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LOGGING RAILROADS OF THE WEST
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Bonanza 1961. Very good. No jacket. 144pp. Originally published by the Superior Pub. Co. (loc 889). Hard Cover. more information
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DAVID LUBIN; A Study in Practical Idealism
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Boston MA: Little, Brown 1922. First edition. 372pp. Frontis. Pioneer agriculturalist. Good; endpapers have browned, chip at top edge of half title page. Top of backstrip shows wear. Publisher's label on backstrip with title and author shows wear. (loc 606/1). Hard Cover. more information
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, THE
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Bonanza, 1967. 248pp. Illus. (loc 986/1). Later Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good, Slightly Frayed DJ. more information
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NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD
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Simon & Schuster, 2000. 431pp Illus "The men who built the Transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information
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CENTENNIAL; Collected Papers Presented at the Centennial Celebration Washington D.C. September 13-17, 1948
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Wash D.C. Am Assn Adv. Sci. 1950.. First edition. 313pp. Very good. Slight cover fade. (loc 392). Hard Cover. more information
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CIVIL DEFENSE SUPPLEMENT TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FIRST AID TEXTBOOK
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Blakiston, 1951. 48pp Illus. First Edition. Paperback. Good. more information
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LAW OF DRUGS AND DRUGGISTS, THE
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West Publ., 1947. A treatise with text, cases, statutes, readings and digests for schools of pharmacy, retail, wholesale and manufacturing druggists. 702pp. (loc 703/1). Hard Cover. Good. more information
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ASIMOV'S GUIDE TO SCIENCE
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Basic Books, 1972. 945pp Illus. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Frayed. more information
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NURSING AMERICA
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Tarcher/Penguin, 2005. 212pp. "One Year Behind The Nursing Stations Of An Inner-City Hospital." (loc 872/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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NATURALIST'S LIFE OF NEW YORK, A
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London: Bodley Head, 1954. 165pp Illus. First English Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Frayed. Illus. by Carlisle, Donald T.. more information
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UNSEEN LIFE OF NEW YORK
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Duell, Sloan, 1953. 165pp Illus "As a naturalist sees it.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Tattered DJ. Illus. by Carlisle, Donald T.. more information
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TRADE-MARKS
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Brooklyn NY: Chemical Publishing Co., 1949. 'Legal and commercial aspects with particular attention to chemicals, chemical specialties and allied products, including a list of trade-markand trade-mark name products and their suppliers.' 479pp. (Lacks 'Name Finders' in pocket in back cover.) (loc 754/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. more information
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IMPOSSIBLE RAILWAY, THE
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Knopf, 1972. 591pp Illus "The building of the Canadian-Pacific....". First American Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Frayed, Chipped DJ. more information
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ENERGY AND CONFLICT; The Life and Times of Edward Teller
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N.Y. Putnam 1976.. First edition. Very good. D/j is good, slight fraying. 492pp. Photos. Favorable view of immigrant from Hungary who was the father of the hydrogen bomb. (loc 566/1). Hard Cover. more information
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ANTHROPOLOGY AND MODERN LIFE
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Norton, 1928. 246pp. Good; covers worn around edges. Cloth is torn where rear cover meets backstrip. Former owner signature on front end paper. (loc 514). Hard Cover. more information
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KINSEY, PHOTGRAPHER
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Black Dog, 1984. 143pp. Illus. "A Half Century of Negatives by Darius and Tabitha May Kinsey/ Volume Three: THE LOCOMOTIVE PORTRAITS." (loc 1055/1). First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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SPORT SCIENCE
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Simon & Schuster, 1984. 400pp Illus. "Physical laws and optimum performance." (loc bb/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Chipped DJ. more information
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AUTOMATION, EDUCATION AND HUMAN VALUES
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School & Society Books, 1966. 419pp Index. Going into the automated, technical world. (loc 1050/1). First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Slighty Faded. more information
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JOHN M. BROOKE
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Virginia, 1980. 372pp. Illus. "Naval Scientist and Educator." (loc 1061/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information
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WITH THEIR ISLANDS AROUND THEM
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Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974. "A narrative of Micronesia, and of two men responsible for conserving its ecosystem." 216pp. Illus. The following is stamped on the front end paper: 'Do Not Remove - Friends of the Zoo.' (loc 517/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good, Frayed DJ. more information
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HEAR THAT LONESOME WHISTLE BLOW
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Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977. First Edition, with a price on the DJ, but a Book Club mark on the rear cover. 'Railroads in the West.' 311pp. Photos and end-paper maps. Very good. DJ is good plus; slightly frayed on the top edge. (loc 1083). Hard Cover. more information
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, THE
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Abrams, 1987. 484pp Illus "100 years of adventure and discovery.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Frayed. more information
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EDISON: THE MAN AND HIS WORK
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Garden City Publishing 1926. 350pp. Frontis. B/W photos. Very good. (loc 854). Hard Cover. more information
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VOODOO-EROS
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NY: United Book Guild 1964. First edition. 'Ethnological Studies in the Sex-Life of the African Aborigines.' Translated from German by Mayne F. Sexton. 251pp. Illus. Good Plus. (loc 977/1+1). Hard Cover. more information
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ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH?
