Category: Reference

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Henley's Twentieth Century Book of Ten Thousand Formulas, Processes and Trade Secrets : A Valuable Reference Book for the Home, Factory, Office, Laboratory and the Workshop

By: Gardner D. Hiscox and T. O'Conor Sloane

Price: $34.00

Publisher: Publishers Agency : 1977

Seller ID: 24326

Condition: Near Fine in Good+ dust jacket

920 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Hardcover, red cloth, [xxx] + 867 + 23 pages, total 920 pages, index, 3 glossaries, hundreds of lists and tables, main text in 2 columns, 60 b/w diagrams. ; This amazing reference book gives over 10 000 formulas, trade secrets, chemical recipes, processes and money-saving ideas for the amateur and professional. ; Topics include brewing, distilling, making inks, dyes, glass, cement, polishes, varnishes, paints, glues, adhesives, cosmetics, soaps, perfumes, leather dressings, waterproofing, photographic plates, antidotes for poisons, much more. ; Originally compiled ...
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Traveler's Map of the Alps, a : National Geographic Map, April, 1985

By: Garrett, William E. ; Illustrated by John B. Garver Jr.

Price: $7.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1985

Seller ID: 23323

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, folded, as issued. Tourism info on reverse.
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Place-Names in the Landscape : The Geographical Roots of Britain's Place-Names

By: Gelling, Margaret

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Phoenix Press : 2000

Seller ID: 21239

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

326 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Softcover, pale green covers, [x] + 326 pages, glossorial index, bibliography, 8 b/w maps. ; Copyright 1984. This edition 2000. ; Explains and discusses hundreds of roots of England's place names (including many in Wales and southern Scotland) and gives precise derivations of about 6,000 place names. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. Appears unused.
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Carefree Washdays the GE Way : General Electric Clothes Dryer with Automatic Clothes Conditioning

By: General Electric

Price: $12.00

Publisher: General Electric Company : 1955

Seller ID: 19486

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

24 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Softcover, white illustrated glossy covers, 24 pages, 39 b/w and monochrome photos and illustrations. ; Instructions for General Electric Automatic Clothes Dryer Model DA-720N. Published in 1955.; Quite crisp. No marks, no tears, no creases. Rear cover shows light rubbing.
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Hebraische Grammatik, 28 Auflage, Vollig Umgearbeitet Von E. Kautzsch : Hebrew Grammar, 28e, 28th Edition, Completely Updated by E. Kautzsch

By: Gesenius, Wilhelm, with Kautzsch, Bergstrasser

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Georg Olms Verlagsbuchhandlung : 1962

Seller ID: 20896

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

990 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; GERMAN throughout, with much HEBREW in text. Thick hardcover, gray cloth, red band over spine, [xii] + 606 + 8 + [vi] + 166 + [x] + 174 + 8 pages, 990 total pages. Fold-out table of Old Hebrew, Samaritan, Aramaic, etc, and Modern Hebrew letter forms. ; Aimed at Biblical students and scholars. Originally published 1909. This edition 1962. ; Contents: Hebrew Grammar, by Gesenius, updated by Kautzsch; Paradigms and index; Hebrew Grammar, Vol-1, Einleitung, Schrift, und Lautlehre (introduction, writing, and sound) and Vol-2, Verbum (verbs) by Bergstrasser. ; Light wea...
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From Gatekeeper to Gateway : Transforming Testing in America

By: Gifford, Bernard J.

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Boston College : 1990

Seller ID: 21188

ISBN-13: 9789991238845

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

74 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Teal-green softcover, [xiv] + 60 pages, footnotes, bibliography, 2 appendixes, numerous sidebars, 4 charts and diagrams. ; Sub-subtitle: Report of the National Commission on Testing and Public Policy, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1990. ; Critical assessment of educational testing in the US and many conclusions regarding how it should be modified, improved, or in some cases done away with. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. Scarce. ; Two items laid in: 1) promotional pamphlet for this book, 16 pages. 2) letter from professor of psychology, Eastern Michigan...
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1003 Household Hints and Work Savers : A Treasury of Household Hints to Help You Beat the High Cost of Living

By: Gore, Michael

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Bankers Community Service Company : 1951

Seller ID: 21979

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

128 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Dark blue softcover booklet, 128 pages, index, 1003 household hints of all kinds, including cooking, cleaning, laundry, needlecrafts, heating, interior design, gardening, household repairs, much more. ; Copyright 1947. This is 3rd edition, revised, 1951. Detroit Bank promo on front cover. ; We have graded this item Fair. Covers quite worn, edges sunned, front cover discolored, lower front tip chipped, everything readable. Pages yellowed from age but not brittle. Binding tight. Sold as is.
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Grandma Trooley's Old Fashioned Picture Book for Boys and Girls

By: Grandma Trooley (Myron Johnson)

