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Literary Reference Books & Ephemera

Who's Who in Thoroughbred Racing

Who's Who in Thoroughbred Racing

by Welch, Ned

No dust jacket. Second edition. A follow up of the first volume, published a year before. Dark blue fabric covered boards with gilt print on the front and spine. Front cover shows a few stains, with rather minor wear otherwise. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked, with just the beginning of a hinge split between the frontispiece and the title page (see photo #6). There is also one page with a small torn spot, as shown in photo #7. A scarce book. This book will ship at over three pounds. Excess... Read more about this item
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A$29.05
The Medical Clinics of North America Volume 63 / Number 2 March 1979 Symposium on Therapeutic Problems

The Medical Clinics of North America Volume 63 / Number 2 March 1979 Symposium on Therapeutic Problems

by Zellmann, Henry E. [editor]

W. B. Saunders Co, 1979. Pages [301 - 471] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Gray boards, gilt lettering, clean minor shelf wear. Also available at time of this listing, Vol 64 / 1, Jan 1980 and Vol 64 / 2, Mar 1980.Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Hard Cover. Near Fine.
Item Price
A$7.75
Rocks and Minerals

Rocks and Minerals

by Lagomarsino, James

UK: Parragon Inc, 2008. 254 pages including index. French flap covers clean, colors bright, small area with gilt rubbed off the title. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by By Author et al. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A$7.75
Scientific Style and Format: the CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers

Scientific Style and Format: the CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers

by Style Manual Committee, Council of Biological Editors

Large, very complete guide to the writing style expected for biological peer-reviewed journals. Clean, intact, very little wear. This book will ship at over three pounds. Rather than ask for a shipping adjustment at the time of purchase, I have opted to add a small shipping surcharge to the list price.
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A$10.85
AFRIKAANSE WOORDELYS EN SPELREELS

AFRIKAANSE WOORDELYS EN SPELREELS

by Taalkommissie, Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (Saamstelers)

Vergeel van die buiteste kante na binne toe deuruit.
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A$15.81
A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH SYNONYMS and Synonymous Expressions

A DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH SYNONYMS and Synonymous Expressions

by SOULE, RICHARD

Clean and well bound. No inscriptions or annotations. Pages tanned.
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A$27.41
Your Advertising's Great ... How's Business?

Your Advertising's Great ... How's Business?

by Frankel, Bud and H. W. Phillips

Homewood, Illinois: Dow Jones, 1986. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight. Gray boards, gilt lettering over red stamping. DJ clean, colors bright, a little edgewear, one short tear. Subtitle: The Revolution in Sales Promotion. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very... Read more about this item
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A$9.30
100th Anniversary Edition: The Christmas Book [Neiman Marcus]

100th Anniversary Edition: The Christmas Book [Neiman Marcus]

Dallas, Texas: The Neiman Marcus Group, 2007. Included with this catalog are two small catalogs: "A Season to Savor" and "Classics" all three catalogs in clear, sealed mail wrapper therefore other publication data is not accessible. Wrapper has two short tears and photo shows its wrinkles. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will... Read more about this item
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A$27.89
American Ceramics: The Collection of Everson Museum of Art

American Ceramics: The Collection of Everson Museum of Art

by Perry, Barbara [editor]

NY: Rizzoli, 1989. Illustrated throughout with B&W and color art reproductions; each piece with brief biography of artist and details about size, material used etc. Pages [400] clean, unmarked, binding tight, slight lean to spine. Covers clean, colors bright, no reading creases at spine, minor edge and handling wear. Collection of the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, New York. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in... Read more about this item
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A$28.66
Skywatching: A Nature  Company Guide

Skywatching: A Nature Company Guide

by Levy, David H

Berkeley, Ca: The Nature Company, 1994. Pages [288 including index, bibliography and resources guide] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. No remainder marks. Dust jacket clean, crisp, colors bright, minor display indications. Illustrated throughout with photographs and art reproductions, mostly color. Illustrated case binding [same design as dust jacket], clean, colors bright, near fine; decorated endpapers. Mild dustspotting at top page edges. Media Mail, Priority & most international... Read more about this item
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A$19.37
This Day: The Family Magazine

This Day: The Family Magazine

St. Louis, Missouri: Concordia Publishing House, 1949. Pages [124] clean, unmarked, binding tight, decorated endpapers. Brown leatherette boards, red leatherette corners and spine, bright gilt decorations and lettering, mostly clean, a little shelf wear at extremities, one short [1/2"] partial split at bottom spine edge; a little bowing to boards. The magazine is the September 1949, Vol 1, No 1 edition. Articles include "Ranger's Wife" by Isabelle Schrader, "The Making of... Read more about this item
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A$55.78
Dick Coffee's Tuscaloosa Doin's

