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Mitchell, Edwin Valentine THE ROMANCE OF NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUES
A. A. Wyn, Publisher New York 1950 265pp HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008017I   details     inquire
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Ross, Walter S. THE LAST HERO: CHARLES A. LINDBERGH
Harper & Row, Publishers New York (1968) 402pp 16 pages of photographs HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 3.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008027I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Clark, John G. (editor) THE FRONTIER CHALLENGE: RESPONSES TO THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST
University Press of Kansas Lawrence, KS (1971) 307pp HC ISBN 0700600701 Essays by experts with various interests illuminating the tragedies and accomplishmentsof the westward movement. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008049I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Western Americana)
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Girouard, Mark TOWN AND COUNTRY
Yale University Press New Haven 1992 274pp 200 B&W ill., 50 colorplates HC ISBN 0300051859 Author writes of places he has visited in town and country. Mixing erudition with anecdote, he offers fascinating insights into both buildings and their inhabitants. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008070I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Steiner, George A. and Cannon, Warren M. MULTINATIONAL CORPORATE PLANNING
The Macmillan Company New York (1966) 1st ptg 330pp HC A volume in "Studies of the Modern Corporation", Columbia University Graduate School of Business. good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008089I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Self, Margaret Cabell A TREASURY OF HORSE STORIES
A.S. Barnes & Co. New York (1945) 2nd ptg 368pp ill. by Edwin Megargee HC good+, decorated green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008144I   details     inquire
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Franzwa, Gregory M. & Ely, Lt. Gen. William J. LEIF SVERDRUP "...ENGINEER SOLDIER AT HIS BEST."
The Patrice Press Gerald, MO (1980) 1st ed 387pp B&W photographs HC ISBN 0935284125 Sverdrup rose to prominence as a master soldier, master engineer, master businessman, and master citizen. He was one of the greatest civic leaders St. Louis and Missouri ever had. Inscribed on title page "To Sen. Lipscomb with best wishes Gregory M. Franzwa." very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) author inscribed
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008164I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Wikoff, Jerold THE UPPER VALLEY: AN ILLUSTRATED TOUR ALONG THE CONNECTICUT RIVERBEFORE THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Chelsea Green Publishing Co. Chelsea, VT (1985) 1st ptg 188pp wonderful B&W photographs HC ISBN 0930031016 Of the few books published on the Connecticut River, I find this the most informative historical look at the Upper Connecticut River, the border between Vermont and New Hampshire. Well researched, well written, and easily read, this book is divided into four main sections: THE EARLY YEARS: BEFORE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY TO THE 1790s; GROWTH AND TURMOIL: The 1790s to the 1830s; AGRARIAN AND INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION: The 1830s to the 1880s; and, TOWARD A NEW ERA: The 1880s to the early twentieth century. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small closed tear on dj
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008179I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue New Hampshire History)
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Riggs, Bobby with McGann, George COURT HUSTLER: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY BOBBY RIGGS
J. B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia (1973) 203pp 14 B&W photos HC ISBN 0397008937 very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Isaacs, Neil D. ALL THE MOVES: A HISTORY OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL
J. B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia (1975) 319pp over 160 B&W photographs HC ISBN 0397010451 From its humble beginnings in 1891, this book tells the complete and fascinating story of college basketball. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008209I   details     inquire
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Lyall, Gavin (editor) THE WAR IN THE AIR: THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II
William Morrow & Co., Inc. New York (1969) 422pp B&W photo section HC good w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008217I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Hall, Courtney Robert HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE
Library Publishers New York 1954 453pp HC Originally published in 1954 by Library Publishers. This book first address es the development of the Industrial State in America along with the developments in transportation. Then various industries are investigated including: World of Chemicals; Electrical and Communications Industries; Mining and Metallurgical Industry; Non-Metallic Minerals; Rubber and Rubber Products; Pulp, Paper and Print; Feeding, Cleaning and Clothing the Millions. The final three chapters look further into Industrial Science in National Defense, Precision in the industry, and the future. Reprinted as part of Arno's Technology and Society Series. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 20.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008232I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Science)
