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$13.99 Shipping Location: ISLES OF SCILLY, United Kingdom HMS COLOSSUS SUNK 1798 ISLES OF SCILLY. Fighting against heavy easterly winds, the Colossus eventually reached the Isles of Scilly at the beginning of ... moreDecember, 1798. Captain Murray anchored in St Mary's Sound to await a change in wind direction.
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$5.99 Shipping Location: Williamston, United States This is a set of 3 antique Victorian manicure tools with different patterns on each. Two of them are definitely STERLING, however, on the third tool (the ... morelarger one in middle of first picture), I could not find a hallmark. Since I could not find a hallmark on that one, I am not willing to guarantee that it is also sterling. It could be silverplate or it could be sterling - sometimes those hallmarks are tough to locate if it is in an area with a lot of wear. Regardless, all 3 tools are lovely. They do show signs of wear and age, so please review all photos as they are in integral part of the description. I am happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for looking!
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$14.50 Shipping Location: Gulf Breeze, United States This vintage Lunt silver plated Pro-Am GTE Northwest classic weyethaeuser first place 1989 Golf trophy platter tray is a true collector's item. Created ... morein 1989, it is a first place trophy which adds to its rarity and value. Perfect for any golf enthusiast or collector, this tray features intricate detailing with the Pro-Am Golf logo and is made of high-quality silverplate. It is in great shape just needs a good cleaning and will be a great addition to any collection.
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$10.60 Shipping Location: Cornelius, United States 7-5/8" long handled Grille Viande dinner forks in the 1937 First Love pattern by International 1847 Rogers Bros. The forks are in very good condition, ... morebright and shiny and ready to use.
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$39.45 Shipping Location: Woodstock, United States DESCRIPTION:LOVELY ROGERS BROS 1847 BABY SPOON AND FORK SET IN ELEGANT FIRST LOVE pattern ~~ MAUFACTURED BY INTERNATIONAL SILVER 1937-1973 ~~ signed: ... more1847 ROGERS BROS IS ~~ FORK IS 4 1/4" IN LENGTH. TINES MEASURE 5/8" ACROSS.SPOON IS 4 1/8" IN LENGTH.BOWL OF SPOON MEASURES 1 3/8" X 1 1/8" ~~ WONDERFULLY ELEGANT VINTAGE SET ~~ THANKS. RALPH AND JANICE MATERIAL:SILVERPLATE WEIGHT:35.8 grams SIZE:4 1/4" IN LENGTH CONDITION:ESTATE QUALITY WE DO NOT SELL FAKES OR COPIES. ALL ITEMS LISTED ARE GENUINE AND AS DESCRIBED WE HAVE BEEN ON EBAY SINCE 1998 SEE OUR FEEDBACK UNDER ROLEXRALPH. RALPHROLEX, RALPHSELLS AND SILVER18K ON EBAY Powered by The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. RcmdId ViewItemDescV4,RlogId p4%60bo7%60jtb9%3Fvo%7B%3Dd70f%2Bf52%3E-146dea7ec12-0x113-
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Free Shipping Location: Painted Post, United States (52) piece 1847 Rogers silverplate flatware set, 1937 First Love. Condition - nice.
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$14.99 Shipping Location: Minneapolis, United States VINTAGE PERFUME ATOMIZER GREEN GLASS 6 1/4" X 3" MADE IN TAIWAN NO CHIPS& NO CRACKS VERY CLEAN BUT YOU CAN SEE A FINE WHITE LINE OF RESIDUE ... moreBUILD UP(not real noticeable. You can take it off if you have the right product) VERY COLLECTABLE& RARE TO FIND HAS A GLASS CUT DESIGN AT BOTTOM NOT REAL EASY TO SEE IN PICTURE GREAT SHAPE I EXCEPT PAYPAL THANKS FOR LOOKING! DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT MY STORE! SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
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Free Shipping Location: China Chinese China Folk Culture Handmade Old Brass Bronze Statue Lion incense burner Honored Customers: My shop has contained warehouse of more ebay items. ... moreIn my ebay store. There are more wonderful items that are waiting for you, such as silver ware. Chinese porcelain, handmade wood carving, bronze ware. Brass and western artistic culture collection. Jade ware. And more goods. Please note that I will give a 5% discount to anyone who bids on an item in my ebay store. I won’t make money from the shipping cost. If you dislike the item when you receive it, I can refund all of your money to you within thirty days. Please do believe me. Thank you. I come from China.and I am an article collector.I am very interested in our China's 5,000 years of ancient civilization. My collection includes the China's 56 nationalities. I have collected and collecting all sorts of article. This is the first time I trade on ebay. And I will try my best to show you my collection. Everything in my collection is low price and perfect.In my ebay store. There are more wonderful items that are waiting for you Material:Brass Bronze Size: Height: 5.6 Inch) Long: 4.4 Inch) Breadth: 3.2 Inch) Weight: KG-Not included the weight of packing materials Condition:Very Good. Shipping cost by EMS/ UPS/ TNT/ Fedex/ DHL/ USPS(5-7 days)$ free When the individual auction is closed. Please do request the total through ebay, and I will send you the invoice including the actual shipping cost as soon as possible. Combine Shipping Discount: Buy more Save more) quantity discount two 10% off on all shipping and handling three to five 15% off on all shipping and handling six to ten 20% off on all shipping and handling more than ten 30% off on all shipping and Also if you are bidding other items of mine. And want to combine them together to save the shipping charge, please email me, I will wait till all your bidding is completed. Each item will be wrapped carefully with foam for the supposed damage during the shipping. You may add $5 to the total
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Free Shipping Condition: Pre-owned Location: Charlotte, United States Extra Large Oriental Rugs (9x12+). Large Oriental Rugs (7x9-9x12). Small Oriental Rugs (3x5 & Smaller). Oriental Runners. Palace Oriental Runners. Muted ... moreColors: Red, Cream, Dark Brown, Green, Gray, Pale Pink, etc.
