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Northland Press, 1986. 9" X 6" in heavy paper covers. A little darkened along the spine, but otherwise clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD condition. 95pp. Illustrated throughout. FIRST EDITION.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Frontier Book Company, Ft. Davis, TX, 1971. 8.375" X 5.5" in yellow heavy paper covers. Soiled; 2 tears along spine; First leaf starting to separate from binding at the bottom: just FAIR. Lots of valuable information. Illustrations pp93-120. [CB100]. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket.

Charles E. Tuttle, Rutland VT, 1968. 9.5" X 6.375" in brick-red cloth with gilt titles. Flyleaf tanned from exposure to inclusion; erasures on flyleaf; Otherwise, clean, tight, unmarked: A conservative VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Jacket - is heavily chipped and torn: FAIR. Contains 5780 marks on Majolica, Faience and stoneware. 472pp. [CA041] FIRST EDITION.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.

Science-Fiction and Fantasy Publications, New York, 1956. 11" X 8.25" in heavy paper covers stapled through the side. A bit dulled from age, but still clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS or better condition. 28pp. + "A Lexicon of the root words of the language of Pal-Ul-don" laid in ( 2 typed pages). BOOK DEALERS and BURROUGHS ENTHUSIASTS take note.… Read more about this item

D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1873. 16 volumes (Complete set): 10.125" X 7.25" X 2+" thick in marbled boards with light brown leather spine and corners. Gilt Titles. All edges and endpapers marbled. Top edges tend to be darkened; There is the occasional scuff, a little wear at spine ends and corners, but overall, these volumes are solid, unmarked,… Read more about this item

The Royal Empire Society, London, 1931. 11.625" X 9.25" in green cloth. EX-LIBRARY with all the attendant paraphernalia. Covers heavily scuffed and rubbed, moderately soiled, rear hinge just starting to think about cracking: GOOD MINUS condition. Not at all a beauty, but filled with interesting information - including references to books and articles about polar exploration. 761pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Krause Pubns Inc, 1983. 11" X 8.5" in red heavy paper covers [subsequently laminated to increase durability]. EX-LIBRARY with all the usual paraphernalia, but still tight, clean, unmarked: GOOD condition. Still very useful. 336pp.. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket.

C.B. Beach & Company, New York and Chicago, 1902. 2 Volumes: 9.875" X 7" in black cloth with leather spines and corners. Marbled edges and endpapers. Leather is heavily worn along edges and at corners. Vol.1 starting to split along outer hinge from top of spine down about 2". Pages are clean, tight, unmarked: GOOD to GOOD PLUS. 1681pp total..… Read more about this item

Ios Pr Inc, 1995. 9.75" X 6.75" in glossy white hard covers with black lettering and design elements. This book is a hairsbreadth from New. There is just a tiny amount of shelfwear. Otherwise, it is clean, tight, and unmarked: FINE PLUS PLUS. 698 amazingly interesting pages. A reference work for SYMBOLS! [BB054]. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

H.J.H Publications, Teaneck, NJ, 1987. 10.875" X 8.5" in yellow heavy paper covers. Covers scuffed, esp. along spine; light soil. Small light waterstain fore margin of last few pages. Contents excellent: GOOD. Pictures practically every page. Dates, Manufacturer, rarity, size, prices given. Prices are out of date, but the identifying info is still valuable. 4 pages of 24 full color… Read more about this item

Bernard C. Harris Publishing, White Plains, NY, 1988. 11.25" X 8.75" in red hard covers. Clean, tight, unmarked - just shy of like new: FINE. 851pp.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket.

The Aviation Hobby Shop, 1990. 8.25" X 5.75" in glossy illustrated heavy paper covers. Minor shelf wear; light bump top back corner; Faint price erasure top corner of title page; but clean, tight, unmarked: VERY GOOD PLUS or better condition. 400pp. Jam-packed with information about the various turbo-props being produced at the time. Illustrated.. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Weed, Parsons and Company, Albany, 1864. 5.75" X 4.5" in red embossed covers. Wear at corners, a little scuffed 3 ink stains on front cover; owner's dedication on flyleaf; a little foxing inside both covers: just GOOD. Binding is very sound, Fold-out floor plans of Legislative Chambers, also filled with facts and stats about New York State - like a… Read more about this item

Numismatic Fine Arts Intl, 1978. 8.75" X 5.75" in black cloth with gilt titles. Clean and tight; a handfull of marginal tiny marginal notations; Owner's initials & date on flyleaf: VERY GOOD PLUS condition. Jacket - moderate shelf wear; 1 tiny chip: VERY GOOD PLUS. 166pp. [CB049]. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Librairie Larousse, Paris, 1957. 8" X 5.75" in very dark blue cloth with white lettering. One light scuff streak down front cover of book; edges and first 5-6pp have light foxing; owner's name on title page, Old price ink stamped on pre-title page. Otherwise clean and unmarked: VERY GOOD MINUS. Please Note: FRENCH TEXT ONLY. 1288pp + 28pp color "atlas"… Read more about this item

E.K. Meyers, State Printer, Harrisburg, PA, 1892. 7.5" X 5.25" in marbled boards with maroon leather spine and corners. Rubbing along spine edges; spine a bit faded; spine ends chipped; pencil writing on back of flyleaf. Otherwise, excellent. Binding is sound and pages are clean and bright. Nifty leather thumb index at back of book: VERY GOOD. 835pp.. 1st Edition.… Read more about this item

Van Nostrand, Reinhold Company, New York, 1975. 9.75" X 7" in black cloth. A little wear at spine ends and corners, one small smudge on front cover, but still VERY GOOD or better condition. EX-IBM ENGINEERING LIBRARY with an ink stamp to that effect inside front & back covers. 971pp. [AE011]. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Mondadori, Milan, 1977. 5 volumes: 6.75" X 4.25" in light tan hard covers with glossy brown leather spines and gilt titles. These books are fine plus plus so I'm calling them LIKE NEW. Many many illustrations. 3115pp + 302pp index. PLEASE NOTE: ITALIAN TEXT ONLY. [CA061]. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket.

JB. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, 1876. This is a 10 volume set of 1876 encyclopedias bound in leather. 10.25 X 7.25". Marbled edges and endpapers. The leather bindings are scuffed and most volumes are starting to crack along the exterior hinges where the leather is drying out. Volume 6 is the worst, just hanging on to its front cover. All… Read more about this item

Committee on Public Relations of the Eastern Railroads, New York, 1937. 6" X 4" in heavy blue paper covers. Very minor soiling, Owner's blind stamp on front cover: VERY GOOD or better. 96pp jam-packed with railroad info & statistics. Illustrated.. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket.