Americana from Charles Agvent
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SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH
by FORD, Gerald R
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- Used - Fine
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- Photograph
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$211.50
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Photograph. Fine. An 8" x 10" color photograph SIGNED "Gerald Ford" on a light area of the photograph.
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NZ$211.50
THE NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA; OR, A DESCRIPTION OF THE FOREST TREES OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND NOVA SCOTIA...
by MICHAUX, Francois Andre and NUTTALL, Thomas
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- Used - Ex-Library but with minimal markings: labels and stamps on spine, blindstamp and small ink number to title pages; frontispiece p
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- Later Edition
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- 1871
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$7,402.50
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Philadelphia: W. M. Rutter & Co., 1871. Later Edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library but with minimal markings: labels and stamps on spine, blindstamp and small ink number to title pages; frontispiece portrait of Michaux trimmed and pasted on the front pastedown of the third volume. Plates generally clean with light foxing to maybe 10% of them, mostly in the Michaux volumes.… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS; PARTICULARLY THOSE NATIONS ADJOINING TO THE MISSISSIPPI, EAST AND WEST FLORIDA, GEORGIA, SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA, AND VIRGINIA: Containing an Account of their Origin, Language, Manners, Religious and Civil Customs, Laws, Form of Government, Punishments, Conduct in War and Domestic Life, Their Habits, Diet, Agriculture, Manufactures, Diseases and Method of Cure, and Other Particulars, Sufficient to Render It a Complete Indian System. With Observations on Former Historians, the Conduct of Our Colony Governors, Superintendents, Missionaries, Etc
by ADAIR, James
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- Used - Contents clean with minor toning; some rubbing to joints. Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1775
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$7,402.50
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London: Edward and Charles Dilly, 1775. First Edition. Hardcover. Contents clean with minor toning; some rubbing to joints. Near Fine. Quarto (8-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in contemporary calf rebacked with the original spine with a new gilt-lettered burgundy morocco spine label, the original label loosely laid in; [xii], 464, [2, ads] pages. Complete with half title and the… Read more about this item Item Price
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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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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
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THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION as published in THE ANNUAL REGISTER, OR A VIEW OF THE HISTORY, POLITICS, AND LITERATURE, FOR THE YEAR 1787
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- Used - Early ink stamp on front pastedown; clean copy in a worn binding with the spine dry and rubbed and the joints split but holding
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- First Edition
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- 1789
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$2,115.00
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London: J. Dodsley, 1789. First Edition. Hardcover. Early ink stamp on front pastedown; clean copy in a worn binding with the spine dry and rubbed and the joints split but holding tight. Good. Bound in contemporary calf-backed marbled boards. While some copies have a title page dated 1788, the first edition was published in 1789. One of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT
by GRANT, Ulysses S
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- Used - Front endpaper of the second volume detached but present; bright and clean internally. Minor markings to bindings. Handsome, Nea
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- First Edition
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- 1885 & 1886
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$2,009.25
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New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885 & 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. Front endpaper of the second volume detached but present; bright and clean internally. Minor markings to bindings. Handsome, Near Fine set in a Fine slipcase. Two volumes in full modern polished calf leather with original marbled endpapers and edges and original contrasting gilt-lettered morocco spine… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$2,009.25
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by SHERMAN, General William Tecumseh
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- Used - Paper aged and a bit fragile, first and final pages slightly darker than others. Very Good
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- 24 November 1879
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- Letter
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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Washington DC, 24 November 1879. Letter. Paper aged and a bit fragile, first and final pages slightly darker than others. Very Good. A six-page letter on both sides of three lined Headquarters Army of the United States letterhead (5" x 8") to Colonel L. B. Church. Sherman expresses his well wishes as Col. Church recovers from an illness,… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE AGE OF REVELATION. OR THE AGE OF REASON SHEWN TO BE AN AGE OF INFIDELITY
by BOUDINOT, Elias
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- Used - Text quite clean, early 20th century ink inscription below Boudinot's inscription; rubbing to spine and joints, "Harvard College
