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The Secrets of the Great City: A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the Vices, the Mysteries, Miseries and Crimes of New York City, 1868 First Ed
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The Secrets of the Great City: A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the Vices, the Mysteries, Miseries and Crimes of New York City, 1868 First Ed

by Edward Winslow Martin

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Used - Very Good
Edition
First
Published
1868
Binding
Rebound as photographed
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The Secrets of the Great City: A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the Vices, the Mysteries, Miseries and Crimes of New York City, 1868 First Edition. By Edward Winslow Martin. 1868: Jones Brothers & Co. Condition: NOT a library book. Rebound as photographed. Fresh end pages. Initial 22 pages have a bit of damp on outer edges. Completed faded out by… Read more about this item
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Ocean to Ocean on Horseback, 1896, fully illustrated
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Ocean to Ocean on Horseback, 1896, fully illustrated

by Glazier, Captain Willard

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Used - Very Good+
Edition
Early 1896 (1895 original copyright)
Published
1896
Binding
Red-brown cloth with gilt spine and cover
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Ocean to Ocean on Horseback, Captain Willard Glazier, 1896 - fully illustrated. Captain Willard Glazier, author of "Capture, Prison-Pen and Escape" had always wanted to traverse the United States of coast to coast, which he began in April, 1876. He traveled for 200 days, astride his loyal horse "Paul Revere", lecturing, often sponsored by members of the GAR (Grand Army of… Read more about this item
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A History of New York, From the Beginning of the World to the Dutch Dynasty...1809 FIRST EDITION
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A History of New York, From the Beginning of the World to the Dutch Dynasty...1809 FIRST EDITION

by Irving, Washington

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Used - Very Good+
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First
Published
1809
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Riviere polished calf, 2 volumes, in slipcase
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Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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Irving, Washington (1783-1859) as "Diedrich Knickerbocker." A History of New York, From the Beginning of the World to the Dutch Dynasty, Containing Among Many Surprising and Curious Matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the Disastrous Projects of William the Testy, and the Chivalric Achievements of Peter the Headstrong, the three Dutch Governors of New Amsterdam; being the only… Read more about this item
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