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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.25.

Condition: Good. 4th. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

No Binding. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. A Fair copy of Decca Records number DL 8225. The record does not include album cover and is housed in original inner sleeve which is plastic. Wear to sleeve with sunning, creasing & extensive tearing. Wear to record. Scratching to vinyl. Scratching to circle label. Small chip to circle label. Record plays well with more than the usual pops. "Contents: Side 1: (We're Gonna) Rock around the clock (Jimmy De Knight-Max C. Freedman); Shake, rattle and roll (C. Calhoun); A.B.C. boogie (Al Russel-Max Spickol); Thirteen women (and only one man in town)(Dickie Thompson); Razzle-dazzle (C. E. Calhoun); Two hound dogs (B. Haley-F. Pingatore); Side 2: Dim, dim the lights (I want some atmosphere)(Beverly Ross-Julius Dixon); Happy baby (Frank Pingatore); Birth of the boogie (B. Haley-B. Williamson-J. Grande); Mambo rock( Bix Reichner-Mildred Phillips-Jimmy Ayre); Burn that candle (Winfield Scott); Rock-a-beatin' boogie (Bill Haley)""Description: 1 audio disc : 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in.".

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A very good copy with light wear.Color Photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.1.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.1.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. a very good hardcover; an ex-library copy with usual markings; internally pages bright and clean; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ Size: 6 x 9". Ex-Library.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Compelling collection of diverse real-life stories 126 well-known personalities Provides revealing insights into famous people Ideal present book! About the book My Favourite Teacher consists of 126 individual pieces about the teachers who influenced many of today's leading personalities. It's a great inspirational book which reveals the enormous importance teachers have on the lives of their pupils. It is extraordinary how many of the personalities in the book where inspired into their line of activity by their teachers - from David Attenborough to Sue Johnston and Steve Redgrave to Frank Skinner. Funny, moving and very personal the stories in the book reveal as much about the personalities themselves as about their teachers.Celebrities include: Sandi Toksvig Andrew Motion Emma Thompson Bruce Oldfield Julian Clary Monty Don Martin Bell John Mortimer Fiona Bruce Peter Hillary Michael Rosen David Attenborough Gary Rhodes Zoe Wanamaker Alan Titchmarsh Quentin Blake Angela Huth Nick Robinson Wayne Sleep Ann Widdecombe Ronnie O'Sullivan J illy Cooper John Birt Jasper Conran Peter Ustinov Sue Johnston Alan Sugar Joanna Trollope Clive James Hazel Irvine Jeremy Clarkson Chris Bonington Gordon Ramsay Toyah Willcox James Dyson Helena Kennedy Steve Jones Clare Balding Michael Winner Betty Jackson Simon Callow Malcolm Rifkind Geri Halliwel Tim Waterstone Betty Boothroyd Steve Redgrave Helen Mirren Brendan Barber Howard Jacobson John Nettles Clarissa Dixon-Wright Anna Ford Brian Blessed Matthew Parris Jeremy Vine Prue Leith Patrick Moore Maeve Binchy Antony Worrall Thompson Sian Phillips Oliver Sacks Mariella Frostrup Nigel Havers Frank Skinner Jennie Bond Michael Fish Joanne Harris Benedict Allen Vanessa-Mae Norman Baker, MP Susannah York Frank Gardner Duchess of Devonshire Steven Berkoff Sophie Ellis-Bextor Ranulph Fiennes Diane Abbott Ned Sherrin J ohn Inverdale Alice Thomas Ellis Roger McGough Edward Heath Sarah Beeny John Humphrys Tom Parker Bowles Marsha Hunt Anna Massey Michael Eavis Bear Grylls Timothy Spall Kirsty Wark Denis Healey Connie Fisher Gaby Logan Michael Aspel Lynne Truss Leslie Thomas Aled Jones Paula Rego Joe Royle Candida Lycett Green Deborah Meaden Peter Snow Josephine Cox Mark Ramprakash Penny Vincenzi Nigel Planer Carol Smillie Rasshied Din Helen Boaden Ian McEwan Rhoda Cameron Dickie Bird Beryl Bainbridge Susie Dent Michael Holroyd Jill Paton Walsh Sam Torrance Wendy Holden Roger Graef Tony Hawks Colleen McCullough Philip Gould Max Clifford Michael Bond Joan Sims. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.76.

Trade paperback. Condition: New. 193327400X Music hath charms to sooth the savage beast. but not in these 14 tales of horror, suspense, and fantasy from the Garden State Horror Writers. Stories from John Passarella, Lorne Dixon, Carol MacAllister, Harrison Howe, Gary Frank, Dan Foley, Neil Morris, J. D. Beebe, Brian Pederson, Willian Mingin, Michael Penncavage, Mary SanGiovanni, and J. Monell.

