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1953Plastic sleeve is taped down to wraps. Endpapers have tape stains. Minor dampstaining to upper corner of textblock. Minor chipping and small tears to wraps. Former owner's name stamped to ffep and titlepage (J. D. Fitton). ; Preface is in Latin with Latin text. Includes index at back. ; Volume 1 Only. Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum Paravianum; Vol. 1; 568 pages
1982Scholars' bookplate to inner cover (Slater & Dunbabin). Faint creasing to corners of wraps. ; Zetemata Monographien Zur Klassischen Altertumswissenschaft Heft 77; 9.1 X 6.1 X 0.8 inches; 325 pages
1897Some fraying to spine ends. Minor wear. Former owner's name in pencil to ffep. Creasing to corners of a few pages. ; Inter-Collegiate Latin Series; 797 pages
1985Minor shelfwear. ; Monograph Number 10; 9.4 X 6.7 X 0.3 inches; 78 pages
1992A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Full dark blue cloth boards. Bumped corner. Dark blue ribbon bookmark. 1050 pages. 5 1/8"w x 8 1/8"h.
1981Full brown cloth boarrds show a bit of fading at edges; brown ink from cloth has rubbed off onto inside of dust jacket at bottom edge. Edge wear to dust jacket. Stated First Printing. "Palm Sunday is a marvelous pastiche of speeches, letters, fiction, articles--even a musical comedy--woven together by a narrative in the distinctive, ironic Vonnegut voice to form an autobiography presenting the life and opinions of Kurt Vonnegut in his own words." [blurb]
1886pp. 284, (4) [Publisher's catalogue]. Top edge gilt. Deckled edges. Unopened. Paper beginning to brown but not brittle. 200mm. From Morley's Universal Library, uniformly bound with others in the series. Gilt lettered faux vellum spine over blue gray linen boards. Spine slightly darkened. Head and tail of spine bumped. Henry Morley (1822-1894) was a popular lecturer and prolific writer who did more to promote education and love of literature than any other person in the Victorian era. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! LOC W48/BAG 11
1928pp. vii, 279. Bookseller's label on rear paste down. Tall 8vo. 235mm. Original full red cloth binding lettered in gold. Spine darkened. First Edition. Hardbound. Very good. Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was an English poet, short-story writer, and novelist who is now chiefly remembered for: his celebration of British imperialism; tales and poems of British soldiers in India; and his tales for children. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. KIP BX 3
1845pp. li, 426, (2) [Publisher's catalogue] + Engraved Half Title. XLib stamp on title page and elsewhere. Bookplate of Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary on front paste down. Inner hinge loose. Top edge gilt. 12mo. 205mm. Original half leather over marbled boards. Spine very worn with loss at tail. Head of spine repaired. Corners worn with loss. ENGLAND BX 4
1728pp. (16), 326, (2) [Publisher's catalogue]. Age stained. Title page torn without loss. XLib stamps on first and last fly leaves. XLib bookplate on front pastedown. 8vo. 190 mm. Original full leather binding, rubbed. Corners worn. Front board fragile. The London Cases, mentioned in the alternate title, refer to a work entitled: 'A Collection of Cases and other Discourses lately written to Recover Dissenters to the Communion of the Church of England' published in 1685. Thomas Bennet (1673-1728) was an English clergyman, known for controversial and polemical writings, and as a Hebrew scholart. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! RELIGION BOX 1
189923p. Tall 8vo. Red cloth spine over marbled boards. Gilt lettered spine. Original front wrap bound in. PA PAMPH 19_6 BX1
1898224p. + Portrait Frontis. Typed insert "Compliments of Geo. E. Loucks - Business Mens Republican League of Pennsylvania. Sm. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Front cover stained, chipped and loose. Some of the speeches include: How Farmers Are Burdened; Samples of Official Jobbery; State Officials Draw Two Salaries; The Treasury Ring; Curse of the Machine; etc. John Wanamaker (1838-1922) was a great merchant, department store developer, innovator, religious leader, as well as an active civic and political figure. PA PAMPH 19_32 BX1
1969pp. xii, 142. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding, spine lettered in silver. Original priced dust jacket, soiled. Hardbound. Very good. LIT BOX 4
1865pp. 476, 4 [Publisher's catalogue] + Engraved portrait Frontis. Ruled in black throughout. Damp stained. Foxed. All edges gold. Large 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Boards ruled and decorated in gold with a center design of an eagle with Lincoln's initials. Binding worn. Lacks spine. Front board detached. Hardbound. A famous memorial biography of Lincoln. SHELF W28
