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Butte 1916 Original Sanborn Insurance Map Book [139806]: 24" x 26" x 4." Ledger book, spine is missing, front board is loose. has 1953 additional index. 119 pages including 1942 update in the back. These books are an incredible important reference for any h

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INTERNATIONAL POST CARD COLLECTION: Including: Ottowa, Alaska, Bahamas, Venezuela, Trinidad and Barbados, Puerto Rico, etc. Dimensions: H 3" x W 15" x D 11.5" Condition: Rubbing and fading to book itself, pages consistent with age and u

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GROUP OF MOSTLY ENGLISH ART MUSEUM COLLECTION BOOKS & CATALOGS: Craig, Edith Wharton: A House Full of Rooms: Architecture, Interiors, Gardens; Plumb and Wheldon, Royal Heritage: The Treasures of the British Crown; Tate Gallery: An Illustrated Companion; Piper, The

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