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Vols. 1 and 2: Soldiers and sailors. Vols. 3 and 4: Statesmen and sages. Vols. 5 and 6: Workmen and heroes. Vols 7 and 8 (missing): Artists and authors. Illustrations for each person, one full-page and often other smaller drawings.Note: This set is heavy 9kg. Arrangements can be negotiated for the most cost effective method of delivery. Some minor scuffing and wear on corners and spine. Interiors bound tight.
Species Plantarum, Exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas, cum Differentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus, Secundum Systema Sexuale Digestas - Two Volumes. (C.E. Hubbard's copy) by Linnaeus, C - 1934
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Species Plantarum, Exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas, cum Differentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus, Secundum Systema Sexuale Digestas - Two Volumes. (C.E. Hubbard's copy)
by Linnaeus, C
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Tokyo: Shokubutso Bunken, Kankokwa, 1934. Two volumes, pp (120, 1200, (58), very clean internally, original tan half calf, faded and a little rubbed. RARE. From the library of the Kew botanist C.E. Hubbard, with his signature in both books. Several relevant offprints inserted, and an original photograph of a pressed bamboo specimen. [The second ever facsimile printing. It is printed on slightly tanned paper and has a good "feel" to it, similar to an earlier book.]. Half-Leather. Very Good.
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Great Men and Famous Women
by Selmar Hess, NY
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Indian Summer: Autumn Poems and Sketches.
by Clarkson, L[ida].
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New York:: E.P. Dutton & Company,, 1883.. Second Edition. Very Good+. No DJ as Issued. A Very Good+ copy. Corners bumped, head and foot of spine softened, shelf wear yet the pictorial gilt and silvered ornamentation on the boards is bright and rich, as are the fine heavily printed chromolithographed plates. Folio (9.75 x 12.75 inches). Dark brown beveled boards with gilt lettered decorative illustration to boards and spine. AEG. Former owner's dated signature on prelim. (Dec. 25, 1882) Unpaginated. 55 pages, includes four b/w lithographed plates; illustrated titlepage, dedication page, table of contents, and 11 (of 12) colored plates with tissue guards. Lacking the Hoar Frost plate. A fine selection of autumnal poems accompanied by striking seasonal floral bouquets, some with insects, by American painter, author and art instructor Lida Clarkson. (active 1870-99). Poems by William Cullen Bryant, Whittier, Mary Maples Dodge, RW Emerson, Celia Thaxter. 'To American Poets only I…
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John Singleton Copley [Volume I:] In America 1738-1774 [Volume II:] In England 1774-1815. 2 Vols
by Prown, Jules David
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Harvard University Press, 1966. Condition:Good. Good ; Good Slipcase. First Edition. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. NOT ex-library. Two volume box set: Vol. 1: In America 1738-1774; Vol. 2: In England 1774-1815. Oversize hardcovers have brown cloth-covered boards with blue cloth-covered spine and gold spine and cover lettering. Black and white plates. Color frontispiece in vol. 1. Bindings tight, but with a very mild lean. Hinges NOT cracked. Spine ends lightly bumped. Pages clean and unmarked. 491 pages, continuous pagination, not including plates. 678 illustrations. No dust jackets, as issued. Blue, paper-covered slip case with black and white paste-on illustration has very light edge and surface wear. international orders will have additional shipping charges.
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The Popular Encyclopedia: Set of 14
by Charles Amadale
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A general dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, Biography and History. New Issue Revised contains the 1891 Census Returns of Britain and the 1890 Returns for the United States.Front covers marked and bumped. Internal pages are slightly discoloured with age, but content is clean and tightly bound.