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Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Delta County and Schoolcraft County, MI, are recalled in this new 39-page booklet. The spiral-bound booklet includes excerpts from two hard to find sources: the 1883 History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Michigan, a Guide to the Wolverine State, a 1941 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color cover is printed on 80# card stock and protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 8.5" x 11" opaque paper. Among the subjects included are: Delta -- Physical features; Indians; the story of Mrs. L. A. Roberts, first white lady in the county; Early Explorations; Early settlements; County organization, Escanaba (including a drawing); Chicago and North Western Railway; Ore Docks; Fishing Interests; the Press; Schools; Fire Department; Church History; Societies; Four small communities -- Masonville, Ford River, St. Martin's Island, and Deer Lake; Schoolcraft -- County organization, the communities of Manistique, Onota, and Munising; Grand Island, the Pictured Rocks; Prospects of the County. In addition to the many names mentioned throughout the booklet, there are a number of biographies of early Delta County residents. These often shed light on area businesses, churches, professions and institutions, and on the events of the day. The names include: Reuben S. Allen, Frank H. Atkins, Gustav E. Baehrisch, Dr. F.A. Banks, H.A. Barr (picture), Edwin P. Barras, Herman Bittner, Paul Bittner, Charles E. Brotherton, George H. Brotherton, Edgar Brown, George T. Burns, M.A. Burns, F.D. Clark, Capt. John Colwell, J.J. Conolly, Timothy E. Conolly, James Corcoran, John Corcoran, John Dinneen, E.G. Dixon, George A. Drisko, P. Duransas, George English, E. Erickson, Patrick Finnegan, Patrick Fogarty, E. Gayner, Thomas Lining Gelzer, Emil Glaser, John Gross, J.W. Hahn, James Hanley, Isaac K. Haring, F.E. Harris, James R. Harris, I.H. Hart, John N. Hiller, David Langley, Oliver E. Lewis, W.B. Linsley, E.P. Lott, William Martin, Henry McFall, I.A. McGillis, Daniel McGillis, Duncan N. McKay, L.D. McKenna, John A. McNaughton, F.D. Mead, Justin N. Mead, W.W. Mulliken, A.R. Northup, William R. Northup, David Oliver, Christian Olson, H.A. Perrin, Lorin J. Perry, J.W. Pinch, F.J. Pommier, John Power, George Preston, James Robertson, John Roemer, J.S. Rogers, John Rosseau, Covell C. Royce, S.H. Selden, James K. Stack, Lewis Stegmiller, Mathew Stephenson, Mrs. Mary L. Terry (lighthouse keeper, plus picture of Capt. John Terry), F.H. Van Cleve, John Walch, Nicholas Walch, Peter Walch, W.J. Wallace, George H. White, E.C. Wickert, and B.D. Winegar. This booklet includes 9 pages of excerpts from the WPA book. Although perhaps out of date as a tour book, these WPA guides are rich in history and trivia, such as the Hiawatha Village co-op, the legends of Kitchitikipi, the wild reputation of Seney, etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1957 printing. 488 pages including index. Very good hardcover, no dust jacket. Unmarked, bright and clean with square and tight binding. Enjoy reading with a real book in your hands. Shipping from North Carolina. Dedicated to delighting our customers. Delivery confirmation provided on all domestic orders. Happy to ship to international locations. Consider expedited shipping - just a little more moves your purchase a lot faster. Digital photos available on request for any book.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early residents of Webster and Union Counties in Kentucky are recalled in this new 46-page booklet. The spiral-bound booklet is a compilation of biographies from the 1885 book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, with a brief excerpt on the area from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 8.5" x 11" paper. Individual Biographies often shed light on the area and times as well as providing specific genealogical data. Bios from Webster County include: Dr. Lorenzo A. Archibald, John G. Bailey, H.C. Bailey, G.W. Bailey, James Baker, W.T. Baker, George M. Baker, James W. Barnhill, Dr. John A. Bassett, Johnson H. Beard, Charles F. Beeson, Dr. A.E. Bentley, Charles A. Beymer, E.G. Bishop, Andrew J. Brame, Gregory Brill, Willis Cornelius Brooks, Dr. John LeMaster Burdon, Dr. George W. Campbell, James M. Chandler, William M. Chandler, James M. Clark, Gilbert N. Clark, William B. Clark, Judge P.D. Clayton, Richard Franklin Coffman, James Perry Coffman, Prof. William S. Coleman, Joseph Corbett, Powhatan