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A Popular Life of Gen. George A. Custer
by Whittaker, Frederick
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- First
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- 1876
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- Original red-brown binding with impressed cover and gilt spine and boards
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A Popular Life of Gen George A Custer, Major General of Volunteers, Brevet Major-General US Army, and Lieutenant Colonel Seventh US Cavalry. 1876 First Edition. By Frederick Whittaker, Brevet Captain Sixth New York Veteran Cavalry. New York: Sheldon & Company, etc. [Alphabetical index in back for reference use]
Condition: NOT a library book. Very good condition, in original red-brown binding with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Behind the Scenes in Washington, Being a Complete and Graphic Account of the Credit Mobilier Investigation, 1873 First Edition
by Martin, Edward Winslow
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- First
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- 1873
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- Professional re-bind as shown
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Behind the Scenes in Washington. Being a Complete and Graphic Account of the Credit Mobilier Investigation... with Sketches of the Leading Senators, Congressmen, Government Officials, etc., and an Accurate Description of the Splendid Public Buildings of the Federal Capital. 1873 First Edition. By Edward Winslow Martin, author of "Secrets of the Great City", etc. Washington DC: The Continental Publishing Co… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Secrets of the Great City: A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the Vices, the Mysteries, Miseries and Crimes of New York City, 1868 First Ed
by Edward Winslow Martin
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- 1868
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- Rebound as photographed
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The Secrets of the Great City: A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the Vices, the Mysteries, Miseries and Crimes of New York City, 1868 First Edition.
By Edward Winslow Martin. 1868: Jones Brothers & Co.
Condition: NOT a library book. Rebound as photographed. Fresh end pages. Initial 22 pages have a bit of damp on outer edges. Completed faded out by… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography, 1865 First Edition
by Bowman, S M and Irwin, R B
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- First
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- 1865
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- Original dark green cloth w/impressed covers and gilt spine
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Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography. By Col S M Bowman and Lt Col R B Irwin. 1865 First Edition. New York: Charles B Richardson. Cincinnati: C F Vent & Col. Springfield: W J Holland. 1865.
Condition: NOT a library book. Original dark green cloth with impressed covers and gilt on spine. Fresh end pages. Complete. Engravings with tissue guards.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, with an Autobiography of his Childhood and Youth, 1860 First Ed, 30th Thousand
by James Redpath and John Brown
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- First, Thirtieth Thousand
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- 1860
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- Original brown cloth with impressed cover
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The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, with an Auto-Biography of His Childhood and Youth. 1860 First Edition [Thirtieth Thousand]. By James Redpath. Boston: Thayer and Eldridge, 1860.
Condition: NOT a library book. Original brown cloth binding with impressed covers and gilt on spine. Interior complete with frontispiece portrait, tissue guard. Fresh end pages. News article imprint on two pages in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Life, Explorations and Public Services of John Charles Fremont, 1856 First Edition
by Upham, Charles Wentworth
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- First
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- 1856
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- Original boards, re-backed w/like cloth
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Life Explorations and Public Services of John Charles Fremont, 1856 First Edition. By Charles Wentworth Upham. With Illustrations. Thirtieth Thousand. Boston: Ticknor and Fields.
Great explanations of the expeditions' hardships and interactions within the diverse group of Kit Carson, Fremont, other trackers, map makers, Indians and outdoorsment. Written in anticipation of the 1856 election wherer Fremont was nominated for President...so… Read more about this item Item Price
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Shepp's New York City Illustrated Scene and Story in the Metropolis of the Western World
by Shepp, James W and Daniel B Shepp
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- First
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- 1894
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- Rebound in dark green cloth with original cover & spine re-applied
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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US$400.00
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Shepp's New York City Illustrated Scene and Story in the Metropolis of the Western World; How Two Million People Live and Die, Work and Play, Eat and Sleep, Govern Themselves and Break the Laws, Win Fortunes and Lose Them, and so Building and Maintain the New-York of Today.
The Business and Social Capital of America Portrayed by Pen and Camera, in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of the Civil War in America; Comprising a Full and Impartial Account of the Origin and Progress of the Rebellion
by John S C Abbott
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- First Edition - v1 1863; v2 1866
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- 1863
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- Impressed cover, gilt on spine as photographedf
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The History of the Civil War in America; Comprising a Full and Impartial Acount of the Origin and Progress of the Rebellion, of the Various Naval and Military Engagements, of the Heroic Deeds Performed by Armies and Individuals, and of Touching Scenes in the Field, the Camp, the Hospital and the Cabin. In Two Volumes. 1863 and 1866. Illustrated with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry
by William Wirt
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- Tenth, Revised
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- 1847
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- Full modern dark brown goat with raised bands
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Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry, by William Wirt of Richmond Virginia. 1847 Tenth Edition, Corrected by the Author. Hartford: Publihed by S Andrus & Son.
"Patrick Henry was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Monteith's Comprehensive Geography, 1882
by Monteith, James
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- 1882
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- 1882
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- Re-backed with original covers as shown
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US$137.75
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Monteith's Independent Course, Comprehensive Geography, 1882, 116 pages main section, plus expanded section on Kentucky of 7 pages. Fully illustrated with color maps. New York: A S Barnes.
