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The Silver Chalice
- Author
- Thomas B. Costain
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Published
- 1952
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Very Good
The Silver Chalice, by Thomas Costain, Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1952, First edition. 503 pages.Blue hardcover cloth volume with lettering on spine. Dustjacket present, with signs of wear along edges, and...
The Pyrates
- Author
- George MacDonald Fraser
- Publisher
- Collins
- Published
- 1983
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- As New
1983: The Pyrates, by George MacDonald Fraser, published by Collins in Lodon in 1983. 413 pages.Red hardcover volume with lettering on spine. Tightly bound with no writing or markings of any kind. Volume is...
R. Caldecott’s First Collection of Pictures & Songs
- Author
- Randolph Caldecott
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co
- Published
- 1890
- Edition
- Early edition
- Condition
- Very Good
R. Caldecott’s First Collection of Pictures & Songs, published by Frederick Warne & Co in London, 1890.This rare antique volume includes 8 well-known stories beautifully illustrated by R. Caldecott. The stories are:The Diverting History...
The Last Lion Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory (1874-1932)
- Author
- William Manchester
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Published
- 1983
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Very Good
1983 First Edition: The Last Lion Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory (1874-1932), by William Manchester, published by Little, Brown and Company in Boston in 1983. Stated first edition. 973 pages.Hardback volume bound in...
Tales of Hoffman Retold From Offenbach's Opera
- Author
- Cyril Falls
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Published
- 1913
- Condition
- Very Good
Tales of Hoffman Retold From Offenbach's Opera by Cyril Falls & Illustrated by A. Brantingham Simpson, R.O.I., published by Chatto & Windus in London, 1913. 164 pagesHardcover cloth volume with ornamentation and gilt lettering...
The House on the Strand
- Author
- Daphne du Maurier
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Published
- 1969
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Condition
- Very Good
The House on the Strand, by Daphne du Maurier, 1969, Doubleday & Company, New York, 1969. Book club edition.Hardcover volume. There is a little wear and slight water staining on spine of dust jacket....
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