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Lizzy Griswold’s Thanksgiving 1859 Atlantic Monthly Volume 3
by Rose Terry, Oliver Wendell Holmes, F. H. Underwood, Charles T. Congdon, Thomas Hill, D. W. Cheever, Katherine Freeman Williams, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe,James Russell Lowell
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Original 1859 Atlantic Monthly Volume 3 Six Monthly issues bound into the First Volume of Atlantic Monthly. January 1859 to June 1859 - in Boston by Phillips, Sampson and Company
January 1859, February 1859, March 1859, April 1859, My 1859, June 1859, INDEX
Condition: Very Good, green buckram cloth and marbled paper boards, hinges Good, ex library, 6" x 9"… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pittsburgh 1868, Charles Dickens, Harriet Beecher Stowe
by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Dickens, Henry James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, John Greenleaf Whittier, James Russell Lowell,
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- 1868
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Original 1868 Atlantic Monthly Volume 21 January to June - January, February, March, April, May, June 1868
Condition: Very Good +, green hard bound cloth and marbled paper boards, ex- library Dover Public Library Accession 19538, shelf # 24P21, 6" x 9" tall, with about 764 pages. Most or all contents are First Printings!
Aspects of Culture - Ralph Waldo Emerson First… Read more about this item Item Price
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Scribner's Volume 1871 Volume 2 Yellowstone, Philadelphia,The Last of the Pequods
by Benson J. Lossing, Joel Tyler Headley, N.O.Langford, George MacDonald, William Wells, Julia C. R. Dorr,
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- 1871
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Original 1871 Scribner's Illustrated Magazine Bound Volume 2 May 1871 to October 1871, New York
Condition: Very Good, black leather and marbled board bound, cracked on spine, 6.5" x 9.5" tall, 904 pages. Current Events news, non-fiction articles, fiction and many first printings throughout Scribner's Volume, many woodcut illustrations, comedy, With Large INDEX
May 1871 - The Wonders of the Yellowstone… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ann Harding 1932
by Various
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- 1932
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Original The Boston Herald January 17, 1932 Ann Harding, Rotogravure Section 17 X 21 Tall with 4 pages Condition: Very Good, fold mark crease in center. B W photos
7 X 15"… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00

Balzac and Madame Hanska, Little Journeys 1906
by Elbert Hubbard
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- 1906
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Original Little Journeys August 1906 Vol. XIX No. 2 by Roycrofters THIS IS A ORIGINAL MONTHLY MAGAZINE THAT LATER BECAME BOUND INTO THE FAMOUS LITTLE JOURNEYS 20 VOLUME SET. Balzac … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Rothschilds - A Family Portrait by Frederic Morton 1962
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- 1962
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1962. soft. Very Good. The Rothschilds A Family Portrait by Frederic Morton 5.25 X 8.25 Tall with 305 pages Published by Atheneum New York April 1962 Condition: Very Good, no dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Elizabeth Siddal by Elbert Hubbard in Little Journeys
by Various
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- 1906
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Little Journeys, 1906. soft. Fine. July, 1906 Vol. XIX no. 1 Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Elizabeth Siddal by Elbert Hubbard in Little Journeys to Homes of Great Lovers 6 X 8 Tall … Read more about this item Item Price
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Fenelon and Madame Guyon, Little Journeys 1906
by Various
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- 1906
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Little Journeys, 1906. Fine. Original 1906 Little Journeys Magazine Vol. XIX No. 3 by Roycrofters
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL MONTHLY MAGAZINE THAT LATER BECAME BOUND INTO THE FAMOUS LITTLE JOURNEYS 20 … Read more about this item Item Price
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In The Belly of The Beast by Jack Henry Abbott
by Jack Henry Abbott
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- 1981
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In The Belly of The Beast by Jack Henry Abbott with an introduction by Norman Mailer Original Edition, Printing Location: Random House New York Date: 1981 Size and Page Count: 5.5 X 8.25 Tall, 166 pages Condition: Very Good, no jacket, hardback, white lettering on spine worn or faded from age When In the Belly of the Beast was written,… Read more about this item Item Price
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St Nicholas August 1916
by Jahial Parmly Paret, Albert Bigelow Paine, Various
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- 1916
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ORIGINAL EDITION Publisher-Printing Location: he Century Co. New York Date and Numbering: August 1916 Vol XLIII No. 10 Size and Page Count:7.25 ? X 9.25 ? Tall, approx. 93 pages +33 pages of vintage advertisements Condition: Fair, spine cover has some tears and cover has tears at spine, pages have some age yellowing, cover has some staining Illustration Information: Full… Read more about this item Item Price
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St Nicholas July 1916
by Albert Bigelow Paine, Various
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- 1916
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ORIGINAL EDITION Publisher-Printing Location: The Century Co. New York Date and Numbering: July 1916 Vol XLIII No. 19 Size and Page Count:7.25 ? X 9.25 ? Tall, approx. 93 pages +33 pages of vintage advertisements Condition: Fair, spine cover has some tears and cover has tears at spine, pages have some age yellowing, cover has some staining Illustration Information: Full… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00

