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Plutarch's Lives 2 Vols [1811 Vols I & 4 Only Of 8]
by Plutarch
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- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
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- 1811
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- Leather
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VINELAND, New Jersey, USA
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SGD 33.59
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Philadelphia: Brannan and Morford. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1811. Leather. Vols 1 &4 only of 8 . 3/4 leather over marbled boards. Some oddset to end blanks from cover. Sound copies. . Item Price
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Memoirs of the life and character of the late Rev. Cornelius Winter; compiled and composed by William Jay
by Jay, William (1769-1853)
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- First American Edition
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- 1811
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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VINELAND, New Jersey, USA
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SGD 123.85
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NY: Published By Samuel Whiting & Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1811. First American Edition. Hardcover. xi, [1], 371 pages; Contemporary tree calf, repaired front hinge. Because Episcopal ordination had been refused, Winter’s return to America was denied. Therefore, he began again the itinerant preaching in England he had done before going to America. He… Read more about this item Item Price
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LIGHTS OF TWO CENTURIES: STANDARD BIOGRAPHIES
by Hale, Edward Everet
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1887
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- Hardcover
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VINELAND, New Jersey, USA
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SGD 67.24
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American Book Co. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Sepia; Couple of Sepia plates of vignettes. Rather cryptic and only partly legible inscription signed Harper & Bros New york onindie front cover. See picture . Item Price
SGD 67.24
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ABECEDARIO BIOGRAFICO DEI PITTORI, SCULTORI ED ARCHITETTI CREMONESI.
by Grasselli, Giuseppe.
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1827
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- Hardcover
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VINELAND, New Jersey, USA
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SGD 659.65
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Not Given. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1827. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Abecedario biografico dei pittori, scultori ed architetti cremonesi. 19th-century 3/4 dark brown morocco & marbled bds, gilt, spine richly gilt; edges occasionally scuffed. Slight foxing to title page. Tall copy. Practical and comprehensive reference tool with information on more than… Read more about this item Item Price
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FOREIGN LAND [SIGNED ]
by Raban, Jonathan
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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VINELAND, New Jersey, USA
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SGD 33.59
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N Y: Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 352 pages; Transition from a comfortable home in Africa to awful England. Falt signed on title page. $16.95 price on DJ In Brodart; Signed by Author . Item Price
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HET LEVEN VAN MR. JACOB VAN LENNEP
by M. F. Van Lennep
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1909
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- Hardcover
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VINELAND, New Jersey, USA
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SGD 134.55
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Amsterdam: P N Van Kampen & Zoon. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1909. Hardcover. Plates; 4to 11" - 13" tall; HET LEVEN VAN MR. JACOB VAN LENNEP, 2 vols, publisher's brown cloth, contents firm and clean. Dutch language. Plates- portraits and scenes and bldgs. Thought to be complete . Item Price
SGD 134.55
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THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF TOBIAS SMOLLETT.
by Melville, Lewis
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
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- First American Edition
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- 1927
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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VINELAND, New Jersey, USA
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SGD 33.59
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1927. First American Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; Orig. Cloth & bds, paper spine label, d/j, slipcase lacking back panel. Plates. Unopened. Small closed tear to tdj at rear spine fold 3/4" . . Item Price
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MEMORIAS DE AGUSTIN CODAZZI
by Andres Soriano Lleras, Alberto Lee Lopez, Agustin Codazzi translated by Alberto Lee Lopez, Andres Soriano Lleras
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1973
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- Paperback
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VINELAND, New Jersey, USA
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SGD 86.09
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Banco De La Republica. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Paperback. B&W Illustrations, facsimiles; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 547 pages; Archivo de la Economia Nacional 32. Memoirs. Agustín Codazzi's memoirs were written at 32 and cover the period of European and American life from 1816 to 1822. B&W Illustrations, facsimiles, maps. Spanish language. .… Read more about this item Item Price
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MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE OF GILBERT MOTIER LA FAYETTE BY GEN. H.L. VILLAUME DUCOUDRAY HOLSTEIN, WHO CONTRIBUTED, UNDER THE FICTITIOUS NAME OF PETER FELDMANN, TO HIS LIBERATION FROM THE PRISONS OF OLMUTZ. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH MANUSCRIPT
by Holdstein, H. La Fayette Villaume Ducoudray.
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1824
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- Hardcover
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VINELAND, New Jersey, USA
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SGD 255.71
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N Y: Charles Wiley. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1824. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 111, 305 pages; Memoirs of the life of Gilbert Motier La Fayette By Gen. H. L. Villaume Ducoudray Holstein, Who Contributed, Under the Fictitious Name of Peter Feldmann, to His Liberation from the Prisons of Olmutz. Translated from the… Read more about this item Item Price
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MEMOIR OF GINEVRA GUERRABELLA.
by Ginerva Guerrabella.
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1863
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- Flexible cloth
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VINELAND, New Jersey, USA
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SGD 174.94
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N Y: T. J. Crowan. Good with no dust jacket. 1863. First Edition. Flexible cloth. Drama; Stage; Stars; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Blue-green wraps; minor soiling/staining to wraps and margins of pages. "A few copies only were printed for distribution among personal friends. She is the daughter of Samuel Ward the banker. Her romantic marriage,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 174.94
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LIFE, WRITINGS, AND CORRESPONDENCE OF GEORGE BORROW [CT 2 VOLS]
by Knapp, William
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1899
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- Hardcover
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VINELAND, New Jersey, USA
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SGD 106.28
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London: John Murray. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1899. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; xviii,402: viii,406 pages; 8 plates, numerous smaller illustrations. Covers a little stained, binding tight. . Item Price
SGD 106.28
