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Washington, Booker T
Up from Slavery: an autobiography
Bantam Books 1977. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item200grams ISBN:0553115200 Bantam Books paperback
Riferimento per il libraio : 3942884 ISBN : 0553115200 9780553115208
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Sandburg, Carl
Abraham Lincoln: The War Years Four Volumes complete
NY: Harcourt Brace & Company. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1939. First Trade Edition. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Four volumes complete. Publisher's full blue cloth gilt lettering on spines blind-stamped lettering on covers fore-edges deckle. Profusely illustrated with 426 half-tones from photographs and 244 cuts of cartoons letters and documents. xxxi 660; xi 655; xiii 673; xii 515 pp. . The volumes are in virtually perfect pristine condition unmarked unread tight square and clean. FINE. Photographs Cartoons Letters Documents. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall . Harcourt Brace & Company hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 29189
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Hubbard, Elbert (signed by)
THE COMPLETE WRITINGS OF ELBERT HUBBARD - AUTHOR'S EDITION - VOLUME NINE - Volume 9 ONLY
East Aurora NY: The Roycroft Shop 1910. HC. good 3/4 red leather hardcover light wear to leather. Nice clean tight and bright copy of Volume 9 - BUT with some wear to the leather on the corners and at the top and bottom of spine. This volume includes: Starr King Henry Ward Beecher Wendell Phillips Socrates Seneca Aristotle and Marcus Aurelius. Signed by Elbert Hubbard on the limitation page. 278pp. The Roycroft Shop unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : BOOKS065204I
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THE PUBLIC LIFE AND DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE OF JAMES M. MASON WITH SOME PERSONAL HISTORY BY HIS DAUGHTER Original 1903 Ed.
Roanoke VA: Stone Printing Manufacturing 1903. HC. good 3/4 leather hardcover some edgewear tight copy. 603pp. Stone Printing Manufacturing unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : BOOKS061433I
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White, William Orne; White, Eliza Orne (edited by)
WILLIAM ORNE WHITE: A RECORD OF NINETY YEARS - Original 1917 Edition
Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin Company 1917. HC. very good green cloth hardcover. B&W illustrations. 284pp. Houghton Mifflin Company unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : BOOKS063056I
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Hagedorn, Hermann (Signed)
The Magnate: William Boyce Thompson and His Time 1869-1930
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock / John Day. Good. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. "Thompson was the strangest combination imaginable of go-getter and philosopher grabber and philanthropist realist and dreamer ruthless magnate and tender grandfather. His contribution to history was not primarily a matter of influence in world affairs or of institutions created though his one appearance on the world stage in Russia flashed with insight and originality." - Prologue. "William Boyce Thompson played a crucial role in the Bolshevik Revolution. Indeed if he had not been in Russia in 1917 subsequent history might have followed a quite different course. Without the financial and more important the diplomatic and propaganda assistance given to Trotsky and Lenin by Thompson Robins and their New York Associates the Bolsheviks may well have withered away and Russia evolved into a socialist but constitutional society." - Antony C. Sutton in "Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution". A Montana native Thompson made his fortune in copper and served on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 1914 to 1919. viii 343 pages. Reference list. Index. Black and white photographic plates including frontis portrait of Thompson. Unmarked with moderate wear to cerulean cloth. Binding intact. No dust jacket. A sound signed copy of this influential life story.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; William Boyce Thompson Biography Mining - United States Russian Revolution Round Table Network Federal Reserve Bank of New York Central Banking United States Red Cross Russia Newmont Mining; Signed by Author . Reynal & Hitchcock / John Day hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 315h1910
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Vanderlip, Frank A; Sparkes, Boyden
From Farm Boy to Financier
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated 1935. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vi 2 312 pp. Index. Black and white photographic plates including frontis portrait of Vanderlip who rose from humble beginnings to become head of National City Bank. This work most notable for Chapter XXI entitled 'A Conclave on Jekyl Island' which states: "There was an occasion near the close of 1910 when I was as secretive indeed as furtive as any conspirator. I do not feel it any exaggeration to speak of our secret expedition to Jekyl Island as the occasion of the actual conception of what eventually became the Federal Reserve System." - page 210. Moderate wear to book. Binding intact. Slight lean to spine. Gift greetings dated 1935 upon front free endpaper. Above-average wear to dust jacket now in mylar which lacks a two-inch piece from bottom of spine. Includes news clipping detailing the settlement of Vanderlip's estate. A worthy copy of this historic reference. D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 322H1616
