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Innovative Furniture in America From 1800 to the Present

by Hanks, David A.

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Used
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First Edition
Published
1981
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780818004506
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Horizon Press. Profusely illustarted. Tiny tear to top corner of cover and dj. Moderate wear to dj edges. A nice copy-clean and unmarked. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. . Hardcover. First Edition. 1981.
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The Series of "the True Facts About Garabagh"

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Published
2005
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Trade Paperback
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Azerbaijan: Meydar Aliyev Foundation. 5 color-illustrated pamphlets relating to the Garabagh Conflict. Housed in a printed folder. . As New. Trade Paperback. 2005.
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Minutes in Reference to My Leaving England

by Shenston, Benjamin

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Used - Fine
Edition
Facsimile
Published
1937
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Hardcover
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Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company. A full size facsimile of a diary kept by an Englishman who sailed to America with his family in 1832. Sent by his decendant, Thomas E. Donnelley (of the publishing family), to all other known descendants at Christmas, 1937. Blue cloth with gilt titles. . Fine. Hardcover. Facsimile. 1937.
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Hyde Park History. No. 1

by Hyde Park Historical Society

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Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1980
Binding
Illustrated Wrappers
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Hyde Park Historical Society. Illustrated and with maps. Short crease and a short, closed tear to front cover. Clean and unmarked. . Near Fine. Illustrated Wrappers. First Edition. 1980.
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Narrative of the North Polar Expedition. U. S. Ship Polaris, Captain Charles Francis Hall Commanding

by Davis, Rear Admiral C. H., U.S.N.; Robeson, Hon. G. M. (Editor)

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1876
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Hardcover
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Washington: Government Printing Office. Green cloth with gilt sledge party cover decoration and gilt spine titles. Lacking the frontispiece portrait of Captain Hall. Frontispiece steel engraving of the Polaris present, with foxing. All other engravings and maps present. Moderate wear to covers. Interior is clean and unmarked. Hinges slightly loose and with some separation, but still a fairly solid copy… Read more about this item
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Buena Vista County History. 1858-1983 (Iowa)

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Used - Near Fine
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No Jacket (as issued)
Edition
Limited Edition
Published
1984
Binding
Hardcover
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Storm Lake, Iowa: Buena Vista County Historical Society. Illustrated. Endpaper maps. Color illustration on cover. Limited to 1,000 copies. Light foxing to page edges. . Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1984.
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A History of Iowa. Volume One. Heritage and Settlement, Antiquity-1838

by Kimball, Donald L.

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Used
Edition
First Edition
Published
1988
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780942698077
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Fayette, Iowa, U.S.A.: Trends & Events Pub Co. Fully illustrated. Long, warm inscription from author on flyleaf. Clean and unmarked. 4to-over 9?"-12" tall. Signed and Inscribed By Author . Hardcover. First Edition. 1988.
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Emma Goldman. a Documentary History of the American Years. 2 Volumes

by Falk, Candace (Editor)

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Used - Fine
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Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
2003
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Hardcover
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Berkeley / Los Angeles: Univ of California Press. Vol. 1: Made for America, 1890-1901. Vol.2: Making Speech Free, 1902-1909. Illustrated. 655 and 639 pages respectively. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 2003.
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The English Park. Royal, Private & Public

by Lasdun, Susan

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Used
Edition
First Edition
Published
1991
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780233987194
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London: Andre Deutsch. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 4to-over 9?"-12" tall. . Hardcover. First Edition. 1991.
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Meiji Revisited. the Sites of Victorian Japan

by Finn, Dallas

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Used
Edition
First Edition
Published
1995
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780834802889
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New York / Tokyo: Weatherhill. Fully illustrated in color and black & white. 4to-over 9?"-12" tall. . Hardcover. First Edition. 1995.
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The Regal and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of England Containing the Representations of All English Monarchs From Edward the Confessor to Henry the Eighth on Sixty Copper Plates Engraved By the Author (Strutt) With a Supplement, Containing Twelve Plates

by Strutt, Joseph; Planche, J. R.

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Used - Very Good
Published
1842
Binding
Half-Leather
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London: Henry G. Bohn. Half leather with gilt spine titles; matching marbled boards and endpapers; top edges gilt. The copper plates are extremely bright and colorful. *Rear cover detached. Some wrinkling and staining to top corner of last few pages, not affecting text or plates. Interior very clean and unmarked - NOT an ex-library copy. . Very Good.… Read more about this item
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Winston S. Churchill. Young Statesman 1901-1914

by Churchill, Randolph S.

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Printing
Published
1967
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Hardcover
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Illustrated. 763 pages. Price-clipped dj. ! ' closed tear and crease to top edge of front dj panel. Clean and unmarked. 8vo-over 7?"-9?" tall. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing. 1967.
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Winston S Churchill. Companion Volume III. Parts 1 & 2. Documents

by Gilbert, Martin

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Used
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Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1972
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Hardcover
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London: William Heinemann, Ltd.. Two volumes. Illustrated with maps. 1685 pages total. Oddly, approximately 25 pages at the end of each volume have minor fore-edge wrinkles/creases. Interiors are clean and unmarked. Price-clipped dust jackets. Small price stickers on front fixed endpapers. A very nice set. . Hardcover. First Edition. 1972.
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Early Chicago, 1883-1871. a Selection of City Council Proceedings Files

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Facsimile
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Broadsides
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Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Archives. Office of the Secretary of State. 50 individual card-stock broadsides measuring 14" x 8 1/2". The front side of each is a facsimile of the actual document and the verso is a printed version of same. Dated from (ca. ) August 3, 1833 to October 23, 1871. Various petitions, ordinances, proclamations, etc. The last entry… Read more about this item
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The Pictorial Lucknow

by Mukherji, P. C.

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Published
2003
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Hardcover
ISBN
9788120617018
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New Delhi, India: Asian Educational Services. A facsimile of the 1883 edition. 4to-over 9?"-12" tall. . Hardcover. 2003.
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Perrin's History of Illinois

by Perrin, J. Nick

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Edition
First Edition
Published
1906
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Hardcover
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Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Register. Illustrated with maps. Covers and page edges darkened with age. Interior is clean and unmarked. 8vo-over 7?"-9?" tall. . Hardcover. First Edition. 1906.
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The Illustrated Life and Times of Doc Holliday. Book One. Signed

by Bell, Bob Boze

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Used - Fine
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Edition
First Edition
Published
1994
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780964334304
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Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.: Tri Star-Boze Pubns, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hard cover. Green cloth with gilt titles. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Tiny nick to bottom edge of rear cover. A great copy. Signed by Author.
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The University of Illinois, 1867-1894. an Intellectual and Cultural History

by Solberg, Winton U.

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Used
Published
1968
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780252724244
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Urbana / Chicago / London: University of Illinois Press. Illustrated. Moderate wear to dj extremities and one tiny edge hole. A very nice copy, interior is clean and unmarked. Multiple signatures on half-title page. . Hardcover. 1968.
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Allegheny Cemetery. a Romantic Landscape in Pittsburgh

by Kidney, Walter C.

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Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1990
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780916670146
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. Clean, bright, and unmarked. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1990.
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Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry. Two Volumes. Leather

by Carleton, William

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Used - Good to Very Good
Published
1864
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Half-Leather
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London: William Tegg. 2 volumes. With an introduction and explanatory notes. Half green leather with marbled boards and matching marbled endpapers; gilt titles and raised bands; top edges gilt. Page edges and illustrations darkened with age; frontispiece missing from volume one. Moderate to heavy wear to extremities and corners. A nice set. . Good to Very Good .… Read more about this item
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