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  • Huge front page Tennessee Battle map...
    Item #702879
    THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 21, 1863

    * Large Tennessee Civil War map
    * Battle of Suffolk - Virginia


    The front page has an 11 1/2 by 14 inch map: "IMPORTANT CONTEMPLATED OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE." "The Great Battle Field of the Rebels Under General Joe Johnston and the Union Forces Under General Rosecrans." Relates heads on... Read full description  
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  • Harley Davidson founder death in 1937.....
    Item #702878
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1937

    * Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company
    * Death of co-founder William Davidson


    Page 23 has one column headings: "WILLIAM DAVIDSON, MOTORCYCLE MAKER" "Harley-Davidson Vice President and a Veteran in His Field Dead in Milwaukee" "INVENTED MACHINE IN 1903" "One of 3 Brothers Who... Read full description  
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  • Very early report of Washington's inaugural address, plus his election as well...
    Item #702876
    THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE, Philadelphia, April, 1789 

    * President George Washington
    * Election victory & inauguration


     Certainly the most notable content is found in "The Chronicle" section near the back where the latest news was reported, which covers the election &... Read full description  
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  • 1974 War of Attrition in the Bashan Salient...
    Item #702874
    CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 15, 1974

    * War of Attrition in the Bashan Salient
    * Israel Jews Jewish vs. Syria Syrians


    The front page has a banner headline: "Big Mt. Hermon battle; Israelis and Syrians fight hand-to-Hand" (see images)
    Complete with 112 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.
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  • Ratifying "Seward's Folly"...
    Item #702873
    SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, April 10, 1867 

    * Alaska purchase - Seward's Folly
    * William H. Seward - Russia
    * Votes for ratification - success


    Page 4 has a somewhat inconspicuous yet very historic report headed: "Washington" "Special Dispatch to the Republican" "The Purchase of Russia-America". The... Read full description  
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  • Outlaw Sam Perris escapes from the local jail...
    Item #702872
    WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, April 6, 1872 

    * Samuel 'Worcester Sam' Perris
    * burglar, safe cracker and bank robber
    * Jail escape - best title to have


    Page 2 has a half column article headed: "Local Matters" "A DARING ESCAPE" "Sam Perris at Liberty" "How He Broke Jail".... Read full description  
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  • 1974 Pan Am Flight 812 disaster...
    Item #702870
    CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 23, 1974

    * Pam Am Flight 812 disaster
    * Boeing "Clipper Climax" airplane
    * Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia


    The front page has a banner headline: "Jet crashes on Bali" with subhead. (see images)

    Complete with 104 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.
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  • The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris...
    Item #702868
    NEW YORK POST, Jan. 21, 2021

    * A day of "firsts"
    * Joe Biden sworn in as oldest president to-date
    * Kamala Harris 1st female, 1st black, 1st South-Asian Vice-President

    * Doug Emhoff 1st "second Gentleman" and first Jewish-American married to a President or Vice-President

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  • SS Viking sailing ship explosion disaster....
    Item #702867
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1931

    * SS Viking sealing ship explosion disaster
    * Film producer Varick Frissell


    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "24 MISSING FROM THE VIKING; SARGENT, INJURED, IS SAVED; RESCUE BOATS REACH ISLAND" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the SS Viking disaster near Horse Islands off... Read full description  
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  • Leo Tolstoy's unfinished works discovered...
    Item #702864
    THE NEW YORK TIMES (Book Review Section only), April 11, 1926

    * Recently discovered "Hundred Years"
    * Review of Tolstoy's unfinished work - includes image


    The front page of The New York Times Book Review for this date has the banner heading: "TOLSTOY's UNBORN MASTERPIECE," with subheading: "Parts of an... Read full description  
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  • Sam Snead wins 1954 Masters golf tournament
    Item #702863
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 13, 1954

    * Sam Snead wins Masters Tournament
    * Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia


    The front page has a three-column heading: "Snead Captures Masters Title" with subhead & photo. More in the sport's section (page 34) with 2 more related photos. First report coverage on Sam Snead... Read full description  
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  • 1917 Riot - Baltimore, Maryland...
    Item #702860
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1917 The front page has one column headings: "Riot At Baltimore Ends Peace Meeting" "Great Crowd Invades Hall Where Jordan is Speaking--Banker and Others Clubbed" (see photos). Sad to see the ongoing racial strife that has pervaded Baltimore's landscape for over 100 years. Nice to have this timely... Read full description  
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  • Death of Cecil B. DeMille...
    Item #702858
    THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 21, 1959  

