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The Story of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier des Grieux
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The Story of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier des Grieux

by Abbé Prévost D'Exiles (PRÉVOST, Antoine François)

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New York: The Heritage Press. Good+. 1935. Hardcover. First published in 1731, this novel by The Abbé Prévost D'Exiles (Antoine François Prévost) is the story of two young French lovers: the Chevalier des Grieux, and his lady, Manon Lescaut. Des Grieux struggles to support Manon in the lavish lifestyle she craves, and they end up in New Orleans. The novel is presented in a deluxe Heritage Press edition in the Helen Waddewll translation into English. With color illustrations by Pierre Brissard and with a prefatory note by the author. Sandglass leaflet not present. --- In brown/green/yellow faux marbled boards backed in brown pigskin, gilt titling to leather spine block; maroon topstain. Volume housed in maroon paper-covered slipcase. --- With prior owner's signature to front free endpaper, slight sunning to spine, illustrations are somewhat dulled and with a little age-toning to leaves, otherwise a clean, tightly-bound copy. Structurally sound slipcase… Read More
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The Expansion of Europe: A Social and Political History of the Modern  World, 1415-1789 (Volumes...
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The Expansion of Europe: A Social and Political History of the Modern World, 1415-1789 (Volumes I and II bound as one)

by ABBOTT, Wilbur Cortez

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New York: Henry Holt and Company. Fair with no dust jacket. 1924. Hardcover. A 1924 reprint edition of the author's hefty, comprehensive history of the expansion by European powers into the wider world. Volumes I and II combined in this single volume. With plenty of black & white illustrations, as well as maps in b&w and in color. --- In navy cloth-covered boards with faded gilt spine titling. --- Book is in fairly rough condition, with warped boards, soiled covers, with dampstains and rippling to leaves but remains intact and fully readable.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); xxviii, 512, 463 pages .
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This Was Railroading [in the Pacific Northwest]
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This Was Railroading [in the Pacific Northwest]

by ABDILL, George B.

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New York: Bonanza Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. A portfolio of historic black & white photos of railroading in the Pacific Northwest, almost all during the era of steam power. Includes information on railroads, power units, rail cars and infrastructure of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia and a little bit of Northern California. Many of these lines were organized by logging interests. The author, George B. Abdill, spent much of his life working as a fireman and engineer for railroads. --- In black paper-covered boards backed in yellow cloth, with spine titling in black. Dust jacket features a steam locomotive and tender in a logging yard. --- A clean, bright, tightly-bound copy. Dust jacket also in excellent condition; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; 192 pages .
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A Locomotive Engineer's Album: The Saga of Steam Engines in America, Fifth  in the Old...

A Locomotive Engineer's Album: The Saga of Steam Engines in America, Fifth in the Old Railroad Series

by ABDILL, George B.

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New York: Bonanza Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. [c.1960s-70s]. Hardcover. The glory days of American steam locomotives are displayed in this gallery of historic black & white photos, collected by former Southern Pacific locomotive engineer George B. Abdill. These several dozen photos portray power units, railroad people, and the sights to be seen along the trackage. This work was originally published by Superior Publishing Company of Seattle. --- In full orange cloth-covered boards with titling in black to spine. Dust jacket with engine images to front panel. --- With prior owner's signature and bookplate affixed to front free endpaper, Christmas-time sticker to verso of ffep, otherwise a clean, unmarked, tightly-bound copy. Intact jacket with slight yellowing and a streak of soiling to back panel; else bright and otherwise undamaged.; Small Quarto - 9 to 11 in. tall; 190 pages .
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Nobel Prize Library: William Faulkner / Eugene O'Neill / John Steinbeck
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Nobel Prize Library: William Faulkner / Eugene O'Neill / John Steinbeck

by Nobel Foundation and The Swedish Academy

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New York / Del Mar, California: Alexis Gregory / CRM Publishing. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. A single volume from the Nobel Prize Library set, featuring three American winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature: William Faulkner, Eugene O'Neill and John Steinbeck. Each author's writings are accompanied by a sketched likeness, color illustrations, the presentation address and author's acceptance speech along with lengthy representative examples of their writing. A separate booklet providing an overview of the Nobel Prize Library is laid in. --- In full navy leatherette with gilt-stamped image of Alfred Nobel on red circular block to front panels. Titling and decorations on spine and on red spine blocks. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- A well-preserved copy: clean, tightly-bound and unmarked.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; [6], 375 pages .
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The Clerkenwell Tales

