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Star of the Unborn

Star of the Unborn

by Werfel, Franz

Condition
Used - Very good condition both inside and outside
Published
1976
Binding
Mass Market Paperback With Pictorial Cover
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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NZ$420.95

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This is a very nice copy of a very hard to find book which explores humanity's future 100,000 years from now!
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NZ$420.95
Daily Light and Strength - 1897 Edition

Daily Light and Strength - 1897 Edition

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Published
1897
Binding
Bound in flowered covers with gold decor on the spine
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NZ$42.10

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This book contains religious devotions for every day of the year. There is a former owner's gift inscription inside.
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NZ$42.10
The Maiden Voyage - Leatherbound Easton Press Edition

The Maiden Voyage - Leatherbound Easton Press Edition

by Marcus, Geoffrey

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Published
1987
Binding
Bound in dark brown leather with gold lettering and decor
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This is one of the most comprehensive narrative's written of the Titanic's maiden voyage. It is bound in dark brown leather with gold lettering and decor, has gilded page edges, and is illustrated. There is a former owner's bookplate inside.
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NZ$42.10
The Poems of Wordsworth - Bound in Blue Leather

The Poems of Wordsworth - Bound in Blue Leather

by Wordsworth, William

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Published
1926
Binding
Bound in blue leather with gold lettering and decor.
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This is a lovely old edition of Wordsworth's poems. It is in Good Conditon with slight fading on the spine. There is a former owner's name inside.
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NZ$42.10
A Kentucky Cardinal

A Kentucky Cardinal

by Allen, James Lane

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Published
1899
Binding
Bound in green cloth covers with gold lettering
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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NZ$16.84

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This is a very nice copy of an early edition of this collectable book with three of its four original illustrations.
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NZ$16.84
Astronauts on the Moon: The Story of the Apollo Moon Landings - a Hallmark Pop-Up Book
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Astronauts on the Moon: The Story of the Apollo Moon Landings - a Hallmark Pop-Up Book

by Hendricks, Stanley

Condition
Used - Good inide with some cover wear
Binding
Bound in pictorial hardcover
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1
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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NZ$16.84

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This historic pop-up book is in Good Condition inside with some cover wear. There is a former owner's gift inscription inside.
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NZ$16.84
The Gift of the Wise Men

The Gift of the Wise Men

by Henry, O.

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Published
1911
Binding
Bound in beige hardcover with dustjacket and glassine tissue wrap
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NZ$126.28

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This is a beautifully illustrated edition of a Christmas classic! There is a former owner's name inside.
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NZ$126.28
A Atudy In Scarlet and A Scandal In Bohemia - Early 1895 Edition

A Atudy In Scarlet and A Scandal In Bohemia - Early 1895 Edition

by Doyle, Arthur Conan

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Published
1895
Binding
Bound in green pictorial cloth hardcover
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NZ$210.48

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"A Study In Scarlet" was first published in 1887, and it was the first of the Sherlock Holmes novels. The copy we offer for sale was published only a few years later. It is in good condition and has a former owner's gift inscription on the front endsheet. It is bound in green cloth covers with a red floral design… Read more about this item
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NZ$210.48
In Memoriam

In Memoriam

by Tennyson, Alfred Lord

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Published
1919
Binding
Bound in white hardcover boards
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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NZ$42.10

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There is a former owner's Presentation Card on the front endsheet.
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NZ$42.10
Idylls of the King

Idylls of the King

by Tennyson, Alfred Lord

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Published
1902
Binding
Bound in pictorial hardcover
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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This is a lovely book with a beautiful color illustration on the cover. There is a former owner's gift inscription inside dated .
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NZ$42.10
The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

by Shakespeare, William

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Published
1919
Binding
Bound in red leather
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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A part of the Temple Shakespeare editions. There is a former owner's gift inscription inside.
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NZ$42.10
The Prefaces, Proverbs, and Poems of Benjamin Franklin Originally Published in Poor Richard's Almanac for 1733 - 1738

The Prefaces, Proverbs, and Poems of Benjamin Franklin Originally Published in Poor Richard's Almanac for 1733 - 1738

by Franklin, Benjamin

Condition
Used - Good condition with some cover wear
Published
circa 1900
Binding
Bound in red leather
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This book is bound in red leather with gold lettering and decor on the cover and spine.
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NZ$42.10
The Works of George Eliot - Complete Nottingham Society Eight Volume Set

The Works of George Eliot - Complete Nottingham Society Eight Volume Set

by Eliot, George

Condition
Used - Good condition with some edge wear
Edition
De Luxe Edition
Published
circa 1890's
Binding
Bound in 3/4 leather with dark cloth covers
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NZ$328.34

