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Sinai (Booklet & Record)
by Merom, Peter; Alon, Azaria (Introuction)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1969
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- Soft cover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£46.13
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Jerusalem, Israel: Israel Tourist Information Services, 1969. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Lesser-known publication from the self-taught & award-winning Israeli photographer Peter Merom (1919-2022), who established Kibbutz Hulata. Commemorative or tourist booklet published in the immediate aftermath of the Arab-Israeli Six Day War in June 1967, documenting both the eternal beauty of the Sinai… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Romance of Exploration and Emergency First-Aid from Stanley to Byrd
by Burroughs Wellcome & Co.
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- Used - Fine
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1934
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£34.60
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New York, New York: Burroughs Wellcome & Co., 1934. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Unique item from the 1934 Chicago International Exhibition. After profiling some famous explorers & "heroes of travel" in the air, the polar regions, & Africa, the latter half of the book traces the history of emergency first aid, highlighting the work… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Book
by N/A
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 2021
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- Soft cover
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- 9798645817473
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£38.44
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Monee, IL, 2021. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Scarce (no copies in the trade or OCLC). This is an unusual D&D collectible, appearing self-published in Monee, IL in 2021. Softcover quarto with brightly decorated wrappers is in Near Fine condition is Near Fine: unpaginated, containing approx. 70 pages, with pictures to color on the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Adult Physical Fitness: A Program for Men and Women
by President's Counil on Physical Fitness
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1963
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- Soft cover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£57.67
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1963. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Very First Edition of what would later be called the "U.S. Official Physical Fitness Program,'' this is a piece of vintage 60's nostalgia! Prepared under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, the first American president to address the issue of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Thrum's Hawaiian Annual and Standard Guide Combined with All About Hawaii for 1945
by Billam-Walker, Donald (Editor)
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- Used - Good
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- 5th or later Printing
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- 1945
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- Soft cover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£10.76
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Honolulu, Hawaii: Honolulu Stat-Bulletin, Ltd., 1945. 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Good. The 71st edition from 1945 of the "recognized book of authentic information on Hawaii," an especially distinct issue in that it still had ads for "Hawaiian products helping feed our fighting men" alongside other images like a photo of Navy men helping "peace return to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dreams: What They Are and How They Are Caused
by Leadbeater, C. W.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Reprint
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- 1973
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- Soft cover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£19.22
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Theosophical Publishing House/Adyar, 1973. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good. Celebrated Freemason, occultist, & leader in the Theosophical Society here explains the significance of dreams. Orig. published in 1898 & in this fourth edition from Adyar in Madras, India in 1918, this iis the 11th reprint of that edition from 1973, in 67 pages. Small softcover 16mo (4.75"… Read more about this item Item Price
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Witches, Midwives, and Nurses: A History of Women Healers
by Ehrenreich, Barbara; English, Deirdre
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing
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- 1973
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- Soft cover
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- 9780912670133
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£38.44
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New York, New York: Feminst Press/City University of New York, 1973. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. Very Good+. Issued during the second-wave feminist movement of the late 1960s-early 1970s, this pamphlet sought to expose the political & class factors that conspired to suppress women from participating fully in the medical establishment, despite their… Read more about this item Item Price
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Edward Scissorhands comic books #1-#10
by Leth, Kate; Rausch, Drew (Illustrator); Hardman, Gabriel (Illustrator); Colwell, Jeremy (Colorist); Lanham, Travis (Letterer)
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- As New
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 2014
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- Soft cover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£422.90
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San Diego, California: IDW Publishing, 2014. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. As New. Hardman, Gabriel; Rausch, Drew. Complete run of 10 comics published 2014/15 that served as a sort of sequel to the Tim Burton movie from 1990. Written by queer Canadian comic creator Kate Leth, illustrated by Drew Rausch, inked & lettered by various other… Read more about this item Item Price
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FRIENDS magazine/newsletter. Single Issue (Vol 7, May 29, 1970)
by Marcusson, Alan (Editor)
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1970
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- Wraps
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£38.44
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London, England: T. F. Much Company Ltd., 1970. Wraps. Very Good. A bi-weekly magazine edited by Alan Marcuson, launched in London in the 1960s as a "rebellious offshoot" from the UK edition of Rolling Stone. The magazine was first published as Friends of Rolling Stone. It was later retitled Friends & ran for 28 issues before being retitled… Read more about this item Item Price
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Elvis Presley Jigsaw Puzzle
by United States Postal Service
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1992
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- No Binding
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£76.89
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United States Postal Service, 1992. No Binding. Fine. Issued by the United State Post Office in 1992 as part of a pre-release promotion for its new Elvis stamp, a commemorative 29-cent issue in honor of singer/actor Elvis Presley (1935-1977). Out of many designs originally submitted, two made it into the final running--"young" & "old" Elvis, known colloquially… Read more about this item Item Price
