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9 ¼" x 6", 500 pp, copyright 1853, includes many engravings and maps of countries, states, and cities, decorated cover. Typical light foxing, wear and aging, spine has 2" tear at front hinge.
The World: Geographical, Historical, And Statistical
Savage, Charles C.
New York: Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning, 1856.
Price: $425.00
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14" x 10 1/4", 389 pp, copy is in excellent condition with cracked hinges, includes 144 bw plates plus 98 bw figures, contents are exceptionally clean.
The Argive Heraeum. Vol. II. Terra Cotta Figurines, Terra Cotta Reliefs, etc.
Waldstein, Charles
Houghton Mifflin, 1905.
Price: $425.00
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532 + 413 + 463 pp, 12 ¼" x 9", text in Italian, includes thousands of color illustrations and photographs, green cloth with decorated spines. This is an exceptional copy of this very scarce ornithological reference set. Note that this is a fairly heavy set of books and weigh about 18 pounds.
Enciclopedia Degli Uccelli D'Europa [3 Volume Set]
Lecaldano, Paolo & Frugis, Sergio
Milano, Italy: Rizzoli, 1971.
Price: $350.00
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912 pp, 8 ¾" x 5 ½", contemporary half calf & marbled boards, panels rubbed, spine shellacked, front hinge broken. This is the rare first issue with the indiscreet "Cracherode Breeches" episode which was later completely expunged.
The Library Companion, Or, The Young Man's Guide And The Old Man's Comfort In The Choice Of A Library
Dibdin, Rev T.F.
London: Harding, Triphook, And Lepard, 1824.
Price: $350.00
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397 pp, 11 ½" x 8 ½", copy 343 0f 600 copies signed and dated by the publisher, weak hinges, bookplate on endpaper, bottom of spine is worn, includes 11 etchings, of which two are by Joseph Pennell, 6 photogravures, and 9 tipped-in Japan proofs, most with tissue guard papers, printed on linen paper, text block and plates are clean and bright.
Holland And Its People [Zuyder-Zee Edition]
De Amicis, Edmondo
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1885.
Price: $325.00
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2182 pp, 11 ½" x 8 ½", copies are in MINT condition, green cloth covers with gilt text, includes many bw illustrations and maps. (This is NOT an x-library set.)
Encyclopedia Of The Modern Middle East [4 Volume Set]
Simon, Reeva & Mattar, Phillip & Bulliet, Richard (Editors)
Macmillan And Co., 1006.
Price: $250.00
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9 1/2" x 6 1/2", hard cover collection of books 1-7 and 9 of the Foxfire series plus a copy of Sometimes A Shining Moment (9 Volumes, all hardcover) in various conditions and all with previous owner's bookplate. (1) The Foxfire Book - Very Good condition, no dust jacket, (2) Foxfire 2 - Good condition with some cover soiling, no dust jacket, SIGNED by Wigginton, (3) Foxfire 3 - Fair condition with some cover discoloration, no dust jacket, (4) Foxfire 4 - Near Fine condition with Very Good dust jacket, (5) Foxfire 5 - Very Good condition, no bookplate and no dust jacket, (6) Foxfire 6 - Near Fine condition with no bookplate and with Very Good dust jacket, (7) Foxfire 7 - Near Fine condition with no bookplate and with Very Good dust jacket, (8) Foxfire 9 - Fine condition with no bookplate and with Fine dust jacket, (9) Sometimes A Shining Moment - Fine condition with no bookplate and with Very Good dust jacket.
Foxfire Set [Books 1-9 minus Book 8 Plus Sometimes A Shining Moment, Book 2 of the series is SIGNED]
Wigginton, Eliot
Doubleday, 1972.
Price: $250.00
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13 ¼" x 10 ¼", 1274 pp total, number 892 of 1300 numbered copies, set is in excellent condition with worn and rubbed covers, includes all illustrations and text attributed to Rabelais, with some of the illustrations in color.
All the Extant Works of Francois Rabelais. An American Translation with a Critical Text, Variant Readings, Variorum Notes, and Drawings Attributed to Rabelais [3 Volume Set]
Putnam, Samuel
New York: Privately Printed - Convici-Friede Publishers, 1929.
Price: $230.00
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Circa 1950, 8 ½" x 11", 21 pp, copy is in excellent condition with a few author's corrections penciled in. This is an unpublished typewritten manuscript by noted Oklahoma author Althea Bass who wrote many indian-themed books and articles including Cherokee Messenger and Maria, The Osage Captive.
