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History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella
Prescott, William HicklingIllustrated by de Freitas, Lima. A somewhat plainer version of an edition produced for the Limited Editions Club. Quarter bound in publisher's gree...
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Charles Gates Dawes: A Life
Dunlap, Annette B.Biography of those best known to Evanston residents as the namesake of "the Dawes House", even though he was Vice President in the Coolidge adminis...
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Unknown London
Bell, Walter GeorgeA charming look at historical events from throughout London's history, from a long-tenured newspaperman. First published in this edition in1966, wi...
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The Great Chief Justice: John Marshall and the Rule of Law
Hobson, Charles F.A very clean first printing examining the judicial history/role/infleunce or Marshall. Effectively a new book. Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printin...
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The Fabulous Originals: Lives of Extraordinary People Who Inspired Memorable Characters in Fiction
Wallace, IrvingWallace's first book, he would go on to write wildly popular novels throughout the 60s and 70s. This book looks at such figures as Alexander Selkir...
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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
De Hamel, ChristopherA lovely copy of this title, with exceptional full color plates from 12 of the most significant medieval texts on record. First U.S. printing, fi...
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The American Revolution: Writings from the War of Independence (Library of America)
Rhodehamel, JohnA collection of important documents of the American Revolution, arranged chronologically from Paul Revere's account of his own ride through a descr...
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Stranger in the Shoguns City: A Japanese Woman and Her World
Stanley, AmyA very nice copy of this biography of Tsuneno, a woman in 19th Century Japan. First printing, NF in a like jacket with a touch of wear to rear pane...
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From Babel to Dragomans
Lewis, BernardA collection of shorter pieces, some never previously published in English, from the noted Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis. Fine in a nearly fi...
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Saga America
Fell, BarryA scarce and curious title by an emeritus professor at Harvard, who sets out the case that North African Explorers reached the west coast of North ...
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And the Band Played On
Shilts, RandyA quite nice copy of this critically important book on the AIDS crisis. A nearly fine copy in a similar dust jacket with minimal shelfwear.Very sli...
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A Theater of Our Own: A History and a Memoir of 1,001 Nights in Chicago
Christiansen, RichardA history of theater in Chicago from the Tribune's former lead critic. An excellent copy, fine in a fine jacket, signed (and inscribed) by the auth...
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American Negro Songs and Spirituals : 230 Songs, Spirituals, Blues, Work & Social Songs, Hollers and Jubilees
Work, John W., EdA wonderful collection of spirituals, edited by John Work of Fisk university. Book bound in blue cloth boards, clean and square, with no markings i...
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Letters of the Century: America, 1900-1999
Grunwald, Lisa & Adler, Stephen J., EditorsA wonderful time capsule of American history with letters from average citizens and world leaders. In spectacular, gift-giving condition, no bumps,...
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The Madhouse on Madison Street
Murray, GeorgeSigned by author on the front free endpaper. The author was at the time of publication the night editor of the Chicago American, the first newspape...
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Four Days
United Press International and American Heritage Magazine"The Historical Record of the Death of President Kennedy." With an introduction by historian Bruce Catton. No jacket, assuming as issued as front p...
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Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of Renowned Obscurity, Famous Anonymity, and Rotten Luck
Collins, PaulAssorted tales of best laid plans gone wrong, a wonderful work of quirky history. First printing, Fine in a VG jacket--a small semi-circular scrape...
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The Great Match Race
Eisenberg, JohnFine first printing of this fascinating tale of one of America's first public sports spectacles, an 1823 race between the North and South's greates...
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Fear No Evil
Sharansky, NatanSigned by author on the half title page. First printing of this compelling memoir of Soviet writer and human rights advocate's nine years in a KG...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Mad: Some Weird People in American History
Floyd, E. RandallEntertaining book of vignettes about unusual figures in American History from a popular syndicated columnist and lecturer at Augusta State Universi...
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Tartans of the Clans & Families of Scotland
Innes, Sir Thomas of LearneyUseful book for those with an affinity for things Scottish--a through description of the clan system, and 114 full color illustrations of tartans o...
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Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
Kurson, RobertFirst printing of this enthralling tale. Near fine in a fine jacket--one page corner bent, one small notation in pen in a page margin. Otherwise no...
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Hip: The History
Leland, JohnA quite nice first printing of this look at how the history of "Hip" extends much further back than you might think. Fine in a fine jacket, from a ...
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Beethoven's Hair
Martin, RussellFascinating story of how a purported lock of Beethoven's hair saved after his death made it all the way to a Sotheby's auction in 1994. First print...
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