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Punjab: Languages Department, 1970. Hardcover Two 7.5" x 5" volumes. 287, 260pp. Black and green cloth. Nice VG+ condition. A fictional autobiography of an officer in the service of Maharaja Runjit Singh (1780-1839), the leading Sikh chieftain. This book traces the history of Runjit Singh's reign through the first person account of a European, Colonel Bellasis, who finds himself in the service of the Maharaja. An objective assessment of Runjit Singh's exceptional qualities of milit... more information

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Washington, D. C.: National Genealogical Society, 1963. Paperback 10.25" x 7". [Appr. 15pp.] Paperback. Second printing. Several color ink highlights in the text, else VG+ condition. An invaluable genealogical source for those interested in 18th century Georgia history and genealogy. ... more information

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Sarasota, Florida: The bayside Press, 1994. Paperback 8.25" x 6". 392pp. Blue paperback with silver lettering. Near fine condition. This copy signed by the author. The author was a homemaker, a seamstress and a writer. This volume recounts her working and family life in the Seattle area and elsewhere. With many black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

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[No place]: [Privately published], 1977. Hardcover 12" x 8.25". Black cloth hardback with silver spine lettering, in the original slipcase. Fine condition. One of only 250 copies, signed by LaVigne with initials on the colophon. With 36 illustrations in black and white and color. The Spokane, Washington artist's work has a distinctive psychedelic quality. A scarce book. ... more information

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Tokyo: Japan Deep Sea Fisheries Research Laboratories, 1972. Hardcover Two 14.25" x 10". 145, 188pp. Red cloth with black and blue cloth spines. Near fine condition. Packed with beautiful full color illustrations of fish. With English and Japanese text. ... more information

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New York & Cincinnati: Eatons & Mains & Jennings & Pye, 1900. Hardcover 7" x 5". Red cloth with green bamboo illustrations and borders and gilt lettering. Very light rubbing, ownership stamp on the first leaf, else fine condition. Very bright. This scarce book contains chapters describing proper comportment, serving tea, praying for sick parents, making the bed, preparing food, reverence for elders, and more. ... more information

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Weston, Ontario: United Mythologies Press, 1988. Paperback First edition thus 8.5" x 5.25". 33pp. Beige paper stapled wrappers. Fine condition. With the errata slip laid in. This copy signed by the author. Lafferty is an underappreciated writer who won a Hugo Award for "Eurema's Dam." He was also the recipient of the Phoenix Award, the Invisible Little Man Award, the Smith Award, and a nominee for many other writing awards. ... more information

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Weston, Ontario: United Mythologies Press, 1988. Paperback First edition thus 8.5" x 5.25". 36pp. Blue paper stapled wrappers. Fine condition. This copy signed by the author. Lafferty is an underappreciated writer who won a Hugo Award for "Eurema's Dam." He was also the recipient of the Phoenix Award, the Invisible Little Man Award, the Smith Award, and a nominee for many other writing awards. ... more information

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Weston, Ontario: United Mythologies Press, 1988. Paperback First edition thus 8.5" x 5.25". 23pp. Blue paper stapled wrappers. Fine condition. This copy signed by the author. Lafferty is an underappreciated writer who won a Hugo Award for "Eurema's Dam." He was also the recipient of the Phoenix Award, the Invisible Little Man Award, the Smith Award, and a nominee for many other writing awards. ... more information

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Weston, Ontario: United Mythologies Press, 1988. Paperback First edition thus 8.5" x 5.25". 31pp. Gray paper stapled wrappers. Fine condition. This copy signed by the author. Lafferty is an underappreciated writer who won a Hugo Award for "Eurema's Dam." He was also the recipient of the Phoenix Award, the Invisible Little Man Award, the Smith Award, and a nominee for many other writing awards. ... more information

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Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1966. Hardback Two 10.25" x 9.5" volumes. 543, 543pp. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering. Very light foxing to edges, else nice, near fine condition. No slipcase. Packed with illustrations. This massive work describes military action, actors and equipment from across the Globe and throughout history. ... more information

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Dublin, etc.: Browne and Nolan, Limited, 1925. Hardcover 7.25" x 4.5". 173pp. Bound in full red calf with gilt lettering, rules and device on the front board, all edges gilt. This copy is an ex - seminary library copy, with the usual internal marks, but no markings on the very nice leather binding. This copy inscribed by the translator to Seattle Bishop Edward O'Dea on the second leaf. ... more information

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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1937. Hardcover First edition 8.5" x 5.5". 848pp. Blue cloth, in dust wrapper. The half title has a creased corner, else fine condition; the jacket has a few edge chips and general use and is price clipped. This book is an important horror anthology, with contributions by DuBose heyward, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, A.E. Coppard, Algernon Blackwood, Lafcadio Hearn, Ambrose Bierce, edgar Allan Poem Wilkie Collins, and others. With terrific atmospheric illustratio... more information

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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Hardcover Octavo. 180pp., plus ads. Red cloth with black lettering. Very mild edge soiling, else a nearly fine and very bright copy. This photoplay edition features seven balck & white photo illustrations after scenes from the MGM movie of this title. A classic of the prison movie genre, the film starred Chester Morris, Wallace Beery, and Robert Montgomery. It was directed by Geortge W. Hill. Beery, as murderous Butch, is unforgettable; his scene in which h... more information

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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1936. Hardcover 6.5" x 5". 124pp. Brown cloth covered hardcover in dust wrapper. Some foxing on foredge, soiling on top edge, else fine condition. The dust jacket had fading on spine, 1.25 and 2" closed tears on rear panel, edge wear, VG condition. Pictorial edition, with thirty-two black and white photographs. ... more information

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New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1938. Hardcover First edition Octavo. 415pp. Green cloth. A near fine copy in a poor dust wrapper. With a great section of black & white photo illustrations, as well as 13 maps. "For its revelation of sheer audacity and personal courage, imagination and ingenuity, this story of a 16000 mile cruise from San Diego to Panama is unequalled." ... more information

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Salem, Oregon: Privately Published, 1977. Hardback 8.5" x 5.25". 92pp. Illustrated paper covered boards. Gift inscription, else fine condition. Western poetry. ... more information

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Osceola, Wisconsin: Motorbooks Limited, 1987. Paperback 8.25" x 5.75". 216pp. Glossy illustrated wrappers. Fine condition. This detailed book includes chapters on the basics of structures in model aircraft, performance and design, materials, care and repair, safety, and more. ... more information

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New York: William Morrow and Company, 1945. First American edition 8" x 5". 206pp. Rust red illustrated cloth, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket is heavily rubbed and lightly edge worn. An adventure tale about a fierce Australian dingo dog. With illustrations by Enos B. Comstock. ... more information

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Kirkland, Washington: Documentary Book Publishers Corporation, 1993. Hardcover 11" x 8.25". 127pp. Back cloth with white lettering, in dust wrapper. Fine condition, fine jacket. This history of layers and legal wrangling in Washington state's most populous county includes much on the early 'rough justice' years, the growth of the law profession in the late 19th century, the period of the two world wars, protest and chaos in the sixties, etc. Good sections cover the IWW and labor... more information

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