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Georgetown, South Carolina: Georgetown County Historical Society Still SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic shrinkwrap. BRAND NEW in a BRAND NEW dust jacket. PERFECT CONDITION. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Text and photographs by Alberta Morel Lachicotte (42 full-page photos per rear… Saber más sobre este artículo

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Moravian Press, 1951. A beautiful copy of the 1951 edition that appears unread. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. NOT priced or clipped. NO chips, creases, rubbing. The jacket is protected by a removable Demco clear-plastic sleeve. Bright and shiny. Square and tight. Brief gift note. Pages are otherwise fresh, crisp, clean and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Essex, Connecticut: Verbatim Books, 1985. Appears unread. Very Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean -- apparently never read. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown cloth. From the dust jacket: "Here… Saber más sobre este artículo

Young Publications, 1969. Very Good condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Maine Heritage Series, Book One. Softcover (stapled wraps). NO RUST. Illustrated with photos of settler tools and artifacts, a facsimile of the first American deed,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc, 1999. NEW and unread in PERFECT condition. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Bright and shiny. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. Preface by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., with bibliograpical notes of this 7th edition as well as earlier… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: George Prior Associated Publishers Ltd, 1974. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (price clipped). Spine of jacket is uniformly sunned, as often, but all lettering remains clear and distinct. NO chips or creases. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Previous owner's blindstamp on the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing Library, 2001. BRAND NEW in PERFECT CONDITION. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original pictorial boards. From the rear cover: "Beverly Shores, Indiana, is a small resort community clustered… Saber más sobre este artículo

Taunton, Massachusetts: Old Colony Historical Society, 2007. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the half title page (his signature and "Dec. 5, 2007" only, NOT personalized to anyone). SIGNED copies are SCARCE, especially of this RARE 2007 FIRST PRINTING. NEW in a NEW dust jacket. Near PERFECT condition with only a bit of mild shelfwear to the… Saber más sobre este artículo

East Greenwich, Rhode Island: Rhode Island Pendulum, 1977. Very Good condition. Moderate wear to the cover. Flat, uncreased spine. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Profusely illustrated -- photos, prints, diagrams, etc. Bibliographical references. Bound in the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Oxford (UK) & New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. This copy is from the library of Eric M. Hilton (1933 - 2016), American heir, hotelier, philanthropist and Former Vice Chairman of Hilton Hotels Corporation. There are two ownership indications laid-in the book: 1) a letter from the University of Houston presenting this book to him, and 2) a… Saber más sobre este artículo

Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, Inc, 1994. Near Fine condition. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Hinges are perfect. This is the 1994 edition. About a dozen names highlighted on a few pages only (e. g. Harper, Estis, Cathey, Cunningham, Gwin). Most pages are clean and… Saber más sobre este artículo

San Antonio, Texas: The Naylor Company, 1976. Very Good condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. Photographic reproductions by Ron Corbell and Jarl Johnson. American Revolution Bicentennial. With about 125 illustrations (maps, portraits, buildings, vintage documents, etc). 1976. "Limited Edition" so stated. … Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Pageant Press, 1953. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the front free endpaper. This 1953 first edition is incredibly SCARCE, especially when SIGNED by the AUTHOR. Brief gift note. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($3.00). The jacket has several short closed edge tears that… Saber más sobre este artículo

Urbana & Chicago: The University of Illinois Press, 1993. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the half title page. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Appears unread. Near Fine condition (only light shelfwear to the corners of the cover). Flat, uncreased spine. Bright and shiny. NO chips, tears, or fading. NOT a library discard.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Cape Girardeau, Missouri: Ramfre Press, 1972. Signed by the Author ("Best Wishes" and her signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Near Fine condition. Bright and shiny. Square and reasonably tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Author's ink stamp at the rear pastedown endpaper. All other pages are… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, and Co, 1853. NOT a library discard. Cover is in Good condition only -- worn and dampstained. Spine ends frayed. Cracks to outer hinges (neatly reglued). Inner hinges are perfect. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Very Good internally. Blindstamp of "James P. Walker, Bookseller, Lowell" on the front free endpaper. "Prop. of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Harlow Publishing Co, 1933. NOT a library discard. Good condition only. A solid reading/reference copy. The rear cover of this book has been exposed to moisture causing the cloth to bubble a bit and there is a dampstain in the margin only of pages at the end. NO text or illustrations are affected so this is… Saber más sobre este artículo

Honolulu, Hawaii: Watermark Publishing, 1995. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket (only lightly rubbed). NO chips or tears. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. No owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, and clean and unmarked. Photo illustrated throughout. Glossary. … Saber más sobre este artículo

North English, Iowa: North English Sesquicentennial Committee, 2004. As New condition but for the name of Lockridge family members neatly highlighted on several pages. Pages are otherwise fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Sharp corners. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NOT a library… Saber más sobre este artículo

Legare Street Press, 2021. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. New and unread in near PERFECT condition (with only a bit of mild wear to the covers -- like you sometimes find in any new book store). Bright and shiny. Flat, uncreased spine. … Saber más sobre este artículo