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Racine, WI: Whitman Pub. Co, 1960. 45pp/Illustrated history and price list of coins, tokens, medals, patterns, paper money and transportation tokens used from 1836 to 1960. Clean. 1st Edition. Stiff Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, MA: David R. Godine Publisher, 1976. 336pp including index, book in vgc, cover has some small spots, many photographs on every page, contents: Aboriginal Art, The Innocent Eye, Statues to Sculpture, Magician's Game, Two Decades of American Sculpture, Shared Space: Contemporary Sculpture and its Environment, and more.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

1935. 632 pages/illus. Historical record of Haywood County, North Carolina. Light yellowing to pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. 314pp/illus. Documents the daily routines of the prestigious U.S. military academy during a turbulent time in its history- offering portraits of cadets and the elite officers who educate them- describing the institution's reaction to the September 11 attacks- and cons. . 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Springfield, VA: DBM Press, LC, 2008. 200pp/illus. This is the incredible autobiography of the late Isabel Washington Powell from her early years as a young "drama queen" with her big sister, Fredi Washington, in early 1900's Savannah, Georgia; her young adult years as a Cotton Club dancer in Harlem during the 1920's; her marriage to Adam Clayton Powell in the 1930's; her divorce following his election to Congress in 1945; and her life after Adam. It was the love and support of her family and especially her sister, Fredi Washington (star of the 1929 film "Black and Tan Fantasy" and the Academy Award nominated 1934 film "Imitation of Life") that enabled her to survive. ISBN 10: 0-9816102-1-8 New. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Univ of Illinois Pr, 1995. 412pp/illus. A new and definitive information about how Africans met and often overcame the challenges and deprivations of their new lives. Clean. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Greenwood Pub Group, 2001. 213pp/illus. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. As New/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Knoxville, TN, U.S.A.: Univ of Tennessee Pr, 1992. 267pp. This work is an overview of the African-American religious forms in the twentieth century. The authors trace the history, beliefs, social organization, and ritual content of religious groups in the Black mainstream churches; messianic-nationalist sects, such as the Black Muslims; conversionist sects, such as the Holiness-Pentecostal groups and Primitive Baptists; and thaumaturgical sects, including the Spiritual churches. Light highlighting first chapters. . Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1992. 436pp/illus. 'This, the first truly comprehensive biography of Abby Kelley, is based on contemporary letters, diaries and newspaper accounts.' From the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Abigail Kelley Foster, 1810-87, American abolitionist and advocate of women's rights, b. near Amherst, Mass. Abby Kelley, as she was known to her contemporaries, began her crusade against slavery in 1837 after teaching in several Quaker schools. In 1845 she married Stephen S. Foster, a radical abolitionist and reformer. . 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Tuscaloosa, AL: Univ of Alabama Pr, 1994. 735pp/illus History of Alabama from the earliest time to the 1990's. Marked only on top edge, spine and inside back cover. Otherwise clean nice copy.. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Caldwell, ID: The Caxton Printers, 1947. 343p. with 32 full-page woodcut illustrations, black and red printed illustrated endpapers & title page. Numerous black & white illustrations in text. "Evidence supporting the theory that various aspects of the northwest coast Indian culture originated in Asia. Includes some of the author's own observations and experiences in the Stikine in the 1920's and a chapter on the Alaska Highway" Cover stained. Text Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Price, Arthur. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: US Naval Institute Press, 1999. 223pp/illus. Clean no marks.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Racine, WI: Whitman Pub. Co , 1960. 46pp/illus. "An illustrated catalog listing tokens used as money by pioneer Alaskans plus commemorative medals, souvenir tokens and medals. The odd and curious items used by the natives as a medium of exchange have been included. " Tight, clean and bright.. 1st Edition. Stiff Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket - Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: World Publishing Co, 1945. 251pp. Illustrated throughout with monochrome drawings and plates by the author. A study of the life and everyday work of the American Cowboy. Clean. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Algonquin Books, 1991. 353 pages; 18 maps; 19 illustrations; index. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, IL: Willett, Clark & Company, 1940. 457pp. This book came from the research library of author, Thomas M. Coffey, who used this book to write: "The Long Thirst: Prohibition in America, 1920-1933". Illustrated with b&w photos. DJ chipped.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1966. 207pp/Illustrated with photos in color and black and white by Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alfred Eisenstadt, and many others. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1966. 207pp/Illustrated with photos in color and black and white by Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alfred Eisenstadt, and many others. Light edge wear to dj. Text clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Garden City Publishing, 1937. 127pp/illus. Contains 168 reproductions, 19 of them in color. Includes a biographical dictionary of the miniature painters of America. Cover lightly stained. Some light foxing. Text clean.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Canoga Park, CA: Collectors Editions, 1993. 304 pages. Illustrated by Jane Wooster Scott. INSCRIBED / SIGNED BY ARTIST on half title page. "Wooster Scott captures the essence of the American people, their traditions and institutions." Both book and dj are Clean and like new.. Inscribed by the Author. 1st Printing. Cloth. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong).