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Talkin' about Sportin' Women : A Dictionary of Terms Related to Prostitution on the American Frontier

By: Moynahan, Jay M.

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Chickadee Publishing: 2002

Seller ID: 20111

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

47 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; White softcover, pink lettering, white wire spiral binding, 47 pages, about 300 terms listed and defined. Includes several lists such as names of actual brothels, actual madams, and old prostituion districts of western towns. ; Terms from American frontier 1840s-1920s, used by prostitutes, their customers, social reformers, and general public. Compiled and edited by professor of history. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. Quite scarce. ; Sportin' Women Series
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How to Swear Without Swearing : The X-Rated G-Rated Thesaurus

By: Munro, Henry Hanson

Price: $14.95

Publisher: Gwen Foss: 2017

Seller ID: 21431

Binding: Softcover

Condition: As New

374 pages; 374 pages. ; Too timid to use swearwords in broad daylight? At your wit's end? We have the solution! This unbelievable book contains over 11,000 clean substitutes for every offensive word and phrase in American English. This is the only book of its kind--the book you've been looking for all your life. ; Thisisanebookanditwillbeemailedtoyou.
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Encyclopedia of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories, The

By: Newton, Michael

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Checkmark Books/Facts On File: 2006

Seller ID: 20638

ISBN: 0816055408

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

426 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, [vi] + 426 pages, bibliography, index, over 80 b/w photos, about 500 entries. ; All the wild and crazy conspiracy theories of history plus a number of major modern scandals and events relating to actual conspiracies. ; Minor wear to exterior. No other defects. Binding tight and square.
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South Dakota State Highway Map : 1938

By: Norstad, Andrew

Price: $17.00

Publisher: State Highway Commission: 1938

Seller ID: 21391

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good-

8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Vintage full-sized three-color roadmap of South Dakota with index of cities and towns. Folded the usual way. ; Printed by Hipple Printing Company, Pierre, South Dakota. Map shows all major highways and roadways, paved and unpaved, plus county lines, national forests, Indian reservations, railroads, lakes, mountains, etc. Reverse of map has brief history and 24 b/w photos of tourist attractions including Mount Rushmore still incomplete. ; Light edgewear. Shows little sign of use.
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Pealer, Wenner, Lawrence, Ladd, Dieffenbacher Families : (Signed)

By: Pealer, Thomas

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Thomas Pealer: 1947

Seller ID: 10500

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

116 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Hardcover, black textured cloth, gilt lettering, 116 pages, 48 b/w photos and illustrations plus 2 fold-out blueprint family trees. A few corrections penned in, presumably by author, who also SIGNED front endpaper. ; Privately printed. Pealer (Peeler, Peelor, Bealer, etc) family of Laporte, Pennsylvania, and author's ancestral lines, some going back to 1640. ; Several small spots to cloth, light edgewear. No other flaws. Interior clean. Fold-outs pristine. Rare.
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Phoenix of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the : Including Pledge Manual, Original Minutes, Saga of Bunting Brothers, Paragraph History

By: Quivey, O. K. with Harry S. Bunting, William C. Levere

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity: 1947

Seller ID: 21192

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

236 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, black buckram cloth over flexible boards, gold lettering and phoenix logo on front, 236 pages, purple pictorial endpapers, 12 songs (no tunes) plus the SAE whistle (with tune) , small map, several portraits and dozens of fraternity symbols shown on 8 b/w photos on glossy plates. ; 1st printing stated, 1947. ; Includes: Foreword by Lauren Foreman. Pledge Manual by O. K. Quivey, 3rd edition. The Fraternity and the Pledge, by Dr. Fred. H. Turner. Minerva Highway by Dr. John O. Moseley. History of SAE by Lauren Foreman. Chronology. Founders. Famous memb...
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Getaway, the : High Speed II, Pinball Operations Manual

By: Ritchie, Steve

Price: $55.00

Publisher: Williams Electronic Games: 1992

Seller ID: 18436

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

134 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, red covers, side-stapled binding, 134 pages chapter-paginated, over 80 b/w figures and diagrams including 14 'shot' diagrams showing how bonus features can be activated by player. ; Owner's manual and operations guide to commercial electronic arcade pinball machine. Section headings are: Operations and adjustments. Testing and problem diagnostics. Parts information. Wiring diagrams and schematics. ; Very light bump to lower tip. No other defects. Scarce.
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Beginners ' Dictionary of Chinese Japanese Characters : With Common Abbreviations, Variants and Numerous Compounds

