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Memoirs of the Life, Character and Writings of the Late Reverend Philip Doddridge, D.D. of Northampton
by Doddridge, Philip
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1766
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$350.00
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London: Printed by J. Eddowes, 1766. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. pp. xvi, 1-307, 4 pages of books written by and ads. Frontispiece of the author. Stated Second Edition. Early full leather binding, spine with raised bands and title label. Binding is worn at corners and edges, inner and outer hinges are cracked, but holding.… Read more about this item Item Price
$350.00
The Early Histories of St. Louis
by McDermott, John Francis, (Editor)
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1952
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$55.00
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St. Louis: St. Louis Historical Documents Foundation, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. pp. xi, [6], 6-171. Illustrated. Maps. Map end papers. Dust jacket is protected in a new mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has a few spots and two tape repairs on the front panel. Binding and interior are… Read more about this item Item Price
$55.00
Hawaii, Our New Possessions. An Account of Travels and Adventure, with Sketches of the Scenery, Customs and Manners, Mythology and History of Hawaii to the Present, and an Appendix Containing the Treaty of Annexation to the United States
by Musick, John R.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1898
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$295.00
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New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls Company, (1898), 1898. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Thick 8vo. pp. xxii, [3], 2-534. Includes 56 full page plates, containing over one hundred half-tone reproductions from photographs, with border decorations. Folding map. Most likely first edition with date on the title page. Red illustrated cloth binding with Hawaiian… Read more about this item Item Price
$295.00
Slinkard-Wilson and some related families
by Wilson, Doris Slinkard
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1973
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$165.00
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Doris S. Wilson, (1973), 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to, (11 3/4" tall). 113 pages plus xi page index. Illustrated. Former owner's book plate on the front free end paper and embossing stamp on the title page and rear free end paper. Some yellow high lighting and ink notes on a few pages. The blue… Read more about this item Item Price
$165.00
The Presidency, (Limited Edition, Numbered)
by Sidey, Hugh
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Slipcase
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$50.00
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West Stockbridge & New York: Thornwillow Press, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/No Slipcase. Tall 8vo. No slip case, not issued with a dust jacket. 135 pages plus colophon page. Illustrated. Copy number 228 of 400 copies. Printed at the Stinehour Press. The author covered presidents Eisenhower, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Bush for Life… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
Appletons' Railroad and Steamboat Companion. Being a Travellers' Guide through the United States of America, Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. With Maps
by Williams, W.
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- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1848
- Binding
- No Binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$125.00
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New York: Appleton & Company, 1848. No Binding. Fair. 16mo. 313 pages. 29 of 30 maps present, map number 1 missing. Front and rear boards missing, spine chipped. Interior mostly clean with some light staining. Maps in very good condition, some with light staining. A binder's copy or for maps.
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$125.00
Mattoon: A Pictorial History, (Limited, Numbered Edition)
by Johnston, Jean; Larrabee, Alice; Lumpkin, Gail; Thie, Marianne
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1988
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780943963051
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$95.00
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St. Louis, Missouri: G. Bradley Publishing, Inc., (1988), 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio - 12 1/4" tall. 200 pages. Illustrated. Pictorial end papers. Mattoon, Illinois. Signed by all four authors on the title page. Limited to 2500 numbered copies. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, price clipped. … Read more about this item Item Price
$95.00
In Search of the Hollidays: The Story of Doc Holliday and His Holliday and McKay Families
by Pendleton, Jr., Albert S. and Thomas, Susan McKay
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$105.00
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Valdosta, Georgia: Little River Press, (1973), 1973. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. pp. viii, [1], 1-69, 1-21 appendix, [12 pages of notes and bibliography]. Illustrated. Maps. Reproductions of photos of Doc Holliday including the first publication of his graduation from dental school photo. Very slight browning of soft cover binding, now… Read more about this item Item Price
$105.00
The Kingdom, (Limited, Bound by Zaehnsdorf, Presentation)
by Lacey, Robert
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780091457907
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$495.00
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London: Hutchinson, (1981), 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Thick 8vo. pp. xv, [5], 3-630, [1]. Includes notes, glossary, and indexes. First Edition. Illustrated. Maps. End paper maps. Limited to 102 copies specially bound by Zaehnsdorf's of London at the request of Xenel Industries of Saudi Arabia and presented to an ex… Read more about this item Item Price
$495.00
Clark of the Ohio: A Life of George Rogers Clark
by Palmer, Frederick
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1929
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$45.00
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New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1929. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. pp. xv, 482. Illustrated. Maps. Map endpapers. Protected in Mylar. Inscribed to previous owner by friends, dated 1929. A nice, solid, square copy.
