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Klondike. The Chicago Record's Book for Gold Seekers
by (Klondike Gold Rush)
- Condition
- Used - Publisher's pictorial cloth gilt, in publisher's plain dust jacket lettered in red. Chips to top and bottom of spine panel of ja
- Edition
- Souvenir Edition" stamped in gilt on upper cover
- Published
- 1897
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- Plates and illustrations. 413pp, plus ads in the rear. 8vo
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$3,500.00
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Chicago: The Chicago Record Co, 1897. Souvenir Edition" stamped in gilt on upper cover. Plates and illustrations. 413pp, plus ads in the rear. 8vo. Publisher's pictorial cloth gilt, in publisher's plain dust jacket lettered in red. Chips to top and bottom of spine panel of jacket, else very fine. Souvenir Edition" stamped in gilt on upper cover. Plates… Read more about this item Item Price
$3,500.00
Carl Akeley's Africa
by Jobe Akeley, F.R.G.S, Mary L.; Henry Fairfield Osborn [foreword]
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- Used - Black cloth boards with gilt titles along spine, some light dust soiling and foxing, mostly at endpages, in pictorial dust jacke
- Published
- 1931
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- [xix], 321 pp. 8vo
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$400.00
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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1931. [xix], 321 pp. 8vo. Black cloth boards with gilt titles along spine, some light dust soiling and foxing, mostly at endpages, in pictorial dust jacket that's lightly soiled, blue file copy stamp on dj cover and upper pastedown, else a Very good copy. [xix], 321 pp. 8vo. FILE COPY. Item Price
$400.00
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis as first lady and Lee Radziwill leaving the Governor's House at Peshawar, Pakistan, 1962.; double inscribed photograph to Oleg Cassini
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1962
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- 9 1/8" x 11 1/8
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1962. 9 1/8" x 11 1/8. Fine. 9 1/8" x 11 1/8" Inscribed. Mrs. Kennedy and Lee Radziwill escorted by Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan and one other leaving the Governor's House at Peshawar, Pakistan, 1962. Inscribed in ink, "For Oleg - Who made us the two best dressed women in Asia. -Jackie" and "For Oleg - Au… Read more about this item Item Price
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Fetichism and Fetich Worshipers ... Sold for the benefit of the Society of African Missions, (Lyons) France
by Baudin, P.
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- Used - Publisher's cloth. Very Good
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1885
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- Woodcut illustrations. 127, [3]pp. 8vo
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New York, Cincinnati and St. Louis: Benziger Brothers, 1885. First edition. Woodcut illustrations. 127, [3]pp. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Very Good. First edition. Woodcut illustrations. 127, [3]pp. 8vo. Author was a Missionary on West Coast of Africa. Item Price
$200.00
A Narrative of the wreck of the Minerva whaler of Port Jackson, on Nicholson's Shoal. 24°S. 179°W to which is added, the substance of an address to the right honourable the elder brethren of the Trinity Board, respecting the examination of new-made masters in nautical calculations, &c. &c
by Bays, Peter
- Condition
- Used - Later boards and cloth spine. Very Good
- Edition
- First Edion
- Published
- 1831
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- W/O FRONTIS. viii, 181, [1]pp. 12mo
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New York, New York, USA
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$950.00
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Cambridge: Published by B. Bridges, Market-Hill, 1831. First Edion. W/O FRONTIS. viii, 181, [1]pp. 12mo. Later boards and cloth spine. Very Good. First Edion. W/O FRONTIS. viii, 181, [1]pp. 12mo. "The Minerva was on a voyage to Tonga and the Solomons and was lost on the Nicholson Shoal, now known as Minerva Reef, to the south of Tonga,… Read more about this item Item Price
$950.00
Bunyip Land or, Among the Blackfellows in New Guinea
by Fenn, G. Manville
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- Used - Bound in full green morocco, t.e.g., by Pfister Co. Fine
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- New Edition
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- Illus by Gordon Browne. 384pp. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$250.00
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London: Blackie & Son, Limited. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 743 and 745 Broadway. New Edition. Illus by Gordon Browne. 384pp. 8vo. Bound in full green morocco, t.e.g., by Pfister Co. Fine. New Edition. Illus by Gordon Browne. 384pp. 8vo. Item Price
$250.00
A Voyage to Mexico and Havanna; including some general observations on the United States. By an Italain
by [Barinetti, Carlos]
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- Used - Modern green clloth. LC library stamp on verso of title-page
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1841
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- 139pp. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$500.00
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New York: Printed for the Author by C. Vinten, 63 Vesey Street, 1841. First Edition. 139pp. 8vo. Modern green clloth. LC library stamp on verso of title-page. First Edition. 139pp. 8vo. Includes several pages of observations on slavery in Kentucky, along these lines: "one cannot imagine, unless one sees them, how merry they are" (page 126). Also discusses… Read more about this item Item Price
$500.00
Der Rhein von Mainz bis Côln
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- Used - Black glazed paper over boards. Very Good
- Published
- 1858
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- 15 pages of text. 12 panels. Oblong 4to
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New York, New York, USA
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$450.00
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mainz: Verlag von Joseph Halenza, 1858. 15 pages of text. 12 panels. Oblong 4to. Black glazed paper over boards. Very Good. 15 pages of text. 12 panels. Oblong 4to. Title on upper coverrNeuestes Rhein-Panorama von. Item Price
$450.00
A Grammar of the Icelandic or Old Norse Tongue. Translated from the Swedish of ... by George Webbe Dasent M. A.
