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AUTOGRAPHS: CHRISTMAS CARD WITH SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS OF PAUL, KING OF GREECE AND FREDERICA OF HANOVER, QUEEN OF GREECE.
by Paul, King of Greece; and Frederica of Hanover.
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- 1950's.
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circa 1950's., 1950's.. Fine. - Small quarto, 6-1/4 inches high by 4-5/8 inches wide. A 6-1/4 inch high by 9-1/8 inch wide sheet of heavy cream stock folded as a greeting card with a Christmas greeting on the front. Inside, the card is illustrated with 2 photographs, one on each panel. The first is a photograph of Queen Frederica surrounded… Read more about this item Item Price
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LES BOURBONS ET LA RUSSIE PENDANT LA REVOLUTION FRANCAISE. (D'Apres des Documents Inedits). [Histoire de L'Emigration.]
by Daudet, Ernest.
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- Used - Very good
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- [1886].
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Paris: A La Librairie Illustree, [1886]., [1886].. Very good. - Octavo, 8-3/4 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in three quarter brown leather and marbled boards titled in gilt on leather labels and with gilt decorations between raised bands on the spine. The endpapers are marbled and the top edge is gilt. The covers are slightly rubbed. vi… Read more about this item Item Price
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SOUVENIR ALBUM PRESENTED TO LINCOLN MACVEAGH by the SPANISH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Memorializing his Presentation of Credentials as Ambassador to Spain, Together with a CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM JUAN III and ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS by CAMPUA.
by ("Campua", Jose Demaria Vazque); Franco, Generalissimo Francisco; MacVeagh, Lincoln; and Juan III (Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona).
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- 1952.
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€2,356.50
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Madrid: Oficina de Informacion Diplomatica, March 27-28, 1952., 1952.. Fine. - Folio hardcover. Original 12-3/4 inch high by 9 inch wide printed wrappers bound with silk cord into sumptuous 15-1/4 inches high by 10 inches wide burgundy leather with a gilt device centered within gilt decorated roulette and gilt double-ruled frames on the front cover. The binding is further enhanced… Read more about this item Item Price
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PEACEFUL WARRIOR. [SIGNED by SIR EDWARD TRENTON RICHARDS and by the author].
by Richards, Sir Edward Trenton; Williams, J. Randolf.
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- (1988).
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Bermuda: Camden Editions, (1988)., (1988).. Very good. - Octavo, 9 inches high by 6 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in red cloth titled in gilt on the spine, laid into a pictorial dust wrapper featuring a portrait of Sir Richards. The head and tail of the spine are very lightly bumped. xvi & 375 pages, illustrated with frontispiece and a 28… Read more about this item Item Price
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ISRAEL'S FINEST DAY. The Timetable of Victory. The Complete Text of Abba Eban's June 6th Address to the United Nations Security Council.
by Eban, Abba.
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- (1967).
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West Pittston, PA: Marc Publishing Co., (1967)., (1967).. Good. - Quarto, 10-3/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in pictorial wrappers featuring a portrait of Moshe Dayan drawn by Ken Frantz. The covers are rubbed, creased and slightly stained. [62] pages profusely illustrated in black & white with photographs and maps. The corners of the pages are slightly… Read more about this item Item Price
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SITUATION DE L'UKRAINE. (Published in "la Revue universelle, January 15, 1939.)
by [Shulhyn,Oleksander]. Choulguine, Alexandre.
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- January 15, 1939.
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€47.13
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Paris: Revue universelle, January 15, 1939., January 15, 1939.. Very good. - Octavo, 10 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed gray wrappers titled in black on the front cover and the spine. The edges of the covers are lightly creased. Volume LXXVI, No. 20, January 15, 1939, pages 129-256. The overlapping edges of a few of… Read more about this item Item Price
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LIFE OF BONAPARTE, FIRST CONSUL OF FRANCE, FROM HIS BIRTH TO THE PEACE OF LUNEVILLE, To Which is Added an Account of His Remarkable Actions...Replies...Speeches...and Traits of Character, with Anecdotes of his Different Campaigns. Translated From the French.
by [Dubroca, Louis]. Cousin D'Avallon, Charles-Yves.
