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A History of Classical Literature by R. W. Browne (1853)
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The Lay of the Last Minstrel by Sir Walter Scott (1806)
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Dec. Jun. Juvenalis Satirae by Persii Flacci/Persius Flaccus (1785)
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Lorna Doona: A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore (1873, Allman & Son Binding)
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Views of the Seats of Noblemen by John Preston Neale & Thomas Moule (Undated, est. 1830s)
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The Conduct of Life and Society and Solitude by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1888)
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The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H. M. S. Bounty by Sir John Barrow (1831)
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From Log Cabin to White House: The Story of President Garfield's Life by William Thayer (1894, Relfe Brothers Prize Binding)
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The Book of Common Prayer for The Church of England with Gauffered Edges (Undated, likely 1910s)
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Danish Botanical Books: Billeder Af Nordens Flora by Mentz & Ostenfeld Vol. 2-3 (1917-1923)
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Curtis' Botanical Magazine (1870, 40 total plates)
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Lectures on Botany Vol. 1 by William Curtis (1805, only 7 plates present)
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Cranford by Mrs. Gaskell (1892, Zaehnsdorf Binding)
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The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1892, Zaehnsdorf Binding)
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King's Handbook of New York City by Moses King (1892)
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A Tour in Scotland by Thomas Pennant (1774)
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Cassell's History of the United States by Edmund Ollier (Undated, estimated 1870s)
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Stratagems of War by Polyaenus (Polyaeni Stratagematum, 1589, Greek & Latin)
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The Red True Story Book by Andrew Lang (1895)
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The Power of Gems and Charms by George Bratley (1907)
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A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (1917, Illustrations by Arthur Rackham)
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The Fortunes of Fifi by Molly Seawell (1903, Margaret Armstrong Cover)
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The Daily Clover by Jay Foster (1934, The Order of Bookfellows)
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Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel De Foe (Undated, est. 1860s-1870s)
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Hervey's Meditations and Contemplations (1845)
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Talpa: Chronicles of a Clay Farm by Chandos Hoskins (1853)
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Yellow Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1894)
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Exiled to Siberia by William Murray Graydon (1900)
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The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1904)
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Goldsmith's Roman History for the Use of Schools by William Grimshaw (1826)
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Poems by William Cowper Volumes 1 & 2 (1814-1816)
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The Young Collector's Guide to Butterfly and Moth Collecting by A. E. Hodge (1919)
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The Lewis Carroll Book (1931, Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (1925, Rivere & Son binding)
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Poems Of (Alfred Lord) Tennyson (1913)
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The Myths Of Greece And Rome By H A Guerber (1938)
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Vistas E Costumes Da Cidade E Arredores Do Rio De Janeiro Em 1819-1820 by Chamberlain (1943, Limited Edition #512/1315)
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New England Legends And Folk Lore by Samuel Adams Drake (1884)
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Sesame and Lilies by John Ruskin (1871)
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On Some Ministerial Duties: Catechizing, Preaching, Etc. by Archdeacon Bather (1876)
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Man and Superman A Comedy by Bernard Shaw (1914)
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Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant by Bernard Shaw, Vol. 2 - Four Pleasant Plays (1913)
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Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Barrett (Browning) Volumes 1-2 (1844, First Edition, Mixed Impression)
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Mushrooms Edible, Poisonous, Etc. by George Atkinson (1900)
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Benjamin Franklin Imprints: Confession of Faith with 9 Others (1745)
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Coaching Days and Coaching Ways by W. Outram Tristram (1914)
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A Bee Keeper's Progress by E. R. Bent (1950)
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The Lore of the Honey Bee by Tickner Edwardes (1929)
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The Spell of the Honey Bee by W. Eric Kelsey (1945)
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Heroes Of Discovery In South Africa By N. Bell (1899)
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With the Admiral of the Ocean Sea: A Narrative of the First Voyage to the Western World by Charles Mackie (1892)
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Notes On Lilies And Their Culture By Dr. Wallace (1879)
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Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan (1922)
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Watch and Watch by William Metcalfe (1894)
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Little Fishers and Their Nets by Pansy (Undated, Estimated 1887)
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The Blue Poetry Book by Andrew Lang (1891)
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The Spiders & Allied Orders of the British Isles by Theodore Savory (1935)
