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In the "Just Plain Weird" category, consider the man who from about 1925 on baffled the medical and scientific community with his ability to GROW. That's right, this famed sideshow performer appeared to grow inches taller on stage -- hence his nickname, "The Man Who Grows Before Your Eyes." Through the 1950s, Willard continued to amaze and confound, appearing on shows such as "The Ed Sullivan Show" (6 April 1958). What he signs here is as off-the-wall as what he did: a folded-down promotional broadside, single sheet (printed recto and verso), 27" X 18¼" (folds down to 9" X 6 3/4"), Grand Rapids, MI, n.y. [ca. 1934 or earlier]. Near fine. The front panel, which reads "The / Complete / Refrigerator / LEONARD / a name with more than a half / century of / REFRIGERATION BACKGROUND" in bold orange and black, bears his handsome large inscription in a blank area: "Clarence E. Willard / 'The Man Who Grows' / 1934." Unfolded, the broadside features numerous illustrations with captions front and back touting…
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Miami By The Sea. The Land of Palms and Sunshine. [With 'We are Open After the Hurricane attachment']
by [Miami Chamber of Commerce]
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[Printed by the Record Co.]: [St. Augustine, Fla.], 1926. Very Good. Stapled full color illustrated wraps; 8 by 9 inches, designed to be folded vertically down the middle; 26 pages plus the wraps. Illustrated with many photographs, some in color and color and b/w graphics. There are two maps on the inside covers the first is a color map of Florida with graphics showing transportation routes; the rear map is a street map for Miami.
There is also a folded leaf opening to 23 inches. With b/w photos of hotels on one side and a color graphic poster-like scene in color on the other.
No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal careful handling and expected even light age-toning of the pages. Previous owner's name is written on the top edge.. Uncommon with 4 of different publication dates and not the same secondary title: America's Playground Summer and Winter / Pryor's Famous Band - December to April.
There is also a partial page [inserted] explaining that 'Miami Conditions Normal Now' and explaining how Miami is ready for visitors after the 1926 hurricane.
There is also a folded leaf opening to 23 inches. With b/w photos of hotels on one side and a color graphic poster-like scene in color on the other.
No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal careful handling and expected even light age-toning of the pages. Previous owner's name is written on the top edge.. Uncommon with 4 of different publication dates and not the same secondary title: America's Playground Summer and Winter / Pryor's Famous Band - December to April.
There is also a partial page [inserted] explaining that 'Miami Conditions Normal Now' and explaining how Miami is ready for visitors after the 1926 hurricane.
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- Date Published 1926
Signed Broadside
by WILLARD, Clarence E. (?-?)
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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The New Caronia Cunard White Star
by Cunard White Star Caronia Collection
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Bay City, Michigan, United States
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Collection from family trip in 1952 includes original letter from Cunard Line Agents' Bulletin C-16 dated 6/14/52 in very good condition. Two brochures from the Caronia, one artist signature is G.H. Iavis. One book printed in England, one is printed in U.S.A. and the letter is from New York. Minor scratches and wear for the age and the First Class tag for the Cunard White Star Limited to Southampton, First Section is intact with the oriingal string. Please visit the photographs for the best impression.
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Nineteenth Annual Report of the Executive board, and of the Ladies' Board of Managers of the Union Benevolent Association
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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SGD 177.52
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Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, printers, 1850. Paperback. Very Good. 32 p.; 23 cm. Green wrappers with black wrapper title. The Union Benevolent Association was established in 1831 to provide assistance to Philadelphia residents by lending stoves to help heat their homes during a harsh winter, along with wood and coal. The intention was to help the "worthy poor" without regard for religion or race. The activities of the organization have evolved since 1831; today it provides grants to projects to fight poverty. This report contains a list of people who contributed to the Union Benevolent Association for the previous year with the amount given, as well as detailed data about the people with whom the association had worked. The (male) officers of the Association are listed; none of the members of the Ladies' Board of Managers are named, although the majority of the report is theirs. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: wrapper is lightly soiled and creased; 3-cm. closed tear…
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Common-Place Arguments Against Administration, with Obvious Answers, (Intended for the Use of the New Parliament.) The Second Edition. (1780)
by Richard Tickell
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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1780 softcover pamphlet in very good condition. Paginates: (iii)-viii, [2], (9)-101, blank, lacking the half-title (if it ever existed). Second edition. Pencil notes of prior book seller on title page, no other markings, creases or interior problems. Bound in quality laid paper wraps. A very nice copy. The paper is wonderful example of the paper making trade in 1780's London. Content is scathing satire and complaints about, among other things, the loss of the colonies. A nice copy. Please see scans of the item you will receive. Notes: This title may be found in the libraries of Thomas Jefferson & Benjamin Franklin. More Notes: This is how most books came from the printer and it was up to the buyer to decide on further binding. This appears to have never been bound.
