Search Results: United States History from Rose's Books, IOBA

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Folio. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. First edition, first printing. Folio. 256 pages. Map endpapers. "Excerpts from the acclaimed history, with letters, maps and seminal artwork. Many color illustrations, 37 removable replica source documents, in parchment style envelopes witn congressional seals. Wonderful book in slipcase. Not a remainder. Binding has light scuffs, no writing or marks whatsoever. Near fine in fine slipcase..

Washington, DC: U. S. News and World Report, 1973. Book. Fine. Half-Leather. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Presumed first edition. 4to. Cloth boards with leather spines. Two volumes in picotiral slipcase. A comprehensive history of the United States, published for the bicentennial. Profusely and beautifully illustrated with color and black and white photographs, facsimile reprints, etc. Volume 1 covers the years 1763 - 1860, and Volume 2 from 1861 - 1976. Fine in fine slipcase..

New York: Putnam's, 1963. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Louis Ruchames, The Abolitionists. New York: Putnam's 1963. Presumed first. Signed by the author on the ffep. Cloth binding, 259 pp. including index. A bit of edgewear and fade to dustjacket. Near fine in very good dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1939. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. New. Cloth. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Harcourt Brace, no publication date. Book club edition. 6 matching volumes, complete. Tall 8vo. Dark blue cloth binding, titles in gilt, topstaining to all volumes. The Prairie Years in 2 volumes, complete. With 105 illustrations from photographs, and many cartoons, maps, sketches and letters. Volume I, 480 pp., stated 12th printing; Volume II, 486 pp., stated 26th printing. The War Years in 4 volumes, complete. With 426 half-tones of photographs, and 244 cuts of cartoons, letters, documents. Copyright 1939. Volume I, 660 pp., stated 18th printing; Volume II, 655 pp., stated 18th printing; Volume III, 673 pp., stated 17th printing, note that topstaining was done on the bottom instead of on the top by manufacturer; Volume IV, 515 pp., stated 17th printing. All volumes in new condition..

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1939. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1939. Four volume set, first book club edition, the same as the first edition. Illustrated thoughout with half-tones of photographs, cartoons, letters and documents. No dustjacket, one volume a bit rubbed. Very clean copies in near fine condition..

Boston: Little, Brown, 1878. Boston: Little, Brown, 1878. First edition. 8vo. Three-quarter brown calf over antique marble boards. All edges matching marble, marble end papers. 529 pp. Choate was an American lawyer, orator and Congressman. Light rubbing to corners and along board edge. No writing inside. Hinges sound. Very good.. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Pantheon, 2008. New York: Pantheon, 356 pp. An indictment of the American addiction to "infotainment". Very good in near fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

New York: Viking, 1971. New York: Viking, 1971. First edition. 8vo. 545 pp. America between the Civil War and the First World War. No writing inside. Light soiling to page edges. Very good in very good dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hill & Wang Pub, 2007. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 420 pp. In this remarkable reappraisal of Lincoln-winner of the 2007 Heartland Prize-historian Orville Vernon Burton shows how the president's "Southernness" empowered him to conduct a civil war that redefined freedom as a personal right protected by the rule of law. Abolishing slavery, the age's most extraordinary accomplishment, was not its most profound, argues Burton; the enduring legacy of the age was inscribing personal liberty into the nation's millennial aspirations. New in new dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hill & Wang Pub, 2007. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 420 pp. In this remarkable reappraisal of Lincoln-winner of the 2007 Heartland Prize-historian Orville Vernon Burton shows how the president's "Southernness" empowered him to conduct a civil war that redefined freedom as a personal right protected by the rule of law. Abolishing slavery, the age's most extraordinary accomplishment, was not its most profound, argues Burton; the enduring legacy of the age was inscribing personal liberty into the nation's millennial aspirations. Repaired tear to top of dust jacket, else a brand new book, unread. New in very good dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

Washington, D. C.: Bulleting of National Association of Secondary-School Principals, 1944. Washington, D.C.: Bulleting of National Association of Secondary-School Principals, 1944. 8vo. Trade paperback. Articles on the military within public schools during wartime. Very good.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Periodical.

Geneva, Switzerland: Town Hall, 1988. Book. Very Good. Wrappers. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Geneva: Town Hall, 1988. The Alabama Arbitration Geneva 1872. Geneva, Switzerland: Town Hall, 1988. Translated from the French by Frederick B. Turner, U. S. Mission to Geneva, 1988. 8vo. Wrappers. 88 pp. Collection of essays and facsimile copy of arbitration agreement. Very good condition. Scarce..

New York: Random House, 1988. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 868 p. Michener's epic novel of Alaska. Maps on endpapers and in-text. Illustrated chapter headings. Owner's name. Fine in fine dustjacket in mylar cover..

New York: Random House Large Print, 2001. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Large Print Edition. 4to. First large print edition. 4to. Cloth. 428 p. Illustrated with black and white photographs. History comes alive in this album-style book, where people's stories are told in their own words, accompanied by photographs and memorabilia of Word War II. The letters were written to newscaster Brokaw after the release of his book The Greatest Generation. Fine in near-fine dustjacket in mylar cover..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Presumed first edition. 4to. Cloth. 418 p. Illustrated with black and white reproductions, maps, photographs, etc. The intent of this set is to tell the history of America through pictures made at the time the history was being made. There are 2 or more illustrations on each page, with accompanying identifying text putting the illustrations into context. Shelf wear. Slight sunning to boards. Near fine..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1945. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Presumed first edition. 4to. Cloth. 418 p. Illustrated with black and white reproductions, maps, photographs, etc. Volume II. The intent of this set is to tell the history of America through pictures made at the time the history was being made. There are 2 or more illustrations on each page, with accompanying identifying text putting the illustrations into context. Shelf wear. Slight sunning to boards. Near fine..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1971. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1971. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover binding, 249 pp. plus bibliography and index. SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on free front endpaper. The story of the regrouping and recovery of the U. S. Navy after its devastating losses at Pearl Harbor. Very good in very good dustjacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1929. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Chicago, IL, Reilly & Lee, 1929. First edition. 12mo. Maroon silk cloth with black lettering embossed on spine and black lettering and artwork embossed on front board, endpapers decorated with map of Texas, 369 pp. Former owner name on endpaper, otherwise would be graded as near fine. This book is in remarkable condition for its age! A real gem! RARE! Very good in a near fine dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover..

New York: Harcourt, 2001. New York: Harcourt, 2001. First edition, 8vo. Hard cover binding, 367 pp. New in new dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo.

New York: Harcourt, 2001. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. First edition, 8vo. Hard cover binding, 367 pp. New in new dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..