History from Rose's Books, IOBA

Boston: Atlantic Monthly, 1967. Book. Illus. by Thollander, Earl. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 164 p. Bibliography. Index. Illustrated. A readable history of jewel and gem hunters, who often resorted to theft and swindling to win great wealth -- risking danger, misfortune, and… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Doran, & Company, 1939. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presumed first edition. 8vo. Cloth. 367 p. A discussion of actions in Europe leading up to World War II. Minor edgewear. Near fine..

Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1894. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First edition. Fine/no jacket. Maroon cloth with gilt. Spine edges and corners bumped.281 pp. including index. Barely read copy. Inscription inside cover to former owner. Spine slightly askew. Hinge open after tissue covering for first illustration. A handsome copy. Text clean… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. Book. New. Quarter Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boston, MA, Houghton-Mifflin, 1989. First American edition. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over black boards with gilt lettering embossed on spine and textured taupe endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs, 468 pp. This is the most authoritative study of Soviet strength… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 369 p. A portrait of the work of Danilo Dolci, the "Gandhi of Sicily,' who sought to end the violence and corruption of the home of the Italian mafia. Jacket is… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: C.M. Clark, 1901. Book. Illus. by Stephens, Charles H.. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boston, MA, C.M. Clark, 1901. First edition. 8vo. Blue silk with gilt lettering embossed onto spine and front board and a dark blue and white dueling scene embossed onto front board, 12 black and white illustration plates… Read more about this item

London: Rivingtons, 1905. Book. Illus. by With Coloured Maps. Good. Silk. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fourth edition, fifth impression. Blue silk binding, gilt titles. 492 pp. followed by three colored fold-out maps of Italy, France, and Germany. Hinges cracked. Good plus..

London: MacMillan, 1979. Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint. 8vo. Trade paperback, 80 pp. including index. Appears unread, light shelfwear. Fine..

New York, NY: Mayflower Books, 1979. Book. New. Cloth. First American. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. New York, NY, Mayflower Books, 1979. First American edition. Folio. Blue cloth with gilt lettering embossed on spine and front board, pictorial endpapers, lavishly illustrated throughout with scenic photos of Washington D.C. Price sticker on back dust jacket cover. New in… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Children's Book Group, 1986. Ex-Library. Illus. by Goor, Ron (illustrator); Goor, Nancy (illustrator). Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. Ex-library. Hardcover. 118 pp. Price-clipped. Black & white photographs throughout. Name plate inside cover. G/VG. Usual tape and markings. Only very light wear. In great shape! … Read more about this item

London: D Giles Ltd, 2008. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. New. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. London: D. Giles and New York Historical Society, First edition. Folio. 448 pp. Illustrated throughout in color. Exhibition catalog of watercolors and prints from the New York Historical Society's extensive collection. Visually stunning. New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

Washington, D. C.: American Historical Association, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. First Edition. 8vo. Washington, D.C.: American Historical Association, 1991. First edition. 8vo. Trade paperpback, 331 pp. Includes articles: Of Poverty and Primacy: Demand, Liquidity, and the Flemish Economic Miracle 1050-1200, Nicholas; Peasant Politics?: Village Community and the Crown in Fifteenth-Century England, Goheen; The Role of Fear: Transitions in… Read more about this item

Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary, 2007. Book. Illus. by Pancheshnaya, Dasha. New. Pictorial Cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Crestwood, NJ, St. Vladimir's Seminary, 2007. First edition. 4to. Pictorial covered boards, front and back, with matching dust jacket, decorated endpapers, printed on heavy, glossy paper, illustrated throughout, 29 pp. This book memorializes Mother Maria Skobtsova, an… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Plume, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Paperback. First Plume Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New York, NY, Plume, 1995. First Plume edition. 12mo. Paperback with pictorial cover, 325 pp. They were the four Mirabal sisters; symbols of defiant hope in a country shadowed by a dictatorship and despair. They sacrificed their safe and comfortable… Read more about this item

Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary, 2007. Book. Illus. by Pancheshnaya, Dasha. New. Pictorial Cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Crestwood, NJ, St. Vladimir's Seminary, 2007. First edition. 4to. Pictorial covered boards, front and back, with matching dust jacket, decorated endpapers, printed on heavy, glossy paper, illustrated throughout, 29 pp. This book memorializes Mother Maria Skobtsova, an… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Pauline Books & Media, 2001. Book. New. Soft cover. First Edition in English. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. New York, NY, Pauline Books and Media, 2001. First edition in English. Folio. Spiral-bound with pictorial front cover, lavishly illustrated in color and black and white, 26 pp. Written by Tatiana Kolcova of the Museum of… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, stated, 1978. VG+ in G. DJ chipped and bumped at corners, yellowed from age. Price clipped. 460 pp. including index. Blue hardcover, light foxing inside, otherwise fine. A memoir from one of the foremost lawyers in the United States. An… Read more about this item

Philadelphia and Toronto: John C. Winston, 1952. Ex-Library. Illus. by Pitz, Henry C.. Fair. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. Philadelphia and Toronto: Winston, 1952. First edition, stated. 8vo. Ex-library. Cloth binding, 182 pp. Decorated endpapers and illustrations by Pitz. Antique ex-library with hand-numbered and hand-dated bookplate. Dust jacket blurb has been taped at one end to free front endpaper. Edgewear, library… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1973. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Berkely: University of California Press, 1973. First edition. 8vo. Cloth. 602 p. Index. Bibliography. Black and white photographs and illustrations. A scholarly yet readable history of the Huns of the Middle Ages. Fine… Read more about this item

Harwich Port: Clock & Rose Press, 2003. Book. Illus. by Illustrated. New. Trade Paperback. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. High quality reprint of Witton's scathing political indictment, originally published in 1907. 240 pp. printed on acid-free paper. Illustrated with photographs. First Clock & Rose trade edition in paperback, preceded by a limited edition of 1,000, individually numbered… Read more about this item