UNITED STATES ARMY SCHOOL/TRAINING CENTER. FORT GORDON, GEORGIA: COMPANY F, SECOND BATTALION, 1st REGIMENT

Albert Love Enterprises, 1964. Very Good binding. Illustrated with color photographs throughout. Minor surface loss to the front pastedown, and to the "Dismounted Drill and Manual of Arms" page. Very Good binding.

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Historical Sketches of the Missions Under the Care of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia: Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church, 1886. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. Containing much information concerning missions among North American Indians; missions in Africa, Persia, Mexico, Siam, etc. With numerous folding maps. In publisher's maroon cloth, which has had some discreet toning. Titling in gilt. Very Good+ binding.

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LIVRET DE DETAIL DE L'OFFICIER COMMANDANT DE COMPAGNIE

Metz: Chez Veronnai, Imprimeur-Libraire pour les Troupes de tourte Armes, 1828. Full Leather. Entries in French from the late 1820's and 1830 citing infractions of various officers and the punishment (mutations, punitions). The officer's partially filled out Dance Card (contredances and valses) is to be found in the pocket. In wallet binding. The title page is present... Read More

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OLD SURRY: THUMB - NAIL SKETCHES OF PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST IN SURRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA (Author's Copy)

by A. W. Bohannan (author)

Petersburg, VA: Plummer Printing Co, 1927. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/no dust jacket. A First Edition copy of this uncommon Virginia county history. This copy being the author's own, with his signature on the endpaper and annotations and corrections in his hand throughout. Very Good binding / no dust jacket.

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[PHILOSOPHY] HELLENISTIC PHILOSOPHY STOICS, EPICUREANS, SCEPTICS

by A. A. Long

Charles Scribner’s Sons. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo; in the publisher’s black cloth binding; with tilting on the spine and decorations on the upper board in gilt; x,262 pages including the Index; in and illustrated green dust jacket. Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.

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DON PAEZ AND OTHER POEMS

by A Virginian [James C. Price]

New York: W. H. Graham, 1847. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. Pseudonymous work by Albermarle County poet James C. Price. In addition to Don Paez, includes some poems of local interest -- e.g. The Hieroglypical Rock ["Upon the north fork of the river Rivanna..."] and The Scottsville Serenade. Blind-stamped cloth... Read More

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[NATURE] A SYSTEM OF NATURAL HISTORY; CONTAINING SCIENTIFIC AND POPULAR DESCRIPTIONS OF MAN, QUADRUPEDS, BIRDS, FISHES, REPTILES AND INSECTS

by A. A. Gould, M.D.

Brattleboro: Fessenden & Co., & Peck & Wood, 1834. Hard Cover. Good binding/no dust jacket. Large 8vo; in full mottled calf, rebacked and retaining the original spine; xxi, [23], 24-879 pages; with many illustrations -- as well as foxing -- throughout; the rear board is loose but holding.~~Augustus Addison Gould was an naturalist, with a specialization in conchology.~~.... Read More

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[MILITARY] REPORT UPON EXPERIMENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF SUBMARINE MINES FOR DEFENDING THE HARBORS OF THE UNITED STATES. [PROFESSIONAL PAPERS OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY; NO. 23]

by Henry L. Abbot

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1881. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Quarto; in sturdy brown cloth with titling in gilt; 444 pages followed by 15 ruled leaves which are blank; with many charts and 27 numbered plates; penned call number on the margin of the table of contents; rubber stamp on page 50 says "Library Engineering School" (what or... Read More

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HARPER'S STORY BOOKS. [4 BOOKS BOUND TOGETHER] A SERIES OF NARRATIVES, DIALOGUES, BIOGRAPHIES, AND TALES ... EMBELLISHED WITH NUMEROUS AND BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVINGS

by Jacob Abbott

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1857. Half Leather. Very Good binding. In quarter morocco marbled boards, with raised bands and titling to the spine; the Volume number "2" is stamped on the spine. Consisting of four books bound together as one, each book containing 160 pages. Separately paginated with separate title pages. (1) Aunt Margaret;... Read More

