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  • Language: English

    Published by Washington: Hillwood Museum, 1996

    0965495809 / 9780965495806

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    Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 6 x 9 in. Heavy paper covers. Numerous color photos. Condition is VERY GOOD ; minor edge wear, covers clean with some toning, binding tight, text unmarked. Gems. Stax.

  • Language: English

    Published by Art Service International, Alexandria, Va., 1998

    0883971283 / 9780883971284

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    Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. There are library marks on endpapers and a sticker on the spine, but otherwise the book looks unread - stiff and bright with unmarked contents.; 9 x 12"; 340 pages.

  • Language: English

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  • Language: English

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  • Language: English

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    Hardback. Condition: New. On Saint Patrick's Day, 1990, one of the largest art thefts in the world took place-the heist of Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in which thirteen works of art, worth over half a billion dollars, were stolen by two thieves posing as policemen. Had there been a prior practice run for this theft? Ten years earlier, during the Christmas season, two thieves who posed as delivery men, after hijacking a FedEx van and etherizing its female driver, were thwarted in their attempt of a nearly identical robbery at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New York-an art museum modeled after a one in Boston. The young mastermind of these crimes was Brian McDevitt of Swampscott, Massachusetts. He arrived in the small NY town in the spring of 1980, posing as a rich Vanderbilt heir and freelance writer. Prior to his failed heist he spent two months ingratiating himself to the museum's director, the author of this story, in hopes of extracting vital information that would aid in his crime. The book investigates the planning and execution of The Hyde's attempted robbery and traces McDevitt's various escapades following his jail sentences in New York State and one in Massachusetts over a previous bank heist. Ten years later he fled Boston immediately after the Gardner heist and settled in Hollywood, California, masquerading as a screenwriter. When word of his criminal past hit the West Coast, he hightailed it to South America to avoid extradition where he mysteriously died. FBI and Gardner Museum officials act skeptical about McDevitt's association with the heist, yet they claim they know who the perpetrators were but that they are dead, raising suspicion that McDevitt may be in the witness protection program. This story also explores the fascinating history of these two rather impoverished sister museums with art collections of international renown, that were jolted into the recognition of their vulnerabilities, following one thwarted and one actual theft. And even more fascinating is the possibility that a single individual might have been the mastermind of both crimes.…

  • Language: English

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  • Language: English

    Published by Adventure House August 22, 2001, Silver Spring, Maryland, 2001

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    Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A near fine first edition paperback copy, no spine creases or remainder marks. Full numberline to one. Baumhofer, Walter (illustrator).

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    Softcover. Condition: Fine. Periodical. Stapled wrappers. 112pp. Fine. A collection of poems, letters, essays, and reviews by Simon J. Ortiz, Grey Cohoe, Duane Niatum, Ronald H. Bayes, Sam Ragan, Dan Jaffe, Millen Brand, Sonja Prins, Norman Macleod, Emily Mae Murphy, Carl Rakosi, Soni Martin, Beth Jackson, Eugene Toran, Pinkie Gordon Lane, Margaret M. Shepherd, Kregg Spivey, Ian McDonald, Samuel C. LaFleur, Kenneth Pauli, Kathleen S. Platt, Jay Barrington, James Schevill, Frederick Eckman, Hugh Miller, Van K. Brock, D.V. Smith, Joseph Epolito, Richard Vela, Elvoy Raines, D.M. Pettinella, Mervyn Morris, Don Sears, W.E. Ryan, Mary F. Hatchell, William Lane Hudson, Jr., Grace E. Gibson, R.W. Reising, Gavin Bantock, Jane Mayhall, Murray K. Morton, Dick Barnes, Phyllis Wood, Hugh Macdiarmid, Michael Paul Novak, William Page, Mike Doyle, James Hoggard, Johnnie Herring, Leondard Nathan, Grace Herman, Linda Lloyd, Peter Wild, Walter Griffin, Stephen G. Smith, Paula Rankin, Jean Baptiste, Donald R. Swanson, Vickie D. Green, Tim Tourtellotte, Thomas Michael Fisher, John Filiatreau, William Peden, Brom Weber, Guy Owen, Eric W. Gregory, Joseph Kalar, and Michael R. Brown.…

