American history

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Bennett, Arnold: Your United States, Impressions of a First Visit; illustrated by Frank Craig, first edition, published 1912, very good condition...$35

Crawford, Mary Caroline: Romantic Days in the Early Republic., First edition, very good condition, beautiful binding in light teal with gilt decorations of city and carriages on bottom and pastedown photo of Victorian lady on the cover, illustrated, 1912...$35

Fiske, John: The American Revolution, 2 Volumes, illustrated with Portraits, Maps, etc., 3/4 red leather with gold lettering and detail, very good condition, 6 compartment spine, 1901, $245

Fiske, John:  Discovery of America, The,  with some account of ancient America and the Spanish conquest, 2 volumes, 1892, illustrated, maroon bindings with some slight wear along edges, spines somewhat faded...$46/set

Goodrich, S.G.: Lives of Celebrated Women., includes several U.S. First Ladies, several Queens, Joan of Arc, etc., illustrated, very good condition, 1876 ... $45

Hickey, W.: Constitution of the United States of America, The., with an alphabetical analysis; the Declaration of Independence; The Articles of the Confederation; the prominent political acts of George Washington; electoral votes for all the Presidents and Vice-Presidents; the high authorities and civil officers of government. From March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1847; Chronoligical Narrative of Several States; and other interesting matter; with a descriptive account of the State Papers, Public Documents, and other sources of Political and Statistical Information at the Seat of Government., Sixth Edition, Rebound in blue cloth with gold gilt lettering on spine, Illustrated, foxing to pages, overall very good condition, SCARCE original early account of US History, 1855... $65

Pepper, Charles M: Everyday Life in Washington with pen and camera, over 200 illustratios, 1900, first edition, very good condition... $22

Rose, Arnold: The Negro in America., Author was an Associate Professor of Sociology Washington University, St. Louis, 1948. This is a condensation from An American Dilemma by Gunnar Myrdal which was originally published in 1944, very good condition, teal cloth with gilt title on spine... $35

 Twelve Nights in a Hunters Camp, a narrative of real life, this is the story of the adventures of General Willard Barrow (the author's brother), who crossed the plains to California in 1850 and to Idaho and Montana in the 1860s, illustrated by G. G. White, gold decorative cloth binding, 1869, $125