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A New and General Biographical Dictionary 1798 - Published in 15 vols - Missing Vol 1.
G.G. and J. Robinson et Al 1798. Book. Fair. Full-Leather. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8.5" x 5.5" - 14 or 15 volumes - Volume 1 missing but reprints are readily available. A New and General Biographical Dictionary - containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every Nation particularly the British and Irish : from the earliest accounts of time to the present period wherein their remarkable actions and sufferings their virtues parts and learning are accurately displayed with a catalogue of their literary productions. Greatly enlarged and Improved. New Edition 1798 Missing Vol 1. Leather bound covers rubbed to edges and titles not visible due to wear and age. Book plate to inside boards "WATERSTOCK" with coat of arms depicting a knight's helmet and a George Cross with 4 fleur d'lis. Is the Bookplate of Sir William Henry Ashurst of Waterstock Oxfordshire 1725-1807 Sir William Henry Ashurst was the son of William Henry Ashurst and Diana Allen and lived at Waterstock Oxfordshire England. He held the office of Justice of the Court of the King's Bench between 1770 and 1800 ref Flikr Vol. 11 2 111 3 1V 4 V 5 V1 6 V11 7 V111 8 1X 9 x 10 X1 11 X11 12 X111 13 X1V 14 XV 15. Overseas buyers please contact for postage as 9230 gms unpacked weight. . G.G. and J. Robinson et Al Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 028104
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A Passionate Intensity: The Life and Work of Dorothy Healy
Portland Maine: The Baxter Society 1992 Book. Very Good . Hardcover. A very nice copy of this 55 page illustrated story of an early President of the Baxter Society. . The Baxter Society hardcover
Bookseller reference : 074065
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A Pathfinder: Discovery Invention and Industry - How the World Came to Have Aquadag and Oildag; Also Carborundum Artificial Graphite and Other Valuable Products of the Electric Furnace
New York: The Press Scrap Book 1910 Ex-Library. Fair. Hardcover. "The First of a Series of Educational Biographical Sketches of Eminent Inventors" from Title page. Significant exterior wear including rubbing scuffs dampstains and soils with some interior library markings. A biography on the life and work of Edward Goodrich Acheson. 143 pages. The Press Scrap Book hardcover
Bookseller reference : 039339
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A Pride of Quincys: A Massachusetts Historical Society Picture Book
<p>Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society. Very Good; Covers worn. 1969. Softcover. Photos illustrations and history of nine generations of the Quincy family in New England. Folding genealogy chart at rear. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .</p> Massachusetts Historical Society paperback
Bookseller reference : 62591
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A Purse of Gold
New York: Private 1931. Brown Velvet. Very Good/No Jacket. PHOTOS. Brown velvet boards with gold titles minor shelfwear foxing to some pages numerous photos some detached but present half-title page has been removed and it is believed to have had a photo attached. This is a family history title page reads: "Filled by the Children the Grandchildren and a few of the Friends of Elizabeth and Alexander Black In commemoration of their Golden Wedding Anniversary October 4 1931". Reverse reads: " Printed in the USA for the Black-Helmle Dynasty by the Quinn & Boden Co.". Many family photos children locales etc. Alexander Black was a pioneer in the motion picture industry producing "picture plays" in the 1890s. Well known in his day. <br/> <br/> Private unknown
Bookseller reference : 003379
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A Sense of History: The Best Writing from the Pages of American Heritage
New York: American Heritage Publishing 1985. Book Club BCE/BOMC . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 832 pp. Crisp clean an bright copy - appears unread. Very light shelf wear to boards and minor shelf soiling on page ends. Clean interior. Dust jacket is bright with shipping on corners and spine ends. A few small closed tears on top edge and one 3/4" tear at rear hinge at top edge. <br/> <br/> American Heritage Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004260 ISBN : 0828111758 9780828111751
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A Series for New York: 1996 World Series-
1996. Soft Cover. Good. PB/ pub.1996/VG condition/144 pages- The official book of the 1996 World Series. G25283 paperback
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A Sermon Preached at Haverhill Mass. in Remembrance of Mrs. Harriet Newell Wife of the Rev. Samuel Newell Missionary to India Who Died At the Isle of France Nov. 30 1812 Aged 19 Years to Which Are Added Memoirs of Her Life by Leonard Woods
Boston: Samuel T. Armstrong. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed lacks frontispiece portrait . some light scattered foxing. 1816. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Original full brown leather with gilt-titled red lettering piece on spine. Measures 5 x 3 inches. Homemade contemporary owner bookplate with owner name Rufus Rice and calligraphic flourish on front pastedown endpaper. A memorial sermon letters and biography of the young Christian missionary to India who died shortly after arriving in Calcutta. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 204 pages . Samuel T. Armstrong hardcover
Bookseller reference : 38520
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A Sketch of the Life and Character of the late Dr. Monsey, physcian to the Royal Hospital at Chelsea ; with anecdotes of persons of the first rank in church and state
86p. Disbound Disbound, Very good condition, lacking half-title & frontis. described in British Library copy.