By: Rose-Innes, Arthur

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Dover Publications: 1977

Seller ID: 14595

ISBN: 0844656577

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

566 pages; 8vo (8.75") 23 cm; Ex-Library; Hardcover, green cloth, black spine lettering, green paste-down on front, [xlvii] + 507 + 12 pages, numerous lists and tables, over 25000 characters (words) are shown, arranged by number of strokes, with pronunciations, definitions, cross references, etc. ; Originally published 1959. This is a facsimile reprint of the 4th edition, 1977. This is a library edition, originally published in softcover by Dover Publications and rebound in hardcover with reinforced hinges for library use. ; Removed from Leslie R. Foss Public Library, Center Line, Michigan...
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American Newspaper Directory : March 1899

By: Rowell, George P.

Price: $64.00

Publisher: George P. Rowell & Company: 1899

Seller ID: 21123

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair with no dust jacket

1376 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Thick hardcover, green cloth, gilt lettering, 1376 pages. For each state and province, and by city, lists all newspapers and mags, with circulation, political bent, day of issue, number of pages, etc, plus facts on local population, railroads, main industries, etc. Plus special sections listing high-circulation papers, religious papers, foreign-language papers, new papers, etc. Local ads here and there. ; Thirty-first year, March 1899, stated. Complete subtitle: 'A Description of all the Newspapers and Periodicals Published in the United States, Dominion of Ca...
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Redford High School Senior Annual, January 1950 : Yearbook, Year Book, Redford, Michigan

By: Saker, Nancy

Price: $58.00

Publisher: Redford High School: 1950

Seller ID: 20033

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Poor

52 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall softcover, brown pictorial leatherette covers, 52 unnumbered pages, tons of b/w photos of seniors, clubs, faculty, football and other teams. Nice memorial page for Principal William R. Stocking, 1881-1949. ; Not to be confused with Redford Union high school, Redford high school was situated in northwest Detroit and served students in Old Redford, Grandmont, Rosedale Park and Brightmoor; it graduated two classes per year, one in January, one in June; each class had its own colors. This yearbook is for January graduating class of 1950, yellow and navy blue. ; ...
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161 Key Swahili Words and How to Use Them

By: Salama

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Salama Publishers: 1971

Seller ID: 20623

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

44 pages; 24mo (5.25") 14 cm; Small softcover booklet, [vi] + 38 pages, small map of Africa on front showing Swahili language area, pronunciation guide, several lists of useful words and phrases, glossary of 161 basic words (Swahili-English and English-Swahili) ; This pocket-sized booklet has been in a pocket. Edges moderately worn, small creases at tips. Interior clean, binding tight. Scarce.
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Selas Trademark, Sales and Broad Company Catalog A, 1901 : Jobbers of Fine Plumbing Material, Porcelain Lavatory Fixtures, Steam Engineering Supplies, Etc, Detroit, Michigan (Catalogue A)

By: Sales, Murray W.

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Sales & Broad Company: 1901

Seller ID: 15904

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

52 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Small catalog, dark red cloth over flexible covers, white lettering, bound with three brass tacks, as issued, 52 pages numbered according to no scheme we can determine; porcelain lavatory fixtures: 7 bathtubs, 21 toilets, 22 sinks shown in b/w engravings on glossy pages, with specs and pric es. ; Items are all apparently under the brand name Selas (that's Sales backward) with a porcelain finish called Flintoware, and with several fixtures having their own style names including Publico, Perfecto, Thetis, Iris, Orestes, Juno, Altuna, many more. ; No date but we ...
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Shilo Dictionary : English-Hebrew, Hebrew-English

By: Scharfstein, Zevi, and Rose Scharfstein

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Shilo Publishing House: 1957

Seller ID: 21993

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket

574 pages; 16mo (6.25") 16 cm; Small thick hardcover, dark green-black cloth, [viii] +272 + 6 + 282 + [vi] pages, 574 total pages, all edges red, about 30 000 words and phrases translated. ; Published left-to right for English-Hebrew, right-to-left for Hebrew-English. ; Prize label on front endpaper of Hebrew-English side, dated 5735 and 1975. No other defects to book. Jacket, which is uncoated white paper, shows a touch of edgewear, spine panel lightly sunned but quite readable.
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Tainted Legacy : 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights (Signed)

By: Schulz, William F.

