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R. E. Lee, An Abridgment in One Volume by Richard Harwell of the four-volume R. E. Lee by Douglas Southall Freeman, The Southern Classics Library, hardcover, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982, frontispiece 601 pages with reproductions of black and white photographs, index, registry number 10911; history. This book is a beautifully bound book from The Southern Classics Library. It is rust brown leather with raised bands on the spine. It is decorated with gold gilt on the front and back covers, and with gold gilt decoration and lettering on the spine. All edges are gilded gold. Endpapers are silk moiré, and there is an attached ribbon marker. The unused bookplate has registry number 10911. Condition: fine/no dust jacket issued. Price: $30.00 |
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Bulwark of Empire, by Roger Willock, hardcover, ISBN: 0-921560-00-1, second edition, Bermuda Maritime Museum Press, 1988, 159 pages with black and white photographs, endpaper maps, subject index, names of persons, names of ships; history. This book is the history of Britain’s naval base on Bermuda. From the blurb: "This book records the development in the nineteenth century at Bermuda of Britain's major naval base in the West Atlantic, and the fortifications which grew hand in hand with the new dockyard. The primary purpose of the base at Bermuda was to protect the dockyard from an attack from the United States. The ways and means by which this goal was accomplished, and the strategic value of the Bermuda Islands to British imperial defense comprises the story of this book, which was first published in 1962 as the first book on Bermuda fortifications." Condition: as new/ as new Price: $12.00 |
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Battleships Of World War Two, An International Encyclopedia, by M.J. Whitley, ISBN:1-55750-184-x, hardcover, Naval Institute Press, 1998, 320 pages with more than 200 black and white photographs, bibliography, index; naval history. This encyclopedia presents some one hundred battleships serving or under construction during World War Two. The design and construction of each class of battleship is followed by the service history of each ship, together with detailed data lists including construction, dimensions, armament, speed, armor and complement. For each class there is a general arrangement plan and elevation. Condition: fine/fine Price: $30.00 |
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A Dutch-English Odyssey, Stories of Brewer and Estey Families in North America 1636-1996 by Floyd I. Brewer, ISBN: 0-9635402-2-x, hardcover, privately published 1997, 548 pages with black and white photographs, charts, maps, bibliography, index; family history. Condition: very good/ fine with protective cover, the book has a cracked front hinge; otherwise it is in fine condition Price: $30.00 |
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Galveston by Gary Cartwright, ISBN: 0-689-11991-7, hardcover, Atheneum, 1991, first edition, signed and dated by the author, 324 pages with black and white photographs, index; history. This book is the history of Galveston, which has known some exciting times and been home to some fascinating people. It was, writes Cartwright, "the largest, bawdiest, and most important city between New Orleans and San Francisco". From the Dallas Times Herald: "Galveston reads like a well-crafted novel that is chock-full of eccentric characters, (stories with) surprising plot twists and the heavy hand of fate." Condition: fine/no dust jacket Price: $32.00 |
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Homesteads Ungovernable, Families, Sex, Race, and the Law in Frontier Texas, 1823-1860, by Mark M. Carroll, ISBN: 0-292-71228-6, softcover, University of Texas Press, 2001, 244 pages, notes, bibliographical commentary, index; history. In this book, the author draws on legal and social history to trace the evolutions of sexual, family, and racial-caste relations in the most turbulent polity of the southern frontier during the antebellum period (1823-1860). From a review: “…this book makes an important contribution to historical scholarship on Texas and the Southwest, race relations, and several discrete subjects within family law, in particular marriage and the rights and duties of partners outside of marriage.” Condition: very good +/ no dust jacket, some highlighting Price: $10.00 |
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Anglo American Women in Texas, 1820-1850, by Margaret S. Henson, small softcover, American Press, Boston, 1982, 30 pages with additional reading list; history. These are original essays about Texas history written primarily for undergraduate students in Texas History. Chapters in Anglo American Women in Texas are: Indians, Travel and Transportation, Clothing, Houses and Housekeeping, Food, Entertainment, Culture and Education, Earning a Living, The Law and Women in Texas Medical Treatments, The Runaway Scrape. Condition: very good +/ no dust jacket Price: $20.00 |