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A sua Eccellenza Rma. Mons. Felicissimo Salvini Arcivescovo di Camerino questo tributo di lacrime nella improvvisa ed acerba morte di Mons. Gaetano Franceschini Vescovo di Macerata e Tolentino offertogli il 3 giugno 1881 nella cattedrale di questa ultima citt? Nicola Capponi priore parroco della Ins. Collegiata di S. Francesco in omaggio di riverenza all'amico del caro estinto D.D.D..
In 8? (cm 21), Leg. coeva, pagg.21 testo entro cornice, dedica autografa dell'Autore al Vescovo di Recanati e Loreto, piccola menda al margine inferiore della cop. post., buon esemplare non censito in Iccu. Il Franceschini era nato a Spello nel 1832
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A Symposium on the Life and Work of Pope Pius X
Washington DC: Confraternity of Christian Doctrine 1946 Book. Very Good -. Hardcover. First Edition. RARE copy of this 304 page work "commemorating the Fortieth Anniversary of His Encyclical 'Acerbo Nimis' issued with a view to promoting the cause of the Venerable Servant of God Pius X". Prepared under the Direction of the Spiscopal Committee of The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. Preface by Most Reverend Amleto Giovanni Cicognani. Full color frontispiece illustration of Pope Pius X. Rear inner hinge cracked minor edge wear. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine hardcover
Bookseller reference : 090414
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A Tribute to Zue Sharkey: 8 March 1994
<p>Sag Harbor NY: Bookman Press. Very Good. 1994. Limited Edition. Softcover. One of 100 copies. Letterpress printed by The Stinehour Press. Frontispiece tipped-in photo of Ms. Sharkey with dog. Marbled wrappers with glassine jacket. A fine press edition of this 80th birthday tribute to Zue Sharkey by 26 of her friends and admirers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 24 pages .</p> Bookman Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 62389
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A Typical American; or Incidents in the Life of Dr. John Swinburne of Albany The Eminent Patriot Surgeon and Philanthropist.
The Citizens' Association 1888 Book. Good . Hardcover. Moderate age/use wear. The Citizens' Association hardcover
Bookseller reference : 099677
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ABATE FOURNET
ABATE FOURNET. Firenze, Vignozzi 1843, In 8°, bross. rec., pp. 12, lievi gialliture. Bella incisione in rame a mezzo busto. Testo inquadrato con testatina e capilettera ornate. Tratto da: "I Benefattori dell'umanità. Ossia vite e ritratti degli uomini d'ogni paese e d'ogni condizione i quali hanno acquistato diritti alla pubblica riconoscenza. Opera per la prima volta in italiano tradotta e di giunte ampliata" Buono (Good) . <br> <br> <br>
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Abbé Franz Stock - Begegnung mit einem großen Menschen
Arnsberg: Franz-Stock-Komitee für Deutschland 1993. Staplebound. Near Fine. ASFA stamps on title page with no other markings light wear to covers otherwise as new glossy BW photos. <br/> <br/> Franz-Stock-Komitee für Deutschland unknown
Bookseller reference : 004903
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Abe Lincoln Digest
Vandalia IL: Abe Lincoln Cafe n.y. Paperback. 24mo. Pink wrappers. 4pp. Fine. Curious little promotional piece outlining 'Outstanding Events in Lincoln's Life' divided into 'Domestic' 'Political' 'Business' and 'Executive'. Undated but circa 1930. Abe Lincoln Cafe paperback
Bookseller reference : 50
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Abel Janszoon Tasman : A Bibliography
Sydney Australia: The Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales 1963. Small mark at bottom of front cover from removal of sticker. 80 page booklet with colour frontispiece and 3 b/w illustrations. . Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Trustees of the Public Library of New South Wales Paperback
