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New York: Barnes & Noble, 1995. First Edition with full numberline. 8vo size pictorial hardcover over brown cloth spine; 112 pages with green decorations. Dark green endpapers. Food-themed poetry. Content sections include: The Harvest The Cornucopia In the Kitchen Mash-Potato Castles Table Talk Bacchus, Ceres Pleaseth Venus Sacred Fruit Poets include: Roy Blount Jr Helen Chasin John Davidson Robert Frost Thomas Hardy Robert Herrick Erica Jong John Keats William King Andrew Marvel St. George Tucker P.G. Wodehouse In great condition: we note a little rubbing to the cloth spine and a tiny impression on back cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Walsworth Publishing Company, 2003. 4to size hardcover with dust jacket; 176 glossy pages with black and white and color illustrations throughout. Endpapers are maps of the Arboretum. From jacket: "The campus of Swarthmore College is one of the nation's most beautiful. With more than 300 acres of well-maintained lawns, gardens, and woodlands, it provides an extraordinary natural setting for the education of 1,400 students. Since its founding in 1929 as The Scott Foundation, the Scott Arboretum has not merely beautified Swarthmore's campus. It has cultivated important horticultural varieties; assembled renowned plant collections; preserved sensitive natural area; and, through its education and outreach programs, provided an important resource for horticulturalists and gardeners in southeastern Pennsylvania and beyond." Light overall wear to jacket with a slight crease to bottom front corner; tacky area on fep where sticker was removed. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over… Read More

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1995. edited by Tadataka Yamada with David H. Alpers, Chung Owyang, Don W. Powell and Fred E. Silverstein Second Edition, second printing Blue 4to size hardcovers with gilt titles and red decorations on covers and spine; heavyweight glossy pages. This set weighs in at more than 18 pounds boxed. Volume 1: 1,554 pages with black and white illustrations, charts and photographs. There are also some color photographs in a section in the front of the book. The index is paginated separately: there are 151 additional pages to the index. The Table of Contents includes both volumes and is repeated in both volumes. The very extensive Table of Contents include: Part One: Basic Mechanisms of Normal and Abnormal Gastrointestinal Function Part Two: Approaches to Common Gastrointestinal Problems Part Three: Gastrointestinal Diseases There is some "waviness" to the rear endpage working forward to about page 24 in the index (of decreasing waviness.) This… Read More

New York: Anchor Books, 2015. Man Booker Prize Finalist 8vo size trade paperback; 816 pages From back cover: "(This book) follows four college classmates - broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition - as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addition, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the man are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma." Creased bottom corner of back cover, edgwear, curl to corners of first few pages, soil or fingermark to bottom of outside pages. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Uncivilized Books, 2014. 8vo size trade paperback; 69 pages most with black and white illustrations From back: "An American student witnesses the Quebec Spring 2012 student strike on the streets of Montreal. The brutal police response and their violent tactics trigger an exploration of urban planning and its hidden connections to military strategies... theory and personal experience collide into an ambitious and poetic cartoon memoir." Bumped bottom corner of back cover and last few pages. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hong Kong: Hong Kong China Tourism Press, 1995. With photographs by Alfred Ko, Yang Kelin, Xu Jinyan, Ou Yansheng, Li Yaobo, Chan Chiu Pan, Peng Zhen Ge and Chen Jin. Hong Kong China Tourism Press; Hong Kong; 1995 4to size color photo illustrated pictorial cover. 90 glossy pages illustrated profusely with color photographs. Very brief biographies of the author and photographers appear on the last page. Table of contents includes: The Story of Border Tea Border Tea and the Tea Caravan Route Fine Tea Trees in the South The Upper Route to Kunming Rear Road to Kunming Rear Road in Wuliang Mountain The Ancient Route from Dali Lijiang - the Ancient Commercial City The Renowned Tea-Growing Mount Menghan Border Tear and Horses Meet in Kangding The Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet Snow Triangle, more. Penciled price on fep; bumped corners and head and heel of spine, rubbing to covers. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First.… Read More