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Bayly, Colonel
Diary of Colonel Bayly 12th Regiment. 1796-1830
London: The Army and Navy Co-operative Society Limited 1896. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 282 pages. Handsome bright gilt decoration upon front board. Gilt lettering upon backstrip clearly legible excepting a chip affecting three characters. Loss from top of backstrip. Prior owner's signature inside front board else unmarked. Narrow opening along back hinge. Average external wear. Additional photos available upon request. The Army and Navy Co-operative Society Limited Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 118c5013
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Tyskiewicz, M
Memories of An Old Collector
Longmans Green and Co 1898. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. 8vo. Cloth. Gilt design on front cover. Gilt lettering on the backstrip. Untrimmed. Foxing. Frontispiece and tissue guard. Internally clean. Tightly bound. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item450grams ISBN: Longmans Green and Co hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9991480
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Weist, Jerry; Bradbury, Ray; Albright, Donn [foreword]
Bradbury an Illustrated Life: A Journey to Far Metaphor
William Morrow & Company 2002. very good hardcover very good dust jacket inscribed and signed with drawing by Ray Bradbury on front endpaper. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. William Morrow & Company Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 120901-E249 ISBN : 0060011823 9780060011826
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Pope, Joseph
Memoirs of the Right Honourable Sir John Alexander MacDonald G.C.B.; First Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada
Toronto: Musson Book Company no date. Hardcover 816pp. Very good no dust jacket. Black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Top edges stained red frontispiece illustrations photographs notes appendix index. Book about John A. MacDonald. Locale: Canada. Prime Ministers Prime Ministers--Canada. Musson Book Company Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 158672
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Wertheimer, Alfred
Elvis at 21
<p>San Rafael: Insight Editions 2006. First printing. As New/as new. 253pp grey cloth with stamped silver gilt lettering on cover and spine 11.5 x 14 inches photo on dustjacket photos on endpapers. Introduction by Chris Murray Foreword by Peter Guralnick text and photography by Alfred Wertheimer. Photos printed in quadratone process using four inks: two blacks a special warm grey and a metallic pewter. As new with protective clear cover on dustjacket. <br /><br />A large format beautifully printed book of Elvis Presley's early months in 1956 as he begins his rise to fame. Wertheimer follows Presley around New York City for television appearances and Presley's home in Memphis with unlimited access to the performer.</p> Insight Editions hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 570 ISBN : 1933784016 9781933784014
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Corning, Frederick Gleason
A Student Reverie An Album of Saxony Days Freiberg Near Dresden
<p>Limited Edition. Hardcover. Top board embossed lower right: "J. Parke Channing" presumably his copy. Maroon cloth gilt. foxing outer leaves sound and square. Recollections of Freiburg the City the Freiburg Mines Freiburg Royal Mining Academy. Many b/w plates portraits one shaken. Top edge gilt. B&W Photographs; 10 3/4" tall 98 pages</p> Frederick Gleason Corning hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 3202bx124
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Dowdey, Clifford (Biography of Robert E Lee; Photography by Samuel H Bryant)
Lee
Boston: Little Brown 1965 1st edition. Hardcover 781pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. Map endpapers photographs illustrations maps bibliography index. Previous owner's blindstamp and number. Biography of Robert E. Lee. Photography by Samuel H. Bryant. Map illustration by Samuel H Bryant. Biography C.S. Army Confederate States of America Correspondence Generals. Little, Brown Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 122686
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Trill, S (ed)
Lady Anne Halkett: Selected Self-Writings The Early Modern Englishwoman 1500-1750: Contemporary Editions
Ashgate 2007. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN:9780754650522 Ashgate hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9771610 ISBN : 0754650529 9780754650522
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Latimer, Heather
Louis Wain: King of the Cat Artists
Papyrus Publishers 1982. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN:0943698006 Papyrus Publishers hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9991822 ISBN : 0943698006 9780943698007
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Graham, A
Lindsay Anderson
Twayne Publishers 1981. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item450grams ISBN:080579283X Twayne Publishers hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9991627 ISBN : 080579283X 9780805792836
