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Sketchbook of North Carolina, Florida, and Rondout NY

Sketchbook of North Carolina, Florida, and Rondout NY by MATTSON (Henry Ellis):

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Sketchbook of North Carolina, Florida, and Rondout NY
Author
MATTSON (Henry Ellis):
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BATTLEDORE LTD (United States)
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SKETCH BOOK by HENRY ELLIS MATTSON Containing Twenty-Eight full Watercolors, created 1940–1942, mostly in North Carolina and Florida (two identified as Coney Island and also Rondout, NY). Drawn on [50] pages, mostly titled and dated, with additional notations. Ring-bound album with stiff buff covers with original watercolor pasted label, inscribed "Florida, N.C. '41". Henry Mattson [1877–1971] was a Swedish-born American artist who came to Worcester, MA and studied at the Worcester Museum evening sketch classes in 1913, went back to Sweden to puruse his painting career, but came back three years later, settling in Woodstock, NY. Best known for his romantic landscapers, marine and night scenes. Tthough self-taught, he was quite a successful artist. Provenance: from the artist's home in Woodstock, NY
[VETERINARY - PIGS]. Yoton Setsuryaku

[VETERINARY - PIGS]. Yoton Setsuryaku by Harris, Joseph

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[VETERINARY - PIGS]. Yoton Setsuryaku
Author
Harris, Joseph
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Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
Tokyo: Yamatoya Kihee, 1872. Very good. 2 vols. 8vo. Original wrappers, stitched as issued in the Japanese style (a little stained; early ownership stamps on first pages; light stains to upper margins and colophons). Complete copy in good condition. A remarkable Japanese abridged edition of Joseph Harris's "Harris on the Pig: Breeding, Rearing, Management, and Improvement" (New York, 1870), with a preface by Genkan Sumida. There are six charming illustrations of pigs and wild boar on five leaves, here rendered in fairly crude woodcuts. The utility of Harris's text is attested by the fact that this abridgement appeared in Japanese very soon after it was published in New York. There are chapters on the care of pigs, the species of pigs, how to make them fatter and more healthy, how to make a pig's shelter, preparation of food, etc. Highly curious.
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The gases of the atmosphere by RAMSAY, William

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Title
The gases of the atmosphere
Author
RAMSAY, William
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
London: McMillan & Co., 1896. FIRST EDITION. Frontispiece portrait of Stephen Hales plus 7 additional portraits. Original cloth, spine somewhat faded; from the Norman library with his bookplate; another bookplate on front paste-down presumably removed. First edition. Ramsay wrote this popular history at the request of "persons without any special scientific training." He details the discovery of what he deems the "better known constituents of the atmosphere," concluding with his own discovery of argon in 1895. Later editions of this work were revised to include the discoveries of helium, krypton, neon and xenon.
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Railway Guide with Popular Routes for Summer and Winter Tourists by [RAILROAD]

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Railway Guide with Popular Routes for Summer and Winter Tourists
Author
[RAILROAD]
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Rootenberg Rare Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description
[Chicago]: A.T. Sears & E. Webster, 1880. Blue cloth decorated and titled in gilt on front cover, brown end-papers. Internally clean, spine sunned, extremities rubbed, a solid very good copy. A very nice copy of this railroad tourist guide covering from Colorado to Florida with numerous illustrations and maps.
Archdeacon Francis Wrangham 1769-1842

Archdeacon Francis Wrangham 1769-1842 by SADLEIR, Michael

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Title
Archdeacon Francis Wrangham 1769-1842
Author
SADLEIR, Michael
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
Plates & facsimiles. xi, 103, [1] pp. Small 4to, orig. black wrappers (split at joint to upper wrapper), printed paper label on upper cover, uncut. [Oxford]: Printed at the Oxford University Press for the Author, 1937. First edition, one of the special issue of twelve copies, six of which were printed on green paper and six on grey paper (our copy is on grey paper). There was a regular issue printed in rather larger numbers for the Bibliographical Society. Presentation copy, inscribed by Sadleir to “N.M. Broadbent from his friend Michael Sadleir, July 1937.” Laid-in is a T.L.s. from Sadleir to Broadbent, dated 8th July 1937, presenting this copy to him and describing the paper as “queer stone-coloured paper.” Bookplate of Douglas C. Ewing.
1764 – The Acts and Orders passed by the Colony of Rhode Island in May 1764

