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Wren, Christopher Percival
Beau Geste
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1926. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition housed in a good dust jacket. The dust jacket has small tears on the front and the spine. There is an ink signature of a previous owner on the front flyleaf. The pages are clean with minimal wear; Black and white stills from the Paramount Picture. Ronald Colmn featured as Beau Geste. ; Photographs; 8vo; 418 pages . Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
Bookseller reference : 160100
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Wren, Christopher Percival
Beau Ideal
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Very Good. 1928. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition with some small blemishes to the upper left cover. There is a small bookseller sticker on the front endpage. Overall this is a cllean copy with the gilt lettering still bright; .In Beau Ideal Christopher Percival tells the story of a young man who yearns for something better. He sets out on an epic journey to find himself and discovers the true meaning of happiness. Along the way he meets colorful characters and experiences life-altering moments. Ultimately he discovers that the only thing that truly matters is love.Percivals vibrant writing style and engaging characters will captivate readers from the beginning. Beau Ideal is a heartfelt story about self-discovery that will leave them feeling inspired.; 8vo; 373 pages . Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 160102
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Wren, Christopher Percival
Sowing Glory The Memoirs of 'mary Ambree' the English Woman-Legionary
London: John Murray. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1931. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition housed in a like dust jacket. There is an ink inscription on the front flyleaf from a previous owner. The volume also bears light foxing to the top of the pages; Edited by P. C. Wren. Tightly bound with clean pages. ; 8vo; 383 pages . John Murray hardcover
Bookseller reference : 160106
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Wren, Christopher Percival
Stories of the Foreign Legion
London: John Murray. Fair. 1947. Hardcover. An edition in fair condition. The cover has several blemishes and discolorations and the interior has minimal foxing. The first few pages have creases from being folded and there is a small amount of water damage to lower outside corner of the pages ; Stories of the Foreign Legion follows the exploits of a select few members of the Legion chronicling their daring deeds and heroic sacrifices in the service of France. From the deserts of North Africa to the jungles of Vietnam these men have faced danger and death on a scale seldom seen in peacetime.Christopher Percival's intimate and insightful portraits of these veterans reveal the human cost of war as well as the enduring bonds of brotherhood and comradeship that drive these men to continue serving their nation.; 8vo; 655 pages . John Murray hardcover
Bookseller reference : 160103
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Wren, Percival Christopher
Action and Passion
London: John Murray. Good. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. Color has slightly faded on the spine. Pencil markings on front flyleaf. Pages are beginning to come loose in the front. ; The story follows the adventures of a young boy Wren and his dog Percival as they travel the world in search of adventure. From climbing mountains to diving underwater Wren and Percival always seem to find themselves in the middle of something exciting. This story is full of adventure and will keep readers on the edge of their seats.; 8vo; 508 pages . John Murray hardcover
Bookseller reference : 160063
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Wren, Percival Christopher
Action and Passion
New Yok: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Good. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. Pages are a little rough from cutting with slight discoloration on the edges. ; Percival Christopher Wren is known for his work on the construction of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich England but he is also well-known for his writings on astronomy and mathematics. In this book he tells the story of his life and his passions including his love of action and adventure.; 8vo; 435 pages . Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 160064
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Wren, Percival Christopher
Beau Geste
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Good. 1927. Hardcover. A volume in good condition that has a losse spine with a small wrinkle. There is normal shelfwear present as well; Features color and black and white illustrations. Authorised American Illustrated Edition. Sheets for "The Song of the Legion" from the Paramount Picture featured at the end. ; Black and White & Color; 8vo; 579 pages . Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 160071
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Wren, Percival Christopher
Beau Ideal
London: John Murray. Good. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. Spine is slightly faded compared to rest of cover. Foxing is present throughout the book. ; HOOD is a novel set in the fictional towns of West Egg and East Egg on Long Island in 1922. The novel is written in the first person by the adult twin sons of the V.S.A. agent C. Auguste Dupin who was based on the real-life detective Edgar Allan Poe. The novel tells the story of their rivalry and their families' secret history.Beau Ideal is the story of twin brothers C. Auguste Dupin and Beauchamp Devereaux who are separated at birth and raised in two separate parts of Long Island West Egg and East Egg. They idolize the same man Poe and their rivalry leads to an epic battle of wits and wills. As they learn more about their families' dark secrets they come to understand that their idealized notions of each other and of themselves are nothing more than falsehoods.; 8vo; 348 pages . John Murray hardcover
Bookseller reference : 160066
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Wren, Percival Christopher
Beau Sabreur
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Very Good. 1926. Hardcover. An edition in very good condition with some shelfwear to the exterior boards. The spine is slightly loose but the pages are clean; The Beau Sabreur tells the story of a young man who in the early 1800s leaves his home in France to become a trapper in the Rocky Mountains. There he builds a life for himself falls in love and struggles to find his place in the world.; 8vo; 370 pages . Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 160116
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Wren, Percival Christopher
The Disappearance of General Jason - 1st Edition/1st Printing
London: John Murray. Fair. 1940. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition/first printing in fair condition. The volume features discoloration on the cover a cocked spine some sticker residue on the lower spine and the inking of a signature from a previous owner on the front pastedown; When General Jason goes missing during a coup in the fictional country of Sano his wife children and military superiors all worry about his safety. They soon learn that Jason was kidnapped by a rival faction of the military and they must find him before it's too late.; 8vo; 438 pages . John Murray hardcover
Bookseller reference : 160117
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WRIGHT, IRENE A. (EDT.)
