African-American History from Charles Agvent
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THE HOUSE SERVANT'S DIRECTORY, OR A MONITOR FOR PRIVATE FAMILIES: COMPRISING HINTS ON THE ARRANGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF SERVANTS' WORK, WITH GENERAL RULES FOR SETTING OUT TABLES AND SIDEBOARDS IN FIRST ORDER; THE ART OF WAITING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES; AND LIKEWISE HOW TO CONDUCT LARGE AND SMALL PARTIES WITH ORDER; WITH GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING ON TABLE ALL KINDS OF JOINTS, FISH, FOWL, &C. WITH FULL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING PLATE, BRASS, STEEL, GLASS, MAHOGANY; AND LIKEWISE ALL KINDS OF PATENT AND COMMON LAMPS: OBSERVATIONS ON SERVANTS' BEHAVIOUR TO THEIR EMPLOYERS; AND UPWARDS OF 100 VARIOUS AND USEFUL RECEIPTS, CHIEFLY COMPILED FOR THE USE OF HOUSE SERVANTS; AND IDENTICALLY MADE TO SUIT THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES WITH FRIENDLY ADVICE TO COOKS AND HEADS OF FAMILIES; AND COMPLETE DIRECTIONS HOW TO BURN LEHIGH COAL
by ROBERTS, Robert
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- Used - A Fine example of this scarce title
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- Second Edition
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- 1828
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$74,025.00
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Boston & New York: Munroe and Francis; Charles S. Francis, 1828. Second Edition. Hardcover. A Fine example of this scarce title. Duodecimo (4-1/4" x 6-3/4") bound in contemporary calf, recently and neatly rebacked; 180 pages. A rare example of the FIRST COMMERCIALLY PUBLISHED BOOK WRITTEN BY AN AFRICAN AMERICAN IN THE UNITED STATES and THE FIRST COOKBOOK WRITTEN… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$74,025.00
THE CHILD'S ANTI-SLAVERY BOOK Containing a Few Words about American Slave Children and Stories of Slave-Life
by (COLMAN, Julia and THOMPSON, Matilda G.)
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- Used - Quite shaken with a number of pages loose or detached; lacking one illustration, as noted; occasional stain. Covers worn and sta
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- First Edition
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- [1859]
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$1,586.25
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New York/Cincinnati: Phillips & Hunt/Walden & Stowe, [1859]. First Edition. Hardcover. Quite shaken with a number of pages loose or detached; lacking one illustration, as noted; occasional stain. Covers worn and stained, gilt worn but readable on spine. Fair to Good only, but rather scarce. Original brown cloth (4" x 5-3/4"); 158, [2] pages. With 9 (of 10)… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,586.25
NEGRO SLAVERY IN WISCONSIN AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
by DAVIDSON, John Nelson
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- Used - Mostly unopened. Rear wrap neatly detached. Very Good and quite uncommon
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- First Edition
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- 14 September 1897
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- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$951.75
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Milwaukee, WI: Parkman Club Publications, 14 September 1897. First Edition. Softcover. Mostly unopened. Rear wrap neatly detached. Very Good and quite uncommon. Stapled printed green wraps (6-5/8" x 9-1/2"); 211-244 pages plus blank and covers. The Ordinance of 1787 forbade the practice of slavery or involuntary servitude in any form in the Northwest Territory, making it a crime… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$951.75
UP FROM SLAVERY
by WASHINGTON, Booker T
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- Used - A small tear to bottom blank margin of one leaf; 1998 statement by a previous owner on the recto of the frontispiece stating the
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- Early Edition
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- 1913
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$17,977.50
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New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913. Early Edition. Hardcover. A small tear to bottom blank margin of one leaf; 1998 statement by a previous owner on the recto of the frontispiece stating the importance of the book on her grandfather; Vincent's bookplate on the front pastedown. Mild rubbing to the spine edges and tips with small frayed spot… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$17,977.50
LETTERS AND ADDRESSES BY GEORGE THOMPSON DURING HIS MISSION IN THE UNITED STATES From Oct. 1st, 1834, to Nov. 27, 1835
by THOMPSON, George
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- Used - Private library number in ink at top of title page, contents quite clean; front endpaper lacking; hinges cracked but holding. So
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- First Edition
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- 1837
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$1,797.75
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Boston: Isaac Knapp, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Private library number in ink at top of title page, contents quite clean; front endpaper lacking; hinges cracked but holding. Some edgewear and staining to covers. Very Good. Original cloth-backed printed boards (4" x 5-3/4"); xii, 126 pages. Complete with a printed note from William Lloyd Garrison. George Thompson was well-known… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,797.75
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ASSASSINATION ORIGINAL TELETYPE PAGES
by [KING, Martin Luther, Jr.] [Martin Luther King, Jr.]