The Clerkenwell Tales

by ACKROYD, Peter

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London: Chatto & Windus. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 1856197069 . A first printing of Peter Ackroyd's historical novel, set in London in 1399. The story takes place in the convent of Clerkenwell, whose resident Sister Clarice might be a genuine prophet. --- In full black paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Dust jacket features details from various medieval-era illustrations. --- A clean, tightly-bound, unmarked copy but with lightly tanned leaves and slightly rounded cover corners. Price-clipped dust jacket is birght and intact.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; viii, 213 pages .
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London: The Biography
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London: The Biography

by ACKROYD, Peter

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London: Vintage / Random House. Very Good. 2001. Softcover. 0099422581 . A softcover UK edition of Peter Ackroyd's history of the great English capital, which has been acclaimed as THE book about London. From the earliest days with Caesar's first expedition to Britain in 54 BC, to the turn of the twenty-first century, this work carries the reader through the rich and varied life of the city. Chock full of b&w and color photos, paintings and drawings, along with maps and a chronology. Indexed. --- In stiff wraps with multiple color images to covers. --- An excellent copy: tightly-bound and sturdy, though with mild tanning to leaves.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xxiii, 822 pages .
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Ansel Adams:  An Autobiography (A New York Graphic Society Book)
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Ansel Adams: An Autobiography (A New York Graphic Society Book)

by ADAMS, Ansel; ALINDER, Mary Street

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Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0821215965 . Stated 4th printing, 1986. The noted photographer's memoir, written with an assist by Mary Street Alinder, is accompanied throughout with 277 of his b&w photos. In burgundy cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in silver on spine. Jacket with Jim Alinder portrait of Adams on cover. --- A clean, bright copy but with a soiled spot on back cover and another on front free endpaper. Jacket with traces of light soiling, otherwise in good shape. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; xii, 400 pages .
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The Portfolios of Ansel Adams (A New York Graphic Society Book)

The Portfolios of Ansel Adams (A New York Graphic Society Book)

by ADAMS, Ansel

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Boston: Little, Brown And Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1984. Trade Paperback. 0821211226 . Sixth printing, 1984. A very high-quality paperback reprint of the great photographer's seven portfolios, first published from 1948 through 1976. With an introduction by John Szarkowski. Printed on quality gloss paper stock, with rich, deep tones to the photos themselves. With scattered writings by Adams and others. --- A clean, bright, newish copy lacking apparent damages. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 152 pages .
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The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days

The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days

by ADAMS, Andy

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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Very Good. [c.1970s]. Softcover. 0803250002 . Tales of cowboys herding cattle in the Old West are accompanied by the black & white illustrations of E. Boyd Smith. Back panel reviews describe this work as providing a realistic description of the life of the cowboy. --- In softcovers, with image of a mounted cowboy herding cattle to cover. --- A sound copy, but with reading creases to spine & prior owner's signature to first page.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (10), 387 pages .
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The Education of Henry Adams (Modern Library #76.2)

