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Dighton Rock
by D.C. Fabronius
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1864
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$421.55
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Scarce lithograph of Dighton Rock sans upper left corner measuring 11 x 9 in (28 x 23 cm). See image for condition. Item Price
A$421.55
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The Corolla for 1945; University of Alabama Yearbook
by Edited by Willis Darby; Managed by Tyler Hegenwald
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- co-ed edition
- Published
- 1945
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$160.95
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A 1945 yearbook vol. 53. Faded blue cloth covered boards with black and pink lettering. Advertisements to rear. Minor foxing to first and last few pages, with some staining to foredge not affecting text. No signatures present. Clean copy with no defacements.
9.25 x 12.25 in Item Price
A$160.95
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Education for Citizenship; A Foundation's Experience
by Carl Tjerandsen
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1980
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$613.16
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Red cloth with gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Previous owner's inscription to half title; otherwise a nice clean copy. Scarce.
6.25 x 9.25 in Item Price
A$613.16
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Report of the Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual Convention of the National Railroad Master Blacksmiths' Association Held at the Sherman House, Chicago, Illinois- August 21, 22 and 23, 1906.
by J.S. Sullivan; Edited by A.L. Woodworth
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1906
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$153.29
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Dark brown cloth with gilt title to front cover and spine. A clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. Scarce.
6 x 8.75 in Item Price
A$153.29
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Report of the Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual Convention of the National Railroad Master Blacksmiths' Association Held at the Grand Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana- August 16,17 and 18, 1904.
by T.F. Keane; Edited by A.L. Woodworth
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1904
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$153.29
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Dark brown cloth with faded title to spine and front cover. Moisture marks to bottom edges affecting title page and text, along with some wear to foredge. Creasing to top corner of first few pages. No previous owners' names or other defacements. Scarce.
6 x 8.75 in Item Price
A$153.29
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The Picture of New York; or the Traveller's Guide, Through the Commercial Metropolis of the United States.
by Samuel Latham Mitchell
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1807
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$613.16
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First edition of the earliest known guide book to New York City. Worn half calf over marbled boards sans map. The contents pages 217- 223 are inserted before the text. Wear to tail of spine and corners (see images). Previous owner's name smudged to front pastedown. Samuel Mitchell was a U.S. senator from New York from 1804 to 1809, as… Read more about this item Item Price
A$613.16
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Puck Magazine April 4th, 1900; Vol. XLVII No. 1204 "The Cleansing of New York. Why Not Make a Clean Job of it While We're at it?"
by Louis Dalrymple, Joseph Keppler, John Samuel Pughe et al.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1900
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$275.92
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Stapled paper wraps. The cover illustration depicts Joseph Pulitzer (left) and William Randolph Hearst excoriated by their peers for yellow journalism (and worse) & held up by the white-gloved hand of the law. Includes doublepage colored lithograph titled Opening of the New Republican Cafe by Keppler to center (see image). Colored lithograph The Milk Punch Knockout; or, the Finish of… Read more about this item Item Price
A$275.92
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Puck Magazine October 19, 1904; Vol. LVI No. 1442 "Mother Goose to Date"
by Joseph Keppler, John Kendrick Bangs, Grant Hamilton, Albert Levering et al.
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1904
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$245.26
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Stapled paper wraps. Doublepage colored lithograph titled The Last Straw by Keppler to center (see image). Covers are partly detached to bottom with minor tearing; staples rusted (see image). Scarce.
10.5 x 14 in Item Price
A$245.26
![Acadia National Park; A Centennial Celebration [Signed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/595/346/1592346595.0.m.jpg)
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Acadia National Park; A Centennial Celebration [Signed]
by Tom Blagden Jr.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2016
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$229.94
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Signed by Blagden to the title page. Blue grey cloth covered boards with a dustjacket. A clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements.
12.25 x 12.25 in Item Price
A$229.94
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Question of Many Who Wondered About Some; The Story Behind the Names on the MIT Great Court Pavilions.
by Gabriella Gage
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 2016
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$145.63
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Previous owner's birthday inscription to title page. Black and maroon cloth covered boards. Silver edges. A nice clean copy. Scarce.
13.25 x 9.5 in Item Price
A$145.63
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Legacy of Courage
by Clare Bell
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Published
- 1986
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$153.29
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Yellow cloth with gilt particulars to front. Previous owner's name in ink to front pastedown, otherwise a clean copy with no defacements. Scarce.
