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Relación Del Último Viage Al Estrecho De Magdallanes De La Fragata De S. M. Santa María De La Cabeza En Los Años De 1785 Y 1786. [WITH:] .Apendice A La Relación Del Viage Al Magallanes De La Fragata De Guerra Santa María De La Cabeza, Que Contiene

Relación Del Último Viage Al Estrecho De Magdallanes De La Fragata De S. M. Santa María De La Cabeza En Los Años De 1785 Y 1786. [WITH:] .Apendice A La Relación Del Viage Al Magallanes De La Fragata De Guerra Santa María De La Cabeza, Que Contiene by José de Vargas y Ponce (1760-1821)

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Title
Relación Del Último Viage Al Estrecho De Magdallanes De La Fragata De S. M. Santa María De La Cabeza En Los Años De 1785 Y 1786. [WITH:] .Apendice A La Relación Del Viage Al Magallanes De La Fragata De Guerra Santa María De La Cabeza, Que Contiene
Author
José de Vargas y Ponce (1760-1821)
Seller
The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
2 volumes. [3]+xvi-359 pages with engraved frontispiece portrait of Magellan by Ferdinand, 4 folding tables and 3 folding maps. Appendice: [ii]+97 pages with one folding table and one folding map Lacks the map Carta reducida del estrecho de Magallanes, fragata de S.M. Santa María de la Cabeza. Royal octavo (9 3/4" x 7 1/2") bound in full leather red and black labels to spine in gilt lettering. (Palau 352514 & 352515; Sabin 16765) First edition.The official Spanish documentation of the scientific voyage of the frigate St. Maria de la Cabeza to the Straits of Magellan, the gateway to the Pacific. The expedition served the purpose of gathering scientific and hydrographic information and typified the efforts Spain was making to stimulate research and exploration in her colonies. The second half of the relacion chronicles the historic voyages through the straits, from Magellan and Drake to Bougainville. The maps are fine examples of rare 18th-century Spanish cartography. Two of the charts are detailed delineations of the South American tip and the Tierra del Fuego region, while the other two depict ports along the Straits of Magellan. The appendix includes a description of the Peruvian people. After these expeditions, the Spanish trade routes were exclusively to east coast ports and then overland to Pacific ports. José de Vargas Ponce was a midshipman and later appointed Second Lieutenant and was a member of the Real Academia de la Historia where he worked with Banza and the mathematician Vicente Tofino where he contributed in the publishing the Martime Atlas of Spain. In 1787 he published his description of the Pithiusas and Balearic Islands.Condition:.Lacks one map. Appendix rubbed and scuffed. Corners bumped else a very nice set.
THE FINAL DAYS [Triple Signed]

THE FINAL DAYS [Triple Signed] by Woodward, Bob [Author]; Bernstein, Carl [Author]

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Title
THE FINAL DAYS [Triple Signed]
Author
Woodward, Bob [Author]; Bernstein, Carl [Author]
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780671222987
Description
New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 476 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is tan parchment with navy and black lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$10.95" on front flap, and has mild age toning, shelving wear along spine head and fore corners, and a small closed tear along rear head edge. Boards have mild shelving wear along extremities, mild sun-fading along head and tail edges. Text block has a small faint brown smudge along fore edge. Signed flat on title page by Bob Woodward [Author], Carl Bernstein [Author], and Ben Bradlee [Mentor]. DL Consignment. Shelved Case 1 1/2. 1397013. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
IN OUR TIME [Signed]

IN OUR TIME [Signed] by Wolfe, Tom

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IN OUR TIME [Signed]
Author
Wolfe, Tom
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto, 119 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Spine is dark purple with white lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$12.95" on front flap. Boards have mild bumping to fore corners. Textblock edges have mild foxing; faint foxing along endpapers and throughout text. Signed flat by Tom Wolfe on title page. Shelved Room C. 1400600. Special Collections.
RED CLOCKS [Signed]

