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"CARROTS: " LITTLE MEN SERIES, Molesworth, , Mrs.
May not be noted. Good+ with no dust jacket
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Molesworth, Mrs. "Carrots: " Just a Little Boy, Little men Series, J455 New York, A. L. Burt, ND G+/No DJ - Pictorial Cover hardbound 552
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"COACHMAN SET" CHROMOLITHOGRAPH GREETINGS Greenaway, Kate
Marcus Ward & Co. 1880 Card Very Good with no dust jacket
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; GREENAWAY, KATE. "Coachman Set". Two (of three) chromolithograph greeting cards, ca. 1880, each with large oval color illustration by Kate Greenaway and silken fringe, issued by Marcus Ward & Co. Each approximately 6 X 4 1/4" including small margins, each with original silk fringe at all sides, scroll caption at upper left, boxed printed greeting on verso. Both in quite good condition, each with some darkening on versos. Schuster and Engen 251. DPL 266. Includes cards #1 and 3 (so designated by Schuster and Engen) , of young coachman with crop in his left hand, and young boy in knee-length pink coat and tricorn hat. There were variants for each card in the set, depending primarily upon the verso greeting; for these two, the greetings are "Souvenir" for the first card, and "with kind regards and best wishes" on the second. Graphic of backs available. 28325
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1803 INDENTURE BETWEEN JEREMIAH WOOD AND JAMES B CALDWELL PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA May not be noted.
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We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 1803 INDENTURE BETWEEN JEREMIAH WOOD AND JAMES B CALDWELL PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA. $1804 plus interest. With seals. 15.5 x 20" with folds. Mortgage. Also a number of other court papers dated up to 1822 affirming that this transaction which began in 1797 had not been paid and finally a notice of satisfaction. An interesting hisotrical set of documents with all proper signatures. Six pieces of which 4 are receipts; Signed by All Authors 24802
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1999 VICTORY WITHOUT WAR, Q624 Nixon, Richard
May not be noted. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 1999, victory without war , richard nixon, 1988, simon & schuster. , 2nd ed, 336 pp hardbound with dust jacket. Vg/vg. Politics president political 1038
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3 SCARCE VINTAGE TRADE PAPER CHILDRENS
Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
FUN-TIME GAMES, George carlson, Platt and Munk c1940, 12pp stiff paper covers, near fine condition except for penciled solution to maze on back page aCHRISTMAS, NO DATE OR PUBLISHER, AD FOR aBBOTTMAID ICE cREAM INSIDE FRONT HARD PAPER COVER. 32pp color illustrated, toned, otherwise fine condition. A wonderful collection of stories such as Wee Willie Winkie and 'Twas the night before Christmas. Near Fine Alice Martin, Paper, Alice Martin, Whitman Publishing Co. , Racine 1940 Color illustrated hard paper cover 6 5/8 x 8 1/2. 24 pages. Scarce child's book which tells how paper is made and used, near fine. 1084
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585. MATH LEMPERTZ'SCHE KUNSTVERSTEIGERUNG, ALTE KUNST GEMALDE, SKULPTUREN, PORZELLAN, FAYENCE, GLAS, SILBER, TAPISSERIEN, ETC. Lempertz, Kunsthaus
May not be noted. Paperback Near Fine with no dust jacket
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; November 1981, trade paperbacl, color plate of crucifixion on cover. About 2000 lots with hundreds of b/w photos of them and a couple color plates. Near fine condition except for light spotting at top of cover. Includes prices realized. 4213
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A CHAT ABOUT CELEBRITIES, OR THE STORY OF A BOOK Guild, , Curtis
May not be noted. Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Boston Lee And Shepard Publishers 1897. Good+ with no dust jacket. Black illustrations ; 8vo; 309 pages; ". Personal reminiscences of prominent members of the literary, dramatic, and other professions of the past half century, " by a noted journalist. First Edition. 4079
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A dictionary of biography Comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions Davenport, R. A
J. & B. Williams 1842 Unknown Binding Good with no dust jacket
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 527 pages; A Dictionary of Biography- Comprising The Most Eminent Characters Of All Ages, Nations, And Professions, DAVENPORT, R. A Exeter, J. & B. Williams, 1842, in full claf with both boards loose, textblock sound although toned, 524 pp, HISTORY 856
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A HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN CREWEL EMBROIDERY, Baker, , Muriel L.
May not be noted. Very Good in Fine dust jacket
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Baker, Muriel L. , A Handbook of American Crewel Embroidery, Charles E. Tuttle, Rutland, 1966. First edition. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. Features of American Crewel work. Section on modern crewel used today. 67 pages. Hardbound in very good condition with DJ Fine also 610
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A HANDBOOK OF AMERICAN CREWEL EMBROIDERY, 1ST ED SIGNED Baker, , Muriel L.
