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LITTLE BLUE BOOKS: HOW TO WRITE TELEGRAMS PROPERLY (459); EVOLUTION MADE PLAIN (467); A SHORT HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR (503); A SHORT HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (597); THE ENJOYMENT OF REARING (897)TYPEWRITING SELF TAUGHT (1009); More)
by Miriam Allen deFord; Isaac Goldberg; Leo Markun; John Mason; Nelson E. Ross; E. F. Benson & Brander Matthews; Clarice Cunningham
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- Used - Good to Very Good-
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- 1933
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 46.06
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Girard, KS: Hademan-Julius Publications, 1933. Undated (about 1933) Dj art by Ed Emshwiller. Above tittles and also TWO MASTERLY GHOST STORIES (1160) by E. F. Benson & Brander Matthews; WHAT DO YOU KNOW? (1261) by Clarice Cunningham and also the Little Blue Books catalog. 9 Altogether. Catalog covers are seperated and loose; tanning; edge and corner chips here and there;… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 46.06
TIME GUM and Other Readings from the Minicon Poetry Readings
by Garey, Terry A. & Arnason, Eleanor (editors)(Tom Digby; Jane Yolen; John C. Rezmerski; K. Cassandra O'Malley; Tess Meara Kolney; Terry A. Garey; Ruth Berman; Eleanor Arnason)
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- Used - Very Good+ to Near Fine
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1988
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 19.74
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Minneapolis: Rune Press, 1988. [1st printing](1988) Stapled wraps; 50pps. Spine sunned.. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good+ to Near Fine. Item Price
SGD 19.74
TIME FRAMES; A Speculative Poetry Anthology
by Garey, Terry A. (Editor) (Ruth Berman; John Grey; Mark Rich; Steve Sneyd; Robert Frazier; Geoffrey A. Landis; Ann K. Schwader; Roger Dutcher; Camilla Decarnin; Alan Stewart; John Calvin Rezmerski)
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- Used - Very Good+ to Near Fine
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1991
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 32.90
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Minneapolis: Rune Press, 1991. [1st printing] Mar. 1991. No dj, as issued; 500 copies published, Boards were attached upside down from text block. Spine sunned, else Fine.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ to Near Fine/No Jacket. Item Price
SGD 32.90
RAW SACKS
by Bag Person Press Collective (editors)(Eleanor Arnason, Ruth Berman, C. M. Decarnin, Terry A. Garey, and Laurel Winter)
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- Used - Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1991
- Quantity Available
- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 32.90
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Minneapolis: Bag Person Press, 1991. [1st printing]. Poems by Eleanor Arnason, Ruth Berman, C. M. Decarnin, Terry A. Garey, and Laurel Winter, printed on 15 paper bags and collected into larger paper bag. An unusual format. Scarce.. First Edition. Fine. Item Price
SGD 32.90
THE HILLS OF RUEL and Other Stories
by MacLeod, Fiona
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First American Edition
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- 1921
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 78.96
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NY: Duffield and Company, 1921. [1st printing] 1821. Original green cloth, lettered and decorated, in black and stamped gold on front and gold on spine; frontis and illustrations by M. H. Lawrence; illustrated endpapers; color illustrations pasted in on green paper with protective facing page; 231 pps; other b&w illustrations. Corner and edge nicks and wear; gold a little tarnished;… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 78.96
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OUR TRIP TO BLUNDERLAND
by Jambon, [Jean John Hay Athole Macdonald]
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- Used - Very Good-
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1877
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 329.00
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Edinburgh & London: W. Blackwood and Sons, 1877. [1st printing] 1877. Original blue cloth, lettered and decorated, in stamped black and gold on cover and spine; frontis and illustrations by Charles Doyle; brown endpapers; 231 pps; 7.5" x 5". Inside hinges starting; edge and corner wear; bumpr to mid front foredge; some soilignnand bubbling of cloth; frontis tissue protector wrinkled.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 329.00
ONE SIDE PLEASE
by Anonymous Editor (Jack Goodman & Alan Green; Stephen Longstreet; Don Herrold; Frank Sullivan; Jack Conroy; Irving D. Tressler; Eliot White Springs; Mac Adeler; Richard Connell)
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1943
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- Paperback
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- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 19.74
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Chicago: Royce Publishers - Quick Reader, 1943. [1st printing](1945) #139. Small paperback, 4.5" x 3". Cover art and interiors are uncredited. Includes "Love or How to Woo and Win a Woman" by Jack Goodman & Alan Green; "Gramp Buys a Valentine" by Stephen Longstreet; "The Best Time for Family Quarrels" by Don Herrold; "A Weekend at Lady Astor's" by Frank… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 19.74
SUSPENSE STORIES, 9 of the World's Most Exciting. . .
