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SIOUX CITY ILLUSTRATED: The Pioneer Period And An Authentic Sketch of The Sioux City of To-Day
by Heizer, E. P. ("Edited By")
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- Used
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- Original
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- 1888
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$275.00
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Quarto (12 by 9 1/4 inches) stiff wrappers: 64 unnumbered pages illustrated with numerous vivid black and white lithographic views of business blocks, mills, various industries, office buildings, banks, homes, and other prominent landmarks; cover tinted in colors.
Good condition (minor chipping at edges, and along spine; light, old water stain extending from upper right corner of title page to middle… Read more about this item Item Price
$275.00
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A DAUGHTER OF THE SNOWS
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- Used
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- Second Edition
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- 1923
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- Stiff Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$85.00
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Small octavo (7 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches) Published by the Lankershim Branch of the Security Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles, 1923, written by the Publicity Department, Lankershim Branch, Security Trust & Savings Bank. Second Edition. 56 page stapled promotional booklet in decorative stiff wrappers, illustrated with black and white vintage photographs of scenery, portraits, prominent landmarks, and… Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00
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FIRST OF THE RANCHOS
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- Third Edition
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- 1927
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- Stiff Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$50.00
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Small octavo (7 7/8 by 4 1/4 inches) Glendale Branch of the Security Trust & Savings Bank, 1927. Written by the Publicity Department, Glendale Branch, Security Trust & Savings Bank. Third Edition.
48 page stapled promotional booklet in decorative stiff wrappers, illustrated with black and white vintage photographs of street scenes, portraits, and historical images; plus descriptive text. Very good condition.
Originally… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
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THE FIVE FRIENDLY VALLEYS
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- Used
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- Second Edition
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- 1923
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- Stiff Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$75.00
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Small octavo (7 3/4 by 4 1/4 inches) Highland Park Branch Security Trust & Savings Bank of Los Angeles, 1923. Written by the Publicity Department, Highland Park Branch, Security Trust & Savings Bank, second edition. 48 page stapled promotional booklet in decorative stiff wrappers, illustrated with black and white vintage photographs of scenery, portraits, prominent buildings, and other historical images;… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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THE LAND OF SUNSHINE FRUIT AND FLOWERS [1898 Southern California View Book]
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- Used
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- Original Edition
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- 1898
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- Hardcover, Cloth
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$295.00
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 1/8 inches) Columbus, Ohio: Ward Brothers, 1898. Original Edition. twelve plates folded leporello style containing upwards of 70 images, plus seven pages of text describing the natural, historical, and cultural qualities of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Bernardino. Bound in red moire cloth, with minimal wear to edges. Very good condition.
An illustrated, souvenir,… Read more about this item Item Price
$295.00
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RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT OF WASHINGTON TERRITORY
by Squire, Watson C.
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- Used
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- Original First Edition
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- 1886
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- Sewn Wrappers
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$145.00
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 inches) Hanford Stationery and Printing Company, 1886. Original First Edition. 72 pages, large foldout map (18 1/2 by 24 inches) attached to back wrapper, bound in original sewn wrappers, very good condition.
Written before Washington became a State, the author describes "Some of the reasons qualifying this Territory for early admission into the Union .… Read more about this item Item Price
$145.00
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ELECTRICITY IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY
by Caldwell M.D., John J. ("Practice Limited to Diseases of the Nervous System")
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- Original
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- 1874
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$125.00
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Octavo (8 5/8 by 5 5/8) Baltimore, Maryland, 1874. 32 page pamphlet, in sewn wrappers, illustrated with captioned woodcuts, "PRICE, 25 CENTS." printed on front cover. Very good condition (with minor age toning to upper margin of front cover, not affecting contents).
"The important discovery of Oersted of Copenhagen, which demonstrated the identify in nature, of electric and dynamic electricity with… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00
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COLORADO
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- Original
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- 1912
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$65.00
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Small octavo (7 3/4 by 5 inches) 80 (unnumbered) page booklet, printed on coated stock, decorative, embossed colored wrappers, illustrated with black and white photos featuring the scenery, sights, hotels, lodges, amenities, and boarding places available to the traveler; along with descriptive text. Very good condition (mild wear along spine, one page with small tear in margin, not affecting text… Read more about this item Item Price
$65.00
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SEVENTY YEARS IN TEXAS
by Franks, J. M.
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1924
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$145.00
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Octavo (9 by 6 inches) Gatesville, Texas, 1924. First Edition. 134 pages, frontis portrait of the author, original stapled wrappers, very good condition (mild chips to top and bottom of spine, lower right corner of front cover slightly chipped; contents not affected).
The author's reminiscences that include "killings," "captures," and "escapes," while mentioning "Wild Bill," Kit Carson, "Wolf Boy," and many… Read more about this item Item Price
$145.00
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SIX WESTERN SKETCHES
by Crossley, Leslie ("Written And Performed By)
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1922
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$30.00
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Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches) London: Reeder & Walsh, 1922. First Edition. 11 pages printed on rectos, original stapled wrappers, with a portrait on the front cover (perhaps, the author) in cowboy costume (six gun and gun belt, fringed chaps, hat - lighting a cigarette), advertisements inside covers, and on back cover for other books of recitations and… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
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MAKE-UP! HOW TO DO IT!!
by Wells, Gilbert
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- 1913
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$25.00
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Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches) London: Reeder & Walsh, 1913. First Edition. 15 pages printed on rectos, stapled wrappers, period advertisements with half tone photo portraits of male actors inside front and back covers, printed advertisement on back cover, very good condition: (old advertising sticker neatly pasted to front cover under author's name for a musical instrument and… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
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BOXING AND HOW TO TRAIN
by Austin, Sam C. ("Sporting Editor of the Police Gazette")
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- Used - Very Good
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- New and Revised" Early Edition
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- 1910
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- Stapled Wrappers
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$150.00
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12 mo. (7 3/8 by 5 1/8 inches) New York: Richard K. Fox, Publisher, Franklin Square, 1910. "New and Revised" early edition, very good condition, stapled wrappers, 131 pages, plus 13 pages of publisher's advertisements (that include: "Official Basket Ball Guide, Rules For 1908," "Poker, How to Win," "Barbers' Book of Recipes," and others).
