The Senses and the Mind

Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union / Religious Tract Society. Reissue. Small Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. No date, circa 1850. Boards rubbed, first and last few pages foxed. 192 pp. 12mo. Cloth spine, marbled paper over boards. An American republication of the work first printed by London's Religious Tract Society, exploring the relationship between physical sense perceptions and thought, discussing theories of physics, neurology, and other natural sciences, psychological principles like knowledge of the self and memory, language, afflictions like... Read More

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Light Panel LED Book Light

Unbound. Fine. Brand new in box. 6 7/8 x 5 5/8. Using three AAA batteries (not included), this lightweight compact LED light panel makes it easy to read in the dark without disturbing others. Designed to hold open and illuminate the page for comfortable night-time reading.

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Romantic Tales Vol. I., Comprising: Wandering Spirit; Henrietta de Belgrade; Zoa, the Beautiful Indian; Duches of C----; Raymond and Agnes; Paul and Virginia; Selim and Almena: A Turkish Tale; Henry and Eliza: A Pathetic Tale. [Volume 1]

Philadelphia: Michael Kelly, 1839. Half-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. Boards rubbed with large chip from spine head, other corners exposed, foxed throughout, pencil and ink names and notes on endpapers. 1839 Half-Leather. A collection of stories from various sources. The title page and actual contents do not agree with one another. This, along with the individual pagination of each story, indicate this may have been put together from previously published works. The title page does not mention Lisette and... Read More

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Photographic Cavalcade: Pictorial History of the 75 Infantry Division, 1944-1945 Campaigns: Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe, Colmar - Volume One [1]: European Theatre of Operations: England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany [75th]

by 75th Infantry Division; Zitin, Willard

Baton Rouge: The 75th Infantry Division / Army & Navy Publishing Company, 1946. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Rowe, John S. Signed by author. Original platoon photograph signed by dozens of members of the 75th Infantry Division (and noting their home towns) laid in, along with a Remember Pearl Harbor soldier 'diary' detailing the service of a soldier in the division. A couple faint spots to boards, otherwise an excellent copy. Soldiers who signed included:... Read More

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Strategic Play (Grandmaster Preparation)

by Aagaard, Jacob

Glasgow, Scotland / Guilford, Connecticut: Quality Chess, 2013. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x0x9. Corner of rear wrapper just beginning to delaminated, otherwise an excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2013 Trade Paperback. 304 pp. In Strategic Play Jacob Aagaard digs deep into the most complex area of chess thinking. The games and exercises in this book transcend regular chess skills, such as pattern recognition, calculation and positional analysis. Building on the two previous... Read More

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Excelling at Technical Chess

by Aagaard, Jacob

London: Gloucester Publishers, 2004. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x0x9. Minor smudges on bottom edge, otherwise an excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2004 Trade Paperback. 184 pp. "And the rest is a matter of technique" is an annoyingly common phrase used in chess literature. The implication from the author is that the task of converting a typically winning position into a full point or converting a drawing position into half-a-point is... Read More

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Excelling at Positional Chess (Everyman Chess)

by Aagaard, Jacob

London: Gloucester Publishers, 2003. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 6x0x9. An exceptional copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2003 Trade Paperback. 176 pp. Positional chess remains a mystery to many and yet an understanding of the finer points of the game so often makes the difference between two equally matched players. Improve your positional play and you will see chess in a totally new dimension!

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Excelling at Chess Calculation (Everyman Chess)

by Aagaard, Jacob

London: Gloucester Publishers, 2004. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x0x9. An excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2004 Trade Paperback. 192 pp. There are many differing opinions among the top players in the world of chess, but there is one thing upon which World Champions, Grandmasters, and other experts all agree: the art of chess calculation is the absolute key to the success of a player. Master this discipline and chess players... Read More

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Thinking Inside the Box (Grandmaster Preparation) [Defense]

by Aagaard, Jacob

Glasgow, Scotland: Quality Chess, 2017. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 9x6x0. First edition. An exceptional copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2017 Hard Cover. 408 pp. Aagaard describes his chess improvement philosophy, developed over more than twenty years of thinking about one question: how do we make better decisions at the chess board? The final volume in the award-winning Grandmaster Preparation series.

