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The Eugenics of President Abraham Lincoln: His German-Scotch Ancestry Irrefutably Established from Recently Discovered Documents

The Eugenics of President Abraham Lincoln: His German-Scotch Ancestry Irrefutably Established from Recently Discovered Documents

by James Caswell Coggins

Dahlonega, GA: Confederate Reprints, 2001 Book. Fine. Soft cover. New reprint of original 1940 edition.
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NZ$50.98
You MIght As Well Live

You MIght As Well Live

by John Keats

In good condition. Pages are unmarked and clean. Spine is in good condition, though book is starting to slightly split, pages are intact. Cover shows small amount of shelf wear, small bend in back cover. Only markings are shown in photos.
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NZ$16.99
The Life of Abraham Lincoln

The Life of Abraham Lincoln

by William Dean Howells

Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1960 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Prior owner name and note on ffep; facsimile edition of 1860 publication with handwritten corrections/notes by Lincon; some very light soiling to epp; o/w clean & tight.
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NZ$67.98
Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush

Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush

by Jon Meacham

Stated First Edition. Complete number line.
Book is in Near Fine condition, with very light bumping to cover corners. Text pages clean and tight.
Dust jacket is in Very Good+ condition, with very light edgewear to jacket. Corners very lightly bumped.
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NZ$59.48
Appleton Cyclopaedia of American Biography

Appleton Cyclopaedia of American Biography

by James Grant Wilson/John Fiske (Editors)

6 volume set as pictured. All volumes leather bound with stamped spine. Boards are very worn and detached or loose in all volumes, Front board missing from volume 5. All volumes have been partially repaired with clear tape. Marbled endpapers missing from several volumes. Text block binding solid in all volumes. Text block with marbled edges. Text is age tanned but appears unmarked. Many tissue protected illustrations. Your purchase helps support our small village library s B3
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NZ$169.94
A Narrative of the Life of James Monroe with a Chronology

A Narrative of the Life of James Monroe with a Chronology

by Daniel Preston

Greenwood Pub Group, 2001 Book. Very Good. Stapled Wraps. 54 pp. Small spot where price-sticker was removed from rear cover, o/w clean and tight.
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NZ$16.99
Ellen and Edith: Woodrow Wilson's First Ladies

Ellen and Edith: Woodrow Wilson's First Ladies

by Kristie Miller

Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.: University of Kansas Press, 2010 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). NF in VG DJ (crease to spine of DJ; o/w no defects) flat signed on tp.
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NZ$42.48
The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln

The Photographs of Abraham Lincoln

by Frederick Meserve and Carl Sandburg

Harcourt, Brace & Company, Inc., 1944 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Signed by both authors on the title page. No jacket other than remnants of the flap that have been pasted to the ffep. There is also a rusty paperclip scar affecting 4 pages (2 front and back) more or less. Slipped inside the book is "A souvenir of the Meeting of The Civil War Round Table of New York November 1, 1953" and a personal letter handwritten and signed by Meserve, dated 1953. The souvenir... Read more about this item
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NZ$764.73
Centenary Celebration Commemorating the Birth of General Ulysses Simpson Grant 1822-1922

Centenary Celebration Commemorating the Birth of General Ulysses Simpson Grant 1822-1922

by Deisler, Geo. F. & Shepard, Lee

Cincinnati, OH: Court Index Printers, 1922 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. VG+ Official Program & Souvenir Book of U.S. Grant birth centenary in Point Pleasant (Apr 27, 1922) Bethel (April 28) and Georgetown, Ohio (April 29th) back cover scuffed, interior clean & tight; full page pictures of President Harding, Gen John Pershing & Governor Harry Davis.
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NZ$339.88
James Madison - The President (1809-1812)

James Madison - The President (1809-1812)

by Irving Brant

Indianapolis & New York: Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1956 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. red boards with gilt lettering; top edge red; bottom corners lightly bumped, o/w near fine - clean & tight.
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NZ$339.88
From the White House Inkwell; American Presidential Autographs

From the White House Inkwell; American Presidential Autographs

by John M. Taylor

Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co, 1968 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. VG in Good DJ (DJ lightly chipped at top of spine & corners) Text clean & tight, boards very lightly bowed.
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NZ$33.99
Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches

Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches

by Ronald Reagan

Part of the Library of the Presidents collection. Book is in Near Fine condition. Couple of small soil marks at top of front cover. Easton Press bookplate has been placed inside front pastedown and has prior owner's name on it. Includes Collector's Notes page laid in. Some very light foxing beginning in endpapers. Text pages clean and tight, feel unread.
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NZ$305.89
Virginia Born Presidents

