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1502 |
Charles Sheeler: The Photographs (and) Charles Sheeler: Paintings And Drawings Two Volumes
Stebbins Theodore E. ; Keyes, Norman; Troyen, Carol; Hirshler, Erica E.
Softcover; Near Fine;
Boston, MA; Museum of Fine Arts Boston; 1987; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall;
Two softcover volumes in the orginal printer shrinkwrap. The Photographs: Catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts and held in Boston, Oct. 13, 1987-Jan. 3, 1988, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Jan. 28-April 17, 1988, and at the Dallas Museum of Art, May 15-July 10, 1988./ Includes bibliographical references (p. 59) and Paintings and Drawings: Catalogue of an exhibition held at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Oct. 13, 1987-Jan. 3, 1988, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Jan. 28-Apr. 17, 1988, and the Dallas Museum of Art, May 15-July 10, 1988./ Includes index. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-222).
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48.00 USD
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1503 |
Outrageous Acts & Everyday Rebellions
Steinem, Gloria
Hardcover; Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;
New York, NY; Henry Holt & Company, LLC; 1983; 0030632366; Third Printing; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Book is Very Good in a like dustjacket; now protected in mylar. Signed and dated by the author on the Front Free Endpaper. "Gloria Steinem's first book is a moving, informative collection of the best and most lasting of her writing over the past (prior to 1983) twenty years. "; Signed by Author; 370 pages
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25.00 USD
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1504 |
Street Railways Of Harrisburg
Steinmetz, Richard H. ; Cox, Harold E.
Stapled wraps; Fine with no dust jacket;
Forty Fort, PA; Harold E. Cox; 1988; No Additional Printings; 4to - 9.75" - 12" tall;
Fine copy of the book devoted to transportation in the Pennsylvania capitol and surrounding communities. Includes laid in route map reflecting routes in various eras. Topics covered include: A City Railroad Is Built; The Electric Car Arrives; The Middle Years; The Twilight of the Streetcar (after World War I) ; Rolling Stock; Routes; Parks and Buildings; Some Personal Memories and Middletown Trolleys. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs and reproductions of vintage advertising. This is an exceptionally nice copy. ; 96 pages
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30.00 USD
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1505 |
Liza's Star Wish
Stevens, Diane
Fine in Near Fine dust jacket;
New York, NY; Harpercollins Children's Book Group; 1997; 0688153100; First Edition; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. This is a new book - no remainder mark.
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5.00 USD
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1506 |
Ted's Travelling Circus : 93rd Bombardment Group (H), USAAF 1942-45
Stewart, Carroll (Cal)
Cloth; Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket;
Lincoln, Nebraska; Sun/World Communications Incorporated; 1996; First Edition; 4to - 9.75" - 12" tall;
Near Fine book with a personal inscription by the author on the front endpaper. Dustjacket with light shelfwear is greatly improved by new mylar cover. General Ted Timberlake commanded the 93rd Bombardment group where the author served as public relations "officer" (i.e. corporal). These pages contain a recount - almost day by day - of the group's wartime activity. 582 pages profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. Appendices include: 93rd BG Roll of Honor; 93rd BG Burials in U.S. Military Overseas Cemeteries; Second Air Division Bases; Official Medal of Honor Citations; Indices.; Signed by Author
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235.00 USD
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1507 |
Battleship New Jersey : An Illustrated History
Stillwell, Paul
Cloth; Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;
Annapolis, MD; Naval Institute Press; 1986; 0870210297; 4to - 9.75" - 12" tall; Illustrated by Chesley, Alan B;
Very Good to Near Fine book signed by the author on the front endpaper. Dustjacket has minute edgewear; now protected in mylar. More than 350 photographs accompany the author's interviews with more than 130 former crew members including all of her still-living commanding officers. Also includes twelve large line drawings showing the ship's profiles and deck plans in 1943, 1953, 1969 and 1983. This is a wonderful addition to any collection.; Signed by Author
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142.00 USD
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1508 |
The Classic 60's
Stockdale, Ken
Hardcover; Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket;
Shippensburg, PA; Companion Press; 0963407317; First Edition; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Near Fine book in a like dustjacket; now protected in mylar. Inscribed by the author to "Bill." 186 pages. Foreword by Dave Campbell. Former Baylor quarterback and Arkansas coach, Ken Stockdale shares his reminisces of an exciting decade of college football.; Signed by Author
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50.00 USD
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1509 |
Hunting For Gold In Alaska's Talkeetna Mountains 1897-1951 : with a Background Sketch of Alaska's Great Gold-Lode Camps
Stoll, William M.