J. Cough, Dr. L.J. Couch, Peter Countzler, D.H. Crews, W.D. Crowley, Edmund G. Crowley, C.A. Doris, William G. Duncan, Isaiah Eakins, Rev. Algernon Edwards, James W. Franklin, Thomas K. Givens, Henry Givens, Dr. P.H. Griffin, Judge L.B. Hall, C.C. Hardwick, Ellis Hearin, James J. Hicks, Shelby Hicks, Harvey B. Holloman, Stephen Horner, T.J. Jackson, Benjamin C. James Jr., Benjamin Jenings, William Hall Jenkins, J.A. Justice, Lewis Korb, W.C. Lisman, John P. McGaw, James L. Melton, James Melton, Joseph Mitchell, John Montgomery Jr., Thomas G. Montgomery, Sidney Carter Moore, Dr. W.I. Moore (with picture), Will A. Morrow, Campbell T. Mounts, George W. Nall, Alexander Niswonger, William S. Northen, John W. Orsburn, R.M. Orsburn, Isaac Orsburn, Frank A. Owen, James D. Palmer, George Parker, John H. Parker (with picture), John C. Parker, William Randolph Parker, John W. Patterson, Thomas B. Payne, Prof. Henry Petry, William W. Poole, J.A. Powell, J.D. Price, Thomas E. Price, Dr. B.H. Price, Charles H. Pride, Rev. Benjamin B. Pullan, James Henry Qualls, John Wesley Reynolds, J.L. Rice, William G. Rork, Prof. Jacob A. Rudy, W.J.F. Russell, F.M. Russell, John W. Smith, H. Sokolski, Dr. James T. Soyars, Charles W. Spencer, Frederich W. Stiman, Henry Strother, Robert Calvin Tapp, Dr. Pigman Taylor, J.E. Timmons, George H. Towry, Allen Watson, B. Watson, Dr. Harman H. Whitson, D.C. Whittinghill, Sylvester H. Williams, James C. Williams, J.A. Willingham, Henry H. Wise, Oliver C. Womack, John J. Woodson, and John D. Wynns. Bios from Union County include: William Franklin Berry, Ken. Chapeze, Judge John S. Geiger, Christopher C. Harris, W.O. Haynes, and Thomas Jefferson Shoemaker. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and stops at Audubon Memorial State Park, Harpe's Head Road, Dixon, and Morganfield.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Jefferson County and Saline County, NE, are recalled through colorful tales, factual data and individual biographies in this 48-page spiral bound booklet excerpted from the rare 1882 book: History of the State of Nebraska, originally published by the Western Historical Co. of Chicago, and Nebraska, a Guide to the Cornhusker State, a 1939 project of the Federal Writers of the Works Progress Administration. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the full-color front cover. Among the many subjects included are: Physical description of the county, Primitive Occupants, Early Settlers, IndianTroubles, Pioneer Events, County Organizations, County Seats, Criminal cases, Newspapers, Railroads, Doane College, Grasshopper plagues, fires, the press, the fire department, public buildings, banks, businesses, manufacturers, churches, and Secret Societies and colorful tales of early residents. Town histories include: Crete, Wilber, DeWitt, Dorchester, Friend, Pleasant Hill, Swan City, Western, Fairbury, Steele City, Reynolds, Meridian and Endicott. Claims to fame: Jefferson County claims to be located right in the center of the continental USA. It claims one of the most desperate battles ever waged on the continent. It claims to have been the "scene of many daring exploits by such legendary characters as Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill and others. The booklet contains a number of biographies. While primarily of interest to descendants, these often contain clues to the area and the times. Biographical sketches include: SALINE: Crete -- E.S. Abbott, S.L. Andrews, Jacob Bahner, A.J. Barragar, Barragar and Moore, W.H. Barstow, John Bathen, T.A.C. Beard, I.T. Benjamin, C.M. Burket, Peter Buenger, Anthony H. Chloupek, J.P, Clarey, Dr. A. Conrad, S.T. Corey, Thomas L. Dixon, D.T. Drake, Cenek Duras, Daniel A. Ferrier, A.S. Flint, F.I. Foss, H.S. Fuller, Isaac Goodin, George H. Hastings, Frank Johnson, J.R. Johnston, Frank Karten, B.C. Kerr, John Kersenbrock, F. Laders, George Long, John S. Lee, H.C. Merrick, T.H. Miller, J.R. Neill, David Brainerd Perry, James W. Rhine, Dr. A.D. Root, Eugene Schilling, James C. Smith, E.F. Stephens, George D. Stevens, John L. Tidball, Thomas Toogood, and V.C. Toogood; Wilbur -- S.S. Alley, Dr. Levi Anthony, Fred S. Baker, J.W. Beeney, Tobias Castor, Henry Clark, John W. Clark, H.W. Cole, Ed. Connell, H.H. Coonen, J.K. Corey, Dr. L.E. Goodell, J.H. Grimm, J.H. Hardy, James Harvey, W.L. Hayes, Fred Herman, S.J. Herman, Capt. J.S. Hunt, J.H. James, Dr. B.F. Jones, Edward C. Kellogg, J.T. Lane, James Ledwich, William Leeper, C.B. McGregor, A.G. Mallat, William H. Mann, C.W. Meeker, J.A. Paddock, Dr. B.C. Parker, H. Cole, F.V. Shabata, H.B. Simpson, John