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Sempé: Par Avion & Signed Ink Drawing 1991 First Edition: Sempe: Par Avion (AirMail), with the Ink drawing by Sempe dedicated to artist Lee Lorenz, signed and dated by Sempe. First American Edition by Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. Jean-Jacques Sempe (French, 1932 �

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Louis De Boisgelin: Ancient and Modern Malta, 1805, London: Ancient and Modern Malta: Containing a Full and Accurate Account of the Present State of the Islands of Malta and Goza, the History of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, also A Narrative of the Eve

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Charlotte Teller: The Cage, 1907 First Edition: The Cage, by Charlotte Teller Hirsch. First Edition: D. Appleton, 1907 New York. Charlotte R. Teller (pen name John Brangwyn), University of Chicago graduate, was an American writer and socialist acti

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Wallace Stegner: The Big Rock Candy Mountain, 1978 Signed Ltd Edition: The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner (American, 1909 - 1993). Individually signed by the author, Wallace Stegner and privately printed. Signed Limited Deluxe Edition by Franklin Library, Fra

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Sempé Inscribed 1st Edition: Grands Rêves, 1997: Sempe: Grands Reves (Big Dreams) Signed and Inscribed by Sempe to artist Lee Lorenz. First Edition by DenoÃ«l, France, October 14, 1997. Jean-Jacques Sempe (French, 1932 â€“ 2022), drew more th

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Hospital of the Knights of St. John, Malta 1882 First Edition: The regulations of the old hospital of the Knights of St. John at Valetta: from a copy printed at Rome, and preserved in the archives of Malta: with a translation, introduction, and notes explanatory

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Ernest Hemingway: A Farewell to Arms, 1929 First Printing: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. First Edition, 1929. Charles Scribner s Sons, 1929 New York. First printing, first state with no disclaimer page on page x, verso of title page. Scribners seal

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Robert Hichens Signed 1st Edition: Egypt & its Monuments, 1908: Egypt and its Monuments by Robert S. Hichens. Signed by author, Robert S. Hichens, 1864-1950. First edition by Hodder and Stoughton, London, October 1908 19 tissue guarded plates by Jules Guerin and 4

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Arthur Rackham: Washington Irving’s Legend of Sleepy Hollow, 1928: Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Illustrated by Arthur Rackham Published by David McKay Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1928. Eight color Arthur Rackham plates (including frontispie

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Lothrop Stoddard: The Revolt Against Civilization 1922 First Edition: Lothrop Stoddard: The Revolt Against Civilization, The Menace of the Under Man. First Edition, May 1922, C. Scribner s Sons, New York. Written by racist theorist Lothrop Stoddard, this book advocates

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Erte (Inscribed/Signed): Things I Remember 1975 First Edition: Erte: Things I Remember, An Autobiography. Inscribed and signed by the artist, Erte, on the title page. Stated First British Commonwealth Edition. Published by Peter Owen Ltd. 1975, London. Hardcover,

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John Dryden: All for Love, a Tragedy 1678. Facsimile 1929: John Dryden (1631-1700): All for Love: or, The World Well Lost: A Tragedy. 1678 Limited edition, Number 156 of 250 copies, together with facsimile volume, privately printed by John Henry Nash for Will

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Christmas Carol: Gordon Ross illustrated #255/1500, 1934: A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story Of Christmas [Signed by artist] Charles Dickens illustrated by Gordon Ross, introduction by Stephen Leacock. Ltd. Edition 255/1500, 1934. D. B. Updike at

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Rorschach Ink Blot Test Cards Set: Set of 10 Color and B/W 'Ink Blot' Cards in folio: Hermann Rorschach: Psychodiagnostik Tafeln - Psychodiagnostics Plates Medizinscher Verlag Hans Huber, Bern Medical Publisher. Distributors for the US

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Maurice Sendak (Signed): In the Night Kitchen, 1970 First Edition: In the Night Kitchen, 1970 First Edition Signed by Author, Maurice Sendak. Written and Illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Published by Harper & Row, New York, 1970. Maurice Bernard Sendak (American, 1928-

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Ernest Hemingway: A Farewell to Arms. 1929 First: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. 1929 First Edition Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1929 First Edition / First Printing / First Issue Scribner's Seal on the copyright page. No legal disclaime

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Second impression. Publishers green cloth with gilt title to spine. Portrait frontispiece plate. 21 fold-out maps. A classic memoir regarding the re-taking of Burma by Allied forces during the Second World War. A lovely very copy.

Reference #34

Publisher: Cassell & Co., Ltd, London

Author: Sir William Slim

Date Published: 1956

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Very Good

Weight: 827g

Reserve: $9.00

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