Stiff Wraps; Good;
Ligonier, PA; William M. Stoll; 1997; 0965621200; Not Stated; 4to - 9.75" - 12" tall;
Good book has wear to the stiff wraps, bumped upper back corner. Text area is clean and tight and appears unread. Signed by the author on the title page. "The author revisits the lodes, camps, ridges and valleys that he knew, recounting discoveries of rich gold-quartz lodes, how they were worked and the turbulent highs and lows of promotions and ventures that made the Willow Creek district one of the Great Land's renowned lode-mining camps." Many maps, illustrations and black and white photographs. ; Signed by Author; 301 pages
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40.00 USD
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1510 |
MG Mania : The Insomnia Crew
Stone, Henry W.; Knudson, Dick
Stapled, Stiff Wraps; Very Good with no dust jacket;
Springfield, MA; The New England MG "T" Register, Ltd.; 1983; 4to - 9.75" - 12" tall;
Scare collectible detailing Stone's career at the MG factory and as part of "The Insomnia Crew" supporting MG racing. 120 pages packed full of black and white photos telling the company history from one mechanic's point of view. Book has a vintage price sticker on the front cover as well as very light wear at the edges and spine. Book is clean and tight and appears unread.
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190.00 USD
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1511 |
As A Man Thinketh, A Surgeon Thinks Out Loud
Stone, M.D., Harvey B.
Cloth; Very Good with no dust jacket;
Baltimore, MD; King Brothers, Inc.; 1956; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Book is Very Good with presentation inscription to a comrade in arms. A series of writings by a Johns Hopkins surgeon that were originally published anonymously but later compiled into book form. All of those who also know that school well in its earlier days can recognize without labels most of the unamed persons who figure in these pages. ; Signed by Author; 188 pages
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20.00 USD
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1513 |
A Right to Die
Stout, Rex
Hardcover; Very Good in Good dust jacket;
New York, NY; The Viking Press; 1964; Book Club (BCE/BOMC); 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
182 pages. Book is Very Good+. Dustjacket is very good with minor bumps at the top of the spine. Now protected in mylar.
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15.00 USD
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1514 |
Please Pass the Guilt
Stout, Rex
Good in Good dust jacket;
New York, NY; The Viking Press; 0670559946; First Edition; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
150 pages. Boards have tape residue from previous cover mylar cover, dark stain back endpaper, a few dog-eared pages. Dustjacket has closed tear at the spine, wrinkled end flap, light corner wear; new mylar cover. Out of Print.
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20.00 USD
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1516 |
The Second Confession
Stout, Rex
Hardcover; Good in Fair dust jacket;
New York, NY; Viking; 1949; 999752487X; Book Club (BCE/BOMC); 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
245 pages. Bookclub edition has minor edgewear; the text block is bound into the boards upside down. The dustjacket is fair with all sorts of wrinkles and edgewear as well as a 1"square gap and the base of the spine. Owner left a 1950 train ticket as a bookmark - a fun extra!
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11.00 USD
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1517 |
Fer-De-Lance
Stout, Rex
Very Good with no dust jacket;
Warner Audio Publishing, Inc.; 1985; 0871881012; Audio Cassette;
Gently used two cassette program in original plastic case. 120 minutes. Read by Ken Walsh. This is the first story in the classic Nero Wolfe series.
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10.00 USD
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1518 |
Cotton Bowl Classic, The First Fifty Years
Stowers, Carlton
Hardcover; Near Fine with no dust jacket;
Dallas, TX; Host Communications, Inc.; 1986; 4to - 9.75" - 12" tall;
Near Fine book with a glossy laminated cover; no dustjacket as issued. 183 pages packed full of photographs, many in color. Foreword by Blackie Sherrod. Signed by the author on the title page.; Signed by Author
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140.00 USD
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1520 |
Love's Bond
Strathern, Christine
Softcover; Good;
London, United Kingdom; Woman's Weekly Library; 1973; Reprint; 12mo - 6.75" - 7.75" tall;
Light wear to the wraps; reading crease at the spine. 63 pages, set in very small type for economical mailing - the equivalent of 100 to 120 pages in a mass market paperback. No. 1023. Published monthly in digest format for distribution in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, Rhodesia, Nigeria, Malaysia, Malta and Spain.
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5.00 USD
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1521 |
Persian Peach & Other Selections
Street, Gene
Cloth; Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;
S & S Enterprises, Ltd.; 1968; First Edition; 12mo - 6.75" - 7.75" tall;
This is a lovely, small self-published book of poetry. 97 pages. "Persian Peaches is a collection of love poems, amusing affairs, notes from letters, evening and experience from the life of a young man that lives life today." From the jacket back, "Gene Street was born in Salado, Texas in 1940 and grew up in the great Southwest. During his college days he formed and managed his own musical group, THE FABULOUS CRUISERS, and with this group toured the Southwestern United States and Mexico. After some five years on the road and college graduation, Mr. Street left the road and entered the Air Force. He recently returned to the states and separated as a Captain."
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50.00 USD
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1522 |
Conquest of the Prairies
Stroud, Harry A
Cloth; Very Good in Good dust jacket;
Waco, TX; Texian Press; 1968; First Edition; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Very Good book with a lengthy presentation inscription by the author has a top edge that is lightly dust-stained. Dustjacket has very light wear; now protected in mylar. "Conquest of the Prairies tells in vivid detail the story of the Plains Indians from the days when they roamed freely over the vast expanse of our western prairies . . . until they were finally driven from the native hunting grounds to reservations in Western Oklahoma." 281 pages with color frontis and 24 pages of black and white illustrations. ; Signed by Author; 281 pages
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60.00 USD
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1524 |
Sailing on the Silver Screen : Hollywood & the U. S. Navy
Suid, Lawrence H.
Cloth; Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket;
Annapolis, MD; Naval Institute Press; 1996; 1557507872; First Printing; 4to - 9.75" - 12" tall;
307 pages. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket; now protected in mylar. "Lawrence Suid's inside revelations about the Navy's cinematic input range from pre-World War I to post-Cold War. More than 100 films, as varied as Annapolis and Hunt for Red October, are analyzed for their protrayal of the Navy. The Book's focus is on feature films, but relevant documentaries and made-for-television movies are also discussed."
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25.00 USD
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1525 |
Summerhays' Encyclopaedia for Horsemen
Summerhays, R. S.
Cloth; Good in Good dust jacket;
London, United Kingdom; Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd.; 1970; 0723212619; Fifth Revised Edition; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Ex-library book has minimal amount of usual markings including scuffs from the removal of pocket and pasting of dustjacket to the endpapers - otherwise clean and tight. Dustjacket has label on the spine - otherwise, Very Good; now protected in mylar. "Including over 3,800 entries and 26 articles by acknowledged authorities on various subjects; a glossary of foreign terms; lists of Hunts, Societies, etc." Color frontis, 24 half-tone plates and hundreds of illustrations.; Ex-Library
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11.00 USD
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1527 |
The Unfinished House
Sutton, Margaret
Hardcover; Good in Good dust jacket;
New York, NY; Grosset & Dunlap; 1943; 12mo - 6.75" - 7.75" tall; Illustrated by Doane, Pelagie;
Green book with white spine dustjacket has crimping at the spine and corners, discoloration from liquid drops on board. Lavender Doane endpapers have a scuff under the front flap from the removal of a bookplate. Semi-glossy frontis present. War era paper is lightly toned, not brittle. White spine dustjacket - with Judy on the spine - has light corner and edge wear but is still stunning; now protected in mylar. Front flap lists to The Secret of the Barred Window.
