Memoir of Gen. William Hull
Boston, MA: David Clapp & Son, 1893. 24, wraps in cardboard holder, frontis illus., front cover brittle & separated from rest of document, several pcs missing fr cover. More
Boston, MA: David Clapp & Son, 1893. 24, wraps in cardboard holder, frontis illus., front cover brittle & separated from rest of document, several pcs missing fr cover. More
New York, N.Y. Konecky & Konecky, 2000. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. 382 pages. Includes 4 maps from the French and Indian Wars; 25 maps from the American Revolutionary War; 6 maps from the war of 1812; 5 maps from the Texas War for Independence and War with Mexico; 41 maps from the Civil War; 8 maps from the Wars with the Native American; and a General map of the battle site from the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Mailing label of previous owner inside front cover. Hubbard Cobb (August 5, 1917 – September 27, 2006) was an American writer. A newspaper and radio personality, he was also the editor of The American Home and Ladies' Home Journal and the author of a number of books, including his 1950 debut Your Dream Home: How to Build It For Less Than $3500, The Amateur Builder's Handbook and 1970's The Dream House Encyclopedia. Cited as "an authority on home improvement and building", he was widely known in the Do it yourself publishing field, with a column running from the 1940s through the 1960s. He also spoke out about the unrealistic pressures on American women of the 1960s. More
Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Blanchard, 1839. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 394, v.1 only of the 2-vol. set, map, boards worn and weak, spine chipped, edges worn, some foxing to text. More
Carlisle: G. & T. Coward, 1914. Second Edition. 17 cm, 160, illus., boards slightly stained, bookplate inside front board, ink name on flyleaf. More
Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1946. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xiv, 577, [1] pages. Bookplate. Rear cover worn, stained and soiled. Some pages at the back show moisture rippling, but all pages are separate and the text is intact. Frontis illustration. Introduction by M. A. de Wolfe Howe. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Appendix: James Monroe's Ancestry. Notes. List of References. Index. This work was completed by an editor after the author's death. William Penn Cresson (September 17, 1873 – May 12, 1932) was an American architect, author, and diplomat. Cresson's diplomatic career began in 1909 when he was appointed Secretary to the American Legation in Lima, Peru. He was then appointed to various diplomatic posts such as Secretary to the American Legation in various missions such as Quito, Ecuador; Panama, Petrograd, and Lisbon. During World War I - Cresson was commissioned as Lieutenant in the U.S Signal Corp's reserve component and was posted as chief of the American Military Mission at the Belgian General Headquarters during the war. During this time he was decorated a Chevalier of the Order of Leopold and received the Croix de Guerre. When the war ended, he continued his service as a Major in the Reserve Officer's Training Corps - as well as accepting a faculty post at in Princeton University. Later Cresson went on to become a Professor of International Law at Tufts College. Cresson remained active in diplomatic affairs – serving as Chief of the Military Secretary at the Washington Naval Conference in Washington. and diplomatic secretary at the Sixth Pan-American Conference in Havana, Cuba. More
Chesapeake, VA: Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, Virginia, 1968. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Format is approximately 7 inches by 10 inches. 89, [3] pages. Illustrated cover. Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Notes. Some cover wear and soiling noted. Including 5 chapters: "The Frigate at Gosport", "An Addition to the Fleet", "Pirates and Petticoats", "Day of Shame", "Moment of Glory", epilogue, Of the first six ships authorized by Congress to be built for the United States Nave, the CHESAPEAKE is probably the one one whose story has not heretofore been told in full. This is the eighth in the series of publications of the Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake. The author, was Chairman of the Publications Committee of the Society. Chesapeake was launched on 2 December 1799 during the undeclared Quasi-War (1798–1800). Chesapeake first put to sea on 22 May commanded by Captain Samuel Barron and marked her departure from Norfolk with a 13-gun salute. Her first assignment was to carry currency from Charleston, South Carolina, to Philadelphia. On 6 June she joined a squadron patrolling off the southern coast of the United States and in the West Indies escorting American merchant ships. Capturing the 16-gun French privateer La Jeune Creole on 1 January 1801 after a chase lasting 50 hours, she returned to Norfolk with her prize on 15 January. Chesapeake returned briefly to the West Indies in February, soon after a peace treaty was ratified with France. She returned to Norfolk and decommissioned on 26 February, subsequently being placed in reserve. More
Columbus, OH: Ohio State Historical Soc. 1944. 133, map, muster roll, slight wear to edges of boards and spine. More
London: John Murray, 1893. First? Edition. First? Printing. 402, v.4 only, boards worn and soiled, ink number on spine, front endpaper separated, endpapers brittle, some page browning. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1952. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. xiv, 530 pages. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ is price clipped and in a plastic sleeve, has wear, tears, chips, and some soiling. Some edge soiling. Ink notation and pencil erasure on fep. George Bubb Dangerfield (28 October 1904 – 27 December 1986) was a journalist, historian, and the literary editor of Vanity Fair from 1933 to 1935. His book on early 19th century US history The Era of Good Feelings, won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for History. He is known primarily for his book The Strange Death of Liberal England (1935), a classic account of how the Liberal Party in Great Britain ruined itself in dealing with the House of Lords, woman suffrage, the Irish question, and labor unions, 1906-1914. After serving in the United States Army with the 102nd Infantry Division during World War II, he The Era of Good Feelings (1952), the period between the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, covering from the start of the War of 1812 to the start of Jackson's administration. More