1764 – The Acts and Orders passed by the Colony of Rhode Island in May 1764 by Henry Ward, Secretary

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1764 – The Acts and Orders passed by the Colony of Rhode Island in May 1764
Author
Henry Ward, Secretary
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Kurt A. Sanftleben (United States)
Condition
Good to Very Good
Description
Newport, Rhode Island: Samuel Hall, 1764. String. Good to Very Good. May, 1764. At the General Assembly of the governor and Company of the English colony of Rhode-Island, and Providence Plantations, in New-England, in America; begun and holden at Newport, within and for the colony aforesaid, on the first Wednesday in May, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-four, and fourth of the reign of His Most Sacred Majesty George the Third, by the grace of God, king of Great-Britain, and so forth. Henry Ward, Secretary Newport, R.I. Printed by Samuel Hall, 1764. Complete with 16 pages. Approximately 6” x11¼“. Royal court of arms in the middle of the title. Original printers string binding. Edgewear with minor insect predation and stain in the lower free quarter of the first leaf. “Archibald Parber” ownership signature in the top margin of the last page. Following each monthly session, the colony published “The Acts and Orders: now made and passed by Beat of Drum, in Town of Newport” and “within Ten Days after the Rising of [the] Assembly, and with Thirty send Copies of the same to each Town-Clerk in the Colony.” In its first section, this issue announced: “This being the anniversary Election of Officer, Both Civil and Military, the Gentlemen whose Names are set down in the subsequent List, were chosen to serve the Colony in the offices ascribed to their respective Names, to wit: The Hon. Stephen Hopkins, Esq; Governor. . .. he Hon. Joseph Wanton, jun. Esq; Deputy Governor. . ..” Following this list of the governor and deputy, it continues, announcing the names of all ten of the governor’s Assistants, the Secretary, Attorney-General, and General Treasurer, after which appear the names of the senior officers in each county’s Regiment of Militia, the colony’s Justices, Court Clerks, Justices of the Peace. The second section of the pamphlet reports an itemized list of approximately 225 fees to be collected by the major colonial officials. “Enacted by this General Assembly [that] shall be followeth for the future in Lawful Money. . ..” These included: “Copies not exceeding One Page . . . writing Evidences . . . transcribing the Acts of Laws passed by the General Assembly . . . affixing the Colony Seal . . . making a Certificate . . . every Writ and Seal . . . every Paper or Evidence in a Case . . . every Criminal executed to Death . . . Probate of a Will. . ..” The pamphlet also includes a rebuttal of the act noting that the majority of representatives were “Judges of the several Courts, and Justices of the Peace [who] voting Money into their own Pockets.” The last section includes summaries of a number of cases which place men “Under Confinement in His Majesty’s Gaol in Providence, for Debt [as] by Misfortune they are rendered Insolvent, and unable to pay the whole of their just Debts” and an adjudication of a case which included a fine of “Twenty Pounds Old Tenor. . ..” . Stephen Hopkins, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was a Rhode Island politician and a fierce champion of paper money, i.e., “Old Tenor,” the nickname for paper currency issued by Massachusetts. He was just as fiercely opposed by Samuel Ward, a champion of “Lawful Money,” i.e., specie or silver and gold coins issued by Great Britain or Spain. The issue consumed Rhode Island for nearly all of the 1760s, with Hopkins and Ward each winning multiple governorships during that time. Finally, by 1768 the feud between both men became so disrupting that Rhode Island governance practically ground to a halt. That year, Hopkins and Ward agreed, in the interest of the colony, that neither would run for governor, and a compromise candidate, Josias Lyndon, was elected. The “Act for establishing and regulating Fees” was, indeed, a case of politicians lining their own pockets at the expense of taxpayers for, as its opponents rightfully charged, the representatives who voted in favor of the measure were also colony officials who stood to receive the preponderance of fee payments. This dissatisfaction bubbled over less than two years later when Great Britain passed the Stamp Act which imposed an additional tax on every piece of paper or parchment used to record these colonial fee transactions. Samuel Hall was the son-in-law of Anne Smith Franklin, the widow of Benjamin Franklin’s brother, James. After James died, Anne assumed his business and became the official printer for the colony and the first woman publisher in America. Notably, she printed the colony’s Royal Charter, its paper currency, the Newport Mercury newspaper, the Rhode Island Almanac, and Poor Richard’s Almanac. Hall joined Anne as a partner in 1761 and continued the business under his own imprint until he sold it to Solomon Southwick. (For more information, see Carroll’s Rhode Island: Three Centuries of Democracy, Davidson’s Anne Smith Franklin, Sanderson's Biography of the signers to the Declaration of independence, Andrews’s “Current Lawful Money of New England” in The American Historical Review, Vol. 24, No. 1, “The Stamp Act, 1765” at The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History website, “An act declaring what is, and shall be, lawful money of this colony [Rhode Island] . . . 1763” at the Berkeley Law Library website, and “A Table to bring old tenor into lawful money . . . 1763” at the Rhode Island Historical Society website.) A scarce publication. At the time of listing, no similar Rhode Island Acts and Orders from any year are for sale in the trade. The Rare Book Hub shows similar pamphlets have only appeared in two auctions although Goodspeed’s Book Shop sold several between 1929 and 1930. OCLC records of Rhode Island Acts and Orders are so polluted with reprints, microform, digital copies, and internet postings, it’s like searching for a needle in a haystack to determine how many physical examples are held in institutional collections. .
How to Make and Operate Moving Pictures

