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REFLECTIONS AND OBSERVATIONS: Essays of Denton A. Cooley, M. D., Collected by Marianne Kneipp.
by Cooley, Denton A., M. D 1920-2016.
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Austin, TX: Eakin Press, (1984). Illustrated by B&W photographs throughout, cover portrait by Don Schaar commissioned by Shirley, Inc. for Pioneers in Cardiac Surgery 1980. Stated First edition. Burgundy washable cloth, gilt stamping. Signed by author on ffep. 8vo. pp. xviii, [10] photographs, 240. Index. Fine/Near Fine/14.95 price (jacket rear) in mylar. Foreword by Arthur Hailey [longtime friend]. Light rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
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PALISSY THE POTTER: The Huguenot, Artist, and Martyr. A True Narrative.
by Brightwell, C. L. [Celia Lucy] 1811-75.
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New York: Carlton & Porter. Sunday School Union, 200 Mulberry Street, [Preface: Norwich, November 1858]. Illustrated by B&W sepia frontis and 17 plates (collated). Original blind-stamped red cloth, yellow eps, a.e.g. 12mo (17,5cm). pp. 235, [1] blank, [6] ads. Very Good+/No jacket, as issued. Trace cover wear and soil, spine gilt faded, caps chipped, internally fine. Owner inscription front pastedown..… Read more about this item Item Price
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Discourse delivered in St. Michael's Church, Litchfield [CT], Sunday, P.M. September 10, 1863, on the Character of Hon. Seth Preston Beers [1781-1863], who died on the 9th, Aged 82 Years, A.
by Fuller, Rev. Samuel D.D. 1802-93.
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Buffalo [NY]: Rockwell & Baker, Printers, 1864. Black Stapled wraps. 8vo. pp. 20. Very Good. Old creases and light cover rubbing, spots of foxing on inside covers, no marking or writing. Full biography online in the Ledger of the Litchfield Historical Society, Connecticut. photocopied insert on Fuller from the Genealogy of the Hyde family pp. 918 laid in.. Item Price
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Gentleman from Ohio, The.
by Stokes, Louis (1925-2015) with David Chanoff.
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Columbus: Trillium imprint of Ohio State University Press, (2016). Illustrated by b&w centerfold photos pp. 101-24. First (N1) edition. Black cloth. 8vo. pp. xxi, 257. Index. Fine/In like jacket/No price in mylar. No flaws, marking or ownership. Foreword by Congressman John Lewis. "...American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician, serving 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives and… Read more about this item Item Price
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ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. The Pope in Great Britain.
by Bishop, James, Ed.
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London: ILN and Sketch Ltd, June 1982. Illustrated by Colour & b&w. First edition. Stapled wraps. 4to. pp. 114. Very Good. Light wear and soil. Battle for the Falklands, Canaletto paintings, Inside Wormwood Scrubs, London's Bridges, Cambridgeshire, Fighting Slavery Today, Lessons of South Florida, Health-farm Holiday, and wonderful period adversisements.. Item Price
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Drawn from New England, Tasha Tudor, A Portrait in Words and Pictures.
by Tudor, Bethany.
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New York: Philomel, (1981). Second printing edition. c.1979. Oblong cloth covered boards. Oblong 8vo. pp. 95, [2]. Very Good/In like jacket/Unclipped price in mylar. Traces of wear.. Item Price
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Biographical Sketches of the State Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1862 and '63
by Murphy, William. D.
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Albany, NY: Printed for the Author, 1863. Illustrated by Tissue frontis. First edition. Original green blind stamped cloth, pink eps. 12mo. pp. 437. Very Good. Copy of James A. Bell. Sunned spine, internally near fine. Members of the Assembly, Assembly Standing Committees, Officers of the Senate and Assembly, Reporters for both years.. Item Price
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William Winston Seaton of the "National Intelligencer," A Biographical Sketch. With Passing Notices of His Associates and Friends.
by [Seaton, Josephine, et al b.1822].
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Boston: James R. Osgood (University Press), 1871. First (SD) edition. Original brown blind-stamped cloth with gilt print spine, original brown eps. 12mo (19.5cm). pp. 385. Very Good/No jacket, as issued. Cap crushing, old board crease to back pastedown, one corner chip rear ffep; pencil owner. Penned mostly by daughter, Josephine. Proprietor of National Intelligencer 1812-20 with brother-in-law Joseph Gales; 42… Read more about this item Item Price
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Correspondence of Francis Parkman and Henry Stevens, 1845-1885. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Volume 57, Part 6 (complete, The.
by Buechler, John, Ed.
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Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1967. First edition. Printed stapled wraps. 4to. pp. 36. Very Good. Toned/sunned cover, internally near fine (no writing or ownership). Rear period society publication list.. Item Price
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VINTONS AND THE KARENS. Memorials of Rev. Justus H. Vinton and Calista H. Vinton, The.
by Luther, Calista V.
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Boston: W. G. Corthell (Rand Avery & Co.), 1880. Illustrated by Double port tissue frontis, one music notation and 9 b&w plates. First edition. Original decorated green cloth with gilt stamped spine, floral endpapers. 12mo. pp. 252, [2] blank. Very Good. Cap and corner wear, slight cock. Intriguing Baptist Missionary work of Justus Hatch Vinton (1806-58) and Calista Holman Vinton… Read more about this item Item Price
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ABROAD WITH JANE.
by Martin, Edward Stanton 1855-1922.
