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Duddey Hill, , 1824-1825. Notebook in orig. grey wrprs. . Dogeared, browned, old soiling, some straight tears. Ink entries almost all extremely dark & readible. Fair -Gd. 4to. 7 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. Account ledger & inventory of an English farmer from Duddey Hill, Bowling, Parish of Bradford, County of York. His signature is on the rear wrpr. Includes a 3pp. pen MS inventory of possessions owned by John Firth dated 1824. Mentioned with values are wagons ("waggons"), wagon covers, draught h... more information

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np, , 1850-52. Unbound. Browning. One leaf msg. some chipping to edges & corners w/ occas. loss. A bit fragile. . 8vo. . In German. Approx. 20-30 dark brown ink script lines per pg. ( some less) on browned notebook paper. In many titled sections. Apparently either Bible study or prepared lectures for Bible study w/ many cites to passages in the Bible, also sections on Evangelists Mark, Luke, John, etc. Most of text references to New Testament incl. Corinthians, Luke, Galatians, Romans, John, etc. ... more information

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Boston, , 1816. Some creases & folds, easily readible. Gd. Folio. Account ledger for physician. Both sides of one 6 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. sheet. Dark brown script ink. Labeled "Bill Medicine. Boston. July 17, 1816. List of 48 items, each with price, totalling over 32 dollars. For Dr. Ezra Gustin bought of Thomas Prather (?) Some of the medicines & medical supplies listed incl. sulphur ether, syringes, vials, lancets, borax soda, much else. On reverse after total is a MS paragraph relating t... more information

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(Wilmington),, 1803. A long tear at fold nicely repd. w/ no loss & hardly visible. Bit of edge fraying. Gd. - VG. . Folio. Dark brown script ink. On ledger notebook paper, text entirely by hand, measuring 8 x 13 1/4 in. Two pages of writing ( & 2 blank pgs. attached) comprising statement of facts, small table Prob. bill of lading) and two signed witness statements. Statement of facts partially reads, "Entry of Merchandise intented to be exported by Pratt, Son & Kinking on board of the Sh... more information

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np., , 1838. Dark ink, easily readible. Gd. - VG. 8vo. Brown pen script document measuring 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Blue paper. List of 21 items of silver in different quantities including a number of spoons, table forks, knives, tea spoons, a soup ladle, 2 gravy spoons, 6 large knives, 3 plated candlesticks, 1 tea kettle handle, 2 toast racks, 2 pair of carvers, etc. Dated at top in pen, Jan. 16, 1838. Probably American. ... more information

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San Francisco, , 1861. A few tears at folds & edges (rpd. from back) , some ink entries a bit smudged, some old light watersts, light soiling. Nice for its extensive entries. Fair - Gd. . Folio. Folio. 8 1/2 x 14 in. Brown ink. Fldg. ledger sheet bill w/ letterhead. and column of many closely written pen entries. Reads at top in heavy type "Bought of R.E. Brewster & Co. Corner of Front and Clay Streets." Very top prntd. 'San Francisco....186" w/ pen filled-in date, Oct. 8, 186... more information

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Vera Cruz, , 1866. . VG. 4to. Folded letter on blue paper, medium brown script. Measures 8 X 10 in. Dated "Vera Cruz Feb 8th 1866." Addressed to 'R. Hollings Esq." ( pen address panel on blank last pg. gives his address as 14 Beverly Street, Boston, Mass.) Letter opens "My dear Sir, Having been requested by a friend here to order a Lustre or chandelier for his drawing room and thinking that you would be the person most likely to supply it, in the best taste, and most moderate ter... more information

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Chicago, , 1951. . 1st edition. Red pict. boards w/ photo. . VG. . 16mo. Full pg. photos incl. frontis of MacArthur addressing Congress. Besides his famous speech "old soldiers never die, they just fade away", also incls. highlights of his career until dismissed by Truman during Korean War. Uncommon piece on famous speech publ. by Rand McNally. ... more information

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London, , 1807. Rmvd. . Light fxg. VG. 4to. Full pg. frontis copper plate portrait & biography rmvd. from "The Historic Gallery Of Portraits And Paintings, With Brief Memoirs Of The Most Celebrated Men, Of Every Age And Country, Embellished By Engravings In Outline, Of The Finest Specimens Of The Arts, Ancient And Modern." Plate & text pages measure 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. incl. wide margins. The engrd. image measures 2 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. From a very rare large paper quarto copy with the p... more information

