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Decision at the Chesapeake

Larrabee, Harold A.

(Book #ID 113752)

Published by William Kimber & Co. Ltd., 46 Wilton Place, London First UK Edition 1965. 1965.

First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original forest green cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains (xiv), 256 pp with 19 monochrome illustrations and 3 maps photographs throughout. Very Good condition book in very near Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, 50s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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It Didn't Happen Here; Why Socialism Failed in the United States

Lipset, Seymour Martin and Gary Marks

(Book #ID 74461)

Published by W. W. Norton & Company Inc., 500 Fifth Avenue, New York First Edition 2000. New York 2000.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original charcoal paper covered boards, green metallic title and author lettering to the green paper spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 379 printed pages of text. Light marking to the closed page edges. Very near Fine clean condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with minimal creases, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0393040984

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Isaac's Storm; The Drowning of Galveston 8th September 1900 [2]

Larson, Erik

(Book #ID 49356)

Published by Fourth Estate Ltd., 6 Salem Road, London First Edition 1999. London 1999.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original vivid purple cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 8½'' x 5¼'' 385 printed pages of text. ISBN 1857028414. Monochrome maps. Without any ownership markings. Fine condition book, in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Sandwich; A Cape Cod Town [Signed]

Lovell, R. A. Jr.

(Book #ID 83043)

Published by the Town of Sandwich, Massachusetts, Sandwich Archives and Historical Center, USA Second Printing 1987. USA 1987.

Hard back binding in publisher's original cornflower blue leather-effect cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the front cover, maps to the end papers. 8vo. 9¼'' x 6½''. Contains 612 printed pages of text with monochrome maps and photographs throughout. Tiny rubs to the spine tips. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with rear gutter and fore edges scuffed, a little wear to the upper edges. SIGNED by the Author to the title page 'R. A. Lovell Jr. October 1987'. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Signed bookplate inside from the private library and estate of Charles Wanostrocht, author and former Lord Mayor of Sandwich, Kent. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Young America | A Folk Art History

Lipman, Jean with Elizabeth V. Warren and Robert Bishop

(Book #ID 103182)

Published by Konecky & Konecky, 72 Ayers Point Road, Old Saybrook, Connecticut | Hudson Hills Museum of American Folk Art First Edition 1986. 1986.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original delphinium blue cloth covers, gilt stamped title and author lettering to the spine. 4to. 13'' x 10¼''. Contains 199 pp with 293 illustrations of which 207 are in full colour. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Heavy volume 2 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside the UK. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1568520735

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United States Postal Slogan Cancel Catalogue 1956

Luff, Moe

(Book #ID 53988)

Published by Moe Luff, 1557 Hoe Avenue, New York 1956. 1956.

Original twine bound terracotta card wrap covers. 8vo. 8½'' x 5¼''. Contains 128 printed pages of text with monochrome Postal Slogans to every right hand page with descriptive text opposite. Without any ownership markings and in Very Good condition priced $3.00 to the front cover, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Mrs Kennedy; The Missing History of the Kennedy Years

Leaming, Barbara

(Book #ID 63235)

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, The Orion Publishing Group Ltd., 5 Upper Saint Martin's Lane, London First Edition 2001. London 2001.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise paper covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 389 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre, two newspaper clippings loosely enclosed. Fine condition book in Fine condition photographic dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0297643339

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A Voyage round the World. Performed in the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, 1788, abridged from the Original French Journal of M. De La Peyrouse, which was lately published by M. Milet-Mureau, in Obedience to an order from the French government. To which are added: A Voyage from Manilla to California by Don Antonio Maurelle and an Abstract of the Voyage and Discoveries of the late Captain G. Vancouver

La Pérouse [Jean François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse 23 August 1741-1788? was a French Navy officer and explorer whose expedition vanished in Oceania] M. De La Peyrouse [Don Antonio Maurelle and Captain G. Vancouver]

(Book #ID 77352)

Edinburgh: Printed by J. Moir for T. Brown; and sold by W. Coke Leith; Brash and Reid Glasgow; T. Hill Perth and elsewhere, 1798. 1798.

Contemporary old leather covers with faded red morocco title label to the spine. 8vo. 7¼'' x 4½. Contains [xvi] 336 printed pages of text with folding map and three engraved plates. The half-title leaf has a piece of paper pasted across the top and printed T. U. George, below this the name 'Blandford' is by hand. Corners and ends rubbed, front hinge cracked, light age toning to the text block edges. La Pérouse was first published in English in 1785, Maurelle's circa 1780 and Vancouver's work in 1798. The Preface by the Editor is signed with the initial H, but the writer's identity is unknown. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Roots of America; An Anthology of Documents relating to American History in the West Sussex Record Office, Chichester, England [To Commemorate the Bicentenary of American Independence]

Leslie, Kim C. [Edited by]

(Book #ID 67866)

Published by The West Sussex County Council, County Hall, Chichester First Edition 1976. Chichester 1976.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original white illustrated paper covered boards with red cloth spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 113 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations and archive maps throughout. Tiny rubs to the spine tips, age tanning to the end papers. Near Fine condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0900801387

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Robert Kennedy

Laing, Margaret

(Book #ID 68655)

Published by Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., 49 Poland Street, London Reprinted July 1968. London 1968.

Hard back binding in publisher's original chocolate paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 236 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Minimal wear to the covers. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with rubs to the spine ends, gutters and fore edges, not price clipped 42/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 356024989

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Settlement and Unsettlement in Early America; The Crisis of Political Legitimacy Before the Revolution

Lockridge, Kenneth A.

(Book #ID 74284)

Published by Cambridge at the University Press First Edition 1981. London 1981.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 134 printed pages of text. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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