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L'Armee Suisse; Avec une introduction historique par le lieutenant-colonel M. Feldmann. ƒdition franaise par le major Marc Warnery
by Egli, Ch.
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- 1913
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 171.36
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Paris & Nancy: Librairie Militaire Berger-Levrault, 1913. HB. Quarter red leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and 4 raised bands on spine, 12 mo, 422 pp. including index and erratum, ads at rear, marbled end papers. Comprehensive analysis of the state of the Swiss army after it's reorganization completed in 1912. Book has many fold out charts, frontis map.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 171.36
Labor And Freedom, The Voice And Pen Of Eugene V. Debs
by Debs, Eugene V. (Victor )
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- First Edition
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- 1916
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 1,130.99
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St. Louis: Phil Wagner, 1916. First Edition. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 12mo, 175 pp. plus 1 page index at rear. From the library of William Haber, noted Michigan economist, with his name top of ffep. This work an uncommon title by Debs (1855-1926), American socialist and labor leader. Debs founded the American Railway… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 1,130.99
Log-Book Of Timothy Boardman, Kept On Board The Privateer Oliver Cromwell, During A Cruise From New London, Ct., To Charleston, S.C. And Return, In 1778
by Boardman, Timothy
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- First Edition
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- 1885
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 582.63
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Albany, N.Y: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1885. First Edition. HB. Tan cloth, black lettering on front cover, 8vo, 85, (3) pp. With a Biographical Sketch of the author by the Rev. Samuel W. Boardman. X-university library, with usual flaws, but a clean copy of an uncommon Revolutionary War title. No marks in book other than library stamps, binding tight and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 582.63
Military Requirements For Petty Officer 3 and 2
by Bureau Of Naval Personell
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- 1957
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- Wraps
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 13.71
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Washington: Government Printing Office, 1957. Wraps. Illustrated trade paper, 8vo, 291 pp. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. No marks in book, binding tight. Covers show minor edge wear. Book condition VG. Item Price
SGD 13.71
Picture Guide Book Of New Salem State Park, Lincoln's New Salem, Illinois
by Newman, Rlph G
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- 1957
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- Wraps
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 20.56
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No Publisher Noted, 1957. Wraps. Oblong stiff paper stapled wraps, color illustsration on front and rear covers, plus color plates of the first buildings in New Salem within text, Unpaginated ( 30 pp.) plus large fold out map. Abraham Lincoln lived in New Salem from 1833-1836. No marks in book, binding tight. Book condition VG. Item Price
SGD 20.56
The Fall Of Maximilian's Empire As Seen From A United States Gun-boat
by Schroeder, Seaton
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- First Edition
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- 1887
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 308.45
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1887. First Edition. HB. Black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 130 pp. plus 4 pp. publishers ads at rear, patterned end-papers. Frontis portrait of Maximilian. Seaton Schroeder (1849-1922) rose to the rank of Rear Admiral in the U. S. Navy. Presentation copy with the inscription "General Townsend, compliments of the author" and… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 308.45
Le Parti Socialiste Sa Force & Son Avenir
by Sadoul, Victor
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- First Edition
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- 1899
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 171.36
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Paris: Imprimerie Alcan-Levy, 1899. First Edition. Wraps. Stiff blue paper covers with black spine, paper title label on front cover, 8vo, 95 pp. Title translation "The Socialist Party Its Strength & Its Future". Contemporary analysis of the socialist movement in France, text in French. Very rare title. Front cover creased, no marks in book, binding tight. Book condiion VG-.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 171.36
The Price Of Power; Kissinger In The Nixon White House
by Hersh, Seymour M.
