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This 128 page, illustrated book takes the reader on a history of the automobile from the late 1890s up to the 1960s. The front cover is is very good condition with only minor scuffs. There is a small tear to one of the rear corners and edges are slightly bumped and chipped.
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This scholarly work traces the little-known lives of FREE African-American women living in rural Georgia from the late 18th century through the Civil War and Reconstruction. The book is in pristine condition in all respects. Protected in mylar plastic.
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1st Edition with correct number line. Dj has some minor soiling and scuffs, other wise very clean. No internal markings. Very light staining on fore edge (See photo). "A retired New York professor's life is thrown into chaos when he takes a young great-nephew to the French Riviera, in hopes of uncovering his own mother's wartime secrets in the next masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author Emma Donoghue." -- GoodreadsNo returns on items marked as delivered! No expedited shipping outside of the United States.

This exquisite book its in Fine condition. No internal markings, bumps or scuffs. Hinge is very tight. Includes publisher's insert about the book, translation and binding and various other promotions. This edition includes the 1st, 2nd and 5th translations by the original 19th century Irish translator, Edward Fitzgerald, with notes at the end on the 3rd translation. There are eight full-page, color plates by the renowned illustrator, Edmund Dulac. A beautiful book! No expedited shipping outside of the United States.

Fine condition book in Fine DJ. "An electrifying new study that investigates the challenges of the Bard's inconsistencies and flaws, and focuses on revealing, not resolving, the ambiguities of the plays and their changing topicality." --- Goodreads
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This beautiful book has hundreds of photographs, drawings, illustrations and color reproductions of Monet's work along with a comprehensive biography of the painter, and his family, friends and fellow artists.
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Zadie Smith's newest novel based on a real event in British History, the Tichborne Trial. The case captivated Victorian England in the 1860s and 1870s. It concerned the claims of a man who professed to be the missing heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
Condition of book and dust cover are fine. No flaws. No internal markings, not price clipped.
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Fine book in Fine DJ. In Mylar cover. "Brilliantly executed.... Unsheltered is the story of two families, in two centuries, who live at the corner of Sixth and Plum, as they navigate the challenges of surviving a world in the throes of major cultural shifts. --- Goodreads
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This important, best-selling novel was one of the first popular books that explored the themes of anti-Semitic racism. The boards are in excellent condition with a few bumps to corners and some light soiling. The DJ has edge wear chips and small pieces missing on head and foot of spine. This is a Book Club Edition. Pages are bright and clean. There is a name and date on FFEP. Protected in mylar plastic. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.

These three books are all Ex-library copies with the usual stampings, bar codes and spine labels. Covers are scuffed and chipped along edges. Wild Palms' front hinge is loose and the title page is almost detached. pages are yellowed with age. All three are readable copies with care. Fantastically lurid, period illustrations grace the covers. All three sold together.No returns on items marked as delivered. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.

This fine, First Edition takes the reader into the astounding world of Restoration England as experienced and recorded by two of the most famous diarists of history, Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn. The binding is pristine as is the dust jacket protected in mylar. The hinge is tight, pages clean and there are no internal markings. End papers are lavishly illustrated and there are scores of period paintings, etchings, drawings, maps, etc. in 3 sections of the book. A tour de force of research and writing by the author! No expedited shipping outside of the United States.

Stowe's classic abolitionist tale of slavery in nineteenth century America. Boards are moderately to heavily soiled. Hinge is slightly cracked but very much intact. Pages are clean without foxing or staining. Owner's name delicately inscribed on FFEP with a date that looks like '06. Book dates to just around 1900. Includes author preface. Two pages of publisher's advertisements for the, "Evening Hour Library" of which this is volume # 28.
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This thoroughly researched bipography uncovers the story of Medgar and Myrlie Evers and the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and early 1960s. Focusing on their strong marriage and relationship while battling injustice in racist Mississippi, Reid places Mr. and Mrs. Evers at the heart of the movement to bring justice and equality to the African-American population of the United States. Binding and dust cover are in Fine condition. Indexed.
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SIGNED by the author on title page. First printing, first edition of this sweet book about a little girl who uses her imagination as she observes her surroundings throughout the day. Near Fine condition with some light soiling and rubbing to binding. Pages are bright and clean. Hinge is tight. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.

This collection of Burn's poetry and songs comes in a hard slipcase. Boards are in excellent condition with just a little spotting of colors along the spine. No internal markings, Hinge is tight. Includes a glossary of archaic words at the rear of the book.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. Expedited shipping outside of the United States must be pre-paid using the DHL link on the biblio.com website, if available.
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This Fine condition book in a Fine dust jacket is a signed, First Edition (stated) with the Random House number line 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1. Immaculate in all regards, Obreht spins a tale of the survival and longing of Nora, a frontier woman in the Arizona Territory of 1893 who awaits the return of the men in her life as she cares and nurtures her youngest son. Her story intertwines with that of a former outlaw, Lurie, who is haunted by ghosts and looking for "reprieve from their longing" in his relationship with Nora.
The signed copy was purchased from Book Passage of Corte Madera, CA.
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Book in in Fine Condition. No internal Markings. Dust jacket has a small scuff on front cover with a very small hole in the jacket. Lord Cochrane was one of Britain's most celebrated and successful naval heroes whose radical politics and unrelenting complaints to the Navy Board regarding conditions of the common sailor and Prize Money he felt owed to him complicated his legacy. The sea novels of Frank Marryat, who sailed as a midshipman and lieutenant for Cochrane, and the Aubrey-Maturin stories of Patrick O'Brian, rely heavily on Cochrane's exploits and biography.
A truly engaging and exciting tale for history lovers! Detailed maps of voyages and battles are included along with dozens of color and black and white paintings and portraits from the era.
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Stowe's classic work about slavery and life on a southern plantation. Illustrated with black and white scenes from the 1927 silent film of the same name. some soing and rubbing to spine. Some light coloured stains on front cover. Corners and spine ends are bump[ed and worn. Pen inscription on FEP and FFEP. Hinge is tight and intact. Illustrated endpaper. List of publisher's other titles at end of book.
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First written in 1814, these Persian tales are beautifully illustrated by Cyrus Leroy Baldridge who traveled to Persia to sketch his illustrations. The binding has very few flaws, some bumping to spine ends and corners and mild fading along top edge. Hinge is tight and pages are bright and clean. Owners nameplate of FFEP. Dust jacket has some small chips and closed tears to spine ends and edges and some creases to lower left front corner. Protected in mylar cover, not price clipped. Overall a very nice book. No returns on items marked as delivered. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.

This is the second printing of Hawkins' world-wide best seller. Hawkins signed in silver pen on the title page. No other internal markings. Book is in Fine condition and dust jacket Near Fine with barely perceptible bumps to edges and some rubbing to cover. No returns on items marked as delivered. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.