Further English Voyages to Spanish America. 1583-1594. Documents from the archives of the Indies at Seville Illustrating English Voyages to the Caribbean, the Spanish Main, Florida, and Virginia.
London, Hakluyt Society, 1951. 8vo. In the original publisher's blue cloth. Uncut. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt stamped ship to front board. A very fine and clean copy. XCIII, (1), 314 pp. + 4 maps.
Bookseller reference : 44729
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Wright Charles
Le chemin des estives
J'AI LU 2022 352 pages 11 1x17 8x2 3cm. 2022. pocket_book. 352 pages.
Bookseller reference : 500295866
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WRIGHT, LOUIS B. (+) VIRGINIA FREUND (EDT.)
The Historie of Travell into Virginia Britania. (1612).
London, The Hakluyt Society, 1953. 8vo. In the original publisher's blue cloth. Uncut and unopened. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt stamped ship to front board. A very fine and clean copy. XXXII, 221 pp. + 1 plate and 3 maps.
Bookseller reference : 44732
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WRIGHT (George)
Through Normandy, a Holiday Ramble. a paper read before the Rotherham Literary & Scientific Society, 8th December, 1873.
First edition, 8vo, 44pp., disbound. JISC locating a single copy at the University of Leeds.
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Wright H. Rapport S. (a cura)
I grandi esploratori - Storia delle esplorazioni e delle scoperte
in 4° piccolo leg. ed. sovrac. fig. a col. (con piccoli strappi) pp.914, numm. ill.ni fot. e dis. n.testo, ben tenuto
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Wright, A B
History of Hexham
Alnwick: W. Davison. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Respined with original backstrip laid-on and with new endpapers. Boards rubbed and with minor wear and marking. Sporadic spotting throughout. 1823. First Edition. Green cloth spine with paper covered boards. 220mm x 160mm 9" x 6". xi 246pp. Folding plate engraving to dedication page by J. Kerr and wood engraving to page 111 as well as a full page engraving. . W. Davison hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4230
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Wright, Almroth Edward, Sir
The unexpurgated case against woman suffrage, by Sir Almroth E. Wright
xv, 86 p. 23 cm. Hardcover Very good condition Contents:Introduction. -- Arguments which are adduced in support of woman’s suffrage. -- Arguments against the concession of the parliamentary suffrage to woman. -- Is there, if the suffrage is barred, any palliative or corrective for the discontents of woman? -- Appendix: Letter in militant hysteria, reprinted ... from the Times, March 28, 1912.
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Wright, Charles Seymour
Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14. Scientific Reports. Series B Vol. II. Terrestrial Magnetism and Related Observations. Part IV. The Transmission of Wireless Signals in Relation to Magnetic and Auroral Disturbances.
