The Critical Period of American History 1783-1789 - 1894 by John Fiske - 2006-12-07

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. Book. Illus. by N/A. Good. Hardcover. Small 8vo. ".a substance of the course of lectures given in the Old South Meeting-House in Boston in December, 1884, at the Washington University in St. Louis in May, 1885, and in the theatre of the University Club in New York in March, 1886."; ex-library, hinges tight, pocket inside front cover and library marking on spine, blind stamp on front free end paper, binding worn on edges, spine ends and corners bumped maroon with gilt lettering - office.

Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1888. First Edition. Hardcover.

Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1902-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Good+ hardcover. No DJ. PAGES CLEAN AND UNMARKED. Covers show very light edge wear with minor rubbing. Front hinge slightly cracked but binding still intact. Previous owners bookplate on inside front cover.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

368 pp. Text is clean, unmarked and age-toned. Binding has faded spots on the front and back. Previous owner's name and the date 1891 are written on the front inside cover. Previous owner's name is also at the top of the title page. Front board is slightly cracked at the seam. "But it was the work done in the years 1783-89 that created a federal nation capable of enduring the storm and stress of the years 1861-65. It was in the earlier crisis that the pliant twig was bent...so has it grown; until it has become indeed a goodly and a sturdy tree." p. vii.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1889. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Good condition, spine ends chipped. 368p.

Houghton Mifflin, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Gilt lettering. Top edge gilt. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Owner's name on front end page. Light wear. xviii, 368 p.

Boston: Holiday House, 1889. 5th or later Edition . Navy Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. Minimal shelfwear to covers, plain bookplate inside front cover, clean and unmarked. A collection of lectures given by the author at various venues in the mid 1880's. Very detailed history; indexed.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. Recent reprint but no indication as to when, the publisher, or place.. Facsimile. Hard Cover. Fair/None.

MA: Houghton, 1916. Very Good. Rep. Very good. Name on end paper, cover rubbed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1896. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1896. No Edition Stated. 368 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Pages are rough cut. Previous owner's name plate to front paste down. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Notable tanning to spine. Small splits (approx. 1cm) to spine ends.