Bookseller reference : 014677
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Above and Beyond - The JR Shaw Family History in Life and Business 1819-2004
Canada: Shaw Communications Inc. 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Gift inscription by JR to Geoff. Lower page corners are faintly finger smudged dust jacket has light edge wear. Slip case is missing. Very heavy to ship. Shaw Communications Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 047600
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Above and Beyond - The JR Shaw Family History in Life and Business 1819-2004
Canada: Shaw Communications Inc. 2004. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Gift inscription by JR. Slip case is present. Very heavy to ship. Shaw Communications Inc. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 38384
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Abraham L. Brick Late a Representative from Indiana Memorial Addresses
Washington DC: GPO 1909. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 52 pages; cloth light staining to dark covers <br/><br/>With a frontispiece portrait. With memorial addresses by Albert Beveridge and the other senator from Indiana and muliple Congressmen. GPO hardcover
Bookseller reference : 6175
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Abraham Lincoln
N.p. Chicago: The Chicago Public Library 1909. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff grey wrappers. 43pp. Good. Special Bulletin No. 7 a "List of Books and Magazine Articles on Abraham Lincoln." Interesting bibliography of this institution's Lincoln holdings. Not in Monaghan. The Chicago Public Library paperback
Bookseller reference : 92
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Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865: A Lincoln Reading List
Columbus: Ohio Lincoln Sesquicentennial Committee 1959. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 12pp. Fine. Selective list based on Ralph G. Newman's and other lists. Ohio Lincoln Sesquicentennial Committee paperback
Bookseller reference : 97
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ABREGE DE LA VIE ET DES NOUVEAUX MIRACLES DU SERVITEUR DE DIEU JEAN-FRANCOIS REGIS, béatifié par le pape Clément XI, en 1736, et canonisé par Clément XII, en 1737; Avec la relation de la translation de ses reliques en 1834. Augmenté de la manière de faire la neuvaine à Lalouvesc; de l'exercice spirituel durant la sainte messe, des vèpres et complies, des dernières paroles de S. J.-F. Régis; du chemin de la croix, etc., etc.
Lalouvesc, chez Delhome, négocians, 1845. pleine basane, Décors estampés à froid sur les plats dans un ecadrement doré, dos orné, tranches dorées, plats et mors frottés, coins émoussés. in-16 de 224 pages, gravure dans un encadrement ornemental en frontispice, cul-de-lampe, bandeaux, petit manque sur le premier feuillet blanc, légères rousseurs sur les 2 premiers e 4 derniers feuillets.
Bookseller reference : 20703
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Abrégé de l'histoire de Genève; contenant la description de cette ville, les vies de J.J. Rousseau, de Charles Bonnet & des Dialogues (entre un père et son enfant) sur la constitution Genevoise. Rédigé par Mr. B.B.
Neuchâtel, Girardet, 1798, pt. in-8vo, 8 ff. (e.a. les deux calendriers, Greg. et Rév.Fr., réunis) + p. 1-8/25-106 (erreur de pagination) + 5 (de 6) planches repl. ou doubles gravées, lég. brunissures, rousseurs dans la feuiille de titre et ça et la dans les marges, pet. tache brune à la p. 105, exlibris ms. ‘Prevost Dassier’, reliure en demi-veau à coins, pièce de titre au dos, dos sobrement orné en or, frottements.
