Edited Explanatory Notes (36 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Creasing to spine, edgewear to covers and pages, fly title through to page 46 separated (in two sections) from binding.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This volume explores the period encompassing the War of 1812 and its aftermath through 1828, a transformative epoch in early U.S. history. It begins with the causes of the war Britain s naval blockades, impressment of American sailors, and frontier tensions and chronicles key battles such as the defense of the Capitol, the burning of Washington, and Andrew Jackson's rise at New Orleans. The final peace, sealed by the Treaty of Ghent in December 1814, restored pre-war borders and ushered in the Era of Good Feelings, marked by a surge of nationalism, political unity after the decline of the Federalists, and economic expansion. Overall, this collection offers a rich blend of first-person accounts and historical analysis, illuminating how a brief war reshaped America s national identity, financial systems, foreign policy, and political landscape in the decades that followed.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Anchor Books Edition. 500 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightly creased spine. Stain on bottom edge. Light foxing on page edges. George Giusti (Cover Design) (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. G6 - First Edition. Books have some tanning on the spine and very light shelf wear otherwise fine. With a very good slipcase with normal shelf wear. Volume I - Astronomy, Physics, Nuclear Physics, Chemistry. Volume II - Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, Biology, Zoology, Botany. Volume III - Anthropology, Engineering, Aeronautics, Exploration. Fifty articles from the annals of the Smithsonian Institution, covering almost every field of scientific knowledge and research, by some of the world's foremost authorities. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. AR6 - First Edition. Books have wrinkling on the spine edges, tanning on the spine, foxing on the page edges, first few and last few inside pages, and some shelf wear otherwise very good. With a very good slipcase with normal shelf wear. Volume I - Astronomy, Physics, Nuclear Physics, Chemistry. Volume II - Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, Biology, Zoology, Botany. Volume III - Anthropology, Engineering, Aeronautics, Exploration. Fifty articles from the annals of the Smithsonian Institution, covering almost every field of scientific knowledge and research, by some of the world's foremost authorities. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Softcover. Condition: Good condition. xvii, 410 pp. originally published in 1962 by J.M. Dent & Sons and by E.P. Dutton. Softcover. LCC: 73159687.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. No dust jacket. First American Edition.. New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1900. Very Good condition. Light corner wear. Clean, square, and unmarked. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 50 black-and-white drawings by Thackeray. Bound in the original blue patterned cloth. Gilt lettering on the spine is still bright and shiny. Top edge gilt. The year of publication, 1900, is printed at the foot of the title page. Copyright is 1899. The bibliography appears on pages 319 through 338. Although the title page says the bibliography covers the years 1843-1848, in fact it describes Thackeray's PUNCH contributions (writings and drawings) from 1842 to 1854, inclusive. It also identifies the cartoons by John Leech and Richard Doyle that were "suggested by Thackeray." Index. . First American Edition? Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Thackeray, William Makepeace. 8vo. xx, 349pp. + 2 pages of ads. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Thackeray, William Makepeace (illustrator).…

3. Aufl.; 138 S.; Halbleinen; 12,5x18,5cm. Etwas leseschief; Ebd., Schnitt u. Vorsätze leicht unfrisch; sonst solide.

Stiff Card Covers. Condition: Good. No Jacket. New Edition. Moderate age/use wear including scuffs, rub marks, age toning, some splitting at spine ends/corners, etc. Book.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Limited to 1000 numbered copies; this one lettered as a review copy. Clean and tight in publisher's full cloth with printed paper label on the spine. Previous owner's name on front endpaper; clean unmarked text. NOT ex-lib. A clean, solid copy. 191pp. …

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 437 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use and clean text. Back cover shows some creases, with moderate shelf wear throughout. Pictures of actual copy -not displayed here!- available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. First Edition. 182 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled at edges. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Previous owner's name in pencil on front paste-down; pencil note on rear blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear, tear, and chipping to edges. Spine and edges darkened. Illust. w/ two b/w plates. Contents nice.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. 159 p. Couverture un peu défraîchie. Rousseurs. Petite déchirure à la dernière page. code 1812.