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Wordsworth, Elizabeth
William Wordsworth
Percival and Co 1891. Cover and backstrip in good condition worn at edges. Gold strips on cover gold writing on backstrip. Binding loose text in good condition.This book has hardback covers. Ex-library With usual stamps and markings In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item450grams ISBN: Percival and Co hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 3674644
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Tracey, Michael
A Variety of Lives: A Biography of Sir Hugh Greene
The Bodley Head Ltd 1983. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN:0370300262 The Bodley Head Ltd hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9771001 ISBN : 0370300262 9780370300269
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Katz, Robert
Love Is Colder Than Death: The Life and Times of Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jonathan Cape Ltd 1987. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN:9780224021746 Jonathan Cape Ltd hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4929450 ISBN : 0224021745 9780224021746
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Vanier, Nicolas & Diane
The Last Trapper
Prospero Books 2005. Book. Illus. by Travers Eric; Vanier Nicolas Photography. Good. Hardcover. First free end paper is removed else book is clean and tight. Dust jacket has edge wear. Very heavy to ship. Prospero Books Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 048684 ISBN : 1552678717 9781552678718
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Austen, Jane
The Oxford Illustrated Jane Austen: Emma; Mansfield Park; Minor Works
Oxford 1988. Book. Hardcover. Volume lll Volume lV and Vl of this Six volume set which was originally printed 1923 except Minor Works and has facsimile text of contemporary printings. The Minor Works volume includes "Juvenilia" "Lady Susan" fragments of novels "The Watsons" and "Sanditon" also at the end some Austen opinions. Each volume has early prefaces and then notes at the end such as "manners" of the period or descriptions of coaches or a play from the era. NEAR FINE COPY except Mansfield Park DJ has a wrinkle and small tear at top of cover o/w near fine. Oxford Hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 000584 ISBN : 0192547046 9780192547040
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SMITH, CAROLINE M
DR. SEUSS'S SECRETS OF THE DEEP the Lost Forgotten and Hidden Works of Theodor Seuss Geisel
CHICAGO ILL.: CHASEART CO. OVERSEAS ORDERS WILL REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 2010. CHASEART CO. hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 009268 ISBN : 0975366424 9780975366424
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STANHOPE, Philip Dormer LORD CHESTERFIELD
LETTERS OF PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE EARL OF CHESTERFIELD WITH THE CHARACTERS. 3 Vols
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1926 . Enlarged edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Tall 8vos blue cloth bowed inward; edges of dust jackets frayed and with one chip. <br/><br/>This edition contains "all that was published by Lord Mahon in his four-volume edition of 1845 together with the 'omitted passages' in the letters to the Bishop of Waterford andd to Chesterfield's son which were supplied in the supplemental volume in 1853 and now first appear in their proper places. . In addition . others now first printed will be found in this edition." Chesterfield's classic letters to his son and many others including during his Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland. Issued in the Standard Author's Library. George Allen & Unwin, Ltd hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : DEMO016665I
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Tytler, S
The Countess of Huntingdon and Her Circle
Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons 1907. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4928297
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Davies, E (ed)
Theophilus Jones F.S.A.: Historian: His Life Letters and Literary Remains
Davies & Co 1905. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN: Davies & Co hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4927938
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Bateman, S
Simon de Montfort: His Life and Work
Cornish Brothers Ltd 1923. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN: Cornish Brothers Ltd hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9770896
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Eden, E
'Up the Country' Letters written to her Sister from the Upper Provinces of India Volume 2
Richard Bentley 1866. Volume 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. 8vo. Red binding faded towards edges of boards and on spine. Decorative engraved border on both boards gilt emblem in centre of front board gilt lettering decorative trim and emblem on spine. Shelfwear on spine top and bottom and on binding corners. Edge of boads have three small dents. Dark green end pages. Joint between frontboard/ spine and leaves is partially detached from the bottom starting from title page. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN: Richard Bentley hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 6997505
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Anon
Biographical Catalogue Woburn Abbey.
