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Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: Good. Edition Unstated. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Book is complete and intact with minor defects. Has some outer shelf wear. Top and bottom edges of spine on the dust jacket are worn. Light colored liquid stain on back inner dj flap and a little on back cover. Pages are in good condition and remain unmarked.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. New hardcover with dust jacket. Light shelfwear to dust jacket. Pristine copy!

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Paperback. Condition: As New. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Light edge wear. Clean, unmarked pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. AS NEW as new dj.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. CLXXIII, No. 4. [Edited by Matthew White Jr.] Cover by Modest Stein for "Her Hour of Reckoning" (pt 1 of 4) by Elizabeth York Miller. Includes "The Sun-Makers" (pt. 2 of 3) by William F. McMorrow; "The Starlit Trail" (pt. 4 of 6) by Kenneth Perkins; "A Blaze of Glory" (pt. 3 of 3) by Fred MacIsaac; "The Infallible Eye" by Arthur Preston Hankins; "Verdict: 'Suicide'" by George Allan England; "The Pony Express Rider" by Earl C. McCain; "Came Dawn" by Charlton Andrews; "Charle Chong and Beauty's Queen" by James Perley Hughes; "Love in an Attic" by Charles Divine. Poetry: "A Radio Tragedy" by John McColl; "The Disciplined Youngsters" by Strickland Gillilan; "A Seaside Tragedy" by Ella Bentkey Arthur; "If I Were a Painter" by Jane Burr; "Skin Deep" by Mazie V. Caruthers; "My Guest" by Edward W. Barnard. Mild dampstain at upper rear spine corner and spine head - head has lost a little over 1"; rear cover hinge glue-repaired; name on cover in pencil. Book.

Softcover. Alfred E. Smith's copy. Black leather wraps with gilt lettering. 75 pp. with Bw frontis. Gilt-stamped with "Hon. Alfred E. Smith" on front cover. Biography and proceedings from memorial service held for Elihu Root; a notable American figure whose partial accomplishments include serving as McKinley's Secretary of War and Roosevelt's Secretary of State. This copy originally belonged to Alfred E. Smith, Governor of New York State. VG, wear to leather's edges, chipping to endpapers.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book chronicles the journey of a group of Canadian adventurers who sought to discover hidden treasures in the vast and untamed wilderness of Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec, and Hudson Bay. During their four-month expedition, the group endured treacherous rapids, dense forests, and relentless mosquitoes in their quest for mineral deposits, timber, and fisheries. Their discoveries, including iron, silica sand, lignite, kaolin, and gypsum, shed light on the region's abundant natural resources and its potential economic value. The author's vivid descriptions of the stunning scenery and the challenges faced by the explorers offer a captivating glimpse into the beauty and harsh realities of this remote and historically significant landscape. The book not only documents a daring adventure but also underscores the importance of preserving and sustainably developing these pristine lands, while highlighting the opportunities they present for the future of Canada's economy and industry. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spines faded, corners rubbed with minimal loss, front joint of fourth volume beginning to split. Bindings tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1911 Half-Leather. Complete in four volumes. Leather spine and corners, gilt titles, marbled boards and endpapers, photographic and engraved frontispieces and plates. A detailed account of the history of New York State covering the governorships of Grover Cleveland through Charles E. Hughes (1882-1910), with profiles of each administration, accounts of the various officers, government departments, and commissions, and chapters on each county. Includes chapters on Theodore Roosevelt's administration, and on the origin and construction of the barge canals. Lists of New York State Assembly members and state senators from 1883 to 1911 follows text.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 1, No. 1. Pulp magazine. First of only two issues published. Cover art by Norman Saunders. Includes "The Realm of Crimson Steel" by Ralph Powers; "Hell on the High Seas" by Maj. George F. Eliot; "The Sandlot Fire-Brand" by William R. Cox; "Priestess of Doom" by John H. Knox; "A Bandit's Badge" by Les Rivers; "Arson's Stepson" by Clint Douglas; "Frozen Flame-Maiden" by Lester Dent; "Silken Spurs" by James Perley Hughes; "Black Candles" by Lee Robinson; "Wings Ove rthe Pacific" by Art Brown. Illustrated by Morey and others. Creasing; standard wear and tear at edges; mild tanning. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Minus. G. [George] du Maurier (illustrator). First American Edition (Illustrated). First American Edition, in a single volume. (First serialized in England.) Hard cover, crown 8vo, in three quarter roan over marbled paper-covered boards, the spine with seven faux gilt compartments double ruled in gilt, with title and author name in the second. Trimmed edges sprinkled red. Former owner signature to ffep. in old ink " M.P. Poore, Indian Hill." frontispiece illustration titled "Is it a fatal case?" with loose (as issued) tissue guard, faces illustrated title page. 15 illustrations by George DuMaurier. [1]-8, 9-348 pp. Text in double column format. 15 CONDITION: Very Good Minus. Intermittent rubbing, or small scuffs, seen along joints tips and and marbled paper boards, however, this is more of a statement of appropriate age than damage. Narrow offset to ffep. from pastedown. Front hinge with one inch crack near foot, other hinge in order, and the whole remaining square and firm. Pages are moderately tanned, with occasional light soiling. **The work has been described as a "light novel" encompassing men from the legal, journalistic and religious professions, shown in hypocritical antipathy toward women in nineteenth-century England. The fictional females endure their reputations and marriage prospects being at the mercy of priggish, gossiping relations and romantic rivals. Begun in the Holburn Inns of Chambers, a young man, Adam Barton, mysteriously falls to his death from an upper story window. Will young Magdalen's secret shame doom her to a quick and unhappy union with a man she does not love? Will Edward Grafton, her intended bridegroom, the shifty curate to the Rector of Saxbury, be able to conceal his past assignations with the Widow Lucy Verner? Many secrets and a complex set of motives inform this twisty tale. ***British AUTHOR Charles William Shirley Brooks, (1816-1874) a London-born solicitor-turned-journalist and novelist, became the editor of Punch magazine in 1870 having contributed to that periodical for twenty years. He has been described as a" bohemian man of letters." (Sutherland). *** ILLUSTRATOR GEORGE DU MAURIER: artist and contributor to Punch, grandfather of novelist Daphne du Maurier. ***Provenance: INDIAN HILL FARM, Perley Poore/ Moseley family, West Newbury (near Newburyport), Massachusetts. . ***The PERLEY POORE family were early settlers of Old Newbury, to whom the town granted land along the Merrimack River purchased from one Tom Indian in 1650. M.P. Poore, or Mary Perley Poore, was the mother to her more famous son, Maj. Ben: Perley Poore (1820-1887). A civil war veteran, he worked as a journalist and foreign correspondent in the 1850's (similar to the Author of this work). Perley Poore eventually moved to Washington DC, where he was appointed Clerk of the Senate Printing Records, Editor of the Congressional Directory, and founder and first President of the Washington correspondents Gridiron Club. He was also author of notable political reminiscences of Jacksonian era politics, REF: See J.J. Currier, Ould Newbury Historical and Biographical Sketches,Boston, 1896. Sutherland, pp. 87-88. Book.