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19904771Independence: Jackson County Historical Society 1990. 558pp. Duodecimo 20.5 cm Green cloth with the title stamped in white on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Little known stories of famous - and infamous - characters of the Civil War period as well as the pioneers who settled the towns promoted industry and courted culture make this an entertaining highly readable book. Geographically Jackson County named for Andrew Jackson was in the center of the great national commonwealth. The heart of the grassy prairie and rich timberland was to become Independence the county seat and the beginning of the Santa Fe Oregon and California trails. Jackson County Historical Society unknown books
1975RWILJAC00MELPearl G.Wilcox 1975. Fine. Wilcox Pearl. Jackson County Pioneers. Independence MO: Pearl G.Wilcox 1975. First edition. 558pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Green cloth. Signed by author. Book condition: Near fine with author's address label affixed to bottom of front paste down. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges. Author's signature on front free endsheet. Pearl G.Wilcox hardcover books
19813118517Lauterbach: Evangelische Kirchengemeinde 1981. 28 Seiten. Quer-8° (17,5-22,5 cm). Illustrierte Orig.-Broschur. [Softcover / Paperback].
191922594ENew York: George H. Doran 1919. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author / actress Pearl White on the half-title: “To ‘Nils’ Just me as I really am Pearlâ€. Front hinge split and starting to the interior with overall handling edge wear dust soiling to the cloth and some spotting without dust jacket. The memoirs of Pearl Fay White 1889 – 1938 who rose to popularity as an actress on the stage screen given the nickname the ‘Queen of the Serials’ most notably as the spirited ingenue / heroine in The Perils of Pauline which catapulted her into international stardom. Some of her other notable films include The Exploits of Elaine The House of Hate and The Lightning Raider. Sadly Ms. White was unable to find success in feature films and retired from acting in 1923. She was married twice - first to actor Victor Sutherland 1907 - 1914 then to actor Wallace McCutcheon 1919 - 1921. Pearl White's place in film history is important in both the evolution of cinema genres and the role of women in the film industry and she has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Tragically many of her films are officially considered to be lost. The 1947 film The Perils of Pauline is a fictionalized biography of Pearl White starring Betty Hutton as White with John Lund Billy De Wolfe William Demarest and Constance Collier. George H. Doran hardcover
191922594ENew York: George H. Doran 1919. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author / actress Pearl White on the half-title: “To ‘Nils’ Just me as I really am Pearlâ€. Front hinge split and starting to the interior with overall handling edge wear dust soiling to the cloth and some spotting without dust jacket. The memoirs of Pearl Fay White 1889 – 1938 who rose to popularity as an actress on the stage screen given the nickname the ‘Queen of the Serials’ most notably as the spirited ingenue / heroine in The Perils of Pauline which catapulted her into international stardom. Some of her other notable films include The Exploits of Elaine The House of Hate and The Lightning Raider. Sadly Ms. White was unable to find success in feature films and retired from acting in 1923. She was married twice - first to actor Victor Sutherland 1907 - 1914 then to actor Wallace McCutcheon 1919 - 1921. Pearl White's place in film history is important in both the evolution of cinema genres and the role of women in the film industry and she has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Tragically many of her films are officially considered to be lost. The 1947 film The Perils of Pauline is a fictionalized biography of Pearl White starring Betty Hutton as White with John Lund Billy De Wolfe William Demarest and Constance Collier. George H. Doran hardcover books
1996x-1563246481M E Sharpe Inc 1996. Hardcover. New. 285 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. M E Sharpe Inc hardcover
192516225New York: Thomas Seltzer 1925. First Edition First printing. Hard Cover. OVERALL VERY GOOD TO VERY GOOD. SLIGHT SPINE LEAN LIGHT SUNNING TO SPINE. CLEAN BRIGHT BLUE COTH BOARDS WITH GOLD LETTERING ONE BUMPED CORNER. INTERIOR CLEAN AND TIGHT WITHOUT WRITING OR MARKS. Thomas Seltzer unknown
192536630New York: Thomas Seltzer 1925. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper with a number of short tears. A novel that pits an Englishman and an Indian Rajah in competition for the girl. Very scarce in jacket. Thomas Seltzer hardcover
1924000099New York: Thomas Seltzer 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. This is a First Edition. This copy is Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. A few small chips at the top of the jacket spine. A very nice copy of this Scarce title which is even scarcer in dust jacket. Thomas Seltzer hardcover
1989Q-0195054741Oxford University Press 1989-06-22. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Oxford University Press hardcover