RED CLOCKS [Signed] by Zumas, Leni

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RED CLOCKS [Signed]
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Zumas, Leni
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780316434812
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New York, New York: Little, Brown, 2018. First Edition thus, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 356 pages. In Very Good condition with Near Fine condition dust jacket and Very Good condition slipcase. Spine is beet red with white lettering. Dust jacket price uncut: "$26.00" uncut on front flap. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine tail. Signed flat on tipped-in page by Leni Zumas. Shelved Room C. Powell's Books Indiespensable Edition. 1404270. Special Collections.
A MAN IN FULL [SIGNED]
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A MAN IN FULL [SIGNED] by Wolfe, Tom

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Title
A MAN IN FULL [SIGNED]
Author
Wolfe, Tom
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780374270322
Description
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick Octavo, 742 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine pictorial blue with red and black lettering. Exterior has slight wear including mild age toning, faint soiling and minor edge wear. Boards have very slight wear with light rubbing to joints/edges. Text block has slight wear including slight age toning and soiling to the edges. Light marginalia/notations and few turned down corners to the interior. First edition. Signed by the author. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size weight restrictions. For international expedited customers, please inquire about rates. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column L (ND-L). 1401138. FP New Rockville Stock.
HEN-SPARROW TURNS PURPLE

HEN-SPARROW TURNS PURPLE by Wolf, Gita; Biswas, Pulak

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HEN-SPARROW TURNS PURPLE
Author
Wolf, Gita; Biswas, Pulak
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9788186211199
Description
Tara Books, n.d.. Other. Accordion-style octavo; unpaginated; VG; Tan and purple covers with purple and tan text; Covers have mild edgewear and shelfwear; Textblock clean; Shelved. 1367178. FP New Rockville Stock.
The Artillery Volunteers Vade Mecum

The Artillery Volunteers Vade Mecum by Barry, Sergeant-Major E.

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The Artillery Volunteers Vade Mecum
Author
Barry, Sergeant-Major E.
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Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co, 1880. First edition. Stiff card wraps. Very good. 12mo. 112pp. stiff leather-covered boards, gilt title on the upper board. Light wear to edges and hinges else a very good copy. A book of reference for the volunteer artilleryman. The author was an instructor for many years. Rare .
Peach Blossom

Peach Blossom by ZUVIRIA, Gustavo Martínez writing as Hugo Wast

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Title
Peach Blossom
Author
ZUVIRIA, Gustavo Martínez writing as Hugo Wast
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Longman's, Green and Co, 1929. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second printing of the American edition. Translated by Herman and Miriam Hespelt. Jacket by Julio Málaga Grenet. Octavo. 300pp. Spine gilt trifle dulled and a bit of wear at the bottom corners, very near fine in moderately worn, very good dust jacket with several nicks and tiny tears, and a bit of offsetting and light foxing on the verso. A presentable copy of Wast's first commercial success, published in Argentina as *Flor de Durazno* in 1911.
L'Arche De Noé Caméra Au Poing: Dans Le Monde Des Animaux Menacés

L'Arche De Noé Caméra Au Poing: Dans Le Monde Des Animaux Menacés by ZUBER, Christian

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Title
L'Arche De Noé Caméra Au Poing: Dans Le Monde Des Animaux Menacés
Author
ZUBER, Christian
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9782082004244
Condition
Very Good
Description
[Paris]: Flammarion, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 294pp. Text in French. Illustrated from color and black and white photographs. Appendix foxed, top corners of covers slightly bumped, near fine in a very good lightly edgeworn and age-toned dust jacket with small abrasion on back panel.
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Pismo v redaktsiiu "Rabochago Dela" (A Letter to the Editors of "Rabochago Dela") by Akselrod, P.

