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1) The Way Things Work BOOK OF THE COMPUTER (Illustrated Encylopedia of Information Science, Cybernetics and Data Processing)

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, lightly toned at edges. . First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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2) MANNA-HATIN, the Story of New York

New Brunswick, NJ: Manhattan, 1929. Optimism about the past, and future of New York City---just prior to The Crash. Small 8vo. 269pp. including an extensive, 50 page, Chronology of the Important Events in the History of New York. Numerous illustrations. Crisp and Near Fine, no dustwrapper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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3) EASTERN MANNERS AND CUSTOMS, Described and Illustrated (with Forty Engravings)

EASTERN MANNERS AND CUSTOMS, Described and Illustrated (with Forty Engravings)
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1883. Floral decorated gray-green cloth, gilt spine block. Floral illustrated endpapers. 16mo. 118pp. Cloth lightly worn at tips and spine ends, tanning to the free endpapers, else solid and Very Good+. TO VIEW IMAGE - CLICK ICON at left.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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4) MY LIFE IN CHINA 1926-1941
Abend, Hallett

Harcourt, Brace, 1943. First.. Very good, no dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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5) CONQUEST OF THE TROPICS, The story of the Creative Enterprises Conducted by the United Fruit Company
Adams, Frederick Upham

New York: Doubleday, Page., 1914. Volume 1, of the Romance of Big Business series. Original green cloth, decorated in blind on front with gilt stamping and paper-illustrated overlay, spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Corner bumped, tiny stain rear, else bright and crisp, Near Fine. 8vo. 368pp, including index. Photographs throughout.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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6) Nature Day and Night
Adams, Richard (David Goddard, Illustrator)

Nature Day and Night
New York: Viking, 1978. Tall 8vo., 108pp, including Index. Stunning, vibrantly colorful illustrations by David Goddard. Fine in Fine dustwrapper. VIEW IMAGE. First Edition. Hard Cover. Illus. by David Goddard. (more information)

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7) LAWRENCE OF ARABIA : A BIOGRAPHICAL ENQUIRY
Aldington, Richard

London: Collins, 1955. First Issue, with errata slip on p.332.. Slightly cocked, bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise a bright and very good to fine copy, in chipped, good plus dust jacket. 8vo. 448pp., including index, bibliography, maps and illustrations.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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8) THE AMERICAN GUIDE: The South / The Southwest
Alsberg, Henry G. (editor)

New York: Hastings House, 1949. Very good, no dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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9) THE AMERICAN GUIDE: a Source Book and Complete Travel Guide for the United States
Alsberg, Henry G. (editor)

New York: Hastings House., 1949. Very good plus, no dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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10) The Spectacular San Franciscans
Altrocchi, Julia Cooley

The Spectacular San Franciscans
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1949. Lightly sunned spine, narrow dampstain near bottom of rear spine gutter, former owner's small name/address stamp at top of front flyleaf, rear pastedown and title page, otherwise a tight, clean and fresh book, with poor, detached dustwrapper, missing rear panel. (actually doesn't look half bad in BroDart protector) VIEW IMAGE. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover. (more information)

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11) Dramatist in America: Letters of Maxwell Anderson, 1912-1958
Anderson, Maxwell (Laurence G. Avery, editor)

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1977. X-Library copy, in excellent condition with only remains on rear flyleaf of probably a removed library card-pocket, and blacked out library identification on top page edges, otherwise no other markings. Dustwrapper flaps glued to inside covers, else book in solid, crisp and fresh condition, in clean and acetate protected dustwrapper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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12) Joseph Conrad: a Study in Non-Conformity
Andreas, Osborn (Joseph Conrad)

New York: Philosophical Library, 1959. Foxing, and tiny dampstain to covers, tiny dampstain to corner of a few pages, still very good in slightly used, good to very good dustwrapper, nicked at edges, two small chips.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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13) The Promised Land
Antin, Mary

Boston: Houghton Mifflin., 1912. Author's photo tipped in to front pastedown, name on front free end paper, else solid, crisp and near fine in green cloth brightly stamped in gilt and with decorative gilt illustration of the Statue of Liberty. An autobiological account of the author's immigration from Russia to North America. Illustrated with photographs, including frontispiece with tissue guard.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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14) AUSTRALIA
Aoji, Yoshiko