A Summer Thanksgiving: The Seneca Green Corn Festival [Unpublished Manuscript]
Bass, Althea
Self Published,
Price: $200.00
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377 + 335 + 357 pp, 8 ½" x 11 ¼", copies are in MINT condition, illustrated in bw. This is a comprehensive reference encyclopedia to all things unusual.
Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained [3 Volume Set]
Steiger, Brad
Gale Group, 2003.
Price: $185.00
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202 pp, 12 ¼" x 9 ¼", copy is in near-MINT condition, limited edition of 1850 copies, includes 126 plates many of which show mulitiple rifles. This is an exceptional copy of this well-known book that tells the story of the Kentucky Rifle, which was first published in 1924.
The Kentucky Rifle - Fifth Edition
Dillin, John G.W.
Publisher: George Shumway, 1967.
Price: $175.00
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6 ¼" x 9 ¼", 22 pp, copy is in execllent condition wtih previous owner's bookplate and label on endpaper, hinges are moderately weak and the spine has moderate wear. Number II of Brinton's Library of Aboriginal American Literature. Copy is tight and clean and in exceptional condition for this title.
The Iroquois Book of Rites
Hale, Horatio (Ed.)
D.G.Brinton, 1883.
Price: $175.00
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296 pp, 7 ¾" x 5 ¼", copy is in excellent condition with previous owner's bookplate on endpaper, embossed stamp on title page, and "Received" stamp on title page, sticker residue on bottom of spine, includes 21 bw plates, scarce.
Home Life In Turkey
Garnett, Lucy
Macmillan Co., 1909.
Price: $145.00
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10" x 6 1/2", 152 pp, copy is in excellent condition with some foxing on the endpapers and foredge, contains armorial bookplate of Francis Hubert Barclay and is dated and signed by Barclay on the end paper along with another signature that is not legible.
The Solomon Islands: Their Geology, General Features, and Suitability for Colonization.
Guppy, H.B.
Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co., 1887.
Price: $145.00
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486 pp + 478 pp, 10 ¼" x 6 ½", copies have been recently attractively REBOUND with tan sjpine leather with raised bands and marbled boards, includes many engravings. A very attractive set with minimal foxing.
The Adventures Of Gil Blas Of Santillane [Two Volume Set]
Sage, L.E. (T. Smollett Translator)
London: William Heinemann, 1836.
Price: $125.00
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137 pp, 11 ¾" x 8 ½", number 1289 of 1500 in limited edition, SIGNED by Time Reeve, copy is in near-MINT condition with small gift inscription on top of title page, in Fine condition printed slipcase, includes many wonderful colorplates by Diana Catchpole.
The Way to the Kingdom [SIGNED]
Reeve, Tim; Catchpole, Diana
Ferard-Reeve Pub, 1991.
Price: $125.00
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8" x 5 1/2", 192 pp, copy is in excellent condition, scarce account of the author's experiences collecting minerals along wtih some crystal-related essays.
Crystals and Gold
Cross, R.T.
Nebraska Newspaper Union, Nebraska, 1903.
Price: $125.00
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9" x 6 1/4", 249 pp, copy is in excellent condition with one page toned from copy of "The Daily Oklahoman" laid in, which has a front page review of the book written by the noted Oklahoma writer Altha Leah Bass, INSCRIPTION to Bass SIGNED by Cole on the endpaper, dust jacket (which is quite rare) is edge chipped.
Savage Gentlemen [SIGNED]
Cole, Mabel Cook
Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1929.
Price: $125.00
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656 pp, 9 ½" x 6 ½", presentation inscription "Presented to Rev Arthur J. Brown by John Campbell McPherson, January 14th, 1888. These two Volumes are from the pen of my old school mate, John Fraser. JCMcP". Arthur Brown bookplate on end paper, includes a few illustrations, brown cloth. front endpaper on Volume 2 has a taped repair, very scarce as a complete set.
Chaucer To Longfellow, A Choice Selection Of Lectures On English Literature Giving A Comprehensive Survey Of The Saxon Language, And How To Master It [2 Volume Set]
Fraser, John
Chicago: Johnson & Fraser, 1887.
Price: $120.00
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319 pp, 8 ½" x 5 ½", copy has been recently attractively REBOUND with a decorated brown leather spine with raised bands, minimal foxing, vintage stamp on title page states that this was withdrawn from the H.M.S. Stationary Office. An exceptional copy of this scarce title.
The Annual Register Or A View Of The History, Politics, And Literature, For The Year 1766 [Sixth Edition]
London: Executors of the late Mr James Dodsley, 1803.
Price: $120.00
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