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Cameron, WI: Phillips & Erickson, 1907 Badly worn booklet in original wraps, missing spine, cover nothing but creases. In custom clamshell box. Impossibly scarce period account of northern Wisconsin land/lumber war: Deitz owned land on which there was a dam used by lumber companies; he wanted more than they claimed was owed to let their logs through. Lawsuits and gunfire ensued in which one of Deitz's sons and a sheriff's deputy were shot. Significant property rights case which turned into the Ruby Ridge or Waco of its day.. First Edition. Paperback. Poor/No Jacket. 5¼" By 7".
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Story of John F. Deitz, the Defender of Cameron Dam (Thornapple River)
by "A Lumberjack."
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Story of John F. Deitz, the Defender of Cameron Dam (Thornapple River)
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Cameron, WI: Phillips & Erickson, 1910 Badly worn booklet; original stapled binding, missing the covers but retaining the spine, first and last pages chipped and stained, a few inner pages also lightly chipped. Text browned; 173 pages, b/w photos. Scarce second expanded printing of this period account of northern Wisconsin land/lumber war: Deitz owned land on which there was a dam used by lumber companies; he wanted more than they claimed was owed to let their logs through. Lawsuits and gunfire ensued in which one of Deitz's sons and a sheriff's deputy were shot. This edition also contains an account of the 1910 incidents in which Deitz's children and finally he were captured. Significant property rights case which turned into the Ruby Ridge or Waco of its day.. Revised Second Edition. Paperback. Poor. 5¼" By 7".
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Monachologia: or, Handbook of the Natural History of Monks: arranged according to the Linnaean System
by A Naturalist
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Edinburgh/London: Johnstone and Hunter; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., 1852. Victorian anti-Catholic/anti-European satire or parody written in pseudo-scientific natural history jargon, complaining of the laziness, odd dress & weird habits (literally!), strange hours & stranger noises of various orders of monks, deposited of British shores by Papist Europeans of little merit and bad intent. Each major order of Monk is depicted & described in most unflattering terms. "Hence it is evident, that the monk forms a distinct class of mammalia, which holds a middle place, and forms a connecting link between man and monkey." "Dominican Monk.... Demeanor, hypocritical; gait, lascivious; expression of the countenance, perfidious; barks or yells, at midnight, with a harsh, discordant voice. The olfactory senses of this species are developed in the most wonderful manner, so that it will smell at any distance wine and heresy. Says more about British Protestant xenophopia than Catholic…
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A Tour on the Banks of the Thames from London to Oxford, in the Autumn of 1829.
by 'A Pedestrian' [A. or R. Walton]
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London: Printed for the Author by T. W. Hord, 1834. Brief but chatty account of sites & sights along the Thames. Small hardcover, grained full green cloth, spine label. Edges bumped, corners worn, bumped & frayed, spine ends frayed, spine label worn to the point of illegibility, minor foxing, spot affecting edge of about 14 pages. Text clean; viii, 142 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4½" by 7".
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Sketches
by Aalto, Alvar; edited by Göran Schildt, translated by Stuart Wrede
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Cambridge & London: MIT Press, 1985. Brief essays & lectures by the architect, known more as an active builder than a theorist; with drawings done on his travels & vacations. Paperback, as pictured. Shows some wear & edge chipping. Text clean; ix, blank, 172 pages. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Good. 8½" by 8½".
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An Annotated Bibliography for the Development and Operation of Historic Sites
by Historic Sites Committee of the AAM
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Washington D.C.: American Association of Museums, 1982. Subject-based bibliography, with sections on site development & planning, structures & objects, interpretation, visitor & support services, professional standards & practices, management & financial planning, bibliographies, organizations, legislation. Large stapled pamphlet, grey covers; typescript pages. Light creasing to covers, sticker & old price blacked out on rear cover. Text clean; 48 pages. . First Edition. Staple Bound Pamphlet. Good. 8½" by 11".
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Stars of the Twenties
by Abbe, James
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New York: Viking Press, 1975 Quarter Cloth. Good/Good. Quarto. 105 of Abbe's photos. Text by Mary Dawn Earley. Introduction by Lilliam Gish. Blue paper-covered boards and white cloth binding with gilt lettering. Top edge of boards sunned. Price clipped..
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The Relations Between the Smithsonian Institution and the Wright Brothers
by Abbot, Charles G.
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Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1928. The Smithsonian's attempt to soothe ruffled Wright feathers after promoting their one-time Secretary's own flying machine, which, they asserted, would have flown had it not crashed upon launch some weeks before the Wrights made their successful flight; the Wrights were going to give their aircraft to a British museum. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections Volume 81, Number 5. Sewn pamphlet, grey covers. General wear, light chipping, minor creasing, institutional stamp & ink number on front cover, ink number on last page. Text clean; [4], 27 pages.. First Edition. Sewn Pamphlet. Good. 6½" by 9¾".
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Stretching the Agapé Bra
by Abbott, Steve
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San Francisco: Androgyne Press, 1980. Poetry more fun than brilliant, to paraphrase the preface; Abbott was an influential writer & editor in gay San Francisco recently brought back to attention by his daughter's (that's her on the cover) account of her life, based partly on his journals. First edition; of them, 25 were signed - this one is not one of those, but it is lengthily INSCRIBED by the author on the flyleaf. Thin paperback, b/w covers. Shows some wear, light stain to front, edges worn, minor creasing. Text clean; 52 pages + note on the author; 2 page comic strip.. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Illus. by Steve Abbott. 7" by 10".
