AMERICAN HISTORY from Pat Zadina Books

New York: Anderson Galleries, 1917. This is a red leather edition of this famous book. The Front cover has separated from the spine but is still attached. Can be repaired = otherwise a beautiful full red leather book with gilt lettering a gilt illustrtion on front cover of a farmer and an indian with the eage on… Read more about this item

New York: R, D, Cooke, 1876. This is a paper wraps edition of the famous book by stone. The book is in fair condition - the front paper wrap is attached but loose and there is a pencil name on the inside. Otherwise book is intact. Priced accordingly.. 1st Edition. Paper Wraps. Fair. 8vo - over… Read more about this item

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1934. This book is signed by the author and inscribed to a Ross and Augusta with the author's best love. The book is 373 pages with over 40 illustrations including one map. the dust jacket has a water stain but the stain is not on the… Read more about this item

New York, 1855. "The within pages, originally written for Valentine's Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York" have been brought together, and fifty copies printed for the use of friends of the writers.". This is what is written on the back of the title page. This is copy numbered 10. The unique aspect of… Read more about this item

New York: NYPL, 1932. first edition with photogravure plates, colored frontis and one other colored plate. Hundreds of maps, plans and views in the Phelps collection are described with detailed biographical information. With brief histories of the western hemisphere states, cities and countries important to its development; indexed for srtists/engravers as well as subject. The best… Read more about this item

New York: Borland Press, 1929. This is a limited edition of 2500 copies of which this is no (1). Book has a flexible leather binding with a gilt illustration of a man and a music scale with the words of "should auld acquaintances..." under the notes. Title in gilt - top edges gilt. Overall condition is… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1895. This is #151 0f 375 and is in very good condition. Some of the contents; William Bradford, the founder of the press in the middle colonies; The Zengers and the Liberty of the Press; The Parkers and their numerous establishments; Henry de Foreest and the minor presses of… Read more about this item

Brooklyn: Long Island Historical Society, 1867. This is a beautiful Large Paper Copy (from glossary of terms - Large paper copy: a special edition printed with the pages reconfigured to result in larger leaves with very wide page margins; the text of the individual pages remaining the same as the normal edition; usually large paper copies are printed in… Read more about this item

Palisades, New York: Inthrop S. Gilman, 1903. This is 1 of only 12 copies of the index that were were prepared. Only 3 copies of the papers were prepared) . It is the index only of the collection of 31 articles relating to the history of the Palisades, Rockland Co. New York that are in the possession of the… Read more about this item

New York: The MacMillian Company "Any retrospect of the civilization of the United States during the century...neglected,,,the influence of german culture on the higher artistic and intellectual life of the nation." This statement is from the introduction to the book and it is a scholary treatise on the subject that actually is a fascinating read. In addition there… Read more about this item

New York: John F. Trow, 1857. This book is in wraps that are fragile but attached and the pages have been hand cut. This was the address by Dr. John Francis at the dedication of the permanent house for the New York Historical Society. When delivered, the speech as noted by the author, was curtailed and… Read more about this item

New York: Edmund Jones, 1863. This is the annual city inspector's report for 1862, published in 1863, It compares the health of the city to other sities such as London and paris. The change of inhabitants in various areas has created unhealthy situations whereas they were formerly healthy. People were living in underground cellars and tenament… Read more about this item

New York: Edmund Jones, 1861. This an awesome book detailing many stats and information about the city in the 1860. Example: There was an epidemic of scarlet fever in the summer, there were over 104,000 immigrants from foreign ports.They compare New York to paris and london. Tbe book speaks of the high mortality rates in england at… Read more about this item

New York, 1908. This is a book about the history of New York and the Czechs in New york written by the author Vojan who came to america in 1904 with a PHD from Charles University in Prague. He worked for various Czech newspapers and wrote this book about New York and its Czech community. It is written… Read more about this item