Category: Reference

Environment and Conflict in Europe, 1939 : Eighteen Basic Maps

Price: $10.00

Publisher: American Geographical Society : 1939

Seller ID: 24111

Binding: Map

Condition: Good

Extra large full-color map, folded, as issued. Features one detailed map of central Europe and 17 smaller maps depicting terrain, changing boundaries, economics, language areas and other demographics. ; A snapshot of the western world when it was blowing up at beginning of WW2.; Map is fragile, lightly sunned along edges, one seam has very small tear. Everything is readable. Scarce. Sold as is. ; Special Publication Series; Vol. 24
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Badges of the Canadian Navy

By: Arbuckle, J. Graeme

Price: $58.00

Publisher: Nimbus Publishing : 1987

Seller ID: 2623

ISBN-13: 9780920852491

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New in As New dust jacket

203 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, blue boards, 203 glossy pages, glossary of heraldic terms, badges of 150+ Canadian naval vessels, plus 19 naval air squadrons and 19 shore establishments, shown in full color filling a half page each, with blazon, and brief history of each ship. ; No defects. Quite scarce.
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Betz Family Record, the : 1953

By: Arlene Knapp Van Loocke

Price: $46.00

Publisher: Arlene Knapp Van Loocke : 1953

Seller ID: 23845

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

30 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Green oblong softcover, 30 pages, brief data on about 500 individuals. Typedand reproduced bymimeograph. ; Traces the 11 children of Christopher Betz (1823-1903) and Katherine Stock Betz of Lucas county, Ohio, and their descendants, including members of Brockway, Burket, Eisenmann, Hazzard, Hebestreit, Horton, Leonard, Myers, Palmer, Ries, Woodward, Zimmerman and other branches. ; Covers sunned around edges. Rear cover has two small closed tears. One page has one date corrected in pen. Folded edge partly split but staples are holding everything together nicely. Quite...
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Baby's Diary : Illustrated in Colour

By: Augener; Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek le Mair

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Augener Ltd : 1920

Seller ID: 23277

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

72 pages; 4to (11.75") 30 cm; Tall hardcover, pale gray cloth, gilt lettering, circular pastel-toned paste-down on front, publisher logo blind-stamped on rear, 72 unnumbered pages on tough paper. Color illustrations on every other page, many pages having only floral borders, but 4 pages having charming illustrations. There are 5 pages with blanklists or tables to be filled in, including weight, height, teeth, etc, and many unprogrammed pages for photos or whatever one wishes to record. Very quaint. ; No date but we estimate 1920. Illustrations by famous French watercolorist. ; Almost no wear. ...
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Antique Photo Album

By: Author Unknown

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Burkhardt Company : 1915

Seller ID: 11000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

22 pages; Oblong hardcover (12.5 x 9.75 inches) 32 x 25 cm, dark brown textured buckram boards with raised decor in orange, green, red, silver. Lovely black moire endpapers, black moire page lifter. Three inner rings spaced 3.5 inches apart. 11 black leaves (22 pages) on heavy board stock. ; Exterior shows moderate rubbing and wear, mainly on rear cover. All rings function and are aligned correctly. No photos. No marks. Rare and quite attractive.
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Shamrock 2004 : Yearbook, Detroit Catholic Central High School, Redford Township, Michigan (Year Book)

By: Author Unknown

Price: $25.00

Publisher: High School : 2004

Seller ID: 8356

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket

200 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, metallic gray-blue buckram cloth, silver lettering, 200 pages, trends and senior photos in color, others including activity photos in b/w. Glossy throughout. ; Roman Catholic boys high school. ; Light exterior wear. A few leaves at front and rear show slight waviness but no dampstain. No marks or scribbles. Binding tight and square.
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Baedeker's Rhine, the Rhine from Rotterdam to Constance, 13e : A Handbook for Travelers, with 44 Maps and 24 Plans, 13th Revised Edition, 1896

By: Baedeker, Karl

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Karl Baedeker : 1896

Seller ID: 11331

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

422 pages; 16mo (6.25") 16 cm; Hardcover, red cloth over flexible boards, gilt lettering, 422 pages, marbled edges, index, green page-marker ribbon, endpaper overview map, 24 plans and 44 two-color maps, of which many are fold-outs. English throughout. ; 13th edition, 1896, stated. This is an actual book from 1869, not a print-on-demand fake. Travel guide to Rhine River region of Germany, Netherlands. ; Exterior shows moderate sunning to edges, light wear to cloth. Spine a bit faded but gilt is sharp and readable. Pages and all fold-outs crisp. Binding tight. ; Baedeker's Handbooks for Tra...
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Die Schweiz, Nebst den Angrenzenden Theilen von Oberitalien, Savoyen und Tirol : Switzerland, Plus Upper Italy, Savoy and Tyrol

