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The Rev. Samuel Peters' LL.D. General History of Connecticut
by Peters, Rev. Samuel; McCormick, Samuel Jarvis;
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1877. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. D. Appleton and Company, 1877. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has moderate shelfwear, corners and spine ends bumped, mild soiling, spine darkened and scuffed. Blue boards with paper label on spine. Bookplate on front pastedown, writing on free endpaper. Previous owner's stamp. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding is tight. Hinges are slightly cracked. Very nice copy.
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$80.00
The Hound and the Hawk: The Art of Medieval Hunting
by Cummins, John
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988 large 8vo cloth pp x+303 bw plates notes bibliography index F-/VG- Very detailed, covering hunting methods for various animals. Minor spotting to page adges, and some light sunning to dust jacket. A nice copy of this very well produced book. [ Larger book, so extra postage overseas. ]
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$17.61
Audubon's Birds of America
by Ludlow Griscom
320 Pages. Stated First Printing. Book of the month club book. Popular edition.This wonderful guidebook to North American birds is full of information and color plates of the birds themselves. It comes in a dust jacket that has worn areas on all four corners, worn areas at the top and bottom of the spine and along the right verticle edge of the spine, and small pieces missing at the top of the spine and off the bottom edge of the backside. The interior book has a worn spot along its right top part of the...
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$14.00
Timeline of the Civil War Laminated Poster
by Parthenon Graphics Timelines
1860 to 1865 View the major battles of the American Civil War. Campaigns of Lee, Grant, Jackson, and Sherman highlighted.
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
Full size images at https://www.parthenon-graphics.com/
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
Full size images at https://www.parthenon-graphics.com/
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$17.76
British Channel Pilot 1859
Bradford Barton, 1972 8vo cloth pp132 F-/G+ Facsimile printing of the 1859 original. Dust jacket lightly taped on to book. Fine text.
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$3.92
English Heritage Guide to Over 350 Historic Buildings and Monuments
by English Heritage
Historic Buildings & Monuments Commission for England, 1986 8vo pp127 bw plates/maps index VG
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$2.68
Valley News Echo: Monthly Civil War Newspaper
by Potomac Edison Company
Potomac Edison Company, 1965. Softcover. Good. Good. 1965 Potomac Edison Company. Oversized, 12 x 15.5 inches. Softcover. Wire comb binding. Textured black cardstock covers with silver cover lettering. Glossy sepia-tone pages. Black & white illustrations. The black covers are worn and have large creases and up to 2-inch tears a the edges, but nothing is missing. Name in pencil on first page. Pages clean and unmarked. There is a one-inch wide slit through the back cover that penetrates the last few...
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$150.00
The Trade Makers: Elder Dempster in West Africa, 1852-1972
by Davies, P.N
Allen & Unwin, 1980 large 8vo cloth pp526 bw plates tables bibliography index F-/G+ Detailed history of the shipping line, and its various commercial enterprises. A nice copy. [ Heavier book, so extra postage overseas. ]
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$8.90
A Perambulation of Cumberland, 1687-8, including descriptions of Westmorland, the Isle of Man and Ireland: (Cumbria Record Office MS ... of the Surtees Society) (Volume 207)
by Thomas Denton [ Winchester, Angus & Wane, Mary - editors ]
Surtees Society / Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society / Boydell Press, 2003 larger 8vo cloth pp xiv+ 606 bw portrait plate notes index F-/F- Published from a manuscript held in Cumbria Record Office. Introductory chapters by both editors. Scarce with dust wrapper. [ Heavier book, so extra postage overseas. ]
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$61.17
The Third and Fourth Generation
by Allwood Montagu C.:
8vo pp187 bw plates/drawings VG+/fair Signed by the author in front. Tape repaired dustwrapper is torn and edge worn, but still pleasing.
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$5.71
Timeline of Ancient Egypt Laminated Panoramic Poster
by Parthenon Graphics Timelines
3000 BCE to 1 BCE. View over 170 pharaohs from Narmer to Cleopatra, along with other notable events during their reign. Dynasties listed for context. Did you know Cleopatra lived closer to the computer age than she did to the Great Pyramids!
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
Full size images at https://www.parthenon-graphics.com/
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
Full size images at https://www.parthenon-graphics.com/
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$17.76
U.S. History - 1492 to 1750 Laminated Timeline Poster
by Parthenon Graphics Timelines
1492 – 1750 Early days of the colonial period from the time of Columbus. Sections include Explorations & Discover, Colonies & Settlements, Battles, Notable Events, and population.
