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Ecclesiastical Cases Relating to the Duties and Rights of the Parochial Clergy, Stated and Resolved According to the Principles of Conscience and Law

Ecclesiastical Cases Relating to the Duties and Rights of the Parochial Clergy, Stated and Resolved According to the Principles of Conscience and Law

by [STILLINGFLEET (Edward)]

London: Printed by J. H. for Henry Mortlock, 1698. First edition, 8vo, [2], xxvii, [3], 393, [3], xi [i.e. x], 106pp., cont. full calf, joints cracked, spine worn red morocco spine label.
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CA$270.95
Once a Laird

Once a Laird

by Putney, Mary Jo

Thorndike Press Large Print, 2021. Library Binding. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$17.25
Geist des Lebens und der Lehre Jesu Christi im Neuen Testamente

Geist des Lebens und der Lehre Jesu Christi im Neuen Testamente

Tubingen, Germany: Ludwig Friedrich Fues, 1820. Second Edition. Pages show toning towards edges,. Geist des LEbens und der Lehre Jesu Christi im Neuen Testamente. Erster Band, Erste Abtheilung. Leber das Evangelium nach Matthaus. Publushed by Ludwig Friedrich Fues in Tubingen Germany 1820. Beautiful illuminated signature and prayers drawn in the blank front space by the original owner. Full leather boards and leather strap enclosures.Pages show toning towards edges, binding tight as rarely read,... Read more about this item
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CA$383.58
Sprinkles and Skeletons LARGE PRINT: A Cozy Murder Mystery (Pelican Cove Cozy Mystery Series LARGE PRINT)

Sprinkles and Skeletons LARGE PRINT: A Cozy Murder Mystery (Pelican Cove Cozy Mystery Series LARGE PRINT)

by Clover, Leena

Paperback. Very Good.
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CA$24.63
A Journal of the Plague Year

A Journal of the Plague Year

by Daniel Defoe

The Easton Press. Fine. 1978. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Part of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. Full leather binding, gilt lettering in 22k Gold, moire fabric endpapers, satin ribbon marker still in original position. A fine copy; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .
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CA$55.45
What You Can Do For Your Country - Signed and inscribed Presentation/Association

What You Can Do For Your Country - Signed and inscribed Presentation/Association

by Karen Schwarz

William Morrow And Company,NY, 1991, 316 pgs. First/First in Very Good/Near Fine condition, with a bit of edgewear, soiling,and bumping to book, and shelf/edgewear, and some toning to obverse of DJ. Otherwise tight, square, clean, and unclipped (please review photos). This is a Signed and inscribed Presentation/Association copy to Roger Flather, who served as an early Associate Peace Corps Rep in 60's Philippines. He is mentioned on pg 114 of the book. The inscription on ffep reads in part "Dear Roger,... Read more about this item
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CA$62.31
Contradictions, Vol. II

Contradictions, Vol. II

by Frances Mary Peard

Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1883. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1883. Copyright Edition. 272 pages. No dust jacket. Vol. II. Half leather bound to red boards, with gilt lettering. Half title page missing. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Previous owner's name plate to front paste down. Front hinge partially cracked. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with some loss to spine ends. Splitting along joints. Notable sunning to spine, with minor... Read more about this item
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CA$17.33
The Hounds and the Fury

The Hounds and the Fury

by Rita Mae Brown

Center Point Large Print, 2006. Library Binding. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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CA$14.85
CLEARVIEW/LIE

CLEARVIEW/LIE

by GREENWALD, Ted

(New York): United Artists Books, 2011. First Edition. Near fine.. Poetic memoir by the noted Language poet. Wraps. 8vo. Perfect-bound glossy illustrated wraps. Near fine. ASSOCIATION COPY, INSCRIBED by Greenwald to title page for poet Doug Lang: "For Doug / Take care - / Ted." Upper corner of rear wrapper shows some smoke damage, also visible to page edges. Else clean, sharp overall. 193pp.
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CA$76.25
A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural History

A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural History

by Swainson, W

Green, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown,, 1834. viii, 462, Additional engraved title, with vignette. sm. 8vo. HB. Small 8vo, cont. half calf, rubbed, some wear to extremities, raised bands to spine, leather title pieces, chipped; marbled edges and endpapers. Some browning/light staining to endpapers. Good.. Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia.
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CA$60.84
INHERIT THE WIND

INHERIT THE WIND

by Lawrence, Jerome and Robert E. Lee

(New York): (Random House), 1955. First edition (stated). Near fine in near fine jacket.. Association copy first printing of the famous play, inscribed by both authors to Bryna Untermeyer and Louis Untermeyer, the poet, editor, and critic who was an early supporter of the playwrighting duo. One of the best-known American plays of the 20th century, dramatizing the Scopes "Monkey" trial as fictionalized stand-ins for Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan battle for the sympathies of a jury and for... Read more about this item
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CA$2,772.60
REMEMBERED POEM

REMEMBERED POEM

by BERRIGAN, Ted

[Grindstone City, MI]: [The Alternative Press], 1983. First Edition. Near fine.. Printed by Ken and Ann Mikolowski "on the cardboard envelope filler that was sent out with Issue 12 of the Alternative Press subscription mailing ("In Memoriam Ted Berrigan.) -- Aaron Fischer, "Ted Berrigan: An Annotated Checklist," 1998. Printed letterpress on cardboard, 8 3/4'' x 11 3/4'' approx. Very mild wear to corners. Edition of 500 copies. Near fine.
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CA$277.26
TO THE SINCERE READER