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Lasky, Victor NEVER COMPLAIN, NEVER EXPLAIN: THE STORY OF HENRY FORD II
Richard Marek Publishers New York (1981) 307pp HC ISBN 0399901043 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tear on jacket
Price: USD 3.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008233I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Malraux, Andre ANTI-MEMOIRS
Holt, Rinehart and Winston New York (1968) 420pp HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Webb, Willard (editor) CRUCIAL MOMENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Bonanza Books New York orig pub 1961 356pp a few B&W ill. HC Introduction by Bruce Catton. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008274I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Civil War)
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Magnus, Philip KITCHENER: PORTRAIT OF AN IMPERIALIST
John Murray London (1958) 410pp B&W photos HC This is the life of the British soldier-imperialist Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Viscount of Khartoum and of Aspall in Suffolk. He became a legend during his lifetime, and through his adventurous and distinguished service became virtually the idol of the British public. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008282I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Johnson, Curtiss S. AMERICA'S FIRST LADY BOSS: A WISP OF A GIRL - MACY'S AND ROMANCE
Silvermine Publishers Norwalk, CT (1965) 164pp, index 8 B&W illustrations HC Margaret Swain Getchell was the first woman in America to become a major executive in a million dollar a year enterprise. She helped transform a dry goods store for her boss, R.H. Macy, into the world's first department store. good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008288I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Russell, Dale A. AN ODYSSEY IN TIME: THE DINOSAURS OF NORTH AMERICA
NorthWord Press, Inc. Minocqua, WI (1989) 240pp over 120 color ill. and maps HC ISBN 1559710381 Published in association with National Museum of Natural Sciences, Canada. The author describes the major types of North American dinosaurs. He focuses on what they ate, where they lived, where they laid their eggs, how they protected their young, how fast they could move, who their enemies were, and how they died. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008298I   details     inquire
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Taibo II, Paco Ignacio NO HAPPY ENDING
The Mysterious Press New York (1993) 1st ptg 175pp HC ISBN 0892965177 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) review press release laid in
Price: USD 8.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008316I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Daniels, Jonathan ORDEAL OF AMBITION: JEFFERSON, HAMILTON, BURR
Doubleday & Co., Inc. New York 1970 1st ed 445pp B&W illustrations HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue American History)
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Perkins, Dexter HANDS OFF: A HISTORY OF THE MONROE DOCTRINE
Little, Brown and Co. Boston 1941 1st ed 455pp B&W illustrations HC good, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 12.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008323I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue American History)
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Fishbein, Morris (editor) MEDICAL USES OF SOAP: A SYMPOSIUM
J. B. Lippincott Company Philadelphia (1945) 182pp 41 B&W ill. HC Articles on soap contained in this volume include: soap technology; normal and abnormal effects on skin; effects of soap on the hair; soaps for the industrial worker; soaps for shaving; and much more. very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008337I   details     inquire
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Angelo, Valenti BIG LITTLE ISLAND
The Viking Press New York 1955 1st ed 190pp ill. by Valenti Angelo HC good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008341I   details     inquire
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Weber, Robert J. FORKS, PHONOGRAPHS, AND HOT AIR BALLOONS: A FIELD GUIDE TO INVENTIVETHINKING
Oxford University Press London 1992 1st ptg 277pp HC ISBN 019506402X How do inventions take shape?How did the inventors of the sewing needle, the hammer, or the wheel find their ideas? The author takes a look at how our world of inventions came into being, and how the mind's problem-solving abilities gave them the forms they have. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008362I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Bateson, Mary Catherine PERIPHERAL VISIONS: LEARNING ALONG THE WAY
HarperCollins New York (1994) 243pp HC ISBN 0060168595 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 4.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008367I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Science)
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Monachesi, Mrs. Nicola di Rienzi A MANUAL FOR CHINA PAINTERS - Revised and Enlarged Edition
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. Boston (1907) rev ed 300pp B&W illustrations HC First published in 1896."Being a Practical and Comprehensive Treatise on the Art of Painting China and Glass with Mineral Colors." With five plates each having color chips. Exceptionally nice (looking new) copy, white cloth clean and white with dark blue decorations on spine and front and rear boards. fine, decorated cloth (hardcover) EXCEPTIONALLY NICE COPY