  • Published by Popular Publications, NY, 1936

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    SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 12, no. 3. Pulp magazine. Cover art by Frederick M. Blakeslee. Includes "Satan's Ace" (novelette) by Robert Sidney Bowen; "The Rotting Death" by C. M. Miller; "The Squadron from Hell" by Steve Fisher; "The Scrap Iron Comet" by Robert J. Hogan; "Captain Jerry" by William E. Poindexter; "The Deathless Staffel" by Orlando Rigoni; "Doom's Eye Flight" by Darrell Jordan. Special Sky Features: "Would You Believe It!" by Larry Jones; "The Vickers Vampire: Story Behind the Cover" by Frederick Blakeslee. Tanning; creasing; some soiling with minor stains; standard wear and tear at edges. Book.…

  • Language: English

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    Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Margins stained, some loss along spine edges, front free endpaper removed. 1865 Hard Cover. vii, [1], 375, [3] pp. 8vo. A collection of medical papers by various authors, with discussions of: phlegmonoid erysipelas; meningitis; quinine; ligature of the subclavian artery; pneumonia; placenta previa; smallpox and vaccinations; opium; remedial inhalation; the insane poor and asylums; the ophthalmoscope; epithelial cancer; diploteratology; Chautauqua County physicians; Mason F. Cogswell, M.D.; Thomas Goodsell, M.D.; Pelatiah Brooks, M.D.; James Stewart, M.D. Illustrated with color and black-and-white plates, with lists of members following articles. Garrison-Morton 534.64 (referencing three separate articles published 1865-1867): "Includes a valuable history of teratology with a detailed bibliography. Fisher assembled one of the largest of all libraries on teratology.…

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    Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Top half of last few pages and bottom corner of first two pages stained, endpapers foxed, corners rubbed. 1867 Hard Cover. iv, 562, [4] pp. 8vo. A collection of medical papers by various authors, with discussions of: urinary calculi; capillary blood vessels; empyema; spotted or congestive fever; cerebro-spinal meningitis; chlorosis; vomiting of fat; hernia; medical use of electricity; chronic metritis; still-births; ligation of the primitive carotid artery; cholera at quarantine at the Port of New York; physiology of the retina; tenant houses; spontaneous evolution of the foetus; continued fever of New York City; cystitis and rupture of the bladder treated by cystotomy; consanguineous marriages; fatal hemorrhage succeeding pneumonia; diploteratology. Illustrated with black-and-white plates, lists of members following articles. Garrison-Morton 534.64 (referencing three separate articles published 1865-1867): "Includes a valuable history of teratology with a detailed bibliography. Fisher assembled one of the largest of all libraries on teratology. …

  • Published by cambridge Univ. Press, 1961

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    First Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, edges slightly dust-dulled. Remains well-preserved overall. Library copy with minor library marks remaining. Physical description; 235 pages : portrait ; 23 cm. Subjects; Great Britain Economic conditions 16th century. Great Britain Economic conditions 17th century. Great Britain Social conditions 16th century. Great Britain Social conditions 17th century. Tawney, R. H. (Richard Henry) 1880-1962. 1 Kg.…

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    First Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, edges slightly dust-dulled. Remains well-preserved overall. Library copy with minor library marks remaining. Physical description; 235 pages : portrait ; 23 cm. Subjects; Great Britain Economic conditions 16th century. Great Britain Economic conditions 17th century. Great Britain Social conditions 16th century. Great Britain Social conditions 17th century. Tawney, R. H. (Richard Henry) 1880-1962. 1 Kg.…

  • Language: English

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    Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. On Saint Patricks Day, 1990, one of the largest art thefts in the world took placethe heist of Bostons Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in which thirteen works of art, worth over half a billion dollars, were stolen by two thieves posing as policemen. Had there been a prior practice run for this theft? Ten years earlier, two thieves posing as delivery men were thwarted in their attempt of a nearly identical robbery at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New Yorkan art museum modeled after the one in Boston. The young mastermind of these crimes was Brian McDevitt of Swampscott, Massachusetts. He arrived in the small NY town in the spring of 1980, posing as a rich Vanderbilt heir and freelance writer. Prior to his failed heist he spent two months ingratiating himself to the museums director, the author of this story, in hopes of extracting vital information that would aid in his crime. The book investigates the planning and execution of The Hydes attempted robbery and traces McDevitts various escapades following his jail sentences in New York State and Massachusetts. After the Boston heist, he fled to Hollywood, California, masquerading as a screenwriter. When word of his criminal past hit the West Coast, he hightailed it to South America to avoid extradition, where he mysteriously died. FBI and Gardner Museum officials act skeptical about McDevitts association with the heist, yet they claim the perpetrators have been identified and are deceased, raising suspicion that McDevitt may be in the witness protection program. This story also explores the fascinating history of these two rather impoverished sister museums with art collections of international renown as well as their vulnerable public exposure following the heists. Even more fascinating is the possibility that a single individual might have been the mastermind of both crimes. The former director of a small Upstate New York art museum in 1980 tells the true story of a failed heist. Ten years later, the world's most disastrous heist of a Boston museum uses similar tactics. The story follows the suspected perpetrator's life of crime including his masquerading as a Hollywood screenwriter. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

