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Coste, J. H. (Technical)(Engieering) THE CALORIFIC POWER OF GAS: A TREATISE ON CALORIFIC STANDARDS AND CALORIMETRY.
London, 1911, xvi,310pp. V.g. Two fold outs. Coal, gas, etc. Technical. Engineering.
Price: USD 32.50 other currencies   order no. A4270316208   details     inquire
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Stamps Quartet Music Company, Inc. (Music)(TX)(Rel)(Shaped Note) GOLDEN STEPS.
Dallas, 1947. 138 hymns. Our second 1947 book. Wrps, creased. Nearly 100 contributors, the majorityunknown. Not listed per NUC. Shaped Note. Not net. Texas. Religious.
Price: USD 45.00 other currencies   order no. A4270397190   details     inquire
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Hutchinson, A. S. M (Literature) ONCE ABOARD THE LUGGER THE HISTORY OF GEORGE AND HIS MARY.
NY, (1908), 327pp. First ed. Quite popular at one time. V.g.
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Raumer, Frederick Von (England)(Political) ENGLAND IN 1835: BEING A SERIES OF LETTERS, WRITTEN TO FRIENDS IN GERMANY.
Phila., 1836, 512(14)pp., 91/4" tall. First U.S. ed., here in highly faded plum cl. (cardiac gray, anyone?) w/two sm. splash spots on rear cvr. Reasonably ex-lib. New label. Very free from interior foxing. Trans. by Sarah Austin & H. E. Lloyd. Political.
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Cuvier/Griffith (Natural History) THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
London, 1827+, 16 vol., 8vo. 16 vols. complete. V.g. w/reasonable foxing. A.e.g. Infrequent colors. NOTE: This set has all covers present (1/2 lea & mrbld bds), in a separate stack (No covers attached). Bkstrps long gone. Repeat, all covers loose.
Price: USD 1,750.00 other currencies   order no. A5232706296   details     inquire
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Schertz, Helen P. (Louisiana)(Women) LEGENDS OF LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, (1922), 83pp. V.g., paper over flex. bds. Deco cvr w/ marbled e.p. The two stories are"The Romance of the Royal Oak" & "The Brother of the Sultan." Women.
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The Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania (Huguenot)(PA)(Genealogy) PROCEEDINGS OF THE HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA - VOLUME XXXIV (also VOLUMES XL-XLIV).
Phila., 1962+, 2 vol. Wrps, v.g. Mostly names, some necrology. Two issues. Genealogy.
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The Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania (Huguenot)(PA)(Genealogy) PROCEEDINGS OF THE HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA - VOLUME XXV.
Phila., 1954, 179pp. Wrps, v.g. Much data on Huguenot pioneers. Genealogy.
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The Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania (Huguenot)(PA)(Genealogy) PROCEEDINGS OF THE HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA - VOLUME XXVII & VOLUME XXIX.
Phila., 1956/57, 2 vol. Wrps, v.g. Each issue has 50pp. of pioneer settler bio. data. Genealogy.
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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (Scotland)(Archaeology) PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND
Edinburgh, 9 vol., Sm. 4to. 1987-1995 (8 years in 9 vols.) All v.g., one w/cvr bumped. From 400pp. to over 1000pp. each. Much on excavations, interpretations, etc. Shipping billed. Most U.S. copies on net start at 12 to 15 dollars per vol. For the eight years...
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(Germany) Reuestes Rhein Panorama.
Frankfurt, (1880), 16pp., 61/2 x 10". Tri-lingual text & 16 accordion fold aerial styled views downstream Mainz to Coeln. Travel. Photography.
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Walmsley, R. Mullineux (Electrical) THE ELECTRIC CURRENT: HOW PRODUCED AND HOW USED.
London, etc., 1894, xii,764pp. First ed. V.g. in electric blue cl., cvrs generally age soiled. Bookplt removed. On net to one fifty. Engineering. Physics.
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Harris, G. D. (Hydraulics)(Geology)(LA)(Tech) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF LOUISIANA, REPORT OF 1905.
Baton Rouge, LA, 1907, v,514pp. Many fold maps & photo illus. Louisiana Deep Wells. V.g. brown cl. Copy on net to two hundred. Geology. Technical. Petroleum.
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Muirhead, James P. (Steam)(Tech)(Electricity) THE LIFE OF JAMES WATT.