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008372I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Thomas, John Carl CONNECTICUT PEWTER AND PEWTERERS
Connecticut Historical Soc. Hartford, CT 1976 194pp 194 B&W ill. HC very good+, black cloth spine (hardcover) gray cloth boards
Price: USD 30.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008373I   details     inquire
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Rothchild, John UP FOR GRABS: A TRIP THROUGH TIME AND SPACE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
Viking New York (1985) 212pp HC ISBN 0670741760 "This personal and historical travelogue of Florida reads alternatively like a litany of twentieth-century ills and Monty Python's interpretation of the Great American Dream..." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 6.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008377I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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James, D. Clayton A TIME FOR GIANTS: THE POLITICS OF THE AMERICAN HIGH COMMAND IN WORLDWAR II
Franklin Watts New York 1987 1st ptg 317pp B&W photos HC ISBN 0531150461 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 8.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008378I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Military)
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Fetherolf, Grace Moser JAMES HENRY MOSER: HIS BRUSH AND HIS PEN
Fetherolf Publishing Sedona, AZ 1982 142pp color illustrtions HC This little known Connecticut artist was commissioned by Joel Chandler Harris to make the negro sketches for the first Uncle Remus book published in 1881. It was this commission that brought Moser national recognition. very good+, pictorial boards (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008379I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Riddle, Kenyon RECORDS AND MAPS OF THE OLD SANTE FE TRAIL
published by the author West Palm Beach, FL (1963) rev ed 147pp B&W photos HC This copy has a typewritten review note clipped to the front free endpaper stating how the book can be ordered from the author. As a review copy, this copy does not have the rear pocket, and thus unfortunately does not have the maps (thus the price). very good, blue cloth (hardcover) (lacks maps, please see note)
Price: USD 15.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008388I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Brand, Albert R. MORE SONGS OF WILD BIRDS - With All Three Records in Rear Pocket
Thomas Nelson and Sons New York 1936 116pp B&W line drawings HC Besides the three records, this book contains extensive comment on the attributes of bird song, its varying pleasures and significance, and full, specific information on the range, field chararcteristics and song habits of the birds portrayed on the records. good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 25.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008404I   details     inquire
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Shaw, Fred. G. THE SCIENCE OF FLY FISHING FOR TROUT
Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1925 1st ed 341pp 18 B&W plates, 16 diagrams HC very good, blue cloth (hardcover) light edgewear
Price: USD 40.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008408I   details     inquire
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Petsopoulos, Yanni KILIMS: FLAT-WOVEN TAPESTRY RUGS - (THE ART OF TAPESTRY WEAVING INANATOLIA, THE CAUCASUS AND PERSIA - Thames & Hudson subtitle)
Thames and Hudson London (1982) 394pp 422 ill., 72 in color HC ISBN 0500233055 Their vivid colors and attractive designs, often combined with supreme workmanship, make these Oriental tapestry-woven rugs a fascinating study. The functions of kilims are varied, but always practical - coverings for furniture, rugs, prayer mats, door-hangings - thus reflecting a mentality which conceives of beauty not in the abstract, but within the context of everyday life. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 275.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008432I   details     inquire
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France, Anatole L'AFFAIRE CRAINQUEBILLE
The Overbrook Press Stamford, CT 1937 44pp 20 lith by William Einstein HC Limited to 150 copies. fine, gray cloth (hardcover) in worn slipcase as issued
Price: USD 75.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008435I   details     inquire
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Alden, John R. PIONEER AMERICA
Hutchinson of London London (1966) 309pp, index HC "The epic story of American society from pre-Colonial times to the end of the Civil War is unfolded here in a swift and sweeping synthesis." From The History of Human Society series editied by J.H. Plumb. very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008448I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue American History)
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Meredith, Roy MATHEW BRADY'S PORTRAIT OF AN ERA
W. W. Norton & Co. New York (1982) 1st ed 160pp B&W photographs HC ISBN 0393013952 America's "Age of Manifest Destiny" seen through the lens of the world's first great portrait photographer." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008454I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue American History)
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Tabori, Paul THE NATURAL SCIENCE OF STUPIDITY
Chilton Book Co. Philadelphia (1959) 1st ed 288pp HC First published in 1959. Author believes that "the greatest enemy of mankind is man's own stupidity." good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) PREVIOUS OWNER'S INSCIP.
