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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Shortly after the transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory, Utah in 1869, William Fraser Rae undertook a journey by rail from New York to San Francisco. Along the way, he kept accounts of what he saw. The accounts are republished here, in a modern facsimile edition. Includes a rather poor reproduction of a map showing transcontinental rail routes. --- In black paper-covered boards backed in black cloth, with titling stamped in copper foil to spine. Dust jacket with color Currier & Ives illustration, "Express Train". --- An excellent copy: bright and unmarked. Jacket also bright and lacking damages.; Octavo (8 to 9 in. tall); xiv, 391 pages.…
Published by London : Routledge, 1963
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Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA
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Ellery Queen's Prime Crimes 4 Anthology - #55 Fall 1986 - Celia Fremlin; Robert Barnard; Avram Davidson; Janwillem can de Wetering; Antonia Fraser; Edward D. Hoch; Martin Russell; Shizuko Netsuke; James Powell; H. R. F. Keating; Peter Godfrey;
Celia Fremlin; Robert Barnard; Avram Davidson; Janwillem can de Wetering; Antonia Fraser; Edward D. Hoch; Martin Russell; Shizuko Netsuke; James Powell; H. R. F. Keating; Peter Godfrey; Jean Darling; Robert Colby; Ian Stuart; William Bankier
Published by Davis Publications Inc, USA, 1986
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Collected Edition, PBO thus.. **CONTENTS(1) Kill Before Publication by Martin Russell (2) Trumpetbird in the Copy Car by Janwillem van de Wetering (3) A Little Late Theater by Jean Darling (4) Roberta by Ian Stuart (5) Hearts and Flowers by Nancy C. Swoboda (6) Boots by Antonia Fraser (7) The Warning by Brendan DuBois (8) A Baksheesh from the North by James Powell (9) Mr. Oliver by David Williams (10) A Quaint Little Crossroads by Thomas Adcock (11) Old P by H. R. F. Keating (12) The Finishing Touche by Charls Peterson (13) The Fixer by Anthea Cohen (14) Eavesdropping by Ron Goulart (15) Little Fat Man by Ron Goulart (16) Mr. Folsom Feels Fine by Avram Davison (17) Gone by Robert Colby (18) Happy Christmas by Robert Barnard (19) Partners by William Tapply (20) Duty Free by Jeffry Scott (21) The Film Festival Assignment by Edward D. Hoch (22) Taps for a Colonel by Gerald Tomilson (23) Drown Her on Saturday by Celia Fremlin (24) The Missing Alibi by Shizuko Netsuki (25) Only Money Is Real by William Bankier >> Cover scuffing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. PHOTO Cover (illustrator). Book.…

The D. H. Lawrence Review, Volume 9, Number 2 (Summer 1976)
Cowan, James C. (ed.); Eastman, Donald R.; Miles, Thomas H.; Barr, William R.; Mellown, Elgin W.; Wheeler, Richard P.; Sklar, Sylvia; Sullivan, Alvin; Brooks, Emily Potter; Fraser, Keath
Published by University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1976
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Seller: Cat's Cradle Books, Archdale, NC, U.S.A.Cat's Cradle Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSoftcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Sound binding. Pages clean, off-white. Wrappers have light shelf wear. Contents: Eastman, Myth and fate in the characters of Women in Love. Miles, Birkin's electro-mystical body of reality: D. H. Lawrence's its use of Kundalini. Barr, Aaron's Rod as D. H. Lawrence's picaresque novel. Mellown, The Captain's Doll: its origins and literary allusions. Wheeler, Intimacy and irony in "The Blind Man." Sklar, The Daughter-in-Law and My Son's My Son. Sullivan, D. H. Lawrence and Poetry: the unpublished manuscripts. Brooks, D. H. Lawrence: a day in the country and a poem in autograph. Fraser, Norman Douglas and D. H. Lawrence: a sideshow in modern memoirs. Laurentiana. Research in progress. 9.0" tall; 127 pages.…

Published by Promontory Press, New York, 1974
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. Reprint. 391pp. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight rubbing and edgewear. American Pioneer Heritage Series.

Published by London : Routledge, 1963
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- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 140 pages; Physical desc. : ix, 140p. ; 23cm. Subjects: Education - France - History - 20th century. Education - France - 1945-1964. Educational sociology - France. Education, Elementary - France - History - 20th century. France - Social conditions - 1945-1995. Series: The international library of sociology and social reconstruction. 1 Kg. …

