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THE NEW MODERN ENCYCLOPEDIA, A LIBRARY OF WORLD KNOWLEDGE; WITH COMPREHENSIVE WORLD WAR II REFERENCES
by A.H. MCDANNALD
NEW YORK: WM. H. WISE & CO., INC., 1944 VERY NICE LOOKING BROWN LEATHER COVER, GODDESS OF WISDOM ON FRONT, RAISED LETTERS ON SPINE AND FRONT, FORMER OWNERS NAME IN GOLD PRINT BOTTOM FRONT. INSIDE IS CLEAN WITH NO MARKENGS, ARISTOTLE PICTURE FRONTISPIENCE, TIGHT INSIDE, GOOD SHAPE. GREAT NUMBER OF PICTURES THROUGHOUT. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES.
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£20.73
THE ADVERTISER'S HANDBOOK, A BOOK OF REFERENCE Dealing With Plans, Copy, Typography, Illustrations, Mediums, Management, and Other Details of Advertising Practice
by INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS
SCRANTON, PA: INTERNATIONAL TEXTBOOK COMPANY, 1921 RARE BOOK, 2ND EDITION, COPYRIGHT WAS ORIGINATED GREAT BRITAIN. 1ST EDITION WAS 1910. THIS SECOND EDITION IS 63,000 AND 10TH IMPRESSION. NICE AND TIGHT WITH NO MARKINGS INSIDE, BROWN COVER, GOLD PRINT SPINE, TITLE ON FRONT, SOME SLIGHT FADED SMALL SPOTS FRONT, RED COLORING VERY NICE ON PAGE ENDS, 5 PAGES MEMORANDA AFTER MAIN BOOK, 16 PAGES ADVERTISING AFTERWARD. PICTURES, PRINT AND ART ARE VERY NICE INSIDE. TERRIFIC BOOK, VERY THOROUGH, A GREAT PRESENT...
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£23.17
CIVITAS, THE ROMANCE OF OUR NATION'S LIFE
by WALTER L. CAMPBELL
NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, 1886 RARE 1886 FIRST EDITION. NICE LOOKING DARK BROWN COVER, GOLD PRINT FRONT AND SPINE, SLIGHT WEAR, NO INTERNAL MARKINGS, TIGHT. VERY INTERESTING BOOK, COMMENTARY, SECTIONS ARE THE TEMPTATIONS AND THE TEMPTERS, THE WOOING AND THE WOOED, THE BROKEN VOW, THE TEST AND THE TRIUMPH. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.
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£34.55
The River and I (1910)
by Neihardt, John Gneisenau
Kessinger Legacy Reprints, 2010. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover reprint, no dustjacket as issued. This is a reprint by the Kessinger Company - they specialize in reprinting out of copyright classics for profit. Minor bumps to the upper corners and bottom of the boards. A very good copy clean and tight - appears to be unread. 325 pp., telling the story of the author's journey down the length of the Missouri River and the experiences he had along the way.
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£28.45
MACAULEY'S LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, THE MACMILLAN POCKET CLASSICS
by THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY; EDITED NOTES AND INTRODUCTION BY WILLIAM SCHUYLER
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1929 Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [O.S. 7 September] ¿ 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is also the subject of "the most...
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£19.92
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! 2010: 3-D Lenticular Cover
by Scholastic
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Scholastic, 2009 BEAUTIFUL BOOK WITH NO INTERNAL MARKINGS. FRONT COVER IS A COLORFUL 3-D GLOW IN THE DARK MOVING PICTURE. TERRIFIC. VERY LIGHT SCRATCHES ON FRONT CAN ONLY BE SEEN WHEN BOOK TURNED SIDEWAYS. PICTURES, INFORMATION AND DETAIL INSIDE ARE AS ALWAYS INFORMATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL. Ripley's Believe It or Not! is a franchise, founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. The Believe...
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£20.73
Conversations with Joseph Heller (Literary Conversations)
by Sorkin, Adam J. ( Editor )
Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed By Subject. 1st Edition. Fine Copy, In A Fine Jacket. Signed By Heller On The Half Title Page. A Truly Significant Association Copy.
