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OUR SINGING COUNTRY: A SECOND VOLUME OF AMERICAN BALLADS AND FOLK SONGS
by Lomax, John A. and Alan Lomax (Compilers) and Ruth Crawford Seeger, Music Editor
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- Used - Very Good in Fair Dustjacket
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- Stated First Printing
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- 1941
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- Hardcover
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€231.16
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1941. Stated First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Fair Dustjacket. Quarto. Grey boards with red lettering. Red topstain. [xxxiv] pp. 416. Includes index and bibliography. Second collection of folk songs and ballads gathered by the Lomaxes and scored by Ruth Crawford Seeger. Very light rubbing to extremities, and some browning to pastedowns. Dustjacket… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MARVELOUS CAREER OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT INCLUDING WHAT HE HAS DONE AND STANDS FOR; HIS EARLY LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES; THE STORY OF HIS AFRICAN TRIP; HIS MEMORABLE JOURNEY THROUGH EUROPE; AND HIS ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME HOME and SALEMAN'S SAMPLE COPY FOR THE SAME BOOK
by Morris, Charles
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- Used - Sales copy: Very Good; Full Publication: Good Plus
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- First Edition
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- 1910
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- Hardcover
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€153.80
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Philadelphia, PA: P.W. Ziegler Company, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Sales copy: Very Good; Full Publication: Good Plus. Two publications, 9.5 in. x 7 in., one being the salesman's sample (inaccurately paginated) of the other (pp. 390). Profusely illustrated. The salesman's sample offers the first two pages of most of the forty chapters, of the finished publication, plus a… Read more about this item Item Price
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OUTDOOR PASTIMES OF AN AMERICAN HUNTER
by Roosevelt, Theodore
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- Used - Very Good
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- First U.K. Edition
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- 1905
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- Hardcover
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€123.04
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London, England: Longmans, Green & Co, 1905. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, 9.1 in. x 6 in., pp. xi, 369. Illustrated with tissue-guarded frontis of the author and dozens of other photographs. Forest green cloth boards with gilt design of Roosevelt riding a horse to front. Gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to extremities; a couple… Read more about this item Item Price
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HUTCHINGS' CALIFORNIA MAGAZINE VOLUME IV, NO. 46, APRIL 1860
by Hutchings and Rosenfield (Publishers)
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- Used - Good
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- 1860
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- Magazine
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€46.61
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San Francisco, CA: Hutchings and Rosenfield, (146 Montgomery Street, second door North of Clay), 1860. Magazine. Good. A monthly magazine featuring interesting sketches and articles, fiction, poetry, history, natural history, fashion, philosophy, social comment, advertising -- even gossip. A bit fragile.
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HUTCHINGS' CALIFORNIA MAGAZINE NO. 36, JUNE 1859
by Hutchings and Rosenfield (Publishers)
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- Used - Good
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- 1859
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- Magazine
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€46.61
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San Francisco, CA: Hutchings and Rosenfield, (146 Montgomery Street, second door North of Clay), 1859. Magazine. Good. A monthly magazine featuring interesting sketches and articles, fiction, poetry, history, natural history, fashion, philosophy, social comment, advertising -- even gossip. A bit fragile.
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HUTCHINGS' CALIFORNIA MAGAZINE NO. 44, FEBRUARY 1860
by Hutchings and Rosenfield (Publishers)
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- Used - Good
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- 1860
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- Newspaper
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Eugene, Oregon, USA
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€46.61
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San Francisco, CA: Hutchings and Rosenfield, (146 Montgomery Street, second door North of Clay), 1860. Newspaper. Good. A monthly magazine featuring interesting sketches and articles, fiction, poetry, history, natural history, fashion, philosophy, social comment, advertising -- even gossip. A bit fragile. Bluepaper covers with Eastman graphic of mountain stream to front.
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HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (WITH SEVEN MAPS)
by Valentine, David T.
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1853
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- Hardcover
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€369.11
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New York: G.P. Putnam's & Co, 1853. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. ALL SEVEN MAPS PRESENT, BUT REMOVED AND LAID FLAT IN ARCHIVAL PLASTIC FOR STUDY AND PROTECTION. Brown embossed cloth, double-ruled in blind; rebacked spine, with original spine laid down; lettered in copper. Seven fold-out maps, and eight plates. Pages supple and bright. [vi], p.1 i, 7-404pp. frontis,… Read more about this item Item Price
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NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE SOURCE OF THE ST. PETER'S RIVER, LAKE WINNEPEEK, LAKE OF THE WOODS, &c. PERFORMED IN THE YEAR 1823, BY ORDER OF THE HON. J. C. CALHOUN, SECRETARY OF WAR, UNDER THE COMMAND OF STEPHAN H. LONG, U.S.T.E. COPILED FROM THE NOTES OF MAJOR LONG, MESSRS. SAY, KEATING AND COLHOUN (TWO VOLUMES BOUND IN ONE)
by Keating, William H.
