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Instructions for Using Gas Indentifications Sets

By: Chemical Warfare School

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Chemical Warfare School: 1942

Seller ID: 17806

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

16 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover, pale yellow covers, 16 pages, 1 table, 4 b/w photos and diagrams. ; Published in Edgewood, Maryland, at the Edgewood Arsenal (now Aberdeen Proving Ground) which was home of the US Army Chemical Warfare School. *** Instructions for using army equipment made for the identification of gases and detonators used in chemical warfare. ; Light soiling to covers. Small piece of last leaf (blank on both sides) missing. Owner name on front in fountain pen. Several pages have underlining or margin notes in green pencil. Scarce in any condition. ; Chemical Warfare S...
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Decontamination : Decontamination of Vesicant Agents

By: Chemical Warfare School

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Chemical Warfare School: 1942

Seller ID: 17807

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

44 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover, pale yellow covers, 44 pages, 4 tables, 36 b/w photos and diagrams. ; Published in Edgewood, Maryland, at the Edgewood Arsenal (now Aberdeen Proving Ground) which was home of the US Army Chemical Warfare School. *** Instructions for decontaminating people, objects, and locations that have been attacked with vesicants (chemicals that cause burning and blistering, such as mustard gas). ; Light foxing to covers, light bumps to tips. No writing or marks. Scarce in any condition. ; Chemical Warfare School Pamphlet Series; Vol. 12
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Chemical Warfare Service : Candles

By: Chemical Warfare School

Price: $26.00

Publisher: Government Printing Office: 1931

Seller ID: 17809

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

28 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover booklet bound with two staples, bound edge die-cut for binder insertion, 28 pages, 32 b/w photos and diagrams. ; Published for use of US Army Chemical Warfare School, 1931. Topics include: Nontoxic smoke candles. Lacrimatory (tear gas) candles. Irritant candles. Methods of firing. Safety precautions. More. ; This item appears to have been in the field. Exteriors are rubbed and soiled. Owner name and date (6-42) in fountain pen on front. Several pages have underlining or margin brackets. Everything is readable. Binding tight. Sold as is. ; Technical Regul...
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Life Along the Shoreline : 150 Years of Port Austin, Michigan History, 1854-2004

By: Clancy, Christine Kennedy

Price: $68.00

Publisher: Historical Society: 2004

Seller ID: 21075

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

368 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, dark red buckram cloth, silver lettering, 368 pages, main text in 2 columns, about 800 b/w photos and illustrations with captions. Includes dozens of family histories. ; Written by Christine Kennedy Clancy and committee. ; Fore-edge shows three tiny spots. Otherwise no defects to book or jacket. Quite scarce.
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These Days of Large Things : The Culture of Size in America, 1865-1930

By: Clarke, Michael Tavel

Price: $11.00

Publisher: University of Michigan Press: 2007

Seller ID: 11900

ISBN: 0472099620

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

326 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, black cloth, copper spine lettering, [x] + 326 pages, orange boards, index, bibliography, extensive endnotes, 42 b/w photos and illustrations with captions. ; 'Examines a recurring theme in American culture: the celebration of and identification with large things'. Primary focus on Progressive Era. Much on racism, classism, sexism, body size, gender roles, pygmies, skyscrapers, etc. ; Jacket shows a whisper of shelfwear. Otherwise appears unread. Scarce.
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Samuel Fry the Weaver and Mennonites of the Twenty : Canadian-German Folklore, Volume 8

By: Coffman, Barbara F.

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario: 1982

Seller ID: 20854

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

276 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Tan softcover, [xii] + 276 pages, bibliography, appendix with genealogical and biographical data on many early families, index of surnames, 14 b/w photos with captions. ; Edited by Eldon D. Weber. Foreword by Frank H. Epp. ; historical fiction based on real lives of pioneer Mennonites of Vineland, Ontario, near the Twenty Mile Creek, written by daughter of one of their longtime ministers. ; Small sticker on front cover, as issued, stating: 'Vol. 8 - Historical novel based on facts of the early Pennsylvania German Mennonite settlement in Vineland/Jordan area.' ;...
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History of the Dominion of the Arabs in Spain : Volume 2 (of 3)

