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About this ItemSynopsis: Fourteen-year-old Harry Potter joins the Weasleys at the Quidditch World Cup, then enters his fourth year at Hogwarts Academy where he is mysteriously entered in an unusual contest that challenges his wizarding skills, friendships and character, amid signs that an old enemy is growing stronger. HARRY POTTER books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history. (Wiki). The book is covered in black cloth on spine; has copper colored lettering and "4" printed on it; 3/4 covered in rust-colored paper with embossed diamond design; purple endpapers. On copyright page is: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0/0 01 02 03 04, Printed in U.S.A. 55. First American edition, July 2000; YEAR 4 on Book spines make this a first printing.This book was read and used a lot. Restoration will be needed on spine, however app pages intact. A great first edition for a collection.… Read More

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Settlement Cook Book Co.. Good with no Dust Jacket. Hard Cover. Book is 30th Edition, 1951. Boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "Treasured Recipes of Seven Decades - The Famous All-Purpose Cook Book for Beginner and Expert. With over 3,000 kitchen-tested recipes for everything from appetizers and soups to fruits and other desserts, the book contains a bountiful variety of nutritious, delectable and ever-popular dishes.Wisconsin Historical Society:Born in Milwaukee in 1858, Lizzie Black Kander helped to establish and was president of Milwaukee's first social settlement, known simply as "the Settlement" in 1900. With the financial support of the Federation Jewish Charities of Milwaukee, the Settlement offered training in vocational and domestic skills, as well as classes in English, American history, and music. Kander believed that food was a powerful means of religious and cultural expression, and she… Read More

About The Author:Born Janice Meredith Wilson in 1937, Jan Karon was raised on a farm near Lenoir, North Carolina. Jan knew at a very early age that she wanted to be a writer. She penned her first novel when she was 10 years old, the same year she won a short-story contest organized by the local high school.
At 18, Jan began working as a receptionist for a Charlotte, N.C. advertising agency. She advanced in the company after leaving samples of her writing on the desk of her boss, who eventually noticed her talent. Jan went on to have a highly successful career in the field, winning awards for ad agencies from Charlotte to San Francisco. In time, she became a creative vice president at the high-profile McKinney & Silver. While there, she won the prestigious Stephen Kelly Award, with which the Magazine Publishers of America honor the year's best print campaign.
During her years in advertising, Jan kept alive her childhood ambition to be an author. At the age of 50, she left her career in advertising and… Read More

Grosset & Dunlap, 1961. Hardcover. This book is in very good condition. Pages are clean and tight and binding is in near fine condition. There is a previous owner's name (Claudia Pfeiffer) hand written in the book. SUMMARYNancy and her friends, Bess and George, meet Joanne Byrd on a train ride home. Joanne lives at Red Gate Farm with her grandmother, but if they do not raise enough money to pay the mortgage, they will soon lose the farm! Nancy, Bess, and George decide to stay at Red Gate for a week as paying customers. Soon, they learn about the strange group of people who rent a cave on the property. They describe themselves as a nature cult called the Black Snake Colony. Nancy investigates their group and helps to uncover a ring of counterfeiters in town!AUTHOR NOTESCarolyn Keene was the pseudonym that Mildred Wirt Benson and Walter Karig used to write Nancy Drew books. The idea of Nancy Drew came from Edward Stratemeyer in 1929. He also had other series, that included the Hardy Boys, but he died… Read More

L.A. psychologist-detective Alex Delaware has received a strange, anonymous package in the mail. Inside is an album filled with gruesome crime-scene photos. When his old friend and colleague, homicide detective Milo Sturgis, views the compendium of death, he is immediately shaken by one of the images: a young woman tortured, strangled, and dumped near a freeway ramp. The murder was one of Milo's first cases as a rookie homicide cop: a vicious killing that he failed to solve—and has haunted him ever since. Now, two decades later, someone has chosen to stir up the past. As Alex and Milo set out to uncover what really happened twenty years ago, their relentless investigation reaches deep into L.A.'s nerve centers of power and wealth—past and present. While peeling back layer after layer of ugly secrets, they discover that the murder of one forgotten girl has chilling ramifications that extend far beyond the tragic loss of a single life.

First printing, Jonathan Kellerman (b. 1949) is an American psychologist, and Edgar and Anthony Award-winning author of numerous bestselling suspense novels. His writings on psychology (and specifically psychopathology) include Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children. Most of his fictional stories - including this title, The Murder Book - feature the character of Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who consults for the police, assisted in his investigations by LAPD detective Milo Sturgis, who is what Kellerman describes as 'gay, but so what?' In this title, Delaware confronts a long-unsolved murder of unspeakable brutality - an ice-cold case whose resolution threatens his survival, and that of Sturgis. . Very Good. 2002. First Edition.

A Handbook to Biblical Hebrew is a useful book for studying Hebrew Grammar.Comprehensive in scope, this carefully crafted introductory grammar of Biblical Hebrew offers easy-to-understand explanations, numerous biblical illustrations, and a wide range of imaginative, biblically based exercises. According to Page Kelley, his book is "designed not so much for seasoned travelers as for those who are just starting out on a strange and wonderful journey."Book Condition: All pages are intact. The binding is good on the book. The cover binding is a little loose. Some writing on 2 pages and some underlining in the book found.

George H. Doran, 1914. Hardcover. Good+ With Dust Jacket 12mo 6.75 - 7.75'' tall. Early printing with 'Printed in the United States of America' on copyright page. This is a RARE FIND to acquire such a fine book with the Original Dust Jacket In place.

Book is in very fine condition, both pages and binding. The outer cover looks flawless. This Book Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A GiftThis book contains a series of short stories, including: His Majesty the King, The Drums of the Fore and Aft, Wee Willie Winkie, Christmas in India, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Bimi, The Ballad of the Clampherdown, The Story of Muhammad Din, and more.It is signed: Merry Christmas To Paul Tally from Wilbur Fredell