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Pismo v redaktsiiu "Rabochago Dela" (A Letter to the Editors of "Rabochago Dela")
Author
Akselrod, P.
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ZH BOOKS (United States)
Condition
Very good-
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Zheneva (Geneva): Izdanie Soiuza Russkikh Sotsialdemokratov, 1899. First Edition. Very good-. First edition; 6 1/4 x 4 1/4; pp. [1], 2-22; beige wraps, printed in black; wraps detached, with a few small chips to edges; a small piece of tape along spine; text block solid; very good- condition. Pavel Borisovich Akselrod (1850 - 1928) was a Russian Menshevik and the co-founder of the Marxist organization "Osvobozhdenie truda" (Emancipation of Labor) in Geneva in 1883. His open letter addressed a review of an article - "The Goals of the Russian Social-democrats" - which had appeared in the journal "Labor Affairs" and to which Akselrod had written the preface.
The Player Queen

The Player Queen by William Butler Yeats

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The Player Queen
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William Butler Yeats
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Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
London: Macmillan and Co, 1922. Original wraps. Near Fine. A very sharp copy of the 1922 1st edition, limited to 1,000 copies. Clean and Near Fine in its printed beige wrappers.
The Kingdom of All-Souls and Two Other Poems for Christmas

The Kingdom of All-Souls and Two Other Poems for Christmas by George Edward Woodberry

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The Kingdom of All-Souls and Two Other Poems for Christmas
Author
George Edward Woodberry
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Collectible; Very Good
Description
Woodberry Society, 1912. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1912 1st edition, limited to 300 copies. SIGNED Y THE AUTHOR on the title page. Solid and VG in its duotone cloth. Octavo, 32 pgs. Former owner name ("Estelle Delano" of the Roosevelt family) at the front free endpaer. Signed by Author.
RHINE AND RUHR

RHINE AND RUHR by NO AUTHOR

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RHINE AND RUHR
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NO AUTHOR
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Antic Hay Books (United States)
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Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, 1979. [ANTHOLOGY: GERMANY]. RHINE AND RUHR. Reflections Of The People, Landscape And Industry At The Heart Of Europe. [Dusseldorg/Munster, Germany: Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, 1979]. Small quarto: cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. An anthology of pictures and text by various photographers and authors. A complimentary copy, with an enclosed folded slip presenting to book and signed by either the publisher or one of his associates. An uncommon book. Near fine in d/j. $125.00.
[AMERICANA] [CHURCH HISTORY] [GERMAN LUTHERAN] DENKSCHRIFT ZUM 50-JAHRIGEN JUBILAUM DER ERSTEN EVANGELISCH-LUTHERISCHEN GEMEINDE

[AMERICANA] [CHURCH HISTORY] [GERMAN LUTHERAN] DENKSCHRIFT ZUM 50-JAHRIGEN JUBILAUM DER ERSTEN EVANGELISCH-LUTHERISCHEN GEMEINDE

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[AMERICANA] [CHURCH HISTORY] [GERMAN LUTHERAN] DENKSCHRIFT ZUM 50-JAHRIGEN JUBILAUM DER ERSTEN EVANGELISCH-LUTHERISCHEN GEMEINDE
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good binding
Description
Blue Island, Ill: Fred. Klein, 1913. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo; string-tied pamphlet in copper-colored wrapper printed in gold; 40 pages on coated paper, with many black and white photographs; the string ties are broken but are holding.~~This fiftieth anniversary pamphlet issued to celebrate the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Blue Island Illinois is most uncommon both in commerce and in institutional holdings. ~~It is written entirely in German. To this day the parish celebrates its German heritage. Very Good binding.
Wife of Light (Signed)

Wife of Light (Signed) by ACKERMAN, Diane

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Title
Wife of Light (Signed)
Author
ACKERMAN, Diane
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
New York: William Morrow, 1978. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. 64 pages. Slim collection of poems from this well regarded poet and writer. A near fine copy in yellow printed wrappers. Signed and generically inscribed by Ackerman on the half title page. Scarce in format.
Magdalena Abakanowicz

Magdalena Abakanowicz by ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena, Friedhelm Mennekes, and Ryszard Stanislawski

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Magdalena Abakanowicz
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ABAKANOWICZ, Magdalena, Friedhelm Mennekes, and Ryszard Stanislawski
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Koln: Kusnt Station Sankt Peter, 2001. First edition. Softcover. 30 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran August 30 through October 21, 2001. Text in English and German. Features contributions by Friedhelm Mennekes and Ryszard Stanislawski. Includes black and white illustrations and a chronology. A clean very near fine copy in stapled wrappers and in a very near fine dust jacket.
Broke at Forty Five: A Letter to His Grandchildren

