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WORKS (30 Volumes)

WORKS (30 Volumes): Edition de Luxe

by Hugo, Victor

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Green cloth, tissue guarded illustrations, spine labels chipped and faded, light edgewear, some signs of external wear, top edge gilt, some hinges cracked but bindings still tight and square, clean, unmarked, no date circa 1900, VG/--.
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A Dictionary Of The Bible
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A Dictionary Of The Bible: Comprising It's Antiquities, Biography, Geography And Natural History With Numerous Illustrations And Maps, Engraved Expressly For This Work

by Edited By William Smith

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The cover of this book has much wear. A binding was added later as well as pads for the corner's of the book. the previous owners names are written on the inside of the front cover and on the top of the third blank page. The pages are yellowing and tanning. The edges of most of the pages are worn. This is a rare book and dates 147 years old.."There are three books which ought to be found in every household - the Bible, an English dictionary, and a Bible dictionary. The necessity of the first two is universally admitted; and a moment's consideration will show the almost equal importance of the third." - Preface to the edition by the publishers
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Man And Wife
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Man And Wife

by Collins, Wilkie

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First American Edition
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MAN AND WIFE. Used. Good Condition. Antiquarian. HARPER & BROTHERS. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 1871 Printing Thus. A novel by WILKIE COLLINS, author of "The Moonstone" and "The Woman in White. Used. Good Condition. No DJ as issued. Black boards with ornate gold gilt titles on spine. Paper covering split at spine. Large octavo, original cloth, 239 pages [text printed in two columns] (followed by 4 pages of adverts). ILLUSTRATED with a frontispiece portrait and text vignettes..
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The Frozen Deep
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The Frozen Deep

by Collins, Wilkie

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THE FROZEN DEEP BY WILKIE COLLINS, AUTHOR OF "THE WOMAN IN WHITE" AND "THE MOONSTONE". PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM F. GILL AND COMPANY, BOSTON, 1874, 1ST AMERICAN EDITION. ILLUSTRATED BY ALFRED FREDERICKS. USED. GOOD- CONDITION Green cloth boards with Black and gold gilt titling and ornamentation that remains fairly bright. Tight binding, bright pages. There is a liquid spill on a couple of pages as shown in our photos.
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Treasure Island (Second Edition)
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Treasure Island (Second Edition)

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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Second Edition
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Cassell & Company Limited, London, 1884. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Book Frontispiece map plate printed in gray and three other colors (red, brown and blue). Second edition issue points (besides the fact it is stated to be the Second Edition on the title page) include: "dead man's chest" uncapitalized on pages 2 and 7, "rain" for "vain" in the last line of page 40, the "a" is missing from the phrase "at a glance" at the break between lines 5/6 on page 63, "worse" for "worst" in line 3 of page 197, the period is missing following "opportunity" in line 20 of page 178, and "Treasure Island" is listed as having 304 pages on page 4 of the publisher's advertisements. Includes 8 pages of advertisements dated with the code "5R-12.83" with the last two leaves (pp. 5/6 & 7/8) still uncut. Additional pictures available upon inquiry Size: 7.5"-8" -… Read More
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Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God: with the history of the devotion to her,...
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Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God: with the history of the devotion to her, completed by the traditions of East, the writings of the Fathers, and the private history of the Jews

by ORSINI, abbé Mathieu

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1853 Life of Blessed Virgin Mary Orsini English Catholic Ireland IllustratedA beautiful, rare English edition of Orsini's 'Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary.' This fine work of Catholic literature was translated out of the original French into English and is "a labor of love for a Catholic to celebrate the praises and publish the renown of our most dear Mother." Called a 'Superb Work' by the Lambruschini 'Treatise on the Immaculate Conception', this work was written to honor the Virgin Mary and hold her in the highest regard. Translated by Mrs. J Sadlier, this work "follows the course of the universal devotion wherewith the Church has honored, and does still honor, this Queen of angels and of men. It shows how from age to age that devotion has grown and prospected coequal with Catholicity and records the shrines and churches erected in every land under her invocation. It embodies the Eastern traditions concerning her with the conclusive testimony of the Fathers; the little which is related of her in… Read More
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Man and apes an exposition of structural resemblances and differences bearing upon questions of...
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Man and apes an exposition of structural resemblances and differences bearing upon questions of affinity and origin.