by Rask, Erasmus Christian (1787-1832)
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- Used - Later green cloth, with the original green printed wrappers bound in
- Published
- 1843
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- With engraved plate of the forms of Runes at end. viii, 272, [2, corrigenda & runes] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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London: William Pickering. Frankfurt o/M., Jaeger's Library, 1843. With engraved plate of the forms of Runes at end. viii, 272, [2, corrigenda & runes] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Later green cloth, with the original green printed wrappers bound in. With engraved plate of the forms of Runes at end. viii, 272, [2, corrigenda & runes] pp. 1 vols.… Read more about this item Item Price
$450.00
The Description and Uses of the Celestial and Terrestrial Globes; and of Collins's Pocket Quadrant
by Harris, John (1667-1719)
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- Used - Contemporary calf rebacked. Some distressing to boards, but a clean and crisp copy
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- First edition
- Published
- 1703
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- Frontispiece. [4], 62, [4 ad] pp. 12mo
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New York, New York, USA
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$1,200.00
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London: printed by E. Midwinter for D. Midwinter and T. Leigh, 1703. First edition. Frontispiece. [4], 62, [4 ad] pp. 12mo. Contemporary calf rebacked. Some distressing to boards, but a clean and crisp copy. First edition. Frontispiece. [4], 62, [4 ad] pp. 12mo. The first edition of one of the most popular works on globes of its era,… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,200.00
The Game of British East Africa
by Stigand, Capt. C.H.
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- Used - Original green crocodile cloth titled in gilt. Very good copy
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1909
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- With 54 plates. xi, 310, [8, ads] pp. 1 vols. 4to
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New York, New York, USA
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London: Horace Cox, 1909. First edition. With 54 plates. xi, 310, [8, ads] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original green crocodile cloth titled in gilt. Very good copy. First edition. With 54 plates. xi, 310, [8, ads] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Notes by a distinguished hunter on big game in Kenya, Uganda, and the eastern Congo. Czech, p. 268… Read more about this item Item Price
$450.00
[Works] The Court of France, The Old Regime, etc.
by Jackson, Lady Catharine Charlotte
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- Used - Contemporary three quarter turquoise morocco, spines gilt, t.e.g. by Root and Sons. Spines very slightly toned, a fine attractvi
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- Luxembourg Edition, no. 324 of 1000
- Published
- 1900
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- With colored frontispieces. 14 vols. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$1,500.00
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London: Grolier Society, 1900. Luxembourg Edition, no. 324 of 1000. With colored frontispieces. 14 vols. 8vo. Contemporary three quarter turquoise morocco, spines gilt, t.e.g. by Root and Sons. Spines very slightly toned, a fine attractvie set. Bookplate of George Widener Elkins, Chelten House, Elkins Park in each volume. Luxembourg Edition, no. 324 of 1000. With colored frontispieces. 14… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,500.00
Art Objects & Furnishings from the William Randolph Hearst Collection
by (Hearst, William Randolph)
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- Used - Blue wrappers with black titles on front and spine, some light soiling and heavy chipping along spine and some at edges, small t
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- First edition
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- 1941
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- 334 pp. [174 pp. with black and white illustrations]. 4to
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New York, New York, USA
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$400.00
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New York: Hammer Galleries, 1941. First edition. 334 pp. [174 pp. with black and white illustrations]. 4to. Blue wrappers with black titles on front and spine, some light soiling and heavy chipping along spine and some at edges, small tear and early ownership in black ink on front, otherwise a very good catalogue and an interesting resource. First… Read more about this item Item Price
$400.00
A Brief Examination into the Increase of the Revenue, Commerce, and Manufactures, of Great Britain, from 1792 to 1799
by Rose, George
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- Used - Green later calf, rubbed. Copley bookplate
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- Fifth edition, with half title
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- 1799
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- With six folding charts and two appendix leaves. Half title present. [4], [1]-78 [10]pp. P.14 is followed by two tables, numbere
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$200.00
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London: J. Wright, J. Hatchard, and J. Sewell, 1799. Fifth edition, with half title. With six folding charts and two appendix leaves. Half title present. [4], [1]-78 [10]pp. P.14 is followed by two tables, numbered *14 and 15; p.15 is numbered *15; p.38 is followed by a table, numbered *39. 1 vols. 8vo. Green later calf, rubbed. Copley bookplate.… Read more about this item Item Price
$200.00