    Film Titan C. B. DeMille's death report 

    The front page article continues: "Cecille B. DeMille, 77, pioneer maker of Hollywood's most consistently profitable movies, died of a heart attack at his home early today. He had been ill for a week.... The veteran producer also visited... Read full description  
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  • Life in 1903 - "Jack the Ripper", Bandits, Fires, Murders...
    Item #702824
    MEMPHIS MORNING NEWS, Tennessee, Dec. 21, 1903  The front page has an abundance of bad news: "Jack The Ripper... Ghastly Find In A Hotel" (an early 1900's version of "click bait"), "No Safety for Americans" (in Columbia), "Thieves Rob Jail", "Killed All His Family",... Read full description  
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  • Review & opening day ad for "Escape from New York"...
    Item #702823
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 14, 1981

    * "Escape from New York" opening day film ad
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
    * Dystopian science-fiction action cult classic film
    * Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) - John Carpenter


    Page 58 has a 10 x 4 5 inch advertisement (not counting the... Read full description  
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  • James Monroe has land & property for sale...
    Item #702817
    NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, March 18, 1824  The bottom of the front page, under "Land For Sale", is a detailed notice that begins: "For sale, my tract of land in Albemarle County, heretofore my residence..." and more about the location of the property as well as the various amenities and improvements. The ad... Read full description  

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  • Jefferson's state-of-the-union address...
    Item #702814
    BOSTON GAZETTE, Nov. 19, 1804

    * President Thomas Jefferson

    Page 2 contains the state-of-the-union address of the President headed: "Message", signed in type at its conclusion: Tho. Jefferson.
    A portion of his address deals with the new Louisiana Territory just purchased from France the previous year. One paragraph begins: ... Read full description  
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  • Peace between England and France...   Life of Benedict Arnold...
    Item #702808
    BOSTON GAZETTE, Nov. 19, 1801  Page 2 begins with a report from the London Gazette Extraordinary, announcing that the peace treaty known as the Treaty of Amiens had been signed, and from the city where it happened: London.
    The Treaty of Amiens temporarily ended hostilities between France and England at the end... Read full description  

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  • A mutiny attempt on the frigate Congress?
    Item #702803
    THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, April 28, 1800  Page 3 has an interesting report headed: "Mutiny - On Road the Congress Frigate" with the text beginning: "On the 4th inst. a most serious & alarming mutiny broke out on board the Congress frigate, of 36 runs, lying at Craney Island..." with more detail. It... Read full description  
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  • Mark Twain re: Bermuda... "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion"...
    Item #702800
    THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, New York, Oct. 1877 - Jan. 1878
     
    * Mark Twain's 4-part series
    * "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion"
    * 4-month (complete) set


    By far the most notable content is the four-part series by Mark Twain written for The Atlantic Monthly: "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle... Read full description  
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  • The Grateful Dead comes East for the 1st time...
    Item #702788
    THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 1, 1967

    * Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins
    * Very 1st performances in the East advertisement
    * Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
    * THE DOORS very early performance ad
    * Steve Paul's "The Scene" nightclub


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  • 1972 Patti Smith performace listing....
    Item #702787
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 9, 1972

    * Early Patti Smith performance listing
    * American singer songwriter - poet
    * Mercer Arts Center - Grand Central Hotel


    Page 63 has a listing for "MAC" with a list of performers. One of the performers was a young Patti Smith. Her name is listed twice here in small... Read full description  
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  • Blackwater Fire of 1937.... Cody, Wyomiong...
    Item #702784
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 23, 1937 

    * Blackwater Fire of 1937
    * Cody, Wyoming - Park County
    * Shoshone National Forest
    * Firefighting - firefighters 

    The top of the front page has a two column heading: "11 Burned to Death, 40 Hurt as Forest Fire Traps Scores" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the... Read full description  
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  • Closing weeks of the Civil War...
    Item #702783
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 25, 1865 

    * Confederates falling apart 
    * Nearing the end of war 
    * Averasboro, North Carolina
     

    Among the front page one column ads on the Civil War are: "Great Cavalry Campaign", "Land Co-Operation with the Fleet Before Mobile", "From The South", "Official Dispatch... Read full description  
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  • Madison's state-of-the-union address to the nation...
    Item #702780
    NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT, Concord, Dec. 5, 1809  

