Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America, The

By: Adney, Edward Tappan, and Howard I. Chapelle

Price: $24.00

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press : 1983

Seller ID: 22233

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

242 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, dark brown cloth, [xvi] + 242 glossy pages, main text in 2 columns, index, bibliography, 224 b/w figures, photos and illustrations. ; Originally published 1964. This edition 1983. Chapter on arctic skinboats based on information collected by Vilhjalmur Stefansson. Appendix on kayak roll by John D. Heath. ; United States National Museum Bulletin Series; Vol. 230
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Music Master, the : A Love Story and Two Series of Day and Night Songs, with Nine Woodcuts . . .

By: Allingham, William; Illustrated by Arthur Hughes

Price: $15.00

Publisher: University Microfilms : 1967

Edition: Reprint

Seller ID: 9403

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

221 pages; 12mo (7.25") 19 cm; Hardcover, teal-green cloth, [xvi] + 221 pages, color illustration on front paste-down, tan endpapers, 7 monochrome illlustrations and titles in magenta, otherwise text in black, 62 songs and ballads including title ballad. Texts only, no tunes. ; 7 woodcuts by Arthur Hughes, 1 by D. G. Rossetti, 1 by John E. Millais. ; Originally published in London, 1855. This is a fine quality facsimile reprint, 1967, with a new intrduction by C. A. P. ; A few tiny very pale spots to front paste-down. Otherwise clean and crisp, appears unread. Scarce. ; Legacy Library Facsimil...
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Modern Street Ballads : With Fifty-Six Illustrations

By: Ashton, John, with Leslie Shepard

Price: $21.00

Publisher: Singing Tree Press : 1968

Seller ID: 20272

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

405 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, brown cloth, gold spine lettering, [xx] + 405 pages, gray-brown endpapers, bibliography, 56 b/w illustrations reproduced from old woodcuts, complete texts of over 150 street ballads (broadsides) collected in London in 1700s and early to mid 1800s. Some have historical info and/or footnotes. No authors, no tunes. ; Copyrght 1888, published London: Chatto & Windus. This is a high-quality facsimile reprint, with new introduction by Leslie Shepard, Detroit: Singing Tree Press, 1968. Chapter headings are: Social. Humorous. Country. Sea. The Queen. Historical. P...
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Balladenbuch, Mit Vielen Zeichnungen Deutscher Meister : Ballad Book, with Many Drawings by German Masters

By: Avenarius, Ferdinand, with Hans Bohm

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Verlag Georg D. W. Callwey : 1937

Seller ID: 20159

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

320 pages; 8vo (8.75") 22 cm; German text throughout, in old Fraktur script. Hardcover, gray cloth, green lettering and decor, 320 pages, 3 indexes, 72 b/w illustrations, about 200 ballads and narrative poems by famous German poets of the past 300 years. ; Originally published 1929. This edition, with new introduction by Hans Böhm, 1937.; Spine very slightly sunned. No other defects. No jacket.
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Quaint Chef : Recipe Blank Book

By: Barbara Olsen

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Colorbok Paper Products : 1990

Seller ID: 22067

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

120 pages; 12mo (7.75") 17 cm; Black and tan hardcover, checkerboard spine, quaint chef illustration on front pastedown, inner wire spiral binding so book lays flat, 9 thumb tabs on divider pages with small pockets, about 120 unnumbered pages with blanks to record your favorite recipes. ; Only a touch of shelfwear. No marks or major defects. Very cute.
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Following of the Star, the : A Romance (1st Edition, 1911)

By: Barclay, Florence L. ; Illustrated by F. H. Townsend

Price: $11.00

Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons : 1911

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 14805

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

426 pages; 12mo (7.5") 19 cm; Hardcover, purple cloth, gilt lettering on front and spine, blindstamped decor, 426 pages + 6-pg publisher catalog in rear, lovely full-color glossy frontispiece illustration by F. H. Townsend. ; Same date. NAP. A m a z o n b u y e r s please note: image matches this edition, but this edition is a true first by G. P. Putnam's Sons, NOT a reprint by Grosset & Dunlap. ; Charming love story set in the small village of Bramble Dene, England; the three sections of the novel are entitled Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. ; Extremely light shelfwear visible at heel and crow...
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Song and Service Book for Ship and Field : Army and Navy

By: Bennett, Ivan L.

