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Hardcover. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1914. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. W. Heath Robinson. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1914. First edition thus. Very Good. W. Heath Robinson. Covers are soiled and faded. The spine is bumped and torn about 3/4" down from the top however the torn piece is still attached. The contents have quite a bit of foxing however the 12 tipped-in color illustrations seem to be in perfect condition. Binding is starting to loosen.
Terre noire. Ilustrations de Yves Trévédy. by Durand, Oswald - Trévédy, Yves (ill.) - 1946
by Durand, Oswald - Trévédy, Yves (ill.)
Terre noire. Ilustrations de Yves Trévédy.
by Durand, Oswald - Trévédy, Yves (ill.)
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Paris: L. Fournier, 1946. Livre. Illus. by Yves Trévédy. Très bon. En Feuilles. In-4. Paris, L. Fournier, 1946. 29 x 23,5 cm, in-4, 141 (2) pp., 12 hors-texte en couleurs dont frontispice, 7 dessins dans le texte en noir et 22 compositions en couleurs dans le texte dont la vignette de couverture, en feuilles sous couverture blanche remplie, imprimée et illustrée, chemise et étui de l'éditeur. Tirage à 780 exemplaires. Celui-ci l'un des 50 sur Marais Crèvecoeur accompagnés d'une SUITE en noir de toutes les illustrations. Belles compositions exotiques de Trévédy pour ce roman sur la vie des Peuls du Fouta-Djalon (Guinée). Bel exemplaire. (MONOD, 4124).
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- Illustrator Yves Trévédy
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- Publisher L. Fournier
- Place of Publication Paris
- Date Published 1946
- Keywords Catalogue ; Livres illustrés ; Exotisme ; Littérature française ; Romans ; Guinée ; Guinée Conakry ; Afrique ; Afrique noire ; Peuls ; Fouta-Djalon ; Fouta Djallon ; Fula people ; Peuple Peul
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Shakespeare's Comedy of A Mid-Summer Night's Dream-Illustrated by W. Heath: Shakespeare's Comedy of
by Shakespeare, William
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Salida, Colorado, United States
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Genesis of the Geological Dev. of the Lithosphere of SE Wyoming
by Joseph Conrad Twinem
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Privately Printed, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. 1931 University of Wyoming doctoral thesis submitted by Joseph Conrad Twinem pertaining to the genesis of the geological development of the lithosphere of southeastern Wyoming. Includes discussions of dozens of formations and numerous skillfully executed watercolors of cross-sections of formations, etc. Of special interest are four large watercolors, two of them 3-panel fold outs, of Wyoming landscapes, and one of the Rock Creek oil fields. Also includes 36 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" original, unique photos inserted in corner mounts - views of Wyoming camp facilities, canyons, mountains, striking geological features, Independence Rock, gold mining operations, the Pathfinder Dam, Parco, Wyoming (street view), oil distillers, a Snow Range sericite mine and much more. No exaggeration; this thesis is a work of art and unique. Notably, Twinem was the former Maine State Geologist, also an accomplished petroleum engineer and geologist. Bound in burgundy cloth…
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Meditations
by Max, Peter
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly soiled and worn, front outer joint delaminated, a few light smudges in text.
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- ISBN 13
- 9780070409903
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- 0070409900
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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$150.00
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NY: McGraw-Hill. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly soiled and worn, front outer . joint delaminated, a few light smudges in text.. 1972. First Printing. Hardcover. 0070409900 . Pictorial color boards. Unpaginated. Black and white illustrations on various colored paper. A collection of meditative thoughts and sayings by various authors, from the Beatles to Tolstoy, accompanied by Max's unique illustrations. ; Square 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
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Contes Choisis
by Maupassant, Guy de.
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Athens, Greece
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$184.01
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Illustrés de 118 dessins de G. Jeanniot. 273 pp. 23,5x16,5 cm. Librairie Illustrée, Paris, 1887. --- Three-quarter leather binding. Gilt lettering and decoration on covers and spine. Light edgewear. Pages bright and clean, very tight binding. Top-edges gilt.
