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Handbook to the birds of Egypt

Handbook to the birds of Egypt by SHELLEY, G.E.

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$750.00
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Seller: Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts
Title
Handbook to the birds of Egypt
Author
SHELLEY, G.E.
Seller
Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: John van Voorst, 1872. FIRST EDITION. With 14 hand coloured lithographed plates by J.G. Keulemans. Contemporary red cloth, rebacked; uncut, one signature loose. Ex-library, with the perforated stamp of the John Crerar Library on title and a stamp indicating its de-accession, plus the blindstamp of James H. Dolan Jr. First edition of the first comprehensive account on the birds of Egypt. Shelley made three trips to the Nile region, collecting a large number of birds, many of which are illustrated here for the first time by Keulemans. Shelley (1840-1910), geologist and ornithologist, was the nephew of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Anker, 469; Nissen, IVB, 872; Wood, p. 566; Zimmer, II, 588.
Fabian Bocklich's Pink Elephant Ideas Given At Homestead Branch L.D.S. Church. 48th & U Streets. Friday Dec. 9th, 1932 [Sacramento, California]

Fabian Bocklich's Pink Elephant Ideas Given At Homestead Branch L.D.S. Church. 48th & U Streets. Friday Dec. 9th, 1932 [Sacramento, California]

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$300.00
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Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
Title
Fabian Bocklich's Pink Elephant Ideas Given At Homestead Branch L.D.S. Church. 48th & U Streets. Friday Dec. 9th, 1932 [Sacramento, California]
Seller
Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Ephemera. Flyer [22 cm x 15 cm] printed on both sides. With a handful of small chips to the edges and a small open tear to the surface.
Forty Stories (Advance Uncorrected Proof)

Forty Stories (Advance Uncorrected Proof) by Barthelme, Donald

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$75.00
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Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books
Title
Forty Stories (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
Author
Barthelme, Donald
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780399132995
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo., Wraps 256 pp.. Solid Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save tiny dog tears to top tips. A touch of toning to edges but barely. Fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
Still Life

Still Life by Byatt, A.S.

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$75.00
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Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books
Title
Still Life
Author
Byatt, A.S.
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780684185774
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 384pp. Beautiful First American Edition, tight, solid and clean throughout with little or no war. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($16.95), has a touch of rubbing but is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. A very pretty collectable copy of an earlier novel from this Booker PRize winning author, when she was using her full first name, Antonia.
Patience & Fortitude: A Roving Chronicle of Book People, Book Places, and Book Culture

Patience & Fortitude: A Roving Chronicle of Book People, Book Places, and Book Culture by Basbanes, Nicholas A.

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Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books
Title
Patience & Fortitude: A Roving Chronicle of Book People, Book Places, and Book Culture
Author
Basbanes, Nicholas A.
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780060196950
Condition
Fine
Description
New York: Harpercollins, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 656pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($35.00), has some rubbing to edges but is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of the author's second book.
Essays

Essays by A Barrister [Stephen, James Fitzhugh]

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$175.00
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Seller: Yesterday's Muse Books
Title
Essays
Author
A Barrister [Stephen, James Fitzhugh]
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1862. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Corners rubbed, minor transfer on front board, ink name and small bookplate on front endpapers. 1862 Hard Cover. iv, 335, 16 pp. 8vo. A collection of essays by Virginia Woolf's uncle, a graduate of Eton College, King's College, and Trinity College, Cambridge. These originally appeared in The Saturday Review. The author writes quite a bit about morality and virtue, and also reviews a work by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and assesses the philosophies of several other writers. Includes: Casuistry; Mr. Hallam; Conventional Morality; Philanthropy; The Wealth of Nature; John Bull; Physical Strength; Doing Good; Geniality; Lord Macaulay; Limitations of Morality; Christian Optimism; Fanaticism; The End of the World; Pain; Christianity in India; Mental Stature; Minor Virtues; Courage; The Vanity of Human Wishes; Juniores Priores; Morality and Sensibility; Public and Private Morals; Secondhand Knowledge; Spirit-Rapping; Gamaliels; Mr. Carlyle; Pascal's Pensees; Joseph de Maistre; Plutarch's Lives; Paley's Moral Philosophy; The Minister's Wooing; Mr. Mansel's Metaphysics.
Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels on the Erie Canal

Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels on the Erie Canal by Abbott, Jacob

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Seller: Yesterday's Muse Books
Title
Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels on the Erie Canal
Author
Abbott, Jacob
Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books (United States)
ISBN
9780932334992
Condition
Fine
Description
Interlaken, New York: Empire State Books, 1987. Reissue. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x0x7. 1987 reissue. An exceptional copy. 203 pp. Incorporating text of 1852 edition and illustrations from 1843 edition. This book is a historical fiction that follows a young boy named Marco Paul on his travels along the Erie Canal during the mid-19th century. It provides interesting insights into the history of the canal and its role in shaping American transportation.
Off Our Backs: a women's news journal; vol. 3, #4, December, 1972

Off Our Backs: a women's news journal; vol. 3, #4, December, 1972

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Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Title
Off Our Backs: a women's news journal; vol. 3, #4, December, 1972
Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Washington DC: Off Our Backs, 1972. Newspaper. 24p., folded tabloid newspaper, photos, illustrations, news, reviews, services, ads, evenly toned, else very good condition on newsprint. Rape. Menstrual extraction. Doris Lessing.

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