American Revolution from DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books

Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1989. 282pp/maps. Jonathan Bryan (1708-88) rose from the obscurity of the southern frontier to become one of colonial Georgia's richest, most powerful men. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Thames & Hudson, 2007. 224pp/illus in b&w/color. Kenneth Baker draws on his own extensive experience of high politics as well as his personal collection of caricatures to give us a fascinating vision of how the English saw their king. Many of these amusing, often irreverent images have not been published before and they provide a new dimension… Read more about this item

Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: United States Naval Institute, 1968. 487pp. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Caxton Editions, 2002. 430pp. A remarkable chronicle of shipping tragedies, naval and mercantile, from 1793 to 1816. Some 1500 incidents are recorded, each with clear and concise descriptions. Clean. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Oxford Univ Pr, 1979. 512pp/illus. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations. Bibliography. Notes. Table of Cases. Index. In his first book, Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., one of the first five African Americans to become a federal judge, shows how the law itself contributed to inflicting injustice on millions of Americans, solely on the basis of their color. Small… Read more about this item

Madrid, Spain: Ediciones De Cultura Hispanica, 1993. 260pp/illus/maps, end-paper maps. The Spanish contribution to American Independence. English text. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Pr, 1975. 290 pp in dust jacket. "....draws on the remarkably complete records of the British government offices concerned with logistics during the Revolutionary War and army service departments such as commissary, quartermaster . The British Army in America depended almost entirely on Britain for supplies, and that for six years inadequate and sometimes… Read more about this item

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, 1979. 305pp/illus. End-paper map. historical record of early Pennsylvania and the settlement in "The New Town in the 'Conestogoe' ". Lancaster. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1980. Two volumes: 434pp plus index, 401pp plus index. Nice clean set. Alexis de Tocqueville and his friend Gustave de Beaumont visited the United States on behalf of the French government to study American prisons. In their nine months in the U.S. they studied not just the prison system but every aspect of… Read more about this item

Waltham, MA: American Jewish Historical Society, 1968. 171 p. Illus., facsim., geneal. Tables, maps, ports. (1 col. ) 26 cm. Subjects: Franks, Abigail, 1696-1756. Jews--New York (State)--New York--History--18th century. Related Titles: Letters of the Franks family, 1733-1748. Thirty-four letters written by the author to her son, Naphtali Franks. Series: Studies in American Jewish history; no. 5. Fine copy in the… Read more about this item

Kennesaw, GA: The Gilgal Press, 1974. 568pp/illus. Photos front & back of each plate. Black Decorated cover. Some white rubbing along spine. Text clean. 1st Edition. Decorative Boards. Very Good+/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1993. Collector's edition. 2 Vols 846pp/illus Fine leather binding with gilt edging. Clean as new.. 1st Edition. Leather. As New/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1902. 10 of 12 volumes, uniformly bound in original gilt-stamped maroon cloth, with top edges gilt. About 300-400 pages per volume with maps and illus. Each volume indexed. A nice bright set in very good to fine condition. "...After about 1885 his written work dealt primarily with American history, particularly with the colonial and Revolutionary periods.… Read more about this item

Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish/Webster Home Library, 1992. 272pp/illus/maps. US military history through the War with Mexico. Clean. 1st Edition. Decorative Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A.: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation/Holt Rinehart, 1963. 202pp/illus. Harrower a Scottish merchant ruined by the panic of 1772 set out in search of business and became a schoolmaster in America. DJ shows light wear/age. Corner clipped. Text clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Princeton, New Jersey: Van Nostrand & Co, 1968. 249pp The heroic sacrifices of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence . Clean. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Frederick Ungar Publ. Co, 1976. 432pp/frontis. Randolph is the Great-Great Granddaughter of Jefferson. Light edgewear to dj. Text clean.. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1979. 269 + Plus color portrait frontis. Illustrated with striking color full page plates by Lynd Ward. Chapter heading illustrations in black and white. Pale purple silk moire endpapers. All edges gold. Original pale purple page ribbon. Original bookplate from the Easton Press, not filled in. 4to. Original full gray leather binding gold decorated in an… Read more about this item

Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.: Univ Pr of Kansas, 1993. 481pp/illus. Following the formation of a regular army in 1784, a popular distrust of military power and the generally unsettled nature of national administration kept the army in a continual state of fluctuation, both in terms of organization and size. Few officers were making a long-term commitment to military service. But… Read more about this item

Waltham, MA: American Jewish Historical Society, 1968. 171 p. Illus., facsim., geneal. Tables, maps, ports. (1 col. ) 26 cm. Subjects: Franks, Abigail, 1696-1756. Jews--New York (State)--New York--History--18th century. Related Titles: Letters of the Franks family, 1733-1748. Thirty-four letters written by the author to her son, Naphtali Franks. Series: Studies in American Jewish history; no. 5. Fine copy in the… Read more about this item