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 - AMBROSE, STEPHEN E.  Eisenhower - Volume II: 1952
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 1987. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; Second of two volumes. Biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, 34th President of the United States, 1953-1961. Both President John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson continually consulted him, a great and good man, for advice and guidance. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 11462
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 - AMBROSE, STEPHEN E.  Eisenhower - Volume I: 1890
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 1987. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; Dwight Eisenhower was not exactly born into poverty, but the family's circumstances were at least austere. He was one of seven children; his father, a railway worker. But the family was strong and unified, the youngsters energetic and ambitious. Ike made it to West Point, where he excelled in sports. He was a natural leader. But it was at Leavenworth years later, as a student at the war college, that his intellectual talent showed itself. He graduated first in his class. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 11418
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 - ANDERSON, DONALD F.  William Howard Taft a Conservative's Conception of the Presidency
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 2002. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; The biography of William Howard Taft (1857-1930) , 27th President of the United States (1908-1912) , the first full length study of Taft's presidency and an in-depth look into the mind of one of the century's most underrated political architects. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 12395
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 - BAUER, K. JACK  Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 1997. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; The biography of Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) , 12th President of the United States (1849-1850). Born in Virginia at the end of the American Revolution, he has been an enigma, destined to be the last of the slave owning presidents and the last Southern President until Lyndon B. Johnson. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 11859
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BRANT, IRVING  The Fourth President: A Life of James Madison
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 1985. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; Madison's life is most competently and exhaustively treated by Irving Brant, James Madison, 6 vol. (1941-61) , which sets out to counter the hitherto prevailing misrepresentation of the Madison and Jefferson administrations and particularly the derogation of Madison relative to Jefferson. Easton Press' Brant's The Fourth President (1970) selectively condenses the multivolume work into a single volume. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 210.00 [Appr.: EURO 140.25 | £UK 126.25 | JP¥ 18534] Book number: 11919
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 - BURNER, DAVID  Herbert Hoover
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 1996. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964) was born on August 10, 1874 in the Quaker community of West Branch, Iowa. Orphaned at the age of ten, Hoover began an odyssey that would make him a multi-millionaire, international humanitarian, Secretary of Commerce, and the 31st President of the United States. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 11111
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 - BURNS, JAMES MACGREGOR  Roosevelt : The Soldier of Freedom
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 2002. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book, second of two volumes; The biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) , the 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945) , the only individual ever elected four times to the Presidency. Volume II of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's life as told by award winning historian James MacGregorBurns Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability; Library of the Presidents; Vol. 2. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 12680
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 - BURNS, JAMES MACGREGOR  Roosevelt : The Lion and the Fox
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 2002. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book, first of two volumes; The biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) , the 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945) , the only individual ever elected four times to the Presidency. This first volume, initially published in 1956 and covering the President's life and career through his secong term, won the Taminent Institute and Woodrow Wilson Foundation Awards. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability; Vol. 1. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 12550
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 - CARTER, JIMMY  Beyond the White House
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0151011796. 8vo. A special Limited Edition, this copy signed by author, former U. S. President, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter. A wonderful copy of this scarce book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; The account of President Jimmy Carter's post-presidency, one of the most admired and productive in the nation's history. Through The Carter Center, which he and Rosalynn Carter founded in 1982, he has fought neglected diseases, waged peace in war zones, and built hope among some of the most forgotten and needy people in the world. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. As New; Signed by Author .
USD 380.00 [Appr.: EURO 253.5 | £UK 228.5 | JP¥ 33538] Book number: 14172
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 - CARTER, JIMMY  Beyond the White House
New York, NY, USA: Simon & Schuster, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9781416558804. 8vo. A most beautiful copy of this First Edition/First Printing book in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket, this one SIGNED directly on the title page by author, former U. S. President, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter; The account of President Jimmy Carter's post-presidency, one of the most admired and productive in the nation's history. Through The Carter Center, which he and Rosalynn Carter founded in 1982, he has fought neglected diseases, waged peace in war zones, and built hope among some of the most forgotten and needy people in the world. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author .