London, 1858, xvi,580pp. W/four plts & one double-p. illus. Some copies noted w/publ. cat., not present here. Three fourth green lea., rubbed at edges of bkstrp. Marbled e.p. Technical.
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Hopkins, Albert A. (ed.) (Technical) APPENDIX TO THE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA OF RECEIPTS, NOTES AND QUERIES.
NY, 1901, 89(4)pp. Covers chow chow to soap to paint. V.g. in green cl., old gilt bright. Some soilto cl. Bookplt removed.
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Cheyney, Ralph & Jack Conroy (eds) (Radical)(Women)(Labor)(Poetry) UNREST: THE REBEL POETS' ANTHOLOGY FOR 1929.
London, c.1930, 128pp. First ed. Mild bkstrp fade, e.p. darkened. Nearly 1/3 are women. Incls Michael Gold, "I find 'beauty' in a pamphlet by Marx, & in Lenin's words, roaring & dancing like an earthquake. O great organized purpose , the roof of the world is cracking, & messages rain through." Labor. Poetry.
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Anonymous (Physics)(Atomic) DESCENT OF THE ATOM: A LAYMAN'S CREATION.
Boston, 1934, 154pp., 12mo. First ed. V.g., interior cancelled lib. stamps. This seems designed as a handbook for the layman.
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Parr, G. D. Aspinall (Electrical)(Physics)(Tech) PRACTICAL ELECTRICAL TESTING IN PHYSICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING.
London, etc., 1901, vi(1)392(32-p. publ. cat.)pp. Designed as a college textbook. Many illus. V.g.,gilt bright, e.ps brown-toned. Ffep stained. Bookplt roughly removed. No ed. this early on net.
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Krantz, J. B. (Architecture)(Tech) ETUDE SUR LES MURS DE RESERVOIRS.
Paris, 1870, 36(text)pp. Thirty-four plts in folder, several double-p. & hand colored. This 1st ed.not recorded in OCLC, nor in NUC (which does locate Mahan's 1883 translation, Study of Reservoir Walls). V.g. & free from foxing. The inner front hinge of the plt case mended. Technical. Hydraulics. No U.S. copy on net.
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Cooley, Grace J. (Texas) LOST IN SILENCE AND FORGOT.
N.p., (1991), viii,197pp. First ed. Fictional acct of emigration from Alabama to Texas thence to Mexico, c.1835. Self publ. Fine in fine d.j.
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George Meany Memorial Archives (Labor)(Radical) LABOR'S HERITAGE.
Silver Spring, MD, 1988+. Vol. 1 #1, 1989-Vol. 10 #3, Fall 1998, 39 issues, 4to, averaging 80pp. each. Well illus. Single issues sell at ten each. V.g.
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Lewis John F. (Pennsylvania)(Nat Hist)(Autog) THE REDEMPTION OF THE SCHYLKILL.
Phila., 1924, 171pp. Photo illus. Inscribed & signed by author. All edges untrimmed as issued. Tight copy, cvrs washed (some white residue remaining). Natural History. Autograph.
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Gregory, George (Medical)(Maryland) ELEMENTS OF THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PHYSIC.
Phila., 1829, 2 vol. (531,566pp. +errata). Both vols full lea., Vol. I polished calf w/some scrapes; Vol. II is sheep, the e.p.s soiled. This is called the 2nd Amer. from the 3rd English ed., w/update & U.S. adaptations by Univ. of MD's Nathaniel Potter & S. Colhoun. No other copy this ed. on net.
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Hart, Albert G. (Military)(Economics) DEFENSE WITHOUT INFLATION.
NY, 1951, xiv,186pp. Together w/Financing Defense: Federal Tax & Expenditure Poultices. NY, 1951, xiv,161pp. These two titles both v.g. in v.g. d.j. Issued by Twentieth C. Fund. They were 1st & 2nd in series on how to protect & maintain civilian economy.
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McVoy, Lizzie C. (Louisiana)(Women) LOUISIANA IN THE SHORT STORY.
University, LA, 1940, 305pp. First ed. Minor damp bubbles on rear cvr. Available on Instant Book (add money & stir) @ one hundred seventeen.
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Architectural Decorating Company (Architecture)(Decoration) BOOK OF DESIGNS: PLASTIC ORNAMENTS.
Chicago, (1928), 232pp., 4to. V.g. Decoration. Design.
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Fischer & Jirouch Co. (Architecture)(Ohio)(Decor) INTERIOR & EXTERIOR DECORATIVE ORNAMENT, CATALOG #12.
