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THE WAILING WIND
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THE WAILING WIND

by Hillerman, Tony

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New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 2002. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Very Good +. 8vo, blue cloth over squash boards, Mylar-protected illustrated dust jacket with Cachina motif by Peter Thorpe, map endpapers with vignettes of action, [x] + 232 pages. An Exceptional copy internally and externally. Upper edge of dust jacket has a slight 3/8" vertical tear and minor creasing.<br /> <br /> New York Times Bestselling Author Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma, and grew up with Pottawatomie children. After graduating from high school, he served as a private in the Army with the 103rd Infantry during World War II, where--for valor--he was awarded a Purple Heart as well as Silver Star and Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Clusters. <br /> <br /> During his convalescence, he became closely involved with Navajo Marines on their reservation. His connection with the Navaho Nation, Hopis, and Zunis would become a life-long commitment. <br /> <br… Read More
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WAITING TO EXHALE
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WAITING TO EXHALE

by McMillan, Terry

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9780670839803
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0670839809
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New York: Viking, 1992. First Edition, Later Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on half title, 8vo, black quarter cloth with copper-gilt lettering on spine over black boards, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) from painting by Synthia Saint James, black endpapers, xiv + 409 pages. Terry McMillan (born 1951) is an American author. She achieved national attention in 1992 with her third novel, WAITING TO EXHALE, a New York Times bestseller. The novel contributed to a shift in Black popular cultural consciousness and the visibility of a female Black middle-class identity. McMillan introduced the interior world of Black women professionals in their thirties who were successful, alone, yet available. In 1995, the novel was adapted into a film directed by Forest Whitaker starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and Lela Rochon. SIGNED & in EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: tight, clean, bright in an immaculate dust jacket.
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WAKING DRAGONS; Paintings by Derek Anderson
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WAKING DRAGONS; Paintings by Derek Anderson

by Yolen, Jane

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New York London Toronto Sydney Singapore: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2012. First Edition. Pictorial boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Derek Anderson. SIGNED Presentation Copy by the Illustrator with a DRAGON SKETCH, 4to, pictorial glossy full color boards repeating the dj's picture, profusely illustrated with reproductions of paintings by Derek Anderson, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket by Anderson, decorative endpapers, [30] pages. EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION and RARE with the DRAGON SKETCH SIGNED by the gifted ILLUSTRATOR. Wonderfully bold, colorful, and sweet illustrations combine with a delightful narrative about how slumbering dragons wake up slowly, tumble out of bed, brush their teeth to avoid "Dragon breath," eat pancakes with syrup with delight, and then engage in further aerial adventures--all very suggestively for the little boy in armor who might want to pattern his behavior after his companion :-). (This adventure reminds me a lot of Disney's… Read More
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WALDEN; By Henry David Thoreau / With Wood-engravings by Thomas W. Nason / Collector's...
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WALDEN; By Henry David Thoreau / With Wood-engravings by Thomas W. Nason / Collector's Edition / Bound in Genuine Leather

by Thoreau, Henry David

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Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1981. Collector's Edition. Full Leather with 22kt gold-stamping. Like New. Thomas W. Nason. 8vo (8 1/4" x 5 3/8" x 1 3/8"); light brown genuine leather with decorative leafy gold inlays on spine and covers + 4 hubs; wood-engraving depicting Thoreau's cabin at Walden; very handsomely illustrated with wood-engravings made from new views at Walden by Thomas Nason + Thoreau as frontispiece & 5 full-page B&W plates (facing pp. 54, 146, 190, 244, 318 ), ~ 13 in-text vignettes, ~ 13 chapter headings, ~ 14 tailpieces; oxblood watered-silk endpapers; all page edges gilded with .22k gold leaf [a.e.g.]; 335 pages + [1] Colophon. Weight: 1 lb. 10 oz. Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading Transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his books WALDEN, his reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings,… Read More
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WALDEN WARMING; Climate Change Comes to Thoreau's Woods
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WALDEN WARMING; Climate Change Comes to Thoreau's Woods

by Primack, Richard B.

