The National Geographic Magazine, July-December 1915.
by [National Geographic].
8vo, bound in cloth, six issues, gilt title on spine, illustrated. Hinges a little weak, no original issue covers included, binding with a little wear, normal aging; otherwise about very good. Many wonderful illustrations, a few in color.
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A Texas Prisoner: Sketches of the Penitentiary, Convict Farms and Railroads together with Poems and Illustrations.
by George, Andrew L.
Pamphlet, Illustrations from photographs. 16x11 cm (6¾x4½"), original pictorial wrappers, 32 pp. Light wear, a little staining, foxing; normal aging for this kind of paper, very good. George was convicted of murder in 1884 and was sentenced to be hanged, but was ''respited'' by Governor John Ireland who later commuted his sentence to life imprisonment in Huntsville (where John Wesley... Read More
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Information for Prospective Settlers in Alaska.
by Georgeson, C.C.
Pamphlet, 8vo, printed paper wrapper, illustrated with 4 pages of photographs and folding map, 30 pp. Slight creasing of back cover, cover and contents a little aged; otherwise very good plus. Interesting work on the Alaskan frontier directed at potential settlers. The pamphlet includes information on climate, where to locate, how to obtain a farm, population, schools, and the cost... Read More
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Geographia Popular Series of Reference Maps: Germany
by [Germany]
[Germany]. "Geographia" Popular Series of Reference Maps: Germany. London: "Geographia" Ltd, ND. Small 8vo, original red paper wrapper, paper label for title on front wrapper, large colored folding map (25" x 19"). Wrappers were probably generic, and attached to the map that was needed, which is why the used a paper label for title. Wrapper has some significant wear at... Read More
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One For The Book. All Time Baseball Records.
by Gettelson, Leonard.
Square 8vo, paper illustrated covers, 191 [1] pp. Slight corner crease, a little edgewear, modest aging; otherwise in excellent shape. This 1949 edition of Gettelson's For the Book contains just about every baseball record and stat that you can think of. Base running, fielding, pitching and batting records are all here. This edition features head photos of Ted Williams and... Read More
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One For The Book. All Time Baseball Records.
by Gettelson, Leonard.
Square 8vo, paper illustrated covers, 348 [4] pp. A little edgewear, modest aging; otherwise very good plus. This 1955 edition of Gettelson's For the Book contains just about every baseball record and stat that you can think of. Base running, fielding, pitching and batting records are all here. This edition features 1954 World Series stats on the back... Read More
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One For The Book. All Time Baseball Records.
by Gettelson, Leonard.
Square 8vo, paper illustrated covers, 348 [4] pp. A little edgewear and creasing, modest aging; otherwise very good plus. This 1956 edition of Gettelson's For the Book contains just about every baseball record and stat that you can think of. Base running, fielding, pitching and batting records are all here. This edition features 1955 World Series stats on the... Read More
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One For The Book. All Time Baseball Records.
by Gettelson, Leonard.
Square 8vo, paper illustrated covers, 366 [2] pp. A little edgewear and creasing, modest aging; otherwise in excellent shape. This 1963 edition of Gettelson's For the Book contains just about every baseball record and stat that you can think of. Base running, fielding, pitching and batting records are all here. This edition features an ad for Louisville Sluggers... Read More
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One For The Book. All Time Baseball Records.
by Gettelson, Leonard.
Square 8vo, paper illustrated covers, 366 [2] pp. A little edgewear, modest aging; otherwise in excellent shape. This 1965 edition of Gettelson's For the Book contains just about every baseball record and stat that you can think of. Base running, fielding, pitching and batting records are all here. This edition features an ad for Louisville Sluggers bats inside... Read More
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An Enquiry into the Duties of the Female Sex
by Gisborne, Thomas
8vo, period full tree calf, red morocco spine label, viii, 448 pp. Rubbing, joints splitting, edge wear, stains to bottom page edge, light foxing, occasional margin dampstains; else very good. This work was first published in 1797, and was a response to Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Women. Gisborne, who was a clergyman, believed that women should be... Read More
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Encyclopedia of the Book.
by Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall.
Small 4to, paperback, illustrated, 551 pp. In near fine condition. Anything you need to know about books is here!
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The History of the Tenth Cavalry
by Glass, E
Small quarto, original black keratol with title gilt on front cover, illustrated from photographs and drawings,with tipped in frontispiece, [1], 141, [4] pp. Some rubbing to spine and extremities, endpapers a little brittle, front endpaper loose, joints cracked, but still holding, a little soiling within; otherwise very good. Privately printed with only 100 copies published, this is probably the scarcest... Read More
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A Statement of the Frauds on the Election Franchise in the City of New York, in the Fall of the Year 1838 and the Spring of 1839.
by Glentworth, James B.
