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The Biblio Rare Book Room offers a large selection of rare and antique history books. From maps, illustrations, graphs, and various collectible ephemera, the rare history books section of the Rare Book Room offers something for everyone. Whether you are a passionate rare and antique book collector or a dedicated academic with interests in specific topics, you are sure to find a special rare history book in our Rare Book Room. The featured books below are written in many and diverse languages, and many of them are unique or first edition copies of highly sought after rare and antique history books.

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THE LONDON GENERAL GAZETTEER
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THE LONDON GENERAL GAZETTEER

by MARSHALL, JOHN

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Hardcover
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T T & J Tegg, London. Griffin & Co. Glasgow. J Cumming, Dublin., 1833. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Octavo. ; OR, COMPENDIOUS GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE ....KNOWN WORLD.... Quarter leather. Considerable wear to extremities. Spine cracked in centre. Text very good with little foxing. 800pp plus 6 foldout maps..
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Papeles de Nueva España. Segunda Serie. Geografia y Estadistica. Tomo IV
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Papeles de Nueva España. Segunda Serie. Geografia y Estadistica. Tomo IV

by Paso y Troncoso, Francisco del (1842-1916)

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Used - Very Good
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First
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286+iv pages with five facsimile indigenous maps. Size Royal Octavo (9 1/2" x 7"). Issued in original wrappers. Volume five, Relaciones Geograficas de la Diocesis de Tlaxcala. Manuscripts of the Real Academia de la Historia de Mardrid y del Archivo de Indias en Sevilla. Year 1580-1582. First Edition.Modern scholarship continues to be deeply indebted to the labors of Francisco del Paso y Troncoso, less for any extended completed studies or synthesis than for a lifetime of collecting historical materials of the greatest importance to continuing investigation. His activities in Europe during the 23 years he spent searching out, copying and preparing for publication a vast store of prime documentary materials for the pre-Conquest and colonial history of Mexico have been abundantly documented. Paso y Troncoso saw his prime mission as twofold. First, he proposed to gather and publish as complete a corpus of Sahagun documents as possible. His interest in the great Franciscan had stemmed from the days when… Read More
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GREAT MEN and FAMOUS WOMEN- A Series of Pen And Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of...
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GREAT MEN and FAMOUS WOMEN- A Series of Pen And Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages In History- (Cpl. Set of 68 Parts Including Very Scarce Question Book)

by Charles F. Horne (1870-1942)

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Used - VG++
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1st Edition-1st Printing
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Paperback
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New York: Selmar Hess, 1894. GREAT MEN and FAMOUS WOMEN- A Series of Pen And Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages In History- (Cpl. Set of 68 Parts Including Very Scarce Question Book)- by Charles F. Horne (1870-1942)- Illustrated- Selmar Hess, Publisher, New York- 1894- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Illustrated Softcover Wraps-4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall- VG++/ no jacket as issued. Question booklet is very scarce and in FINE+ condition- The 68 parts are conservatively VG++ only part 1 is rated VG- as is part 68. Others are closer to Fine. 2 Glossy engravings + 1 gravure per Part, that's over 200 illustrations, and they are gorgeous. See Our Photos- 24 pages of text on average per part not counting the engravings. Most pages are uncut!- Covers: Soldiers and sailors.--Statesmen and sages.--Workmen and heroes.--Artists and authors. Contributors include: Theodore Roosevelt, H. Rider Haggard, Hans Christian Anderson, Thomas Carlyle, William Lloyd… Read More
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Man And Wife
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Man And Wife

by Collins, Wilkie

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Used - Good
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First American Edition
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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RARE/SCARCE.USED. GOOD CONDITION. HARPER & BROTHERS. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, 1870. MAN AND WIFE, a novel by WILKIE COLLINS, author of "The Moonstone" and "The Woman in White. Brown boards with ornate gold gilt titles on 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. Signed and dated by former owners Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Wiswall of Newton Lake Falls, Mass. Sept. 1869.
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The Frozen Deep
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The Frozen Deep

by Collins, Wilkie

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Used - Good-
Edition
First American Edition
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Hardcover
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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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Street-Railway Roadbed
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Street-Railway Roadbed

by Pratt, Mason D.; Alden, C.A.

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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STREET RAILWAY ROADBED. Street Railway Publishing Company, New York. First Edition, 1898. 135 pages indexed. Authors: Mason D. Pratt and C.A. Alden. ILLUSTRATED with drawings, diagrams, tables. Former owner name and date of 1903 on front floral end-paper. RARE. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET IF ISSUED. A nice copy. Please see our photos.
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Freddy And The Bean Home News
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Freddy And The Bean Home News

by Brooks, Walter R.

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Used - Good
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4th Printing Thus
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Freddy and the Bean Home News. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Alfred A. Knopf, copyright 1943, Fourth printing Thus, Jan., 1952. Exlib. No exterior marking. Good/ no DJ included. A clean, solid copy. Please also see our Freddy The Pig Catalogue.
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The Royal College of Physicians of London founded and established by law; as appears by letters...
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The Royal College of Physicians of London founded and established by law; as appears by letters patents, acts of Parliament, adjudged cases, &c. And an historical account of the College's proceedings against empiricks and unlicensed practisers in every princes reign from their first incorporation to the murther of the royal martyr, King Charles the First.

by Goodall, Charles (1642-1712)

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Used - Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
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Hardcover
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Worcester, United Kingdom
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London: London: printed by M. Flesher, for Walter Kettilby, at the Bishop's Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1684. 1st Edition . Full leather. Near Fine. First edition, quarto; [12], 288, [52], 305-472, [12]pp., complete with imprimatur leaf preceding title-page and separate dated title-page to "An historical account of the College's proceedings against empiricks" on leaf 2P1 recto. In period style 20th century full leather by J.May of London (with only the lightest of wear), blind double fillets to board margins, five raised spine bands with gilt lettered spine label to second compartment, all page edges gilt, small single marginal wormhole to a few rear leaves not affecting text, first and last leaves marginally stained by leather turn-ins, occasional very feint spots and unobtrusive light paper browning, overall a clean copy of these important early accounts of the Royal College of Physicians undertaken, probably at the request of the College, by Charle Goodall, later to become its President. A… Read More
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor

by Brooks, Walter R.