Ellery Queen's Prime Crimes 4 Anthology - #55 Fall 1986 - Celia Fremlin; Robert Barnard; Avram Davidson; Janwillem can de Wetering; Antonia Fraser; Edward D. Hoch; Martin Russell; Shizuko Netsuke; James Powell; H. R. F. Keating; Peter Godfrey;
Celia Fremlin; Robert Barnard; Avram Davidson; Janwillem can de Wetering; Antonia Fraser; Edward D. Hoch; Martin Russell; Shizuko Netsuke; James Powell; H. R. F. Keating; Peter Godfrey; Jean Darling; Robert Colby; Ian Stuart; William Bankier
Published by Davis Publications Inc, USA, 1986
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Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, CanadaComic World
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. First Collected Edition, PBO thus.. **CONTENTS(1) Kill Before Publication by Martin Russell (2) Trumpetbird in the Copy Car by Janwillem van de Wetering (3) A Little Late Theater by Jean Darling (4) Roberta by Ian Stuart (5) Hearts and Flowers by Nancy C. Swoboda (6) Boots by Antonia Fraser (7) The Warning by Brendan DuBois (8) A Baksheesh from the North by James Powell (9) Mr. Oliver by David Williams (10) A Quaint Little Crossroads by Thomas Adcock (11) Old P by H. R. F. Keating (12) The Finishing Touche by Charls Peterson (13) The Fixer by Anthea Cohen (14) Eavesdropping by Ron Goulart (15) Little Fat Man by Ron Goulart (16) Mr. Folsom Feels Fine by Avram Davison (17) Gone by Robert Colby (18) Happy Christmas by Robert Barnard (19) Partners by William Tapply (20) Duty Free by Jeffry Scott (21) The Film Festival Assignment by Edward D. Hoch (22) Taps for a Colonel by Gerald Tomilson (23) Drown Her on Saturday by Celia Fremlin (24) The Missing Alibi by Shizuko Netsuki (25) Only Money Is Real by William Bankier Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. PHOTO Cover (illustrator). Book. …

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The Practioner: Minor Maladies of Childhood: No. 1244 Vol. 208, February 1972
William A.R. Thomson (Editor); Patrick MacArthur, B.W. Powell, Mark S. Fraser, et al. (Contributors)
Language: English
Published by The Practitioner, London, 1972
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- Magazine / Periodical
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Add to basketSoft Cover. Condition: Very Good. No. 1244 Vol. 208, February 1972. 324 + pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Light damage to spine.
FATE (Pulp Digest Magazine); Vol. 7, No. 2, Issue 47, February 1954 True Stories on The Strange, The Unusual, The Unknown - The Moon And You
N. Mamontoff; G. A. Cevasco; Barnet Hyams; Lee R. Gandee; Pauline Andre; Harold Helfer; Wilmon Menard; Virginia Stumbough; Lt. Col. J. Bland - Jameson; Felix J. Fraser; Dr. Herbert Charles; William Liddell; Warrington Dawson;
Published by Clark Publishing Company,, Highland Park, IL, 1954
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. Inventory # D510-2 FATE (Pulp Digest Magazine); Vol. 7, No. 2, Issue 47, February 1954 True Stories on The Strange, The Unusual, The Unknown - The Moon And You Published by Highland Park, IL: Clark Publishing Company, CONTENTS; ** STORIES (1) Miracle At Kalinnovka by N. Mamontoff (2) Father Charbels Bleeding Corpe by G. A. Cevasco (3) A Date With Doom by Barnet Hyams (4) The Inexhaustible Potatoes by Lee R. Gandee (5) Thoughts That Bridged The Miles by Pauline Andre (6) The Ace And The Widow by Harold Helfer (7) Revenge Of The Shark God by Wilmon Menard;** ARTICLES = (1); The Moon And For You by Virginia Stumbough (2) Dreams For Profit by Lt. Col. J. Bland - Jameson (3) Science Views The Faith Cure by Felix J. Fraser (4) Search For Thelma by Dr. Herbert Charles (5) Irish Ghost Hunt by William Liddell (6) France Acquits A Healer by Warrington Dawson; CONDITION; VG; minor spine wear 1/2" bottom PRICE = $25; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover (illustrator). Book. …
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Fraser, William R. ; Oldbury, Derek ; Tinsley, Marion ; Wiswell, Tom
Published by Nicholas Kaye
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Dallas
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More imagesLanguage: English
Published by JOHN C NIMMO, LONDON, 1902
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Red cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and coat of arms to front. 225 x 155 mm approx. Top edge gilt. viii + 320 pp. Frontis with captioned tissue guard + 38 other illustrations all as called for of which 11 are plates, others in text. 1902 reprint of the Illustrated edition (First was 1889. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Good (Book- significant fading and tanning to spine, 12 mm tear to head from careless pulling from the bookshelf with uneven fading to front panel, previous owner book plate to front paste down, binding sound with no other notable defects). Priced and offered as a sound reading/ binding copy.…