Bookseller reference : 39151aaf
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ACE SPORTS MONTHLY - VOLUME VII NUMBER 3 MARCH 1938
Springfield Mass.: Magazine Publishers Inc. Good. 1938. Paperback. Glory Bowl by Charles Marquis Warren; Mat Madness by Robert S. Fenton; The Champ Wrecker by Joe Archibald; 112 pages . Magazine Publishers, Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 75107
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ACE SPORTS MONTHLY - VOLUME 10 NUMBER 4 APRIL 1940
Springfield Mass.: Magazine Publishers Inc. Good; Tearing on Cover. 1940. Paperback. Phantom Spikes by W. H. Temple; The Berserk Basketeer by Alexis Rossoff; 112 pages . Magazine Publishers, Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 75113
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ACE SPORTS MONTHLY - VOLUME 5 NUMBER 4 AUGUST 1937
Springfield Mass.: Magazine Publishers Inc. Good; Cover Showing Wear. 1937. Paperback. Do-Devil Dizzos by Alexis Rossoff; Fly-Chaser's Code by Robert S. Fenton; The Sixteenth Round by Joe Archibald; 11 pages . Magazine Publishers, Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 75112
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ACE SPORTS MONTHLY - VOLUME VIII NUMBER 2 AUGUST 1938
Springfield Mass.: Magazine Publishers Inc. Good; Minor Tears on Cover. 1938. Paperback. The Mad Moundsman by Joe Archibald; Speedway Stooge by Alexis Rossoff; 112 pages . Magazine Publishers, Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 75106
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ACE SPORTS MONTHLY - VOLUME 9 NUMBER 3 JUNE 1939
Springfield Mass.: Magazine Publishers Inc. Good; Edges of Cover Slightly Torn. 1939. Paperback. Jack Of All Bases by Nelson S. Bond; Hull of Courage by John Scott Douglas; 112 pages . Magazine Publishers, Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 75115
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ACE SPORTS MONTHLY - VOLUME 9 NUMBER 4 AUGUST 1939
Springfield Mass.: Magazine Publishers Inc. Good; Cover Slightly Worn. 1939. Paperback. Front-Page Backstop Baseball Novelette by Nelson S. Bond; Palooka's Payoff by Alexis Rossoff; 111 pages . Magazine Publishers, Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 75114
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ACE SPORTS MONTHLY - VOLUME 9 NUMBER 1 FEBRUARY 1939
Springfield Mass.: Magazine Publishers Inc. Good; Torn Cover. 1939. Paperback. Puck's Bad Boy Hockey Novel by Alexis Rossoff; Bowl Bugaboo Football Novelette by Nelson S. Bond; 111 pages . Magazine Publishers, Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 75110
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ACE SPORTS MONTHLY - VOLUME 9 NUMBER 2 APRIL 1939
Springfield Mass.: Magazine Publishers Inc. Good; Minor Cover Wear. 1939. Paperback. Moundsman For A Day by Joe Archibald; Ring Roustabout by Alexis Rossoff; 111 pages . Magazine Publishers, Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 75116
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ACE SPORTS MONTHLY - VOLUME VIII NUMBER 4 DECEMBER 1938
Springfield Mass.: Magazine Publishers Inc. Good. 1938. Paperback. The Pug In Me by Joe Archibald; The Shooting Star by William R. Cox; Is Boxing Brutal by Benny Leonard; 112 pages . Magazine Publishers, Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 75108
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Achievement: How It Is Won; Articles by Leaders in World Affairs
New York: American Educational Press 1926. Hardcover. Very Good -. Copyright by Irving Jay Rogers. x 2 163 p. frontispiece and 30 leaves of portraits; 18 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine title. Facsimile signatures of the contributors. The Introduction is by Will H. Hays the President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America from 1922 to 1945. He is best known today for the Hays Code the 1930 Motion Picture Production Code that resulted in movies made in the 1930s being far more straight-laced than those produced earlier. Contains inspiring contributions by 40 white men. Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: cover is lightly soiled; corners rubbed; front joint slightly frayed; old repair to front hinge; otherwise pages are clean and tight. American Educational Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006426
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Across the Rhine 1944 - 1945 Armored Combat in Western Europe; Gameplay Manual
MicroProse. 158 pages. There is a hole through all of the pages including the covers the size of approx. 1/8" in diameter which is located in the bottom left corner. No print is effected by the hole and all pages turn as normal. . Good Used Copy. Soft cover. 1995. MicroProse paperback
Bookseller reference : 003817
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Actes de la Société Jurassienne d'Emulation. Année 1962, volume 66.
Delémont, Le Démocrate, 1963, in-8vo, 240 p. + ca. 23 planches en n./bl. + ca. 32 p. d’annonces de pub., brochure originale illustrée.
Bookseller reference : 86549aaf
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Actes de la Société Jurassienne d'émulation. Années 1940-41, 2ème série, quarante-cinquième volume.
Porrentruy, Impr.-lithographie C. Frossard, 1942, gr. in-8vo, 290 p., ill., brochure originale illustrée.
Bookseller reference : 76883aaf
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Actes de la Société Jurassienne d'émulation. Année 1939, 2ème série, quarante-quatrième volume.
Saint-Imier, Impr. E. Grossniklaus, 1941, gr. in-8vo, 408 p., ill., brochure originale.
Bookseller reference : 76890aaf
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Actes de la Société Jurassienne d'émulation. Année 1959, 2ème série, soixante-troisième volume.