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press: 2003

Seller ID: 20833

ISBN: 1560254890

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

242 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Black softcover, [xiv] + 242 pages, index, 265 endnotes. Inscribed and SIGNED on title page by author. ; Preface by Anthony Lewis. ; Two years after terror attack of 9/11, author destroys the logic of Bush administration's 'war on terror' and blatant violation of human rights. Written by Executive Director of Amnesty International USA, former president of Unitarian Universalist Association, senior fellow for human rights at Center for American Progress.
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Say it in Fijian : An Entertaining Introduction to the Language of Fiji

By: Schutz, A. J.

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Robert Brown & Associates: 1997

Seller ID: 21191

ISBN: 1862730385

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

55 pages; 12mo (7.25") 18 cm; Yellow softcover booklet, black and white decor, 55 pages, small map, glossary, bibliography, 11 lessons including alphabet, greetings, who what where when, participles, possessives, syntax, etc. ; Copyright 1972. Revised 1974. This is 4th edition, 1979, 6th printing, 1997. ; Polynesian language spoken in Fiji, similar to languages of Tonga, Hawaii, Tahiti, Madagascar, Malaysia, Easter Island. Includes brief history of Western missionaries who invented writing system for Fijian. ; Only a touch of wear. Small pricesticker inked out on rear. No other defects.
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Sow They Say : Scott's Golf Course Seeds

By: Scott, O. M.

Price: $17.00

Publisher: O. M. Scott & Sons Company: 1924

Seller ID: 19962

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

24 pages; 12mo (7.25") 18 cm; Beige softcover, 24 unnumbered pages, gatefold centerfold showing vast green lawn at Franklin Life Insurance, Springfield, Illinois. ; Published on behalf of Scott's Golf Course grass seeds. 'We reprint here for the consideration of those who buy lawn seed, letters from a few of our typical customers.' ; The word 'Nursery' neatly marked on front cover in fountain pen in faded ink. Rear cover shows a touch of rubbing. No other defects. Quite scarce.
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Allen Family Records : And the Allen Genealogy

By: Seaver, J. Montgomery

Price: $28.00

Publisher: American Historical Genealogical Society: 1928

Seller ID: 16230

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

86 pages; 8vo (9.25") 24 cm; Gray softcover, fold-and-staple binding, coat of arms in red on front, 86 pages, bibliography, lyrics to Battle Hymn of the Allens, 4 b/w photos and illustrations. ; History and genealogy of Allen, Alleine, Alleyne, Allin, Alland (etc) family of British and Irish heritage going back 400 years. ; Lower front tip bumped. Pages slightly yellowed from age. Owner has penciled a few checkmarks in margins here and there. No other marks. Binding intact. Quite rare in any condition.
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Shark Instruction Handbook : 40 Channel Solid State Citizens Band Mobile Transceiver Model W-705

By: Shark

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Shark Corporation: 1976

Seller ID: 21157

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+

8 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Tan glossy softcover, 8 pages, 7 photos and illustrations including schematic diagram. English language. ; Shark W-705. This is an owner's manual only, no radio included. ; Topics include: Installation. Power connection. Antenna. Operation. Squelch control. Technical specs. More. ; Covers have small spots. Small closed tear to upper rear cover. Pages lightly sunned. Everything readable. Binding intact. Scarce.
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Wisdom for Financial Success : From a Biblical Perspective

By: Shaw, Francine E.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Acts Publishing: 2017

Seller ID: 21283

ISBN: 0986176737

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

129 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Softcover, 129 pages, many biblical quotes. ; Copyright 2011. This is 3rd printing, 2017. ; Walk in God's path and financial success will follow. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. ; Spiritual Growth Series; Vol. 1
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Financial Effects of Deregulation on California Savings and Loan Associations, the : A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Economics and the Committee on Graduate Studies of Stanford University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

By: Sigetich, Milan Peter

Price: $23.00

Publisher: Milan Peter Sigetich: 1979

Seller ID: 9650

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

176 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, red cloth, gold spine title, 176 pages printed one side only, footnotes, bibliography, 2 appendixes, 16 tables and 9 b/w figures and diagrams in text. Typed and mimeographed. ; Subtitle: 'A Dissertation Submitted to the Department of Economics and the Committee on Graduate Studies of Stanford University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy'. ; Signed by professors Karen H. Johnson, John B. Shoven, Bert G. Hickman, and dean W. B. Carnochan. ; Very light shelfwear. Gife note penned on front endpaper. No ...
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