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Excelling at Combinational Play: Learn to Identify and Exploit Tactical Chances (Everyman Chess)

by Aagaard, Jacob

London: Gloucester Publishers, 2004. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x0x9. An excellent copy. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2004 Trade Paperback. 238 pp. Being able to solve puzzles and combinations is one of the principal components of a successful chess player. But how can one improve on such an important skill? How can one acquire combinational vision? The answer lies within the pages of this book! Experienced chess writer Jacob Aagaard explains how... Read More

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Assignment: Manchurian Doll (Sam Durell No. 18)

by Aarons, Edward S

Greenwich: Fawcett, 1963. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 7x4x0. First edition - a paperback original. Pages toned, light edge wear. 1963 Mass Market Paperback. 159, [1] pp. A Russian agent needs Sam Durrell's help to defect, but the mission is made almost impossible by the agent's KGB-trained girlfriend Nadja.

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I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story

by Aaron, Hank; Wheeler, Lonnie

New York: Harper Collins, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 6x1x9. Signed by author. First edition. Signed by Hank Aaron without inscription on front endpaper. Jacket edges faded, light stain to jacket reverse and margins of a few pages, top edge foxed. 1991 Hard Cover. 333 pp. "Henry Aaron left his mark on the world by breaking Babe Ruth's record for home runs. But the world has also left its mark on him. 'Hammering Hank' Aaron's story is... Read More

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Essays

by A Barrister [Stephen, James Fitzhugh]

London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1862. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Corners rubbed, minor transfer on front board, ink name and small bookplate on front endpapers. 1862 Hard Cover. iv, 335, 16 pp. 8vo. A collection of essays by Virginia Woolf's uncle, a graduate of Eton College, King's College, and Trinity College, Cambridge. These originally appeared in The Saturday Review. The author writes quite a bit about morality and virtue, and also reviews a work by Harriet Beecher Stowe,... Read More

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Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers Presents Art Glass, Porcelain & Decorative Arts featuring the Dot Talbert Collection (Auction No. 614; March 20, 2005; Dallas, TX)

by Abbott, Brian

Dallas, TX: Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, 2005. Large Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Light edge wear. Binding tight and square. 2005 Large Softcover. 270 pp. An auction catalog featuring full-color photographs and desciptions of art glass, porcelain, and other decorative arts as well as an estimated value for each item.

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How the Wizard Came to Oz (Books of Wonder Series)

by Abbott, Donald

New York: The Emerald City Press, 1991. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 0x0x0. Abbott, Donald. Signed by author. Signed by illustrator. Limited edition, #48 of 350 copies. Signed and numbered by Donald Abbott on limitation page. 1991 Hard Cover. 110, [8] pp. Illustrations by author throughout. "When carnival ventriloquist Oscar Diggs finds himself adrift in a hot air balloon, he has no idea how much his life is about to change. For when the balloon finally... Read More

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The Annotated Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

by Abbott, Edwin A.; Stewart, Ian

Oxford: The Perseus Press, 2002. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x7x1. First UK printing of the annotated edition. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 2002 Hard Cover. xxvii, 239 pp. An annotated edition of the classic satire of class and gender hierarchies in Victorian society, popular for its mathematical representation of social structures. Introduction and notes by Ian Stewart. "Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 novella by Edwin A. Abbott,... Read More

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History of Julius Caesar. Vol. I. [Volume 1]

by [Abbott, Jacob]

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Corners rubbed and exposed, parish library bookplate on front endpaper but no other marks, fore edge margin of a few pages stained, lightly foxed throughout. 1866 Hard Cover. xv, 463 pp. Green cloth, gilt titles, engraved frontispiece portrait of Julius Caesar, hand-colored fold-out maps. Volume 1 only. Abbott chronicles the life, military campaigns, and political rise of Rome's most famous statesman. First published in 1849 as part of... Read More

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Marco Paul's Voyages and Travels on the Erie Canal

by Abbott, Jacob

Interlaken, New York: Empire State Books, 1987. Reissue. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x0x7. 1987 reissue. An exceptional copy. 203 pp. Incorporating text of 1852 edition and illustrations from 1843 edition. This book is a historical fiction that follows a young boy named Marco Paul on his travels along the Erie Canal during the mid-19th century. It provides interesting insights into the history of the canal and its role in shaping American transportation.