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DAC News - Detroit Athletic Club, Vol. 13, No. 6., June 1928
by Charles A. Hughes, Editor
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Granville, New York, United States
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Detroit, MI: Detroit Athletic Club, 1928. Original wrappers. Published Detroit: Detroit Athletic Club, 1928. 4to., 9 1/4" x 12", 168 pages, plus covers. A snapshot of the Roaring Twenties, the rise of culture and consumer goods. Articles on the Motion Picture Industry, Mae West, Robert Benchley, Ethel Merman, and Eddie Cantor. Books, The Theatre, Theater Admission Pricing, The Stage and Broadway. Football, Volleyball, Sports, Leo Durocher. Bridge Playing Strategies, Golf at Oakland Hills, Sawing a Woman in Two, Society and Fashion, Hats, John Singer Sargent, Cartoons, plus a 2 page Swimsuit double spread by John Held, Jr. With numerous advertisements throughout. Spine slightly turned, else Very Good, pages clean and bright. . Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio.
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President Bill Clinton & Hillary White House 1993 Oversized Christmas Card with Envelope with Round Gold Presidential Seal ( Card Color Photograph of 2 Smiling Standing, Hillary in Red Dress, in Front Painting Abraham Lincoln in State Dining Room
by FACSIMILE Signed By President Bill Clinton & Hillary Rodham Clinton at Bottom, Photograph is By Neal Slavin
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LONG BEACH, California, United States
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SGD 177.52
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American Greetings, 1993. Embossed Card & Envelope with Scuff where it had been sealed, Card Fine Condition, 14 X 9 3/4 in., Card reads The White House, The State Dining Room, 1993 & message Our Family wishes you & Yours a Joyful Holiday Season & New Year Blessed with Health, ........ First Edition. Unbound.
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EGYPT AND THE SUDAN
by COOK'S TRAVELLERS HANDBOOKS.; ELSTON. ROY
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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SGD 172.11
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Simpkin Marshall,ltd.London.,1929. FIRST EDITION. Illustrated with 27 maps and plans, one with small amount of selotape repair to edge. Publishers red cloth,lettered in gilt. Very good copy in the original rare red paper dustwrapper, printed in black. Creasing and rubbing to edges. Some chipping with loss to top of spine and small piece of front panel. Overall a near very good example.:
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FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF SPACE SHUTTLE LIFT OFF
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Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, United States
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SGD 172.01
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N.D.. Non-Book. Very Good with no dust jacket; Framed Photograph of Space Shuttle Lift Off. Frame is 13 1/2" high and 11" wide, photograph is 9" by 7". Very good condition, frame does have some wear. ; Prints .
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FRAMED COLORED FASHION PRINT OF TWO VICTORIAN LADIES
by Print
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Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, United States
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N.D.. Non-Book. Very Good with no dust jacket; Colored Fashion Print of Two Victorian Ladies in Wooden Frame. Picture is 19" high and 15" wide. Very good condition, frame does have some wear. ; Prints .
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SCREW THE WORLDS GREATEST NEWSPAPER (26 ISSUES)
by Various Contirbutors
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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SGD 220.18
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New York: Milky Way Productions. Very Good. 1975. First Edition. Paperback. A lot of 26, 1975 issues of Screw Newspaper. The worlds's greatest, published every monday by the Milky Way Production in New York. Illustrated with B/W photograph and drawings. Warning: Sexual material of an adult nature. This literature is not intended for minors. January 6, 13, 20, 27, #305, #306, #307, #308; Feb. 3, 10 24, #309, #310, #312; Mar. 3, 10, 17 and 24,#313, #314, #315, #316; April, 1, 7, 14, 21, and 28, #317, #318, #319, #320 and #321; May 5, 12 and 19, #322, #323, and #324; June 2 & 30, #326 & #330; July 21, #333; August 4, #335; Oct. 6 & 13, #344 & #345; November 10, #349. Adult Magazine Erotica; B/W photograph & Drawing illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tall .
