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	The Black Hills and their Incredible Characters: A Chronicle and a Guide Casey, Robert J. (Book #ID 8747) Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. Indianapolis First Edition 1949. 1949. First edition hard back green cloth covers, gilt titles, maps to end papers. Separate guide in rear pocket to : Information on Attractions, Towns, Routes, Distances, Etc., in the Black Hills. Well illustrated. Tiny mark to top upper panel. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Brochure on the Subject: Dominion and American History. One of the 15 Subjects Comprising the International University Societys (Societies) Course, Which are Enumerated in the Certificate Furnished to Each Member Cole, Percival R. [International University Society] (Book #ID 22200) International University Society circa 1930 edition not stated. 1930. Publisher's original blue card covers, black and white lettering to front cover. 8vo 7¼" x 5" 42 pp. Spine faded and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£6.00 Convert currency

	The Maya [Sixth Revised Edition] Coe, Michael D. (Book #ID 26550) Published by Thames and Hudson, 30 Bloomsbury Street, London Sixth Edition, Fully Revised and Expanded 2002. 2002. Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card covers. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 256 pp ISBN 0500280665. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	31 Clayton, Lawrence [1938-2000] Edited by Lou Rodenberger (Book #ID 26634) Published by McWhiney Foundation Press McMurry University Abilene, Texas First Edition 2002. 2002. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original finely grained blue cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼'' 303 pp ISBN 1893114325. Monochrome illustrations. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£20.00 Convert currency

	Homes by the Million: An Account of the Housing Achievement in the U.S.A 1940-1945 Casson, Hugh (Book #ID 30569) Published by Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex First Penguin Edition 1946. 1946. Publisher's original stapled illustrated paper covers. Oblong 8vo 9'' x 7'' 48 pp. Monochrome illustrations and plans throughout. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Pioneers in the American West 1780-1840; Then and There Series Currie, Barbara (Book #ID 32910) Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Edition 1969. London 1969. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card covers. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 92 pp. Archive monochrome illustrations throughout. School library stamp to the end papers and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	The Roosevelt's Churchill, Allen [Jacket design by Gerard Macdonald] (Book #ID 57016) Published by Frederick Muller Limited, London First Edition 1966. London 1966. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine, pink to the top edges. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 341 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout, The Times newspaper clipping about the Roosevelt's, dated January 16th 1982, loosely enclosed. Very little wear to the covers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition photographic illustrated dust wrapper with nicks and chips to the upper spine end and gutters, shallow rubs to the corners, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Alistair Cooke's American Journey; Life on the Home Front in the Second World War Cooke, Alistair [1908-2004] (Book #ID 44265) Published by Allen Lane an Imprint of Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London First Edition 2006. London 2006. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. ISBN 0713998792. Contains xvi, 327 printed pages of text with colour illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£12.50 Convert currency

	Chelmsford \| (Images of America Series) Chelmsford Historical Society and Garrison House Association (Book #ID 98208) Published by Arcadia an Imprint of Tempus Publishing Limited, 2 Cumberland Street, Charleston, South Carolina, and Brimscombe Port, Gloucestershire First Edition 1998. 1998. First edition in publisher's original illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9¼'' x 6½''. Contains 128 printed pages with archive monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0752405802 Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£17.50 Convert currency

	The Patient Has the Floor Cooke, Alistair [1908-2004] (Book #ID 68424) Published by The Bodley Head Ltd., 30 Bedford Square, London First UK Edition 1986. London 1986. First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original cornflower blue paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 204 printed pages of text. Age browning to the page edges. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition photographic dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0370301641 Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	The Letter of Columbus on His Discovery of the New World Columbus, Christopher (31 October 1451 - 20 May 1506). Stephen Plannck (Book #ID 101461) Published by USC Fine Arts Press, Los Angeles, First Thus Edition 1989. 1989. Limited edition hard back binding in publisher's original olive green leather backed marble grey paper covered boards cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. Hand written number 274 of 300 Limited Edition copies. This is a facsimile of the Stephen Plannck 1493 Latin edition of The Letter, reproduced in actual size from photo engravings of the copy housed in Special Collections of the Doheny Memorial Library. The volume includes Samuel Eliot Morison's English translation of The Letter from his book 'Christopher Columbus, Mariner.' The woodcuts are from the first illustrated edition of The Letter, the Basel Latin edition of 1493. With an introduction by Doyce B. Nunis and Charles R. Ritcheson. Contains 48 printed pages of text including a bibliographic afterword and notes with six full-page wood-cuts. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0944585019 Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£150.00 Convert currency

