American Book Prices Current, Volume 3Bancroft-Parkman, 1897 - Autographs A record of literary properties sold at auction in the United States. |
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Of this volume of AMERICAN BOOK - PRICES CURRENT only six hundred copies have been printed from type at the University Press , and the type has been distributed . 68257 BOOK - PRICES CURRENT . A RECORD OF BOOKS.
Of this volume of AMERICAN BOOK - PRICES CURRENT only six hundred copies have been printed from type at the University Press , and the type has been distributed . 68257 BOOK - PRICES CURRENT . A RECORD OF BOOKS.
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68257 BOOK - PRICES CURRENT . A RECORD OF BOOKS , MANUSCRIPTS , AND AUTOGRAPHS SOLD AT AUCTION IN NEW YORK , BOSTON , PHILADELPHIA , CHICAGO , AND CINCINNATI , FROM SEPTEMBER 1 , 1896 , TO SEPTEMBER 1 , 1897 , WITH THE PRICES REALIZED ...
68257 BOOK - PRICES CURRENT . A RECORD OF BOOKS , MANUSCRIPTS , AND AUTOGRAPHS SOLD AT AUCTION IN NEW YORK , BOSTON , PHILADELPHIA , CHICAGO , AND CINCINNATI , FROM SEPTEMBER 1 , 1896 , TO SEPTEMBER 1 , 1897 , WITH THE PRICES REALIZED ...
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... books . Books in print , selling at or near our limit of price , have been for the most part discarded in order to prevent our volume becoming too extended . An especial effort has been made to include all American books , local history ...
... books . Books in print , selling at or near our limit of price , have been for the most part discarded in order to prevent our volume becoming too extended . An especial effort has been made to include all American books , local history ...
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... books brought absurdly low prices , showing either that there are no collectors of theology , or that they have no available funds with which to make purchases . A collection of Americana , apparently a lot of books brought together ...
... books brought absurdly low prices , showing either that there are no collectors of theology , or that they have no available funds with which to make purchases . A collection of Americana , apparently a lot of books brought together ...
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... books seem to hold their own , notwithstanding that a com- paratively large number have been put upon the market . The library of William Matthews , the bookbinder , was sold by Bangs , February 10 and 11. The books , for the most part ...
... books seem to hold their own , notwithstanding that a com- paratively large number have been put upon the market . The library of William Matthews , the bookbinder , was sold by Bangs , February 10 and 11. The books , for the most part ...
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