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Cambridge University Press, 1978. Cambridge University Press 1978, Ninth Printing, ( First publication1952). Blue cloth over boards, gold design on front cover ,gold lettering. Very clean, very solid , no soiling or vibrant color and text. Near Fine/Very Good. Charles William Previté-Orton FBA (16 January 1877 - 11 March 1947) was a British medieval historian and the first Professor of Medieval History at the University of Cambridge on the establishment of the position in 1937 The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History in Two Volumes (Vol I-the Later Roman Empire to the Twelfth Century)-(Vol II-the Twelfth Century to the Renaissance) VOL. I : 132 illustrations, 15 maps, 17 genealogical tables, index. VOL II: 132 illustrations, 11 maps, 1O genealogical tables, index. Cambridge University Press 1978, Ninth Printing, ( First publication1952) Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering and design. Very clean, very solid , no soiling, no pulling of spine, text vibrant, good quality paper. Near Fine copies in Very… Read More

The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History in Two Volumes(Vol I-the Later Roman Empire to the Twelfth Century)-(Vol II-the Twelfth Century to the Renaissance)[Buy it!] List of illustrations, list of maps, list of genealogical tables, index. These are beautiful, quality print books, clean and high Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering and design. Very clean, very solid , no soiling ,vibrant color and text. Near Fine copies in Very Good dust jackets. dj vol. 1 has slight wrinkle at topof spine and small purple ink stain on back space down, dj vol 2 has small tear at bottom spine. Very light shelf wear on both. grade quality paper. Very attractive books I woul be delighted to receive these as a gift. Extra postage might be needed books 5lb. 3 oz.

Crown Publishers New York (2010), 2010. Crown Publishers New York. Stated First Edition. Cloth/black boards with silver lettering. As New/AS New. Decision Points is a memoir by former U.S. President George W. Bush. It was released on November 9, 2010, and the release was accompanied by national television appearances and a national tour. The book surpassed sales of two million copies less than two months after its release] breaking the record previously held by former President Bill Clinton's memoir My Life. Decision Points also opened at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. (Wiki). Crown Publishers New York. Stated First Edition, full # line 1-10. As new.

Decision Points is a memoir by former U.S. President George W. Bush. It was released on November 9, 2010, and the release was accompanied by national television appearances and a national tour. The book surpassed sales of two million copies less than two months after its release] breaking the record previously held by former President Bill Clinton's memoir My Life. Decision Points also opened at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. (Wiki) Crown Publishers New York. Stated First Edition, full # line 1-10. As new.

Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1885. Houghton Mifflin and Company (1885). Blue Cloth over boards, gold and black designs and lettering. Copyright , 1884, by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. the Riverside Press Cambridge:electrotyped and printed by H. O. Houghton and Co./NO DJ. 65 poems , starting with VOICES OF THE NIGHT 1839, to THE SPANISH STUDENT 1843, which appears to be a PLAY. Copyright , 1884, by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. the Riverside Press Cambridge: electrotyped and printed by H. O. Houghton and Co. Title page slightly loose from body. Top and bottom of spine show wear, Corners a bit worn. It is otherwise a solid and impressive copy. Gold gilt all sides, gold as well as front and spine designs, front and spine are embossed. impressive front cover and design, Spine a bit discolored and spotting to the back cover. Inscription on second leaf end paper: 'Mattie Hay Dec 25, 1884.' Picture of Longfellow in Cameo with this hand written inscription :Yours very truly Henry W. Longfellow.

Copyright , 1884, by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. the Riverside Press Cambridge:electrotyped and printed by H. O. Houghton and Co.
Top and bottom of spine show wear, Corners a bit worn. It is otherwise a solid and impressive copy. Gold gilt,gold as well as front and spine designs, front and spine are embossed. impressive front cover and design, Spine a bit discolored and wear to the back cover.Inscription on second leaf end papear: 'Mattie Hay Dec 25, 1884.Picture of Longfellow in Cameo with this hand written inscription :Yours very trulyHenry W. Longfellow.

Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1881. Later Printig Houghton, Miffling and Company, 1881. A Beautiful copy. Very little shelf wear. Later Printig Houghton, Miffling and Company, 1881/No DJ as issued. Parnassus, edited by Emerson (Boston: Osgood, 1875)Parnassus An Anthology of Poetry Edited by Ralph Waldo Emerson Some 700 complete poems, excerpts and verse quotations show a unique insight into the mind of America's first Philosopher CONTENTS Bibliographic Record Preface BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD AND COMPANY, 1880 NEW YORK: BARTLEBYCOM, 2013 I Nature: Land ?Çö Sea ?Çö Sky II Human Life: Home ?Çö Woman ?Çö Love ?Çö Friendship ?Çö Manners ?Çö Beauty III Intellectual: Memory ?Çö Inspiration ?Çö Imagination ?Çö Fancy ?Çö Music ?Çö Art ?Çö Moods IV Contemplative ?Çö Moral ?Çö Religious: Man ?Çö Virtue… Read More

Parnassus, edited by Emerson (Boston: Osgood, 1875).Parnassus An Anthology of Poetry Edited by Ralph Waldo Emerson Some 700 complete poems, excerpts and verse quotations show a unique insight into the mind of America's first Philosopher. CONTENTS Bibliographic Record Preface BOSTON: HOUGHTON, OSGOOD AND COMPANY, 1880 NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2013 I. Nature: Land — Sea — Sky II. Human Life: Home — Woman — Love — Friendship — Manners — Beauty III. Intellectual: Memory — Inspiration — Imagination — Fancy — Music — Art — Moods IV. Contemplative — Moral — Religious: Man — Virtue — Honor — Time — Change — Fate — Death — Immortality — Hymns — Holydays V. Heroic: Patriotic — Historic — Political VI. Portraits — Personal — Pictures VII. Narrative Poems and Ballads VIII. Songs IX. Dirges and Pathetic Poems X. Comic and Humorous: Satirical XI. Poetry of Terror XII. Oracles and Counsels: Good Counsel — Supreme Hours

Harper & Brothers, Franklin Square, 1935. Stated: New York Harper & Collins, Franklin Square 1887. Very goodcopy, spine nice and tigh, slight yellowing, some shelfwear at top and bottom of spine, pages all intact,no writing.. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace, published by Harper & Brothers on November 12, 1880 Considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century",[1] it became a best-selling American novel, surpassing Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) in salesThe story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a fictional Jewish prince from Jerusalem, who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the 1st century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, who comes from the same region and is a similar age[4] The novel reflects themes of betrayal, conviction, and redemption, with a revenge plot that leads to a story of love and compassion… Read More

Harper & Brothers,Publishers, N.Y., 1901. Harper & Brothers,Publishers, N.Y. (1901). This is volume TWO, page count starts at 455 to 853. There is no dedication in this book. Nice tight spine , vibrant green col. The story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a fictional Jewish prince from Jerusalem, who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the 1st century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, who comes from the same region and is a similar age[4] The novel reflects themes of betrayal, conviction, and redemption, with a revenge plot that leads to a story of love and compassion.

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a novel by Lew Wallace, published by Harper & Brothers on November 12, 1880. Considered "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century",[1] it became a best-selling American novel, surpassing Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) in salesThe story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a fictional Jewish prince from Jerusalem, who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the 1st century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian. Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, who comes from the same region and is a similar age.[4] The novel reflects themes of betrayal, conviction, and redemption, with a revenge plot that leads to a story of love and compassion. Stated: New York Harper & Collins, Franklin Square 1887.Inscription: TO THE WIFE OF MY YOUTH Who Still Abides with me, indicating a First Edition and Second printing.

Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London, 1908. Harper & Brothers Publishers New York and London,1908. Book in good condition,tight, boards and text clean,/No dust jacket. The story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a fictional Jewish prince from Jerusalem, who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the 1st century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, who comes from the same region and is a similar age[4] The novel reflects themes of betrayal, conviction, and redemption, with a revenge plot that leads to a story of love and compassion The Wallace Memorial Edition Limited to 1,000,000 copies sold to Sears, Roebuck and Company by Harper Brothers Inscription: TO THE WIFE OF MY YOUTH Who Still Abides with me Book in good condition,tight, boards and text clean, tear on back pacedown,

The story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a fictional Jewish prince from Jerusalem, who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the 1st century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian. Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, who comes from the same region and is a similar age.[4] The novel reflects themes of betrayal, conviction, and redemption, with a revenge plot that leads to a story of love and compassion.
The Wallace Memorial Edition Limited to 1,000,000 copies sold to Sears, Roebuck and Company by Harper Brothers. Inscription: TO THE WIFE OF MY YOUTH Who Still Abides with me. Book in good condition,tight, boards and text clean, tear on back pacedown,

