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Abraham Lincoln: A History [10 Volume Set]
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Abraham Lincoln: A History [10 Volume Set]

by John G. Nicolay and John Hay

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Half calf over marbled boards with gilt particulars to spine. Five gilt-ruled raised bands; gilt-ruled compartments; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers. Discreetly ex-library with light stamp to page edges (see image) and blank fly sheets. Wear to hinges of all volumes. Some rubbing to leather. Volume VII rear board detached. Otherwise, surprisingly nice.6.5 x 9.25 inches.
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The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, Illustrated by Salvador Dali (SIGNED)
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The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, Illustrated by Salvador Dali (SIGNED)

by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (Trans.)

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SIGNED by Dali and dated 1945 to limitation page; limited to 1000 copies, this being #194. Blue cloth boards with gilt decoration to front board and gilt particulars to spine. Top edge gilt; deckle fore-edge. Housed in a black paper-covered slipcase with askew red label to front. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean. A mixture of full color hors texte plates and black and white illustrations throughout. General wear to slipcase at edges and slight sunning to spine of book (see image). 442 pp. 7 x 9 3/4 inches.
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Great Contemporaries from The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill
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Great Contemporaries from The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill

by Sir Winston Churchill

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Full vellum boards with gilt coat of arms and rule to front board, as well as gilt particulars to spine. Housed in dark green slipcase with gilt coat of arms to front. All edges gilt; green silk ribbon; marbled endpapers. Light rubbing to lower back edge and bottom of slipcase. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean.6 3/4 x 10 inches.
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History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the...
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History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs. Embellished with One Hundred and Twenty Portraits, from the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, At Washington: In Two Volumes, Complete

by Thomas L. McKenney, James Hall

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Full tan leather with gilt decoration to boards, as well as 5 raised bands and gilt particulars to spine. All edges gilt; purple moire endpapers; silk ribbons present. 120 full color portraits, one for each Native American, throughout. Contains three black and white maps at back of volume 2. Introduction by Dr. Herman J. Viola. Light wear to boards and small abrasions to base of page edges. Small amount of sunning to endpaper edges. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean. Please expect extra postage as this is a heavy set. Vol. 1: xxviii, 470 pp.; Vol. 2: vii, 534 pp., 3 maps. 6 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches.
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The Life and Adventures of John James Audubon, the Naturalist
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The Life and Adventures of John James Audubon, the Naturalist

by Robert Buchanen

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Bound in dried quarter black leather, hinges separated but boards still firmly attached. Gilt particulars to spine, marbled edges, frontispiece of Audubon. Ex-libris stamp reading Philp's Cockburn Hotel Edinburgh on final page. No other markings. Pages bright and clean.5.75 x 8.5 inches.
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The Life of Napoleon III. Derive from State Records, from Unpublished Family Correspondence, and...
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The Life of Napoleon III. Derive from State Records, from Unpublished Family Correspondence, and from Personal Testimony. (4 Volumes - Complete): with Family Portraits in the possession of the Imperial Family, and Facsimiles of Letters of Napoleon I., Napoleon III., Queen Hortense, &c.

by Blanchard Jerrold

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Scarce first edition of this publication. Half black morocco over marbled boards, and 5 raised bands and gilt particulars to spine. Top edge gilt; marbled endpapers. Hors texte plates with tissue guards throughout. No previous owners' names or other markings. Occasional foxing. Vol. 1 is organized into 3 books, and each subsequent volume with the following books: Birth, Youth and Education; The Italian Insurrection; and, Arenenberg. Vol. 2: Between Strasburg and Boulogne; Ham; The Revolution of 1848. Vol. 3: The Presidency; The Coup d'Etat; Establishment of the Empire. Vol. 4: The Crimean War; Italian Independence; Home Policy; Home Affairs; 1870. Light wear to edges of marbled boards. Please expect extra postage for foreign orders. Each: 6 x 8 3/4 inches.
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Lord Randolph Churchill from The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill
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Lord Randolph Churchill from The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill

