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The History of `The Tale of Peter Rabbit'

The History of `The Tale of Peter Rabbit'

by Linder, Leslie & Beatrix Potter

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1976
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780723219880
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London, England: Warne. Very Good+. 1976. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0723219885 . Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages… Read more about this item
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Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book Containing the Inspired and Inspiring  Selections, Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His  Own Use
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Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections, Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use

by Hubbard, Elbert / The Roycrofters

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1923
Binding
Hardcover
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New York, NY: Wm. H. Wise & Company. Very Good. 1923. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This notebook has a semi-limp cloth binding that has a string binding. The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers have staining / tidemarking to the rear cover edges. The inside front hinge… Read more about this item
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Catalogue of Some Five Hundred Examples of the Printing of Edwin & Robert  Grabhorn Offered for Sale At the Book Shop of David Magee
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Catalogue of Some Five Hundred Examples of the Printing of Edwin & Robert Grabhorn Offered for Sale At the Book Shop of David Magee

by Magee, David / Grabhorn Press

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1960
Binding
Paperback
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San Francisco, CA: Grabhorn Press. Very Good. 1960. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is an oversized paperback book with cardstock covers and a string bound spine The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have yapped edges, which, unfortunately, have some bumping, wear and small edge nicks.… Read more about this item
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They Were Underpaid Of a Journey of Inspection Made During the Year of Our  Lord 1865

They Were Underpaid Of a Journey of Inspection Made During the Year of Our Lord 1865

by Swett, John

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1946
Binding
Hardcover
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San Jose, CA: San Jose State College. Very Good. 1946. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book covers are of marbled paper with a cloth tape spine. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some discoloration to the… Read more about this item
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How to Write a Short, Short Story

How to Write a Short, Short Story

by Lichtblau, Joseph

Condition
Used - Very Good-
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1931
Binding
Stapled wraps
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New York, NY: Rood Printing Service. Very Good-. 1931. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The booklet has a… Read more about this item
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Paperbacks, U. S. A. A Graphic History, 1939-1959

Paperbacks, U. S. A. A Graphic History, 1939-1959

by Schreuders, Piet (translated From The Dutch by Josh Pachter)

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1981
Binding
Paperback
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San Diego, CA: Blue Dolphin Enterprises, Inc.. Very Good+. 1981. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. .… Read more about this item
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Screen Process Printing with Kodak Ektagraph Film

Screen Process Printing with Kodak Ektagraph Film

by Kodak

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Printing
Published
1952
Binding
Stapled wraps
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Rochester, NY: Eastman Kodak Co.. Very Good. 1952. 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. B&W Illustrations; This is a thin trade sized booklet. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The edges of the booklet has some light edge wear and rubbing. There is a tear to the bottom spine end. The… Read more about this item
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Henry Edward Huntington The Founder and the Library

Henry Edward Huntington The Founder and the Library

by Schad, Robert O.

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Edition
5th Printing
Published
1975
Binding
Pamphlet
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San Marino, CA: Henry E. Huntington LIbrary and Art Gallery. Very Good+. 1975. 5th Printing. Pamphlet. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized pamphlet with cardstock covers and a stapled binding. The pamphlet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning creasing to the front covers. The text pages… Read more about this item
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Ladies & Gentlemen: David Magee Takes Great Pleasure In Presenting For The  Delection Of All Lovers Of Fine And Exotic Printing The Grabhorns At Play  with Nineteenth Century Types

Ladies & Gentlemen: David Magee Takes Great Pleasure In Presenting For The Delection Of All Lovers Of Fine And Exotic Printing The Grabhorns At Play with Nineteenth Century Types

by Magee, David / Grabhorn Press

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1959
Binding
Other
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San Francisco, CA: David Magee / Grabhorn Press. Very Good. 1959. Other. B&W Illustrations; This is a one page advertising flier folded in half (making four pages) advertising a new Grabhorn book for 1959 - Nineteenth Century Type - which David Magee was featuring in his shop. The flier is in Very Good condition. There is some… Read more about this item
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Landscapes and Bookscapes of California - an Address by Lawrence Clark  Powell  (The Eleventh Annual Address Delivered before the Friends of the  Bancroft Library, May 4, 1958)