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(Boston): Privately Printed (D. B. Updike, The Merrymount Press), 1918. Illustrated by engraved subject tissue frontis "after Rembrandt". First thus edition. c.1914 Charles Scribner's Sons; c.1918 author. Quarter black cloth stamped gilt over marbled boards, uncut. Inscribed by "To Charlotte Fiske from Uncle Ned, Dec. 28, 1918" on half-title. 12mo (<18cm). pp. [x], 119, [5] blank. Very Good/No jacket, as… Read more about this item Item Price
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Secret File on John Birch, The.
by Hefley, James & Marti.
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Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc, March 1980. Illustrated by b&w photographs and line drawn maps. Stated first printing edition. Illustrated wraps. 8vo (21cm). pp. 231. Near Fine. Minor cover wear and previous pastor ink stamp ffep. John Morrison Birch (1918-45), Baptist missionary and American Intelligence officer WWII, shot in China; John Birch Society. ISBN: 0842358625.. Item Price
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Virginia Woolf: Sources of Madness and Art.
by Love, Jean O.
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Berkeley & London: University of California Press, (1977). First edition. Purple cloth, black print spine. Inscribed by "For Michael Reidy, With every good wish, Jean O. Love P.S. Thanks for your interest, May 15, 1978". Medium 8vo. pp. xiv, 379. Notes, Selected References, Index. Very Good+/In like jacket/No price in mylar. Heel rubbed on book and jacket. Originally… Read more about this item Item Price
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UHLAND'S LEBEN. Ein Gedenkbuch fur das deutsche Volk.
by Gihr, Dr. Johannes.
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Stuttgart: Verlag von A. Kroner, 1864. First edition. Pebble cloth backed illustrated paper covered boards. 8vo. pp. 381, [1] blank, [1]. Very Good/No jacket, as issued. Spine sunned, limp corners, toning and chipping to paper binding. Foxing starting internally. Johann Ludwig Uhland 1787-1862.. Item Price
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Soldier of Peace: The Life of Yitzhak Rabin. Unabridged 14 cassettes read by Geoffrey Howard [pseud. Ralph Cosham].
by Kurzman, Dan [Halperin] 1922-2010.
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[MD]: [Books On Tape, Inc., Random House], [1999]. First thus edition. [c.1998 HarperCollins, book] Audio Book #5022. boxed cassettes. 21 hours. As New. Unopened in original shrink wrap. "This landmark look at the slain Israeli leader describes in detail Rabin's evolution from desert warrior to pioneering peacemaker". ISBN: 0736646418.. Item Price
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CROSSING THE RIVER: A Memoir of the American Left, the Cold War, and life in East Germany.
by Grossman, Victor (Stephen Wechsler).
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Amherst & Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, (2003). Illustrated by 8 page centerfold of b&w photographs. First edition. Illustrated stiff wraps. Inscribed by "24 September 2003. To Rita and Bo: From one German-American couple to another - both with ties to Harvard. I hope you like it, Steve Wechsler (aka Victor Grossman). 8vo. pp. 328. Near Fine. Slight corner… Read more about this item Item Price
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Life, Writings, and Correspondence of GEORGE BORROW Derived from Official and Other Authentic Sources with Portrait and Illustrations in Two Volumes.
by Knapp, William I., Ph.D., LL.D.
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London: John Murray, 1899. Illustrated by Engraved port frontis and 21 text drawing, plates, maps, and folding charts. First edition. 2 volumes. Half maroon crushed levant morocco over marbled boards and endpapers, five raised bands and gilt spine decoration, burgundy marking ribbons, t.e.g. by Zachnsdorf. 8vo. pp. xviii, [2], 402; viii, [4], 406. Appendices, Index, Sources. Near Fine. Traces of… Read more about this item Item Price
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LIFE AND WORK OF THE SEVENTH EARL OF SHAFTESBURY, K.G. with portraits, The.
by Hodder, Edwin.
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London, Paris, New York and Melbourne: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1886. Illustrated by port tissue frontis each volume. First edition. 3 volumes. Half calf over marbled boards and end papers, 5 raised bands, gilt stamped spine, a.e.g. Demy 8vo (22cm). pp. 525; 527; 548. Very Good+. Light edgewear and rubbing to binding, internally near fine with foxing about plate in… Read more about this item Item Price
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MEMOIRS OF LEWIS HOLBERG. Written by Himself In Latin, and now First Translated into English. Volume XII [of] AUTOBIOGRAPHY. A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published, Written by the Parties Themselves. With Brief Introductions, and Compendious Sequels Carrying the Course of Events to the Death of Each Writer.
by Holberg, Ludvig 1684-1754.
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London: Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, Ave-Maria-Lane (W. [William] Clowes), 1829. Illustrated by port frontis with tissue guard. First thus edition. c.1728-43 Ludovici Holbergii Ad Virum Perillustrem Epistola (E. prima 1728, E. secunda 1737, E. tertia 1743)...Ludvig Holbergs tre levnedsbreve 1728-43, 1-3). Half calf over marbled boards, manilla endpapers, red speckled edges. 24mo (14.5cm). pp. [ii] ep, vii, [1] blank, 269,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Frommannische Haus und seine Freunde. Dritte durch einen Lebensabriss F. J. Frommanns aus der Feder Dr. Herm. Frommann's vermehrte Ausgabe (with glued frontis and extra plates inserted by Dr. Wesselhoeft)
by Frommann, F. J. (Friedrich Johannes) 1797-1886.
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Stuttgart: Friedrich Frommanns Verlag (E. Hauff), 1889. Illustrated by Pasted on frontis (Johanna Charlotte Frommann) with handwriting on bottom and title page, with signature of Wesselhoeft Mai 1897 on title. There are additional 8 plates (7 are tipped-in, but definitely bound), one text illustration p. 47. The 'undoctored' plate is a lithograph "Das Zenker'sche Jnsistut zu Jena" facing p.102.… Read more about this item Item Price
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