The Education of Henry Adams (Modern Library #76.2)

by ADAMS, Henry

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New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. [c.1952]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition of an autobiography by the grandson of John Quincy Adams and great-grandson of John Adams, both former American presidents. First published privately in 1907, it became a highly-praised success upon its publication for a wider audience in 1918. Edited, with a preface, by Henry Cabot Lodge and an introduction by James Truslow Adams (no relation). Indexed. In orange jacket with image of Henry Adams on cover. --- In Toledano spine 8 / pale green cloth / gilt titling on green spine & cover blocks / green topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso lists 362 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1952 (though 1931 date appears in book). ML #76.2. --- A clean, tightly-bound and sound copy, though with prior owner's signatures and info. at two locations at the front of the book, and with her markings on perhaps as many as 6 interior leaves. Unclipped dust… Read More
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The Education of Henry Adams (Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces  of American Literature...
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The Education of Henry Adams (Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series)

by ADAMS, Henry

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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. Hard Cover. A deluxe leatherbound reprint edition by the Franklin Library presenting the autobiography by Henry Adams (1838-1918). The author was the great-grandson of President John Adams and grandson of Pres. John Quincy Adams. This Pulitzer prize-winning work, published posthumously in 1919, represented his attempt to make sense of the turbulent late 19th century. Illustrated with black & white engravings from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Issued as part of the publisher's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. --- Bound in full black bonded leather covers with three raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges (AEG) all in bright gilt. Leaves made from high-quality papers. Grey silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon bookmarks. Volume… Read More
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Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres (Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces  of American...
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Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres (Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series)

by ADAMS, Henry

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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1978. Hard Cover. The erudite Henry Adams (1838-1918) takes the reader on a guided tour of Mont-Saint-Michel, Chartres and other historic sites in northern France in a deluxe leatherbound reprint edition by the Franklin Library. The author was the great-grandson of President John Adams and grandson of Pres. John Quincy Adams. With illustrations by Gonzalo Fonseca. Issued as part of the publisher's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. Publisher's "Notes from the Editors" booklet is included. --- Bound in full maroon bonded leather covers with four raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges (AEG) all in bright gilt. Leaves made from high-quality papers. Maroon silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon bookmarks. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as… Read More
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The Education of Henry Adams (Modern Library #76.2)

The Education of Henry Adams (Modern Library #76.2)

by ADAMS, Henry

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New York: The Modern Library. Fair with no dust jacket. [c.1931-39]. Hardcover. A Modern Library edition of an autobiography by the grandson of John Quincy Adams and great-grandson of John Adams. First published privately in 1907, it became a highly-praised success upon its publication for a wider audience in 1918. With an introduction by James Truslow Adams. Indexed. --- In Toledano spine 7 / rust balloon cloth / limp boards / gilt cover torchbearer / gilt spine titling with interconnected "ML" device / brown topstain / orange Kent endpapers / volume lacks the dust jacket. Likely published c.1931-39 (though 1931 date appears in book). ML #76.2. --- A Fair-only copy, with dampstains to fore-edge of front cover, slight sunning to spine, prior owner's signature to verso of front free endpaper, dulling to spine gilding, else a sound, otherwise unmarked copy.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; x, (v), vi-x, 517 pages .
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The Collected Papers of Joseph, Baron Lister (Volume I only, of two)
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The Collected Papers of Joseph, Baron Lister (Volume I only, of two)

by ADAMS Jr., Leslie B. (publisher)

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Birmingham, Alabama: The Classics of Medicine Library. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1979. Leather. Volume I only (of two) of this deluxe reprint edition of the collected writings of England's Joseph Lister (1827-1912). Dr. Lister, a surgeon, became convinced that sterilization techniques used during surgeries could reduce deadly infections, which proved to be accurate. With illustrations in color and black & white, and an unattributed introduction. Includes facsimile of the original 1909 Oxford University Press issuance of this work. Number 7633 of an apparently limited edition. --- In full grey bonded leather with four raised spine bands. All edges gilt. With gilt-stamped cover and spine titling and decorations; more decorations in blind to covers. Also with grey silk moire endpapers, and matching sewn-in ribbon bookmark. --- With a little scratching to textblock edge gilding, small scuffs to mid-spine area, mild bump to lower front cover corner, and strips of sunning to edges… Read More
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Logging Railroads of the West
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Logging Railroads of the West

by ADAMS, Kramer A.

