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For Sinners Only; A Book of Moral Re-Armament
by Russell, A.J.
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- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus
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- Twenty-second Edition
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$215.49
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London: Hodder and Stoughton, Limited, 1939 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. Twenty-second Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Nebulous pattern grey cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. DJ complete, with light edge wear. The story of the Oxford Group and its founder, Dr. F.N.D. Buchman, an American Lutheran pastor. This group is credited with influencing two… Read more about this item Item Price
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Heaven in the Home; A Woman's Inspiring Exploration of Her Intimate World
by Edwards, Charlotte
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- Used - Good Plus
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- Good
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- First Edition Stated.
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$23.09
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New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1959 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition Stated.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall;. Patterned blue paper boards backed in blue cloth. Previous owner's name. This author's previous book, Heaven On the Doorstep, received high praise. Price-clipped DJ. Contains the earliest reference I know to the "half-full or half-empty" opinion. 246 pp.. Item Price
A$23.09
A Father to His Son; A Letter to an Undergraduate Upon His Entering College
by Swain, John D.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Poor
- Published
- 1912
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- Hardcover
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$23.09
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New Haven, CT: Yale Publishing Association, 1912 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Blue paper boards backed in white paper board. Illustrated panel on cover. Bound with blue cord. A Yale graduate writes to his son to tell him some things he meant to say on their last walk before the son matriculated. 22 pp.… Read more about this item Item Price
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How to Study: Hints to Students in Colleges and High Schools
by Schulte, John (Ph.D)
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- Used - Good Plus
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Revised Edition
- Published
- 1877
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$38.48
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Toronto: Belford Brothers, 1877 Book. Good Plus. Flexible Boards. Second Revised Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Red cloth on flexible boards. Cover grubby. Stringent requirements for success include practicing Christianity, physical exercise, and the will to succeed. Latin quotations abound. 118 pp. Previous owner's name.. Item Price
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Adventures in Understanding
by Grayson, David (Ray Stannard Baker)
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good Minus
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- Reprint
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- Hardcover
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$30.78
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New York: Grosset & Dunlap Book. Illus. by Thomas Fogarty. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue paper boards. DJ nearly complete, but chipped and torn along head.. This was my first meeting with Ray Stannard Baker, writing as David Grayson. Baker was a successful news writer who wanted to get away… Read more about this item Item Price
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Talks to Boys
by Hunter, Eleanor A.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1890
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- Hardcover
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$69.26
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N.Y.: American Tract Society, 1890 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original half floral cloth backed in white cloth on boards. Nearly a full page presentation note dated 1911 , but no other writing. Minimal wear to top corner tips. Short, moralizing essays on various subjects approached as grandmother to grandson, in… Read more about this item Item Price
A$69.26
Children and Sex; The Parents Speak
by The Study Group of New York
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good Plus to Very Good
- Edition
- First(Number Line Ends in 1)
- Published
- 1983
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$23.09
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N.Y.: Facts on File, 1983 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First(Number Line Ends in 1). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original grey paper boards. Shows light shop wear and short slit in DJ. No writing. "A ground-breaking report based on interviews with over 200 parents of children aged 3 to 11." - DJ. 282 pp..… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sex and the Love-Life
by Fielding, William J.
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good to Very Good
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- Hardcover
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$23.09
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Garden City, N.Y.: Blue Ribbon Books Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original maroon cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ has minor nicks head and foor of spine. Copyright of 1927 dates the content. However, I assume that the accurate naming of body functions and parts has promoted its acceptance and reprinting, as… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Art of Intuition; Cultivating Your Inner Wisdom
by Burnham, Sophy
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Near Fine
- Published
- 2011
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- Hardcover
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$23.09
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N.Y.: Tarcher/Penguin, 2011 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original white paper boards backed in green cloth. The Still Small Voice of God, The Awakened Mind, Enchanted Boundaries, and Reading the Air are the titles of the four parts. 269 pp.. Item Price
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I Can't Get Over It; A Handbook for Trauma Survivors
by Matsakis, Aphrodite (Ph.D.)
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- Second Edition
- Published
- 1996
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- Paperback
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 1996 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original beige paperback. Previous owner's name blacked out. Understanding PTSD, The Healing Process, Specific Traumas, Appendixes. 395 pp.. Item Price
A$23.09
The Luxury of Children & Some Other Luxuries
by Martin, Edward Sandford
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- Used - Fine
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- No Jacket; In Box
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- Sixth Printing (October, 1904)
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- 1904
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- Hardcover
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$192.40
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N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, 1904 Book. Illus. by Sarah S. Stilwell. Fine. Hardcover. Sixth Printing (October, 1904). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth with oval illustration on boards. In original two-piece box. No DJ. Previous owner has attached a clear plastic wrapper. Top edges gilt. Front and foot untrimmed. No marks… Read more about this item Item Price
A$192.40
Longevity; The Means of Prolonging Life After Middle Age
by Gardner, John (M.D.)
