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The Life of a Sailor
by Capt. Frederick Chamier
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- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
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- Edition
- New Edition
- Published
- 1850
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- Decorative Cloth
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- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$76.11
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London: Richard Bentley; and Bell & Bradfute, 1850 A fair copy of the Richard Bentley single volume edition in the original Bentley Standard Novels decorative cloth binding. With tissue-guarded frontispiece and endpapers listing the Standard Novels. The binding is bright and clean. There is some wear at splitting at the spine ends and the beginning of splitting at the front… Read more about this item Item Price
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Memoires de Luther ecrits par lui-meme, traduite et mis en ordre par M Michelet, suivis d'un essai sur L'Histoire de la Religion, et des Biographies de Wicliff, Jean Hus, Erasme, Melanchton, Hutten, et autres predecesseurs et contemporains de Luther
by Martin Luther, M Michelet [trans]
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- Used - Very Good
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- N
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- 1837
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- Half-Leather
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$50.74
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PARIS : L Hachette, 1837 A VG copy in 2 volumes. In half leather binding with gilt compartments, title labels and gilt numerals to spine, and marbled boards. Boards, endpapers and page edges marbled. Vol I 368pp plus errata; Vol II 366pp plus errata. Bindings have a little wear to edges, including the top and bottom of the spine, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Essays on Various Subjects, Principally designed for Young Ladies
by Hannah More
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- Used - Fair
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- N
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- 5th or later Edition
- Published
- 1791
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- Full-Leather
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$88.80
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LONDON: T Cadell, 1791 Hannah More's collection of essays for 'young ladies' written from her own teaching experience. They range from 'sentimental connexions' to 'miscellaneous thoughts on wit'. They were extremely popular and much reprinted. She dedicated the work to Elizabeth Montagu of blue stocking fame. This is a copy of the 5th edition. The full leather binding is worn… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOHN EVELYN ... COMPRISING HIS DIARY FROM THE YEAR 1641 TO 1705/6 ... TO WHICH IS SUBJOINED THE PRIVATE CORRESPONDANCE BETWEEN KING CHARLES 1 AND ... SIR EDWARD NICHOLAS ... AND SIR EDWARD HYDE
by WILLIAM BRAY
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1818
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- Full-Leather
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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$253.70
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London: Henry COLBURN, 1818 Two volumes complete, with map, portraits, engravings and tables. Original full leather binding with weak hinges which will need attention in due course. Clean contents, but occasional stains - images on request. Historically important work. Bray produced the first edition of his diaries, which offer a fine contemporary insight to the English Revolutionary period. The diaries… Read more about this item Item Price
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