History from Turtleman Used Books

No dust jacket. Tan fabric covered boards show wear along the edges and at the corners. The fabric is worn through at the two upper corners. Some fraying of the fabric at the head and tail of the spine. Previous owner's name on the front illustrated endpaper in two places, and one more time on the page following the endpaper.… Saber más sobre este artículo

No dust jacket. Green fabric covered boards with copper decorationon the front cover and silver print on the spine. Mild edge wear at the head and tail of the spine. Fabric shows a couple of small stains. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, lightly yellowed. Previous owner's name embossed on the half-title page and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Green fabric with gilt on the front and spine. Very little wear. The unclipped dust jacket is enclosed in a mylar cover, but suffered some wear at the base of the spine before that happened (see photo #3). Endpapers decorated with maps of the American West (Nevada and California in front, Utah and Colorado in the rear).… Saber más sobre este artículo

No dust jacket. Tan fabric has a short split (

Stated first edition. No dust jacket. Green fabric cover shows discoloration on the front and rear, possibly from moisture. Did not affect the spine, where the fabric and gilt print are darkened a bit. Does not look as though the pages were impacted. They remain clean, tight and unmarked. Other than the discoloration, the… Saber más sobre este artículo

No dust jacket. Maroon fabric covered boards, showing wear at the corners (boards peeking out) and at the top and bottom of the spine. The pages are generally clean and tight, with just a little bit of penciled marginalia ending after a handful of pages. Quite a bit of writing on the front endpaper, including the owner's name, with a… Saber más sobre este artículo

Very little wear. No dust jacket. Illustrated with photos and drawings, in black and white and color. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Includes a card from the president of the Chrysler Corporation (photo #3). A scarce book.

Book shows a little wear, primarily in the bent upper right front corner of the cover and the first few pages. The spine is square and creaseless, and the pages are clean tight and bright. This is the story of the last sailing ship fleet to make the arduous round trip between the markets of Europe and the grain producing… Saber más sobre este artículo

Published as campaign material during Lincoln's campaign for his first term in 1860. Cover of stamped dark brown fabric with gilt on the spine. Spine states "Honest Old Abe" followed by The Life of Abraham Lincoln and the authors name. A gilt axe and portrait of Lincoln precedes the publisher's name at the base of the spine. The free portions… Saber más sobre este artículo

First edition, first printing. Book shows minor wear along the lower edge. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The dust jacket shows wear along the top edge, with some crimping and a few tiny tears over the spine. A history of pets and the Humane Society in Hawai'i. A rare book.

Trade paperback. The book shows little external wear. The spine is uncreassed but slightly cocked, and a bit faded. The pages are tight and intact, with a fairly large number of margin notes and underlinings in pencil. Originally published in 1936.

This book of maps shows the historical county boundaries for every state as relates to the 14 national censuses between 1790 and 1920, inclusive. Book shows very little wear. A small corner crease at the lower rear. The spine is square and creaseless. The cover is coated with a plastic material which has formed shallow ridges over the spine. The… Saber más sobre este artículo

An official NASA publication summarizing the Mercury orbital flight conducted May 15 and 16 of 1963. There is some staining to the cover and a stain on the lateral page edges of the first 100 pages or so, not penetrating to the page surface. Pages are clean, tight and intact. The spine is creased and slightly concave.… Saber más sobre este artículo

OK, my first over 200-year-old book! Sometime in the not recent past, it was rebound, long enough ago that a hinge split has developed in the front endpaper (see photo #5). Orginally written by a teacher to help students understand the Latin classics by explaining the social lives of the Romans. The new cover is deep maroon fabric with veins… Saber más sobre este artículo

The dust jacket has one spot of wear, with a torn spot at the front lower right corner, repaired with a piece of tape to avoid further damage. The book has black fabric covered boards with red and white print on the spine. There is a slight blemish to the fabric at the same location as the jacket… Saber más sobre este artículo

First edition. Signed by author on the title page, with inscription. A biography of the founder of Trident Foods and a history of the company. Very little wear. The book is almost like new and the wear to the dust jacket is minimal. A rare book. This book will ship at about four pounds. Excess shipping costs are included in… Saber más sobre este artículo

A somewhat irreverent history of the Hudson's Bay Company, commissioned upon their 300th anniversary and originally distributed on that anniversary to all of the modern-day employees of said company. This somewhat comic history is accompanied by Ronald Searle's extravagant and often satirical art work. The clipped dust jacket shows wear at the edges, including a small collection of tears, none… Saber más sobre este artículo

First published in 1929. The cover shows chips along the edges and rounded corners. A previous owner has added some yellow tape to reinforce the cover/spine. The spine does have a few creases and is a bit skewed. The pages appear clean and tight, and well tanned. A rare book.

First edition. Very little wear to the book or dust jacket. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Illustrated with a sectionof photographs near the center.

Dust jacket shows wear along the edges and has a 1.5 cm tear att he top of the spine. The book itself shows very mild wear for its age. The deckle-edged pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Covers all presidents up to Nixon's first term.