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THE HISTORY OF SOUTHERN & CENTRAL AFRICA: ITS TOPOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY, NATURAL PRODUCTIONS, ETC. ALSO THE LIFE, TRAVELS, ADVENTURES, AND DISCOVERIES OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE, LL.D., AND THE EXPLORATIONS OF BARTH, SPEKE AND GRANT, BAKER, SCHWEINFURTH, MOFFAT, STANLEY, CAMERON AND DISTINGUISHED TRAVELLERS OF AN EARLIER PERIOD.
Southhampton: Charles H. Calvert, 1877. 2nd edition. Bound in very heavy brown leather with extensive g Front hinge open at half-title page, a few leafs are disbound but all are present. Some scuffs and edge wear. Rubbed along the hingees. The contents are Very Good. There is light, sporadic foxing in the margins of the Illustrations, but not on the illustrations. Overall an attractive, large book and Very Good. Note. this book weighs 9 lbs. so inquire regarding extra shipping. 948 pages. 12 1/4 x 9 3/4.
Color lithographic frontispiece and Color Lithographic Half-Title Page. 27 other sepia-toned llithographic plates of animals, explorers, natives, battle scenes, etc. An extensive history of Africa covering Dutch Settlers, Native tribes, The Caffres War, Shaka and extensive accounts of the various explorers and adventurers including Livingston. Enhanced with the vivid lithographs.
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450.00 USD
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Adams, Henry, THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS.
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1982. A limited edition published for subscribers to the Franklin Library collection of The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. Full brown leather, with gilt tooled decorations o Fine. As with most Franklin Library publications, it appears that this was never read. In fact, we can't remember ever seeing one that looked like it had been read. Beautiful editions in fine condition. 530 pages. 9 x 6 1/4.
Frontis sepia-toned sketched portrait of Adams, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for autobiography in 1919.
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30.00 USD
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Aeschylus, ORESTEIA.
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1980. Bound in full red leather with gilt-stamped decora Near Fine condition. 186 pages. 8 1/4 x 6.
Translated by Richmond Lattimore. Etchings by Elaine Raphael and Don Bolognese. Limited edition published for subscribers to The 100 Greatest Books of All Time.
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25.00 USD
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Ali, Muhammad and Thomas Hauser, MUHAMMAD ALI: HIS LIFE AND TIMES.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. "Signed Collector's Edition", (1996) 1st of this edition and signed, limited and numbered. This is No. 256 of 3500 copies and has been signed by Muhammad Ali and Thomas Hauser on a speci Bound in full deep red leather, with an inlaid col Fine condition with a laid-in Easton Press book plate (not attached). Scarce. 543 pages. 9 1/2 X 6 3/8.
Illustrated with black-and-white photographs; Chapter Notes, Index.
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1050.00 USD
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Aristophanes, THE BIRDS and THE FROGS.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1979) Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Bound in full dark green leather, with multiple gi Fine, pristine condition. No book plates or any other indication of former ownership. The Birds: 52 pages and The Frogs 62 pages. 11 1/4
Blue-shaded frontis. bust of Aristophanes and illustrated with black-and-white drawings, some full-page, some text and many margin, by Marian Perry.
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27.50 USD
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Arkenholtz, Johannes, HISTORIE DE GUSTAVE-ADOLPHE ROI DE SUEDE. TOME SECOND.
Amsterdam: Z. Chatelain & fils etc., 1764. 1st edition. This is volume two of a three volume set. Bound in full brown calf. Elaborate gilt tooling Slight shelf wear, Former library book plate on front paste down, but no other markings of indications that this is an ex. lib. book, else Very Good to Near Fine. 472 pages. 6 7/8 x4 1/8.
Fold-out map and fold-out chart, both in excellent condition.
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85.00 USD
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Austen, Jane, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, MANSFIELD PARK, NORTHANGER ABBEY AND PERSUASION (THREE (3) VOLUMES).
