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Costumes Historiques de la France by Bibliophile Jacob (Paul Lacroix) - 1852: (Historical Costumes of France)

by Bibliophile Jacob (Paul Lacroix)

Costumes Historiques de la France by Bibliophile Jacob (Paul Lacroix) - 1852

Costumes Historiques de la France: (Historical Costumes of France)

by Bibliophile Jacob (Paul Lacroix)

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Complete set of 8 volumes with 640 handcolored engravings of French costumes from the 5th to 19th century, from the reign of Clovis I to Louis-Philippe.

Illustrated with all 640 handcolored plates by Leopold Massard (1812-1889), grandson of the famous engraver Jean Massard. Plates finely coloured by hand, with many finished in gold. The illustrations copied from authentic images on statues, bas-reliefs, tomb effigies, paintings, murals, miniatures, drawings, and prints.

Vol. 1, 187pp of text, 80 plates, 5th to 12th century; Vol. 2, 172pp, 80 plates 13th century; Vol 3, 217pp, 80 plates 14th century; Vol. 4, 202pp, 80 plates 15th century; Vol. 5, 256pp, 80 plates 16th century; Vol. 6, 202pp, 80 plates 17th century; Vol. 7, 214pp, 80 plates 18th century; and Vol. 8, 221pp, 80 plates, early 19th century.

Subjects include many kings and queens, nobles, famous historical figures, knights, ladies, soldiers, peasants and workers.

Condition: Cloth bindings discolored and starting to fray, sporadic foxing to text pages and tissue guards, but most plates clean and bright with vivid handcolor. Water damage to first 5 plates and 12pp in Vol. 6, bookblock separating from binding in Vols. 2, 7 and 8.

Very rare to find complete sets with all 640 plates.

Paul Lacroix (1806-1884) was a French author and journalist, specializing in French history, culture and bibliography.

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  • Illustrator Leopold Massard
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  • Place of Publication Paris
  • Date Published 1852
  • Size Octavo, 25 x 15cm
  • Keywords costume, history, France, Paul Lacroix, engraving, fashion, Leopold Massard,
  • Size Octavo, 25 x 15cm
Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed
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Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed

by William Scrope

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This is an early fishing book - "Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the (River) Tweed" by William Scrope, Esq. 1843 1st edition; John Murray; London. "With an Account of the Natural History and Habits of the Salmon, Instructions to Sportsmen, Anecdotes, etc." The book features 13 full-page lithographs (some with color) and 9 wood engraving, in-text "vignettes."From the Preface:"It will be seen that in the letter-press I have attempted little more than to give a correct and faithful account of the manner and spirit in which the sport of salmon fishing is carried on in various ways where the scene is laid, and to bring before the sportsman the characters of such people as he is likely to fall in with in his excursions."Here are a few examples of the contents:* Citizen Anglers* His Powers of Swimming and Leaping* Change of Colour in Fish* Seasons of Various Rivers* Encounter with a Duck* Childish Incident* Murderous Fish* A Ponderous Salmon* Cut and Drowned* New Construction of a Salmon Reel* The… Read More
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Gustave Dore (illustrator)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. 2nd edition. Elephant folio (15 by 18-1/2 inches), original pictorial cloth gilt, beveled boards, all edges gilt. Complete with 39 full-page plates with tissue guards, engraved title page vignette and engraved vignette headpiece at beginning of text. Square and solid binding. Rare in collectible condition. Wear to tips, edges, and spine. Half-inch surface tear to cloth at foot of spine. Gift inscription on first blank end paper. Cloth has some spotting and fading.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the most notable 19th-century English romance poets. Coleridge's longest poem was 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. This poem was one of the most important poems written at the end of the 18th-century.
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope

by Pope, Alexander

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London: W. Bowyer, for Mernard Lintot, 1717. Book. Very Good-. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Polished calf-leather hardcover (a later binding) with gilt lettering to spine; modest gilt decorations; four raised bands; outer edges of text block are marbled; brown mottled endpapers; red cloth inner hinges; foldout engraved frontispiece portrait of Pope (engraved by George Vertue); a few red letters on title page; 1717 on title page; reverse side of title page is blank; engraved headpieces and initial letters. Half-title; blank; frontispiece; title page; blank; 10-page preface; 15 pages of poetic admirations of Pope by various authors; blank; 2-page table of contents; then beginning with Pastorals: pages 1-435. Very good minus condition: wear/rubbing to edges of binding and outer joints with a little leather missing at corners; light scratches on boards; joints beginning to tear at top of spine, about 2" on the back and 1/2" on the front; marbling is… Read More
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Scala Grimaldelli libro di aritmetica, e geometria speculatiua, e pratticale. Venezia, Hertz, 1669
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Scala Grimaldelli libro di aritmetica, e geometria speculatiua, e pratticale. Venezia, Hertz, 1669: THE USE OF THE “SQUADRO GEOMETRICO” AND THE MULTIPLICATION "PER CROCETTA"