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New York, NY McGraw Hill 1986. First edition. Very good. D/j is very good. 291pp. Anne Burford's version of her stay as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Republican administration. (loc 954). Hard Cover. more information
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BURN'S OBSTETRICAL WORKS
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New York: Collins & Perkins, 1809. First edition. Three Volumes in One. Includes: 'Anatomy of the Gravid Uterus"; "Observations on Abortion" and "Practical Observations on the Uterine Hemorrhage". First American edition of a work by a lecturer and member of the Faculty pf Physicians and Surgeons at Glasgow. 256pp.including 2 pages of diagrams/drawings; 8 additional pages of ads for other medical books. Original calf covers (worn), new leather backstrip, new end papers. Light yellowing and moderate foxing of pages. Otherwise, interior is good plus. (loc 811). more information
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PIECES OF THE ACTION
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Morrow, 1970. 366pp "The personal record of sixty event-filled years...". First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Worn But Good. more information
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MODERN ARMS AND FREE MEN
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Simon & Schuster, 1949. "A discussion of the role of science in preserving democracy." 273pp (loc 900). Hard Cover. Good. more information
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'UNSINKABLE" The Full Story of RMS Titanic
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Stackpole Books, 1998. 292pp Notes, Bibliography, Index, Glossary, Author's Notes, Appendixes. A hard look at who built the ship, crewed her, and sailed on her; the U.S. Senate investigation and Britain's Board of Trade Inquiry. A new, thoughtul way to look at a familiar event. (Loc. 864/1). First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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JAMES WATT
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Doubleday, 1905. First edition. 241pp. Good. Front end paper torn, repaired. (loc 514/1). Hard Cover. more information
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FOR SPACIOUS SKIES: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut
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Harcourt, Inc, 2002. 370pp incl. index. Photos. The authors, father and daughter, write to address any unanswered questions about his orbital flight, but also to tell of his naval and NASA service before becoming one of the Project Mercury astronauts and afterward of his underwater explorer participation in the Navy's Man-in-the-Sea program (Sealabs I, II and III.) (loc 1066/1). First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information
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VIAGGIO
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Syracuse Univ. Press, 1983. 487pp. Travels in the United States of North America 1785-87. Tr:Ital:and Ed: Antonio Pace. Includes natural history commentary and Luigi Castiglioni's botanical observation edited by Jos. and Nesta Ewan. (loc 1017,922/4). First Edition. Hard Cover. Like New/Like New. more information
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GODS, GRAVES, AND SCHOLARS
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Knopf, 1967. 455pp Chronology, Tables, Bibliography and index. The Story of Archaeology. The lives and adventures of the great archeologists. (Loc G137/1). Revised and Enlarged Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Worn. more information
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FEMININE MIND AND BODY, THE
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N.Y. Philosophical Lib 1967. First edition. Very good. No jacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. 325pp. 'The Psychosexual and Psychosomatic Reactions of Women.' By a Gynecologist. (loc 954). Hard Cover. more information
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BARBARY PLAGUE, THE
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Random House, 2003. 276pp. "The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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RELATION BETWEEN MORALITY AND INTELLECT, THE
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Teachers College, 1935. 'A Compendium of Evidence Contributed by Psychology, Criminology and Sociology.' 556pp. (loc 784/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Slightly Frayed DJ. more information
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AMERICAN GRAPE GROWER'S GUIDE INTENDED ESPECIALLY FOR THE AMERICAN CLIMATE
