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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States, Giving the Location, Physical Aspect, Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Climate, Productive and Manufacturing Resources, Commerce, Government, Education, General History, etc. of the States, Territories, Counties, Cities, Towns and Post Offices in the American Union, with the Population and Other Statistics from the Census of 1850. Illustrated with Seals and Thirty-one State Maps in Counties, and Fourteen Maps of Cities
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- 1853
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 548.20
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New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co, 1853. Hardcover. 400p., quarter-cloth marbled boards with gilt lettering on spine, maps, tables, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, scattered foxing throughout, else good condition. Item Price
SGD 548.20
John Cassavetes' "Shadows" [publicity packet]
by [Cassavetes, John, Lelia Goldoni, Ben Carruthers et al]
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- 1960
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- Ephemera
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 61.67
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Lion International Films Dist, 1960. Ephemera. Sixteen 8.5x14 inch sheets printed one side only with synopsis, production history, cast and crew list, reviews, awards, glossy advertising campaign options, stapled at top and into b&w covers illustrated with stills from the film. Light edgewear else very good. Likely after 1961 as all of the reviews are dated that year. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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Lake Sunapee
by Sturoc, William C.
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- 1850
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- Handbill
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 34.26
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[Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 1850. Handbill. 1 sheet. 10 x 5.25 in. Three horizontal folds, otherwise Good. Poem about the author's residence on the shore of Lake Sunappe, New Hampshire. Sturoc was a Scottish-born poet and freethinker who moved to Montreal and resettled in New Hampshire in 1850. Item Price
SGD 34.26
The Duty of Christians to Proclaim the Gospel Personally. A discourse, delivered before the Palestine Missionary Society of Norfolk County, at their Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting, held at Easton, Mass., June 17, 1857
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- 1857
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- Pamphlet
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 68.52
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Boston: Press of T.R. Marvin & Son, 1857. Pamphlet. 30, [2]p., printed wrappers. 9 x 5.5 in. "Remarks of Rev. Mr. Schneider" begin on page 23. Covers dusty and spotted. Sermon on the personal duty of Christians to proselytize, for which Christians must engage in active, disciplined, and efficient study and self-education. The remarks by Reverend Schneider discuss the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The California Diary of General E.D. Townsend. Edited by Malcolm Edwards
by Townsend, Edward Davis, aka General E.D. Townsend
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- 1970
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 27.41
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Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1970. Hardcover. x, 184p., illustrated from period images, semi-finepress treatment from Ward Ritchie, hardbound in 9.5x6.5 inch black cloth boards gilt and enclosed in the paper-covered slipcase. A fine copy in every respect: sound, clean and unmarked, slipcase ditto. Item Price
SGD 27.41
Hinton Rowan Helper's The Impending Crisis: A Digest of the Book by the South's Best-Hated Man
by Helper, Hinton Rowan; condensed, with a foreword by Miriam Allen deFord
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- 1945
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- Pamphlet
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 20.56
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Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1945. Pamphlet. 27p., stapled wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, pages evenly toned, else very good condition. Digest 26. Helper's "The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet It," first published in 1857, argued that slavery hurt the economy of the South. Item Price
SGD 20.56
Incidental remarks of William H. Seward, relative to grants of land to Hungarian exiles, &c. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 30, 1850
by Seward, William H.
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- 1850
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- Pamphlet
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 137.05
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Washington, DC: Printed by Jno. T. Towers, 1850. Pamphlet. 16 pp., unbound. 9.75 x 6.25 in. Two old horizontal folds. Printed and folded, but unbound, uncut, and edges untrimmed; can easily be unfolded into a full sheet. Textual record of a debate on January 30, 1850, regarding a resolution proposed by William H. Seward (future Secretary of State under… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 137.05
![[Good-luck Print depicting people born in the Water and Earth signs entering a cycle of good fortune on the 8th Day of the 5th Month]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/956/239/1519239956.0.m.jpg)
[Good-luck Print depicting people born in the Water and Earth signs entering a cycle of good fortune on the 8th Day of the 5th Month]
by Shigenobu 重宣 (Hiroshige II)
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- 1858
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 342.62
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n.p., 1858. Approximately 9.75x14 inch woodblock print, very good, backed with a piece of used scrap paper bearing Japanese calligraphy. The oddly-shaped characters depicted on the print are typical of such designs, intended to symbolize good fortune. The auspicious syllable "fu" can be found hidden in numerous places, such as the names of the God of Fortune (Fukurokujū 福禄寿), wisteria… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 342.62
![[Woodblock triptych depicting three theater characters: Sasano Gonza 笹野権三, Teranishi Kanshin 寺西閑心, and Suketayū musume Yaeume (Suketayū's daughter Yaeume) 助太夫娘八重梅]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/721/239/1519239721.0.m.jpg)
[Woodblock triptych depicting three theater characters: Sasano Gonza 笹野権三, Teranishi Kanshin 寺西閑心, and Suketayū musume Yaeume (Suketayū's daughter Yaeume) 助太夫娘八重梅]
by Toyokuni 豊国
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- 1850
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SGD 239.84
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1850. Woodblock print. Three 10x14.25 inch prints, rather worn with some wormholing; pasted onto plain paper substrate. Later handwritten label pasted on the first sheet. Not found in any online databases, otherwise perhaps not worth listing in this condition. Item Price
SGD 239.84
[Woodblock triptych depicting the actors Arashi Sankô I as Yamanaya Bunzô and Arashi Chidori I as Midori (right panel), Sawamura Kitô II as Urazatô (middle panel), and Nakayama Bunshichi IV as Tokijirô (left panel), in the play "Akegarasu Yume no Awayuki"] 明烏夢泡雪（あけがらすゆめのあわゆき）山名屋文三（やまなやぶんぞう）」 「みどり」「（嵐三幸の山名屋文三・嵐千鳥のみどり)
