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Aliki. MUMMIES MADE IN EGYPT. Thomas Y. Crowell 1979. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ill. by the author. 4to. Unpaged. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good, one page has small repaired tear. $3.50.
All About Books. ALL ABOUT ARCHAEOLOGY, by Anne Terry White. Random House 1959. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book Good, dust jacket Fair. $4.
America Goes to War Series. THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, by Kerry A. Graves. Capstone Books 2001. Hardcover. Ill. with period prints and photos. Includes timeline. 48 pp. 0736805834. Ex-lib. Very Good. $2.50.
Ames, Merlin; Ames, Jesse; Ousley, Odille. STORIES OF MY COUNTRY’S BEGINNINGS. Webster Publishing 1940, 1944. Hardcover. For elementary grades. Good, some interior marks. $3.50.
Barth, Edna. TURKEYS, PILGRIMS, AND INDIAN CORN, The Story of the Thanksgiving Symbols. Clarion Book 1975, recent printing. SOFTCOVER. Ill. Ursula Arndt. 0899190391 Book Fine, previous owner’s name. $2.50.
Borreson, Mary Jo. LET’S GO TO MOUNT VERNON. G. P. Putnam’s 1962. Hardcover. Out-of-print. . Introduces young children to George Washington, his family and home. 47 pp. with full-page ill. by Moneta Barnett. VG/G. $2.50.
Buehr, Walter. WESTWARD WITH AMERICAN EXPLORERS. Putnam’s 1963. Hardcover. 90 pp. Ex-lib. Pict. lib. binding. Fair. $2.
Cavanah, Frances. OUR COUNTRY’S STORY. Rand McNally 1962. Hardcover. Ill. Julia Keats. In simple text and illustrations the author gives a brief history of our country through 1959. 64 pp. Ex-school. (*) Good. $3.
Chester, Michael. FIRST WAGONS TO CALIFORNIA. G. P. Putnam’s 1965. Ex-lib. G-. $2.
Cole, Joanna. MEDIEVAL CASTLE, Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures. Scholastic hardcover 2002. Ill. Bruce Degen. With careful detail and wacky humor, the dangers and wonders of life in the Middle Ages are introduced. 0590108204. Oversize book, folio-size. Unpaged. Book Very Good, dust jacket Fine. $5.
Cornerstones of Freedom. Children’s Press. Pictorial hardcovers. Illustrated. App. 39 pp. VG+ - Fine. The Story Of: APOLLO II, FIRST MAN ON THE MOON, by R. Conrad Stein. 1993. Near-Fine. $2.50.
THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN, by R.Conrad Stein. 1997. Ex-lib. Fine. $2.50.
THE COLD WAR, by Leila Foster. 1990. Fine. $2.50.
THE CONSTITUTION, by Marilyn Prolman. 1969, 1995. Fine. $2.50.
THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS, by Susan Clinton. 1993. Ex-lib. Good. $2.50.
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, by Norman Richards. 1968. NF. $2.50.
THE FLIGHT AT KITTY HAWK, by R. Conrad Stein. 1981. Fine. $2.50.
THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS, by Kenneth Richards. 1969. Near-Fine. $2.50.
THE GREAT DEPRESSION, by R. Conrad Stein. 1993. Fine. $2.50.
THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS, by Susan Clinton. 1987. Ex-lib. Very Good. $2.50.
THE HOMESTEAD ACT, by R. Conrad Stein. 1978. Fine. $2.50.
THE LITTLE BIGHORN, by R. Conrad Stein. 1983. Fine. $2.50.
MONTICELLO, by Norman Richards. 1970. Fine. $2.50.
THE NEW ENGLAND WHALERS, by R. Conrad Stein. 1982. Fine. $2.50.
FORT SUMTER, by Brendan January. 1997. Ex-lib. VG. $2.50.
THE IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS, by R. Conrad Stein. 1994. Ex-lib. VG. $2.50.
THE LITTLE BIGHORN, by R. Conrad Stein. 1983. Fine. $3.
THE PILGRIMS, by R. Conrad Stein. 1995 SOFTCOVER. Ex-lib. Good. $1.50.
THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENCY, by R. Conrad Stein. 1985. Fine. $2.50.
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, by R. Conrad Stein. 1979. Fine. $2.50.
THE STORY OF APOLLO II, by R. Conrad Stein. Fine. 1985, 1992. $2.50.
