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Worlds Greatest Literature Books- 8 of Set: 8 count of the Worlds Greatest Literature Books including Vanity Fair, Thackeray; Best Loved Plays, Shakespeare; Scarlet Letter, Hawthorn; Last of the Mohicans, Cooper; EmersonÂ’s Essays, R.W. Emer

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Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, Easton Press: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written, Collector's Edition, leather bound, published by The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut. In good condition.

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20 Stories from Shakespeare, 1926: Twenty classic Shakespeare tales told in a manner suitable for children. Includes Pronouncing Vocabulary of Names at rear of book. Choice collection from the world’s greatest classic writer. The wri

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1947 Worlds Great Thinkers FINE DISPLAY Philosophy Aquinas Locke Hobbes: 1947 Worlds Great Thinkers FINE DISPLAY Philosophy Aquinas Locke Hobbes 4v A fine display of four volumes on the lives and works of the worlds greatest minds from Saint Augustine and Aquinas to Kant a

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Group of 14 assorted antique and vintage books: Includes Father Goose, The Worlds Greatest War, Tarzan of the Apes, The Return of Tarzan, and more. Largest is

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Group of 25 assorted antique and vintage books: Mostly late 1800s-early 1900s. Includes The Worlds Greatest Events Volumes I-V (1903), The Moral Lacon or Gems of Wisdom (1852), The Talking Dolls (1930), and more. Varying degrees of damage, (3) anti

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Worlds Greatest War. Russell, Thomas: The Worlds Greatest Warby Thomas H. Russell A. M., LL. D. With Introductory Chapter by William King PattisonThe Bradley-Garretson Co., LimitedBrantford, OntarioCopyright 1914 by J. R. Pepper528 Number

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Set 3 CARLTON HOUSE WORLDS GREAT THINKERS Books: Vintage books Published by Carlton House, Copyright 1927 and 1933. One copyright not found. Set of three WORLDS GREAT THINKERS hardcover books. Compilations featuring some of the worlds greatest think

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World Famous Painting, Editor Rockwell Kent, US Ed. 1939, 100 Color Plates: "World Famous Painting", edited by Rockwell Kent, published by Wise & Co., New York, 1939, fully illustrated. Embossed hard boards, brown cloth Illustrated with portrait of Charles I by Van Dyck on th

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Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book (Copy Right Page is Upside Down ): Published by WM. H. Wise & Co. New York, 1923

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"World Famous Paintings" Edited by Rockwell Kent Copyright 1938: Published by Wise & Co. Inc., New York.

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The Illustrated World History by Sir John Hammerton: The Illustrated World History By Sir John Hammerton and Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes Wm. H. Wise & Co. Publisher 1938 No Reserve: This lot starts at $1 and has no reserve as a courtesy so that collectors ca

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Rock: A World Bold As Love, 1970: Book Title: Rock: A World Bold As Love Author: Douglas Kent Hall & Sue C. Clark Date: 1970 Publisher: NY: Cowles Book Co., 1970 First edition Quarto. 192 pp; b/w photographs throughout Cloth with dust

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Vintage Copy of The Worlds Greatest Books, Twentieth Century Series, Published by WM.H. Wise & Co. New York, 1941. 1140 pages. Illustrations by many artists. Approximately 8.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 in. Hardcover with deep red binding and cover. Spine is imprinted with title and accent markings. Exterior of cover and spine have noticeable damage with the spine having many tears and staining on covers. Interior of pages are in good condition. Hardcover, fiction, library accessories, literary arts, The Worlds Greatest Books, bookshelf accessories, tabletop accessories and decor, reading material, illustrations, story books. 12

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The Worlds Greatest Books, Wise & Co.

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