USD 120.00 [Appr.: EURO 80.25 | £UK 72.25 | JP¥ 10591] Book number: 13666
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 - CARTER, JIMMY  A Government As Good As Its People
Fayetteville, AR, USA: University of Arkansas Press, 1996. Second Edition; First Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 9781557283986. 8vo. A splendid copy of this First Edition paperback. While the paperback is a reprinting of the original edition from 1977, this copy is a First Printing in Fine+, unread condition, SIGNED by former U. S. President and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jimmy Carter; This volume presents sixty-two of the best and most notable public statements made by Jimmy Carter on his way to becoming president of the United States. Included are formal speeches on specific issues, such as "Pardon Yes, Amnesty, No" delivered in Seattle, Washington, August 24, 1976; news conferences like the one on "Ethnic Purity" conducted for the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington, D. C, April 13, 1976; informal remarks made to political gatherings; interviews (including the controversial Playboy interview from November 1976) ; and excerpts from the debates with President Ford. Available again in paperback, this sampling of President Carter's philosophy is extremely readable. Carter's public pronouncements address the major concerns of our time - crime, taxes, technology, poverty, nuclear energy, world order, foreign policy, urban sprawl, human rights, the American family - and collectively stand as a testament to his deeply held conviction that we still can, and must, have "a government as good as its people. ". Fine; Signed by Author .
USD 125.00 [Appr.: EURO 83.5 | £UK 75.25 | JP¥ 11032] Book number: 11607
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 - CARTER, JIMMY  The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
New York, NY, USA: Simon & Schuster, 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780743250689. 12mo. A very nice copy of this First Edition/First Printing remainder marked book in otherwise Very Fine condition in Very Good dust-jacket with signs of a removed sticker (coloring partially removed) on front of dust-jacket; The Nobel Lecture was delivered by Jimmy Carter on December 10, 2002, at the ceremony in Oslo, Norway, where he received the Nobel Prize for Peace; Remainder. Fine in Very Good dust jacket .
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 11601
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 - CARTER, JIMMY  Palestine Peace Not Apartheid
New York, NY, USA: Simon & Schuster, 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780743285025. 8vo. An outstanding copy of this First Edition/First Printing book in As New condition in alike dust-jacket, this one SIGNED by author and former U. S. President Jimmy Carter directly on the title page; Former U. S. President Jimmy Carter writes clearly and candidly about sensitive political issues first addressed while negotiating peace between Israel and Egypt. Now , Carter prescribes steps he passionately feels must be taken in order to bring permanent peace to Israel with dignity and justice to Palestine. Israel must desist in violating key U. N. resolutions, official American policy, and the international road map for peace. Carter recognizes and accepts the extremely important role that U.S. government leaders must play in achieving this peace. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author .
USD 130.00 [Appr.: EURO 86.75 | £UK 78.25 | JP¥ 11473] Book number: 12916
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 - CARTER, JIMMY  Why Not the Best?
Nashville, TN, USA: Broadman Press, 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0805455825. 8vo. Limited Presidential Edition in As New condition in deluxe gold box with transparent plastic cover. Signed by author, former U. S. President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter, on first free endpaper with signature "J. Carter. " The Presidential Edition, issued without dustwrapper, and bound in full green faux leather with Presidential Seal on front and Capitol blind stamped on back cover; At the time of his presidential candidacy, Carter published Why Not the Best? , an autobiographical introduction of his political stance and viability as a candidate. President Carter offers a personal consideration of political ethics, Christianity, and politics and expresses his concerns for the growth and expansion of conservatism relative to its effects on our values. As New; Signed by Author .