-. Volumes 1 and 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2000grams ISBN: - hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 6838807
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Thomason, E
Sir Edward Thomason's Memoirs During Half a Century Volumes 1 and 2
Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1845. Volumes 1 and 2. Bound in original brown cover edges and backstrip scuffed and worn. Text clean pages browning with age. Hardback covers. Ex-library With usual stamps and markings In fair condition suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1400grams ISBN: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 3815366
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Walpole, H
Journal of the Reign of King George the Third Volumes1 and 2
Richard Bentley 1859. Volumes1 and 2. Ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. 8vo. Bound in blind-stamped cloth. Gilt title on spines. Generally rubbed with some loss to spine on volume one. Pages are edgeworn. Boards loosened considerably but still attached. Text clean. Hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2150grams ISBN: Richard Bentley hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4192106
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Juran, JM J M
Architect of Quality: The Autobiography of Dr. Joseph M. Juran
McGraw-Hill 2004. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item850grams ISBN:9780071426107 McGraw-Hill hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4928212 ISBN : 0071426108 9780071426107
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Halkin, LE and Tonkin, J (trans)
Erasmus: A Critical Biography
Blackwell 1993. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item800grams ISBN:9780631169291 Blackwell hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9770776 ISBN : 0631169296 9780631169291
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Medwin, T
The Life of Percy Bysshe Shelley Volume 1-2
Thomas Cautley Newby 1847. Volume 1-2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Medium red cloth 8vo with gilt lettering on backstrip. Bumped corners and a little fraying to volume II. Tape has been placed neatly along the outside edge of title page in vol. I. Interior is secure and clear of markings though a little grubbiness on a few pages. Trimmed. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1050grams ISBN: Thomas Cautley Newby hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4928183
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Patterson, JH J H
With the Judaeans in the Palestine Campaign
Hutchinson & Co 1922. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Foxing. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN: Hutchinson & Co hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4928116
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Procter, B W
Bryan Waller Procter Barry Cornwall. An Autobiographical Fragment and Biographical Notes with Personal Sketches of Contemporaries Unpublished Lyrics and Letters of Literary Friends.
G. Bell & Sons 1877. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. 8vo. Brown cloth. Gilt lettering to backstrip. Heavy staining on rear board. Backstrip sunned. Firm binding pages age toned but clean. Front hinge half split. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item900grams ISBN: G. Bell & Sons hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 5814985
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Mierzejewski, Alfred C
Ludwig Erhard: A Biography
The University of North Carolina Press 2004. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN:0807828637 The University of North Carolina Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 5814869 ISBN : 0807828637 9780807828632
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Smaldone, William
Rudolf Hilferding: The Tragedy of a German Social Democrat
Northern Illinois University Press 1998. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN:0875802362 Northern Illinois University Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9990229 ISBN : 0875802362 9780875802367
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Nicolson, MH (ed)
The Conway Letters: The Correspondence of Anne Viscountess Conway Henry More and Their Friends 1642-1684 Revised Edn
Clarendon Press 1992. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1100grams ISBN:0198248768 Clarendon Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 9770566 ISBN : 0198248768 9780198248767
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Stewart, CE and Stewart, B (ed) C E
Through Persia in Disguise with Reminiscences of the Indian Mutiny
George Routledge and Sons Limited 1911. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1050grams ISBN: George Routledge and Sons, Limited hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4927582
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Wood, Dennis
Benjamin Constant: A Biography
Routledge 1993. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item800grams ISBN:0415019370 Routledge hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4927941 ISBN : 0415019370 9780415019378
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Jorgensen, J and O'Conor Sloane, T (trans)
Saint Francis of Assisi: A Biography
