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The Troublesome Presence, American Democracy and the Negro

The Troublesome Presence, American Democracy and the Negro

by Eli Ginzberg and Alfred S. Eichner

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Published
1966
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New York: Mentor Books. Very Good. 1966. First Printing. Paperback. Mentor 1966, 1st printing, 320 pages. Pages intact and clean other than very light stain affecting corner of first several pages, light age tanning to interior. Cover has light edge wear, several creases and light soiling, small sticker residue to front cover. "...offers a comprehensive, candid, documented history of the… Read more about this item
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Teleoperators: Man's Machine Partners

by William R. Corliss

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Published
1972
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TN: United States Atomic Energy Commission. Very Good. 1972. First Edition. Paperback. Stapled booklet. Pages are clean and intact, no markings. B/w photos. Cover has minor edgewear, edge tanning and a little staining to spine area and light staining on front cover. Nuclear energy is playing a vital role in the life of every man, woman and… Read more about this item
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Legends, Liars, and Lawbreakers - Incredible Tales from the Pacific Northwest

by Green, Valerie

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First Edition
Published
2004
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Softcover
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9781551537719
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Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd.. Very Good. 2004. First Edition. Softcover. 1551537710 . Ex-library book, but still in quite good condition - usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact. Cover has light wear to edges/corners and a few light creases. ; Amazing Stories; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 120 pages; Legends, Liars, and… Read more about this item
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New Jersey Weather Book

by Ludlum, David McWilliams

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First Edition
Published
1983
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Softcover
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9780813509402
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Rutgers University Press. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Softcover. 0813509408 . Signed and inscribed by author on half title page: "To ___, New Jersey has the best weather in the world - sometimes! New Zealand at other times - Dave Ludlum, Feb. 10, 1984". Large softcover has clean and intact pages other than a few tiny spots… Read more about this item
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O AMERICA When You and I Were Young

by Barzini, Luigi

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Published
1985
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Softcover
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9780140083903
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Penguin (Non-Classics). Very Good. 1985. Softcover. 0140083901 . Very nice condition - pages clean and intact, one creased page and small remainder mark across bottom edge of pages. Cover has light wear to corners. Written by one of the world's wittiest and wisest journalists, Barzini immigrated to the USA in 1925 when he was 16. He recounts… Read more about this item
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United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978

United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978

by Rogers, Brian

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First Edition
Published
2005
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Softcover
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9781857801972
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Midland Pub Ltd. Very Good+. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 1857801970 . Ex-library book but still in great condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages clean and tight. One library stamp was marked out on top edge and this can be seen a bit on the very top edge of some pages. Cover… Read more about this item
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE  A Checklist

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE A Checklist

by Matyas, Stephen M.; Jr.

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Edition
First Edition
Published
2009
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Hardcover
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9780615293134
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VA: Stephen M. Matyas; Jr.. New. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 9780615293134 . New book, clean, with no markings, a little bumping to spine ends, no jacket as issued. A checklist of books, pamphlets, and periodicals, printing the U. S. Declaration of Independence, 1776-1825. With an appendix of American newspapers printing the Declaration of Independence. ; 8vo… Read more about this item
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PRINCE NAPOLEON IN AMERICA, 1861 Letters from His Aide-De-Camp

PRINCE NAPOLEON IN AMERICA, 1861 Letters from His Aide-De-Camp

by Pisani, Lieutenant-Colonel Camille Ferri

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Published
1960
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Hardcover
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London: The Galley Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. HC/DJ - near fine/very good. Hardcover clean, tight and unmarked other than a couple light spots outer edge of pages. Jacket has light edgewear, light soiling and several tiny edge tears, not clipped. First published in 1862 under the title, Lettres sur les Etats-… Read more about this item
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READY TO RIOT

READY TO RIOT

by Wright, Nathan Jr.

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First Edition
Published
1968
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Hardcover
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Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. HC/DJ - fine/VG. Hardcover is clean and unmarked, a little bumping to spine ends. Jacket has light scuffing, light edgewear and a few small tears/chips to top edge, price clipped. "Black people in our cities do not need poverty programs, urban renewal, job… Read more about this item
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IT HAPPENED IN MANHATTAN  An Oral History of Life in the City During The  Mid-20th Century

IT HAPPENED IN MANHATTAN An Oral History of Life in the City During The Mid-20th Century

by Frommer, Myrna Katz & Harvey Frommer

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Edition
First Edition
Published
2003
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Softcover
ISBN
9780425191668
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Berkley Trade. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 0425191664 . Book is actually new, but has a little shelfwear to cover edges and small remainder mark across bottom edge - otherwise as new. Wonderful vintage b/w photos. (575) ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 336 pages .
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WINTHROP'S BOSTON  Portrait of a Puritan Town, 1630-1649