Price: $20.00

Publisher: A. S. Barnes & Company : 1941

Seller ID: 23158

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

192 pages; 16mo (6.75") 17 cm; Small hardcover, dark red buckram cloth, black lettering on front, 192 pages, index, several prayers on endpapers, a few b/w illustrations, 3 orders of service (Protestant, Catholic, Jewish; many readings, prayers and short songs for each) 10 diagrams of military funeral processions, total of 164 songs and hymns, almost all with 4-part harmony. ; Compiled and edited by military chaplains Ivan L. Bennett, Robert D. Workman, William R. Arnold. English throughout, except some Jewish songs are in transliterated Hebrew. ; Almost no sign of use. A touch of edgewear onl...
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Hard Tack and Coffee : Or, the Unwritten Story of Army Life

By: Billings, John Davis

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Time-Life Books : 1982

Seller ID: 21913

ISBN-13: 9780809442096

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

408 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; Hardcover, dark blue-black leather, marching soldiers embossed on front, gilt lettering, all edges gilt, red silk page-marker ribbon, marbled endpapers, 408 pages. ; Top-quality reprint of a first-hand account of the American Civil War, originally published 1887. This edition 1982. ; No marks or defects. ; Time Life Collector's Library of the Civil War Series; Vol. 2
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Soldier's Manual, the : For Cavalry, Artillery, Light Infantry, and Infantry

By: Brown, Anne S. K. ; Illustrated by J. H. Nesmith

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Riling & Lentz : 1963

Seller ID: 24017

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

110 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, pale gray faux-marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine band, [xiv] + 20 + 73 + 3 pages, 110 total pages, facsimile mss on endpapers, 1 plate with 7 b/w diagrams, 11 full-color plates depicting military men of Pennsylvania in their dress uniforms, including cavalryman, artilleryman, state guard, state fencible, Philadelphia cadet, Washington guard, Washington blue, Washington gray, etc. ; Published under auspices, Company of Military Collectors and Historians. Plates originally engraved by J. H. Nesmith and Capt. Cephas Childs. Introduction for this new edi...
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West Coast Cook Book

By: Brown, Helen Evans

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Favorite Recipes Press : 1967

Seller ID: 23941

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

437 pages; 8vo (8.25") 21 cm; Hardcover, red leatherette boards decorated in brown and white, orange endpapers, [vii] + 437 pages, index, wine chart, about 800 recipes including appetizers, aspics, breads, cheeses, desserts, eggs, entrees, fish, fruits, game, meat, olives, pickles, poultry, soups, vegetables and more. ; Copyright 1952. This edition 1967. Recipes from all over California, not to mention Aztec and Mexican kitchens, northwest lumberjacks, local wineries, fine old hotels of San Francisco and more. ; Owner name neatly penned on front endpaper otherwise no marks. Almost no wear. A c...
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Golden Egg Book, The

By: Brown, Margaret Wise; Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard

Price: $17.00

Publisher: Simon & Schuster : 1968

Seller ID: 16742

ISBN-13: 9780307120458

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

24 pages; Folio (13.25") 34 cm; Very tall hardcover (9.75 x 13.25 inches) 246 x 338 mm, 24 unnumbered pages, full color illustrations on all pages, boards and endpapers. ; Dated 1947, no other dates, but code indicates 1968. ; A wonderful story with adorable rabbit and mysterious egg. ; This is one of the best condition children's picture books we have ever seen. No marks, no rips, no tears, no bumps to corners. Book appears never to have been fully opened. Small dealer label on rear endpaper, small amount of wear at heel. No other defects. ; Big Golden Book Series
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Leaves from Conjurers ' Scrap Books : Or, Modern Magicians and Their Works

By: Burlingame, Hardin J.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Singing Tree Press : 1971

Seller ID: 20313

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

274 pages; 8vo (9") 23 cm; Hardcover, dark red cloth, 274 pages, index, appendix, several historical photos and b/w line illustrations with captions. ; Originally published by Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry and Company, 1891. This is an exact unabridged facsimile reprint, 1971. ; Topics include: American conjurers. Conjurers abroad. Hypnosis. Mind reading. Second sight. Vanishing lady. Decapitation. East Indian fakirs. Many more famous tricks and illusions and their secrets. ; Almost no sign of use. No jacket, as issued. Scarce.
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History of Hudson, the : The Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit

By: Butler, Don

Price: $28.00

Publisher: Motorbooks International : 1992

Seller ID: 21145

ISBN-13: 9780879386962

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

336 pages; 4to (11.25") 29 cm; Tall hardcover, purple boards, silver lettering and decor, 336 pages, main text in 2 columns, over 1200 b/w photos with detailed captions. ; Copyright 1982. This edition 1992. Written by Donald F. Butler. Edited by George H. Dammann. Cover art by William J. Hentges. ; History of the Hudson Motor Car Company (predecessor of American Motors Corporation) with every model year from 1909 to 1957 shown and described. ; No marks, no defects. No jacket, as issued. ; Crestline Series
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Reencontrar Barcelona : Rediscovering Barcelona