By: Baedeker, Karl

Price: $16.00

Publisher: Verlag von Karl Baedeker : 1913

Seller ID: 23452

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

586 pages; 16mo (6.5") 17 cm; GERMAN text throughout. Small hardcover, red cloth over flexible boards, gilt lettering, 586 pages, marbled edges, green page-marker ribbon, index, 21 plans, 14 panoramas, 77 maps including many fold-outs in 1 or 2 colors. ; Originally published 1854. This is 35th Edition, 1913. ; The definitive travel guide in its day. ; Moderate edgewear. Some fold-outs extend a little beyond textblock and are worn along edges, affecting margins only. Cloth frayed along joints but binding is solid and square.
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Le Sud-Ouest de la France, de la Loire a la Frontiere d'Espagne : The Southwest of France, from the Loire to the Spanish Border

By: Baedeker, Karl

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Verlag von Karl Baedeker : 1906

Seller ID: 23453

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

450 pages; 16mo (6.5") 17 cm; FRENCH text throughout. Small hardcover, red cloth over flexible boards, gilt lettering, 450 pages, marbled edges, two page-marker ribbons, index, 25 plans, 1 panorama, 13 maps including many fold-outs in 1 or 2 colors. ; Originally published 1894. This is 8th Edition, 1906. ; The definitive travel guide in its day. ; Light edgewear. One fold-out extends a little beyond textblock and is worn along edge, affecting margin only. The number 1 is marked on rear in old ink. Binding solid and square.
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Double Fold : Libraries and the Assault on Paper

By: Baker, Nicholson

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Random House : 2001

Seller ID: 20128

ISBN-13: 9780375504440

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

384 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Hardcover, black boards, [xiv] + 370 pages, index, bibliography, endnotes, 7 color illustrations on glossy plates. ; True story of how hundreds of libraries "preserved" their paper ephemera (newspapers, magazines, etc) by microfilming them then destroying the originals, and other atrocities, and how author and team managed to rescue last surviving issues of New York World, a stunning early color newspaper. ; Very small remainer mark on top. Jacket shows a touch of shelfwear.
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Nationwide Dialing : From Wayne County, Michigan

By: Bell

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Michigan Bell Telephone Company : 1954

Seller ID: 19806

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

36 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Red softcover, 36 pages, 2 b/w diagrams of dial phones, one map showing US cities that can be dialed direct from Detroit. Includes lengthy lists of new area codes and old exchanges -- those phone numbers that start with two letters (CEdarcrest, WAshburn, etc) and their locations. ; Amazing! You can now dial direct to 13 states and parts of Ontario! Published May 16, 1954.; Light edgewear. Main defect is that former owner used rear cover (blank except for small Bell logo) to do their sums; eight sums lightly written in pencil. Interior clean, binding tight. Quite scarc...
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Image for Use of Demonstrative Evidence in Achieving the More Adequate Award, the : From an Address before the Mississippi State Bar Association, 1951

Use of Demonstrative Evidence in Achieving the More Adequate Award, the : From an Address before the Mississippi State Bar Association, 1951

By: Belli, Melvin M. Sr.

Price: $34.00

Publisher: Belli, Ashe & Pinney : 1952

Seller ID: 23439

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

44 pages; 8vo (9.75") 25 cm; Beige softcover, textured leatherette covers, [ii] + 40 + 2 pages, footnotes. ; Famed personal injury lawyer discusses evidence, pain and suffering, doctors, insurance adjusters, use of blackboard in court, preparation, dollar figures, opening statements, arguing subjectively and more. ; Minor edgewear, front cover very lightly creased. Quite scarce.
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2000 Beste Verschillen von Bertus : 2000 Differences, Spot the Difference Guessing Game

By: Bertus; Illustrated by Bertus

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Thoben Offset : 1981

Seller ID: 15426

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

208 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Softcover, stiff green covers, 208 pages, 202 puzzles, each in which two cartoons are presented, and one must discover how they are different from each other. No text, apart from answers in rear, which are in Dutch. ; Isbn 9061380057.; Covers worn, with light creases to corners. Gift note on title page dated 1981. Interior clean, binding tight. Quite scarce.
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Tsimshian Language

By: Boas, Franz

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Native American Book Publishers : 2006

