Writing History: A Perpetual Exercise In Judgment:Posted December 18, 2009We offer a broad selection of historical topics in British History, Europe, The Americas, U.S. Civil War, Military History, and much more! 
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Studies in Early Christian, Medieval, and Renaissance Art $50.00 Description: Fine. Small 4to xxviii, 464 pp, editor's preface, author's preface, Richard Krauheimer: Bibliograpy 1925 to 1967, list of 16 b&w text figures, list of 139 b&w plates, abbreviations, 21 essays, index. Pristine book in original Very Good Pictorial Slipcase. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth. Read More
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Weapons and Warfare [2 Volume Set] $35.00 Description: Near Fine. Book. 4to. No Dust Jacket, w/ Pictorial Covers, As Issued. Vol. I, Ancient and Medieval Warfare (to 1500), xix, pp. 1-378, publisher's note, contributors, list of b&w illustrations with maps and time lines), alphabetized index of essays, categorized index of essays, Research Tools; Weapons and Forces; The Ancient World; The Medieval World; From Medieval to Modern. Vol. 2, Modern Weapons and Warfare (Since 1500), xxxiii, pp. 379-748, list of illustrations (with maps and time lines), ... Read More
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Stevens Thomson Mason-Misunderstood Patriot $20.00 Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 447 pp, preface, list of b&w illustrations, I. The Masons of Virginia, 1810-1812; II. Fresh Graves in Kentucky, 1812-1822; III. A Gentleman to See the President, 1822-1830; IV. Fauntlerop of the Frontier, October, 1830-July, 1831; V. The Beardless Moses, July, 1831-August 1834; VI. "That Young Hotsput! , " August, 1834-August, 1835; VII. Little Jack Horner, Auguist, 1835-May, 1836; VIII. Breaking Into the Union, May, ... Read More
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$17.50 Description: As New in J As New jacket. Large 8vo Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 222 pp, acknowledgments, list of b&w plates and maps, Jasmin, hairdresser-poet; Part I. Three Gascon Witches: Francouneto, Gerarde Mimale, Marie de Sansarric; Part II. Fracouneto; prose translation of the French version of 1842; Part III. Francouneto restored to her century; postscript, sources and bibliography, references, index. Translated by Brian Pearce. First American Edition, 1987. "This book traces account of witchcraft ... Read More
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The Rattle-Rat [Signed By the Author] $20.00 Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. viii, 282 pp. Translated from the Dutch: First American Edition, 1985. Inscribed By The Author on ffep. "Janwillem van de Wetering was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Before relocating to Maine, he served for seven years with the Amsterdam Police Reserve. Previous to the publication of Rattle-Rat he authored some twelve other Amsterdam and American novels, childrens books, and a pair of books on Zen: The Empty Mirror and A Glimpse ... Read More
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$22.50 Description: Very Good-Very Good + No Jacket. 8vo. 271 pp, preface, list b&w illustrations, introductrion, Part I. The Galley Period: 1. Battle of Salamis; 2. Bottle of Actium; 3. Battle of Lepanto. Part II. The Sailing-Ship Period: 4. The Armada Operations; 5. Battle of the Saints; 6. Battle of the Glorious First of June; 7. Battle of St. Vincent; 8. Battle of the Nile; 9. Battle of Trafalgar. Part III. The Age of Steam: 10. Battle of Lissa; 11. Battle of Tsushima; 12. Batt; e pf tje Fa; l; amds; index. ... Read More
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The Royal Navy's Home Fleet in World War II [Signed By the Author] $125.00 Description: As New in As New jacket. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. xvii, 222 pp, lists of b&w illustrations and tables, introduction, 1. The Royal Navy and the Home fleet: Men, Material, Strategy, 1919-1939; 2. The Home Fleet at the Outset of War; 3. Cat and Mouse: German Initiatives, British Reactions, October 1939-March 1940; 4. Norway: A Man-Made Disaster, April-June 1940; 5. Thin Grey Line: The Home Fleet in the Defence of Great Britain, June 1940-June 1941; 6. The Germans Roll the Dice: April ... Read More
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$17.50 Description: Near Fine in Good jacket. Book. Large 8vo. xi, 283 pp, First Edition @1930, 4th Printing @1936, author's note, list of b&w illustrations, I. "Catch Up! Catch Up! "; II. Dawn on the Trail; III. France Finds the Way; IV. "El Viagero Piake"; V. Deserts and Dungeons; VI. The Trail Makers; VII. Benton's "Road"; VIII. The Prairie Ports; IX. The Red Brother; X. On the March; XI. A Caravan Enters Santa Fe; XII. War Drums; XIII. Path of Empire; XIV. Aftermath of Conquest' XV. The Dust Thickens; XVI. The ... Read More
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$17.50 Description: Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo xv, 509 (3) pp, preface, list of b&w illustrations, I. After the Romans; II. Saxon and Norman; III. Plantagenet; IV. Plantagenet (cont. ); V. Plantagenet (cont. ); VI. Tudor; VII. Tudor (cont. ); VIII. Charles the Second; IX. George the Second; index. First American Edition, 1892. Lightly age-toned bottom and fore-text block edges with a rubbed-out name at top fore-edge corner of title page, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, ... Read More
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