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Vols. 1 and 2: Soldiers and sailors. Vols. 3 and 4: Statesmen and sages. Vols. 5 and 6: Workmen and heroes. Vols 7 and 8 (missing): Artists and authors. Illustrations for each person, one full-page and often other smaller drawings.Note: This set is heavy 9kg. Arrangements can be negotiated for the most cost effective method of delivery. Some minor scuffing and wear on corners and spine. Interiors bound tight.
Great Men and Famous Women - 8 Volumes by Edited by Charles F. Horne - 1894
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Great Men and Famous Women - 8 Volumes
by Edited by Charles F. Horne
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3/4 Leather spine & corners - gilt lettering. Tightly bound. Corners and edges are bumped. Clean copies - no writing noted. Marbled endpapers. Each book is 9 1/8" x 11 3/4". Assumed First Edition. Each volume 200+ pages, with photogravures, wood-engravings and typo-gravures throughout with onion skins. Will ship well packaged and boxed. Could be extra shipping outside of lower 48 states.
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- Date Published 1894
- Size 9 1/8" x 11 3/4" each book
- Size 9 1/8" x 11 3/4" each book
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Great Men and Famous Women
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Bacon's Essays and Wisdom of the Ancients
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Very good condition, black leather with 5 bands on spine. No writing- very clean. tight copy. Corners are bumped and have wear. All pages edges are gilt.
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Observations on Popular Antiquities
by John Brand, A.B.
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Observations on the popular antiquities of Great Britain : chiefly illustrating the origin of our vulgar and provincial customs, ceremonies, and superstitions / by John Brand. 430 pages plus errata page and advertisement of which is notice of the publication of Macpherson's On Illicit Love. Great 18th Century book with a newer binding. Newcastle Upon Tyne: Printed by T. Saint, for J. Jonson, No. 72, St Paul's Church Yard, London, 1777. First Edition.5 1/2" x 9 1/8". Great condition for its age!
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New England Business Directory 1881
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Advertising on cover boards and many pages of advertisements. 1692 pages, book is 6" wide, 9 1/4" tall and 3 1/4" thick. Colored, folded map of New England still attached. It is torn, but great color. Heavy wear to cover, but spin is still tight. Some pages are dog-eared. Clean copy with no writing noted.
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Fables of Mr. John Gay: with An Italian Translation
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Hardcover leather book in overall good condition for its age. Binding is cracked, but still tight and solid. Some markings inside front cover. Information page is torn. Pages are foxed and some staining. Cover edges are bumped. 5" x 8 1/4". 365 pages plus table in rear.
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Great Men and Famous Women
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Vols. 1 and 2: Soldiers and sailors. Vols. 3 and 4: Statesmen and sages. Vols. 5 and 6: Workmen and heroes. Vols 7 and 8 (missing): Artists and authors. Illustrations for each person, one full-page and often other smaller drawings.Note: This set is heavy 9kg. Arrangements can be negotiated for the most cost effective method of delivery. Some minor scuffing and wear on corners and spine. Interiors bound tight.
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Bacon's Essays and Wisdom of the Ancients
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Very good condition, black leather with 5 bands on spine. No writing- very clean. tight copy. Corners are bumped and have wear. All pages edges are gilt.
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Observations on Popular Antiquities
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Observations on the popular antiquities of Great Britain : chiefly illustrating the origin of our vulgar and provincial customs, ceremonies, and superstitions / by John Brand. 430 pages plus errata page and advertisement of which is notice of the publication of Macpherson's On Illicit Love. Great 18th Century book with a newer binding. Newcastle Upon Tyne: Printed by T. Saint, for J. Jonson, No. 72, St Paul's Church Yard, London, 1777. First Edition.5 1/2" x 9 1/8". Great condition for its age!
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New England Business Directory 1881
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Colebrook, New Hampshire, United States
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Advertising on cover boards and many pages of advertisements. 1692 pages, book is 6" wide, 9 1/4" tall and 3 1/4" thick. Colored, folded map of New England still attached. It is torn, but great color. Heavy wear to cover, but spin is still tight. Some pages are dog-eared. Clean copy with no writing noted.