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58.00 USD
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1528 |
The Haunted Attic
Sutton, Margaret
Hardcover; Good in Good dust jacket;
New York, NY; Grosset & Dunlap; 1948; 12mo - 6.75" - 7.75" tall; Illustrated by Doane, Pelagie;
Red cover book in a white spine dustjacket. Book has is clean and tight with lightly aged paper. Top and bottom edges of the boards are rubbed 'raw.' Dustjacket has edge and corner wear and a mended back cover scuff. Front flap lists to The Rainbow Riddle; back flap lists to Nancy Drew, The Ghost of Blackwood Hall; back cover lists to Vicki Barr The Hidden Valley Mystery.
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30.00 USD
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1531 |
All the World's Fighting Fleets
Talbot-Booth, E. C.
Cloth; Good with no dust jacket;
London, United Kingdom; Sampson Low, Marston & Co. , Ltd.; 1938; Second Edition; 32mo - 4" - 5" tall;
This is a small, squat "Dumpy" book of 742 pages with many black and white photos, color plates and 4 fold outs. Undated but assumed to be an approximately 1938 publication. Clean and tight with one mended fold-out and a small area missing at the bottom of one page - no text is affected. The boards are lightly soiled with some fading of the gilt at the spine.
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25.00 USD
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1533 |
We Were There on the Santa Fe Trail
Taylor, Ross McLaury
Cloth; Very Good in Good dust jacket;
New York, NY; Grosset & Dunlap; 1960; Presumed First Edition; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall; Illustrated by Wilson, Charles Banks;
Book is Very Good. Dustjacket has wear at corners, spine and closed tears; now protected in mylar. Personalized incription by author on the half-title page; signed by author on title page. Out of Print. ; Signed by Author; 176 pages
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35.00 USD
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1534 |
Cannon Boy of the Alamo
Templeton, Lee
Hardcover; Good in Fair dust jacket;
Quannah, TX; Nortex Offset Publications; 1975; 0890150850; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Good book has light soiling to the edges, bruising along the spine. Inscribed by the author. Dustjacket is very soiled and worn; now protected in mylar. 137 pages. The story of a boy, and his dog, at the Alamo.; Signed by Author
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20.00 USD
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1535 |
Death of Jimmy Littlewolf
Templeton, R. L. (Lee)
Hardcover; Good in Good dust jacket;
Burnet, TX; Eakin Press; 1980; 0890152691; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Book and dustjacket have a bruise at the front joint - else Very Good. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. 106 pages. This is a fictionalized account of an Indian boy at Cal Farley Ranch.; Signed by Author
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20.00 USD
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1536 |
Old Gold
Terrell, Bob
Hardcover; Very Good with no dust jacket;
Asheville, NC; Bob Terrell; 1981; First Edition; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
202 pages. Book is Very Good with one dog-eared page; no dustjacket. A collection of humor from the pages of the Asheville Citizen-Times.; Signed by Author
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5.00 USD
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1537 |
Ringer
Terry, Marshall
Cloth; Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;
San Antonio, TX; Corona Publishing Company; 1987; 0931722616; First Edition; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Very Good book, signed by the author on the title page, has lightly age-toned paper. Dustjacket has light shelfwear; now protected in mylar.; Signed by Author
Price:
23.00 USD
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1540 |
Kings and Numbers
Thayer, Tiffany
Cloth; Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;
New York, NY; Grosset & Dunlap; 1934; Reprint; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Very Good book has light rubbing wear at the head of the spine - else Very Good+ with lightly age-toned paper. Dustjacket has corner wear as well as jagged edges at the head and foot of the spine; now protected in mylar. Orange cloth boards with turquoise lettering. Although title page states William Morrow & Co., 1934, dustjacket states the following: "The issuance of this new edition at a reduced price is made possible by (a) use of the same plates made for the original edition: (b) acceptance by the author of a reduced royalty." 371 pages.
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30.00 USD
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1542 |
The Churchill Years
The Viking Press and The Times of London
Cloth; Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;
New York, NY; The Viking Press; 1965; First Edition; Folio - 12" - 15" tall;
264 pages, Folio. Foreward by Lord Butler of Saffron Walden. Book is Very Good, tight and clean. Dustjacket has significant edgwear; price not clipped. There is a small puncture on the spine of the dustjacket which also punctured the book spine. Now protected in mylar. This enormous books chronicles the ninety tumultuous years of Winston Churchill's Life. The Times of London recounts these eventful years and illustrates them with 330 black and white and color photographs.
