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This book is all about the art of Japanese origami or paper folding. There are clear colored illustrations and "how to" for lots of items to make. Condition: Very Good. Book paper is heavier than most books. There is a soft fold at back cover and a tiny bit of corner wear. Last inside page has a small bump at the bottom. Clean and tight. Please see photos. 104 pages.

The story of the Louisiana Purchase. Key players: Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon Bonaparte, Robert Livingston, James Monroe.
Book - Good- condition. Light green cloth over boards with red and purple graphic and title on front and spine. Covers have been cleaned, but still look soiled and stained. Corners and spine are very worn. End papers have colored scenes. Front has a pasted in pocket and a previous owners name, plus a number in marker. Back end paper has split at the spine, but is still attached. There is light soiling. Illustrated. Text is clean and binding mostly good.
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183 pages including Index.

Thick comic book about a girl named "Heart".New. Clean and tight, except very slight shelf wear. 127 pages.

"This book was first written as a monograph for what the American Institute of Planners entitled a Consultation...to the question of what was going to happen to various parts of world society in the next fifty years."Text is in English and French.Very Good- condition. Some bottom corner wear and light stain. Closed book page edges have a couple light stains. Previous owner's name in ink on inside front cover. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Please see photos.104 pages.

Four Years with General Lee first appeared in 1877. This edition is a reprint that also includes the more important and revealing observations, gleaned from the Official Records and similar sources printed after 1877.Taylor served as the adjutant-general to Lee. He had a close relationship with Lee and was considered the "expert" to resolve controversies due to his memory that was both cohesive and accurate.Book Condition: Very Good. Only flaw is some edge wear at bottom and top of spine. Pages are clean and tight.Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Slight rubbing, some bumping and soiling. Edge and corrner wear, chips, creases, and small tears. Please see photos. 218 pages including Index.

A story about a man who fought hard for what he believed was right!Clean and tight. Slight dents on front cover and slight bumping on back cover near spine. No edge wear.

From the front dust jacket flap: "The pageant of Nature offers much useful instruction for anyone with the will to notice and understand. And the life of the silkmoth - the subject of this book - is an anthology of lessons."
There are three lessons mentioned: patience, durability, and uselessness of judging by appearances.

Quote from back DJ cover: "Written in a reader-friendly style and illustrated with beautiful and informative photographs, A Gift of Wings is easily accessible to nonscientists. It will appeal to both young and old." - Gilbert Waldbauer, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Entomology, University of Illinois

My comment - even though this was written for adults, I think it would make a great book to read to children as a change from the usual story books.

Book - Fine condition. Forest Green cloth over boards with gold gilt text on front and spine. Tiniest bit of wear at spine. Pages are clean and binding is tight. Photographs are beautiful.
Dust Jacket - Near Fine condition. Front cover has… Read More

From back cover: "More than 700 rare and moving photographs, war-correspondent sketches, and original maps showing battles, significant figures, unknown soldiers, historic artifacts, and more." "23 chapters that capture the drama and pathos of all the major battles...- as well as the war's major players...and key turning points.Book - Good condition. Maroon leather cover with impressed title. Some bumps, plus a few spots of paper stuck on the front that came from the dust jacket.The top of the closed book pages show light tan water stains. Some of those drips affected the first half of the book with small "wrinkles" mostly in the top margin. The binding is tight, the pages are free of marks, and the book does not have an odor. Please see photos.Dust Jacket - Good condition. As mentioned above, the dust jacket has a portion on the back of the front cover that peeled off and stuck to the book in a few places. It also has some water staining and slight wrinkle at the top. There is also a spot that looks… Read More

From inside dust jacket flap: "The years between 1865-1920 marked a time when Missouri, like other states, was being transformed by a dramatic surge of industrialism and economic growth." This book explores the ways "that people struggled to maintain their values and dignity in the face of these overwhelming new economic, cultural, and political pressures and analyzes the grassroots patterns of resistance that they forged in response to rapid social change."Book - Fine condition. One exception is a very tiny closed tear near top spine on inside end paper. Clean. Tight. No edge/corner wear.Dust Jacket - Fine condition. Except for very tiny bump at top back edge. 321 pages.

From chapter one page, "She was the strumpet that began this stir." A story-poem about a young girl's search for love and understanding of life.From copyright page, "This edition is produced in full compliance with all war production board conservation orders."