Cleveland, OH, (1931), 205pp., 4to. V.g., e.p. foxing. Artcraft publ. Over 700 designs for pilasters, capitals, grilles, cornices, niches, etc. Decoration. Design.
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Picard, M. E. (Mathematics)(France)(Travel) COURS D'ANALYSE PROFESSE A LA FACULTE DES DCIENCES DE PARIS.
Paris, 1887, 414pp., 4to. French language treatise on calculus-pseudo manuscript. Probably issued in wrps, no present here. Now in 1/2 lea., well rubbed at extremities. Ex-lib. OCLC locates eight lib. w/copies. Travel. No other U.S. copy on net.
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Gordon, Martin K. (Military)(Autograph) IMPRINT ON THE NATION: Stories Reflecting the National Guard's Impact on a Changing Nation.
Manhattan, KS, (1983), 98pp., 4to. First ed. Wrps, fine. Ltd to 1500 copies. Inscribed & signed by author. Autograph.
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McGowan, Charles B. (Rhode Island)(Women)(Banking) BERTHA DROEGE MCGOWAN: A MEMOIR.
Newport, RI, 1962, 107pp. Typed carbon letter laid down. Upper class family wife w/social uplift motives. Author also reveals 2-p. of good banking practice. Inscribed & signed by author. Good+. Rhode Island. Women.
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Fechet, J. E., etc. (Radio)(Aviation) RADIO IN AIRMANSHIP.
NY, 1942, iv,124pp. W/copyright dates of 1940, 41, 42, but no note about ed. V.g. in sky blue cl. w/just a few yellow spots. Aviation.
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Rowan, Thomas (Coal)(Mining) COAL: SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION AND EXPLOSIONS. OCCURRING IN COAL CARGOES: THE TREATMENT & PREVENTION.
London & NY, 1882, xi,45(2)lxviipp. V.g., front cvr w/old world gilted print (very bright). Alas, nothing is perfect - there is an old bend at lower 1/4 front cvr. No copy on net.
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A(itken), H. E. (India)(Nat Hist)(Travel) THE TRIBES OF MY FRONTIER.
Calcutta, etc., 1884, viii,216,31pp. First India ed. The natural history cartoon illus. by Macrae charm the jaded reader. Two sm. white spots on front cvr & several smaller ones decorate the rear cvr. Cvr gilt design bright, overall v.g. to near fine. A 32-p. publ. cat. shows many illus., too.
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Photiadis, John D. and Harry K. Schwarzweller (eds) (Appalachia) CHANGE IN RURAL APPALACHIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR ACTION PROGRAMS.
Phila., 1970, xii,265(6)pp. Near fine in d.j. w/ some age soil. Out of print. Issued by App. Centerat WV Univ. West Virginia. Coal. Kentucky.
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Catawissa Railroad Co. (Railroads)(Transportation) BY LAWS...
Phila., 1860, 24pp. Details on organizations responsibilities, etc. W/the "Free" erratum slip laid down on p. 19. In 1870 this road was to ship over 90 million lbs of timber. Scarce, four copies located in NUC; OCLC found one. Wrps, v.g. No copy on net.
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(French Literature) (Literature)(French) Collection of English language texts on French Literature.
York, SC, 1978+, 7 vol. All 1st ed., all fine, & all publ. by French Literature Publications Co. Braun, Andre Suares; Duval, (Saint-Amant); Greenk, Louis Guilloux; Hendrickson, Jean Misrahi Memorial Vol.; Hirsch, Beyond the Single Vision; Lynch, Eighteenth Century French Novelists & the Novel; & Zuurdeeg, Narrative...La Mort le Roi Artu. Estimate 185. Bargain at...
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Johnston, J.P (Humor) TWENTY YEARS OF HUS'LING.
Chicago, c.1910, 664pp. Extremely humorous acct. Earlier ed. was 2 vols in one; this has continuouspagination. Illus. by Denslow. V.g. Commerce.
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Rappaport, Roy A. (New Guinea)(Social)(Travel) PIGS FOR THE ANCESTORS: RITUAL IN THE ECOLOGY OF A NEW GUINEA PEOPLE.
New Haven & London, 1967, xvii,311pp. First ed. Fine in d.j. w/reader wear. On net to seventy five.Ecology. Social. Travel.
