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Lipstick Traces: a secret history of the 20th century
by Marcus, Greil
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1989
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- Hardcover
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£48.40
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Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" or "a" in "number" line present. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.… Read more about this item Item Price
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A History of the Twentieth Century, Volume One: 1900-1933; Volume Two: 1933-1951; Volume Three: 1952-1999
by Gilbert, Martin
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1999
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- Hardcover
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£52.43
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Toronto, Canada: Stoddart, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound set, complete in three volumes, bound in Imperial octavo hardcover format, big, massive, heavy, specifically bright and clean of interiors, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jackets, illustrated, little worn but for crease to front inner… Read more about this item Item Price
£52.43
The Disposal of Municipal Refuse
by Parsons, H. de B
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1906
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- Hardcover
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£60.50
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London: John Wiley & Sons, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Exceedingly scarce in any edition, this being the stated First Edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Brown linen cloth over boards, blind-ruled covers, still sharp and distinct gilt lettering… Read more about this item Item Price
£60.50
Every Man His Own Doctor: or, the poor planter's physician
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- Reprint Edition
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- 1971
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- Softcover
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£19.36
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Williamsburg, Virginia: 18th Century Williamsburg, 1971. Reprint Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 12mo 7" - 7. Stated facsimile reprint from 1971 of the Second Edition of this classic in medicine and social history. Original was printed by William Parker in Williamsburg, Virginia and Annapolis, Maryland. Decorative marbled wraps, saddle-stitched, clean and unmarked of interior. 56 pp. plus two-page… Read more about this item Item Price
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Life of General Taylor
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- 1851
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- Hardcover
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£11.29
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New York: Cornish, Lamport & Co, 1851. Hardcover. Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Uber-scarce in the trade, there being currently no additional copies available on-line. A racing hagiography of the American General Zachary Taylor, born in 1790, hero of the U.S./Mexico and other battles and wars. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, bound in red cloth… Read more about this item Item Price
£11.29
The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral, and Literary, with his life, written by himself
by Franklin, Benjamin
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- 1832
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- Hardcover
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Exeter, Massachusetts: J. & Williams, 1832. Hardcover. Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Cute little tome, bound in full leather, light rubbing to front joint, chipping to spine head, light bruising to but no breakage of tips, moderate toning to and foxing of interior. Richard Price, the editor, provides a Preface. vi [1], 8-253 pp. plus… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Open Letter to all Members of the Communist Party
by Central Committee Communist Party
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
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- 1933
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- Softcover
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£14.52
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New York: Central Committee Communist Party, 1933. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Uber-scarce in the trade, there being currently no additional copies available on-line. 23 [1] pp. Stapled little booklet housed in a plastic sleeve. Short closed tears to bottom edges, dissipating. Stamped twice at front cover with Workers Socialist Party Headquarters.… Read more about this item Item Price
£14.52
Abraham Lincoln, Shogakukan Inc.'s Children's Library, Volume 27, Japanese Edition
by Shogo Koide and Goichi Yanagawa
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- First Edition
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- 1956
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- Hardcover
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£20.16
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Tokyo, Japan: Shogakukan, Inc, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. An odd, unusual title indeed, uncommon here in the U.S., there being no additional copies available on-line currently. An apparent hagiography of the 16th U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln designed for use by Japanese students. Beautifully illustrated paper over boards, wholly in Japanese including… Read more about this item Item Price
£20.16
Memoirs of a Late Officer in the Army of the United States
by An Officer in the Same Service
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- Used - Fair
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- First Edition
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- 1836
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- Hardcover
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£17.75
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: American Sunday-School Union, 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. An odd tale telling the highlights of the life of an unnamed man from Connecticut who fights against the British in the War of 1812. The War changes him, drains him of Christian faith, and he dies drunken and dissolute. A… Read more about this item Item Price
£17.75
Memoirs of Andrew Sherburne: a pensioner of the Navy of the Revolution
by Sherburne, Andrew
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- Used - Fair
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- Second Edition, revised and enla
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- 1831
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- Hardcover
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£60.50
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Providence, Rhode Island: H.H. Brown, 1831. Second Edition, revised and enla. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sherburne's memoir here is of his service in the Continental Navy in 1779 (at the age of 14), of his experience as a prisoner of war and eventual release and later career as a Baptist Minister. He was a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The War in Cuba Being a Full Account of Her Great Struggle for Freedom
by Gonzalo de Quesada and Henry Davenport Northrop
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£14.52
