LE ROW Caroline B. editor/collector Twain Mark intro
English As She Is Taught. Being Genuine Answers to Examination Questions in our Public Schools
New York: The Century Company 1905. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5� - 6�" tall. Near Fine unmarked and clean lovely little book printed on buff heavy weight paper. Red cloth/boards hardcover w black font on front and spine.No jacket as issued. xxviii 108 pps. Corners and spine a bit bumped one tiny spot on cover. The content of the book consists mainly of answers given by boys and girls and recorded by late 19th century teachers to questions on various topics and fields.Delightful darling responses. The Century Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 107909
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Fogg William Perry
Land of the Arabian Nights the
New York: scribner's 1882. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd edn ex library buckram binding w/usual defects 1st edn introduction by Bayard Taylor travels through Egypt Arabia Persia to Bagdad many text illustrations. scribner's Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 83473
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Charisse Nico
Ballet for Today
Culver City: Murray & Gee 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. VG/VG 1st edn inscribed by author ill 156pps spot on front of d/w. Murray & Gee Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 88484
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Penrose Boies Ed.
Travels of Captain Robert Coverte the
Philadelphia: Private Printing 1931. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 148/150cc original glassine wrapper in original partly destroyed slipcase; copy itself is VG 115pps. Private Printing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 102243
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Madan Falconer
Books in Manuscript
London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reading copy as paper label obliterated spine chipped in middle ex library copy 2nd edn. ill. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 83098
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Otis Clara P.
Sojourn in Lilliput
New York: Carlton Press 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. VG/VG 1st edn ill signed by author plus signed greeting card. Carlton Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 79967
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Washburn Charles
Press Agentry SIGNED
New York: National Library Press 1937. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Signed w/stamp by author translator and editor of English and French literature Helen Anna Gaubert dated 1944 NYC on fep 1st edn 153pps ads. Slightly soiled white covers and sunned spine 1st edn. National Library Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 109177
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Robinson Forrest Ed.
Mississippi Valley Review 20th Anniv
Macomb: MVR 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Journal nick to bottom edge else VG stories/poems by Bradbury Gwendolyn Brooks I. B. Singer Wole Soyinka Doris Lessing Levertov Plante etc cover by Al Hirschfield 112pps. MVR Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 102413
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Brand Max
Night Horseman the
New York: G.P. Putnam 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st edn his third book some pages chipped f/o name and Christmas sticker on fep. Chips to spine label and front cover label. G.P. Putnam Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 91260
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Westermann William Linn
Upon Slavery in Ptolemaic Egypt
New York: Columbia University Press 1929. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9� - 12" tall. VG first edition dark brown cloth over boards w copper font on spine. 69 pps. heavy stock and beautifully deckled paper.Interior pages unmarked clean. Hinges loose. Covers scuffed typical shelf wear due to age pages age toned. Rare and collectible. From the Economic History Review 1931 "This document.is no doubt one of the most important texts of the Ptolemaic period found in Egypt in the last few years." Intl shipments may require addlt postage due to size. Columbia University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 109509
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West Richard M.
Girl in the Albergo Borgese: Selected Poems the
Sequim: Duckabush Press 1991. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Softcover signed by author on tp G as minor soiling to covers. Duckabush Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 98633
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Patrick Ted Ed.
Holiday Magazine Vol. 5 No. 2 February 1949
Philadelphia: Curtis Publ 1949. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Poor as missing pages 19-26 and cover shows wear tear creases but rest of contents worth a look: New Mexico featured Santa Fe Acoma Carlsbad Atom site Alamogordo by E. B. White art Hotel Amador at Las Cruces Lincoln Road and Miami Beach Brooklyn sandsailing in Florida Florida's West Coast Islands shopping in New Mexico Toni Frissell and her airborne wardrobe plus her fashion photos full-page colour ads by Budd Plymouth Rosenblum tailoring Union Pacific Washington State Ford Artcraft New Mexico State Western Ammunition San Diego Weldon Pajamas Cobbs Florida Fruits Grace Line Santa Fe Tula fashions Florida ads departments worn issue. 2/1949. Curtis Publ Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 103503
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Ingram John Van Ness Ed.
Check List of American Eighteenth Century Newspapers in the Library of Congress a
Washington: GPO 1912. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG 186pps. GPO Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 106132
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Mr. Foster
Mr. Foster's Little Book for the Tourist in Havana
UNK: Mr. Foster 1910. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Small pamphlet of 32pps photos of Mr. Foster's office faade he was a travel guide for Americans data on hotels itineries restaurants banks much local information and a short Spanish glossary VG rare. c1910. Mr. Foster Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 101969
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Bayer Herbert
Herbert Bayer Visual Communication Architecture Painting SIGNED
New York: Reinhold Publ 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. VG/G as d/w has slight soiling closed tear and slight damp soiling affecting rear cloth cover and dj 4to 211pps many photos of his work as architect painter and designer. Signed by him on fep along with friend and fellow Aspen Colorado skier and author Willy Schaeffler to f/o when Bayer lived in Aspen; photo of him on rear flap taken there scarce Bayer signature. 1st edn. Reinhold Publ Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 95550
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O'Neill Eugene
Mourning Becomes Electra
New York: Horace Liveright 1931. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG/- 1st edn. Horace Liveright Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 59216
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West E. J. Ed.