by Sir Winston Churchill

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Full vellum boards with gilt coat of arms and rule to front boards, as well as gilt particulars to spine. Housed in dark green slipcases with gilt coat of arms to front. All edges gilt; green silk ribbons; marbled endpapers. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean.6 3/4 x 10 inches.
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Marlborough: His Life and Times [2 Volume Set] from The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill
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Marlborough: His Life and Times [2 Volume Set] from The Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill

by Sir Winston Churchill

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Two volumes. Full vellum boards with gilt coat of arms and rule to front boards, as well as gilt particulars to spine. Housed in dark green slipcases with gilt coat of arms to front. All edges gilt; green silk ribbons; marbled endpapers. Volume 1 slightly discolored; darker than volume 2 (see image). No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean.6 3/4 x 10 inches each
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Memoires De Marie Capelle
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Memoires De Marie Capelle

by Marie Capelle

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Handsome, supple set in quarter morocco over marbled boards. Marbled end papers and gilt title to spine. Foxing throughout. 337 & 391 pgs; 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches.
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Memoirs of My Life (SIGNED by author)
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Memoirs of My Life (SIGNED by author)

by Alex Woskob

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Signed by author to title page. Pictorial paper boards with gilt text to front board and spine. Color photographs and illustrations throughout. The author has organized the book into 4 sections: Ukraine 1922-1944, Germany--Canada 1944-1953, The USA 1953-2000, and More Thoughts. 272 pp. 5 1/2 x 8 inches.
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My memories as a Brooklyn Dodger, as told to Greg Gulas (SIGNED by author)
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My memories as a Brooklyn Dodger, as told to Greg Gulas (SIGNED by author)

by George "Shotgun" Shuba

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Signed by author with inscription to title page: "Alvin, Have a great life. George "Shotgun" Shuba." Pictorial glossy paper wraps with text. Section at middle of black and white photographs printed on glossy paper. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean. xvi, 208 pp. 6 x 9 inches.
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The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
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The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge

by Rainer Maria Rilke

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Full natural vellum with gilt text to front board and spine. Housed in publisher's black cloth slipcase. Limited edition this being number 265 of only 800 copies. Paper for the text was mould-made at Cartiere Enrico Magnani and bound by Recalcati in Milan. Slightly deckle edges. No previous owners' names or other markings. Some toning to exterior vellum (see image), nonetheless an unused and unfaded copy. 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches. All shipments by boxed, insured USPS Priority Mail.
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One More Time: A Memoir [SIGNED by 36 CELEBRITIES, including Carol Burnett & Janet Leigh]
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One More Time: A Memoir [SIGNED by 36 CELEBRITIES, including Carol Burnett & Janet Leigh]

by Carol Burnett

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9780394552545
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0394552547
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Signed by Carol Burnett, Jackie Joseph, Barbara Luna, Albert Haque, Jane Kean, Anne Jeffreys, Tony Martin, Cyd Charisse, Gisele MacKenzie, Margaret O'Brien*, Ruta Lee, Joni Berry, Shirley Mitchell, Jane Withers, Barbara Billingsley, Rap Taylor, Jack Carter, Onna White, Ken Berry, Don Crichton, Randy Donay, Fayard Nicholas, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Carrie and Jody (Carol Burnett's daughters, to whom the book is dedicated), Janis Paige, Grover Dale, Earl Holliman, Dom DeLuise, Janet Leigh, Frances Taylor David (wife of Miles Davis), Mr. Richard Blackwell, Nancy Olson, Donald O'Connor, John Byner, and Tom Hatten. First edition in the publisher's original (mylar protected) jacket. A unique piece.6.5 x 9.5 inches.
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Papa Hemingway: A Personal Memoir [Signed]
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Papa Hemingway: A Personal Memoir [Signed]

by A.E. Hotchner

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Signed by Hotchner to blank fly. Brown and black cloth with accompanying dust jacket. No previous owners' names or other defacement.
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Precious Stones of the Jews of Curacao, Curacaon Jewry 1656-1957
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Precious Stones of the Jews of Curacao, Curacaon Jewry 1656-1957