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008458I   details     inquire
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Lanes, Selma G. THE ART OF MAURICE SENDAK
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York (1980) 278pp 261 ill., inc. 94 in color HC ISBN 0810916002 Includes: pop-up, moveables, foldouts. A reasonably priced copy for the Sendak collector. very good+, decorated cloth (hardcover) original acetate jacket
Price: USD 175.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008460I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Waldman, Milton AMERICANA: THE LITERATURE OF AMERICAN HISTORY
Henry Holt and Co. New York 1925 271pp 14 B&W ill. HC From the foreword, the author became interested in, and has written here about, "...the old and rare books which contain the earliest printed sources of American history." Covered are early exploration, settlements, the 18th century, and early printing. good, black cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
Price: USD 14.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008471I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Adler, Irene I REMEMBER JIMMY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JIMMY DURANTE
Arlington House Publishers New York (1980) 189pp B&W photographs HC ISBN 0870004832 good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hope, Bob (with Melville Shavelson) DON'T SHOOT, IT'S ONLY ME - BOB HOPE'S COMEDY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
G.P. Putnam's Sons New York (1990) 315pp B&W photos HC ISBN 0399135189 very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Chevalier, Maurice I REMEMBER IT WELL
The Macmillan Co. New York (1970) 1st ptg 221pp B&W photographs HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Edwards, Anne THE DeMILLES - AN AMERICAN FAMILY
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York (1988) 248pp 132 ill., inc. 32 color plts HC ISBN 0810911442 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Ceram, C. W. THE SECRET OF THE HITTITES: THE DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT CIVILIZATION
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1956 1st Amer 281pp, index B&W illustrations HC good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Toeplitz, Jerzy HOLLYWOOD AND AFTER: THE CHANGING FACE OF MOVIES IN AMERICA
Henry Regnery Company Chicago (1974) 288pp 38 B&W photographs HC ISBN 0809282992 very good w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover)
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Wanless, Harold R. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ALEXIS QUADRANGLE
State of Illinois Urbana, IL 1929 230pp B&W ill., maps HC Illinois State Geological Survey BulletinNo. 57. very good+, green cloth (hardcover)
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Dake, C. L. THE GEOLOGY OF THE POTOSI AND EDGEHILL QUADRANGLES
Missouri Bureau of Geology Rolla, MO 1930 233pp B&W ill., maps HC Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines - Vol. XXIII, Second Series. good+, green cloth (hardcover)
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Harris, R. W. OSTRACODA OF THE SIMPSON GROUP - OKLAHOMA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Oklahoma Geological Survey Norman, OK 1957 333pp charts, maps pb Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 75. very good, wraps (softcover)
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Johnson, Hugh THE WORLD ATLAS OF WINE - REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION
Simon and Schuster New York (1980) 11th ptg 288pp B&W and color illustrations HC ISBN 0671415417 First published in 1971, then completely revised and enlarged in 1977. fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Clark, John Spencer THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOHN FISKE - Volume I and Volume II - TwoVolume Set Complete
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston 1917 1st ed 2 vols B&W illustrations HC Vol 1, 533pp; Vol 2, 523pp. very good, red cloth, teg (hardcover) no dustjackets
Price: USD 17.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS008538I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Mandeville, Mildred S. THE USED BOOK PRICE GUIDE - 1977 SUPPLEMENT TO THE 5 YEAR EDITION
Price Guide Publishers Kenmore, WA 1977 479pp HC ISBN 09111827617 Although now dated, still usefulfor bibligraphic and relative valuations. very good, maroon cloth (hardcover)
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Cole, Michael (ed) INTERNATION RARE BOOK PRICES: EARLY PRINTED BOOKS
The Clique London HC Two years available: 1992, and 1993. Priced at $5 per year. In 1993 the name of this series was changed from International Rare Book Prices. fine, pictorial boards (hardcover)
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Cole, Michael (ed) INTERNATIONAL RARE BOOK PRICES - THE ARTS & ARCHITECTURE
The Clique London HC Three years are available: 1992, 1993, and 1994. In 1993 the series' name was changed to Annual Register of Book Values. Priced at $5 per year. fine, pictorial boards (hardcover)
