Harper's Weekly: Journal of Civilization 5 Volumes

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1861-1865. Hard Cover. This extremely popular and historically important periodical provides a comprehensive and detailed record of American history and culture in the 19th century. These five volumes include the issues from March 1861 to December 1865, the entire period of the Civil War, and Lincoln’s assassination just weeks after the end of the war. Each issue reports the war’s events of the previous week and there are thousands of illustrations. This is almost a complete run. Two issues from January 1866 are bound into the 1864 volume and there are three repeat issues in 1864 as well. Five issues are missing from 1863. The interior is in very good condition with a few defects: a damaged map, a few loose pages in one of the volumes, and creases to the free front endpaper and the first pages of the first issue bound in the volume. The volume for 1861 is missing pages 713-716 and there is a torn foldout map of the Southern states. The volume for 1865 has a few loose pages and a tear through page 44. Otherwise, except for occasional foxing and aging, the set is in very good condition. Four of the large folio volumes are bound in contemporary half leather with brown or black cloth covers. The fifth volume is in half leather with battered paper boards. All of the volumes show nicks and bumping but are in reasonably good condition. AMERHIST/120111 This set may require an extra shipping fee. Very Good.

Abbott, John S.

Beacon Lights of American History Embracing the Lives and Great Achievements.A Library of American Biography. Salesman's dummy copy. Includes Child's Life of Christ dummy at rear.

Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1896. Hard Cover. Salesman's dummy copy. Very good in illustrated grey cloth boards with flaps. Illustrations in black and white. Second dummy, Child's Life of Christ, at rear, with illustrated paper boards and two-tone color illustrations. American History. AMH1/6270. Very Good.

Ackerman, Kenneth D

Young J. Edgar Hoover, the Red Scare, and the Assault on Civil Liberties

New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers, 2007. Hard Cover. 8vo. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Clean, bright interior. Illustrated dust jacket with black spine panel and gold title to spine. 472 pages. AMERBIO/062207. Fine in Fine dj.

Adams, John Quincy

Oration on the Life and Character of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette

Washington: Duff Green, 1835. Paperback. Vg- in original wraps/moderate and occasional foxing throughout. Title page detached but present. 96 pp. American History. AME/5282. Very Good.

Agresti, Olivia Rossetti

David Lubin. A Study in Practical Idealism

Boston: Little, Brown and Co. 1922. Hard Cover. 1st edition. Very good in blue cloth with black title to beige title label to spine. Label somewhat darkened. Minor edgewear to boards and spine ends. Interior is clean and bright. American History. AMEBIO1/6130. Very Good.

Alsop, Susan Mary

Yankees at the Court: The First Americans in Paris

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1982. Hard Cover. 8vo. Very Good in very good- dust jacket. First Edition. Tan DJ. American Revolutionary War. REV071704. Very Good in Very Good- DJ.

Andrew, John A.

Valedictory Address of His Excellency John A. Andrew, to the Two Branches of the Legislature of Massachusetts, January 4, 1866.

Boston: Wright and Potter, 1866. Soft Cover. Vg in wraps/cord-bound/42 pp. American History AME3/3182. Very Good.

Angle, Paul M

Pioneers. Narratives of Noah Harris Letts and Thomas Allen Banning. 1825 - 1865

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1972. Hard Cover. 12mo. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine and gilt emblem to front board. Minor scuffing to boards. Slight bump to head of spine. Pristine interior. Tight binding. AMER/020805. Near Fine.

Armstrong, LeRoy.

Pictorial Atlas Illustrating the Spanish-American War.

n.p. Hard Cover. Good condition. This book has been re-backed using red cloth along the spine and the original boards. The boards are heavily rubbed and frayed along edges. Both hinges are cracked. It is lacking the title page. Several pages are loose, but present. There are tears and chips to several pages. Some foxing and smudges to interior. This is a good reading copy. Includes many color maps and many b&w illustrations. ATLAS/3083. Good.

Arthur, T. S.

Grappling with the Monster or The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink.

New York: John W. Lovell Company, 1877. Hard Cover. Very good maroon cloth 8vo., intricate black ink and gilt stamping to cover and spine. Gilt is partially rubbed on cover, and quite dull on spine. Minor bumping to spine ends and lightly rubbed; corners lightly worn; spine rolled. Decorative green floral print endpapers, front pastedown bears previous owner's antiquated ink name and drawing. Interior is quite clean with only moderate browning/light foxing throughout. Pages are tightly bound, hinges strong. Illustrated frontispiece + numerous black and white illustrations throughout. A decent copy of this quite scarce, classic title from the Temperance Movement. 320 pages. American History. AME/01024. Very Good.

B., G. P

Signifying Nothing

Privately Printed, (1938). Hard Cover. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. 8vo. Dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Minor rubbing to exterior as well as minor bumping to corners and spine ends. Author's inscription to front free end page reads "To Sarah and Charlie with very best regards from their old friend, G. P. B." Two poems and a letter to the editor from the Baltimore Sun by the author pasted to the rear free end page. Else is clean and bright. Unpaginated. AME/071911. Very Good +.

Bancroft, George

Joseph Reed: A Historical Essay (S.T. WALLIS' COPY).

New York: W.J. Widdleton, 1867. Soft Cover. Vg in wraps American History. AME1/2012. Very Good.