WINTHROP'S BOSTON Portrait of a Puritan Town, 1630-1649

by Rutman, Darrett Bruce

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First Edition
Published
1972
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Softcover
ISBN
9780393006278
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W. W. Norton & Company. Good. 1972. First Edition. Softcover. 0393006271 . 1972 printing. Tight, solid condition. Interior clean, however several pages have yellow highlighting - also name/address on endpage. Cover has light edge & corner wear, light corner curling, light soiling. (315noto) ; Norton Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 324 pages .
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WAR UNDER THE WAVES

WAR UNDER THE WAVES

by Warshofsky, Fred

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First Edition
Published
1962
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Pyramid Books. Very Good+. 1962. First Edition. Softcover. Pages are clean & tight, age tanning to edges. Cover has light edge & corner wear, tiny tear upper spine. The guts and glory of the brave men who fought the silent war in the depths of the sea. [ 95-osl]; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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UNNATURAL RESOURCES True Stories of American Treasure

UNNATURAL RESOURCES True Stories of American Treasure

by Titler, Dale M.

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1973
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780139389108
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Prentice Hall. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0139389105 . Ex-library book with usual type markings. Jacket has light scuffing, light edgewear. Internal pages have a light watermark to one upper corner causing a little wrinkling (fairly minor, no pages are stuck). First endpage is missing and a library stamp is crossed out… Read more about this item
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THE FIGHT AGAINST SLAVERY

THE FIGHT AGAINST SLAVERY

by Brady, Terence & Jones, Evan

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1975
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780563128687
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0563128682 . Clean, tight condition. Ex-library book but still in quite good condition - brodart cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages clean, brodart has some scuffing and light edgewear. Jacket is taped to book. Profusely illustrated in b/w. Covers the same material… Read more about this item
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AGAINST THE FIRES OF HELL  The Environmental Disaster of the Gulf War

AGAINST THE FIRES OF HELL The Environmental Disaster of the Gulf War

by Hawley, Thomas M.

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First Edition
Published
1992
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780151039692
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Harcourt. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0151039690 . Hardcover clean and all intact, a little corner bumping, slight soiling outer edge of pages. Jacket has scuffing and light edgewear. "Through interviews with scientists, firefighters and Kuwaiti citizens, plus firsthand observations, freelance science reporter Hawley assesses the environmental impact of the… Read more about this item
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PETER PUGET Lieutenant on the Vancouver Expedition, Fighting British Naval  Officer, the Man for Whom Puget Sound Was Named

PETER PUGET Lieutenant on the Vancouver Expedition, Fighting British Naval Officer, the Man for Whom Puget Sound Was Named

by Wing, Robert C. with Newell, Gordon

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Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1979
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780933686007
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WA: Graybeard Publishing. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0933686005 . Edition limited to 5,000 copies. Excellent condition - hardcover fine other than a little bumping to corners. Jacket has light scuffing a little edgewear, no tears, not clipped. This is the first book written about Peter Puget, the explorer who was a… Read more about this item
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THE SLAVE STATES Before the Civil War

by Olmsted, Frederick Law

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Fourth Printing
Published
1959
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Softcover
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Capricorn Books. Very Good. 1959. Fourth Printing. Softcover. 4th printing. Clean, tight condition. Pages unmarked other than name/small stamp on endpage. Cover has light edgewear, a little moreso to corners and creasing to spine. Olmsted wrote these clear-sighted accounts of life in the South in the 1850's as articles in the New York Times and written as… Read more about this item
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THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY

THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY

by Chambers, John Whiteclay Ii (editor)

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1999
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780195071986
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Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0195071980 . Ex-library book, but still in great condition. Laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Oversize hardcover. Pages are clean, light soiling to outer edge of pages. Jacket has some light scuffing. 916 pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "Chambers,… Read more about this item
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MADE IN AMERICA An Informal History of the The English Language in the United States

by Bill Bryson

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Edition
Fourth Printing
Published
1995
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Softcover
ISBN
9780688103125
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William Morrow. Very Good+. 1995. Fourth Printing. Softcover. 068810312X . Very nice condition, clean, no markings, light wear to corners, a little spotting bottom edge of pages. 417 pages. Bryson's "Informal History of the English Language in the United States" is, in a word, fascinating. After reading this tour de force, it's clear that a nation's language… Read more about this item
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A NEW ENGLAND TOWN The First Hundred Years

by Lockridge, Kenneth A.

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Edition
Sixth Printing
Published
1970
Binding
Softcover
ISBN
9780393098846
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W. W. Norton & Company. Good+. 1970. Sixth Printing. Softcover. 0393098842 . Cover has light edge and corner wear, some corner curling and scuffing. Light soiling outer edge of pages. Pages are intact, however numerous pages have underlining. 208 pages. "The author traces the origins of Dedham, MA, examining it's establishment as a utopia in 1636, the… Read more about this item
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