Sins of the Father: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded.
by Kessler, Ronald.
8vo, hardcover, illustrated covers, illustrated, 480 pp. In near fine condition.The Kennedy family fully illustrated; the good, bad and ugly.
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Divided Loyalties : How the American Revolution Came to New York.
by Ketchum, Richard M.
8vo, hardcover, title on pine, dust jacket, illustrated, 447 pp. Very slight creasing on top edge of DJ; otherwise jacket and contents near fine. Great coverage of the American Revolution in New York. Stock Image included.
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The Ohio Gazetteer, or Topographical Dictionary…
by Kilbourn, John
8vo, (6 ¾ x4), period tree calf, leather spine label, [8], [13]]-231 + 1 ad pp. Rubbing to spine, corners showing, issued without folding map, hole in rear flyleaf from erasure of old rubberstamp, inscriptions on endpapers, normal foxing, soiling, and aging within. Kilbourn (1787-1833) first published this work in 1816, and continued at least through the early 1830s. Early... Read More
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Exercises of the Bi-Centennial Commemoration of the Burning of Medfield by Indians in King Philip's War, February 21, 1876.
by [King Philip's War].
Pamphlet, 8vo, stitched, disbound, 56 pp. Some wear and chips to extremities of cover, and second leaf, Harvard Library stamp on back of front cover, modest toning and aging; otherwise very good. This pamphlet commemorates the bi-centennial of the Indian attack on Medfield in February 1675. It was believed that a group of Nipmucks and Wampanoags, who were allied with... Read More
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The Canadian Canals; Their History and Cost…
by Kingsford, William.
8vo, rebound with modern green cloth, gilt leather spine label, 191 pp. Some staining of foxing to pastedowns and endpapers, slight edgewear, pencil signature on front endpaper, some browning and aging to contents; otherwise very good. This work covers the costs and adequacy of Canadian canals, and provides analysis on some of the individual canals. In the first chapter the... Read More
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South America and its Several Divisions
by Kitchin, Thomas.
Double page engraved map, 24" x 20", hand colored in outline, plain title cartouche. Somewhat browned, a little minor staining in top margin, wide margins one inch chip in right margin that is repaired, map may have been repaired or rebacked, but not obtrusive, normal aging; still a nice impression. Thomas Kitchin (1718-1784) was a highly respected English cartographer who... Read More
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Musiklan.
by [Ku Klux Klan]
Pamphlet, 8vo, original stiff paper wrappers, 12 pp. Some damp spotting of staining to covers, a few minor bends to the covers; otherwise very good. This little pamphlet contains several musical selections from the Kloran 9handbook of the Klan). Most of the selections are patriotic or religious songs, but one number, is called Whiter Than Snow. This seems to be... Read More
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Small Archive of Material fro, the Kleiber Motor Company.
by [Kleiber Motor Company].
Assorted ephemera, including two illustrated brochures and price lists for Kleiber cars (1920s), ink blotter 9used) with advertisement for Kleiber cars, two printed notices to shareholders for 1931, abbreviated annual financial statement for December 31, 1930, and a proxy voting form and stamp return envelop. Some creasing from mailing, normal aging, some light wear; otherwise very good. After serving as... Read More
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The Wonders of the Yosemite Valley, and of California
by Kneeland, Samuel
4to, original embossed purple-brown cloth with gilt decoration, illustrated with two wood engraved maps and 10 original photographic plates mounted on stiff paper by John P. Soule, [iii]-xii, 13-[98 ]pp. Spine sunned ends a bit chipped, light rubbing, scattered marginal foxing. Overall very good or better. Considered one of the most attractive early books on Yosemite, this worked contained in... Read More
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The Present State of the Nation
by Knox, William
Pamphlet, 8vo, disbound, 103 pp. Remnants of old binding on the spine, some, normal aging and a bit of soiling to half title. Sometimes this work is attributed to George Grenville, but most sources attribute it to Knox. This pamphlet contains a considerable amount of financial information, and comments on the recent war with France. More importantly, it contains... Read More
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The Booklover and His Books.
by Koopman, H.L.
8vo, cloth, top edge gilt, gilt title front cover and spine, 185 pages. Maybe lacking tissue guard after frontispiece, rough right side pages, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. Lots of information on book construction.
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2001 A Space Odyssey Press Stills
by [Kubrick, Stanley].
Four 8"x 10" glossy black and white photographs, Very slight soiling and aging; otherwise very good plus. One photo shows unidentified man standing by mini space vehicles, actor, probably Gary Lockwood siting in front of space controls. A third photo features the Moon scene sequence, and the final photo showing a spacewalk or an actor adrift in space. These... Read More
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2001 A Space Odyssey Souvenir Program.
by [Kubrick, Stanley].