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THE FIRST REGIMENT NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLUNTEERS IN THE GREAT REBELLION. CONTAINING THE STORY OF THE CAMPAIGN; AN ACCOUNT OF THE "GREAT UPRISING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE," AND OTHER ARTICLES UPON SUBJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EARLY WAR PERIOD

by Stephen G. Abbott

Keene: Sentinel Printing Company, 1890. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. From Nevin's description: "Abbott relied too heavily on secondary sources; only one of the fourteen chapters treats of the regiment in battle." Portrait frontispiece and additional portrait plates throughout. Also with in text illustrations. Foxing to the plates, tissue guards, and opposite pages. Japanese tissue repairs to... Read More

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THE LETTER BOOK OF JAMES ABERCROMBY COLONIAL AGENT, 1751-1773

by Abercromby, James;Van Horne, John C.;Reese, George

Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.: Library of Virginia, 1991. First edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Near Fine dust jacket. SIgned. Signed by John C. Van Horne with a warm personal inscription of the front free end paper A trace of smudging on the bottom edge of the text block otherwise a clean tight copy without any markings. The dust jacket... Read More

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ECCLESIASTICAL MNEMONIKA, OR AID TO THE MEMORY IN STORING A CORRECT KNOWLEDGE OF ECCLESIASTICAL DATES. TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER AID TO THE MEMORY AS MAY BE SERVED BY A SUMMARY OF INTERESTING FACTS. ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE BEST AUTHORITIES

by R. M. Abercrombie

New York: Spalding & Shepard, 1848. Quarter Leather. Good binding. R. M. Abercrombie's Ecclesiastical Mnemonika. Contemporary owner's name on the title page, and namestamp on the front pastedown. Minor foxing. Rebacked in later leather. Spots of surface loss to the front board. Quarter green leather over embossed brown cloth boards. Good. Five unique institutional holdings noted on OCLC.... Read More

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SERMONS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. VOL. III. (ONE VOLUME ONLY)

by John Abernethy

London: Printed for D. Browne, C. Davis, and A. Millar, 1751. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Vol. III only. John Abernethy was an Irish Presbyterian minister who proved ahead of his time for his public struggles for religious freedoms, and the notion that those of a different religious persuasion could still have integrity and ability. Armorial... Read More

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[RELIGION] THE TIJANIYYA A SUFI ORDER IN THE MODERN WORLD

by Jamil M. Abun-Nasr

London: Oxford University Press, 1965. near Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Octavo; in the publisher’s green cloth binding; xi, 204 pages including the Index; in a price clipped jacket; the jacket is a bit soiled, there is some edge wear; a few small chips; a bookseller’s plate on the front end paper; some pencil notes to the... Read More

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DICTIONARUL GENERAL AL LITERATURII ROMANE. VOLUME A/B

by Academia Romana

Bucuresti: Academia Romana, 2004. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. A clean copy of Volume A/B only. Bound in red hardback. Near Fine binding.

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[RICHMOND] THE SIGNET FOR 1908. VOLUME ONE

by Students of the Richmond Academy

Richmond: Whittet and Shepperson, 1908. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. The first year book issued by the Richmond Academy, a secondary school for boys established by the Trustees of Richmond College in 1902. The Academy was housed in two buildings -- one containing a study hall and four classrooms, and the other containing the primary school --located just... Read More

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[RICHMOND] THE SIGNET FOR 1909. VOLUME TWO

by Students of the Richmond Academy

Richmond: Whittet and Shepperson | Richmond Academy, 1909. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. The secomd year book issued by the Richmond Academy, a secondary school for boys established by the Trustees of Richmond College in 1902. The Academy was housed in two buildings -- one containing a study hall and four classrooms, and the other containing the primary... Read More

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GLI EX LIBRIS ITALIANI. CON 9 TAVOLE E 233 RIPRODUZIONI DELLE QUALI 29 ESEGUITE COI RAMI O COGLI ZINCHI ORIGINALI

by Achille Bertarelli; David-Henry Prior

Milano: Ulrico Hoepli, 1902. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Very Good binding. Nice copy in the original card stock wrappers, which have been repaired at the spine. The dustjacket is present, and has been protected with a new mylar cover. There is some old tape stain to the endpapers. The bookplate of Frances Amelia Adams (engraved... Read More