  • Language: English

    Published by Art Services International, Alexandria, VIRGINIA * * * * *, 1998

    0883971275 / 9780883971277

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    Soft cover. Condition: As New. B00K: As New/, $59.80 0883971275 a TASTE for SPLENDOR: RUSSIAN IMPERIAL and EUROPEAN TREASURES from the HILLWOOD MUSEUM * ODOM, Anne; AREND, Liana Paredes; PIOTROVSKII, Mikhail; FISHER, Frederick J.; SALMOND, Wendy R.; MARSHALL, Albert Art Services International Alexandria, VIRGINIA * * * * * 1998 UnStated Edition Tall Wide Thick S/c. Black Spine With Title In 0ff~White Letters, Soft Cover B00K: As New/, Slightest Shelf, Bottom Edge And Corner Wear. Corners Are Square. 340 Numbered Pages Printed On 0ff~White Paper, In As New/ Condition, Clean To The Spine, Slightest Use. = No Odors, No Writing, No Other Names, No Rippling, Not Stuck Together, No Book Plate, Not X~Library, No Remainder Or Other Marks. = This Item Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic, Taped Shut And In A = Padded Mailing Envelope = To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The Description Described Which Applies To This B00K, Only. Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE *. B00K: As New/, 1998 (illustrator).…

  • Language: English

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  • Published by Cambridge [England] : University Press, 1961

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    1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Marginal pencil markings. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 235 pp., portrait, tables, 23 cm. Contents; Tawney's century, by F.J. Fisher.--Protestantism and the rise of capitalism, by C. Hill.--Habitation versus improvement: the debate on enclosure by agreement, by M. Beresford.--Industries in the countryside, by J. Thirsk.--The fruits of office: the case of Robert Cecil, first earl of Salisbury, 1596-1612, by L. Stone.--England and the Mediterranean, 1570-1670, by R. Davis.--Charles I and the city, by R. Ashton.--The officers of the exchequer, 1625-42, by G.E. Aylmer.--The accounts of the Kingdom, 1642-49, by D.H. Pennington.--Sir John Banks, financier: an essay on Government borrowing under the later Stuarts, by D.C. Coleman. Subjects; Tawney, R. H. (Richard Henry) 1880-1962. Historians Great Britain 20th century. Economic history. Social conditions. 1 Kg. …

  • Published by Cambridge [England] : University Press, 1961

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    1st edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Marginal pencil markings. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 235 pp., portrait, tables, 23 cm. Contents; Tawney's century, by F.J. Fisher.--Protestantism and the rise of capitalism, by C. Hill.--Habitation versus improvement: the debate on enclosure by agreement, by M. Beresford.--Industries in the countryside, by J. Thirsk.--The fruits of office: the case of Robert Cecil, first earl of Salisbury, 1596-1612, by L. Stone.--England and the Mediterranean, 1570-1670, by R. Davis.--Charles I and the city, by R. Ashton.--The officers of the exchequer, 1625-42, by G.E. Aylmer.--The accounts of the Kingdom, 1642-49, by D.H. Pennington.--Sir John Banks, financier: an essay on Government borrowing under the later Stuarts, by D.C. Coleman. Subjects; Tawney, R. H. (Richard Henry) 1880-1962. Historians Great Britain 20th century. Economic history. Social conditions. 1 Kg. …