Tokyo: Kodansha, 1972. "This Beautiful World" series, Vol. 38. Lovely full-page color illustrations throughout. About fine 12mo in photo illustrated self wrappers.. First Edition. Soft Cover. (more information)

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15) HISTORY AND REALITY
Aptheker, Herbert

New York: Cameron Assoc., 1955. Small, minor dampstain to spine bottom, pages browned, else very good plus in tanned, very good dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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16) THIRTY SECONDS
Arlen, Michael J

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux., 1980. Previous owner's blind stamp on half-title page, near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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17) EXILES
Arlen, Michael J

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux., 1970. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Nominated for the National Book Award.. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. (more information)

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18) IT ALL STARTED WITH STONES AND CLUBS
Armour, Richard

New York: McGraw-Hill., 1967. Fine in near fine, lighty soiled dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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19) TRELAWNY: A Man's Life
Armstrong, Margaret

New York: Macmillan, 1940. Spine lightly soiled and small stain to bottom edges, former owner's bookplate and small stamp on front pastedown--internally bright and clean and very good plus; no dust jacket.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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20) CARRY NATION
Asbury, Herbert

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. Some light wear and blemishes, else a solid, very good, or better copy, no dust jacket. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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21) Wilkie Collins
Ashley, Robert

London: Arthur Barker, Ltd., 1952. Small 8vo. 144pp. Light offsetting from dustwrapper flaps on endpapers, else fine in very good, soiled dustwrapper, with two very minor indications of insect nibbling along edge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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22) MYSELF
Ashton-Warner, Sylvia

Simon and Schuster, 1967. Fine in near fine dust jacket, with a very light vertical crease to front panel.. First Edition. hardcover. (more information)

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23) The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar
Asimov, Isaac

The Universe: From Flat Earth to Quasar
New York: Walker & Company, 1967. Blue cloth, spine stamped in silver. tall 8vo. 307pp. Illustrated throughout with photographs, diagrams and drawings. "High School Science Department" stamp on front flyleaf, glue remains on rear pastedown from possibly a bookplate, or pocket, else clean, tight and Near Fine in unclipped, Very Good dust jacket, with small chips to spine crown, some edge-wear and small tears--tape-mended. VIEW IMAGE - CLICK ICON left of title.. First Edition, Second Printing. Hard Cover. (more information)

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24) GOODBYE DARLING-BE HAPPY
Astor, Mary

Doubleday., 1965. Near fine in very good dust jacket, with, removed sticker mark on front panel, rear lightly soiled.. First Edition. hardcover. (more information)

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25) SHADOW OF THE GALLOWS
Atholl, Justin

London: John Long, 1954. A bright, fine copy, but for rippling caused by dampness to frontispiece in very good, price clipped dust jacket, with wear to tips and spine ends, soiling and short tear to rear panel. Illustrated.. First Edition. Hard Cover. (more information)

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26) THE REDS AND THE BLACKS: A Personal Adventure
Attwood, William

Harper & Row, 1967. Fore-edge of contents page trimmed 3/4", else near fine in very good plus, price clipped dust jacket. Illustrated with photographs. First Edition. hardcover. (more information)

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27) REFLECTIONS OF A JACOBITE
Auchincloss, Louis

Houghton Mifflin, 1961. First. Near fine in very good, rubbed dj.. First Edition (stated). Hard Cover. (more information)

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28) I LEAP OVER THE WALL: Contrasts and Impressions after Twenty-eight Years in a Convent
Baldwin, Monica

New York: Rinehart & Co., 1950. Small stain to rear cover, lightly worn and slightly cocked, still very good in good plus dust jacket, tanned, small chips and slight dampstain at spine.. First Edition. hardcover. (more information)

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29) HOW TO RAISE AND TRAIN A GERMAN SHEPHERD
Barbaresi, Sara M

Sterling, 1957. Opening creases along spine, else a clean, very good plus copy in photo illustrated trade wraps. Illustrated with numerous photographs.. (more information)

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30) THE JAZZ AGE (The 1920's)
Barrett, Marvin

New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1959. A Near Fine copy in woven red cloth, spine stamped in white, decorated in gilt, in a lightly edgeworn, very good to near fine mylar protected dust jacket. 208pp. including index and more than 250 photographs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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