THE SURRENDER AT YORKTOWN, by Zachary Kent. 1989. Ex-lib. Very Good. $2.50.
THE TITANIC, by Deborah Kent. 0516066722. Ex-lib. VG+. $2.50.
THE U.S.S. ARIZONA, by R. Conrad Stein. 1977. Fine. $2.50.
THE UNIFICATION OF GERMANY, by Jim Hargrove. Ex-lib. VG. $2.50.
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, by R. Conrad Stein. 1981. Ex-lib. Good. $2.
WILLIAMSBURG, by Zachary Kent. 1992. Fine. $2.50.
Davis, Kenneteh C. DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS. Harper Collins 1992. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ill. Pedro Martin. 4to. 64 pp. Ages 6-9. 0060286156. Book and dust jacket Fine. $3.50.
Dicerto, Joseph J. THE PONY EXPRESS, Hoofbeats in the Wilderness. Franklin Watts 1989. Hardcover. Ill. with museum prints and photos. 64 pp. Ex-lib. Very Good. $2.50.
Dines, Glen. END O’ STEEL, Men and Rails Across a Wilderness. Maacmillan 1963 FE. For elementary grades, the story of building this country’s railroads. 46 pp., illustrations by Dick Moore every page. Ex-lib. VG. $2.
Dorling Kindersley Discoveries. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, Explorer of the New World. By Peter Chrisp. D-K 2001 first edition. Hardcover. Witness Columbus’s thrilling voyages of exploration. 0789479362. Fine, previous owner’s name scratched off ffep. $6.
Eyes on Adventure. EXPLORING WONDERS OF THE WORLD, by David Seidman. Kids Books, Inc. 1996 SOFTCOVER. 29 pp. 1561564826. Very Good. $2.
Eyes on America. GREAT EVENTS. Kids Books, Inc. 1999 SOFTCOVER. Profusely ill., little text. 30 pp. 1561567124. Fine. $2.
Eyes on America. FAMOUS PRESIDENTS, by Philip Koslow. Kids Books, Inc. 1999 SOFTCOVER. Profusely ill., little text. 30 pp. 1561567094. Fine. $2.50.
First Books. ANCIENT EGYPT, by Charles Robinson. Franklin Watts 1961, 1984. Ex-lib. (3*) G-. $2.50.
First Books. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CONSTITUTION, by Richard B. Morris. Frnaklin Watts 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ill. Leonard Everett Fisher. Ex-lib. Book Very Good, dust jacket Very Good. $2.50.
First Books. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE INDIAN WARS, by Richard B. Morris. Franklin Watts 1959 first edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ill. Leonard Everett Fisher. NOT ex-lib. Book Near-Fine, dust jacket Near-Fine. $4.
First Books. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE SUPREME COURT, by Harold Coy. Franklin Watts 1958 first edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ex-lib. Book Very Good, dust jacket Very Good. $2.50.
First Books. THE FIRST BOOK OF NEW WORLD EXPLORERS, by Louise Dickinson Rich. Franklin Watts 1960. Pictorial Hardcover. Ex-lib. Very Good. $2.50.
First Books. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE PILGRIMS OF PLYMOUTH, by Barbara Beck. Franklin Watts 1972. Hardcover. Ill. with photos. Ex-lib. VG. $3.
First Books. THE FIRST BOOK OF EARLY EXPLORATION OF NORTH AMERICA, by Frederick King Poole. Franklin Watts 1989. Hardcover. Exploration of North America in the 15th and 16th centuries, including discussions of the Vikings, Columbus, John Cabot, and the early Spanish and French explorers. Ill. in color with period prints. 64 pp. 0531106837. Ex-lib. Good. $2.50.
First Books. THE FIRST BOOK OF COWBOYS, by Benjamin Brewster. Franklin Watts 1950. Hardcover. Ex-lib. Good. $2.50.
Fisher, Leonard Everett. LIBERTY BOOK. Doubleday 1976 FE. Dramatic layour featuring famous quotes by personalities who played a part in our country’s fight for liberty, with dramatic 2-color ill. by Fisher. 47 pp. 4to. Ex-lib. VG. $5.
Fisher, Leonard Everett. THE FACTORIES, Nineteenth Century America Series. Holidiay House 1979. Hardcover. 082340367X. NF/VG. $6.