A reference book for Art Deco Style Advertising Art. Includes work from artists: Cassandre, Julius Klinger, Jean Carlu, Walter Teague, Georges Lepape, Darcy, and Fritz Brill. From back cover: "The machine-perfect geometry, elegance and power of Art Deco, the international style of the late '20's and '30's. was nowhere more appropriate, and appropriated, than for advertising art, which informed the "modern" consumer of all that was new...in design." Very Good+ condition. Cover has slight shelf wear. Book is clean and tight. Please see photos. 341 pages.

From Author's Note: "It is not often that a true-crime historian enjoys the opportunity of living in the very house where the victim was killed; of dining at the table where the victim, all unaware, ate a last meal; of walking in the garden where Nemesis walked; of using the inner door that led to the rendezvous with sudden death." Very good; however, there is some wear to the top and bottom edges of covers and top and bottom of spine. There appears to be a mark or "dent" in the front cover. See photos. Pages are clean - no marks. No dust jacket.

From back cover: "The Joy of Mathematics is designed to help the reader become aware of the inseparable relationship of mathematics and the world by presenting glimpses and images of mathematics in the many facets of our lives." - Science News." Other quotes mentioned it as "easily readable by all". Please see photo of Contents page - lots of interesting topics.Condition: Very Good. Cover has very slight bumping and slight edge/corner wear. Closed pages have very slight spotting. Otherwise clean and tight. 237 pages including Index.

This is a book of children's fantasy stories. Please see photo of contents page for more detail.The Contents page refers to a "List of Colored Illustrations" on page xi; however, the page numbers after x appear to have not been included in the binding. It appears that all text page numbers are present. Very Good- condition. Covers have light soiling and some corner wear, very little edge wear. Both front and back end papers have some stains. Text and black images are clean and color images are very good. Binding is tight. Please see photos.316 pages.

From the back cover: "The author unflinchingly paints a portrait of Washington: Slave owner, brave leader, man of passion, reluctant politician, and fierce general. His complex character and career are neither glorified nor vilified here; rather, Flexner sets up a brilliant counterpoint between Washington's public and private lives and gives us a challenging look at the man who has become as much a national symbol as the American flag"Very Good condition. Very light rubbing/bumping to cover. Very little edge/corner wear. Title page has previous owner's library seal impression. Text is clean. Binding is tight.Please use photos as part of the description.423 pages including Index.

From the front DJ flap: "FREE TO BE...A FAMILY explores the many different ways of being a 'family' in today's world. It is the one book about all kinds of belonging that children and adults can enjoy together."

Book - Very Good condition. Teal Blue cloth over boards. Front has title and image impression, gold gilt text on spine. Top corners are bumped. Light discoloration/soiling at top. Pages are clean, binding is tight.

Dust Jacket - Good condition. Colors are good. Some edge and corner wear. Top corners are bumped. Front and back are bumped. There are several small closed tears and one near back top spine that is about 1.5" long.

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176 pages.

From back cover: "This book contains the fruits of centuries of experience and invention in knitting, and is quite possibly the best single manual of knitting patterns ever written." It starts with the basics and adds a new motif or design in each chapter.Very Good- condition. Some edge and corner wear. Soft crease on back cover. Clean. Tight. Please see photos. 320 pages.

From back cover: "[This book] is a veritable encyclopedia of knitting, clearly and definitively explaining and illustrating every method, operation and stitch, and a good number of the patterns you are ever likely to need or use." Unabridged republication of original (1938) edition. 21 plates, more than 250 figures.Very Good- condition. Some edge and corner wear. Bottom corner creases. Book is clean and tight. Please see photos.256 pages.

From the Preface: "It is especially ironic that the hard-fighting Fifth Missouri Confederate Infantry has remained one of the most obscure and little-known Confederate regiments in the annals of Civil War historiography." This book is their story.Fine condition. Very minimal wear. Inscription by author to former owner. Clean. Tight. Please see photos. 331 pages including Index.

From back cover: "The South's Finest is the first comprehensive, scholarly, and balanced history of the best fighting brigade of the Civil War, published 130 years after their deeds. ...illuminated the lives and struggles of those common soldiers..." The author also includes the Irish immigrants of the Confederacy. Includes some photographs.Book - Fine condition. Clean. Tight.Dust Jacket - Fine condition in mylar. Please see photos. 271 pages including Index.