Sydney: Thomas Henry Tennant Government Printer 1940. pp455-534 17 text figures 58 tables. Or wraps. Chipped at spine minor corner bumps damp stained at fore-edge margin a couple of tiny edge tears stamp of Royal Society Qld and cancelled stamp on front cover. Scientific report from the Australasian Antarctic expedition 1911-14 under the leadership of Sir Douglas Mawson. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to. Thomas Henry Tennant, Government Printer Paperback
Bookseller reference : 042426
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WRIGHT, ed Irene A
Further English Voyages to Spanish America 1583-1594. Documents from the Archives of the Indies at Savile illustrating English Voyages to the Caribbean the Spanish Main Florida and Virginia. Translated and edited by Irene A. Wright. NEAR FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL SERIES BINDING
Hakluyt Society 1951. 8vo. First Edition with illustration and 2 folding maps; original Society binding of blue cloth upper board with multiple frame border in blind enclosing sailing vessel blocked in gilt gilt back uncut a near fine copy. With personal bookplate on front paste-down. VERY SCARCE. Hakluyt Society Second Series No. 99. Bridges & Hair p.282-3. Hakluyt Society, hardcover
Bookseller reference : 33984
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Wright, G Frederick
Man and the Glacial Period with an Appendix on Tertiary Man By Henry W. Haynes
New York NY: D. Appleton and Company 1896. Very Good Hardcover 1896 Three-Quarter Leather; 385 pp.; w/ 2 fold-out maps and several b&w plates. Binding and hinges expertly reinforced by bookbinder. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. D. Appleton and Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 050803-P322
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WRIGHT, Helen; RAPPORT, Samuel,
I grandi esploratori. Storia delle esplorazioni e delle scoperte
Con numerose illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo e X tavole a colori fuori testo . 8vo. pp. XVI-916. . Molto buono (Very Good). . . .
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WRIGHT, I. A.
Documents Concerning the English Voyages to the Spanish Main 1569-1580; I, Spanish Documents selected from the Archives of the Indies at Seville; II, English Accounts, Sir Francis Drake Revived and Others
8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; lxiv, 348 pp, frontis (portrait) with tissue guard, 2 folding maps (one colored), bibliog, index. original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt lettering on spine, spine a bit rubbed & lightly faded, but fine and clean condition, gilt bright. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. This fascinating set of documents on the various expeditions of the period is presented with a good 50 page introduction that provides the historical background. Voyages include those of Oxenham, Drake, Hawkins, Barker, and others, based on both Spanish and English documents.
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WRIGHT, I. A.
Spanish Documents Concerning English Voyages to the Caribbean 1527-1568; selected from the Archives of the Indies at Seville
8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; x, 167, xlvii [ads] pp, frontis (facsimile letter of Miguel de Castellanos, 1568), 2 maps, including folding, bibliog, index. original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt title lettering on spine, spine slightly faded, lettering clear, fine, clean copy, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. This fascinating set of 29 documents on the various expeditions of the period is presented with a good introduction that provides the historical background, of this important era in the Caribbean, Spanish Main, Gulf of Mexico, where Spain and England were struggling for world supremacy.
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WRIGHT, I. A.
Spanish Documents Concerning English Voyages to the Caribbean 1527-1568; selected from the Archives of the Indies at Seville
8vo [22.5 x 14.5 cm]; x, 167, xlvii [ads] pp, frontis (facsimile letter of Miguel de Castellanos, 1568), 2 maps, including folding, bibliog, index. original blind-stamped blue cloth, gilt vignette on covers, gilt lettering on spine, dj (chipped, about third of spine lacking), a fine and bright copy, rarely found in a dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. This fascinating set of 29 documents on the various expeditions of the period is presented with a good introduction that provides the historical background, of this important era in the Caribbean, Spanish Main, Gulf of Mexico, where Spain and England were struggling for world supremacy.
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WRIGHT, IRENE A. (EDT.)
Further English Voyages to Spanish America. 1583-1594. Documents from the archives of the Indies at Seville Illustrating English Voyages to the Caribbean, the Spanish Main, Florida, and Virginia.
London, Hakluyt Society, 1951. 8vo. In the original publisher's blue cloth. Uncut. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt stamped ship to front board. A very fine and clean copy. XCIII, (1), 314 pp. + 4 maps.
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WRIGHT, LOUIS B. (+) VIRGINIA FREUND (EDT.)
The Historie of Travell into Virginia Britania. (1612).
London, The Hakluyt Society, 1953. 8vo. In the original publisher's blue cloth. Uncut and unopened. Gilt lettering to spine and gilt stamped ship to front board. A very fine and clean copy. XXXII, 221 pp. + 1 plate and 3 maps.
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Wright, Louis B. (Editor).
