Search Results: History from The Woodward Avenue Bookshelf

Very Good Condition, Quarter leatherbound with leather points, First Edition, 1873 copy of "Motley's Dutch Republic." This is the history of the Netherlands. This is a Beautiful copy with marbled page block. It has five raised bands on the spine with gold gilt decoration. It has marbled endpapers. Binding is solid and tight. This is not the 1890 reprint.

1905
"THE ROYAL BAVARIAN CASTLES"
BY HANS STEINBERGER
FRANK SPEISER, MUNICH
IT HAS THE CASTLES
HERREN, CHIEMSEE, NEUSCHWANSTEON, HOHENSCHWANGAU, LINDERHOF, BERG
FOLD OUT MAPS, PHOTOS SOME IN COLOR 1905, Flexible, Hardboard, "The Royal Bavarian Castles" Many illustrations of Bavarian Castles, foldout maps of the regions, and color plates of the area. It has a vintage 1912 previous owner and the dates of the castles he visited on the forepage. No other writing. Binding is solid. Hinges are solid. Floral endpapers No loose or missing pages. Glassine still attached over the frontispiece. First few pages has some foxing.

Rare 1913, Hardcover of "The Dawn of American History in Europe" by William Lewis Nida. Pages are evenly age toned. There is calculations on the front and back endpapers in pencil which could be erased, as can be seen in the photos. The half title page has a tear near the spine. The remaining binding is solid.

1938
HARDCOVER
"BAGHDAD SKETCHES"
E.P. DUTTON
This is a 1938, Stated First Edition, Hardcover, of "Baghdad Sketches" by Freya Stark. In the fall of 1928, thirty-five year-old Freya Stark set out on her first journey to the Middle East. She spent most of the next four years in Iraq and Persia, visiting ancient and medieval sites, and traveling alone through some of the wilder corners of the region. This has no writing. Pages are clean. Binding is solid. Lightly read if at all.

STATED FIRST EDITION
HARDCOVER IN LIBRARY BINDING
"CHATTANOOGA COUNTRY 1540-1951"
BY GILBERT E. GOVAN AND JAMES W. LIVINGOOD
E.P. DUTTON & COMPANYStated First Edition, Library Binding Hardcover of "Chattanooga Country 1540-1951. It is an ex-lib. It is a square copy that has the library markings. The pages are clean as are the boards. Hinges are solid.

957
HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET
STATED FIRST EDITION
"HISTORY AS YOU HEARD IT"
LOWELL THOMAS
DOUBLEDAY
Boards are immaculate. Lettering to the spine is bright and vibrant. The dust jacket is protected in a new Demo Mylar. No writing. Clean pages. Square binding. Twenty three years of history reported day to say as it happened.

1958
HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET
"THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO"
WITH 25 ILLUSTRATIONS IN FULL COLOR FROM A FOURTEENTH CENTURY MANUSCRIPT IN THE BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE, PARIS
THE ORIAN PRESS
1958, Hardcover with Dust Jacket of "The Travels of Marco Polo" the ultimate travelogue of distant lands. The boards are clean. The gilt and red flower decoration to the spine is bright. The gold gilt decoration of a Polo and a horse on the front cover is bright. No writing. The dust jacket is protected in a Demo Mylar, there is a chip on the head of the spine of the DJ. Square binding, no loose or missing pages.

2002
JANUARY 1
SALT LAKE CITY
OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES AND
TORCH RELAY
OLYMPIC FLAME
"CHEVROLET ON THE ROAD TO SALT LAKE CITY, WE WERE THERE"
HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET
SILVER GILT PAGE BLOCK
RIBBON MARKER
GM CORP.
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Up for sale is 2002, January 1, Hardcover, Silver Gilt Page Block, Ribbon Marker, of the "Chevrolet On The Road to Salt Lake City, We Were There". Beautiful full color photography of the event. Many celebrities including Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Section on Capturing the moment, Light the Fire Within, A Closer Look at the Torch, The Olympic Torch Relay Route, Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Torch relay, opening ceremony, Olympic moments, medal count, Closing ceremony. Great collectable. No writing.

This is a 1932, Illustrated Editions, Hardcover of Aphrodite by Peter Louis. It has a small previous owners name. Pages are evenly age toned. Solid binding. Square.

1961
HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET
"HITLER'S SECRET BOOK"
THE LONG HIDDEN PAPERS OF HITLER'S CONFIDENTIAL AIMS
FOR WORLD CONQUEST
TELFORD TAYLOR
BRAMHALL HOUSE
1961, Hardcover with Dust Jacket of "Hitler's Secret Book." This is internally unread. No writing. Clean

This is a Stated First American Edition, First Printing, Hardcover with Priced dust jacket of "The Boat" (Das Boot), by Lothar-Gunter Buchheim. German Submarines in World War II. This has a previous owners name to the first free endpaper. No other writing. The dust jacket is Very Good condition. The binding is solid and square. The boards have a faint fade to the very upper edges.