F. Spirk, D.R. Tripp, J.N. Van Duyn, Peter Waldrof, William Waldorf, A.G. Wilber, John Zwoneckek, W.G. Storms; DeWitt -- M.A. Crane, Dr. L.J. Cross, John Denny, Dr. J.K.L. Duncan, William J. Dunn, Dr. C.E. Elder, John Gilbert, E. Hastings, Ira Moulton, E.E. Mattocks, J.R. Nelson, George A. Hunt, Dr. D.R. Pelton, H. D. Rogers, W.H. Staley, Frank M. Suiter, and Joseph Suiter; Dorchester -- N.B. Alley, Dr. W.R. Bolding, J.H. Clark, P.D. Cooper, Thomas Jarrett, R. McManus, John Oberlies, W.H. Pallett, Samuel G. Panter, T.B. Parker, W.C. Parker, Jasper Riggs, C.F. Secord, John Thomas, J.C. Thurston, W.R. Toole, and Samuel Windrem; Friend -- A.L. Bass, Jacob Briemer, T.C. Callahan, Dr. J.W. Dorwart, L.D. Fletcher, John O. Frantz, C.E. Friend, J.W. Gilbert, Dr. W.H. Hewit, T. H. Kelley, Mathew McDougall, A.M. Miller, Nelson C. Miller, H.F. Morton, L.H. Page, William Porter, George F. Swayer, Charles Whitney, Edward Whitcomb and Francis M. Woodruff; Pleasant Hill -- W.B. Smith and W.L. Turner; Western -- James McCreede. JEFFERSON: Fairbury -- C.C. Boyle, H. Clapp, H.D. Clark, George Cross, Mason Cregg, Col. Thomas Harbine, J.D. Hubble, James Ireland, D.C. Jenkins, Emil Lange, G.S. Merritt, H.D. Merrill, Benjamin L. Purdy, F.

Good plus or better, light general wear. Cloth Sm stain on front cover. Articles: Must State History be Liquidated?, Dixon Ryan Fox; The Contribution of the Pioneer Printers to Illinois History, Douglas C. McMurtrie; Joseph Medill and the Chicago Tribune in the Nomination and Election of Lincoln, Tracy E, Strevey; Mrs. Lincoln as a White House Hostess, Virginia Kinnaird; Museum Projects in Illinois History for High School Students, Louise A. Lange; Teaching Illinois History in the Teachers' Colleges, Richard L. Beyer; Teaching Illinois History: The University Viewpoint, Raymond Phineas Stearns; An Illinois Martyrdom, Frank H. Dugan; Richard J. Oglesby: Forty-Niner: His Own Narrative, edited by Mildred Eversole.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: None as issued. 1st Edition. Incredibly well-preserved copy. Completely clean inside and out. Pages are age toned as are edges of back cover. Very light crease in the lower left corner of the back cover and last few pages. Very little wear otherwise. Will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Destination Unknown" by Douglas H. Hilliker; "Midland Memories" by Carl Lathrop; "Locomotives of the Colorado Midland"; "320,000 Rail Jobs Open"; "Rails in Wartime" by Joe Easley; "Riding Down the Santa Fe Trail (Photos)"; "Along the Iron Pike" by Joe Easley; "August in Rail History" by Joseph H. Hilliker; "Restless Feet" (an Eddie Sand Novelette) by Harry Bedwell; "Needles, on the Old A&P (Santa Fe)" by Clifford Funkhouser; "Hog-back Freight (Pennsy)" by B.R. Dixon; "Train Was Three Years Late (AT&SF)" by Albert J. Miller; "Light of the Lantern (Interlocking Systems)"; "Model Railroading (Building the World's Largest 4-8-4)"; "On the Spot (Reader's Viewpoint, Juicefan Section)"; "Railfan Activities (Clubs and Personalities)"; and "Railroad Camera Club (The Switch List)".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. John Romita Jr (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Polk County and McMinn County in East Tennessee are recalled in this spiral bound booklet compiled from excerpts from the 1887 book: History of Tennessee, originally published by Goodspeed Publishing Co., and other sources. The 54-page booklet has the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The county seats are: Benton in Polk County and Athens in McMinn County. The first part of the booklet concerns the history of: Polk County --Geography ; Early settlers -- William Biggs, Abraham Lillard, Nelson Lawson, Thomas Jones. R.W. McClary, Erby Boyd, John Taylor, Travis Rodgers, William Higgins, Michael Hilderbrand, A.R. Stephenson, and others; Early businesses; Ocoee Academy; the first church; Columbus and Benton; Copper; Organization of the county; Early officials; the Circuit Court; Early Lawyers, etc.; and McMinn County -- Geography; Organization of the county; Early Courts; the town of Calhoun and its early settlers; Athens, the seat of justice; Newspapers; the first church in Athens; Forest Hill Academy; the villages of Riceville and Mouse Creek, etc. Besides the names mentioned in the first part of the booklet, there are biographies of many county residents of yesteryear. Most are fairly lengthy, and often include ancestors, previous residences, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities. In