    * President James Madison
    * State of the Union Address


    Taking nearly 2 columns on page 2 is the: "President's Message" being his annual state-of-the-union address in which he recounts the events of the year, signed in type: James Madison.
    Four pages, wide,... Read full description  
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  • Jefferson and Aaron Burr...
    Item #702778
    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 5, 1807  The front page has a letter from the President to the King of Holland, signed in type: Th. Jefferson. Page 2 has a report noting: "The trial of Mr. Burr for High Treason...commenced on Monday last...".
    Four pages, good condition.
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  • The Non-Importation Act that would lead to the War of 1812...
    Item #702777
    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 4, 1806  Two columns of the front page are taken up with the complete printing of: "AN ACT To Prohibit The Importation of Certain Goods, Wares and Merchandise."
    This was the historic Non-Importation Act, passed by Congress on April 18, 1806. It prohibited the import of certain... Read full description  
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  • Two front page Acts signed by President Jefferson...
    Item #702776
    NEW HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, Portsmouth, March 22, 1808 

    * President Thomas Jefferson
    * (2) Acts of Congress signed


    Over half of the front page is taken up with a very lengthy: "Act Making Appropriations for the Support of the Government during the year 1808", signed in type by the President: Th. Jefferson.
    This is then... Read full description  
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  • The War of 1812 is declared, with supporting documents...
    Item #702772
    SALEM GAZETTE, Massachusetts, June 26, 1812  

    * War of 1812 begins
    * Declaration of war
    * United States Congress
    * President James Madison

    Most of the front page is taken up with a veery lengthy "Message" to Congress in which the President justifies the need to declare wr against England. It is signed in type: James Madison... Read full description  
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  • Graphic of a ship...   "Glorious News!"...
    Item #702770
    AMERICAN MERCURY, Hartford, Oct. 26, 1813  Page 3 has nice reporting from the War of 1812, one report headed: "Glorious News" "Michigan Territory Re-occupied--Malden & Sandwich Taken--Proctor's Army Captured, & the Indians Submitting & Suing for Quarters!" Photos show the full text.
    Also on page 3 is an... Read full description  
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  • Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812...
    Item #702769
    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Feb. 22, 1815  

    * Treaty of Ghent signed
    * War of 1812 officially over


    Page 2 has a bold, two-column wide heading: "Ratified TREATY Of PEACE And AMITY", followed by "A PROCLAMATION" issued by "JAMES MADISON" stating that a treaty with "His Britannic Majesty" was... Read full description  
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  • Jefferson Davis makes a speech, 8 years after the war's end...
    Item #702767
    THE BATH DAILY TIMES, Maine, Aug. 20, 1873  Page 2 has an article: "J. Davis Makes a Speech". Speeches by Jefferson Davis after the Civil War are very uncommon. In this speech at the Southern Historical Society, he reflects upon events of the Civil War.
    Four pages, nice condition.

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  • Alexander Hamilton examines Jefferson's address to Congress...
    Item #702766
    THE BALANCE & COLUMBIAN REPOSITORY, Hudson, New York, March 2, 1802  

    * re. Thomas Jefferson's state of the union address
    * Alexander Hamilton pen name Lucius Crassus


    Half of page 2 and most of page 3 are taken up with: "Examination Of The President's Message, Number IX" signed in type by:... Read full description  
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  •  Early notice on Gabriel's Rebellion...  Creation of the Indiana Territory...
    Item #702760
    THE CONNECTICUT COURANT, Hartford, Sept. 15, 1800

    * re. the creation of the state of Indiana
    * Gabriel Prosser's slave insurrection


     Page 3 has a brief & early report on Gabriel's Rebellion,
    It notes: "An insurrection was discovered on the 30th alt. among the negroes in the... Read full description  
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  • President Monroe's state-of-the-union address...
    Item #702757
    NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 1817  All of the front page and a portion of the back page are taken up with the: "President's Message" being the annual state-of-the-union address, signed in type: James Monroe. Great to have this document in this newspaper from the nation's capital, where the... Read full description  
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  • Proclamation of war: the War of 1812 begins...
    Item #702751
    NEW-ENGLAND PALLADIUM, Boston, June 26, 1812 

    * War of 1812 declaration by United States 
    * President James Madison proclamation


     The middle of the front page has the very historic: "Proclamation" "By The President of the United States of America" & signed by James Madison, declaring that a... Read full description  
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  • Proclamation of war: the War of 1812 begins...
    Item #702750
    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 27, 1812  In the last column of the front page is the very historic: "Proclamation" "By The President of the United States of America" & signed by James Madison, declaring that a state of war exists between the United States & England, marking the official beginning of... Read full description  

