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Havana, Cuba: Seoane, Fernandez & Co. Very Good. 1947. Softcover. Blue oblong paper wraps, light corner and edge wear. Dated 1755-1947 on rear panel, else no date. Unpaginated, (30 pp.) Opening historical notes (two pages) and photo captions in Spanish and English; the bulk of the book is Illustrated with black white photos. 6 3/4" X 9 " staple binding, tight. Sticker damage on front cover. .

Honor Books. New in New dust jacket. 2001. Second Printing. Hardcover. 156292530X . Renewing Souls and Healing Hearts. No names or other markings. Tight. ; 9.48 X 6.02 X 0.89 inches; 255 pp pages .

New York: Pantheon Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0394507983 . Maroon cloth w/gold lettering, mild wear to edges. Dust jacket is scuffed with wear to folds and ends. No tears. Dust Jacket is in clear removable protective cover. A selection of 216 images taken from the National Archives in Washington (D.C.). This is the first time a book has been based on the whole collection (over five million) illustrating both its historical importance and its aesthetic interest. The images constitute a photographic history of one hundred years of American life as well as a fascinating look at the uses to which American photography has bee put. - From the flap. ; 11 X 8.40 X 0.90 inches; 191 pages .

New York: Crown Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Cloth with gilt stamp; minor edge/shelf wear and corners bumped. Dust jacket is not price clipped; the spine is faded with nicks to the head and tail; the edges have small nicks and a short tear. Page edges have spotting and dust soil. xii, 388pp. Illustrated with photographs. Map endpages with some spotting. ; 8vo .

New York: Macmillan. Very Good. 1914. Revised. Hardcover. New Revised and Enlarged Edition, November, 1914. (Janurary, 1909). Pp. xi, [3] 1-171, [6] four pages of which "contain advertisments of few of the Macmillan boos on kindred subjects." Illustrated. Contents: Foreword; The World's Canals; The Canal System of New York: (in brief) Inception, Develpment, 1867-1909, Competition, Improvements, Relation of Canals and Railways; The Panama Canal; Other Great American Canals; The Waterways Question and Conservation of Our Resources; Department of Internal Navigation. Appendix: Bibliography; Index. Some beginning seperation of text block (noted at pages 138) otherwise with solid binding. Short edge tear on the frontispiece. Very minor end and corner tip wear. Overall a handsome, solid copy. ; 8vo .

Doubleday. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385058195 . First Edition Hardcover in gray boards cloth Very Good unmarked in Fair jacket.; 9 X 5.90 X 0.90 inches; 241 pp pages .

Houghton Mifflin (Juv). Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395421101 . First Printing with number series starting (1). No names or other markings. Tight. ; 9 X 5.90 X 1 inches; 244 pp pages .

MIssoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co.. Near Fine. 1981. Softcover. Volume I is about fine with very light dust soil along the edges; Vol. II about fine with the corner tips worn and light edge soil. Two volumes both later printings, prior to the publication of the next 2 volumes (III & IV). Pp. 260 & 254. Volume I- All aspects of military activities in Alaska and northwestern Canada from 1939-45 using 367 photographs to complement the narrative. Volume II is a continuation with over 500 photographs, maps and drawings of battles and also the weather conditions the American and Canadian forces faced. This volume also examines the Canol oil line project, the bombing of Dutch Harbor, the numerous air fields and transportation facilities and much more. Stan Cohen founded Pictorial Histories Publishing in 1976. Cohen traveled extensively from his home in Missoula, MT into Alaska, the Yukon, the Aleutiians and Priblof Islands. He was awarded the Contributing to Alaska… Read More

Thames and Hudson. Very Good. 1980. Softcover. 0500790086 . Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated card covers, ; 8vo ; 208 pp pages .

New York: Readers Digest. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0895771837 . Better than very good with minimal shelf wear. Dust Jacket is in clear removable protective cover. Illustrated with a wealth of full color photographs, maps, charts etc., highly readable. Appealing to anyone who interested in the Americas, New World pyramids and Lost Cities. Great report resource. ; 11.30 X 8.70 X 1 inches; 320 pages .

Doubleday. Fine. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. 0385414080 . Appearance of only slight previous use. Cover and binding show a little wear. ; 9.40 X 6.10 X 1.90 inches; 672 pp pages .

New York: Ten Speed Press. As New. 2007. First Edition. Paperback. 0767921496 . Very small dent on the fore edge. Gift Quality. Over 100 Texas dishes and 100 archival photographs along with the food lore of Texas cowboys and cowgirls. Recipes were collected from Mexican, African-American, Cajun and Anglo-Southern cowboy cooks. "A Western saga of a cookbook with wild and delicious stories, photos, and recipes." (NPR's Kitchen Sisters). A random sample of recipes: Sirloin Gulsada, West Texas Fried Chicken, Cane Vinegar Pork Chops, Coffee-rubbed Tenderloin, Gumbo, Fideo con-carne, Field Peas, Peach Cobbler, Sourdough Biscuits, Wild Onion Corn Dodgers and many more classics and 'surprises' . ; 9 X 7.30 X 0.80 inches; 272 pp pages; Book Fair .

Arlington House. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870004093 . Clean bright copy. ; NF/VG, first edition and printing, closed 2 in. Tear front panel, not price clipped, New Mylar, 240 pg. , indexed, from the flap: This careful consideration of the issues leads into what is perhaps the first generally available objective analysis of the proposed new treaties. Mr. Kitchel cuts through the rhetorical fog and diplomatic double-talk to provide a detailed, easy-to-understand presentation of the facts, what the treaties really say and what their ratification would bring.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

New York: Harper Colophon Books. Very Good. 1972. First Thus. Softcover. Translated by Erik J. Friis. 250 pages. Index. Illustrated with maps and black and white photographs. Bookstore stamp inside the cover on the ffep. Otherwise a clean copy. (The) "account of the author’s six archaeological expeditions to North America between 1961 and 1968. These investigations led to the discovery of a pre-Columbian Norse settlement on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland. The authenticity of Ingstad’s findings at L’Anse aux Meadows is indisputable and universally accepted by archaeologists today. Eight house sites and four boat sheds were excavated." Duke University Press Review. ; 8vo .