London: Methuen & Co. LTD., 1953. Presumed first U.K. edition, presumed first printing. Hardcover. xiv, 530 pages. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Some edge soiling. Name of previous owner in ink on fep. Pencil comments at various locations noted. George Bubb Dangerfield (28 October 1904 – 27 December 1986) was a journalist, historian, and the literary editor of Vanity Fair from 1933 to 1935. His book on early 19th century US history The Era of Good Feelings, won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for History. He is known primarily for his book The Strange Death of Liberal England (1935), a classic account of how the Liberal Party in Great Britain ruined itself in dealing with the House of Lords, woman suffrage, the Irish question, and labor unions, 1906-1914. After serving in the United States Army with the 102nd Infantry Division during World War II, he The Era of Good Feelings (1952), the period between the presidencies of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, covering from the start of the War of 1812 to the start of Jackson's administration. More
Tulsa, OK: U.S. Daughter of 1812, 1970-1973. Bound volume containing 9 issues and printed proceedings, covering 1970-1973, illus. (several in color). More
Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, 1964. Third Printing. 19 cm, 318, wraps, notes, bibliography, index. More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1966. First Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 426, endpaper maps, appendix, index, DJ worn, soiled, and torn, pieces of DJ missing, DJ in plastic sleeve, slight edge soiling. More
Washington DC: Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center, 1985. Presumed First Edition, First printing this volume. Hardcover. liv, 714, [2] pages. Foreword by Rear Admiral John D. Kane, Jr., USN (RET.), Director of the Naval Historical Center. Footnotes. Illustrations. Index. Presented with the Compliments of the Director of Naval History card laid in. This is the first of a three-volume series. DJ worn and creased. William Sheldon Dudley (born 14 July 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is a naval historian of the United States Navy, who served as Director of Naval History and Director, Naval Historical Center from 1995 to 2004. In 1977, the Naval Historical Center appointed him a supervisory historian. Dudley began work on the series "Naval Documents of the American Revolution," beginning with volume 8, under its editor Dr. William J. Morgan. In 1982, Dudley became Head, Early History Branch from 1982–1990, during which period he initiated the series for the War of 1812, and then became Senior Historian, 1990-1995. In 1995, Dudley was selected as Director of Naval History. Dudley held this post until 2004. More
Washington DC: Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center, 1992. Presumed First Edition, First printing this volume. Hardcover. xlv, [1] ,779, [3] pages. Foreword by Dean C. Allard, Director of the Naval Historical Center. Footnotes. Illustrations. Maps. Index. Presented with the Compliments of the Director of Naval History card laid in. This is the first of a three-volume series. DJ has some wear, soiling, and edge tears. William Sheldon Dudley (born 14 July 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is a naval historian of the United States Navy, who served as Director of Naval History and Director, Naval Historical Center from 1995 to 2004. In 1977, the Naval Historical Center appointed him a supervisory historian. Dudley began work on the series "Naval Documents of the American Revolution," beginning with volume 8, under its editor Dr. William J. Morgan. In 1982, Dudley became Head, Early History Branch from 1982–1990, during which period he initiated the series for the War of 1812, and then became Senior Historian, 1990-1995. In 1995, Dudley was selected as Director of Naval History. Dudley held this post until 2004. More
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1961. New & Revised Edition. 318, illus., bibliography, index, front board bowed and weak, ink name ins fr flylf, bds & spine worn, small holes to spine cloth. More
New York: William Sloane Associates, 1951. Third Printing. 486, illus., maps, appendix, bibliography, notes, index, some soiling to fore-edge, small stains ins fr bd & flylf, DJ worn. More
New York: William Sloane Associates, 1951. First Printing. 486, illus., maps, appendix, bibliography, notes, index, soiling to fore-edge, DJ quite worn, large pieces missing to DJ. More
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1956. 794, maps, endpaper maps, footnotes, appendices, bibliography, index, usual library markings, boards quite scuffed and worn spine reinforced with brown library tape, board edges quite worn, fore-edge soiled and library stamps. America's military strategy and tactics from the colonial wars of the 18th century through World War I and World War II, and including the Korean War. The Spanish-American War is covered on pp. 317 to 329. Foreword by General Douglas MacArthur. Appendix C, "A New Strategy for Korea," is written by General S. L. A. Marshall. More
New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1935. First Edition. First? Printing. 22.5 cm, 308, illus., facsimiles, bibliography, index, boards somewhat worn and soiled, some edge soiling, spine somewhat faded. More
Place_Pub: New York: Free Press, c1997. First Printing. 25 cm, 464, illus., maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, sticker residue on DJ. More
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1959. First? Edition. Oversized, approx. 600, 2-vol. boxed set, maps, reading list, chronology, box worn and quite stained, v.2 edges of fr board & some pg margins stained. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown, c1976. First Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 293, illus., genealogical table on endpapers, ink notation on half-title, DJ soiled. More
New York: Beverly Historical Society, 1953. First Edition. First? Printing. 160, illus., bibliographical note, boards somewhat worn and soiled. More
San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books, 1989. First Edition. First Printing. 218, chronology, further reading, index. More