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Elliott Publishing Co. Hardcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Undated, but circa 1896, being an disingenuous bit of American jingoistic hagiography of America's care for and attempts to protect Cubans from Spanish predation. The title page continues, "containing a complete record of Spanish tyranny and oppression; scenes of violence and bloodshed; frequent uprisings of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Slavery: inconsistent With Justice and Good Policy, together with a twentieth century Afterword
by Philanthropos (David Rice)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Facsimile reprint
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- 1956
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- Softcover
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£9.68
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Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky Library Associates, 1956. Facsimile reprint. Softcover. Near Fine. 64mo 3" - 4. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Stated Keepsake Number 3 in the series published by University of Kentucky Library Associates. Simple light brown card stock wrappers, staple-bound.… Read more about this item Item Price
£9.68
The Birth of Modern Politics: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, and the Election of 1828
by Parsons, Lynn Hudson
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- As New
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- As New
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- First Edition
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- 2009
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- Hardcover
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£11.29
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Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine addition to the Pivotal Moments in American History. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" or "a" in "number" line present. Volume contains… Read more about this item Item Price
£11.29
Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to save Reconstruction
by Bordewich, Fergus M
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 2023
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- Hardcover
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£17.75
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, not price-clipped. From the publisher's blurb, "A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A stunning history of the first national anti-terrorist campaign waged on American soilwhen… Read more about this item Item Price
£17.75
The District School as it Was
by By One Who Went to It [Warren Burton]
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- Used - Fair
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- First Edition
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- 1833
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£60.50
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London: Carter, Hendee and Col, 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. An apparent First Edition, from 1833 (Howes), with multiple editions published again 1838, 1850, 1852, 1897, and 1928, at least. Bound in mottled, wrinkled thin leather over boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, rubbed and abraded paper label to spine, light chipping to… Read more about this item Item Price
£60.50
The Untried Case: Sacco and Vanzetti and the Morelli Gang
by Ehrmann, Herbert
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- Used - Good
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- Fair
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- First Edition
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- 1934
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- Hardcover
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£25.81
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London: Martin Hutchinson, Ltd, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. The author, Herbert Ehrmann, was an Assistant Defense Councilman for the Sacco and Vanzetti trial and here pens a gripping account of one the early-mid 20th century's most famous and infamous trials. A range of fine, distinct duotone of both the men who… Read more about this item Item Price
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Autobiography of Andrew T. Still
by Still, Andrew T
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- Used - Very Good
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- Revised Edition
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- 1908
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- Hardcover
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£44.36
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Kirksville, Missouri: Self-published, 1908. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Extremely scarce title in the trade, there being but a single additional copy available of this stated, Second Edition, revised, and at $300.00. The title page continues: With a History of the Discovery and Development of the Science of Osteopathy Together with an… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Adventures Of Ebenezer Fox In The Revolutionary War
by Fox, Charles
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- Used - Very Good
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- Reprint Edition
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- 1847
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- Hardcover
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£36.30
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New York: Charles Fox, 1847. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Particularly lovely condition exemplar of an early reprint of the 1837 true First Edition. Beautifully rebound in a creamy brown leather, gilt ruling to spine, gilt title over black leather label at spine. New endpapers. Moderate toning to text-block. All in, a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Effects of Atomic Weapons
by Hirschfelder, J.O., Chairman, Board of Editors
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- Used - Good
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- Second Edition
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- 1950
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- Softcover
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£14.52
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Washington, D.C: Atomic Energy Commission, 1950. Second Edition. Softcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Good condition in original light tan wraps, minor wear to and soiling of paper wraps, some crimping to a range of pages at book's end, clean, unmarked and tightly bound of interior. Paul J. Larsen provides the Colophon. Norris E. Bradbury, Director… Read more about this item Item Price
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Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book: designed as a Supplement to her Treatise on Domestic Economy
by Beecher, Catherine A
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- Used - Good
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- Third Edition
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- 1848
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- Hardcover
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£181.48
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1848. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo 7" - 7. Extremely scarce in the trade, there being only a single additional copy of this edition available currently on-line. Published in New York in 1848 by Harper & Brothers in Third Edition state and in overall Good condition, bound in blue cloth over boards… Read more about this item Item Price
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