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Lot of 4 Books by John Muir, Stickeen 1909, Story of Boyhood Walk to Gulf 1924: 1) Stickeen. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York, 1909. Light wear to cover. Spine is cracked. 2) The Story of My Boyhood and Youth - Walk To The Gulf, Sierra Edition, Volume 1

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Hicks, Federal Union, History of US, 1st/1st Ed. 1937, Review Copy, illustrated: "The Federal Union A History Of The United States To 1865" by John D. Hicks, published by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937. First Edition, First Print, Review Copy; illustrated. Hard boards, original bl

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John Fiske, Through Nature to God, 1st Edition 1899: "Through Nature to God" by John Fiske, published by Houghton Mifflin and Company, Boston, 1899, First Edition. Hard boards, original red cloth [bent front board: see photos]; , gold lettering on spine

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Douglas Wiggin, Birds Christmas Carol, Houghton Mifflin Ed. 1888 illustrated: "The Birds' Christmas Carol" by Kate Douglas Wiggin, with illustrations [by Katharine R. Wirema], published by Houghton Mifflin Company, copyright 1886 and 1888, [The book was first printed privately

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The Wonder-Book For Girls and Boys. Hawthorne, N.: The Wonder-Book For Girls and Boys by Nathanial Hawthorne. Gilded pages. Boston Houghton, Mifflin and company New York: 11 East Seventeenth Street The Riverside Press Cambridge 1885. 150 Numbered Page

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Lot of 2 American Statesmen Books: Which IncludesAmerican Statesmen Thomas Jefferson by John T. Morse. Jr Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and CompanyThe Riverside Press, Cambridge Copyright 1883 and 1898326 Numbered PagesAmerican

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BENSON - Etchings and Drypoints 1917: BENSON, Frank W. - Adam E. M. PAFF, compiled and arranged by. Etchings and Drypoints ... An illustrated and descriptive catalogue. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company [printed by the Riversi

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James Gibson, Perception of Visual World, 1st/1st Ed. 1950: "The Perception of the Visual World" by James J. Gibson, published by Houghton Mifflin Company. First Edition, 1950. Hard boards, original reddish-brown cloth with black lettering on spine and front b

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Lot of 9 Books by John Burroughs Houghton Mifflin Company

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Lot of 9 Books by John Burroughs Houghton Mifflin Company . Wake-Robin 1899, Riverby, Under The Apple-Trees 1922, The Light Of Day 1916, The Last Harvest 1922, Under The Maples, The Breath Of Life 1915, Field And Study 1919, Time And Change 1912. Mild shelf wear to corners and head and foot of spine. Light stains to outside. Approx. 7.25 in. H x 10.25 in. W x 5 in. D. Weight 8 lbs.

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