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Only One Heart: The Story of a Pioneer Nun in America

By: Jean, Sister Patricia

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Doubleday & Co.: 1963

Seller ID: 005644

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

Very clean brown cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Very little wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. P/O name on front free endpaper. Pages are clean. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has some chipping at spine corners. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Religion.
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The Bloody Bozeman

By: Johnson, Dorothy M.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, McGraw Hill: 1971

Seller ID: 016863

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Clean unfaded black cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean red top-stained page edges. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 366 pgs. with index. Illustrated with black & white plates. No statement of edition. Dustjacket is clean except for small page number written on front inside flap, not price clipped (9.95 on front inside flap), unchipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover.
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The Bloody Bozeman

By: Johnson, Dorothy M.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, McGraw-Hill: 1971

Seller ID: 021204

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

"First Edition" stated on copyright page, in clean unclipped jacket. Clean black cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Tasteful previous owner bookplate on front fixed endpaper. 366 pages with index. Illustrated with map, black and white plates. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The story of the perilous trail to Montana's gold - part of "The American Trail" Series.
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Pioneer Spaniards in North America

By: Johnson, William Henry

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown & Co.: 1903

Seller ID: 025205

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

First Edition, First Printing (published October, 1903) decorated American trade binding. Signed binding (monogram DD - Decorative Designers). Green cloth boards with red, gold and black decoration, red lettering on cover; stamped gold lettering on spine. No bumping, fraying or wear-through. Light soiling - mostly to spine, light surface wear at top of rear board. Binding is tight and square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Small simple previous owner bookplate top corner of front pastedown - previous owner name and date neatly penned on front free endpaper. Frontispiece illustr...
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Evergreen Land: A Portrait of the State of Washington

By: Jones, Nard

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Dodd Mead: 1947

Seller ID: 017277

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

First Edition, signed by author. Very clean red cloth boards with black title box, gold lettering and gold decorative horizontal lines on spine. No bumping, fading or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean photo-illustrated endpapers, with previous owner bookplate on front fixed endpaper, previous owner name neatly written on rear fixed endpaper near top edge. SIGNED by author on half-title page. 276 pgs. with index. Illustrated with lovely black & white photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, has a few short closed edge...
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The Frisco Kid

By: Kamstra, Jerry

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Row: 1975

Seller ID: 011955

ISBN: 0-06-012251-X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near FIne

Clean orange boards with red cloth spine, yellow lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers (decorated with maps). No names, writing or bookplates. 261 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped, with 3/4" closed tear at top edge near spine, slight wear at top of spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover.
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Life Along the Hudson

By: Keller, Allan

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Tarrytown, NY, Sleepy Hollow Press: 1976

Seller ID: 026203

ISBN: 0912882204

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

Stated First Printing in original dust jacket. Clean burgundy cloth boards with decorated paper covering on front and rear boards, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Previous owner inscription neatly penned on front free endpaper; Front fixed endpaper has very slight discoloration from an article laid in (The Historic (and Hidden) Hudson). Book is liberally illustrated with photographs and maps. 272 pages. Clean dust jacket has very slight edge wear, a few short closed edge tears, price cli...
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Hearts of Fire: Great Women of American Lore and Legend

By: Kemp Battle

Price: $18.00

Publisher: New York, Harmony (Guild America Books): 1997

Seller ID: 026729

ISBN: 0517703971

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

First Edition, First Printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean red boards with bright gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 437 pages with index. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Gathered from books, diaries, journals, newspapers and letters spanning three centuries of American life, fascinating stories highlight the journey of women in the United States toward identity, independence...
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Schoolmaster of Yesterday: A Three Generation Story 1820-1919

By: Kennedy, Millard Fillmore and Alvin F. Harlow

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Whittlesey House: 1940

Seller ID: 015170

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

Clean beige cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight, no cracking; pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 359 pgs. Illustrated by Howard Simon. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, hias up to 1/4" loss at top spine edge, small closed edge tears and tiny edge chips, crease to rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The Kennedys were a dynasty of schoolmasters. Millard Fillmore Kennedy and his father and grandfather before him held sway in Indiana district schools from the period when the Midwest was still a...
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Black Cameos

By: Kennedy, R. Emmet

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Albert & Charles Boni: 1924

Seller ID: 028355

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Clean decorated binding, green cloth boards with black decoration and lettering, front and rear flaps of dust jacket laid in. No fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean blank endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrations and decorations by Edward Larocque Tinker. 210 pages. Negro folk song, music and stories gathered from author's life in Louisiana.
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Seaplane (Program for the musical play based on the exploits of Glenn H. Curtiss)

By: Keuka Lake Players

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Hammondsport, New York, Keuka Lake Players: 1992

