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Boston: Warner Books Inc. As New in As New dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Protected in a removable archival cover. Black cover imprinted on spine in silver with title and author. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . . 429 pages. Summoned to the eighth-century court of Charlemagne to authenticate the kings recently acquired maps, the mysterious Hiermon Ragoczy de Santus Germainium, the immortal vampire Le Comte de Saint-Germain, encounters Gynethe Mehaut, an albino woman who bears the signs of the stigmata and is faced with accusations of witchcraft. .

Bothell, WA: That Patchwork Place. Very Good. 1992. Stapled wraps. Previous owner's name. 79 pages. Quilt Shop Series .

Pownal, VtT: Storey Communications. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. One turned-down page corner . 298 pages. Tips and techniques that make gardening easier and more enjoyable no matter what your ability. Yeomans covers adapting tools, managing garden tasks, and more. Features easy-to-read type, 20 garden ideas, and an extensive listing of special tools, equipment suppliers, and horticultural therapy groups. Line drawings. Photos. .

Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company. Fine. (1968) 1984. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 636 pages. This work embraces as complete a collection of early New York marriage licenses as could be put together from official sources. With its various supplements, it comprises records of about one-fourth of all marriages that took place in New York prior to 1784, when the practice of issuing marriage licenses fell into disuse. In brief, it contains approximately 25,000 entries arranged alphabetically under the names of both brides and grooms, each giving the date of the license and a reference to the precise location of the original record. <P>The main body of the book consists of a reprint of the monumental Names of Persons for Whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued by the Secretary of the Province of New York, Previous to 1784, originally published in 1860. The supplements, additions, and corrections we have appended to this basic work consist of (1) a 48-page… Read More

Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers. Fine. 1987. Mass Market Paperback. No spine crease.. 0.5 x 7 x 4.5 Inches. 172 pages. An Academy Mystery. On her way to a rendezvous with her lover, Kate Wilson stops to help a young couple who seem to be having car trouble at the side of the road. What she sees there irreversibly changes her life. .

New York: Penguin Books. Near Fine. 1991. First US Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Tanning evenly throughout book. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. 267 pages. When Louise Vaughan disappears on her way home from choir practice in the village of Feringham, her parents and their dear friend Norah are devastated. No trace of her is ever found. But twelve years later, Detective Marsh rekindles the investigation and discovers that the family, including a spiteful and violent adopted brother, have something to hide. With the polished, briskly flowing prose that have become her trademark, Margaret Yorke delivers an intricate, irresistible tale teeming with family secrets, hidden conflicts, and murder. .

Austin, TX: Ragged Edge Riders. As New. 2002. Fifth Edition. Trade Paperback. 100 pages. Your handbook for mountain biking adventures in Central Texas. With more than 20 fat tire locations covering over 50 trails, there are options for riders of all abilities. Each write-up includes a map, trail description, and directions to the nearest swimming hole and local refueling spot. .

Southern Historical Pr. New with No dust jacket as issued. (1955) 1994. Hardcover. 266 pages .

Southern Historical Press. New with No dust jacket as issued. 1984. Hardcover. Vol. 2. 328 pages .

Radnor, Pa.: Chilton Book Co.. Very Good+. 1992. Paperback. 148 pages .

Southern Historical Press. New. 1996. Hardcover. 667 pages. This is probably the MOST important book on the Up-Country of South Carolina. It contains more than 3,500 abstracts of wills, bonds and administrations between 1774 and 1860 and more than 30,000 names of persons mentioned in these records. Old Ninety-Six and Abbeville District are the present-day counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Edgefield, Greenwood, Greenville, Laurens, Newberry, Pickens, Oconee, Saluda, Spartanburg, and Union. Old Ninety-Six District bordered Georgia on its western boundary and was the ancestral home of many early Georgia settlers. .

Los Angeles: Windblown Media. Near Fine. 2007. Paperback. 256 pages. Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's world forever. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant "The Shack" wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book! .

Sydney: Rigby. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1970) 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. Edgewear to book and d j. Protected in a removable archival cover. Green cloth with title and author in gold on spine. . 869 pages .

Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers. Fine. (2007) 2008. Trade Paperback. 218 pages .

New York: PublicAffairs. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. Slightly bumped corners. Protected in a removable archival cover. . 258 pages. The remarkable life story of one visionary economist and his simple but revolutionary tool to end world poverty: micro-credit. In 1983, against the advice of banking and government officials, Yunus established Grameen, a bank devoted to providing the poorest of Bangladesh with miniscule loans. Grameen Bank, based on the belief that credit is a basic human right, not the privilege of a fortunate few, now provides over 2.5 billion dollars of micro-loans to more than two million families in rural Bangladesh. Ninety-four percent of Yunus's clients are women, and repayment rates are near 100 percent. Around the world, micro-lending programs inspired by Grameen are blossoming, with more than three hundred programs established in the United States alone. Banker to the Poor is Muhammad Yunus's memoir of how he decided to change his… Read More