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Laughing Last

by Abbott, Jane D

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1924. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8x5x1. Reissue. Jacket edges rubbed, light stain to jacket spine base, front hinge just beginning to weaken. 1924 Hard Cover. 281 pp. "He who laughs last, laugh best," goes the saying. But it is a question in the Romley family who will be the last. Certainly not Sidney, though, who at fifteen asserted a strange independence and was probably the least of the famous Joseph Romley's children to... Read More

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Black Flower

by Abbott, Jane D

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. Reissue. Very good in good jacket. Some loss from jacket corners, ink name and date on half-title page. 1929 Hard Cover. 248 pp. It was just Theo's luck that the new girl should see her fighting the town bully. "But," thought Theo, defiantly, "what difference does it make what Beth Bradford thinks of me. I don't care." Little did Theo know how much Beth's likes and... Read More

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Barberry Gate

by Abbott, Jane D

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1925. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 9x6x1. Reissue. Very good in good jacket. Jacket rubbed with some small chips and creases, address label on front endpaper. 1925 Hard Cover. 300 pp. "It was all very mysterious to Winsome Pearce. Didn't Uncle Oliver want her, that he stayed so long in Paris? And why had the Barberry Gate in the hedge between Fairacres and The Oakes stayed shut ever since great-grandfather Colfax "way back... Read More

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The Path of Peace: or; A Practical Guide to Duty and Happiness

by Abbott, John S.C

Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1836. First Edition. Small Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. Boards a bit soiled, pages lightly to moderately foxed throughout, 2 inch chip from corner of rear free endpaper, pencil name (John B. Church) on rear endpaper. 1836 Small Hard Cover. viii, 192 pp. 12mo. 6 3/8 x 4 1/8. Green cloth with elaborate blind-stamped design. Includes hand-colored engraved frontispiece of a man, his two daughters, and his wife before a fireplace. An... Read More

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Portrait of the Right Honorable Admiral Lord Nelson, K.B., Mezzotint Framed Under Glass [Horatio]

by Abbott, Lemuel Francis; Barnard, William

London: William Barnard, 1799. Single Sheet. Good. Abbott, Lemuel Francis; Barnard, William. Stain on bottom corner, paper somewhat toned but overall well-preserved, minor wear to frame. 1799 Single Sheet. 32 1/4 x 22 3/8. Wooden frame with gilt accents on interior bevel. Mezzotint print under glass, with some of outer portions covered by frame. A striking image of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. This pose became a trademark of Nelson's after he lost his right arm raiding Tenerife in... Read More

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Log of the Years: The Autobiography and Pictorial Record of ___ [The Years] [Blank Genealogical Ledger]

by Abbott, Stanley H

Chicago, Illinois: Consolidated Book Publishers, Inc, 1938. Large Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Wooden boards. Edges lightly rubbed. 1938 Large Hardcover. Unpaginated. Blank genealogical ledger.

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Battle Fields and Camp Fires: A Narrative of the Principal Military Operations of the Civil War, from the Removal of McClellan to the Accession of Grant. (1862-1863) [Battlefields; Campfires]

by Abbot, Willis J

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1890. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Jackson, W.C. Binding shaken, first few pages loose but included, boards a bit rubbed, endpapers lightly foxed, margins of a few pages smudged. 1890 Hard Cover. xii, 349 pp. Full page engravings, vignettes preceding and following each chapter, decorative initials. Original blue cloth with decorative pattern, gilt titles and rules. A survey of important Civil War battles during the middle portion of the war, the companion... Read More

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