1931pp. vii, 440 + Plus full page plates. Text illustrations. Inked ownership. Tall 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, slight spotting. First Edition. DaCosta was a professor of surgery at the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. The articles here include: Medical Paris During the Reign Of Louis Philippe; Dickens' Doctors; Baron Larrey: A Sketch; The Old Blockley Hospital: Its Characters and Characteristics; The Old Jefferson Hospital; Character Sketch of Professor Samuel W. Gross; Crawford W. Long; William Williams Keen: A Sketch; The Foundation and Founder of Jefferson Medical College; Facts Concerning the Old Operating Table"; etc. First Edition. MED 2
1856pp. viii, 697 + Plus engraved portrait frontis. Dampstain. XLib. 12mo. Original full brown publisher's cloth binding. Very XLib and stained. BLKAM 1
1968pp. xiv, 506. Numerous photographs. Large 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. A few tears. First edition, "second printing". Coldwar/Economics 7
191848p. 12mo. Original printed wraps. Nice copy. Mr. Rogers arrived in Australia on a theosophical lecture tour and offered his services to rally Australian young men to join the Allied Army in France. Very scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! WWI. Coldwar/Economics 10
1963pp. xii, 363. Inked presentation from Jitau Gichuru to Samuel B. Karumba (Kenyan independence activists). 8vo. Original full cloth backed binding. Slight wear. Coldwar/Economics 7
191728p. Portrait photo. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Nice copy. Sir Robert Laird Borden (1854-1937). As prime minister, Borden headed a Conservative government until 1917 and a Union (coalition) government until his resignation in 1920. He is remembered for his leadership in carrying Canada through World War I and, subsequently, in defining the new status of the self-governing dominions in the British Empire. Largely through his efforts the dominions were given separate representation in the League of Nations, and the Canadian Parliament ratified the treaties that resulted from the Versailles peace conference of 1919. WWI 13 **
191831p. Portrait photo. 8vo. Original full printed wraps. Nice copy. Sir Robert Laird Borden (1854-1937). As prime minister, Borden headed a Conservative government until 1917 and a Union (coalition) government until his resignation in 1920. He is remembered for his leadership in carrying Canada through World War I and, subsequently, in defining the new status of the self-governing dominions in the British Empire. Largely through his efforts the dominions were given separate representation in the League of Nations, and the Canadian Parliament ratified the treaties that resulted from the Versailles peace conference of 1919. WWI 13
191734p. Portrait photo. 8vo. Original full brown printed wraps. Very slight damp staining. Nice copy. Sir Robert Laird Borden (1854-1937). As prime minister, Borden headed a Conservative government until 1917 and a Union (coalition) government until his resignation in 1920. He is remembered for his leadership in carrying Canada through World War I and, subsequently, in defining the new status of the self-governing dominions in the British Empire. Largely through his efforts the dominions were given separate representation in the League of Nations, and the Canadian Parliament ratified the treaties that resulted from the Versailles peace conference of 1919. WWI 13
1881384p. + Engraved Portrait Frontis and full page plates. Foxed. Mildly XLib. **Inked ownership and library stamp of Charles A. Reichle, York, PA. Reichle's stamp also on title page. Charles A. Reichle was a photographer active in York and Adams Counties, PA in the late 19th century. Sm. 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding. Binding slightly rubbed. Hardbound. Russell Herman Conwell (18431925) was an American Baptist minister, orator, philanthropist, lawyer, and writer. He is best remembered as the founder and first president of Temple University in Philadelphia, and for his inspirational lecture Acres of Diamonds. Scarce. AMER PRESIDENTS BOX 1
1912254p. Top edge gold. Mildly XLib. Tipped in card of Mrs. William F. Vilas. Tipped in newspaper portrait of Vilas. Sm. 4to. Original full brown cloth binding, lettered and decorated in gold. Spine slightly marred. Hardbound. William Freeman Vilas (1840-1908). Born in Vermont, he moved with his parents to Madison, Wisconsin. In 1860 he commenced practice of law in Madison. He enlisted early in the Civil War, and served as Captain of Company A, Twenty-third Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and afterward major and lieutenant colonel of the regiment. He was later Postmaster General of the U.S. in the Cabinet of President Grover Cleveland (1885-1888) and then became Secretary of the Interior (1888-1889). Elected from Wisconsin, as a Democrat, to the U.S. Senate (1891-1897). Back home, he was regent of the University of Wisconsin (1898-1905) and was a member of the commission to provide for the construction of the State capitol in 1907. AMERICANA BOX 2
1905pp. xv, 375. Frontis + full page plates. Uncut. 8vo. Original cloth binding, badly stained and somewhat worn. PA 05B.