London: Macmillan and Co., 1897. Uniformally bound in 3/4 red leather over marbled Some shelf wear and rubbing and Mansfield Park has a vertical cut across the title but all but two letters are unaffected. The leather has age and sun toned so there are portions that are darker and more toward brown than red and a little splotchy in places. Contents are Very Good to Near Fine. Even with the color shifts, this is an attractive set of books. Pride and Prejudice, 351 (1) pages and illustrated
All have a frontis. and are illustrated.
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1200.00 USD
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Barth, John, THE SOT-WEED FACTOR.
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1980. This is a limited edition that has been signed by the author on the front free end paper, signature page has a tissue guard. Full, redleather, with elaborate gilt tooled decor Fine condition. A beautiful book that would enhance any library. Like most Franklin Library books, this appears to have been put on a shelf upon receipt and never opened until we did so to catalog it. 735 pages. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2.
Wonderful illustrations by Ben Wohlberg. Special message from the author written specially for this edition. Barth's masterpiece.
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85.00 USD
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Barthelemy, Abbe, Late Keeper of the medals in the cabinet of the King of France and member of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and belles lettres. THE TRAVELS OF ANACHARSIS THE YOUNGER IN GREECE DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE FOURTH CENTURY BEFORE THE CHRISTIAN ERA. TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH. (IN SIX (6) VOLUMES)
London: C. and J. Rivington; J and W. T. Clarke; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green and others. 1825. 6th edition. Full burgundy leather with five raised bands on th A couple of the hinges are cracked, but the bindings are all very tight, Slight shelf wear, else a better than Very Good set of books. Very interesting and attractive addition to any library. Vol. I, 463 pages: Vol. II, 494 pages; Vol. III, 4
Anacharsis departed from Scythia in April of 363 B.C. and returned in 337. During that time, he visited Athens ( and was at the Olympic Games in July of 356), Egypt, Persia, the coast of Asia and many of the Aegean Islands.
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450.00 USD
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Baudelaire, Charles, FLOWERS OF EVIL.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1977) Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Bound in full deep brown leather with gilt-stamp Former owner's embossed seal on front, blank end paper, else Fine condition. 201 pages. 11 1/2 x 6 7/8.
Frontis. water color portrait of Baudelaire. Illustrated with engravings by Pierre-Yves Tremois.
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30.00 USD
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Beaumont, Francis and John Fletcher, THE WORKS OF BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER IN FOURTEEN VOLUMES WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATORY NOTES BY HENRY WEBER, ESQ. (THREE (3) VOLUMES OF THE FOURTEEN VOLUME SET.
Edinburgh: F. C. and J. Rivington, Longman, Hurst Rees, Orme and Co., and others. Printed by James Ballantyne and Company. 1812. Uniformally hardbound in full brown leather. The Very Good to Near Fine Condition save for a little shelf wear. The paper is high-quality rag-based and there is slight toning and a little foxing, This is a beautifully bound set that will enhance any library or book shelf. Volume 1, parts are numbered separately, in excess
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Bell, Charles, ESSAYS ON THE ANATOMY OF EXPRESSION IN PAINTING.
Birmingham, AL, The Classics of Medicine Library, 1984. This is a facsimile reprint taken from first editions OF 1806. Bound in full, navy blue leather with gilt-stamped Fine condition. It is doubtful if this book was ever opened until we did so to catalog it. 185 pages. 11 3/4 x 9 5/8.
Illustrated with drawings taken from the first editions of 1806.
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75.00 USD
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Bellow, Saul, HUMBOLDT'S GIFT.
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1983. Full, Black leather, with gilt tooled decorations Two faint scuffs on fore-edged gilt, else Fine condition. 461 (1) pages.. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2.
Frontis. and the illustrations of Barry Shapiro.
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20.00 USD
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Berendt, John, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL: A SAVANNAH STORY.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1998) Collector's Edition, signed by Berendt on a special signature page. Bound in full, deep green leather, with elaborate Fine condition with a laid-in note about the book and the author, an Easton Press bookplate, and a certificate of authenticity also signed by Berendt (none of them are attached). 388 (3) pages. 10 X 6 3/8.
"Acclaimed for its brilliant observation, wicked humor and sublime storytelling, the book was hailed as a masterwork of modern American literature, a groundbreaking non-fiction novel on a par with Truman Capote's In Cold Blood."
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185.00 USD
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