetmore, Robert Morgan, Mary Beacock Fryer, Robert Allen.)

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Dundurn: 1982

Seller ID: 21891

ISBN: 0919670636

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

336 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w maps, photographs, reproductions. "(This) is a personal account of the American Revolution. By focusing on eleven different people who were on the losing side of the American Revolution, and who had to make new lives for themselves in what remained of British North America, 'Eleven Exiles' reflects the major themes of those turbulent years. What were the attitudes of these men and women towards the significant social and political ideas of the time? What motivated them to leave their homes and move to a wilderness? What challenges and hardships did they face?&#...
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A SLAVE NO MORE: TWO MEN WHO ESCAPED TO FREEDOM, INCLUDING THEIR OWN NARRATIVES OF EMANCIPATION.

By: Blight, David W. (John Washington & Wallace Turnage.)

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Orlando, Harcourt: 2007

Seller ID: 30638

ISBN: 0151012326

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

307 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w illustrations, maps. "Slave narratives are extremely rare. Of the one hundred or so of these testimonies that survive, a mere handful are first-person accounts by slaves who ran away and freed themselves. Now two newly uncovered narratives, and the biographies of the men who wrote them, join that exclusive group. Wallace Turnage was a teenage field hand on an Alabama plantation, John Washington an urban slave in Virginia. Both men saw opportunity in the chaos of the Civil War, both escaped North, and both left us remarkable accounts of their flights to freedom. H...
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Category: American History & Travel