Longmans Green and Co 1913. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item800grams ISBN: Longmans Green and Co hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 4927052
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Gilchrist, A
Life of William Blake 'Pictor Ignotus.' With Selections from His Poems and Other Writings. Volumes 1 and 2
Macmillan 1863. Volumes 1 and 2. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Two volumes. 8vo. Bound in green cloth quarter leather. Raised bands gilt lettering on backstrips. Firm binding. Pages clean. Illustrations. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item1850grams ISBN: Macmillan hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 5813975
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Pearce, Robert D
Patrick Gordon Walker: Political Diaries 1932-1971
Historians' Press 1991. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil & highlighter markings. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN:187227305X Historians' Press hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 3941153 ISBN : 187227305X 9781872273051
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Margaret Shepherd Hutton Kemp
1910-1924 Diaries of the Wife of a Lanman & Kemp Druggist Living an Upper Class Life in NYC As a Manhattan Kemp
Manhattan New York Nyc New York City Europe Abroad England Spain. Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. On offer are two diaries of a highly affluent American woman who was involved in the operations of Lanman & Kemp the high profile Manhattan drug company. The diaries were kept by Margaret Shepherd Hutton Kemp 1863-1944. Margaret married George William Kemp 1860-1912 in 1889. They had one daughter Margaret Peggy 1890-1940. The Kemps were Irish immigrants to New York and quickly became a highly affluent family. They were the Kemps of the Lanman & Kemp drug dynasty which is currently best known for selling Florida Water. CONTACT BUYER FOR FULL BIO NOTES ON THE KEMPS AND OUR DIARIST. WORD LIMITS ON THIS SITE. Importantly our diarist Margaret was involved in the family business running Lanman & Kemp as indicated by legal records in which she is a defendant on behalf of the company. The diaries themselves are both 5-year diaries that cover the years 1910-1914 and 1920-1924. The first was begun when Margaret was 47 years old. She writes almost every single day and her life is luxurious to say the least. For example In April of 1911 she writes daily of her extended trip to Europe visiting places in Spain such as Madrid and the Alhambra Palace France and England with her husband and daughter. She travels by ship to Europe again in the spring of 1913. The rest of the time the focus is on her daily life in NYC. While each entry is only a couple of lines she is very honest with her diary and one comes to know her. Some excerpts: .In afternoon Peggy Bidy and I walked to Bloomingdales and back
I went to late concert Apr 18 1910. "Wednesday Fine out for last time in little car. Went to Dr. Cragins. Peggy went to Biddy at Passaic" June 15 1910.
Damp. Report that Titanic had sunk Monday at 2: 20 AM
Apr 16 1912. Friday. Fine. Cold. Went to Miss Richards Met KOR. Home with George all aft. He very weak. Dr. Thomas here. Peggy at Ritz dance Dec 20 1912. Heavy rain. Geo died at ten minutes of one. Saw lots of people Dec 24 1912. Monday. Heavy rain all day. Fixing Georges room. Depressed
Dec 30 1912. Friday. Fine cooler. Started for Trossachs at 9: 30 in carriage. Sailed down Loch Katrine and back. Had tea at Callandar. Motored to Bridge of Allan July 4 1913. Tuesday. Fine cold. Down shopping lunched with Jim and Peggy. Ed here in aft Dec 22 1914. By the time Margaret begins her second diary in 1920 she is married to Edward Charles Mears Kemp. Peggy is still unmarried she marries later in 1928 at age 37. She references her affluent lifestyle including shopping at Harrods in London June 1 1921 ordering evening coat and day coat Aug 30 1921 and Tea at the Ritz Oct 16 1924 Excerpts from the second diary follow: Fine. Warmer. Peggy and Ed playing golf. I walked out but missed them. Sey took me for a drive. Ed rode. Merries at night Oct 15 1921. Monday. Rain. Ed went to meet Mrs. Ward. I down at League Lecture. Home in aft. Opera at night first night Nov 14 1921. Wednesday. Showers. Went to Harrods alone. Ed had church in room. Had fire. Peg out with Isabelle Baggallays at Eunice and Heath Sept 19 1923. Dine out with Peggy in morning. Home reading. Van Braam here at sea. Heard chimes. May fired Dec 31 1924. This diary is a fantastic look inside a highly successful Manhattan family giving readers a sense of the lifestyle enjoyed by a Kemp wife in middle age and painting a stark contrast to the lifestyle of those of lesser means in New York at the time. Both diaries have substantial notes including names and addresses of those in Margarets life as well as financial documentation. The diaries both measure 5.75 x 4.5 inches. Both of their spines are coming loose but they are otherwise in good condition. Both are 90% complete. Overall Good. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . hardcover
Riferimento per il libraio : 0011106
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Reinhart, CS; and Fox, Stanley C S
BASEBALL - THE MATCH BETWEEN THE "RED STOCKINGS" AND THE "ATLANTICS." - SKETCHED by C.S. REINHART: AN ORIGINAL WOOD ENGRAVING from the July 2 1870 issue of HARPER'S WEEKLY.