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1825
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- Leather-bound
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€615.19
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London, England: Geo. B. Whittaker, 1825. Leather-bound. Very Good. Octavo, 8.5 in. x 5.3 in., pp. 1-458 (Volume I), [3], vi, 1-248 (Volume II), 1-146 (appendix), [10] (Vocabulary of Indian Languages). Illustrated with engraved frontis, fold-out map (11.25 in. x 21 in.), and six additional engravings. Full calf wiith decorative gilt frame to front and back. Gilt title… Read more about this item Item Price
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A TOPOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION OF BOSTON
by Shurtleff, Nathaniel
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- Used - Good
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- Third edition
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- 1891
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- Hardcover
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€56.86
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Boston, Mass: Order of the COmmon COuncil, 1891. Third edition. Hardcover. Good. Quarto, 10.6 in. x 7 in., pp. lvi, 720. Illustrated with frontis and four additional plates and four maps, two of which fold-out. Brown cloth boards with double frame stamped in blind and gilt insignia to center of front, and in blind to back. Rubbing to… Read more about this item Item Price
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RAND, MCNALLY & CO.'S - A WEEK AT THE FAIR ILLUSTRATING THE EXHIBITS AND WONDERS OF THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION WITH SPECIAL DESCRIPTIVE ARTICLES...MAPS, PLANS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS
by Rand, McNally & Company
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- Used - Very Good Plus
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- 1893
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- Leather-bound
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€179.90
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Chicago, IL: Rand, McNally & Company, 1893. Leather-bound. Very Good Plus. NOTE: Map of Fair not present. Small quarto .(9 1/16 in. x 6 1/4 in.) Flexible leather covers with gilt lettering to front and spine. All edges gilt. Appears very lightly used, if at all.
After a thorough explanation of helpful identifying marks, a preface,… Read more about this item Item Price
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WORKS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CONTAINING SEVERAL POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL TRACTS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY FORMER EDITION, AND MANY LETTERS OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE NOT HITHERTO PUBLISHED; WITH NOTES AND A LIFE OF THE AUTHOR. (TEN VOLUMES, COMPLETE); Works of Benjamin Franklin
by Sparks, Jared
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- Used - Very Good
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- Later printing
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- 1856
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- Leather-bound
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€974.04
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Boston: Whittemore, Niles, and Hall, 1856. Later printing. Leather-bound. Very Good. Quarto. 9 in. x 6 1/4 in.). Smooth calf, elaborately ruled, framed and tooled in blind. Beveled boards. Moderate scuffing to boards and rubbing to extremities. Each volume shows two spine labels in contrasting black. One label missing and another partially worn away. Publisher's red stain to… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SIEVE OR REVELATIONS OF THE MAN MILL: BEING THE TRUTH ABOUT AMERICAN IMMIGRATION
by Weiss, Feri Felix
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- Used - Good Plus
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- Stated First Printing
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- 1921
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- Hardcover
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€46.61
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Boston, Mass: The Page Company, 1921. Stated First Printing. Hardcover. Good Plus. Octavo. Burgundy cloth-covered boards. Light rubbing to extremities, particularly to top and bottom of spine and several slightly-nudged corners. Clean and tight.
Full-size paste-on to front board featuering an Uncle Sam character regarding colorful immigrants in a washtub he's holding. Is he about to toss… Read more about this item Item Price
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TRANMITTING A REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE IN RELATION TO THE FORESTS, RIVERS, AND MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION
by Roosevelt, Theodore
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- Used - Good
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- 1902
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- Hardcover
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€61.52
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Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1902. Hardcover. Good. Small folio, 12 in. x 8.1 in., pp. 210. Illustrated with seventy-seven black and white photographs, one color photograph, and two color fold-out maps. Green pebble cloth with decorative bands in blind to front and back. Gilt title to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Corners bumped. Fraying to headcap. Surface scar… Read more about this item Item Price
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AMERICAN IDEALS, AND OTHER ESSAYS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL (WITH BOOKPLATE OF BOOKER T. WASHINGTON); (Alleghany Edition)
by Roosevelt, Theodore
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- Used - Good Plus
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- Later Printing
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- 1902
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- Hardcover
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€3,588.58
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. Later Printing. Hardcover. Good Plus. Quarto. Brown cloth over boards, with Indian wigwam in gilt and brown to front cover, and flying eagle, musket and powderhorn to spine. Rubbing to extremities, corners bumped and a few small blanching stains to boards.