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Rew, Alan (New Guinea)(Travel)(Asia) SOCIAL IMAGES AND PROCESS IN URBAN NEW GUINEA: A STUDY OF PORT MORESBY.
St. Paul, etc., (1974), xiv,262pp. First ed. Fine. Amer. Ethnological Soc., Monograph 57. Pacifism.Travel. Asia.
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Nance, John (Philippines)(Travel) THE GENTLE TASADY: A STONE AGE PEOPLE IN THE PHILIPPINE RAIN FOREST.
NY & London, (1975), xiv,465pp. First ed. V.g. in celery cl. in creased d.j. On net to fifty.
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Higham, Robin & Carol Brandt (eds) (Military)(Pacifism)(Travel) THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN PEACETIME: ESSAYS IN HONOR OF THE BICENTENNIAL, 1775-1975.
Manhattan, KS, (1975), xiv,234pp. First ed. Wrps v.g. (owner stamps). Incls Army & continental expansion, Nat'l Park assignment, flood & disaster relief, minority groups, popular culture, etc. Pacifism. Travel.
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Vietnam (Vietnam)(Travel) REPORT ON THE WAR IN VIETNAM (AS OF 30 JUNE 1968).
(DC), (1969), v,347pp., 4to. First ed. Wrps, v.g. Fold maps & charts . Photo illus. Section I is Admiral Sharp's "Report on Air & Naval Campaigns Against North Vietnam..." & Section II is General Westmoreland's "Report on Operations in South Vietnam." On net to one eighty five.
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Walker, L. C. (Commerce) THE OFFICE AND TOMORROW'S BUSINESS: MODERN POINTS OF VIEW ON OFFICE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
NY & London, 1930, 187pp. Issued by Pres. of Shaw-Walker Co. (a business file supply house). Interestingly, 70 years later & nearly everything's still applicable. Near fine.
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Western History Association (American West)(Ethnology) WESTERN HISTORICAL QUARTERLY.
Logan, UT, 1977-99. Vol. 8 - Vol. 30, complete. In all, 92 issues. Most as new (16 w/some dampness to lower bkstrp & spreading). Native Americans, Protestants, Latinos, Salmon, Hawaii, Forest Service, British Columbia, Feminism, etc. Subscription price now 10 per issue. Anthropology. Native Americans.
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Glass, Remley J. (Iowa)(Transportation) "Early Transportation and the Plank Road" pp. 502-534 as ptd in complete issue of ANNALS OF IOWA, JANUARY 1939.
. Wrps.
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(Bradway, Chattin) (Religious)(Catholic) POLITICAL ROMANISM: AN ORGANIZED OPPOSITION TO PROGRESS DESTRUCTIVE OF FREE INSTITUTIONS.
DC, 1912, 364pp. First ed. Whoever thought the Know Nothings died in 1855 should read this, the chief value being a reiteration of anti-papal feeling towards Romish events 1855-1910. Obscure title. Our 1st copy. Good+ in orange cl. (Protestant!) w/attic soil, bookplt roughly removed, & duplicate stamp on ffep. No copy of this first ed. on net.
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Pioneer Instrument Co., Inc. (Aviation) INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PIONEER TURN AND BANK INDICATOR TYPE 385.
NY, c.1930. Twenty type-written blue print leaves & 12 leaves of illus. (Fig. 1-12). No copy on net.
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International Review of Military History (Military) INDEX, 1939-1990.
Brussels, 1991, 156pp. Wrps, v.g. All kinds of wars, tactics, conniving & more, everywhere! Not net.
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(Foster) (Chemistry) FOSTER'S FIRST PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY.
NY, 1855, 136,8pp. First ed. Orig. sheep, edges well worn. New bkstrp & label. Internal lib. stamps. "Specially for Classes." A few good woodcut text illus. of apparatus. A Canadian dealer offers a later ed. @ one eighty.
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Polish Military Historical Institute (Poland)(WW II)(Mil)(Travel) HISTORIA MILITARIS POLONICA.
(Warsaw), (1977), 413pp. All in English, 1st third about 17th C. Poland, middle third on WWII & last is post WWII. First ed. Wrps, reader soil.
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International Commission of Military History (Military)(Japan)(Naval) PROCEEDINGS OF 5TH CONFERENCE.
Bucarest, 1981, 480pp. First ed. Wrps, v.g. Topics cover China, English Army of Parliament, Russia,torpedo warfare, etc. Japan. Travel.
