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Very Good. Paperback. Softcover 1st English-language edition 2003 Drawn and Quarterly. Light crease to spine. Superclean; no marks or cover creases; pages bright; binding tight. 145 pages; black-and-white comic-book format. Language: English (translated from the French by Helge Dascher). 'It's the summer of 1979, and Paul, a recent high-school dropout and an apprentice at a local print shop, is broke, unhappy and living with his parents in Canada. A phone call from a friend who is running a summer camp for ... more information

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Good.. Hardcover. 1st U.S. edition hardcover with dustjacket1989 HarperCollins. Good condition with average wear. Clean and unmarked; pages bright; binding tight. Jacket crumpled at edges. 344pp. Language: English. NOTE: Large size; cannot ship outside U.S. via Flat-Rate envelope. 'Best known for his travel writing (Arabia and Old Glory), Raban has also been a teacher and critic, and in these recollections covering 20 years he integrates selections from his book reviews and occasional pieces with autobi... more information

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Very Good.. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1981 Simon & Schuster. Superclean; unmarked; pages bright; binding tight. Front flap creased; tiny back rip. 409pp, endpaper maps. Language: English. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority -- Surface or Airmail only. British author's journey down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans in a 16-foot outboard launch. Keywords: boat, boating. ... more information

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Very Good.. Paperback. Softcover 1985 Samuel French. Only light wear. Very clean; no marks or creases; pages bright; binding tight. 180 pages. Language: English. Keywords: drama, theater, theatre, contemporary, American, playwright, 20th century, Hollywood, misogyny. ... more information

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Very Good.. Hardcover. Hardcover 1986 Golden Press. Superclean; no marks, scribbles, rips or creases; only a hint of wear. Ca. 26pp; color illustrations. Language: English. Muppet Elmo visits Grandma and Grandpa and gets homesick. Reading level: Baby-Preschool. ... more information

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Very Good.. Paperback. Softcover 1990 Rutgers University Press. Light crease to front cover corner. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight; spine uncreased. 215 pages; black-and-white woodcut illustrations. Language: English (translated from the French and with an Introduction and Notes by Melanie C. Hawthorne). Keywords: La Jongleuse, Marguerite Eymery Vallette, pseudonym, France, literature, fiction, novel, novelist, Decadence, decadent, banned book, women's studies, sexual politics, gender... more information

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Very Good.. Paperback. Small, slim paperback Revised Edition 1970 World ORT Union Centre International, Geneva, Switzerland. Some minor scuffing to front cover. Text very clean; no marks or creases; pages bright; binding tight. Only light wear. 135 pages. Language: English. The story of the first 90 years of the Organization for Rehabilitation through Training, which began in Czarist Russia with loans to Jewish artisans and became the largest privately-financed vocational training school system in the world... more information

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Very Good. Hardcover. 1st edition oversize hardcover with dustjacket 1984 Whitney Library of Design. Light dust-spotting to top page edge. Price clipped from jacket flap. Otherwise very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. Only light wear. 160 pages; Index; 250 color photos. NOTE: Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority -- Surface or Airmail only. Language: English. How to renovate walls, floors, ceilings, windows, moldings, and trim with a variety of treatments (fabrics, floor covering, carpe... more information

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Good.. Hardcover. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1975 Simon & Schuster. Remainder mark at bottom page edge. Donation bookplate on 1st blank page. Clean text; pages bright; binding tight. Average wear. 351pp, Index, B/W photos. Language: English. Profiles Charles A. Beard, Oswald Garrison Villard, John T. Flynn, Senator Robert A. Taft and Lawrence Dennis. Keywords: U.S., peace, opponents, military, interventionism, war, foreign policy, non-interventionists, history, United States, Cold War, World ... more information

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Good. Paperback. Softcover published in San Gimignano, Italy by Brunello Granelli; no date (ca. 1980s). Noticeable average wear. Very clean; pages bright; binding tight. 96 pages; color photos; map. Language: English (presumably translated from the Italian). Keywords: Etruscan, Montestaffoli, Mount Astolfo, fortress, religious, sacred, architecture, buildings, paintings, frescoes, Bartolo di Fredi, Taddeo di Bartolo, Barna da Siena, St. Fina, cathedral, Pecori Square, walled medieval towns, travel, tourism,... more information

