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JUDY'S TEEN-TOPICS / Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1952
Framingham, MA: Dennison Manufacturing Co., 1952. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Single sheet folded in horizontal thirds [6pp.] Mild toning; light edgewear. Very good. Halloween issue of this monthly guide for girls of the early 1950s; the publication was equal parts part social training manual, craft project suggestions, and advertisement for.....
THE MIGHTY AND THE ALMIGHTY: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs
New York: Harper Collins, (2006). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's boards in original dust jacket. Briefly INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Albright at half title. Minor wear to edges of dust jacket. Crease at front flap. Boards fresh. Interior bright and clean. Near fine. 339pp. The former Secretary of State's examination.....
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF LYON COUNTY MINNESOTA
Marshall, MN: Henle Publishing Co., 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue boards with printed titles on front cover and spine. Very good plus to near fine. Trace of rubbing to exterior titles. Hint of yellowing at endpapers; text block clean and bright throughout. Binding sound. 306pp. Thorough and illustrated.....
THE ELEMENTS OF THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT OF ILLINOIS With A Brief Outline of the Political History of the State to the Adoption of the Constitution
New York: Silver, Burdett & Company, 1899. Later printing. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Brown cloth. About very good. Light edgewear, mild rubbing to cloth. Owner's name to FFEP. Interior bright and clean overall. Good and sound. 63pp. The 1899 printing of this work, originally published in 1892.
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS WITH FREEDOM OF SPEECH
New York: Roger N. Baldwin Civil Liberties Foundation, 1952. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled wraps. Very good. Light toning to wraps' edges. Clean throughout if mildly tanned. 40pp. Prints a lecture by the Harvard Law School professor delivered at Columbia University on March 12, 1952, discussing freedom of speech in.....
A CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE COTTONWOOD COMMUNITY 1888-1988: Including Lucas Township and Parts of Surrounding Townships
(Granite Falls, MN): (Granite Falls Tribune), (1988). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Perfect-bound wraps. Good only. Wraps detaching from top half of spine at front hinge, but intact at rear. First twenty pages detached but present. Else a sound copy. 231pp. Locally published history of the Cottonwood area.
"WHAT HAPPENED AFTER YOU DESEGREGATED THE WHITE SCHOOL?"
Atlanta, GA: Southern Regional Council, Inc., 1967. First Edition. Wraps. Small 4to. Printed stapled wraps. Trace toning at edges. Otherwise clean, well preserved. An article which originally appeared in the Winter 1967 issue of New South magazine. The author condenses oral interviews with 20 different African American teenagers who were.....
FIFTY YEARS FOR FREEDOM: The Story of Sigma Delta Chi's Service to American Journalism
[Carbondale]: Southern Illinois University Press, (1959). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter offwhite cloth over black boards. A very good copy in like DJ. Mild edgewear and corner nicks to jacket. Interior bright and clean throughout. Pages mildly wrinkled. Good and sound. 244pp. A history of the Sigma Delta Chi fraternity.....
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OHIO'S "BIG HOUSE" [Cover Title] / THE SPOTLIGHT ON OHIO'S BLACK CRIME [Title Page]
Cleveland, OH: 1930. Large 8vo. Original color pictorial wraps. Good only. Covers chipped and worn. Pages toned. But still sound. 127pp. A detailed account of the great Ohio Penitentiary fire of 1930, published within the year of the April 21 blaze, the deadliest prison fire in American history, which killed.....
JEFFERSON'S WESTERN TRAVELS OVER VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS
n.p. self published, (2002). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Original red cloth with titles in gilt. Spine slightly cocked. interior bright and clean. Near fine. 225pp. A chronicle of Thomas Jefferson's travels in western Virginia.
BLACK LIFE IN CORPORATE AMERICA: Swimming in the Mainstream
Garden City: Anchor Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth spine over black boards. In taupe dust jacket. Spine ends bumped; moderate scuffing and edgewear with minor chipping and small tears to corners and spine ends. Occasional markings in pen throughout. SIGNED by both authors on ffep. Very good.....
1965 DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL DINNER
n.p. n.p., 1965. First Edition. Wraps. 4th. Saddle-stapled green and pink wraps. Light creasing to lower edge. Near fine. Commemorative illustrated booklet, with menu and program, from the June 24, 1965 dinner honoring the campaign work of Senator Warren G. Magnuson and Representative Michael J. Kirwan and the restoration of.....
