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The Land of Midian (Revisited)

The Land of Midian (Revisited) by Burton, Richard F

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Seller: The Manhattan Rare Book Company
Title
The Land of Midian (Revisited)
Author
Burton, Richard F
Seller
The Manhattan Rare Book Company (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
London: Kegan Paul. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL CLOTH of Burton's second expedition through Midian (northwest Arabia). Although Burton failed to unearth the vast amounts of gold he believed were in the region, the expedition, sponsored by the Egyptian Khedive Ismail I, was a major geographical and archaeological success. Complete with folding map, 6 colored plates, 10 uncolored plates, numerous illustrations in the text, and 32-page catalogue at end of vol. 2. Map and plates in pristine condition. Provenance: the prestigious Signet Library, with handsome "Society of Writers to her Majesty's Signet" bookplate with coat-of-arms on front pastedown of each volume and "Signet Library" written in ink on front free endpaper of each volume. London: Kegan Paul, 1879. Octavo, original ochre cloth. Two volumes. Very mild darkening to spines and slight rubbing to spine ends. A beautiful copy, rare in this condition.
Here, There Be Dragons

Here, There Be Dragons by Owen, James A.

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Here, There Be Dragons
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Owen, James A.
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Thorn Books (United States)
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. Black cloth spine printed in blue; orange paper over boards. Illustrated by the author. Book One in the Imaginarium Geographica series. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. Signed by James Owen on the title page and with an original depiction of the dragon on the dustwrapper, executed in blue.
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WHEN CHENAL SINGS THE "MARSEILLAISE", "WITH THE HONORS OF WAR", SISTER JULIE by Williams, Wythe

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WHEN CHENAL SINGS THE "MARSEILLAISE", "WITH THE HONORS OF WAR", SISTER JULIE
Author
Williams, Wythe
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description
WHEN CHENAL SINGS THE "MARSEILLAISE", "WITH THE HONORS OF WAR", SISTER JULIE, Dutton, 1916, first edition vg in soiled and chipped but still most collectable dust-wrapper. Three short tales of WW1. Uncommon to be sure.
Recollections of College Life, at Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pa., from 1839 to 1845: A Narrative, with Reflections

Recollections of College Life, at Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pa., from 1839 to 1845: A Narrative, with Reflections by APPEL, Rev. Theodore

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Recollections of College Life, at Marshall College, Mercersburg, Pa., from 1839 to 1845: A Narrative, with Reflections
Author
APPEL, Rev. Theodore
Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
Reading, PA: Daniel Miller, 1886. First Edition. Small octavo (19.5cm). Original gilt-lettered olive-green beveled cloth-covered boards (hardcover); floral endpapers; viii,[9]-348pp. A quite fresh and attractive copy, with gilt bright on spine and cover, text clean, fresh and unmarked; Near Fine. The author was a graduate of Marshall College and a long-time faculty member of Franklin & Marshall College following the merger in 1853.