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£147.15
OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE ARMY AIR FORCES, Pocket Book 265
by USAF
NEW YORK: POCKET BOOKS, INC., 1944 Terrific piece of history, an original Pocket Book Edition, fully Illustrated with war photos and artwork, completely indexed, art of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as frontispiece, every copy sold benefited the Army Air Forces Aid Society. Foreword was written by the Commanding General. A very thorough interesting book. WHAT WE ARE, WHO WE ARE, HOW WE TRAIN, WHAT WE FIGHT WITH, HOW WE KEEP'EM FLYING, WHAT WE FIGHT FROM, OUR BATTLEFIELD, OUR AIR FORCES IN ACTION....
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£23.17
CULBERTSON'S SUMMARY OF CONTRACT BRIDGE
by ELY CULBERTSON
USA: THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY, 1937 VERY NICE LOOKING GOLD BOOK WITH SLIGHTLY WORN BLACK PRINT ON FRONT, FOIL/PAPER GOLD BLACK AND RED PROTECTIVE JACKET WORN ON EDGES. TIGHT AND GOOD SHAPE INSIDE, NO INTERNAL MARKINGS, TABS FOR EASY REFERENCE ON RIGHT OF PAGES. NEW CULBERTSON SYSTEM AS PRESENTED IN THE GOLD BOOK OF BIDDING AND PLAY.NEW ALL BIDS ALL LEADS. EVERY QUESTION OF BIDDING AND PLAY, INCLUDED EXPOSITION OF LATEST METHODS ON SWING HANDS, PENALTY DOUBLES, NO TRUMPS, SUBSEQUENT BIDS AND ASKING...
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£23.17
Pergamon Press Publications in the Fields of Aeronautical Sciences and Space Flight.
by Pergamon Press
New York: Pergamon Press, 1960. First edition / First printing. Stapled illustrated wrappers Fine. Promotional brochure for early space publications.
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£17.88
The Secret of the Sierra Madre the Man Who Was B. Traven
by (B. Traven) Wyatt, Will [Maps by Rafael Palacios] [Dust Wrapper Design by Lewis Friedman]
Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc. 1980. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 0385156006 . Remainder spray else Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper with minor spine rubbing. ; First US edition. Illustrated, select bibliography. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 369 pages; bx156
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£10.16
Virginia: a Play
by Edna O'Brien
Virginia: A Play, Edna O'Brien, published Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1981). First American Edition, ISBN 0151937621, Hardcover, 69 pages, about 5-5/8 x 8-1/4 x 1/2 in...Play first performed in Canada in 1980 portraying the inner life of short story writer Virginia Woolf, her relationship with her husband Leonard, others. Story was drawn from Woolf's writings, her husbands autobiography... Book in good condition, blue binding, gray boards with silver titling in good condition, slight fading at...
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£8.12
The Truth About Wyatt Earp
by Erwin, Richard E
California: The O. K. Press, 1993. Second edition. Paperback. Good. Trade paperback 2nd edition, signed inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Ann - Richard E. Erwin." A good copy with bending at the lower corners - corners actually creased about an inch from the tip, front and rear. General shelfwear at the cover edges and a spot of laminant ruffling toward the top of the front cover, visible in the photo. Interior is much better - clean and unmarked other than the author's...
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£14.23
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS FOR THE YEAR 1856. AGRICULTURE.
by CHARLES MASON
WASHINGTON, DC: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, 1857 THIS WAS PREPARED FOR THE 34TH CONGRESS, THIRD SESSION, DOC. #65, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY CHARLES MASON COMMISSIONER OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. PREPARED FEBRUARY 17, 1857. TERRIFIC HISTORY OF ANIMALS, CROPS, FARMING, TOOLS, METEOROLOGY AND STATISTICS. GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY, DARK BROWN LEATHER COVER, IMPRINTED DESIGN ON FRONT OF A MAN AND WOMAN, BOOK TITLE IN GOLD ON SPINE, IMPRINT STATING HOUSE DOCUMENT, AGRICULTURE. GOOD CONDITION, TIGHT, NO...
