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The Vampire - His Kith And Kin
by Summers, Montague
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- 1928
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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.. Good with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. "In all the darkest pages of the malign supernatural there is no more terrible tradition than that of the Vampire, a pariah even among demons. The tradition is world wide and of dateless antiquity. I have endeavoured to… Read more about this item Item Price
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By Their Deeds - A Novel in Four Acts
by Peters, Alan [pseud. Dr. Isaac Hipshon] (Signed)
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- 1946
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London: Heath Cranton Limited. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed, "With the Author's Compliments, Alan Peters" atop front free endpaper. "Here are all the ingredients of strong drama, and it was as a play the story was first written, as early as 1933. Twice it was accepted for London production,… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Modern Pilgrim's Progress
by A Fellow Pilgrim [Pseud. Kitson, Arthur]
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- 1935
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Oxford: The Alden Press. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. "The nom-de-plume 'A Fellow Pilgrim' masks the identity of [Arthur Kitson] one to whose credit stands the authorship of a whole series of authoritative works on economic and financial subjects. He here indulges his fancy by speculating how John Bunyan might have portrayed… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Century Magazine June 1928 - The Sex of Nations
by William II - Former Emperor of Germany; Cournos, John; Tunnell, Barbara M.; Chapman, Elisabeth Cobb; Bradley, John Hodgdon; Pitkin, Walter B.; Russell, Charles Edward; Klein, Julius; Corbett, Elizabeth
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- 1928
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£200.02
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Concord, N.H.: The Century Magazine. Good. 1928. First Edition. Single_Issue_Magazine. Features: The Sex of Nations, by William II, former German Emperor; Hater of Shams - in jail with Thoreau and his thoughts; Walls Have Tongues - a story; What Do They Get Out Of It - the simple souls who harken to the fake psychologists; A Modern… Read more about this item Item Price
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In Search of Heroes - An Historical Novel
by Crich, G. E. (Signed)
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- 1990
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Air Ronge, Saskatchewan: Northwinds. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. Signed again by author upon title page. "Stanley Morris left Wales in the early 1900's to find fortune in Canada. This is his story as he became part of a Canadian … Read more about this item Item Price
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Eagle's Brood - A Life in the Polish Resistance
by Prazmowski, B. D. E.
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- First Edition
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- 1990
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- Paperback
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- 9780969432005
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Port Hope, Ontario: Larchwood Press. Good. 1990. First Edition. Paperback. 0969432003 . "Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the German and Soviet invasions of Poland in W.W. II, the [fictional] story of young Stefan Kula's coming of age among the Partisans rings with authenticity. Here is a tale of Poland's heroic resistance in all its tragic… Read more about this item Item Price
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Myths of China and Japan - With Illustrations in Colour & Monochrome after Paintings and Photographs
by Mackenzie, Donald A.
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- 1920
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London: The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd.. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Shows how "the myths of China and Japan... throw light on the origin and growth of civilization and the widespread dissemination of complex ideas associated with certain modes of life." - Preface. xvi,404 pages. Index. Thirty-three plates… Read more about this item Item Price
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The First Canadians in France - The Chronicle of a Military Hospital in the War Zone
by Bell, F. McKelvey
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- 1917
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New York: George H. Doran Company. No dust jacket as issued, dust jacket only. 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. "The pill of fact herein is but thinly coated with the sugar of fiction, but if the reader can get a picture, however indefinite, of military hospital life in France, these pages will not have been written altogether in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Space Relations - A Slightly Gothic Interplanetary Tale
by Barr, Donald
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- First Orbit Edition
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- 1975
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- 9780860078418
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U.K.: Futura Publications Limited. Good. 1975. First Orbit Edition. Paperback. 0860078418 . Author's first full-length work of fiction. "John Armbruster Craig, a rising young earth diplomat, is sold into slavery on the forgotten planet of Kossar. Here, under the strange castle of Treghast, he finds the secret that may mean the end of man in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Egyptian Myth and Legend, With Historical Narrative Notes on Race Problems, Comparative Beliefs, Etc.
by Mackenzie, Donald A.
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- 1920
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London: The Gresham Publishing Company Limited. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. xlix,406 pages. Index. Seven color plates including protected frontispiece. Thirty-three monochrome plates. Undated but appears to be circa 1920. No indication of any earlier printings or editions. No dust jacket, apparently as issued.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Walden Two
by Skinner, B.F. (Signed)
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- MacMillan Paperbacks Edition
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- 1968
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New York: The MacMillan Company. Good. 1968. MacMillan Paperbacks Edition. Paperback. Signed and briefly inscribed, dated Sept. 1969, upon half-title by B.F. Skinner. "This fictional outline of a modern utopia has been a center of raging controversy ever since its publication in 1948. Set in the United States, it provocatively pictures a society in which… Read more about this item Item Price
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Black Ivory - A Tale of Adventure Among the Slavers of East Africa
by Ballantyne, R.M.