1952
HARDCOVER WITH PRICE CLIPPED DUST JACKET
THE WORLD'S CLASSICS DOUBLE
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
EDINBURGH
"DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA"
ALEXIS de TOCQUEVILLE
Hardcover with Price Clipped Dust Jacket, Democracy in America. Clean, no writing. Ribbon marker. Square binding.

1998
HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET (IN BRITISH LBS)
"A FINE NIGHT FOR TANKS THE ROAD TO FALAISE"
BY KEN TOUT
SUTTON PUBLISHING
1998, Unread, Hardcover with Priced (in British Lbs) Dust Jacket, of "A Fine Night for Tanks" by Ken Tout. No writing. Square book. Dust jacket is priced and in Fine condition. Boards are clean. Square book. Clean page block.

1929
HARDCOVER
"HISTORY OF EUROPEAN MORALS"
FROM AUGUSTUS TO CHARLEMAGNE
BY WILLIAM EDWARD HARTPOLE LECKY
VOLUME ONED. Appleton and Company
This is a 1929, Hardcover, of "History of European Morals" William Edward Harlow Lecky. Volume 1. It has some underlining. The binding is solid.
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

1959
HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET
(PRICED IN BRITISH LBS)
"IN FLANDERS FIELD"
BY LEON WOLFF
LONGMANS
British First Edition, Hardcover with Priced Dust Jacket of "In Flanders Field" by Leon Wolff. Square binding. There is a previous owners name on the first free endpaper. No other writing. Vintage tape marks where the dust jacket had been taped. Boards are clean.

1929
HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET
STATED FIRST EDITION
FIRST U.S. EDITION
FIRST ISSUE WITH SPELLING ERROR ON PAGE 20, LINE 19
(RARELY IS SPELLED RAERLY)
BEING ONE OF 3,500
"SEACOAST OF BOHEMIA"
BY CHRISTOPHER MORLEY
DOUBLEDAY, DORAN AND COMPANY
PUBLISHED FOR THE OLD RIALTO THEATRE, HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY
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Up for sale is a 1929, Hardcover with Priced Dust Jacket, First Edition, 1st Issue of "Seacoast of Bohemia" by Christopher Morley. Frontispiece illustration by the author. This has illustrations, photographs, theatre advertisements, historic prints, music and memorabilia with a history of Hoboken and the Rialto. The dust jacket is protected in a new Demco mylar. Square binding. The pages are clean. No writing

SIGNED
HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET
FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING
"A SORROW IN OUR HEART THE LIFE OF TECUMSEH"BY ALLAN W. ECKERT
SIGNED BY ECKERT ON THE HALF TITLE PAGE
BANTAM
Signed, First Edition, First Printing, Hardcover with Priced Dust Jacket, of "A Sorrow in Our Heart The Life of Tecumseh" by Allan W. Eckert. This is signed by Eckert on to someone on the half title page. No writing. Square binding. Clean pages and page block. The boards are very clean. The gold gilt lettering to the spine is bright and vibrant. Internally the book appears unread.

1986
SLIPCASED
2 VOLUME SET
FIRST PRINTING'S
"THE PRESIDENT'S HOUSE"
BY WILLIAM SEALE
BY THE WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
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This is a Slipcase 2 Volume Set of "The President's House" by William Seale. The President's House is the most complete history of the White House ever written. Drawing upon 10 years of research and writing, the author provides the first detailed account of the many changes the house has undergone. Along with details of the building's architectural history, interior designs, antiques, and other decorative arts, The President's House furnishes a wonderful narrative of the people associated with the White House. Clean, unread. Slipcase is in perfect condition.

This is a clean, square binding book. No writing. 737 pages Hardcover with Priced dust jacket. This tells of the Irish peoples political struggles, literature, facts, dates.

1971
HARDCOVER WITH PRICED DUST JACKET
LARGE COFFEE TABLE BOOK
"TEXTILE ART IN THE CHURCH"
VESTMENTS, PARAMENTS, AND HANGINGS IN CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP, ART AND ARCHITECTURE
MARION P. IRELAND
ABINGDON PRESS
Hardcover with Priced Dust Jacket, of "Textile Art in the Church" No writing. Clean pages. There is a stamp on the title page of an In Memory of. It is 283 pages. It has 300 illustrations, 92 in full color. Along with acute commentary.