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The ABC Bunny
by Gag, Wanda
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- Used - Good
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- Twentieth Printing Thus
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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$200.00
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Please excuse our group photo. Just 1 book is offered here: The ABC Bunny BY WANDA GA'G. Coward-McCann 1933 First Edition Twentieth Printing Thus. Good Condition. No DJ. Exlib. Library- bound edition. Hand lettered by Howard Gag. Green boards with red titling in white front center panel in nice condition. Green and white wraparound alphabet wall poster still affixed to binding. WOODCUTS.
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Spenser's Faerie Queene (Book V. Cantos I.-IV.)
by Spenser, Edmund
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- Used - Very Good
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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$232.00
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London, Eng: George Allen, 1896. Paperback. Very Good. Crane, Walter. Edited by Thomas J. Wise; Part VIII with four full-page and other illustrations by Walter Crane. Printed by Charles Whittingham at the Chiswick Press on handmade "Unbleached Arnold" paper. [4], 1045-1119, [1] p.: 4 leaves of plates, and many in-text illustrations; 28 cm. (11 inches). Original reddish brown illustrated wrappers with overlapping edges. Pages are unopened. In Very Good Condition: wrapper edges are chipped; paper lacking over spine; front and back sections of wrapper are detached; upper edges of last 6 leaves lightly stained, not touching text; pages and plates are otherwise clean and bright. Very scarce in the original wrappers.
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Daughters of Emily: Eleven women poets / fifteen poems with drawings/vignettes by Ed Colker.
by [Haybarn Press] .
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- Used
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Hoover, Alabama, United States
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$150.00
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Millwood, New York:: Haybarn Press,, 2018.. Edition of 125. 8.5 x 13"; 28 pages and frontispiece. Poems printed letterpress by Bradley Hutchinson on acid free Stonehenge paper. Hand-colored frontispiece on Rives Heavy weight paper. Other visuals printed from the artist's Mylar plates. Leaves laid in cloth covered portfolio with ribbon tie closure. Illustrated paper title tipped on front board. Signed and numbered by the artist. Ed Colker: "The intent of this collection is - as always - to honor the texts with visual responses and varied choices of typography as new introduction to unique voices and visions that continue to remind and reveal. "This edition is dedicated to the memory of poets Deborah Pease and Catherine Kasper." Poets in this portfolio are Lee Briccetti; Lea Graham; Kathryn Hellerstein; Catherine Kasper; Kadya Molodowsky; Kathleen Norris; Nina Pick; Ronnie Scharfman; Rosmarie Waldrop; Jeanne Murray Walker; and Suzanne Wise.
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The Admiral's Caravan
by Carryl, Charles E.
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- good
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- first
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- Used - Good
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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$144.95
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Charles E. Carryl The Admiral's Caravan. Copyright 1892. The Century Company, NY. Grey cloth cover with gold titling and color illustration. Illustrated by Reginald B. Birch. Front free-endpaper is gift inscribed and dated 1899. 6 ½ X 8 5/8 140 pages. Listed in Peter Parley to Penrod, page 96. Used. Good- condition/ No DJ included if originally issued. RARE. PUBLISHERS ERROR. BRIGHT ORANGE PAINT IS OFFSTRUCK ON THE PAINTED FRONT BOARD.
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Guest and Memories: Annals of a seaside villa
by 'Mrs Cameron' [CAMERON, Julia Margaret] (photographic plates); TAYLOR, Una [Ashworth]; WALKER, Emery (plate printer)
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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$191.56
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FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. vii, [1], [2], 430, [2] + seven b/w plates, comprising four "taken from a photograph by Mrs Cameron", incl. the photogravure frontispiece portrait (with tissue guard), produced by Emery Walker (as is the final plate, 'Theodosia Alice Taylor', "from a painting by G.F. Watts, R.A."), plus a facsimile letter from Robert Louis Stevenson. Edges untrimmed. Original blue buckram, cream spine label to spine (faded and chipped). Board edges and extremities bumped, band of fading to front board. PO inscription, below glue residue to front pastedown, very occasional grubby fingerprint or ink stain to text block, spine cracked at pp.416-7, but binding firm. Else, internally clean and tidy. A robust copy of an unusual biography, twinning two pioneering Victorians of visual media. Uncommon in the trade, but fairly well represented in British and Irish research libraries. Good+ An account of the later life of playwright, Byronic poet and Victorian man of letters, Sir Henry Taylor…
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Madeline's Rescue
by Bemelmans, Ludwig
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- Used - Very Good
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Bemelmans, Ludwig.. Madeline's Rescue. Viking Press, New York. Copyright 1951, 1953 by Ludwig Bemelmans. SCARCE. Stated First Edition, 1953. Awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1954. USED. VG/ No DJ included. A very nice clean copy. Folio size. Grey tweed boards with red titling and ornamentation. Please see stock photos. Summary: " A brave dog saves Madeline from drowning and comes to live at the school with the girls." But will there be enough hound to go around? 9 X 12. 56 pages.