by MIVART, St George Jackson

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1874 1ed Mivart Man & Apes DARWIN EVOLUTION Zoology Illustrated Gorilla Catholic

A first American edition account of George Mivart's reaction to Darwinian naturalism.

George Mivart was a 19th-century English biologist known for his attempts to merge the beliefs of Darwinian evolution and the Catholic Church – curiously, he was condemned by everyone! Mivart held views that were contrary to other scientists, including his view on the language of animals – he states:
"Since we are unable to converse with brutes, we can but divine and infer from their gestures, motions, and the sounds they emit, what may be the nature of their highest psychical powers."
Mivart discounted many of Darwin's own studies including his "hasty attribution of human qualities to brutes, on account of certain superficial resemblances." (Radick, p.69).
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"Mivart describes primates, including humans, as being 'unguiculate, claviculate, placental mammals, with orbits encircled by bone; three kinds of… Read More
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The Woman In White
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The Woman In White

by Collins, Wilkie

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First Edition
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The Woman In White (1860 Harper & Brothers 1st Edition) BY WILKIE COLLINS. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1860.[2], 260, [4, ads] pp. States 1860 on the title page. In-text illustrations by John McLenan. Publisher's dk. brown stamped heavy cardboard boards with elaborate blind-stamped Harper and Brothers cartouche on front and back boards. Ads state B. Miss Mulock spelled correctly. Ads list eleven titles, and verso advertising The Mill on the Floss [Gasson p. 160.]Used. Good- Condition: Our copy lacks its spine, otherwise in good condition and a good candidate for rebinding. Chocolate brown endpapers are in good shape. Please see our photos. Will ship from Oregon. We consider offers.
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Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi.
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Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi.

by HOPEWELL, Menra

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1874 Missouri & Mississippi Legends INDIANS Negro Murder Native American Tales

Hopewell's book "Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi" is written in a dime novel style as a work of twisted fact and fiction. Hopewell writes on river legends, stories of Indians, Peter Griffin the hunter, Pere Marquette, Hernando De Soto, Negro murders, Blackbird, Pontiac the chief of the Ottawas, Bernard Guillet the first settler of St. Charles Missouri, Jack Pierce, and much more!

This undated edition of "Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi" features 4 full-page plates!
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HOPEWELL, Menra
Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi.
London, Ward, Lock and Tyler [1874].

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o vi, 506
o 4 illustrations
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References: Howes H 628; Graff 1948;
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Language: English
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Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds, and their profitable management.
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Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds, and their profitable management.

by FERRIS, T.M.; WELD M.

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1892 1st ed Profits in POULTRY Chicken Breeding Turkey FARMING Agriculture

A rare, late 19th-century historical account on poultry. This work, by Ferris and Weld, covers aspects of raising chickens, building chicken houses and coops, the market for eggs, artificial and natural incubation methods, breeding chickens, curing common chicken diseases, breeds of chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys, and useful practices and hints for management.
This 1892 edition is profusely illustrated throughout!
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FERRIS, T.M.; WELD M.
Profits in poultry : useful and ornamental breeds, and their profitable management.
New York : O. Judd Co., 1892. First edition.