![Salmonitis. A Treatise on Its Symptomology, Pathology, and Eradication. [Preface by Howard Knight]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/521/112/1533112521.0.m.jpg)
Salmonitis. A Treatise on Its Symptomology, Pathology, and Eradication. [Preface by Howard Knight]
by Schwerin, Ellwood William
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- Used - Original green cloth-backed orange boards, lettered and with salmon device in gilt. Light wear, a bit rubbed at spine ends, corn
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- First edition
- Published
- 1927
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- Illustrated with photographs and green decorative borders throughout. [ii], 45 pp. 1 vols. 4to 11 x 8 inches (28 x 20 cm)
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New York, New York, USA
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$2,000.00
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[N.p.: Privately printed by Howard Knight, 1927. First edition. Illustrated with photographs and green decorative borders throughout. [ii], 45 pp. 1 vols. 4to 11 x 8 inches (28 x 20 cm). Original green cloth-backed orange boards, lettered and with salmon device in gilt. Light wear, a bit rubbed at spine ends, corners bumped, soiling and toning to boards, contents… Read more about this item Item Price
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Karamojo Safari
by Bell, W.D.M.
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- Used - Bown cloth, marked Galley Copy at base of spine. Signed Robert B. Betts. Bookplate of Ray L.P. Rilings
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- Uncorrected galleys. A.number of minor changes and corrections h
- Published
- 1949
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- 174 pp printed recto only. Tall 4to
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New York, New York, USA
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$300.00
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. Uncorrected galleys. A.number of minor changes and corrections have been made on pages, but none that alters the story in any form...jacket and endpaper illustrations drawn by the author. . 174 pp printed recto only. Tall 4to. Bown cloth, marked Galley Copy at base of spine. Signed Robert B. Betts. Bookplate of… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
On the State of Society in France before the Revolution of 1789 ; And On The Causes Which Led to That Event. Transalted by Henry Reeve
by de Tocqueville, Alexis
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- Used - Publisher's cloth. some rubbing and splitting at joints. In half brown morocco slipcase
- Edition
- First English edition
- Published
- 1856
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- 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$400.00
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London: John Murray, 1856. First English edition. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. some rubbing and splitting at joints. In half brown morocco slipcase. First English edition. 8vo. Item Price
$400.00
Rhymes About Wimbledon Meeting by an Old Shot
by [Unk.]
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- Used - Original publisher's cloth soiled and rubbed; internally, very good
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- First edition
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- 1883
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- 79, [1] pages; Two full-page illustrations. 12mo
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New York, New York, USA
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$750.00
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Montrose: Printed by James Thomson, 1883. First edition. 79, [1] pages; Two full-page illustrations. 12mo. Original publisher's cloth soiled and rubbed; internally, very good. First edition. 79, [1] pages; Two full-page illustrations. 12mo. Rare and unrecorded. Humorous verse composed by a former competitor at Wimbledon, an annual shooting competition in Montrose, Scotland for crack shots and members of… Read more about this item Item Price
$750.00
![[Carte-de-visite portrait of Tsekelo Moshoeshoe, the son of Moshoeshoe I, King of Lesotho]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/760/206/1527206760.0.m.jpg)
[Carte-de-visite portrait of Tsekelo Moshoeshoe, the son of Moshoeshoe I, King of Lesotho]
by (Southern Africa)
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- Used - Spotting in the image, the image mounted upside down on the mount
- Published
- 1870
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- Ink inscription on verso
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$200.00
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Paris, 1870. Ink inscription on verso. Spotting in the image, the image mounted upside down on the mount. Ink inscription on verso. Item Price
$200.00
Le Procez, et Les Souffrances de Isaac Martin qui fur [i.e., fut] mis a Inquisition en Espagne, pour la cause de la Religion Protestante. ...tradui [sic] de l'Anglois
by Martin, Isaac
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- Used - Contemp. calf, front hinge off
- Edition
- Published the same year as the first edition (in English)
- Published
- 1723
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- Frontispiece and 6 plates (3 folding, backed). [12], 121, [1]pp. 1 vols. 12mo
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$1,250.00
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Londres: Pour le compte de l'Auteur, 1723. Published the same year as the first edition (in English). Frontispiece and 6 plates (3 folding, backed). [12], 121, [1]pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemp. calf, front hinge off. Published the same year as the first edition (in English). Frontispiece and 6 plates (3 folding, backed). [12], 121, [1]pp. 1 vols. 12mo.… Read more about this item Item Price
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