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A Crown of Feathers
by Singer, Isaac Bashevis
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- Used - Cloth and baords, in clipped dj, minor foxing to edges
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- First Edsition
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- 1973
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- 342pp. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$300.00
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New York: FSG, 1973. First Edsition. 342pp. 8vo. Cloth and baords, in clipped dj, minor foxing to edges. First Edsition. 342pp. 8vo. Inscribed "to Erving & Ruth Rosenthal, a good reader, with greetings & bestr wishes Isaac B. Singer Nov. 8, 1973. Item Price
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Divine Hymns for the Use of Religoius Assemblies and Private Christians: Being a Collection from the Best Authors
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- Used - Contemporary brown Morocco, rubbed
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- 1805
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- 179pp. 12mo
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New York, New York, USA
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$250.00
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Baltimore: Printed and Sold by Warner & Hanna, 1805. 179pp. 12mo. Contemporary brown Morocco, rubbed. 179pp. 12mo. Not in Shaw & Shoemaker or AAS Item Price
$250.00
Der Untergang Abendlandes. Umrisse einer Morphologie der Weltgeschichte. Erster Band : Gestalt und Wirklichkeit, Zweiter Band : Welthistorische Perspektiven
by Spengler, Oswald (1880-1936)
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- Used - Publisher's cream cloth-backed with covers in buff paper-covered boards by Jost
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- First Edition of Volume 2 and Early Reprint of Volume One
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- 1923
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- Xv, 557, [1], [10] ; vii, 655, [1], [12, ads]pp. 2 vols. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$600.00
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München: Oskar Beck, 1923. First Edition of Volume 2 and Early Reprint of Volume One. xv, 557, [1], [10] ; vii, 655, [1], [12, ads]pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Publisher's cream cloth-backed with covers in buff paper-covered boards by Jost. First Edition of Volume 2 and Early Reprint of Volume One. xv, 557, [1], [10] ; vii, 655, [1],… Read more about this item Item Price
$600.00
[Metlakkahtla, Alaska, Church Manual] title on upper cover
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- Used - Limp brown cloth, title stamped in gilt
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- 1887
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- 31, [3]pp. 31 Hymns and Index. 12mo
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$850.00
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[Metlakatla, Alaska], 1887. 31, [3]pp. 31 Hymns and Index. 12mo. Limp brown cloth, title stamped in gilt. 31, [3]pp. 31 Hymns and Index. 12mo. Spelling of Metlakahtla changed to Metlakatla in 1904. It is on Port Chester, Annette Island and was settled by the Tsimian Indians who moved there from BC in 1887, bringing the name of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ledger and Missionary Account Book 1874-1882...with 6 bank statements to Krecker from the Yokahama branch of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, 1880-1882
by (Japan) Krecker, Dr. Frederick
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- Used - Worn reversed calf. Solid
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- Folio
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New York, New York, USA
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$850.00
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Folio. Worn reversed calf. Solid. Folio. Dr Frederick Krecker was a Navy Physician and in practice in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. After retirement he , his wife and 3 children embarked on the "Orient" as their church's first Missionaries to Japan. Page 87-154 are his accounts of his work in Yokohama and Tokyo from 1876-1882. Accompanied by… Read more about this item Item Price
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De imitatione Christi, et rerum mundanarum contemptu: libri quatuor vere aurei. Nunc denuo recogniti, et a mendis, quibus scatebant, repurgati
by Kempis, Thomas à
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- Used - Vellum, notes on back endpapers and shoulder notes throughout. Title-page worn with loss
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- 1562
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- 286 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$1,500.00
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Coloniae [i.e., Cologne]: Werner Richwin, 1562. 286 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Vellum, notes on back endpapers and shoulder notes throughout. Title-page worn with loss. 286 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Very rare. Not iin Adams; OCLC: 165756709 (2 copies in Germany; one in Poland) Item Price
$1,500.00
LOT OF THIRTEEN(13) EPHEMERAL PUBLICATIONS, BULLETINS, AND PRINTED PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, BY THE HUBBARD DIANETIC FOUNDATION, INC. [1950-1951]
by [Dianetics: L. Ron Hubbard]. Hubbard, L. Ron
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- Used - The thirteen(13) items are generally in near fine condition
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- First editions; lot of thirteen(13) ephemeral publications, prom
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- 1951
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New York, New York, USA
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$2,000.00
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Elizabeth, N. J./ New York, New York/ Wichita, Kansas: The Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation, Inc./ The Hubbard Dianetic Foundation, Inc, 1951. First editions; lot of thirteen(13) ephemeral publications, promotional announcements, and "Bulletins" by The Hubbard Dianetic Foundation, Inc. The thirteen(13) items are generally in near fine condition. First editions; lot of thirteen(13) ephemeral publications, promotional announcements, and "Bulletins"… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Philosophical Works ... [Bound with:] Letters on the Study and Use of History .. A New Edition Corrected ... [Bound with:] A Letter to Sir William Windham ... [Bound with:] Letters on the Spririt of Patriotism ... [Bound with:] A Dissertation upon Parties
by Bolingbroke, Henry St. John
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- Used - Eighteenth century speckled calf, red and black morocco lettering pieces. Small booklabels on the pastedowns