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Used - Good
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Used. Good Condition/No Dust jacket included. Alfred A. Knopf 1944 Stated First Edition. A solid copy. Spine is sunned. Please see our photos. Summary: In Freddy and Mr. Camphor, Freddy is in need of a change and finds an opportunity for one as a caretaker on Mr. Camphor's houseboat. Of course, things never go as Freddy expects and a series of strange, amusing, and sometimes alarming adventures ensue. Please also see our Freddy The Pig catalogue.
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The Woman In White
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The Woman In White

by Collins, Wilkie

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Used - Good-
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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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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The Glass Key
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The Glass Key

by Hammett, Dashiell

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Used - Good-
Edition
Reprint Edition
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Hammett, Dashiell: The Glass Key. Grosset & Dunlap Movie Tie-In Edition, 1931. Detective Mystery. USED. GOOD - / GOOD RARE ALAN LADD FILM NOIR. Original Madison Square lime green movie cast Dust Jacket is included. Jacket shows some loss and wear. COVER ART: Photo still from the movie features Brian Donleavy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd. Green boards with key motif at center front. Shoppers please note: pages are tanned as is typical of this edition. Not brittle. 282 pages.
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Pylon (Stated 2nd Issue, 2nd Printing Thus)
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Pylon (Stated 2nd Issue, 2nd Printing Thus)

by Faulkner, William

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Used - Very Good-
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Stated 2nd Issue
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Hardcover
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WILLIAM FAULKNER! Stated Second Issue, 2nd Printing Thus. NOBEL PRIZE WINNER. Faulkner, William: PYLON. Stated 2nd Issue, 2nd Printing 1935, Smith & Haas, NY. RARE IN THE ORIGINAL BLUE DUST JACKET. RARE SASCHA MAURER COVER ART. ART DECO. Used. Very Good-/ Very Good- Blue cloth, \ The second printing (stated). In second issue dust jacket (blank rear panel and flap. Faulkner's tale of the exciting, dangerous, and short-lived, sport of airplane "barnstorming". Set in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Original source material for the 1958 film "Tarnished Angels" Starring Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone, Robert Stack, and Jack Carson and directed by Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 26 April 1897 – 14 January 1987)."
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While The Clock Ticked (Hardy Boys, Book 11)
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While The Clock Ticked (Hardy Boys, Book 11)

by Franklin W. Dixon

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Used - Very Good
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Reprint Edition
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Hardcover
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Salem, Oregon
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Franklin W. Dixon: While The Clock Ticked (1932, Grosset & Dunlap Hardy Boys), 1948 Printing Thus. BROWN BOARDS, ORANGE ENDPAPERS. QUITE RARE IN THE ORIGINAL RED DUST JACKET. HARDY BOYS #11. GROSSET & DUNLAP. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ GOOD- ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. DESCRIPTION: The book is in an original red kidnap jacket. That jacket is original, has an orange spine. Loss to top and bottom of spine. with a triangular divot out of the letter H in the word the. The front panel of the dust jacket is unclipped and has a 7575 priced front flap. Back flap a blurb for "Touchdown Pass", dating this copy to 1948. Back panel of the dust jacket states ADVENTURE STORIES FOR BOYS BY ZANE GREY. BOOK: Brown boards with two boys in 30's period clothing at center. One wears a hat and scarf. Two sets of orange and white endpapers that show the boy with the hat up a tree with binoculars gazing at a cabin on a bluff across the way. Pages and endpapers are clean and bright. Black topstain. Copyright 1932… Read More
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Ten Little Indians (Greenway Edition)
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Ten Little Indians (Greenway Edition)

by Christie, Agatha

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Used - Very Good
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2nd Impression Thus
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Ten Little Indians Dodd, Mead Greenway Edition, Copyright 1967 by Agatha Christie Mallowan. States: First published in the Greenway Edition in the United States 1978. Number line starts with 2. Used. VERY GOOD/ VG Unclipped original bright orange fish motif dust jacket. ffp $8.95 A nice, crisp copy in a mylar wrap. DJ spine states 24. Our DJ spine is slightly sunned. "Ten Little Indians, aka And Then There Were None and (offensive language alert) Ten Little N*ggers, is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November, 1939 as Ten Little N-ggers, after the children's counting and minstrel song, which serves as a major plot element."
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Bad seed: A play in two acts
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Bad seed: A play in two acts

by Anderson, Maxwell

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Book Club Edition
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Hardcover
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Bad Seed, a play by Maxwell Anderson. Adapted from the original novel "The Bad Seed" by William March. 1955 Dodd, Mead Fireside Theatre Book Club Edition. Used. Green boards. 96 pages. Good/Acceptable Condition original Patty McCormack purple dust jacket. Original cast list and 2 production photos. Book has a loose gather. Jacket has old tape damage and loss. Now protected by a mylar wrap. Summary: "Can a child be born evil? This disturbing question underlies the startling events of a new play, based on the best-selling novel by William March. A powerful play. Subjects: Sociopathy, psychology. horror. drama, family, Child Criminal. RARE/SCARCE.
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