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Three sets of books: Historical and Travel

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(3) A SET OF THREE BOOKS IN 1956.B056: (3) A SET OF THREE BOOKS IN 1956.B056.Measure: Height 5.5", Width 5.75",Length 8.25 ".B056.

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Three sets of books: Historical and Travel

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A Grouping of three sets of books: Historical and Travel (39 vols)
Lot consists of: a 14 vol. set of William H. Prescott's Works. John Foster Kirk (editor); Denver: Tandy, Wheeler & Co. 1873. The Aztec Edition. Illustrated.; along with 13 volumes (not complete, missing vol. 2) of Stoddard's Lectures, Chicago: G.L. Shuman & Co. 1910; and 12 vols.(not complete) of The History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria. Maspero, Gaston; S. Rappoport; L.W. King And H.R. Hall. London: The Grolier Society, 1906. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Number 273 of 1000 copies for England and America. This is the classic work on Egypt by famed Egyptologist Gaston Maspero (1846-1916).

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Property from a Private Collection, Beverly Hills, California.

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Good to acceptable.

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Three sets of books: Historical and Travel

Name: Three sets of books: Historical and Travel
Brand: John Foster
SKU: 162934513
Price: 140 USD
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