USD 220.00 [Appr.: EURO 146.75 | £UK 132.25 | JP¥ 19417] Book number: 12761
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 - CLEAVES, FREEMAN  Old Tippecanoe [Biography of William Henry Harrison]
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 1997. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; The biography of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), 9th President of the United States (1841). Tippecanoe, his nickname came from leading military forces against the Shawnee at the Tippecanoe River in Indiana, was President for only 31 days, after he died of pneumonia of a cold contracted at his inauguration. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 11904
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 - COLE, DONALD B.  Martin Van Buren and the American Political System
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 1997. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; The biography of Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) , 8th President of the United States (1836-1840). Van Buren, of Dutch descent, the son of a tavernkeeper and farmer, grew up in rural Kinderhook, New York. The "Little Magician" presided over the worst depression in U. S. History. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 12350
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 - CRESSON, W. P.  James Monroe
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 2004. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; James Monroe (1758-1831) , the 5th President of the United States, was fortunate to lead the United States during an economic boom which helped name his presidency "the Era of Good Feeling. " His achievements were so many that the title lasted long after the boom was over. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 11209
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 - DALLEK, ROBERT  Lyndon Johnson and His Times (1961
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 2001. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; Lyndon Johnson (1908-1973) , the 36th President of the United States, defies easy understanding, no president in American history is currently less admired than Lyndon Johnson. In this second volume of Dallek's biography, "Flawed Giant", Dallek takes the reader through Johnson's tumultuous years in the White House, his unprecedented accomplishments there, and the tragic war that would be his downfall. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 11322
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 - DALLEK, ROBERT  Lyndon Johnson and His Times (1908
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 2001. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; Lyndon Johnson (1908-1973) , the 36th President of the United States, defies easy understanding, no president in American history is currently less admired than Lyndon Johnson. This first volume of Dale's biography, "Lone Start Rising", attempts to strike a balance. It does not neglect the tawdry side of Johnson's political career, but it also reminds us that Lyndon Johnson was a man of exceptional vision, who from early in his career worked to bring the South into the mainstream of American economic and political life, to give the disadvantaged a decent chance, and to end racial segregation for the well-being of the nation. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 11234
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 - DONALD, DAVID HERBERT  Lincoln
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 1996. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; "Now, " said Secretary of War Edwin Stanton on hearing of Lincoln's death, "he belongs to the ages. " The first President to reach office with neither high social standing or great military achievement. Lincoln led America through its greatest crisis. In preserving the Union and abolishing slavery, he set the stage for America's rise to greatness. Kirkus Reviews called Donald's classic "a magisterial work. ". Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability; The Library of the Presidents. Fine .
USD 180.00 [Appr.: EURO 120.25 | £UK 108.25 | JP¥ 15886] Book number: 14487
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 - FERLING, JOHN  John Adams
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 2003. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; The biography of John Adams (1735-1826) , 2nd President of the United States (1797-1801) , who had the unenviable task of following George Washington as the fledgling country's head of state. Born in a Massachusetts farmer family, not a military leader, he drove himself with intellect and ambition to the forefront of the Revolution. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 12271
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 - FORD, GERALD R.  A Time to Heal
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 1987. Limited Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780394587868. 8vo. A special Limited Edition in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap, this one SIGNED by US President Gerald R. Ford; A Time to Heal is at once the autobiography of a political career and the human story of a dedicated but unassuming man propelled by history into taking on the immense burdens of the Presidency. It is a dramatic, forthright and firsthand account of a decent man's effort to knit together a nation fragmented by Watergate and a White house staff often contentious and badly bruised by the legacy of the Nixon years. There are light moments as well, of family fun, irreverence, pleasure and warmth. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. As New; Signed by Author .
USD 2500.00 [Appr.: EURO 1667.75 | £UK 1502.5 | JP¥ 220644] Book number: 12653
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 - HARRIS, JOHN F.  The Survivor: Bill Clinton in the White House
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 2005. Limited Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; John Harris covered the presidency of Clinton, 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001) for the Washington Post from 1995 to 2001. Based on that experience, The Survivor is an impartial and authoritative account of the roots and presidency of William Jefferson Clinton, revealing the inner workings of the Clinton White House and giving an objective analysis of his leadership and its consequences. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. As New .
USD 180.00 [Appr.: EURO 120.25 | £UK 108.25 | JP¥ 15886] Book number: 14323
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 - HECKSCHER, AUGUST  Woodrow Wilson
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 1997. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; The triumph and tragedy of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) , 28th President of the United States (1913-1921) , is one of the most instructive stories in American history. A fascinating biography with close attention to Wilson's personal and emotional life. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 11641
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 - HOOGENBOOM, ARI  Rutherford B. Hayes: Warrior and President
Norwalk, CT, USA: Easton Press, 1996. Full-Leather. 8vo. Fine condition, a wonderful copy of this limited scarce book; Who was the real Rutherford B. Hayes? Was he a great or inconsequential president? How did his early life and career shape his later years? How did his triumphs and failures alter our history? And why should we care? Ari Hoogenboom's masterful life of Hayes definitively answers those questions and shows why our nineteenth president deserves far greater recognition than he's received in the past. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, hubbed spine, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability. Fine .
USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 10687
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