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New York: Saxton, 1861. 204pp Illus. with sketches. Good. Corners of cover worn with board exposed, top of backstrip frayed. Light foxing throughout. Second half of book has moisture marks on outer corners of the pages. String binding is tight and all text is clear. Originally issued in 1852. "...Practical treatise on the cultivation of the grape-vine in each dept. of hot house, cold grapery, retarding house and out door culture....with plans for construction...best method of heating. (loc x122/1). Hard Cover. more information
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LIFE OF AN AMERICAN WORKMAN
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Dodd, Mead, 1950. 219pp. Illus. (loc 956). First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Frayed, Chipped DJ. more information
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MAN WHO STOPPED TIME, THE
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Sutton Publ., 2007. 265pp Illus "Edward Muybridge-pioneer photographer, father of the motion picture, murderer.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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THOSE WONDERFUL OLD AUTOMOBILES
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Bonanza, 1953. 214pp Illus "With over 600 photographs...." Foreword by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker.. Later Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Worn. more information
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MEN AND COAL
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Farrar & Rinehart 1943. First edition. Good Plus. Red cloth cover is worn at corners, top 1/4" of backstrip is torn. 350pp. Foreword by John Chamberlain. Former owner signature on front end paper. (loc 956). Hard Cover. more information
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FIRST OIL RUSH, THE
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Meredith Press, 1967. 141pp. Illus. (loc 937/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Slightly Frayed DJ. more information
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BEFORE LIFT-OFF: The Making of a Space Shuttle Crew
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1987. Foreword by Astronaut David C. Leestma. Day-by-day pre-flight account. (loc 1002/1+1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. more information
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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST LAW BOOK, THE
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American Agriculturist, 1886. 'A compendium of every day law, for farmers, mechanics, business men, manufacturers, etc., with a dictionary of legal terms, etc. by Henry B. Corey, together with a special supplement on farm law by H. A. Haigh. 404pp (loc 775/1). Hard Cover. Very Good. more information
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UPROAR At Dancing Rabbit Creek
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Addison-Wesley Pub., 1996. 410pp including Endnotes and Index. "Battling over Race, Class and the Environment." Price clipped. Red ink check mark on fep. In-depth look at site selection for toxic dumping, the strength of community when it comes to control of the land, and the real-life Mississippians engaged in the battle. (loc 737/1). First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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DELIVERY; A Nurse-Midwife's Story
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NY: Warner Books 1986. First edition. Fine. D/j is fine. 535pp. Alternate birthing techniques: a composite portrait of a nurse-midwife with some fictionalization. (loc x46/5). Hard Cover. more information
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LADY AND THE PANDA, THE
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Random House, 2005. 372pp Illus "The true adventures of the first American explorer to bring back China's most exotic animal.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information
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SYNOPSIS OF GYNECOLOGY Based on the Textbook DISEASES OF WOMEN
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St. Louis, Mo.: C.V. Mosby Co., 1938. 247pp Many illus. Dark green cover, wear to top and bottom of spine, bright gilt lettering, rounded corners. A synopsis intended mainly for the medical student who does not plan a practice in gynecology, but who needs know gynecology in a general way. See others in this medical series published by C.V. Mosby Co. (loc 408/1). Second Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. more information
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CENTURY OF SUBWAYS, A
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Fordham Univ. Press, 2003. 388pp. Illus. "Celebrating 100 Years of New York's Underground Railways." Much on other city's systems as well.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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ATOMIC HARVEST
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Crown, 1993. 304pp. Illus "Hanford and the Lethal Toll of America's Nuclear Arsenal." (loc 1053/1). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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