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PARIS-SAINT-PETERSBOURG [St. Petersbourg] 1800-1830: QUAND LA RUSSIE PARLAIT FRANCAIS
by N. Zolotova; E. Laritchev; I Ostarkova
Moscou [Moscow]: Interros, 2003. Hard Cover. Fine binding/Fine dust jacket. There is a previous owner gift inscription on the verso of the front endpaper; otherwise there are no ownership or other marks in the book. The dustjacket is bright and attractive. The book is housed in a publisher's slipcase. Fine binding / Fine dust jacket. ... Read More
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[PROSPECTUS] [HISTORY] HISTORY OF VIRGINIA
by Philip Alexander Bruce & others
Chicago & New York: The American Historical Society. 10 ¼” x 7 ¼” blue hardcover with gold title, “Prospectus of Virginia History Bruce”. Contains author’s bookplate. One image cut out with nearby annotation, “The portrait of William Moseley, Sr. removed for framing PABS-1951”. PABS refers to the author’s daughter, Philippa Alexander Bruce Shepperson. Last page contains annotated corrections to... Read More
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[RICHMOND] [ARTS] GRAPHIC ARTS CLUB MINI-PAMPHLET
by Willis Shell and others
Richmond, VA, 1941. 3” x 2 ½” pamphlet dated March 14, 1941. The fourth volume of miscellaneous notes covering the first 6 meetings held by the new Richmond club, as well as a concise review of their future hopes and plans. The Executive Committee of the club comprised Willis A. Shell, General Chairman, Martin James Barbie, Charles C. Fleming,... Read More
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NEW POEMS BY OWEN MEREDITH. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I & II. CHRONICLES AND CHARACTERS. ORVAL AND OTHER POEMS. (TWO VOLUMES)
by Owen Meredith (Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton)
Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co, 1869. Full Leather. Very Good binding. New Poems by Owen Meredith, the pseudonym of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, an English conservative statesman at the time. Complete in two volumes. First Edition of the second of the 1st Earl of Lytton's collections of poetry. Previous owner's name in pencil, else no marks of any kind.... Read More
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STEPPING STONES. A RELIABLE TREATISE ON INVENTIONS WANTED
by Richard B. [Blakelock] Owen
Richard B. Owen, 1915. Fourth Edition. Soft Cover. Good binding. A call to arms for the American inventor! First published in 1911, this being the fourth edition. A booklet with lists and descriptions of various items in need of invention, including but certainly not limited to the self-threading needle, quieter typewriters, a cheaper vacuum, and a perpetual motion... Read More
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[CHILDREN] BUMMER’S CIRCUS
by Robert Starkey | Illustrated by Dorothy Owen
New York: Duffield & Company, 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 4to; in publisher’s orange cloth; with black tilting on the spine and a white and black illustration on the upperboard; there is a previous owner bookplate on the the front pastedown; otherwise and some soiling to the boards otherwise a clean and tight copy. ~~Color... Read More
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NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY TO AFRICA AND ARABIA, PERFORMED IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS LEVEN AND BARRACOUTA, FROM 1821 TO 1826. UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPT. F. W. OWEN, R.N. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I & II
by Thomas Boteler | [Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen]
London: Richard Bentley, 1835. Half Leather. Good binding. Travel narrative by Thomas Boteler, of the survey expedition of HMS Barracouta and Leven as they survey the East African coast, and the River Gambia. Upon their return, they had surveyed 30,000 nautical mailes of coast, prepared 83 charts, and lost half their crew to tropical diseases. With four plates... Read More
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[SIGNED] [LITERATURE] WHAT HENRY JAMES KNEW
by Cynthia Ozick
Bennington, Vermont: Bennington College, 1993. Limited Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Signed. 8vo; in stapled cardstock wrappers; a chapbook original limited to 1000 copies, of which this is number 531; signed by Cynthia Ozick on the Selected Works page at the end of the book; there a bit of soiling near the top of the leading edge... Read More
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![[SIGNED] [MEXICO] LA ESCRITORA MEXICANA MARIA ENRIQUETA](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/267/615/1700615267.0.m.jpg)
[SIGNED] [MEXICO] LA ESCRITORA MEXICANA MARIA ENRIQUETA
by Mary Elizabeth Saenz Paez
Mexico: [The Author], 1964. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. Signed. Large octavo; in grey printed wrappers; 144 pages, including bibliographical referenece, with illustrations; this copy is signed and inscribed by the author:~“Para il maestro Mauricio Charbonal como recuendo de nuestras dias en la U N A M. Mary Elizabeth Saenz Paez 3 de agosto del 1964. Mexico D.... Read More
