Search Results: History - United States from First Used Books

Austin, Texas, U.S.A.: Univ of Texas Pr, 2006. Light wear to covers, primarily corner bumps and light shelfwear lower edge. Spine straight and uncreased. Finger wear and gold line drawn across forward edge. 250 pp.. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Monterey, CA: Monterey History & Art Association, 2004. This is the Quartery Bulletin of the Monterey History and Art Association, Vol LIII No 1, Spring 2004. Minimal sign of wear. Illustrated in b&w with color cover. Besides Thomas's article on whaling, there is a review of books about Cannery Row by Neal Hotelling. Only 32 pp long.. First. Stapled Card. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Periodical.

New York: Norton, 1976. Very light rubbing, bumping or shelfwear, would be fine condition but for small crease on upper front corner. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked except unauthenticated author's inscription on title page: "For Jay and Vickie- with thanks for a great evening. Norman". It doesn't look like either Jay or Vickie actually read the book. 246 pp.. Inscribed By Author. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cape Cod, Mass: The Antiquarian, 1955. Moderate rubbing, bumping and shelfwear to covers, including small tape-repaired tear on lower front and light stain around edges of rear cover. Staples tight. Interior tight and unmarked. This is a history of Snorre Thorginnsson, apparently born in Vinland (Cape Cod) in the year 1010. 54 pp plus end matter (announcements).. First. Stapled Card. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Amherst, New York, U.S.A.: Prometheus Books, 1990. In very good condition despite usual ex-library markings: pocket laid in at rear free end paper, catalog label on spine, four vari-colored inked dots on bottom edge, date stamp verso title page, markered out barcode and number on rear free end paper. Jacket in fine condition in mylar taped to boards. Map from front endpapers photocopied and laid in on dedication page (because front map hard to read due to taped mylar cover. Two instances of discrete yellow highlighting: a Reagan quotation front of book and around one photo.. First. Cloth. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Interior, 1980. Very light rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to wraps. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. No indication is given as to whether this is a first or subsequent printing, thus we call it a "Presumed First", but noting also that at least one other seller has a hard cover edition. "A History of Geology in Relation to the Development of Public-Land, Federal-Science, and Mapping Policies and the Development of Mineral Resources in the United States During the First 25 Years of the U.S. Geological Survey" [subtitle] 407 pp.. Presumed First. Pictorial Card. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford Univ Press, 1980. Light to moderate rubbing, bumping and shelfwear. Spine straight but with vertical creases. Interior tight and unmarked.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Coupeville, Washington, U.S.A.: Island County Historical, 1993. No rubbing, bumping, shelfwear, creases or curls to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight, unmarked, crisp. Page "Historical Errata" laid in on inside rear wrap. 137 pp plus endmatter.. First. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seattle: Charles Press, 1992. Miniscule rubbing, bumping or shelfwear to covers. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked. 554 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Rochester, Vermont, U.S.A.: Inner Traditions, 2004. No rubbing, bumping or shelfwear. Spine straight and uncreased. Interior tight and unmarked, crisp. 266 pp.. First. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.