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London, 1790. Cornelii Nepotis Vitae Excellentium Imperatorum: Cum Verifione Angelica, in qua Verbum de Verbo, quantum fieri potuit, redditure: Notis quoque Anglicis, & Indice Locupletissimo or Cornelius Nepos's Lives of the Excellent Commanders: with an English Translation as Literal as possible with English notes and a large index by John Clarke (late master of the Publick Grammar School in Hull [England]) In Pursuance of the Method of teaching the Latin Tongue, laid down by him in his Essay upon Education. Private Press: J.F. and C. Rivington, et al; London; 1790; Fourteenth (14th)Edition A copy of this volume is in the collection of the National Trust; Carlyle's House, London. 8vo size full calf leather; 280 pages. Red title block on spine with bright gilt titles and decorations. The long "S" is used throughout the text. The pages are styled in two columns, with the Latin language text on the left side and the English language text on the right side. The…
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The Picture Show Annual 1929 Film Book
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London: Amalgamated Press (1922) Ltd, 1929. First printing. Original Binding. Very Good. The Picture Show Annual 1929 is for sale. This is a very early and collectable film book featuring stars of the day such as Douglas Fairbanks, Gary Cooper, Tom Mix, Betty Balfour, Marion Davies, Ronald Coleman, and many more.
The Picture Show Annual measures 8¾ x 11 inches (approximately) and was published by Amalgamated Press Ltd. The front board bears an illustration of Betty Balfour and the back board bears an advertisement for Picture Show magazine.
The binding is in overall Very Good condition with edge wear; wear to the original green cloth spine and wear with small surface loss to the back board.
There are 160 numbered pages that are packed with colour, black and white and sepia toned illustration. The frontispiece opposite the title page has a large colour illustration of Victor McLaglen and Dolores del Rio in Loves of Carnen; with the title page having a large black and white photograph of Janet Gaynor and Richard Walling in The Midnight Kiss.
The other colour photographs include Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Velez in The Gaucho; and Ramon Novarro and Marceline Day in Romance.
The black and white photographs include Pola Negri, Marion Davies, Ronald Colman, Betty Balfour, Norma Shearer, John Barrymore, The Talmadge Sisters, Tom Mix and his horse Tony, Evelyn Brent and a very young looking Gary Cooper in a scene from Beau Sabreur, and many other great vintage photographs of stars from their vintage silent films.
The pages are in overall Very Good with the internal hinge between the frontispiece and title page broken, but the pages are still very firmly bound in but gives the appearance that the book is slightly shaken.
This is a wonderful and very collectable film book packed with great vintage photographs of the very earliest days of Hollywood!
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The Picture Show Annual measures 8¾ x 11 inches (approximately) and was published by Amalgamated Press Ltd. The front board bears an illustration of Betty Balfour and the back board bears an advertisement for Picture Show magazine.
The binding is in overall Very Good condition with edge wear; wear to the original green cloth spine and wear with small surface loss to the back board.
There are 160 numbered pages that are packed with colour, black and white and sepia toned illustration. The frontispiece opposite the title page has a large colour illustration of Victor McLaglen and Dolores del Rio in Loves of Carnen; with the title page having a large black and white photograph of Janet Gaynor and Richard Walling in The Midnight Kiss.
The other colour photographs include Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Velez in The Gaucho; and Ramon Novarro and Marceline Day in Romance.
The black and white photographs include Pola Negri, Marion Davies, Ronald Colman, Betty Balfour, Norma Shearer, John Barrymore, The Talmadge Sisters, Tom Mix and his horse Tony, Evelyn Brent and a very young looking Gary Cooper in a scene from Beau Sabreur, and many other great vintage photographs of stars from their vintage silent films.
The pages are in overall Very Good with the internal hinge between the frontispiece and title page broken, but the pages are still very firmly bound in but gives the appearance that the book is slightly shaken.
This is a wonderful and very collectable film book packed with great vintage photographs of the very earliest days of Hollywood!
