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The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, Translated out of the Original Tongues; and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised.

By: N/A

Price: $450.00

Publisher: New York, American Bible Society: 1850

Seller ID: 2200987

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

'35th Ed.' stated on contents page. Ink gift note on front flyleaf ('Mr John Rankine, A token of friendship from Cornelia W. Martin, Willowbrook Sept 22nd 1852.'). Family Record section preceding New Testament includes following names: Julia G. Willson; John Rankine Jr. (twice, for his marriage to Julia in 1851 and for his death in 1880); Elizabeth Nicholson Rankine; George Willson Rankine; Kenneth R. Willson; Marcius Willson Jr. 1850 Full-Leather. 1213, [1] pp. Tall 8vo. Two-column format. Full morocco, gilt titles and decorations including gilt dentelles on turn-ins, all edges gilt, Includes...
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The Illustrated London News. Vol. LVI., Jan. to June 1870 [Volume 56, Nos. 1574-1600]

By: N/A

Price: $300.00

Publisher: London, George C. Leighton: 1870

Seller ID: 2260273

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Boards a bit rubbed with minor leather loss, front and end matter lightly foxed. 1870 Half-Leather. iv, 668 pp. Folio. Twenty-seven issues of The Illustrated London News, bound in one half-leather volume. Green leather spine and corners, gilt titles and rules, marbled boards, edges, and endpapers, five raised spine bands. Numerous engravings throughout (including several with a partial fold-out), with an index of these preceding the periodicals, and an engraved title page preceding that, which states that this volume was released on July 16, 1870. The Illustrated London News was the first illu...
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The Education of Henry Adams (The 100 Greatest Books of All Time)

By: Adams, Henry

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1982

Seller ID: 2307021

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

Publisher's Notes from the Editors pamphlet laid in. Spine leans backward very slightly. 1982 Full-Leather. We have more books available by this author!. xiv, 530 pp. Full dark brown leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Preface by Henry Cabot Lodge, illustrations by Jerry Pinkney. The Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in early old age, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th century educational the...
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The Great Ideas: A Synopticon of The Great Books of the Western World, Volume Third [3]

By: Adler, Mortimer J.; Gorman, William

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1985

Seller ID: 2306846

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Spine a bit toned. 1985 Hard Cover. xv, [1], 572 pp. Full burgundy leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. A companion to the 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Great Books of the Western World, The Great Ideas was released in three volumes, of which this is the third.
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Inferno

By: Alighieri, Dante; James, Clive

Price: $395.00

Publisher: Norwalk, Connecticut, The Easton Press: 2015

Seller ID: 2276356

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Fine

Limited edition, #85 of 1200 copies, signed and numbered by illustrator Marc Burckhardt on limitation page. Includes publisher's slipcase, publisher's certificate of authenticity and blank publisher's bookplate laid in. 2015 Full-Leather. 247, [3] pp. 8vo. Original red full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker bound in, color picture plate mounted on slipcase. Translated by Clive James, with tipped in color illustrations by Marc Burckhardt. The first part of Dante's Divine Comedy, in which Virgil provided a guided tour through Hell. Dante Aligh...
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History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789, to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815. in Four Volumes.

By: Alison, Archibald

Price: $175.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers: 1842

Seller ID: 2206832

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Spine and corners a bit rubbed, owner bookplate on front endpaper of each volume. 1842 Full-Leather. Complete in four volumes. xviii, 583; v, 600; v, 612; vi, 631 pp. 8vo. Full morocco, gilt titles and decorations, marbled edges and endpapers. A history of Europe from 1789-1815, framed specifically around the French Revolution, and with particular attention to France's role in events. KEYWORDS: HISTORY EUROPE EUROPEAN FRANCE FRENCH
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Fairy Tales (The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers)

By: Andersen, Hans Christian; Haugaard, Erik Christian

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1977

Seller ID: 2307066

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

Tiny blemish to front edge of spine, otherwise an exceptional copy. 1977 Full-Leather. 543 pp. Full orange-brown leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Translated from the original Danish by Erik Christian Haugaard. Color illustrations by Robert Lo Grippo.
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The United States and Canada, in 1832, 1833, and 1834. in Two Volumes.

By: Arfwedson, C.D.