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A dictionary of the English language : compiled for the use of common schools in the United States
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A dictionary of the English language : compiled for the use of common schools in the United States

by WEBSTER, Noah

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1807 1ed Noah WEBSTER Dictionary English Language American School ed Grammar
Rare first edition of Webster's famous school dictionary!
The name 'Webster' has become synonymous with dictionary over the last century. Noah Webster sought to create a purely 'American' culture that was independent of British claim, he achieved this by creating this dictionary – a work that helped distance American grammar and linguistics from that of Britain.
According to the 'Printing of the Mind of Man',
"This dictionary, which almost at once became, and has remained, the standard English dictionary in the United States, was the end-product of a stream of spelling books, grammars, readers, and dictionaries which flowed from the pen of the industrious Noah Webster. Webster's great dictionary, all the 70,000 entries of which he wrote with his own hand, has been reprinted and brought up to date innumerable times. The book marked a definite advance in modern lexicography, as it included many non-literary terms and paid… Read More
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A History of Booksellers, the old and the new ... With portraits and illustrations.
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A History of Booksellers, the old and the new ... With portraits and illustrations.

by CURWEN, Henry

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1873 1ed History of Booksellers Longman Cadell Colburn Moxon Milton Paradise

'A History of Booksellers' is a rare, late 19th-century book of biographical sketches of the most iconic and important booksellers and publishers including:
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The Longmans
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Cadell
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John Murray
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Henry Colburn
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Edward Moxon
However, the first chapter of this book is perhaps the most important. This chapter covers some of the earliest books, handwritten manuscripts in monasteries and institutions, and details on the earliest editions of the most famous pieces of literature such as Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.
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A History of Booksellers, the old and the new ... With portraits and illustrations.
London : Chatto & Windus, [1873].

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o viii, 483, [1]
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o Heavily illustrated throughout
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History of the Crusades
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History of the Crusades

by MICHAUD, Joseph-François

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1859 History of CRUSADES Michaud Holy Wars Jerusalem Knights Templar MAPS 2v

A rare, 19th-century printing of Joseph-François Michaud's "History of the Crusades". Michaud's principal work discusses the beginning of the crusades through the Council of Clermont. It covers the departure of crusaders after the Council of Nicee, the Siege of Antioch, Election of Godefroy, Battle of Ascalon, reign of Baudouin II, conquests of Saladin, and the events designed to protect Jerusalem from a fall.
Note the impressive folding maps in these tomes from the 1859 American edition.
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MICHAUD, Joseph-François
History of the Crusades
New York: Redfield, 1859.

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Vol. 1 – xxvi, 509, [1]
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Vol. 2 – vii, [1], 493, [1]
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Vol. 3 – vii, [1], 547, [1], 8
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3 folding maps
· Provenance: Bookplate/Handwritten – Thos. Borden
· Language: English

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The Works of Victor Hugo

The Works of Victor Hugo: Complete Nineteen Volume Set, Text In French

by Hugo, Victor

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Printed in the original French and published in Paris circa 1880, this is the definitive collection of the works of Victor Hugo.Some of the volumes show some exterior scuffing,and all have very good interiors with tight bindings and no markings of any kind. Complete in nineteen volumes, this set contains all of the stories, odes, ballads, and poetry of Victor Hugo. Each of the volumes is bound with leather spines and green cloth covers, and each is illustrated with several engravings. This set will make a fine addition to the library of the collector of classic literature. Due to the size and weight of this set of books, shipping costs will be individually quoted and will depend upon shipping method and destination.
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CHRISTMAS STORIES

CHRISTMAS STORIES

by DICKENS, CHARLES

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London: Bradbury & Evans, 1855. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. FIVE VOLUMES, of which four are FIRST EDITIONS. The five famous Christmas stories uniformly bound in full red leather trimmed in gilt, raised bands trimmed and decorated in gilt. All edges trimmed in gilt. 'Carol' is the thirteenth edition. The four additional stories are all First Editions. The Chimes, published in 1845 by Chapman & Hall; The Battle of Life, published by Bradbury & Evans in 1846; The Cricket on The Hearth, published by Bradbury & Evans in 1846; and The Haunted Man, published by Bradbury & Evans in 1848. A copies are near fine with publishing dates at the base of the spine. Five of Dickens' Christmas stories, all but one (Carol) a first edition.
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