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A COURSE OF OPERATIVE SURGERY
by Heath, F.R.C.S.,Christopher
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- First American Edition
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- 1878
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$375.00
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Quarto (11 5/8 by 8 1/2 inches) viii, 130 pages, 20 color plates ("Drawn from Nature by M. Leveille and Colored . . . Under His Direction"), index, original pebble brown cloth binding, with title and author in gilt, centered on upper cover, and title in gilt on spine.
Very good condition (minimal, and insignificant normal shelf wear on spine, not… Read more about this item Item Price
$375.00
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A TREATISE ON ARCHERY, Or The Art of Shooting with the Long Bow
by Waring, Thomas
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- Eighth Edition
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- 1830
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$145.00
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12 mo. (7 1/8 by 4 1/4 inches) 62 pages, two plates, marbled paper over plain paper covered boards, bookplate, inked name of a previous owner dated 1831 on upper right of front fly leaf; very good condition.
"Containing every requisite information to obtain a complete Knowledge of that Noble Weapon, considered as an Instrument of Amusement To Which is Added… Read more about this item Item Price
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EXPERIMENTS IN AERODYNAMICS
by Langley, S. P.
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- Original First Edition
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- 1891
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$145.00
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Folio (13 1/2 by 10 inches) 115 pages, in wrappers, 10 draphtsman-like quality plates (detailed technical drawings); in addition to charts, graphs, and tables regarding "The Counter Poised Eccentric Plane," "The Rolling Carriage," and other flight experiments.
Good condition internally: (disbound, with small "withdrawn" stamp from Lake Erie College on bottom margin of Contents page, "Lake Erie Seminary Dept. of Physics"… Read more about this item Item Price
$145.00
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CORONADO TENT CITY NEWS
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- Original Edition
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- August 19 to August 26, 1911
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- Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$24.75
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 inches) [San Diego, California], August 19 to August 26, 1911. Original Edition. 16 page stapled weekly advertising periodical, and calendar of programs, bound in wrappers for the "Tent City" adjacent to the famous Coronado Hotel. Good condition (there is a small scribbled date along the lower margin of the front cover, modest age toning,… Read more about this item Item Price
$24.75
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PICTURESQUE VIEWS OF THE ANTIQUITIES OF POLA IN ISTRIA
by Allason, Thomas
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- Original First Edition
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- 1819
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- Hardcover
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$1,395.00
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Original hardcover folio in very good condition (17 1/2 by 12 inches) John Murray, J. and A. Arch, J. Booth, and Colnaghi and Co. London, 1819
Four leaves, (including half title), 67 pages, ten full page engraved plates by W. B. Cooke, George Cooke, Henry Moses, and Cosmo Armstrong on separate leaves (including the frontis, "Drawn by J. M. W. Turner… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,395.00
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THE DEMON OF THE ORIENT
by Williams, Allen S.
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- Original First Edition
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- 1883
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$275.00
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Small octavo (7 5/8 by 5 3/8 inches) New York: Published by the Author, 1883. Original First Edition. 140 pages, frontispiece, original green hardcover cloth binding, good condition (normal, mild shelf wear, printed on paper that is now aged and brittle, but intact, with no loss; and not affecting contents which are complete).
An early expose on opium and its affect… Read more about this item Item Price
$275.00
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MEMOIR OF MAJ.-GEN. GEORGE H. THOMAS
by Johnson, Richard W.
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- First Edition
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- 1881
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$120.00
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Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 3/4 inches) Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881. First Edition. 322 pages illustrated with engraved frontispiece and portraits (including Sheridan, Sherman, Rosecrans, and Grant), Appendix (containing "Speech of General W. T. Sherman," and letters from George B. McClellan, and others regarding the unveiling of a statue, and the dedication of a monument in honor… Read more about this item Item Price
$120.00
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HISTORY OF THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND
by Van Horne, Thomas B.
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- First Edition
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- 1875
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$395.00
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches) Cincinnatti: Robert Clark & Co., 1875. First Edition. Two Volumes, xiv, 454 & v, 478 pages including an Appendix, with details on the construction of block house fortifications, and an Index."Illustrated with Campaign and Battle Maps Compiled by Edward Ruger, Late Superintendant Topographical Engineer Office, Headquarters Department of the Cumberland," in an… Read more about this item Item Price
$395.00
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THE LIFE O MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGE H. THOMAS
by Van Horne, Thomas
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- First Edition
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- 1882
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$115.00
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Octavo (8 3/4 by 6 inches) New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1882. First Edition. x, 502 pages, eight folded maps, frontis is an engraved portrait of Thomas.
Appendix contains "Roster of Troops Engaged at Mill Springs, Kentucky January 19, 1862," and "Organization of U. S. Forces Commanded by Major General Geo. H. Thomas, at the Battle of Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 15… Read more about this item Item Price
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CHINA BOY
by Jones, Idwal
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1936
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$45.00
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Octavo (8 1/4 by 5 3/4 inches) Los Angeles, California: The Primavera Press, 1936. First Edition. 132 pages, quarter cloth, with Chinese characters printed on decorative paper covered boards; title, decorative device, author's name, and publisher's name in gilt on spine; original worn dust jacket protected by mylar, title page drawing by James Bodrero. Very good condition.