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- Used - Light, expected wear for these fragile items; paper yellowed. Very Good
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- 5 April 1968
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- Document
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$3,172.50
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5 April 1968. Document. Light, expected wear for these fragile items; paper yellowed. Very Good. Group of original teletype dispatches dated 5 April 1968 covering the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. comprised of three pieces. 1. Third World News Roundup (8-1/2" x 28-1/2"). "A stunned nation reacts to the death of Martin Luther King ... President… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$3,172.50
BASEBALL IN BLACKVILLE from HARPER'S WEEKLY
by [AFRICAN-AMERICANA/BASEBALL] EYTINGE, Jr., Sol
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- Used - Some edgewear but an at least Very Good example of this fragile item
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- 27 July 1878
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$264.46
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 27 July 1878. Print. Some edgewear but an at least Very Good example of this fragile item. Folio (11" x 16") extracted from an 1878 issue of HARPER'S WEEKLY, the woodcut image is quite likely the first depiction of blacks playing Americas game.
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NZ$264.46
OBAMA. FROM PROMISE TO POWER
by [OBAMA, Barack] MENDELL, David
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- (2007)
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$3,172.50
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(New York): Amistad, (2007). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Obama's meteoric rise from Hawaii high schooler to exemplary Harvard Law School student to well-groomed politico to history-making presidential candidate is the stuff of legend. Veteran CHICAGO TRIBUNE journalist David Mendell has covered Obama since the beginning of the candidate's campaign for the Senate. In this… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$3,172.50
VOICES OF THE REVOLUTION
by KAPLAN, Edith Jaffy
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- Used - Text sheet #7 lacking with duplicate of #8 included; colophon sheet wrinkled and creased at top. Overall Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- (1967)
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- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$1,269.00
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(Philadelphia): (Cypher Press), (1967). First Edition. Softcover. Text sheet #7 lacking with duplicate of #8 included; colophon sheet wrinkled and creased at top. Overall Near Fine. Edith Kaplan. Portfolio of 15 woodcuts (19" x 15") printed in 13 colors from original woodcuts and zinc plates made from the original woodprints by Edith Kaplan along with text pages, all… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,269.00
TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS) to the First African American to Serve as a Policy-making Aide in the White House
by KENNEDY, Robert F
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- Used - Not examined out of frame but appears to be laid down on stiff board. Near Fine
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- 6 February 1964
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- Letter
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$1,797.75
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Washington DC, 6 February 1964. Letter. Not examined out of frame but appears to be laid down on stiff board. Near Fine. To Frederic Morrow on 7" x 9" Attorney General stationery in simple frame thanking him for his letter and an address that "I have read with interest. The next time you are in Washington please feel… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,797.75
AUDACITY OF HOPE. THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMING THE AMERICAN DREAM
by OBAMA, Barack
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- Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- (2006)
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$5,287.50
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New York: Crown Publishers, (2006). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. INSCRIBED "To Don & Becky/All the best!" and SIGNED by the former President on the title page. SIGNED copies of this, the first printing, are much more difficult to locate than later printings.
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NZ$5,287.50
SIGNATURE
by DOUGLASS, Frederick
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- Used - Fine and attractively presented
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- 1878
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- Framed Autograph
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$4,230.00
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1878. Framed Autograph. Fine and attractively presented. A fine AUTOGRAPH dated 1878 with the added notation "Yours very truly" by this great American. Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 8" x 6".
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NZ$4,230.00
MANUSCRIPT DRAFT OF HIS ANNUAL REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE with AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED
by WASHINGTON, Booker T
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- Used - Minor wear with a one-inch closed tear to first sheet. Near Fine
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- [early 1906?]
