Search Results: History: U.S. / U.S. Cities & Towns from Bookmarc's

Niwot, Colorado: University Press of Colorado, 1994. BE4 - A first edition hardcover book signed by the author in near fine condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected and has wrinkling, chipping, and some tears on the edges and corners, tiny tear on the front gutter, light scratches, light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by Liston Leyendecker. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Barnes and Noble Inc., 1969. BZ6 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear plus there is tape staining on the outside board surfaces and front and back endpapers from where the dust jacket was taped to the boards plus there is some fading of the fading on the top outside paper edges plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, front and back endpapers, and copyright page plus there is a patch of light surface damage (about 0.75"x2") on the back endpaper from the library's removal of a label plus the book is very slightly shelf cocked. A book that provides a comprehensive survey of the successive roles played by cities in American history. This is a title in the publisher's Historical Problems: Studies and Documents series. Series editor G. R. Elton. Acknowledgments, indexed, 234p.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 6"x8.75". Ex-Library.

Williamsburg, VA, U.S.A.: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1968. CB1 - A trade paperback book in very good condition with a map. A tight, clean, sound copy in monochrome illustrated red-orange wraps with very minor overall shelf wear. A book with a brief history of the City and descriptions of more than 100 houses, shops, and public buildings. Illustrated with black and white drawings throughout. This book includes the loose 4-color map originally sold with the book. Indexed, 108p.. 6th Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.25"x7.75".

San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company, 1976. AI2 - A limited edition (No. 6090 hardcover book SIGNED by Barbara Weidig on the page after the front free endpaper in fair condition that is cocked and lightly bowed, some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, scattered stains, rubbing, chipping, crease, and soiled patches, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. American Revolution Bicentennial. Photographic Reproductions by Ron Corbell and Jarl Johnson. 11.25"x8.75", 270 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Deer Park is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. The city is located in Harris County and is situated in Southeast Harris County. Deer Park was founded in 1892 by Simeon H. West, a farmer, retired legislator, and much-traveled adventurer from Illinois. He named the town for the large number of deer that roamed the Gulf plains. A railroad station opened later that year and a post office followed in 1893. The subdivision was… Read More

San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company, 1976. M1 - A limited edition hardcover book in very good condition that is lightly bowed, some bumped corners, some wrinkling on the spine, a few scattered light stains, some chipping, scuffing and dents on the page edges, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. American Revolution Bicentennial. Photographic Reproductions by Ron Corbell and Jarl Johnson. 11.25"x8.75", 270 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Deer Park is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. The city is located in Harris County and is situated in Southeast Harris County. Deer Park was founded in 1892 by Simeon H. West, a farmer, retired legislator, and much-traveled adventurer from Illinois. He named the town for the large number of deer that roamed the Gulf plains. A railroad station opened later that year and a post office followed in 1893. The subdivision was established in 1893 and was the site of a Galveston, Harrisburg and… Read More

New York, New York, USA: New York Public Library, 1961. CC5 - This is a stapled spine trade paperback book that has been library rebound between stiff boards. A tight, clean, sound cop in pink paper wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus there are the usual library stamps, marks, and labels on the outside front board surface, front and back original covers, top, bottom, and right outside pages (marked out with large green marker), inside surface of the front wrap, and table of contents page plus there is some glue staining on the outside surface of the back wrap and inside surface of the back board from a library label and a library pocket plus there is some scuffing, yellowing, and scattered soiling of the boards. A book that examines the history of the booktrade in early St. Louis. 35p.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 7"x10". Ex-Library.