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- 1891
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Toronto: A.G. Watson, Toronto Willard Tract Depository, Limited. Good. 1891. Reprint. Hardcover. "In writing this book, my aim has been to give a true picture in outline of the Slave-Trade as it exists at the present time on the east coast of Africa. I have selected from the most trustworthy sources what I believe to be… Read more about this item Item Price
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Kojiki
by Philippi, Donald L. (Translator)
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- 1992
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- 9780860083207
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Japan: University of Tokyo Press. Good. 1992. Reprint. Paperback. 0860083209 . The Kojiki, the earliest source book in Japanese literature and history, was completed in 712 A.D. under the auspices of the imperial court. It is the oldest extant book in Japanese and, as its title (literally, 'Record of Ancient Things') suggests, an account of a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine, April [Apr.] 1885, Volume 70, Number 419 - The Prince of Wales at Sandringham
by Unknown, Author
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- 1885
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New York: Harper & Brothers. Good. 1885. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: One-page engraving of Lincoln by Kruell; A Wild Goose Chase (in Lubeck on the Trave); A Collection of Chinese Porcelains; Along the Rio Grande; Too Much Momentum; Some Richmond Portraits; At the Red Glove (Chapter XIX) - The Captain's Nosegay; The Prince of Wales… Read more about this item Item Price
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Maclean's - Canada's Weekly News Magazine, October [Oct.] 15, 1979 - Margaret Atwood Cover Vol. 93, No. 42
by MacGregor, Roy; Amiel, Barbara
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- 1979
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Toronto: Maclean-Hunter Limited. Good. 1979. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. This very special issue features a cover photo of renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood in the early days of her career. The article on Atwood by Roy MacGregor includes three photos, two in colour. Also included is Barbara Amiel's review of Atwood's most recent book,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, February [Feb.] 27, 1943: Features Norman Rockwell's Classic "Freedom of Worship" Illustration Vol. 215, No. 35
by Knight, Eric; Des Ormeaux, J.-J.; Leonard, Jack; Stiles, bert; Snow, Edgar; Palmer, Gretta; Durant, Will; Zolotow, Maurice; Lanius, Charles; Bennett, Hugh H.; Davis, Forrest; Martin, Pete; Woolley, Martha S.; Gill, Tom; bachmann, Lawrence P.; Lees, Hannah
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- 1943
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USA: The Curtis Publishing Company. Good. 1943. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Asia Saved Our Bacon - few know what the Russo-Asiatic peoples have meant to us on the European front; One to Three You're Left-Handed - the human engineering laboratory examines southpaws; Freedom of Worship; How To Write a Song Hit - a blow-by-blow account… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Atlantic Magazine, June 1949, Volume 183, Number 6: The Tidelands and Oil
by Hardwicke, Robert E.; Romer, Alfred S.; Bradley, John Hodgdon; Sitwell, Edith; Origo, Iris; Henriques, Basil; Leavenworth, Coman; Anderson, Dillon; De Sales, Raoul de Roussy; Lloyd, Lynn; Ranson, Frances; Christowe, Stoyan; Grenfell, Capt. Russell
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- 1949
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Concord, New Hampshire: Atlantic Monthly Press. Good. 1949. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: The Tidelands and Oil; The Color Line in Fraternities; Fishing in the Rockies; Out of School (poem); "My Only and Last Love"; Britain's Young Offenders; The Revival - An Atlantic 'First'; Reflections; The Marital Deduction; At Woodstock (poem); Ivan the Bear (story) The… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, August [Aug.] 22, 1942: Jimmy Doolittle is Rough on Japs Volume 215, Number 8
by Vollmer, Lula; Ware, Leon; Whitehouse, Arch; Furnas, J.C.; Israels, Josef II; Yoder, Robert M; Funke, Lewis B.; Wagner, Alva; Kobler, John; Bishop, Helen; Albrand, Martha
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- 1942
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USA: The Curtis Publishing Company. Fair. 1942. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Catfish Navy - old man river's floating children mean Axis headaches; Fantastic Forest - tour of Huntington Forest; Miss Casey at the Bat - softball sluggers - the latest in career girls; Wings for American Youth - how 2,000,000 youngsters will get preflight training;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Harper's New Monthly Magazine, March [Mar.] 1870, Vol XL, No. CCXXXVIII - Pussy
by Multiple Contributors
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- 1870
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New York: Harper & Brothers. Fair. 1870. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Pussy (cats); Frederick the Great - IV - The Marriage of the Crown Prince Nature's Common Carrier; South-Coast Saunterings in England; A New Judgement of Paris; Civil Service Reform; Miss Ellington's Niece; A Brave Lady; Jessie; Bolivar - Liberator of South America; and more.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, September [Sept.] 2, 1944 - Mitchell Bomber's Incredible Ride Home Vol. 217, No. 10
by Markham, Beryl; Chamberlain, W.; Train, Arthur farrell, Cliff; Sommers, Martin; Jarman, Rufus; Hotz, Capt. robert B.; Snow, Edgar; Cadigan, Robert J.; Velie, Lester; Wittels, David G.; Shane, Ted; Christie, Agatha; beymer, W.G.
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- 1944
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USA: The Curtis Publishing Company. Good. 1944. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: Great cover illustration of yellow country school bus by Stevan Dohanos; Lt. Gen. John Clifford Hodges Lee - Batting for Eisenhower - photo illustrated article; Cleanup on the Wabash - How Terra Haute, Indiana rallied behind businessman Mayor Vernon R. McMillan to regain its… Read more about this item Item Price
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