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Berlin, , 1936. 1st edition. Orig. grey cloth, paper cover & spine labels. VG. 8vo. On 12 German Jewish historical figures. One of a notable series of Jewish books published by Schocken during Nazi era. With list of other titles in series at end in 8pp. catalog. 2 laid-in printed publisher's advert. slips for other works, one on Martin Buber, the 2nd by Baeck. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1986. VG. 90 minute video cassette. Color. Menuhin performs & conducts Bach's A Minor Violin Concerto, the E Major Partitia for solo violin, and conducts performances by soloists of two secular cantatas: "Peasant" and "Coffee". In orig. video slipcase. ... more information

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N.Y., , ca. 1970. 12 records in sleeves, boxed. . Fine. Records appear to be unplayed. . Folio. . Murray Hill Records boxed set. Includes the Magnificat, B Minor Mass, St. Matthew Passion, St. John Passion, Christmas Oratorio, Easter Oratorio. The performances by Akademie Kammerchor & Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Ferdinand Grossmann, conducter. Plus soloists. Performances prob. from 1960's. Detailed booklet w/ librettos. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1971. . 18 records in sleeves, boxed. Box & records fine, records appear hardly played. 150 complete works performed on the harpsichord by Martin Galling. 18 records in sleeves. Boxed set. Murray Hill Records. 31pp. detailed booklet. The performances done in the 1960's. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1971. . 18 records in sleeves, boxed. Box fine, inside a little browned, Records appear fine, hardly played. . 217 complete works performed on 20 notable European organs of Bach's period by Walter Kraft. 18 records in sleeves. Boxed set. Murray Hill Records. Booklet (to the same set on cassettes) The performances done in the 1960's. ... more information

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Paris, , 1776. 1st edition. Newly rebound grained cloth, gilt spine, marble eps. . Very occas, light foxing but a beautiful, clean untrimmed large copy on heavy paper, in a not unattractive new grained cloth binding. VG. Extremely thick 8vo. The latest treatment for dropsy by physicians & surgeons, Bacher introduced a tonic pill for treatment which became the most popular remedy. It contained extract of hellebore, myrrh and card benedictus. The work mentions in particular many case histories of ... more information

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Cambridge, , 1897. . 1st edition. Orig. cloth, gilt Appalachian Club emblem on front cover. Lacks last index leaf & 2 pocket maps. Gd. - VG. As is. 16mo. . Riverside Press. 48 different guided detailed scenic walks between towns covering area within 12 miles of State House and all of the streets, sites, views, & natural history Text illustrations. Publ. for Appalachian Mountain Club. Nice bicycle ad on rear pocket, men's clothing ad on front pocket. ... more information

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Washington, D.C, 1970. First edition. Softcover. Ex. lib. Gd. Thick 8vo. . Detailed book on how to teach & particualrly the key concepts in teaching style & substance in teaching geography & what the students are like in conceptulizing & learning abilities & interests. Is 40th Yearbook publ. by National Council For The Social Studies. Diagrams, etc, on how to plan lessons. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1992. Pict. softcover, vinyl protected. VG. 8vo. . Beautiful guidebook, printed in Italy.Hundreds of color photos & maps. Huge glove compartment separate fldg. map at rear. Great guide. ... more information

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Berlin, , 1878. . 2nd edition. . Orig. 1/2 calf & marble bds. . Spine worn, some leatehr pieces msg.Text clean. Gd. 8vo. . A sttandard textbook with 477 nice text engraving, detailed German text in 334 sections. Well indexed plus full pg. of publ. ads for other Baenitz scientific textbooks. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1993. Pict. softcover. Scotch tape repair of front cover corner. Gd. - VG. 8vo. Touchstone Books. First edition was 1991. Re-explores the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 in caves in Israel and the hiding of them from scholars & the general public for many years. Traces who held them & what biblical scholars finally gained control over the Scrolls and issued a "consensus" interpretation that is open to question. The authors questioned the Scrolls in Israel, at the Vatica... more information

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N.Y., , 1971. 2nd printing. Cloth w/ dj. Dj a little worn at upper edge, price-clipped. VG. 8vo. . Famous defense lawyer details his cases. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1975. 1st edition. Cloth w/ dj. Front free ep a little soiled., some old scotch tape remnants on lower cover that once held dj. in place. Dj w/ bit of wear. VG. 8vo. . Famous defense lawyer details his cases. ... more information

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Washington, , 1911. Stapled self-wrprs. VG. 8vo. Lorimer (1861-1934), Republican representative (1895-1901, 1903-1909) & Senator (1909-1912) from Illinois, removed from the Senate when, after a Senate investigation and acriminous debate, the Senate adopted a resolution declaring "that corrupt methods and practices" were employed in his election, and that the the election, therefore, was "invalid." Included is photocopied full pg. biography & portrait. See Joel Tarr's book, &q... more information

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Baltimore, , 1942. 1st edition. Orig. cloth. No dj. Minor ex. lib (U. of Calif.) w/ a few stamps, rear card pocket., label botom of spine. Nice copy. VG. 8vo. . Publ. by John Hopkins University Press. Part of the Albert Shaw Lectures On Dilomatic History. Extensive & detailed. Author was Stanford professor. ... more information

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Philadelphia,, (1866). 1st edition. Woodcut illustr. wrprs. . Last leaf w/ rear wrpr., about half missing, affec. an ad for bowel treatment & rear wrpr. numbers game. Otherwise browned, some fxg., edge wear, dog-earing, a good copy. Small 8vo. W/ signs of zodiac, table of eclipses, pictures of zodiac symbols, a calendar for each month w/ woodcut symbols & sun & moon aspects, each day's length. Plus 19 pages of cooking recipes in dbl. columns, small print. 2pp. of ads ( 1 defective). The... more information

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N.Y., , 1844. . Some visible browning but evenly toned throughout. In orig. old wood frame with wear, lacks glass. Gd. . Folio. . Eleven engraved oval portraits of the Presidents, each surrounded by floral designs. Mostly uncolored except hand-colored title, presidential names & terms. Published by T. Baitte, N.Y. James Polk is shown at bottom as President-elect. Scene in center shows signing of Declaration of Independence. Print measures 9 3/4 x 13 in., framed size, 11 x 13 in. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1858. Folded in half, as issued. Could be used fully opened posted as a display broadside or when folded in half, the inside had one page of testimonials & the letterhead & blank page. A few creases, unbelievably nice condition overall for a broadside of its age. VG. . Folio. Very large display advertising broadside (11 1/8 x 18 1/2 in.) With large heavy banner headlines "Grover & Baker Sewing Machines, etc. " on top, then list of reasons why Grover & Baker machines are p... more information

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N.Y., , 1974. . Paperback. . VG. . 12mo. . Cvr. color photo, 26 photos incl. one of Al Cowlings helping him off the field. On O.J. at his height with Bills, before he started beating up Nicole because he loved her so much. Collectible. ... more information

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Philadelphia, , 1881. . Orig. cloth. . Normal bdg. wear. Gd. . Thick 8vo. . On his career, Presidency, & much on his assassination & trial of Guiteau. Plates. An early work. Light pencil 1881 Christmas gilf inscrip. ... more information

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