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KATHARINE VON BORA, DR. MARTIN LUTHER'S WIFE. A PICTURE FROM LIFE
by Stein, Armin
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- Used - Good
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- 1919
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$20.00
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Philadelphia: General Council Publication Board, 1919. Translated by E. A. Endlich. 292 pp. Turquoise blue covers with gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed, scuffing and dirt marks on back cover. Spine ends are bent and frayed with tears, cloth is discolored and dirty. Page edges are darkened. Loose hinges. Endpapers browning. Several… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
HUMBUG: THE ART OF P. T. BARNUM
by Harris, Neil
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1973
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- Hardcover
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- 9780316348232
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$25.00
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1973. "Humbug is both a biography of this master trickster and a quest for the historical Barnum, a study of the audiences whose needs he so brilliantly anticipated. It shows the young Barnum starting out in the age of 'the common man,' the irreverent Jacksonian era, when physical progress and democratic dogmas made Americans extremely… Read more about this item Item Price
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NELSON: GREAT LIVES
by Tunstall, Brian
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1933
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$10.00
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London: Duckworth, 1933. 144 pages with bibliography. Red brick cloth covers with gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, soiling and scuffing to cover faces, small holes in joints, spine is worn, spine ends are bent and fraying. Stains to top page edge. Slightly cocked spine. Previous owners' names written on front free endpaper.… Read more about this item Item Price
$10.00
LONG ISLAND PRINTING 1791-1830: A CHECKLIST OF IMPRINTS
by Doggett, Marguerite V.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780890620717
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$18.50
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Brooklyn: The Long Island Historical Society, 1979. Edited by Karen N. Mango. Excellent resource of printers in New York, starting with the earliest in 1791 and continuing to list them chronologically by county and town within county. 192 pages with appendix, bibliography and index. One thousand copies of this book were printed. Blue cloth covers with green and gilt title… Read more about this item Item Price
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NO MORE WORDS: A JOURNAL OF MY MOTHER, ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH
by Lindbergh, Reeve
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- Used - Very Good
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- 2002
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- Paperback
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- 9780743203142
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002. "No More Words is a moving and compassionate memoir of the final seventeen months of Reeve's mother's life.... Anyone who has had to care for an elderly parent disabled by Alzheimer's or stroke will understand immediately the heartache and anguish Reeve suffered and will find comfort in her story." 174 pp. Trade paperback with… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE FLOWER OF HER KINDRED: A BIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF NANO NAGLE OF IRELAND FOUNDRESS, PIONEER OF POPULAR EDUCATION AND NOTED LEADER IN SOCIOLOGY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
by Leahy, Maurice
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- 1944
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Published By Author, 1944. With a Preface by His Grace, The Most Reverend John J. Glennon, D. D., Archbishop of Saint Louis. Inscription by author "Inscribed by the author with best wishes Maurice Leahy" on front free endpaper. 294 pp. Missing DJ. Light green cloth covers with gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped, corners and… Read more about this item Item Price
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A BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF GEORGE W. TRYON JR. (CONSERVATOR OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SECTION OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA)
by Ruschenberger, W. S. W.
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- 1888
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$30.00
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Philadelphia: Horace Binder, 1888. {From the Proceedings of the Academy, No. 27, 1888}. 22 pp. Original gray paper wraps with "George W. Tryon Jr." printed on front. Cover corners are chipped, soiling and chipping to cover edges, spine is darkened, tears to spine ends. Ink numbers written on top corner of front cover. Frontispiece photograph of Tryon. Interior pages are… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF WALTER H. PAGE (TWO VOLUMES)
by Hendrick, Burton J.
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1922
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$40.00
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1922. VG+.Vol.I sm. nicks at corners,Vol.II sm.1/2 circle water stain First Hardbound Sm4to no 436 pp. each Fine Bindings. Biography of Walter H. Page. 3/4 deep blue morocco, blue boards, marbled endpapers, raised, elaborate gilt tooling spines. Appendix and Index. Two volumes of three volume set. Many pages… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00
MACAULAY'S LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON
by Schuyler, William (Ed.)