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- First Edition
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- 1801
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$2,115.00
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Philadelphia: Asbury Dickins, 1801. First Edition. Hardcover. Text quite clean, early 20th century ink inscription below Boudinot's inscription; rubbing to spine and joints, "Harvard College" in gilt at base of spine, covers tight. Very Good. Contemporary sheep leather (5-1/8" x 8-1/2"); [ii], 232, [2] pages. Complete with half-title and errata. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper:… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$2,115.00
THE MASSACHUSETTS COMPILER OF THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ELEMENTS OF SACRED VOCAL MUSIC. Together with a Musical Dictionary. And a variety of Psalm Tunes, Chorusses, &c. Chiefly selected from modern European publications
by [GRAM, Hans; HOLDEN, Oliver; and HOLYOKE, Samuel]
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- New endpapers but retaining old endpapers as well. Light browning to text. Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1795
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$3,172.50
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Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T Andrews, 1795. First Edition. Hardcover. New endpapers but retaining old endpapers as well. Light browning to text. Near Fine. Oblong quarto (10-3/4" x 8-3/4") in modern 3/4 deep navy blue morocco leather retaining early silk-finished blue boards; [v], vi - xxxvi, [1] - 71, [1 - index] pages. Divided into three parts,… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE FEDERALIST, ON THE NEW CONSTITUTION, WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1788, BY MR. HAMILTON, MR. MADISON, AND MR. JAY WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING THE LETTERS OF PACIFICUS AND HELVIDIUS, ON THE PROCLAMATION OF NEUTRALITY OF 1793; ALSO, THE ORIGINAL ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, WITH THE AMENDMENTS MADE THERETO
by HAMILTON, Mr. [Alexander]; MADISON, Mr. [James]; JAY, Mr. [John]
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- Text evenly darkened with some foxing and staining. Old rebacking with a newer front board, front hinge a tad tender but firm. V
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- First Edition
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- 1818
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$10,575.00
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Washington DC: Jacob Gideon, 1818. First Edition. Hardcover. Text evenly darkened with some foxing and staining. Old rebacking with a newer front board, front hinge a tad tender but firm. Very Good. Bound in contemporary sheep leather with a gilt-lettered black morocco spine label; 671 pages. The First Edition of this classic in which the authors of each… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$10,575.00
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by [CIVIL WAR]
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- Used - Creases from folding; ink a bit light. Very Good
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- 24 August 1863
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- Letter
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$105.75
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Stevenson, AL, 24 August 1863. Letter. Creases from folding; ink a bit light. Very Good. One-page letter on a 7-3/4" x 12-1/4" sheet addressed to a Capt. Goodwin and SIGNED "J. W. Able"[?], "Army Mail Contractor & News Dealer." The writer seems to be proposing a way of "simplifying the army with news matter." The verso is docketed… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$105.75
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by [CIVIL WAR]
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Letter
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$423.00
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Letter. Near Fine. Four-page letter on a 10-1/2" x 8-1/4" sheet folded in fours. It appears that this is the last four pages of a longer letter of unknown length, SIGNED by Lieut. J. Glendinning to an unknown recipient. Much content including discussion about the 12th Army Corps under Union General Henry W. Slocum. In part: "All of… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$423.00
TRAVELS THROUGH CANADA, AND THE UNITED STATES OF NORTH AMERICA, IN THE YEARS 1806, 1807, & 1808. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES AND ANECDOTES OF SOME OF THE LEADING CHARACTERS IN THE UNITED STATES
by LAMBERT, John
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- Used - Later bookplates to pastedowns; some offsetting to maps and plates, scattered few stains, folding map with a patch on verso caus
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- Second Edition
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- 1813
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$3,172.50
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London: C. Cradock and W. Joy, 1813. Second Edition. Hardcover. Later bookplates to pastedowns; some offsetting to maps and plates, scattered few stains, folding map with a patch on verso causing an area of browning near stub. Overall Very Good. First Issue (with title page dated 1813) of this Corrected and Improved Edition. Two octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/2")… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
by ROOSEVELT, Theodore (Teddy)
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- Used - Small, tasteful bookplate of Per Thomsens on the front pastedown. A close to Fine copy with a scarce advance review slip
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- First Edition
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- 1913
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$1,586.25
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New York: The Macmillan Company, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Small, tasteful bookplate of Per Thomsens on the front pastedown. A close to Fine copy with a scarce advance review slip. Decorated blue cloth; xii, (1), 647, (7) pages. Illustrated with photographs. Tipped to the rear pastedown is a printed slip from the publisher intended for reviewers and periodicals… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,586.25