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Izzi, Eugene INVASIONS
Bantam Books New York (1990) 1st ed 311pg HC ISBN 0553057693 A High-Voltage Novel of Suspense. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Solomita, Stephen A GOOD DAY TO DIE
Otto Penzler Books New York (1993) 1st ed 297pp HC ISBN 1883402034 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) review press release laid in
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(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Hegarty, Frances THE PLAYROOM
Pocket Books New York (1991) 1st ed 295pp HC ISBN 0671735829 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Barrett, Neal DEAD DOG BLUES
St. Martin's Press New York (1994) 1st ed 312pp HC ISBN 0312109636 fine w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Sorel-Cameron, James A GENERATION OF THE DARK HEART
Sinclair-Stevenson London (1991) 1st ed 339pp HC ISBN 1856190943 fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) review slip laid in
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(See also our catalogue Fiction)
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Stein, Ralph THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE
A Ridge Press Book New York [1975] 252pp B&W and color ill. HC very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Kuhnel, Ernst ISLAMIC ARTS
G. Bell & Sons London (1970) 255pp 206 B&W and 15 color ill. HC Contents include: books, pottery, metalwork, glass and crystal, ivory, wood, stone and stucco. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Legg, L. G. Wickham (edited by) THE DICTIONARY OF NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY: 1931-1940
Oxford University Press London (1950) 2nd ptg 968pp HC First published in 1949. Contains the names of King George V and 729 of his subjects who died during the decade from 1931 to 1940. very good+, blue cloth (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Haywood, Gar Anthony GOING NOWHERE FAST
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York (1994) 1st ed 192pp HC ISBN 0399139176 fine w/very good+ dustjacket - review press release laid in
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(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Marshall, William INCHES - A YELLOWTHREAD STREET MYSTERY NOVEL
The Mysterious Press New York (1994) 1st ptg 287pp HC ISBN 0892963689 fine w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Burton, E. Milby CHARLESTON FURNITURE 1700-1825
University of SC Press Columbia, SC (1971) 2nd ptg 150pp 149 B&W illustrations HC First Edition published in 1955 as "Contributions from The Charleston Museum: XII." good, cream cloth spine, vellum colored boards (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Windchy, Eugene G. TONKIN GULF
Doubleday & Co., Inc. New York 1971 1st ed 358pp HC This book from the library of John Bakeless, noted historian. His business card pasted to inside front cover stating: "Colonel John Bakeless - General Staff Corps - Army of the United States." very good, black cloth spine (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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(See also our catalogue Military)
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Solomita, Stephen DAMAGED GOODS: A STANLEY MOODROW CRIME NOVEL
Scribner New York (1996) 1st ed 380pp HC ISBN 0684815842 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) signed by author on title pg.
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(See also our catalogue Mysteries - Mystery Books)
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Downer, Marion THE STORY OF DESIGN
Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Co. New York (1963) 216pp B&W museum photographs HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tear on jacket
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(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Hyland, Paul THE BLACK HEART: A VOYAGE INTO CENTRAL AFRICA
Henry Holt and Co. New York (1988) 288pp B&W photos HC very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Golding, William AN EGYPTIAN JOURNAL
Faber and Faber, Inc. London (1985) 207pp B&W and color photos HC ISBN 0571135935 very good+ w/verygood+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Burr, Nelson R. A NARRATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEW JERSEY
D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc. Princeton, NJ 1964 266pp HC Volume 21 of The New Jersey Historical Series. good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) - ink price on dustjacket
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Lau, Robert Julius OLD BABYLONIAN TEMPLE RECORDS
Columbia University Press New York 1906 1st ed 89pp of text B&W ill., 35 plates HC Columbia University Oriental Studies Vol. III. A study of a series of documents coming from one of the oldest of the temples, dealing chiefly with the manner in which its priests handled the revenues in kind and money which represented the offerings of the faithful. Includes "Sign-List and Glossary." very good+, light brown cloth (hardcover) nice clean/tight copy
