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Experiments by Joseph Black 1796

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JOSEPH CONRAD’S BOOK SET, KENT EDITION - 26 VOLUMES – 1926: 1926. New York. Doubleday, Page and Company. 26 volumes. All volumes are in Near Fine to Very Good condition. All volumes have gray cloth hard covers and tan dust jackets. Black lettering for the titl

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Two MS 1843 Documents Dealing with Slaves: Both single page unlined letter sheets with inked manuscript. Deposition of Thomas Bailes taken in Madison County , Ohio. Describes promissory note of black man for hire and land sales of Joseph Grave

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The Martian Chronicles By Bradbury, Ray: Avon, CT: Limited Editions Club,1974. Quarto (7-1/4" x 10-3/8") bound in full silk-screened black buckram. Designed by Ernst Reichl with 11 color lithographs drawn directly on the metal by Joseph Mugn

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KESSEL AND ALEXEIEFF - Les Nuits de Sibérie 1928: KESSEL, Joseph (1898-1979); and Alexandre ALEXEIEFF, illustrator. Les Nuits de Sibérie. Paris: Ernest Flammarion, 1928. Octavo. (9 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches). 74pp. 6 original black-and-white etchings by Al

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The Young King The Star Child 1st Ed 1895: The Young King The Star Child by Oscar Wilde. Published by Joseph Knight Company, Boston 1895. 1st edition. Hardback with original publishers white cloth, red and black print. Very Good Condition. 62

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Great Tapestries. In slip case. The Web of History: Great Tapestries. In slip case. The Web of History from the 12th to the 20th Century. Jobe, Joseph (ed). Edita S.A. Lausanne. First edition. Folio. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important ref

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American Furniture First Edition Hardcover Book: Queen Anne and Chippendale Periods, In The Henry Francis Du Pont Winterthur Museum. With many black and white, and some color photographs. Depth: 2 in. 401 plates. Artist: Joseph Downs Issued: 1952 Di

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Experiments upon Magnesia Alba, Quick-Lime, and other Alcaline Substances by Joseph Black. 1796. Printed for William Creech, Edinburgh. 134 pp. + 8pp. (catalog of books sold by Creech). 5.75" x 3.75" x .25". Front cover becoming loose from spine. Front endsheet loose. Owner name written inside front cover. Provenance: Estate of Russell Johanson, Ravenna Rare Books, Seattle, WA. We ship most items in-house with the exception of furniture, large or heavy artwork, heavier items or extremely fragile items.