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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. Includes first-hand accounts of Thomas Jefferson's demeanor at his successor's inauguration and one of the most detailed descriptions of life at Monticello by a visitor. This volume tells of his efforts to restore order at his mismanaged mill complex, breed merino sheep, and otherwise resume full control of his financial and agricultural affairs. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 784 pages, 8 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1257.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
792
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691121215
ISBN
9780691121215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.15

Hardback. Offers a collection of Thomas Jefferson's quotations. This book puts Jefferson's words in context with an introduction, a chronology of Jefferson's life, the source of each quotation, an appendix identifying Jefferson's correspondents, and an index. It is intended for the casual reader, but is also a reference work. Editor(s): Kaminski, John P. Num Pages: 624 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 101 x 40. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691122670
ISBN
9780691122670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.56

Hardback. Features Thomas Jefferson's papers from the end of his presidency until his death, covering the period from 16 November 1809 to 11 August 1810. This title includes both incoming and outgoing letters, totaling 518 documents. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 816 pages, 8 halftones. 6 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691124902
ISBN
9780691124902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.73

Hardback. Features Thomas Jefferson's papers from the end of his presidency until his death. This work presents 567 documents covering the period from 12 August 1810 to 17 June 1811. It highlights Jefferson's draft constitution for an agricultural society, his astronomical calculations, his notes on plantings at Poplar Forest, and more. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 768 pages, 8 duotones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128672
ISBN
9780691128672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 127.16

Hardback. From the end of the author's presidency until his death, this title includes 581 documents from 18 June 1811 to 30 April 1812. It also takes readings of a solar eclipse; attempts to determine Monticello's longitude; measures Willis Mountain; and calls for a fixed international standard for measures, weights, and coins. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 800 pages, 10 duotones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1257.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
808
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135656
ISBN
9780691135656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 127.16

Hardback. Contains Thomas Jefferson's papers from the end of his presidency until his death. This work includes 592 documents from 1 May 1812 to 10 March 1813. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 792 pages, 8 duotones. 10 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1228.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137711
ISBN
9780691137711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 127.16

Hardback. Includes Thomas Jefferson's papers from the end of his presidency until his death that presents 516 documents from 11 March to 27 November 1813. This volume records the most intense period of correspondence between Jefferson and John Adams during their retirement. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 776 pages, 10 duotones. 17 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 56. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691137728
ISBN
9780691137728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 127.16

Hardback. Collects the 526 documents of Thomas Jefferson that run from 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814, the period during which Jefferson reviews the extant sources on the 1765 Stamp Act crisis to aid William Wirt, a Patrick Henry scholar; records his largely positive impressions of George Washington; and, updates a reading list for law students. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 816 pages, 10 duotones. 11 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; BJ; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149752
ISBN
9780691149752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.44

Hardback. Thomas Jefferson is overjoyed by American victories late in the War of 1812 and highly interested in the treaty negotiations that ultimately end the conflict. This title presents 591 documents of Jefferson dated from 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 800 pages, 10 duotones. 25 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 56. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
840
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153186
ISBN
9780691153186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.50

Hardback. A title that opens on 1 July 1802, when Thomas Jefferson is in Washington, and closes on 12 November, when he is again there. Upon learning in August of the declaration of war by Mawlay Sulayman, the sultan of Morocco, much of the president's and the cabinet's attention is focused on that issue. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 808 pages, 8 duotones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1257.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
816
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153230
ISBN
9780691153230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.82

Hardback. Documenting Thomas Jefferson's last year's, this title presents 523 documents from 1 September 1815 to 30 April 1816. In this period, Jefferson makes three trips to Poplar Forest. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 840 pages, 8 page illus. section - 10 duotones. 36 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1285.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
848
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156705
ISBN
9780691156705
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.73

Hardback. A title that opens on 13 November 1802, when the Jefferson is in Washington, and closes on 3 March 1803, the final day of his second year as president. The central issue of these months is the closing of the right of deposit at New Orleans, an act that threatens the economic wellbeing of Westerners. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 760 pages, 8 page illus. section - 8 duotones. 13 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156712
ISBN
9780691156712
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.19

Hardback. Still shaken by the closing of the right of deposit at New Orleans, the author confronts the potential political consequences of a cession of Louisiana to France that might result in a denial of American access to the Mississippi. This title drafts instructions and a cipher for Meriwether Lewis and arranges for the needed instruments. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 848 pages, 9 duotones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1314.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
768
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160375
ISBN
9780691160375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.73

Hardback. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 784 pages, 11 color illus. 11 line illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168296
ISBN
9780691168296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.73

Hardback. Discusses the dramatic escalation in the conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to determine the future course of the new American nation. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 824 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
824
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047775
ISBN
9780691047775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 127.18

Hardback. Sifting information from rumors and private letters, Jefferson follows events in Europe, including Bonaparte's unexpected rise to power in France, and sees the value of his tobacco crop plummet as US legislation cuts off the French market. He begins to compile a manual of parliamentary procedures for the Senate. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 728 pages, 8 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 245 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118956
ISBN
9780691118956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.73

Hardback. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 744 pages, 10 color illus. 14 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691172835
ISBN
9780691172835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 127.16

Hardback. Describes Thomas Jefferson grappling with problems arising from the radicalization of the French Revolution in Europe and the polarization of domestic politics in the US. The overthrow of the French monarchy leads the Secretary of State to suspend debt payments and to formulate a diplomatic recognition policy that will guide American diplomacy. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 928 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047768
ISBN
9780691047768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 127.16

Hardback. Covers a period of twenty-two months during which Thomas Jefferson spent most of his time at Monticello, where in his short-lived retirement from office he turned in earnest to the renovation of his residence and described himself as a 'monstrous farmer'. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 744 pages, 8 duotones, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; DN; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 243 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090436
ISBN
9780691090436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.82

Hardback. Editor(s): Looney, J. Jefferson. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series. Num Pages: 792 pages, 18 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1257.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Edited by J. Jefferson Looney ed.
Number of pages
792
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164113
ISBN
9780691164113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.99
€ 126.44

Paperback. In 1821, at the age of seventy-seven, Thomas Jefferson decided to "state some recollections of dates and facts concerning myself." The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, introduced here by historian Michael Zuckerman, gives us a glimpse into the private life and associations of one of America's most influential personalities. Editor(s): Ford, Paul Leicester. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219012
ISBN
9780812219012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 476 pages, 25 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JNB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
With a New preface by John M. Murrin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691635538
ISBN
9780691635538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.56
€ 148.48

Hardback. A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities presents a comprehensive collection of original essays relating to aspects of gender and sexuality in the classical world. Editor(s): Hubbard, Thomas K. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 680 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 251 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1476.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
680
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405195720
ISBN
9781405195720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.74

Paperback. In 1776, the U.S. owed huge sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens but, lacking the power to tax, had no means to repay them. This is the first book to tell the story of how foreign-born financial specialists solved the fiscal crisis and set the nation on a path to long-term economic prosperity. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674284104
ISBN
9780674284104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.81

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