Category: Reference

Mama Said : A Collection of Common Epigrams

By: Johnson, Charmaine Darnell; Illustrated by Senghor Reid

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Charmaine Darnell Johnson : 1996

Seller ID: 23245

Condition: Very Good+

88 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; Oblong softcover, orange and purple covers, 88 unnumbered pages, several b/w illustrations, over 200 age-old aphorisms, epigrams, proverbs, witty sayings, etc, collected from mama, nana, and anonymous. Inside front cover warmly inscribed and SIGNED by author. ; Collected and published by Charmaine Darnell Johnson, EdD, specialist in early childhood education, family and human development, and educational research. ; Light shelfwear. Smallsticker on rear, as issued. No other defects. No marks apart from autograph.
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Choice Pages from Early American School Books

By: Johnson, Myron

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Americana Review : 1960

Seller ID: 21630

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

36 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Softcover booklet, olive-green laid covers, 36 unnumbered pages, 32 b/w illustrations, 30 b/w facsimile reproductions of pages from early American schoolbooks, 1780s to 1880s, with captions. English throughout except one page in German. ; Excerpts from primers, readers, alphabet books, number books, books of fables and moral tales, geographies, a book of elocution, etc, and one page from an old 1849 attendance log with names and dates. Many excerpts use old s that resembles an f. ; No marks or major defects but covers lightly sunned around edges, pages are starting ...
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Thai-English and English-Thai Dictionary : Chalermnit

By: Jumsai, Manich, and Parichart Jumsai

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Chalermnit : 2003

Seller ID: 19546

ISBN-13: 9789747390506

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

374 pages; 32mo (4.25") 11 cm; Very small softcover (3 x 4.25 inches, 1.25 inches thick) 77 x 116 mm, 33 mm thick, 467 + 374 pages, English-Thai in front, Thai-English in rear. Thai words in Thai alphabet. No transliterations. ; Compiled by M. L. Manich Jumsai. Updated by Parichart Jumsai. 2003 edition. ; Minor edgewear only. Spine intact, no creases.
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How to Rob Banks Legally : And Other Ways of Making Money You Never Dreamed Were Possible

By: Kennelworth, Louis

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Kimball-Nastri Group : 1974

Seller ID: 23587

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

153 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; White softcover, 153 pages, 5 extensive appendixes including lists of affiliates of Office of Minority Business Enterprise, major venture capitalists, etc; 8 tables, 25 b/w drawings. ; How to take advantage of little-known banking laws and customs in order to maximize your money. Also some info on investing, government loans, etc, etc. ; Edges lightly sunned, covers partly foxed. Interior clean. Binding tight and square.
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Recipes for Washing in Your Westinghouse Laundromat : L-5 and RL-1 Laundromat

By: Kiene, Julia

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Wastinghouse Electric Corporation : 1950

Seller ID: 19609

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

40 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover booklet, gray and red illustrated covers, 40 glossy pages, index, 22 recipes for washing special items (greasy work clothes, nylons, stuffed toys, feather pillows, more) , 74 b/w photos and illustrations. ; Exterior shows light wear. Small pencil mark on one page, short pencil note on rear cover, otherwise no marks. Three leaves show edgewear and small corner creases. Everything readable. Binding of two staples intact. Scarce.
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Greeks Have a Word for You, The

By: King, Tom

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Interfraternity Council : 1946

Seller ID: 23722

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

32 pages; 16mo (6.25") 16 cm; Small green softcover, 32 pages, table of average dues and costs, 16 fraternities listed and described. ; Published by Interfraternity Council, Michigan State College (now MSU) East Lansing, Michigan, 1946. Introduction by John A. Hannah. Includes brief history of college's first 87 years and development of its fraternities. ; Very little wear. Sunning to edges and part of rear cover. Staples intact but starting to rust. Scarce.
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Bartholomew Smith Family History and Genealogy

By: Kirkpatrick, Farel

Price: $90.00

Publisher: Published by Author : 1982

Seller ID: 23577

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

416 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall hardcover, red buckram cloth, 416 pages, extensive index, large type throughout. Many detailed biographies, anecdotes, newspaper references, etc. ; First edition, 1982. A book five years in the making. Printed by Anundsen Publishing Company, Decorah, Iowa. ; Genealogy of Bartholomew Smith (1740-1819) who came to US from Stuttgart, Germany, and died in Frederick County, Virginia, and his myriad descendants. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. Front endpaper has one brief sentence neatly penned in. One page has one date corrected. No other marks. Two items laid in: 1) t...
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Cocoa and Chocolate Industry, the : The Tree, the Bean, the Beverage, 2nd Edition, Revised and Enlarged

By: Knapp, Arthur W.

