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Johnsoniana In The Library of Robert B. Adam

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COWAN, Robert Ernest. The Library of William Andrews: COWAN, Robert Ernest. The Library of William Andrews Clark, Jr. The Kelmscott and Doves Presses. San Francisco: printed by John Henry Nash, 1921. 2 parts in one, large 8vo. Printed in red and black. O

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(6) Franklin Library Books: Benet, Cozzens, Adams, Flavin: (6) Franklin Library Books: Benet, Cozzens, Adams, Flavin: Includes: John Browns Body, Alice Adams, Journey in the Dark, Guard of Honor, 1919, Collected Poems of Katherine Porter

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Vanderbilt Library Archie Roosevelt To Flora Whitney Robert Browning Book: Vanderbilt Library Archie Roosevelt To Flora Whitney Robert Browning Book. Men and Women in a Balcony Dramatis Personae Complete Works Robert Browning Vol V Crowell NY gilt leather with a dedication F

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The Iliad by Homer in Contemporary Verse by Robert Fitzgerald Limited Edition Franklin Library 1976: The Iliad by Homer in Contemporary Verse by Robert Fitzgerald, Limited Edition, The Franklin Library, 1976. Leatherbound, Gilt Edges, Silk Ribbon Marker. Condition, very good, some shelfwear, see

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French Painted Library Steps / Ladder: Collapsible library steps / ladders, painted grey, stenciled "B. N. PARIS". Overall open 48.5" h. x 19" x 35", closed 57.5" x 19" x 13". Condition: Wear and chips to paint decoration.

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Italian Leather Mounted Walnut Library Steps: Italian Leather Mounted Walnut Library Steps, with retailers label of "B. Altman" New York to underside of step, of spiral form with each tread inlaid with gilt tooled leather.

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The Penny Poets, No.L11, Poems by Robert Browning (4 Copies), The Masterpeice library, paperbacks.: The Penny Poets, No.L11, Poems by Robert Browning (4 Copies), The Masterpeice library, paperbacks. Browning for the Trenches, 1918, published by Boston Browning Society, Paperback, Robert Browning, Ch

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FULL BODY WING GRIFFIN MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLE: with drawer front Height- 29 1/2" Top-35" x 60"

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John Butler Yeats RHA (1839-1922) In The Library (possibly Lily reading) Pencil, 24 x 17cm (9Â½ x: John Butler Yeats RHA (1839-1922) In The Library (possibly Lily reading) Pencil, 24 x 17cm (9½ x 6¾) Provenance: The Yeats Family; Sale, Sotheby's, London, 'The Yeats Family Collection',

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A MAHOGANY FRAMED TUB SHAPED LIBRARY CHAIR, with shaped back and green leather studded upholstery,: A MAHOGANY FRAMED TUB SHAPED LIBRARY CHAIR, with shaped back and green leather studded upholstery, buttoned swab cushion on baluster ring turned tapering legs and brass castors

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Johnsoniana In The Library of Robert B. Adam

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Johnsoniana In The Library of Robert B. Adam Buffalo, NY 1895 The First Great American Collection of Materials Relating to Samuel Johnson. Printed In An Extremely Limited Edition.

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