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£61.37
BILL NYE'S REMARKS
by EDGAR W. NYE
CHICAGO: THOMPSON & THOMAS, 1891 Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye (August 25, 1850 ¿ February 22, 1896) was a distinguished American journalist, who later became widely known as a humorist. He was also the founder and editor of the Laramie Boomerang. Some of his works include Bill Nye's Comic History of the United States, Baled Hay, Remarks, Bill Nye and Boomerang, Bill Nye's History of England, and Bill Nye's Red Book. Late in his career, he was briefly associated with James...
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£23.17
ASSIGNMENT SAFARI; A NEWSPAPER REPORTER IN AFRICA
by WALLACE TABER
DENVER: A.B. HIRSCHFELD PRESS, 1953 INTRODUCTION BY JIM BOND. GREAT PICTURE ON FRONT OF TABER WITH TYPEWRITER. THIS IS TABER'S FIRST BOOK, THE SECOND WAS RIFLEMAN IN AFRICA. TERRIFIC COLLECTORS ITEM FOR THE HUNTER, ENTHUSIAST, COLLECTOR. INFORMATION AND PICTURES ARE TREMENDOUS. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY WALLY TABER. NO OTHER MARKINGS. GREAT PHOTOS THROUGHOUT. THIRD EDITION, JANUARY 1953: 10,000 COPIES. VERY GOOD CONDITION, 1/4" SMALL PEN MARK ON FRONT COVER. WALLACE TABER IS A SPORTSMAN WHO MADE A...
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£23.17
ANIMAL REVEILLE
by RICHARD DEMPEWOLFF
GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1943 NICE LOOKING RED BOOK WITH BLACK PRINT ON THE SPINE, VERY INTERESTING PICTURES INSIDE FRONT AND BACK AND THROUGHOUT. FORMER OWNERS NAME IN FRONT, NO OTHER MARKINGS, NICE AND TIGHT. 52 WONDERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS THROUGHOUT OF ANIMALS AND TRAINERS. BOOK IS DEDICATED TO KAPPY A NEWFOUNDLAND DOG THE AUTHOR WAS QUITE CLOSE TO. THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK THAT DEALS WITH ANIMALS HELPFUL AND USED IN WAR WITH BEAUTIFUL PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS AND ACCOUNTS....
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£22.35
ETYMOLOGISCHES WORTERBUCH DER FRANZOSISCHEN SPRACHE
by GUSTAV KORTING
PADERBORN, GERMANY: DRUCK UND VERLAG VON FERDINAND SCHONINGH, 1908 NICE LOOKING BOOK. TIGHT AND GOOD CONDITION. BLACK PIGSKIN, BLUE BANDS SPINE WITH GOLD PRINT. SLIGHT WEAR SHOWS FRONT COVER. HEAVY, TIGHT. FADED MARBLING ON PAGE EDGES. DICTIONARY OF FRENCH LANGUAGE IN GERMAN. FORMER UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBRARY LABEL FRONT. ON FRONT PAGE WRITTEN IN INK-- RESEWN ON 3 TAPES, 52 SECTIONS (2 LEAVES EACH) BOUND IN PIGSKINS (3 BANDS). Gustav Carl Otto Körting (1845-1913) was a German philologist, whose...
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£34.47
NEW PLANE GEOMETRY
by VIRGIL S. MALLORY
CHICAGO: BENJ H. SANBORN & CO., 1943 VERY NICE LOOKING DARK GREEN REVISED EDITION PLANE GEOMETRY BOOK. ONLY INTERNAL MARKING IS A STAMP INSIDE FRONT COVER FOR MUNHALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SLIGHT OUTER EADGE WEAR. TIGHT INSIDE. SHOW OF USE INSIDE VERY FRONT AND BACK, CLEAN ON INTERNAL PAGES. FRONTISPIECE A PICTURE OF A MILITARY PARATROOPER WITH PARACHUTE REFERENCING GEOMETRIC FIGURES. MALLORY PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AND INSTRUCTOR IN THE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY....