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(See also our catalogue Religion and Religious History)
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Kloetzli, Godfrey (edited by Ignazio Mancini) THE FIFTH GOSPEL: A PARABLE ABOUT THE LAND OF CHRIST
Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1972) 248pp B&W and color photographs HC ISBN 0133143449THE FIFTH GOSPEL is a view of the life of Christ in the Holy Land, recorded in timeless text and illustrations which have the unique apower to help us know Him better. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Rossi, Paul A. and Hunt, David C. THE ART OF THE OLD WEST - FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE GILCREASE INSTITUTE
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. New York [1971] 1st ed 336pp almost 300 plates, 134 col. HC ISBN 0394466691 very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Western Americana)
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Boller, Jr., Paul F. NOT SO!: POPULAR MYTHS ABOUT AMERICA FROM COLUMBUS TO CLINTON
Oxford University Press New York 1995 1st ptg 278pp HC ISBN 0195091868 Just a fun read, enjoy!!! very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue American History)
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Cleator, P.E. ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE MAKING
St. Martin's Press New York (1976) 238pp B&W photos & ill. HC ISBN 0709155344 very good w/very gooddustjacket (hardcover)
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Caughey, John and Caughey, Laree CALIFORNIA HERITAGE: AN ANTHOLOGY OF HISTORY AND LITERATURE
The Ward Ritchie Press Los Angeles 1962 536pp B&W photographs HC good+ w/lightly chipped dustjacket(hardcover) lacks FFEP
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Hill, John, Sir (Johnson, Abraham) LUCINA SINE CONCUBITU: A LETTER HUMBLY ADDRESS'D TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY
Golden Cockerel Press Waltham Saint Lawrence 1930 41pp HC Three engravings on copper by Hester Sainsbury. Copy 66 of 500 printed. Letter (from the 18th century) "In which Is proved by most Incontestable Evidence, drawn from Reason and Practice, that a Woman may conceive and be brought to Bed without any Commerce with Man." very good+, vellum spine, teg, paper covered boards (hardcover)
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Cowan, Michael H. CITY OF THE WEST: EMERSON, AMERICA, AND URBAN METAPHOR
Yale University Press New Haven 1967 284pp HC "The study of the important role played by urban metaphors in Emerson's dialectical strategy provides new insights into both his literary achievements and the central intellectual tendencies of his period." very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Adams, James Ring and Frantz, Douglas A FULL SERVICE BANK: HOW BCCI STOLE BILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD
Pocket Books New York (1992) 1st ptg 381pp HC ISBN 067172911X The Bank of Credit and Commerce International was the favorite bank of dictators, drug dealers and arms merchants. It was one of the world's largest privately owned banks...a vast network that powered the flow of hot and hidden money around the globe. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Jackson, W. G. F. THE BATTLE FOR ROME
B. T. Batsford, Ltd. London (1969) 224pp 34 B&W photos, maps HC ISBN 071341152X The capture of Rome on 4 June 1944 was the climax of Operation 'Diadem'. It was the Allies' greatest single triumph of the Italian campaign. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Neilson, Winthrop and Neilson, Frances WHAT'S NEWS - DOW JONES: STORY OF THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Chilton Book Co. Radnor, PA (1973) 1st ed 171pp HC ISBN 0801957354 Book measures the power of the WSJ against TIME, THE NEW YORK TIMES, and other important publications. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hauck, Alice H. R. (introduction by) AMERICAN SILVER 1670-1830: THE CORNELIUS C. MOORE COLLECTION ATPROVIDENCE COLLEGE
Providence College Providence, RI 1980 151pp 189 B&W plates HC ISBN 0917012186 One of a limited edition of 1,000. A wonderfully illustrated catalog of the collection. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Silver Collecting Books)
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Schuster, Felicia and Wolseley, Cecilia VASES OF THE SEA: FAR EASTERN PORCELAIN AND OTHER TREASURES
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1974) 157pp color illustrations HC ISBN 0684135566 Much of the book is devoted to porcelain, but also covered is: ivory, snuff-bottles, Japanese cloisonne, etc. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Holdridge, Larry SYMPHONY IN B MINOR - PATHETIQUE: THE PASSION OF PETER ILITCH TCHAIKOVSKY
Stemmer House Owings Mills, MD 1978 57pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0916144267 "A Confession for Narrator and Orchestra in Four Movements." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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