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Las Tejanas, 300 Years of History by Teresa Palomo Acosta and Ruthe Winegarten, ISBN: 0-292-70527-1, softcover, 2003, University of Texas Press, 436 pages with black and white photographs, appendices, notes, bibliography, index; history. Since the early 1700’s, women of Spanish/Mexican origin or descent have played a central, if often unacknowledged, role in Texas history. Tejanas have been community builders, political and religious leaders, founders of organizations, committed trade unionists, innovative educators, astute businesswomen, experienced professionals, and highly original artists. This groundbreaking book is at once a general history and a celebration of Tejanas’ contributions to Texas over three centuries, as well as a highly readable account of their human, economic, and political struggles. Condition: near fine/ no dust jacket Price: $10.00 |
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Charles VII by M. G. A. Vale, ISBN:0-520-02787-6, hardcover, University of California Press, 1974, 267 pages with black and white photographs, map, Table of Events, Note on Coinage, glossary, manuscript sources, select bibliography, index; history. "Charles VII of France (1422-61) is perhaps best remembered in history as Joan of Arc's dauphin and as such is often dwarfed by her into insignificance." This comprehensive study proves the popular picture of a feeble and battle-shy man is misleading. In this appraisal of the king's reign, Mr. Vale brings all relevant circumstances to light: the king's character and personality and how it related to his political technique; his disinheritance and its consequences; his attitude to Joan of Arc; his relations with his son, the future Louis XI; the power politics at court; Agnes Sorel, the king's mistress; the intrigues and struggles for power and influence among those surrounding the king; and his illnesses. The author also offers ideas as to the reasons for the survival of the regime and the Valois monarchy itself. Condition: near fine/ very good plus, slight yellowing of dust jacket which has mylar cover (not ex-library) - lovely book without its dust jacket: black cloth with blind stamped design and gilt titled and decorated spine. Price: $12.00 |
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The Killing of William Rufus, An Investigation In The New Forest by Duncan Grinnell-Milne, hardcover, Augustus M. Kelley Publishers, New York, 1968, 174 pages with black and white illustrations, sources, index; history. This little book is one of those investigations into a historical mystery, which are so popular now. The mystery surrounds the fact that King Rufus was killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest on 2 August 1100, a familiar fact of English history. Was he murdered? The author has made a searching examination. Incredibly much about the geographic area remained the same at the time of the author's investigation. The book offers much of interest - about Rufus, the medieval times, archery, and the New Forest. Condition: very good plus/ very good plus Price: $18.00 |
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The Red River Valley Then And Now by A.W. Neville, Stories of People and Events In the Red River Valley During the First Hundred Years of Its Settlement, illustrated by Jose Cisneros, hardcover, Carl Hertzog, North Texas Publishing Co., Paris, TX; 278 pages with black and white illustrations, map endpapers.; history. In the introduction to his book, the author, who, in 1948, had lived in the Red River Valley for nearly seventy years says that these stories come from personal experience, from court records, and government archives, from newspapers and people who told them. They are not strictly historical, as all do not have dates, but they are “life in the raw”, as life was during the first hundred years of settlement in the Valley. Condition: near fine/no dust jacket Price: $35.00 |
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Bowie Knife by Raymond W. Thorp, softcover, ISBN: 0-932572-23-2, Phillips Publications, copyright 1991, this book - fifth edition 1997, 167 pages with black and white illustrations, photographs, bibliography, index, appendix: “On Knives Today”; history. Robert Thorp writes the first history of the Bowie Knife. Having developed an avid interest in knives and frontier history, he served as a Navy small arms instructor in WWI. He began his first work on the Bowie Knife in 1926, and spent over 20 years revising, rewriting, and traveling extensively to authenticate the material which now has become standard authority. Condition: new/ no dust jacket Price: $25.00 |
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Charlotte And The Carolina Piedmont by Tom Hanchett and Ryan Sumner,Levine Museum of the New South, Images of America Series, softcover, ISBN:0-7385-1580-9, Arcadia, no publishing date, 128 pages of black and white photographs with text; history. This is a book of archival photographs which celebrates the history of the Charlotte region, preserving local heritage. It begins with the Old South: 1740’s-1860’s, and ends with Banking Boomtown: 1970’s-200’s. Condition: new/no dust jacket Price: $10.00 |
