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The American Angler's Book: Embracing The Natural History of Sporting Fish and the Art of Taking Them
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The American Angler's Book: Embracing The Natural History of Sporting Fish and the Art of Taking Them

by Thad. Norris

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Published
1864
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First Edition. Book is in Good condition, with some bumping/rubbing to cover corners. Some sun fading to cover extremities and spine. Wear to spine ends. Small worn spots on cover boards. Small soil mark on rear cover board. Prior owner name in front endpaper. Note written in ink on title page, dated Nov 19th 1864. Some light scattered spotting in pages,… Read more about this item
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Published
1895
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NZ$421.80

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Authorized Edition. Book is in Good condition, with light edgewear to cover, some splash marks to rear cover board. Spine lightly cocked. All pages intact. ~1/2" closed tear at top spine corner of title page. Two lines of light pencil note on rear endpaper. Pages otherwise unmarked.
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The M. Steinert Collection of Keyed and Stringed Instruments. With various treatises on the history of these instruments, the method of playing them, and their influence on musical art.
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The M. Steinert Collection of Keyed and Stringed Instruments. With various treatises on the history of these instruments, the method of playing them, and their influence on musical art.

by Morris Steinert

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Published
1893
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NZ$101.23

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Book is in Good- condition, with hinges starting, title page only attached by top ~2", other pages are more secure. Couple of closed tears at edges of text pages, the paper is rather delicate. Pages unmarked.
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NZ$101.23
Youth and the Bright Medusa
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Youth and the Bright Medusa

by Willa Cather

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Used - Good
Published
1920
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NZ$84.36

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Book is in Good condition, with some beginning weakness to hinges and binding, but all parts intact. Pages unmarked.
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Fairyland of Science
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Fairyland of Science

by Buckley

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No date. Prior owner gift message on front endpaper dated July 29, 1906. A combination of a romantic and poetic appreciation for the beauty of the world, mixed with scientific facts (some now outdated) about the physical world. Book is in Good- condition, with hinges starting, all pages still intact, some yellowing, split in binding showing mesh between pages 64/65.
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The Complete Works of Eugene O'Neill (Volume 1 ONLY)
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The Complete Works of Eugene O'Neill (Volume 1 ONLY)

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Published
1924
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NZ$337.44

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Volume 1 ONLY of signed, limited edition set of 2 volumes (No. 372 of 1200). Book is in Good condition, with bumping/rubbing to cover corners. Spine ends lightly worn. Detailed note on volume written in pencil on front endpaper. Pages otherwise clean and tight.
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Raggedy Ann Stories
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Raggedy Ann Stories

by Johnny Gruelle

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Used - Good
Published
1918
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Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Book is in Good condition, with edgewear to cover, mostly at corners. Some light finger smudges on the title page and opposite endpaper. Couple of parts where binding mesh is visible between pages, but nothing detached.
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

by Lew Wallace

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Used - Very Good-
Published
1880
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Book is in Very Good- condition, with light edgewear to cover, mostly at spine ends. Hinges beginning to show some weakness. Prior owner name written on front endpaper in pencil. Pages otherwise unmarked and secure.
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Little Men
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Little Men

by Louisa M. Alcott

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Used - Fair
Published
1893
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NZ$151.85

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Book is in Fair condition, with edgewear to cover, corners lightly bumped/rubbed. Edgewear to ends of spine. Split along top 2" of top rear side of spine. Three streaks of reddish/purple stain on rear cover board. Hinges starting. Gift inscription on front endpaper, dated 1894. Pages unmarked and intact.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Uncle Tom's Cabin

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Used - Fair
Published
1893
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NZ$118.10

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Book is in Fair condition, with wear to cover, front endpapers coming loose, still attached at bottom corner. Prior owner name written on front endpaper. Hinges starting. Pages age tanned and a bit brittle. Some tears to edges of title page.
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Chicago Poems
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Chicago Poems

by Carl Sandburg

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Used - Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1916
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NZ$371.18