NEWES FROM THE NEW-WORLD. Wherin May Be Seene The Excellent Qualities of the Beastes of the Fielde, the Fish, and Fowl, As well as the singular and rare Vertues of the Earth and Air of that Goodly Land. Perused and Published by the Officers and Council of
29 p. Limited to only 1,000 copies. Printed at The Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles. Thin 8vo. Original paper covered boards, lettered in blue. Binding somewhat soiled. Hardbound. Friends of the Huntington Library Occasional Publications. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! VOYAGES BOX 1
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Wright, Marie Robinson
PICTURESQUE MEXICO.NationalHistorical and Commercial
Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons 1899. 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Vg/No Jacket. Heavy Folio. 445 pgs.Multiple b/w photos & plates. All book edges gilt. Blind-stamped grey clothlightly scuffed.Light wear to corners & spine ends. Gilt lettering and spine decorations.Binding slightly cocked. Almost 3 kg weight.Extra shipping charges required. <br/> <br/> George Barrie & Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4734a
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Wright, Marie Robinson
THE NEW BRAZIL.Its Resources and Attractions HistoricalDescriptiveand Industrial
Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons 1901. First Edition . Hardcover. Vg/No Jacket. Heavy Folio. 450 pgs.Multiple b/w photos & plates. All book edges gilt. Blind-stamped grey clothlightly scuffed with several small stainswith gilt lettering and spine decorations.Light wear to corners and spine ends.Text clean.Hinges starting but secure.A handsome copy over-all of this addition to Wright's series on South American Republics.3 kg weight.Extra shipping charges required. <br/> <br/> George Barrie & Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4732a
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Wright, Quincy, editor
Preventing World War III, some proposals, edited by Quincy Wright, William M. Evan [and] Morton Deutsch
460 p. Hardcover Very good condition good
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Wright, Richard
Black power : a record of reactions in a land of pathos
Octavo in brown-black DJ, 358 pages, b&w illustrations 22 cm. Ghana -- Description and travel. || A chronicle of the African American author's trip to Africa's Gold Coast before it became the free nation of Ghana. It speaks eloquently of empowerment and responsibility, and remains a key commentary on the question of race. || Contents: Part One. Approaching Africa -- Part Two. The Nervous Colony -- Part Three. The Brooding Ashanti. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve.
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Wright, Richard
Pagan Spain
Octavo in white DJ, deckled edges, 241 pages, 22 cm. Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography. Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 -- Travel -- Spain. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve.
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Wright, Richard
Pagan Spain
Octavo in red DJ, 191 pages ; 22 cm. Traces the life of the Latin American revolutionary and guerrilla fighter who joined Castro's movement to overthrow Cuba's government, served as minister of industry, and was killed while leading a Communist guerrilla force in Bolivia. Guerrillas -- American Latina -- Biography. Spain -- Description and travel. || DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve.
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Wright, Ronald
Time among the Maya : Travels in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico
x + 451 pages, maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. eng
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WRIGHT, Ronald
Time Among the Maya; Travels in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico
8vo [24 x 16 cm]; x, 451, [i] pp, maps, glossary, bibliog, index. original pictorial cloth backed boards, dj (not price clipped), fine in fine dj. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author travelled extensively through jungles, towns and back roads, to barely accessible old ruins, to describe life and spirit among the Mayans, both current and ancient, in an enjoyable mix of journalism, archaeology, history and ethnology. One of the best modern works on the subject.
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Wright, Sarah Bird (ed.); Wharton, Edith
Edith Wharton Abroad: Selected Travel Writings, 1888-1920
Hardcover. Jacket is a little shelfworn, with two or three nicks at edges and extremities; original price label under plastic on rear. Marks on page block head. Text is clear throughout. Preface by Shari Benstock. TS Used
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Wright, Susan
Rome Secrets: Cuisine, Culture, Vistas and Piazzas
Hardcover in dust jacket. Very good condition. Jacket is a little creased at front upper corner. Pages are sound and clear. TA Used
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Wright, Thomas E
Into the Moorish World
London: The Travel Book CLub 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 0x0x0. Travel book club edition. Very good copy with minor shelfwear and mild page yellowing. Dust jacket with minor shelfwear mild chipping to two corners and marking to inside back flap. The Travel Book CLub hardcover