New York: Coward McCann Inc., 1969. One of the States of the Nation series. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered with mylar. 124 bright, white pages with black and white photographs, black and white maps. Jacket is illustrated with color photographs. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2015. 8vo size trade paperback; 266 pages Covers are unique to proof. Front cover states Uncorrected Proof. Back cover also states Uncorrected Proof and provides and overview of the book. There is additional Proof text on inside of back cover. Fep also provides details of the finished book. From back cover: " 'It doesn't matter. You've ruined my life! Roo shouted as she raised her hands to the sky. She was in the drama club and they were all like that. 'Higgs Boson Bing, you are heartless. I could have died without your kidney.' " In excellent condition! . Uncorrected Proof. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Uncorrected Proof.

Living Arts, 1997. New, Shrinkwrapped From back: "(This) will take you on a powerful journey that explores the relationship between breath and relaxation, reduce the impact of stress on your life, and brings vitality and peace to your life. Internationally acclaimed yoga teacher Rodney Yee has created an innovative, two-part program of gentle, easy-to-practice yoga poses and breathing techniques... that help you access inner resources for healing as you relieve muscle tension, headaches and backaches... help lower blood pressure, improve sleep and increase energy." Tiny tear in shrinkwrap on front. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Audio Cassette. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Buenos Aires: Ediciones Simurg, 2009. 12mo size trade paperback; 217 pages to this Argentine novel. Text is in Spanish. Desde atrás: "Entre mujeres es una novela carinosa, de resonancias multiples para todo lector, especialmente para toda mujer. La trama, estructurada a la manera de las cajas chinas, gira en torno a dos temas fundametales: la relaction entra madre e hija y entra ellas y sus parejas respectivas. From back: Entre Mujeres is a loving novel, with multiple resonances for every reader, especially for every woman. The plot, structured in the manner of Chinese boxes, revolves around two fundamental themes: the relationship between mother and daughter and between them and their respective partners." Some wear to covers and the thin laminate film on cover is peeled at head and heel of spine, tips and at two small spots on back cover. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Soft Cover. Good/No… Read More

Cambridge, MA: Windflower Press, 1979. 8vo size gray clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 124 bright, white pages illustrated with black and white photographs From jacket: "Shady Hill School, founded in 1915 in Cambridge, Massachusetts...policies reflected much of the contemporary thought about teaching and learning, but they also reflected the priorities of the scholarly community which sustained it. Nourished by these influences, and by a number of extraordinarily gift teachers, the school became unique among the progressive schools of that period." Jacket has wear and tear with a chip missing from back bottom, minor chipping to head and heel of spine, two small tears to top. Interior is in very good condition. . Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

New York: Amphoto, 1980. 4to size hardcover with dust jacket; 160 glossy pages with color and black and white photographs throughout. From jacket: "The Y.O.B. Exposure System is a revolutionary system of total exposure control that, once mastered, allows the photographer to direct her entire attention to the creative aspects of photography without the need to worry about the technical details. The system is based upon the calibration of the individual photographer's own equipment and techniques. Instead of relying on guesswork and vague notions of what "average" is, the Yob system is designed to teach the photographer exposure and development control that will match camera, film, and processing..." Jacket is covered with mylar (but book is NOT ex-library); significant edgewear to bottom of book, initials on bottom of book; light wear to jacket under mylar. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Hard… Read More