Porrentruy, Le Jura S. A., 1960, gr. in-8vo, 309 p., brochure originale.
Bookseller reference : 76891aaf
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Actes de la Société Jurassienne d'émulation. Année 1955, 2ème série, cinquante-neuvième volume.
Porrentruy, Le Jura S.A., 1956, gr. in-8vo, 269 p., ill., brochure originale.
Bookseller reference : 76894aaf
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Active Service Record. Members of the Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet and Apprentices 1939 - 1945
Edinburgh: T and A Constable Ltd. 1948. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 48 pages. Details of service of individual members of a writer's society during World war 2. All appear to have Scottish addresses. A clean and sound book with evidence of previous ownership on the front free ends paper. The dust wrapper is a poor fit with wear / tears and some foxing. All orders processed promptly and shipped from the UK. Please email with any queries. <br/> <br/> T and A Constable Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 027867
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Acworth Georgia: From Cherokee Country To Suburbia
Acworth Geogia: Carrie Dyer Woman's Club 1976. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/None Issued. F/1st ed. Green buckram over boards with gold lettering to front. 109 pages First Edition. Clean and tight with white unmarked pages. Ten chapters with patron acknowledgements at end of book illustrations maps and charts. Many bibliography references scattered throughout book. Once part of the Cherokee Indian Nation Acworth resides in Cobb county at the foot of the North Georgia Mountains. This history contains information about the town's history; the Cherokee and early history land lotteries farming local churchs and government the Civil War Sherman's March industry etc. A great copy. <br/> <br/> Carrie Dyer Woman's Club hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0021764
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Adam Mickiewicz, 1798 - 1855. Hommage de l'Unesco à l’occasion du centième anniversaire de sa mort.
Paris, Unesco 1955, 195x140mm, frontispice, XII - 277pages, broché. Couverture rempliée. Papier cristal d’origine conservé. Trés bel exemplaire.
Bookseller reference : 91035
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Addressed Delivered at the Celebration of the One Hundred and Fourth Anniversary of the Birth of Abraham Lincoln
Springfield: The Lincoln Centennial Association 1913. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Coarse tan cloth leather spine label. vii 56pp . Very good. Handsome copy of this annual volume with speeches by German ambassador Count J. Bernstorff and Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas. MONAGHAN 2089. The Lincoln Centennial Association hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2879
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ADDRESSES IN MEMORY OF CARL SCHURZ - MAY SEVENTEENTH NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX - Original Printin
n.p.: n.p. n.d. PB. good wraps softcover with original tissue jacket w/tears. Includes remarks made at The House and At Sleepy Hollow cemetery. 27pp. n.p. unknown
Bookseller reference : BOOKS073809I
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Adelaide Comte de Gobineau
Sans date.
Bookseller reference : 500262824
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ADJUDANS GENERAUX employés à l'époque du 1er mai 1793.
Paris, Guillaume et Pougin, 1793, 1 broché, sans couverture. in-4 de 104 pages, exemplaire à pleines marges, ex-libris: "bibliothèque d'Adrien de Gasparin", 3 derniers feuillets manquants (pages 105 à 110) ;
Bookseller reference : 18309
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Adlai Stevenson's Public Years.; Illustrations by Cornell Capa John Fell Stevenson and Inge Morath. Preface by Walter Lippmann
New York: Grossman Publishers 1966. Hardcover. 4to.Maroon cloth pictorial dust jacket. 160pp. Numerous illustrations pictorial endpapers. Near fine/very good. Slightest bit of jacket edgewear. A handsome tight and lovely first edition. Grossman Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 21086
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Adreßbuch der deutschen Schriftsteller. JG. 1931.
Leipzig Kurt Vieweg 1931. . Wertvolles Adreßbuch das neben den Anschriften der Literaten auch die Haupt- oder Nebenberufe wie z.B. im Falle Benns verzeichnet. Aufgenommen sind auch österreichische Schriftsteller im einen oder anderen Fall auch die Witwe des Autors s. Otto Ernst verstorben 1926. Neben vielen Namen über die die Zeit hinwegging findet man auch einige berühmte wie Bert ! Brecht und Kurt Schwitters. - Umschlag gebräunt u. stockfleckig Papier gebräunt Leipzig, Kurt Vieweg, 1931. unknown
Bookseller reference : 71438
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Agostinho Neto. Una vita senza tregua (1922/1979)
ill., ril.
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