Virginia Born Presidents

by Garland Pollard

American Book Co., 1932 Book. Good. Hardcover. Blue cloth. Good/none..
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NZ$76.47
The White House Years (Two Volume Set); Mandate for Change: 1953-1956 and Waging Peace: 1956-1961

The White House Years (Two Volume Set); Mandate for Change: 1953-1956 and Waging Peace: 1956-1961

by Dwight D. Eisenhower

Signed limited edition. Matching set, both volumes #1276 of 1500. Signed "Dwight D. Eisenhower" on tipped in blank following colophon page. Mandate for Change is copyright dated 1963 and stated Limited Edition, Waging Peace is copyright dated 1965 and stated First Edition.Both books are in Near Fine condition, with only visible fault some very light foxing beginning on top of page edges near spines of both volumes.Both slipcase corners lightly bumped/worn. Top of Mandate for Change slipcase has prior... Read more about this item
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NZ$3,228.86
The Perry Pictures of our Thirty-Five Presidents

The Perry Pictures of our Thirty-Five Presidents

by Olive M. Spring (biographer)

Malden, MA: Perry Pictures, Inc Book. Near Fine. Slipcased Hardcover. Unbound 10" x 12" Portraits/Photos of Presidents through Lyndon Johnson; all pristine except for Lincoln, who has a tack hole at top and light water damage on lower right corner; in burgundy box; includes paper pamphlet of short bios by Olive M. Spring (laid in).
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NZ$42.48
Action of the Constitutional Convention of Virginia Following the Wounding and Death of President McKinley September, 1901

Action of the Constitutional Convention of Virginia Following the Wounding and Death of President McKinley September, 1901

Richmond & Lynchburg: J. P. Bell & Co., 1901 Book. Fair. Hardcover. Stapled w/flexible cloth covered boards, fair+ condition. Staples are detaching from cloth, cloth soiled around edges, inside clean and bright, tissue over front is intact.
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NZ$42.48
The Presidency of James Monroe

The Presidency of James Monroe

by Noble E. Cunningham

Lawrence, Kansas: Univ Pr of Kansas, 1996 Book. Fine. Hardcover. light shelfwear to DJ.
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NZ$25.49
The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Many Choice Anecdotes...1829

The Life of Benjamin Franklin; with Many Choice Anecdotes...1829

by Weems, M. L

The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and Admirable Sayings of the Great Man,Never Before Published by Any of his Biographers. M. L. Weems, Author of Life of Washington. Philadelphia: Published by Uriah Hunt...and Louisville, KY, Published by Morton & Co. 239 pp, 4-1/2" x 71/8". 1829.Early edition of M. L. Weems biography of Benjamin Franklin. First published in 1817 as "Life of Benjamin Franklin with Essays"...a bit different content. Considered one of the cornerstone biographies of... Read more about this item
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NZ$417.63
The Face of Lincoln

The Face of Lincoln

by James Mellon

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Pr, 1979 Book. Good. Hardcover. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Good/no jacket; po name and stamp on top & front edge & ffep; covers shelf worn; clean & tight o/w
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NZ$101.96
How Washington Prayed

How Washington Prayed

by William J. Johnstone

New York et al: Abingdon Press, 1932 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG in VG DJ; blue boards, gilt lettering with beautiful bright gold embossed cameo of Washington on front board; epp lightly tanned, edges lightly foxed, po stamp on ffep; o/w clean & tight; DJ is soiled, now in protector, tiny open tears (1/4" or less) at top and bottom of spine.
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NZ$59.48
A Time To Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford

A Time To Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford

by Gerald R. Ford

Specially bound Easton Press Collector's Edition, Signed by President Gerald R. Ford. Book is in Near Fine condition. Some very light foxing in endpapers and on signature page and title page. Text pages clean and tight, feels unread. Cover has minor wear to front gilt detail. Gilt page fore-edge has three areas where the gilt has rubbed.
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NZ$152.95
A John F. Kennedy Memorial Miniature

A John F. Kennedy Memorial Miniature

by John F. Kennedy

New York: Random House, 1966 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. 4 miniature volumes in slipcase; spines are sunfaded; all have po stamp on copyright page; o/w books are clean & tight; slipcase worn at corners and has some scuffs, but no tears.
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NZ$33.99