the course of this they often shed light on the early businesses, professions and institutions in the county. The biographies include: Polk County -- Thomas J. Boyd, Simeon E. Browder, Joseph Madison Copeland, Dr. Warren J. Copeland, Napoleon B. Dunn, George W. Fetzer, Dr. Robert N. Fleming, William M. Gamble, Dr. John C.C. Garner, William W. Howard, Joel P. Johnson, W.S. Kimbrough, Amos Ladd, Francis M. Luttrell, Isaac Nicholson, William A. Prince Sr., and Jesse Rymer; McMinn County -- Samuel P. Blair, I.H. Bond, James M. Charles, Daniel F. Clark, P.W. Cooper, B.M. Cooper, John C. Cote, Dr. Ezckiel Daniel, Mark Dennis, Isaac Denton, William Dixon, W.C. Dodson, Major John C. Duff, George W. Foster, T.F. Gibson, Peter J. Grubb, William L. Harbison, James M. Henderson, Dr. Wallace N. Hoge, James Howard Hood, William F. Hudson, Zachary T. John, James T. Johnson, Joseph H. Justice, William Lasater, James H. Lowery, J. H. Lusk, Benjamin F. Martin, Frank B. McElwee, J.M. McKamy, Dr. James Oliphant, James A. Owens, William T. Owens, A.F. Rogers, Joseph C. Rucker, William N. Russell, Elder James S. Russell, John W.A. Sanford, George L. Saulpaw, Dr. Elbert S. Shipley, Joseph H. Smith, John Q. Strange, Dr. James P. Thompson, M.P. Thompson, James D. Williams, William P. Willson, James A. Womac, and Samuel Workman. Brief excerpts from Counties of Tennessee by Austin P. Foster, and Tennessee, a Guide to the State, compiled and written by the Federal Writer's Project of the WPA in 1939, are included. The WPA portion mentions the Cleage Home in Sweetwater, Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, the town of Charleston where the Cherokee Indian "Great Removal" began, Chief Jack Walker, the blockhouse at Benton, Tennga on the Georgia border, Ducktown, Ocoee Dam at Parksville, etc. The booklet also includes a section entitled "Gatewood Raid through Polk County" taken from the appendix of History of the Rebellion in Bradley County, East Tennessee written by J.S. Hurlburt in 1866. This concerns the 1864 raid made by the Rebel guerrilla John P. Gatewood primarily through Polk County, in which a number of Yankee sympathizers were robbed and murdered.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. Has all standard Library markings, pocket, labels, stamps, wear and soil to covers. CLEAN TEXT. Thank you for your purchase from Sunset Books! Help Promote World Literacy, GIVE a Book as a GIFT!! In stock, Ships from Ohio. Will not fit in Flat Rate Priority Mail envelope. USPS Variable Rate applies for Domestic or International Priority mail. WE COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES!!!! Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st. Wear/soil. W/full markings and pocket. Size: 8vo. Ex-Library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; Third Impression. Clean pages except for a prior owner's raised seal on the front free endpaper and mild toning at endpapers and edges; the full cloth hard cover is faded and browned along the spine, slightly frayed at the bottom right front corner, and showing foxing around the board edges and darkening of the gilt titles at the spine, but it remains overall sound. x, 370pp. incl. index.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Craighead County, AR, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from the 1889 book, Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas. The 58-page booklet has a vinyl sheet protecting the front cover. The first part of the booklet contains a brief history of the county: Boundaries, topography, waterways; Railroads; Early settlers; County organization and early officials; County officials; Civil War period; Jonesboro, and other towns; Schools, Churches, and other items of interest. Besides the names mentioned in the first part of the booklet, there are biographies of many county residents of yesteryear. Most are fairly lengthy, and often include ancestors, previous residences, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities. In the course of this they often shed light on the early businesses, professions and institutions in the county. The biographies include: James C. Anderson, Edwin G. Barrett, J.R. Blalack, John Boren, Simon M. Bowman, Jesse C. Broadaway, George M. Broadaway, Anderson R. Broadaway, J.C. Brookfield, Abraham Brown, E.F. Brown, J.G. Bryant, W.H. Cate, J.G. Christian, Dr. James R. Claunch, George W. Clements, Rev. J.D.C. Cobb, George W. Cook, James F. Cross, Thomas D. Culberhouse, John H. Darr, William A. Davis, Nathan A. Davis, Joseph Dixon, Allen Dodds, Francis