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The Works of Aristotle, 4 Volumes
The Works of Aristotle, 4 Volumes
by Aristotle
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Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1978. 4 volumes, complete. Octavo, 16.5 x 24.5 cm. Original red leather stamped in gilt. All edges gilt. Tan moire endpapers, ribbon markers sewn in. Bindings lightly rubbed, and leather color is not quite uniform... (read more)

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The History and Romance of Crime 12 Volumes Limited Edition
The History and Romance of Crime 12 Volumes Limited Edition
by Arthur Griffiths
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London: The Grolier Society n.d. (ca 1900). 12 volumes. Octavo 15x23cm. Edition Nationale limited to 1000 sets of which this is number 123. Original dark blue cloth printed paper labels on the spines. Top edges gilt remaining edges untrimmed. Several... (read more)

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The Complete Works of Lyof N. Tolstoi (11 Volumes)
The Complete Works of Lyof N. Tolstoi (11 Volumes)
by Lyof N. Tolstoi
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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company 1898 1899. 11 volumes 8vo maroon cloth covered boards gilt spine teg. All volumes have waterstain damage on lower spine ends this has caused some color to bleed from the cloth onto the lower corner endpapers up to 1... (read more)

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Description Historique des Monnaies Frappees sous l'Empire Romain Communement Appelees Medailles Imperiales, 8 Volumes
Description Historique des Monnaies Frappees sous l'Empire Romain Communement Appelees Medailles Imperiales, 8 Volumes
by Henry Cohen
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Amherst: Scorpion Publishers,1976. 8 volumes. Octavo, 12.5 x 20 cm. Reprint edition. Original green printed wrappers. Spines faded, creased, and annotated in ink (showing each volume's subject range); several volumes with broken spines. Covers slightly... (read more)

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The Story of the Greatest Nations from the Dawn of History to the Twentieth Century, 10 Volumes
The Story of the Greatest Nations from the Dawn of History to the Twentieth Century, 10 Volumes
by Edward S. Ellis and Charles F. Horne
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New York: Francis R. Niglutsch, (1906). Ten volumes, large octavo, 18 x 26 cm. Volumes bound in green pebbled cloth, spines lettered in gilt; patterned endpapers; all edges gilt; all have color frontispieces with tissue guards, and black-and-white... (read more)

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Mission Earth 10 Volumes, Limited 1st Edition
Mission Earth 10 Volumes, Limited 1st Edition
by L. Ron Hubbard
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New York: Bridge Publications (1985-1987). 10 volumes complete. Octavo 16.5 x 24 cm. The Showcase Edition number 90 of 250 copies. All first editions and each volume bound in full white leather stamped in gilt and blind all edges gilt. Each volume comes... (read more)

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History of the United States, 8 Volumes
History of the United States, 8 Volumes
by James Ford Rhodes
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New York: Macmillan Company, 1918 - 1919. 8 volumes. 8vo., full blue cloth ruled in blind & gilt. A mixed set; volume 7 is dated 1918. Light wear to bindings, soiling to edges of textblocks. Signature of history professor in volume 8 at front free... (read more)

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The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne 6 Volumes, Limited Edition
The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne 6 Volumes, Limited Edition
by Algernon Charles Swinburne
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London: Chatto & Windus 1904. 6 volumes complete. Octavo 15 x 23 cm. Limited Large Paper edition number 6 of 110 sets. Original black buckram spines stamped in gilt. Top edges gilt. Portrait frontispiece in volume 6. No dust jackets. Boards rubbed. Light... (read more)

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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 8 Volumes
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, 8 Volumes
by Navy Department
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Washington, D.C.: Navy Department. Publication dates range from 1964-1981; four of the volumes are reprints. All volumes large octavo, 20.5 x 27 cm. Maroon paper-covered boards stamped in gilt; no dust jackets. The binding of Volume V is a slightly... (read more)

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History of California, 7 Volumes
History of California, 7 Volumes
by Hubert Howe Bancroft
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San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Company, 1884-1890. 7 volumes, octavo, 16 x 24 cm. This set comprises volumes XVIII-XXIV of The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft. All volumes full tan leather with black leather spine labels lettered in gilt laid on; all... (read more)