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- Bookseller The First Edition (GB)
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- Publisher Amalgamated Press (1922) Ltd
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1929
- Keywords Picture Show Annual, film book, Douglas Fairbanks, Gary Cooper, Tom Mix, Betty Balfour, Marion Davies, Ronald Coleman
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Cornelii Nepotis Vitae Excellentium Imperatorum: Cum Verifione Angelica, in qua Verbum de Verbo, quantum fieri potuit, redditure: Notis quoque Anglicis, & Indice Locupletissimo
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Sinai, the Hedjaz, and Soudan: Wanderings Around the Birth-Place of the Prophet, and Across the Aethiopian Desert, from Sawakin to Chartum (Folios)
by James Hamilton
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Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
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Folding maps, v, xi, 414p. dj. 24cm. Facsimile of the rare 1857 edition with a New Introduction (2 1/2p.) by Robin Bidwell.
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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens: A Circling Sun's Calendar for 1982
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17.25" x 23". 12p. New in publishers shrink-wrap. Multicolored paper with string binding. 12 color plates. Can next be accurately used for 2027, 2038 etc.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Carroll, Lewis
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New York: Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. John Tenniel. 154pp. No date c1920, New Era Edition. Blue cloth, gilt and black lettering to cover and spine. Very light rubbing to spine ends, spine is sunned but readable, former owner's bookplate on front pastedown, interior is clean and sound, and book is in overall very nice condition. Printed in the intermediate stage of Pitman's Shorthand. Text is in Pitman Shorthand and ilustrations throughout by John Tenniel.
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Examination of the Urine
by Fowler, Geo. B.
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New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1874. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 80pp. Rust boards, gilt lettering. Corners lightly rubbed, former owner's name stamp on front free endpaper, text is clean and sound, and the binding is tight. Dr. Fowler was a member of the faculty at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York.
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The Nature-Study Idea: Being an Interpretation of the New School-Movement to Put the Child in Sympathy with Nature
by Bailey, Liberty H.
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good-. 159pp; Green cloth boards with white lettering to front, rear board slightly scuffed, lettering rubbed off spine & slightly rubbed off front, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Analysis of the Nature Study Movement in Education.
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The Singing.
by WILLIAMS, C. K
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- 9780374292867 / 0374292868
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2003. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Most uncommon signed. Winner of The National Book Award.
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Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle Of The Gulf War And Other Battles. Signed and dated at publication.
by SWOFFORD, Anthony
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New York: Scribner, 2003. Signed by the author and dated 4/18/03. First edition / First Printing. Black paper spine, gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Winner of the 2004 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir. Basis for the 2005 Sam Mendes film starring Jake Gyllenhall, Peter Sarsgaard, Lucas Black, and Jamie Foxx.
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Trials of Apollo Rick Riordan COMPLETE 5 HARDBACK BOOK SET COLLECTION NEW
by Rick Riordan
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5 HARDCOVER BOOK SET - BRAND NEW - NOT A BOX SETThe Trials of Apollo, Book 1: The Hidden Oracle (Trials of Apollo, 1) The Trials of Apollo Book 2 The Dark Prophecy (Trials of Apollo, 2) Trials of Apollo, Book 3 The Burning Maze (Trials of Apollo, The Book 3) (Trials of Apollo, 4 The Tyrant's Tomb (The Trials of Apollo, Book 4) (Trials of Apollo, 5) The Tower of Nero (Trials of Apollo, The Book 5) (Trials of Apollo, 5)
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The Secret Series 4 Books Collection Set Hero, Power, Magic, Secret by Rhonda Byrne
by Rhonda Byrne
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BRAND NEW 4 BOOK SET - SHIPS VIA EXPEDITED SHIPPING - The Secret Series 4 Books Collection Set HERO, POWER, MAGIC, SECRET - Rhonda Byrne
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Secret Splendor (Silhouette Classics, No 11)
by Claire, Erin St (Sandra Brown)
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- 9780373482474 / 0373482477
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Silhouette, 1992. Paperback. Very Good. Sandra Brown writing as Erin St. Claire, 253 pgs
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Mars 1999 (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by O'Leary, Brian
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1987 - 1st ed ("1" in number line) - INSCRIBED to include shark-faced rocket cartoon - "Exclusive Preview of the U.S. - Soviet Manned Mission - book: very good - pages show toning from age - dj: very good - some toning from age - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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Cognac a Liquid History (INSCRIBED) (FIRST)