St Nicholas November 1915 Football
by Albert Bigelow Paine, Parke Hill Davis, Beth Bradford Gilchrist, Various
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- 1915
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ORIGINAL EDITION Publisher-Printing Location: The Century Co. New York Date and Numbering:November 1915 Vol XLIII No. 1 Size and Page Count:7.25 X 9.25 Tall, approx. 93 pages +33 pages of vintage advertisements Condition: Good, spine cover has some tears and cover has tears at spine, pages have some age yellowing, cover hasa tear at bottom cover Information: Full… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00

The Life of Coustos 1820
by John Coustos
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- 1820
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$150.00
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1820. soft. Very Good. Original Edition First American Edition Publisher-Printing Location: R.Storrs Printer, Hartford, by John Coustos. Date: 1820 Size and Page Count: 4.25 X 7 Tall 300 pages Condition: Good, Full Calf Leather Bound, front hinge cracked at top, corners worn, text tight, foxing through with heavier foxing toward end pages. Complete Illustrations Information: Three… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00

Langston Hughes, Scribners September 1933, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
by Adolf A. Berle, Stuart Chase, Dorothy Thompson, Langston Hughes,
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- 1933
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1933. soft. Good. -ORIGINAL EDITION- Scribner s Magazine September 1933 Publisher-Printing Location: Charles Scribner s Sons Publishers, 597 Fifth Avenue, NY Date and Numbering: September 1933, Vol. XCIV, No. 3 Size and Page Count: 8.3 X 11 Tall, approx. 64 pages of articles and 16 pages of ADS Condition: Good, binding tight, front cover and few pages with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Scribners December 1937 Lucielle Browning
by Will Cuppy, Genevieve Chandler, Various
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- 1937
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$22.00
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1937. soft. Description -ORIGINAL EDITION- Publisher-Printing Location: Charles Scribner's Sons Publishers, 597 Fifth Avenue, NY Date and Numbering: December 1937, Vol. CII, No. 6 Size and Page Count: 9"" X 12"" Tall, approx. 100 pages Condition: Very Good, binding good, covers with slight foxing Illustrations Information: Many illustrations and photographs, including vintage advertisements ---- Contains:
Straws in the Wind Lucielle… Read more about this item Item Price
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Elvis Winter 1983 Song Hits
by Various
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- 1983
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Charlton Publications, 1983. soft. Good. Original Edition Publisher-Printing Location:Charlton Publications, Derby, Conn. Date and Numbering: Winter 1983 Size and Page Count: 8"" X 10.75"" Tall App. 80 Pages Condition: Good, text yellowing from age. -------- An excellent opportunity for the collector, researcher or historian ---------
Pop songs, Soul songs, Country songs, Lyrics, Advertizements,
Articles on Elvis :
Six… Read more about this item Item Price
$12.00

Elvis: A Time to Remember 1978
by Various
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- 1978
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$8.00
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16 Magazine, 1978. soft. Fair. Printing Location: New York Date and Numbering: August 16 1978, Volume 1, No. 1 Size and Page Count: 8.25"" X 10.75"" Tall, app. 84 pages Condition: Fair, cover loose, pages yellowed due to age, Illustrations Information: Many photographs and illustrations of Elvis's Life. Also many advertisements! Illustrations include: Elvis: As You Remember Him-Color… Read more about this item Item Price
$8.00

The American Presidents, Time Special Report 1976
by Various
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- 1976
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Time, 1976. Soft. Very Good. The American Presidents' Original 1976 Time Special Report Condition: Very Good, some rubbing on covers from storage 8"" X 11"" Tall with about 80 pages
Bicentennial of the USA.
• Theodore Roosevelt on the cover. "The White House Bully Pulpit" -
• Of each president there is a Full Page Color Portraits and opposite page… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00

Life of Stephen A. Douglas 1860
by Henry Martyn Flint & Stephen A. Douglas
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- 1860
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- tan colored blind stamped Buckram with painted lettering on spine
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$120.00
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1860. leather. Photo Gallery Rare! First Edition Original Edition Life and Speeches of Stephen A. Douglas Life of Stephen A. Douglas United States Senator from Illinois with His most Important Speeches and Reports by a member of the Western Bar. Publisher-Printing Location: New York, Derby and Jackson Date: 1860
Size… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Life of Ezra Stiles 1798
by Abiel Holmes
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- 1798
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$170.00
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Rare 1798. leather. 10.5"" X 13"". The Life of Ezra Stiles 1798 Ezra Stiles President Yale College or The Life of President Stiles by Abiel Holmes Original Edition First Edition RARE! Publisher-Printing Location: Thomas Andrews, Faust's Statue #45 NewBury Street, Boston Date:1798 Size and Page Count: 4.75 X 8 Tall, 404 Pages Condition:-Fair- full… Read more about this item Item Price
$170.00