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- 1777
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- 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$2,000.00
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London, 1777. 8vo. Eighteenth century speckled calf, red and black morocco lettering pieces. Small booklabels on the pastedowns. 8vo. Set of Bolingbroke's Works. [Vols. 1-5] The Philosophical Works. London: David Mallet, 1754-1754-1776-1776-1777. 5 volumes. Engraved portrait frontispiece in vol. 1. ESTC N20935 (vols. 1-2), N24597 (vols. 3-4) and N24598 (vol. 5). Mixed edition (as often). First published posthumously… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,000.00
![Sefer Iov im targum ashkenazi uveur me'et Aaron Wolfsohn. . . [Book of Job]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/828/110/1574110828.0.m.jpg)
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Sefer Iov im targum ashkenazi uveur me'et Aaron Wolfsohn. . . [Book of Job]
by (Bible in Hebrew)
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- Used - Contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards, the calf tooled in blind, worn, rear hinge cracked, lacks rear pastedown, frontisp
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- 1817
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- Portrait frontispiece, engraved additional title. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$350.00
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Vienna: Anton Schmidt, 1817. Portrait frontispiece, engraved additional title. 8vo. Contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards, the calf tooled in blind, worn, rear hinge cracked, lacks rear pastedown, frontispiece detached. Portrait frontispiece, engraved additional title. 8vo. Includes commentary by Rashi and Beur. Item Price
$350.00
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2010: Odyssey Two
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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- Used - Blue wrappers
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- Uncorrected Proof.. 3rd Issue
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- 1982
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- 267pp. Crane Duplicating Services. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$200.00
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New York: Balalntine Books A Del Rey Book, 1982. Uncorrected Proof.. 3rd Issue. 267pp. Crane Duplicating Services. 8vo. Blue wrappers. Uncorrected Proof.. 3rd Issue. 267pp. Crane Duplicating Services. 8vo. Item Price
$200.00
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The Bible in Spain; or the Journeys, Adventures and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula
by Borrow, George
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- Used - Three quarter brown calf, gilt spines, raised bands, marbled boards. Watkinson Library bookplates on pastedowns. Minor traces of
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- First edition
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- 1843
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- Xxiv, 370; viii, 398; viii,391. Half titles present. 3 vols. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$375.00
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London: John Murray, 1843. First edition. xxiv, 370; viii, 398; viii,391. Half titles present. 3 vols. 8vo. Three quarter brown calf, gilt spines, raised bands, marbled boards. Watkinson Library bookplates on pastedowns. Minor traces of rubbing. Nice set. First edition. xxiv, 370; viii, 398; viii,391. Half titles present. 3 vols. 8vo. Collie and Fraser A.2a Item Price
$375.00
Zsuzsa Bergengóciában : álompanoráma huszonkét képben elbeszéli Kozma Lajos huszonkét betüre versbeszedte Karinthy Frigyes
by Kozma, Lajos; Karinthy, Frigyes
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- Used - Cloth spine and boards. Fine in original slipcase and dust jacket missing spine
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- One of 500, unnumbered
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- 1921
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- [26] leaves of alphabet, 22 unnumbered colour plates by the author. Large 4to
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$3,500.00
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Budapest: Sacelláry Kiadás, 1921. One of 500, unnumbered. [26] leaves of alphabet, 22 unnumbered colour plates by the author. Large 4to. Cloth spine and boards. Fine in original slipcase and dust jacket missing spine. Kozma, Lajos. One of 500, unnumbered. [26] leaves of alphabet, 22 unnumbered colour plates by the author. Large 4to. An illustrated alphabet of 22… Read more about this item Item Price
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Drawings for the Bible
by Chagall, Marc
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- Used - Original illustrated blue boards. Fine, in worn dust jacket with loss
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- First American edition
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- 1960
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- Verve Vol. X, no. 37/38. Text by Gaston Bachelard. With 24 original lithographs in color printed by Mourlot Frères and 96 repro
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New York, New York, USA
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$3,250.00
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New York: Harcourt Brace, 1960. First American edition. Verve Vol. X, no. 37/38. Text by Gaston Bachelard. With 24 original lithographs in color printed by Mourlot Frères and 96 reproductions in black and white heliogravure by Draeger Frères. Folio. Original illustrated blue boards. Fine, in worn dust jacket with loss. First American edition. Verve Vol. X, no. 37/38.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Biblia, Das ist: die gantze Heilige Schrifft, deß Alten u. Neuen Testaments ... von Herrn Doctor Martin Luther... Samt e. Vorrede Herrn Johann Michael Dilherrns
by (Bible)
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- Used - Folio, contemp pigskin over wooden bds, brass bosses inner margins on last 20 leaves split and worn
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- 1747
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- With plates. 1181, [23] pp. Folio
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$1,250.00
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Nurenberg: Endter, 1747. With plates. 1181, [23] pp. Folio. Folio, contemp pigskin over wooden bds, brass bosses inner margins on last 20 leaves split and worn. With plates. 1181, [23] pp. Folio. Item Price
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The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, D.D.,...Selected and Corrected by The Right Rev. Charles Page Eden, M.A.