How to Make and Operate Moving Pictures by Jones, Bernard E.

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How to Make and Operate Moving Pictures
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Jones, Bernard E.
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Thorn Books (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls, 1917. Hardcover. Very good. A Complete Practical Guide to the Taking and Projecting of Cinematograph Pictures. 8vo. 216pp. Orange cloth printed in black. Illustrated with eight half-tone plates and numerous line drawings in the text. Index. A very early movie manual, with diagrams and explanations of all facets of motion pictures. There is even a discussion of a primitive color film process. Cloth lightly soiled and worn, else this is a very good copy. First published in the preceding year. .
General Index to the Laws of Mauritius in Force on 1st January 1886..

General Index to the Laws of Mauritius in Force on 1st January 1886.. by Thibaut, Louis Arthur

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General Index to the Laws of Mauritius in Force on 1st January 1886..
Author
Thibaut, Louis Arthur
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The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
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1886. Thibaut, L[ouis] A[rthur]. General Index to the Laws of Mauritius in Force on 1st January 1886. Consisting of Imperial Statutes, Treaties, Royal Orders in Council, Codes, Ordinances, Proclamations and Government Notices. Mauritius: Printed at the Mercantile Record Company, 1886. iii, 139 pp. Quarto (10-1/2" x 8"). Stab-stitched pamphlet, bound into contemporary quarter cloth over marbled boards. Moderate shelfwear, about one inch of material lacking from fore-edges. A few minor chips and tears to fore-edges of a few leaves, internally clean. A scarce item. $150. * First edition. "Though our Legislature has endeavoured to codify a certain number of our Ordinances, whenever a favourable opportunity has presented itself, and through the work of my predecessor was a sort of Ariadne's clue in the maze of our Local Ordinances and of the French Civil and Penal Codes, English Statutes, Bankruptcy Laws, Orders in Council, International Laws and Treaties, etc. applicable to Mauritius, several years have elapsed since his last publication, and the difficulties, once overcome, have in a great measure, again cropped up. I have, therefore, considered that the preparation of a General Index was very desirable at the present time.": Preface [iii]. OCLC locates 1 copy. Sweet & Maxwell, A Legal Bibliography of the British Commonwealth 7:95.
OFFICIAL ARMY REGISTER, FOR 1842

