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Harvard Reminiscences
by Andrew Preston Peabody
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1st Edition
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- 1888
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 41.21
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Nice condition antique copy of "HARVARD REMINISCENCES" by Andrew Preston Peabody. 1888 1st edition; Ticknor and Company; Boston. Gilt top page edges. Peabody, an American author and clergyman, entered Harvard at the age of 12 and graduated in 1826 (making him the 2nd youngest Harvard graduate). Please see the photos for the complete list of contents. From the author's Preface:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Reminiscences and Anecdotes of Daniel Webster
by Peter Harvey
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- Used - Good+
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- 1st Edition
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- 1877
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 48.08
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This is an antique copy of "Reminiscences and Anecdotes of DANIEL WEBSTER" by Peter Harvey. 1877 1st edition; Little, Brown, and Company; Boston. The book features a frontispiece engraving of Webster, a profile engraving of Webster on the title page, and three other full-page engravings. The contents are as follows: Early Years, As a Law Student, At the Bar, Public… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Ingenious Gentleman DON QUIXOTE of La Mancha; Miguel de Cervantes - His Life and Works
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra; Henry Edward Watts
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1895
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- Custom Fine Leather Binding
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 618.16
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This is a handsome set of "The Ingenious Gentleman DON QUIXOTE of La Mancha" (complete in four volumes) together with "Miguel de Cervantes ~ His Life and Works" by Henry Edward Watts (complete in one volume). 1895; Adam and Charles Black; London. Don Quixote has been translated into English by Watts. "A New Edition with Notes, Original and Selected." The… Read more about this item Item Price
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
by Rocky Graziano, Rowland Barber
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Fair
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- 1st Edition
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- 1955
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 75.55
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This is the autobiography of Hall of Fame boxer ROCKY GRAZIANO, "Somebody Up There Likes Me - The Story of My Life Until Today" written with Rowland Barber. 1955 1st edition, 1st printing (stated); Simon and Schuster; New York. The book comes with its original dust jacket. There are 16 pages of black & white photographs at the front. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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The American Stage of Today
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1910
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- Hardcover
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 61.82
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"The American Stage of Today" - Biographies and Photographs of One Hundred Leading Actors and Actresses. 1910 1st edition; P.F. Collier & Son; New York. There is an alphabetical list of actors/actresses at the front (including John and Ethel Barrymore, and Douglas Fairbanks). Pictured at the front of the book are actors Edwin Booth (brother of John Wilkes Booth) and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Life of George Stephenson - Railway Engineer
by Samuel Smiles
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1st American Edition
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- 1858
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 116.76
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"The Life of George Stephenson ~ Railway Engineer" by Samuel Smiles. 1858 1st American edition; Ticknor and Fields; Boston. Nicknamed the "Father of Railways," Stephenson was a pioneer of rail transport in the 19th century. George and his son, Robert, built the 'Locomotion No. 1,' the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line. There is a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Goethe et Beethoven
by Romain Rolland
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- Used - Very Good
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- Limited Edition
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- 1930
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- Hardcover
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 82.42
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This is a French language edition of "Goethe et Beethoven" by Romain Rolland. 1930; Editions du Sablier; Paris. Limited edition - this copy is #338. The book is richly illustrated with photographs, music sheets, engravings and drawings throughout. Leather spine with marbled covers, marbled end papers, a ribbon page marker, and gilt top page edges. The book is written entirely… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 82.42
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Our Tour Around the World
by John F. Floyd
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1896
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 61.82
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This is an inscribed travelogue, "Our Tour Around the World" - Containing Short Letters of Travel by John F. Floyd. 1896 1st edition; Charles H. Kerr & Company; Chicago. The book features a frontispiece portrait of the author, and other full-page photographic illustrations (all with tissue guards). Presentation copy - Floyd has written and signed an inscription on the front… Read more about this item Item Price
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Life and Times of Frederick Douglass Written by Himself
by Frederick Douglass
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- Used - Fair
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- Early Edition
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- 1882
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 1,167.64
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This is a scarce, early copy of the "Life and Times of FREDERICK DOUGLASS Written by Himself" - His Early Life as a Slave, His Escape from Bondage, and His Complete History to the Present Time. 1882 early edition (following the 1st edition published in 1881); Park Publishing Co.; Hartford, CT. The book features 18 full-page illustrations including engraved portraits… Read more about this item Item Price
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Style-O!-Graphic Pens and Funny Pencillings in Europe
by J.S. McClay
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1881
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 75.55
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This is an antique copy of "Style-O!-Graphic Pens and Funny Pencillings in Europe" by J.S. McClay. 1881 1st edition; Homer Lee Bank Note Co.; New York. The book is a humorous travelogue of sorts, documenting the author's travels in Europe to places such as Venice, Munich, Amsterdam, London, Glasgow, Paris, Milan, Pisa, Rome, Naples...and more. There are illustrations throughout "from… Read more about this item Item Price
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Beautiful Joe - An Autobiography
by Marshall Saunders
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- Used - Good-
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- 1903
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- Hardcover
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 54.95