Seller ID: 024797

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine

Program for the original musical play based on the life of Glenn H. Curtiss presented by the Keuka Lake Players in Hammondsport, New York July 30-August 23, 1992 at the Hammondsport High School Auditorium. Two ticket stubs to the play are also included. Very clean booklet with stapled binding, nicely illustrated on front cover with a Curtiss seaplane and blue lettering. Size approx. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". Includes cast of characters with historical descriptions, cast biographies, list of scenes from the play, production staff, advertising. 60 pages.
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Some of The Military Records of America and Their Genealogical Value

By: Kirkham, E. Kay

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Salt Lake City, Utah, Deseret Book Company: 1963

Seller ID: 022589

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

In original unclipped jacket. Blue and black cloth boards with photo decoration on covr. Very slight browning to spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Small return address label at top edge of front free endpaper. Foreword by the author. 75 pages with Bibliography. Dust jacket is not price clipped (2.50 on front inside flap), clean, wit hsome light rubbing, chipping at upper edges. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.
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Wild Mississippi: A Natural View

By: Kirkpatrick, Stephen

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Thy Marvelous Works: 1993

Seller ID: 026773

ISBN: 0961935367

Binding: Unknown

Condition: Fine

Stated First Edition, SIGNED by the author, in clean unclipped dust jacket. Very clean, unfaded faux dark green leather boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight, pages and edges are clean and bright, no previous owner markings. Signed on front free endpaper by the author: "Stephen Kirkpatrick". Illustrated with gorgeous full color photographs throughout. 128 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A photographic pilgrimage through Mississippi's ...
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Legends and Stories of the Finger Lakes Region: The Heart of New York State

By: Klees, Emerson

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Rochester, NY, Friends of the Finger Lakes Publishing: 1995

Seller ID: 027739

ISBN: 0963599054

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Fine

As new, clean trade paperback. No creasing, curling or fading. All pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated by Dru Wheelin. 144 pages Contains twenty-one legends, three on each of seven topics: Lake legends, evil legends, geographical legends, ethereal legends, native origin legends, destiny legends, and self-sacrifice legends. The book also contains seventy-six stories about the area--narratives of serpents, tragedies, romances, rivalries and more.
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Redwood Railways - A Story of Redwoods, Picnics and Commuters

By: Kneiss, Gilbert H.

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Berkeley, California, Howell-North: 1956

Seller ID: 025841

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Third printing with both maps in rear pocket, clean original dust jacket. Clean red cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with clean map-illustrated endpapers. Very small return address label at top edge of front fixed endpaper. Two folded maps in pocket at end of book (in perfect condition). Beautifully illustrated with maps, glossy black and white photographs. Foreword by Lucius Beebe. 165 pages with index. Dust jacket is not price clipped, has thumbnai...
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The Old Lady in Dubuque

By: Kwasky, Albert

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York - Washington - Atlanta - Hollywood, Vantage Press: 1979

Seller ID: 014962

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Very clean black boards with gilt lettering on spine. No surface wear or bumping. Binding is tight and square. Pages, edges and endpapers are very clean and bright; no writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs. 229 pgs. with index. Bright dustjacket is not price clipped, very light fading to spine and front flap fold. Very minimal edge wear (a few small shallow edge chips and closed edge tears) with a very small, light 2" diagonal crease to bottom left corner of front panel. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8 Vo. Americana.
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Highway to Alaska

By: Lanks, Herbert C.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc.: 1944

Seller ID: 027982

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Beautifully clean book in clean original unclipped jacket. Unfaded green ribbed cloth boards with crisp yellow lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with map-decorated endpapers. Small previous owner name neatly penned at top edge of front free endpaper. Illustrated with awesome black and white photographs. 200 pages with index. Clean bright dust jacket is not price clipped (5.00 on front inside flap), has one v-shaped chip at base of spine, slight loss at top spine edge (approx. 1/4&...
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The Life and Work of William Pryor Letchworth - Student and Minister of Public Benevolence

By: Larned, J. N.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Boston / New York, Houghton Mifflin: 1912

Seller ID: 021949

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+

First Edition. Dark green ribbed cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. Hint of very light soiling. Light surface wear to spine corners. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean, with gilt top page edges. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. Frontispiece photogravure portrait of William Letchworth with tissue guard; 15 additional illustrations, including double page spread map of Letchworth Park. 472 pages with index. A must-have book for those interested in the history of the Genesee Valley in Western New York, and the life and contributions of W. P...
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Early American Inns and Taverns

By: Lathrop, Elise

Price: $30.00

Publisher: New York, Robert M. McBride & Co.: 1926

Seller ID: 016232

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

1926 on title page and copyright page; no additional printings listed. Unfaded blue cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. Faint hint of soiling, light corner wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean illustrated endpapers, with tasteful previous owner bookplate on front fixed endpaper. No other marks. 365 pgs. with list of Inns and Taverns by state at rear of book. Illustrated with black & white plates. 9-1/2" x 6-1/2". Americana.
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Category: Americana