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MIAMI BEACH: WHERE to GO, WHAT to DO in the Nation's Tropical Playground. February-May, 1951. (Promotional brochure)
by Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Miami Beach, Florida
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MONTAGUE, Massachusetts, United States
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Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Florida, 1951. Pamphlet. Used - Good. 9 x 16" sheet folding to 9 x 4" Active & spectator sports, amusements, recreation centers, sightseeing, special events, cultural calendar. VG.
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THIS IS MIAMI BEACH! Miami Beach: Year round Playground. (Promotional booklet)
by Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Miami Beach, Florida
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MONTAGUE, Massachusetts, United States
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Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Florida, 1940. Pamphlet. Used - Very Good. Copyright 1940. (16) pages. Color halftones: beaches, sailing, golf, fishing, downtown, tennis, biking, canoeing, pool, mansion, home. Stapled booklet, 6 x 8" VG.
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Miami Key Facts: An Industrial Survey.
by Miami Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Development Department
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Dade City, Florida, United States
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Miami: Miami Chamber of Commerce, (1947). Quarto, stiff pictorial wrappers, ring-bound, 55 pp. Maps, charts, graphs. “This study is untended to provide facts about Miami and vici9nity which might be helpful to an industry, business firm or public institution in its consideration of this area as a location.” Includes railroad freight and passenger statistics, port statistics, diary production, labor, housing, taxes, and much more. Good; old damp-stain along lower edge.
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Miami Guide And Pryor's Band Program. March 1, 1924.
by Miami Chamber of Commerce
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San Francisco, California, United States
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Miami Chamber of Commerce, 1924.. 8vo. Stapled Wraps, 20 pp., Good with marginal tears, creasing, minor staining. Scarce. Illustrated.
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The Catholic Church in the Twentieth Century: Renewing and Reimaging the City of God
by Deedy, John (editor)
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- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780814659472 / 0814659470
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2004. First Edition with full numberline 244 bright, white pages From back: "... a reflective and evaluative look back at the century through which the Church has passed, highlighting the events and decisions that have shaped its density as it enters the new millennium... 14 essays on... Papacy, Religious Life, Ecumenism, Church and State, Social Action, and Education..." We note only edgewear and light wear to corners. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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New York in Pictures: Volume 1 with an Introduction by Jimmy Walker, Mayor of New York
by The New York Sun
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Bethel, Connecticut, United States
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GOOD+ Staple bound Trade Paperback 112 pages with half of page of photos reprinted from The New York Sun in 1928, and half of page with descriptions. (NY,NY, The New York Sun, 1928) 6"x9"x.25". Tight, bright and square but has age tanning to cover edges, slight rubbing to cover at the bottom of the spine, faintest bump to bottom corner and owners name in beautiful calligraphy inside the front cover. PHO023100 PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical ARTS - Photography art::architecture NYC, 1928, buildings
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Castaneda Country, or Highway 15 or, the abridged diary of a solo bicycle trip from Tucson, Arizona to Guaymas, Mexico in May 1975
by Bil Paul
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Scarce publication by the author most known for The Tri-X Chronicles and eclectic guides to bicycle touring.