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New York: Bonanza Books. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. A summary of the railroads that were built to address the needs of loggers and mills in the Western U.S. With dozens of black & white photos depicting logging operations, locomotives, and several impressive but rather dodgy-looking trestles. Includes listing of logging railroads by state at rear of volume; indexed. --- In full beige cloth-covered boards with spine titling in dark brown. Jacket with blue monochrome image of train pulling logs. --- A very nice copy: clean, bright and tightly bound but with slight soiling to cloth. Jacket with rubbing, light chipping to edges and a little fading but remaining intact.; Small Quarto (9 to 11 in. tall); 144, (16) pages .
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Twenty Years at Hull-House, with Autobiographical Notes (The Franklin  Library 100 Greatest...
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Twenty Years at Hull-House, with Autobiographical Notes (The Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series)

by ADDAMS, Jane

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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1981. Leather. A deluxe leatherbound Franklin Library reprint edition of the memoirs of Jane Addams (1860-1935). The author founded and lived at Hull-House, a settlement house which provided living quarters and cultural activities to some of the poor families of Chicago, many of them immigrants. Illustrated with photos from Hull-House and of the author. An entry in the publisher's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series, issued in conjunction with the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. Publisher's "Notes from the Editors" booklet about this work is included. --- Bound in full red bonded leather covers with three raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges (AEG) all in bright gilt. Interior leaves printed on high-quality papers. Red silk moire endpapers, with… Read More
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The Spectator (Volume 1 only, of 4) (Everyman's Library, #164)

The Spectator (Volume 1 only, of 4) (Everyman's Library, #164)

by ADDISON, Joseph; STEELE, Richard et al.

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London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1945. Hardcover. A 1945 revision of the 1906 issuance. Volume 1 only (of 4) of essays, some quite risqué, taken from the English daily literary journal in the years 1711-1715. Though several authors contributed, the majority of these writings were by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele. Includes a preface by G. Gregory Smith. Entry 164 in Everyman's Library Essays and Belles-Lettres series, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In Everyman's Library binding style 3 with full orange cloth and gilt-stamped spine titling; blindstamped Eric Ravilious-designed 'shell' to cover and brown topstain. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A sound, tightly-bound copy, but with previous owner's signature to front free endpaper and sunned spine.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; viii, 566 pages .
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The Works of Joseph Addison. Complete in Three Volumes. (VOLUME III ONLY)

The Works of Joseph Addison. Complete in Three Volumes. (VOLUME III ONLY)

by ADDISON, Joseph

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New York: Harper & Brothers. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1845. Hardcover. A handsome, leatherbound collection of writings by Joseph Addison (1672-1719) who was co-founder of the English daily publication, 'The Spectator'. Volume 3 only of the three-volume set. In this work, the author offers his thoughts on a wide variety of subjects, from Italy to medals. --- In full leather covers w/titling on black spine blocks. With striking marbled endpages and textblock fore-edge. --- With whitish dried glue on front cover, some rubbing and tears to covers; marbling on textblock edges has faded; interior of volume with foxing but otherwise bright and firm. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 535 pages .
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Moving On: Stories of Four Travelers (signed, with original drawing by the  author)
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Moving On: Stories of Four Travelers (signed, with original drawing by the author)

by ADKINS, Jan (author and illustrator)

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. A first printing of a collection of four travel stories by author and illustrator Jan Adkins. The stories all share a theme of enjoyment of the great outdoors. Signed by author, with his drawing of a fountain pen, thus: "to David / from Jan / [drawing] / from a fellow inkfish" (an apparent reference to shared authors' vocations). --- In olive paper-covered boards backed in green cloth, with black spine titling. Jacket features Adkins composite drawing of four travelers. --- An excellent, tightly-bound copy though with a hint of sunning to edges of covers. Unclipped ($6.95) dust jacket with small creases to lower rear panel, otherwise lacks damages and is wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 95 pages; Signed by Author .
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