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On the Making of a Bibliography

On the Making of a Bibliography

by Parker, Barrett

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England: St. Andrews Press of Wells, 1975 LIMITED TO 100 COPIES, 31pp bound in woad blue cover (stiff wraps), with single thread hand stitching. Author's inscription reads: For Peter with memories and best wishes. B.P." Front cover shows small, light white speckles. AUTOBIOGRAPHY WITH BIBLIOGRAPHY AT END.
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Theodore Roosevelt

by Henry F Pringle

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The Pulitzer Prize Biography
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Dust Jack color is red, white and blue. There is some tears and wrinkles to the dust jacket. Covers are in very good condition with some slight bumping. Front inside flap of DJ is clipped at the corners. Pages are rough cut at the right edge except for the first few pages. There is a date written in pencil on the title page. This was a church library book from the United Brethern Church in Halifax, Pa. There ink stamp is on the bottom page edges and there is a library card and date due card attached to the inside rear cover.
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THE WORLD OF RAYMOND CHANDLER

THE WORLD OF RAYMOND CHANDLER

by GROSS, Miriam ~Edited By

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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1977. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1977. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in brown cloth with butter yellow endpapers in pale yellow and brick wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. Collection of essays by Chandler scholars and associates with emphasis on his writing. Introduction by Patricia Highsmith. Includes black and white photos and film stills.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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Memoir of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence of James Currie, M.D. F.R.S. of Liverpool,...
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Memoir of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence of James Currie, M.D. F.R.S. of Liverpool, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, London Medical Society, &c. &c.; edited by his son, William Wallace Currie [vol. 2]

by Currie, James

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London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831. Hardcover. Very Good +. Volume 2 only. xii, 503, [1] p.; 22 cm. Modern leather rebacking with contemporary calf boards; gilt-tooled spine labels. All paged speckled red. Modern blue endpapers. This volume contains letters from 1787 to 1804 by James Currie (1756-1805), Scottish physician. He writes about medical issues, as well as his support for the abolition of slavery and comments on other political matters. This volume also includes the fourth edition of Currie's A Letter, Commercial and Political, Addressed to the Rt. Hon. William Pitt by Jasper Wilson. In Very Good+ Condition: modern leather rebacking; edges of original boards are rubbed but retain much of their double gilt-ruled borders; title page is slightly foxed; otherwise, clean and tight.
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Original Anecdotes of Frederic The Second, King of Prussia, and of His Family, His Court, His...
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Original Anecdotes of Frederic The Second, King of Prussia, and of His Family, His Court, His Ministers, His Academies, and His Literary Friends collected during a familiar intercourse of twenty years with that Prince.

by Thiebault, Dieudonne

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London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1805. First edition in English, the translation from the French not attributed.Two volumes in contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards, gilt backs, marbled end papers and edges, the the armorial bookplates of Thomas Lloyd and bookplates of the Leghorn Literary Society. LLoyd was a 19th century English merchant who lived in Leghorn and is buried there. A very Good set, gilt a spines a bit dulled, moderate spotting to end papers and few interior pages, some pages with creasing at fore edges. An uncommon biography. . First English Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Swarthy Boy.  A Childhood in British Guiana

A Swarthy Boy. A Childhood in British Guiana

by Mittelholzer, Edgar

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1st UK Edition
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London: Putnam & Company. 1963. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket - DJ has been price-clipped & is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. B/w frontispiece. Previous owner's signature to front free endpaper. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 157 pages. Edgar Austin Mittelholzer was a Guyanese novelist, the earliest novelist from the West Indian region to establish himself in Europe and gain a significant European readership. He is considered the first professional novelist to come out of the English-speaking Caribbean. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.
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LITERARY FRIENDSHIP Letters to Lady Alwyne Compton, 1869-1881 from Thomas  Westwood

LITERARY FRIENDSHIP Letters to Lady Alwyne Compton, 1869-1881 from Thomas Westwood

by Westwood, Thomas

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London: John Murray. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear, ; 202 pages .
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Edward Wilson of the Antarctic; Naturalist and Friend [Introduction by Apsley Cherry-Garrard] [A...
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Edward Wilson of the Antarctic; Naturalist and Friend [Introduction by Apsley Cherry-Garrard] [A Biography]

by Seaver, George

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First American Edition, 1st Printing
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New York: E. P. Dutton and Company Inc, 1937. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Near Fine/Good. [8.75x6in]; xxxiv, 301 pp., frontispiece color illustration of Wilson in Antarctica from image, 16 illustrations (all but one from sketches by Wilson), three maps (one folds out), index; Grayish-blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, blind embossed illustration of rising sun over ocean on front, all edges trimmed; Grayish-blue dust jacket with black lettering on front with white bordered black and white illustration of winter travel under the aurora australis, black lettered title in bordered cream field on spine, advertising on back, not priced clipped; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners, spine slightly darken, some foxing spots and age toning on text block edges, three red ink star stamps and a remove seller label on rear end paper, no other prior owner marks; Some shelf wear to dust jacket with several chips and and closed tears along edges, some rubbing spots and soiling to… Read More
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The Life Of The Prince Consort (in 5 Vol.)
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The Life Of The Prince Consort (in 5 Vol.)

by Theodore Martin

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London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1878 Complete Set of Theodore Martins biography of H.R.H. Prince Albert. Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co., London, 15 Waterloo Place. In wonderfull richly gilt decorated full leather bindings. Scarce in this binding.

