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Pritts, J., ed. Mirror of Olden Time Border Life; Embracing a History of the Discovery of America... Also, History of Virginia... Also, History of the Early Settlement of Pennsylvania... to Which Are Added Personal Narratives of Captivities and Escapes... Together with Numerous Sketches of Frontier Men...
Abingdon, VA S. S. Miles 1849 Revised Edition Hardcover
Revised and enlarged edition. 700pp. Deep red half calf over marbled boards, spine with gold Native American motifs, marbled endpapers. With seventeen plates, eleven of which are full-page and six foldout (including one featuring Daniel Boone). "A new edition... differently arranged, with some material omitted, and much more added. It contains many narratives of Indian captivity, and a reprint of Whiter's 'Chronicles of Border Warfare.'" Sabin, Bibliotheca Americana Vol. XV, pp. 513-4. Mild foxing and offsetting else a near fine copy. Howes P622. Sabin 65720. ; Octavo
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1200.00 USD
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Rand, Silas Tertius A First Reading Book in the Micmac Language: Comprising the Micmac Numerals, and the Names of the Different Kinds of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Trees, &c.; of the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Also, Some of the Indian Names of Places, and Many Familiar Words and Phrases, Translated Literally into English.
Halifax Nova Scotia Printing Company 1875 First Edition Hardcover
Bound with Pela Kesagunoodumumkawa Tan Tula Uksakumamenoo Westowoolkw Sasoogoole Clistawit Ootenink Megumoweesimk by Silas Tertius Rand, Chebooktook [Halifax], 1871. 108pp; 126pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Spine rebacked, old inscription on the front free endpaper, sporadic annotations. Sabin 67760. ; 12mo
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900.00 USD
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Reiber, Émile Les propos de table de la vieille Alsace. Illustrés tout au long de dessins originaux des anciens maîtres alsaciens. Oeuvre de réconfort ajustée à l'heure présente. Traduite, annotée et enrichie de compositions nouvelles par Émile Reiber.
Paris R. Engelmann 1886 First Edition Hardcover
Edition limited to 700 numbered copies, this being #157. xvi, 231, 3pp. Contemporary dark orange half morocco over marbled boards, spine lettered and decorated in gold, top edge gilt, others uncut. Original wrappers bound in. Some wear to spine and corners, mild foxing to endpapers and blanks, small ownership label to the front pastedown endpaper. Internally clean. A very good copy. Text in French. ; Quarto
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500.00 USD
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Reynolds, J. N. Voyage of the United States Frigate Potomac, Under the Command of Commodore John Downes, During the Circumnavigation of the Globe, in the Years 1831, 1832, 1833, and 1834; Including a Particular Account of the Engagement at Quallah-Battoo, On the Coast of Sumatra; with All the Official Documents Relating to the Same.
New York Harper & Brothers 1835 First Edition Hardcover
x, [1], vi-x, [1], 12-560pp + 32pp of publisher's advertisements. Original blue cloth stamped in gold on the spine panel. With engravings. Cloth is worn at the extremities and the spine panel is faded. Small stain to the lower edge of the first few leaves, plates show some splits at folds. A good+ copy. ; Octavo
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400.00 USD
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Roberts, Ned H. The Muzzle-loading Cap Lock Rifle.
Manchester, NH The Granite State Press 1940 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Dark blue cloth stamped in silver on the front panel and the spine panel. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Light edge wear. A near fine copy. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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225.00 USD
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Robinson, Marilynne Housekeeping.
New York Farrar Straus Giroux 1981 First Edition Printed wrappers Signed by Author
Original wrappers. Uncorrected proof. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in. Signed by Robinson on the title page. "Jan 14, 80" in pen on the front cover (the wrong date, since on the slip it was corrected to January 14, 1981). A hint of edge wear else a near fine copy. The author's first book. Winner of the 1982 PEN/Hemingway Award for best novel. Uncommon.; Octavo; Signed by Author
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1500.00 USD
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Robinson, W. Heath Humours of Golf
New York Dodd, Mead and Company 1923 First US Edition Hardcover
Pictorial boards. Mild edge and corner wear, faint small spot to covers, light foxing to text block. A bright very good+ copy in very good dustjacket with small spot to front panel, light chipping, two tape mends and mild foxing to the reverse. Introduction by Bernard Darwin. Uncommon in dustjacket. ; Quarto
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975.00 USD
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Roosevelt, Theodore Ranch Life and the Hunting-Trail.
New York The Century Co. (1888) First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Remington, Frederic
180pp. Original light brown pictorial cloth stamped in gold and darker brown on the front panel and the spine panel, and in darker brown on the rear panel, all edges gilt. Binding by George Wharton Edwards, signed on the front panel. Frontispiece and illustrations by Frederic Remington. The upper corner of the frontispiece is partially torn, a hint of foxing to endpapers. A bright, near fine copy. Howes R432. ; Quarto
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2000.00 USD
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Rosenbach, A. S. W. A Book Hunter's Holiday: Adventures with Books and Manuscripts.
Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1936 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Edition limited to 760 numbered copies. Signed by Rosenbach on the limitation page. Promotional brochure laid in. Black buckram with red labels lettered in gold affixed to the front and spine panel. A touch of fading to the spine panel else a fine copy. Comes in the original red slipcase which shows some shelf wear and a stain on the lower corner. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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200.00 USD
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