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THE LASS FROM LORRAINE
Written by M.C. Scott Moncrieff.
Illustrated by Bridget R. Peterson.
Stock no. 567963
Published by Blandford Press.
1st
1948.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Colour plates. The story of Joan of Arc, written for children.
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HISTOIRE DE FRANCE
Written by V. Duruy.
Stock no. 984613
Published by Librairie De L. Hachette Et Cie..
1862.
Very good condition.
Nouvelle edition. Text in French. 2 Volumes. Pages: xxxii, 599; viii, 712. Original blue-green cloth, gilt lettering on spines. 12 hand-coloured maps, + hundred of b/w engravings.
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- ANTIQUARIAN
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
A JOURNEY IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE YEARS 1829 AND 1830
Written by Francis Tuckett.
Stock no. 688998
Published by St. Nicholas Books.
1st
1976.
Nearly fine condition.
Burgundy cloth, gilt titles. Two mounted b/w photos as frontis. Limited to 400 copies. Copy no. 70. SIGNED by Hubert C. Fox, great-grandson of the author. Remains of small address label to front endpaper.
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- TRAVEL
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THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE REPUBLIC
Written by Alphonse De Lamartine.
Stock no. 984638
Published by Harper & Bros.
1st
1850.
Slightly better than good condition.
Black cloth, gilt title to spine. Pages: iv, 164 + 4. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Ink stain to foredge not affecting text.
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- ANTIQUARIAN
THE CARBONIC ACID INDUSTRY
Written by J.C. Goosmann.
Stock no. 985058
Published by Nickerson & Collins.
1st
1906.
Very good condition.
First edition. Pages: 368. Original black cloth. Portrait frontispiece, 184 text illustrations.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- CHEMISTRY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
HISTOIRE DE LA FRONDE
Written by Comte De Saint-Aulaire.
Stock no. 984911
Published by Baudouin Freres.
1827.
Slightly better than good condition.
Volumes 1 and 2 of 3. Pages: xx, 366; 390. Original full red leather binding, gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Text in French. Book: book plate to front endpaper. Foxing throughout. Spines browned.
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- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
GERMANY UNMASKED
Written by J.R. Preston.
Stock no. 986193
Published by Pelham Richardson.
1st
1848.
Very good condition.
Facts and Coincidences Explanatory of her Real Views in Seeking to Wrest Schleswig from Denmark With an Appendix Containing Remarks on the "Memoir" on Schleswig and Holstein Presented to Viscount Palmerston by the Chevalier Bunsen. First edition. Pages: xlvi, 90. Original paper boards with paper label, new matching paper spine. Contains three page contemporary manuscript letter containing extracts from newspaper reviews of the book. Covers a little rubbed.
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MEMOIRS OF THE HOUSE OF BRANDENBURG
No author listed.
Stock no. 985760
Published by J.Nourse.
1751.
Very good condition.
First edition. Small format Pages: viii, 286. Contemporary half black leather binding with gilt-lettered red morocco label on spine, marbled boards and endpapers. Top egde gilt. From the earlist accounts to the death of Frederick I King of Prussia by the hand of a master to which are added two dissertations. Foxing throughout. REDUCED FROM £140.
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THE STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY IN GERMANY 1859-1866
Written by Heinrich Friedjung.
Stock no. 986427
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd..
1st
1935.
Very good condition.
Burgundy cloth, gilt titles. 339 pages. Endpapers browned.
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AMERICA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Written by Frank Freidel.
Stock no. 652724
Published by Alfred A. Knopf.
1st
1960.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. Wrapper edge-rubbed.
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NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES
Written by Jacob Harris Patton.
Stock no. 987218
Published by D. Appleton And Company.
1st
1888.
Very good condition.
First edition. XV, 523 + 3 pages. Red cloth, gilt titles. Includes: The coastline, coalmining, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, silver and other metals, building stone, health resorts, climate, timber, fruits, ocean resources and much more! Spine faded. Corners rubbed.
BANARAS A STUDY IN URBAN GEOGRAPHY
Written by R.L. Singh.
Stock no. 986147
Published by Nand Kishore & Bros.
1st
1955.
Slightly better than good condition.
Large format. Brown cloth. Pages: xv, 184. 8 b/w plates, plus maps and figures. Book: Ex-lib, stamps to prelims, else contents very good.
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