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Gramercy Books, 1959. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. (1st) Slightly smaller, thinner book, dark yellow cloth, 128 pages, illustrations throughout. DJ has colorful illustration of pond with frog, bird and butterfly on front and spine, ad for "101 Toys Children Can Make" on back. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

North Hollywood CA: Gala Books, 1973. Soft cover. Very Good. Larger softcover, illustrated heavier wrappers, 368 pages. Tiny light wear spots at spine top left and right edge. Formulas for making everything from batches of candy to glues. Very Good+.

Sterling Publishing Co., 1993. Trade Paperback. As New. Trade paperback, glossy wrappers, blue spine and wide back borders, a color-illustration of chess board and pieces against blue sky on front wrapper, 143 pages. Mint copy.

Sterling Pub Co Inc, 1996. Soft cover. As New. Larger, thinner sturdy softcover, glossy wrappers with close-up color photograph of chess pieces on front, black spine and back wrapper, 143 pages. Mint.

Dover, 1971. Soft cover. Fine. (Originally published, 1929) Larger, thin softcover, glossy wrappers with borders to front, spine and back, 106 pages including bibliography, index and catalog. Mint.

Edison, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Galahad Books, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. Smaller book, narrower book, smooth blue boards, bright gilt lettering on spine, 160 pages. DJ glossy and color-designed. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

Theatre Arts, 1969. Cloth. Very Good/Near Good. Introduction by Sir John Gielgud. (23d ptg.) Slightly smaller book, gray cloth with black lettering, small brown spots at spine bottom, 295 stiff lightly browned pages. DJ dark gray background, small abstract illustration of gull on front right, list of Stanislavski books on back, white back very slightly browned and very slightly soiled. DJ has slight wear to top front tip, 3/8" tear at top front edge with very slight wear, two thin scratches at bottom front, tiny tear and tiny nick with very slight wear at spine top edge, tiny tear at spine bottom right edge. Near Good DJ/Very Good book.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper Perennial, 1998. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. (1st) Thicker trade paperback, red spine plus brief biographical note, color photo of mother and baby's hands, praise at top front wrapper from Jill Smolove, 576 pages. Light surface wear at spine top left edge, nick at spine bottom right edge, light crease at top back left. Very Good.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. Rice, Thomas. Illus. by Thomas Rice. Dark blue cloth, illustration and gilt fine on spine, 399 pages, owner's emboss on first two pages. DJ colorfully illustrated in red, blue and white, 1/4" tear at top front tip, very tiny tear and micronick at spine top edge, micronick and microtear at spine bottom edge, four Walker books described on back. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Hawthorn Books/Popular Mechanics Press Book. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Burrows, Lou. Large, sturdy book, quality blue cloth, red lettering on spine very fine, 224 pages, double-column format for text, profusely illustrated, some in muted tones. DJ glossy beneath mylar, colorfully designed and illustrated with photos. DJ has very tiny tear at top back edge, micronick at spine bottom edge. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Random House, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Smaller book, black cloth spine, black boards, gilt fine on spine, 229 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ has red background, yellow, white and black lettering, 3/8" tear and crease at top front edge, microtear at spine top edge, Good+ DJ/Fine book.

Scientific American, 1957. Cloth. Good. Foreword by Dr. Harlow Shapley. Red cloth, 510 pages, 1/4" tear at spine bottom left, tiny surface wear spot at top back tip area. Good + copy.

D.C. Heath and Co., 1930. Faux Leather. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Slightly smaller book, mottled light brown faux leather, dark red lettering and design at top front right fine, near fine on spine, 212 lightly browned pages to learn German, German written in more formal alphabet. Pencil notes on reverse of final end paper, creased at top of page 27. ink and pencil notes on first front end paper. Light surface wear to spine edges, light smudge at bottom back. Very Good.

John C. Winston Co., 1931. Cloth. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Smaller sturdy book, red cloth, gilt title in embossed box at top front very good, gilt lettering dulled and rubbed on spine, 160 lightly browned heavy pages. Covers faded and very slightly worn overall. Near Good.

Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: St Martins Press, 2003. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. (1st) Black boards, very bright red lettering on spine, 370 lightly browned pages. DJ white background with red and black design behind white title on front, colorful design at bottom back, praise too. DJ has light crease at top front edge. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

Bonanza Books, 1988. 2d Ptg. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (With Chapter on American Decoys as Folk Art by Quintina Colio) Large, heavy book, blue cloth spine, shiny black cloth boards, dark blue lettering very fine on spine, lightly browned end papers, 256 pages, profusely illustrated, some glossy color. DJ glossy black background, color photo of three shorebirds on front in water, three photos on back. DJ has tiny light wear spot at top back spine indentation. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

David R. Godine, 2015. 41st Ptg. . Soft cover. Fine. Thick, sturdy softcover, glossy blue and white wrappers with 19th Century of boys' activities especially in nature--a how-to for all children. Many illustrations throughout. Fine.

New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1901. Cloth. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. (Originally published, 1864) 17th edition. Small book, brown beveled cloth, gilt illustration on front of hand holding five cards very good with gilt title, gilt badly rubbed on spine, 529 lightly browned pages plus catalog. Pencil name on top of first front end paper, slight surface wear to tips and spine edges, very slight wear to other edges. Near Good.

Outdoor Life/Harper & Row, 1964. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fair. Large book, quality blue cloth, gilt lettering bright on spine, end papers lightly browned, 285 lightly browned pages. DJ green and yellow with illustration of sunfish on front and back, slightly rubbed overall with several tears along front edges. Fair DJ/Fine book.

Harper & Row, 1985. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Introduction by William F. Buckley, Jr. (Book Club--unstated) Slightly smaller book, tan cloth spine, black boards, black lettering on spine, 328 pages plus brief biographical note. DJ glossy red with gray, white and black lettering, praise on back from John Ciardi, Stuart Flexner and others. DJ has light wear to tips, micronick at bottom front edge middle, light wear to spine top and bottom right edge. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.