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[MODERN BOOKS]. Group of 10 Assorted Modern First or Early ...

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[MODERN BOOKS]. Group of 10 Assorted Modern First or Early Editions. [V.p., ca. 20th century]. 8vos, 4to. Publisher?s bindings (one is rebound in morocco). Some general wear, soiling, occasional ownership markings. Generally good or better. Titles include: The Year of Decision 1846 and Benjamin Franklin (Devoto, Van Doren, American Past series); Poor Richard?s Almanack (1927 reprint); The Eve of St. Agnes (1900; fine press); Elements of Style (Strunk & White, second printing in jacket); Good-Bye Mr. Chippendale (first edition, lacks jacket); The Civil War (by Foote, later editions in jackets, 3 volumes); A Century of Progress Exposition Chicago 1933 (large 4to in cloth); Hospital Sketches (Alcott, 1869 first edition, rebound). Offered with: glass paperweight of ?World?s Columbian Exposition 1893? with color image of Exposition. Measurements: 10 x 8 x 1?.