Logos Books
Davis, California, USA
Logos Books specialises in Academic, Scholarly Text And Research Books. No Text Books, Art, Esp. Coffee-Table Size Books With Large Color Photographs, Childrens' Books And Series, History, Esp Military And Early California, Large Selection, Lots Of Philosophy, Religion, Psychology, And Self-Help
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About Logos Books
Logos Books, 513-2nd Street, Davis, CA 95616, in the heart of downtown Davis. We are a retail outlet for the Friends of the Davis Public Library, licensed by the State of California as a non-profit all volunteer entity. We're members of the local Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Davis Business Association. Logos Books is also a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and comply fully with its standards of ethics and selling standards. We were the first FOL to obtain membership in the International Friends of Bookmarks and donate thousands of discovered bookmarks to them annually. Logos book inventory are mostly from donations by our literate university community, estate donations, public and private libraries, and retail book stores and wholesalers with surplus new books. Hundreds of Rare and Valuable books are listed on the Internet under Logos Books. Our downtown store includes sections for Vintage books, book sets, large print, books on tape, and rare children's books, among others. Prospective buyers wanting to personally inspect one of our Internet-listed books may do so. Send request to, phil@davislibraryfriends.org.
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Our goal is sell high-quality used books at attractive prices. Pleasing our customers during this process is equally important. Every book that we list on the Internet is described to the best of our ability and includes photographs and detailed descriptions for prospective buyers. Requests for additional information or photos are answered promptly as we continuously monitor our email address. Travel these days, in any form, involves some degree of risk. When you trust Logos to ship books to you we value your trust more than your money. We ships FREE to domestic markets, we don't assess handling or labor charges as we're all volunteers who love books. Same day shipping whenever possible. Logos staff take care in preparing all purchased books for safe and secure shipping. 30-day return of purchases, no questions asked. By online from Logos Books with complete confidence.
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Ceramics For Beginners
by Susan Halls
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- Stated First Edition, First Printing
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- Color illustrated, acetate covered, boards
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- 1600597068
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Davis, California, United States
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A$203.99
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Book: Blemishes - None. No marks or entries. No page toning. Joints are stong and firm, no cocking. Suitable for gift presentation (photo).
With plenty of how-to images, this accessible beginner's guide teaches the art of making beautiful ceramic figures—both human and animal. Anyone who has ever rolled a "snake" out of clay or pinched a piecrust can easily complete the 12 skill-building projects here. Master teacher Susan Halls explores four basic techniques: pinching, slab building, coiling, and dowel work. Learn how to pinch a pot with a deep bowl shape, and use this technique to construct a plump pig. With the slab building method, you can make an enchanting bird-relief tile or turn a favorite family photo into a delightful diorama. The book also offers invaluable advice on setting up a …Read more
More is More
by Dani Navarro
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
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- Clothbound Hardcover
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- 8492643862
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Davis, California, United States
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A$327.85
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Book: Blemish -- Small stains on the front board (photo). The remainder of the book is pristine. No marks or entries, no page toning. The joints are strong and firm, no cocking (photo). White satin bookmark (photo).
"With a design philosophy of 'More is More,' Alex's work embraces maximalism with meticulous details often created with inspiration stored away from sporatic visual periods."
"Alex Trochut's illustrations, designs and typography takethe modern notion of minimalism and flip it on its side.Trochut's work philosophy is "More is more". It is richwith elegant, brilliantly detailed executions that simultaneouslyconvey indulgence and careful, restrained control.Trochut is driven by a desire to constantly evolve,which can be seen in his eidetic body of work."
Free same-day shipping to domestic markets. Foreign sales through Biblio portal only. Safe arrival of purchase is guaranteed.
Chasing Rainbows
by Barry Friedman
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- Stated First Edition
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- Clothbound hardcover w/gilt lettering on spine
- ISBN
- 0821227580
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Davis, California, United States
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A$145.71
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The flaps are unclipped, original suggested price ($50) is visible. No toning or rubs. A complimentary Mylar cover is included, allowing buyer to use with confidence.
Book. Blemish - half-inch dent on u/r front board. Possibly a manufacturing defect. Remainder of book is As New condition. No marks or entries. No toning due to high quality photo paper. The boards are burnt-orange color with unblemished gilt titling on the spine. Joints are tight and firm, the book lies flat, plumb, and square.
Calling on his more than three decades of collecting of same, author Barry Friedman compiled a masterpiece presentation of Native American blankets from two primary sources in the Adirondacks and Western respectively. "At the end of the nineteenth century, Pendleton and other woolen mills began manufacturing dazzling geometric-pattern blankets for trade and sale to the American Indian."
320 color and 60 B&W i…Read more
Tone Production on the Classical Guitar
by John Taylor
- Paperback
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- Used
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- First Edition, 2nd Printing
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 0711923876
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- 1
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Davis, California, United States
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A$160.28
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Book: Blemishes -- Small chips and rubs on panel edges and points. Minor shelf wear on surfaces (photo). Original owner signature on Title Page (page). The remainder of the book is remarkable preserved. No other marks or entries, the joints are still strong and firm, no spine cracking. Book lies flat, plumb, and square (photo). ISBN is visible and undisturbed. The original retail price sticker remains in place ($19.95), suggesting that the book was sold by the publisher and purchased and remained in the USA (photo).