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International Military History Colloquium (Military)(Vietnam)(Korea) PROCEEDINGS OF 14TH CONFERENCE.
(Ottawa), (1989), 2 vol. First ed. Wrps, v.g. (owner stamp). Theme was conflicts of high & low intensity since World War II. Thirty of the 50+ articles in English. Korea. Vietnam. Travel. Israel.
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Latrobe, Benjamin H. (Architecture)(Virginia) THE VIRGINIA JOURNALS OF BENJAMIN HENRY LATROBE.
New Haven & London, 1977, 3 vol., 4to. Vols I & II contains his Virginia Journals, 1795-1798. Vol. III contains his Journals, 1799-1820. Each of the three vols has illus. from his drawings, some in color. All three vols v.g. to fine in v.g. d.j. (some creases). Vol. I & II have a few internal lib. blemishes. In print at two hundred sixty. Architecture.
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International Commission of Military History (Military)(Naval)(Israel) SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS, PROCEEDINGS.
Madrid, 1990, 2 vol. First ed. Wrps, v.g. (owner stamp). Of the c.675pp., about 200pp. have Englishlanguage articles incl. Mahan, Moltke, Korea, Russia, Israel, etc. Naval. Military. Travel.
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(Butler, Wm. Allen) (Women)(Humor)(Lit)(Illus) NOTHING TO WEAR: AN EPISODE OF CITY LIFE.
NY, 1857, 62pp. A most popular essay, several eds appearing this same year. Eight full-p. illus. byHoppin. Publr embossed cl. Cvr gilt bright, bkstrp plain (rubbed). Considerable foxing. Pseudonym was "Doesticks, Q.K. Philander". Women. Humor. Literature. Illustration.
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Deering, Charles C. (Radio)(Iowa)(Telephone) "The Telephone in Iowa" pp. 287-308 as ptd in complete issue of ANNALS OF IOWA, APRIL 1942.
. Also: Woolfries, A. G. "A Radio Pioneer, WOI-AMES, 1923..." Wrps, old dampness on cvr.
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Zhilin, P. A. (ed.) (Russia)(WWII)(Mil)(Communism) (Articles on World War II from Russian perspective).
Moscow, 1979, 300(6)pp. This is complete issue #44 of International Review of Military History. Wrps, fine. All articles in English. Several full-p. color maps. Communism. Travel.
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Harker, Richard (Sport)(Iowa) "Market Hunting in Northern Iowa" pp. 173-197 as ptd in complete issue of ANNALS OF IOWA, JANUARY 1945.
. Wrps, v.g. Ed. by Jack Musgrove, describes killing game-especially water fowl -for pay.
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Goksan, Emin (ed.) (Turkey)(WWI)(Russia)(Korea) (Articles on Turkish military activities).
Ankara, 1980, 298pp. This is complete issue #46 of International Review of Military History. Wrps, fine. One article in French, rest English. Incls Iranian, Egyptian, Mediterranean, WWI, Korean, etc. Russia. Travel.
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Hoffman, M. M. (Wilsons)(Iowa)(Genealogy)(OH) "Wilsons of Duburgue" as ptd in complete issue of ANNALS OF IOWA, JULY 1938.
. 14-p. article. Wrps, old damp stain. Journalists, educators, soldiers & lawyers from Steubenville, Ohio. Genealogy.
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World War II (World War II)(Germany) (Articles on World War II).
Bucarest, 1980, 210(2)pp. This is complete issue #47 of International Review of Military History. Wrps, fine. Two articles in French, rest English. Covers high command organization in Germany, France, England, Finland, Poland, Russia, & Yugoslavia. Travel.
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Sidney ^Janis Gallery (Art) ELLSWORTH KELLY PAINTINGS.
NY, 1965, (16)pp., 4to. First ed. Wrps, fine. One lib. stamp. Only one copy on net.
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Gray, Walter T. (Travel)(Humor)(Juvenile) THE BAD BOY ABROAD.
NY, 1883, 141,v-22pp. Orig. wrps (frayed & chipped at bkstrp), title legible. Not in Lib. of Cong. Children's Books Collection. Illus. cvr. Last pp. refer to Bad Boy's Diary. Only first ed. on net.
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Burton, William (Porcelain)(Deco)(Antiques) A HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN.
NY, 1902, xii,196pp. First ed. V.g. in later blue cl. w/gilt lettering. Lib. blind stamp to t.p., no other marks. Many full-p. plts w/24 in color. Reprinted several times. Deco.