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
View full size image at www.Parthenon-Graphics.com
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
View full size image at www.Parthenon-Graphics.com
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$17.76
The Greatness and Decline of the Celts
by Hubert, Henri
London: Constable, 1987 larger 8vo cloth pp xxii+314 bw maps bibliography index F/VG The second part of Hubert's work, with a modern Introduction. A nice copy.
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$6.41
Timeline of Ancient Civilizations Laminated Poster
by Parthenon Graphics Timelines
3100 BCE to 1550 AD. View the major civilizations that flourished in the ancient world. From Sumer, Egypt, and Assyria, to the Maya, Inca, and Aztec. Over 30 civilizations covering over 4,500 years. North Africa, Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Did you know over 20 civilizations rose and fell during the Mayan empire? Including Babylonian, Roman and Persian!
- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
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- Sealed in 3 mil gloss lamination for long lasting durability
- 44" wide x 9.5" tall [111.7 cm x 24.1 cm]
Full size images at... Read more about this item
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$17.76
Lippincott's Nurses' Drug Manual
by Jeanne C Scherer
1,166 pages.This softcover book's exterior has very minor worn areas along its edges and corners, a crease across the front's lower right corner and some soiled marks on the closed book's top edge. The interior book, however, has no visible markings and is in a very well preserved and totally usable condition.This book will be carefully wrapped up and boxed and then shipped right away to you from here in New Jersey and comes with our sincere appreciation for your order. Additional postage may be required...
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$11.40
Swaps
by Irwin, Barry
First edition. Very little wear to the dust jacket and none I can find to the book itself. Dark blue fabric covered boards with a photograph on the front. Print stamped on the front cover in black and gilt, with more gilt print on the spine. Black ribbon bookmark. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. The book looks unread. Rather scarce. Fourteenth in the series of 24.
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$23.00
Freemasonry and the Drums of 'Seventy-five, Dollar Masonic Library In Ten Volumes: Number III
by Morse, Sidney
Commission on Masonic Education, 1927. Soft Cover. Good. Commission on Masonic Education,1927. Soft Cover.Original publication, not a reprint. Cover has mild shelfwear, a few small stains on back cover. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned. Binding is tight. Very nice copy.
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$50.00
Cumbria Family History Society transcript & index for the 1851 Census for Preston Quarter...St. Bees
Cumbria Family History Society, 1992 smaller 8vo pp156 G Derived from Public Record office hand written originals. Ex Cumbria County Library stamped, apparently kept in stock without label. Wear to light card binding, near Fine text.
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$3.92
Address of The President of the United States Delivered at a Joint Session of the Two Houses of Congress
by Woodrow Wilson
Edward J. Clode, 1917. Hard Cover. Very Good. Edward J. Clode,1917. Hard Cover. Cover has very slight shelfwear. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Name and date inside front cover. Hinges are good. Very nice copy.
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$55.00
The Mayor and the Matron
by Wilson, Stanley
High Wycombe: Precision Press, 1971 8vo pp157 bw plates G General light wear, minor page part detaching, near Fine text and plates.
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$3.92
The Illustrated Family Bible Volume 1, Containing The Old and New Testaments with the Self Interpreting and Explanatory Notes, and Marginal References of the Late Rev. John Brown, Minister of the Gospel at Haddington
by Rev. John Brown
590 Pages with 104 Pages of the Concordance to the Old and New Testaments by The Rev. G.K. Hannay.This wonderful and very old Bible's exterior is of leather. There are lots of worn areas on all four corners, on the top and bottom Bible edges, slightly worn areas on the front, and more worn areas on the rear cover and there is a piece of the spine missing at the top (see pictures). The gold lettering and/or designs on the front and rear covers and on the spine, (where it isn't missing on the spine) are...
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$245.00
''The Admiralty regrets...'' The story of His Majesty's Submarine 'Thetis' and 'Thunderbolt'.
by Warren, C. E. T. & Benson, James
London: Popular Book Club, 1958 12mo cloth pp248 bw plates drawings G-/fair A 1950s account of the pre-war submarine trials tragedy and consequences. Also the wartime missions of Thunderbolt. Heavy wear and some tape repair to dustwrapper, a Good- research copy.
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$5.17
