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CRITICAL, HISTORICAL, AND MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS AND POEMS; VOLUME I
by THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY
NEW YORK: INTERNATIONAL BOOK COMPANY, 1880 NICE LOOKING DARK GREEN COVER, GOLD PRINT ON SPINE, NO PUBLISH DATE LISTED, CIRCA 1862-1880. FORMER OWNER NAME INSIDE FRONT, TITLE PAGE LOOSE BUT GOOD SHAPE, VERY LIGHT SMALL WATER STAIN TOP OF COUPLE PAGES IN FRONT, TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. CONTENTS ARE FROM ARTICLES IN THE KNIGHT'S QUARTERLY AND EDINBURGH REVIEW. PLEASE SEE PICTURES SHOWING ARTICLES. 30 IN TOTAL. ROMAN TALE, ATHENIAN REVELS, ITALIAN WRITERS, GREAT CIVIL WAR, HISTORY GREECE, MILTON, JOHN...
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€24.09
BILL NYE'S REMARKS
by EDGAR W. NYE
CHICAGO: THOMPSON & THOMAS, 1891 Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye (August 25, 1850 ¿ February 22, 1896) was a distinguished American journalist, who later became widely known as a humorist. He was also the founder and editor of the Laramie Boomerang. Some of his works include Bill Nye's Comic History of the United States, Baled Hay, Remarks, Bill Nye and Boomerang, Bill Nye's History of England, and Bill Nye's Red Book. Late in his career, he was briefly associated with James...
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€26.92
NEW PLANE GEOMETRY
by VIRGIL S. MALLORY
CHICAGO: BENJ H. SANBORN & CO., 1943 VERY NICE LOOKING DARK GREEN REVISED EDITION PLANE GEOMETRY BOOK. ONLY INTERNAL MARKING IS A STAMP INSIDE FRONT COVER FOR MUNHALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SLIGHT OUTER EADGE WEAR. TIGHT INSIDE. SHOW OF USE INSIDE VERY FRONT AND BACK, CLEAN ON INTERNAL PAGES. FRONTISPIECE A PICTURE OF A MILITARY PARATROOPER WITH PARACHUTE REFERENCING GEOMETRIC FIGURES. MALLORY PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AND INSTRUCTOR IN THE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY....
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€24.09
William the Conqueror
by Douglas, David C
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 476 pages with index, illustrated with black and white frontispiece and maps. Biography of William the Conqueror, covering the establishment of the Anglo-Norman Kingdom. Black cloth binding with burgundy title block on spine with gilt titles. Some scratches and scrubbing of cover with spotting, light edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped, light crease in spine, a little fading of gilt, former...
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€5.67
J. F. K. The Man and the Myth
by Lasky, Victor
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1963. Ninth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/fair. 653 pages with index. A look at John F. Kennedy that includes much of his family's histories and his father's political influences along with a look at President Kennedy's first years in office. Black cloth binding with blue donkey imprint on front cover and gilt and blue titles on spine. Very light shelf wear, small smudge in center front cover, a little spotting and scrubbing of back cover, interior pages...
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€4.72
THE WOMAN'S FLOWER GARDEN, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR
by JANE LESLIE KIFT
NEW YORK: A. T. DE LA MARE COMPANY, INC., 1927 BEAUTIFUL BOOK, CLEAN AND TIGHT WITH NO MARKINGS, COVER IS A PINK AND RED DESIGN WITH TITLE FRONT AND SPINE, BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES THROUGHOUT. 31 CHAPTERS WITH THE PUBLISHERS FOREWARD STATING KIFT WROTE FOR THE PRESS AND HELPED THOUSANDS OF WOMEN WITH HER YEARS AND FAMILY EXPERIENCE IN GARDENING. WONDERFUL BOOK FOR THE LOVER OF GARDENING AND FLOWERS. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.
