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This sale features some of the rarest Ernest Hemingway items to come to market in recent years, along with rare and important newspapers, a closely-curated selection of works by African-American authors, and some of the finest early printed books to come to market in recent memory. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 593

[HISTORY]. Group of Nearly 30 Titles Related to History and Similar Topics. [V.p., ca. 19th - 20th centuries].

Estimate: $200 - $400
Current Bid
$100

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[HISTORY]. Group of Nearly 30 Titles Related to History and Similar Topics. [V.p., ca. 19th - 20th centuries]. 8vos and 4tos. Mainly publisher's bindings. VARIOUS EDITIONS. 

Condition

Some general wear, soiling, some with ownership or bookseller markings. Generally good or better. 

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Some titles include: U. S. National Museum Bulletin, Parry's Cambrian Plutarch, Life of Benjamin Silliman, Landscape Gardening by Downing, Pennsylvania Hospital, Early Philadelphia Its People, Life & Progress, Hunter on Venereal Diseases, Fossil Invertebrates, Literary Gazette, Poor Richard's Almanack (modern reprint), Athenianism, Woman in America, The Norwich Jubilee, and more.