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Fables of Mr. John Gay: with An Italian Translation
by Gian Francesco Giorgetti
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Hardcover leather book in overall good condition for its age. Binding is cracked, but still tight and solid. Some markings inside front cover. Information page is torn. Pages are foxed and some staining. Cover edges are bumped. 5" x 8 1/4". 365 pages plus table in rear.
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Great Men and Famous Women - A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches, Volume VI (6)
by Edited by Charles F. Horne
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New York: Selmar Hess Publisher, 1894 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Sketches of "the most prominent personages in history". Volume VI only. Gilt decorated binding has gilt edges, very minor wear - being a very nice copy!.
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Great Men and Famous Women. Volume II: Soldiers and Sailors
by Edited By Charles F. Horne
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Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States
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Selmar Hess, 1894-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume II. Original Brown pebbled boards (12" x 9.25") with leather quarterstripe and tips with gilt lettering and designs on cover and along spine with four raised bands; moderate rubbing along edges. Binding and hinges secure. Contents clean and unmarked except for owner bookplate on front inside cover. Marbled endpapers. 203pp. featuring photogravures, Wood engravings and typogravures throughout. Other volumes in series listed and available. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
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Great Men and Famous Women. Volume II: Soldiers and Sailors
by Edited By Charles F. Horne
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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New York: Selmar Hess, 1894. First edition [1894]. Very clean single volume (Vol. II) of the eight volume edition of this well-produced series, containing illustrated biographies of prominent men and women. Generously illustrated throughout with tissue-protected photogravures, wood engravings and typogravures. Three quarter deep rich brown morocco leather over textured brown cloth, spine and cover lettering and decoration in gilt, four slightly raised spine bands, all edges tinted red, marbled endpapers, about 12 inches tall, 9 inches wide, and about an inch thick. Very good condition with some very light shelf rubbing, firm binding, very clean pages with no names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Great Men And Famous Women: 4 Volume Set Complete
by Charles F. Horne edited by
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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Selmar Hess, January 1894. Hardcover. Good.
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Great Men and Famous Women
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New York: Selmar Hess,, 1894. Book. Illus. by Many. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. This is a set of 8 books. The books are in very good condition with some corner bumps & scuffing to leather edges. A few of the end papers have small tears near the spine and one has a larger but mended tear to a rear end paper. The contents are quite clean and crisp and illustrated with tissue protected photogravures as well as wood engravings and typogravures. There are many illustrations..
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Secret Splendor (Silhouette Classics, No 11)
by Claire, Erin St (Sandra Brown)
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Olive Hill, Kentucky, United States
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Silhouette, 1992. Paperback. Very Good. Sandra Brown writing as Erin St. Claire, 253 pgs
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Bloody Sunrise
by Spillane, Mickey
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Tempe, Arizona, United States
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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 Republic Of Plato: A New Version Founded On Basic English
by Richards, I.A
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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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Unreal Tournament Bradygames Official Strategy Guide
by Marcus, Phillip
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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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The Birth and Death of Meaning: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on the Problem of Man
by Becker, Ernest
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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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More Than Forever
by McLean, Jay
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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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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A Million Miles from Boston
by Day, Karen
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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…
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A study of child-nature from the Kindergarten Standpoint
by Elizabeth Harrison
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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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Kane & Abel
by Jeffrey Archer
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Decatur, Indiana, United States
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New York, 1979. Book Club. Hardcover. Book Club/Has Jacket. Book is a book club edition. Quite a few closed tears, chips, and other signs of wear to the dust jacket. Some bumping to the boards at corners, edges and ends of the spine. Pages are clean.
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In This Moment
by Doughton, Autumn
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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North Charleston, South Carolina: Creative Space Independent Publishing Platform, 2013. 8vo size trade paperback; 283 pages From back: "Aimee Spencer learned the hard way that for some moments there are no take backs, no rewinds, no do-overs. A year ago her world imploded and Aimee has been running ever since. .. Cole Everly is a golden boy with a cocky smile and an attitude to mach. He 's grown accustomed to girls throwing themselves at his feet, but when Aimee trips and literally lands in his lap one afternoon, she's not at all what he expects..." In excellent condition! Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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