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9780226682686
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0226682684
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Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press, 2014. First Edition. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. Photos. 8vo, black cloth over boards with silver spine lettering, profusely illustrated with B&W photographs throughout the text, x + [ii] + 253 pages. Exceptional Condition! Climate change becomes evident at the naturalist-environmentalist's sacred pond! Dr. Primack is a professor of biology at Boston University.
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A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
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A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

by Algren, Nelson

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New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahay, 1956. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Fine/Very Good. SIGNED PRESENTATION by the AUTHOR, 8vo, yellow quarter cloth with green lettering over blue-gray lettered boards, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped front flap with price $4.50) depicting the author in a shadowy alley, [vi] + [1] 3-346 pages. Nelson Algren (1909 - 1981) was an American writer known for his Chicago affiliation. He is well known for The Man with the Golden Arm, a 1949 novel about drug additction that won the National Book Award, and was adapted as a 1955 film of the same name starring Frank Sinatra.<br /> <br /> According to one prominent critic, "in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Algren was one of the best known literary writers in America." He was also the lover of French writer Simone de Beauvoir, he was featured in her novel The Mandarins, set in Paris and Chicago.<br /> <br /> He is considered "a bard of the… Read More
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THE WALL; Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
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THE WALL; Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

by Sis, Peter

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9780374347017
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0374347018
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New York: Francis Foster Books / Farrar Straus Giroux, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Peter Sis. SIGNED and with his distinctive "Flying Mercury" Caricature Head by author-illustrator Peter Sis, 4to (12 3/8" x 9 3/8"), tan cloth with red lettering on spine & a large Red star on front cover, magnificently illustrated by Peter Sis with sketches, portraits, maps, vignettes, and tables, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with drawing by Sis of a boy playing a drum within a red brick Soviet star, illustrated map of the USSR as pictorial endpapers, ~ [50] unnumbered pages. One of my favorite illustrators and probably his most personal book. WINNER of the CALDECOTT HONOR AWARD in 2008. Peter Sis, born in Czechoslovakia in 1949, is an illustrator, author, film maker, and winner of many awards. SIGNED & INCLUDING the ARTIST-ILLUSTRATOR'S SELF-CARICATURE at the top of the Copyright page. In EXCEPTIONAL… Read More
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WALLACE STEGNER; His Life and Work
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WALLACE STEGNER; His Life and Work

by Benson, Jackson J.

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9780670862221
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New York: Viking, 1996. First Edition. Cloth and boards. Mint/Mint. 8vo, black cloth over cream-colored boards, 25 illustrations on glossy stock, Mylar-protected dust jacket with a photo of Stegner, xx + 472 pages. An outstanding biography of Wallace Stegner (1909-1993), a brilliant author who is often considered the "Dean of Western Writers." Exceptional condition internally and externally.
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THE WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS; By Jean Anouilh / Translated by Lucienne Hill
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THE WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS; By Jean Anouilh / Translated by Lucienne Hill

by Anouilh, Jean

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New York: Coward-McCann, Inc, 1953. Fireside Theatre Book Club Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4"), green cloth with white lettering on spine, typographic dust jacket (unclipped) with writing on suspended drapery, illustrated with a few B&W photographs by Herb Nott, archival mylar-protected dust jacket (unclipped), 126 pages. Jean Anouilh [pron.: An-ouil or A-nouil & not "anwi"] (1910 - 1987) was a prominent French playwrite and screenwriter whose work ranged from sophisticated drama to absurdist farce. He is well known for Antigone (1944)--based on Sophocles' drama--which attacked the Nazified Vichy government. One of France's most prolific and important dramatists, his themes often dealt with renouncing reality for dreams, and maintaining integrity in a world of moral compromise. VERY GOOD CONDITION: tight, bright, clean copy without any annotations, underlining, or marks in a bright, clean dj (unclipped) with edge wear (most notably at… Read More
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THE WANDERERS
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THE WANDERERS