	The Erotic Muse; American Bawdy Songs [Second Edition] A Volume in the Series Music in American Life Cray, Ed (Book #ID 69790) Published by The University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago Second Edition 1992. Illinois 1992. Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original claret cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 435 [iii] printed pages of text. One small mark to the bottom of the fore edge. Very near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0252017811 Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£25.00 Convert currency

	Hunterdon County; A Millennial Portrait Choroszewski, Walter [Introduction by Christine Todd Whitman] (Book #ID 76224) Published by Aesthetic Press Inc., Somerville, New Jersey First Edition 1999. New Jersey 1999. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour photographic paper covered boards. Quarto 10'' x 10''. Contains 124 printed pages of text with beautiful colour photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0933605080 Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£15.00 Convert currency

	Economic Contractions in the United States: A Failure of Government Charles K. Rowley and Nathanael Smith (Book #ID 78815) Published by The Locke Institute 5188 Dungannon Road, Fairfax First Edition 2009. 2009. First edition in publisher's original photographic card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 124 printed pages of text. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780255366427 Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£9.00 Convert currency

	Sail Away Ladies; Stories of Cape Cod Women in the Age of Sail [Signed] Coogan, Jim (Book #ID 75076) Published by Harvest Home Books, East Dennis, Massachusetts, USA First Edition October 2003. USA 2003. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 208 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. SIGNED by the Author to the title page 'Jim Coogan'. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0967259649 Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£11.00 Convert currency

	Handbook of The Bostonian Society Cabot, Harriet Ropes (Book #ID 80383) Published by Old State House, Boston First Edition 1979. Boston 1979. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 101 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Tiny rubs to the spine ends and corners, top front spine tip torn, pale foxing to the end papers. In near Fine clean unopened condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£8.00 Convert currency

	Historic Cambridge [Massachusetts] in Four Seasons; A Camera Impression Chamberlain, Samuel (Book #ID 108440) Published by Hastings House Publishers, New York, USA First Edition 1942. 1942. First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark orange paper boards with cream paper spine, blocked and lettered dark orange back, archive sepia photographic end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 6''. Contains 73 pp with sepia archive photographs throughout. Scuffed lower edges. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with shallow closed tears with related crease lines to the lower front edge, rubbed corners and foxing to the panels, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the AMERICA [History] Category	£15.00 Convert currency

The Black Hills and their Incredible Characters: A Chronicle and a Guide

Casey, Robert J.

(Book #ID 8747)

Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. Indianapolis First Edition 1949. 1949.

First edition hard back green cloth covers, gilt titles, maps to end papers. Separate guide in rear pocket to : Information on Attractions, Towns, Routes, Distances, Etc., in the Black Hills. Well illustrated. Tiny mark to top upper panel. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Brochure on the Subject: Dominion and American History. One of the 15 Subjects Comprising the International University Societys (Societies) Course, Which are Enumerated in the Certificate Furnished to Each Member

Cole, Percival R. [International University Society]

(Book #ID 22200)

International University Society circa 1930 edition not stated. 1930.

Publisher's original blue card covers, black and white lettering to front cover. 8vo 7¼" x 5" 42 pp. Spine faded and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Maya [Sixth Revised Edition]

Coe, Michael D.

(Book #ID 26550)

Published by Thames and Hudson, 30 Bloomsbury Street, London Sixth Edition, Fully Revised and Expanded 2002. 2002.

Publisher's original colour illustrated laminated card covers. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 256 pp ISBN 0500280665. Colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Clayton, Lawrence [1938-2000] Edited by Lou Rodenberger

(Book #ID 26634)

Published by McWhiney Foundation Press McMurry University Abilene, Texas First Edition 2002. 2002.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original finely grained blue cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼'' 303 pp ISBN 1893114325. Monochrome illustrations. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Homes by the Million: An Account of the Housing Achievement in the U.S.A 1940-1945

Casson, Hugh

(Book #ID 30569)

Published by Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex First Penguin Edition 1946. 1946.