1994Q-0878056831University Press of Mississippi 1994-04-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! University Press of Mississippi hardcover
1999003011Athens GA: Hills Street Press 1999 First printing of the first edition limited to 200 hand-numbered copies signed by the contributors this being #175. Green silk cloth boards lettered in gilt marbled endpapers in publisher's cloth slipcase no dust jacket as issued. Published on the occasion of Welty's 90th birthday. Signed by the editor and each of the 22 contributors on 6 specially inserted leaves in the back before the colophon: Richard Bausch Doris Betts Fred Chappell Ellen Douglas Tony Early Clyde Edgerton George Garrett Ellen Gilchrist Anthony Grooms Barry Hannah Mary Hood Greg Johnson William Maxwell Willie Morris Alice Munro Daniele Pitavy-Souques Reynolds Price Louis D. Rubin Jr. Lee Smith William Jay Smith Elizabeth Spencer and Richard Wilbur. Faint toning to spine else fine in fine slipcase. Hills Street Press hardcover
19949013624Jackson: University Press Of Mississippi 1994. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Edited by Pearl Amelia McHaney. Includes bibliographical references and index. <br/><br/> University Press Of Mississippi hardcover books
1934148172Hartwick NY: Hartwick Reporter. Good with no dust jacket. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Historical society bookplate on front endpaper discard ink stamp no other related markings. Private owner's date ink stamp also on front endpaper. . Hartwick Reporter hardcover
1967234785Dundalk : Dundalgan Press 1967. Fifth Revised Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Edition; 5th ed. Physical description; xxxii 12 259 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Notes; Previous ed. 1963. bibl pxix-xx; index. Subjects; Botany - Ireland. Floras. Classification. Identification. Ireland. Genre; Illustrated. Dundalk : Dundalgan Press hardcover
196248748Weaverville NC: Weaver Family Historical Committee 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 141p octavo A fine copy in blue cloth. Signed byDorothea Weaver Rhoades <br/><br/> Weaver Family Historical Committee hardcover
1999Q-0152019758HMH Books for Young Readers 1999-08-02. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! HMH Books for Young Readers hardcover
199938204Augsburg, Weltbild Verlag GmbH, 1999. 414 Seiten , 22 cm, , Softcover/Paperback
190741144Auburn IN: Auburn Wagon & Buggy Works "Done in Our Own Print Shop" 1907. 8vo. 28 pp. Illustrations some with color. Original color illustrated wrappers soiled stapled. Very good. First edition. A trade catalogue featuring the company's automobiles introduced by a fictional account of motoring. Auburn's first automobile was produced in 1903. Unrecorded on OCLC. <br/><br/> Auburn Wagon & Buggy Works), "Done in Our Own Print Shop" unknown books
19531331596London: Faber and Faber 1953. Hardcover. Octavo; G; Hardcover; Spine yellow with gold print on blue banner; Boards in yellow cloth wear to corners and spine caps bump to bottom corners toning to spine light shelfwear; Text block has blue-tinted top edge slight spotting to edges name in ink on front endpaper else clean and tight; xix 114 pages frontispiece color illustrated b&w plates. Shelf: East Asian Art. 1331596. FP New Rockville Stock. Faber and Faber hardcover books
1994Q-0026220156Wiley 1994-09-23. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Wiley hardcover
1981004511Athens OH: Swallow Press 1981. Book. Illus. by Cohen Deborah illustrator. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 143 pages of text. Complete with the errata slip. Hardcover binding. Unclipped dustjacket is slightly rubbed and creased at the extremities slightly soiled with a few closed tears; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with line-drawings. No highlighting or underlining. Swallow Press Hardcover books
199241438Bergisch Gladbach, Gustav Lübbe Verlag GmbH, 1992. 331 Seiten , 19 cm, kartoniert
1961871T36Oxford: Oxford University Press 1961. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 9" by 6". None. A smart first edition of this historical study on London at the start of the Puritan Revolution from Pearl. First edition. A historical study on the outbreak of the English Civil War and its effect on the city of London with commentary on growth government municipal justices the crown the crisis of 1639 and 1640 constitutional reform and much more. Written by Valerie Pearl a British historian noted for her work on the English Civil War. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light shelf wear and chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and marks to the board. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with very light scattered spotting and minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Oxford University Press hardcover
19611768906835ADAOxford University Press 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. No Edition Remarks. 364 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Grey dust jacket over blue cloth. Library copy with expected inserts stamps and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Very slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with chips and creasing. Tape marking to edges. Light tanning to spine and edges. Oxford University Press hardcover