by [MATHEMATIC - GEOMETRY] FRANCESCO FELICIANO,

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Renowned italian treatise on mathematic and Practical geometry
the use of the "Squadro Geometrico" (Set Square)
the multiplication "per crocetta" and the first mention of the surveyor's cross
Feliciano, Francesco. Scala Grimaldelli libro di aritmetica, e geometria speculatiua, e pratticale di M. Francesco Feliciano Veronese. Diuiso in tre libri. Nel primo si tratta di cose pertinenti a Mercatanti ... Nel secondo si tratta dell'arte maggiore di algebra ...accresciuto in quest'vltima impressione di dottissimi problemi ... Nel terzo, & vltimo si dimostra il misurar della Terra ... i nuovo ristampato, e da molti errori corretto, e accresciuto di molte cose da M. Filippo Macario Veronese . Venetia : presso Gio. Giacomo Hertz, 1669.
4to (188 x 120 mm), contemporary paper board, handwrtten titles at front board in sepia ink, pp. [8], 240, printer device with Galleon at title page, xylographic head-letters, head-pieces and end-pieces.
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Tales of Irish Life, Whitty, Illus George Cruikshank, 1824, 1st edition, Scarce!
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by Michael James Whitty

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Tales of Irish Life. Illustrative of the Manners, Customs,and Condition of the People. With Designs by George Cruikshank. Two volumes. [8], iv, 242 + [2] ad; [4], 249, [1] + [2] ad pp. With six woodcuts by George Cruikshank, three in each volume. (12mo) 17.5x10.5 cm. (6¾x4"), original boards, paper spine labels. First Edition.
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Michael James Whitty (1795 - 1873), newspaper editor and proprietor, native of Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, commenced his literary career in London, and among his earliest friends were Sir James Bacon and George Cruikshank. He published anonymously in 1824 two volumes of Tales of Irish Life stories which depict the customs and condition of the people of his homeland, and were a great success, being reprinted in America and also translated into French and German.
George Cruikshank (27 September 1792 – 1 February 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles… Read More
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Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed
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Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the Tweed

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This is an early fishing book - "Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing in the (River) Tweed" by William Scrope, Esq. 1843 1st edition; John Murray; London. "With an Account of the Natural History and Habits of the Salmon, Instructions to Sportsmen, Anecdotes, etc." The book features 13 full-page lithographs (some with color) and 9 wood engraving, in-text "vignettes."From the Preface:"It will be seen that in the letter-press I have attempted little more than to give a correct and faithful account of the manner and spirit in which the sport of salmon fishing is carried on in various ways where the scene is laid, and to bring before the sportsman the characters of such people as he is likely to fall in with in his excursions."Here are a few examples of the contents:* Citizen Anglers* His Powers of Swimming and Leaping* Change of Colour in Fish* Seasons of Various Rivers* Encounter with a Duck* Childish Incident* Murderous Fish* A Ponderous Salmon* Cut and Drowned* New Construction of a Salmon Reel* The… Read More
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. 2nd edition. Elephant folio (15 by 18-1/2 inches), original pictorial cloth gilt, beveled boards, all edges gilt. Complete with 39 full-page plates with tissue guards, engraved title page vignette and engraved vignette headpiece at beginning of text. Square and solid binding. Rare in collectible condition. Wear to tips, edges, and spine. Half-inch surface tear to cloth at foot of spine. Gift inscription on first blank end paper. Cloth has some spotting and fading.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the most notable 19th-century English romance poets. Coleridge's longest poem was 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. This poem was one of the most important poems written at the end of the 18th-century.
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope

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London: W. Bowyer, for Mernard Lintot, 1717. Book. Very Good-. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Polished calf-leather hardcover (a later binding) with gilt lettering to spine; modest gilt decorations; four raised bands; outer edges of text block are marbled; brown mottled endpapers; red cloth inner hinges; foldout engraved frontispiece portrait of Pope (engraved by George Vertue); a few red letters on title page; 1717 on title page; reverse side of title page is blank; engraved headpieces and initial letters. Half-title; blank; frontispiece; title page; blank; 10-page preface; 15 pages of poetic admirations of Pope by various authors; blank; 2-page table of contents; then beginning with Pastorals: pages 1-435. Very good minus condition: wear/rubbing to edges of binding and outer joints with a little leather missing at corners; light scratches on boards; joints beginning to tear at top of spine, about 2" on the back and 1/2" on the front; marbling is… Read More
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Scala Grimaldelli libro di aritmetica, e geometria speculatiua, e pratticale. Venezia, Hertz, 1669
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Scala Grimaldelli libro di aritmetica, e geometria speculatiua, e pratticale. Venezia, Hertz, 1669: THE USE OF THE “SQUADRO GEOMETRICO” AND THE MULTIPLICATION "PER CROCETTA"