By: Callico, Jaume Sobreques, and Maria Aurelia Capmany; Illustrated by Toni Catany

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Lunwerg Editores : 1986

Seller ID: 22763

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

267 pages; Folio (12.75") 33 cm; Large square hardcover in slipcase, dark gray cloth, 267 glossy pages, illustrated endpapers, 230 photos including some historical b/w photos, many modern full-color photos. Text in Castilian Spanish and English; No defects to book or slipcase. No jacket, as issued.
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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

Edition: Second Edition

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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Sex Equity in Education : Readings and Strategies

By: Carelli, Anne O'Brien

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Charles C Thomas, Publisher : 1988

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 21049

ISBN-13: 9780398054151

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

381 pages; 4to (10") 27 cm; Hardcover, plain blue-black cloth, [xxx] + 381 pages, index, appendix, 23 scholarly chapters by various experts, with summaries, chapter endnotes, references, discussion questions, bibliographies, etc. ; Topics include: Sex discrimination in education. Institutional discrimination. Gender equity in the classroom. Title IX. Cost of sex bias in schools. Solving the exclusion problem. Bias in textbooks. Local planning and policymaking. More. ; No defects to book. Lacks jacket.
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Sartor Resartus : The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdrockh in Three Books

By: Carlyle, Thomas

Price: $32.00

Publisher: Rodgers Company : 1894

Seller ID: 24106

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

332 pages; 16mo (6") 16 cm; Small hardcover, green marbled boards, black leather spine and corners, 332 pages, gilt spine title, floral endpapers, top edge gilt, blue page-marker ribbon, decorative title page, frontispiece b/w engraving of author with tissue guard. ; This bizarre book is a satirical novel (disguised as a book review) poking fun at German philosophy, English fashion, theological pomposity and overwrought intellectualism. Originally published 1833. This edition circa 1894.; Remarkable condition. Only a touch of shelfwear. Perhaps Carlyle's dry wit was simply too deep for this bo...
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Field to Feast : The Remington Cookbook, Signed and Limited

By: Casada, Jim and Ann Casada

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Remington Arms Company : 2006

Edition: Limited Edition

Seller ID: 21525

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

205 pages; 8vo (9.5") 25 cm; Square hardcover, dark green leather, gilt lettering front and spine, all edges gilt, inner spiral binding so book lays flat, [xx] + 185 glossy pages, 12 menus, over 200 recipes for wild game. ; Illustrated with full-color reproductions of magnificent paintings of wild game, hunters, etc, by various great artists. ; Title page SIGNED by both authors. Limited Edition, number 84 of 300, stated. Foreword by Art Wheaton. Edited by Chuck Wechsler. Designed by Ryan Stalvey. Co-published by Sporting Classics Magazine. ; Culinary recipes for venison, waterfowl, wild turkey...
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Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book : Leather Bound 1927 Edition

By: Concordia

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Concordia Publishing House : 1927

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 21051

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

566 pages; 24mo (5.75") 15 cm; Small hardcover, black leather binding, gold title on spine, 566 pages, rounded corners, all edges red gilt, 4 indexes, over 100 psalms and prayers, 112 versicles, 594 hymn texts, no tunes. ; Owner name and 1938 stamped in small gilt letters on lower front. Otherwise book shows only a touch of wear. ; Small Lutheran leaflet laid in. ; With this book you will also get its original drop-lid box, purple and orange, with original tag ('Ev. Luth. Hymn Book, Concordia Publishing House, WFG') worn and faded but intact.
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Modern Antiquarian, the : A Pre-Millennial Odyssey through Megalithic Britain, Book and Slipcase

By: Cope, Julian

Price: $185.00

Publisher: Thorsons : 1998

Seller ID: 22325

ISBN-13: 9780722535998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket

438 pages; 4to (11.75") 30 cm; Tall heavy hardcover, blue and orange slipcase, orange and metallic blue boards, 438 pages, index, bibliography, over 600 photos and illustrations in full color. Travel section is divided into seven sections with seven differently-colored edges for different regions of Britain. ; Sub-subtitle: Including a Gazetteer to over 300 Prehistoric Sites. Photos by author. Ancient stone circles, monuments, quoits, tombs, barrows, settlements, etc, of England, Wales, Scotland, the Isle of Man, etc. This popular book inspired a television program and a sequel. ; Slipcase has...
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Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket