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Boston, , 1892. 1st edition. Orig. green gilt cloth. . Some bdg. wear at top & bottom of spine & edges, a little fading, a few old stains to rear cover. Gd. Oblong 8vo. 52 examples of signature samples that are analyized. The book treats graphology as a science. One of the first books on the subject. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1993. 1st edition. Cloth. No dj. Bit of bdg. soiling. VG. . 4to. . Ep maps. Chapters w/ biographies of Petrach, Hus, Titian, Durer, Platter, Teresa of Avila, Montaigne, Catherine de Medici, Walter Raleigh, Galileo, Milton, Josselin & a few others. Heavily illustr. incl. color illustrs. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1997. Cloth w/ pict. dj. . A tight nice copy in dj burt w/ 54pp.w/ some tolerable yellow highlighting of a few words on each page.. 8vo. . Rabin's wife's memoirs with her 48 year life with Yitzhak Rabin from his early service in the Palmach during the Israeli War of Indepence through his role as a general during the 1967 Six Day War, ambassador to the U.S., to cabinet minister under Golda Meir after the Yom Kippur War , to his election as the youngest Prime Minister , his part in the negotiatio... more information

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Boston, , 1979. 1st English language edition. Cloth w/ dj. Very nice copy. VG. 8vo. Memoirs by Israeli general & Prime Minister, later won peace prize with Sadat, was assassinated. Map. Photos. ... more information

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San Francisco, , 1987. 1st edition. . Pict. wrprs. . VG. 8vo. Specifically how Reagan's Star Wars missiles, First Strike System, & Strategic Defense Initiative will destroy the world and what are the alternatives. Also on negotiations with the Soviets in the 1980's & how Reagan's "Star Wars" is a fraud on the American people. Illustrated. ... more information

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Popayan, , 1876-1925. Orig. boards, leather spine. . Covers missing leather, some other bdg. wear, but pages in securely. Gd. 4to. 7 1/2 x 12 in. Manuscript title of notebook & 4 rubber stamps from Arquidiocesis De Popayan. 2 pg. ms. history of bishopric from 1851 to 1876 when Rada was appointed. Each page dbl. columns manuscript in Spanish listing each day in each month a particular mass was celebrated from July 1876 through October 1925. Each column for the month listing 20-31 masses (funerals?) &a... more information

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Sacramento, , 1914. 1st edition. . Prntd. wrprs. . Fine. 8vo. Many tables. Last few pages is catalog listing trees & shrubs on Capitol grounds using botanical names. ... more information

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N.Y., , 2001. 1st edition. Softcover, color wrprs. Fine or better. 8vo. Profiles of 200 leading players, details on all the clubs, history of the game, greatest matches held, famous stadiums, business of soccer, soccer scandals, records & statistics. With 200 color & bw photos. Nicely bound & printed in Italy. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1939. Printed wrprs. . VG. Oblong 8vo. Photographs & technical data on 40 locomotives & cars, plus other photographs & a map of the Penn. system. Photos show steam passenger locomotives, steam freight locomotives, electric switching locomotive, electric passenger locomotive, gas-electric motor car, various coaches, mail car, dining car, baggage & mail car, express car, refrrigerator car, stock car, flat car, box car, gondola car, mopper car, & others. plus Penn. RR shop where l... more information

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Cleveland, , 1966. . Fine,. 8vo. Fascimile boxed edition of 2 works bd. together. Imitation gilt vellum w/ ties, fancy box w/ felt lining, copies of orig. tps. mounted on box. With descriptive booklet. Published by World Publishing Co.The orig. editions were 1596 and 1601.A beautiful prduction done in Italy. ... more information

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London, , 1777. Dsbd., self-wrprs. Lacks engrd. frontpiece, o/w vg. . 12mo. Printed by John Bell. 4 3/8 x 7 11/16 in. With a 17pp. Scottish glossary of terms at rear. Ramsay (1685-1758) wasa a Scottish poet who belonged to "The Easy Club" in which he & his friends read "The Spectator" to each other. "The Gentle Shepherd" was written in 1725. It was turned into a ballad opera in 1728 when songs were added. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1937. 1st edition. Orig. prntd. cloth, leatheroid spine. . Covers & text waterstained throughout, a little warped but no pages stick together & all readible w/ mostly noticeable crinkling, some color bleed-through of color ads onto text pgs. As is. Extremely thick 8vo. . Quigley Publ. Co. Introd. by Martin Quigley dated N.Y., July 1, 1937 indicates the "Who's Who" section presents names & biographical data for 15,000 persons. Various indices. With an analysis of motion pict... more information