Broke at Forty Five: A Letter to His Grandchildren by Babcock, Thorpe

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Broke at Forty Five: A Letter to His Grandchildren
Author
Babcock, Thorpe
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ReadInk (United States)
Condition
Very Good in Very Good dj
Description
Los Angeles: Fashion Press. Very Good in Very Good dj. (c.1967). First Edition. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [modest wear to bottom edge, very slight exposure of boards at lower corners, offsetting/discoloration to endpapers (from contact with dust jacket), small bookseller's label (Vroman's, Pasadena) at upper corner of front pastedown; the fragile brown paper jacket is almost completely split along front hinge, and has some very shallow chipping along the top and bottom edges, a small piece missing at the top rear hinge, and a small pull-tear hole in the front panel]. In this self-published memoir, the then-82-year-old author reminisces about his "rags to riches, back to rags and back again to riches" life story -- "a tremendous story, told in vibrant enthusiasm, revealing the saga of a Yale Law School graduate who found his rugged 'first career' in the lumber business of the Pacific Northwest." His early success vanished when the Stock Market crashed, but he moved his family to Pasadena, California, and eventually found a second career in property management. .
Midnight Pleasures
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Midnight Pleasures by Robert Bloch

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Title
Midnight Pleasures
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Robert Bloch
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9780385194396
Condition
Fine
Description
Stated first edition; Fine in a fine dust jacket. A collection of thirteen macabre tales, including "The Spoiled Wife," "The Undead," "Die--Nasty," and "Pranks". A pristine copy in archival protection.
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BARBRI BAR REVIEW; Multistate testing: Simulated MBE workshop

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BARBRI BAR REVIEW; Multistate testing: Simulated MBE workshop
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Second Life Books Inc (United States)
Description
Thomson, 2005. 4to, various pagination. Paper wraps. Some marking throughout, o/w VG.
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United States Patents Quarterly 1st. Cum. Dig. odd/Misc Vols by Bureau of National Affairs

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United States Patents Quarterly 1st. Cum. Dig. odd/Misc Vols
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Bureau of National Affairs
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The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
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1986. per is per book (each). per is per book (each). United States Patents Quarterly [1st]. Cumulative Digest. 52-91 no. 3 & 4, 92-111 no. 1 & 2, 112-131 no. 1, 132-151 no. 1 (loose binding), 152-171 no. 2, 172-191 no. 1, 192-211 no. 1 & 2. Annual Digest (paper issues) vols. 212-231 in 5 issues. Washington: Bureau of National Affairs. Ex-library, Moderate shelf wear. Special USD 25.00 Each.
[CLOTHING MANUFACTURING] [BUSINESS] [LAW] Shirt Collar Patent

[CLOTHING MANUFACTURING] [BUSINESS] [LAW] Shirt Collar Patent

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[CLOTHING MANUFACTURING] [BUSINESS] [LAW] Shirt Collar Patent
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lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Description
Newark, NJ, 1917-1919. 13 pages. 4 pages from Delpark Inc., a NY-based clothing company seeking a patent to manufacture a new shirt collar. Letters show clothing company owner trying to contact a solicitor to investigate the patents of its creator. Delpark seeks, in these documents, to purchase the collar's patent from the inventor, Edward J. Quigley, and his partner, William H. Stevens. 7 pages delineate the agreement between the two parties, permitting Delpark to make and sell the collar. 2 pages are a letter from Stevens, previous to the agreement, warning Delpark of infringing on the royalties of Quigley's invention. An article in The Haberdasher, January 1921, page 67, Turning a Byway Into a Buy Way - reports of the shop Edward J. Quigley & Co. is located at Astor Court, a private thoroughfare beside the Waldorf-Astoria, Mr. Quigley and his vice-president of the firm, William H. Stevens, fit custom-made shirts.
Creation and its enemies: "the revolt against work

Creation and its enemies: "the revolt against work by Zerzan, John

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Creation and its enemies: "the revolt against work
Author
Zerzan, John
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Rochester, NY: Mutualist Books, 1977. Pamphlet. 64p., wraps, edges and wraps somewhat foxed, else good condition, 5.5x8.5 inches, illus.

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