by Calabrese, Salvatore
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2001 - 1st edition - INSCRIBED by author on the title page "To Anthony Salute 18 03 05" - prior owner inscription "With love for Michelle 26 Dec 2014" - "Seen through the eyes of Salvatore Calabrese, a renowned and respected cognac expert, this book is a personal and insightful perspective on the spirit that earned its image of virility and strength from Napoleon Bonaparte." - book; very good - filled with images - tight, sound, and square - all pages are clean and unmarked, no folded page corners, dj: not price clipped [Price in UK 25.00] - small dime size chip on the back upper left corner repaired with archival tape - slight amount of scuffing - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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Bloody Sunrise
by Spillane, Mickey
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1965 - First Edition stated - A Tiger Mann Mystery - "...for Tiger is told on his wedding day that he is needed for Operation Plato." - book: very good - tight, sound, and square - no previous owner markings - dj: vibrant colors with some rubbing to the black base and abstract sun - interesting black and white photo of Spillane on the back cover - a few chips repaired with archival tape - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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The Republic Of Plato: A New Version Founded On Basic English
by Richards, I.A
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1942 - noted on the copyright page as "A WARTIME BOOK This complete edition is produced in full compliance with the government's regulations for conserving paper and other essential materials" book: very good -tight, sound, and square, no previous owner marks - moderate edgewear plus rubbing to the boards - some toning from age - no dj - includes a vintage (pre - "The Google") Buccaneer Books Laguna Beach, CA out-of-print book search card
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If I Die At Thirty (INSCRIBED)
by Woodson, Meg
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1975 First Edition (No Additional Printings) - INSCRIBED by the author in pink ink on the front free endpaper "With best wishes and prayers from the author - Meg Woodson + Peggie :)" Rare book to have an inscription - "A rare and unforgettable glimpse into a young girl's mind as she faces the reality of her own death: - book: very good - tight, sound, and square - back two pages are a little wavy with a from the book of sticker on the last page (see photographs) - dj: very good- - not price clipped ($4.95) - a few chips, tears, and edgewear repaired with archival tape - dj in protective sleeve
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Unreal Tournament Bradygames Official Strategy Guide
by Marcus, Phillip
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- 9780744009552 / 0744009553
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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Bradbury & Evans, 2007. Covers PC-CD ROM/DVD ROM & Playstation 3 Computer Entertainment System 4to sized softcover; 271 heavy glossy pages with color illustrations throughout Brand new, but note some edgewear and blemish to top of back cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Birth and Death of Meaning: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Problem of Man
by Becker, Ernest
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New York: The Free Press, 1971. Second Edition. Contents include: The Man-Apes; The Origins of the Mind; The Distinctive Human; The Inner World; Socialization: the Creation of the Inner World; The New Meaning of the Oedipus Complex; Self-Esteem; Culture and Personality; Social Encounters: The Staging of Self-Esteem; Culture: the Relativity of Hero-Systems; What is Normal?; What Would A Science of Man Then Be?; Religion: The Quest for the Ideal Heroism. 228 pages. Edgewear; light wear to covers; worn corners and light creases on spine. Deeply creased spine opens flat at pages 60/61. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. 2nd. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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More Than Forever
by McLean, Jay
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2014. Book Four in the More Than Series 8vo size trade paperback; 369 pages Please note: This book has a Mature Readers Advisory. From back: "Lucy - There is love so fierce it cannot be measured... Cameron - Forever. Everlasting. Eternal. THere is no measure of time... But our forever isn't always." Creased back cover and last few pages, worn corners. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.
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A Million Miles from Boston
by Day, Karen
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2011. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 215 pages. Signed by author on title page. Stated First Edition From jacket: "(Lucy) wants to get out of Boston and forget her worries about starting middle school and about her father's new girlfriend. Pierson Point is where she feels most like herself, and where memories of her mother, who died when Lucy was six, are strong and sacred. But this summer, nothing is the same. Ian, a boy from home in Boston, comes to Pierson Point...Lucy's father wants his girlfriend to become a bigger part of Lucy's life. Though Lucy struggles against change, she gradually realizes that sometimes, change is for the better. Average wear to jacket; bumped corners and head and heel of spine, owner's name on fep. Autographed Copy sticker on front of jacket; one previously folded page corner. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits…
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