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£20.73
Fertilizers; the Source, Character and Compoaition of Natural, Home-Made and Manufactured Fertilizers and Suggestions as to Their Use For Different Crops and Conditions
by Edward B. Voorhees
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1907 NICE LOOKING GREEN COVER, BLACK PRINT FRONT, GOLD PRINT SPINE. SMALL LINE DOWN FRONT WHERE SOMETHING WAS DRIPPED AND FADED. CLEAN INSIDE, NO MARKINGS, TIGHT. VORHEES WAS DIRECTOR NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS AND PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURE IN RUTGERS COLLEGE. PREFACE WRITTEN 1898. 15 CHAPTERS. GREAT DETAIL. SOIL, FUNCTION, NITOGENOUS, PHOSPHATES, POTASH, MATERIALS, PURCHASE, CHEMICAL ANALYSES, USE, CEREALS & GRASSES, VEGETABLES, CROPS, GARDEN, FRUITS...
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HAMMOND'S FAMILY REFERENCE WORLD ATLAS, NEW REVISED EDITION
by HAMMOND
Garden City, New York: HANOVER HOUSE, 1961 THIS FAMILY REFERENCE WORLD ATLAS IS A WONDERFUL COLLECTOR ITEM. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC TABLES, COLOR PAGES ON WHAT A MAP IS- WHAT A MAP DOES- HOW TO USE A MAP- WHAT SCALE MEANS- PROJECTION: GLOBE TO FLAT- SYMBOLS- MAN'S STORY IN MAPS, AND THE WORLD ATLAS IN COLOR. THIS IS TERRIFIC. DON'T MISS THIS ITEM. 1776 BOOKSTORE, WHERE HISTORY LIVES.
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£22.35
LAWS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
by BY AUTHORITY
HARRISBURG, PA: BY AUTHORITY, 1926 CLEAN, TIGHT, VERY GOOD SHAPE. ONLY INTERNAL MARKING IS A STAMP BY CYRIL F. RUFFENACH HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, HARRISBURG. GOVERNOR NOTE IN FRONT, LAWS, VETOES, INDEX. GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY. PAGE 5 EVEN HAS A GASOLINE TAX. PASSED AT THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF 1926, IN THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTIETH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.
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£23.17
THE CENTURY CYCLOPEDIA OF NAMES, A PRONOUNCING AND ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF NAMES
by BENJAMIN E. SMITH
NEW YORK: THE CENTURY CO., 1895 LARGE HEAVY BOOK. GREAT DETAIL AND INFORMATION, ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT. SIGNED BY PREVIOUS OWNER IN 1896. IN PENCIL INDICATES REBOUND CORNERS AND BACK IN MAY 1931. VERY GOOD CONDITION, SLIGHT WEAR ON A COUPLE SPOTS ON FRONT WHERE NOT REBOUND. 1ST BLANK PAGE INSIDE IS TORN 2/3 WAY DOWN FROM SPINE BINDING. ALL INTERNAL PAGES EXCELLENT, NO MARKINGS, TIGHT. NICE LOOKING ANTIQUE BOOK. A PRONOUNCING AND ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF NAMES IN GEOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY, MYTHOLOGY,...
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£102.02
A GUIDE BOOK OF ART, ACHITECTURE, AND HISTORIC INTERESTS IN PENNSYLVANIA
by A. MARGARET ARCHAMBAULT
PHILADELPHIA: JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY, 1924 GREAT DETAIL AND PICTURES THROUGHOUT. DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD PRINT AND DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. VERY RICH LOOKING. HEAVY BOOK, TIGHT AND VERY GOOD SHAPE WITH NO INTERNAL MARKINGS. PICTURES, MAPS AND COUNTY DETAIL. STATE FEDERATION OF WOMEN LISTED IN THE FRONT. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.
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£22.35
Jedediah Smith and his Monuments - Bicentennial Edition 1799-1999
by Wood, Raymund F. (compiled by)
California: The Jedediah Smith Society, 1999. Revised. Paperback. Very Good. Tan oversized softcover with full color illustration to the front cover. A very good copy of this title. Minor bending at the corners and a bit of dark scuffing spineward at the front cover. The interior is clean, and tight as if unread. The opening 13 pages are text, and the remaining pages are high gloss directory pages describing each monument and where to find it. Fold out map at rear. 80 pp. total.
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£14.23