Fisher, Leonard Everett. THE SCHOOLMASTERS. Colonial Americans Series. Franklin Watts 1967. Ex-lib. VG+. $5.
Fisher, Margaret and Fowler, Mary Jane. COLONIAL AMERICA. The Fideler Co. 1960. Authors write about colonial life in a vivid, interesting style with photos and period prints. 4to. 124 pp. Ex-lib. G. $4.
Freedman, Russell. BUFFALO HUNT. Holiday House 1988, first edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Beautiful paintings and drawings by George Catlin, Karl Bodmer and other artist-adventurers from the 1800’s. 0823407020. Book and dust jacket Near-Fine, previous owner’s name. $4.
Fritz, Jean. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED, PAUL REVERE? Coward, McCann & Geogheagen 1973 BCE. Hardcover. Sonlight 3. Near-Fine. $4.
Fritz, Jean. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED, PAUL REVERE? Putnam 1973, 1996. SOFTCOVER. 0698113519. Sonlight 3. Fine. $3.
Fritz, Jean. SHH! WE’RE WRITING THE CONSTITUTION. G. P. Putnam’s 1987 SOFTCOVER. 0399214046. Near-Fine. $3.
Fritz, Jean. SHH! WE’RE WRITING THE CONSTITUTION. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1987. 0590412019. Fine. $2.
Fritz, Jean. WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS? G. P. Putnam’s 1980. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ex-lib. Book Near-Fine, dust jacket Very Good. $7.
Fritz, Jean. WHERE WAS PATRICK HENRY ON THE 29TH OF MAY? Scholastic SOFTCOVER. 059041206x. Fine. $2.
Fritz, Jean. WHERE WAS PATRICK HENRY ON THE 29TH OF MAY? Coward, McCann 1975. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good. $4.
Frontiers of America. GOLD RUSH ADVENTURES, by Edith McCall. Children’s Press 1962. Pictorial hardcover. Out-of-print. Stories of the California Gold Rush of 1849. Ex-school. Near-Fine, immaculate, with school stamp. $3.50.
Frontiers of America. LOG FORT ADVENTURES, by Edith McCall. Children’s Press 1958. Hardcover with dust jacket. Nice ill. by Carol Rogers. Ex-lib. Book Fair, dust jacket Good. $3.
Frontiers of America. PIONEERS ON EARLY WATERWAYS, Davy Crockett to Mark Twain, by Edith McCall. Children’s Press 1961. G-, cover wear. $2.50.
Frontiers of America. PIONEER TRADERS, by Edith McCall. Children’s Press 1964. Hardcover. Out-of-print. VG/VG. $4.
Frontiers of America. SETTLERS ON A STRANGE SHORE, by Edith McCall. Children’s Press 1960, 1961. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ill. Carol Rogers. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Good. $3.50.
Frontiers of America. STEAMBOATS TO THE WEST, by Edith McCall. Children’s Press 1959. Hardcover. Out-of-print. VG. $3.50.
Frontiers of America. WAGONS OVER THE MOUNTAINS, by Edith McCall . Children’s Press 1961. Hardcover. Ex-lib. Pictorial cover. Very Good. $3.50.
Giblin, James Cross. FIREWORKS, PICNICS, AND FLAGS. Clarion Books 1983. Hardcover with dust jacket. The story of the Fourth of July symbols. Ill. by Ursula Arndt. 90 pp. 0899191460. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good. $3.50.
Gorsline, Marie & Douglas. THE PIONEERS. Random House 1978. SOFTCOVER. Name in black marker inside front cover. VG. $2.50.
Granberg, W. J. LET’S GO EXPLORING WITH MAGELLAN. Putnam’s 1965. Il. Charles Daugherty. Easy. 45 pp. Ex-lib. G, marker on cover. $3.
Gravett, Christopher. THE KNIGHT’S HANDBOOK, How to Become a Champion in Shining Armor. Cobblehill Books 1997. Hardcover with dust jacket. Color illustrations and photos. 29 pp. 0525652418. Ex-lib. Book Very Good, dust jacket Very Good. $3.50.
Green, Michael and Gladys. THE U. S. NAVY SEALS AT WAR, On the Front Lines. Capstone High-Interest Books 2004. Easy History. 31 pp. with photos. Fine. $2.50.