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New.. Hardcover. Brand-new 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1998 Algonquin Books. Superclean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight; unread. Gift- giving condition. 195 pages. Language: English. 'What do housecleaners know? Everything. Everything about what makes life a messy affair. And in her quirky, irreverent book Louise Rafkin shows that a housecleaner finds a lot more than dust bunnies under the bed. Armed with a battery of housekeys, Rafkin takes us on an intimate tour of people's lives,... more information

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Good.. Hardcover. Oversize hardcover 1998 Universe. Very clean, crisp, unmarked, but corner is bumped. 160pp. Language: English. Cannot ship outside U.S. via Global Priority-- surface or Airmail only. '[A]n up-to-the-minute, useful guide to feeling good and looking great in all the places life might take you--whether it's a night out in the city , a day at the beach, or just relaxing at home. Packed with helpful hints and creative ideas, it covers everything from finding the right products for your skin and... more information

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Very Good.. Paperback. Softcover 1996 Dufour Editions. Library inkstamp on last page. Otherwise very clean; no marks or creases; pages bright; appears unread. 184pp. Language: English. ... more information

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Good.. Paperback. 4th printing softcover 2nd edition 1996 Westview Press. Spine is creased. Otherwise only light wear; very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. 354 pages; Index; maps. Language: English. 'In this thoroughly updated and revised edition, which includes 4 new chapters and a new epilogue, a veteran observer of the Yugoslav scene describes the forces that have fragmented the country. Tracing the steady deterioration of Yugoslavia's social and political fabric over the past decad... more information

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Good. 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket published 1999 by Storey Books. Average wear to jacket: scuffs, edge-crumpling. Clean and unmarked; pages bright; binding tight. Great reading/research/studio copy. 80 pages; Index; color photos by Emma Peios. Language: English. NOTE: Large format-- cannot ship outside U.S. via Flat-Rate envelope; requires additional international postage. 'Making beautiful paper is easy, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly. ... [L]earn how to create more than 20 exquisite p... more information

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Good.. Hardcover. Stated 1st printing hardcover with dustjacket 1953 Random House. Clean and unmarked; binding solid. 2 pages creased. Light age- discoloration. Price intact on flap. Jacket soiled; edges rubbed. 246pp. Language: English. Author photo on back jacket. From front jacket: 'A rousing tale of the struggle between oilmen and cattlemen after oil was found in the Cherokee Strip'. Jacket art by Jules Gotlieb. Keywords: Oklahoma, Indian Territory, pseudonym, Clifton Adams. No ISBN. ... more information

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Very Good.. Paperback. Softcover 1999 Avon. Almost like new--very clean; unmarked, unread, uncreased. 241pp. Language: English. Retired Air Force captain's plea for scientific rigor in UFO research. Recounts 15 cases of sightings with painstaking critiques of investigations conducted in each case. ... more information

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Good. Paperback. Softcover 1994 Columbia University Press. Noticeable wear: Front cover creased; corners flared; library booksale inkstamp on 1st page. Text clean and unmarked; pages bright; binding tight; spine uncreased. Great reading / research copy. 266 pages; Index; Notes; References. Language: English. 'This compelling look at the lives of welfare recipients shatters many of the myths commonly associated with the system and its participants. Living on the Edge considers 3 questions: Why do... more information

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Good.. Paperback. Softcover reprint 1976 University of California Press. Jefferson Memorial Lectures Series. 218pp, Index. Language: English. Good condition: Very clean text; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. Spine uncreased. Noticeable average wear to cover. Author was member of McGovern- Fraser Commission which wrote the Democratic Party Guidelines. Book is a review of the theory and practice of party reform in America, focusing on the 3 main periods of reform: 1820-1840, 1890-1920, and 1956-1975. Ke... more information

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Good.. Hardcover. Stated 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket 1993 Ace Books. Text and cover clean; letter 'B' in black marker on bottom page edge. Jacket has archivally-repaired rip; average wear. Pages bright; binding tight. Language: English. 'Near-future thriller about genetic engineering, from an author best known for his science-fiction collaborations with the late Frank Herbert (The Ascension Factor, 1988, etc.). In 2015, the Central American republic of Costa Brava is host to ViraVax, a genetic res... more information

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