The many black and white photo illustrations… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00
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OUR CURRENCY: What It Is, and What It Should Be.
by Drew, John G.
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- Used - Good
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- Third Edition
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- 1874
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- Sewn Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$45.00
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Small quarto (9 1/2 by 6 1/4 inches) New York: S.R. Wells, 389 Broadway, and H.C. Baird, 406 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 1874. Third Edition. 24 page sewn booklet in wrappers; three advertisements, good condition (minor old-age stains along lower margins, one to lower right corner of title page, four minor pencil notations, light chipping to margins - text and contents… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00
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SPEECH OF HON. WILLIAM B. SHEPARD
by "Delivered in the Senate of North Carolina, November 27, 1850. Upon His Resolutions on the Slavery Question."
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- Used - Very good
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- Original
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- 1850
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$75.00
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Octavo (8 3/4 by 5 5/8 inches) Raleigh (North Carolina): Printed at the Star Office, 1850. Original 12 page printed speech in the form of a pamphlet, bound by thread, folded into thirds, to fit into its original mailing envelope (formed by a folded sheet of paper, with wax seal) addressed to "Andrew Calhoun Esq. Union Town Perry County, Alabama,"… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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LETTER OF GEN. A. J. HAMILTON, OF TEXAS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
by {Southern Support For The Union During The Civil War}
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- Used - Very good
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- Original First Edition
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- 1863
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- Original Wrappers
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$250.00
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Octavo (9 by 5 3/4 inches) New York: Loyal Publication Society of New York "No. 26.", 1863. First Edition, very good condition, 18 pages, original stitched wrappers, with stab marks along the spine, and minor chipping to edges; not affecting contents which are intact and clean; Wm. C. Bryant & Co. Printers.
Hamilton was a "Southern Union man." He opposed secession,… Read more about this item Item Price
$250.00
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Garfield and Arthur campaign song book, 1880
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- Used - Excellent condition, with no tears
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- Original First Edition
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- 1880
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- Wrappers
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$115.00
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Octavo (8 7/8 by 5 7/8 inches) Washington DC: Republican Congressional Committee, 1880. First Edition. 24 page stapled booklet, with lyrics to more than 40 songs, and music to at least 14 of them; salmon/peach colored wrappers, with title, and black and white woodcut campaign portraits of both candidates, centered on front cover, with a floral and geometric border; back… Read more about this item Item Price
$115.00
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THE OVERCROWDING OF STREET CARS
by Forney, M. N.
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- Used - Good
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- Second Edition, with supplement
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- 1903
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- Wrappers
- Quantity Available
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$35.00
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24 mo. (6 by 4 1/2 inches) (New York), 1903. Second Edition, with supplement. 30 page booklet with stab marks, bound in moire-style stiff paper wrappers, with typed title and date on label attached to front cover; good condition, minor age wear to edges, not affecting contents.
An argument by a well known steam locomotive designer and builder on requiring street… Read more about this item Item Price
$35.00
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A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL MAGIC BOOKLETS
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- Used - Very good
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- 1931 - 1958
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- Hardcover Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$225.00
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Octavo (9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches) Various places: San Rafael, California; Springfield, Massachusetts; Chicago; Columbus, Ohio, 1931 - 1958 a sammelband of TWELVE INDIVIDUAL BOOKLETS (eleven specifically on magic) bound together in their original stiff paper wrappers (several of them decorated with illustrations), all in very good condition; bound in a professionally prepared binding in red cloth, with a… Read more about this item Item Price
$225.00
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NEW BOOK OF PARLOR GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS
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- Used - Very Good
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- Original
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- 1913 Royal Publishing Co.
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- Wrappers
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$85.00
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24 mo. (5 1/8 X 4 1/8 inches) Baltimore, MD.: I. & M. Ottenheimer, 1913 Royal Publishing Co. 58 [4] page booklet in original wrappers, very good condition, four color cover of children in period costume playing "Pin The Tail On The Donkey;" publisher's advertisements for "Joke Books," "Stories," and "Toasts."
"Containing Games For All Entertainments For The Young,The Middle-aged &… Read more about this item Item Price
$85.00
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Chaudron's spelling book, "Carefully Prepared For Family and School Use"
by {Confederate Speller} Chaudron, Adelaide de Vendel
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- Used - Very good
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- Fifth Edition - Fortieth Thousand
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- 1865
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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$545.00
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16 mo. (6 7/8 X 4 1/4 inches) Mobile: S. H. Goetzel, 1865. Fifth Edition - Fortieth Thousand. 48 pages, bound in original stiff sewn wrappers which are formed from inverted wallpaper, woodcut illustrations on the cover, and title page, including one showing a man and woman operating a large printing press. Very good condition (minor age toning to covers,… Read more about this item Item Price
$545.00