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End of the Corduroy

by Minahan, Ellen Lenore

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Used - Very Good-
Edition
First Ed.
Published
1947
Binding
Red Cloth
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Boston: The Christopher Publishing House, 1947 460 pages, historical novel of Northern Wisconsin. Crease along backstrip, faded, previous owner's signature, pages , moderately browned.
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To Every Man a Penny

by Marshall, Bruce

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1949
Binding
Orange Cloth
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1949 345 pages, signed on the front free end page: For Margaret Bates with best wishes, Bruce Marshall. Evanston: Dec. 5, 1969. The book does show wear specifically to the rubbed corner, with a small stain on the cover. Backstrip faded.
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King David: War and Ecstasy (Country Studies)

by Colin Pritchard

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Ed.
Published
2000
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781857564143
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Janus Publishing Company, 2000 559 pages.
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General Washington's Son of Israel

by Hart, Charles Spencer

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Published
1937
Binding
Green Cloth
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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1937 229 pages, dust jacket is stained, worn and missing most of rear flap- the cover is decent, green cloth clean, pages toning.
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Graysons, The ( A Story of Illinois )

by Eggleston, Edward

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Ed.
Published
1887
Binding
Decorative Cloth
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New York: The Century Company, 1887 362 pages, light wear, a bit of bubbling on cloth.
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A Romance of Arlington House

by Reed, Sarah A.

Condition
Used - Very Good+
Edition
First Edition
Published
1908
Binding
Decorative Cloth
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Boston: Chapple Publishinbg Co., 1908 110 pages, illustrated. Small dent along top edge of cover.
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A Builder of Ships

by Sheldon, Charles M.

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1912
Binding
Decorative Binding
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New York: Hodder and Stoughton, 1912 282 pages, nice decorative binding, previous owner's signature on front free end page. Backstrip fade.
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Abductors, The

by Cloete, Stuart

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1966
Binding
Two Tone Cloth
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New York: Trident Press, 1966 437 pages, really quite nice with a two pages that have the corners bent although it seems unread in general. It appears to be first edition with unclipped dust jacket marked $5.95
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Rache Des Indianers and Three Other Stories

by Muller, Friedrich

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
Third Edition
Binding
Red Cloth
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Mulheim: Mulheim A. D. Ruhr Four writings seemingly all about the American Indian in German language. Rebound together two toned cloth (red and black) owner was a politician, Frederick William Lemke. Here are the four scarce titles: Rache Des Indianers (Revenge of the Indians) by friedrich Muller (dritte Auflage, third edition, although I didn't find anything on any… Read more about this item
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Doctor's Wooing, The

by Phillips, Charles

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Ed.
Published
1926
Binding
Blue Cloth
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New York: Devin- adair, 1926 320 pages, inscribed, "Dear Paul: You know books: so you must accept this (?) addition to your collection with the learning of a friend; from your friend. sig. Charles Phillips Nay 1926 Notre Dame. Backstrip shows some wear. Front end page shows a stain.
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Captain Whistler

by Searles, Leon R.

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Ed.
Published
1977
Binding
Cloth
ISBN
9780682487016
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Hicksville, New York: Exposition Press, 1977 304 pages, signed and inscribed by the author.
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Roots (The Saga of an American Family )

by Haley, Alex

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Published
1976
Binding
Cloth
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New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1976 688 pages, dust jacket is rubbed with small tears, water damage to back bottom corner of board which has affected several pages at the end of the book, signed by the author, also previous owner's signature on front free end page- not a first edition.
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It Was Marlowe

by Zeigler, Wilbur Gleason

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Used - Very Good+
Edition
First Ed.
Published
1895
Binding
Blue Cloth
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Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co, 1895 310 pages, scarce historical fiction of Christopher Marlow 1564-1593; a novel by Wilbur Zeigler, proposed that Marlowe, Raleigh, and the Earl of Rutland were authors of the Shakespearean canon. taken from the Shakespeare Oxford Society website. Gilt edge top, nice collectible condition. Front free end page has previous owner's signature. It Was Marlowe… Read more about this item
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The Francesca Diaries

by Gray, Joan Carol

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
First Ed.
Published
1993
Binding
Paper
ISBN
9781560023227
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Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.A.: Univ Editions, 1993 105 pages, signed by the author.
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A Sister to Esau

by Barr, Amelia E.

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Ed.
Published
1891
Binding
Decorative Binding
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New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1891 341 pages, scarce in this condition. Previous owner's signature on front free end page.
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Um das Leben einer Königin

by Spillman, Joseph S. J.

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Used - Very Good
Published
1901
Binding
Green Decorative Cloth
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St. Louis, Mo: Freiburg im Breisgau, 1901 352 pages, Historischer Roman in zwei Bänden aus der französischen Schreckenszeit. Previous owner's stamp on front end page. Interesting castle illustration on front board. A scarce title, early edition probably first American edition. German language.
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Moscow in Flames

by Danilevski, G. P. (Translated By A. S, Rappoport )

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Edition
First Ed.
Published
1917
Binding
Brown Cloth
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New York: Brentano's, 1917 318 pages, binding cracked a bit at pages 176/ 177. Cloth quite clean.
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Whirlpools

by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Ed.
Published
1910
Binding
Decorative Blue Cloth
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Boston: Little, Brown, 1910 390 pages, translated Max A. Drezmal.
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House on the Sands

by Bonn, John L.

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Ed.
Published
1950
Binding
Cloth
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New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1950 310 page, very minor wear to dust jacket, signed by the author.
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Whirlpools ( A History of Modern Poland )

by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Ed.
Published
1910
Binding
Decorative Cloth
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Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1910 390 pages, very subtle stains to back board.
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