Marion Douglas, James T. Dudley, Robert Y. Duncan, Martin V. Echols, George W. Evans, George W. Finch, James Gordon Frierson, William Lewis Gage, A. Thomas Gatlin, Dr. Needam Harvey Grady, Henry M. Griffin, Christopher C. Hale, Joseph W. Harrell, Benjamin J. Harrison, James H. Houston, Philip T. Hudson, William Huggans, Ivy S. Hughs, James C. Johnson, Dr. Roderick Joyner, W.D. Kirksey, Herman Koehler, W.T. Lane, W. Stanford Lane, R. Frank Lee, Aris R. Lunsford, L.A. Lynch, John J. McBroom, Lucian T. McDaniel, Abraham McDaniel, A.L. Malone, Isaac N. Mangrum, Nicholas P. Mangrum, John H. Mangrum, Z.T. Matthews, James D. Mead, James W. Mead, J.A. Meek, Joseph W. Moss, A.S. Nash, Francis M. Newcom, Rev. William J. Newton, W.W. Nisbett, William O'Guinn, J.W. Owens Jr., Alfred Pagan, J.M. Penix, David L. Perkins, J.D. Phillips, Albert Pierce, Robet W. Rains, Emmet Rodgers, H.C. Roy, William D. Safley, L.J. Salmons, Anderson M. Self, Stephen Shelton, William Stephen Shores, John M. Sipes, William S. Skelton, Allen Springer, John H. Stephens, Arnold Stotts, J.M. Stotts, Albert F. Taylor, D.H. Thorn, L.G. Thornton, Francis H. Varner, Robert T. Wallace, S.A. Warner, Rev. William Y.M. Wilkerson, Jacob Williams, George W. Wilson, W.J. Witt, and Joel G. Wood.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Dodge County, Nebraska, including the City of Fremont, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet excerpted from the rare 1882 book: History of the State of Nebraska, originally published by the Western Historical Co. of Chicago, and Nebraska, a Guide to the Cornhusker State, a 1939 project of the Federal Writers of the Works Progress Administration. The 58-page booklet has a vinyl sheet protecting the full-color front cover. Some of the places mentioned in the booklet include: Fremont (county seat), North Bend, Scribner, Pebble, and Hooper. Among the many subjects included are: Physical features of the county, such as the Elkhorn River and Rawhide Creek; Early History; Early settlers, such as John and Arthur Bloomer, Mrs. Wealthy Beebe, Abram McNeal, and George Emerson; Indian incidents; History of Fremont; A reminiscence by James G. Smith, Organization of the county; Union Pacific Railroad; Agricultural Society; Schools, Churches, Newspapers; Fire Department; the First "civilized" murders; societies, businesses, hotels, board of trade, manufactories, banks; North Bend, including an extract from the Centennial History of John Mason Smith; Other towns and other items of interest. The booklet contains biographies of many residents of GageCounty in 1882. While primarily of interest to descendants, these often contain clues to the area and the times. Some are lengthy, a few consist of only one or two lines. Where pictures are included (pix) follows the name. Biographical sketches include: Fremont -- Ephraim Abbott, Dr. Luther Abbott, J. Dixon Avery, James Balding, Charles Balduff, E.H. Barnard, H.P. Beebe, Henry Becker, William Biggar, J.V.N. Biles, E.A. Blunck, Dr. James Borglum, William Brady, the Brown Brothers (F.F. and W.S.), H.C. Brown, George Bullock, James Burns, Cobb , Dern & Co. (William Cobb, John Dern and G.W.E. Dorsey / pix of business), Sireno Colson (pix of home), E.M. Collins, Prof. A.E. Clarendon, Dr. James Crabb, David Crowell, P.D. Denney, John Dierks, John Dodge, George Dorsey, Francis Ellick, E.L. Eno, Elijah Ferguson, George Forney, Thomas Frahm, William Fried, Christan Gabler, Chauncey Gardanier, Philip Gentzler, Arthur Gibson, Thomas Gibson, Dr. L. W. Giffin, George Godfrey, E.F. Gray, Robert Gregg, John Grunkranz, W.J. Harmon, J.J. Hawthorne, Robert Hewitt, A.C. Hull, Capt. M.H. Hinman, John Hormel, Orren Hodge, Theo Huette & Son, James Huff, A.C. Jensen, W.T. Jones, L.M. Keene, G.C. Kerkow, John Knoell, Henry J. Lee, William B. Lee, Lee & Blewett (William E. Lee and Edward Blewett), J.W. Love, George Loomis, Sydney Lowe, Otio Magenau, Col. William Marshall, Samuel Maxwell (extensive), George Maxwell, O.H. Mevis, John Middaugh, R. Mikkelsen, Morse & Haman (E.N. Morse and John F. Haman), Adelbert Oswald Muller, W.H. Munger, James Murray, William Newlon, H.B. Nicodemus (pix), Theron Nye, Rev. Thomas O'Connor, Charles Osterman, H.O. Paine, H.A. Peirce, Charles Pilsbury, N.M. Pilsbury, H.H. Pratt, Rev. John F. Quinn, Wilson Reynolds (pix), Eliphus Hibbard Rogers (pix), L.H. Rogers, Manley Rogers, Richards & Keene (L.D. Richards and L.M. Keene), Mayor Charles Sang, Dr. G. O. Schettler, Gus. Schrage, Morris Smith, James Smith (pix), Sorensen & Madesen (Hans Sorensen and John Madesen), George Stanley, Capt. E.G. St. John, Hans Tank, Capt. Walter Taylor, N.B. Thomas, W.D. Thomas, W.H. Turner, GeoreTurner, Usher & Wilson, E.C. Usher, John W. Vars, Charles Veazie, and Thomas Wilson; North Bend -- Thomas Acorn, Matthew Cotterell, A. Crawford, Christopher Cusack, E.W. Dickerson, Charles Dickerson, F.F. Doubrava, Michael Dowling, Dr. A.B. Elwood, John Foot, P. Gillia, Robert Graham, James Graham, D.A. Hopkins, James Hough, Edward Johnson, Michael Johnson, John Keith, C.C. Kendall, A.J. Kenyon, Milton May, John Miller, Albert Norris, A. Peller, B.P. Rice, John Sievers, Dr. Jacob Simmons, Smith & Mallon (John Y. Smith), James Sloss, Frank Stouffer, F.L. Thompson, Charl.