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged
- Published
- 1875
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$76.96
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Boston: William F. Gill and Company, 1875 Book. Good. Hardcover. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original faded red cloth on boards. Cover and spine titles in gold worn. Previous owner's name in lovely script, which was apparently copied in light pencil above it. Stated purpose of this doctor's book is… Read more about this item Item Price
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Long Life and How to Attain It
by Kintzing, Pearce (M.D.)
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- Used - Good Plus to Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First ( No Additional printings)
- Published
- 1908
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- Hardcover
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$153.92
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N.Y.: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1908 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. Original maroon cloth on boards. Previous owner's name and a few marginal lines in pencil. Opposite the title page is written in pencil: "Supper; Beets with the tops on, 2 slices w. wheat bread,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Mastery of Memorizing (Memory and Thought Series) Nov.-Dec., 1890
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- Used - Good Plus
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- Third Edition Revised
- Published
- 1890
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- Paperback
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$30.78
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Harrisburg, PA: James P. Downs, 1890 Book. Good Plus. Soft cover. Third Edition Revised. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original brown softcover. The first volume in a series of six. Additional articles in this volume are: Hints on Legal Study, Remarks on Bible Memorizing, Suggestions to Students, and Hints on General Study. 120 pp. plus..… Read more about this item Item Price
A$30.78
The Young Man and His Problems
by Gordon, James L.
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- Used - Good Plus to Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First ( No Additional printings)
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- 1911
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- Hardcover
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$38.48
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N.Y.: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1911 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original green cloth lettered in white. Title rubbed. Moralizing to young men, with examples from well-known people of history. Previous owner's name and date (1911). A few pencil check marks and… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Lady and Her Letters (Family Sitting-Room Series)
by Conway, Katherine E.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
- Edition
- Sixth Edition
- Published
- 1905
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- Hardcover
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$30.78
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Boston: Thomas J. Flynn & Company, 1905 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Sixth Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original beige cloth on boards. A how-to book on the fine art of written correspondence, dated but still useful in many situations - even when using a computer. Stilted, but understandable. 90 pp.. Item Price
A$30.78
The Young Husband; A Manual of the Duties, Moral, Religious, and Domestic, Imposed By the Relations of Married Life
by By the Author of "The Young Wife" (W.A. Alcott)
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- Used - Good Plus
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- No Jacket
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- Hardcover
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$115.44
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Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston Book. Illus. by Half-title in Colour (Uncredited). Good Plus. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Original brown cloth on blindstamped boards. Title in gold. Ca. 1850. Previous owner's name (twice). This author, William A. Alcott, had written The Young Wife in 1837. A handbook for a happy marriage from the man's… Read more about this item Item Price
A$115.44
Roadkill on the Information Highway; The Future of Work in Canada
by Pfeiffer, J. William (Ph.D.)
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First ( No Additional printings)
- Published
- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781894334990
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$23.09
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Toronto: Pfeiffer & Company, 1999 Book. Illus. by Photos, Drawings, and Charts. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. First ( No Additional printings). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original red laminated pictorial boards. Inscribed, "Mike, Thanks for the nice rap about NB and the future of work. Bill." The Information Age Paradigm; Oh No, Canada… Read more about this item Item Price
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I Was a Pagan
by Kitchen, V.C.
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- Used - Good Plus to Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First ( No Additional printings)
- Published
- 1934
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$384.80
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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1934 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original black cloth on boards. Light pencil notes inside front cover, but no other writing or damage. This author was closely connected with the Oxford Group, as well as with the originator of Alcoholics Anonymous.… Read more about this item Item Price
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On Self-Culture; Intellectual, Physical, and Moral ; A Vade Mecum for Young Men and Students
by Blackie, John Stuart
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- Used - Good Plus
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1874
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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A$46.18
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N.Y.: Scribner, Armstrong, and Company, 1874 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original maroon highly-decorated cloth on boards. The culture of the intellect, On physical culture, On moral culture. 116 pp. plus brief catalog. Bookplate and stamp of Rogers Memorial Library, Bethany Bible College, and card pocket. Riverside Press binder's label.… Read more about this item Item Price
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