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons : 1930

Seller ID: 17075

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

228 pages; 8vo (8.75") 23 cm; Hardcover, blue cloth, gilt lettering, [xii] + 188 + 28 pages, index, bibliography, color glossy frontispiece, many lists and tables, 42 b/w photos and diagrams with captions. ; This is 2nd edition, revised and enlarged, 1930. Written by Arthur W. Knapp, MSc, FIC. ; Not a cookbook as such, but a fascinating history of the cocoa industry from cacao trees to chocolate drinks and confections. ; Cloth is frayed at heel and crown. Bookplate on front endpaper from Library of Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc, Research Department, with W logo. 12 pages have underlining or margin ...
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Microcosm 1900 : Yearbook, College of the City of New York (Year Book)

By: Knickerbocker, Edwin Van Berghan; Illustrated by Edward F. Schaefer

Price: $20.00

Publisher: College of the City of New York (CCNY) : 1900

Seller ID: 8691

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

161 pages; 8vo (9.25") 24 cm; Square hardcover, blue and gray cloth, beveled boards, 161 laid pages, gilt lettering and decor, floral endpapers, glossy photos pages, 8 pgs local ads, brief biographies of each professor, beautiful high-quality b/w photos throughout, athletic teams and stats, symbol of each fraternity and society, including exquisite eight-devil symbol of Theta Nu Epsilon. ; Illustrations by E. F. Schaefer. ; Exterior worn, mainly at extremities. Cloth lightly soiled. No marks or scribbles. Front hinge has some play otherwise binding tight.
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Huguenot Ancestors Represented in the Membership of the Huguenot Society of New Jersey

By: Koehler, Sara Morton

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Huguenot Society of New Jersey : 1965

Seller ID: 21932

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

120 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, blue cloth, gold Huguenot cross on front, [iv] + 120 pages, list of members, list of junior members, index. Main text lists over 300 Huguenots (French Protestants) who came to North America prior to 1787 and who have living descendants as of 1965, with their place of birth, date and place of arrival, brief bio, and source of data for same. ; Originally published 1945. This is 3rd edition, 1965, edited by Sara Morton Koehler (Mrs. Albert F. Koehler). Foreword by Elmer Garafield Van Name. ; Cloth shows very minor discoloration, only visible in the right ligh...
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Frank Krue and Company, Detroit, Michigan : Blotter with Advertisement for Mortgage Firm, 1948

By: Krue, Frank

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Frank Krue & Company : 1948

Seller ID: 11702

Binding: Non-Book

Condition: Near Fine

Oblong format, item measures 9 x 3.8 inches, 23 x 10 cm, dark red background, yellow lettering. Small outline of lower peninsula of Michigan, otherwise no illustrations. ; Text reads: 'To better serve our rapidly growing clientele, after July 1, 1948, we will be located in our new and modernized office buildings in the east wing, 8th Floor, National Bank Building, Telephone WOodward 2-7290, Detroit 26. Frank Krue & Co, FHA Approved Mortgagee, pre-eminent in service, facilities, location and specialized experience, over 10,000 homes financed in 10 years.' ; Unused. Nearly perfect, with just a ...
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Bragg Family, The

By: Kruse, Virginia

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Virginia Kruse : 1969

Seller ID: 23828

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

19 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; Oblong yellow softcover, 19 pages, brief data on about 130 individuals of lower Michigan. ; Compiled 1963, revised May 1969, stated. ; The six children of Levi Bragg (1838-1906) of Dundee, Michigan, and Caroline Deckler Bragg (1843-1927) and their descendants, including the author, Virginia Kruse, of Tecumseh, Michigan, and members of the Yape, O'Conner, King, Kidd, Jacobs, Buck, Brunt families and other branches. ; Light edgewear. Upper tip lightly creased. Binding of two brass fasteners intact. Quite scarce.
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Folklore and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees

By: Lehner, Ernst, and Johanna Lehner

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Omnigraphics : 1990

Seller ID: 21366

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

128 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, green cloth, gold lettering on spine, about 200 b/w illustrations reproduced from old engravings. ; Ernst Lehner (1896-1971) and his wife Johanna compiled many highly praised books on folklore, myths, legends and symbology. ; Written by Ernst and Johanna Lehner. Originally published by Tudor Publishing Company, 1960. This is a facsimile reprint edition, 1990. ; Topics include: Love and courtship, astrology, alchemy, biblical symbology, Chinese flower calendar, Japanese flower calendar, sacred plants, flower lore, much more. ; No defects. Lacks jac...
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Elementary Latin Dictionary, an : With an Appendix of Persons and Places