Elizabethan Studies and Other Essays in Honor of George F. Reynolds
Boulder: Univ. of Colorado 1945. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Ex library copy w/usual ugly bits speckled stains to front cover signed by Betty Stocks one of the contributors ill 387pps. Univ. of Colorado Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 90857
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Hageney Wolfgang Ed.
Repertoire: Modern Interior Design 1928-1929
Rome: Belvedere 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. NF in NF dust wrapper 47pps of multi-language text reprint of 5 legendary portfolios 200 coloured plates of sketches plans designs works drawings folio. Rear adverts for other publications. Uncommon title. Belvedere Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 92555
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Martin Edward Sandford
The Life of Joseph Hodges Choates Gathered Chiefly From His Letters
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1920. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. 2 vols faded spines both copies signed by author ill some wear else G 471pps 419pps index. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 100518
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Lee Harper et al
To Kill a Mockingbird et al Imprint Magazine Asia Through Asian Eyes
Bombay: F & S Distributors 1961. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First appearance in India of the novel in serialized form five installments complete using the Heinemann text. Also seen are the standard plus the Reader's Choice d/w. This novel is part of a series of novels some truncated by this firm that published a monthly for readers ala Reader's Digest but in a larger and more complete format. The 2 volume hardbound set is in NF condition and features 12 of the first issues of Imprint: The Books of the Month magazine edited by Glorya Edwards Hale Lee's work begins with the September 1961 issue where her Pulitzer Prize award is mentioned. Other writers include Neville Shute Trustee from the Toolroom complete Paul Tabori Vladimir Dudintsev Gavin Lambert Gerald Durrell etc. Name of Paul E. Feffer appears in silver at base of spine both volumes. Rare. All double columns various articles and essay and letters from Asian readers covers intact. 1961-62. F & S Distributors Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 100446
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Parsons Christopher G.
Earthen Way the
Baltimorer: Orphan Underground 1994. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG 1st edn softcover. Orphan Underground Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 104960
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Bossing Ed
Hand Book of Square Dances
Chicago: H. T. Fitzsimmons 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. 1st edn NF condition ill inscribed by Bossing on tp. H. T. Fitzsimmons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 106404
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Bryant Ernie
Making Space: Remodeling for More Living Area
Blue Ridge Summit: Tab Books 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st edn VG 220pps index ill. Tab Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 91246
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Sinclair May
Mary Olivier
New York: Macmillan 1919. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st edn small stain to edge of fep else G or better. Macmillan Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 95375
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Harrison Edith Ogden
Lands of the Sun: Impressions of a Visit to Tropical Lands
Chicago: A. C. McClurg 1905. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG/VG a few chips 1st edn ill. A. C. McClurg Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 79227
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Corle Edwin
Mojave a Book of Stories
New York: Liveright Publ 1934. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG 1st edn new fep 14 short storis his 1st book. Liveright Publ Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 87011
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Parker Wyman W.
Henry Stevens of Vermont--an American Bookdealer in London 1845-86
Amsterdam: N. Israel 1963. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG/VG 1st edn ill scarce. N. Israel Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 64205
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Andras Seres
Nepi Himzeseink
Braslov: Andras 1950. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Softcover 1st edn 174 needlework and tapestry designs of Czech Yugoslavian Serbian origins uncommon VG.Publication date not noted. Best guess mid 20th century. Andras Paperback
Bookseller reference : 106720
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Endre Hajdu
Belyeggyujtes
Budapest: Minerva 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. VG/G 1st edn sprache: Hungarian study of stamps and stamp collecting based on issues from various European countries 249pp many illustrations in b/w. Minerva Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 107287
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Gill Anna A.
Practical Basketry
McKay 1916. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG/G as dw has piece missing across title; 81 illustr. and figures; small 8vo. McKay Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 31047
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Javits Eric
Sos New York
New York: Dial 1961. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. VG/VG 1st edn signed by author nephew of Senator Javits. Dial Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 66876
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Paolucci Anne
Poems
Bergenfield: Griffon House 1977. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. VG softcover poems inscribed by author on fep. Griffon House Paperback
Bookseller reference : 106839
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Wieniewska Celina Ed.
