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TWO MILITARY RELATED BOOKS.: An Exiled General by Ben J. Viljoen, published by A. Noble Printing Company, 1906. Red cloth covers, binding is loose. Along with Manuel Complet De Fortification published in Paris, 1909. Blue cloth c

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(3) Artist & Explorers Signed Autograph Book Pages: Three hand signed signatures on two autograph book pages. The authentic signatures include Famous Cartoonist Of Ambassador O. Soglow in pencil, African Explorer & Hunter Martin Johnson in ink, and Afr

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J. B. Priestley: Autobiography Essays, 1937-39. 1st Ed.: J. B. Priestley. Autobiographical Essays in two books, both First Editions, first printing. 1. Midnight on the Desert. Being an Excursion into Autobiography During a Winter in America, 1935-36 2. Rai

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TWO BOOKS ON GEMS BY WILLIAM JONES.: "Crowns & Coronations, A History of Regalia" published in London 1898. Wear, stains and loose binding. And "Precious Stones, Their History and Mystery". Published 1880. Wear and some loss.

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TWO BOOKS ON BOTANY.: Medical Botany: or descriptions of the more important plants used in medicine, with their history, properties, and mode of administration by R. Eglesfeld Griffith. Published in Philadelphia by Lea and

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TWO BOOKS ON GEMS BY C.W. KING.: Both published "London. Bell & Daldy, York Street Covent Garden 1870". "The Natural History of Gems or Semi-Precious Stones" and "The Natural History of Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals". To

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"Whaling Masters: American Guide Series", compiled and written by the Federal Writers Project. Published by the Old Dartmouth Historical Society, 1938. 8vo, hardcover. Original dust jacket, book itself is in tight clean condition, dust jacket shows minor chipping and light staining to edges. Along with, "New Bedford and Old Dartmouth: A Portrait of a Region's Past", a bicentennial exhib. Of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society. Published in 1875, rare hardcover copy. 4to. Good condition, very light foxing to the edges.

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