Oblong 4to (7 ¼" x 16") illustrated. 24 pp. Slight edgewear, normal aging, otherwise very good plus/ or better. Somewhat scarce souvenir program with color photographs from scenes in the movie. Wonderful piece of cinema history.
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The Kourier: The Magazine of Americanism Vol. 9 No. 4.
by [Ku Klux Klan].
Magazine format, 8vo, printed wrappers, illustrated, 48 pp. General light wear to wrappers, normal aging; otherwise very good. This issue contains some photographs and other illustrations. Content includes commentary on recent Presidential election, anti-Catholic themes, and discussion of state by state Klan activities.
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The Kourier: The Magazine of Americanism Vol. 6 No. 4.
by [Ku Klux Klan].
Magazine format, 8vo, printed wrappers, 33 pp. General light wear to wrappers, normal aging; otherwise very good. This issue seems to raise lots of concerns about the World court and international community, especially Europe, trying to impose on American politics.
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Master of the Titanic
by Lacy, Pat
8vo, hardcover, dust jacket, 359 pp. DJ and book in near mint condition. Pat Lacy is a decendent of Captain E.J. Smith who was the master of the Titanic.
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Montaillou: The Promised Land of Error.
by Ladurie, LeRoy.
8vo, hardcover, cloth, title on spine, dust jacket, 383. Very minor aging, dust jacket and contents in excellent condition. A well written work on a small town in southern France during the 1300s.
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The Harvard Lampoon. Vols. XII-XIII.
by [Harvard Lampoon].
2 Vols, 4to, leather spine and tips with marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine, illustrated. Binding are rather worn, chipped and faded, especially at the extremities, normal aging; overall about very good. Internally pretty clean. Founded in 1876 The Harvard Lampoon has a rich tradition of poking fun at social and political issues. Some of the humor is laced with... Read More
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Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course of the Niger; with a Narrative of a Voyage Down that River to its Termination
by Lander, Richard & John
New York: J.& J. Harper , 1832. First American Edition. 2 volumes, 12mo, original stiff cardboad or possibly printed cloth, illustrated with two maps (one folding) and three plates. Repairs to joints of volume one, tape repairs to folding map, some foxing and aging; otherwise about very good. Before he set out on this expedition, Richard Lander was considered... Read More
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Report Of A Visit To Some Of The Tribes of Indians West Of The Mississippi River
by Lang, John and Taylor, Samuel
Pamphlet, 8vo original wrappers 47 pp. Front wrapper has remnant of paper sticker; and title page has library stamp. A few minor chips at the edges. Overall very good or better. Early work on the Western tribes, which takes a look at the impact of U.S. Government relocation policies. Lang and Taylor were Quakers who visited the Winnebago, Kickapoo, Cherokees,... Read More
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Report of a Visit to Some of the Tribes of Indians, Located West of the Mississippi River
by Lang, John D
8vo original printed wrappers 34 pp. Wrappers darkened, and a few chips and tears along the edges, wrappers a bit fragile, otherwise very good. According to Wagner-Comp, Lang and Taylor were two Quakers who visited tribes recently removed from east of the Mississippi to the west. For the most part, the pamphlet presents their observations about the Cherokees and other... Read More
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Travels Through the United States of North America, The Country of the Iroquois and Upper Canada in the Years 1995, 1796, and 1797
by La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, Duke De
4 volumes, 8v0, later half calf & marbled boards, rebacked with original spines laid on, 3 folding maps & 9 folding tables, xxiv, 591, [1] blank, [16]; [ii], 717,[1], [21]; [ii], 523,[1],[16]; [ii], 610,[8] pp. Edges rubbed, maps with some separation at folds,, edge wear and repaired tears, and occasional light foxing. The Duke de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt (1747-1827) was known... Read More
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The Rambler in North America 1832-1833
by Latrobe, Charles Joseph
2 Vols., 8vo, original cloth, lightly blind stamped with floral decorations, paper spine labels, 243 & 242 pp. Volumes leaning a bit, spine and extremities faded; mild rubbing and edge wear, some foxing. Overall very good. Charles Latrobe spent two years in America, and was a close friend of Washington Irving, with whom he toured New England and the Western... Read More
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What is this Spiritualism?
by Leaf, Horace.
8vo, blue cloth, title on front cover and spine, 185 pp. Spine a little faded, a little edgewear, normal aging; otherwise very good. Leaf (1886-1981) was a popular writer and lecturer on the subject of spiritualism. In his book he talks about mediums, true and false. Not surprisingly, he also talks about clairvoyance too!
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Guide Indicateur Des Rules de Paris.
by Leconte, A. (Editor).
16mo (4"x6"(, red cardboard covers, title on front cover, illustrated, 179 pp., plus maps. Minor binding wear, some margin notations, and normal aging; otherwise very good. Handsome little street guide to Paris in French. This edition is somewhat scarce, and includes numerous diagrams and maps. The maps are in color.
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