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SOON 3 Theatre: 3 Posters & Advertising Broadsheet
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Binding
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£134.56
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No Binding. Near Fine. SOON 3 was founded in 1972 & directed by Alan Finneran, with his wife Bean serving as co-producer, co-director and performer in this experimental, avant-garde theatre company, which was based on the principles of Bauhaus. Their first performance piece was presented at SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) in 1975, and their company… Read more about this item Item Price
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Hexology: The History and Meaning of the Hex Symbols
by Zook, Jacob; Zook, Jane; Hess, Jim (Photography)
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- Used - Fine
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- 1976
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- Wrappers
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£7.69
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Paradise, Pennsylvania: self-published , 1976. Wrappers. Fine. Hess, Jim. Accessible yet through introduction to the hex signs of the Pennsylvania Dutch, with illustrative color photographs & line drawings on every page. Also includes a Foreword, comments, & legends explaining the meaning of various signs by Professor Johnny Ott, hexologist. Orig. published in 1962, this is the 11th printing… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Most Popular Plantation Songs
by Noble, Gilbert Clifford
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- Used - Fair
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1911
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- Soft cover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£30.76
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New York, New York: Hinds, Noble & Eldredge, 1911. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fair. One in a series of "most popular" collections of music from this publisher, this book is a compilation of traditional African American dirges, spirituals, lullabys, laments, & uplifting work songs, obtained from plantation owners, freed-men, industrial teachers, & minstrels." Displaying the… Read more about this item Item Price
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La Evolucion contra el Nuevo Mundo/Evolution versus the New World
by Jehovah's Witnesses
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- Used - Good
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- First Thus
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- 1953
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- Soft cover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£30.76
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Brooklyn, New York: Watchtower Biblio & Tract Society, Inc., 1953. First Thus . Soft cover. Good. Originally published in English in 1950 as "Evolution Versus the New World," this is one of many proselytizing tracts handed out door-to-door & on street corners by Jehovah's Witnesses. With the Spanish-language editions, the organization hoped to reach the increasing number of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Shirley Temple scrapbook: Authorized Edition Nol 1714
by N/A
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- Used - Fair
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1935
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£46.13
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Akron, Ohio/New York, New York: Saalfield Publishing Company, 1935. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair. One of a few variations of "authorized edition" scrapbooks issued at the height of Shirley Temple's career as a child movie star. In 34 unnumbered pages, some blank, but most with cutouts from period magazines featuring Shirley, other movie stars of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Two Promotional Postcards from San Francisco's "Summer of Love," 1967
by Family Dog Productions
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1967
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- No Binding
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£92.27
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1967. First Edition First Printing . No Binding. Near Fine. Issued by Family Dog Productions, whose founder, Chester Leo "Chet" Helms (1942 - 2005), is frequently referred to as the father of that city's Summer of Love. As an influential music producer & organizer, he helped start free concerts & other cultural events around the city, including at… Read more about this item Item Price
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SUCK, the First European Sexpaper. No. 2
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1970
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£176.85
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Amsterdam, Netherlands: Joy Publications, 1970. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. Single issue of the short-lived, highly controversial, underground pornographic magazine that featured free love & queer sexuality. From the International Institute of Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam: "In the summer of 1969, in London, William "Bill" Levy (editor-in-chief of International Times), Heathcote Williams (playwright), Jean… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Pushbutton Telephone Songbook
by Price/Stern/Sloan
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- Used - Near Fine
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- First Edition Later Printing
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- 1982
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- Soft cover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£26.91
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Los Angeles, California: Price/Stern/Sloan Publishers, Inc., 1982. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. When pushbutton phones took the place of rotary dials back in the 1970s, playing catchy jingles & tunes with the buttons was a fun activity for kids & adults alike. This little book contains a slew of songs to play yourself, along… Read more about this item Item Price
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Festival of Fools": Four Programs for Shaffy Melkweg Paradiso theatre troupe in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4-20-June 1976
by Shaffy Melkweg Paradiso
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1976
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- No Binding
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£99.96
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Amsterdam, Netherlands: Shaffy Melkweg Paradiso, 1976. First Edition First Printing . No Binding. Very Good. De Melkweg (the Milky Way), was a theater troupe formed in 1970 in a derelict milk factory off Lijnbaansgracht, in Amsterdam, Later the name of a dance music venue at the same location. Nearby, an old church was also converted into a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Toward Revolutionary Art (TRA) magazine, No. 5
by Berreiro, Fernando; Berry, Jackie; Brill, Ernie; Cassidy, Dan; Curl, John; Decker, Fred; Levin, John; Shul, Eli; Carmen (Editors)
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1970
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£49.98
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San Francisco, California , 1970. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. Short-lived countercultural magazine from the late 1970s "published by people in the arts who, in response to the bankruptcy of established art practices & institutions, wish to redirect their work toward the emancipation of aesthetic sensibilities as being an integral part of the whole revolutionary… Read more about this item Item Price
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