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This eight volume set contains the following works by George Eliot: Silas Marner, Scenes of a Clerical Life, Lifted Veil---Brother Jacob, Adam Bede, Mill on the Floss, Romola, Felix Holt, Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda, The Impressions of Theophrastus Such, Essays, Poetical Works. This is the Edition De Luxe published by the Nottingham Society. The volumes are bound in 3/4 leather (leather spines and… Read more about this item
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The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life - Two Volume Set

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life - Two Volume Set

by Darwin, Charles

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Edition
6th Ed., 33rd thousand
Published
1888
Binding
Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled covers
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NZ$2,104.75

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This complete two volume set is the Sixth Edition, 33rd thousand. The volumes are bound in 3/4 leather (leather spines and corners) with marbled covers and endsheets, and gold lettering and decor on the spines. The tops of the page edges are gilded. There is the handwritten name and date (1890) and bookplate of a former owner inside. Both volumes… Read more about this item
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NZ$2,104.75
Five Volume Leather Bound Set of Browning's Works: Poems, Volumes 1 and 2; Men and Women; Sordello, Stratford, Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day; Dramatis Personae

Five Volume Leather Bound Set of Browning's Works: Poems, Volumes 1 and 2; Men and Women; Sordello, Stratford, Christmas-Eve and Easter-Day; Dramatis Personae

by Browning, Robert

Condition
Used - Good Condition
Published
1864
Binding
Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled covers
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NZ$294.66

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This five volume set is bound in 3/4 leather (leather spines and corners) with marbled board covers, marbled page edges, and marbled endsheets. Some leather on the covers shows slight scuffing. The leather on the spines is in very good condition and has gold decor with red and black labels.There is a former owner's name and date pencilled in two… Read more about this item
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The Youth's Keepsake: A Christmas and New Year's Present

The Youth's Keepsake: A Christmas and New Year's Present

Condition
Used - Good with slight spine wear
Published
circa 1840's
Binding
Bound in dark cloth hardcover
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NZ$109.45

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This collectiion of stories and poetry fom the 1840's is in good condition on the outside with slight wear on the spine, and very good condition of the inside. It is bound in dark cloth with gold lettering and decor on the spine.
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NZ$109.45
Queen's Gardens: A Paper For Girls: Volume 25, Number 1; January 7, 1939 through December 30, 1939, bound into one volume
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Queen's Gardens: A Paper For Girls: Volume 25, Number 1; January 7, 1939 through December 30, 1939, bound into one volume

Condition
Used - Good Condition with very slight cover wear
Published
1939
Binding
Bound in green cloth hardcover with gold lettering
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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Queen's Gardens was a weekly magazine which published stories and poetry for girls. Each issue was also well illustrated. This volume being offered for sale contains all of the weekly issues for the year 1939 bound into one volume. It is in Very Good Condition.
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Queen's Gardens: A Paper For Girls: Volume 245, Number 1; January 1, 1938 through December 31, 1938, bound into one volume
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Queen's Gardens: A Paper For Girls: Volume 245, Number 1; January 1, 1938 through December 31, 1938, bound into one volume

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Published
1938
Binding
Bound in green cloth hardcover with gold lettering
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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Queen's Gardens was a weekly magazine which published stories and poetry for girls. Each issue was also well illustrated. This volume being offered for sale contains all of the weekly issues for the year 1938 bound into one volume. It is in Very Good Condition.
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Queen's Gardens: A Paper For Girls: Volume 25, Number 1; January 7, 1939 through December 30, 1939, bound into one volume
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Queen's Gardens: A Paper For Girls: Volume 25, Number 1; January 7, 1939 through December 30, 1939, bound into one volume

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Published
1939
Binding
Bound in green cloth hardcover with gold lettering
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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Queen's Gardens was a weekly magazine which published stories and poetry for girls. Each issue was also well illustrated. This volume being offered for sale contains all of the weekly issues for the year 1939 bound into one volume. It is in Very Good Condition.
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NZ$42.10
Queen's Gardens: A Paper For Girls: Volume XXIII, Number 1; January 2, 1937 through December 25, 1937, bound into one volume
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Queen's Gardens: A Paper For Girls: Volume XXIII, Number 1; January 2, 1937 through December 25, 1937, bound into one volume

Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Published
1937
Binding
Bound in green cloth hardcover with gold lettering
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Silver City, New Mexico, USA
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Queen's Gardens was a weekly magazine which published stories and poetry for girls. Each issue was also well illustrated. This volume being offered for sale contains all of the weekly issues for the year 1937 bound into one volume. It is in Very Good Condition.
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NZ$42.10