by [MATHEMATIC - GEOMETRY] FRANCESCO FELICIANO,

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Renowned italian treatise on mathematic and Practical geometry
the use of the "Squadro Geometrico" (Set Square)
the multiplication "per crocetta" and the first mention of the surveyor's cross
Feliciano, Francesco. Scala Grimaldelli libro di aritmetica, e geometria speculatiua, e pratticale di M. Francesco Feliciano Veronese. Diuiso in tre libri. Nel primo si tratta di cose pertinenti a Mercatanti ... Nel secondo si tratta dell'arte maggiore di algebra ...accresciuto in quest'vltima impressione di dottissimi problemi ... Nel terzo, & vltimo si dimostra il misurar della Terra ... i nuovo ristampato, e da molti errori corretto, e accresciuto di molte cose da M. Filippo Macario Veronese . Venetia : presso Gio. Giacomo Hertz, 1669.
4to (188 x 120 mm), contemporary paper board, handwrtten titles at front board in sepia ink, pp. [8], 240, printer device with Galleon at title page, xylographic head-letters, head-pieces and end-pieces.
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Tales of Irish Life, Whitty, Illus George Cruikshank, 1824, 1st edition, Scarce!
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Tales of Irish Life, Whitty, Illus George Cruikshank, 1824, 1st edition, Scarce!

by Michael James Whitty

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Tales of Irish Life. Illustrative of the Manners, Customs,and Condition of the People. With Designs by George Cruikshank. Two volumes. [8], iv, 242 + [2] ad; [4], 249, [1] + [2] ad pp. With six woodcuts by George Cruikshank, three in each volume. (12mo) 17.5x10.5 cm. (6¾x4"), original boards, paper spine labels. First Edition.
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Michael James Whitty (1795 - 1873), newspaper editor and proprietor, native of Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, commenced his literary career in London, and among his earliest friends were Sir James Bacon and George Cruikshank. He published anonymously in 1824 two volumes of Tales of Irish Life stories which depict the customs and condition of the people of his homeland, and were a great success, being reprinted in America and also translated into French and German.
George Cruikshank (27 September 1792 – 1 February 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend Charles… Read More
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Madame de Sévigné and Her Children at the Court of Versailles
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Madame de Sévigné and Her Children at the Court of Versailles

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Madame de S Vign and Her Children at the Court of Versailles

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Le singe Histoire du temps de Louis XIV

Le singe Histoire du temps de Louis XIV

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Histoire du seizième siècle en France, d'après les originaux, manuscrits et imprimés: Tome 3...
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Histoire du seizième siècle en France, d'après les originaux, manuscrits et imprimés: Tome 3 (French Edition)

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Les enfants dans la famille.

Les enfants dans la famille.

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Librairie Delagrave, 1885. Hardcover. 4 hors-texte et 57 dessins par A. Ferdinandus. Livre en français. Couverture rigide. Reliure toile de l'éditeur, défraîchie. 400 pages. Mouillures. (ref. 64983)
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Contes historiques

Contes historiques

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Madame de S Vign and Her Children at the Court of Versailles

Madame de S Vign and Her Children at the Court of Versailles

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Madame de Sévigné et ses enfants à la cour de Versailles. Suivis de L'héritier de M. le...

Madame de Sévigné et ses enfants à la cour de Versailles. Suivis de L'héritier de M. le Maire; La mascarade de Scarron; La princesse Ida. Fin XIXe.

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Librairie Delagrave, 1900. Hardcover. Illustrations de P. Kauffmann et A. Ferdinandus. Livre en français. Couverture rigide. Reliure toile rouge de l'éditeur. 232 pages. (ref. 73740)
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La Cryptographie: Ou L'Art D'Ecrire En Chiffres
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La Cryptographie: Ou L'Art D'Ecrire En Chiffres

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My Republic  in Which are Narrated the Adventures .......

My Republic in Which are Narrated the Adventures .......

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Secret Splendor (Silhouette Classics, No 11)

Secret Splendor (Silhouette Classics, No 11)

