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Great Men & Famous Women, 8 Vols. 1st Edition

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1894 Great Men & Famous Women, 8 Vol Set, Hess: Beautiful books in an 8 volume set titled Great Men & Women from Selmar Hess and copyright 1894. These leather bound books feature very prominent figures in the world. Vols 1 and 2, Soldiers and Sailo

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1894 EXQUISITE Great Men & Famous Women History Dore: 1894 EXQUISITE Great Men & Famous Women History Gustave Dore Art Illustrated A beautiful and complete 4 volume set of “Great Men and Famous Women”. This series is a pictorial view of more than 200

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GREAT MEN AND FAMOUS WOMEN – 2 VOLUMES – 1894: 1894. New York. Selmar Hess Publisher. Complete in 2 volumes. All volumes are in Very Good condition. All volumes have light red cloth hard covers, with embossed gold lettering for the title on the sp

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1898 Famous Women of The Bible 1st Edition: 1898 Famous Women of The Bible 1st Edition by Henry Davenport Northrup. This is a large hardcover book with multiple illustrations/engravings

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1894 1st Portraits & Principles Worlds Great Men: 1894 1st Portraits & Principles Worlds Great Men & Women America Politics King William King’s “Portraits and Principles of the World’s Great Men” is an extensive collection of portraits and bi

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George Stapleton, Road to Knowledge, 1st Edition 1797: "The Road to Knowledge; or, Young Man & Women's Best Friend: being a plan of General Instruction, As far as relates to the Useful Pursuits and Purposes of Life. Consisting of a Concise, yet Comprehens

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John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. 1st edition 1937: John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici Friede, [1937]. First edition, first issue ("pendula" on page 9, and the bullet between the page numbers on page 88). Publisher's beige cloth, upper b

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1793 ESSAY on NATURAL EQUALITY of MEN antique 1st AMERICAN EDITION 18th CENTURY: AN ESSAY ON THE NATURAL EQUALITY OF MEN, ON THE RIGHTS THAT RESULT FROM IT, AND ON THE DUTIES WHICH IT IMPOSES....; Corrected and Enlarged ... by Brown, William Lawrence The First American Edition Phi

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Juvenile Literature James Thurber The Great Quillow 1st First Edition 1944: THE GREAT QUILLOW BY JAMES THURBER. First Edition, Hardcover 1944. Harcourt, Brace & World, New York. 54 pages. Bright yellow boards with blue & white pastedown to front cover with title and author. C

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Jenkins, Elizabeth the Great, Biography, 1st US Edition 1959 illustrated: "Elizabeth the Great. A Biography" by Elizabeth Jenkins, published by Coward McCann, New York, 1959. First Book of the Month Club Edition with 'W' mark on the copyright page. Printed from the same pla

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Man in White' - Signed 1st ed., 1986: Title: Man in White' - Signed 1st ed., 1986 Author: Johnny Cash Date: 1986 Publisher: Harper & Row, NY Edition: N/A Additional Information: 1986. Signed 1st Edition. --'Man in White'-- Signed by Johnn

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1st Edition The Great Outdoors, Book Handbound in Leather: The Where, When and How of Hunting and Fishing, Including a New Dictionary of Sportsmen's Terms. Beautifully bound in handcrafted Mission Leather, pages edged in gold, leather cover embossed with depi

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Great Men & Famous Women, 8 Vols. 1st Edition

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Title: Great Men & Famous Women, 8 Vols. 1st Edition

Description: Great Men & Famous Women, 8 Vols. Set Complete, Hardcover. Book Title: Great Men & Famous Women, 8 Vols. Set, Complete. Author(s): Edited by Charles F. Horne. Publication: Selmar Hess Publishers– NY, Copyright 1894, 1st Edition. Description: Hardcover in brown leather binding with gold gilt title on cover and spine, marbled end papers. Illustrated with wood-engravings and typogravures. A series of pen can pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history. Beautiful set of books and plates. Eight volume set is illustrated with tissue-protected photogravures, wood engravings and typogravures. Volumes 1 & 2: Soldiers and Sailors, Volumes 3 & 4: Statesmen and Sages, Volumes 5 & 6: Workmen and Heroes, Volumes 7 & 8: Artists and Authors. Each volume 204 pp. . Covers are good, show some rubbing and wear but good, inside, all pages of the book are very good. B&W Illustrations. 4to (12" x 9.5") . The entire set weighs 29 lbs.. Condition: Very good, corner bumps, normal age wear, due to age, leather tend to powderized. Pls. magnify photos for over-all condition.

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