Seller ID: 24104

ISBN-13: 9781878592552

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

142 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Yellow softcover, [iv] + 138 pages numbered 285-422, 142 total pages, many tables. Includes two complete tales with original texts, interlinear literal translations, colloquial translations, and copious footnotes. ; Originally published as part of Handbook of American Indian Languages, 1911. This edition 2006. ; Franz Boas, known as the Father of American Anthropology, was for many years the leading scholar of Native American cultures of northern Canada and the Northwest Coast. Topics include: Distribution of languages and dialects. Grammatical processes. Particles. ...
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Parties Plus : Stunts and Entertainments

By: Bowers, Ethel

Price: $10.00

Publisher: National Recreation Association : 1949

Seller ID: 21136

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

68 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Softcover, blue leatherette covers, silver lettering, 2 indexes, 1 small b/w illustration, 2 songs with tunes, 60 stunts and games, many with variations. ; Copyright 1942. This is 5th printing, 1949. Ideas for group games, pantomimes, pageants, puppet plays, much more, for amateur entertainments, parties, etc. ; Only a whisper of wear.
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James Alonzo Brannen and His Family : 1889 - 1963

By: Brannen, Dorothy

Price: $85.00

Publisher: Dorothy Brannen : 1979

Seller ID: 23875

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

320 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Tall white softcover, black plastic comb binding, about 320 unnumbered pages printed one side only, about 80 low-quality b/w photos and illustrations with brief captions. ; "Compiled from the local newspapers" stated. James Alonzo Brannen was the first mayor of Statesboro, Georgia, and his house is now an historic landmark. ; Minor edgewear. Covers have spots and light creases. Interior clean. Quite scarce. Laid in: 1) Timothy Bloodworth, Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin, 6 pg, 1986. The rest are allmimeographs: 2) Ancestors of Thomas Roberts Appel II, 10...
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Redford High School Senior Annual, June 1950 : Yearbook, Year Book, Redford, Michigan

By: Buchanan, Bob

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Redford High School : 1950

Seller ID: 20034

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Poor

72 pages; 4to (12") 31 cm; Tall softcover, brown pictorial leatherette covers, 72 pages, all the usual b/w photos of seniors, clubs, faculty, football and other teams, etc. ; (Amazonbuyers please note: This is an actual publication from 1950, not a flimsy computer-generated reprint) 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 June graduating c...
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Genesee County, Michigan : Map Showing County Road System, County Parks, Lakes and Streams, Airports, Townships and Municipalities

By: Bullard, C. M.

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Board of County Road and Park Commissioners : 1946

Seller ID: 22772

Condition: Very Good+

Approx 17 inches wide, 28 inches tall, printed in red, blue, green and black. Includes Flint, Clio, Fenton, Flushing, Grand Blanc, Montrose, Otisville, etc, plus township section numbers, US highways, state highways, paved roads, gravel roads, etc. ; Map produced by C. M. Bullard, A. W. Decker, A. H. Bergh, J. H. Dennis. Includes legend, table of distances, and 2 indexes. ; Very little wear. Outer panels lightly sunned. No marks, no tears, no other defects. Item is folded, as issued.
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Royster's 1947 Almanac : Royster Almanac, 62nd Year Edition

By: Burroughs, C. R.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: F. S. Royster Guano Company : 1947

Seller ID: 20865

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Fair

48 pages; 8vo (8") 21 cm; Green softcver booklet, 48 pages, index, all the usual calendar pages plus moon phases, weather forecasts, farm and garden hints, recipes, household hints, historical sketches, postal rates, b/w spot art, and of course fertilizer testimonials. ; Wonderful almanac from the days when most Americans lived on a farm. Promotional item for fertilizer company. ; We have graded this item Fair. Covers are fragile and show several small chips, none affecting any text. Covers discolored. Cup ring on front cover. Small sticker on front page inked out. Interior pages tanned from a...
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New Fijian Dictionary, A : Fijian-English, English-Fijian, 2nd Edition, 1957

By: Capell, Arthur

Price: $14.00

Publisher: Wilson Guthrie & Company : 1957

Seller ID: 15921

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

464 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Small hardcover (5 x 7.5 inches) 13 x 19 cm, brown cloth, gilt lettering, [x] + 464 pages, introduction with table of dialects, plus appendixes and 2 large fold-outs in rear. The main text is a Fijian-English dictionary, with extensive data on word forms, grammar, etc. The second section is an English-Fijian dictionary, to be used as an index. ; Originally published 1941. This is 2nd edition, 1957. ; Words of Bau dialect of Fijian language, as taught in schools of Fiji, plus botanical words. Latin (English-language) characters throughout. ; A touch of shelfwear to...
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