By: Conde, J. A. with Mrs. Jonathan Foster

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Henry G. Bohn: 1854

Seller ID: 20887

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

493 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, green blindstamped cloth, gilt spine lettering, green patterned endpapers with publisher catalog, [xvi] + 493 + 6 pages, footnotes. ; Vol-2 ONLY of a 3-vol set. Originally published 1820. This is first English edition, 1854. This is an actual book from 1854, not a flimsy computer-generated reprint. ; Written by Dr. José Antonio Conde y García (1766-1820) aka J. A. Conde. Translated by Mrs. Jonathan Foster. ; Moderate wear to ends of spine. Front endpaper (publisher catalog) chipped and scarred but nearly all readable. Interior clean, binding tight...
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String of Chinese Peach Stones, a : Sketches of Village Life in Rural Southern China, with Illustrations

By: Cornaby, William Arthur

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Gale Research Company: 1974

Seller ID: 20315

ISBN: 1241367086

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

479 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, dark blue cloth, [xvi] + 479 pages, appendix, footnotes, about 150 b/w photos and illustrations in text, with captions. ; Originally published by London: Charles H. Kelly, 1895. This is a high-quality exact facsimile reprint, 1974. ; Village life, customs, festivals, etc, in rural southern China, with much info on bloody Taiping Rebellion of 1850-1864, launched by fanatical Chinese convert to Christianity who proclaimed himself the brother of Jesus. ; A touch of wear to tips No other defects. No jacket, as issued. Appears unused.
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Human Nature and History, Complete in 2 Volumes : A Study in the Development of Liberal Political Thought

By: Cumming, Robert Denoon

Price: $26.00

Publisher: University of Chicago Press: 1969

Seller ID: 18729

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

825 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Set of 2 hardcover volumes, blue cloth, top edges blue, 825 pages. ; Isbn 0226123642. Authored by longtime professor of philosophy and 20th-century phenomenology, Columbia University, New York. ; We have graded this set Fine. No defects to books or jackets. Still in original shrinkwrap.
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Relics of Columbus, the : An Illustrated Description of the Historical Collection in the Monastery of La Rabida, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893

By: Curtis, William Eleroy

Price: $16.00

Publisher: William H. Lowdermilk Company: 1893

Seller ID: 15430

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

224 pages; 8vo (8.5") 22 cm; Orange softcover, 224 pages, footnotes, 1067 items listed and described, 107 b/w photos and illustrations with captions. ; Items include: portraits, maps, landscapes of places Columbus visited, relics of the conquest of the New World, original papers and documents relating to Columbus (many given here, in English translation, complete) and more. ; PLEASE NOTE: This is an actual book from 1893, not a flimsy overpriced book-on-demand reprint. ; Written by William Eleroy Curtis, director of Bureau of American Republics and Chief of Latin-American Bureau, World's C...
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Past and Present of Clinton County, Michigan : Together with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Prominent and Leading Citizens and Illustrious Dead, Illustrated

By: Daboll, Sherman B. (Judge) and Dean W. Kelley

Price: $75.00

Publisher: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company: 1906

Seller ID: 17750

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

575 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, quite heavy, full original black leather, gilt lettering on spine, green-gilt patterned endpapers, all edges gilt, 575 glossy pages, index, 80 full-page b/w photos and 5 beautiful full-page steel-engraved portraits with tissue guards. ; Biographical section, pages 1-439. Historical section, pages 440-572. ; (This is a real book from 1906, not a computer-generated reprint. Don't be fooled: those cheap reprints have the worst portraits and illustrations you have ever seen) ; Leather shows moderate wear at tips, partly split along joints, but bindin...
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Great West, The, Or, the Garden of the World : Its History, its Wealth, its Natural Advantages, and its Future, Also Comprising a Complete Guide to Emigrants, with a Full Description of the Different Routes Westward . . .

By: Dana, C. W.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Thayer & Eldridge: 1861

Seller ID: 11847

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

396 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; This is not a flimsy recent reprint but an actual book from 1861. ; Hardcover, dark green blindstamped cloth, gilt spine title, pale yellow endpapers, a few small b/w engravings, several lists of data on river and railroad travel. For each western state (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, Texas, California, etc) gives rivers, railroads, climate, soil, government, education, religious data, etc. ; Copyright 1856 by Wentworth and Co. This is 2nd printing, 1861. ; Full subtitle: 'Its History, its Wealth, its Natural ...
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Livonia Preserved : Greenmead and Beyond (Images of America Series) (Michigan)

By: Daniel, Suzanne, and Kathleen Glynn

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing: 2006

Seller ID: 20362

ISBN: 0738541133

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

128 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Tan softcover, 128 glossy pages, over 200 high-quality historical b/w photos with detailed captions. ; Wonderful collection of historical photos showing birth and development of Greenmead, open-air museum and historical village in Livonia, Michigan. Plenty of Greek Revival architecture. ; No defects. Appears unread. ; Images of America Series
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Official Military Atlas of the Civil War

By: Davis, George B.

