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This book contains a chronological collection of news stories detailing the important parts of the history of Marshall County, Kansas. Due to the size of this item, expedited or priority shipping costs will be individually quoted. Media Mail cost with the U.S. will remain as listed.

This early Christian novel tells the story of a young lady who succombs to the pitfalls of temptation because her life is not "sufficiently well fortified with prayer". It is extremely rare to find this book with its dustjacket, and with both the book and jacket being in very good condition.

This book is a review of the breeding and the performances of the Outstanding thoroughbreds of 1936 engaged in racing, steeplechasing and hunt races. There is a former owner's bookplate inside the cover, and slight wear on the back. Due to the size of this item, expedited or priority shipping costs will be individually quoted. Media Mail cost with the U.S. will remain as listed.

This historic pop-up book is in Good Condition inside with some cover wear. There is a former owner's gift inscription inside.

"A Study In Scarlet" was first published in 1887, and it was the first of the Sherlock Holmes novels. The copy we offer for sale was published only a few years later. It is in good condition and has a former owner's gift inscription on the front endsheet. It is bound in green cloth covers with a red floral design on the front cover and gold lettering and decor on the spine.

Illustrated with both color as well as black & white photos, this book contains articles by 51 different authors. A few pages contain minimal highlighting, else the book is in very good condition. Due to the size of this item, expedited or priority shipping prices will be individually quoted. Media Mail cost within the U.S. will remain as listed.

This Limited Edition Book was published by Westinghouse to accompany the internment of the Time Capsule which they had prepared to be buried in conjunction with the New York World's Fair of 1939.It gives details for the preparation of the capsule, directions for its recovery, the contents of the capsule, a Key To the English Language so that generations far in the future who are unfamiliar with English may decipher the code to its location, and a guide to seeking metallic substances underground.Being sold with this book is another, a small paperback also published by Westinghouse, titled "The Story of the Time Capsule". It encompasses What the Project Means, How the Time Capsule Was Constructed, What it Contains, How it Will Be Protected Against Vandalism, and How Word of Its Location Has Been Left For the Future. It is illustrated with several black & white photographs depicting those subjects.Both of these books were issued in very small quantities.There is a 4in by 6 in paper attached to the front… Read More

This is a lovely, century and a half old copy of one of the classic works of literature.

This set of four books was privately printed for members of London's Casanova Society in 1923. The Casanova Society's brief existence lasted from 1922 - 1926, and this was their second publication.This is a Limited Edition. Sets numbered 1 to 750 were of sixteen volumes, and sets numbered 751 to 2250 were of four volumes. The set being offered for sale here is Set #844, complete in four volumes. The set is in good condition with some rubbing at the edges, corners and hinges, and occasional spotting. Each volume is numbered - 844 - which shows a complete original set. Each of the volumes is signed on the title page by Ellsworth Fleming of the Casanova Society, and each is also signed by Fleming again on the following page which describes the publication of the volumes. This set will provide many long evenings of enjoyable reading, and will make a fine addition to your library of classic literature. Due to the size of this item, shipping prices will be individually quoted.

This First Edition of a children's classic is in good condition and will make a wonderful addition to your library of collectible books. There is a presentation for "Perfect Attendance" on the front endsheet.

Here's your opportunity to relive an exciting adventure from your childhood!
This book is in good condition with slight edge wear. There is a former owner's gift inscription inside.

A wonderful century and an half old story book for children, nicely illustrated.

This book examines the contribution of the Chinese culture to California, county by county throughout history. It is inscribed and autographed by the author, Thomas A. McDannold.

This is Number 653 of a Limited Edition of 999 copies of a Two Volume Boxed Set. It is bound in pictorial boards depicting an old manuscript.The slipcase is also pictorial, depicting and old city. The book contains a former owner's pictorial bookplate on the front endsheet, and is in otherwise Fine Condition. The text is in German.
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This leather bound book from 1845 has a gold seal on the cover depicting a figure holding a staff with a cross on top, circled by letters in gold saying "Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1698". The book contains the three essays titled: The Churches of Rome and England Compared In Their Declared Doctrines and Practices; The Corruptions of the Church of Rome in Relation to Ecclesiastical Government; Dialogues Between a Protestant and a Roman Catholic, written by Mant, Richard (Bishop); Bull, George (Bishop); Hobson, S. (Reverend), respectively. The covers show some wear on the edges and corners, and there is the remnant of a paste-on label on the cover.The pages shiw some foxing. There is a former owner's inscription inside the cover dated April 23, 1845.This old book will make a unique addition to the library of the religious historian.

This book is of a Limited Edition of 2000 copies. It is in good condition. There is the outline of a possible former owner's bookplate inside the cover. It contains the following works: Leda, Ariadne, The House Upon the Nile, Byblis, Dane, A New Pleasure, A Night In Spring, The Artist Victorious, Woman and Puppet, The Mountain of Venus; all with lovely illustrations by John Austen.

This book contains Volumes One and Two of Prospero Fagnani's commentaries on the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX. The Decretals were issued by Pope Gregory in the year 1230, and were an attempt to modernize Canon Law, and this book contains the first two volumes of Fagnani's interpretations of those Decretals. This book is in fair condition on the outside, with significant wear on the original leather binding. The book is in good condition on the inside, with the binding tight and all pages clean and readable.This book will make a fine addition to the library of either the religious scholar, the Catholic historian, or the collector of rare books.

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This is an excellent detailed study of deadly reptiles. Due to the size of this item, expedited or priority shipping prices will be individually quoted. Media Mail cost within the U.S. will remain as listed.

This is the story of Walter Johnson - pioneer, lawyer, lumberman, and philanthropist. It is a hardcover book in very good condition with a good dustjacket and is inscribed and autographed by Walter Johnson.

This is the biography of Alan Cranston, who was not only a United States Senator from California, but who was also an author, journalist, foreign correspondent, and who had the distinguished experience of being sued by Adolph Hitler for publishing an unauthorized version of Mein kampf. This book is autographed by Alan Cranston on the front endsheet, and also inscribed and autographed by Cranston on the title page.