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED
by TYLER, John
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- Used
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- 30 March 1842
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- Letter
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$5,287.50
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Washington DC, 30 March 1842. Letter. Two-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "J Tyler," less than a year into his presidency, on both sides of a 4-3/4" x 7-1/4" sheet to his Secretary of War John Spencer [In 1843 he would become Secretary of the Treasury]. In full: "Major Craig should, in my view of it, have issued an order authorizing… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$5,287.50
AMERICAN SCENERY; or, Land, Lake, and River. Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature
by WILLIS, N. P
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- Used - Endpapers foxed, plates generally clean with some light to moderate foxing, mainly in the margins. Light wear to bindings with r
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- First Edition
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- 1840
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$1,586.25
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London: George Virtue, 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Endpapers foxed, plates generally clean with some light to moderate foxing, mainly in the margins. Light wear to bindings with rubbing, mostly to the joints; covers tight. Very Good. W. H. Bartlett. Two 8-1/4" x 10-3/4" volumes in publisher's gilt-decorated full green morocco leather, all edges gilt. Beautifully illustrated with an… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,586.25
A NARRATIVE OF THE MISSION OF THE UNITED BRETHREN AMONG THE DELAWARE AND MOHEGAN INDIANS, From its Commencement, in the Year 1740, to the Close of the Year 1808. Comprising All the Remarkable Incidents which Took Place at Their Missionary Stations during that Period. Interspersed with Anecdotes, Historical Facts, Speeches of Indians, and Other Interesting Matter
by HECKEWELDER, John
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- Used - Early owner name on title page; moderate to heavy foxing throughout. Binding quite nice. Overall Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1820
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$1,057.50
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Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis, 1820. First Edition. Hardcover. Early owner name on title page; moderate to heavy foxing throughout. Binding quite nice. Overall Very Good. Octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/2") bound in contemporary calf recently and sympathetically rebacked retaining the original gilt-lettered red morocco spine label; xii, 17-429, [3] pages, including the errata leaf. Portrait frontispiece of Moravian missionary… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN HISTORICAL, TOPOGRAPHICAL, AND DESCRIPTIVE VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND OF UPPER AND LOWER CANADA. With An Appendix, Containing a brief and comprehensive Sketch of The Present State of Mexico and South America, and also of the Native Tribes of the New World
by MACKENZIE, Eneas
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- Used - Long tear to map with no loss; text and plates generally clean. Backstrip slightly lifted with minor split to front hinge and co
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- First Edition
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- [1819]
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$3,172.50
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Newcastle upon Tyne: MacKenzie and Dent, [1819]. First Edition. Hardcover. Long tear to map with no loss; text and plates generally clean. Backstrip slightly lifted with minor split to front hinge and cover just a tad loose; small gouge to leather on spine. Very Good. Octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/2") in 19th-century black calf-backed marbled boards; xv, (1), (9)-712… Read more about this item Item Price
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OBSERVATIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND THE MEANS OF MAKING IT A BENEFIT TO THE WORLD
by PRICE, Richard
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- Used - Minor staining to title page; corners unevenly clipped to last page. Very Good
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- First American Edition
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- 1784
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- Softcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$4,230.00
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Boston: Powars and Willis, 1784. First American Edition. Softcover. Minor staining to title page; corners unevenly clipped to last page. Very Good. Published in London the same year. Early marbled wraps (4-1/4" x 6-3/4"); 87, [1] pages. The last page with addendum notes for pages 6 and 45. Price, an intimate friend of Benjamin Franklin, was along with… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$4,230.00
GEORGE WASHINGTON
by WILSON, Woodrow
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- Used - Short split to top of front hinge, slightly larger to bottom of rear hinge with the rear cover slightly loose; about 1/4" chip t
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- (1896) [1913]
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- Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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NZ$8,460.00
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New York & Garden City: Harper & Brothers, (1896) [1913]. Hardcover. Short split to top of front hinge, slightly larger to bottom of rear hinge with the rear cover slightly loose; about 1/4" chip to cloth at head of spine, a bit smaller at the bottom of the spine with a vertical crease to the spine cloth. About Very… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$8,460.00