Polish Writing Today
Baltimore: Penguin Books 1967. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st edn thus softcover as issued G or better minor creases to paper covers. Penguin Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 101116
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Whiston William
Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus the Jewish Historian the
Boston: S. Walker 1811. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2 volumes in full heavily rubbed leather includes 20 books of Jewish antiquities 7 books of the Jewish war 2 in answer to Apion of the Maccabees and the life of Josephus with explanatory notes all in these two volumes volume I: 12 plates one quite damaged along edges and x 572pps with one cover missing; volume II: 8 plates and 547pps index w/one cover detached. Much foxing and browned pages as expected marbelised eps missing. Sold as is. Red leather spine titles fairly intact and perfect for rebinding uncommon variant. um 1811. S. Walker Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 106236
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Wideman John Edgar
Philadelphia Fire
New York: Henry Holt 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. NF/NF inscribed by author 1st edn. Henry Holt Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 89754
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Young Stark
Encaustics INSCRIBED
New York: New Republic 1926. Book. Good. Soft cover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. Good copy as sunned spine with chip at top small 8vo wraps inscribed by author in 1949 1st edn as dated 1926 short stories by Mississippi writer. New Republic Paperback
Bookseller reference : 39615
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Stern G. B.
Slower Judas the
New York: Knopf 1929. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Minor shelf wear else VG/VG 1st edn short stories. Knopf Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 83333
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Anderson Margaret
Fiery Mountains the
New York: Hermitage House 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Authors. 1st Edition. VG/- green pencil inscription by author on fep 1st edn. Hermitage House Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 101882
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Roy Marc Ed.
Guide Europeen de L'Antiquaire de L'Amateur d'art et du Bibliophile: 1957-58
Paris: Emer 1957. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Softcover guide to antique specialists dealers and negotiators in Europe French text covers wide range of antiques with many period ads suggesting the extent of the market in this latter post-war period 320pps. Emer Paperback
Bookseller reference : 108438
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Galsworthy John
Plays Second Series
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1919. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes Eldest Son Little Dream Justice. VG/G as d/w has cut out hole in middle of spine and this created a spot on cloth stains along front cover. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 94092
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Seghers Anna
Das Siebte Kreuz: Roman Aus Hitlerdeutschland
Mexico DF: El Libro Libre 1942. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The Seventh Cross: A Novel From Hitler's Germany Rare Mexican publication of this famous concentration camp escape tale by a Jewish Communist author who fled Germany in the mid 1930s to end up in Mexico VG minor soiling to white covers; includes 1980 pamphlet about her entitled Ich Schreibe fast seit Ich bewusst lebe und solange Ich leben werde photos checklist biographical sketch German text rare published to commemorate her 80th birthday much valuable information. More insightful of Nazi society of the late 1930s than the American version and much more a panorama of German paranoia than a simple escape story. Rare and important. German text. El Libro Libre Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 98428
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Wouk Herman
Caine Mutiny Court-Martial the
Doubleday 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG/VG ill. from the play price clipped. Doubleday Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 32840
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Green Guide
Green Guide Atlantic City and Environs
Atlantic City: Green Guide 1935. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Pocket size guide to tourist locations cross streets nearby Pleasantville Ocean City 64pps f/o map VG 7th edn loads of information. c1935. Green Guide Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 104042
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Pennsyvania Railway System
Map of the Pennsylvania Railroad System and its connections
Philadelphia : Pennsylvania Railway 1948. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. System's map in brochure format 8 panels plus map photos drawings of the railway's benefits attractions and comforts map in colour measures 19 1/2" x 32" and is framable. VG. 2 front panels show two trains passing in rural setting in watercolour sketch. Pennsylvania Railway Paperback
Bookseller reference : 107040
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Chase Mary Ellen
This England
New York: macmillan 1936. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG/G as major chip to front of d/w has sliced away much of title THis. macmillan Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 84641
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Beach Rex
Silver Horde the
New York: A. L. Burt 1910. Book. Good. Hardcover. G as some dampstained rippling to bottom of pages in G or better dj 4 illustrations by Harvey T. Dunn. c1910. A. L. Burt Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 102943
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Woodworth Hugh
Sanity Unheard of
Victoria: Sumas Publ 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. VG/VG 1st edn inscribed to noted philosopher Jacques Maritain 109pps. Sumas Publ Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 104544
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Malamud Bernard
Pictures of Fidelman
New York: Farrar Strauss and Giroux 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edn. first printing in entirety jacket has only a small 1cm tear at the top and is price clipped else VG/VG. Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 88192
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Shaw G. Bernard
Translations and Tomfooleries
London: Constable 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. VG 1st edn.Includes the stories: Jitta's Atonement The Admirable Bashville: or Constancy Unrewarded Press Cuttings The Glimpse of Reality Passion Poison and Petrification; or the Fatal Gazogene The Fascinating Foundling and The Music-Cure. Constable Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 69105
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Burton William
Josiah Wedgwood and His Pottery
New York: Funk & Wagnalls 1922. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Ltd edn copy 1066/1500cc awful ex library buckram binding 32 ticps and 72 b/w ill tissue guard missing from frp VG. Funk & Wagnalls Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 82462
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