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Islam as a Religion (Faith and Duties)
by Abdul, Musa O.A
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Lagos, Nigeria: Islamic Publications Bureau, 1986. Explication of the basic tenets & principles of Islam, "of particular interest to Nigerians and also to Muslims in other parts of Africa"; Studies in Islam Series Book 1. The author was Lecturer in Arabic & Islamic Studies at the University of Ibadan. Thin paperback, blue covers. Shows some wear, edges rubbed. Text clean; 107 pages, b/w photos.. Later Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 5" by 8½".
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Paris Talks: Addresses Given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris in 1911-1912
by 'Abdu'l-Bahá
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London: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1972. Talks transcribed by followers of the Master from a French interpretation of his speeches in 'Persian'. Stated eleventh edition, third printing. Hardcover, full blue-green cloth, gilt titling. Light wear to book & jacket; jacket spine a bit rubbed; half-title, frontispiece & title page with creases. Text clean; 184 pages, frontispiece portrait. . Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Duodecimo.
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Some Answered Questions
by 'Abdu'l-Bahá; edited & translated by Laura Clifford Barney
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Wilmette, IL: Bahá'í Publishing Trust, 1981. Commentary on prophets, Christianity, God, religion, and humanity. Olive-green hardcover, gilt titling. Light wear, corners rubbed; no jacket. Text clean; xviii, 324 pages; index.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Octavo.
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The Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and on Tracks
by Abe, Masato; editor
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London: Taylor & Francis, 2004. Highly technical collection of papers; Proceedings of the 18th IAVSD Symposium held in Kanagawa, Japan, August 24-30, 2003; Supplement to Vehicle System Dynamics, Volume 41. Includes papers on suspensions, pitching & rolling, bogies, bus stability in crosswinds, 'State estimation of vehicle handling dynamics using non-linear robust extended adaptive kalman filter', etcetera; 81 papers plus list of poster papers. Hardcover, no jacket as issued. Light general wear, top and bottom edges of rear cover bumped/dented, rubberstamped word 'discard' on first page. Text clean; xv, [blank], 804 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 7¼" by 10".
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Man Is the Measure: A Cordial Invitation to the Central Problems of Philosophy
by Abel, Reuben
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New York: Free Press, 1976. "A fresh introduction to philosophy for the general reader", including chapters on metaphysics, science, social sciences, physics, evolution, human nature, history & the past, probability & rationality, the person, mind & body, minds machines & language, intention action & free will, art, creativity; the author taught at the New School. First edition (first printing) as pictured, with review slip laid in. Light wear to book; jacket shows minor chipping, review slip has colored & regular pencil notes. Text clean; xxiv, 296 pages; index, bibliography. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo.
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The Dominant Ideology Thesis
by Abercrombie, Nicholas; Stephen Hill, Bryan S. Turner
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London: George Allen & Unwin, 1980. Scholarly study and reassessment of the ways in which dominant societal ideologies react with dominant social classes, comparing the works of Marx, Weber & Durkheim in new ways; contests a widely-held Marxist viewpoint. Green hardcover, gilt titling. Light wear to book & jacket, minor spotting to top edge. Text clean; x, 212 pages; index, bibliography.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5¾" by 8¾".
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Wie deutsch ist es.
by Abish, Walter; translated by Renate Hampke
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Rowohlt, 1996. German-language edition of this postmodern novel of the German experience, originally wrtitten & published in English in 1980, winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. Paperback. Light wear, paper tanned, presentation slip from The Goethe Institute (Chicago) pasted inside front. Text in German.. Later Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4½" by 7½".
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The Classical Theory of Electricity and Magnetism
by Abraham, Max; revised by Richard Becker; translated by John Dougall
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London & Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited, 1947. Once-standard text on electromagnetic theory, from the eighth German edition; this copy from the books of University of Wisconsin chemical engineering professor R. Byron Bird with his neat underling, marginal notes, and name rubberstamped in many places. Bird was co-author of the important text Transport Phenomena and a recipient of the National Medal of Science. Hardcover, as pictured. General wear, no jacket, ink marks & notes; xiv, 285 pages; index, many figures & equations.. Later Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Octavo.
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Slavonic and Romantic Music: Essays and Studies
by Abraham, Gerald
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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1968. Collection of essays on Chopin, Dvorak, Rubinstein, Mussorgsky, Janacek, many others. ellsworth snyder's copy, with his pencilled name on the free endsheet. Hardcover, full purple cloth, gilt titling. Light wear, boards slightly curved; jacket lightly edgeworn. Text clean; 360 pages; index, musical notation.. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 6½" by 10".
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Jamaica: An Island Mosaic
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London: Her Majesty's Stationery Service, 1957 Cloth. Very Good/Good. First Edition. Octavo. Entire book is slightly curved. A few small chips and tears along top and bottom edges of jacket. Inch-long surface tear on back of jacket. Portrait of Jamaica by South African-born novelist. Color frontispiece plus 17 b&w plates. Tipped-in foldout map at end of book. 284 pages. 3 appendixes. Index..
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A Night of Their Own
by Abrahams, Peter
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. Manhunt in apartheid South Africa, as a member of the underground tries to unite the Indians of Natal with Black South Africans to fight their totalitarian government. Stated First American Edition. Hardcover in jacket as pictured. Light wear to book, couple of light stains on back cover, price-clipped jacket has some small chips and creases, light rubbing, short tear on back. Text clean. . First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo.
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