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New York: Charles de Behr, 1832. First edition. Muslin backed paper-covered boards, edges untrimmed. 8vo; 237 p + 1 leaf ads. Good. Covers faintly dampstained, minor chipping to paper-covered boards, small dampstain in the gutter of the first 6 leaves and in the margin of the last dozen leaves. Mildly foxed. Lacks paper spine-label. Ownership inscription of "Cary C: Cocke / Bremo" on front pastedown; also signed on the title-page. Dr. Cary Charles Cocke, a physician, was the son of John Hartwell Cocke, one of Jefferson's best friends who helped him found the University of Virginia. Jefferson sent his master builder John Neilson to help John Cocke design and build Bremo Bluff on the James. General Light-horse Harry Lee and Jefferson were not friends, to say the least, as the letters in the book abundantly attest. To find this book with such a provenance is highly unusual. Howes L201; Sabin 39751 ("The first edition has been rare, mainly on account of its having been rigidly suppressed, and as far as…
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Observations on the Writings of Thomas Jefferson, with particular reference to the attack they contain on the memory of the late Gen. Henry Lee. In a series of letters, by H. Lee, of Virginia
by Lee, Henry [1787-1837]
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Observations On Borzoi Called in America Russian Wolfhounds In a Series of Letters to a Friend
by Thomas, Joseph B.
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Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912. Not a first (no date on title page but 1912 on copyright page). hardcover. Very Good. Light wear at extremities. Structrually sound. Ownership name etc on front free end paper. No other markings. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Of Arthour And Of Merlin: Volume I - Text; Volume II - Introduction, Notes, Glossary [2 volumes]
by Macrae-Gibson, O. D. [editor]
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The Early English Text Society by the Oxford University Press, 1979. hardcover. Good. Ever so slight moisture stain to the edge of text block. Internally free of markings. Dust jacket residue affixed to boards. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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An Offering of Swans
by Gogarty, Oliver
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Dublin Ireland: The Cuala Press, 1923. One of 300 copies, unnumbered as was the Cuala custom. 8vo; pale blue paper-covered boards with buff linen spine and paper label. Boards and endpapers browned at extremities. Very good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to his friend George Redding. Gogarty quoted some verse by Redding in "As I Was Going Down Sackville Street" (1937) which was partly responsible for Gogarty being charged with libel -- and losing. (Wikipedia). Miller 34.
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The Official Orders And Decorations Of The Socialist Republic Of Vietnam
by Emering, Edward John
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Chicago: NSD Publishing, 1995. First edition. Plastic comb binding. Near Fine. Minor edge wear. Signed and numbered by author. #62 of 100 copies. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Old South Leaflets : Vol I 1-25; Vol II 26-50; Vol III 51-75; Vol IV 76-100; Vol v 101-125; Vol VI 126-150; Vol VII 151-175; Vol VIII 176-200 [8 volumes complete]
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Boston, MA: The Old South Association, 1926. hardcover. Very Good. Vol I has some water damage to the front board. Vol V has edge tears to 4 leaves with a small marginal stain to the same. Text clean. Boards lightly rubbed at edges. Gilt on spine a little dull on vol VI. Overall in very good condition. Original printed guide to the leaflets laid in. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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On Earth As It Is in Heaven : Gothic Revival Churches of Victorian New Brunswick
by Finley, Gregg; Wigginton, Lynn
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Fredericton, New Brunswick: Goose Lane Editions, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. No markings. Minor wear to the covers. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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On Paradise Drive : How We Live Now (and Always Have) in the Future Tense
by Brooks, David
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Simon & Schuster, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/as new. Inscribed by author to a UVA Prof. No other markings. Blind stamp of previous owner on the front free endpaper. Mylar covered dust jacket. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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On Racine
by Barthes, Roland
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Berkely and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Hint of a crease to rear cover. No markings. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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On This Bare Island
by Steinke, Darcey; photos by Michael Hornburg
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No publication information in the book, 1990. #30 of 500 copies. Mild crease on front wrapper. A short story, possibly Steinke's first publication; her dissertation (and first published book) was in 1989. SIGNED "Darcey Steinke / NYC 1990" on the title-page. Not in OCLC.
