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The Personal History of David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- no dust jacket
- Published
- 1884
- Binding
- Dark green cloth, spine in surprisingly good condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Bluff City, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$42.30
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Classic Charles Dickens, The novel's full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account). It was first published as a serial in 1849–50, and as a book in 1850. It is written in the first person, as a description of his life… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
- Condition
- Used - Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 2nd edition 11th printing
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Blue cloth with red print, some staining and wear
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Bluff City, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$122.67
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Famous fantasy novel originally published in 1908. Includes an intro by A.A. Milne and a personal letter from Theodore Roosevelt. The dust jacket is in rough condition but intact. The book itself has a good binding, and mild yellowing to the pages from age. There is some staining on the cover. Overall it is in decent readable condition. Item Price
NZ$122.67
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Camera Obscura
by Van Hildebrand (Nicolaas Beets)
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- no dust jacket
- Edition
- 23rd
- Published
- 1904
- Binding
- Dark brown cloth with black border and trim, and gold gilt print and cover picture. Spine is in decent condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Bluff City, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$21.15
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A Dutch literary classic originally written in 1839. Camera Obscura is a collection of stories and reflections written by Hildebrand, pseudonym of Nicolaas Beets. He wrote most pieces as a student of theology in Leiden. Camera Obscura ' gives an image of the 19th-century Netherlands by trekschuit and Stagecoach.
This is the 23rd Edition of the book printed in The… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$21.15
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The Philosophy of Ingersoll
by Robert G. Ingersoll edited and arranged by Vere Goldthwaite
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1906
- Binding
- Brown cover with black and blue print, black cloth spine with gold gilt print, in fair condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Bluff City, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$33.84
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A book covering the philosophies of Col. Robert Green Ingersoll. The binding has come apart inside of the back cover, but everything is still intact. Other than that the book is in very good condition. It is an interesting, unusual book. It has gold gilt on the top edge of the pages. Item Price
NZ$33.84
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Books and the Man
by John T. Winterich
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1929
- Binding
- Black cloth binding with gold gilded print. In good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Bluff City, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$16.92
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Winterich chose 20 famous works of various famous authors and dedicated an entire chapter to each, and added a collection of fun, interesting illustrations. Authors covered include: Walt Whitman, Daniel Dafoe, Charles Dickens, Izaak Walton, Harriet Beecher Stowe, George Du Maurier, John Bunyan, John James Audubon, Robert Burns, Mark Twain, Oliver Goldsmith, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Samuel Johnson, Edgar Allan Poe, Lewis… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Little Folks' Number Book
by Charles W. Morey
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1914
- Binding
- Off white binding with black and blue print, in fair condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Bluff City, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$42.30
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Rare, illustrated arithmetic book by Charles W. Morey, Master of Highland School in Lowell, Massachusetts. Meant to be a teaching supplement for young children, by teaching math through everyday life experiences. The cover is stained, but intact. There is writing and other imperfections throughout the book. Overall it is in fair condition. Item Price
NZ$42.30
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The Flight of the Falcon
by Daphne Du Maurier
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Published
- 1965
- Binding
- Off white binding with black print, in excellent condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Bluff City, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$38.07
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A suspense novel by Daphne Du Maurier, set in "present" day (1965) Italy. The book is in very good condition, with very little yellowing to the pages. The dust jacket has a couple of small tears, but is not in bad shape. Item Price
NZ$38.07