by Taylor, Rev. Jeremy
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- Used - Bound in contemporary full calf, gilt spines, edges marbled, some rubbing. With the bookplate in each volume of Solomon R. Gugge
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- 1856
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- 10 vols. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$750.00
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London: Longman, Brown,Green and Longman et al., 1856. 10 vols. 8vo. Bound in contemporary full calf, gilt spines, edges marbled, some rubbing. With the bookplate in each volume of Solomon R. Guggenheim and another. Bookseller's label James Sage Lincoln's Inn on pastedown. 10 vols. 8vo. SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM"S SET. Item Price
$750.00
A Discourse Utter'd in Part at Ammauskeeg-Falls in the Fishing-Season 1739. [At head of title:] Business and Diversion inoffensive to God, and necessary for the Comfort and Support of human Society
by Seccombe, Joseph
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- Used - Printed wrappers, with loosely inserted card "From S. C. Gould, Manchester, N.H.". Fine, cloth folding box
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- Second edition, one of 75 copies
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- 1892
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- 16 pp. 1 vols. 4to
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New York, New York, USA
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[Manchester, N.H.: S.C. & L.M. Gould, 1892. Second edition, one of 75 copies. 16 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Printed wrappers, with loosely inserted card "From S. C. Gould, Manchester, N.H.". Fine, cloth folding box. Second edition, one of 75 copies. 16 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Business and Diversion Inoffensive to God. The first book on fishing printed in… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Life of Friedrich Schiller, comprehending an Examination of his Works
by Carlyle, Thomas
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- Used - Nineteenth century brown morocco and marbled boards. V|G
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- First Edition
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- 1825
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- Portrait of Schiller engraved by John Bull after Graff. vi, [ii], 352pp. 8vo
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$500.00
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London, 1825. First Edition. Portrait of Schiller engraved by John Bull after Graff. vi, [ii], 352pp. 8vo. Nineteenth century brown morocco and marbled boards. V|G. First Edition. Portrait of Schiller engraved by John Bull after Graff. vi, [ii], 352pp. 8vo. Carlyle's First Book. Item Price
$500.00
Pensées de M. Pascal sur la religion et sur quelques autres sujets, qui ont esté trouvées après sa mort parmy ses papiers
by Pascal, Blaise
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- Used - Contemporary mottled calf
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- édition nouvelle augmentée de beaucoup de pensées & de la vie
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- 1684
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- 49, [3], [50, [1]-107, [7], 1-9; 253, [19]pp
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Amsterdam: Chez Abraham Wolfgang, 1684. édition nouvelle augmentée de beaucoup de pensées & de la vie du même autheur. 49, [3], [50, [1]-107, [7], 1-9; 253, [19]pp. Contemporary mottled calf. édition nouvelle augmentée de beaucoup de pensées & de la vie du même autheur. 49, [3], [50, [1]-107, [7], 1-9; 253, [19]pp. Item Price
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The Works
by Santayana, George
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- Used - Original dark blue boards with gold-embossed Triton device, tan cloth spines with printed labels, a few spines slightly discolor
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- The Triton Edition. One of 940 numbered sets, signed by Santayan
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- 1936
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- Photographic and facsimile frontispieces. 14 vols. 8vo
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New York, New York, USA
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$750.00
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. The Triton Edition. One of 940 numbered sets, signed by Santayana. Photographic and facsimile frontispieces. 14 vols. 8vo. Original dark blue boards with gold-embossed Triton device, tan cloth spines with printed labels, a few spines slightly discolored, else a fine set, partially unopened, in original board slipcases. The Triton Edition. One of… Read more about this item Item Price
$750.00
Pious Reflections for Everyday in the Month
by Fenelon [Archbishop of Cambray], Francis; John Loring [trans.]
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- Used - Tan cloth on boards, heavy rubbing to boards and perished at head of spine and places along the length of the spine, hinges are
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- Early American imprint
- Published
- 1831
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- Unpaginated. 5.5 cm. x 7 cm. 32mo
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New York, New York, USA
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$200.00
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Boston: John Loring, 1831. Early American imprint. Unpaginated. 5.5 cm. x 7 cm. 32mo. Tan cloth on boards, heavy rubbing to boards and perished at head of spine and places along the length of the spine, hinges are tender but all pages intact. Plenty of toning and some heavy foxing at endpapers; a good copy. Early American imprint.… Read more about this item Item Price
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