by Howrey, Meg

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9780399574634
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Like New/Like New. SIGNED by the Author on the title page, tall 8vo, black cloth with gold lettering on spine & MH stamped on front cover, archival mylar-protected lettered dust jacket (unclipped) and strewn with tiny gold stars, 370 pages. Like New Copy. Very Fine copy. No previous owner or remainder marks.<br /> <br /> A former professional dancer, Meg Howrey is the author of the novels THE WANDERERS, THE CRANES DANCE, BLIND SIGHT, and most recently, THEY'RE GOING TO LOVE YOU,. The last became a New York Times Best Book of the Month and a New Yorker Best Book of 2022. <br /> <br /> Under the name "Magnus Flyte," she is also the coauthor of the NY Times Bestseller CITY OF DARK MAGIC and CITY OF LOST DREAMS.
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WANDERINGS in WESSEX; An Exploration of the Southern, Realm from Itchen to Otter / With 12...
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WANDERINGS in WESSEX; An Exploration of the Southern, Realm from Itchen to Otter / With 12 Full-page Drawings by M.M. Vigers / And Over One Hundred Illustrations in The Text By The Author / Map and Plans

by Holmes, Edric

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An Exploration of the Southern, Realm from Itchen to Otter: Robert Scott, 1922. First Edition: from "The English Countryside" Series. Cloth. Very Good +/None. Edric Homes; M.M. Vigers. Small 8vo (7 5/8" x 5 1/4"), publisher's original green buckram with gilt lettering and tudor roses on spine, profusely illustrated with 12 full-page drawings by M.M. Vigers and more than 100 illustrations by the author-illustrator Edric Homes, xiii, [xiv:blank] +15-380 pages with Index + [4] Adverts. Tight, bright, solid copy with unfoxed bright photographic and reproductions of engraved illustrations. Top and bottom of spine ends neatly abraided and corners worn. (Sometimes reprinted for as much as $69.) A tour through many towns & villages of THOMAS HARDY COUNTRY: southern Hampshire, Dorset & east Devonshire, with a brief chapter on North Hampshire & the border of Berkshire. This is a very appealing illustrated guide to the English countryside which was published after World… Read More
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THE WAR AGAINST WOMEN
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THE WAR AGAINST WOMEN

by French, Marilyn

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9780671661571
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New York: Summit Books, 1992. First Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. 8vo, brown quarter cloth with gold spine lettering over beige boards, archival mylar-protected lettered dust jacket (unclipped) with photo of MF on rear panel, 223 pages + [1] (About the Author). Marilyn French (née Edwards) (1929 - 2009) was an important radical feminist and the American author of The Women's Room, Beyond Power, and From Eve to Dawn (series). This is an important study of the roots and effects of patriarchy's multi-phased cultural war(s) on women. Influential for the women's movement and anthropology. SUPERIOR CONDITION: tight, bright, clean copy. Not Ex Lib. No previous owner's names or marks. No remainder marks.
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WAR AND GOLD; A Five-Hundred-Year History of Empires, Adventures and Debt
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WAR AND GOLD; A Five-Hundred-Year History of Empires, Adventures and Debt

by Kwarteng, Kwasi

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London New Delhi New York Sydney: Bloomsbury, 2014. First Edition. Boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Photographs. Tall 8vo, cream-colored boards with black spine lettering, Mylar-protected black & gold dust jacket (unclipped) with full color depiction of Carducio's "Victory of Fleurus" (1622), illustrated with 16 pages of color & black&white glossy plates, 414 pages + [2] Notes on Author and Text. A remarkably insightful economic and social history!<br/> <br/> "Kwasi Swwartteng has emerged as a significant scholar on the historical scene"--Andrew Roberts (one of my favorite biographers--see his bio of Napoleon.)<br/> <br/> Exceptional Condition!
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THE WARLOCK'S NIGHT OUT; * The Warlock Wandering * The Warlock Is Missing
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THE WARLOCK'S NIGHT OUT; * The Warlock Wandering * The Warlock Is Missing

by Stasheff, Christopher

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Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday, 1986. Book Club Edition. Cloth and boards. Good +/Very Fine. Thick 8vo,black quarter cloth with gilt lettering over light blue boards, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with painting by Walter Velez, 437 pages.
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WARRIOR QUEEN OF THE INDIAN; By Richard Barry / Edited by Ann Reo and Carole Perazzo
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WARRIOR QUEEN OF THE INDIAN; By Richard Barry / Edited by Ann Reo and Carole Perazzo

by Barry, Richard

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Guilford, New York: Terrich Books, 1992. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Author as Richard Barry (& "Lone Wolf" of Lenape heritage) facing the title page; brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and an Indian chieftain's eagle-feather long headress stamped on front cover; archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting the eagle-feather headress in a color painting by Jeanine Bennett; 494 pages. A heartfelt historical fiction about an Indian woman's series of adventure, romances, trials, and heartaches. <br/><br/>Book is clean and solid without markings. Dust Jacket is clean and bright with three clean tears at its upper edges.
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THE WARS OF THE ROOSEVELTS:; The Ruthless Rise of America's Greatest Political Family
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THE WARS OF THE ROOSEVELTS:; The Ruthless Rise of America's Greatest Political Family

by Mann, William J.

