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LIfe in Danbury: Being a Brief but Comprhensive Record of the Doings of a Remarkable People...
by Bailey, James M.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- 1873
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$34.49
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Boston : Lee and Shepard, 1873. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 303pp. Green cloth, gilt spine lettering. Clean and sound both inside and outside, inscription on front free endpaper reads "Ella with the regards of the author Oct.27, 92'" in the author's handwriting. A wonderful… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Dog Day or The Angel in the House
by Emanuel, Walter
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1902
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$96.57
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New YOrk: E.I. Dutton & Co., 1902. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Cecil Aldin. Pictorial boards, green cloth spine backing. Light wear and soil to boards, contents are mildly tonDogs ed, a few pages slightly protruding but holding, small abrasion to front endpaper.
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The Prince and the Pauper; A Tale for Young People of All Ages
by Twain, Mark
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1st Edition First State
- Published
- 1882
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$1,034.70
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Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1882. 1st Edition First State. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Oblong 16mo. 411pp. Original green publisher's cloth, gilt lettering and gilt and black decoration. First Edition, First State with uncorrected errors on pages 124, 263 and 362, Franklin Press imprint on copyright page. Edges rubbed, corners and spine ends worn, fraying… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dictionnaire humoristique de la gastronomie
by l'académie de l'Humour français
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- Used - Good
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- 1941
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- Soft cover
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- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$24.83
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Paris: Arthème Fayard - Non daté, 1941. Soft cover. Good. 177pp. Orange printed wraps, black lettering and decoration. Spine slightly faded, small chip at top, inscription on front free endpaper. Couverture souple. Bon état.
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The Fight at Dame Europa's School
by (Pullen, Henry William)
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- 1st Edition
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- 1871
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$103.47
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New York: Francis B. Felt & Co., 1871. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Thomas Nast. 34pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering. A very clean, unworn copy, contents age-toned, small spot in margin of 4 pages, otherwise unblemished.
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CA$103.47
The Idle Thoughts of and Idle Fellow
by Jerome K. Jerome
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1910
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$27.59
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Chicago210pp. : Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1910. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 210pp. Half floral decorated tan boards, half small design, silver lettering to spine. Corner chip to rear board, light wear to cover, contents age-tanned.
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1601 or Social Fireside Conversation In Ye Time of Ye Tudors
by Twain, Mark
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1931
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$62.08
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Annonymous, 1931. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 10pp. A Limited Edition of 500 copies of which this is No. 21. Textured grey wraps. Cover is chipped and soiled, contents are clean and unmarked.
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Mark Twain's Date..1601 Conversation as it Was by the Social Fireside in the Time of the Tudors
by Twain, Mark
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1930
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- Soft cover
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$55.18
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Unstated: Ustated, 1930. Soft cover. Good. Tall 4to. Mike Davis - Photography. Unpaginated 32pp. ,measures 10 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, no publication date c 1930s. Light green stiff wraps, pictorial paste-on title to front cover. Corners chipped, light wear and soil to cover, contents are clean and unmarked. Illustrated.
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It's a Boy's World
by Derleth, August
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1948
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$206.94
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Sauk City, Wisconsin: Stanton and Lee, 1948. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Clare Victor Dwiggins. 107pp. Grey pictorial boards. Spine very slightly faded, endpapers age-darkened, book is clean and sound. Unclipped dust jacket is torn along folds, darkened and chipped, but is overall complete. A… Read more about this item Item Price
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How to Tell a Story and Other Essays
by Twain, Mark
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1902
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$68.98
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 233pp. Red cloth, gilt lettering and decorative border, top edges gilt. Covers are clean, corners slightly rubbed, 2 small spots on rear board, gitl is very bright, text is clean, slight residue from bookplate removal to front pastedown. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance
by Twain, Mark
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition, Second State
- Published
- 1871
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$82.78
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New York: Sheldon & Company, 1871. First Edition, Second State . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 46pp. Terra cotta cloth, gilt lettering. Corners and spine ends very lightly rubbed, interior is age-toned, clean and binding is tight. First Edition Second State with Ball, Black & Co. ad on… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Goldfish Under the Ice
by Morley, Christopher
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- Used - Fair
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1929
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$27.59
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London: Mathews & Marrot, 1929. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 27pp. Tan boards, red decoration. Copy No.140 of 530 numbered copies SIGNED by the author. Dampstaining confined mainly to upper portion of boards and faintly to upper internal margins, spine is chipped, former owner's bookplate on… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Frenchman in America (The Anglo-Saxon Race Revisited)
by O'Rell, Max
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1891
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$34.49
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Bristol: J.W. Arrowsmith, 1891. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. E.W. Kemble. 336pp. Tan boards with small illustration, gilt lettering to spine. Very light wear, light soil, contents are clean, former owner's name on front free endpaper. An amusing presentation of a Frenchman travelling in America.
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M'Gregor's Almanac & Tide Tables for 1873. McGregor
by M'Gregor & Co.
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- Used - Good
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- 1873
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$89.67
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Portland, Maine: D. McGregor & Co., 1873. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Beatrix Potter. 164pp. Brown flexible embossed cloth, gilt lettering, marbled edges, 2 folding maps. Light shelfwear, gilt slightly chipped but all readable, inner hinge cracked, text block holding, title page not present, contents age-toned. Maps are lightly chipped along… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Human Cmedy
by Saroyan, William
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Published
- 1943
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$24.83
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Cmpany, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Don Freeman. 291pp. Rust color cloth. Bookis clean and sound, one corner bumped, owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, endpapers lightly toned. Dust jacket is not clipped, but has no price; very early edition, but may not be… Read more about this item Item Price
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Pot Luck; Episodes in the Life of W. Parker Lyon
by Ainsworth, Ed (and W.Parker Lyon)
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1940
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$24.83
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Hollywood, California: George Palmer Putnam, Inc., 1940. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 201pp. Orange cloth. Bottom edge rubbed, some discoloration to endpapers, text is sound. Dust jacket is soiled and has been taped along edges. Inscribed, stamped and signed by W.Parker Lyon, foreword by Irvin S. Cobb.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Spencer's Book of Comic Speeches and Humorous Recitations
by Spencer, Albert J.
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1867
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$27.59
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New York: Fitzgerald Publishing Corporation, 1867. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 192pp. Blue pictorial wraps. Slight fading to covers,small chip to tail of spine, text is clean and sound. A collection of of over 70 humorous speeches and recitations.
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Comic Speeches and Recitations Designed for Schools, and Literary Social Circles
by McBride, H. Elliott
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1878
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$27.59
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New York: Fitzgerald Publishing Corporation, 1878. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 184pp. Blue printed wraps. Slight fading to covers, otherwise clean, sound, and well-preserved, binding is tight, text lightly age-toned. Samples of comic speeches.
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Le Monologue Moderne
by Cadet, Coquelin
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- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1881
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- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$27.59
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Paris: Paul Ollendorf, 1881. Soft cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Luigi Loir. 34pp. Couverture souple. Stitched binding. Soiling to covers, spine missing, binding loose but holding, text is age-darkened and is complete.
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Ballads of the Boys of Old K.U.
by Edson, Charles Leroy and George T.
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- Used - Good
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1903
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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CA$48.29
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Lawrence, Kansas: Legal News Print, 1903. Limited Edition . Soft cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Unpaginated 26pp. Black wraps, red lettering, introductory page printed in red and black, text printed on heavy, mottled brown faux antique stock. Small corner chips to cover and title page, contents are otherwise clean and unworn. … Read more about this item Item Price
CA$48.29