Greenwood, Barbara. A PIONEER SAMPLER. The Daily Life of a Pioneer Family in 1840. Ticknor & Fields 1995 first edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Includes Maple-Sugaring, School Days, Finding a Honey Tree, Harvesting the Crops, The Cornhusking Bee, many other things. Nice b/w illustrations by Heather Collins. 240 pages. 4to. 0395715407. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Near-Fine. $5.
Gross, Ruth Belov. . . .IF YOU GREW UP WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1982, 1993. Ill. Emily Arnold McCully. 0590451553. VG, small tear in title page. $2.50.
Hills, Ken. THE VOYAGES OF COLUMBUS. Random House 1991. Hardcover. Portrays the life of Columbus and his four voyages of exploration to the New World with color ill. every page. 0679821856. 4to. 32 pp. Near-Fine. $3.
How They Lived. A ROMAN CENTURION, by Stewart Ross. Rourke Enterprises 1984, 1987. Hardcover. Ex-lib. Very Good. $2.50.
Kessel, Joyce. VALENTINE’S DAY. Carolrhoda Books 1981. Hardcover. Ill. Karen Ritz. Interesting story of the origin of Valentine’s Day, written for very young readers. 0876141661. Ex-lib. VG/VG. $3.
Knight, James E. THE VILLAGE, Life in Colonial Times. Adventures in Colonial America. Troll SOFTCOVER 1982. 0816748004. Near-Fine. $2.50.
Levine, Ellen. . . .IF YOUR NAME WAS CHANGED AT ELLIS ISLAND. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1993. Ill. Wayne Parmenter. 0590438298. Fine. $2.
Levine, Ellen. . . .IF YOU LIVED AT THE TIME OF THE GREAT SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1987, 1992. 059045157x. Near-Fine. $2.50.
Levine, Ellen. . . .IF YOU TRAVELED ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1993. 0590451561. Very Good. $2.
Lowitz, Sadyebeth & Anson. THE CRUISE OF MR. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. Lerner Publications 1968. Hardcover. Ex-lib. Lib. binding. Good. $2.50.
MacDonald, Fiona. 100 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT KINGS & QUEENS. England: Miles Kelly Publishing 2003 (Barnes & Noble 2004). Ill. in color. 48 pp. with index. Folio. 0760760985. Mint. $6.
MacDonald, Fiona. EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES, Peoples of the Past Series. Simon & Schuster Young Books 1984, 1993. Hardcover. Color illustrations every page. 60 pp. 0750014709. NOT ex-lib. Near-Fine. $4.
MacDonald, Fiona. A JOURNEY THROUGH CHINA. Franklin Watts1997. Hardcover. Describes Marco Polo’s travels through Asia, and discusses the people and cultures he encountered. Folio. 32 pp. 0531144534. Ex-lib. Good. $4.
MacDonald, Fiona. MAGELLAN, A VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD. Franklin Watts 1998. Hardcover. Ill. Mark Bergin. Expedition series. 31 pp. 4to. 0531144542. Very Good, light corner wear. $4.
MacDonald, Fiona. THE WORLD IN THE TIME OF MARIE ANTOINETTE. Belitha Press 1997. Hardcover. Ill. with museum prints. 4to. 47 pp. NOT ex-lib. 1855617080. Near-Fine. $3.50.
Maestro, Betsy. COMING TO AMERICA, The Story of Immigration. Scholastic hardcover 1996 FE. Ill. Susanna Ryan. Full-page color ill. Unpaged picture book. 0590441515. Folio. Ex-lib., one library sticker, no marks on dust jacket. Near-Fine/Near-Fine. $6.
Maestro, Betsy and Giulio. THE DISCOVERY OF THE AMERICAS. Lothrop, Lee 1991. Hardcover. Folio. Ex-lib. VG/VG. $4.
Maestro, Betsy and Giulio. THE DISCOVERY OF THE AMERICAS. Scholastic SOFTCOVER. Square 4to. 0590465155. Fine. $2.50.
Maestro, Betsy. EXPLORATION AND CONQUEST, the Americas After Columbus. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 1994 FE. Hardcover. Ill. in color by Giulio Maestro. Folio. VG/VG. $5.
McGovern, Ann. . . .IF YOU LIVED WITH THE SIOUX INDIANS. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1964, 1992. 0590451626. As-New. $2.50.
McGovern, Ann. . . .IF YOU GREW UP WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1992. 0590451545. Very Good. $2.50.
Moore, Kay. . . .IF YOU LIVED AT THE TIME OF THE CIVIL WAR. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1994. 0590454226. Near-Fine. $2.50.