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  • Many prints of Central California, Montana, Oregon...
    Item #702749
    FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Dec. 24, 1887  Among the various prints within is a page captioned: "Montana - A Frontier Military Post - Views At Fort Assiniboine, On Milk River" which six prints and an article.
    Included is the "Supplement" issue which has a full page of 6 prints of: "Central... Read full description  
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  • John Brown is sentenced...
    Item #702746
    NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Nov. 5, 1859  

    * John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
    * Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia trial


    Page 4 has a report from Washington: "Reliable letters from Richmond state that under no possible circumstances will Gov. Wise commute Brown's sentence. His fate may be considered as sealed..." with a bit more.
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  • War battles in Virginia...   Mormons during the Civil War...
    Item #702745
    NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 8, 1862   Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Army Operations In Virginia" 'The Army of the Potomac in Motion in a Snow Storm" "Our Forces in Possession of Warrenton" "Chester Gap Held by Stonewall Jackson's Command" "The Fight with... Read full description  
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  • Jefferson and Aaron Burr...
    Item #702739
    COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 5, 1807  The front page has a letter from the President to the King of Holland, signed in type: Th. Jefferson. Page 2 has a report noting: "The trial of Mr. Burr for High Treason...commenced on Monday last...".
    Four pages, slightly irregular at the spine, good condition.
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  • Letters from Andy Jackson...
    Item #702737
    NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, June 18, 1818  The front page has a letter signed in type: Andrew Jackson as a Major General. Page 2 has lengthier letter headed: "On The Indian War" also by Andrew Jackson.
    At least 3 rewards ads for runaway slaves.
    Four pages, nice condition.
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  • Jefferson's annual message, with mention of Lewis & Clark...
    Item #702736
    NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 6, 1806 

    * President Thomas Jefferson
    * State of the Union Address
    * re. Lewis and Clark Expedition


    Beginning on page 2 & concluding on page 3 is his lengthy address to the Senate & House of Representatives. This was his annual state-of-the-union address, prefaced with: "This day at 12... Read full description  
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  • 1981 Van Halen MSG concert ad (1st)...
    Item #702721
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 24, 1981

    * VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement
    * First performance at Madison Square Garden
    * "Fair Warning" album Tour - North America
    * Eddie and Alex Van Halen - David Lee Roth


    Pages 70 & 71 has a terrific double-page advertisement for "VAN HALEN In... Read full description  
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  • 1918 Krazy Kat & Abie The Agent comic strips...
    Item #702720
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 28, 1918

    * Early "Krazy Kat" comic strip
    * Cartoonist George Herriman
    * "Abie the Agent" Jewish car salesman
    * Harry Hershfield "the Jewish Will Rogers"


    Pages 14 & 15 have four early comic strips titled: "Baron Bean", "Abie The Agent" & "Krazy... Read full description  
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  • 1935 Death of Billy Sunday...
    Item #702712
    ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 7, 1935

    * Billy Sunday death (1st report)
    * Baseball player & evangelist


    The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "BILLY SUNDAY DIES AT 72 OF HEART ATTACK" with subheads and photo. (see images)
    Complete with 20+ pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes and a little wear... Read full description  
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  • Thomas Jefferson's inaugural address...
    Item #702705
    BOSTON GAZETTE, March 14, 1805 

    * President Thomas Jefferson
    * Inauguration - inaugural address

    Page 2 has the lengthy: "President Jefferson's Speech" which is his inaugural address, introduced with: "This day, at 12 o'clock, Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, took the oath of office & delivered the following Inaugural... Read full description  
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  • Al 'Scarface' Capone in Jail for 1 Year In 1929...
    Item #702694
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 27, 1929 

    * Al 'Scarface' Capone - Chicago Beer baron 
    * 1 Year Jail term - Avoids murder for hire 
    * Holmesburg Prison, Philadelphia, Pennsyvania


    The top of page 3 has a small one column heading: "Al Capone Says His Jail Isn't So Bad, And Neither Is He" (see) Probably... Read full description  
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  • Hauptmann is electrocuted for the murder of the Lindbergh baby...
    Item #702693
    TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., April 4, 1936 

    * Bruno Hauptmann execution (1st report)
    * Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping


    The front page has a banner headline: "Bruno's Secret Dies With Him" with subheads. (see images)
    More on this on pages 4 and 5 as well.
    Complete with 10 pages, light toning and a... Read full description  
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  • Liberation of Warsaw, Poland by the Russians...
    Item #702687
    FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., January 17, 1945

    * Liberation of Warsaw Poland by the Russians

    The front page has a banner headline: "WARSAW LIBERATED BY REDS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

    Complete with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally very nice.
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