Seminal how-to instruction, in scientific terminology, for classical guitars that was first published in 1978. This is a second printing.
Importance of apoyando (rest stroke) is emphasized throughout. Detailed analysis on how to achieve a particular tone production, using correct (right hand) position.
Wonderful additon to any guitar enthusiast or instructor's personal library or retail guitar supply store.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- First UK Edition, First Printing
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- Hardcover with cellophane covering
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Davis, California, United States
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A$320.56
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Book: Blemishes -- partial tear of cellophane covering on the upper spine (photo). Small rubs on top/bottom edge of spine (photo). Rubs on bottom board tips. Uniform light page toning, consistent with a book of this vintage.
No marks or entries. No damage or stains to any of the pages. Faith Jaques superbly detailed inked drawings are all clear and undisturbed. Binding is strong and firm, book lies flat, plumb, and square.
Scarce UK publication of a childrens' book classic, available in domestic market.
According to Wilipedia, In 2023, the novel was ranked by BBC at no. 18 in their poll of "The 100 greatest children's books of all time."
Free domestic shipping. International shipping at cost.
First Edition, first printing, published in the UK 11 months following the US Edition.
Preferences: 51 American Poets Choose Poems From Their Own Work & From the Past
by Richard Howard
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- First Edition, Presumed 1st Printing
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- Clothbound Hardcover
- ISBN
- 0670572845
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- 1
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Davis, California, United States
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Flaps are unclipped and retail price is visible. Unblemished B&W photo of youthful author and photographer on right flap (photo).
Book: Blemishes -- Tiny blemishes (photo) where spine tape merges with corners of the boards. Minor wear (photo) on board tips. The remainder of the book is pristine.
Maroon marble boards are clean, the spine has no separation, the book lies flat, plumb, and square (photo). No marks or entries except inscribed signatures (see below). Unique B&W photos of all the contributing New York poets found throughout the book, all unblemished.
Having one of the longest titles in contemporary American poetry, Richard Howard, a previous Pulitizer Prize winner in Poetry, successfully r…Read more
Naftali Bezem 1996 -1999 Rope Ladder
by Ruthi Ofek, Editor
- Paperback
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- Used
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- First Edition, presumed 1st Printing
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- Paperback
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Davis, California, United States
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Book: Blemishes, None. The panels have no signs of shelf wear, no rubs or chips. The spine has no cracks, the binding is strong and firm. Book lies flat, plumb, and square (photo).
The book contains a Table of Contents, Preface by Stef Werteimer, Introduction by Ruthi Ofek, Chronology, List of Works, Conversations between Bezem and Ofek, Love Letters from Abroad Ziva Amishai-Maisels, and Plates
Bilingual, English and Hebrew. The Hebrew pagination is right to left. Rare copy of a 24-year-old publication. The original owner took great care to preserve this issue, storing it in a controlled (no UV rays) environment.
Adapted from Wikipedia:
Naftali Wahba Bezem 1924 – 2018) was an Israeli painter, muralist, and sculptor.
Born in Essen, Germany, his early adolescence was spent under Nazi oppression, his parents later died in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Naftali immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1939.
From 1943 to 1946, he studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem with…Read more
The Lod Mosaic
by Avni, Gideon & Glen Bowersock, Amir Gorzalczany, Joshua Schwartz & Rina Talgam
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- First Edtion, First Printing
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- Black clothbound hardcover, silver lettering on the spine
- ISBN
- 1857599705
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- 1
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Davis, California, United States
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Book: Blemishes - None. No marks or entries. No page toning, high-quality glossy paper (photo). The binding is strong and firm, the issue lies, flat, plumb and square (photo). First Edition, first printing. Color photographs in pristine condition found throughout the publication. Carefully preserved and protected by the original owner.
From the DJ Flap: "In 1996 a series of exquisite Roman mosaic floors was accidentally uncovered during highway construction in the modern Israeli town of Lod. The mosaics featured elegant and superbly crafted animals, fish, birds and other creatures, dating to around AD 300. They probably belonged to a private house and served as a series of reception or audience halls, where visitors would have been met and entertained.
This lavishly illustrated book sets the mosaics in their hist…Read more
Belgium: Hero and Martyr
by Maeterlinct, Verhaeren, Delannoy, De Mot, Dumont-Wilden, Lambotte, Nothomb, Wilmottte
- Paperback
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- Stichedbound softcover
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Davis, California, United States
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A$174.85
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Book: Blemishes - Light rubbing on panel edges caused by shelf storage. Light soiling on page edges of a few of the pages. The LR front panel is curled (photo). The book has a Preface and commercial advertisements (Paris) on all but the Title Panel (photo).