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30.00 USD
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1543 |
Doolittle, A Biography
Thomas, Lowell; Jablonski, Edward
Hardcover; Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;
Garden City, NY; Doubleday & Company, Inc.; 1976; 0385064950; First Edition; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Book is Very Good. Dustjacket is Very Good minus with discoloration from age and top edgewear. Now protected in mylar. 368 pages. Signed by Lowell Thomas. Out-of-print. ; Signed by One Author
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50.00 USD
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1544 |
The Films of the Forties
Thomas, Tony
Softcover; Very Good;
Secaucus, NJ; Carol Publishing Group; 1975; 0806507414; Sixth Printing; 4to - 9.75" - 12" tall;
279 pages. Never-read book is Very Good with minor shelfwear in glossy blue wraps. Out of Print.
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20.00 USD
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1545 |
The Busby Berkeley Book
Thomas, Tony; Terry, Jim
Softcover; Good;
A & W Visual Library; 1973; 0891040056; Folio - 12" - 15" tall;
Light wear to the wraps, text area is clean and tight. 192 pages packed full of black and white photographs providing a brief biography and a film by film look at this classic body of work.
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13.50 USD
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1547 |
Nostalgia Northamericana: Artistic Publicity of the Early Airlines
Thomas, W. Donald
Softcover; Very Good;
Dunedin, Florida; D. Thomas; 1990; 0961864230; First Edition; Folio - 12" - 15" tall;
Very Good book has a bumped lower corner; text area ia clean and tight. 64 pages packed full of colorful publicity images of the trunk airlines of the U.S. and their ancestors. The rear cover American Airlines advertisement for flying to Europe via the Airship Hindenburg is a classic collectible.
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30.00 USD
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1550 |
Churchill and The Montgomery Myth
Thompson, R. W.
Hardcover; Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;
New York, NY; M. Evans and Company, Inc.; 1967; 0871310015; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Book is Very Good with small chip in the fabric at the head of the spine. Dustjacket is discolored with age, small chip at center back but otherwise intact. This is perhaps the most revealing case history of the politics of modern warfare ever set down. It is a story of a time when image making and public relations took precedence over strategy at the cost of thousands of lives. It is the story of the distortion of history and the promulgation of questionable glory. 276 pages. Out of print.
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6.00 USD
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1552 |
Doctor In The News
Thurlow, Phyllis
Softcover; Good;
London, United Kingdom; Woman's Weekly Library; 1975; Reprint; 12mo - 6.75" - 7.75" tall;
Light wear to the wraps; reading crease at the spine. 63 pages, set in very small type for economical mailing - the equivalent of 100 to 120 pages in a mass market paperback. No. 107 Hospital Romance Series. Published monthly in digest format for distribution in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, Rhodesia, Nigeria, Malaysia, Malta and Spain.
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5.00 USD
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1553 |
Brassey's Annual
Thursfield, H. G. Editor
Cloth; Very Good in Good dust jacket;
New York, NY; The Macmillan Company; 1952; 8vo - 7.75" - 9.75" tall;
Very Good book has a bumped lower corner - otherwise clean and tight with gently aged paper, dust soiled edges. Dustjacket has light age spotting - particularly the spine and back, price-clipped; now protected in mylar. 430 pages with glossy photos and fold-outs.
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40.00 USD
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1554 |
Authenticated American Indian Recipes
Tinker, Sylvester J; Tinker, Alice
Wooden; Very Good+;
Pawhuska, OK; Sam McClain; 1955; 8vo 8" - 9" tall;
Booklet - approximately 48 pages - 5.5 inches x 8 inches contains recipes of the Osage Tribe of Indians with adaptations for cooking over an open fire. Recipes include fish, racoon, venison, and rabbit as well as some traditional recipes like squaw bread, scrapple and corn meal griddle cakes. Booklet is punched with 3 holes and bound in boards cut in the shape of an Indian Chief. Boards have very, very light wear. Signed in one hand with the names of both authors and "Wah_Sho_Shah" ; Signed by All Authors
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50.00 USD
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