Price: $34.00

Publisher: Fairfax Press: 1993

Seller ID: 21888

ISBN: 0517415666

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket

350 pages; Folio (16.5") 42 cm; Very large heavy hardcover, 16.5 inches tall, 13.3 inches wide, 2.1 inches thick (42 cm tall) red boards, 350 pages, 106 b/w engravings, 209 drawings, some showing flags and uniforms in color, 821 maps, many in 2 or 3 colors, with detailed captions. ; Original title: Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Four authors listed. Originally published in 4 volumes 1891-1895. This is beautiful high-quality 4-in-1-volume facsimile reprint with new introduction by Richard Sommers, 1983. ; Very minor wear to book. Jacket shows li...
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History of the Indians of Connecticut : From the Earliest Known Period to 1850, Published with the Sanction of the Connecticut Historical Society, 1851

By: De Forest, John W.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: William James Hamersley: 1851

Seller ID: 12620

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

509 pages; 8vo (8.5") 22 cm; This is an actual hardcover book from 1851, not a flimsy overpriced computer-generated reprint. ; Full original dark brown cloth, gilt spine lettering, [xxvi] + 509 pages, several b/w illustrations reproduced from engravings, index, footnotes, 6 appendixes including short vocabulary table in English, Massachusetts, Narragansett, Mohican, Pequot, Naugatuck. ; (Please note: Image shows one clipping + spine and front of book) Copyright 1850. Title page 1851. ; Manuscript approved by J. L. Kingsley, Leonard Bacon, E. C. Herrick on behalf of Connecticut Historical ...
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Malawi, Kenya, Zanzibar : British Information Services

By: Debenham, Frank

Price: $22.00

Publisher: British Information Services: 1963

Seller ID: 20302

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Three vols on African localities, each with social, economic and political info, bibliography, appendixes, small maps, etc, all printed in England, distributed by British Information Services, New York. ; Vol-1474, Zanzibar, 1963, 44 pages, 2 small b/w maps. Vol-1475, Kenya, 1963, 48 pages, 2 small b/w maps. Vol-1485, Malawi, 1964, 46 pages, 14 b/w photos and 2 small maps, all on glossy plates, with one map being in black and orange. ; All have small spots to covers. Otherwise no rips or tears, no marks, no defects. Scarce. ; British Information Services Series
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This is Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada

By: deGarthe, W. E.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Halcraft Printing: 1984

Seller ID: 21737

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

40 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover booklet, green illustrated covers, 40 pages, 52 b/w illustrations and small maps. ; Illustrated by author in a wonderful Eric-Sloane-like style. Copyright 1956. This is 21th printing, 1984. History and lore of Peggy's Cove on the rugged shore of Nova Scotia and of the old sailors, sailboats, fishermen, lobster trappers who have coloured its history. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. No marks or defects. Scarce.
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Loop-Harrison House and Family, the : Port Sanilac, Michigan

By: Denison, Gene, and Laura Long

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Sanilac County Historical Museum & Village: 2002

Seller ID: 21633

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

32 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Pale yellow softcover, 32 pages, 50 photos, many in color. ; Beautiful mansard-style mansion, its history and history of its locally famous family, including Dr. Joseph Loop, Methodist Rev. Julius Harrison and sea captain Stanley Gardner Harrison. ; Covers show minor wear only. No other defects. Scarce.
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Miracle at Your Doorstep : Picture Story of a Great American Newspaper

By: Detroit News

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Detroit News: 1960

Seller ID: 20288

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

32 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; Oblong softcover, tan covers, 32 pages, chronology, 79 b/w photos and illustrations with detailed captions. ; History of Detroit News, founded in 1873 by James E. Scripps, and its amazing successes in journalism, editing, photography, wire service, typesetting, printing, pioneering radio and television divisions, more. ; Clean, no marks, no defects. Quite scarce.
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Man's Venture in Culture : Some Inventions Underlying Civilization in Illinois of Today

By: Deuel, Thorne

Price: $8.00

Publisher: State Museum: 1955

Seller ID: 20805

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

40 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Black softcover booklet, nicely designed covers printed in silver and dark red, 40 pages, bibliography, footnotes, endnotes, 26 b/w illlustrations. ; Originally published 1950. This is 2nd printing, 1955. ; Brief overview of major inventions in civilization. Topics include: Earliest tools. Farming. Waterwheel. Pottery. Merchant trade. Writing. Printing. Public engineering. Electricity. More. ; A touch of wear to lower tip. Small pricesticker inked out on rear. No other defects. ; Story of Illinois Series; Vol. 6
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