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Cambridge, Massachusetts: Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory, 1961. Paperback 10.25" x 8". 56pp. Staple - bound printed sheets. Mild soiling to front cover, else a near fine copy. SAO Special Report No. 65. This highly technical work is a very early published work for the American space program. ... more information

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965. Hardcover First edition 12.25" x 8.75". 189pp. Color illustrated cloth hardback, in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the jacket has a very light bit of edge wear and two small chips. This charming children's book features numerous full page color and black & white illustrations by the author. The ship section features the children and their family on an ocean liner. ... more information

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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990. First edition 9" x 9.75". 96pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This book is a picture history of the exquisite linen picture postcards that flourished during the 1930's through the 1950's. With images of cards showing lgrandary and grand establishments such as Sherry Netherlands in New York City, to less opulent accomodations in other towns, such as Gallatin Gateway Inn in Gallatin Gateway, Montana. ... more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers - Publishers, 1950. Hardcover 10.75" x 8.25". [Appr. 125pp.] Fine condition in a lightly used dust wrapper. Here is a book that will enable anyone to draw anything. In this easy to understand volume the author sets down an art "grammar" providing a clear and simple demonstration of fundamental drawing principles. With many illustrations. ... more information

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[Olympia]: Pierce County Commissioners and Pierce County Soil and Water Conservation District, 1972. Paperback 11" x 8.5". 15pp., plus plates. Spiral bound with heavy illustrated paper covers. A technical treatise with detailed descriptions of soils and landscapes. With seven maps of areas in Pierce County, Washington. With a supplement laid in. ... more information

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Ithica and London : Cornell University Press, 1990. Hardback First edition Octavo. 279pp., with index. A couple of leaves very lightly bumped, else a fine copy an a very nice jacket. ... more information

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New York: Watson - Guptill Publications, 1981. Hardcover First edition 11" x 8.25". 191pp. Green cloth in dust wrapper. Fine condition; the nice jacket has a small price sticker and light rubbing. An excellent how - to art book with details on selecting the best materials for the job, basic shapes, ellipses, proportion, still lifes, altering objects in your drawing, rendering with tone, rendering textures with tone, and more. ... more information

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Phoenix: Salt River Project, 1984. Hardback First edition 11.5" x 8.5". 250pp. Red cloth, in dustwrapper. Fine condition; the jacket has minor edge wear, else near fine condition. A history of the Roosevelt Dam up to 1911. With many black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

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Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1964. Hardback First edition 9" x 6". 108 pp. Green cloth, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket is somewhat rubbed. An overview of Morocco's history, government and political and economic development. ... more information

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South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1977. Hardcover 8.5" x 5.5". 94pp. A fine hardback copy in a lightly rubbed and used dust wrapper. This handbook to one of the basics of every football play includes chapters on the quarterback stance, the pocket, the pivot, the handoff, and the handoff reception. With illustrations by the author. ... more information

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(Tomball, TX): 1992. Paperback 11" X 8.25". 56pp. Illustrated stapled paper wrappers. Illustrated after b&w photographs. This copy in as new condition. A selection of articles, member listings, show results and new titles relating to Borzoi dogs. ... more information

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(Tomball, TX): 1993. Paperback 11" X 8.25". 64pp. Illustrated stapled paper wrappers. Illustrated after b&w photographs. This copy in as new condition. A selection of articles, member listings, show results and new titles relating to Borzoi dogs. ... more information

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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2000. Hardback First edition 9.75" x 10.25". 120 pp. Glossy illustrated boards with red cloth spine. Fine condition. With many illustrations of Civil War scnese from actual stereo cards. ... more information

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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1997. Hardback First edition 9.75" x 10". 120 pp. Blue grey paper covered boards, with a blue cloth spine. Fine condition. A pictorial history of the American Civil War, with an accompanying 3-D viewer with which to view the photographs. With many images from old stereocards. ... more information

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Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, 1984. Paperback First edition 7" x 4.5". 111 pp. Gray illustrated paperback. Fine condition. A history of ancient Chinese scientists, including Hua Tuo, Bi Sheng and Shen Kuo. ... more information

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Astoria, Oregon: Moffitt House Press, 2002. Hardcover First edition 10" x 9.75". 214pp. Fine condition in a near fine dust wrapper. This copy signed by the author on the title page. With many color and black & white photo illustrations, maps, etc. A detailed book on the time that the Corps of Discovery spent in the Pacific Northwest. ... more information

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(Olympia, Washington): Washington State Department of Game, 1978. Paperback First edition 10" x 7". 106pp. Illustrated paperback. Near fine condition. With chapters covering the historical reord about mule deer, their habitat characteristics, the characteristics of the deer themselves, the management of the species in Washington state, and more. A useful book for nature lovers and hunters. With many illustrations. ... more information

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New York: The Viking Press , 1967. Hardcover Second printing 8.5" x 5.5". 376pp. Black cloth lettered in silver & blue. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket with a trace of wear at edges, otherwise clean & unmarked. A detailed literary and cultural history with material on Frank Norris, Ambrose Bierce, Stephen Crane, Kate Chopin, Theodore Drieser, and others. ... more information

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New York: George Braziller, Inc., 1957. Hardcover 11" x 8.25". 37pp., plus 122 plates. red cloth hardcover, in dust wrapper. Near fine condition; the jacket has a chip, a long closed tear, and other edge wear. This important survey includes text on and color and b&w illustrations of such artists as Edvard Munch, Ernst Kirchner, Kandinsky, Franz Masereel, Franz Marc, Max Beckmann, and others. ... more information

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Bonn: Federal German Government, 1952. Hardcover 9.5" x 6.5". 328pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Ownership signature, price sticker residue on the rear board, else nice VG+ condition. Third edition. An English language collection of documents and statements describing the efforts of Germans to oppose the Third Reich. With a few black & white photo illustrations. ... more information

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