6 x 8.75 in Item Price
A$153.29
![The Western World Vol.XI No.16 April 23rd, 1870- Vol. XII No.26 December 31st, 1870 [36 Issues]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/100/057/1588057100.0.m.jpg)
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The Western World Vol.XI No.16 April 23rd, 1870- Vol. XII No.26 December 31st, 1870 [36 Issues]
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1870
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$459.87
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A total of 36 consecutive weekly issues starting with April 23rd 1870 to December 31st, 1870, lacking solely the week of December 17th. Green marbled paper boards detached and sans spine. Each weekly issue is 7 to 8 pages in length. Wear to page edges on first and last few pages. Tear to page 1 and front endpaper. Scarce.
14 x… Read more about this item Item Price
A$459.87
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Harper's Weekly; A Journal of Civilization Vol. XLIV No. 2284 September 29, 1900- Theodore Roosevelt
by Theodore Roosevelt; Illustrated by William Nicholson
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1900
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$306.58
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Scarce issue with William Nicholson's lithograph of Theodore Roosevelt on the cover. Stapled paper wraps. Complete with pagination running from 906-928. Double-page black/white illustration by W. A. Rogers titled William Tell; A Continous Performance by the Great Crocker-Bryan-Altgeld-Olney Combination to center. A clean copy with no defacements.
11.25 x 16.25 in Item Price
A$306.58
![Harper's Weekly; A Journal of Civilization Vol. XLIV No. 2 295 December 1900- Mark Twain [Cover Only]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/280/500/1587500280.0.m.jpg)
Harper's Weekly; A Journal of Civilization Vol. XLIV No. 2 295 December 1900- Mark Twain [Cover Only]
by Mark Twain; Illustrated by William Nicholson
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1900
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$153.29
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Cover only of William Nicholson's lithograph of Mark Twain. Library perforation mark to top between the R and P (see image). Tape remnants to left edge. Minor tears to edges. Scarce.
10.5 x 15.75 in (27 x 40 cm) Item Price
A$153.29
George Washington Lithograph- Put None but Americans on Guard Tonight
by F. O. C. Darley
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1859
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$153.29
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Leaf measures 35 x 44.5 cm. Hand colored lithograph of George Washington the night before crossing the Delaware. Crease to top center (see image). Matte burn (see image). Overall fading. Loss of paper to wagon wheel and minor abrasions to paper. Item Price
A$153.29
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Clipper's Log Oxon Hill High School Yearbook
by Mary Jane Snellings et al.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1957
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$160.95
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Pictorial padded boards. Profusely inscribed and signed throughout by fellow students and teachers to portraits and endpapers (see images). Property of the apparently very popular Mary Jane Snellings.
8.25 x 10.75 in Item Price
A$160.95
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Autographed 1798 Manuscript Establishing Canfield Township, Originally Campfield, in Mahoning County, Ohio
by Judson Canfield, Nathaniel Church, Samuel Canfield ,James Johnston, David Waterman, Elijah Wadsworth
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- April 18th, 1798
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$18,394.80
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Two sheets with three fold lines, along with a signatory sheet. Approximatly 8 x 13 in per sheet, with the signatory page measuring 8 x 6.5 in. See image for condition. A unique piece of Ohio history miraculously preserved.
Where as we the subscribers Properties and Tenants in common of the first township in the third range of the Connecticut Reserve… Read more about this item Item Price
A$18,394.80
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The Ideals Treasury of Faith in America
by Edited by Patricia A. Pingry
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Published
- 2003
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$191.61
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Red leather with gilt particulars and three raised bands. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers and a silk ribbon. No previous owners' names, bookplates, or other defacements. Smyth sewn.
8.75 x 11 in Item Price
A$191.61
![An American Dilemma; The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy [Two Volumes]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/950/011/1579011950.0.m.jpg)
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An American Dilemma; The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy [Two Volumes]
by Gunnar Myrdal; Introduction by Robert L. Harris Jr.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Published
- 1993
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$689.80
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Complete in two volumes. Dark blue leather with gilt particulars and four raised bands on each. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers and silk ribbons. Minor abrasions to gilt on edges, specifically to foredge of Vol. I. A clean set with no previous owners' names, bookplates, or other defacements.
6.25 x 9.25 in each Item Price
A$689.80
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Abraham Lincoln Signed Military Commission
by Abraham Lincoln
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1863
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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A$15,329.00
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One partly-printed military commisssion on vellum signed by Lincoln as president and countersigned by Edwin M. Stanton as Secretary of War dated May 16th, 1863. The document commissions Benjamin H. Geary as Second Lieutenant to the 13th Infantry Regiment on August 13th, 1862. Accession note to top left.
The document measures 14.75 x 19.5 in Item Price
A$15,329.00