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Wayne County, TN, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet compiled from excerpts from the 1887 book: History of Tennessee, originally published by Goodspeed Publishing Co., and other sources. The 60-page booklet has the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The first 14 pages of the booklet are devoted to the history of the county. Included are a physical description of the county, early settlers, early merchants and industries, creation of the county, justices, first courthouse, jail, and poor farm, early court cases, county court clerks, masonic lodge, newspaper, divided Civil War sentiment -- Ninth Tennessee Cavalry (Confederates) and Company A of the Tenth Tennessee(Union) and others, Schools and Churches, etc. Waynesboro is the county seat. Other communities (some no longer in existance) include Ashland, Clifton, Carrollsville, Flatwood, and Old Town. Besides the names mentioned in the first part of the booklet, there are biographies of many county residents of yesteryear. Most are fairly lengthy, and often include ancestors, previous residences, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records, and business activities. In the course of this they often shed light on the early businesses, professions and institutions in the county. The biographies include: Thomas F. Acklin, David R. Adams, John M. Barnett, William L. Bell, Joseph G. Berry, William J. Berry, Jonathan Frank Biffle, Frank Boyd, George W. Boyd, Capt. William L. Bromley, John J. Bromley, Dr. Cicero Buchanan, Jacob B. Burns, Polk D. Burns, Nathan F. Burns, Lytle Burns, William E. Carroll, Jackson M. Choat, George T. Choat, Judge John H. Cole, Thomas N. Copeland, Dr. Nathaniel T. Cook, William M. Cook, Capt. Peyton H. Craig, Jonathan Crews, Armstead H. Cunningham, John R. Davis Sr., William C. Davis, William J. Dickerson, Columbus F. Dixon, Dr. Thomas S. Evins, Isaac H. Gobbel, John Grimes, Harold A. Grimes, Robert A. Haggard, Egbert T. Hartwell, Amos T. Hassell, Henry A. Helton, Jacob Hollabaugh, James P. Hollis, James A. Holt, Thomas J. Huckaba, T.R. Hughes, William Hurt, John Jackson, David S. Jackson, Squire Allen P. Luna, Richard C. Martin, James E.M. McAnally, LeRoy McGee, Elihu D. McGlamery, James H. McLemore, Thomas Meredith, James F. Meredith, James H. Merriman, John F. Montague, James L. Morgan, Jonathan Morris, Merida Morrison, William D. Morrisson, John J. Nichols, John A. Nutt, Andrew C. Rasbury, Lott G. Rasbury, W.T. Ricketts, John Robnett, James T. Shields, Charles W. Shipman, Matthew J. Sims, Shields Sims, Henry Clay Sims, Abraham M. Sims, Dr. Samuel A. Smith, John Stockard, Willis S. Stone, Christopher C. Stribling, Carns M. Tinnon, William Turman, John Turman, Ambrose M. Turnbow, Andrew Williams and Matthew and Joseph Youngblood. Brief excerpts from Counties of Tennessee by Austin P. Foster, and Tennessee, a Guide to the State, compiled and written by the Federal Writer's Project of the WPA in 1939, are included. There are a few illustrations, but the quality of these is only fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Copyright 1957 by the McGraw-Hill Book Company. Stated Second Edition. Wilfred J. Dixon & Frank J. Massey, Jr. VG hardcover. No DJ. 488 numbered pages. Grey boards are clean, binding is tight. No shelf wear damage. Pages are clean and crisp. Text-block is solid. book is square. Packaged using bubble wrap and a sturdy cardboard box. Tracking number provided for no extra cost. Thank you for supporting our small town, family owned book store.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. 8.25" X 5.75" in illustrated heavy paper covers. Very slight scarring from removal of a sticker, front cover. Very light shelfwear: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Numerous color photos, 2pp map of the island. Unpaginated - 32pp.