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New York: Harper / HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. Photos. Tall 8vo, cloth and boards, illustrated with 32 glossy B&W photos [many previously unpublished], archival polyester-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with series of family portraits; 624 pages. Weight: 2 lbs. 1 oz. A superb revisionist biographical history--with several unique photos--of one of America's greatest and most influential families--the Roosevelts--exposing unknown family secrets and complex family rivalries.<br/> <br/> EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects! No previous owner or remainder marks.
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THE WASP IN A WIG; A "Suppressed" Episode of THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS and What Alice...
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THE WASP IN A WIG; A "Suppressed" Episode of THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS and What Alice Found There / With a Preface, Introduction and Notes by Martin Gardner

by Carroll, Lewis

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New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc./Publishers, 1977. First American Trade Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Thin 8vo, tan cloth with "LC" blindstamped on front cover, reproduction of original manuscript, Mylar-protected typographic multi-colored though predominately green dust jacket (unclipped), xiv + [ii] + manuscript numbering 68 pages + [2] blank + [2] Colophon + [2] A Note about the Lewis Carroll Society. Lewis Carroll originally intended to position this episode after the White Knight material in Chapter VIII. This previously unknown and humorous chapter--with double entendres--was discovered at a London auction house in 1974 when its galley came up for sale.
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THE WATCHMAN'S RATTLE; Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction / With a Foreword by E.O. Wilson
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THE WATCHMAN'S RATTLE; Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction / With a Foreword by E.O. Wilson

by Costa, Rebecca D.

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New York: Vanguard Press, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Like New/Like New. Tall 8vo, black quarter cloth with scarlet lettering over white boards, ardhival mylar-protected lettered dust jacket (unclipped), Index, 347 pages. Weight: 1.4 lbs. Rebecca Dazai Costa (born 1955) is an American sociobiologist, futurist, and author. She is expert in the field of "fast adaptation." Here she proposes ways to solve/resolve societal threats such as the Gulf oil spill, worldwide recession, terrorism, and global warming.<br /> <br /> EXCEPTIONAL COPY: Very tight, bright, and clean. No previous owner or remainder marks.
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THE WATER - BABIES; By Charles Kingsley / Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith
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THE WATER - BABIES; By Charles Kingsley / Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith

by Kingsley, Charles

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1916. First Edition Thus Illustrated. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine. JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH. Quarto (10 1/4" x 8" x 1 7/8"), green cloth with gold lettering on spine & front cover with circular color lithograph pastedown of water babies playing in the surf by Jessie Willcox Smith, who has illustrated the volume with a colored frontispiece,11 full-page color glossy plates, & in-text black-&-green sketches as headpieces, tailpieces & frequent marginalia; archival mylar added to protect cloth, pictorial endpapers with water-babies riding fish by Smith, 262 pages. Weight: 3 lbs. 11 oz. Overall NEAR FINE CONDITION internally & externally of this marvellous, enduring classic here illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. Solid copy with some moderate cover and edgewear. Bright glossy color plates: all present. A 1/4" spot in lower border edge of plate facing p.344, & a light finger smudge in margin of plate facing p.290. A few light… Read More
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THE WATER WORLD; A Popular Treatise / on the broad, broad ocean . .
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THE WATER WORLD; A Popular Treatise / on the broad, broad ocean . .

by Van Dervoort, Prof. J. W.

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New York: Union Publishing House, 1885. First Edition. green decorated cloth. Very Good +. photogravures. Tall 8vo, green black-&-gilt stamped decorated cloth, numerous illustrations & one large folding map of "The Polar Basin," all edges gilt, 512 pages. Exceptional copy of a Scarce volume that was sold only by subscription. Slightest rubbing to covers; a bit cocked, else near Fine.
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