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The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld
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New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1939. Reprint
Hardcover. 400 pages. ENG

Condition: VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD
Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Dust jacket has slight wear to tips, a couple of short edge tears, fading to title lettering on spine.
Classic informal history of New York City's criminal underworld from the early 19th century through the rise of organised crime.
John Kennedy: A Political Profile
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New York: Avon, 1961
Mass market paperback. 288 pages. ENG

Condition: GOOD
Previous owner's initials and date on first page. Spine is wrinkled. Corner crease to back cover. Pages tanned.
Avon G1063.
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
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William Morrow Paperbacks, 2016
Softcover. 349 pages. ENG

Condition: VERY GOOD
Spot of sticker lift on front cover. Otherwise like new.
Indian Country
Peter Matthiessen
Indian Country
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London: Fontana / Flamingo, 1987
Softcover. 320 pages. ENG

Condition: GOOD
Remainder stripe to lower edge of text block. Pages are tanned. Several faint creases.
Account of the struggles of Native American communities across the United States to defend their lands, rights, and cultures against government encroachment.
A Pocket History of the United States
Allan Nevins & Henry Steele Commager
A Pocket History of the United States
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Washington Square Press, 1981
Mass market paperback. 675 pages. ENG

Condition: GOOD
Pages are tanned. Light spine crease.
Concise single-volume survey of American history from colonial times to the modern era.
The New York Times Election Handbook 1968
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New American Library, 1968
Mass market paperback. 222 pages. ENG

Condition: GOOD
Spine is creased. Foxing to page edges. Date and initials inside front cover.
Signet Q3419.
Reference handbook for the 1968 US presidential election, covering the candidates, issues, and political context of a turbulent year.
Decision Points
George W. Bush
Decision Points
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New York: Crown, 2010. First trade edition
Hardcover. 497 pages. ENG

Condition: VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD
Wrinkling to head and tail of spine.
Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer
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New York: HarperCollins, 2008. First edition
Hardcover. 406 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE / VERY GOOD
Short closed tear to top edge of dust jacket.
Truman
David McCullough
Truman
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Simon & Schuster, 1993
Softcover. 1117 pages. ENG

Condition: GOOD
A couple of small punctures to corner (likely cat bite). Otherwise a nice copy.
No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
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Simon & Schuster, 1995
Softcover. 759 pages. ENG

Condition: VERY GOOD
Light shelfwear.
Pulitzer Prize for History 1995
A William Appleman Williams Reader: Selections From His Major Historical Writings
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Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1992
Softcover. 415 pages. ENG

Condition: VERY GOOD
Small spot of sticker lift to spine.
Bloodless Victories: The Rise and Fall of the Open Shop in the Philadelphia Metal Trades, 1890-1940
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Cambridge University Press, 2000
Hardcover. 456 pages. ENG

Condition: VERY GOOD / FINE
Remainder stripe to lower edge of text block.
Katharine Graham's Washington
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New York: Knopf, 2002. First edition
Hardcover. 813 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE / FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Anthology of writings about Washington, DC selected by Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, capturing the city's political and social life across the 20th century.
Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First edition
Hardcover. 593 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE / FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
How the legacy of Watergate shaped the five presidencies that followed Nixon's resignation, from Ford through Clinton.
The Best of Times: America in the Clinton Years
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New York: Harcourt, 2001. First edition
Hardcover. 610 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE / NEAR FINE
Crease to front dust jacket flap.
War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals
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New York: Scribner, 2001. First edition
Hardcover. 543 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE / NEAR FINE
Dust jacket is faintly rubbed on rear panel.
Account of the crises and interventions that shaped American foreign policy and civil-military relations during the Bush and Clinton administrations.
Colonel Roosevelt
Edmund Morris
Colonel Roosevelt
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New York: Random House, 2010. First edition
Hardcover. 766 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE / FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
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Knopf, 2019. First edition
Hardcover. 592 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE / FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
LBJ: Architect of American Ambition
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Free Press, 2006. First edition
Hardcover. 1007 pages. ENG

Condition: VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD
Lower corner of spine is slightly bumped.
Wonderful California
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Chicago: C.T. & Co. for The Van Noy Interstate Company
Softcover. ENG

Condition: VERY GOOD
Beige card covers, black and gilt raised title, photo illustration of train through a citrus grove pasted on. String binding. Sepia photo views. No date listed but ca. 1915 (Oakland City Hall noted as newly built in captions). Card covers are soft along edges with a few very short edge tears. Pages are clean, binding tight.
Early promotional travel booklet celebrating the scenery and attractions of California.