HISTORY (AMERICAN)
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ELGAR IN AMERICA
Written by Richard Smith.
Stock no. 1827993
Published by Elgar Editions.
1st
2005.
Very good condition.
Elgar Monographs No. 3. Elgar's American connections between 1895 and 1934. Blue cloth boards, red foil titles and vignette to front. B/w photos and illustrations. ISBN: 0954855310. SIGNED by the author (personal gift inscription) to half-title page. A few minor grubby marks to boards. Contents clean. Fairly strong odour present.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- MUSICIANS
THE SACRIFICIAL YEARS
Written by Walt Whitman; John Harmon McElroy.
Stock no. 1827478
Published by David R. Godine.
1st
1999.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A Chronicle of Walt Whitman's Experiences in the Civil War. Edited & with an introduction by John Harmon McElroy. Dark pink cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1567920799. Possible fading to front panel and spine of dustwrapper (not obvious).
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF AMERICAN MINING
Written by Paul J. White.
Stock no. 1827473
Published by University Presses Of Florida.
Circa
2017.
Nearly fine condition.
Fifty years of research on American mining sites that date from colonial times, the author provides an ideal overview of the field for both students and professionals. A multifaceted look at mining, incorporating findings from an array of subfields, including historical archaeology, industrial archaeology, and maritime archaeology. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 9780813054551. This is a physical print on demand copy printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd. Rear board is a little grubby at edges, else a fine copy.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- ARCHAEOLOGY
- MINING
SWEET THING: THE HISTORY AND MUSICAL STRUCTURE OF A SHARED AMERICAN VERNACULAR FORM
Written by Nicholas Stoia.
Stock no. 1827470
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
2021.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
As children, many of us learn to sing, "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands." Few of us realize that what we're singing is actually part of a pervasive - and centuries old - musical scheme known as the 'Sweet Thing' scheme. This book studies one of the most productive and enduring shared musical resources in North American vernacular music. Black paper boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 9780190881979. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- FOLKLORE
- MUSIC
- SONGS (CHILDRENS)
LETTERS AND NOTES ON THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
Written by George Catlin; Michael Macdonald Mooney.
Stock no. 1826992
Published by Gramercy Books.
Circa
1995.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Originally published in 1841 in two volumes entitled 'Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians'. This edition edited and with an introduction by Michael MacDonald Mooney in one volume. Black cloth spine with gilt title, orange paper sides. B/w illustrations and 4 colour plates. ISBN: 0517147440. Reprint. Text block grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- NORTH AMERICA
- NATIVE AMERICAN
- ANTHROPOLOGY
RUM WAR AT SEA
Written by Malcolm F. Willoughby.
Stock no. 1826878
Published by Government Printing Office, Washington.
1st
1964.
Very good condition.
The period of National Prohibition in America in the 1920s and 1930s. As one of the law enforcement agencies charged with the suppression of the illegal liquor traffice, the United States Coast Guard was deeply involved in what has become known as 'The Rum War'. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. B/w photos and chapter headers. A few small knocks to board edges. Boards a little grubby, marked to rear board. Text block browned. Name in ink to top of front endpaper. Else contents clean.
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- TRANSPORT
- MARITIME
- ALCOHOL
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
PICKETT'S CHARGE: THE LAST ATTACK AT GETTYSBURG
Written by Earl J. Hess.
Stock no. 1826455
Published by University Of North Carolina Press.
Circa
2001.
Very good condition.
Definitive history of the most famous military action of the American Civil War. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 9780807871294. Covers lightly rubbed at corners. Text block just a little grubby. Else contents clean.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
TENNESSEE'S WAR 1861-1865 DESCRIBED BY PARTICIPANTS
Written by Stanley F. Horn.
Stock no. 1826163
Published by Tennessee University Press.
1990.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Compiled and edited by Stanley F. Horn, longtime student of the Civil War in Tennessee. Firsthand impressions made by the war on observant individuals - civilian, military, and political; men and women; Northerners and Southerners. Green cloth boards, black title block with gilt title to spine, gilt vignette to front. Maps to endpapers. ISBN: 0874020190. Fifth printing. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CIVIL WAR
- CIVIL WAR (AMERICAN)
- MILITARY
8TH AIR FORCE REMEMBERED
Written by George H. Fox.
Stock no. 1825669
Published by Iso Publications.
1st
1991.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Large format. An illustrated guide to the memorials, memorabilia and main airfields of the US 8th Air Force in England in WW2. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w and colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0946784027. SIGNED with gift dedication to free front endpaper. Contents are low down in the boards and 0.5cm forward from spine (binding error not affecting book itself). Contents clean. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased, old price-label to front flap.
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- AVIATION
- AIR FORCE
- WORLD WAR II
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
GYPSIES: THE HIDDEN AMERICANS
Written by Anne Sutherland.
Stock no. 1825532
Published by Tavistock Publications.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Based on the author's two years' research centred on a community of Gypsies (Rom) living on the west coast of America. Brown cloth boards, gilt titles. ISBN: 042274610X. Text block ligthly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is worn at corners and faded to spine.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- GYPSY
- SOCIAL HISTORY
WALT DISNEY'S RAILROAD STORY
Written by Michael Broggie.
Stock no. 1825476
Published by Pentrex.
Circa
1997.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom. The enormous part Walt Disney's love of railroading played in the development of the Disney empire. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w photos. ISBN: 1563420066. 2nd printing. Dustwrapper is unevenly faded to spine and lightly edge-creased.
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- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- RAILWAYS
- MODEL RAILWAYS
- DISNEY
- BIOGRAPHY
- COMPANY HISTORY
COMMUTER AIRLINES OF THE UNITED STATES
Written by R.E.G. Davies; I.E. Quastler; George Haddaway.
Stock no. 2139415
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press.
1st USA
1995.
Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Beige cloth with silver title to spine. Foreword by Haddaway. ISBN: 156098404X. Light knocks to top and tail of spine. Wrapper is a little edge-creased.
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- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- AMERICA
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)