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Escape On Venus Tarzana
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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- Stated First Edition 1946
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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$21.00
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Stated First edition Burroughs hardcover, copyright 1946, as shown in scans. Published by Tarzana. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. Dedicated to Brigadier General Kendall J. Fielder. Frontispiece and 4 other illustrations plus all pages without writing or marks. Good binding. Pebbled blue front board has rubbing and wear. Back inside cover has light foxing. Second interior page has a label remnant from original owner. Not ex- library. Please see scans.
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How
by Eric Sloane
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Orange, Virginia, United States
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$25.00
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Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.
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The Professional Cosmetologist
by John W. Dalton
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- good
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- Used - Good
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- 2nd
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9780829901863
- ISBN 10
- 0829901868
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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$29.99
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West Pub. Co, 1981. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. John W. Dalton's near definitive textbook of cosmetology. Professional level instruction covering all significant topics for students of cosmetology. Valuable resource for replicating ca. 1970's hairstyles, makeup, etc. A standard in its field. Expanded and revised second edition. 463 pp. 10" x 7 3/8". Tight copy with light rubbing to cover and scattered yellow highlighting. Small corner loss to front blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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The Magyars; The Birth of a European Nation
by Gyorgy Balazs
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, United States
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$35.00
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Budapest: Corvina, 1989. Gray Buckram Binding w/black and red lettering on spine, Crest on cover. Pictorial Endpapers,w/91 pages of full color photo illustrations from Hungarian National Gallery, National Szechenyl Library and private collections. Includes 2 page Genealogy of the House of Arpad. Book is in As New Condition w/Fine wrap around DJ. Also contains (2)Brochures osThe Danube Bend, Hungary, found in book. **Oversized-extra shipping charges may apply Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Karoly Szelenyi (photos).
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Graziella
by De Lamartine, A
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- Used - Very Good
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- Limited Edition
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- Hardcover
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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$35.00
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London: The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Book. Illus. by Jacquier. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in patterned cloth. Text in English, translated by Ralph Wright, with 30 pochoir illustrations by Jacquier. "This edition consists of 1,600 copies, of which 600 are for sale in the United States of America by Random House Inc. It has been printed on Arches paper by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd. And the illustrations in colour have been stencilled by The Curwen Press, which has also printed the binding cloth : the whole under the care of Francis Meynell. This is number 1373." Darkening to spine, stain to rear free endpaper, text block near fine..
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Punky Dunk and The Gold Fish
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- Used
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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$40.00
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Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co, 1912. Hardcover. Twentyfourmo [16 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards with a string binding. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed and soiled. There are a couple of barely perceptible stains on the rear board. The spine ends are gently bumped, and there are a couple of small indentations in the top edges of the covers. The spine is very subtly rolled. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endsheet. The rear endsheet has several small light stains. "His cunning head bent and his little nose went Right down, while his tongue flashed red- When, O, what a sight! The fish in their fright Splashed water all over his head.
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RIP VAN WINKLE
by Washington Irving
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- poor
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- Used - Poor
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Salida, Colorado, United States
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$49.00
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Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Poor. Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Poor. N.C. Wyeth. Front cover has a badly bumped corner, spine is faded and soiled as is the rear cover. Front hinge is torn but cover is still attached, binding is loose. FFEP has some child's writing but otherwise contents are clean and the Wyeth illustrations are clean and bright .
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The Man Who Lost His Head
by Claire Huchet Bishop
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- very good
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- Reprint Edition
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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$44.89
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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp
by William R. Gillis
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- Used - Good-
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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$45.00
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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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JEFFREY JONES: THE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE
by Hill, Patrick K. Et Al
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 13
- 9781934331545
- ISBN 10
- 1934331546
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Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
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$60.00
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Coral Gables, FL: Vanguard Publishing, 2013. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear else a bright, solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear else bright, intact and whole.
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