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A collection of Scottish poems. Broken into two volumes. Published in Edinburgh by Allan Ramsay. Written for Alexander Donaldson, at Pope’s Head. Contains a glossary of terms and translations from the ancient Scottish language. Bookplate of Thomas…

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A history of Scotland, written for children. Color illustrations found throughout.

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The Complete Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe : With Memoir by J.H. Ingram and Account of his Death by N.P. Willis. Published by Chicago-Donohue, Henneberry, and Co. This special edition has a memoir of Poe’s life by J.H. Ingram and account of his…

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1926 edition from Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York. Plain black cover with title printed on spine in gold. The book follows American and British expatriates living in Paris as they travel to Spain to see the running of the bulls.Wikipedia: The Sun…

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F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel looks at the excesses of the 1920s through the eyes of Nick Carraway, living next door to the wealthy and mysterious Jay Gatsby. Grey cover with blue title on the spine. Signed by Campbell, with the date: “Aug…

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A science-fiction novel written in 1907 and originally published in serial in the Pall Mall magazine in 1908. Follows a fictional war fought by aircrafts. Features illustrations by A.C. Michael.Wikipedia: The War in the Air

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Published by William Heinemann in London 1898. Cover is teal blue with an imprint of tulips on the front. The title is in gold at the top. Title, author, and publisher information is on the spine. First story is the classic gothic tale, The Turn of…

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The covers are moss green with a gold floral design around the title. The book is split into two volumes. The second volume begins with the scene of Darcy’s proclamation of love to Elizabeth. Part of a collection of Austen’s works. Each contains…

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First edition, published by Viking Press in September 1952. Steinbeck’s famous tale describes two families living in the Salinas Valley--the Hamiltons and the Trasks. The Hamiltons are based on Steinbeck’s own family history. Steinbeck considers…

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Jonathan Swift's classic fictional account of the journeys of Lemuel Gulliver. Written as a satire of human nature and of popular traveller's tales. This edition is part of the Everyman Library collection. The cover is red with gold lettering.…
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