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€25.98
ETYMOLOGISCHES WORTERBUCH DER FRANZOSISCHEN SPRACHE
by GUSTAV KORTING
PADERBORN, GERMANY: DRUCK UND VERLAG VON FERDINAND SCHONINGH, 1908 NICE LOOKING BOOK. TIGHT AND GOOD CONDITION. BLACK PIGSKIN, BLUE BANDS SPINE WITH GOLD PRINT. SLIGHT WEAR SHOWS FRONT COVER. HEAVY, TIGHT. FADED MARBLING ON PAGE EDGES. DICTIONARY OF FRENCH LANGUAGE IN GERMAN. FORMER UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBRARY LABEL FRONT. ON FRONT PAGE WRITTEN IN INK-- RESEWN ON 3 TAPES, 52 SECTIONS (2 LEAVES EACH) BOUND IN PIGSKINS (3 BANDS). Gustav Carl Otto Körting (1845-1913) was a German philologist, whose...
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€40.05
FREEDOM'S TRIUMPH; THE WHY, WHEN AND WHERE OF THE EUROPEAN CONFLICT
by WOMAN'S WEEKLY
CHICAGO: THE MAGAZINE CIRCULATION CO. INC., 1919 NICE LOOKING LARGE BOOK WITH THE COVER IN MILITARY GREEN, BLACK PRINT FRONT WITH A SHIP SHOWING. CLEAN AND TIGHT INSIDE. A COLOR MAP IN THE FRONT OF "THE NEW EUROPE". WONDERFUL DETAIL AND GREAT NUMBER OF PICTURES THROUGHOUT. FOREWARD HAS BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK OF AN EAGLE, NEST AND BABIES WITH BAYONETS SUPPORTING NEST. PART OF THE FOREWARD FOLLOWS: THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES THE AFFECTS OF WAR NOW TERMINATED WILL BE FELT BY ALL MANKIND. THEREFORE WE ARE...
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€30.70
CULBERTSON'S SUMMARY OF CONTRACT BRIDGE
by ELY CULBERTSON
USA: THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY, 1937 VERY NICE LOOKING GOLD BOOK WITH SLIGHTLY WORN BLACK PRINT ON FRONT, FOIL/PAPER GOLD BLACK AND RED PROTECTIVE JACKET WORN ON EDGES. TIGHT AND GOOD SHAPE INSIDE, NO INTERNAL MARKINGS, TABS FOR EASY REFERENCE ON RIGHT OF PAGES. NEW CULBERTSON SYSTEM AS PRESENTED IN THE GOLD BOOK OF BIDDING AND PLAY.NEW ALL BIDS ALL LEADS. EVERY QUESTION OF BIDDING AND PLAY, INCLUDED EXPOSITION OF LATEST METHODS ON SWING HANDS, PENALTY DOUBLES, NO TRUMPS, SUBSEQUENT BIDS AND ASKING...
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€26.92
A Memoir of S. S. Prentiss, edited by his brother Volume 1 & 2
by Prentiss, George Lewis, editor
New York: Charles Scribner, 1855. Probable First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Two volume set. Memoir of United States Congressman Seargent Smith Prentiss. Pebbled cloth binding with blindstamped borders on front covers and gilt titles on spines. Volume 1, 382 pages, shows some fading and edge wear with spotting and scurffs, corners bumped, spine ends tattered with some chips in cloth, piece cut out of front free end paper, some foxing of interior pages with tanning, binding a little...
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€70.84
A Widow's Story
by Oates, Joyce Carol
New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2011. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 416 pages. "My husband died, my life collapsed." A talented novelist writes a vivid, touching and intimate memoir about the unexpected death of her husband and her struggle to come to terms with widowhood. Black boards with red titles on spine. Very minor shelf wear, a little spotting, corners and spine ends a bit bumped, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Illustrated black jacket...
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€15.11
The Secret of the Sierra Madre the Man Who Was B. Traven
by (B. Traven) Wyatt, Will [Maps by Rafael Palacios] [Dust Wrapper Design by Lewis Friedman]
Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc. 1980. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0385156006 . Remainder spray else Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper with minor spine rubbing. ; First US edition. Illustrated, select bibliography. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 369 pages; bx156
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€11.81
Diana Cooper
by Ziegler, Philip
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good/good. 336 pages, illustrated with black and white photo section. The story of the wild daughter of the Duke of Rutland who married the diplomat Duff Cooper, knew many of the social, musical and stage stars of the day and worked as an actress in British films. Black quarter cloth over black boards, blindstamped title on front cover and silver titles on spine. Very light edge wear, a little spotting, corners and spine ends barely...