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[SIGNED] [CIVIL WAR] THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA IN 1862
by William Allan | John C Ropes [Introduction] | [Thomas Nelson Page]
Cambridge: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892. Very Good binding. Signed. Large 8vo; in the publisher’s navy cloth binding; with tilting on the spine in gilt; x, 537 pages including the Index; complete with 4 folding maps; the top is edged in gilt; some trivial scrapes to the boards; there is some wear to the top and bottom of... Read More
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CHILDREN] AN OTTER’S STORY
by Emil E. Liers | Tony Palazzo (Illustrator); Illustrated by Tony Palazzo
New York: The Viking Press, 1953. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding. 8vo; in the publisher’s green cloth binding; with titling on the upper board and spine in blue; (6) 7-191 pages; a few stains on white on the boards; some toning to the end papers; there are previous owner’s signatures on the front pastedown and end paper. ~~Full... Read More
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A GENEALOGICAL RECORD OF THE DESCENDANTS OF JOHN AND MARY PALMER OF CONCORD, CHESTER (NOW DELAWARE) CO., PA. IN TWO DIVISIONS-PALMER-TRIMBLE. PALMER DIVISION. EMBRACING ALSO, LARGELY, THE SURNAMES: ALMOND, ARMENT, BAKER, BALDWIN, BUFFINGTON, CHAMBERLAIN (OR CHAMBERLIN), CLARK, COFFMAN, COPE, DARLINGTON, DAVIS, DUTTON, EARLE, EAVENSON, FOX, GARRETT, GILPIN, GOOD, GRUBB, HACKNEY, HALL, HATTON, HOOPES, JEFFERIS, JONES, KESTER, LARKIN, MCCAULEY, MARTIN, MEETEER, MERCER, MORRIS, NEWLIN, PERDUE, PYLE, SMITH, TAYLOR, THATCHER, WAY, WHEELAND, WOOD, WORRELL, WYLY, YARNALL, AND OTHERS
by Lewis Palmer (Editor)
Press of Chester Times | [Higginson Book Company], 1910. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Reprint Edition. With no marks. Library style blue buckram binding, with gilt lettering on the spine. Very Good binding.
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![[HISTORY] GEORGE WASHINGTON AND BENEDICT ARNOLD: A TALE OF TWO PATRIOTS](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/938/597/1693597938.0.m.jpg)
[HISTORY] GEORGE WASHINGTON AND BENEDICT ARNOLD: A TALE OF TWO PATRIOTS
by Dave R. Palmer
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2008. Full Leather. Very Good binding. 8vo; bound in full burgundy leather, with elaborate gilt decorations, silk ribbon marker, silk moire endpapers, and all edges gilt; the front board is slightly bowed, and there is some spotting to the gilt at the top edge; there are no marks or bookplates of any kind... Read More
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TRAGEDY AND TRAGIC THEORY: An Analytical Guide
by Richard H. Palmer
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 235pp. Blue cloth binding. Very light shelf-wear to tail of spine. Bottom corners bumped. there is a previous owner name; no markings in text. Very Good binding.
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![[CHILDREN] SNOW HILL](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/836/669/1687669836.0.m.jpg)
[CHILDREN] SNOW HILL
by Lorraine and Jerrold Beim; Illustrated by Nicholas Panesis
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Good dust jacket. Nicholas Panesis. 8vo; in the publisher’s burgundy cloth binding; 230 pages; in dust jacket; some wear to the edges of the boards; in a repaired jacket; the corners of the jacket have been clipped but the price is still present; some chips... Read More
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BY FIRELIGHT
by Edith Pargeter
London: Heinemann, 1948. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Good dust jacket. A clean copy of the First Edition in the publisher's orange cloth. The dustjacket has a 1" piece missing from the top of the spine which affects the titling (the top of the "B" in "By") and a couple of "ghosts of old scotch tape... Read More
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[PHOTO ALBUM] PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PARKER FAMILY
by [James Parker]
[Glen Island Photography], 1900. Hard Cover. Good binding. A photo album from the extended family of James Parker, a Medal of Honor recipient. Few of the photos are dated 1900, with about five being photos of West Point at the time. With 47 total tipped in photographs, one of which has loss to one edge. Notations on the... Read More
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A CHAUTAUQUA BOY IN ‘61 AND AFTERWARD
by David B. Parker
Boston: Small, Maynard & Company, 1912. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A mildly ex-library copy, with a paper label to the spine, and a checkout slip from the Olean Public Library on the rear pastedown. An interesting and worthwhile book, with much on the postal service (Parker was a superintendent of the mails for the... Read More