Ex-Libris sticker to front pastedown with "NTII" Medallion (Tuskegee Normal and… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE JUDGEMENT OF WHOLE KINGDOMS AND NATIONS, CONCERNING THE RIGHTS, POWER, AND PREROGATIVE OF KINGS, AND THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEDGES AND PROPERTIES OF THE PEOPLE.; The Judgement of Whole Kingdoms and Nations, Concerning the Rights, Power, and Prerogative of Kings, and the Rights, Priviledges and Properties of the People
by Sommers, Lord (Baron John Somers)
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- Used - Fair
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- Tenth Edition, Corrected
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- 1771
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- Leather-bound
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€153.80
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London: J. Williams, No. 38. in Fleet Street, and the Booksellers of Lolndon and Westminster, 1771. Tenth Edition, Corrected. Leather-bound. Fair. Vox Populi; Vox Dei,. Octavo. Contemporary leather, with reinforced with cloth at spine. 8 1/4 in. x 5 5/8 in.10th edition, corrected. vii + 168pp. Contents clean. Front cover and titlepage, and Rear Covers detached but present.… Read more about this item Item Price
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CONTINUATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE PROVINCE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY, FROM THE YEAR 1748 TO 1765. WITH AN INTRODUCTORY SKETCH OF EVENTS FROM ITS ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT -- VOLUME II ONLY
by Minot, George Richards
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- Used - Good
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- 1803
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- Leather-bound
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€231.16
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Boston, Mass: James White & Co. (by Manning & Loring), 1803. Leather-bound. Good. NOTE: Volume II Only: Octavo. Contemporary tree calf. Rubbing to extremities. Probable replacement boards 1/8 inch too long for spine, at both top and bottom. Red contrasting spine label, double ruled in gilt, with circular red & gilt volume label, lettered in gilt to one… Read more about this item Item Price
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A HISTORY OF THE MOHAWK VALLEY AND EARLY LUMBERING (SIGNED)
by Polley, Louis E. , Sue Bailey (assisted by)
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- Used - Good
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- Second Printing
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- 1985
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- Paperback
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€102.53
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Marcola, OR: Polley Publishing, 1985. Second Printing. Paperback. Good. Quarto.Shelfwear. Shelfwear. A 3 inch x 1 inch scrape to bottom of front panel, revealing white beneath. Two maps in pocket on inside rear cover. Loaded with wonderful historic photographs. Black lettering to white spine. Yellow lettering to front of green cover illustrated with trees. 146 pp with credits… Read more about this item Item Price
€102.53
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NOTES ON THE STATE OF VIRGINIA (DISBOUND)
by Jefferson, Thomas
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- Used - Poor (Disbound)
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- 1801
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- Leather-bound
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€512.66
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Philadelphia, PA: R.T. Rawle, 1801. Leather-bound. Poor (Disbound). LACKS titlepage, frontis portrait of Jefferson, folding map of Virginia, folding chart of Indian tribes. Contemporary speckled calf 8 1/4 in. x 5 1/2 in., with sufficient portions of contrasting maroon spine label to discern it's gilt lettering - "Jefferson's Notes.". Gilt ticking to all leather edges, albeit quite faded.… Read more about this item Item Price
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A VOLUME OF MEMOIRS AND GENEALOGY OF REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND COUNTY OF KING WASHINGTON INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF MANY OF THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY (Henry Sicades Copy)
by Lewis Publishing Company
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1903
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- Leather-bound
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€768.98
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New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1903. Leather-bound. Near Fine. Quarto. Morocco (goatskin) in dark maroon (10 1/4 in. x 8 1/2 in.) Double ruled in blind, with decorative embossed corner devices to both front and back. Beveled boards. Four raised bands (five compartments). Gilt lettering ("King County Washington" to second compartment down, and "Illustrated" to fourth). All edges… Read more about this item Item Price
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A HISTORY OF TRAVEL IN AMERICA SHOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION FRO THE CRUDE METHODS OF THE CANOE AND THE DOG-SLED TO THE HIGHLY ORGANIZED RAILWAY SYSTEMS OF THE PRESENT, TOGETHER WITH A NARRATIVE OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCES AND CHANGING SOCIAL CONDITIONS THAT ACCOMPANIED THIS ECONOMIC CONQUEST OF THE CONTINENT (FOUR VOLUMES)
by Dunbar, Seymour
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1915
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- Hardcover
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€97.87
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Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Four Volume Matching Set: Octavo, 9.1 in. x 6 in. 1529 total pages. Each illustrated with tissue-guarded frontis, and many black and white engravings, photographs, and maps. Blue cloth boards with gilt title to spines. Light rubbing to extremities. Most corners are lightly nudged. Bookseller's ink stamp… Read more about this item Item Price
€97.87