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Evans, Frank B. & Harold T. Pinkett (eds) (History)(Autograph) RESEARCH IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC POLICY.
DC, 1975, xiv,229pp. First ed. Fine (a few ink notes) in v.g. d.j. Inscribed & signed by Pinkett. Autograph.
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Dannaud, J. P. (Indo China)(Vietnam)(Laos) INDOCHINA PROFONDE.
Paris, 1954, 140pp., 4to. Dannaud has borrowed many monochromatic (Kahn, Liron, Contard, etc.) pre-Vietnam War images from Laos, Motognard, Vietnam, etc. Solid copy in green cl., some scrapes, bkstrp sunned, e.p. foxed. No other copy on net.
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National Bipartisan Commission on Central America (South America)(Travel) REPORT.
DC, 1984, 2 vol., 4to. First ed. Wrps. v.g. Comp. under Reagan, Kissinger, this 123-p. report accompanied by an 800-p. appendix. No other copy of this 2-vol. ed. on net.
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Military (Military)(Espionage)(Crime) Prisoner of War collection.
NY, c.1960, 5 vol. All cl., fine in v.g. d.j., 1st ed. These incl.: Dasch, Eight Spies Against America; Homes, Their Last Tenko; Parnell, The Killing of Corporal Kunze; Whittingham, Martial Justice (last mass execution in U.S.); & Winchester, Beyond the Tumult. Dasch, Parnell, & Whittingham deal w/POW/spies in U.S. WWII. Homes describes hell in near Java, Winchester describes escapes in WWI (book club ed.). Crime.
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(Benham, George C.) (South)(MS)(Econ)(Civil War) A YEAR OF WRECK BY A VICTIM.
NY, 1880, 472pp. First ptg. Northerner's experience buying & operating Hampdon near Memphis after the CW. Sound copy in 1/2 lea. rubbed. Bookseller's stamp on title p. (!) Wright III, 481. Well written. Agriculture.
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(Benham, Geo. Chittenden) (South)(MS)(Agri)(Econ)(CW) A YEAR OF WRECK, A TRUE STORY, BY A VICTIM.
NY, 1880, 472,8pp. First ptg. V.g. in green pebbled cl. w/some rubbing. Bkstrp gilt bright and as new. Northerner's experience buying & operating Hampdon near Memphis after the CW. Wright III, 481. Well written. Agriculture.
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Liebetrau, Preben (Textiles)(Art)(Decoration) ORIENTAL RUGS IN COLOUR.
NY, (1963), 131pp., 12mo. Out of print. W/65 color plts. Fine in v.g. d.j. Art. Decoration.
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Marryat, Capt. (Pennsylvania)(Law) A DIARY IN AMERICA, WITH REMARKS ON ITS INSTITUTIONS.
NY, 1839, 263pp. Sometimes issued in 2 vols., this ed. by Appleton, is in one vol. Half cl. & quitewell worn bds. New bkstrp label. Interior damp stains. In 1839 several eds of this work were offered w/some claims suggesting Phila. as the 1st U.S. ed., though London was the true 1st. See Howes M-300. See also Clark Old South III, 204. Author devotes 8-p. to plight of Afro-Americans. He quotes the complete opinion of Justice Gibson on why a Negro was not a free man. Traveled throughout U.S., but he draws heavily on Harriet Martineau for the 12pp. where he discusses slavery. Law. Black Americans.
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(Texas)(Americana) "Texas As A Nation..." pp. 263-265 as ptd in complete volume of THE AMERICAN ALMANAC AND REPOSITORY OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE...1838.
. V.g., later 1/2 butterscotch & orig. marbled bds. An early recognition. Americana.
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(Goodfriend, Arthur) (World War II)(Military) THE GERMAN SOLDIER.
N.p., 1944, 97pp., 5" x 7". First ed. of this doughboy orientation effort adapted from a filmstrip.Wrps, creased. On net to forty.
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Byrd, Richard E. (Antarctic)(Travel) LITTLE AMERICA: AERIAL EXPLORATION IN THE ANTARCTIC, THE FLIGHT TO THE SOUTH POLE.
NY, etc., 1930, xvi,422pp. First ed. V.g. (bkstrp has opaque coating), ex-lib.
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Bloch, Leon (Chemistry)(Technical) IONISATION ET RESONANCE DES GAZ ET DES VAPEURS.