by Utagawa Hirosada 歌川廣貞
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- 1851
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- Woodblock print
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 479.68
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Osaka: n.pub, 1851. Woodblock print. Three 7.25x10 inch prints, neatly joined and backed, very good. A depiction of the actors in a kabuki play about a samurai whose ill-fated love for a prostitute leads to their double suicide. Item Price
SGD 479.68
Regulations for the Penal Settlement at Port Arthur
by Evans, Bruce L., reprint editor. Her Majesty's Government, authorization
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- 1966
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- Pamphlet
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 16.45
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Melbourne: H. A. Evans & Son, 1966. Pamphlet. Reprint copied from the first issue which was undated - the second issue done 1858 is approximately the same number of pages: 25p., nice presswork on laid-lined paperstock, an elegant production in very good condition (allowing for a line of toning and a faint droplet stain to front cover). Item Price
SGD 16.45
The Rice Industry of Burma 1852-1940
by Cheng, Siok-Hwa
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- 1968
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SGD 34.26
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Kuala Lumpur / Singapore: University of Malaya Press [distributed by OUP], 1968. Hardcover. xxvi, 307p., illustrated with several line maps and many tables, hardbound first edition in dark blue waxed boards gilt and enclosed in the plain printed dust jacket. Aside from a minute fleck to top edge of textblock, the book itself, beautifully designed, is immaculate; the dust… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.26
![A Yankee Merchant in Goldrush Australia. The Letters of George Francis Train 1853-55, With an introductory sketch of his life and notes by E. Daniel [Potts] And Annette Potts](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/765/995/1514995765.0.m.jpg)
A Yankee Merchant in Goldrush Australia. The Letters of George Francis Train 1853-55, With an introductory sketch of his life and notes by E. Daniel [Potts] And Annette Potts
by Train, George Francis, writer
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- 1970
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 30.15
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Melbourne: William Heinemann Australia Pty Ltd, 1970. Hardcover. xxx, 204p., illustrated with a b&w frontis photoportrait. Hardbound in brown papered boards gilt and enclosed in the dust jacket. We see no damage whatsoever: a fine copy in every respect. Item Price
SGD 30.15
Marx and Engels. Collected works, vol 39: 1852 - 55
by Marx, Karl, Frederick Engels
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- 1983
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 20.56
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New York: International Publishers, 1983. Hardcover. xxxvi, 763p., plates & photos; dj, facsimiles, mild wear on head and tail of dj spine, mild edgewear on dj, minor rubbing on dj, else in very good condition. Collected works vol 39. Item Price
SGD 20.56
Marx and Engels. Collected works, vol 39: 1852 - 55
by Marx, Karl, Frederick Engels
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 20.56
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New York: International Publishers, 1983. Hardcover. xxxvi, 763p., plates & photos; red cloth boards, includes dj, facsimiles, mild wear on head and tail of spine, dj is somewhat toned, but spine letter is fully present, hinge is delicate, else in very good condition. Collected works vol 39. Contains the correspondence of 1852-1855. Item Price
SGD 20.56
A Herzen Reader
by Herzen, Alexander; edited, translated, and introduced by Kathleen Parthé, with a critical essay by Robert Harris
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- 2012
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- Paperback
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- 9780810128477
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SGD 34.26
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Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2012. Paperback. xxxiii, 382p., wraps, 6x9 inches, very good condition. Item Price
SGD 34.26
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Trattato dei Diritti Delle Donne in Materia Civile e Commerciale. Prima Versione Italiana, col confronto delle leggi del regno delle due Sicilie
by Cubain, R.
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- 1856
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 68.52
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Palermo: Tipografia di Michele Amenta, 1856. Hardcover. xiii, 228p., main text (the translation) is typeset in double-column, hardbound in 9x6 inch boards with a beautifully-tooled dark blue pressed-calf spine panel. sewn textblock, threads look good, the block itself is somewhat rippled with occasional toning (where inferior paper was used) and a few spots of dirt. Binding as it stands… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Rambler, a Catholic journal and review, vol. V, Part XXVI (February 1850)
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- 1850
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- Magazine
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 47.97
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[London]: [Burns & Lambert], 1850. Magazine. 109-124p., 5.5x8.5 inches; essay on communism removed from original wrappers of the bimonthly publication, rubberstamp on front page, bound with tape, foxing, browning, edges lightly chipped. Item Price
SGD 47.97
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The Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Northern Railway, including all The Branch Lines and Continuations, by George Measom, author of the official guides to the Great Western, South-Eastern, North-Western, Brighton, and South-Western Railways. Embellished with Ninety Beautiful Engravings. One shilling, with map. In Cloth, gilt, Two Shillings
by Measom, George
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- 1857
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San Francisco, California, USA
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SGD 185.02
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London: W.H. Smith and Son, 1857. Hardcover. Unpaginated preliminaries with a long folded map (7x27 inches), followed by by-laws, etc. for travellers and a list of fares. Text with tables and numerous moderately good wood-engravings on pp.1-200; followed by 190p. of advertisements for hostelries and anything else, plentifully illustrated. Hardbound in 7.5x4 inch cloth boards gilt with elaborate panelling… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 185.02
Populist Religion and Left-Wing Politics in France, 1830-1852
by Berenson, Edward
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
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- 9780691053967
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SGD 20.56
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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984. Hardcover. xxiii, 308p., cloth-covered boards, ink smudge on fore-edge else very good condition in an unclipped and lightly rubbed dj. Item Price
SGD 20.56