Facsimilie Edition. Good Paperback. Covers worn and scratched, corners creased, bookplate inside front cover, half title page grubby. Please email for exact postage quote and information on any available discounts (PLEASE NOTE: International Economy shipping is by sea and may take up to 90 days to arrive).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 165 pages in French ; 19 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. 7 x 5 inch. Still tightly bound, cover and interior good and clean, no markings, no names nor inscriptions. Marbled end-papers. A lovely quality production within attractive faux-parchment cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. binding tight, odd note in margin, no pages missing. D4 7. Frontispiece (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in dark blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to spine. Unclipped dustjacket (36s) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 265pp. B/w illustrations and music score throughout. Not library copy, no inscriptions, wear and small tears to dustjacket edges, with fading to spine. (44/6). …

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Royal octavo in dust jacket, 483 pp., index, notes. Text is in Hebrew.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. SIX VOLUMES. Brown Cloth Boards worn especially at top and bottom of spines where volumes are chipped and frayed. Volume Six has 2&1/2" scrape at spine which runs through cloth to underlying cardborad foundation and is missing several pieces the widest of which is 1/4". Gold embossing at spine moderately rubbed. Minor foxing especially at beginning of volumes. Pages somewhat toned. One signature pulled on Volume IV and two each on Volumes V & VI. Frontis's mildly foxed but present and intact except for Volume VI which appears to have been issued without a frontis. Hinges tight and texts clean.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Original green cloth nicely decorated with gilt animals and birds. Later Edition. Watertons descriptions of a fight with a boa constrictor, capture of crocodiles, and other adventures aroused interest in the reading public. He was among the first to observe the birds and animals of the tropics. Slight wear at foot of spine, Very Good Plus.…

Cloth. Condition: Good (No Jacket). Second edition, reprint. 8vo, 374 pp. Spine cocked and lightly pulled at head, page edges a bit soiled with significant foxing to top edge, previous owner name on front pastedown.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. Xviii, 576, (V) Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt Lettering With Black Designs, Brown Endpapers. Very Good +, Covers And Endpapers Clean, Gilt Brilliant, No Names Or Marks, Light Wear, Beter Than Most Copies. A Collection Of Essays, Fiction, And Poetry By Pro-Slavery Writers, Amongst Whom, For The Past Hundred Years, Perhaps Only Lafcadio Hearn, Who Left Quickly For Japan, And Audubon, Have Been Much Admired Outside The South. Portrait Plates (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, Thus. 8 vo, xxxviii + 420 + xiii pp. Deep navy blue cloth, gilt titles and decorations on cover and spine. Corners sharp. Binding square.Very clean, inside and out. Date of Publication indicated on DUST JACKET is 7/64. First Edition, stated, price clipped. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. LIII, 121 pages ; 18 cm. In Sanskrit; introductory matter in English. spine frayed. rear cover missing one corner.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. NO JACKET. Hardback 1955 reprint. xxxi+260 pages with index. GREEK TEXT. Notes in English. SPINE IS FADED. Neat name written on the front paste-down. No other inscriptions. Clean and tight book. NO JACKET. Dispatched with TRACKING boxed in cardboard. ref OSFA. The Iphigeneia Among the Tauri of Euripides. Edited with Introduction & Critical & Explanatory Notes by E. B. England. Published in 1955 by Macmillan, London.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. XXXV+XXXV+829 pages of Sanskrit : 25 cm. Collection Indologie, 151; Shree Somnath Sanskrit University Shastra Grantha series, 8.

Hardcover (Half Cloth). Condition: Good. From the Introduction The purpose of this book is to furnish a collection of oratorical and argumentative masterpieces, suitable for students in the schools….