May not be noted. First Edition Very Good in Fine dust jacket
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Baker, Muriel L. , A Handbook of American Crewel Embroidery, Charles E. Tuttle, Rutland, 1966. First edition. Inscribed by the author on front free endpaper. Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams. Diagrams the features of American Crewel work. Section on modern crewel used today. 67 pages. Hardbound in very good condition with DJ Fine also 611
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A HISTORY OF ASSAM. REVISED/ENLARGED Edward Gait. [Rev; B. K. Barua and H. V. S. Murthy. ]
Calcutta Thacker Spink & Co. 1963 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
B&W Illustrations; Staining to later covers, dampstain to unprinted area of half title, text very good. Ink ownerhsip of "A Hummel" [Jr. ] at upper corner of ffep. 5 plates with single and mulitple images. From the collection of Arthur W. Hummel Sr. & Arthur Hummel Jr. Mr. Hummel Sr. (1884-1975) was the first chief of the Library of Congress Orientalia Division. Mr. Arthur Hummel Jr. (1920-2001) was director of Voice of America from 1961-1963, U. S. Ambassador to Burma (1968-71) , Ambassador to Ethiopia from 1975-1976, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 1976-77, and Ambassador to China from 1981-1985. 32863
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A MIRROR FOR AMERICANS LIFE AND MANNERS IN THE UNITED STATES 1790-1870 Tryon, , Warren S.
May not be noted. Very Good with no dust jacket
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Tryon, Warren S. A Mirror for Americans Life and Manners in the United States 1790-1870 as Recorded By American Travelers in Three Volumes THIS IS VOLUME 1 ONLY Chicago, Illinois, University of Chicago Press, 1952. First Edition, Hard Cover, Very Good with no dustjacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Author Vol. I Life in the East, Vol. II The Cotton Kingdom, Vol. III The Frontier Moves West. Culture etiquette Manners History 18th and 19th Century American Life and Customs Typical chapters are : Frontier Moves West, Early Views of Missouri Country, A Winter in the West 1833-4, Roving Reporter on the Frontier 1837, Outfitting a Santa Fe Expedition 1844 653
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A SHROPSHIRE LAD Housman, , A. E.
May not be noted. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Housman, A. E. , A SHROPSHIRE LAD, New Rochelle: Peter Pauper Press, Limited, Decorative Paper Over Boards , Condition is Very Good No Jacket, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 75pp, no publ. Date, limited to 1000 copies. Delicate printed paper over boards with paper label in very good- slipcase is missing 472
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A STUDY OF SWINBURNE Q579 Welby, , T. Earl
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We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; A Study of Swinburne, Welby, T. Earle, London, Faber & Gwyer, 1926. First Edition, Hardbound, foxing to endpapers, Very Good with no dustjacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall, Biography and criticism of a rather decadent poet 1104
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A TRAMP ABROAD Mark Twain.
Toronto and Montreal: Dominion News Co. 1880 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by W. Fr. Brown, True Williams, E. Day, and Other Artists..
B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 410 [5] pages; "[The Canadians] are said to have managed to get advance sheets from the steam press at Hartford... And to have been in the market almost as soon as his own publishers.' " -BAL 3626. BAL notes tha the 1st Canadian edition has 4 different states, each with a different publisher's title page imprint, manufactured from the same sheets. This copy's title page imprint reads "Toronto and Montreal: Dominion News Co. 1880.," but the ads are those of Belfords, Clarke & Co. 8vo. Orig maroon pebble-grain cloth, with gilt lettering and front cover illustration. Spine ends and corners shelfworn. Scuffed. Light foxing to frontis and flyleaf, chip to lower corner of flyleaf. Previous owner's label on front pastedown. 32527
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ACCIDENT Bennett, , Arnold
Doubleday, Doran & Co. Inc Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 315 pages; Brown illustrated cloth covered jacket. 2130
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ADVENTURES OF HUNTERS AND TRAVELLERS, AND NARRATIVES OF BORDER WARFARE Hunter, by An Old
H C Peck Very Good- with no dust jacket
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; B&W Illustrations; Origianl borwn embossed boards cloth, spine sunned with ornate picture and printing, sunned. Liberally illustrated throughout. Starts out with the 1768 discovery of the source of the Nile by James Bruce. Thrilling escape from a bear in the Arctic. Adventures with wolves in france. Escape of 2 boys from the Indians, etc etc. A few contemporary clippings tucked in the back. Collectible. No foxing. Crack to cloth covering hinge on lower left 1 1/4" cosmetic. A sound copy If you can see the graphic the crosshatch lines are from the scan and not the book. 1388
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