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"BILLY TO-MORROW STANDS THE TEST" Inscribed by Author
by Carr, Sarah Pratt
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1911
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- Decorative Hardcover Cloth with embossed image of the young protagonist
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 51.56
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Small octavo (7 1/2 X 5 inches) Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1911. Chicago: First Edition. 277 pages, Illustrated by H.S. De Lay, plus 2 pages of ads for other titles in the series at the back of the book.
First title in the "Billy To-Morrow Series."Decorative cloth cover, slightly worn, with embossed colored image of the young protagonist.
Very good… Read more about this item Item Price
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OUTDOORS
by McGaffey, Ernest
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- Used
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1907
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- Hardcover, Decorative Cloth
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 48.12
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16 mo. (7 by 4 5/8 inches) New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. First Edition. viii, 271 pages, hardcover, green cloth binding, top edge gilt; title on front cover and spine in gilt: title centered on front cover, framed within an ornamental device representing a canopy formed by two tall trees, joined by gilt rules and leaves.
Very good condition (small… Read more about this item Item Price
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AN ANGLER'S REMINISCENCES
by Hallock, Charles "Dean of American Sportsmen"
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1913
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- Hardcover, Cloth
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 213.12
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 1/8 inches) viii, 135 pages, illustrations, full page portraits, bound in olive green cloth, very good condition (minor wear at edges, not affecting contents).
A Record of Sport, Travel, and Adventure – With Autobiography of the Author.
"Besides fostering interest in outdoor life through the periodicals which he edited, Hallock was also active in movements for… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE COMMON INTEREST OF KING AND PEOPLE:
by Nalson, LLD., John
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Published
- 1678
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- Panel style calf binding with gold fillets on covers, raised bands, gold decorated spine
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 1,230.62
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Small octavo (8 by 5 inches) [9] 279 [1] pages, portrait of King Charles; very good condition, marble endpapers, period full leather panel style calf binding with gold fillets on covers, raised bands, gold decorated spine, damage to top of spine above first band, inked signatures of previous owners ("Foster Stuart" and "Wm. L. Leyborne") on front pastedown, penciled note… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,230.62
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A COURSE OF OPERATIVE SURGERY
by Heath, F.R.C.S.,Christopher
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- Used
- Edition
- First American Edition
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- 1878
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 515.62
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Quarto (11 5/8 by 8 1/2 inches) viii, 130 pages, 20 color plates ("Drawn from Nature by M. Leveille and Colored . . . Under His Direction"), index, original pebble brown cloth binding, with title and author in gilt, centered on upper cover, and title in gilt on spine.
Very good condition (minimal, and insignificant normal shelf wear on spine, not… Read more about this item Item Price
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A TREATISE ON ARCHERY, Or The Art of Shooting with the Long Bow
by Waring, Thomas
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- Used
- Edition
- Eighth Edition
- Published
- 1830
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 199.38
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12 mo. (7 1/8 by 4 1/4 inches) 62 pages, two plates, marbled paper over plain paper covered boards, bookplate, inked name of a previous owner dated 1831 on upper right of front fly leaf; very good condition.
"Containing every requisite information to obtain a complete Knowledge of that Noble Weapon, considered as an Instrument of Amusement To Which is Added… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 199.38
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EXPERIMENTS IN AERODYNAMICS
by Langley, S. P.
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- Used
- Edition
- Original First Edition
- Published
- 1891
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 199.38
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Folio (13 1/2 by 10 inches) 115 pages, in wrappers, 10 draphtsman-like quality plates (detailed technical drawings); in addition to charts, graphs, and tables regarding "The Counter Poised Eccentric Plane," "The Rolling Carriage," and other flight experiments.
Good condition internally: (disbound, with small "withdrawn" stamp from Lake Erie College on bottom margin of Contents page, "Lake Erie Seminary Dept. of Physics"… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 199.38
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CORONADO TENT CITY NEWS
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- Used
- Edition
- Original Edition
- Published
- August 19 to August 26, 1911
- Binding
- Wrappers
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 34.03
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 inches) [San Diego, California], August 19 to August 26, 1911. Original Edition. 16 page stapled weekly advertising periodical, and calendar of programs, bound in wrappers for the "Tent City" adjacent to the famous Coronado Hotel. Good condition (there is a small scribbled date along the lower margin of the front cover, modest age toning,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.03
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PICTURESQUE VIEWS OF THE ANTIQUITIES OF POLA IN ISTRIA
by Allason, Thomas
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- Used
- Edition
- Original First Edition
- Published
- 1819
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 1,918.12
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Original hardcover folio in very good condition (17 1/2 by 12 inches) John Murray, J. and A. Arch, J. Booth, and Colnaghi and Co. London, 1819
Four leaves, (including half title), 67 pages, ten full page engraved plates by W. B. Cooke, George Cooke, Henry Moses, and Cosmo Armstrong on separate leaves (including the frontis, "Drawn by J. M. W. Turner… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,918.12
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THE DEMON OF THE ORIENT
by Williams, Allen S.
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- Used
- Edition
- Original First Edition
- Published
- 1883
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 378.12
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Small octavo (7 5/8 by 5 3/8 inches) New York: Published by the Author, 1883. Original First Edition. 140 pages, frontispiece, original green hardcover cloth binding, good condition (normal, mild shelf wear, printed on paper that is now aged and brittle, but intact, with no loss; and not affecting contents which are complete).
