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Illustrated by de Freitas, Lima. A somewhat plainer version of an edition produced for the Limited Editions Club. Quarter bound in publisher's gree...

Biography of those best known to Evanston residents as the namesake of "the Dawes House", even though he was Vice President in the Coolidge adminis...

A charming look at historical events from throughout London's history, from a long-tenured newspaperman. First published in this edition in1966, wi...

A very clean first printing examining the judicial history/role/infleunce or Marshall. Effectively a new book. Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printin...

Wallace's first book, he would go on to write wildly popular novels throughout the 60s and 70s. This book looks at such figures as Alexander Selkir...

A lovely copy of this title, with exceptional full color plates from 12 of the most significant medieval texts on record. First U.S. printing, fi...

A collection of important documents of the American Revolution, arranged chronologically from Paul Revere's account of his own ride through a descr...

A very nice copy of this biography of Tsuneno, a woman in 19th Century Japan. First printing, NF in a like jacket with a touch of wear to rear pane...

A collection of shorter pieces, some never previously published in English, from the noted Middle East scholar Bernard Lewis. Fine in a nearly fi...

A scarce and curious title by an emeritus professor at Harvard, who sets out the case that North African Explorers reached the west coast of North ...

A quite nice copy of this critically important book on the AIDS crisis. A nearly fine copy in a similar dust jacket with minimal shelfwear.Very sli...

A history of theater in Chicago from the Tribune's former lead critic. An excellent copy, fine in a fine jacket, signed (and inscribed) by the auth...

A wonderful collection of spirituals, edited by John Work of Fisk university. Book bound in blue cloth boards, clean and square, with no markings i...