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Charles I In Captivity by Gertrude Stevenson 1st Am. Ed. 1927
Charles I In Captivity" by Gertrude Scott Stevenson. M. A. N.Y. 1927, First American Edition, Published by D. Appleton And Company, Illustrated, 322 pages, Red Cloth, book approximately 6 by 9 inches, Good Condition. See picture.
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ANTIQUE 1831 DISCOVERY ADVENTURE in POLAR SEAS REGIONS 1st Am Ed ARCTIC WHALING
This auction is for an antique 1831 book titled" Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in the Polar Seas and Regions; With Illustrations of Their Climate. Geology, and Natural History; and an Account of The Whale Fishery.By Professor Leslie, Professor Jameson, and Hugh Murray, Esq.F.R.S.E.This is the First American Edition.Published/Printed by J. J. Harper, 82 Cliff St. New York and is the" Harper's Steretype Edition.It measures 3 7/8" x 6 1/8" with 373 pages, not including advertising pages in back of book.It has no cover. Pages are cut in the rough-cut style and are handsewn to spine; intact. Some age spotting/foxing to paper. Seller checked all illustrated engravings by list; one is missing on page 234" Snow Village, along with the chart listed which was originally across from title page. See list on scan#5.
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The Biblical Doctrine Of Initiation by White 1st Am. Ed. D/J
The Biblical Doctrine Of Initiation: A Theology of Baptism and Evangelsim" by R. E. O. White. Grand Rapids, MI. 1960) First American Edition, Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 392 pages, Ex-Library, book approximately 5 3/4 by 8 3/4 inches, Good Condition in Dust Jacket. See picture. RcmdId ViewItemDescV4,RlogId p4%60bo7%60jtb9%3Fvo%7B%3Dd70f%2Bf%60%60%3E-141c8739ef6-0x105-
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The Augustan Age of France by Rev. J.F. Astie 1st Am.Ed
Louis Fourteenth. And The Writers Of His Age; Being A Course Of Lectures" by Rev. J. F. Astie, Boston 1855, First American Edition, Published by John P. Jewett And Company, 413 pages, Ex-Library, Bound in Brown Cloth, book approximately 5 1/2 by 8 inches, cloth chipped on spine, bumbing to corners, Fair-Good Condition. See picture.
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Toscanini by Harvey Sachs 1st Am. Ed. D/J
Toscanini" by Harvey Sachs. Philadelphia 1978, Stated First American Edition, Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Illustrated with photographs, Ex-Library, 380 pages, book approximately 6 3/4 by 9 3/4 inches, Good Condition in Dust Jacket. See picture. RcmdId ViewItemDescV4,RlogId p4%60bo7%60jtb9%3Fuk.rp*05e54c%3E-141ddd7c744-0x100-
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A Fortunate Grandchild by Miss Read 1st Am. Ed. D/J
A Fortunate Grandchild" by Miss Read. Boston 1983, Stated First American Edition, Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Illustrated by Derek Crowe, 108 pages, book approximately 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches, cover a little bent, but Good Condition in Dust Jacket. Thank you. RcmdId ViewItemDescV4,RlogId p4%60bo7%60jtb9%3Fuk.rp73%28e013%3F%3E%3A-141ee27c0de-0xf8-
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Captain Frederick Marryat THE PHANTOM SHIP 1st Am. Ed./Print. VOL1 Leather Bound
i000000. Captain Frederick Marryat THE PHANTOM SHIP 1st Am. Ed.Print. VOL1 Leather Bound. The Phantom Ship By Captain Frederick Marryat Volume 1 Only First American Edtion/Printing Book is in Good+ Condition Details: Volume 1 only of 2 volumes. Full tan calf leather bound cover has overall wear. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages toned. inkfrog terapeak. InkFrog Analytics.