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This is an early copy of "BEAUTIFUL JOE" - An Autobiography by Marshall Saunders. 1903; The Judson Press; Philadelphia. This edition features a frontispiece portrait of Saunders and other full-page plates; there are decorative pieces at the beginning and end of the chapters. Told from the point of view of a dog, the book tells the true story of a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Posters on Mark Twain
by Hugh E. Shrader
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1968
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- Single Staple
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 116.76
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This is a unique item for the Twain collector, "POSTERS ON MARK TWAIN" with commentary by Hugh E. Shrader. 1968; J. Weston Walch; Portland, Maine. There are 18 individual posters that measure 14" tall x 11" wide - each is bound at the left edge by a single staple and could easily be removed for framing or display. Softcover. Please… Read more about this item Item Price
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In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Samuel Langhorne Clemens - Famed as Mark Twain
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- Used - Good
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- 1935
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- Softcover
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 75.55
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This is an original MARK TWAIN CENTENNIAL souvenir book "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Samuel Langhorne Clemens - Famed as MARK TWAIN." 1935; Standard Printing Company; Hannibal, Missouri. The booklet features photographs on every page. Softcover. Dedicated by the citizens of Twain's hometown of Hannibal, Missouri. The contents are as follows: His Boyhood; His Life… Read more about this item Item Price
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From Lady Washington to Mrs. Cleveland
by Lydia L. Gordon
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1889
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 43.96
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This is an antique book containing biographies of First Ladies, "From Lady Washington to Mrs. Cleveland" by Lydia L. Gordon. 1889; Lee and Shepard; Boston. There are 22 biographies in all, including Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Martha Jefferson, Dolly Madison, Mary Todd Lincoln, etc. - please see the photos for the complete list.
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There are a few small, very light stains… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Narrative of Voyages and Travels, in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres Comprising Three Voyages Round the World; Together with a Voyage of Survey and Discovery of the Pacific Ocean and Oriental Islands (War of 1812 Provenance - U.S. Naval Officer Joel W. Abbot Signatures)
by Amasa Delano
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- Used - Fair
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- 1st Edition
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- Leather
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 1,648.44
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This is an interesting copy of "A Narrative of Voyages and Travels, in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres Comprising Three Voyages Round the World; Together with a Voyage of Survey and Discovery of the Pacific Ocean and Oriental Islands" by Amasa Delano. This particular copy has ties to the War of 1812 - please see "Provenance" below. 1817 1st edition;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Boots and Saddles, Following the Guidon
by Elizabeth B. Custer
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- Used - Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1885
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 206.05
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This is a collection of two books by ELIZABETH B. CUSTER (wife of General George Custer), as follows:
"FOLLOWING THE GUIDON" - 1890 1st edition; Harper & Brothers; New York. The book features numerous full-page illustrations, as well as musical scores. There are two pages of publisher's advertisements at the back. From a review: "(The book) is a warmly human, first-hand… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Life of GEORGE WASHINGTON, Commander in Chief of the American Forces during the War which Established the Independence of his Country, and First President of the United States
by John Marshall
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- Used - Good-
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- 2nd Edition
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- 1832
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- Leather
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 309.08
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This is an early Washington biography - "The Life of GEORGE WASHINGTON, Commander in Chief of the American Forces during the War which Established the Independence of his Country, and First President of the United States" by John Marshall. 1832 2nd edition; James Crissy; Philadelphia. Complete set in two volumes. Nicely bound in full leather with gilt accents along the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Autumns in Argyleshire with Rod & Gun
by A.E. Gathorne-Hardy
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- Used - Very Good-
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- 1901
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 82.42
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"Autumns in Argyleshire with Rod & Gun" by the Hon. A.E. Gathorne-Hardy. 1901; Longmans, Green, and Co.; London. Nicely illustrated with eight full-page plates by Archibald Thorburn. There is an Index at the back. Gathorne-Hardy was an observant naturalist and also a keen shot and fisherman. This book is a "collection of reminiscences of 30 years worth of sporting visits… Read more about this item Item Price
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Life and Writings of Frank Forester
by Henry William Herbert, David Judd (edited by)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1st Edition
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- 1882
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- Cloth
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 267.87
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This is a nice condition set of the "Life and Writings of FRANK FORESTER" - edited by David W. Judd. 1882 1st edition; Orange Judd Company; New York. Complete set in two volumes. Each volume contains a frontispiece, full-page engraved plates, and in-text illustrations. Decorative floral end papers. "Frank Forester" was the pen name of Henry William Herbert, the British-born… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 267.87
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The Writings of Thomas Jefferson
by Thomas Jefferson
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Signed, Limited Edition
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- 1967
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- Hardcover
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Hudson, New Hampshire, USA
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SGD 116.76
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This is a terrific condition, vintage copy of "The Writings of THOMAS JEFFERSON " - Selections from the Personal, Political, Philosophical, and Epistolary Writings of Thomas Jefferson with its original slip case. 1967; The Limited Editions Club; Lunenburg, Vermont. This copy is #1,195 of only 1,500 copies printed, and is SIGNED by the illustrator, Lynd Ward. The contents are grouped… Read more about this item Item Price
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