Spiral/Comb. Condition: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. The early history of Columbia County, AR, is recalled in this 78-page spiral bound book, a reprint comprised of excerpts from the 1890 book, Goodspeed's Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Southern Arkansas, and a product of the WPA, Arkansas, A Guide to the State, published in 1941. The 8.5" x 11" booklet has a vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The first part of the booklet contains a brief history of the county: Civil War period; Early settlers and their lifestyle; County organization and county officials; Industries and businesses; Early villages -- Calhoun, Lamertine, Faleon and Frog Level; Magnolia, the county seat; the Railroad; Waldo, a flourishing mill town; Buckner and McNeil, towns along the railroad; Grand juries; Attorneys; Newspapers, schools and churches; and other items of interest. Besides the names mentioned in the first part of the booklet, there are biographies of many county residents of yesteryear. Most are fairly lengthy, and often include ancestors, previous residences, children, in-laws, affiliations, war records (primarily Civil War), and business activities. In the course of this they often shed light on the early businesses, professions and institutions in the county. The biographies include: D.E. Allen, Cicero Ansley, Rev. William Armstrong, Judge B.F. Askew, Dr. James Atkinson, Rev. L.W. Baker, Francis Asberry Baker, J.W. Barrow, Henry Beasley, John Berley, William Black, Thomas Blewster, Dr. J.M. Bolger, John Boreing, A.J. Brewer (picture), Anderson Bussey, James Cooper, William Andrew Jackson Cooper, T.G. Couch, Sanford Couch, Z.L. Daniel, A.E. Davis, William Henry Dingler, Dave Dixon, Rev. B.W. Dufur, Reuben Emerson, William Farrer, Rev. W.J. Fears, John Fields, Dave Futch, J.A. Gaines, William Garrard, Samuel Annias Godbold, Dr. John Goode, Henry Gosdin, Daniel Green, Pleasant James Harriss, James Warren Hartsfield, Rev. James Harvey, Henry Hawkins, James Henry, Dr. Archibald Henry, Jefferson Hicks, Dr. Solonzo Hughes, E.T. Hutcheson & Son, Andrew Robert Johnson, W.M. Johnson, Judge William Joiner, Stephen Kendrick, B.F. Kelly, Col. J.M. Kelso, Frank Amsted Key, Dr. D.L. Killgore, A.S. Killgore, John Luck, Dr. D.M. McKnight, William McLure, Joseph McWilliams, Henderson Manes, Luther Mason, W.A. Merritt, Thomas Milner, Capt. Thomas Monroe, W.G.H. Morgan, Asburry Murphy, Frank Norwood, Caspar Pace, Thomas Phillips, Joel Pollard, John Jimerson Pope, Luther Powell, Thomas Pullig, A.A. Reid, Dr. John Preston Roberts, J.B. Rudd, Franklin Scott, Dr. John Searcy, James Sewell, Robert Sharman, Daniel Jackson Smith, Nathan Fletcher Smith, J.E. Smith (picture), J.J. Smith, John T. Souter, J.W. Stuart, Monroe Jefferson Talley, A.B. Thomas, J.A. Thomas, Dr. A.J. Thompson, Bradford Thompson, Jonathan Thrailkill, John Upchurch, Dr. J.H. Wallace, Robert Minor Wallace, R.S. Warnock, Dr. William Newton Warren, Dr. John Weaver, James Whaley, John Wilkerson, Benjamin Wilson, William Jefferson Wilson, Uriah Wood, T.W. Yarbrough and James Zachry. The WPA section gives a bit of history along with points of interest and a map of southern Arkansas.