Cecere Anne Decker (39 results)

Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on cover and spine, maroon illustrated dust jacket, 1041 pp. "The Eighteenth-Century Records of the Boston Overseers of the Poor constitute the earliest and most complete set of records pertaining to poor relief in early America. In a substantial introductory essay, editor Er…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Bound in blue cloth-covered boards with gold CSM seal on the front board and gold lettering on the spine; publications of CSM volume LXIX. The book is square and unmarked; corners sharp, spine ends lightly bumped. The dust jacket is not priced; edgewear at spine…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Eighteenth-Century ""Records of the Boston Overseers of the Poor"" constitutes the collection of the earliest and most complete set of records pertaining to poor relief in early America. In a substantial introduction, the editor, Eric Nellis describes the process by which the Overseers o…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Belknap Press/Harvard, 2004. Octavo. Black boards stamped in gold. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Publisher insert laid…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In mid-March 1781, John Adams received his commission and instructions as minister to the Netherlands and embarked on the boldest initiative of his diplomatic career. Disappointed by the lack of interest shown by Dutch investors in his efforts to raise a loan for the United States, Adams cha…

Hardback. Condition: New. In mid-March 1781, John Adams received his commission and instructions as minister to the Netherlands and embarked on the boldest initiative of his diplomatic career. Disappointed by the lack of interest shown by Dutch investors in his efforts to raise a loan for the United States, Adams changed his tac…

Hardback. Condition: New. The American victory at Yorktown in October 1781 and the fall of Lord North's ministry in March 1782 opened the possibility that John Adams might soon be involved in negotiations to end the war for American independence. To prepare for the occasion, Adams and Benjamin Franklin discussed in their letters…

Condition: New. This volume shows John Adams to be a determined and resourceful diplomat, unafraid to go beyond the bounds of traditional diplomacy to implement his vision of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Lint, Gregg L.; Ryerson, Richard Alan; Cecere, Anne Decker; Taylor, C. James; Shea, Jennifer; Walker, Celeste; Hogan, M…

Condition: New. In this volume, the circumstances and reasoning behind Adams's bold moves in the spring of 1781 are presented in full, showing him to be a determined and resourceful diplomat, unafraid to go beyond the bounds of traditional diplomacy to implement his vision of American foreign policy. Editor(s): Ryerson, Richard…