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- 1803.
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Morris-Town [NJ]: Printed by Henry P. Russell, 1803., 1803.. Good. - Octavo, 6-1/2 inches high by 4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in full contemporary 19th century calf, titled on a black leather label on the spine. The covers are rubbed and scuffed and the title label is heavily chipped. (x), [1] - 172 pages. The front endpaper is heavily chipped… Read more about this item Item Price
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AUTOGRAPH: SIGNATURE of American educator and writer GREGOR ZIEMER who served as the headmaster of the American School in Berlin during the 1930's.
by Ziemer, Gregor (1899-1982).
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Very good. - A 1-1/2 inch high by 2-1/2 inch wide section of paper with the close of a letter signed by Gregor Ziemer. Above the signature the phrase "Cordially yours" is typed, with Ziemer's name typed below his signature. Very good. Gregor Ziemer (1899-1982) was an American educator and foreign correspondent who lived in Germany during the 1930s… Read more about this item Item Price
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TYPED LETTER SIGNED by 'The Flying Mayor" of Amsterdam ARNOLD JAN D'AILLY.
by d'Ailly, Arnold Jan (1902-1967). "The Flying Mayor" of Amsterdam.
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- 1950.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands, September 1, 1950., 1950.. Fine. - Over 75 words typed on his personal 8-1/8 inch high by 5-3/4 inch wide creamy white stationery with his name "Mr. Arn. J. d'Ailly" printed at top left. In his letter, addressed to the President of the Saint Nicholas Society in New York William M. Clearwater, d'Ailly informs him that… Read more about this item Item Price
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TYPED LETTER SIGNED by 'The Flying Mayor" of Amsterdam ARNOLD JAN D'AILLY on the occasion of the anniversary of the Saint Nicholas Society.
by d'Ailly, Arnold Jan (1902-1967). "The Flying Mayor" of Amsterdam.
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- 1948.
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Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 30, 1948., 1948.. Fine. - Approximately 70 words typed on his 8-1/8 inch high by 5-3/4 inch wide creamy white official stationery with "De Burgemeester van Amsterdam" printed in blue at top left under the embossed seal of the City of Amsterdam. In his letter, addressed to the President of the Saint Nicholas Society in… Read more about this item Item Price
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"HONORING SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL 1874-1965": FIRST DAY OF ISSUE COVER WITH U.S. 5 CENT STAMP.
by Churchill, Sir Winston.
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- 1965.
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Postmarked from Fulton, MO on May 13, 1965., 1965.. Very good. - sc A First Day Cover honoring Winston Churchill. The 3-5/8 inch high by 6-1/2 inch wide envelope is illustrated with a patriotic portrait along the left third honoring the wartime British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The envelope bears the 5 cent U.S. postage stamp which also… Read more about this item Item Price
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KING CHARLES I & THE TOBACCO TRADE; THE PROCLAMATION OF JANUARY 6, 1630-31. Reproduced to honor the service of Martha W. Hiden to the Virginia State Library as a member of its Board. Edited by Randolph W. Church, State Librarian.
by (Charles I [1600-1649]; Church, Randolph W.).
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- 1952.
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Richmond, VA: Virginia State Library, 1952., 1952.. Very good. - Folio, 19-3/4 inches high by 13 inches wide. Softcover, creamy tan wraps bound with black cotton cord, titled in black & red on the front cover. 8 pages, including the covers, printed in red and black on Linweave's early American paper stock with facsimiles of the 2 pages… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE HISTORY OF GREECE. By Professor Dr. Ernst Curtius. Translated by Adolphus William Ward, M.A. (5 volumes).
by Curtius, Professor Dr. Ernst.
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- 1897.
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897., 1897.. Very good. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Five volumes uniformly bound in black cloth titled in gilt on the spines. The covers are lightly rubbed and soiled with some minor staining. The heads of the spines are slightly chipped. 516 pages; 675 pages; 598 pages; 530 pages;… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE LIFE OF BARON FRED. TRENCK: Containing His Adventures, and Cruel and Excessive Sufferings, During Ten Years Imprisonment, at the Fortress of Magdeburg, by Command of the Late King of Prussia.
by Holcroft, Thomas.