An early expose on opium and its affect… Read more about this item Item Price
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MEMOIR OF MAJ.-GEN. GEORGE H. THOMAS
by Johnson, Richard W.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1881
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 165.00
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Octavo (8 1/2 by 5 3/4 inches) Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881. First Edition. 322 pages illustrated with engraved frontispiece and portraits (including Sheridan, Sherman, Rosecrans, and Grant), Appendix (containing "Speech of General W. T. Sherman," and letters from George B. McClellan, and others regarding the unveiling of a statue, and the dedication of a monument in honor… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 165.00
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HISTORY OF THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND
by Van Horne, Thomas B.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1875
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- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 543.12
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 1/4 inches) Cincinnatti: Robert Clark & Co., 1875. First Edition. Two Volumes, xiv, 454 & v, 478 pages including an Appendix, with details on the construction of block house fortifications, and an Index."Illustrated with Campaign and Battle Maps Compiled by Edward Ruger, Late Superintendant Topographical Engineer Office, Headquarters Department of the Cumberland," in an… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 543.12
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THE LIFE O MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGE H. THOMAS
by Van Horne, Thomas
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1882
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 158.12
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Octavo (8 3/4 by 6 inches) New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1882. First Edition. x, 502 pages, eight folded maps, frontis is an engraved portrait of Thomas.
Appendix contains "Roster of Troops Engaged at Mill Springs, Kentucky January 19, 1862," and "Organization of U. S. Forces Commanded by Major General Geo. H. Thomas, at the Battle of Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 15… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 158.12
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CHINA BOY
by Jones, Idwal
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1936
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 61.88
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Octavo (8 1/4 by 5 3/4 inches) Los Angeles, California: The Primavera Press, 1936. First Edition. 132 pages, quarter cloth, with Chinese characters printed on decorative paper covered boards; title, decorative device, author's name, and publisher's name in gilt on spine; original worn dust jacket protected by mylar, title page drawing by James Bodrero. Very good condition.
A collection of short… Read more about this item Item Price
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(1877) WINE AND WINE COUNTRIES:
by Tovey, Charles
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- Used
- Edition
- "New Edition"
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- 1877
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 756.25
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16 mo. (6 3/4 by 4 1/2 inches) London: Whittaker & Co. , 1877. New Edition. 519 pages, the frontis is an original tipped-in photographic portrait of the author, illustrated title page with views of Chateau Margaux and Chateau Lafitte, 15 unnumbered lithographic plates of wineries, and scenes associated with wine production, 4 maps, a facsimile foldout of a signed… Read more about this item Item Price
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CRUISES IN THE BERING SEA
by Niedieck, Paul (Translated From The Original German by R. A. Ploetz, M. A.
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1909
- Quantity Available
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 240.62
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Small quarto (9 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches) London: Rowland Ward, Limited, 1909. First Edition. xv, 252 + [4] pages of Publisher's Advertisements, "With 73 Full-Page Plates (on unnumbered leaves), a Map, and 56 Illustrations in the Text, Reproduced From Original Photographs."
The colored map is folded into a pocket attached to the rear pastedown. Original gray cloth binding with title… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 240.62
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THE FAIRFIELD ORCHIDS
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- Used
- Edition
- Original Edition
- Published
- 1872
- Binding
- Hardcover, Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 103.12
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Octavo (8 7/8 by 5 7/8 inches) London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co. and James Brooke & Co., 1872. Original Edition. 128 pages, glossary, good condition: green cloth hardback binding with title in gilt on upper cover within an ornamental gilt oval device, (mild shelf wear, not affecting contents).
A nineteenth century trade catalogue produced by renowned growers; and offered at a… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 103.12
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THE ORCHID-GROWER'S MANUAL,
by Williams, Benjamin Samuel
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- Used
- Edition
- Fourth Edition, Enlarged and Revised
- Published
- 1871
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- Hardcover, Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 61.88
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Small octavo (7 5/8 by 5 1/4 inches) London, 1871. Fourth Edition, Enlarged and Revised. 300 pages, illustrated with black and white drawings of orchid plants, and a diagram of an orchid house, index, and 24 unnumbered pages of illustrated advertisements for gardening, and horticultural supplies, good condition, original hardcover green cloth with representative orchid plant in gilt on the… Read more about this item Item Price
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MODERN MEXICAN ARTISTS
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1937
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- Hardcover, Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 103.12
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Small octavo (8 by 6 inches) Mexico : Frances Toor Studios, 1937. First Edition. 202 pages printed on coated stock, (56 pages of text, each section headed by a black and white thumbnail portrait of the artist being discussed, 74 leaves of black and white plates representing the subject artist's work, frontis is in color) good condition (tan hardback cloth… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 103.12
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FROM MANASSAS TO APPOMATTOX
by Longstreet, James (Lieutenant-General Confederate Army)
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- Used
- Edition
- Original First Edition
- Published
- 1896
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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SGD 653.12
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Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 1/2 inches) Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1896. Original First Edition. xxii, 690 pages, illustrated with [46] pages of plates: 40 illustrations, including portraits, battle scenes, and a facsimile letter to Lee, and 16 maps with color denoting battle lines (red for Confederates, blue for Federals), an appendix with letters of General Robert E.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 653.12