OFFICIAL ARMY REGISTER, FOR 1842 by Secretary of War

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OFFICIAL ARMY REGISTER, FOR 1842
Author
Secretary of War
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Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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Very Good binding
Description
Washington: Adjutant General's Office, 1842. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Sewn paperback. Very small puncture would to the text, with no loss to the text. Minor loss at the tail of the spine. Very Good binding.
The Tidewater Tales
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The Tidewater Tales by John Barth

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Title
The Tidewater Tales
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John Barth
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Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB (United States)
ISBN
9780399132476
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As New
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Putnam, 1987 Book. As New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As New. First Edition. Galley/Proof. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. ISBN:0-399-13247-3..
Two by Two (Signed First Edition)

Two by Two (Signed First Edition) by Nicholas Sparks

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Two by Two (Signed First Edition)
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Nicholas Sparks
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9781455520695
Condition
Fine
Description
First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, as new and unread. SIGNED boldly by the author to a tipped in page. A pristine copy of this novel, uncommon in this condition and signed. Dust jacket has the limited time offer blurb. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
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Het Russische Huwelijks - en Familie - Recht - Voor den Bond can Revol. Socialist. Intellectueelen by Wichmann, Clara; [van Doesburg, Theo]

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Het Russische Huwelijks - en Familie - Recht - Voor den Bond can Revol. Socialist. Intellectueelen
Author
Wichmann, Clara; [van Doesburg, Theo]
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Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Good
Description
Nieuwe Amsterdammer, 1920. Paperback. Good. Staple-bound wraps (designed by Theo van Doesburg); 4to; pp. 12. Tape repair along spine; stamps and inked notation on front cover and title-p.; the whole a bit tanned, with small closed tears and chips along the edges. Sold as is. An uncommon item.
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The Believer, Issue 35

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The Believer, Issue 35
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Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Very Good+
Description
McSweeney's. Very Good+. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Very Good Plus / Near Fine. Very slight shelf-wear to edges of cover. CD is still sealed in the pouch. Subscription card is NOT present. ; Volume 4, Number 5. The Music Issue. .
Le Lac Des Fées Opéra en Cinq Actes Paroles de MM. Scribe et Melesville. [Piano-vocal score]

Le Lac Des Fées Opéra en Cinq Actes Paroles de MM. Scribe et Melesville. [Piano-vocal score] by AUBER, Daniel-François-Esprit 1782-1871