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€14.17
SECOND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF PENNSYLVANIA: REPORT OF PROGRESS. R. THE GEOLOGY OF MCKEAN COUNTY, AND ITS CONNECTION WITH THAT OF CAMERON, ELK AND FOREST
by CHAS. A. ASHBURNER
HARRISBURG, PA: THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, 1880 DARK BROWN COVER WITH GOLD PRINT ON SPINE. CLEAN AND TIGHT INSIDE, 33 PAGE PLATES AND 2 MAPS, AND ACCOMPANIED BY AN ATLAS CONTAINING 8 SHEETS OF MAPS AND SECTIONS. NICE INDEX. TERRIFIC BOOK FOR THE LOVER OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS. A geological survey is the systematic investigation of the geology beneath a given piece of ground for the purpose of creating a geological map or model. Geological surveying employs techniques from the traditional walk-over survey,...
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€33.53
Hurry-Graphs:
by Willis, N. Parker
Detroit, Michigan: Kerr, Doughty & Lapham, 1853. Later printing. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 364 pages. A collection of editorials and artlcles written by the author for a newspaper in New York. Brown cloth binding with blindstamped decorations on front and back covers and gilt titles on spine. Heavy spotting of cover with some fading and edge wear, gilt worn, corners and spine ends bumped, old obituary for William A. Engeman pasted to front free end paper over handwriting, paste smudges on end...
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€18.89
THE MELODIES OF STEPHEN C. FOSTER
by STEPHEN C. FOSTER
PITTSBURGH: T. M. WALKER, 1909 LIGHT BROWN COVER, EDGES LEATHER, SOME DISCOLORING AND WEAR OUTSIDE EDGES.INSCRIPTION IN THE FRONT. THREE PAGES LOOSE BUT IN GOOD SHAPE. DIVIDED INTO SONGS, HYMNS AND INSTRUMENTAL. FIRST FEW PAGES ABOUT fOSTER'S LIFE. FOSTER WAS BORN IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, LAWRENCEVILLE, PA JULY 4, 1826. INDEX LISTED, SONGS WITH MUSIC THROUGHOUT. TERRIFIC BOOK FOR THE MUSIC LOVER. Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 January 13, 1864), known also as "the father of American...
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€33.53
Art of Emily Carr
by Shadbolt, Doris
Vancouver, BC, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, 1987. First Paperback. Pictorial Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. First Paperback edition; Douglas & McIntyre, 1987; orig. pub. 1979; VG+; 222 p. incl. bibliography & reference notes; an overview of Emily Carr's life and art, illustrated with many coloour and B&W reproductions of her paintings. A very nice copy, just a touch of shelf wear, clean, tight, square, unmarked. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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€34.54
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION TO LOCATE THE SITE OF THE FRONTIER FORTS OF PENNSYLVANIA; TWO BOOK SET
by NUMEROUS; M.M. RICHARDS, JOHN M. BUCKALEW, SHELDON REYNOLDS, JAY GILFILLAN WEISER, GEORGE DALLAS ALBERT
PENNSYLVANIA: CLARENCE M. BUSCH, STATE PRINTER OF PENNSYLVANIA, 1896 RARE TWO BOOK SET. BEAUTIFUL LIGHT BROWN COVERS, GOLD PRINT SPINE, GOLD PAGE TRIM EDGES. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. GREAT DETAIL, PICTURES, MAPS AND FOLD OUT MAPS. MARBLING INSIDE FRONT AND BACK COVERS. 4 CONTRIBUTORS VOLUME I- M.M. RICHARDS, JOHN M. BUCKALEW, SHELDON REYNOLDS, JAY GILFILLAN WEISER. VOLUME II WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA FORTS BY GEORGE DALLAS ALBERT. SECTIONS VOLUME I ARE INDIAN FORTS OF BLUE MOUNTAINS, NORTH AND WEST...