Publisher's original stapled illustrated paper covers. Oblong 8vo 9'' x 7'' 48 pp. Monochrome illustrations and plans throughout. In Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Pioneers in the American West 1780-1840; Then and There Series

Currie, Barbara

(Book #ID 32910)

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd., 39 Paternoster Row, London First Edition 1969. London 1969.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card covers. 8vo 7½'' x 5¼'' 92 pp. Archive monochrome illustrations throughout. School library stamp to the end papers and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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The Roosevelt's

Churchill, Allen [Jacket design by Gerard Macdonald]

(Book #ID 57016)

Published by Frederick Muller Limited, London First Edition 1966. London 1966.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine, pink to the top edges. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 341 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout, The Times newspaper clipping about the Roosevelt's, dated January 16th 1982, loosely enclosed. Very little wear to the covers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition photographic illustrated dust wrapper with nicks and chips to the upper spine end and gutters, shallow rubs to the corners, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Alistair Cooke's American Journey; Life on the Home Front in the Second World War

Cooke, Alistair [1908-2004]

(Book #ID 44265)

Published by Allen Lane an Imprint of Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London First Edition 2006. London 2006.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue paper covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. ISBN 0713998792. Contains xvi, 327 printed pages of text with colour illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Chelmsford | (Images of America Series)

Chelmsford Historical Society and Garrison House Association

(Book #ID 98208)

Published by Arcadia an Imprint of Tempus Publishing Limited, 2 Cumberland Street, Charleston, South Carolina, and Brimscombe Port, Gloucestershire First Edition 1998. 1998.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9¼'' x 6½''. Contains 128 printed pages with archive monochrome photographs and illustrations throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0752405802

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The Patient Has the Floor

Cooke, Alistair [1908-2004]

(Book #ID 68424)

Published by The Bodley Head Ltd., 30 Bedford Square, London First UK Edition 1986. London 1986.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original cornflower blue paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 204 printed pages of text. Age browning to the page edges. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition photographic dust wrapper, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0370301641

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The Letter of Columbus on His Discovery of the New World

Columbus, Christopher (31 October 1451 - 20 May 1506). Stephen Plannck

(Book #ID 101461)

Published by USC Fine Arts Press, Los Angeles, First Thus Edition 1989. 1989.

Limited edition hard back binding in publisher's original olive green leather backed marble grey paper covered boards cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6½''. Hand written number 274 of 300 Limited Edition copies. This is a facsimile of the Stephen Plannck 1493 Latin edition of The Letter, reproduced in actual size from photo engravings of the copy housed in Special Collections of the Doheny Memorial Library. The volume includes Samuel Eliot Morison's English translation of The Letter from his book 'Christopher Columbus, Mariner.' The woodcuts are from the first illustrated edition of The Letter, the Basel Latin edition of 1493. With an introduction by Doyce B. Nunis and Charles R. Ritcheson. Contains 48 printed pages of text including a bibliographic afterword and notes with six full-page wood-cuts. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0944585019

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The Erotic Muse; American Bawdy Songs [Second Edition] A Volume in the Series Music in American Life

Cray, Ed

(Book #ID 69790)

Published by The University of Illinois Press, Urbana and Chicago Second Edition 1992. Illinois 1992.

Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original claret cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 435 [iii] printed pages of text. One small mark to the bottom of the fore edge. Very near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0252017811

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Hunterdon County; A Millennial Portrait

Choroszewski, Walter [Introduction by Christine Todd Whitman]

(Book #ID 76224)

Published by Aesthetic Press Inc., Somerville, New Jersey First Edition 1999. New Jersey 1999.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour photographic paper covered boards. Quarto 10'' x 10''. Contains 124 printed pages of text with beautiful colour photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0933605080

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Economic Contractions in the United States: A Failure of Government

Charles K. Rowley and Nathanael Smith

(Book #ID 78815)

Published by The Locke Institute 5188 Dungannon Road, Fairfax First Edition 2009. 2009.

First edition in publisher's original photographic card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 124 printed pages of text. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780255366427

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Sail Away Ladies; Stories of Cape Cod Women in the Age of Sail [Signed]

Coogan, Jim

(Book #ID 75076)

Published by Harvest Home Books, East Dennis, Massachusetts, USA First Edition October 2003. USA 2003.

First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 208 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. SIGNED by the Author to the title page 'Jim Coogan'. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0967259649

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Handbook of The Bostonian Society

Cabot, Harriet Ropes

(Book #ID 80383)

Published by Old State House, Boston First Edition 1979. Boston 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 101 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Tiny rubs to the spine ends and corners, top front spine tip torn, pale foxing to the end papers. In near Fine clean unopened condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Historic Cambridge [Massachusetts] in Four Seasons; A Camera Impression

Chamberlain, Samuel

(Book #ID 108440)

Published by Hastings House Publishers, New York, USA First Edition 1942. 1942.

First US edition hard back binding in publisher's original dark orange paper boards with cream paper spine, blocked and lettered dark orange back, archive sepia photographic end papers. 8vo. 7½'' x 6''. Contains 73 pp with sepia archive photographs throughout. Scuffed lower edges. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with shallow closed tears with related crease lines to the lower front edge, rubbed corners and foxing to the panels, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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