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt by Lewis Spence (1925)
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Green Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1917, Twelfth Impression)
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The Black Art by Rollo Ahmed (1936)
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Beekeeping for Profit and Pleasure by Addison Webb (1947)
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Aether, Einstein, & Hyperatomics by Lector Insipiens (1927/1928)
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The Seasons by James Thomson (1866)
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A Vindication of the Celtic Inscriptions on Gaulish and British Coins by Beale Poste (1862)
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The Indians of Greater New York by Alanson Skinner (1915)
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The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1915, E. Lauriat Stamp)
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The Mushroom Book by Nina Marshall (1903)
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Lord Beaconsfield: A Study by Georg Brandes (1966)
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Fisherman's Luck by Henry Van Dyke (1901)
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward Fitzgerald, Illustrations by Herbert Cole (1901, De Luxe Limited Edition /375, Vellum Binding)
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The Grey Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1900)
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The Brown Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1904)
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The Communist Manifesto in Pictures with an introduction by William Schneiderman (1948)
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The Lover's Tale by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1879)
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The Works of Edmund Spenser (1866)
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The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore (Undated, estimated 1920s with modern rebinding)
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe (1933)
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Fisticuffs and Personalities of the Prize Ring by Harry E. Cleveland (1924)
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The Hound of Culain by Alan Buck (1938)
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The Mistress of the Manse by J. G. Holland (1874)
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The Story of Martha's Vineyard by C. G. Hine (1908)
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Salem Witchcraft by Robert Calef & Cotton Mather (1865, Limited Edition /250)
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The Poetry & Mystery of Dreams by Charles G. Leland (1856)
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Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics by Richard Folkard (1892)
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Outline Dictionary of Maya Glyphs by William Gates (1931)
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Scientific Demonstration of Theology, Prophecy, and Revelation! by H. B. Bear (1900)
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The Fight for the Republic in China by B. L. Putnam Weale (1918)
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Toyokuni Ukiyo E by Nihon Ukiyoe Tokyo Art School (1926)
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An Illustrated History of Japanese Handicraft Arts by Jo Okada (1952)
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A Fragment of Autobiography by John Gunther (1962, Signed)
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Inside Russia Today by John Gunther (1958, Signed)
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Myths of the Norsemen by H. A. Guerber (1914)
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Melilotte A Fairy Operetta by David Stevens (1924)
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The New Centurions by Joseph Wambaugh (1971, Signed, 1st edition, 3rd printing)
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Book Of Butterflies And Moths By Captain Thomas Brown (1843)
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Book Of Butterflies, Sphinges, And Moths By Thomas Brown Vol. 2 (1834)
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Science of Locomotive Management: Fireman's Preparatory Instruction Part 3 by George Baker (1922)
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Railway Property by John Jervis (1864)
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Le Prince Zilah by Jules Claretie (1898, French)
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American Painters in Paris by Yvon Bizardel (1960)
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Stories In Stone From the Roman Forum by Isabel Lovell (1914)
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The Natural History of Cage Birds by J. M. Bechstein (Undated, est. 1890s)
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper (1864)
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The Ballads and Songs of Robert Burns (1864)
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Vintage Mushroom/Mycology Fold Out Booklet - Hagerups Svampetavler (1946)
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What is Occultism? By Papus & Fred Rothwell (1913)b
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The New Practical Gardener and Modern Horticulturist by James Anderson (1874)
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English Wild Flowers by J. T. Burgess (Undated, estimated 1880s)
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Nogaku Komen Taiken By Iwao Kongo (1944)
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Tempted of the Devil: Life of a Kabbalist by Becker & Macdowall (1888)
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A Paper of Tobacco by Joseph Fume (1839, Front Board Detached)
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The Works of Alfred Tennyson (1880, R & A Suttaby Binding)
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Complete Set of 50 Wills Capstan Interesting Buildings Cigarette Cards (1905)
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Complete Set of 50 Wills Wild Animal Heads Cigarette Cards with Art by Arthur Wardle (1934)
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Complete Set of 50 Wills Time & Money in Different Countries Cigarette Cards (1908)
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Complete Set of 25 Wills Wild Animals Cigarette Cards with art by Arthur Wardle (1924)
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Commercial Cake Decoration By "Nirvana" (Undated, estimated 1950s)