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[ART] A SURVEY OF PERSIAN ART FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO THE PRESENT. (6 VOLUMES; COMPLETE SET) PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR IRANIAN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

by Arthur Upham Pope; Phyllis Ackerman

Oxford University Press, 1938. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Folio; in publisher’s blue cloth; with gilt tilting on the spine; this first edition set is complete in six volumes. Each volume measurers 15”h x 12” w. Volumes I, II and III are text totaling 2815 pages with in-text drawing and sketches, a folded map, diagram and plans. Volumes... Read More

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[History latin America] Natural and Moral History of the Indies

by Jose De Acosta

Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2002. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/no dust jacket. 8vo in publisher’s red cloth with gilt lettering and decoration; Near Fine with no markings in the entire book; 535 pages including Index. Near Fine binding / no dust jacket.

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[HUMOR] THE STORY OF JUST KIDS [LICENSED BY KING FEATURES SYNDICATE NO. 283]

by [Ad Carter]

Springfield, Mass: McLoughlin Bros, 1932. Soft Cover. Good binding. Quarto; stapled in printed wrappers; beginning of separation at the spine, but all is hold sell.~~Featuring Mush Stebbins, and his pals Fatso Dolan and Pat Chan.~~. Good binding.

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THE ARMENIANS IN MASSACHUSETTS. AMERICAN GUIDE SERIES

by Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration

Boston: The Armenian Historical Society, 1937. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. An unusual title of the 'American Guide Series.' A history and cultural study on the Armenians, written by the Federal Writers Project for the Armenian Historical Society, and Armenians in Massachusetts. Chapters on the Armenian countryside, Church, Press, Literature, Customs, and others. Numerous plates.... Read More

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INVENTORY OF CHURCH ARCHIVES OF VIRGINIA: THREE VOLUME SET

by The Historical Records Survey of Virginia Division of Community Service Programs Work Projects Administration

Richmond: Historical Records Survey of Virginia, 1941. Soft Cover. Fair binding. Two Volumes plus Supplement. Bindings holding well. First and third volumes missing back wrappers; chipping to front wrapper vol. i, minor loss to wrappers of vol. ii, chipping to spines; tape marks to volumes. previous owner writing and tape mark to first blank page; light staining to... Read More

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[ATLAS] HISTORICO-GEOGRAPHICAL ATLAS OF THE MIDDLE AGES; CONTAINING A SERIES OF SIX GENERAL MAPS; DELINEATING THE MIGRATIONS OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN NATIONS, TOGETHER WITH THE STATES ARISING FROM THEIR FUSION WITH THE ANCIENT ROMAN EMPIRE IN EUROPE, WESTERN ASIA, AND NORTHERN AFRICA; FROM THE CLOSE OF THE FOURTH TO THE MIDDLE OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. REPUBLISHED FROM THE GREAT HISTORICO-GEOGRAPHICAL HAND-ATLAS OF DOCTOR CHARLES SPRUNER, MAJOR OF ENGINEERS IN THE KINGDOM OF BAVARIA. WITH A CONCISE EXPLANATORY DESCRIPTION

by Adolphus Louis Koeppen; Karl Spruner

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1855. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding. Large quarto; in the publisher’s brown cloth binding; front board and pastedown are cracked and have been repaired; sympathetic Japanese tissue repair to the top corners of the boards;. the embossed brown cloth is lettered in gilt; 23 pp., with 6 maps.~~First Edition of Adolphus... Read More

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[MINIATURE] [FOREIGN LANGUAGES] MIEDZYNARODOWKA | L'INTERNATIONALE | THE INTERNATIONALE | LA INTERNACIONAL | DIE INTERNATIONALE

by [Ruth E. Adomeit]

Ksiazka i Wiedza: Warszawa, 1975. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Miniature; in the publisher's red leather binding, with titling stamped to the upper board in white and a red gilt, with a single silver star stamped on the spine; 2 7/8" x 2 1/4"; 58 pages, [59] [4]; with frontispiece; pages 8-11 have the International set to music;... Read More

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