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Lancaster PA: Office of the Journal. Very Good-. 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. B & W Portraits and views; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 407 pages; 1883 Office of the Journal, Lancaster PA. HC 1st edition. Soundly bound in original olive brown cloth with titles brightly in gilt to spine and decorative borders in blind to sides. Cloth lightly crimped and a little rubbed at spine ends. Several signatures starting slightly at the front edge; prior owner name and date penned to front endpage. Illustrated with 28 b&w portraits. Light foxing to some of the portrait plates; scattered occasional spotting and finger soiling to pages of text. Solid and bright copy of this important reference on the very active Underground Railroad in south eastern and south central Pennsylvania. VG- .

Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers. Good. 1865. Hardcover. Woodcuts; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 299 pages; 1865 T. B. Peterson and Brothers. HC in original pebbled brown cloth. Binding sound but cloth at spine lost. Boards still attached. Light chipping to cloth at corner tips. Contents sounc, complete and clean; no marks. Illustrated with 3 woodcut plates at front. Good only thus .

Kent, OH: The Kent State University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1606350692 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 169 pages; 2010 The Kent State University Press. HC/DJ 1st edition. Tightly bound and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket. Feels and appears unread and about as new. F/NF .

New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2013. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393073718 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 624 pages; 2013 W. W. Norton. Stout HC/DJ 1st edition, 1st printing. 2013 Pulitzer winner for history. Snugly bound and fresh with no marks. Dust jacket clean and generally neat with sharp edges; jacket spine a trifle sunned. NF/VG .

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Near Fine. 1990. Paperback. 0801841135 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages; 1990 Johns Hopkins University Press. Trade size paperback still sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap. Light sunning to spine, but essentially new still sealed. NF .

Philadelphia: William D. Parrish. Fair. 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. Engraved Frontis; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 316 pages; 1847 William D. Parrish, Philadelphia. HC 1st edition bound in original cloth with decorative ruling in blind to boards and titles blocked in gilt at spine. Cloth fading; boards with corners bumped and cloth slightly rubbed through at extremities. Front free coated endpaper, free and page and most of the half-title page torn away. Front hinge partially split but holding. Lacks map at rear; tissue guarded engraved frontis present. Contents with scattered light to moderate foxing throughout. Fair to Good only, though with some basic restorations, easily improved. An important 1st person account of early Texas. .

Miami: Hardpress Publishing. Very Good-. 2013. Facsimile reprint. Paperback. 1313685739 . 152 X 38.85 X 229 millimeters; 768 pages; 2013 Hardpress Publishing. Stout trade size paperback print-on-demand fascimile is tightly bound with virtually no handling or shelf wear to the exterior. Marginalia penned to a few pages only. Otherwise book is tight and bright. VG- .

Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. Good+. 1995. Paperback. 0815626274 . New York State Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 321 pages; 1995 Syracuse University Press. Trade size paperback in glossy pictorial covers. Snugly bound and bright with scattered underlining and marginalia by a prominent scholar and author in the field. G+ .

Philadelphia: Matthew Carey. Very Good-. 1815. Second Revised Edition. 1/4 leather. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages; 1815 Matthew Carey, Philadelphia. 2nd edition, much revised and enlarged from the 1st, published just several months earlier. Soundly bound in original quarter black leather backed spine, and title printed, drab paper covered boards. Title and horizontal rules in gilt to spine. Lettering to the paper covered board is very much dimmed and rubbed away but legible in large on close inspection. Paper over boards rubbed and chipped at edges; leather at spine soft at base of spine and a little stressed. It appears that some professional attention may have been given to stabilize the paper over boards. Expected general light toning and spotting to page stock and with a light damp line along the bottom edge of the first and last 10 or so leaves. The recurring question addressed by Carey - what to do when your country's populace is riven with factional dispute that… Leer más

Harrisburg: E. K. Myers, State Printer. Very Good-. 1891. Second Printing. 1/2 leather. Two Large folding maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 790 pages; 1891 E. K. Myers, State Printer. 2nd printing. Snugly bound in 1/2 grained leather backed spine and corners; marbled paper covered sides and endleaves with all edges marbled. Two large folding maps at front. Mild rubbing to leather at extremities; small areas of soiling to cover boards. Leather over spine a little distressed. The pages immediately facing the folded maps have lacy silverfish loss in the margins and there is superficial silverfish piting top edge of the page block. The maps are bright, crisp and neat. VG- .

Google Books. Good. 2010. Facsimile printing. Paperback. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 749 pages; Circa 2010 Facsimile print on demand edition produced by the Google Books Project. Volume III only. 749 pages includes "The Life of Silas Wright." Paperback in matte pictorial covers. Reproduction quality is generally VG. Scattered marginalia in the first 130 or so pages. Light general handling wear to covers; spine a little concave. Good only .

Providence, RI: Miller & Hutchens. Good. 1821. First Edition. Disbound. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 46 pages; Complete published report of the Court Martial trial of Blodget. This example disbound with title page the cover and a blank free endpage at rear. Quires unsewn but snug and tight thus. Light toning and spotting to page stock. A Library ink stamp top edge of the first page of the report. Scarce. Good thus .

New York: The Free Press. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0029077400 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 320 pages; 1985 Free Press. HC/DJ. 1st edition, 1st printing. Tightly bound and fresh in original pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $19.95 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Feels and appears unread. Just mild shelf rubbing evidence to jacket surfaces. F/VG++ .

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 080782335X . B & W Reproductions; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 336 pages; 1997 The University of North Carolina Press HC/DJ. 1st edition, 1st printing. Snugly bound and fresh in sharp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated with b&w photos and reproductions. Feels and appears about as new. NF/NF .

Princeton: Princeton University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 292 pages; [SIGNED] HC/DJ. 1st edition. Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf to fellow Princeton historian, William Bruce Catton. Snugly bound and neat with clean unmarked text. Jacket just slightly toned at spine with mild shelf evidence to edges. VG++/VG++; Signed by Author .

New Haven: L. H. Young. Good. 1834. Hardcover. Woodcuts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 404 pages; 1834 L. H. Young, New Haven. In original full leather binding with borders in gilt. Gilt lettering direct to leather at spine largely effaced and rubbed away. Lacking the map but illustrated with a very large number of woodcuts. Leather scuffed and rubbed over spine. Joints and hinges sound. Spotting and foxing scattered throughout. A damp line across the top third of the final 20% of pages. Some signatures starting a little at the front edge. Good only .

New York: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2007. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0195078942 . The Oxford History of the United States; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 904 pages; 2007 Oxford University Press. Stout HC/DJ. 3rd printing. Snugly bound and clean in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket. Prior owner initails and date penned to front endpage. Just trace shelf evidence to jacket edges. Illustrated with b& w photos and reproductions. VG++/VG++ or better. ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 155849300X . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 456 pages; 2001 University of Massachusetts Press. HC/DJ. Soundly bound in original color pictorial dust jacket. Marginalia, brackets and underlining by a prominent scholar and author in the field are scattered throughout. Otherwise solid. Reference / reading copy. G in VG+ dust jacket .