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First Edition, First State. 'Published April, 1916' on copyright page. "(3'16)" to the base of first page of ads bound in rear of book. Book is in Good condition, with light bumping to cover corners, couple of small light soil marks to front cover board. Some entries in table of contents have small pencil stars next to them. Page 40 has… Read more about this item
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Science of Trapping: Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits and Distribution, with Practical Methods for Their Capture
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Science of Trapping: Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits and Distribution, with Practical Methods for Their Capture

by E. Kreps

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Published
1909
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NZ$42.18

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Revised Edition. Book in Good- condition, with white soil marks across front cover and spine. Pages unmarked and secure.
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Indian Basketry
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Indian Basketry

by George Wharton James

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Used - Good
Edition
2nd Edition
Published
1902
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NZ$33.74

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Second Edition. Book is in Good condition, with edgewear to cover, two light dampstains from glass bottoms on front cover. Pages 190-274 plus endpapers have some water damage and pages have been torn back apart at edges, all text still readable.
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Tristram and Isoult
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Tristram and Isoult

by Martha W. Austin

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Published
1905
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NZ$84.36

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Book is in Good- condition, with edgewear, mostly at ends of spine, cover corners severely bumped. Some light soiling to cover. Prior owner bookplate on front pastedown. Top edge corner of front endpaper clipped. Foxing throughout pages. Pages unmarked.
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Historical Lights: Six Thousand Quotations from Standard Histories and Biographies
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Historical Lights: Six Thousand Quotations from Standard Histories and Biographies

by Charles E. Little

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Published
1896
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NZ$50.62

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Book is in Good- condition, with significant wear, chipping, and soiling to cover. Bottom ~2" of spine torn at front corner. Some general soiling and dampstain in first 22 pages of book. After that, pages relatively clean.
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The Book of Concord; or, The Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
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The Book of Concord; or, The Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church

by Henry Eyster Jacobs (Editor)

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Published
1911
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Book is in Good- condition, with some light bumping to cover corners, some very light edgewear to spine ends. "Private library of NAME" stamp on top edge corner of front endpaper. Front hinge starting, all pages still fully attached. Text pages unmarked.
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Tarzan of the Apes
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Tarzan of the Apes

by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Published
1914
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First A. L. Burt edition. All pages still attached. Book is in Fair condition, with both hinges hanging on by less than half the webbing. Joints intact. Cover details/lettering faded, chipped. Endpapers through title page are coming loose at bottom ~1". Some other spots of weakness to binding throughout, but everything intact currently. Prior owner name written on front endpaper, otherwise… Read more about this item
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China: A General Description of that Empire and Its Inhabitants
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China: A General Description of that Empire and Its Inhabitants

by Sir John Francis Davis

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Used - Very Good
Published
1857
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Complete 2 volume set. A new edition, revised and enlarged. Books are in Very Good condition. Volume 1 has a gift note dated 1862 in front endpapers. Volume 2 has most edgewear, with red scratch to top of front cover. Both volumes have light edgewear to covers. Corners bumped. Couple of small spots in endpapers. Text pages otherwise clean and tight.
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (Complete in One Volume)
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (Complete in One Volume)

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Published
1827
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NZ$134.98

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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, printed from the text of the corrected copies of Steevens and Malone with A Life of the Poet, by Charles Symmons, D.D. Book is in Very Good- condition, with edgewear to cover, corners bumped/rubbed. Foxing in front endpapers. Bit of yellowing throughout. Text pages otherwise clean and secure.
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The Life of George Washington (Vol. 2 ONLY)
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The Life of George Washington (Vol. 2 ONLY)

by John Marshall

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Published
1832
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NZ$210.90

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Second edition, revised. Volume 2 ONLY. Book is in Good- condition, with strips of the top layer of leather cover torn but still attached. Edgewear to cover, corners bumped/rubbed. Spine faded and worn, leather chipping away. Heavy foxing throughout. Pages otherwise clean and intact. Prior owner name written on front pastedown.
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NZ$210.90