For a century-old crudely bound publication--with paper of any quality a rare commodity during the mid-point of World War I--this is a remarkably preserved and rare limited-edition copy. Unblemished photographs and drawings on every page and the binding is still firm and strong.
Heavily biased (propaganda) Belgian account of the German invasion and occupation of World War I Belgium.
"Cometh the day that all shall pay."
For a more objective of this moment in WW I history, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_invasion_of_Belgium_(1914)
Before-and-after monochrome photographs and inked illustrations of German shelling and bombardment of prominent Belgium landmarks and buildings (photo).
Recent reprints of this book are readily a…Read more
Claude Aveline: La Villa Remiro
by Yan Nascimbene
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
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- Black clothbound hardcover, gilt lettering on front board and spine
- ISBN
- 211081084X
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- 1
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Davis, California, United States
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A$174.85
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Jefferson and His Time
by Dumas Malone
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- Blue clothbound hardcover with gilt lettering on the spine and medallion
- Quantity available
- 1
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Davis, California, United States
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A$167.57
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Vol. 3 - the spine is toned due to prolonged light exposure while shelved and there is a small tear at the top of the spine (photo).
Vol. 2 - 2" "bookmark" crease on the top of the front flap. Caused by carelessness when closing the book.
Volumes: Description applies to all books except as noted. The boards and spines are firm and strong, no structural weaknesses. Board edges are unblemished, tips are not bent. Gilt "TJ" medallions on the front boards and lettering on the spine is bright and unblemished.
Light uniform page toning, a minimal defect considering the books' vintage. Illustrations throughout all volumes are fully preserved.
Volumes are chronological and as follows: Jefferson the Virginian; Jefferson and the Rights of Man; Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty; Jefferson the President: First Term 1…Read more
The Legend of Guy of Warwick
by Velma Bourgeois Richmond
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- Acetate covered clothbound hardcover
- ISBN
- 081532085X
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Davis, California, United States
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A$211.28
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Book: Volume 14 in Garland Studies in Medieval Literature. No detectable blemishes or signs of neglect or abuse. No page toning, boards and spine are tight and firm (photo). The distinctive copper-colored lettering on the spine is bright and distinct (photo).
Composition of this book includes a Table of Contents, 8 Chapters in chronological order, Notes, Bibliography, and List of Illustrations (75).
From Garden City to Green City
by Kermit C. Parsons & David Schuyler
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- Green clothbound boards with black lettering on the spine
- ISBN
- 0801869447
- Quantity available
- 1
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Davis, California, United States
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A$313.28
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Architecture Gallery: Tracing the Old Buildings of the Chinese Eastern Railway
by Wu Guoquing
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- Clothbound hardcover
- ISBN
- 7207075820
- Quantity available
- 1
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Davis, California, United States
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A$284.13
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Poems Supposed to Have Been Written at Bristol by Thomas Rowley in This 15th Century by Thomas Rowley
by Thomas Chatterton
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- Used
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- Fully leather-bound, boards and spine (photo)
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Davis, California, United States
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A$356.99
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Thomas Chatterton (20 November 1752 – 24 August 1770) was an English poet whose precocious talents ended in suicide at age 17. He was an influence on Romantic artists of the period such as Shelley, Keats, Wordsworth, and Coleridge.
Although fatherless and raised in poverty, Chatterton was an exceptionally studious child, publishing mature work by the age of 11. He was able to pass off his work as that of an imaginary 15th-century poet called Thomas Rowley, chie…Read more
The Research Magnificent
by H.G. Wells
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- 1st Edition, 2nd Printing
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- Clothbound hardcover, string binding
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- 1
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Davis, California, United States
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A$284.13
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Visibility Nil
by Mary Elgin
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- Clothbound hardcover
- Quantity available
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Davis, California, United States
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A$218.56
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Strangers and Pilgrims, Travellers and Sojourners
by Jeremy Dupertuis Bangs
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- First Edition
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- Blue clothbound hardcover, Gilt lettering and Mayflower Symbol on the Spine
- ISBN
- 0930270452
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- 1
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Davis, California, United States
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A$335.13
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Trial of T.B.Cunha
by Dr. P.P. Shirodkar, Editor
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- First Edition, Volume 1
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- Blue clothbound hardcover, No title
- Quantity available
- 1
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Davis, California, United States
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A$233.14
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No marks or entries, all pages and illustrations are present. Uniform moderate toning on the page edges. The publisher's production standards and techniques were quite crude compared to contemporary standards. It is quite remarkable this book has survived as well as it did.The DJ is wrapped in…Read more
Diagnostic and Surgical Imaging Anatomy
by Harnsberger,Osborn, MacDonald, Ross
- Hardcover
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- Used
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- Stated 1st Edition
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- Acetate covered clothbound hardcover
- ISBN
- 1931884390
- Quantity available
- 1
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Davis, California, United States
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A$262.28
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Thera and the Aegean World III
by D.A. Hardy (Ed.)
- Hardcover
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
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- Clothbound hardcover
- ISBN
- 0950613371
- Quantity available
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Davis, California, United States
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