History from Brass DolphinBooks

NY: Harper& Brothers, 1940. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. These 4 are not in collectable condition, though they are readable and suitable for furnishing for an old fashioned look. Still chipping, wear and a good bit of tatteredness are here. The dates are Nov. '40, May '41 and Feb/Apr '42. Subjects addressed include Yamamoto, Air… Read more about this item

Madison: University of Wisconsin, 1964. First Edition U.S. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Strange publishing history here. Book says "published 1964" . I feel sure this is 1st hardcover of this title by professor Curtin (price $8.00, 526 pages). 1964 on title page and copyright page, no addl. printings. Hardcover book handsome and straight, unmarked, jacket tattery, no long… Read more about this item

Hoboken: Wiley, 2003. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Handsome, likely unread hardcover, crisp, bright text. One jacket lower corner has tiny flaw, hard to see. From the cover, "The secret web of profiteers, politicians, and booth conspirators that led to Lincoln's death". 1st edition full number line review copy with Wiley press release loosely laid in. *We… Read more about this item

Urbana and Chicago: University Of Illinois, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Hardcover, full number line, sub-title, "The Civil Rights Movement In The Midwest, 1954-72". A splendid copy, the upper board tips have trace bumping, very minor. Text supple and unmarked, book likely unread, ultra clean, text and boards handsome. Jacket quite sharp, no tears, perhaps… Read more about this item

NY: Berkeley, 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. I see no flaws here, likely an unread hardcover, perhaps a trace of board edge wear. Crisp and bright. Sub-title, "The Heroic Journey Of Austarlia's Convict Women." PLEASE NOTE: if you order basic fast or international shipping the book will be posted in a flat rate envelope in which… Read more about this item

Salem/Boston: A.A. Smith/Lee and Shepard, 1877. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Several years ago, we purchased many books from historian/educator Thomas Perkins. He was a descendant of Massachusetts settlers from the earliest era. This is one of his books and has the penciled note "To Warren Perkins" in a Spencerian hand, title page. It's exterior and… Read more about this item

NY: Longman, 1996. 2nd Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Trade paperback with fore-edge stamped as used. No text marking, spine uncreased, nice appearance. Stated as 3rd impression (with corrections). *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. We assure the buyer that books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described,… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Harvard-Heinemann, 1988. Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Translated by Sutton and Rackham with facing pages Latin and opposite English. Small red jacketed volume has very occasional neat undeline/marginal note, in leafing slowly thru it's nearly 500 pages I missed this the first 2 times. Very neat, small, occasional. One corrected dog ear noted. Clean, bright text.… Read more about this item

See Below, 1691. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. Three volumes by William Sherlock, including The Case of Allegiance Due to Soveraign Powers: Stated and Resolved, According to Scripture and Reason. [10], 66, [1] ad pp. (4to) 7 ½ x 5 ¾. Missing the first leaf at beginning, notes in neat period hand on verso of title page, some in… Read more about this item

1683. Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Three volumes about Lord William Russell's trial and execution. Includes: The Last Speech & Behaviour of William Late Lord Russel, Upon the Scaffold in Lincolns-Inne Fields, A Little Before His Executions, on Saturday, July 21, 1683. [2], 4, 14 pp. Printed by J.C. and F.C. for… Read more about this item

NY: Harper & Brothers, 1836. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 2 small volumes, approximately 7 1/2x 5" 262 and 330 pages. While wholly legible and readable, they show their nearly 200 years. Hardcovers are bumped, scarred, text has much foxing, all pages seem bound in but some are mildly displaced forward. Owners name penned at title page… Read more about this item

Waimanalo: Island Style Press, 1994. 3rd Printing . Trade Paperback. Good -/No Jacket. Says "revised 1994". Roughish but utterly usable copy. Cover and spine wear are notable, text unmarked, all pages securely in place, trade paperback. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described,… Read more about this item

Annapolis: Naval Inst. Press, 1987. 1st Edition NAP . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. While No Additional Printings are present, and there is no debossing mark, it should be noted that the jacket is unpriced. Book clubbing seems possible but unlikely. Heavy text numbers 288 pages, boards unbumped, crisp copy. Jacket has no tears, some scuff, will ship… Read more about this item

Seattle: University of Washington, 1965. 1st Edition NAP . Hardcover. Good+/Good+. This listing is for the above and also, a hard cover, jacketed, of Lilly Lorenzen, "Of Swedish Ways." Both are sold as a pair at the listed price with one book priced domestic media mail shipping. The SS is a good, sturdy hardcover copy, sunning bottom… Read more about this item

London: Randall Taylor, 1682. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (An Information) Brought Against Their Charter In Michaelmas Term, 1681. Wherein, It Will Appear.Published In Both English And Latin. 31 pages, text measures 11.75 x 7.50 inches, rebound in modern cloth. Two columns of text per page, left latin, right… Read more about this item

NY: Vintage, 1999. Later Printing . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Could pass for new, tiny flecks inside front cover and first endsheet. Text is bright and unmarked, binding sound, spine uncreased. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described, and graded, using the… Read more about this item

London: J. Humphries, 1690. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Balance of title, "Intituled The Case Of Allegiance Due To Soveraign Princes, Stated and Resolved." Collectors notes read "Wing J840." Wing and McAlpin seem to reference a 2nd, Wing 841, I presume and also 1690. Originally done as pamphlet, quarto… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Rampant Lions Press, 1974. 1st Edition . Pamphlet w/ Stiff Cover, Wraps. Very Good+/No Jacket. Re edition given here as first. RL apparently does many limiteds, this pamphlet does not appear to be one. No additional printings, no statement. Mcbride and Ahearn do not seem to say, though the house may be associated with Cambrige University and… Read more about this item

Robert Barker and By the Assigns of John Bill, 1642. Later Printing . Unbound. Fair+/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Wing states A1326 (ANR.ED.) collation quarto, eight pages. The unnumbered title page has a four crown motif. This pamphlet, lacking stiff covers, is text only, string-tied at at least one location, though the deterioration of… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Edwin at the Three Roses in Ludgate-Street, 1679. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. This is a laying-in of two letters to the Lord Treasurer by Montagu in hardcover. From the balance of the title page, "One of the 11th, the other of the 18th of Jan 1678."… Read more about this item