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[Personal Documents and Promotional Materials From George Peabody College for Teachers]
Nashville, TN: (ca. early 1920s to late 1930s). Collection of 100+ items/3” linear approx. belonging to student of Peabody College for Teachers, comprised primarily of personal papers relating to the student’s course materials, schedules, receipts, graduation forms and invitations, a photograph of classmates, social club rosters, directories, correspondence, and promotional.....
UNDER TWO FLAGS: The American Navy in the Civil War
New York: W.W. Norton, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine in like jacket. Bright, clean and sharp overall. Inscribed and SIGNED by author Fowler. Review copy with materials laid in. 352pp. with notes and index.
WHEN AND WHERE I ENTER: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. White cloth spine over blue boards, in black dust jacket. Light edgewear and scuffing. Spine ends bumped. Adhesive residue to front and rear paste-downs, covered by jacket flaps. Light spotting and black marker line to edges and top of.....
MY JOB MY SELF: Work and the Creation of the Modern Individual
New York: Routledge, (2000). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter black cloth over boards in photographic dust jacket. Very good plus in like DJ. INSCRIBED by Gini to title page. Trivial edgewear to jacket. Mild dent to one corner of book. Interior clean, unmarred. 266pp. Broad survey of work in modern.....
THE FACE OF ARIZONA
Phoenix, AZ: Guaranty Bank / Republican State Committee of Arizona, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Large folio. Beige linen boards. Minor edgewear; corners and spine ends bumped. INSCRIBED on ffep to artist James Cassell: "For a fellow Photographer - Jim Cassell - / Best Always / Barry Goldwater". Plates protected by.....
NO ORDINARY TIME: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth spine over blue boards, in dust jacket. Moderate edgewear and light scuffing to jacket edges; bumping to spine ends. Faint dampstain to jacket edge verso; fainter spotting to fore-edge. Very good plus in very good jacket. 759pp. Goodwin's.....
PASSAGE TO UNION: How the Railroads Transformed American Life, 1829–1929
Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter red cloth over gray boards in photographic dust jacket. Fine in a near fine DJ. Small dot of soil to front panel. Interior clean and sharp; appears unread. 403pp. In-depth history of trains in America. Railroadiana.
THE DEVIL HAS SLIPPERY SHOES: A Biased Biography of the Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM), A Story of Maximum Feasible Poor Parent Participation
Washington DC: Youth Policy Institute, 1990. Paperback. 8vo. Original pictorial wraps. Near fine. Touches of shelfwear. Else bright, clean, and sound throughout. Reprint of the original 1968 edition of this landmark work on education. Includes a new introduction by Sheldon H. White. 825pp. with index.
AMERICA, OUR NEXT CHAPTER: Tough Questions, Straight Answers
(New York): Ecco, (2008). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Near fine in like jacket. DJ unclipped. Trace shelfwear at extremities. Else bright and crisp overall. Warmly and boldly INSCRIBED and SIGNED by author Hagel to title page. Policy book from the former Nebraska Senator. 305pp. with index.
THE GEORGETOWN SET: Friends and Rivals in Cold War Washington
New York: Knopf, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Publisher's grey boards in original photographic dust jacket. Near fine in like DJ. Very light corner bumps and mild touches of soil. Bright, clean, and tight throughout. 494pp. History of a small group of Washington, D.C. foreign policy elites during the.....
AND THE WOLF FINALLY CAME: The Decline of the American Steel Industry
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, (1989). Later printing. Wraps. 8vo. Perfect-bound photographic wraps. Very good plus. Front cover a touch curled. Interior clean and bright. 690pp. History of the decline in the steel industry throughout the 1980s.
CHAPLAIN OF THE HOUSE: A History of Prayer and Presence in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minneapolis: Hennepin House, (2011). First Edition. Wraps. 16mo. Perfect-bound glossy photographic wraps. Fine condition. INSCRIBED by Johnson to front free endpaper. Crisp, clean throughout. 121pp. History of the chaplaincy at the Minnesota House.
SERGEANT PATRICK GASS, CHIEF CARPENTER: On the Trail with Lewis & Clark
(Granite Falls, MN): Spoon River Poetry Press, 2002. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Perfect-bound glossy photographic wraps. About fine, with every appearance of being unread. Clean, bright throughout; binding tight. 95pp. Collection of poems written "in the voice" of Patrick Gass (part of the Lewis & Clark Expedition), by the Nebraskan.....