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Seven Tales by H.C. Andersen Translated from the Danish by Eva Gallienne dated 1959 and a first edition and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Published by Harper Brothers, this is a former library book with the usual markings.

David C. Preyer

The Art of Netherlands Galleries

Condition: Good. The Art Of the Netherlands Galleries Pages are clean and bright , Covers are nice with gilt on back and front cover. Covers however were loose, and have been glued. To arrest further damage. Description: The Art Of the Netherlands Galleries highlights the painters of the Dutch School to modern painters. Pages are clean and bright Published: 1908 1st Ed. Author: David C. Preyer Condition:The Art Of the Netherlands Galleries Pages are clean and bright , Covers are nice with gilt on back and front cover. DK

J.K. ROWLING

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Illustrations by Mary Grandpre. [First US Edition].

Arthur Levine/Scholastic Press, [New York NY], [2000]. 8vo., First Edition thus; terracotta boards, black cloth back lettered in gilt, purple end-papers, a near fine copy in unclipped dust-wrapper. Crisp copy of the fourth Harry Potter novel. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover; In Dust Jacket]

Elisha Kent Kane (28 February 1820 ? 16 February 1857) was a medical officer in the United States Navy during the first half of the 19th century. He was a member of two Arctic expeditions to rescue the explorer Sir John Franklin. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kane was the son of John Kintzing Kane, a U.S. district judge, and Jane Duval Leiper. His brother was attorney, diplomat, abolitionist, and American Civil War cavalry general Thomas L. Kane. Kane graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1842. On 14 September 1843, he became Assistant Surgeon in the Navy. He served in the China Commercial Treaty mission under Caleb Cushing, in the Africa Squadron, and in the Marines during the Mexican-American War. Kane became senior medical officer of the unsuccessful Arctic expedition searching for explorer Sir John Franklin in 1850 and 1851. Kane organized and headed a second rescue expedition which sailed from New York 31 May 1853, and wintered in Rensselaer Bay.… Leer más

The Poets' New England

New York: The Baker and Taylor Company (although the bottom of the spine states Doubleday Page & Co.) , 1911. New York: The Baker and Taylor Company (although the bottom of the spine states Doubleday Page & Co.) First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Olive green cloth with gilt stamped borders and lettering; top edges gilt. a George Hood watercolor print has been pasted to the front panel and another serves as the colored frontis. Illustrated throughout with reproduced prints and photographs. The gilt spine lettering is faded and has lost about half of the intensity. The interior has a starting front hinge, else, is in very good condition.

Hedouin, Ed The Confessions Of Jean Jacques Rousseau London: Printed for the Trade, N.D, Possible 1883. London: Printed for the Trade. Good+ with no Dust Jacket. N.D.. Leather hardcover. Beautiful Endpapers Chip on front outside hinge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 321 pages.

Harper & Brothers. First Edition 1893. Two vol set. A handsome set in blue textured cloth with gilt, silver, rust decorations to the front boards and gilt lettering to the spines. Very slight rubbing to the blue cloth in a couple of places--not spotting--more like very light scuffing--see digital photos. Includes dedication page in Vol. I. Author Wallace also wrote "Ben Hur". [Attributes: First Edition]

Van Rensselaer, SchuylerEnglish Cathedrals Canterbury Peterborough Durham Salisbury Lichfield Lincoln Ely Wells Winchester Gloucester York LondonNew York: The Century Co, 1903. 12" tall. VG+, Very Good + No Dust Jacket As Issued. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

C V Lavoisne; C Gros; Jehoshaphat Aspin; E PaguenaudA complete genealogical, historical, chronological and geographical atlas; being a general guide to history, both ancient and modern: exhibiting an accurate account of the origin, descent, and marriages of all the royal families . the whole forming a complete system of history and geographyPhiladelphia, Published by M. Carey and Son; printed by T.H. Palmer, 1820-01-01. 2nd American ed., carefully rev. Hardcover. Good. Second American edition, published in the same year as the first American edition. Folio, 46 x 34 cm, (17 1/2 x 11 7/8 inches). Bound with contemporary gilt letter spine over boards. Good condition for being an 1820's copy. Beautiful marbled paper over boards both outside and inside covers. Original spine still holding except for a split at the bottom and a small chunk missing. See Pic. Sought after John Melish United States map in the back. Some paper loss on the title page with some small holes. Maps are in very good condition with a… Leer más

The aim of the present volume is to set forth, in a plain and simple style, Jesus Christ as the Savior of men, and the New Testament as the only means of his appointment in order to the accomplishment of that end. It is proposed, also, to expose some of the more prominent, glaring misrepresentations heaped upon our people by ignorant sectarians.

America: Macmillan. Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell 1st Edition june printing 1936. Condition is Pre-owned. Shipped with USPS Media Mail. Very good condition with no dust jacket. Please see all of the pictures for condition and message me if you have any questions or would like to see additional pictures. Inside cover inscribed by original owner in July 1936. No dust jacket. [Attributes: First Edition]