Inglewood, CA: Champion Press, 1988. Endorsed by the LPGA, Developed by Lewis A. Yocum, MD 8vo size trade paperback; 75 pages with black and white photographs throughout followed by a section of tear-our exercise cards. From back: "Learn the exercises many LPGA pros use to develop their competitive edge as you: Strengthen key golfing muscles Improve your flexibility and body tone Drive the ball farther Develop endurance Lower your risk of injury Play with greater consistency and confidence Enjoy the game more" Edgewear, some rubbing to back cover, creased tip on back cover and some light spots on bottom of back cover. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Abbeville Press, 1992. Signed and inscribed by photographer Nevada Weir on title pages. 216 very heavy glossy pages. Dust jacket has only light rubbing and edgewear. Extra shipping for this heavy volume applies to any service other than US Media Mail. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Illustrator. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Wier, Nevada. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Macmillan, 1943. 8vo size ochre cloth bound hardcover, with brown titles and decorations on spine and cover; 294 toned pages with black and white illustrations and color frontispiece. Originally published in 1866, it have been reprinted many times. This edition features illustrations from Newbery award winning author and illustrator Marguerite de Angeli. Charlotte M Yonge (1823 - 1901) was the author of more than 150 books, mainly novels. Her first book was published in 1848. Marguerite de Angeli (1889 - 1987) was the author and illustrator of more than two dozen books and was the winner of multiple awards for both her children's books and her illustrations of children's books, including the 1950 Newbery Medal. Bumped head and heel of spine; name and inscription inside cover. Dusty top. Family historians: the name in the book is Molly McKey. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/No… Read More

Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1973. Stated First Edition 8vo size red clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 123 pages From jacket: "Julian was fifteen, and thirteen-year-old Ellen had always thought she might marry him someday - that is, until Mother explained that first cousins could not marry. Julian still had a kind of fatal fascination, though. It made you want to follow his leadership. Otherwise, they would never have let the game get out of hand the way it did, for it was an unusual, frightening game, and one of which the adults would not have approved... (This) suspense story ... provides an atmosphere so full of tension and anxiety that it becomes almost unbearable." Ex-library with typical treatments, jacket is cover with mylar. Fep was clipped to remove barcode. Edgewear, wear to mylar cover and at least eight previously folded page corners. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. First. Cloth. Good/Good.… Read More

San Francisco, CA: VIZ Media, 2009. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size trade paperback with illustrated inner flaps; 205 pages with black and white illustrations throughout From back: "In Edo Period Japan, a strange new disease called the Redface Pox has begun to prey on the country's men. Within 80 years of the first outbreak, the male population has fallen by 75%. Women have taken on all the roles traditionally granted to men, even that of the shogun. The men, precious providers of life, are carefully protected. And the most beautiful of the men are sent to serve in the shogun's inner chamber..." Small abrasion to side of back cover, some light soil or transfer on top of back cover. . First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1967. 190 pages with several black and white maps and illustrations From book: "James Marshall's discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California in 1848, was a clarion call that rang throughout the nation, inspiring dreams of fabulous wealth in men from every walk of life. The result was a virtual stampede to the gold fields, nearly two hundred thousand men in two years. They battled every hardship known to man, dug fortunes from the earth, built cities overnight, performed heroic acts and infamous crimes, and changed forever the frontier life of that remote land." Ex-library with typical treatments; discolored areas to inside covers. We noted underlining on four pages in the back of the book, marginalia on one of the illustrated pages; bumped and worn corners and a name written on outside pages. Two page corners are creased and two pages have quarter inch tears in the bottom margin. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits… Read More

New Hampshire: Black Lab Publishing, 2008. Signed by author on title page. 136 pages with a section of black and white photographs. The story of author's experiences as the young survivor of a 1958 plane crash on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts and "the impact that the event had on her life and her triumph over tragedy." - from back. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Mayne, Michael. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Thomas Nelson, 2015. First Edition with full numberline. Wide 8vo size embossed bonded leather cover with beautiful detailing on the extended spine and single hemstitch finishing on all sides. Cover and pages have rounded edges. There is a pale blue satin attached bookmark. Light blue endpapers; 356 pages have gray borders all around with a gray and white patterned border that matches the detail on the extended spine. Other pages have a different border design and small decorative photograph. This is a lovely volume: we rarely see contemporary books with this level of beautiful details. Covers have very light handling wear. . First. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.