Paris, 1925, 219,bl(4)pp. V.g., ex lib. Carnegie Inst. Incls equilibrium, photoelectricity, etc. Onnet to sixty.
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Dance (Drama) Collection of four titles on dancing.
NY, 1995, 4 vol., 4to. Paperbacks, fine. Illus. Bennett & Riemer, Rhythmic Activities & Dance; Franklin, Dance Imagery for Technique & Performance & Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery; & Purcell, Teaching Children Dance. Estimate 70 retail. Enjoy all four...
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United States Census, 1850 (Tennessee)(Genealogy) POPULATION SCHEDULE FOR BLEDSOE COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
Knoxville, TN, 1963, (2)115(6)pp., 4to. Wrps, very lt foxing. Not net.
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Colum, Padraic (Ireland)(Travel) THE ROAD ROUND IRELAND.
NY, (1926), xiii,492pp. Nice solid copy, but wouldn't it have a crease on the front cvr & alas, wouldn't most of the gilt be oxidized from bkstrp. But praise be! hasn't it a nearly intact d.j. w/just a bit of fading & good bit of sunning? Travel.
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Select Committee to Investigate the Alleged Credit Mobili... (Economics)(Crime) REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE.
DC, 1873, 523pp. Sad story of unwisely granting too much latitude to Oakes Ames, his friends, & friends of friends. V.g. in recent bkstrp & new label & orig. U.S. Congress black cl. Available from Instant Book (add money & stir) @ one ninety three.
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Russia (Russia)(Econ)(Communism) Collection of paperbacks on Communism & Russian Economics.
NY, 1969+. 7 titles. Jacobs, Dan N. The New Communisms; McInnes, Neil. The Western Marxists; Nove, Alec. An Economic Hist. of the USSR; Schwartz, Harry. An Introduction of the Soviet Economy; Shaffer, Harry G. The Soviet Economy; Spector, Ivar. The First Russian Revolution; & Shmelv, Nikolai & Vladimir Popov. The Turning Point. First five in wrps. V.g., most read twice. Travel.
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(Genealogy)(Ohio) MIAMI VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOC. GENEALOGICAL AIDS BULLETIN VOL. 3, #2 (OCT., 1973) - VOL. 9, #4 (SEPT., 1980).
4to. Plus the supplement to Vol. 4. A total of 28 issues. Mimeo. Estimate at 5 per issue = 140. Shipping to be billed. Ohio.
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The National Huguenot Society (Huguenot)(Genealogy) PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL HUGUENOT SOCIETY
DC, 1956+, 5 vol. Wrps, v.g. Vols XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, & XXIII. Several articles on heritage & sources, ancestry, etc. Genealogy.
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The Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania (Huguenot)(PA)(Gen)(France) PROCEEDINGS OF THE HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF PENSYLVANIA
Phila., 1935+, 9 vol. Wrps, v.g. Nine issues for years 1935, 1944, 1946-48, 1950-53. Articles incl.Lafayette Centenary, Anthony Benezet, etc. Genealogy. Travel. France.
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The Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania (Huguenot)(Pa)(Gen)(WWI)(Mil) PROCEEDINGS OF THE HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA - VOLUME I.
Reading, PA, 1918, 44(2)pp. Wrps, v.g. Incls letter from Pershing, update on German treatment of French Protestants. World War I. Military. Genealogy.
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The Huguenot Society of Pennsylvania (Huguenot)(PA)(Gen)(France) PROCEEDINGS OF THE HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA - VOLUME IX.
N.p., 1929, 80pp. Wrps, v.g. "French Racial Strain in Colonial PA." Genealogy.
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Wallace, Lew (Ben Hur)(Rel)(Drama)(Lit) BEN HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST.
NY & London, 1904, xi,551(1)pp. This is called the Players ed. w/cvr photo of serious young actor trying not to giggle as he is pictured in a short skirt, whip in hand. Numerous illus. from the stage presentation, & no, not the movie, for in one shot one can see the pit (orchestra, that is, regardless of where I might want to send a current politician). Lovely copy, decorative cvr w/bright gilt, & orange on green (did this sell well in Ireland?).
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Dobson, Austin (ed.) (England)(Travel) EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ESSAYS.
London, 1882, xxiii,284pp. This is called a special large paper ed., ltd to 50 copies & signed by printer. The laid paper enhances the visual beauty. Bound in institutional red cl., w/gilt on bkstrp. Travel.
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