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Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast, First Edition 1840
Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast, First Edition 1840

Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast, First Edition 1840

Located in CA, CA

Richard Henry Dana - Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea. First Edition

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Antique 1840s American Early Victorian Books

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Paper

David Hicks Set of First Edition Garden and Flower Arranging Books

David Hicks Set of First Edition Garden and Flower Arranging Books

By David Hicks

Located in New York, NY

A set of three first edition books by David Hicks, the legendary designer. This set of out-of-print

Category

Vintage 1970s English Books

How to Buy Rare Books by William Rees-Mogg, First Edition
How to Buy Rare Books by William Rees-Mogg, First Edition

How to Buy Rare Books by William Rees-Mogg, First Edition

Located in valatie, NY

. Oxford: Phaidon, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 155 pp. A guide to collecting books that

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20th Century English Books

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Paper

"Nashville, The Pilgrims of Guitar Town by Michel Arnaud", Signed First Edition
"Nashville, The Pilgrims of Guitar Town by Michel Arnaud", Signed First Edition

"Nashville, The Pilgrims of Guitar Town by Michel Arnaud", Signed First Edition

By Michael Arnaud, Robert Hicks

Located in valatie, NY

. Signed and inscribed by the author first edition hardcover with dust jacket. 148 pp. A handsome coffee

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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

Ordeal of the Hermitage, The Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944, First Edition
Ordeal of the Hermitage, The Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944, First Edition

Ordeal of the Hermitage, The Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944, First Edition

By Boris Rest, Sergei Varshavsky

Located in valatie, NY

, 1985. First edition hardcover with dust jacket. 302 pp. A beautifully photographed book on Russia's

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20th Century Russian Books

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Paper

CHURCHILL. History of The English Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 4 vols
CHURCHILL. History of The English Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 4 vols

CHURCHILL. History of The English Speaking Peoples - ALL FIRST EDITIONS - 4 vols

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

AUTHOR: CHURCHILL, Winston. TITLE: A History of The English-Speaking Peoples. PUBLISHER: London: Cassell and Co, Ltd., 1956-8. DESCRIPTION: ALL FIRST LONDON EDITIONS. 4 volumes. ...

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Antique 1650s American Books

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Paper, Fabric

The Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt, First Edition, in Original Boards, 1899
The Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt, First Edition, in Original Boards, 1899

The Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt, First Edition, in Original Boards, 1899

By Theodore Roosevelt

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

. Presented is the first edition printing of Theodore Roosevelt’s The Rough Riders. Published by Charles

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Antique 1890s American Victorian Books

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Fabric, Paper

Sotheby's New York Important Jewelry #6254 December 11, 1991, First Edition
Sotheby's New York Important Jewelry #6254 December 11, 1991, First Edition

Sotheby's New York Important Jewelry #6254 December 11, 1991, First Edition

Located in valatie, NY

Sotheby's New York: Important Jewelry: 6254: December 11, 1991. 380 lots all photoed in color and fully described with results.          

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1990s American Books

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Paper

The Wares of the Ming Dynasty by Hobson, R. L. - FIRST EDITION
The Wares of the Ming Dynasty by Hobson, R. L. - FIRST EDITION

The Wares of the Ming Dynasty by Hobson, R. L. - FIRST EDITION

Located in Middletown, NY

London: Benn Brothers, 1923. FIRST LIMITED EDITION 4to, 11 1/4 x 8 5/8 inches (280 x 220 mm); xvi, 240 pp. + 128 illustrations (11 in color) on 59 plates. Illustrations are printed ...

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Early 20th Century English Books

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Gold Leaf

Winner Take Nothing by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition with Original DJ, 1933
Winner Take Nothing by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition with Original DJ, 1933

Winner Take Nothing by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition with Original DJ, 1933

By Ernest Hemingway

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Hemingway, Ernest. Winner Take Nothing. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First edition

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Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Paper

A Soldier's Story, Signed and Inscribed by Omar Bradley, First Edition, 1951
A Soldier's Story, Signed and Inscribed by Omar Bradley, First Edition, 1951

A Soldier's Story, Signed and Inscribed by Omar Bradley, First Edition, 1951

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

Bradley, Omar. A Soldier's Story. New York: Henry Holt, 1951. First edition. Signed and inscribed

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Leather, Paper

The Fauve Landscape, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990, First Edition
The Fauve Landscape, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990, First Edition

The Fauve Landscape, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1990, First Edition

Located in New York, NY

Exhibition book from The Fauve Landscape exhibition in 1990 at the LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Works from Matisse, Derain, Dufy, among others. An engaging and interestin...

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20th Century Italian Books

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Paper

Marlborough: His Life and Times, by Winston Churchill, First Edition Thus, 1947
Marlborough: His Life and Times, by Winston Churchill, First Edition Thus, 1947

Marlborough: His Life and Times, by Winston Churchill, First Edition Thus, 1947

By Winston Churchill

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

. First Edition Thus. Two Volume Set. Rebound in tan Moroccan leather boards, with raised bands, gilt

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Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, 1922
The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, 1922

The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, 1922

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

to the spine. Gilded edges. New archival cloth slipcase. Presented is a first edition, first state

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Books

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Leather, Paper

Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1888
Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1888

Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1888

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888. First Edition. Two Volumes. Rebound in green quarter leather and cloth

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Antique 1880s American Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

Across the River and Into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1950
Across the River and Into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1950

Across the River and Into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway, First Edition, 1950

By Ernest Hemingway

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

June 1950. The novel was published in America by Scribner's on September 7, 1950, with a first edition

Category

Vintage 1950s American Books

Materials

Fabric, Paper

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