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On the Boiler
by Yeats, W.B.
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Dublin: The Cuala Press, 1939. 2nd edition; according to Wade, Mrs. Yeats said that only about 4 copies of the first edition were printed. Pale blue card covers tanned toward edges. No signs of ownership, text clean. Very good. Wade 202, Miller p. 122 #4.
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On the Edge of Anarchy : Locke, Consent, and the Limits of Society
by Simmons, A. John
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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. Inscribed by author. Blindstamp on the front free end paper and front cover. Owner's address label on front free end paper. No other markings. Minor wear to the mylar covered dust jacket. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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On the Other: Dialogue and/or Dialectics - Mark Taylor's "Paralectics" with Roy Wagner, Michael Brint, and Richard Rorty (Working Paper Number 5)
by Scharlemann, Robert P. [editor]
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Lanham, MD: University Press of America, Inc, 1991. paperback. Near Fine. No markings. Every so slight wear to covers. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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One Hundred Poems from the Chinese
by Rexrtoh, Kenneth, trans
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[NY]: New Directions, 1946. First edition, first printing [no additional printings stated on copyright page]. Grey boards with dark grey cloth spine. Near Fine. Very small spot on foredge, no other markings or defects. An exceptionally nice copy. "Designed by Hans Mardersteig and printed at the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona, in the month of October, MCMLVI"--from the colophon.
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One Kind of Freedom: The Economic Consequences of Emancipation
by Ransom, Roger L.; Sutch, Richard
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Cambridge University Press, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/fine. No markings. Mylar covered dustjacket. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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One-sided Dendrobium
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London: James Ridgway, 1829. Hand-colored copper etching. Plate 8" x 5"; sheet 9" x 5.25". Fine. Plate 1291 from Edwards's Botanical Register, vol. XV. Includes original text leaf and facsimile title page. Faint text offsetting. Always securely packed and dispatched rapidly. Professional sellers of antiquarian books, maps and prints since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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The Ongoing Civil War: New Versions of Old Stories
by Hattaway, Herman; Rafuse, Rafuse, Ethan S. [editors & introduction]
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University of Missouri Press, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. No markings. Mylar covered dust jacket. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Opera Composers and Their Works (4 volumes) [Mellen Opera Reference Index]
by Parsons, Charles H. [compiled by]
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Lewiston, NY / Queenston, Ontario: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1986. hardcover. Near Fine. Black cloth with gilt on front and spine. Bookplate in volume 1. Date on front free end paper in each volume. No other markings. Cloth slightly rubbed in a few spots. Volume 1 A-D, Volume 2 E-K, Volume 3 L-Q, Volume 4 R-Z. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Opera Latine Conscripta Vol. I, II, III, IV (Bibliotheca Arnamagnæana Vol. IX, X, XI, XII)
by Jonae, Arngrimi (author); Benediktsson, Jakob (editor); Helgason, Jón (series editor)
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Hafniæ: Ejnar Munsksgaard, 1957. paperback. Very Good. Covers have some chips and tears. No markings. In Latin. Four volumes complete. Always securely packed. Professional booksellers since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Operazioni sul piè tondo [Operations for round foot or clubfoot, 1]
by Jacob, Nicolas Henri; Bourgery, J.M.
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Florence: D. Serantoni, 1841. Hand-colored lithograph. Sheet 16.75" x 12". Fine. Table J from "Iconografia d'Anatomia Chirurgica e di Medicina Operatoria," vol. 2. In 1830 Jacob and Bourgery began the eight-volume masterpiece titled "Traité complet de l'anatomie de l'homme." Volumes six and seven were published in Italian with one color plate per page rather than four black and white plates per page in the French original. This Italian edition is considered one of the most beautiful illustrated medical books of the 19th century. N.H. Jacob was a French designer, lithographer, and cabinet maker who studied under the painter Jacques-Louis David. J.M. Bourgery was a French physician and anatomist. He and Jacobs's work on "Traité complet de l'anatomie de l'homme" encompassed twenty years. Always securely packed and dispatched rapidly. Professional sellers of antiquarian books, maps and prints since 1994. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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