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SGD 41.28
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[Germany] The Rhine including the Black Forest & the Vosges; Handbook for Travellers
by BAEDEKER, Karl [Ludwig Johannes], 1801-1859
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1911. Cloth. Fine. Seventeenth Revised Edition. xxxiv, 554pp, 69 maps and 59 plans. A superb copy with bright gilt lettering, 2 ribbon page-makers (one detached and laid in) and lightly faded and soiled marbled edges; the red flexible cloth covers clean, unfaded, square and tight, the maps properly folded and free of tears. Hinrichsen E017. "The Romantic movement in Germany had given a new impetus to travel . . . In 1828 Baedeker bought the rights to J. A. Klein's Rheinreise von Mainz bis Köln and, after the death of the author, Baedeker himself revised and updated the work, recreating it for a new market. Using his own travel experiences he guided the tourist to the principal attractions in each place, saving travellers the expense of hiring their own guide. He thus created a new type of guidebook, which was widely copied throughout Europe and opened up tourism to a new class of visitor. The reliability of the information was ensured by annual journeys by…
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Belgium and Holland, including the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg; Handbook for Travellers
by BAEDEKER, Karl [Ludwig Johannes], 1801-1859
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1905. Cloth. Fine. Fourteenth Edition, revised and augmented. lxx, 474pp, with 15 maps and 30 plans. A superb copy with bright gilt lettering and 2 ribbon page-makers (one loose and laid in); the red flexible cloth covers clean, unfaded, square and tight, the maps properly folded and free of tears. Hinrichsen E193. "The Romantic movement in Germany had given a new impetus to travel . . . In 1828 Baedeker bought the rights to J. A. Klein's Rheinreise von Mainz bis Köln and, after the death of the author, Baedeker himself revised and updated the work, recreating it for a new market. Using his own travel experiences he guided the tourist to the principal attractions in each place, saving travellers the expense of hiring their own guide. He thus created a new type of guidebook, which was widely copied throughout Europe and opened up tourism to a new class of visitor. The reliability of the information was ensured by annual journeys by Baedeker himself and by reference…
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Belgium and Holland including the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg ; Handbook for Travellers
by BAEDEKER, Karl [Ludwig Johannes], 1801-1859
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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SGD 67.43
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Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1894. Cloth. Fine+. Eleventh Edition, Revised and Augmented. lxii, 423pp, with 13 maps and 21 plans. An exceptionally Fine, virtually pristine, copy, with brilliant gilt lettering, one (of two) woven silk page-makers, and unfaded, richly marbled edges; the red flexible cloth covers unmarked, bright, square and tight, the maps properly folded and free of tears. Hinrichsen E190. "The Romantic movement in Germany had given a new impetus to travel . . . In 1828 Baedeker bought the rights to J. A. Klein's Rheinreise von Mainz bis Köln and, after the death of the author, Baedeker himself revised and updated the work, recreating it for a new market. Using his own travel experiences he guided the tourist to the principal attractions in each place, saving travellers the expense of hiring their own guide. He thus created a new type of guidebook, which was widely copied throughout Europe and opened up tourism to a new class of visitor. The reliability of the information was…
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South-Western France from the Loire and the Rhone to the Spanish frontier; Handbook for Travellers
by BAEDEKER, Karl [Ludwig Johannes], 1801-1859
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, Publisher, 1895. Cloth. Fine-. Second Edition. xxiv, 294 pages, with 10 maps and 13 plans (some folding). Nominally the second edition, but Baedeker only published this title once. Publisher's red flexible cloth stamped in blind and gilt with all edges marbled and a green silk page-maker. Almost Fine (but for very light soiling to the covers and a touch of foxing to the edges of several maps), with richly marbled edges; the covers bright, square, and tight, the maps properly folded and free of tears. Scarce, especially in such collectible condition. Hinrichsen E123. "The Romantic movement in Germany had given a new impetus to travel . . . In 1828 Baedeker bought the rights to J. A. Klein's Rheinreise von Mainz bis Köln and, after the death of the author, Baedeker himself revised and updated the work, recreating it for a new market. Using his own travel experiences he guided the tourist to the principal attractions in each place, saving travellers the expense of hiring their…
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MONTANA: A STATE GUIDEBOOK
by FEDERAL WRITERS PROJECT
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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SGD 89.45
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A GUIDE BOOK FOR TRAVEL TO MONTANA ILLUSTRATED, WITH 9 MAPS ,AND 75 PHOTOGRAPHS.NICE BOOK WITH DUST JACKET AND MYLAR COVER
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The Etymology of some Derbyshire Place-Names
by Davis, Frederick
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IPSWICH, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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SGD 68.84
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London: Bemrose & Sons , 1881. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket (as published). 5.5" X 8.5. 39pp., A classic study on the origins of place names in the English county of Derbyshire. This copy has had a tough life, the spine strip is missing and both hinges are weak. The pages themselves are all soundly bound. The book includes some related ephemera, including a letter and several newspaper cuttings, mainly from the 1920s. (Includes the author's obituary). Some cuttings are stuck to the pages, but all text is still quite readable. There is the signature of a previous owner (William S Longbottom) at the top of the title page. William Longbottom was better known by his pen name of Horace Weir, the author of many works on the history of Derbyshire. Please note that this is a 19th century produced copy and not a modern reproduction. All orders processed and shipped promptly from the UK, usually within 24 hours. Please call or email with your questions about this book. Not available for…
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In a Mule Litter to the Tomb of Confucius
by Alex Armstrong
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Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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SGD 86.06
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Attractive Nouveau Prize PLATE 1906 on first end paper. V Good copy. 147pp plus ads, 240 grms, 19 x 13 cms.
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