TO THE SINCERE READER

by WALDROP, Keith; Nelson Howe

New York: Wittenborn and Company, 1969. First Edition. Near fine.. First printing of this collaborative work of visual poetry between Waldrop and Howe. This copy comes with a nice association with the Mikolowskis, who for over 40 years published letterpress mail-art and broadsides as the Alternative Press. 4to. Seventeen unbound sheets in envelope with title affixed. Near fine. PROOF and ASSOCIATION COPY, INSCRIBED by Waldrop at colophon, for Ken and Ann Mikolowski of Ann Arbor's Alternative Press... Read more about this item
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CA$277.26
The Ascent of Man

The Ascent of Man

by Jacob Bronowski

Hardcover Cloth 448 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Very Good. Stated first edition Seventh printing 1973. Attractive orange buckram boards and gilt embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear and some bumped corners. Price clipped dust jacket smooth, clean and brilliant with slight shelf wear - a few scratches and wrinkles. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.... Read more about this item
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CA$24.95
JUST KIDS

JUST KIDS

by Smith, Patti

(New York): Ecco, 2010. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Signed first edition, review copy, of Smith's National Book Award-winning memoir of her intimate friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe - inscribed to the longtime Strand Bookstore rare book room manager Craig Anderson. During the time covered by this acclaimed and best-selling memoir, Smith did all manner of jobs to make ends meet while working to develop her artistic voice. And she found steady work at bookshops,... Read more about this item
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CA$2,079.45
The Annual Register, or a View of the History and Politics of the Year 1861.

The Annual Register, or a View of the History and Politics of the Year 1861.

London, U.K.: J. & F.H. Rivington, 1862. No dust jacket. Hardcover in card slipcase. Leather boards have become detached from leather spine. Boards are rubbed around edges, with a few scorings and surface marks. Leading corners are extremely worn and frayed. Pastedowns and endpapers are rather faded and grubby. Page block is faded, with one or two minor stains. Two or three grubby marks on page viii of Contents. Binding appears sound. Pages are slightly faded. Text is clear. AF. hardcover.... Read more about this item
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CA$37.55
Wild Flowers as They Grow Volume IV

Wild Flowers as They Grow Volume IV

by H. Essenhigh Corke

The Waverley Book Company Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Stated. 199 pages. No dust jacket. Volume IV. Half leather bound to red boards, with gilt lettering. B&W and colour illustrations and photographs throughout. Clean pages. Minimal tanning to pages throughout. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with splitting to spine ends. Notable sunning to spine, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards.
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CA$9.21
Ginger's Moon

Ginger's Moon

by Paul Cline & Judythe Sieck

Laminated Hardcover unnumbered pages. Condition Very Good Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Stated first edition 1990. Beautiful illustrated wraps show off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. Slight shelf wear. Front endpaper stained and creased. No missing pages, crayon marks or writing. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Illustrated children's book about Ginger the dog and her evening patrol of the... Read more about this item
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CA$139.74
Paintings in the Uffizi & Pitti Galleries

Paintings in the Uffizi & Pitti Galleries

by Mina Gregori

Paintings in the Uffizi & Pitti Galleries - Mina Gregori (Italian Museums 1994 Hardcover w/ DJ) 1st English Edition
ISBN: 0821220845
Copyright 1994, published by Bulfinch Press (NY); printed in Italy. Stated "First English-language Edition." 648 pages. Approximately 12-inches tall, 10-inches wide, and 3-inches think. Dust jacket has a small tear at the spine tail, scratches, nicks, impressions, and tanning along the edges. Blue hardcovers have spine lean and a slight wave to the textblock likely from... Read more about this item
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CA$124.75
THE TEMPEST 1932: A VISUAL RE-TELLING OF THE FIRST PLAY PERFORMED AT THE FAMOUS OUTDOOR MINACK THEATRE CORNWALL ..

THE TEMPEST 1932: A VISUAL RE-TELLING OF THE FIRST PLAY PERFORMED AT THE FAMOUS OUTDOOR MINACK THEATRE CORNWALL ..

by [SHAKESPEARE, William]: ROBSON, Joanna K

Fine. Shakespeare's Tempest - A Graphic Presentation in Leporello Format [SHAKESPEARE, William]: ROBSON, Joanna: [Edinburgh: 2011].  Oblong 24mo (12 x 17 cm; 4.75" x 6.625"). [9] ff., illus., color. Aquatint accomplished in gorgeous, rich shades of blue, the work when fully opened measures 140 x 12 cm (55.11" x 4.75"). The brown cloth binding is striped, with an overall scattering of stars picked out in black, tan, and cream. The edition was limited to 20 copies, this being No. 17, signed by the... Read more about this item
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CA$630.77
Bambi Gets Lost

Bambi Gets Lost

by CORPORATE AUTHOR-WALT DISNEY COMPANY

This mini-pop-up book measures 5 1/4" x 6" tall. Slick pictorial board. Six pop-ups all working fine. Two copies of this book, one has torn sticker off upper right front corer of cover. Both have very tiny spot on outside back cover. Unpagenated
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CA$26.34
Corporal Crow

Corporal Crow

by Friskey, Margaret

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1944. Militarized crows defend the corn from beetles; Inky, a slouch, becomes a hero when the corn is invaded by Japanese Beetles while the flock is away. Stated first edition(first printing). Hardcover, black cloth spine over illustrated boards. Light wear to book, corners bumped & lightly frayed, edges lightly rubbed, minor stains to page edges; no jacket. Text clean; 32 pages, each with a two-color illustration.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Lucia... Read more about this item
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CA$34.66
Niels Lyhne

Niels Lyhne

by J. P. Jacobsen

Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1923. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1923. No Edition Stated. 271 pages. No dust jacket. In Danish. Quarter leather bound to patterned boards, with gilt lettering. Heavy foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Previous owner's inscription to front blank. Front hinge cracked thus the board is slack. Tape repair to front hinge. Mild wear, rubbing and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Notable sunning to spine... Read more about this item
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CA$36.40
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