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Ottawa, Canada: The Canadian Geographical Society, 1950. Book. Good. Soft cover. Edition Unstated. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Set of eight stapled softcovers from the Provincial Series published by The Canadian Geographical Society. Especially prepared for students (middle to high school level). No dates shown (c.1950). Each booklet presents the geographical aspects of a province in Canada: Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. The booklets are illustrated with black and white photographs and give information on historical background, geographical description, government, distinctive sections, climate, people, resources, cities, industries, education, architecture, handcrafts and recreation of each province. All 8 books are clean and unmarked, no tears, some light creasing. Glossy covers have light wear, age discoloration at edges, and there is a little rusting at staples. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"… Read More

Boston MA: D. C. Heath and Company, 1931. Book. Good. Hardcover. Revised. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardback - brown cloth, 164 pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Three parts: The Non-Metals; The Metals; Chemical Arithmetic. Published by D. C. Heath, 1931, revised edition. CONDITION: Good/no jacket; front free endpaper has previous owner's name and top corner has been removed. Pages clean, unmarked, no tears. Cover is clean with some a bit of rubbing and little edge wear. Binding is tight. Hardcover.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1971. Book. Good. Soft cover. Edition Unstated. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Set of 12 booklets in the "Starting Points" series - full color books which young children can use themselves. They explain in simple terms how to create pictures and how to experiment in many different ways with paint, crayons, paste, paper, clay and fabric. A great set for the homeschooler or teacher. The titles are: LET'S PAINT - LET'S CRAYON - LET'S PRINT - LET'S MAKE A PICTURE - LET'S MODEL - LET'S MAKE SOFT TOYS - LET'S DRAW - LET' S MAKE PUPPETS - LET'S MODEL WITH PLASTER - LET'S MAKE PATTERNS - LET'S DECORATE FABRIC - LET'S BUILD. These are out-of-print and hard-to-find. CONDITION: All 12 booklets are in good or better condition. All are clean and crisp with no tears. 5 have some ink and/or crayon markings inside but affecting the reverse of c overs and/or a couple pages only. Covers are clean with light… Read More

Taylorville, IL: C. M. Parker, 1900. Book. Good +. Soft cover. Probable First. Light brown stapled softcover. C. M. Parker, 1900. Paged 171-210. One of a series of Biographical Studies of Great American and English Authors written especially for school reading. Condition: One page has a small spot otherwise interior is clean, unmarked, no tears. Light crease to last 8 pages and rear cover. Contents of each booklet in this series: the first 18 to 20 pages gives an interesting biographical sketch; remaining pages contain 3 - 6 noted selections from the author to be studied in connection with the biographical sketch; each booklet contains three or more appropriate illustrations. Paperback.