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Americana Review : 1960

Seller ID: 21631

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

36 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Softcover booklet, pale yellow laid covers, 36 unnumbered pages, 34 b/w illustrations featuring children playing, reproduced from old American picture books. Includes original captions for each engraving and an old-fashioned rebus for a preface. English throughout. ; All excerpts from vintage children's picture books. ; No marks or major defects but covers lightly sunned around edges, pages yellowed from age. Scarce. ; Americana Review Series; Vol. 3
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Making of Canada, the : National Geographic Complete Set of 6 Maps

By: Graves, William; Illustrated by John F. Shupe

Price: $16.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1991

Seller ID: 23326

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Set of six large full-color folding maps completely covering Canada, printed on both sides, with historical info on reverses, published by National Geographic Society, 1991-1997.; This lot includes: Quebec 1991. British Columbia 1992. Atlantic Canada 1993. Prairie Pronvinces 1994. Ontario 1996. The North, 1997.; All appear unused; however, there is a touch of foxing along folded edges of three of the maps.
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The World, Political : National Geographic Map, February, 1994

By: Graves, William; Illustrated by John F. Shupe

Price: $8.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1994

Seller ID: 23324

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

Very large full-color map, printed on both sides, folded, as issued. ; (Image shows only small part of map)
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History of Levi Greene of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, the : And His Descendants.

By: Green, Mary Shaw

Price: $58.00

Publisher: Adrian College Press : 1944

Seller ID: 20084

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor with no dust jacket

415 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; Hardcover, blue cloth, [vi] + 415 pages, extensive index, 1012 individuals listed, 10 b/w photos and facsimiles on glossy plates. ; Amazing genealogy compiled by Mary Shaw Green (Greene) of Farmington, Michigan, who traced her family tree back five generations to Timothy Greene of Rhode Island, born 1725. Many family members were devout Universalists, including author. ; We have graded this item Poor. Water damage apparent on fore-edge and spine. Spine lettering pretty much gone. Old bookplate on front endpaper. Rear endpaper spotted. Former owner placed a sticky ...
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Classical Lands of the Mediterranean : National Geographic Map, March 1940

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by Albert H. Bumstead

Price: $12.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1940

Seller ID: 23605

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Very Good+

Not a book. An original National Geographic Society three-color map published in March, 1940. Folded, as issued. Measures about 35 x 26 inches when unfolded. Reverse unprinted. ; One small chip to margin, not affecting map. A touch of sunning to rear. No other defects. A timeless classic. (Amazonbuyers please not: item is folded and flat, not rolled in a tube)
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Australia Map : National Geographic, Atlas Plate 59, September 1963

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by James M. Darley

Price: $5.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1963

Seller ID: 14442

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, folded, as issued.
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Close-Up Canada, Ontario : National Geographic Map, 1978

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by Richard J. Darley

Price: $5.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1978

Seller ID: 14515

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, with color illustrated article on reverse, folded, as issued.
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Close-Up Canada, Quebec and Newfoundland : National Geographic Map, 1980

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by Richard J. Darley

Price: $5.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1980

Seller ID: 14514

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, with color illustrated article on reverse, folded, as issued.
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Close-Up USA, Alaska : National Geographic Map, 1975

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by William T. Peele

Price: $5.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1975

Seller ID: 14512

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, printed with article and color illustrations on reverse, folded, as issued.
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Close-Up USA, Hawaii : National Geographic Map, April 1976

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by William T. Peele

Price: $5.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1976

Seller ID: 14471

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, folded, as issued.
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Close-Up USA, Maine, with the Maritime Provinces of Close-Up, Canada : National Geographic Map, 1975

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert M. ; Illustrated by William T. Peele

Price: $5.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1975

Seller ID: 14513

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Large full-color map, printed with article and color illustrations on reverse, folded, as issued.
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Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies : National Geographic Map, December, 1939

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert; Illustrated by Albert H. Bumstead

Price: $20.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1939

Seller ID: 24095

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Very Good+

Beautiful large vintage full-color map, folded, as issued. Mexico, Caribbean, and Central America, plus six inset maps. ; Printed one-side only. Published during early days of World War 2. ; Very light wear. Almost no sunning. Faint discoloration to that part of reverse exposed when map is folded. Name of map penciled on reverse. (Amazonbuyers please note: This is an actual old map on paper, not a modern reprint on canvas)
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Pacific Ocean : National Geographic Map, December, 1936

By: Grosvenor, Gilbert; Illustrated by Albert H. Bumstead

Price: $14.00

Publisher: National Geographic Society : 1936

Seller ID: 24093

Binding: Map

Condition: Good+

Beautiful vintage full-color map, folded, as issued. Pacific ocean surrounded by land masses. On the edges are 67 inserts showing islands of the Pacific. ; Printed one-side only. Published in the runup to World War 2. Measures about 40 x 22 inches. ; Edges and seams show sunning. Foxing to that part of reverse that is exposed when item is folded. Three very small chips where seams come together. Everything readable. Name and description of map penciled on reverse.
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Category: Reference