Landscapes and Bookscapes of California - an Address by Lawrence Clark Powell (The Eleventh Annual Address Delivered before the Friends of the Bancroft Library, May 4, 1958)

by Powell, Lawrence Clark

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1958
Binding
Pamphlet
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Berkeley, CA: Friends of the Bancroft Library. Very Good. 1958. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Pamphlet. This is a trade sized pamphlet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine The pamphlet covers have noticeable toning, especially to the edges. There is one light crease to the top spine edge. The text pages are clean and bright. Laid-in to… Read more about this item
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Modern English Books of Power

Modern English Books of Power

by Fitch, George Hamlin

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Edition
1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing
Published
1912
Binding
Hardcover
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New York, NY: Barse & Hopkins. Very Good+. 1912. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The gilt lettering on… Read more about this item
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English Prayer Books An Introduction to the Literature of Christian Public  Worship

English Prayer Books An Introduction to the Literature of Christian Public Worship

by Morison, Stanley

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1943
Binding
Hardcover
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London, England: Cambridge University Press. Very Good. 1943. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The covers have rubbing and… Read more about this item
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The 1977 Western Books Exhibition The 36th Exhibition Arranged by the  Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles

The 1977 Western Books Exhibition The 36th Exhibition Arranged by the Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles

by Rounce & Coffin Club

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1977
Binding
Booklet
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Los Angeles, CA: Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles / Cal. University of Los Angeles. Very Good+. 1977. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Booklet. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback sized booklet with illustrated cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The booklet is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet covers… Read more about this item
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Books and Their Makers in the Middle Ages Vol. I and Vol. II

Books and Their Makers in the Middle Ages Vol. I and Vol. II

by Putnam, George Haven

Condition
Used - Very Good-
Edition
Reprint
Published
1962
Binding
Hardcover
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New York, NY: Hillary House Publishers, Ltd.. Very Good-. 1962. Reprint. Hardcover. This is a two volume set and includes a cardboard slipcase. The books are in Very Good- condition and were likely issued without a dust jacket. The slipcase is in Very Good- condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends and corners of… Read more about this item
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The Goodhues of Sinking Creek

The Goodhues of Sinking Creek

by Burnett, W. R.

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Trade Edition
Published
1934
Binding
Hardcover
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New York, NY: Harper & Brothers. Very Good. 1934. 1st Trade Edition. Hardcover. Woodcuts; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some light bumping and wear. There is noticeable bumping with some paper loss to the corners of the book… Read more about this item
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English Printed Books

English Printed Books

by Meynell, Francis

Condition
Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Edition
2nd Edition
Published
1948
Binding
Hardcover
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London, England: Collins. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1948. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and edge wear to the spine ends and corners… Read more about this item
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Book Collecting Four Broadcast Talks

Book Collecting Four Broadcast Talks

by Chapman, R. W. , John Hayward, John Carter, and Michael Sadleir

Condition
Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1950
Binding
Hardcover
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Cambridge, England: Bowes and Bowes. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1950. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Review copy with a laid-in review sheet. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing… Read more about this item
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A Rendezvous with the Book

A Rendezvous with the Book

by Armitage, Merle

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1949
Binding
Hardcover
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Brooklyn, NY: George McKibbin & Son. Very Good. 1949. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying.… Read more about this item
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A Catalogue Of Authors Whose Works Are Published By Houghton, Mifflin And  Company

A Catalogue Of Authors Whose Works Are Published By Houghton, Mifflin And Company

by Houghton, Mifflin and Company

Condition
Used - Good+
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1899
Binding
Hardcover
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Boston, MA: Riverside Press. Good+. 1899. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Full Title: A Catalogue Of Authors Whose Works Are Published By Houghton, Mifflin And Company. This book is in Good + condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally solid condition. The tan paper covered boards have… Read more about this item
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At the Sign of the Golden Compass A Tale of the Printing House of  Christopher Plantin in Antwerp, 1576

At the Sign of the Golden Compass A Tale of the Printing House of Christopher Plantin in Antwerp, 1576

by Kelly, Eric P.

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing
Published
1938
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Macmillan Company. Very Good+. 1938. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some beginning toning to the edges of the text block. "Plantin… Read more about this item
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