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$45.00
Wicomico County History, (Maryland)
by Corddry, George H.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1981
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$70.00
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Salisbury, Maryland: Wicomico Historical Society, (1981), 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. pp. viii, 1-272. Illustrated. Map end papers. Signed by the author on the title page, not inscribed to anyone, signed only. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve. Dust jacket has a 1/4" hole on front panel otherwise in very… Read more about this item Item Price
$70.00
Captain Canot; or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
by Mayer, Brantz
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- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1854
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$125.00
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1854. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo. pp. (2 ads), frontispiece, engraved title, xvii, 448, (12, ads). Illustrated with 5 additional plates. Protected in mylar. Binding is worn with chips at top and bottome of the spine, a few spots, corners frayed. Interior is mostly clean with some minor writing… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00
Early Life and Times in Boone County Indiana, Giving an Account of the Early Settlement of Each Locality Church Histories, County and Township Officers from the First Down to 1886; Histories of Some Pioneer Families of the County
by Harden, Samuel
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- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1887
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$75.00
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Lebanon, Ind: Harden & Spahr, (1973), 1887. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo. 498 pages. Protected in mylar. Illustrated. This is a 1973 facsimile of the original 1887 edition. Binding is a library type binding, but this book has no library markings. The book is very clean and solid. A pencil note… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
Some Records of the Wingfield Family
by Wingfield, John M. (edited by)
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780937543030
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$50.00
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Athens, Georgia: Wingfield Family Society, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. pp. ix, foldout key to frontispiece, 263. Illustrated. Errata sheet freely laid in. No previous owner's names or marks. A very attractive, scarce copy.
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$50.00
In the Savage South Solomons: The Story of a Mission
by Raucaz, S.M., Right Rev. L. M.
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1928
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$45.00
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Society for the Propagation of the Faith, 1928. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 270 pages. Illustrated. Maps. Book protected in mylar. Binding has minor fraying at the top and bottom of the spine. Book is clean with no former owner's names or marks. The edges of the pages are slightly tanned as a… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00
Locomotives and Locomotive Building, being a brief sketch of the growth of the railroad system and of the various improvements in locomotive building in America together with a history of the origin and growth of the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, Paterson, New Jersey, from 1831 to 1886
by Rogers, Hughes, Headdon
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1886
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$650.00
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New York: The Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. 200 pages. Wm. S. Gottsberger, Printer. Illustrated with frontispiece and throughout with engravings and technical details. Also 28 plates of locomotives with specifications. Index. Book has been rebound in a library type binding, but does not have any typical… Read more about this item Item Price
$650.00
The Carthusian. (Three Volumes October 1872 to August 1884.)
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1872
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$1,650.00
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Asher & Walbrook, H. Stedman, R. B. Stedman, , 1872. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to. Three volumes in original period 3/4 vellum bindings with marbled boards, title and volume number in gilt on small red leather spine back strip. Bound by A. Cox 18 St. John St., Cambridge. Marbled boards are lightly rubbed, shelf wear, vellum in… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,650.00
The Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway
by Pietrak, Paul
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1992
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$50.00
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Paul Pietrak, 1992. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to. pp. [v], 253. Illustrated. Maps. Second edition. A very clean. attractive copy with no former owner's names or marks. Apparently published as a soft cover and later bound in a very solid hard cover binding with the title and author listed on the spine.
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$50.00
The Essential American: A Patriot's Resource, (Signed)
by Gingrich, Newt and Cushman, Jackie Gingrich
- Condition
- As New in Original Shrink Wrap
- Published
- 2011
- Binding
- Full-Leather
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$185.00
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Easton Press, 2011. Full-Leather. As New in Original Shrink Wrap. 8vo. Brand new, never opened, in the original shrink wrap. Easton Press beautiful leather binding with gilt tooling and raised bands on the spine. A complete book of all our important American documents. Signed by Newt Gingrich. A gift quality book.
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$185.00
Captain C. B. McKinney: The Law in South Texas
by Parsons, Chuck; Fitterer, Gary P.
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780961493608
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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$45.00
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Wolf City, Texas: Henington Publishing Co., 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to. pp. xi, 147. Illustrated. Introduction by Charles C. McKinney, Jr. Book protected in new mylar. Signed by both authors on the title page. Also inscribed to an individual and signed by both authors on the dedication page. A… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00