by Barrows, R. M. (editor)(Richard Connell; Wilkie Collins; Damon Runyon; Richard Middleton; Agatha Christie; John D. Craig; Frederic J. Stimson; Damon Runyon; Robert Louis Stevenson)
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- 1945
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- Paperback
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- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 26.32
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Chicago: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1945. [1st printing](1945) Large digest-sized (8" x 6"). Cover art byStan Lilstrom. Includes "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell; "A Terribly Strange Bed" by Wilkie Collins; "The Hottest Guy in the World" by Damon Runyon; "The Conjurer" by Richard Middleton; "The Sign in the Sky" by Agatha Christie; "The Bull and the Octopus" by… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 26.32
M.D. - DOCTOR OF MURDER
by MacIsaac, Fred
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- Used - Reading Copy
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- First Edition
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- 1936
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- Paperback
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 6.58
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Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1936. [1st printing] 1936. Tanned with brittle pages, cracking with tears and marginal losses and some loss to text; corner losses; tape mends and small piece of paper, colored green, tape on at lower front cover foredge corner. Reading copy.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Reading Copy. Item Price
SGD 6.58
GREAT COMEDIES MADE INTO MOVIES ("Bringing Up Baby"; "Little Miss Marker; "Brother Orchid"; "Alibi Ike")
by (Hagar Wilde; Damon Runyon; Richard Connell; Ring W. Lardner)
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1945
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- Paperback
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- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 19.74
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Chicago: Royce Publishers - Quick Reader, 1945. [1st printing](1945) #143. Small paperback, 4.5" x 3". Cover art by Cirkle; interiors are uncredited. Tanning; minor creasing; corner wear; minor tears at spine ends and edges.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
SGD 19.74
COUNT BRUGA
by Hecht, Ben
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Thus
- Published
- 1944
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 19.74
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Chicago: Royce Publishers - Quick Reader, 1944. [1st printing](1944) #117. Small paperback, 4.5" x 3", abridged. Cover art by Axelrod; interiors are uncredited. Tanning; minor creasing; corner wear.. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
SGD 19.74
MADEMOISELLE DE MAUPIN
by Gautier, Theophile
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Thus
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- 1945
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 19.74
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Chicago: Royce Publishers - Quick Reader, 1945. [1st printing](1945) #138. Small paperback, 4.5" x 3", abridged. Cover art and interiors are uncredited. Tanning; creasing; minor soiling; tanning.. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
SGD 19.74
THE FLORENTINE DAGGER
by Hecht, Ben
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Thus
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- 1943
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 19.74
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Chicago: Royce Publishers - Quick Reader, 1943. [1st printing](1943) #107. Small paperback, 4.5" x 3", abridged. Cover art by Axelrod; interiors by Circkle. Tanning; minor creasing; corner wear.. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
SGD 19.74
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NO PLACE TO HIDE
by Bradley, David
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- Used - Very Good+ to Near Fine
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- Very Good
- Published
- 1949
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 105.28
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NY: Bantam, 1949. [1st printing] Mar. 1949; #421. Cover art by J. Karl. Slight wear and age-toning to book; scarce original dj has short tears. minor creases, and corner wear.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+ to Near Fine/Very Good. Item Price
SGD 105.28
WE ALWAYS TREAT WOMEN TOO WELL
by Queneau, Raymond (Originally under the pseudonym Ally Mara)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Published
- 1981
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 13.16
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NY: New Directions, 1981. [1st printing] Cormner bumps; small loss to dj at spine head; rubbing; name on ffep in pen. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Item Price
SGD 13.16
FEH! A Journal of Odious Poetry: No. 13, August, Aug. 1992
by Feh!
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- Used - Fine
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- 1992
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- Paperback
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 10.53
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NY: Feh! Press, 1992. Small Press magazine. Humorous poetry. Uncommon.. SingleIssueMagazine. Fine. Item Price
SGD 10.53
THE LONE RANGER'S CODE OF THE WEST
by Lichtman, Jim
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- Used - Very Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1996
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 5.26
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Scribbler's Ink, 1996. [1st printing](1996) Trade-sized. Creasing; lean; bookplate; dealer's marks in pen, not ours, but price is the same.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good-. Item Price
SGD 5.26
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IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS (February 5, 1914 - St. Louis, MO - August 2, 1997 - Lawrence, Kan.)(Memorial Program and Card)
by Burroughs, William S.
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1997
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- Paperback
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 197.40
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1997. Memorial service card and program sheet given to attendees. Small stains to card which is diagonally creased; program sheet is a little creased. Scarce.. Card. Very Good-. Item Price
SGD 197.40
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE HISTORICAL AND WORLD-RENOWNED COLLECTION OF TORTURE INSTRUMENTS, ETC. FROM THE ROYAL CASTLE OF NUREMBERG, . . Lent for Exhibition By the Right Honorable the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot
by Anonymous (copyright By Julius D. Ichenhauser)
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- Used - Fair
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1893
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 46.06
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Astor Place, NY: J. J. Little & Co., 1893. [1st printing](1893). Stapled wraps; 68pps. Exhibition catalog; illustrated. Covers loose with tears and losses; spine covering gone; stains. pages are clean with minor creasing and dealer's marks in pencil; exhibition vistor's marks to contents in pencil. A scarce original item.. First Edition. Paperback. Fair. Item Price
SGD 46.06
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE SYRIA MISSION
by Laurie, Rev. Thomas
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- Used - Fair to Good-
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- First Edition
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- 1862
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
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N. Potomac, Maryland, USA
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SGD 59.22
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NY: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, 1862. [1st printing] 1862. Stiched wraps; 33pps. Spine torn and covers loose; subscription creased; minor tears and losses of wraps; smudges; sticker pulls from front; word in pencil on front; tanning. Scarce original.. First Edition. Paperback. Fair to Good-. Item Price
SGD 59.22