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The books in this set are in good condition.There is significant wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards on all the books in this set. The corners of the cover boards are all bumped considerably in the set. The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board and on the first end page of all of the books in this set. The pages are yellowed and tanned, but there are only a few markings in this five set volume. "I purpose to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. I shall recount the errors which, in a few months, alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart. I shall trace the course of that revolution which terminated the long struggle between our sovereigns and their parliaments, and bound up together the rights of the people and the title of the reigning dynasty...." - Chapter 1, Volume I from The History Of England: From The Accession Of James… Read More

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, edges, and spine of the cover boards. There is some bumping and fraying on the cover boards. The front and back outside cover boards have some stains. The pages are yellowing and tanning, but there are no markings on the pages. "Adlai E. Stevenson was born February 5, 1900, on the threshold of the twentieth century. He lived through nearly two thirds of the century and died on July 14, 1965. He was a wanderer and happened to be born in California and to die in England, but his roots were in Bloomington, Illinois. On the next to last Christmas of his life, ambassador of the United States to the United Nations, he went home to Bloomington to visit his sister Buffie in the big old house on East Washington Street where they grew up. He had just come from the UN and he was tired and late in the afternoon lay down on the green velvet sofa in the bay window in the living room and went to sleep. Outside it got dark. His sister came in and… Read More

This book is in fair condition. The front, back and spine of the cover boards has wear. The edges of the cover boards are worn also, and the corners have been bumped quite a bit. The dust jacket is in poor condition. The front, back and spine of the dust jacket is extremely worn. The edges are frayed and the corners are bumped beyond repair. There are numerous tears and the dust jacket is soiled. The first end page is stamped with the library's mark. The second end page is written on by the previous owner. The pages are tanned and yellowed , but clear from all markings. "The most significant period in the career of Francis Marion was that between August 15, 1780, and September 8, 1781. During this time he alone held eastern South Carolina from the British, then helped Henry Lee capture the British posts along the Santee, and finally commanded a corps in the army with which Nathaniel Greene drove the British from South Carolina...." - Acknowledgements from Swamp Fox: The Life And Campaigns Of General… Read More

The book is in good condition. There is minimal bumping or fraying on the cover boards. The dust jacket is cut and pasted to the inside cover boards. There is some markings on the pages, and a dog- eared page. "People say they want to be happy; yet real happiness seems like the impossible dream. Everyone reaches for it so desperately, but for many of us it never seems to come any closer. What are we doing wrong? Why are so many people dissatisfied in so many ways? Do we expect too much? Do we want the wrong things?" - Chapter One from How To Be Your Own Best Friend

This book is in very good condition. There is minor wear on the cover, edges, corners and spine. The previous owners mark is on the inside front board. The pages are crisp, clean and white. The ribbons are in very good condition also. This is the Sacramentary used in church services by the Roman Catholic Church.

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the cover, edges and corners. The inside is clean of all markings. First Soft Cover Edition. "This book is designed to enable the reader with the help of faithful reproductions, to look at French Impressionist painting with a new vision, reinforced by the revolutionary experience and artistic tolerance and curiosity of our own times." - Impressionists & Impressionism

This book is in very good condition. The dust jacket has some wear and the cover boards have none. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. "I first began to appreciate fully all we owed the World War II generation while I was covering the fortieth and fiftieth anniversaries of D-day for NBC News. When I wrote in The Greatest Generation about the men and women who came out of the Depression, who won great victories and made lasting sacrifices in World War II and then returned home to begin building the world we have today - the people I called the Greatest Generation - it was my way of saying thank you. I felt that this tribute was long overdue, but I was not prepared for the avalanche of letters and responses touched off by that book...." - Preface by The Greatest Generation Speaks: Letters and Reflections

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. There are no pages in this children's book. " I am the donkey, soft and gray, I carried his mother from far away...." - from Christmas in the Manger

This book is an antique. However, the hard cover of this book is in very bad condition. The pages are not much better. They are yellowed and covered with spots. Not recommended to handle this book at all. Would only recommend this book for serious collectors. "The best, and, at the present time the only complete and practical description of the rise and progress of music during the last 2000 years...." - Burrowe's Piano-Forte Primer