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York, , 1870. . Lacks printed wrappers. First page is "To the Public". Foxed. Gd. . 24mo. Begins on page 1 with 3pp. open letter "To The Public" dated York, Pa. January, 1870, by A.B. Farquhar. Priced illustrated descriptions of agricultural machinery incl. the Patent Triple Geared Iron Horse Power, the Farquhar Separator. Wheeler's Railway Horse Powers & Thrershers, steel plows, Illinois Walking Cultivator, Farquhar's Keystone Corn Planter, With Phsphate Attachment, Plain... more information

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np, , 1994. Video cassette in box. VG. Home copied onto quality VHS video cassette from PBS TV special. 188 minutes long. German-produced. In English & German with English subtitles. Done w/ Riefenstahl's participation when she was past 90 years old. Riefenstahl (1902-2003) in many long interviews & trips back to Berlin & other places reconstructs her long career, where she started as a beautiful dancer & actress, in the 1920's, & was in her first film (an Otto Fanck mountaineer... more information

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London, , 1898. Orig,. cloth. Spine a touch faded, volume untrimmed at edges, a nice tight clean copy, inside & out. VG. Thick 8vo. . Chatto & Windus. A new edition with 85 litho line drawing portraits w/ fascim. signatures, facing the biographies. This copy nice for its inclusion of complete 32pp. Chatto catalog at end with many hundreds of books for sale. ... more information

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London, , 1807. Rmvd. . Bit of fxg. to plate margin edge. VG. 4to. Full pg. frontis copper plate portrait & biography rmvd. from "The Historic Gallery Of Portraits And Paintings, With Brief Memoirs Of The Most Celebrated Men, Of Every Age And Country, Embellished By Engravings In Outline, Of The Finest Specimens Of The Arts, Ancient And Modern." Plate & text pages measure 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. incl. wide margins. The engrd. image measures 2 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. From a very rare large pape... more information

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London, , 1807. Rmvd. . LIght fxg. VG. 4to. Full pg. frontis copper plate portrait & biography rmvd. from "The Historic Gallery Of Portraits And Paintings, With Brief Memoirs Of The Most Celebrated Men, Of Every Age And Country, Embellished By Engravings In Outline, Of The Finest Specimens Of The Arts, Ancient And Modern." Plate & text pages measure 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. incl. wide margins. The engrd. image measures 2 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. From a very rare large paper quarto copy with the pl... more information

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London, , 1807. Rmvd. . Light to moderate text & plate fxg. VG. 4to. Full pg. frontis copper plate portrait & biography rmvd. from "The Historic Gallery Of Portraits And Paintings, With Brief Memoirs Of The Most Celebrated Men, Of Every Age And Country, Embellished By Engravings In Outline, Of The Finest Specimens Of The Arts, Ancient And Modern." Plate & text pages measure 8 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. incl. wide margins. The engrd. image measures 2 3/8 x 3 7/8 in. From a very rare larg... more information

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N.Y., , 1985. 1st edition. Cloth w/ dj. Some dj wear. VG. 8vo. . Autobiography ofsuccessful businessman, sports promoter, organizer, & financier, heavily involved in U.S. participation in the Olympic Games and also otehr U.S. sporting activities. Many photos. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1887. Orig. wrprs. . Unopened at top. Near fine. . 8vo. 21pp. of ads at beginning & end. Articles about "Origin Of New York", "The Relationship Of Church & State In The U.S.", "Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio--Their Admission Into The Union", printing of several orig. documents, other articles, correspondence. Several plates. With a rare handwritten transmittal letter dated Sept. 26, 1887 from publishers of "Magazine of American History" on their letterh... more information

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Dresden, , 1897- 1898. . Orig. tan prntd. wrprs. . Fragile, some wrpr. cvrs. detached but present. Gd. . 8vo. . A few early numbers of this scarce illustrated German magic monthly. ... more information

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Berlin, , nd, ca. 1897. VG. Oblong 4to. . With 1/4 pg. illustration. Called 'the most marvelous illusion for stage and especially for Circus." Patented. Long descrip.of little ship with mast filled on stage with water by magician, lots of live animalscome out as ship sails. Identical long descrip. in German, French, & English. M. Hermann is identified as "manufacturer of conjuring apparatus, stage illusions and side shows. Blank area of brochure has pen price of 800 marks or $400. Scarce. ... more information

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Cambridgeport, , nd, ca. 1905. . Self wrprs. . 2pgs. & wrprs. bit browned. VG. Scarce. . 8vo. . A priced catalog of nearly 200 magic tricks, most with great illustrations, also a few books on magic, list of price changes & discontinued items for first 25 catalogs. ... more information

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