Bookseller reference : 041160 ISBN : 0709134207 9780709134206
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Wright, Theon & Sutton, Ione Ulrich
The voyage of the Herman, by Theon Wright in collaboration with Ione Ulrich Sutton
284p., illus. 16 cm. Hardcover Very good condition chipped The story of the search for the $100 Million Treasure of Lima churches taken by pirates to Cocos Island
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Wright, Theon & Sutton, Ione Ulrich
The voyage of the Herman, by Theon Wright in collaboration with Ione Ulrich Sutton
284p., illus. 16 cm. Hardcover Good condition, rear cover discolored The story of the search for the $100 Million Treasure of Lima churches taken by pirates to Cocos Island
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Wright, Theon; Sutton, Ione Ulrich
The Voyage of the Herman: The Dramatic Story of the Search for the $100 Million Treasure of Lima
... Hardcover, good condition, with lightly slanted, lightly compressed sp. very ltly bumped corners. some light wear on r. brd bottom. Ltly tanned p. edges, some light dust on p. tops. Cln, tight, unmarked. Dj good, somewhat rubbed--some marks, mostly on
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Wright, William (editor); De Goeje, MJ(editor) M J
THE TRAVELS OF IBN JUBAYR Edited Froma Manuscript in the University Library of Leyden
Leyden : E.J. Brill 1949. c.300pp. Black cloth hardback no DJ footnotes glossary Preface in English text of the travels in Arabic 1949 reprint of the 1907 edition light brown foxing spots on outer page edges and front end pages Being the chronicle of a medieval Spanish Moor concerning his journey to the Egypt of Saladin the holy cities of Arabia Baghdad the city of the Caliphs the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Norman Kingdom of Sicily . Hard Cover. Very Good. Leyden : E.J. Brill Hardcover
Bookseller reference : w190326596
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Wright, Wilbur ; Giovanni, Jose ; Hyde, Anthony ; Huxley, Elspeth
Carter's Castle ; The Great Husky Race ; The Red Fox ; The Flame Trees of Thika
Small name label inside front board. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked brown faux leather/gilt boards, minor tanning to page edges and no bumping to corners. 510pp. Four stories Carter's Castle ; The Great Husky Race ; The Red Fox and The Flame Trees of Thika of the Gods in Readers Digest Condensed Books format.
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Writers' Program, Work Projects Administration [Federal Writers' Project, WPA]
Arkansas A Guide to the State. American Guide Series.
New York Hastings House 1941 First Edition. hardcover. First Edition First Printing. -- Many photographs. Key to tours map on front endsheets and transportation map on rear endsheets. -- Hardcover black covers. Condition: very good minus covers very slightly warped; cover lettering a little dulled; no jacket. Hastings House hardcover
Bookseller reference : 40365
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WULMS Guido
Het reisverhaal van Simon Michaël Coninckx, 1775. Inleiding en tekstuitgave
Sint-Truiden, Appel 1997 130pp., met enkele zw/w ills., 21cm., gebroch., goede staat, L100569
Bookseller reference : L100569
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WUL, Stefan
Odyssée sous contrôle
1959 Editions Fleuve Noir, Collection "Anticipation" (Fusée), n° 138 - 1959 - In-12, broché, couverture illustrée - 17 p. - Couverture illustrée par Brantonne
Bookseller reference : 118913
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WULMS Guido
Het reisverhaal van Simon Michaël Coninckx, 1775. Inleiding en tekstuitgave
130pp., met enkele zw/w ills., 21cm., gebroch., goede staat, L100569
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WUNDERLICH
Minos et la Crète
France Empire 1981 In-8 broché, 294 pp. Illustrations en noir
Bookseller reference : 4266
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WUNDT, THEODOR:
Das Matterhorn und seine Geschichte. Zweite Auflage.
Berlin: Raimund Mitscher 1896 . Plates and illustrations throughout. Large 8vo 11 x 8 inches 192-pages. Original tan grained cloth pictorially blocked in gilt and colours; an excellent copy. Inscription on front fly. Berlin: Raimund Mitscher, [ 1896 ]. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 16571
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Wurffbain, Johann Sigmund
Reise nach den Molukken und Vorder-Indien 1632 - 1646. Band II: 1638 - 1646. Neu herausgegeben nach der zu Nürnberg im Verlag von Johann Georg Endter im Jahre 1686 erschienenen Original-Ausgabe.
Haag, Verlag Martinus Nijhoff, 1931. Mit Titelprägung (Buchrücken) und Vorderdeckel-Illustration versehener Original-Halbleinenband. Seiten ungeschnitten (Schnitt daher etwas ungleichmäßig). Vorsätze und Schnitt papierbedingt etwas gebräunt. Innen ansonsten gutes, sauberes Exemplar. Keine Anstreichungen! Kein Besitzervermerk! Keinerlei Stockflecken im Text! Einband etwas berieben und l ('Reisebeschreibungen von deutschen Beamten und Kriegsleuten im Dienst der Niederländischen West- und Ost-indiischen Kom
Bookseller reference : 20726BB
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