American Statesmen - 12 Vols. by Morse, John T., Jr., Ed - 1886

Boston : Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press. 1884. good+. Hardcover. 419pp + list of titles; floral patterned eps with book plate inside front cover; foxing to eps; text unmarked; top edge gilt; approx. 7" tall; white spot on front & shelf wear to edges of navy cover with gilt lettering & star top border to front & to darkened spine; no dj .

Boston : Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press. 1899. vg-. Hardcover. xi 499 pages; eps darkened; text unmarked, library bookplate inside front cover & ink numbers on pg v; top edge gilt; approx. 7" tall; light shelf wear to edges of navy cover with gilt lettering & star top border to front & spine; no dj .

Boston : Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press. 1882. vg. Hardcover. 7th US VP. vi 356pp + catalog of other titles; floral patterned eps; text clean; some pp unopened; top edge gilt; approx. 7" tall; shelf wear to edges of navy cover with gilt lettering & star top border to front & spine; no dj .

Boston : Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press. 1882. vg-. Hardcover. 402 pages + catalog of other titles; floral patterned eps; text unmarked; top edge gilt; approx. 7" tall; light shelf wear to edges of navy cover with gilt lettering & star top border to front & spine; no dj .

Boston : Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press. 1911. vg. Hardcover. 312 pages + list of other title in series; some pages unopened; text unmarked; top edge gilt; approx. 7" tall; light shelf wear to edges of navy cover with gilt lettering & star top border to front & spine; no dj .

Boston : Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press. 1896. vg. Hardcover. xvi 442pp + list of title in the series; text clean; top edge gilt; approx. 7" tall; shelf wear to edges of navy cover with gilt lettering & star top border to front & spine; no dj .

Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1883. Hardcover. Fair. Clean pages except for moderate age-toning in margins throughout; no owners' marks. Full blue cloth cover is darkened along the spine and shows scuffing along the sides of the spine and outside edges of boards, bumped top free corners with a tear to the cloth along the foreedge at the top right front, some fraying at spine ends and corners, and a few small, pale spots on the back, but is overall sound. 356pp. incl. index + 16pp. publisher's catalogue.; 12mo.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press. 1896. vg. Hardcover. US Sec. of State 1861-1869; vi 446pp; text clean; top edge gilt; approx. 7" tall; shelf wear to edges of navy cover with gilt lettering & star top border to front & spine; no dj .

Boston : Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press. 1889. good+. Hardcover. 353 pages + catalog of other titles; foxing to eps & edges; text clean, smudges to margin on a few pp; top edge gilt rubbed; approx. 7" tall; biopredation & shelf wear to navy cover with gilt lettering & star top border to front & darkened spine; no dj .

Boston : Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press. 1891. vg-. Hardcover. 306 pages; previous owner name & date on front ep; text unmarked; top edge gilt; lean to spine; approx. 7" tall; shelf wear to edges of navy cover with gilt lettering & star top border to front & spine; no dj .

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine, edges and corner of the cover. There is some dog-earring on the right corner pages of the book. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. "This is a history of the visual arts produced in the geographical area that now constitutes the United States. Such a book is difficult to title. A History of United States Art sounds awkward and logically might even be construed to exclude the arts of the colonial period. Thus, with apologies to our northern and southern neighbors, I use the title A History of American Art, knowing full well that the terms America and the United States are not synonymous...." - Preface from A History of American Art

This book is in good condition. There is a lot of wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There is also a substantial amount of staining on the cover boards. The pages are yellowed and tanned. There are also markings throughout the book. "The roots of this book reach back to the early 1950s in Paris, where I began my professional career as a journalist. France, supported by the United States, was then fighting to retain its hold in Indochina against the Vietminh, the Communist-led nationalist movement there. As I reported on the French end of the war, I soon became acquainted with the names and places in Vietnam from a distance, But I scarcely imagined that they were to be part of my own experience. Then, in 1959, I was assigned to cover eastern Asia; the region that included Vietnam became my beat for more than two decades. I visited Vietnam most recently in 1981 for seven weeks, the longest permitted an American correspondent since the Communists gained control of the entire… Read More

New York: Wicwas Press, 1984. 8vo size trade paperback; 192 pages with a few illustrations and photographs Contents include: Beeswax Grading and Economics Harvesting Beeswax Commercial Preparation of Beeswax for Market Testing Beeswax Beeswax in Comb Foundation Beeswax in Candles Beeswax in Art and Industry Showing and Judging Beeswax Home Products including Candles and Car and Floor Polishes Moderate wear and edgewear to covers, light soil to top of book and shelf soil to bottom fore-edge. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Top edge of jacket slightly flared but overall in excellent condition. Book itself is clean and free of any markings except for previous owner's name on first page (Jeanne M. Nixon). Book has some light shelf wear to corners and spine is slightly canted. Solid binding. 189 indexed pages. 0.75" X 6.25" X 9.25" 2cm X 16cm X 23.5cm Part of the series "Women's Diaries and Letters of the Nineteenth-Century South". Illustrated by Olivia Jackson McGee with additional black and white photo reproductions. Includes a family tree. The Revised edition includes additional material in the form of letters between Floride and her mother Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson between July-October 1863 at the height of the Civil War. The main body of the book is Floride's journal from January 1863 until 1866. The main sections concern Florida's trip to Niagara in summer 1863, the journey form Beltsville Maryland to Pendleton South Carolina at the end of the 1864, and the last says of Floride's grandmother Mr.s John C. Calhoun in… Read More

USA: L. W. Walter, 1917. Hardcover with no dust jacket, 1917. Book has heavier corner wear to board corners and edges, and spinefoot, and aging and some soiling to cloth. This book has blue cloth with navy and red text and design. Tipped plate of American flag on center of front board. Interior tanning heavily from age and book has light warping from age and moisture. Has small bookworm hole affecting the upper right corner of pages 23- 83, completely out of the way of any text and only about 1/2 inch in depth. Missing page corner as depicted, affecting the first front illustration page, affects a small amount of caption text, and the edges of 2 photos. Book generally lays flat and is readable and is fairly supple, Binding is decent and will permit reading. Fair condition, but not terrible for its age. 100+ illustrations. A peice of history, as this was basically news when this was printed. RARE EDITION: NOT A REPRINT. THIS IS THE REAL DEAL.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo -… Read More

Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.

This book is an antique and is in fair condition. The binding is loose and cracked on the inside of the front board. Dark green cloth covered boards that have significant wear on the edges, spine and corners. The previous owners signature is written on the inside of the front board. The pages are tanned and yellowed, but are still readable.Also a Life Sketch of Theodore Roosevelt and "memorial tributes by statesmen, ministers, orators and rulers of all countries"; profusely illustrated with photos, drawings and "special pictures of the Family by Express Permission from the Owners"

This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama

Little, Brown, and Company, 1960. Used-Very Good. Hard Bound