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Letters of Carl Van Vechten

by Carl Van Vechten

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1st Edition
Published
1987
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Hardcover
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9780300039078
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Newhaven And London: Yale University Press, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very Good Hardcover In A Very Good Dust Jacket. Gathers Van Vechten's Letters To Writers, Publishers, Composers, Actors, Critics, Artists, Editors, And Friends.
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Journey Home

by Burke, Paul

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Used - Near Fine
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Edition
1st Edition
Published
2005
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Paperback
ISBN
9781413450545
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Amazon: Xlibris, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine Soft Cover. Signed By Author To His Friend On Fep .
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THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF TURKEY PETE

by Blodgett, Jim; Morris, Joy

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Used - Near Fine
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Near Fine
Edition
1st
Published
2019
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Hardcover
ISBN
9781644385753
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St Petersburg, Fl: Booklocker.com, Inc., 2019. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. By Author. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st edition, hard cover, dust jacket, signed, Ever since Paul Eitner was a young boy in Germany, he dreamed of one day meeting a real cowboy and possibly becoming one himself. Pauls dream continued to grow, and it stayed with… Read more about this item
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Rev. William S. White, D. D., And His Times. (1800-1873) An Autobiography.

by Rev. H. M. White, D. D.,

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1st
Published
1891
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Hardcover
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Richmond, VA.: Prebyterian Commitee of Publication, 1891. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Written shortly after the Civil War which had taken the life his son Hugh, who fell in battle, August 30, 1862. Very clean and tight copy with the Title stamped in Gilt on the front cover and spine. 284pp Green floral… Read more about this item
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A Wordsworth Chronology

by Pinion, F. B.

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Very Good
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1st
Published
1988
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Hardcover
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Boston, Massachusetts: G.K.hall & Co., 1988. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. hard cover, dust jacket, both very good condition, 234 pages, The Wordsworth letters are by far the most important source of info for Wordsworth life as a whole..
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The Letters of Noel Coward

by Noel Coward

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Near Fine
Edition
1st
Published
2007
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780375423031
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New York: Knopf, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "a publishing event! the first and definitive collection of letters (most of them previously unpublished) both from and to the incomparable noel coward, a unique and irredidtible portrait of a society and age-from the blitz to the ritz and beyond".
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The Grand Incendiary

by Lewis, Paul

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Very Good
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1st
Published
1973
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Hardcover
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New York: Dial Press, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Biography of Samuel Adams, a Founding Father and cousin of John Adams the 2nd president of the Colonial United States. Half bright red leather over red cloth boards. In a Very Good dust jacket with a couple of small chips and now… Read more about this item
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Dearest Isa Robert Browning's Letters to Isabella Blagden

by Robert Browning

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1st
Published
1951
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Hardcover
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Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1951. Book. Illus. by Hilda Wilcox Phelps. Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. edited with an introduction by edward c. mcaleer; 402 pp; contents include: preface, cue-titles, abbreviations, and symbols, introduction, the letters, appendix, index, & list of illustrations.
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Trader Horn

by Ethelreda Lewis

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Edition
1st
Published
1927
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Hardcover
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U.S.A.: Simon and Schuster, 1927. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. some markings on cover. sunned spine. 302 pages. the life and works of Alfred Aloysius Horn, who was an ivory trader in central Africa..
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A Brief Autobiography: The Life of the Virginian Composer Vernon Perdue Davis with Commentary by James Scott Rawlings

by Orr, Lee Anderson

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Edition
1st
Published
1996
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Paperback
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Norf, Virginia: Self Published, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Brief Autobiography: The Life of the Virginian Composer Vernon Perdue Davis with Commentary by James Scott Rawlings. Soft cover with a plastic ring binding. 89pp including appendices and an index plus author's notes. Lee Anderson Orr is the editor of the… Read more about this item
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Diary of Samuel Pepys, the

by Henry B. Wheatley , F.s.a.

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1st
Published
1928
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Hardcover
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London: G. Bell & Sons Limited, 1928. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 3 book set. book 1- vol. 1-3 1659-1663: 371 pages. book 2- vol. 4-6 1664-1667: 385 pages. book 3- vol. 7-9 1667-1669: 313 pages plus index. the essential writings of Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), a remarkable man who witnessed the coronation of… Read more about this item
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge: A Bondage of Opium

by Molly Lefebure

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Good
Edition
1st
Published
1974
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780812817119
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United States of America: Stein & Day Pub, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 492 pages plus appendix, references, bibliography, and index. molly lefebure examines coleridge's addiction to morphine, previously little understood, to offer vast new insights into the life of the great romantic poet..
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Bertrand Russell O.m. : Pictorial Biography

by H.w. Leggett

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1st
Published
1950
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Hardcover
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United States: The Philosophical Library , Inc., 1950. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 78 pages. some writing in pen on back end page. a black and white pictorial biography of the author, betrand russell o.m..
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The Best Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

by Thanet, Octave

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1st
Published
1890
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Hardcover
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Chicago: A. C. McClurg and Company., 1890. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Half-leather with marbled boards. Ruled in Gilt with extra gilt on spine. Raised bands with six compartments. title in gilt on spine.The Best Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Edited by Octave Thanet, better known as Alice French, an American novelist.… Read more about this item
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Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett 1845-1846

by Browning, Robert

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1st
Published
1899
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Hardcover
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New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1899. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. with Portraits and facsimiles in two Volumes, Green linen hardcovers, Gilt border and titles in Gilt on spines, Edges untrimmed Previous owners name in pencil on inside of front board vol. one 574 pp and Vol. two 571 pp… Read more about this item
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Dry Messiah: The Life of Bishop Cannon

by Virginius Dabney

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1st
Published
1949
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Hardcover
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New York: Greenwood Press, 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. sharply written study of the life of Southern Methodist Bishop Cannon. An unbiased biography, it reveals success and scandal, storm and fury with appalling frankness. It ruthlessly records Cannon's financial and moral notoriety, his alleged bucketshop dealings, his trials by a Senate Committee… Read more about this item
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Stuart McGuire

by McGuire, Ruth Robertson

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1st
Published
1956
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Hardcover
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Richmond, Virginia: William Byrd Press, 1956. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. accounts and memories of Lt. Colonel Stuart McGuire's life. 121 pp He wad a Medical Doctor in the Medical Corp in the the US Army in France during World War I. The base Hospital was organized at Fort Lee, Virginia. Dr,… Read more about this item
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The Life of John Price Durbin, D.d., Ll.d., With an Analysis of His Homiletic Skill and Sacred Oratory

by John A. Roche

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1st
Published
1889
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Hardcover
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New York: Phillips & Hunt, 1889. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. the biography of john price durbin. this has been rebound using the originial front, rear, and spine on the new binding. end papers are renewed..
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Memoirs of a Southern Lawyer

by Ben Robertson Miller

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1st
Published
1973
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Hardcover
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Baton Rouge, LA: Tjm Corporation, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. copy number 40 out of 350..
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Who Is Sheriff Given?

by D.P. Sheriff Given

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1st
Published
1999
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Paperback
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9780870126260
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Parsons, WV, U.S.A.: McClain Printing Company, 1999. Book. Good. Stapled Pamphlet. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A sample of the ideas and solutions D.P. Given had to make life for all West Virginians more secure and prosperous..
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