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Big Money by P. G. Wodehouse 1st Am. Ed. 1931
Big Money" by P. G. Wodehouse. N.Y. 1931, First American Edition, Published by Doubleday, Doran And Company, Inc. 316 pages, Ex-Library(no outer markings) Bound in Orange Cloth, book approximately 5 1/2 by 8 inches, some light smudging on cover, otherwise Good Condition. See picture.
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Madmen of the Atlantic by Jean Merrien 1st Am. Ed. D/J
Madmen of the Atlantic" by Jean Merrien. N.Y. 1962, First American Edition, Published by Pitman Publishing Corporation, Illustrated in color by Jacques Roubille, 150 pages, book approximately 5 3/4 by 8 inches, Good Condition in Dust Jacket. See picture.
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The Saturday Book 23 by John Hadfield 1st Am. Ed. D/J
The Saturday Book 23" Edited by Jonh Hadfield. N.Y. 1963, First American Edition, Published by The MacMillan Company, Illustrated, 272 pages, book approximately 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches, inner hindge split, 2 large tears to dust jacket, otherwise Good Condition. See picture.
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1936 COLLECTED POEMS of T.S. ELIOT 1909-1935 First Am Ed w/1st State Gray/Red DJ
COLLECTED POEMS of T.S. ELIOT 1909-1935. Published by Harcourt. Brace and Company, New York, 1936. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, as stated on the copyright page. Rare Edition in the FIRST STATE DUSTJACKET that is Gray with Red Lettering. The DJ retains its original $2.50 price at the top of the front flap. Hardcover Book in Dustjacket. Top page edges stained gray, 6” x 9” 220 pages. Condition: VERY GOOD book. The spine gilt is slightly faded, overall just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean and unmarked; in an only FAIR dustjacket that is sunned at the spine, chipped and worn at the spine ends, worn at the top edge including some closed tears and creases, and has corner wear, nonetheless the jacket is complete, retains its original $2.50 price at the top of the front flap, and is doing its job well. Free shipping within the United States ... moreonly. International Bidders please check Shipping Details for costs to your country. Check out my!
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Arabia Felix: Images Of Yemen And Its People 1st Am. DJ
Arabia Felix: Images Of Yemen And Its People" by Pascal Marechaux. Woodbury, N.Y. 1980, Stated First U.S. Edition, Published by Barron's Educational Services, Inc. Illustrated with color photographs by the Author, 81 pages, oblong book, approximately 12 by 10 3/4 inches, some slight water-staining on bottom of pages, but Good Condition. 643.RcmdId ViewItemDescV4,RlogId p4%60bo7%60jtb9%3Feog4d71f%2B%3E643-147a417d497-0x117-
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The Schirmer Inheritance by Eric Ambler 1st Am. Ed. D/J
Pre owned book without the paper cover
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1798 1st AM. ED ERASMUS DARWIN BOTANIC GARDEN RHODE ISLAND BOOKSELLER PROVENANCE
23163] Erasmus Darwin) The Botanic Garden. A Poem. In Two Parts. Part I. Containing the Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants. With Philosophical Notes. New York. U.S. T. J. Swords, Printers to the Faculty of Physic of Columbia College, 1798. First American Edition. In two parts. Separately paginated and bound in one volume; each part with its own title page; part I is from the third London edition and part II is from 4th London edition; with the"Epistle to the author of the Botanic garden" by E.H. Smith and edited for republication by him; part I: 15] + viii-xi +[5] + 2-256 +[5] leaves of plates(lacks 3 of the 4 Portland Vase plates, only the"Handles and Bottom" plate present of that group) part II: 3] + iv-x +[11] 146 +[2] +[7] leaves of plates(lacking 2, unnamed plant plates in the binders' placement ... morelist at back) all of the plates engraved by Tanner, with his name in the plates; Erasmus Darwin(1731- 1802) British physician and natural philosopher"brought this to completion with the publication of The Botanic Garden in 1791, including The Economy of Vegetation(part 1) and a reprint of The Loves of the Plants(part 2)The Economy of Vegetation is a lengthy didactic poem in four cantos, one on each of the classical elements—fire, earth, water, and air. Footnotes accompany the verse and there are 115 pages of additional notes on natural history theories and experiments…Darwin celebrated the achievements of contemporary natural philosophers and industrialists…Vivid representations of industrial processes such as the manufacture of steel and the operations of steam engines and coining machinery are juxtaposed with poetic descriptions of the natural world. Supernatural agents such as nymphs, gnomes, sylphs, and salamanders, and men of industry and science(referred to as‘immortal’ and‘ingenious’ appear in equal measure. The products of new industrial processes, such as Wedgwood's cameos of the Slave and of Hope, are also on display, with an extensive additional note
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