New York: Harper's Weekly 1870. 1870. Good. - An original 6-1/2 inch high by 20-1/4 inch wide wood engraving portraying the historic baseball game in which the Brooklyn Atlantics finally broke the Cincinnati Red Stocking's more than 80 game winning streak. The engraving drawn by C.S. Reinhart depicts a runner on first as the pitcher winds up to throw. An umpire attired in a top hat looms behind the catcher as players watch from the bench in the foreground. Brooklyn's skyline is seen behind the crowd in the background. The image is engraved on newsprint along the top of the double-page centerfold sheet pages 424 & 425 of Harper's Weekly above a 6-1/2 inch high by 20-1/4 inch wide wood engraving of a horse race titled "Jerome Park - The Race for the Hunter's Plate. - Sketched by Stanley Fox". Both images are engraved on a 16-1/2 inch high by 23 inch wide sheet with text printed on the verso. Folded twice with a few tiny holes along the vertical center fold. There is some spotting staining and speckling to the edges with a large brown dampstain at left touching on the horse racing image. Good. <p>Cincinnati's Red Stockings had held the all-time best perfect season record through 1869 winning all of their 67 games that year. Their record remained undefeated through the first part of the 1870 season until the memorable game against Brooklyn's Atlantic team on June 14 1870 at the Capitoline Grounds in Brooklyn. Though Atlantic had already lost a game to the Red Stockings they defeated Exford to regain the pennant in 1869 claiming the championship under the rules at the time which more closely resembled those of boxing. An estimated crowd of 15000 witnessed Atlantic's 8-7 victory over the Red Stockings in eleven innings. New York: Harper's Weekly, 1870. unknown
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Baer, Max (1909-1959). World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Original "Playbill" for the Imperial Theatre 1950 production of "CALL ME MADAM" INSCRIBED & SIGNED by HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMP MAX BAER to BILLY FARLEY.
New York: Playbill Incorporated 1950. 1950. Good. - Small quarto 9 inches high by 6-5/8 inches wide. Stapled white wraps illustrated with a caricature of Ethel Merman by Peter Arno on the front cover. The covers are creased with a few small chips and a small stained hole above the play's title. 56 pages with illustrations throughout. Good. <p>Boldly inscribed by heavyweight champion Max Baer to Billy Farley likely the boxer who won 2 bouts back in 1904-05: "Billy Farley - Hello 'Champ' Your pal Max Baer 1950".<p>The world heavyweight champion from June 1934 to 1935 Max Baer 1909-1959 won the title by defeating Max Schmeling in 1933. He subsequently lost to James Braddock in 1935. Both fights were named "Fight of the Year" by "The Ring" magazine. Baer went on to referee boxing matches and performed in occasional film and television roles. New York: Playbill Incorporated, (1950). paperback
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Hermance, William Ellsworth (born 1862).
AUTOGRAPH: Calling Card SIGNED by Canoeist WILLIAM ELLSWORTH HERMANCE.
Fine. - William Ellsworth Hermance's autograph penned on 1-3/4 inch high by 3-3/8 inch wide card stock signed "W.E. Hermance / Canoeist". Near fine. <p>Born in 1862 William Ellsworth Hermance set forth for Yellowstone National Park on April 17 1885. Upon arrival he fitted out a canoe. On July 4 1885 Hermance embarked on a canoe trip down the Yellowstone Missouri and Mississippi rivers arriving in New Orleans in March of 1886. unknown
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(Domolky, Lidia; Nagy, Marta; Hamori, Jeno; Belsey,Jim; Zimonyi, Robert; Magay, Daniel; Keresztes, Attila; Rerrich, Bela; and Mc
HUNGARIAN OLYMPIC ATHLETES' FREEDOM TOUR: AUTOGRAPHS of 14 HUNGARIAN ATHLETES AND THEIR SPONSORS attending a Dinner Party hosted by Charles Douglas Jackson and his wife Grace Bristed Jackson at the Dakota in New York City in honor of the DEFECTING HUNGARIAN OLYMPIC ATHLETES
New York NY: The Dakota January 1st 1957. 1957. Fine. - One page with 14 autographs penned on a gilt-edged cream-colored sheet measuring 10-3/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide removed from the guest book of Grace Bristed Jackson and C. D. Jackson. Dated "January 1st 1957" the signatures are identified along the top as those of guests present at the "Hungary Day - Athletes" dinner held at the Dakota in New York City prior to their departure on the "Hungarian Freedom Tour" of 59 cities organized by Sports Illustrated magazine. Near fine. <p>The dinner was held in New York City prior to the athletes' departing on the Hungarian Freedom Tour of 59 cities.