The story recounts in descriptive detail the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, a fictional Jewish prince from Jerusalem, who is enslaved by the Romans at the beginning of the 1st century and becomes a charioteer and a Christian. Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, who comes from the same region and is a similar age.[4] The novel reflects themes of betrayal, conviction, and redemption, with a revenge plot that leads to a story of love and compassion

Franklin Library Edition, 1981. PENNSYLVANIA: FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1981. Black Leatherette over boards,with gold design sand lettering. Good/No DJ as issued. Godfroy Durand. The Canterbury Tales is a collection of 24 stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer. In 1386, Chaucer became Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace and, three years later, Clerk of the King's work in 1389. It was during these years that Chaucer began working on his most famous text, The Canterbury Tales. The Waverley Novels are a long series of novels by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). For nearly a century, they were among the most popular and widely read novels in all of Europe. Because Scott did not publicly acknowledge authorship until 1827, the series takes its name from Waverley, the first novel of the series released in 1814. The later books bore the words "by the author of Waverley" on their title pages. The Tales of my Landlord sub-series was not advertised as "by the… Read More

Edward has been brought up in the family home by his uncle, Sir Everard Waverley, who maintains the family Tory and Jacobite sympathies, while Edward's Whig father works for the Hanoverian government in nearby London. Edward is given a commission in the Hanoverian army and posted to Dundee, then promptly takes leave to visit Baron Bradwardine, a Jacobite friend of his uncle, and meets the Baron's lovely daughter Rose.

Scott, Walter Kenilworth, Illustrated by Clarke Hutton Hardcover, New York: The Heritage Press, 1966. Near Fine. Near Fine red cloth with gilt cover design and gilt spine title. Introduction by David Daiches. In gold-colored slipcase. Scott's 13th novel--set in the merry England of the first Queen Elizabeth.

The Heritage Press, New York, 1966. The Special contents of this Edition are copyright 1966 by the George Macy Companies, Inc. Red cloth over boards, Dark red and gold designs on front cover and spine. gold lettering. The Special contentsof this Edition are copyright 1966 by the George Macy Companies, Inc. The slipcase is in good condition with/Slip Case. Clarke Hutton. Kenilworth first appeared when the author was 50 years old. It was his thirteenth novel, in January 1821 when the author was 50years old. . It was his thirteenth novel and Walter Scott was now the best known Scotsman of his day. Not that he the admitted author of these novels: they all had been published anonymously. Book is MINT, as new, clean vibrant, no markings, or writing. Gold slipcase shows considerable shelf ware, is strong and intact. Scott, alter Kenilworth, Illustrated by Clarke Hutton. 12 full page, color plates with numerous black ink illustrations. Hardcover, New York: The Heritage Press, 1966 Near Fine… Read More

Knopf, 2008. Knopf. First Edition, First Printing, 05/06/2008. Yellow paper over boards, grey paper spine, silver lettering. Very Good ++clean, vibrant, solid. very slight shelf wear./DJ very good ++ clean, vibrant, slight soiling on inside of DJ, not clipped, price .$29.95, owner's name on inside front flap.. Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me: "I want to be you." My stock reply is always: "Then you have to take the whole package" And now, at last, the most important woman in the history of television journalism gives us that "whole package," in her inspiring and riveting memoir. After more than forty years of interviewing heads of state, world leaders, movie stars, criminals, murderers, inspirational figures, and celebrities of all kinds, Barbara Walters has turned her gift for examination onto herself to reveal the forces that shaped her extraordinary life. Barbara Walters's. Knopf. First Edition, First Printing, 05/06/2008. Very Good ++clean, vibrant, solid. very slight… Read More

The Heritage Press, New York, 1970. The Heritage Press, New York, 1970. ,Bown linen over boards/gold design/lettering/picture front cover. Near Fine/Slipcase. Autobiography of Booker T. Washington, a man who was born into slavery, but overcame hardships through hard work and diligence. At 25, he became the first principle of Tuskagee college, founded to teach newly freed slaves the skills to gain employment. In this position he rose to become a nationally known figure, and advocate for American freedmen. His story provides great insight into the condition of the former slaves of the south in the years following the civil war. INTRODUCTION by Booker T. Washington The III, he is the grandson of Booker T. Washington and has made a thorough study of his...The Heritage Press, New York, 1970. With SANDGLASS. Mint Condition, clean, bright, tight, no pulling away of spine. Slipcase Very Good, slight bumping at top. 15 Beautiful, full page Illustrations by Denver Gillen, Binding is Brown Linen over boards,… Read More