Price: $600.00

Publisher: London, Richard Bentley: 1834

Seller ID: 2290421

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good

First edition. Howes A-304, Sabin 1943. Rebound in half leather with new end sheets. Spines a bit faded, front and end matter foxed (including frontispieces), a few other pages lightly foxed. 1834 Half-Leather. vii, [1], 433, [1]; vii, [1], 418, [2] pp. 8vo. Engraved frontispieces of the source of the Hudson River and the first Dutch governor's house in Albany, New York.
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Image for The Plays of Aristophanes, Volume Two [2]: The Birds; The Frogs; Lysistrata; The Thesmophoriazusae; The Ecclesiazusae; Plutus; Glossary (The 25th Anniversary Edition of The Great Books of the Western World)

The Plays of Aristophanes, Volume Two [2]: The Birds; The Frogs; Lysistrata; The Thesmophoriazusae; The Ecclesiazusae; Plutus; Glossary (The 25th Anniversary Edition of The Great Books of the Western World)

By: Aristophanes; Rogers, Benjamin Bickley

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1982

Seller ID: 2306985

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

A couple tiny scuffs to gilt on edges. 1982 Full-Leather. 439 pp. Original brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Includes: The Birds; The Frogs; Lysistrata; The Thesmophoriazusae; The Ecclesiazusae; Plutus; Glossary. Translated by Benjamin Bickley Rogers, illustrations by Jean de Bosschere. This edition was produced as the second of two volumes for The 25th Anniversary Edition of The Great Books of the Western World.
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The Works of Aristotle, Volume Two [2]: Logic - Categories; On Interpretation; Prior Analytics; Posterior Analytics; Topics; On Sophistical Refutations (The 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Great Books of the Western World)

By: Aristotle; Edghill, E.M.; Jenkinson, A.J.; Mure, G.R.G.; Pickard, W.A;

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1979

Seller ID: 2306982

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

Spine faded, minor scuff on front board. 1979 Full-Leather. 411 pp. Original red full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Includes: Categories; On Interpretation; Prior Analytics; Posterior Analytics; Topics; On Sophistical Refutations. Translations by E.M. Edghill, A.J. Jenkinson, G.R.G. Mure, and W.A. Pickard. This edition was produced as the second of four volumes for The 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of The Great Books of the Western World.
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The Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold, Complete Edition with Biographical Introduction [Poems of Matthew Arnold]

By: Arnold, Matthew

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York / Norwood, Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. / Norwood Press: 1897

Seller ID: 2290943

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

Minimal cosmetic wear, ink name and year (1908) on front flyleaf. 1897 Half-Leather. xxvii, [1], 502 pp. 8vo. Brown leather spine and corners, green morocco spine label, marbled paper over boards, gilt titles and decorations, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Photographic frontispiece of author. A collection of poetry by British poet Matthew Arnold, with biographical introduction and bibliography preceding text.
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The Essayes or Counsels Civill & Moral of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)

By: Bacon, Francis; Morley, Christopher; Rosenbach, A.S.W.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Norwalk, Connecticut, The Easton Press: 1980

Seller ID: 2285627

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Minor loss of gilt from front board. 1980 Full-Leather. ix, [3], 190 pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introductions by Christopher Morley and A.S.W. Rosenbach. Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount of St. Alban, KC (22 January 1561 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Although his political career ended in disgrace, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophic...
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The Essayes or Counsels Civill & Moral of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)

By: Bacon, Francis; Morley, Christopher; Rosenbach, A.S.W.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Norwalk, Connecticut, The Easton Press: 1980

Seller ID: 2294860

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Light spotting on fore edge, a few minor scuffs. 1980 Full-Leather. ix, [3], 190 pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Introductions by Christopher Morley and A.S.W. Rosenbach. Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount of St. Alban, KC (22 January 1561 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist and author. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Although his political career ended in disgrace, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as...
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Pere Goriot (The 100 Greatest Books of All Time)

By: Balzac, Honore de

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1977

Seller ID: 2307077

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

1977 Full-Leather. We have more books available by this author!. 387 pp. 8vo. Full dark green leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, three raised spine bands, decorative endpapers. Illustrations by Eugene Abot. This fine example of the French realist novel contrasts the social progress of an impoverished but ambitious aristocrat with the tale of a father, whose obsessive love for his daughters leads to his personal and financial ruin.
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The Flowers of Evil (The 100 Greatest Books of All Time)

By: Baudelaire, Charles; Kunitz, Stanley

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1977

Seller ID: 2285611

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

1977 Full-Leather. xx, [2], 244, [6] pp. Tall 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Preface by Stanley Kunitz. Illustrated by Eugene Karlin. Banned and slighted in his lifetime, the book that contains all of Baudelaire's verses has opened up vistas to the imagination and quickened sensibilities of poets everywhere. Yet it is questionable whether a single translator can give adequate voice to Baudelaire's full poetic range. In compiling their classic, bilingual edition ofThe Flowers of Evil, the late Marthiel and Jack...
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Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest (The Library of the Presidents)