  • Language: English

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    Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Periodical. Stapled wrappers. 100pp. Spine lightly age-toned, corners rubbed, near fine. Laid in is an Inscribed letter by contributor Norman MacLeod and addressed to poet and contributor Daniel Hoffman. Additionally, laid in is an invitation to the fourth Gregory Award being given to Norman Macleod. An interesting association copy. "Amerindian Poetry by Simon J. Ortiz, Ray Young Bear, West Indian Poetry by Ian McDonald, Faustin Charles, Basil McFarlane, Jean Baptiste, Lights from Galapagos by Kregg Spivey, An Introduction by Thad Stem, Jr. to a Poem by Robert McAlmon, R.J. Rundus on the Fiction of Guy Owen, Henry Berry Lowry: Lumbee Symbol by David K. Eliades, Poems by Arthur Gregor, Philip Levine, Endre Ady, Hugh Macdiarmid, Peter Wild, William Stafford, Daniel Hoffman, Nancy Vodvarka, Margaret M. Shepherd, Stanley Noyes, Kurt Johnson, Macleod: American Bunting by Ronald Vela, Grace Gibson, Art by Kris Hotvedt, Von Lehn, Seymour Tubis, Grey Cohoe, Wenceslaus Riley, and Courtney Moyah.".…

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    Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority. Baumhofer, Walter (illustrator).

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    Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - On Saint Patrick's Day, 1990, one of the largest art thefts in the world took place-the heist of Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in which thirteen works of art, worth over half a billion dollars, were stolen by two thieves posing as policemen. Had there been a prior practice run for this theft Ten years earlier, two thieves posing as delivery men were thwarted in their attempt of a nearly identical robbery at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New York-an art museum modeled after the one in Boston. The young mastermind of these crimes was Brian McDevitt of Swampscott, Massachusetts. He arrived in the small NY town in the spring of 1980, posing as a rich Vanderbilt heir and freelance writer. Prior to his failed heist he spent two months ingratiating himself to the museum's director, the author of this story, in hopes of extracting vital information that would aid in his crime. The book investigates the planning and execution of The Hyde's attempted robbery and traces McDevitt's various escapades following his jail sentences in New York State and Massachusetts. After the Boston heist, he fled to Hollywood, California, masquerading as a screenwriter. When word of his criminal past hit the West Coast, he hightailed it to South America to avoid extradition, where he mysteriously died. FBI and Gardner Museum officials act skeptical about McDevitt's association with the heist, yet they claim the perpetrators have been identified and are deceased, raising suspicion that McDevitt may be in the witness protection program. This story also explores the fascinating history of these two rather impoverished sister museums with art collections of international renown as well as their vulnerable public exposure following the heists. Even more fascinating is the possibility that a single individual might have been the mastermind of both crimes.…

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    Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. On Saint Patricks Day, 1990, one of the largest art thefts in the world took placethe heist of Bostons Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in which thirteen works of art, worth over half a billion dollars, were stolen by two thieves posing as policemen. Had there been a prior practice run for this theft? Ten years earlier, two thieves posing as delivery men were thwarted in their attempt of a nearly identical robbery at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New Yorkan art museum modeled after the one in Boston. The young mastermind of these crimes was Brian McDevitt of Swampscott, Massachusetts. He arrived in the small NY town in the spring of 1980, posing as a rich Vanderbilt heir and freelance writer. Prior to his failed heist he spent two months ingratiating himself to the museums director, the author of this story, in hopes of extracting vital information that would aid in his crime. The book investigates the planning and execution of The Hydes attempted robbery and traces McDevitts various escapades following his jail sentences in New York State and Massachusetts. After the Boston heist, he fled to Hollywood, California, masquerading as a screenwriter. When word of his criminal past hit the West Coast, he hightailed it to South America to avoid extradition, where he mysteriously died. FBI and Gardner Museum officials act skeptical about McDevitts association with the heist, yet they claim the perpetrators have been identified and are deceased, raising suspicion that McDevitt may be in the witness protection program. This story also explores the fascinating history of these two rather impoverished sister museums with art collections of international renown as well as their vulnerable public exposure following the heists. Even more fascinating is the possibility that a single individual might have been the mastermind of both crimes. The former director of a small Upstate New York art museum in 1980 tells the true story of a failed heist. Ten years later, the world's most disastrous heist of a Boston museum uses similar tactics. The story follows the suspected perpetrator's life of crime including his masquerading as a Hollywood screenwriter. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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    Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 192 pp. ; 145 Richtone photos in black and white ; an appealing cover painting in full color by Jack A. Roderick ; unusual photos not found elsewhere document China's initial years under communism, often showing less-than-ideal conditions ; also fou nd are images of propaganda whose texts are highly critical of the United States -- and these were included here in a US children's textbook! ; the English texts of the photos are themselves often examples of period American propaganda against the C hinese communists ; several maps, photos of important individuals, and scenes of domestic activity ; a typewritten letter from the publisher, Raymond E. Fideler (and possibly signed by him) dated April 20, 1962 is laid-in ; " 'China' is one of the most urgently need textbooks we have published.to enable students to study China by the 'unit or problem solving method' " ; a pink prospectus of other titles in also laid-in ; very slight edge wear to spine, else FINE. Book.…