San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company, 1955. G2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has price clipped, open tear on the top spine and corners near it, front top right corner, right side of the spine, and couple on the back lower left side, moderate chipping, wrinkling, and crease and tear on the edges and corners, crease and rubbing on the sides, a few soiling spots, some stains, moderate discoloration, and shelf wear. Book has some wear on the cover edges and gutters, wrinkling with some tear on the spine edges, foxing, light crease on the first few pages, discoloration mostly on the cover, and shelf wear otherwise good. This book, filled with sparkling manners and lore, anecdotes and folklore and forgotten stories-hundreds of them-and handsomely illustrated with carefully selected photographs of old and new, reveals picturesque, tourist-attractive, gold-mine-in-folklore San Antonio.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Topeka, Kansas, USA: First United Presbyterian Church of Topeka, Kansas, 1984. CF2 - A hard cover first edition book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued. A tight, clean, sound copy in black and white colored pictoral black and white photo illustrated cloth covered boards with very minor overall shelf wear. A privately published history of the First United Presbyterian Church of Topeka, Kansas. Illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Church members, 79p.This book weighs more than 2 pounds when packaged to ship.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Franklin Watts, 1985. CG4 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wearp plus there are the usual library stamps, marks, label, and pocket on the top, bottom, and right outside paper edges (marked out with large black marker), front and back endpapers, title page, copyright page, and inside surface of the back board. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear plus there is a large patch (about 1.5"x2.5") of very light surface damage on the spine towards the bottom end plus there is a library label on the front plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. This is a title in the publisher's Issues in American History series. A nofiction book aimed at a young adult reader about the history and politics of urbanization of the United States from the beginings of the republic. Suggestions for further reading, indexed, 120p.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1980. Z5 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling, chipping, crease, and some tears on the edges and corners, taped tear on the front bottom right corner, discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good. Book has some chipping and rubbing on the cover edges, previous owner's inscription written on the title page, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Austin, Texas: St. John's United Methodist Church, 1968. BX3 - A hardcover book in very good condition that has some light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. The story of St. John's United Methodist Church in Austin, Texas from 1948 to 1968. 9.25"x6.25", 103 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Richardson, Texas: Clifford Huffhines, 1986. CL5 - Dust jacket mylar protected, has wrinkling, chipping, crease, some tears, rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has very light shelf wear. A 50 year love story of a man and his city, 1935-1985 Richardson, Texas.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Richardson, Texas: Clifford Huffhines, 1986. CL5 - Dust jacket mylar protected, light edgewear, wrinkling, chipping, crease, rubbing, some stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some light stains on the page edges, previous owner's name written on the front endpaper, and very light shelf wear. A 50 year love story of a man and his city, 1935-1985 Richardson, Texas.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Richardson, Texas: Clifford Huffhines, 1986. BR1 - DJ has wrinnklin, chipping, crease, and tears on the edges and corners and some sides, crease on the spine, some scattered rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good. Book has previous owner's inscription written on the front fixed endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. A 50 year love story of a man and his city, 1935-1985 Richardson, Texas.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Richardson, Texas: Clifford Huffhines, 1986. CL5 - Dust jacket mylar protected, light edgewear, wrinkling, chipping, crease, rubbing, some stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some light stains on the page edges and very light shelf wear. A 50 year love story of a man and his city, 1935-1985 Richardson, Texas.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Metuchen, New Jersey, USA: Scarecrow Press, Incorporated, 1970. BC4 - A tight, clean, sound copy in red cloth covered boards with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine with minor overall shelf wear mainly in the form of some light label staining on the spine near the bottom edge plus there are the usual library stamps and pocket on the title page and inside surface of the back board. A reference book that contains official and unofficial nicknames and sobriquets of American states and cities. Geographical index (cities), nicknames index (cities), all-American cities, geographical index (states), nicknames index (states), 456p. . 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Virginia Beach, Virginia: The Donning Company Publishers, 1994. AX4 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, scattered scratches, rubbing, and scuffing, light tanning and shelf wear. Book lightly cocked, some bumped corners, light tanning and shelf wear. SIGNED and inscribed by Louis Bundy (one of those stated in the Index page 138) and inscribed to previous owner on the title page. Take a trip back in time and travel the roads and streets of Pearland. This outstanding hardcover volume chronicles Pearland's rich heritage through over 200 historic photographs - many previously unpublished - along with an informative text. Spend page after page discovering the area's earliest settlers, and experience with them the challenges of time, war, and weather. You'll read of Pearland's many twentieth century triumphs and struggles - World Wars and the Great Depression - and,… Read More

Austin, Texas: Morgan Printing Company, 1996. CV1 - A hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has scattered foxing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some scattered foxing and light stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. 11.5"x9", 67 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

St. Louis, Missouri: G. Bradley Publishing, Inc., 1990. CW1 - A limited edition (19 of 3000) hardcover book SIGNED by Gary Butler and Carl Landrum on the copyright page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, lightly cocked and bowed, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Cover Artist Gary Butler, Book Design Diane Kramer. This is 19 of a limited edition of 3000. 12.5"x9.5", 199 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Quincy, known as Illinois's "Gem City", is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Illinois, United States, located on the Mississippi River. During the 19th century, Quincy was a thriving transportation center as riverboats and rail service linked the city to many destinations west and along the river. It was Illinois' second-largest city, surpassing Peoria in 1870. The city has several historic districts, including the Downtown Quincy Historic District and the South Side German Historic District, which display the architecture… Read More

Topeka, Kansas, USA: Shawnee County Historical Society, 1975. BH2 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated olive green wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light scattered soiling of the covers plus there is some very, very light edge wear at the spine top and bottom edges. This is bulletin number 52 June, 1975 by the Shawnee County Historical Society. It contains articles by Joseph G. Gambone, Fred Feaker, Minnie Dubbs Millbrook, Donna Kelley, John W. Ripley, Joseph W. Snell, Robert W. Richmond, Peggy Greene, and Civilla Vinson. There is also a scrapbook section with reprints of headline stories. Illustrated with black and white photographs and reproductions. Contributors, 110p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.