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New York: Lawrence Hill Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1613748205 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 754 pages; [SIGNED] 2015 Lawrence Hill Books. Stout HC/DJ. 1st edition, 1st printing. Inscribed and signed by both authors on the title page and dated "x1/04/2015." Tightly bound and exceptionally neat in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $35 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Feels and appears unread and as new. Winner of a 2016 American Book Award. F/F ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. ; Signed by All Authors .

Baton Rouge: LSU Press. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 0807139912 . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 272 pages; 2011 Lousiniana State University Press. HC/DJ. Soundly bound in original just jacket. Prior owner, a scholar in the field, has added underlining and marginalia here and there throughout, suggesting that he reviewed this copy for a Journal. Dust jacket bright and clean. G/VG .

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0870210076 . B&W Illustrations and Diagrams; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 308 pages; 1989. Naval Institute Press. Oversize HD/DJ 1st edition, 1st printing. Bright tight and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket. Feels and appears unread and about as new. No marks. Illustrated with b&w illustrations and diagrams. Handsome copy. F/NF .

Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press. Good. 2005. Hardcover. 9780521844086 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 366 pages; 2005 Cambridge University Press. HC in original boards lettered in silver. Scattered underlining, margin bracketing and marginalia by a prominent scholar and author in the field. Some number of page corners creased - about 10. Binding snug. Good only .

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. Good. 1991. Hardcover. 0807819743 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 470 pages; 1991 The University of North Carolina Press HC soundly bound in original brown cloth with titles in black and silver. Underlining and marginalia by a prominent scholar and author in the field is scattered throughout. A small damp / spill stain to the top corner of about 50 pages mid-book. Good only .

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. Good. 1991. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0807819263 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 521 pages; 1991 The University of North Carolina Press HC soundly bound in original brown cloth with titles in black and silver. Underlining and marginalia by a prominent scholar and author in the field is scattered here and there through the text. About 15 or so pages corner creased. Good only .

New York: Pantheon Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394471164 . Genealogical tables and facsimile documents; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 784 pages; 1976 Pantheon Books. Stout HC/DJ 1st edition, 1st printing. Snugly bound and very neat in original pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $15.95 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Text fresh and neat; no marks of any kind. Trace shelf rubbing to jacket. Illustrated with numerous genealogical tables and some facsimile documents. Handsome copy. NF/NF ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press. Very Good-. 2004. Paperback. 0807829099 . B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 272 pages; 2004 The University of North Carolina Press. Trade size paperback in glossy color pictorial covers. Snugly bound and clean with no marks Mild handling and shelf wear to the exterior and cover corners. Barcode sticker on the back cover. Content is bight and unmarked. VG- .

New York: William Edwin Rudge, Printer, for Chandler & Company. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 52 pages; [1920] William Edwin Rudge, Printer, for Chandler & Company, New York. HC in green paper covered boards lettered in darker green to cover and in original glassine paper dust jacket. Tightly bound copy with most pages unopened at front edge. Glassine dust jacket toned with shallow strips missing top and bottom edge of rear. Small abrasions or gnae wo paper over rear joint at foot and crown. VG-/G .

Madison, WI: State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Good+. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Calendar Series, Vol. II; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 624 pages; 1925 State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Stout large octavo HC soundly bound in original cloth with titles in gilt to spine. Contnets clean and unmarked. Silverfish predation to the sizing of the cloth along both edges of the spine and to a slim border along the board edges. Trace spill evidence bottom edge spine. Uncommon. G+ .

Madison, WI: Historical Society of Wisconsin. Good+. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Publications Of The State Of Historical Society Of Wisconsin Calendar Series, Volume III; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 699 pages; 1929 State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Stout large octavo HC bound in original cloth with titles in gilt to spine. Published in an edition of 500 copies, not numbered. This copy with evidence of damp exposure bottom edge; a shalllow damp line along the bottom margin of the page stock and the cloth base of spine is damp blanched. Frong hinge is tender; we have reinforced the front split endpaper with japanese paper. Contnets otherwise clean and unmarked. Uncommon. G+ ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

Albany: J. Munsell for E. H. Pease. Very Good-. 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 180 pages; 1838 J. Munsell, printer, for E. H. Pease, Albany. 1st edition. Three volumes bound as one, as usually found. [Bound With] "The European Stranger in America" 84pp New York, 1839 [And] "the Family Physician and Farmer's Companion" 24pp [NP/ND]. Soundly bound in original trade cloth binding of ribbed brown cloth with decorative borders in blind and titles brightly in gilt to spine. Notable though is the presence of 3 stab holes in the first and third of the books along with the thin remanant of green paper in the gutter of the title page- what appears to be evidence of an intial binding in wraps. The remaining unsold copies of Eyre's 1st book (in wraps) were likely called back to be bound together with Part 2 of his journey, published in 1839. The presence of stab holes in the "Family Physician" likewise suggest these 2… Read More

London: Folio Society. Fine. 1985. First Edition Thus. Hardcover in slipcase. Maps; b&w reproductions; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 246 pages; 1985 Folio Society. Slipcased hardcover is tightly bound and fresh in bright clean slipcase. Feels and appears unread and about as new. Fine .

Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 0813931053 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 344 pages; 2011 University of Virginia Press. HC/DJ. First Edition. Bright tight and fresh in immaculate dust jacket. Feels and appears unread and about as new. No marks. NF/NF .

Austin, TX: The Steck Company. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pages; 1935 The Steck Company. HC/DJ 1st edition. Soundly bound and clean in original pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated throughout from reproductions of Bernhardt's historical renderings with narrative text by Amelia Williams. Book is solid and clean but dust jacket shlef rubbed edges and surfaces with a thumb sized chip missing bottom edge front panel; prior owner reinforced jacket spine edges and corner with old cello tape. VG/G+ .

Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. Good+. 2010. Paperback. 0813130085 . Ohio River Valley Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 169 pages; 2010 University Press of Kentucky. Trade size paperback soundly bound in glossy pictorial covers. Externally bright and fresh. Some mild scattered marginalia to about 12-15 pages. G+ .

Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. Good. 1992. Hardcover. 0865543682 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 232 pages; 1992 Mercer University Press. HC in original glossy pictorial boards. Ex-library copy. Scattered underlining and marginalia by a prominent scholar and author in the field. G to G+ .

New York: Sagamore Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1958. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 428 pages; 1958 Sagamore Press. HC/DJ 1st edition thus. Snugly bound and neat in original title lettered dust jacket with publisher's $6.00 dust jacket. Contents bright and fresh with no marks. Superficial toning to jacket spine and a whisper of shelf evidence to jacket externals. VG++/VG++ .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0130451479 . Maps; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 169 pages; 1994 Simon & Schuster. Oversize HC/DJ. 1st edition, 1st printing. Tightly bound and fresh in crisp edged and uniformly bright pictorial dust jacket. Feels and appears unread and as new. Maps throughout. F/F ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

Lancaster PA: Office of the Journal. Very Good-. 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. B & W Portraits and views; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 407 pages; 1883 Office of the Journal, Lancaster PA. HC 1st edition. Soundly bound in original olive brown cloth with titles brightly in gilt to spine and decorative borders in blind to sides. Cloth lightly crimped and a little rubbed at spine ends. Several signatures starting slightly at the front edge; prior owner name and date penned to front endpage. Illustrated with 28 b&w portraits. Light foxing to some of the portrait plates; scattered occasional spotting and finger soiling to pages of text. Solid and bright copy of this important reference on the very active Underground Railroad in south eastern and south central Pennsylvania. VG- .