by Isaac S. Emmanuel

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Dark blue cloth boards with gilt particulars to front and spine. Remains of pictorial dust jacket. Black and white images throughout text; 2 full color fold-out maps, a black and white map, and a full color fold-out cemetery plan. Included is a handwritten letter from one of the great granddaughters of a person mentioned in the book, and a small, loose summary booklet of "the letter to the members of the Cuacao Scientific Society and other subscribers on" [this book] in both Dutch and English. Previous owner's bookplate to front fly, otherwise no other names or markings. Slight wear to boards and some foxing to endpapers and dust jacket; loss of back wrap and spine portion of dust jacket (see image). 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Shipped through boxed USPS Priority insured mail.
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Produced and Directed by Dan Curtis with a foreword by Herman Wouk
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Produced and Directed by Dan Curtis with a foreword by Herman Wouk: Signed by cast members

by Jim Pierson, Mark Dawidziak

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Black cloth covered boards in jacket. Signed by Lara Parker (Angelique), Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans), Roger Davis (Peter Bradford), and James Storm (Gerard Stiles) on front fly, of which all were former cast members on the original Dark Shadows (1966-1971), created by Curtis. Among Dan Curtis' memorable credits include TV movies The Night Stalker, Dracula, and Trilogy of Terror. He is responsible for the adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide. He is also the Emmy-winning producer and director of the 1983 miniseries The Winds of War and its 1988-1989 sequel, War and Remembrance. Nice clean copy with no previous owner's names or other markings.Pp. 2088.25 x 10.25 in
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Pryor Convictions and Other Life Sentences [SIGNED]
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Pryor Convictions and Other Life Sentences [SIGNED]

by Richard Pryor, Todd Gold

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ISBN 13
9780679432500
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Autographed by Richard Pryor through the use of a customized stamp, as well as hand-initialed on the title page. Due to his multiple sclerosis, Pryor used a stamp to autograph books; the stamp on the front fly is custom-made for the specific occasion of the signing and reads "Live on the Sunset Strip 6-10-95" in Pryor's handwriting. Stamped a second time to title page with Pryor's name. Additionally, his initials appear to be hand-written on the title page. Also signed by co-author Todd Gold to title page. In publisher's original dustjacket, which has been encased in protective mylar. Photographs of Pryor at the event are included, as well as a clipped advertisement of the event. 6.5 x 9.5 inches.
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Thomas Ken and Izaak Walton, A Sketch of Their Lives and Family Connection
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Thomas Ken and Izaak Walton, A Sketch of Their Lives and Family Connection

by E. Marston

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Attractively bound in dark green half morocco with gilt rule to boards, as well as 5 raised bands and gilt particulars to spine. Top edge gilt; marbled endpapers. Black and white illustrations and photographs throughout. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean. Shipped through USPS Priority insured mail. 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches.
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Wayne: the Extraordinary Story of a Consummate Entrepreneur
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Wayne: the Extraordinary Story of a Consummate Entrepreneur

by Mark Seal

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Delivered to us in publisher's shrink wrap, only to be unwrapped in our care during photographing. Very clean in publisher's matching slipcase with pictorial pasted to front of case and gilt lettering.
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William Shakespeare: A Biography (Extra-Illustrated; 2 Volumes - Complete)
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William Shakespeare: A Biography (Extra-Illustrated; 2 Volumes - Complete)

by Charles Knight (Ed.)

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Extra Illustrated Edition
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Half red morocco with gilt rule and marbled boards; 5 raised bands and gilt detailing to spine. Marbled endpapers; top edge gilt. Bound by Rose Bindery, Boston. Extensively illustrated with many engravings, portraits, and the like, some in full color. India paper proofs of Knight's text in only fair condition. Light wear to exterior (see image). Volume 2 has water damage to base of interior at spine. 12 x 17 inches.
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