<p>Charles Douglas Jackson known as "C.D." and his wife Grace Bristed Jackson hosted parties and events at their apartment in the Dakota. Jackson worked on and off at Time magazine in an administrative capacity for many years and was made vice president of Time Inc. in 1940. He was periodically sent on various diplomatic missions by Eisenhower. He also found time to serve on the boards of several organizations including the Boston Symphony Orchestra the Free Europe Committee and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.<p>Of the 14 signatures we've been able to identify the following which are listed in the the order in which they appear on the page:<p>The first to sign is Lidia Domolky the Hungarian fencer who won an individual World title at Rome in 1955. She competed in the 1956 1960 1964 and 1968 Olympics winning one gold and two silver medals. She and her husband fellow fencer Jozsef Sakovics defected during the Sports Illustrated tour. However they both returned to Hungary after a year.<p>Signing next is gymnast Marta Nagy who defected and enrolled at Colorado. There she continued competing in and coaching gymnastics.<p>The fourth signature is that of the fencer Jeno Eugene Hamori who won a gold medal in the team event at Melbourne. He was on the U.S. team in Tokyo in 1964.<p>Tour manager Jim Belsey is the next to sign.<p>The sixth autograph is that of the rowing coxswain Robert Zimonyi who defected and became a U.S. citizen in 1962. With American teams he won an Olympic gold medal in 1964 and a gold medal in the 1967 Pan American games.<p>The eighth autograph is that of the Olympic and World championship gold medal sabre fencer Daniel Magay. In the 1956 Melbourne Olympics he was a member of the Olympic gold medal winning team in the Saber team competition. After the Olympics he defected to the U.S. where he continued his success winning gold medals in the 1957 1958 and 1961 U.S. Individual Championships.<p>The ninth signature is that of the fencer Attila Keresztes who won a gold medal in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in the sabre team competition. After defecting he represented the U.S. in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.<p>Following Keresztes is the signature of Gyorgy Jekelfalussy-Piller 1899-1960. In the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics he won 2 gold medals in the individual and team sabre fencing events. In a period of only six years he won 10 Hungarian Championships six with the sabre and four with the foil. After coaching the Hungarian fencing team at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 he defected to the United States.<p> In theThe fencer Bela Rerrich is the eleventh to sign the guest book. He won a silver medal in the team epee event at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He defected and eventually settled in Sweden.<p>The last signature we've been able to identify is that of Marie McCrum secretary to C.D. Jackson.<p>The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 started as a nationwide popular uprising against the Soviet controlled government of the Hungarian People's Republic. Starting as a student protest the uprising lasted from October 23 to November 10 1956. On November 4th 1956 Soviet tanks rolled into the streets supported by Soviet troops who killed thousands in the brutal repression of the revolt. A headline in a Darwin Australia newspaper was the first thing which Hungarian athletes competing in the Melbourne Olympics heard about the Soviet Union's brutal invasion of their country. Supported by a strong Hungarian community living in Australia 48 athletes defected many making their way to the U.S. Water polo-ists and swimmers were part of the 30 athletes who participated in the "Hungarian Freedom Tour" organized by Sports Illustrated magazine which was owned by Time Inc. During the tour there was open rebellion by 11 of the athletes against their tour sponsor Sports Illustrated magazine and tour manager Jim Belsey. As they toured the 59 cities athletes spend most nights sleeping on the bus though they had been promised hotel rooms.<p>UNIQUE. New York, NY: The Dakota, January 1st, 1957. hardcover
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McConkey, Phil; and Simms, Phil
SIMMS TO MCCONKEY: Blood Sweat and Gatorade.
New York: Crown Publishers Inc. 1987. 1987. Good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY PHIL SIMMS AND PHIL MCCONKEY - Octavo red cloth backed with blue cloth in a dust wrapper. There is a tiny chip to the paper on the top edge of the rear cover. The rear panel of the dust jacket is slightly rubbed with a small gray mark. viii 1 leaf & 243 pages. Black-and-white illustrations & statistical tables. There is a small area of light staining to the the bottom inner corners of the front pastedown & endpaper. There is some light staining to the rear pastedown. The rear blanks & a few rear text pages are a bit bubbled. Very good. <p>First edition.<p>Inscribed and signed by Phil Simms and Phil McConkey on the front endpaper.<p>Simms' story is told with the assistance of Dick Schaap. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. (1987). hardcover
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