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Le Lac Des Fées Opéra en Cinq Actes Paroles de MM. Scribe et Melesville. [Piano-vocal score]
Author
AUBER, Daniel-François-Esprit 1782-1871
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J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
Paris: Troupenas & Cie. [PN T. 710], 1839. Folio. Disbound. No. 2 bis. Air chanté par Mr. Duprez. Prix: 4f. 50c. 9 pp. No. 4. Air chanté par Mlle. Nau. Prix: 4f. 50c. 9 pp. No. 5. Air chanté par Mme. Stolz. Prix: 3f. 5 pp. No. 6. Romance chantée par Mlle. Nau. Prix: 2f. 3 pp. No. 7 bis. Air chanté par Mr. Levasseur. (Transposé pour Voix de Tenor). Prix: 4f. 50c. 9 pp. No. 8. Duo chanté par Mlle. Nau et Mr. Duprez. Prix: 3f. 75c. 5 pp. No. 12. Couplets chantés par Mr. Duprez. Prix: 2f. 50. 3 pp. No. 13. Air chanté par Mr. Duprez. Prix: 4f. 50c. 9 pp. No. 14. Couplets chantés par Mr. Duprez. Prix: 2f. 50c. 3 pp. No 17 bis. Cavatine chantée par Mlle. Nau. Prix: 3f. 5 pp. Engraved. Moderately foxed. Le Lac des fées was first performed at the Opéra in Paris on 1 April 1839. "The opera is more important for its mise en scène than for its music. The descent of the fairy-sisters to the lake is a vehicle for elaborate stage effects and ballet sequences. That scene and a madness-dream sequence in Act 4 reflect the strong influence that the convent scene from Meyerbeer's Robert le diable continued to wield at the Opéra. Though the opera had only 30 performances, its overture, one of Auber's best, remained popular in France throughout the 19th century." Laurie Shulman in Grove Music Online. The complete set of 18 numbers was issued in 1839 (Schneider p. 995). Together with: A group of 6 (of 21) separately-published numbers from Auber's Le Domino Noir Opéra Comique en trois actes Paroles de E. Scribe. [Piano-vocal score]. Paris: Troupoenas [PN T 547], [ca. 1837]. Folio. Disbound. No. 1. bis. Romance chantée par Mme. Damoreau Cinti. Prix: 2f. 50c. 3 pp. No. 2. Couples chantés par Mme. Damoreau Cinti. Prix: 2f. 50c. 3 pp. No. 4. Couplets chantés par Mme. Boulanger. Prix: 3f. 5 pp. No. 7. Couplets chantés par Mr. Roy. Prix: 2f.50c. 3 pp. No. 11. Couplets chantés par Melle. Berthault. Prix: 2f. 50c. 3 pp. No. 16 bis. Cantique chanté par Mme. Damoreau Cinti. Prix: 2f. 50c. 3 pp. Engraved. Moderately foxed. First performed in Paris at the Opéra Comique (Salle Bourse) on 2 December 1837, Le domino noir was Auber's most successful opéra comique in Paris, with over 1200 performances by 1909. Schneider p. 906. Auber was the foremost composer of opéra comique in nineteenth-century France. His operas enjoyed great success not only in his native France but also in Germany, Denmark, and England. In addition to his activities as a composer, Auber was for a time the director of the Paris Conservatoire.
Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park by Northern Pacific Railway - Burlington Route

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Yellowstone National Park
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Northern Pacific Railway - Burlington Route
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Tschanz Rare Books (United States)
Description
St. Paul, MN: Allied Printing, 1949. 31pp. Square Octavo [23 cm x 20 cm] Red illustrated wrappers. Very good. Vertical fold as issued. Promotional piece from the Northern Pacific for service to Yellowstone with descriptions of the area, lodgings, scenic features, tours, etc. Illustrated throughout with black and white views and a double-page map at the center. Opens with an essay by Emerson Hough 'Yellowstone National Park - A Tribute.' "Only Burlington-Northern Pacific serves three of Yellowstone's famous gateways, Gardiner, Cody, and Red Lodge, and only Burlington - Northern Pacific offers a choice of three scenic routes to or from the Park. The most direct service to Yellowstone is via the Route of the North Coast Limited, through St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota wooded farmlands, the Bad Lands of North Dakota and the ranch country of Montana." - p.5. The Northern Pacific Railway was not only the first railroad to build a branch line to the park boundary to the North Entrance at Gardiner, but it also provided service to the last entrance which was opened to the park, the Northeast Entrance, In addition, the Northern Pacific was heavily involved in the development of the hotel facilities in the park. The involvement of the Northern Pacific with the park dates back to 1870, with the exploration of the park by the Washburn Expedition. According to legend, the party concluded that the natural wonders should be preserved as a national park. Nathaniel Pitt Langsford, who was on the expedition, publicized the wonders he had seen in the park on his return to the East Coast, and Jay Cooke, financier for the Northern Pacific Railroad, hired him as a publicist to obtain financial support for his railroad and to promote the park.
A Child Across the Sky

A Child Across the Sky by Carroll, Jonathan

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A Child Across the Sky
Author
Carroll, Jonathan
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Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
ISBN
9780712625883
Condition
Fine
Description
London: Century, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 268pp. Beautiful True First edition. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear or toning to pages. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£11.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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The Reich Marshal: A Biography of Hermann Goering by MOSLEY, Leonard

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The Reich Marshal: A Biography of Hermann Goering
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MOSLEY, Leonard
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
Condition
near fine
Description
New York: Doubleday, 1974. hardcover. near fine. Illustrated in black and white. 394 pages. 8vo, black cloth. New York: Doubleday, (1974). A near fine copy--edgeworn.

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