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Manchester, , 1899. Orig. green prntd. wrprs. . VG. 8vo. . With reference to Spanish American War being successfully concluded. ... more information

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Washington, , 1880. Dsbd. First doc. lacks the 4 maps, perhaps issued separately. Text fine, both items. . 8vo. . 46th Congress, 2nd Session. Senate Ex. Doc. No. 1888 & Same, Ex. Doc. 188, Part 2. Examines Western port cities, harbors, reefs, western rivers, roads, railroads, etc. With material on Columbia River, marine disasters along north Pacific coast,discussion of Cape Arago, Port Oxford, Crescent City, Trinidad, etc. also discusses Coos Bay, Yaquina Bay, Puget Sound, many other places along nort... more information

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Washington, , 1880. Dsbd. Lacks the 4 maps, perhaps issued separately. Text near fine. 8vo. . 46th Congress, 2nd Session. Senate Ex. Doc. No. 188.Examines Western port cities, harbors, reefs, western rivers, roads, railroads, etc. With material on Columbia River, marine disasters along north Pacific coast,discussion of Cape Arago, Port Oxford, Crescent City, Trinidad, etc. also discusses Coos Bay, Yaquina Bay, Puget Sound, many other places along north Pacific coast. detailed surveys of harbors by many in... more information

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Kansas City, , 2002. 1st edition. Orig. cloth w/ dj. . As new. 4to. Beautiful coffeetable type book on Hillary's original climb of Mt. Everest in May, 1953, his career before that & his subsequent career as mountain climber in Nepal , friend of the Nepal population & sherpas since his orig. expedition, the Hillary legacy in the area, the Nepal population & their manners, customs, religion, way of life, etc. With numerous photos of Hillary there, text of his ecological, medical, educational &... more information

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Kansas City, , 2002. Orig. cloth w/ dj. . No dj. A v. fine copy. . 4to. Beautiful coffeetable type book on Hillary's original climb of Mt. Everest in May, 1953, his career before that & his subsequent career as mountain climber in Nepal , friend of the Nepal population & sherpas since his orig. expedition, the Hillary legacy in the area, the Nepal population & their manners, customs, religion, way of life, etc. With numerous photos of Hillary there, text of his ecological & humantitarian ... more information

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N.Y., , (1905). 1st edition. Orig. green prntd. wrprs. w/ bent arm & hammer ensignia of the publisher, N,Y. Labor News, & five cents price. . Wrappers laid loose & frayed & chipped at inside & outside edge, text very browned & frayed & chipped at far edge & bottom edge, pages mostly separated or loose at spine, some old creases, some soiling in 1 margin. Some short marg. tears at edges of wrprs & text (no text loss). Very fragile due to high acid content paper used b... more information

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Philadelphia, , 1852. . Orig. green cloth w/ gilt vignette illustr. on front cover. . Bdg. wear & fading, a few leaves w/ v. bottom edge stns. Cover vignette still fairly bright. Gd. overall. . 8vo. Publ. by T.B. Peterson. Plates. Novel apologizing for slavery written directly in answer to 1852 "Uncle Tom's Cabin". Dbl. pg. promotional ads for book on endpaperslisting 9 dated 1852 reviews from different newspapers. Tries to show the slave & master as they "tuly are" &... more information

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Washington, , 1901. 1st edition. Fine. 8vo. 56th Congr. 2nd Sess. HR Doc Nos. 499 & 500. Long is owed money because he lost a horse, mare, & some grain to Gen. Sherman's command for use of U.S. Army in March, 1865 in Richmond County, North Carolina. Beal is owed $375 for supplies furnished U.S. Army May, 1864 in Nashville, Tenn. ... more information

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