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    Hardback. Condition: New. On Saint Patrick's Day, 1990, one of the largest art thefts in the world took place-the heist of Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in which thirteen works of art, worth over half a billion dollars, were stolen by two thieves posing as policemen. Had there been a prior practice run for this theft? Ten years earlier, during the Christmas season, two thieves who posed as delivery men, after hijacking a FedEx van and etherizing its female driver, were thwarted in their attempt of a nearly identical robbery at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New York-an art museum modeled after a one in Boston. The young mastermind of these crimes was Brian McDevitt of Swampscott, Massachusetts. He arrived in the small NY town in the spring of 1980, posing as a rich Vanderbilt heir and freelance writer. Prior to his failed heist he spent two months ingratiating himself to the museum's director, the author of this story, in hopes of extracting vital information that would aid in his crime. The book investigates the planning and execution of The Hyde's attempted robbery and traces McDevitt's various escapades following his jail sentences in New York State and one in Massachusetts over a previous bank heist. Ten years later he fled Boston immediately after the Gardner heist and settled in Hollywood, California, masquerading as a screenwriter. When word of his criminal past hit the West Coast, he hightailed it to South America to avoid extradition where he mysteriously died. FBI and Gardner Museum officials act skeptical about McDevitt's association with the heist, yet they claim they know who the perpetrators were but that they are dead, raising suspicion that McDevitt may be in the witness protection program. This story also explores the fascinating history of these two rather impoverished sister museums with art collections of international renown, that were jolted into the recognition of their vulnerabilities, following one thwarted and one actual theft. And even more fascinating is the possibility that a single individual might have been the mastermind of both crimes.…

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    Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. On Saint Patricks Day, 1990, one of the largest art thefts in the world took placethe heist of Bostons Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, in which thirteen works of art, worth over half a billion dollars, were stolen by two thieves posing as policemen. Had there been a prior practice run for this theft? Ten years earlier, two thieves posing as delivery men were thwarted in their attempt of a nearly identical robbery at The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, New Yorkan art museum modeled after the one in Boston. The young mastermind of these crimes was Brian McDevitt of Swampscott, Massachusetts. He arrived in the small NY town in the spring of 1980, posing as a rich Vanderbilt heir and freelance writer. Prior to his failed heist he spent two months ingratiating himself to the museums director, the author of this story, in hopes of extracting vital information that would aid in his crime. The book investigates the planning and execution of The Hydes attempted robbery and traces McDevitts various escapades following his jail sentences in New York State and Massachusetts. After the Boston heist, he fled to Hollywood, California, masquerading as a screenwriter. When word of his criminal past hit the West Coast, he hightailed it to South America to avoid extradition, where he mysteriously died. FBI and Gardner Museum officials act skeptical about McDevitts association with the heist, yet they claim the perpetrators have been identified and are deceased, raising suspicion that McDevitt may be in the witness protection program. This story also explores the fascinating history of these two rather impoverished sister museums with art collections of international renown as well as their vulnerable public exposure following the heists. Even more fascinating is the possibility that a single individual might have been the mastermind of both crimes. The former director of a small Upstate New York art museum in 1980 tells the true story of a failed heist. Ten years later, the world's most disastrous heist of a Boston museum uses similar tactics. The story follows the suspected perpetrator's life of crime including his masquerading as a Hollywood screenwriter. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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    Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Spines a bit faded with some weakening of gilt titles, boards lightly soiled, ink stamp on front endpaper of fourth volume. Bindings tight and square, text clean, bright, and unmarked. 1931 Hard Cover. Complete in four volumes. viii, [2], 403, [1]; viii, [2], 431, [1]; vi, [2], 419, [1]; viii, [2], 483, [3] pp. 8vo. Essays and articles celebrating one hundred years of Rochester, New York, including contributions by various authors. The first three volumes include poems about Rochester, and the fourth the music for the Centennial Hymn composed for the occasion. Includes Volume 1: Beginnings, Volume 2: Home Builders, Volume 3: Expansion, and Volume 4: Jubilee. …