By: Bauer, K. Jack

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Norwalk, Connecticut, The Easton Press: 1997

Seller ID: 2305457

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Fine

Still in original plastic wrap. 1997 Full-Leather. xxiv, [2], 348 pp. 8vo. Full navy blue leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, endpapers decorated with presidential seal, ribbon marker bound in. A biography of the twelfth President of the United States of America, who died after just over a year in office. He had previously distinguished himself as an officer during the Mexican-American War. Considering the course his life took, one might wonder how Zachary Taylor ever came to be elected the twelfth president of the United States. According to K. Jack Bauer, Taylor was and rem...
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The Language of Life: An Introduction to the Science of Genetics

By: Beadle, George & Muriel

Price: $250.00

Publisher: Garden City, New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc.: 1966

Seller ID: 2263983

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

First edition. Signed by both authors without attribution on half-title page ('Sincerely, George Beadle, Muriel Beadle'). Faint abrasion on front board. 1966 Full-Leather. x, [4], 242, [4] pp. 8vo. Finely rebound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full beige morocco with gilt titles, rules, and decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. The collector who had these rebound included his/her monogram on the corner of the front board: O.C.S. A description of the science of genetics by George Beadle and his wife Muriel. George Beadle won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with Edw...
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Three Plays: Waiting for Godot; Endgame; Krapp's Last Tape (The Greatest Books of the Twentieth Century)

By: Beckett, Samuel

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, The Franklin Library: 1981

Seller ID: 2307936

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

A few tiny scuffs on spine. 1981 Full-Leather. Navy blue full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. A collection of three plays by the renowned Irish novelist and playwright who won the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature. Includes: Waiting for Godot; Endgame; Krapp's Last Tape.
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John Brown's Body (The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature)

By: Benet, Stephen Vincent

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1976

Seller ID: 2307060

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Fine

An exceptional copy. 1976 Full-Leather. We have more books available by this author!. 371 pp. Full black leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated by Peter Harritos. John Brown's Body (1928) is an epic American poem written by Stephen Vincent Benet. Its title references the radical abolitionist John Brown, who raided the federal armory at Harpers Ferry in Virginia in October 1859. He was captured and hanged later that year. Benet's poem covers the history of the American Civil War. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 192...
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Songs of Innocence and of Experience (The 100 Greatest Books of All Time)

By: Blake, William

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1980

Seller ID: 2306870

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

Spine slightly faded. 1980 Full-Leather. 57 pp. A collection of illustrated poems, the original edition of which Blake illuminated himself. William Blake (28 November 1757 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic poetry has been said to form what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language. His visual artistry has led one modern critic to proclaim him far and away th...
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The Decamerone di Messer Giovanni Boccaccio. in Three Volumes. [Decameron]

By: Boccaccio, Giovanni

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Londra [London], Guglielmo Pickering: 1825

Seller ID: 2281490

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Edges rubbed, spine labels mostly absent, minor splits to spine heads and feet along joints, first gathering of volume 1 (free endpaper, flyleaf, and half-title page) loose but included. An attractive set that could be beautiful with some minor restorations. 1825 Full-Leather. We have more books available by this author!. Complete in three volumes. cxxxv, [1], 228, [2]; [229]-586, [2]; [587]-967, [3] pp. 8vo. Full sheep, morocco spine labels, gilt titles and decorations, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Italian text. Boccaccio's 14th century collection of 100 stories, controversial at the...
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Stories from the Decameron (The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers)

By: Boccaccio, Giovanni; McWilliam, G.H.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1977

Seller ID: 2306881

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Fine

An exceptional copy. 1977 Full-Leather. 644 pp. Original navy blue leather, gilt titles, rules, decorations, & page ridges, silk moire endpapers, grey ribbon marker bound in. Illustrations by Ann Grifalconi. Selections from Boccaccio's 14th century collection of 100 stories, controversial at the time for its inclusion of erotic themes, and important today for the details it provides about life in Italy at the time.
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Stories from the Decameron (The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers)

By: Boccaccio, Giovanni; McWilliam, G.H.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1977

