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LIST OF CATALOGUES OF ENGLISH BOOK SALES, 1676-1900, NOW IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
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- Used - Fine, issued without dustwrapper
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- Reprint
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- 1915 [1995]
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$56.30
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(New York): (Martino Publishing), 1915 [1995]. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine, issued without dustwrapper. Red cloth; xv, 523 pages. This reprint of the 1915 edition is stated to be "Strictly Limited to 100 Copies." Introduction by Alfred W. Pollard. Preface by G. F. Barwick: "The collection of 8000 [auction] catalogues of English book sales here listed ranges from the sale… Read more about this item Item Price
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A CATALOGUE OF UPWARD OF FIFTY THOUSAND VOLUMES, OF ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS, English and Foreign, in All Classes of Literature and the Fine Arts, Including Rare and Curious Books, Mauscripts, Etc. in Good Library Condition, Many in Neat and Elegant Bindings, Now on Sale Aat the Very Reasonable Prices Affixed
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- Used - Aging to paper; binding Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1862
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$62.50
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London: Willis and Sotheran, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Aging to paper; binding Fine. Modern black buckram with gilt lettering on the spine; [iv], 594, 46 pages. With useful index. Blue slip of paper from the publisher to purchasers from the catalog tipped in at beginning.
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$62.50
SIGNED ORIGINAL ETCHING
by [NEWTON, A. Edward] HOOD, Richard Thomas
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- Used - Fine
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- n.d.
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$125.00
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n.d.. Print. Fine. Richard Thomas Hood. An 8" x 11" ORIGINAL ETCHING (image size of 6" x 8") of the great book collector by Richard Thomas Hood SIGNED by the artist and by Newton. From the Artists Series created by Richard Thomas Hood (1910-1993), Philadelphia artist and Director of the Pennsylvania Art Project (WPA).
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$125.00
BOOK COLLECTING. A Comprehensive Guide. 1995 Edition
by AHEARN, Allen and Patricia
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- Used - Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- (1995)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$25.00
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1995). First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Expanded to include the works of more than 5000 authors showing values over a two-decade span and full of useful information.
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$25.00
AUTOGRAPHS: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
by PATTERSON, Jerry E
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- Used - Fine in a price-clipped, Very Good dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- (1973)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$18.80
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New York: Crown Publishers, (1973). First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a price-clipped, Very Good dustwrapper. Illustrated with reproductions of over 350 signatures of authors, political leaders, musicians, scientists, artists, explorers, etc.
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$18.80
A MATTER OF TASTE. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE OF INTERNATIONAL BOOKS ON FOOD AND DRINK IN THE LILLY LIBRARY, INDIANA UNIVERSITY
by CAGLE, William R
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
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- Second Edition
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- 1999
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$75.00
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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Cloth; xxiii, [1], 991, [1] pages. Expanded and revised edition of Cagle's important 1990 bibliography of the Lilly's collection of European and British gastronomic literature, featuring books printed from 1475 through 1962. With illustraions and facsimiles of title pages.
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$75.00
THE LAW BOOK PRICE GUIDE: A Market Value Reference for Antiquarian, Out-of-Print and Rare Law Boks and Documents and Other Law-Related Materials
by ADAMIAK, Richard
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- Used - Fine, issued without dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- (1983)
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$93.80
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Chicago: Richard Adamiak, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine, issued without dustwrapper. Cloth. Quarto; xvi, 376 pages with index and bibliography. Page-by-page reproductions of various catalogs dated 1975 - 1982 from leading antiquarian booksellers specializing in the legal field. While the prices, of course, are dated, the detailed descriptions are quite valuable. The type is often very small but… Read more about this item Item Price
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AMERICAN BOOKS ON FOOD AND DRINK. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CATALOG OF THE COOKBOOK COLLECTION HOUSED IN THE LILLY LIBRARY AT THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY
by CAGLE, William R. and STAFFORD, Lisa Killion
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- 1998
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$75.00
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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Cloth; 794 pages. According to the publisher, "This comprehensive bibliography describes the American cookbooks in the Gernon Collection housed at the Lilly Library. AMERICAN BOOKS and its British/European counterpart, A MATTER OF TASTE, fully describe over 2,300 works in gastronomic literature and are… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
THE CHARLEMAGNE TOWER COLLECTION OF AMERICAN COLONIAL LAWS
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- Used - Uncut and largely unopened. Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1890
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$156.30
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[Philadelphia]: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania [J. B. Lippincott Company], 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Uncut and largely unopened. Near Fine. Pebbled black cloth. Quarto; 298 pages. Contains a biography of Tower as well as a detailed catalog of American Laws. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Tower on the front endpaper and scarce as such: "To/D. Mc N. Stauffer Esqre/with… Read more about this item Item Price
$156.30
COLLECTED BOOKS. The Guide to Values. 1998 Edition
by AHEARN, Allen and Patricia
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- Used - Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- (1997)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$31.30
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1997). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper. Classic single-volume reference work describing over 15,00 first editions and their estimated retail values. SIGNED by both authors on the title page.
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$31.30
ENGLISH BOOKBINDING STYLES 1450 - 1800. A Handbook
by PEARSON, David
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- As New, issued without a dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- 2005
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$106.30
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London & New Castle, DE: The British Library & Oak Knoll Press, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. As New, issued without a dustwrapper. Pictorial boards; xii, 222 pages. With 16 color plates and numerous black-and-white illustrations.
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$106.30
A CONCISE HANDBOOK OF ANCIENT AND MODERN LITERATURE, ISSUED EITHER ANONYMOUSLY, UNDER PSEUDONYMS, OR INITIALS
by MARCHMONT, Frederick
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- Used - A few pencil notes. Close to Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1896
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$25.00
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London: for the author, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. A few pencil notes. Close to Fine. Cloth; 164 pages plus ads. Portrait of the author, index.
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$25.00
GRAND MAN: MEMORIES OF NORMAN DOUGLAS
by CUNARD, Nancy
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- Used - Owner initials on front pastedown beneath dustwrapper flap. Near Fine in a lightly worn, Near Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1954
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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$56.30
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner initials on front pastedown beneath dustwrapper flap. Near Fine in a lightly worn, Near Fine dustwrapper. An affectionate and highly personal recollection of one individualist of another. With extracts from his Letters, appreciations by Kenneth Macpherson, Harold Acton, Arthur Johnson, Charles Duff, and Victor Cunard, and a biographical… Read more about this item Item Price
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