Different publishing years and editions:

Vol. 1: 1879 Sixth Edition
Vol. 2: 1880 Fifth Edition
Vol. 3: 1878 Sixth Edition
Vol. 4: 1879 Fifth Edition
Vol. 5: 1880 First Edition

Books with marbled endpapers have slightly rubbing on spine and board edges. Some slightly foxing on the endpapers and the title pages. Tiny name abreviations stamps ('JB') on the flying leafs of the books. Otherwise clean and in near fine condition. With ten portraits and two views of places important for Albert´s life and a facsimile of draft memorandum by H.R.H. The Prince Consort from Dec. 1st., 1861.

This five volume biography was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memorian to her husband Prince Albert who died relatively young at the age of fourty-two.

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The Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth in Six Volumes
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The Life and Pontificate of Leo the Tenth in Six Volumes

by William Roscoe

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Six Hardcover leather bound volumes 489, 473, 501, 507, 362, 335 pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Stated second edition 1805. Lovely decorated leather over marbled boards with red boxes and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Books Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Marbled edges discolored with age. Pages are lightly toned with spotting and minor signs of wear and/or age. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
The biographical account of Pope Leo X and his pontificate in six extensive volumes by William Roscoe. Born into the prominent political Italian family of Medici of Florence, he was the second son of Lorenzo de' Medici (Lorenzo the Magnificent), and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1489. Pope Leo X was Pope from 1513 to his death in 1521. He was not only the head of the Christian Church, but also the temporal ruler of the Papal States and head of the Medici family… Read More
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Looking Up (INSCRIBED - RARE SIGNATURE) (FIRST EDITION)
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Looking Up (INSCRIBED - RARE SIGNATURE) (FIRST EDITION): As told to Rosemary Taylor

by Jane Boyle Needham

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1959 - INSCRIBED (RARE SIGNATURE) FIRST EDITION of "one of the most vital and charming books I have ever read. The wholeness, the exuberance of the author's personality make the disaster of her disabilities appear to be almost negligible." - Betsey Barton, author of And Now to Live Again Of the 6 books currently available, this is the only one I found INSCRIBED by the author. The inscription is on the FFEP. Book: very good slight cock to spine but otherwise clean of any markings with only lightly toned pages. DJ: NPC ($3.50) - 1" chip upper right corner - small tear lower left corner - some sunning to spine - slight soiling to back of cover - front illustrations are all intact
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Christopher and His Kind, 1929-1939
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Christopher and His Kind, 1929-1939

by Christopher Isherwood

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Inscribed and SIGNED by author on fly page.
Stated First Edition.
Book cover near new, light edge fading/wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged.
Jacket like new, light shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
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Describes ten years in the writer's life, from 1929 when he left England for a stay in Berlin, through his years of wanderings around a troubled Europe to his 1939 arrival in the United States.
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The Life of John Birch (1954) - INSCRIBED by Robert H. W. Welch, Jr
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The Life of John Birch (1954) - INSCRIBED by Robert H. W. Welch, Jr

by Welch, Robert H. W., Jr

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Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1954. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in VG dw. 8vo, [x]+118pp (plus plates), blue cloth with spine stamped in silver, printed dustwrapper. INSCRIBED by the author (founder of the John Birch Society) in early 1955 on the front free endpaper. Endpaper also has the ownership stamp of Myers G. Lowman, executive secretary of the anti-Communist Methodist group Circuit Riders, Incorporated. No other markings. A clean copy with typical toning of the acidic text stock used; jacket has publisher's clipping of corner and price stamp and a bit of toning and wear (including a small closed tear, but nice overall).
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Vida y obra del sabio medico habanero tomas romay chacon primera edicion habana cuba 1950
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Vida y obra del sabio medico habanero tomas romay chacon primera edicion habana cuba 1950

by Jose lopez sanchez

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Biografia del medico y cientifico cubano.Tomás Romay y Chacón (21 de diciembre de 1764, La Habana, Cuba - 30 de marzo de 1849, La Habana, Cuba) fue un distinguido médico cubano. Se le considera el primer higienista e iniciador de la ciencia médica en Cuba. Introdujo una visión científica de los problemas de la Medicina e impulsó la modernización de la Medicina clínica, en la Universidad de La Habana.libro escrito por.José López Sánchez. Historiador médico en general y en particular erudito investigador de la historia de la medicina cubana. Graduado en 1938 de Doctor en Medicina en la Universidad de La Habana, ejerció como especialista en piel y sífilis. Ocupó los cargos de Viceministro de Salud Pública y Vicepresidente de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba. Fue el fundador y el primer director del Museo de Historia de las Ciencias "Carlos J. Finlay" y Embajador de Cuba en varios países. Fue miembro de Honor de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia de la Medicina, de la Sociedad Cubana de… Read More
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The Brownies

The Brownies

by Juliana Horatia (Katherine Milhous, illus.)

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Juliana Horatia Ewing. FIRST EDITION. The Brownies, Charles Scribner's Sons Copyright 1946, Impression A. Please see stock photo. Illustrated by Katherine Milhous, author and illustrator of "the Egg Tree" RARE GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA. USED. VG CONDITION/ No DJ included. Summary: The Brownie story has been told and written in many different ways by Brownie leaders both here (in United States) and in England. This adaptation is the version that the Girl Scouts in the United States use and like best." 50 pages. 5 5/8 X 7 ¾.
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