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Advanced Piping & Cake Designs By "Nirvana" (1950)
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Decorated Cakes And Confectionery By "Nirvana" (1950s)
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Simple But Effective Cake Decorating By Dennis Hopkins (1952)
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How To Decorate A Cake, Let Anne Anson Show You - Tala Icing Book No. 1716 (1955)
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The Complete Works of Lord Alfred Tennyson (1902)
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Premiums Paid to Life by Edward Garrett (1894)
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A College Girl by Mrs. George De Horne Vaizey (1913)
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Ancient Stone Crosses of England by Alfred Rimmer (1875)
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Sister: A Chronicle of Fair Haven by Evelyn Everett-Green (1898)
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Half Hours in Field and Forest: Chapters in Natural History by Rev. J. G. Wood (Undated, Estimated 1870s-1890s)
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The Little Girl from Next Door by Geraldine Mockler (Undated, estimated 1890s)
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The Life of Samuel Johnson Volumes 1-4 by James Boswell (Complete undated set, estimated 1850s)
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The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray (1851)
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The Poetical Works of Sir David Lyndsay Volumes 1-3 (1806)
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First Impressions of England and Its People by Hugh Miller (1857)
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Marcel Proust In Search Of Lost Time Vol. 1-6 by The Folio Society
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The Gods of Our Fathers: A Study of Saxon Mythology by Herman Stern (1899)
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My Dark Companions and Their Strange Stories by Henry Stanley (1893)
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The Four Winds of Eirinn by Anna Macmanus/Ethna Carbery (1918)
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Illustrated Biography, or Memoirs of the Great and the Good by Charles Savage (1855)
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Floralia by June Butler (1938, Limited Edition /500)
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Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German by George Dasent (1906, Limited Edition 64/350)
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Scattered Verses by Lewis Einstein (1949, Limited Edition /200)
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Vintage Japanese Art Book: Toshusai Sharaku by Teruji Yoshida (Limited Edition /350, unknown publication date, estimated 1940s)
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The Witch Man by Margaret Belle Houston (1922)
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Our Vanishing Hair: A Dissertation on Human Hair Production by Charles Nessler (1934)
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The Portfolio: Artistic Monographs by Paul Rubens, Titian, and more (1898)
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Jack by Alphonse Daudet & Mary Sherwood (Undated, estimated 1890s)
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The Upper Engadine Painted by J. Hardwicke Lewis and Described by S. C. Musson (1907, A & C Black Colour Book)
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Land of High Horizons by Elizabeth Skaggs Bowman (1951, Signed Presentation Copy)
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A Briefe and true Relation of the Discoverie of the North part of Virginia (1984, Three Poplars Edition Facsimile)
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The Spell of the Rhine by Frank Roy Fraprie (1922)
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The Spell of the Hawaiian Island and the Philippines by Isabel Anderson (1919, missing map)
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The Spell of Sicily by Will S. Monroe (1922)
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Lot of 11 Vintage Plant & Vegetable Lithographic Plates (unknown date, estimated 1920s)
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Half Hours Undergound: Volcanoes, Mines, and Caves (1888)
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Half Hours in Early Naval Adventure (1897)
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Half Hours in the Far South: The People and Scenery of the Tropics (1901)
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Half Hours in Air and Sky: Marvels of the Universe (1903)
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Half Hours in the Deep: The Nature & Wealth of the Sea (1898)
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The Child World by Gabriel Setoun Illustrated by Charles Robinson (1896)
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Jewish Mysticism and the Legends of Baalshem by Professor Martin Buber (1931)
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The Devil's Pool by George Sand translated by Hamish Miles (1929, Limited Edition /1300)
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Tahiti: The Marriage of Loti by Pierre Loti (1928)
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Facsimile of the Washington Manuscript of the Minor Prophets & The Berlin Fragment of Genesis (1927)
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Tales Of Mystery & Imagination By Edgar Allan Poe Illustrated by Harry Clarke (1919)
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History of the National Republican League by John Hogan (1898)
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Japanese Art Book: Ukiyo E Kabuki Gashu Actor Prints (1927)
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The World's Opportunities and How to Use Them by A. H. Guernsey (1887)
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The History of Human Skeletons Preserved in the Ossuary of the Church of St. Leonard Hythe by G. M. Morant (1934)
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Demonology and Devil-Lore Volume 2 by Moncure Daniel Conway (1880)
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Essay on Superstition; Dreams, Visions, Ghosts, and Other Supernatural Appearances by W. Newnham (1830)
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The Flame of God: A Mystical Autobiography by Elizabeth Sharpe (1930)
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Menckeniana: A Schimpflexikon by H. L. Mencken (1928, Signed Limited Edition #36/80)
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The World Over by Edith Wharton (1936, First Edition & Printing)
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