Search Results: Government & Law from THE BOOK VAULT

1841. 1 sheet of paper 712.25" X 7.5". conveying title to "One quarter of section thirty five of Township one southseven west." Short tear right margin; minor foxing, but nice. Text runs both sides of the paper. [CC052]. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket.

Adams, County, Illinois circuit court, 1844. 1 sheet of paper 13" X 8" wide. Very minor wear: VERY GOOD or better condition. This deed is for a parcel of land that was lost for non-payment of $4.55 in taxes(!) and sold at auction.. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket.

Ginn and Company, 1916. 7.5" X 5.25" in brick-red cloth. A little soil; minor wear at spine ends; name on flyleaf; tight, clean, otherwise unmarked: GOOD PLUS condition. 423pp + 86pp of appendices. Detailed civics textbook from 100 + years ago. [BE009]. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Girard College Print Shop, Philadelphia, PA, 1929. 9 3/8" X 6 1/2" in dark green cloth with gilt lettering and profile of Mr. Girard in gold on front cover. A little soiled both covers. Also someone has stapled a 1919 copy of the "WILL OF STEPHEN GIRARD" , a 48pp pamphlet, to the flyleaf. There is also a page long explanation from a former owner of how he obtained the book. Although the pamphlet certainly compromises the condition of the book itself, it seems to me that that it also enhances the book, because it gives context to the legal proceedings covered in the book. 350pp. VERY GOOD MINUS. [AB016]. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.: West Group, 2003. 10" X 7 3/8" in heavy paper covers. Minor shelfwear, Owner's name on flyleaf: about VERY GOOD PLUS to NEAR FINE condition. 571pp.. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Georgetown University Press, Washington, D.C., 2004. 10" X 7" in illustrated heavy paper covers. Covers just starting to curl a little, name on pre-title page: VERY GOOD to VERY GOOD PLUS condition. This book ".brings together many of the world's foremost experts on terrorism and counterterrorism, who begin the important processof developing a grand strategy to address contemporary real-world threats." 320pp.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Enigma Books, 2002. 9.25" X 6.25" in hard covers. FINE except owner's name on flyleaf - VERY GOOD PLUS to NEAR FINE condition. Jacket shows very minor shelfwear: VERY GOOD to VERY GOOD PLUS condition. This is the story of the Algerian War against French control told by one of the leading French Generals. Illustrated. 185pp including index and glossary.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

West Academic Publishing, 2017. 10.875" X 8.625"in glossy illustrated heavy paper covers. Light crease across bottom front corner tip; otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked: FINE condition. 332pp. ELEVENTH Edition.. 5th or later Edition. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Alfred A. Knopf New York, 1966. 9.5" X 6.5" in black cloth with red cover design and gilt spinal lettering. Jacket is soiled - esp. lower spine and back, 2" tear front panel: FAIR PLUS. 371pp + xiii pp index: NEAR FINE. A study of the Civil War's effects on the "development" of women 1861-65 and how this led to further advances in the women's movement in later years.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair.

Charles Van Benthuysen & Sons, 1867. 13.75" X 10" in sturdy red library buckram. Almost certainly EX-LIBRARY but without all the usual paraphernalia. Pages slightly darkened, but otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS or better condition. 743pp. A remarkable achievement considering that the data had to be compiled without computers or even adding machines. Jam-packed with tables of all sorts of census data. [CC045]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Hempstead & Owen, Binghamton, NY, 1898. 9 1/8"n X 6" in black cloth. Soiled, some paint spatter on back cover; fraying at top of spine, worn at bottom. Bookplate inside front cover, owner's name on flyleaf and on title page. Otherwise OK inside and out GOOD MINUS. 365pp. [AC148]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Harper & Brothers, New York, 1856. 9.375" X 6.25" in brown leather. Heavily scuffed and worn. Soiled. Front hinge cracking, but intact; Light to moderate foxing throughout. All edges and end papers marbled. No writing. FAIR condition. 737pp. [BC056]. 1856 American edition.. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.: Anderson Pub Co, 2002. 10" X 7" in slick illustrated heavy paper covers. Like new condition inside and out. 9th ed. 818pp.. 5th or later Edition. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket.

Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow, 1960. 6.5" X 4.25" in paper covers with red lettering. Smudged and moderately soiled: GOOD. 128pp.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

Defence Threat Reduction Agency, U.S.A., 1999. 8.5" X 6" in green heavy paper covers. A little shelf wear; wear at corners and spine ends; Otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD. 192pp. [CA033]. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

NYS Reformatory at Elmira, NY, 1894. 8.75" X 6.25" in two-tone cloth with fancy Victorian-style lettering. Inside front and back covers [only] darkened. Reason unknown; wear, esp. near fore edge of front cover; some puckered cloth on back cover. The balance of the book is clean, tight, and unmarked: VERY GOOD MINUS. Interesting photos of prison and inmates. 2 fold-out charts. 189pp. [BD075]. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Commission of Conservation, Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 1918. 9.875" X 6.75" in dark brown cloth with gilt titles. EX-LIBRARY with all the usual stampings and paraphernalia. Gilding faded, but legible; bottom corners bumped; light soil: Light wear at spine ends: GOOD condition. 319pp.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Eldredge & Brother, Philadelphia, 1896. 7.75 X 5.25" in pebble grained cloth with leather spine and corners. rubbed along spine edge and abraded at both bottom corners. EX-Library, although pocket is missing. Binding sounD: GOOD PLUS. 111pp. Discusses history and development of CT state government. Illustrated.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

The Summary Press, 1927. 9.25" X 6.5" in red cloth with gilt lettering. Covers soiled; gilt lettering substantially faded, but still legible. Contents very nice - crisp, clean and tight. Panoramic photo folds out from inside front cover. Illustrated throughout. GOOD PLUS. 92pp + perhaps 50 pp of photos at the end.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

The Summary Press, 1916. 8.375" X 6.625" in orange cloth with black lettering. Soiled spot lower right, back cover; minor soil elsewhere; backstrip seems slightly faded, but is still quite legible. Bookplate of former owner inside front cover. Clean, tight, unmarked - but cocked slightly forward: VERY GOOD condition. 143 numbered pages, but approx. half the book is made up of photos on unnumbered pages. [BD065] Contains excerpts of board-of-managers reports and an abstract of laws relating to the institution, but the most interesting part is the latter half of the book - photos of the inmates at work in the institution and some of the items they were taught to make, such as leather bound books, furniture, and shoes. NIFTY!. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.