History from KnC Books

First American publication of Marx's philosophical manuscripts of 1844. Fromm examines Marx's work from the perspective of his humanist philosophy, and challenges both the Soviet and Western conceptions of his thinking. Translation by T.B. Bottomore. Frederick Ungar #M116, 1961. Paperback, Good/No Dust Jacket. 5th printing, 1963, trade paperback. Wrappers have slight to moderate wear, reader's crease near spine. Binding tight, pages… Saber más sobre este artículo

An anthology of material documenting the position of women in Western civilization from the classical Greek period to the end of the 18th century. There is a comprehensive bibliography at the back. Wadsworth Publishing, 3rd printing, 1974. Paperback, Good/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers show some shelf and edge wear, some browning at edges. There is a score mark down the front… Saber más sobre este artículo

The true story of the PT boats during World War II, and the officers and sailors who manned the plywood craft. Scholastic #T783, 3rd printing, November 1968. Paperback, Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers clean, minimal shelf wear. No creases, corners sharp. Pages tight, lightly tanned, no writing, creases, or tears.

A short and succinct biography of the "Virgin Queen". Alfred A. Knopf/Borzoi Books, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Good. Stated 1st edition; 1st printing. Dust jacket has slight wear at edges, spine sunned, price clipped; in mylar cover. Cloth boards clean, lightly bumped; binding tight. Text clean, unmarked; no creases or tears.

William Morrow & Company, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 2nd printing. Dust jacket shows some wear, browning at edges. Black cloth boards clean, barely bumped, corners sharp. Binding tight, text clean, no creases or tears. 4 pages of photos.

A moving portrait of the young Abraham Lincoln. Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Book Club edition. Dust jacket worn, with closed tears, and old tape repairs; in protective mylar cover. Boards clean, lightly bumped, slight wear. Sticker on inside front cover. Binding tight, text clean, no tears or creases.

Five true stories of World War II, including the original story of John F. Kennedy and PT-109. Scholastic, 1963. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st Scholastic printing. No spine crease, front wrap creased, edge and corner wear, binding and pages tight. owner's name on FFEP. Text clean, no marks, writing or tears.

Brief biographies of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jackie Robinson. Pendulum Press/Now Age Books, 1971. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. No spine creases, very tight binding; small crease on top corner of back cover. Small stamp on top corner of first page, remaining text clean, no tears. Light creasing on fore edge of a few pages.

A biography of Franklin Roosevelt before he became President. Foreword by Eleanor Roosevelt. Scholastic, 1963. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. Scholastic #T479 1st printing, Nov 1963. No spine crease, wrappers rubbed with some edge wear, small chip; binding tight. Previous owner's name on FFEP; remaining text unmarked, lightly tanned; no creases or tears.

Working papers and conclusions of a conference on the 1970 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, held by the Arms Control Association and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in 1974. Arms Control Association, 1975. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers clean, shelf worn, readers crease on front cover near spine. Pages tight, occasional highlighting, no creases or tears.

The autobiography of Thomas Arthur Rickard, who worked as a mining engineer practising in the U.S., Canada, England, France, and Australia. He was Colorado State Geologist from 1895-1901. Rickard was also an author and editor on mine engineering subjects. 5 full-page period black and white photos. Whittlesey House/McGraw-Hill, 1937. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 1st edition (NAP). No dust jacket; blue… Saber más sobre este artículo

Bantam Books #BZ6300, August 1974. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Wrappers have light wear at edges, shelf rubbed, front cover creased at bottom corner. Readers crease along spine, binding tight. Text clean, lightly tanned, no creases or tears. 64 pages of photos.

Color Graphics, 1982. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. Staple bound, light edge and corner wear, some fading at edges. Pages tight, clean, no creases or tears.

Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1954. Hardcover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. Stated 1st edition. 1954 selection of the Weekly Reader Children's Book Club. No dustjacket. Quarter bound cloth and leather boards, stain on front cover, heavily tanned. Binding tight, no writing or tears.

Lexington Historical Society, 1975. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. Pamphlet style, staple bound. Edge wear, edges browning. Binding tight, pages crisp and clean.

Colonial Williamsburg, Inc., 1946. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. Staple bound. Some edge and corner wear, bumped, creases at corners of wrappers. 60 cents written on title page; some foxing. Binding tight; text clean, no creases or tears.

U.S. Government Printing Office, 1929. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Official Congressional record of the dedication of the two statues by sculptor Charles H. Niehaus, placed in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. 59 pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt, small damp marks on covers, slightly bumped at corners. Binding tight, text clean but tanning, no creases or tears

A summary of investigations into prehistoric Native American cultures during the 1940s and 50s. There has been ongoing controversy surrounding some of Hibben's conclusions, and more recent studies have likewise changed the American archaeological record; still this gives a perspective on the study of Native American cultures. 36 pages of black and white photos. Hill & Wang, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Good.… Saber más sobre este artículo

An abridged version of Volumes I-VI of Toynbee's Study of History, published with his approval. Oxford University Press, 1947. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 13th printing, 1956. Red cloth boards, lightly bumped, spine lightly sunned, binding tight. Owner name inside front cover; text clean, tanned.

California Department of Parks & Recreation, 1979. Paperback. Good/No Dust Jacket. California Department of Parks & Recreation, 1979. Good/No Dust Jacket. CA Dept of Parks and Recreation, 1979. Wrappers have light edge wear; tape repair at head of spine. Pages tight, text clean, no creases or tears.