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Hardcover book with 24 Narratives. The African Servant tells the story of a boy looking for sea shells by the shore when white sailors take hime and he never sees his mother or father again. He is taken to Jamaica where he is sold to an American who keeps him in his house as his servant. Three years before this… Read more about this item

Appears to be the original binding. The backstrip is very worn with pieces missing. The cloth is chipped and stained. The leather corners are worn. The date on the dedication page is May 19, 1817. The hinges are intact. There is a paper bookplate. Amor Vincit Omnia means Love Conquers All Things. Damp staining and very foxed. No bad smells.… Read more about this item

This is the Official 2016 Yearbook. It is in Very Good condition with some edge wear, slightly rubbed corners and the cover lifts up slightly. I didn't want to make it worse by taking interior photos. This is the year the Cubs ended a 71 year National League Penant drought by winning the 2016 National League Championship series. They… Read more about this item

This is one volume, number 11, from a set of 21 volumes of The Works of Charles Dickens, Bleak House The Authentic Edition. This book lists the date as 1901. This is apparently the English edition since the last page states it was printed in London and Chapman and Hall is printed on the spine. A thick book with untrimmed… Read more about this item

This book is rare because occasionally it can be found with The Handy Book Company listed as the publisher on both the title page and the bottom of the spine. This one lists Hinds, Noble and Eldredge in both places. The 12 page, plus cover page, catalogue at the back shows that the Handy Book version was 50 cents while… Read more about this item

Books in Near Fine condition with minor wear to softcover wrappers. Two books ship standard as one by Media Mail with Tracking. #1. The World of Barbie Dolls is signed, " Thank you for everything. Best Wishes Paris and Susan Manos". Signed by one author for both. No other signed books by this author we're found. Probably an association copy.… Read more about this item

Book is like new but has a small bend in the backside bottom corner, last photo.

Red dot remainder mark at bottom corner. Movement marks, light scratches on glossy hardcover. Inside clean, excellent condition. When looking at the book from the foredge I can see a wave in the pages. NO water damage. NO musty smell.

Top and bottom edges of hardcover bumped, rubbed corners. Clean inside. Some page tips are creased. There is a section on identifying reproductions. Eighteenth Edition.

Minor wear to softcover wrapper. Almost Like New.

Lightly used book with spine crease. Faintly rubbed bottom front corner and bumped back corner. Cover lifts up slightly. Clean inside.

This one is in rough condition but appears to be complete and the only known original Perdue Debris Yearbook on the market before 1949. Please see photos for Fair condition. A very interesting early look at Perdue University from the Class of 1902. There are some ads at the end. No autographs other than the original owner on the ffep.

Good- may be generous but the book appears complete and does not contain writing other than a personalization on the ffep in pencil which is laid in. A well used cook book with cracked hinges, dog eared pages, stains, and very rubbed hardcover. Prize winning recipes for every day of the year which was supposed to not exceed $500… Read more about this item

This magazine was printed and mailed out to celebrate Betty White's 100th birthday on January 17, 2022. Unfortunately she didn't make it. There are some other interesting stories in this magazine as well. In Very Good used condition. The mailing address has been inked over and some ink got on the backside by "The Final Chapter". Normally I don't list… Read more about this item

A depression era home baking course by the General Foods Cooking School of the air host Francis Lee Barton. Softcover book has stains on the wrapper and wear to edges and corners. Most pages yellowed from age with some stains. The first two pages have creases at the top and bottom corners. Pages are intact - ring bound. Appears complete,… Read more about this item

The first edition with errata slip glued in on the spine side only. Contains casualties and losses for both the Union and Confederate Armies. There is a statistical table for each battle fought during the civil war. Spine is split at the front with ffep laid in. Also split at the back. Book is complete. No dust jacket. Some soiling… Read more about this item

This book commemorates, and in part, records the Exhibition of Persian Art held in New York April - July 1940. This beautiful hardcover is bound by the Haddon Craftsman. There is light edge and corner wear - see photos. Several small spots are on the foredge and a stain on the front board. The paper has a crinkle in it… Read more about this item

Volume II. Collector price guide and identifications for costume jewelry. HC book is in Fine condition with the exception of the remainder mark.

Book Is in French. Volume One, first catalogue in a series. Slight wear to wrapper, two page corners creased. Ships from the Chicago region.

States First American Edition June, 1999. Printing Line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4. Opposite title page Rowling's first book Sorcerer's misspelled Sorceror's. Last word on page 332 is Ancestor, later changed to Descendent. This book had No dust jacket. I found another book with a Near Fine Dust Jacket that also… Read more about this item