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- First Printing of the First Edition
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- 1983
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 20.56
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New York: Summit Books, 1983. First Printing of the First Edition. HB. Quarter black cloth and blue paper covered boards, silver lettering on spine, 8vo, 698 pp., blue end papers. No marks in book, binding tight. In an unclipped dust jacket. Book condition Near Fine in VG+ DJ. Item Price
SGD 20.56
A History Of The Arab Peoples
by Hourani, Albert
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- Later Edition
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- 2002
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 16.45
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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2002. Later Edition. HB. Quarter red cloth and tan paper covered boards, silver lettering on the spine, 8vo, 565 pp., tan end papers. No marks in book, binding tight, covers clean. A few pages at rear are creased at bottom. In an unclipped dust jacket that shows a small chip bottom of spine. Book condition… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 16.45
The Invention Of Air; A Story Of Science, Faith, Revolution, And The Birth Of America
by Johnson, Steven
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- First Printing of the First Edition
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- 2008
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 20.56
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New York: Riverhead Books, 2008. First Printing of the First Edition. HB. Quarter blue cloth over blue paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 254 pp. Clean, unmarked book, binding tight. In a nice, unclipped dust jacket. Book condition Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Item Price
SGD 20.56
Gold Fields Of The Klondike And The Wonders Of Alaska
by Ingersoll, Ernest
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- 1897
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 41.13
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New York: W. W. Wilson, 1897. HB. Tan cloth, gilt lettering and brown ilustrations on front cover and spine, 8vo, 487 pp., patterned end papers. Frontis illustration and full-page plates within text. Owner's name ffep only mark in book, binding solid though hinges starting to crack. Covers show considerable edge wear. Book condition Good+. Item Price
SGD 41.13
Supplement to the Catalogue of the Articles in the Museum, Journals, &c. of the East India Marine Society in Salem
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- DR Small
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- 1837
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 239.91
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Salem: Printed For The Society by William Ives & Co, 1837. DR Small. Wraps. String tied binding with blue paper wraps, 8vo, 24 pp. Original catalogue was printed in 1831, and since then 371 items were added that were not catalogued, so the society voted to print this supplement in 1837. Contains a list of new members, a… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 239.91
Sweat's Sectional Map And Settler's Hand Book
by Sweat, Levi G
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- 1885
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 754.00
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Fremont, Neb: Tribune Steam Printing Housr, 1885. HB. Quarter black cloth and pink paper covered boards, black lettering on spine, 16mo, 48 pp. Rules of Practice District Land Office pp. 26-48. Author was Court Commissioner at Chadron, Nebraska. Book disbound from covers, text block solid. Map (21 x 28 inches), of Sheridan, Dawes and Sioux Counties detached but complete… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 754.00
The Cuban Revolution; Years Of Promise
by Babun, Teo A. and Triay, Victor Andres
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- Used
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- First Printing of the First Edition
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- 2005
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 20.56
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Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2005. First Printing of the First Edition. HB. Quarter black and red paper covered boards, silver lettering on spine, oblong 8vo, 116 pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs. No marks in book, binding tight. In an unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear, faint stain top front panel. Book condition VG in VG- DJ. Item Price
SGD 20.56
Battle Of Ink And Ice; A Sensational Story Of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, And The Making Of Modern Media
by Hartman, Darrell
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- First Printing of the First Edition
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- 2023
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 41.13
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Viking, 2023. First Printing of the First Edition. HB. Blue cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 387 pp. No marks in book, binding tight. In a nice, unclipped dust jacket. Book condition Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Item Price
SGD 41.13
Gracanica: Consecration, August 11 & 12, 1984
by Gostiljac, Veljko et al (editor)
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- First Edition
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- 1984
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 47.98
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Grayslake, Ill: Serbian Orthodox Free Diocese of the United States of America and Canada, 1984. First Edition. HB. Beautiful book printed to celebrate the consecration of the Gracanica Church and Monastery in Illinois. Maroon imitation leather, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, color illustration of church on front cover, large 4 to. (12"), unpaginated. Profusely illustrated with photos.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 47.98
The Last Settlers
by Brice, Jennifer
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- 1998
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 47.98
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Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, 1998. HB. Black cloth, silver lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo, 171 pp. Photographs by Charles Mason. Essays about Alaska. Signed and warmly inscribed by the author on half-title page and dated 1998, also signed by the author and photographer on title page. Owners name ffep, no other marks in book, binding tight. Covers… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 47.98
Prussia's Glory; The Rise Of A Military State
by Fischer-Fabian, S
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- First Printing of the First American Edition
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- 1981
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 20.56
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New York: Macmillan Publishing Co, 1981. First Printing of the First American Edition. HB. Quarter maroon cloth and white paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 314 pp. Previous owners name stamped on front and rear endpapers and top edge of text block, blindstamp on half-title page and last page of index. No marks in text, binding tight… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 20.56
Slavic Civilization Through the Ages
by Cross, Samuel Hazzard
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- First Edition
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- 1948
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- HB
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 20.56
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Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1948. First Edition. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 195 pp. including index. Owners name ffep, no marks in text, binding solid. Spine sunned and lettering faded, covers show minor edge wear. Book condition VG, lacking the dust jacket. Item Price
SGD 20.56
My Life With Stanley's Rear Guard
by Ward, Herbert
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- First American Edition
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- 1891
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- Wraps
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Ontario, Wisconsin, USA
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SGD 342.72
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New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1891. First American Edition. Wraps. Tan stiff paper wraps, brown lettering on front cover and spine, publishers ads for Mark Twain books on rear cover, small 8vo, 151 pp. Fold-out map by F. S. Weller before title page. Account of the author's experiences as a officer in the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 342.72