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Advanced Traffic Crash Analysis
by Neil F. Robar and George L. Ruotolo
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Institute of Police Technology Management, 2006. Hardcover. Good. 11x9x1. Neil F. Robar and George L. Ruotolo's massive technical guide to advance traffic crash analysis. Professional level instruction. Chapters include Mathematics Review, Vehicle Damage Analysis, Time and Distance, Airborne Equations, Conservation of Linear Momentum and Vector Analysis, Photograph, Advances Measuring and Diagramming and Trial Preparation and Courtroom Testimony. Also includes Glossary of Terms, References, Measurements, Equivalents, Temperature, Measurement Abbreviations and Index. 495 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight copy with small tears to front and back panels and ownership names printed to top and fore edges of text block. Internals clean and unmarked. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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La Sainte Bible en Latin et an Francois (volume IX )
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France, 1749. In French and Latin. Volume IX (nine) only. A rare book "with approval and privilege of the King." The French Revolution and the persecution of the Roman Catholic Church in France in the 1790s makes this a truly rare volume to have survived as many churches were looted and damaged and clergy persecuted, imprisoned and executed. From title page: "La Sainte Bible en Latin et an Francois, avec des notes litterales, critiques et historiques, des prefaces et des dissertations, tirees du Commentaire de Dom Augustin Calmet, Abbe de Senones, de M. l'Abbe de Vence, & des Aureurs les plus celebres; pour faciliter l'intelligence de l'Ecriture Sainte. Ouvrage enrichi de Cartes Geographiques & de Figures. Tome Neuvieme. A Paris, Rue S. Jacques, Chez: Gabriel Martin, a l;etoile; J.B. Coignard & Ant. Boudet, a la Bible d'or; Pierre-Jean Mariette, aux Colomnes d'Hercule; Hippolyte-Louis Guerin, a S. Thomas d'Aquin. M.Dcc. XLIX. Avec…
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Gay's Fables
by Owen, Octavius Freire
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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London: Frederick Warne, 1866. 8vo size pictorial hardcover; brown cloth covers with ultra bright gilt decorations on spine and front cover. Elephant, snail and butterfly glow in bright gilt. Black and white illustrations and decorations throughout. 271 toned pages with intermittent light foxing. Contents include: The Mother, the Nurse and the Fairy Cupid, Hymen and Plutus The Philosopher and the Pheasants The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf The Tame Stag The Wild Boar and the Ham The Bull and the Mastiff The Dog and the Fox: to a lawyer Plutus, Cupid and Time The Ravens, the Sexton, and the Earth-Worm: to Laura The Countryman and Jupiter: to Myself The Baboon and the Poultry: to a levee-hunter The Court of Death The Man and the Flea The Hark and Many Friends The Poet and the Rose The Mastiff and much, much more. Corners are worn. Spine has two tears to spine and is frayed at top and bottom. Fep and following page have booksellers penciled notations. Pages 97-112 and 115-126 are detached from rest…
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Genesis of the Geological Dev. of the Lithosphere of SE Wyoming
by Joseph Conrad Twinem
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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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Francisci Glissonii [...] Tractatus de Rachitide sive morbo puerili, subtextis continue observationibus Georgii Bate & Ahasueri Regemorteri. Editio postrema
by Glisson, Francis
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Hagae-Comitis: Apud Arnoldum Leers, 1682 Book. Very Good. Full vellum. [xviii], 412 pages + portrait plate of the author Glisson before page 1. Illustrations in the text. Small adhesion damage to the title page affecting the r of puerili. Ink number written on the front free end paper has transferred a little to the title page. In the original full vellum binding, ink titled to the spine..
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Reise aus Bengalen nach England, durch die nordlichen Theile von Hindostan, durch Kaschemir, Afganistan, Persien und Russland. [ ... ] Aus dem Englischen unbersezt, und mit Anmekungen begleitet von C Meiners
by Forster, George
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Zurich: Bey Orell, Gessner, Fussli und Compagnie, 1796 Book. Good. Hardcover. 342, [2] pages + map. In old half leather binding, some wear and damage to edges. Modern ink owner's name to the front pastedown. Pages browned throughout. Underlining in red and blue crayon throughout, more so to the first half of the volume. German translation of the first 12 letters by Forster. The second part of the letters was apparently published in English in 1798 and in German in 1800..
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Secret Splendor (Silhouette Classics, No 11)
by Claire, Erin St (Sandra Brown)
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Silhouette, 1992. Paperback. Very Good. Sandra Brown writing as Erin St. Claire, 253 pgs
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Bloody Sunrise
by Spillane, Mickey
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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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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Unreal Tournament Bradygames Official Strategy Guide
by Marcus, Phillip
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- 9780744009552 / 0744009553
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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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A study of child-nature from the Kindergarten Standpoint
by Elizabeth Harrison
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A study of child-nature from the Kindergarten Standpoint by Elizabeth Harrison. Published by Chicago Kindergarten College; 4th edition (1892). 207 pages. Interior clean and unmarked except for previous owner's name and date of Aug 1893 on fly page. Another fly page has "Compliments Chicago Kindergarten College Co." in handwriting. Edge of several pages have slight bend and small tear. Hardback with no dj if offered. Slight bumping on edges and spine. Blue cloth cover and spine has some fading. Condition: Good. Measures 7.5" x 5"
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Kane & Abel
by Jeffrey Archer
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New York, 1979. Book Club. Hardcover. Book Club/Has Jacket. Book is a book club edition. Quite a few closed tears, chips, and other signs of wear to the dust jacket. Some bumping to the boards at corners, edges and ends of the spine. Pages are clean.
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In This Moment
by Doughton, Autumn
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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North Charleston, South Carolina: Creative Space Independent Publishing Platform, 2013. 8vo size trade paperback; 283 pages From back: "Aimee Spencer learned the hard way that for some moments there are no take backs, no rewinds, no do-overs. A year ago her world imploded and Aimee has been running ever since. .. Cole Everly is a golden boy with a cocky smile and an attitude to mach. He 's grown accustomed to girls throwing themselves at his feet, but when Aimee trips and literally lands in his lap one afternoon, she's not at all what he expects..." In excellent condition! Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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