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Queen of France
by Castelot, André
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- 1957
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$7.25
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No dust jacket. Little wear. Pale blue fabric is intact at the corners and a little darkened over the spine. This is a scarce book. A possible first American edition, but was previously published in France and England under the title Marie Antoinette. Item Price
$7.25
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The Leading Facts of English History
by Montgomery, D. H.
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Published
- 1898
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$9.75
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No dust jacket. Maroon fabric covered boards, showing wear at the corners (boards peeking out) and at the top and bottom of the spine. The pages are generally clean and tight, with just a little bit of penciled marginalia ending after a handful of pages. Quite a bit of writing on the front endpaper, including the owner's name, with a… Read more about this item Item Price
$9.75
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The Book of Austria
by Marboe, Ernst
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1948
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$12.50
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No dust jacket. Light green fabric covered boards with gilt print and decoration on front, back and spine. A history, cultural and travel guide of Austria (without much mention of wars, it appears). Full of illustrations, many in color. Little significant wear. Item Price
$12.50
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Making Marvels
by Koeppe, Wolfram, Ed.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2019
- ISBN
- 9781588396778
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$63.25
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First edition. Very little wear to the book or dust jacket. Not just a picture book, there are short essays on each of the exhibits shown within. As a museum book, there are not too many of these and likely won't be any reprints. Contains about 300 illustrations, most in full color. A rather scarce… Read more about this item Item Price
$63.25
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The Last Grain Race
by Newby, Eric
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- 1999
- ISBN
- 9780864427687
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$9.50
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Book shows a little wear, primarily in the bent upper right front corner of the cover and the first few pages. The spine is square and creaseless, and the pages are clean tight and bright. This is the story of the last sailing ship fleet to make the arduous round trip between the markets of Europe and the grain producing… Read more about this item Item Price
$9.50
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings
by Kelly, Amy
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1978
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$7.00
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Very little wear to the book. Pages a little tanned, but remain clean, tight and unmarked. The dust jacket is discolored on the spine and along the front lower edge. One small (6 mm) tear on the front, near the top right corner. Otherwise ok. Item Price
$7.00
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Catherine the Great
by Massie, Robert K.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- seventh printing
- Published
- 2011
- ISBN
- 9780679456728
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$13.50
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The book shows little wear. Paper covered boards with gilt print on the spine. There is a small (3 mm) split at the lower edge of the spine. The dust jacket shows minor wear at the upper corners and edge. The deckle-edged pages are clean and tight. This book will ship at about three pounds. Excess shipping costs are included… Read more about this item Item Price
$13.50
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Dyin's Easy
by Prisk, Gary
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Published
- 2023
- ISBN
- 9781957013510
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$29.00
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Signed by the author on the acknowledgements page. Very little wear. A novel of British spy operations in 1939. Includes maps of the areas involved, at the end of the book. A fairly scarce book and perhaps the only on the market with the author's signature. Owner's name inside front cover. The spine is… Read more about this item Item Price
$29.00
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An Introduction to the Study of the Middle Ages
by Emerton, Ephraim
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- 1888
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$25.00
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Maroon cover shows a little wear at the lower corners and the head and tail of the spine. Gilt print on the front and spine. Two names and a few other notations on the front endpaper. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Six maps included, three in color. Could be a first edition, as nothing… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
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Germany from Naoplean to Bismark
by Nipperdey, Thomas
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1996
- ISBN
- 9780691026367
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$55.00
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Very little wear, mainly at the upper corners. Dust jacket shows no tears and minor crimps, with fading over the spine. Originally published in German in 1983. Translated to English by Daniel Nolan. Complete number line. Quite scarce. Item Price
$55.00
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The Celtic World
by Green, Miranda J., Ed.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Published
- 1996
- ISBN
- 9780415057646
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$25.75
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A massive book on the Celts. Covers the time from the earliest archaeological evidence up to the early post-Roman period. This consists of 41 chapters written by a variety of authors, with many illustrations (the list of illustrations runs almost six pages). Book shows almost no wear, the dust jacket just a little more. Pages are… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.75
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The Development of European Society, 1770--1870
by Gillis, John R.
- Condition
- Used
- Published
- 1983
- ISBN
- 9780819128980
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$10.75
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Little wear. Spine is square and uncreased; pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The lower quarter of the spine has a piece of tape repairing a 2-3 cm tear between the front cover and the spine. A small section of the pages has a little bend to the upper free corner. There does not appear… Read more about this item Item Price
$10.75
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Modern European Culture and Consciousness, 1870-1980
by Monaco, Paul
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1983
- ISBN
- 9780873957038
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$5.25
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A somewhat rare thin book, showing some wear at the edges and corners. Pages are tight and intact, with some highlighting, underlining and margin notes. Obviously, this was more "modern" when printed in 1983. 40 years later, it can be thought of as recent history. Item Price
$5.25
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A Century of Birmingham Life or, A Chronicle of Local Events, From 1741 to 1841
by Langford, John Alfred
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Published
- 2007
- ISBN
- 9781402151187
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$32.75
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Large trade paperback. Shows very little wear. Pages are clean, tight and bright. This is an unabridged reproduction of a work originally published in London in 1868. Appears to be quite rare and may be a print-on-demand product. Item Price
$32.75
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Hellas
by Robinson, C. E.
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1965
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$5.00
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Trade paperback. Some external wear, including some creases on the covers and spine. Owner's name on half-title page. Pages are tight and intact, with moderate underlining and margin notes scattered throughout. Many illustrations. Item Price
$5.00
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The French Revolution, A History
by Carlyle, Thomas
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Published
- ca 1906
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$8.50
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Little wear to the cover other than the soiling of over a century. One small hole in the fabric on the spine, where there also is a little fading of the red cloth. Edges and corners are in good shape, with intact fabric. Internally, the pages are clean and unmarked and mostly tightly bound. One small… Read more about this item Item Price
$8.50
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The French Revolution, A History
by Carlyle, Thomas
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- ca 1906
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$8.50
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Other than the soil of more than a century, this book shows little wear. Red cloth cover is not worn through at any point, and the corners and edges look pretty good. Pages are tight and unmarked, although there is a small stain that runs through the bottom edge of the first 20 pages or so. No… Read more about this item Item Price
$8.50
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Russia: The People and the Power
by Kaiser, Robert G.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1977
- ISBN
- 9780671816872
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$9.00
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Very minor wear mainly chips along the edges and at the corners. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The spine is uncreased. Item Price
$9.00
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The First Two Stuarts and the Puritan Revolution: 1603--1660
by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 18th impression
- Published
- 1907
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$9.00
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Embossed red cloth cover. Not a lot of wear for its age. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Four fold-out maps are intact, still bright (see two examples in photos #4 and 5). The original owner's name is inside the front cover. That owner, Gertrude Pritchard, appears to have been a schoolteacher in England in… Read more about this item Item Price
$9.00
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An Advanced History of England
by Ransome, Cyril
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1903
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Olympia, Washington, USA
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$5.00
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Blue cloth cover is coming loose from the binding, front and back, but not completely detached. Peeling off the lower corner of the spine as well, as shown in photo #1. Pages are clean and tight, with no sign of notes or underlining. Owner's name on each of the first four pages. That owner was Gertrude… Read more about this item Item Price
$5.00