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€162.94
AFRICAN PATCHWORK
by Henzell, Aphra
London: Newman Neame. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Book has sustained light water damage affecting dustjacket and book cover. This has left some light watermarking/spotting on cover and spotting/staining to jacket. Pages for the most part are very good, clean and unmarked, light stain to endpages. Jacket has numerous small tears/chips to edges. Illustrated. 128 pages. An account of the author's journey to South and East Africa, also includes accounts of Madeira,...
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€4.68
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! 2010: 3-D Lenticular Cover
by Scholastic
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Scholastic, 2009 BEAUTIFUL BOOK WITH NO INTERNAL MARKINGS. FRONT COVER IS A COLORFUL 3-D GLOW IN THE DARK MOVING PICTURE. TERRIFIC. VERY LIGHT SCRATCHES ON FRONT CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN BOOK TURNED SIDEWAYS. PICTURES, INFORMATION AND DETAIL INSIDE ARE AS ALWAYS INFORMATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL. Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. The Believe...
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A PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF PSYCHOSES WITH ENDOCRINOSES, NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE MONOGRAPH SERIES NO. 33
by DUDLEY EDWARD FAY, PH.D
WASHINGTON, D.C.: NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1922 RARE BOOK, LIGHT BROWN COVER WITH DARK BROWN PINT FRONT AND SPINE, WEAR AROUND EDGES. NO INTERNAL MARKINGS, TIGHT AND CLEAN. INTRODUCTION, CASE HISTORIES, CONCLUSIONS (OCCUPATIONAL & GLANDULAR THERAPY). PSYCHOANALYTIC TREATMENT. CORRELATIONS, CONCLUSION & DISCUSSION. Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. It is also...
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€40.15
THE ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY, WHAT IT IS, WITH ALL THE KINDS, CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, PROGNOSTICS, AND SEVERAL CURES FOR IT, VOLUME III
by DEMOCRITUS JUNIOR (ROBERT BURTON)
BOSTON: DANA ESTES AND COMPANY, 1890 GRAY COVER, BLACK PRINT SPINE, INSIDE IS TIGHT AND CLEAN WITH NO MARKINGS. VOLUME NUMBER III OF THREE, LIBRARY RAISED STAMP TITLE PAGE. BURTON WAS A SCHOLAR AT OXFORD AND WROTE THIS QUITE DETAILED WORK IN AN EFFORT TO HELP HIMSELF AND OTHERS. HIS PASSION FOR PSYCHOLOGY HELPED GUIDE HIM. NO DATE, CIRCA 1890. Robert Burton (8 February 1577 25 January 1640) was an English scholar at Oxford University, best known for the classic The Anatomy of Melancholy. He was also the...
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€45.81
SONGS THE WHOLE WORLD SINGS; CONTAINING MORE THAN 200 SONGS DEAR TO THE HEARTS OF YOUNG AND OLD IN EVERY NATION
by ALBERT E. WIER; EDITOR OF THE IDEAL HOME MUSIC LIBRARY
NEW YORK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 1915 NICE LOOKING GREEN COVER SHOWING WEAR, BLACK DESIGN FRONT, TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. GOOD INDEX IN FRONT. SONGS HAVING TO DO WITH LOVE, HOME, OPERATIC, SACRED, HYMNS, COLLEGE, CHILDREN'S, SOUTHERN, PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL. ARRANGED FOR USE AS SONGS AND PIANO PIECES. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.
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€33.53
Pergamon Press Publications in the Fields of Aeronautical Sciences and Space Flight.
by Pergamon Press
New York: Pergamon Press, 1960. First edition / First printing. Stapled illustrated wrappers Fine. Promotional brochure for early space publications.
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€20.78
Enid Yandell
by Decker, Juilee
354 pages with index, illustrated with black and white photographs. The biography of a little known but influential Appalachian artist. Illustrated boards with white titles on front cover and spine. A little bumping of corners, interior pages bright, binding tight.
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€42.51
