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The Webster Centennial. Proceedings of the Webster Historical Society at Marshfield, Mass., October 12, 1882. With an Account of Other Celebrations on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Daniel Webster

Cummings, Thomas Harrison · 1883

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Boston Webster Historical Society First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 272pp + index. Brown embossed cloth, gilt lettering. Abrasion and chipping along front joint, faint staining to front board, corners rubbed, text is age-toned but clean and the binding is tight and sou...

The Story of Kentucky

Connelly, Emma M. · 1890

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Boston D. Lothrop Company First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 337pp. Brown pictorial boards, gilt title, frontispiece with tissue-guard plus other illustrations. Extremities lightly rubbed, ex-library with ususal markings, text is toned, some slight internal separation,...

A Travers Genève- Vestiges et Souvenirs Du Passé

Friderich, H. · 1938

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Geneva Édition de La Tribune de la Genève 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 140pp .No date c1938. Pictorial wraps. Broché. Bon état. Covers are edge-chipped, contents are age-toned but otherwise clean and unmarked, notation at top of title page. 37 black and white illustrations....

The Wonderful ABC Book

Winter, Milo · 1946

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Chicaago Reuben H. LIlja & Co., Inc. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Milo Winter Unpaginated. Pictorial wraps. Very light soil and tiny pinhole to cover, contents are clean and unmarked. Colorful illustrations by Milo Winter on every page. Very Good

Menlo Park- Edison Institute

Edison Institute · 1933

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Dearborn, Michigan Edison Institute 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall 12pp +4pp addenda. Stapled brochure printed in blue. Very ight soil to cover, contents very clean. Description of the Edison Laboratory with photos of Edison at work and photos of some of his inventions. Very Good

Edison Institute Museum and Village

The Edison Institute · 1929

$8.00 (€7.26 | £6.06 | ¥1,277)

Dearborn , Michigan Edison Institute 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 30pp. No date but presumably 1929. Stapled pamphlet. Light soil to covers, contents clean. Published for the opening of the Museum and Village in 1929. Very Good No Jacket

Buddha Auswahl Aus Dem Palikanon

1921

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Berlin Brandus'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung ' 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 895pp. Text in German. Green paper over boards, cloth backing, spine gilt lettered and intricately decorated. LIght chipping to spine ends, slight fading to board perimeters, contents are in clean and in s...

The Romance of Ballet

Davis, MIke · 1967

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

London Odhams Long Acre 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall (110pp) Blue cloth, gilt lettering. Book is clean and sound, dust jacket is faintly sunned along edges but otherwise unblemished. Near Fine Very Good

Set and Costume Designs for Ballet and Theater

Schouvaloff, Alexander · 1988

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

`New York The Vendome Press 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 268pp. Black cloth, gilt crest on front board, gilt lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are both in very nice condition. Magnificent color drawings of dancers and costumes, many by Leon Bakst. Fine Fine

Complot d'Arnold et de Sir Henry Clinton Contre Les États-Unis d'Amérique et Contre le Général Washington

[Barbé-Marbois, Fronçois, Marquis de] · 1816

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,569)

Paris Chez P. Didot, l'ainé First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall xliv, 184pp. Gilt-stamped full leather, 2 engraved portraits, 1 map. Boards detached, front board and spine missing, board scuffed, endpapers heavily darkened around edges, first few and last few pages ha...

The Story of Du Barry

Ford, James L. · 1902

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

New York Frederick A. Stokes Company First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 288pp. Purple cloth gilt lettering and decoration. Spine sunned, corners rubbed, spine ends chipped, some internal separation, text is clean. Tipped-in bookplate on front endpap...

The Connecticut Guide ; What to See and Where to See It

Heermance, Edgar L. (Compiler) · 1935

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Hartford, Connecticut Emergency Relief Commission Second Printing 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 320pp. Green stiff wraps. Spine and cover edges are browned, binding is solid and contents are clean, small red promotional sale label of Connecticut Publicity Commission with 60 cent...

Birthday of the State of Connecticut. Celebration of the Two Hunred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Adoption of the First Constitution of the State of Connecticut

Connecticut Historical Society and the Towns of Windsor, Hartford, and Wethersfield · 1889

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Hartford, CT The Connecticut Historical Society First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 98pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering. Slight rubbing to corners and spine ends, text is mildly toned, binding is tight and gilt is very bright. In very well-preserved condition. Very Good No...

Goodwin's Annual Legislative Statistics of State Officers, Senate and House of Representatives of Connecticut, from May Session, 1850, to May Session, 1857, Inclusive

Goodwin, William (Compiler) · 1857

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

New Haven William Goodwin 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 120pp. Red cloth, leather backing, black title label on front board. Spine missing, both boards missing, moderate overall soiling, text is age-toned and lightly foxed but complete and unmarked. This vol...

Laws of Connecticut Relating to Intoxicating Liquors, Gambling, Duties of Officials, Etc.

Thrasher, S.P. · 1894

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

New Haven E.B. Sheldon Company for S.P. Thrasher 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 95pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering. Boards show little wear except for gnawing damage to lower half of spine and 3 small damages to upper half of spine, tiny spots on 4 pages of index, contents are oth...

Supplies and Tools for Plumbers, Gas and Steam Fitters, Mills and Manufacturers

Frank J. Knox Co. · 1900

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Hart, CT The Frank J. Knox Co. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 825pp. No date circa 1900. Tan cloth, black lettering. Spotting to covers most heavily to rear board, contents mildly toned and very occasionally foxed, waviness to first pages, text is unmarked, binding is tight. A...

H.M. Pulham, Esquire

Marquand, John P. · 1941

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,973)

Boston Little, Brown and Company 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 432pp. Beige cloth. Cover and contents are in clean and sound condition, small bookseller's label on front free endpaper. Dust jacket is chipped, edgeworn and tape-repaired. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED...

Splendid Fare

Stockli, Albert · 1970

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

New York Alfred A. Knopf First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Bill Goldsmith Signed by Author(s) xvii, 372, xix pp. Pictorial boards. Light rubbing to edges, several tiny spots to foredge, contents clean. Line drawing illustrations throughout. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by ...

Letters of Francis Parkman (2 Volumes)

Jacobs, Wilbur R. (Editor) · 1960

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

U.S.A. University of Oklahoma Press First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Podwal, Mark 204, 286pp. Both volumes in clean , unworn condition in a near fine slipcase. Illustrated. Laid-in is a publisher's review copy notice. Near Fine

Personal Witness : Israel Through My Eyes

Eban, Abba · 1992

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York G.P. Putnam's Sons 2nd Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 671pp. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by author on half-title page. Dampstaining to portions of the text, not affecting inscription or readablity of book. Clipped dustjacket is in very good conditio...