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THE JOURNAL OF A MISSION TO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA, IN THE YEAR 1805. TOGETHER WITH OTHER DOCUMENTS, OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE, RELATING TO THE SAME MISSION. TO WHICH IS PREFIXED AN ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE OF MR. PARK
by Mungo Park
Philadelphia: Edward Earle, 1815. First American Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. The First American Edition of the Scottish explorer's narrative (one of several) of travels into Africa. With the life of Park, followed by his vivid account, and concluding with Isaaco's Journal. The large folding map, colored in outline, is present, with some discreet... Read More
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![[TRAVEL] TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR DISTRICTS OF AFRICA: PERFORMED UNDER THE DIRECTION AND PATRONAGE OF THE AFRICA ASSOCATION, IN THE YEARS 1795. 1796, AND 1797 WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING GEOGRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAJOR RENNELL](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/590/228/1674228590.0.m.jpg)
[TRAVEL] TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR DISTRICTS OF AFRICA: PERFORMED UNDER THE DIRECTION AND PATRONAGE OF THE AFRICA ASSOCATION, IN THE YEARS 1795. 1796, AND 1797 WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING GEOGRAPHICAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAJOR RENNELL
by Mungo Park
London: W. Bulmer and Co, 1799. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. 4to half leather over marbled boards The Second Edition of this significant travel narrative; “[Park]...made the first great practical advance in the opening-up of Central Africa” [Printing and the Mind of Man, 253]. With an engraved frontispiece portrait of Mungo Park, a folding map showing... Read More
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[SCIENCE] [ARCHIVE] COLLECTION OF LETTERS BY JULIAN HUXLEY. ET AL.
by Julian Huxley; Judith Huxley | John T. Parks
1972. Very Good binding. A small archive of correspondence between Sir Julian Huxley, the scientist, writer and brother of Aldous Huxley, and a Mr. John T. Parks of Richardson Texas. ~There are four autograph letters, signed and written by Sir Julian. In them Huxley comments on such things as the burning of the White House in the War... Read More
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![[ENGLISH] THE CONDUCT OF A RT. HON. GENTLEMAN IN RESIGNING THE SEALS OF HIS OFFICE, JUSTIFIED BY FACTS, AND UPON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/004/607/1588607004.0.m.jpg)
[ENGLISH] THE CONDUCT OF A RT. HON. GENTLEMAN IN RESIGNING THE SEALS OF HIS OFFICE, JUSTIFIED BY FACTS, AND UPON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION
by [A Member of Parliament]
London: J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun, 1761. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo; a disbound pamphlet, [ii], 82 pages. ~~Regarding the resignation of William Pitt, the Great Commoner. Pitt refused to accept a title, hence the moniker. Very Good binding.
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MOST OF MY MURDERS
by John Parris
London: Frederick Muller Limited, 1960. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. First Edition of John Parris's firsthand accounts of eleven famous murder trials, with photographic plates. Toning to the endpapers, and minor wear to the dustjacket. Blue cloth with Very Good dustjacket. Top edge gilt. Very Good binding / Very Good dust jacket. ... Read More
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[SPECIAL PRESS] THE TAILL OF THE PADDOK AND THE MOUS
by Robert Henrison [Henryson] ; Nicholas Parry; Mary Parry
Market Drayton, [England]: Tern Press, 1986. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Limited Edition. Folio; in taupe linen boards with colored pastedown; housed in a green cloth drop-back box with a square printed parchment label to the cover and a matching spine label; [24] pages; with four hand water-colored plates.~~From the colophon: "The Taill of the Paddok and the... Read More
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![[GATHERING OF ENGINEERING PLANS] HIGHWAY PROJECTS. 10 SETS OF PLANS FOR HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PRIMARILY IN THE NORTHEAST. POST-WAR EXPANSION](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/527/653/1084653527.0.m.jpg)
[GATHERING OF ENGINEERING PLANS] HIGHWAY PROJECTS. 10 SETS OF PLANS FOR HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT PRIMARILY IN THE NORTHEAST. POST-WAR EXPANSION
by Parsons, Brinkerhoff, Hall & Macdonald
[New York], 1949. Ten plans prepared by the engineering firm, Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall & MacDonald in New York, and demonstrating the remarkable expansion of infrastructure during the immediate post-war economic boom years in the United States. Dated from 1946 to 1949, the plans are (1) Queensboro Bridge-Manhattan Approach. Plan for the Alleviation of Traffic; (2) Lynchburg Distribution Road.... Read More
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