Seller ID: 2307939

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

Minor discoloration to endpapers, otherwise an exceptional copy. 1977 Full-Leather. 644 pp. Original navy blue leather, gilt titles, rules, decorations, & page ridges, silk moire endpapers, grey ribbon marker bound in. Illustrations by Ann Grifalconi. Selections from Boccaccio's 14th century collection of 100 stories, controversial at the time for its inclusion of erotic themes, and important today for the details it provides about life in Italy at the time.
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Planet of the Apes

By: Boulle, Pierre; Fielding, Xan (Translator)

Price: $300.00

Publisher: Norwalk, Connecticut, The Easton Press: 2010

Seller ID: 2268790

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

From the collection of Dr. Virgil R. Trout, Easton bookplate with his name and date (6/8/2010) in black ink on front flyleaf. 248, [4] pp. 8vo. Full brown leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Color frontispiece by Dennis Lyall. Translated from the French by Xan Fielding. Boulle's classic 1963 novel differs in several ways from the 1968 movie and its various spinoffs. While the bare-bones story is familiarastronaut travels to a planet populated by intelligent apes, is captured, fights to prove that he is a thinking creaturethe novel...
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Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, des Reptiles et des Poissons.

By: Bourasse, M. L'Abbe J.-J.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Tours, Ad Mame et Cie, Imprimeurs-Libraires.: 1843

Seller ID: 2308859

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Third edition. Gift bookplate on front endpaper, likely indicating this was a school prize (a common practice in the 19th century). Edges a bit rubbed, lightly foxed throughout. 1843 Full-Leather. 262 pp. 12mo. French text. Green full leather, with intricate blind-stamped design, gilt titles, decorations, and borders, marbled endpapers. A natural history of birds, reptiles, and fishes, by the professor of zoology at Petit Seminaire de Tours. Woodcut frontispiece and plates.
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A Game Men Play (The First Edition Society)

By: Bourjaily, Vance

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1980

Seller ID: 2306986

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

First edition. Corners lightly scuffed. 1980 Full-Leather. 363 pp. Black full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Illustrations by Mitchell Hooks. A novel exploring the effects of wealth and power on people's personal lives.
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The Poems of Robert Browning (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)

By: Browning, Robert; Lewis, C. Day

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Norwalk, Connecticut, The Easton Press: 1979

Seller ID: 2294866

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

A few minor scuffs, edges of endpapers a bit faded, blank publisher's bookplate laid in. 1979 Full-Leather. xvii, [1], 299, [3] pp. Tall 8vo. A collection of poetry by Robert Browning, selected, edited, and introduced by C. Day Lewis, with woodcut illustrations by Peter Reddick. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Robert Browning (May 7, 1812 - December 12, 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.
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The Good Earth (Pulitzer Prize 1932)

By: Buck, Pearl S.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library: 1975

Seller ID: 2307056

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

1975 Full-Leather. 345 pp. 8vo. Full brownleather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated by Anthony Young Chen. Though more than sixty years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize, it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. I can only write what I know, and I know nothing but China, having always lived there, wrote Pearl Buck. In The Good Earth she presents a graphic view of a China when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth c...
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Paul Jones: Founder of the American Navy - A History, in Two Volumes

By: Buell, Augustus C.

Price: $175.00

Publisher: New York, Charles Scribners Sons: 1902

Seller ID: 2292849

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: Very Good

1902 printing. Spine and edges a bit rubbed. xv, [1], 328, [6]; vii, [1], 379, [5] pp. Brown leather spine and corners, marbled boards and endpapers, gilt titles and decorations, top edge gilt. Color frontispiece of Paul Jones in first volume, etched portrait frontispiece in second volume. Also includes a map of the British Isles, an outboard profile of the Bon Homme Richard, a plan of the battle of the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis, and a facsimile of an letter from Paul Jones to George Washington.
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Roosevelt, in Two Volumes: The Lion and the Fox; The Soldier of Freedom (The Library of the Presidents) [Franklin Delano Roosevelt / FDR]

By: Burns, James MacGregor

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Norwalk, Connecticut, The Easton Press: 1985

Seller ID: 2305472

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Near Fine

Publisher's Collector's Notes and blank publisher bookplate pamphlets laid in. Minimal cosmetic wear. 1985 Full-Leather. We have more books available by this author!. xiv, 722 pp. 8vo. Original blue full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, ribbon marker bound in. The Lion and the Fox is [t]he authoritative study of Roosevelt's preparation for and conduct of his first two terms as president, when domestic affairs demanded most of his attention. This remains the definitive book about the most influential American politician of the 20th century, with many penetrating insights in...
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