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Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.: Univ Pr of Kansas, 1993. 481pp/illus. Following the formation of a regular army in 1784, a popular distrust of military power and the generally unsettled nature of national administration kept the army in a continual state of fluctuation, both in terms of organization and size. Few officers were making a long-term commitment to military service. But by 1860, a professional army career was becoming a way of life. In that year, 41.5 percent of officers had served 30 years, compared to only 2.6 percent in 1797. Clean . 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 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).

New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Cambridge University Press, 1995, 1995. 327 pages/maps. The first broad coverage of Indian experiences in the Revolution rather than of Indian participation as allies or enemies of contending parties. Clean no marks.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Edmund & George Blunt, 1850. 648pp/engraved maps (most fold-out). Contemporary calf with a morocco spine label (taped on); some light wear and foxing, but better than usual. 17 plans and charts (all presnt) and many coastal views text illustrations. Handwritten owner name on ffep and light notes inside front and rear covers. Text clean. Maps undamaged.. 16th Ed. Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hill & Wang Pub, 1993. 304pp. An overview of slavery in America in the period between 1619 and 1877. From its origins in the colonial era, the book explores racial attitudes and the development of the social structures of the old South, the characteristics of slave culture and finally the road to abolition. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1972. 466pgs, illus, notes and index. "based upon some of the most massive documentation ever assembled in a criminal case, it places the rerader behind the scenes. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Chelsea House, 1970. 174pp with 87 full-page color plates showing cable cars, paddlewheel steamships, gasoline automobiles, fire engines and equpment, victorian architecture, puppets, dolls and toys, circus charios, reign of the iron horse, index, DJ has light wear/chipping.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (oblong).

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1985. pp 371-690/illus. "The American Railroad Passenger Car recaptures the lost, but not-too-distant past when 98 percent of all intercity travel in the United States was by rail. It documents in extraordinary detail the ingenuity and splendor of the classic trains as well as the rattle and clatter, the dust and cinders of early rail travel. An unparalleled record of changes in taste and technology. Rear cover has small crease. Text clean.. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket - Wraps. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Brattleboro, VT: The Stephen Greene Press, 1972. 230pp/illus. Their Illustrated History Since 1716. Includes the early lights, the development of technical design, the administration of the lighthouse service, the keeper's work and life as well as the lightship. Also a regional review of several hundred beacons on all our coasts. Light wear to dj. Gift inscription on half-title. Text clean.. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, D. C: Natl Portrait Gallery Pubns, 1991. 244 pp/illus. Nice clean copy. . 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Iowa City, IA: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1964. 192pp plus index. Reprint of the first volume (1863) Annals of Iowa. Clean. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York & London: G.P. Putnams, 1910. 178pp/illus. 17 superb photogravures of the stone bridges. Pencil gift inscription ffep. Inside bright & tight. Dark red binding w/ upper front corner bumped, Usual markings Tight. First Edition. Library Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1950. pages of text and bibliography + Illustrations section with 205 b&w photos, maps and rawings. Eastern" in the the sense of the title refers to east of the Rocky Mountains. Light foxing. Text clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1967. 526pp/illus. Full history of Newport architecture with b/w plates andspecifications. Second revised edition. Each style explained incommentary. DJ has few closed tears. . Second Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good(-). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, 1974. 284pp/illus. Joseph Pratt Allyn was appointed associate judge in the newly established territory of Arizona in 1863. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norfolk, VA: Donning Company, 1987. 260pp/illus/maps w/end-paper maps. profusely illustrated with bw photos, line drawings, and maps. This is a pictorial history of the area around Arlington, Viginia. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1991. 325pp. a comprehensive history of military surveillance in the United States-traces the evolution of America's internal security policy during the past two hundred years. Joan M. Jensen discusses how the federal government has used the army to intervene in domestic crises and how Americans have protested the violation of civil liberties and applied political pressure to limit military intervention in civil disputes. Light fading to dj spine. Text clean.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Yale Univ Pr, 1991. 325pp. a comprehensive history of military surveillance in the United States-traces the evolution of America's internal security policy during the past two hundred years. Joan M. Jensen discusses how the federal government has used the army to intervene in domestic crises and how Americans have protested the violation of civil liberties and applied political pressure to limit military intervention in civil disputes. Light fading to dj spine. Text clean.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Abrams, 1980. 278pp The beautiful book is illustrated with 261 illustrations, sketches, drawings + photographs along with 94 plates in full color including some fold-out pages and the original Sendak Little Red Riding Hood popup which is in fine working condition along with a facsimile of the earliets dummy for "Where The Wild Things Are." Text clean with no marks.. 1st Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Edison, NJ: Wellfleet, 1989. 252pp/illus. Explains how cigar labels gained their status as the high water mark of the advertising illustrators art, the following chapters will give you a brief history of the growth of both the tobacco industry and the lithography industry and their unique relationship which helped both them grow dramatically. DJ has light wear. Text clean.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.