A collection of short… Read more about this item Item Price
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(1877) WINE AND WINE COUNTRIES:
by Tovey, Charles
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- "New Edition"
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- 1877
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$550.00
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16 mo. (6 3/4 by 4 1/2 inches) London: Whittaker & Co. , 1877. New Edition. 519 pages, the frontis is an original tipped-in photographic portrait of the author, illustrated title page with views of Chateau Margaux and Chateau Lafitte, 15 unnumbered lithographic plates of wineries, and scenes associated with wine production, 4 maps, a facsimile foldout of a signed… Read more about this item Item Price
$550.00
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CRUISES IN THE BERING SEA
by Niedieck, Paul (Translated From The Original German by R. A. Ploetz, M. A.
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- First Edition
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- 1909
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$175.00
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Small quarto (9 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches) London: Rowland Ward, Limited, 1909. First Edition. xv, 252 + [4] pages of Publisher's Advertisements, "With 73 Full-Page Plates (on unnumbered leaves), a Map, and 56 Illustrations in the Text, Reproduced From Original Photographs."
The colored map is folded into a pocket attached to the rear pastedown. Original gray cloth binding with title… Read more about this item Item Price
$175.00
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THE FAIRFIELD ORCHIDS
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- Used
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- Original Edition
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- 1872
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- Hardcover, Cloth
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$75.00
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Octavo (8 7/8 by 5 7/8 inches) London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co. and James Brooke & Co., 1872. Original Edition. 128 pages, glossary, good condition: green cloth hardback binding with title in gilt on upper cover within an ornamental gilt oval device, (mild shelf wear, not affecting contents).
A nineteenth century trade catalogue produced by renowned growers; and offered at a… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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THE ORCHID-GROWER'S MANUAL,
by Williams, Benjamin Samuel
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- Fourth Edition, Enlarged and Revised
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- 1871
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- Hardcover, Cloth
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$45.00
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Small octavo (7 5/8 by 5 1/4 inches) London, 1871. Fourth Edition, Enlarged and Revised. 300 pages, illustrated with black and white drawings of orchid plants, and a diagram of an orchid house, index, and 24 unnumbered pages of illustrated advertisements for gardening, and horticultural supplies, good condition, original hardcover green cloth with representative orchid plant in gilt on the… Read more about this item Item Price
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MODERN MEXICAN ARTISTS
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- First Edition
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- 1937
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- Hardcover, Cloth
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$75.00
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Small octavo (8 by 6 inches) Mexico : Frances Toor Studios, 1937. First Edition. 202 pages printed on coated stock, (56 pages of text, each section headed by a black and white thumbnail portrait of the artist being discussed, 74 leaves of black and white plates representing the subject artist's work, frontis is in color) good condition (tan hardback cloth… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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THE TONGUE OF TIME, and Star of the States
by Comstock M.D., Joseph
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- 1840
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$145.00
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Octavo (8 1/4 by 5 1/4 inches) Hartford, 1840. vii, [2], 10-487, [1] pages: illustrated with engraved steel plates; somewhat shelf worn, original full leather binding with panel ornament on front and back cover, title in gilt on spine between ornamented raised bands. Good condition, previous owner's name in ink on front fly leaf (at least one page with neat… Read more about this item Item Price
$145.00
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FROM MANASSAS TO APPOMATTOX
by Longstreet, James (Lieutenant-General Confederate Army)
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- Original First Edition
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- 1896
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$475.00
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches) Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1896. Original First Edition. xxii, 690 pages, illustrated with [46] pages of plates: 40 illustrations, including portraits, battle scenes, and a facsimile letter to Lee, and 16 maps with color denoting battle lines (red for Confederates, blue for Federals), an appendix with letters of General Robert E.… Read more about this item Item Price
$475.00
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Views in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Northamptonshire; Illustrative of the Works of Robert Bloomfield;
by Brayley, E. W.
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- Original First Edition
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- 1806
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$70.00
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Small quarto (10 by 6 1/4 inches) London: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, Poultry; Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch Street; and J. Storer and J. Greig, Engravers, . . . , 1806. Original First Edition. 55 pages illustrated with 15 unnumbered leaves of fine engraved plates: 2 portraits (including frontispiece), hardcover, rebound in old brown cloth, with gilt label affixed to spine,… Read more about this item Item Price
$70.00
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FISHING IN THE OLYMPICS
by Webster, E. B.
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- First Edition
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- 1923
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- Hardcover, Cloth
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$75.00
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Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches) Port Angeles, Washington: The Evening News Inc., 1923. First Edition. 226 [1] pages illustrated with black and white sketches by Annette Swan, and a few black and white photos; printed on brown paper, good condition (mild evidence of old moisture to lower border of front cover, and foredge, not affecting contents) small faint… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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TRACTS, HISTORICAL and STATISTICAL, ON INDIA
by Heyne, Benjamin
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- First Edition
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- 1814
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$2,500.00
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Small quarto (10 5/8 by 8 3/4 inches) London: Printed For Robert Baldwin, . . . and Black Parry, And Co. Booksellers To The Hon. East India Company, 1814. First Edition. xi [1] 462 pages, + 1 leaf of publisher's advertisements.
Engraved frontispiece and four engraved plates (the one of diamonds is hand colored), 2 large folding maps hand colored in… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,500.00