By: Lewis, Charlton T. with High MacMaster Kingery

Price: $14.00

Publisher: American Book Company : 1918

Seller ID: 21203

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

1029 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Hardcover, dark red cloth, [iv] + 1029 glossy pages, 2 appendixes, about 22 000 words defined. ; Copyright 1890. This is 3rd edition, 1918. Appendix compiled by High MacMaster Kingery. Complete subttle: 'With an Appendix of Persons and Places Met in the Latin Authors Commonly Studied in the First Two Years of the College Course.' ; Minor edgewear. Endpapers discolored. Spine lettering dull and hard to read. No other defects.
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Rexall Family Almanac : 1927

By: Liggett, Louis

Price: $24.00

Publisher: United Drug Company : 1927

Seller ID: 24076

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

32 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Orange and white softcover booklet, 32 pages plus covers, list of zodiac symbols, illustration of moon phases, list of eclipses, rainfall, seed planting guide, standard almanac monthly tables, etc. Includes info about many Rexall products such as Puretest aspirin, Kantleek hot water bags, Cherry bark cough syrup, Peptona tonic, Cara Nome beauty cream, Klenzo tooth powder, Orderlies laxative, Symphony paper and more. 39 b/w drawings, 8 photos of Rexall plants. ; Published in 1927 by United Drug Company (formed 1903, dissolved 1977) makers of Rexall Drug Store merch...
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Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe

By: Louda, Jiri, and Michael Maclagan; Illustrated by Jiri Louda

Price: $29.00

Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter : 1981

Seller ID: 23538

ISBN-13: 9780517545584

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

308 pages; 4to (11.75") 30 cm; Tall hardcover, brown cloth, brick-red endpapers, 308 glossy pages, extensive index; 80 b/w photos, small maps and illustrations; 150 genealogical charts including 2000 escutcheons (coats of arms) in full color. ; Reprint of London: Orbis, 1981. ; No defects apart from wrinkling of coating on jacket, as issued.
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Maclaren's Gaelic Self-Taught : An Introduction to Gaelic for Beginners, with Guide to Pronunciation

By: Maclaren, James

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Gairm Publications : 1987

Seller ID: 24253

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

232 pages; 12mo (7.25") 15 cm; White glossy softcover, [viii] + 184 + 40 pages, Gaelic-English glossary, 640 lessons and exercises ; Originally published 1911. This is 4th Edition, revised, 1935, 13th printing, 1987.; Light exterior wear. Covers show a few minor spots. Interior clean, binding tight.
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Russian Language Guide : A Guide to the Spoken Language, Introductory Series, Technical Manual TM 30-344

By: Marshall, G. C.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: War Department : 1943

Seller ID: 24280

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

76 pages; 24mo (5.5") 13 cm; Small purple-brown softcover booklet, [iv] + 76 pages, several pages of useful phrases, page listing important signs, lengthy alphabetical word list, 12 b/w cartoon illustrations. English text, with Russian words given in phonetic English spellings. ; Published June 23, 1943, when US and Russia were allies. "To be used with the Introductory Series Language Records" stated. Booklet authorized by G. C. Marshall, chief of staff, and J. A. Ulio, adjutant general. ; Light to moderate edgewear, horizontal stress marks visible, as if it were once kept in a back pocket. No...
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Colloquial Polish : A Complete Language Course

By: Mazur, Boleslaw W.

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul : 1986

Seller ID: 15379

ISBN-13: 9780710090300

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

270 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; White softcover, 270 pages, vocabulary, pronunciation guide, a few b/w illustrations, 20 complete lessons suitable for self study. ; Copyright 1983. This is 2nd printing, 1986. 'This comprehensive introduction to everyday Polish is designed for people meeting the language for the first time'. ; A touch of shelfwear only. Pages a bit yellowed from age. No other defects. ; Colloquial Series
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Gaelic Alphabet, a : A Guide to the Pronunciation of Gaelic Letters and Words

By: McLennan, George

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Argyll Publishing : 2009

Seller ID: 24255

ISBN-13: 9781907165344

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

74 pages; 12mo (7.75") 20 cm; Red softcover, 74 + 6 pages, one chapter for each letter of the Gaelic alphabet, plus a short glossary. ; Rear cover lightly creased at lower corner. Otherwise only a touch of shelfwear.
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Category: Reference