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- 1814.
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Hartford: B. & J. Russell, 1814., 1814.. Fair. - 32mo, 4-3/4 inches high by 3 inches wide. Vintage light blue boards backed with a tan paper covered spine. There is wear to the edges of the stained covers and the boards are splitting along the joints with a large piece out from the tail of the spine. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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RECUEIL DES ORAISONS FUNEBRES Prononcees par Messire Jacques Benigne Bossuet, Eveque de Meaux. Nouvelle Edition. Augmentee de l'Eloge historique de l'Auteur, & du Catalogue de ses Ouvrages.
by Bossuet, Jacques Benigne (1627-1704).
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- 1741.
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Paris: Chez Jean Desaint, 1741., 1741.. Good. - 18mo, 6-5/8 inches high by 4 inches wide. Full contemporary brown calf with a gilt titled red leather label and floral decorations in gilt between raised bands on the spine. The covers are rubbed and scuffed with wear to the edges and corners. The head of the spine is chipped… Read more about this item Item Price
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Holograph Cover with the SIGNATURE of the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain ROBERT ROLFE, 1ST BARON CRANWORTH.
by Rolfe, Robert; 1st Baron Cranworth (1790-1868). British lawyer and Liberal politician who served as Lord High Chancellor of Gread Britain.
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- 1857.
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€14.14
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London, 1857., 1857.. Very good. - Robert Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth's signature at the bottom left of a 3 inch high by 5 inch wide clipping from an envelope. "PAID 1857" with the royal crown is stamped in red at top right and partially overlaps the address penned in an unknown hand. The autograph is mounted with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Holograph Cover with the SIGNATURE of the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain HUGH CAIRNS, 1ST EARL CAIRNS.
by Cairns, Hugh; 1st Earl Cairns (1819-1885). Irish-born British statesman who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
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- 1868.
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1868., 1868.. Very good. - Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns' signature at the bottom left of a 3 inch high by 4-1/4 inch wide clipping from an envelope. "London Official Paid" is stamped in red at top right above Miss Nicholson's address penned in an unknown hand. The autograph is mounted with glue from the verso onto a… Read more about this item Item Price
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by the British Lord High Chancellor WILLIAM WOOD, 1ST BARON HATHERLEY, together with his AUTOGRAPH on a slip of paper.
by Wood, William, 1st Baron Hatherley (1801-1881). British lawyer and statesman who served as a Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain under Gladstone.
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- Used - Very good
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- 1866.
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31, Great George Street, March 5, 1866., 1866.. Very good. - Over 30 words penned on both sides of 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide creamy white paper. The first page of the letter is framed by black mourning borders. William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley writes to apologize as he "cannot leave my court". Signed "W.P. Wood".… Read more about this item Item Price
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HOLOGRAPH DOCUMENT: A Bankruptcy Document SIGNED by EDWARD THURLOW, 1ST BARON THURLOW, the LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR OF GREAT BRITAIN.
by Thurlow, Edward, 1st Baron Thurlow (1731-1806). British lawyer and Tory politician who served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.
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- 1789.
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April 21, 1789., 1789.. Good. - An autograph document penned in an unknown hand on 1-7/8 inch high by 8-1/4 inch wide parchment paper with clipped corners. A bankruptcy document dated "21st April 1789" reading "Let a Commission issue as prayed and be directed to Samuel Buck Nicholas Smith Esquires Thomas Bolland Charles Coupland and James Nixon Gentlemen",… Read more about this item Item Price
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by the English Politician SIR BALDWYN LEIGHTON, 8TH BARONET addressed to the British Barrister and Historian EDWARD PEARS.
by Leighton, Sir Baldwyn, 8th Baronet (1836-1897). English Conservative Party politician whos served as a member of the House of Commons.
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€117.82
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Grosvenor Square, November 30 [19th Century]. . Good. - Over 50 words penned on 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide "52, Park Street, Grosvenor Square" stationery framed by black mourning borders. Sir Balwyn Leighton writes to the historian Edward Pears that he is sending him a corrected "proof copy" of his pamphlet "Poor Law, out-relief", requesting several… Read more about this item Item Price
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