Morris, Richard B. THE CONSTITUTION, American History Topic Books. Lerner Publications 1985. Hardcover. Ill. Leonard Everett Fisher. 0822517027. Ex-lib. G. $3.
Nutmeg Press Book. THE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN COOK. Nutmeg Press Adventure Stories 1971. Unpaged, profusely ill. in color. 4to. Very Good. $3.50.
Phelan, Mary Kay. THE FOURTH OF JULY. Thomas Y. Crowell 1966. A Crowell Holiday Book. Ill. Symeon Shimin. Early elementary. (#) Ex-lib. VG/VG. $2.
Phelan, Mary Kay. MIDNIGHT ALARM, The Story of Paul Revere’s Ride. Thomas Y. Crowell 1968. Hardcover. Out-of-print. Lower elementary grades. 119 pp. 0690536380. (#) Ex-lib. G/G, first few pages creased. $2.
Rand McNally Social Studies. ALL AROUND AMERICA, by Cordier, Robert & Hugley. Hardcover. Rand McNally 1957, 1959. 1-3rd grade level. Good. $2.50.
H Rounds, Glen. THE TREELESS PLAINS. Holiday House 1967. Entertainingly written and illustrated history of the American Plains. Ex-lib. VG. $6.50.
Sancha, Sheila. WALTER DRAGUN’S TOWN, Crafts and Trade in the Middle Ages. Harper Collins 1987, 1989. Glimpses of medieval craftsmen and lifestyles in a small English town in 1274, very informative but written as a story. B/w ill. every page, many full-page. 4to. 64 pp. Fine/Fine. $4.50.
Scott, Ann Herbert. COWBOY COUNTRY. Clarion Books 1993. SOFTCOVER. Ill. Ted Lewin. An “old buckaroo” tells how he became a cowboy, what life was like in the past, and how it has changed. 0395764823. Very Good, cover creased. $2.50.
Smith, E. Brooks and Meredith, Robert. THE COMING OF THE PILGRIMS, Told From Governor Bradford’s Firsthand Account. Little, Brown 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket. 59 pp. with dramatic full-page illustration by Leonard Everett Fisher opposite simple text each page. Ex-lib. Book and dust jacket Very Good, two pages have small repaired tears. $8.
Snedden, Robert. EXPLOR-A-MAZE. Scholastic SOFTCOVER 1998. Invites the reader to following the footsteps of ten of the greatest explorers of all time, with 3-4 page stories of their explorations. 0590868667. Near-Fine. $3.
Step-Up Books. THE STORY OF FLIGHT, by Mary Lee Settle. Random House 1967. Hardcover. Very Good. $2.50.
Thomas, Eleanor & Kelty, Mary. HEROES HEROINES AND HOLIDAYS. Ginn & Co. 1947. Hardcover. 5-10 page stories of Columbus, Capt. John Smith, William Penn, Clara Barton, 31 others. Ill. in b/w and color. Elementary grades. Good-, corner wear. $3.50.
Unstead, R. J. SEE INSIDE A GALLEON. Kingfisher Books (Barnes & Noble edition) 1986. SOFTCOVER. Ill. with museum photos. Very Good. $4.50.
Walker, Jane. 100 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT KNIGHTS & CASTLES. Mason Crest Publishers 2003. Hardcover. Simple and attention-getting text and illustrations for younger readers. Questions at close of chapters. Folio. 48 pp. NOT ex-lib. 1590844505. Very Good. $4.
Waring, Gilchrist. THE CITY OF ONCE UPON A TIME, A Children‘s True Story of Williamsburg in Virginia. Dietz Press 1949, 1971. Nice 3-color ill. by Elmo Jones. Unpaged. NF/VG. $7.50.
Weitzman, David. OLD IRONSIDES, Americans Build a Fighting Ship. Houghton Mifflin 19979. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ill. by the author. Picture-book format with illustrations by the author every page. 32 pp. Oblong4to. 0395746787. Ex-lib. Book Very Good, dust jacket Near-Fine. $4.
Wise, William. LEADERS, LAWS, AND CITIZENS, The Story of Democracy and Government. Parents’ Magazine Press 1972. Hardcover. Ill. every page by Mila Lazarevich. 62 pp. Lower elementary. VG. $4.
See also JUVENILE HISTORY /GEOGRAPHY .