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This selection contains 20 title(s) on 1 page.
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ANTHONY, KATHARINE  CATHERINE THE GREAT
New York, Garden City Publishing. 1925, First Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾Tall. This is the story of Catherine the Great. Previous owners name on inside of front cover corners and edges worn. Good/No Jacket.
USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 016019
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BOWERS, CLAUDE G.  The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln
New York, Bluwe Ribbon Books. 1929. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾Tall. Never have American public men in responsible positions, directing the destiny of the Nation, been so brutal, hypocritical, and corrupt. Blue cloth covers with faded blue spine and faded gilt lettering. Deckled side and bottom edge pages. Spine top and bottom edges lightly worn. Clean and tight pages with no markings in the book. 567 pages. Good/No Jacket.
USD 10.95 [Appr.: EURO 7.5 | £UK 6.75 | JP¥ 966] Book number: O03318
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DITSON,LINA BARTLETT  WALEWSKA: A TALE OF THE FIRST EMPIRE
London, F. Tennyson Neely Publishers. 1898, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾Tall. This book presents a realistic and sometimes sorrowful history of the struggles of Poland. Creme colored covers, black lettering, oval pictoral of Napoleon on front cover. Gilt lettering on blue spine. Rear covering is worn through in several spots. Moderate edgewear. Clean and tight age toned pages, no markings in book. 305 pages. Good/Poor.
USD 15.95 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1408] Book number: O02644
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ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN (TRANSLATED FROM)  Waterloo: A Sequel to the Conscript of 1813
New York, Charles Schribner's Sons. 1903. Hard Cover , 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. This book was written from the perspective of a private soldier participating in it and telling what he saw. Dark blue covers with gilt lettering on spine. 342 pages.Top edge pages 83-95 have a 1/4" bump/chip. Clean and tight pages with no markings in the book. Good-Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 15.95 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1408] Book number: O02124
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FOLLETT, KEN  ON WINGS OF EAGLES
New York, William Morrow & Co. 1983. (ISBN: 0688023711) Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾Tall. The story of Jay Cobern, a man who has charge of the safety of American employees and their dependents in a city where mob violence ruled the streets in Iran. Ivory covers with faded blue spine with silver lettering. 444 pages. There is a name and number on the first page of the book as well as a pressed seal on the title page. Clean and tight pages with no markings in the book. Some pages were earmarked. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 001462
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GEER, WALTER  NAPOLEON AND JOSEPHINE THE RISE OF THE GREAT EMPIRE
Norwood, Mass, The Plimpton Press. 1924, First Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". This book draws a portrait of Josephine as she was and leaves the reader to decid as to her goodness. Blue covers with gilt lettering and a gilt decorative emblem on front cover and spine. Owners inscription on front page. 395 pages. Gilt top edge pages. Uncut side and bottom edege pages. The book is in excellent readable condition. There are No Marks, No Underlining, and No Writing in the text. Very Good/Near Fine/No Jacket.
USD 59.95 [Appr.: EURO 40 | £UK 36.25 | JP¥ 5291] Book number: 020974
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HEWLETT, MAURICE  THE ROAD IN TUSCANY Vol II
NY, The MacMillan Co. 1904. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Ex-Library, An interesting presentation of the region and countryside. Includes historical and artistic information. Volume II only. Turquoise covers with a decorative insignia on front cover. Loose front hinge. Owners name on front end page. 377 pages. Several wonderful line illustrations. The book is in excellent readable condition. The book is "Ex-Library" and has the usual Library markings. There are No Marks, No Underlining, and No Writing in the text. Good/Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 14.95 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9 | JP¥ 1319] Book number: 021239
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KENDRICK, BAYNARD  THE FLAMES OF TIME
New York, Charles Schribners Sons. 1948. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾Tall. If you like historical novels and ficiton, you should enjoy this book. This book is about the revolt in Flordia against Spain. It is Historical novel. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 007151
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LORD, WALTER  THE DAWNS EARLY LIGHT
New York, W.w. Norton & Company. 1972. Cloth with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾Tall. This book is about the War of 1812 in an historical novel. The last owners name is written on the front inside page. The dust jacket has a small tear. Very Good/Good.
USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 015552
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MASON, EVAN W.  BRIMSTONE CLUB
USA, Little Brown And Company. 1971, 1st Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾Tall. This book is an historical novel that takes place in the reign of King George of England during the 18th century. This book has a hint of edgewear. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 007688
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MORISON, SAMUEL ELIOT  One Boy's Boston, 1887 - 1901
Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company. 1962. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾Tall. Samuel Morison, America's most eliquent historian, has captured a fleeting image of the last century. Ivory cloth covers, blue title plates with gilt lettering. Mylar covered jacket. Jacket bumped on spine edges. Clean and tight pages, no markings in the book. Illustrated. 81 pages. Very Good-Near Fine/Good-Very Good.
USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1236] Book number: O02883
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MYERS, HENRY  THE UTMOST ISLAND
New York, Crown Book Publishers. 1951. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾Tall. This book is about the Viking discovery of Iceland. In an historical novel. The pages are clean and tight with no markings in the book. Very Good/No Jacket.
USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 015566
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NILES, BLAIR  PASSENGERS TO MEXICO
NY, Farrar & Rinehart Inc. 1943, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". The failure of the French invasion of Mexico is told as it appeared to those who experienced it. Mylar covered jacket. Author's inscription on first blank page. Grey covers with red lettering. 390 pages. Jacket spine edges chipped. The book is in excellent readable condition. There are No Marks, No Underlining, and No Writing in the text. Very Good/Good. Signed by Author.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 021950
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SHEPARD, ODELL AND WILLARD SHEPARD  HOLDFAST GAINES
New York, The Macmillan Company. 1946, First Printing. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, This historical novel sweeps from the Connecticut seaboard to the Mississippi and the Gulf; the burning of New London by Benedict Arnold to Andrew Jackson's heroic victory at New Orleans. 647 pages. There are library markings on the front and back inside pages. Outer page edges are browned from age with a couple of small stains. Jacket is torn and taped in spots. Pages are neat and clean and are in great reading condition. Good/Fair-Good.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 019405
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PETER NICOLAEVITCH KRASSNOFF  Kostia the Cossack
New York, Duffield and Company. 1930, First Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾Tall. Burgundy cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine and gilt paste-down titleplate with black lettering on front cover. Deckled side and edge pages. Owner's name on front end page. Crossed out word on page before title page. Notes on rear end page. Clean and tight pages with some pencil notes in the rear section of the book. Spine slightly age toned. Light shelfwear. 508 pages. Good/No Jacket.
USD 21.00 [Appr.: EURO 14.25 | £UK 12.75 | JP¥ 1853] Book number: O03293
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PIRO, NICHOLAS  Lost Letters
London, England, Pedigree Books. 1986, First Edition. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Tabona, Kenneth Zammit. A penetrating insight into the life and often turbulent times of Malta from 750 BC to the present day. 95 pages.There are No Marks, No Underlining, and No Writing in the book. The book is clean and tight. The book is in excellent readable condition. Near Fine/Very Good-Near Fine.
USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 019256
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REDFERN, ELIZABETH  The Music of the Spheres
New York, Putnam Pub Group. 2001, First Edition. (ISBN: 0399147632) Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder, This book explores and examines historical fiction in London, England in 1795. There is a small black line on the lower edge pages. There are No Marks, No Underlining, and No Writing in the reading text of the book. The book is clean and tight. The book is in outstanding readable condition. Very Good-Near Fine/Very Good-Near Fine.
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 018935
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SUNDMAN, PER OLOF  THE FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE
New York, Pantheon Books. 1970, First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾Tall. Ex-Library, This is a spellbinding documentary novel based on the great arctic adventure of S. A. Andree, who tried to sail to the North Pole in a balloon. The book has the usual library markings on the edge pages and inside the book indicating it is ex-library. The library removed the first blank page. Good/Good.
USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 015446
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WARNER, REX  PERICLES THE ATHENIAN
Boston, Atlantic Monthly Press Book. 1963, First Edition. Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". A "biographical novel" about Pericles, Athens' leading citizen during her Golden Age. The book is bound in brown cloth with a dust-jacket housed in a non-adhesive mylar sleeve. Some age/use. Light edgewear to DJ, fading to the lettering on the spine. Pages and endpapers are clean. Binding and hinges are strong. 240 pages. Very Good/Good.
USD 9.99 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 882] Book number: 021213
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ZWEIG, STEFAN  MARY QUEEN OF SCOTLAND AND THE ISLES
New York, Viking Press. 1935. Hard Cover , 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾Tall. There is a Frontispiece of Mary and 24 chapters beginning with Queen in the Cradle, her years in France, years in Scotland and her imprisonment. It closes with her death and one more short chapter on the effects of her death. The pages are clean and tight with no markings in the book. Good/No Jacket.
USD 5.00 [Appr.: EURO 3.5 | £UK 3.25 | JP¥ 441] Book number: 008466
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