Published by London : Routledge, 1963
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 140 pages; Physical desc. : ix, 140p. ; 23cm. Subjects: Education - France - History - 20th century. Education - France - 1945-1964. Educational sociology - France. Education, Elementary - France - History - 20th century. France - Social conditions - 1945-1995. Series: The international library of sociology and social reconstruction. 1 Kg. …
Published by Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co, 1891
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Add to basketCondition: Good. No Jacket. Corners bumped and covers rubbed and shelfworn with some small stains - spine toned and has small missing sections of cloth top and bottom - ex-libris plate on front free endpaper - front hinge breached but not open - edges of text block toned - several minor margin notes and quote written in pen at end of final page - Book ow/ solid, content clean and ow bright - faded gilt to top edge of text block - 500 pages.…
Published by JOHN C. NIMMO, 1902
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. JOHN C. NIMMO 1902 hardcover. Good condition. red cloth, gilt titles. and crest, no dustjacket. Boards carry light edge wear. Shipped quickly. Images available on request.
Published by L. L. Hall, Los Angelas, California, U.S.A., 1959
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition / 1st Printing. First Edition / First Printing. Lovell 324. Very good, no dust jacket. 15 x 22cm. hard cover. 212pp. B1854 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.
Published by Scottish History Society, Edinburgh, 1924
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. (Ref. T4) Green cloth boards with gilt titles. A little edgewear, creased to head and heel, signs of wear to corners, a few small marks otherwise good. No DJ. Tanned endpapers, short inscription in ink to top of endpaper and looks like label residue to front endpaper also. Mild foxing to prelims. Otherwise contents are very good, clean and unmarked.…

Published by University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1998
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Contact seller5-star sellerSoftcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Blue wrappers. xxviii, 179pp. Fine. "Quicksand" by Phil Condon. Poetry by Neal Bowers, Catharine Savage Brosman, Lionel Basney, Morri Creech, Richard Gillman, Laurence Lieberman, Michael Spence. Essays by Russell Fraser, Wesley McNair. Arts and Letters by Richard Wakefield, Elmer Borklund, Walter Sullivan, J.A. Bryant, Jr., Marc Hudson, David Mason, Michael L. Hall, William Harmon, R.S. Gwynn. The State of Letters by Richard Stern, Langdon Hammer, Leonard F. Dean, Wendell Berry, Daniel Hoffman, Robert McDowell, Christian Wiman, Reed Whittemore, R.S. Gwynn, and George Core.…

Published by University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, 1998
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 179pp. Bright blue wrappers. Top corner creased, else fine. Contributions by Phil Condon, Lionel Basney, Neal Bowers, Wendell Berry, Daniel Hoffman, "Richard Wakefield: Robert Frost", and more.
More imagesWilliam Orpen - Politics Sex & Death (Imperial War Museum, London / National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin 2005)
ORPEN, William ] Robert Upstone, R F Foster, David Fraser Jenkins (texts)
Language: English
Published by Imperial War Museum / Philip Wilson, London, 2005
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SOFTCOVER. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Large 4to. in black boards, gilt lettering to spine, 160pp on thick glossy art paper, colour plates, etc . [CONDITION: A well preserved FINE very clean and tight unmarked copy (speck of rub to cover corner tips, hint of tanning to leaves) ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS. …

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - W. R. Fraser discusses how to play 'Two-Move,' 'Three-Move' and 'Go As You Please' checkers. The former involve pre-arranged (but randomly assigned) moves for the first two or three turns of the game, which is intended to keep play fresh.

1899 : The Sir William Fraser Homes, Hailes, Colinton. A. Balfour Paul, Architect. An original page from The Building News. An Illustrated Weekly Magazine, for the Architect, Engineer, Archaeologist, Constructor, & Art-Lover.
THE SIR WILLIAM FRASER HOMES, HAILES, COLINTON. A. BALFOUR PAUL, ARCHITECT
Published by Building News, London, 1899
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Add to basketUnframed Print. Condition: Very Good. A fold-out sheet print, image area approx. 28 x 38 cms. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as The Builder, Building News, and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance, intricacy, and stylistic flair of the periodÃ"ÃÃs architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth, they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGEâ" áFROM THE JOURNAL, PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE, NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; PRINTS : Buildings & Places; Unframed Prints : Old. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years of taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. …
More imagesEnderby Settlement Diaries: Records of a British Colony at the Auckland Islands 1849-1852
Mackworth, William Augustus & William John Munce; edited by P. R. Dingwall; C. Fraser; J. G. Gregory; C. J. R. Robertson
Language: English
Published by Wild Press / Wordsell Press (1999), Wellington / Pakuranga, 1999
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Label on front endpaper, "Glen Historic Collection / Southland". Small green circular sticker on front endpaper.; This copy is number 218 of a limited edition of 1,000 copies. xviii, 266, [1] pages. French flaps. Page dimensions: 238 x 170mm. Illustrations in colour and black-and-white. History, New Zealand's sub-antarctic Auckland Islands. An edition of the diaries of two officers of the Southern Whale Fishery Company. "In 1849, the Enderby Settlement, so called after its visionary founder Charles Enderby, was lauded by British politicians as a 'well judged project'. With Enderby appointed Lieutenant Governor, as the Crown's representative, and Chief Commissioner of the Southern Whale Fishery Company, the lessee of the islands, the proposed colony carried the nation's hopes of reviving its global whaling industry. History records that the ill-fated settlement was to be dissolved within three years, without attaining its ambitious goals." - from blurb on front flap.…