Pamphlet, 8vo, 72 pp. Removed or disbound, signature on title, some foxing, ink spot blocks out date on back of title page, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. Some editions show different pagination, this copy, which has 72 pages, appears complete, and is consistent with a copy located on OCLC. This pamphlet relates to election fraud in the presidential... Read More
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Abe Saperstein's Fabulous Harlem Globetrotters. 27th Season.
by [Harlem Globetrotters].
Program, 8" x 10 1/2", covers in color, illustrated, 24 pp. A little spine and edgewear, a little soiling, slight aging; otherwise very good plus. This is the official program for 1953-1954 season. Contains lots of pictures of the Globetrotters as they travel around the world. Legendary Globetrotter Reece "Goose" Tatum is featured in one of the photos. There is... Read More
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The Bare-Knuckle Breed.
by Golding, Louis.
8vo, cloth, dust jacket, illustrated, 231 pp. Dust jacket has some chips and tears, mostly around spine and lower portion of the book, slightly bowed, normal aging; otherwise very good. Golding tells the story of an emerging sport that had faded from history after the fall of the Roman Empire. He writes about the "old Time" fighters... Read More
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The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale
by Goldsmith, Oliver
2 volumes bound in one, 8vo, period calf coated in later thick brown paint, gilt lettered spine label, 180 pp. Spine ends chipped, hinges very tender, corners bumped, binding worn, group of pages off-centered, dampstains, foxing, early signatures and notations. Overall fair to good. First published in 1766, the present volume is considered the first obtainable American edition. However,... Read More
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Third Man in the Ring.
by Goldstein, Ruby.
8vo, cloth, dust jacket, illustrated, 216 pp. Protected by Brodart sleeve, some aging to jacket and a little edgewear, contents normal aging; otherwise very good plus. Ruby Goldstein (1907-1984) a boxer himself was a referee in boxing for many years. He was the ref for many important fights, including Paterson vs. Johansson, Marciano vs. Louis, and Walcott vs. Louis. Sadly,... Read More
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On the Altar of Freedom: A Black Soldier's Civil War Letters from the Front.
by Gooding, James Henry.
8vo, cloth, dust jacket, illustrated, 139 pp. Dust jacket and contents in near mint condition. The story of Company C of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, composed of African American soldiers.
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The Southern Platform: Or, Manual of Southern Sentiment On The Subject of Slavery.
by Goodloe, Daniel R.
Pamphlet, 8vo, original printed wrappers, 79 pp. Center crease, slight edgewear, some aging and browning, otherwise very good. According to The Library of Congress, this pamphlet is a summary of writings by prominent southerners on the subject of slavery. Essentially written as an anti-slavery statement for the people in the South. Actually, points out how some prominent statesmen, who owned... Read More
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin. Illustrated by Tales, Sketches and Antidotes. Adapted to the Use of Schools.
by [Goodrich, Samuel G.].
12mo, period boards with modern rebacking, original spine label, woodcut illustrations, 180 pp. Light wear to boards, early owners inscriptions on endpapers, foxing and staining throughout; otherwise very good. A tight copy. This work appears to have been put out by a few publishers, but this appears to be the earliest version of the title. The OCLC locates 15 copies... Read More
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Mother Goose Rhymes.
by [Mother Goose].
Folio (11 1/2" x 8 1/2"), paperback, illustrated. A couple of minor nicks on spine and edges, slight edge darkening, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. Bright and Clean. A collection of classic Mother Goose rhymes, illustrated with black and white and color illustrations.
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Mother Goose Rhymes.
by [Mother Goose].
Cloth, rectangular 8vo, illustrated in color, 10 pp. Colors a bit faded, some soiling and staining, unpaginated, but appears complete, some wear to edges; otherwise, good condition for this kind of children's book. This edition is called Clean-Easy Cloth Books, which can be washed in mild soapy water.
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Mother Goose Picture Book.
by [Mother Goose].
Folio, 15 1/2" x 11". paperback, uncut, illustrated. Tops uncut, some edgewear and a few minor nicks, normal browning and aging; otherwise very good. This copy illustrated by Gabrielle, contains many of the classic Mother Goose rhymes. The illustrations are a bit muted, but artfully done, and pleasing to look at.
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Old Mother Goose. The Only Complete Collection of All Her Memorable Writings, Melodies, Alphabets, Tales, Jingles and Rhymes.
by [Mother Goose].
8vo, pictorial boards, red cloth spine, illustrated, 316 pp. Joints cracked and binding loose, edgewear, old tape repair on bottom of back of the front cover, not very visible, inscriptions on endpapers, paper a bit aged, browned and brittle, one plate with some wear, page 23 with a corner missing a few other pages with minor tip tears or... Read More
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The Mapping of North America: Three Centuries of Map-Making, 1500-1860.
by Goss, John.
Folio, hardcover, cloth, gilt title on spine, dust jacket, illustrated, 184 pp. Dust jacket with slight edgewear and creasing, but still in great shape; contents near fine condition. Some really nice map illustrations. Stock image included.
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