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ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON, AS SEEN BY SOME FRIENDS
Putnam 1926 First American Edition Hard Cover
Navy cloth covers, gilt spine lettering, 9" tall. 170pp, illustrated with photos. VERY GOOD CONDITION, solid tight binding, extremely clean fresh feeling text, clean covers, exlibrary book with bookplate inside cover -- no wear -- no dust jacket.
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9.00 USD
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ETCHINGS OF VAN DYCK
London / NY George Newnes Ltd and Charles Scribner's sons Hard Cover
Beige spine and blue boards, 11 1/2" x 8 1/2", 21 pages, text in English - followed by 33 full-page plates, half are hand-tipped-in. Book VG condition, contents complete and clean and solid, note spine darkened and worn, some wear corners.
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16.00 USD
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HORACE WALPOLE, HORACE WALPOLE AND HIS WORLD
NY Atheneum Imperial Edition Hard Cover
A volume in the series Days of the Dandies. Original red cloth covers with paper spine label. 8 3/4" tall. 329pp including 2 illustrations, each complete with tissue guards. Book VG condition, solid and clean, slightly faded spine but label is bright and totally readable. no dj.
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20.00 USD
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IN MEMORIAM, ROSCOE CONKLING
Albany Weed, Parsons and co 1889 Hard Cover
Proceedings of the Senate and Assembly of the State of New York, in relation to the death of Ex-Senator Roscoe Conkling. Held at the Capitol, May 9, 1888. .... Thin book with blue cloth covers and gilt emblem with leaves in gilt, covers have bevelled edges. 10" x 7". 53pp with frontispiece photos..... Book VERY GOOD CONDITION, clean solid book, solid hinges, fresh, with light wear covers. - - - - - - - - Historic Document.
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180.00 USD
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MEMOIRS OF MADAME D'EPINAY, THE MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF MADAME D'EPINAY -- 3 volumes
London H. S. Nichols Ltd 1899 Limited Edition Hard Cover
Limited Edition - limited to 500 copies. Original maroon cloth covers, 9" tall, gilt lettering and design, with frontispiece portraits in each book. 337pp, 348pp, 356pp, Translated with introduction and brief notes by J. H. Freese. .... Exlibrary books with shadow on spines, bookplate inside front covers, # on spine of volume 1. . . . .. Books VERY GOOD CONDITION, solid books with clean texts, with light edgewear spines only. no dust jackets.
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50.00 USD
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SKETCH OF THE OFFICIAL LIFE OF JOHN A. ANDREW, AS GOVERNOR OF MASS., TO WHICH IS ADDED THE VALEDICTORY ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR ANDREW, DELIVERED UPON RETIRING FROM OFFICE, JANUARY 5, 1866, ON THE SUBJECT OF RECONSTRUCTION OF THE STATES RECENTLY IN REBELLION
Hurd and Houghton 1868 Hard Cover
211pp, 7" x 5", small book, with original brown cloth covers. Exlibrary book with shadow of spine label and library marks inside cover. Book very-condition, clean text, solid book, wear edges of covers.
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16.00 USD
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Yale 1964 Paperback
Prrepared and annotated with an introduction by theEditors of the Papers of Ben Franklin and sponsored by the American Philosophical Society and Yale University. Paperback. 351pp. Book VG condition, spine slightly foxed, clean solid book, never used.
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8.00 USD
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THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF PEG WOFFINGTON- 2 Volumes
Dodd Mead and Co 1893 Hard Cover
255pp, 240pp, with pictures of the period in which she lived, by J. Fitzgerald Molloy. Smallish hardcover books with brown cloth covers and gilt top pages and design on spines. Exlibrary books with # on spines and bookplates inside front covers. Books in VG condition, wear spine tops, otherwise clean and solid books. no djs.
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14.00 USD
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THE MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF MADAME D'EPINAY- 3 volumes
London H. S. Nichols and co 1899 Limited Edition Hard Cover
LIMITED EDITION- Limited to 500 copies. Original maroon cloth covers, 9" tall, gilt lettering and design with frontispiece portraits. 337pp 348pp 356pp, with frontispiece portraits. . . . . Books VERY GOOD CONDITION, solid books, solid hinges, totally clean fresh texts, only tiniest edgewear covers. no dust jackets. With old bookplate of former owner inside front covers each. no dust jackets.
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80.00 USD
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THE UNPUBLISHED DIARY OF PIERRE LAVAL
London The Falcon Press Ltd 1948 First UK Printing Hard Cover This book has a dust jacket.
Orange cloth covers, 9" tall, 220pp illustrated with photos. English text. With an introduction by Josee Laval..... Book VERY GOOD CONDITION, solid and clean, some fading covers, dust jacket Very Good
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18.00 USD
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THOMAS JEFFERSON WRITINGS
The Library of America 1984 Hard Cover
CONTENTS- autobiography, A Summary View of the Rights of British America, Notes on the State of Virginia, public papers, addresses, messages and replies, miscellany, letters. 1600pp with ribbon bookmark. Book NEW CONDITION -- dj VG with tear neatly taped inside dj, original price present on dj.
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(Bishop, Elizabeth) --- Giroux, Robert, editor ONE ART, LETTERS
Farrar Straus Giroux 1994 0374226407 / 9780374226404 First Printing, Stated Hard Cover This book has a dust jacket.
Green cloth covers and black and gilt spine label, a thick book, 9 1/2" tall, 668pp, illustrated. ----- Book NEAR FINE CONDITION, dj Near Fine Condition.
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25.00 USD
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Abbott, John S C HISTORY OF FREDERICK THE SECOND, CALLED FREDERICK THE GREAT
Harper and Brothers 1871 First Printing Hard Cover
584pp, with dozens of illustrations throughout the book. Tall book, 10" tall, original brown cloth covers. Book Very Good condition, solid book, solid hinges, totally clean and fresh text, in rare nice condition for its age. No wear spine or corners, with one little spot of wear cover edge. No dj. Remarkably nice for its age.
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28.00 USD
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Abbott, Lyman HENRY WARD BEECHER
Houghton Mifflin 1903 Hard Cover
Dark red cloth covers, 457pp with illustrations and index. " Special edition for Pilgrim Press by Houghton Mifflin" stated. Book VG condition, solid book, totally clean text, with slight wear edges -- no dj.
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8.00 USD
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