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History of the Evangelical Association
History of the Evangelical Association
by R. Yeakel
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Cleveland Ohio: Thomas & Mattill 1894 & 1895 First edition complete in two volumes black boards with gilt & blind stamps. G/NI (corners & spine ends bumped boards lightly rubbed & soiled interior clean hinges tight... (read more)

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Star of the West 8 Volumes
Star of the West 8 Volumes
by Albert Windus and Gertrude Buikema and Albert Vail and Emily Vail and Zia Bagdadi and Ahmad Sohrab
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Oxford: George Ronald (1978). 8 volumes. Octavo 16x24cm. A facsimile reprint of the first 14 volumes of Star of the West from March 1910 to March 1924 in 8 volumes. Original uniform dark blue cloth spines stamped in gilt. No dust jackets. Light external... (read more)

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Lives of the Pirates, 3 Volumes: Blackbeard; The Buccaneer King; The Pirate Hunter
Lives of the Pirates, 3 Volumes: Blackbeard; The Buccaneer King; The Pirate Hunter
by Angus Konstam and Dudley Pope and Richard Zacks
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Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2007. Three volumes, octavo, 16 x 24 cm. Set comprises Blackbeard by Angus Konstam, The Buccaneer King by Dudley Pope, and The Pirate Hunter by Richard Zacks. All volumes bound in brown leather and decorated in gilt; all... (read more)

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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, 9 Volumes
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, 9 Volumes
by Horace Walpole and Peter Cunningham
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London: Richard Bentley and Son 1891. 9 volumes complete. Octavo 15 x 23 cm. Original green cloth decorated in gilt and blind. This particular set extra-illustrated with close to 450 engraved plates total. Each volume with a frontispiece and vignette... (read more)

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The History of England, 6 Volumes
The History of England, 6 Volumes
by David Hume
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Norwalk: The Easton Press, (2004). 6 volumes, complete. Octavo, 15.5 x 24 cm. Original green leather stamped in black and gilt. All edges gilt. Tan moire endpapers, ribbon markers sewn in. Bindings with a trace of rubbing. Near fine condition. beh... (read more)

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The Correspondence of Jonathan Swift 5 Volumes
The Correspondence of Jonathan Swift 5 Volumes
by Jonathan Swift and Harold Williams
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Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, (1963-5). 5 volumes, complete. Octavo, 14.5 x 22 cm. A mixed set: volumes 2, 4, and 5 are first printings; volumes 1 and 3 are reprints. Original red buckram, spines stamped in gilt. In unclipped dust jackets. Near fine... (read more)

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United States-Vietnam Relations 1945-1967, 12 Volumes
United States-Vietnam Relations 1945-1967, 12 Volumes
by Department of Defense
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Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office 1971. 12 volumes. Quarto 21x27cm. First edition. Original tan printed wrappers. Popularly known as The Pentagon Papers this is the edition printed for the use of members of the House Committee on Armed Services.... (read more)

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The Tragedies of Algernon Charles Swinburne 5 Volumes, Limited Edition
The Tragedies of Algernon Charles Swinburne 5 Volumes, Limited Edition
by Algernon Charles Swinburne
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London: Chatto & Windus 1905. 5 volumes. Octavo 15 x 23 cm. Limited Large Paper edition number 46 of 100 copies. Original black buckram spines stamped in gilt. Top edges gilt. No dust jackets. Portrait frontispiece in volume 5. Boards corners and joints... (read more)

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The Writings of Kate Douglas Wiggin 11 Volumes, Signed Limited Edition
The Writings of Kate Douglas Wiggin 11 Volumes, Signed Limited Edition
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (1917-23). 12 volumes. Octavo 15 x 22 cm. The Autograph Edition 11 volumes altogether; volume 1 signed by the author on an inserted leaf as issued; volumes 1-10 all numbered while volume 11 (the autobiography) is dated... (read more)

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The World's Best Short Stories
The World's Best Short Stories
by Various Authors
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Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1996). 12 volumes, octavo, 15.5 x 22.5 cm. Set comprises volumes of short stories by Anton Chekhov, Joseph Conrad, Stephen Crane, Nathaniel Hawthorne, O. Henry, Franz Kafka, Jack London, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, and... (read more)

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