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1965 - First Edition stated - A Tiger Mann Mystery - "...for Tiger is told on his wedding day that he is needed for Operation Plato." - book: very good - tight, sound, and square - no previous owner markings - dj: vibrant colors with some rubbing to the black base and abstract sun - interesting black and white photo of Spillane on the back cover - a few chips repaired with archival tape - dj in protective mylar sleeve
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The Birth and Death of Meaning:  An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Problem of Man
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New York: The Free Press, 1971. Second Edition. Contents include: The Man-Apes; The Origins of the Mind; The Distinctive Human; The Inner World; Socialization: the Creation of the Inner World; The New Meaning of the Oedipus Complex; Self-Esteem; Culture and Personality; Social Encounters: The Staging of Self-Esteem; Culture: the Relativity of Hero-Systems; What is Normal?; What Would A Science of Man Then Be?; Religion: The Quest for the Ideal Heroism. 228 pages. Edgewear; light wear to covers; worn corners and light creases on spine. Deeply creased spine opens flat at pages 60/61. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. 2nd. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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2014. Book Four in the More Than Series 8vo size trade paperback; 369 pages Please note: This book has a Mature Readers Advisory. From back: "Lucy - There is love so fierce it cannot be measured... Cameron - Forever. Everlasting. Eternal. THere is no measure of time... But our forever isn't always." Creased back cover and last few pages, worn corners. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.
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Unreal Tournament Bradygames Official Strategy Guide
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Unreal Tournament Bradygames Official Strategy Guide

by Marcus, Phillip

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  • Paperback
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New
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No Jacket
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Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780744009552 / 0744009553
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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Bradbury & Evans, 2007. Covers PC-CD ROM/DVD ROM & Playstation 3 Computer Entertainment System 4to sized softcover; 271 heavy glossy pages with color illustrations throughout Brand new, but note some edgewear and blemish to top of back cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations
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Shoemakers Best Selections Number 5 For Readings and Recitations

by Shoemaker, J. W

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Used - Good+
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None
Edition
1906
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Hardcover
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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Rare original poetry book with cloth covered boards, copyright 1880 by J. W. Shoemaker & Co. This edition published in 1906 by the Penn Publishing company, Philadelphia. From the estate of my great-great grandfather.Includes many unique poems and recitations such as "To a skull", "Uncle Daniel's Introduction to a Mississippi Steamer", "The Leak in the Dyke", etc. More well-known poetry includes "Song of Birds", "Old Ironsides", and "Bannock Burn" by Robbie Burns. Light rubbing and bumps to outside spine edges. Back cover and interior cloth covered board has a stain at top. Original owner's name and address from 1908, but no other writing or marks. First 2 pages have a stain at top, but text of 192 pages of poetry and recitations is totally clean with light tanning of pages.
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A Million Miles from Boston
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A Million Miles from Boston

by Day, Karen

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  • good
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  • Signed
  • first
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Used - Good
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Good
Edition
First
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780385738996 / 0385738994
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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2011. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 215 pages. Signed by author on title page. Stated First Edition From jacket: "(Lucy) wants to get out of Boston and forget her worries about starting middle school and about her father's new girlfriend. Pierson Point is where she feels most like herself, and where memories of her mother, who died when Lucy was six, are strong and sacred. But this summer, nothing is the same. Ian, a boy from home in Boston, comes to Pierson Point...Lucy's father wants his girlfriend to become a bigger part of Lucy's life. Though Lucy struggles against change, she gradually realizes that sometimes, change is for the better. Average wear to jacket; bumped corners and head and heel of spine, owner's name on fep. Autographed Copy sticker on front of jacket; one previously folded page corner. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits… Read More
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

by Verne, Jules

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Used - Good in Fair dust jacket
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Hardcover
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Lake Elsinore, California, United States
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1923. Hardcover. Red cloth with pictorial paste down on the cover. The pastedown is clean and bright. 427p. Illustrated with a full color frontispiece and 3 black and white plates. Hinges starting to crack, ends lightly worn. General tone with lightly soiled endpages. The dust jacket is missing a large portion from spine and back panel. The front panel is heavily creased. A clear, removable, protective cover has a computer generated title adhered to it. From the "Series for Young People" first published with this cover in 1918.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Republic Of Plato
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The Republic Of Plato: A New Version Founded On Basic English

by Richards, I.A

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Used
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Hardcover
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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1942 - noted on the copyright page as "A WARTIME BOOK This complete edition is produced in full compliance with the government's regulations for conserving paper and other essential materials" book: very good -tight, sound, and square, no previous owner marks - moderate edgewear plus rubbing to the boards - some toning from age - no dj - includes a vintage (pre - "The Google") Buccaneer Books Laguna Beach, CA out-of-print book search card
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A study of child-nature from the Kindergarten Standpoint
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A study of child-nature from the Kindergarten Standpoint

by Elizabeth Harrison

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Very Good
Edition
4th
Binding
Hardcover
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Garland, Texas, United States
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A study of child-nature from the Kindergarten Standpoint by Elizabeth Harrison. Published by Chicago Kindergarten College; 4th edition (1892). 207 pages. Interior clean and unmarked except for previous owner's name and date of Aug 1893 on fly page. Another fly page has "Compliments Chicago Kindergarten College Co." in handwriting. Edge of several pages have slight bend and small tear. Hardback with no dj if offered. Slight bumping on edges and spine. Blue cloth cover and spine has some fading. Condition: Good. Measures 7.5" x 5"
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