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MANSIONS OF LONG ISLANDS GOLD COAST Gatsby era

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1839 HISTORY of LONG ISLAND DISCOVERY & SETTLEMENT by B. THOMPSON antique 1st ed: HISTORY of LONG ISLAND CONTAINING AND ACCOUNT of the DISCOVERY & SETTLEMENT ... by B. THOMPSON New York; 1839 First edition 536 pages Original embossed cloth binding Size 6 by 9 1/3" Very good conditi

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1778 Revolutionary War Magazine & Map of Hudson's River: The January 1778 issue of Gentleman’s Magazine featuring a folding map of “Hudson’s River with the Adjacent Country”, showing area from Lake Ontario to Long Island and Philadelphia. Important

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1776 Map of Country Round Philadelphia New Jersey: A Map of the Country round Philadelphia including Part of New Jersey New York, Staten Island and Long Island, published for Gentleman's Magazine, London, 1776. Fine condition, folds as issued, measure

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Antique Tibetan Wood Book Cover Set: Item: Book Kower set Origin: Tibet Date: 18th century Materials: gold policrome wood Size: long 58,5-large 11-deep 1cm. This large cover is entirely coated with red lacquer decorated with very fine go

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1833 VOYAGES ALONG COAST of CHINA Siam Korea Loo-Choo Islands antique: The journal of two voyages along the coast of China in 1831-1832 the first in a Chinese junk; the second in the British ship Lord Amherst; with notices of Siam, Corea, and the Loo-Choo Islands; and re

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1856 Mormons Latter-Day Saints Mormonism Gold Rush Utah: 1856 Mormons Latter-Day Saints Mormonism Gold Rush Utah Missouri WARS Polygamy A fine 1856 edition of Liet. John W. Gunnison’s “The Mormons.” This pre-Civil War-era book covers the rise and soci

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Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands: Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands Te Rangi Hiroa (Buck, Peter H. ) Honolulu, Hawaii: Bernice P. Bishop Museum (1944). English Text/Edition 550 pages 291 illustrations Softcover 25,8 x 17,5 x 4,2 cm.

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1845 1ed John C Fremont California Explorations GOLD: 1845 1ed John C Fremont California Explorations GOLD Native American Indians A rare edition of John C Fremont’s explorations and voyages. Printed shortly after the expedition itself, this account of

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(27) Franklin Library Gold Embossed Leather Bound Books: Lots of good reading in this lot of Franklin Library books. Each is leather bound with gold embossed lettering. Each page edge is gold gilt with sewn in satin bookmark. Some authors include Nathaniel

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Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, George Long Transl. 1st/1st US Ed. 1864: "The Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus" published by Tichnor and Fields, Boston, 1864, First Printing of the first American edition of George Long translation with '1864' imprinted on

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1715 MAPS William Dampier Voyages Pacific Islands: 1715 William Dampier Voyages Illustrated MAPS Pacific Islands Wars Guam Panama An incredible rare and desirable voyages book by William Dampier. This book covers some of the most important and famous

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MANSIONS OF LONG ISLANDS GOLD COAST Gatsby era

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Title: MANSIONS OF LONG ISLANDS GOLD COAST Gatsby era

Description: MANSIONS OF LONG ISLANDS GOLD COAST by Monica Randall, Hastings House Pub 1979 An expert on the homes and the era Ms Randall relates the history, style, and anecdotes of the particular mansions as she knows them and grew up around them. The Vanderbilts, The Phipps's, Kahn, Guggenheims, Morgans and Whitneys all visited and photographed. These were the mansions that inspired F.Scott Fitzgerald and other celebrities of the Golden Age of Industrial wealth and opulence. Most are now gone but not before being captured by Randall.

Condition: Bright and Clean large hardcovers. in Good+ color photo DJ. DJ still has Publishers price intact. First Edition, HC/DJ. Some rubbing and creaes to DJ. bx2

Reserve: $95.00

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