Basic American Documents, First Edition (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 64 pages of documents, quotes and speeches on the subject. Some minor dogear creasing at the corners. Small tears and two 1/4" chips at the edge of the brown paper covers. Rare.

Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff color pictorial wrappers. 150pp. Illustrations. Very good. 1948 ownership signature on half-title page (which notes this was purchased aboard the Freedom Train in Chicago in July 1948). A tight and lovely first edition of this text "presenting and explaining the documents on the Freedom Train" -- which was a once-in-a-lifetime gathering of over one hundred original significant documents, ranging from early colonial to General Yamashita's 1945 surrender to the American forces in the Philippines, aboard a special train that toured the U.S. Many are illustrated full page.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. United States Government Printing Office, Washington, 1950. 1st Edition . Fair. Over 9'' tall in original card binding which shows shelf ware. 1381pp with fold out map. Generally inner book is in good condition with a few pages folded at corners (see pictures). This covers the second world war & it's aftermath, the renewal of diplomatic relations in 1945, with documents on the USSR, eastern Europe, Germany, China etc. Ex reference library with bookplate to pastedown, library number & 2 stamps only. No other obvious library markings. ***Heavy & may require extra overseas postage***.

hardcover. first edition. 4to. 150pp. from front flap: "This book gives the history and significance of each of the more than 125 documents exhibited on the Freedom Train's year-long run to 300 American cities, and reproduces in facsimile about thirty of the most interesting and most important documents. Where the complete texts of the documents are not given, the vital passages are." #01281. very good: age wear to boards and spine, slight bumps to corners and bottom of spine, toning to endpapers, a few spots of foxing. text clean, binding tight. Inscribed by the author on FFEP: "For Vigo, Fellow laborer in Freedom's vineyard with best regards! Frank Monaghan Xmas 1947" poor: huge chunk of loss on front cover, front flap almost completely detached, chipping with loss, etc. NOT clipped ($3.50).

Book. Condition: New. 1st.