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- 1903
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903. Edited with Notes and an Introduction by William Schuyler. 197 pages with index. Maroon cloth covers with white embossed title on front cover. Cover corners and edges are bumped and rubbed, scuffed spots on front cover, white lettering is somewhat removed from front cover and completely faded on spine, spine ends are bent and… Read more about this item Item Price
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FONDO HISTORICO Y BIBLIOGRAFICO JOSE TORIBIO MEDINA; JOSE TORIBIO MEDINA (1852-1930); MEDINA SU VIDA Y SUS OBRAS (1852-1930)
by Donoso, Armando; Sergio Villalobos
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1952
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$100.00
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1952. Collection of three books about Jose Toribio Medina, a Chilean bibliographer and prolific writer, bound together in red leather cover. All books are written entirely in Spanish. 1) Fondo Historico y Bibliografico Jose Toribio Medina. Creado por ley N. 10.361, de 28 de junio de 1952. Imprenta Universitaria, Santiago, 1952. B/W photograph of Medina. 134 pp. 2) Jose Toribio… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00
L'ABBE TIGRANE: CANDIDAT A LA PAPAUTE
by Fabre, Ferdinand
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- Used - Good
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- 1905
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$15.00
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Paris: Bibliotheque Charpentier, 1905. 306 pp. Marbled boards with leather corners and spine, gilt title lettering on spine. Cover corners are rubbed to boards, edges rubbed with some board exposed, wear and rubbing to marbled boards. Leather joints are rubbed and worn, spine is creased, tears to joints at spine ends, spine ends are torn and missing. Marbled endpapers. Gilt… Read more about this item Item Price
$15.00
A SPECIAL EDUCATION: ONE FAMILY'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE MAZE OF LEARNING DISABILITIES
by Buchman, Dana; Charlotte Farber
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2006
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- Hardcover
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- 9780738210339
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$8.00
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Boulder, Co: Da Capo Press, 2006. "A moving mother-daughter story, A Special Education is an inspiring account of one mother's journey to acceptance and understanding, as well as a family's triumph over daunting circumstances." Laid in stationary card signed by author: "Love, Dana" 196 pp. DJ in VG condition with minor rubbing to edges. Book spine ends are bent. Interior… Read more about this item Item Price
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HENRY DEMAREST LLOYD 1847-1903: A BIOGRAPHY (TWO VOLUMES)
by Lloyd, Caro
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- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
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- 1912
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1912. With an introduction by Charles Edward Russell. "Henry Demarest Lloyd was the pioneer and leader of the great movement that has disillustioned Americans and probably has saved them from an abominable industrial despotism." In Two Volumes. Volume I: 308 pp. Volume II: 309 pages with index. Maroon cloth covers with gilt title on… Read more about this item Item Price
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DEWEY: AND OTHER GREAT NAVAL COMMANDERS
by Adams, W. H. Davenport
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$37.50
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London: George Routledge & Sons A Series of Biographies. Other commanders included are Sir Francis Drake, Robert Blake, Lord Anson, Lord Rodney, Earl Howe, Earl of St. Vincent, Lord Nelson, Sir Sidney Smith, Lord Collingwood, Oliver Hazard Perry, David Glasgoe Farragut, David Dixon Porter, William T. Sampson, Winfield S. Schley. 487 pp. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front… Read more about this item Item Price
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ANDREW JACKSON: THE BORDER CAPTAIN
by James, Marquis
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- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1933
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$30.00
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New York: The Literary Guild, 1933. 461 pp. Black cloth covers with embossed signature of Jackson's on front and faded gilt lettering on spine. Missing DJ. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, scuffing to cover faces, spine discolored, spine ends are bent and starting to fray. Pages edges dirty. Maps on endpapers. Gift inscription by author "With pleasure… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE ACADEMIC GREGORIES
by Stewart, Agnes Grainger
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$40.00
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons Part of the Famous Scots Series. 160 pages with index. Red cloth covers with black image and lettering on front, black lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, rubbing to edges, large bump with crack to front cover edge, covers have scuffing and are dirty. Spine is lightly faded, spine ends… Read more about this item Item Price
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A SAGA OF THE SEAS: THE STORY OF CYRUS W. FIELD AND THE LAYING OF THE FIRST ATLANTIC CABLE
by McDonald, Philip B.
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- Used - Good+ to Very Good-
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- No Jacket
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- 1937
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$15.00
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New York: Wilson-Erickson, Inc., 1937. 288 pages. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine. Missing DJ. Cover corners are bumped and lightly rubbed, edges rubbed, some scuffing to cover faces, discoloration to joints. Spine ends are bent and starting to fray, spine is darkened and creased, lettering is faded. Previous owner's name and bookplate on front inside… Read more about this item Item Price
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GENERAL GEORGE H. THOMAS: A CRITICAL BIOGRAPHY
by Piatt, Donn
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- Used - Good
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- 1893
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$75.00
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Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co, 1893. With Concluding Chapters by Henry V. Boynton. 658 pp. Blue cloth ex-library binding covers with white lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and lightly rubbed, edges rubbed, some wear to cover faces, spine ends are bent and worn. Ex-library markings include: stickers and bar code (covered by clear tape) on spine and bottom… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOSEPH PENNELL: TWO VOLUMES
by Pennell, Elizabeth Robins
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1930
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$32.50
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London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1930. "The adventures of which Joseph Pennell made a book filled but a part of his life. There is much else that could and should be recorded of a man and artist whose individuality was proof against modern standardization, who, as American illustrator, worked in the great period of American illustration, and who was associated with… Read more about this item Item Price
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CONSECRATED TALENTS: OR, THE LIFE OF MRS. MARY W. MASON
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- Used - Fair
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- 1870
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- Hardcover
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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$35.00
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New York: Carlton & Lanahan, 1870. With an introduction by Bishop James. "The biographies of Holy Scripture, written under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, constitute one of the most interesting and important parts of the book of books." 285 pp. Brown cloth covers with faded gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed… Read more about this item Item Price
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