Condition: Not a Library Book. This book was professionally restored. Interior is clean, with no stamps, crimps, etc. within. New firm binding with gilt lettered label as shown. Please review all photos and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Six Months in Kansas by a Lady, 1856, First Edition
by Ropes, Hannah Anderson
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- First
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- 1856
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- Red cloth binding, lovingly, professionally restored
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US$205.75
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Six Months in Kansas by a Lady, [by Hannah Ropes]. Boston: John P Jewett, 1856. 231 pp. First Edition.
Contains a woman's story of settlement in Kansas via a series of letters written by Hannah Ropes from Lawrence, Kansas. Immigration of 1854 including the invasion from Missouri.
Condition: NOT a library book. Hardcover, fully restored and re-backed with gilt label as shown.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Prison Life of Jefferson Davis. Embracing Details and Incidents in His Captivity, 1885 First Edition
by Craven, John Joseph
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- First
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- 1866
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- Original green cloth impressed binding
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US$299.75
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Prison Life of Jefferson Davis Embracing Details and Incidents of his Captivity, Particulars Concerning his Health and Habits, Together with Many Conversations on Topics of Great Public Interest. By John J Craven, M.D. New York: Carleton, Publisher. London: S Low Son & Co. 1866 First Edition. Written by the attending physician, this book presents a sympathetic account of Jefferson Davis.… Read more about this item Item Price
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History of the United States, or Republic of America, 1828 First Edition
by Willard, Emma
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- First
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- 1828
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- Two volume set in original bindings in custom slip case
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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US$4,997.75
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History of the United States, or Republic of America, by Emma Willard, 1828 first edition, ACCOMPANIED BY A Series of Maps to Willard's History of the United States, First Edition. Housed in custom slip case.
Willard's book details key United States historical events from the discovery in 1492 through 1826, the 50th anniversary of America's independence. The book contains a Chronological… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp, In Two Volumes
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
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- First Edition, 75th Thousand
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- 1856
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- Original impressed covers, re-backed with spine title piece re-applied
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Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". In Two Volumes. Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company. 1856. First Edition, 75th Thousand.
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp is the second popular novel from American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was first published in two volumes by Phillips, Sampson and Company… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Temperance Reform and Its Great Reformers, 1879, First Ed
by Daniels, W H
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- 1879
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- Original blue cloth with gilt covers, spine
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The Temperance Reform and Its Great Reformers. An Illustrated History, Including the Temperance "blue laws" of the New England Colonies; the Liquor Laws of the States; A Sketch of the Various Temperance Organizations; Biographies of Lyman Beecher, John B Gough, Dr Jewett, etc., A Chapter on the Medical and Chemical Phases of the Movement; "The Crusades"; the Woman's Christian Temperance… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Illustrated History of Our War With Spain, 1898 First Ed
by Russell, Henry B
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- First
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- 1898
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- Original blue gray cloth with impressed gilt cover
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An Illustrated History of Our War With Spain. Its Causes, Incidents, and Results Embracing A Complete Record of Military and Naval Operations from the Beginning to the Close of the Conflict with Descriptions of Battles, Sieges, Exploits, and Achievements of Our Army and Navy. By Henry B Russell, with Introductions by Hon Redfield Proctor and Hon John M Thurston. Superbly… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bricks Without Straw, A Novel, 1880, First Edition
by Tourgee, Albion W
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- First
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- 1880
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- Original hardcover with impressed cover
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US$195.75
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Bricks Without Straw, A Novel. By Albion W Tourgee, Author of "A Fool's Errand" etc. New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert. 1880. Believed to be first edition. 'A classic of American political fiction first published in 1880, a mere three years after Reconstruction officially ended, Bricks Without Straw offers an inside view of the struggle to create a just society… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Battle Cry ... Temperance & Prohibition Songs , 1887
by Taylor and Herbert
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- First
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- 1887
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- Original boards with new stamped spine as shown
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The Battle Cry, A New Collection of Temperance and Prohibition Songs by H S Taylor and Dr J B Herbert. Cincinnati: Fillmore Bros Publishers.
Sold with original WCTU ribbon from the State Convention, Kearney, Nebraska, October 4 - 8 1897.
Condition: NOT a library book. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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US$162.75
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Biographical Sketches of Our National Presidents, 1932 First Ed
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- First
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- 1932
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- Part A and Part B bound together, stiff paper cover
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Biographical Sketches of Our National Presidents and the Ladies of the White House, Book I and Book II (Part A and Part B). Washington to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 1932 First Edition. Two parts bound as one. Condition: NOT a library book. No stamps, signatures, book plates, crimps or writing found within. Like new condition, two parts bound as one. Please… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hampton and its Students. With Fifty Cabin and Plantation Songs, 1874 First Ed
by Armstrong, Mrs M F and Ludlow, Helen W
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- 1874
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- Original brown cloth with gilt on spine and cover
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Hampton and Its Students. By Two of Its Teachers, Mrs M F Armstrong and Helen W Ludlow. With Fifty Cabin and Plantation Songs, Arranged by Thomas P Fenner. New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1874 First Edition. Contents Include: The School and its Story, the Butler School, Interior Views of the School and the Cabin; the Hampton Students of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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