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- Manuscript
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$20,092.50
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[Tuskegee, AL], [early 1906?]. Manuscript. Minor wear with a one-inch closed tear to first sheet. Near Fine. A handwritten manuscript by Washington consisting of 17 pages (numbered 1-3, 7-14, a-f) on 17 8-1/4" x 11" sheets, apparently missing pages 4-6, with a partial typed transcript. The handwritten letter by Washington is to the trustees of the Tuskegee Normal… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$20,092.50
TOYLAND ABC (Linen No. 866)
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- Used - Early owner inscription on front cover; both covers soiled. About Very Good
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- n.d. [early 1900s]
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- Softcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$52.96
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Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Company, n.d. [early 1900s]. Softcover. Early owner inscription on front cover; both covers soiled. About Very Good. Pictorial linen; 8 pages including covers. Front cover, which depicts a rooster, and rear cover along with two internal pages in color. A few images are negative stereotyped depictions of African-Americans including a Golliwog and a… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$52.96
THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
by STYRON, William
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- Used - Fine in a very close to Fine dustwrapper with a tiny nick at the heel of the spine
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- First Edition
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- (1967)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$211.50
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New York: Random House, (1967). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a very close to Fine dustwrapper with a tiny nick at the heel of the spine. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
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NZ$211.50
THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT. JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH CONGRESS ... PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION ... ABOLISHING SLAVERY. RESOLVED
by [AFRICAN-AMERICANA] LINCOLN, Abraham
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- Used - Recently backed with thin paper with several professional repairs of chips and tears. Very Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1868
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- Document
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$26,437.50
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Chicago: Western Bank Note & Engraving Co., 1868. First Edition. Document. Recently backed with thin paper with several professional repairs of chips and tears. Very Good . Large folio (16-1/4" x 21-3/4") finely engraved and printed on good quality paper with elaborate decorative borders with a "US" monogram to upper corners, a bold calligraphic heading with "ABOLISHING SLAVERY"… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$26,437.50
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE: CHAOS OR COMMUNITY?
by KING, Martin Luther, Jr. [Martin Luther King, Jr.]
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- Used - Two small scratches on the front of the dustwrapper that slightly affect the front cover of the book. About Fine in a close to F
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- First Edition
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- (1967)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$42,300.00
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New York: Harper & Row, (1967). First Edition. Hardcover. Two small scratches on the front of the dustwrapper that slightly affect the front cover of the book. About Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper. A beautiful copy and outstanding inscription. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author filling most of the front free endpaper: "To David Hunter/Whose moral… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$42,300.00
A REPORT OF THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE OPINIONS OF THE JUDGES THEREOF, IN THE CASE OF DRED SCOTT VS. JOHN F. A. SANDFORD. DECEMBER TERM 1856
by HOWARD, Benjamin C
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- Used - Paper age toned, stitching a bit loose resulting in several detached pages; front wrapper lacking, rear detached, with some chip
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1857
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- Softcover
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$1,374.75
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1857. First Edition. Softcover. Paper age toned, stitching a bit loose resulting in several detached pages; front wrapper lacking, rear detached, with some chipping to the edges. A Good copy only but complete and original with no library markings. Printed wraps lacking the front cover; complete, pages 393-633 [240 pages]. Grolier American… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,374.75
THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
by STYRON, William
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- Used - Minor bumps to upper corners, still Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
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- First Edition
- Published
- (1967)
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$211.50
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New York: Random House, (1967). First Edition. Hardcover. Minor bumps to upper corners, still Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
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NZ$211.50
AUTOGRAPH QUOTE SIGNED (AQS)
by WASHINGTON, Booker T
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- Used - Mild aging of paper. About Fine
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- 7 Dec. 1897
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- Autograph
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- 1
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$3,172.50
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Tuskegee, AL, 7 Dec. 1897. Autograph. Mild aging of paper. About Fine. A fine quote--"Be too great to be little"--on a 6-1/2" x 8" page removed from an autograph album SIGNED and dated by Washington in Tuskegee. The verso bears an unknown signature as does the top of the page that Washington has signed, but this could be… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$3,172.50