Dick Coffee's Tuscaloosa Doin's

1964. Winter issue 1964-65. Sexy cover art. A visitor's guide to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, home of the Crimson Tide. 16 pages. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight. Cover clean, minimal wear to edges. A few creases here and there to pages and covers. The white dots are due to the scanning of newsprint, they are not spots. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected... Read more about this item
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A$18.59
DURAMAZWI

DURAMAZWI

by DALE, D

Unread- better than new. a PICTORIAL DICTIONARY . Rare.
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A$21.09
Practical Synonyms

Practical Synonyms

by John H. Bechtel

19th Century Binding, Silver and Red stamping on spine and front cover. Owned by F. Peyton Rous, winner of the 1966 Nobel Prize.
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A$61.98
Marriage Licenses of Frederick County, 1778 -- 1810

Marriage Licenses of Frederick County, 1778 -- 1810

by Myers, Margaret E

An alphabetical list of who married who, from one county in Maryland, in the late 18th to early 19th century. No wear, no plot.
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A$10.46
A Concise History of Interior Decoration

A Concise History of Interior Decoration

by Savage, George

NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1966. Pages [285 including index] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Red cloth boards, clean, bright gilt lettering, minor display wear, else as new. Hundreds of illustrations [one on almost every page]: photographs and art reproductions, color and B&W. Also available at the time of posting this listing by same author: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century French Porcelain. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every... Read more about this item
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A$15.49
Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus

Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus

by Kay, Maire Weir, Ed

Dust jacket has a collection of crimps and tears, some of which can be seen in the photos. The book itself is rather nice, with very little wear.This book will ship at over three pounds, so a small shipping surcharge has been added to the price.
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A$7.75
The Ultimate Adventure Sourcebook

The Ultimate Adventure Sourcebook

by McMenamin, Paul

Atlanta, Georgia: Turner Publishing Inc, 1992. Illustrated throughout with color photographs. Covers clean, colors bright, minor edge wear. Pages [432] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square, small corner bends to three pages. The complete resource for adventure sports and travel. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$10.85
Agricultural Statistics 2002: United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Statistics 2002: United States Department of Agriculture

Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 2002. Covers clean, colors bright, minor edge wear, no spine creases, library laminated. Minimal ex-libri markings, nice, clean copy. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Trade Paperback. Near Fine-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"... Read more about this item
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A$13.94
Do Fish Drink Water?

Do Fish Drink Water?

by McLain, Bill

Minimal shelf wear. Clean, intact, undamaged. 304 pages. The author was the webmaster for Xerox, and came to be known as the answer man for all sorts of questions. His goal was to answer every question emailed to him within 24 hours. Questions, answers and related factoids are gathered here into twenty topics, from Animal Kingdom and Clothing to Weather and the World.
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A$5.81
United States Stamps & Stories: The Exciting Saga of U. S. History Told in Stamps

United States Stamps & Stories: The Exciting Saga of U. S. History Told in Stamps

Scott Publishing Company, 1973. Illustrated throughout with color art reproductions of historical events and places as well as images of stamps. Pages [233] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Covers clean, colors bright, no reading creases at spine, minor edge wear. Includes are 1974 stamp values and original order envelope, tipped in. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$10.85
The Scribner Radio Music Library Volume 5 (Light Opera and Ballet Excerpts, Piano, Volume V)

The Scribner Radio Music Library Volume 5 (Light Opera and Ballet Excerpts, Piano, Volume V)

by Wier,Albert E[edtr]

NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1931. Pages [256] clean, unmarked, binding tight, slight lean to spine. Red cloth boards, mostly clean small white marks at rear board, bright gilt decorations and lettering, a little shelf wear at extremities, lightly sunned spine. Also available at the time of posting this listing: volumes 1,3,4,6,8[vol 8 with index for all]. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and... Read more about this item
Item Price
A$18.59
AFRIKAANSE WOORDELYS EN SPELREELS

AFRIKAANSE WOORDELYS EN SPELREELS

by Taalkommissie, Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (Saamstelers)

Kaapstad, Tafelberg, 1991. Ruggraat verbleek tot amper wit en weer verkleur; alle bladsye verbruin. 393 bladsye. Agste Uitgawe, Eerste Druk. Hardeband Blou Borde. Baie Fyn in Plastiek./Geen Stofomslag Soos Uitgege.. 227x29p55mm. Ex Libris kaart na voorblad.
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A$9.73
FACTS AND FALLACIES : Stories of the Strange and Unusual

FACTS AND FALLACIES : Stories of the Strange and Unusual

by the Editors

Reader's Digest, 1988. Dj was torn from top to bottom, now scarcely visible. 448pp incl index; monochrome and col illustrations thru'out text.. Second Impression.. Hard Cover Black Boards. Very Fine in Plastic/Very Good. 261x29p6mm. Hugely interesting factual stories to dip into at any time. Gift quality.
Item Price
A$22.79