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1) Native American Directory: Alaska, Canada, United States

San Carlos, Arizona: National Native American Cooperative, 1982. A quick reference for locating Native American organizations, events, medias, tribal offices and reserves. Includes a special guide for acquiring Native art forms through galleries, Indian stores, and trading posts. 336 pages plus quick reference business card directory. Note the publication date nearly 25 years ago; some information is likely to be out-of-date.. Soft Cover. Very Good. NATIVE AMERICAN DIRECTORY ALASKA CANADA UNITED STATES INDIANS ORGANIZATIONS EVENTS MEDIA TRIBAL OFFICES RESERVES ART GALLERIES STORES TRADING POSTS. more information

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2) 1955 International Directory of Detective Agencies

Neosho, Missouri.: Inter-State Service Co., 1955. comb binding, tattered and soiled covers, but pages are intact with little wear. Full-page and smaller ads for bureaus, agencies, and individual detectives. Organized alphabetically by state and country. Countries outside the U.S. include Australia, Austria, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Egypt (listing only, no ads), England, France, Germany, Greece (listing only, no ads), Holland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Spain & Sweden. . Soft Cover. Good. DETECTIVE AGENCIES DIRECTORY AMERICA WORLD INTERNATIONAL. more information

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3) Harvard 350th Anniversary Alumni Directory 1986, 2 Volumes, Slipcase

1986. Both volumes like new, but the slipcase shows a light pinkish residue scattered among the top, bottom and front. Volume I is signed on the title page: "James Harlan Steele, School of Public Health 1941-42 M.P.H." Steele became professor Emeritus of the University of Texas School of Public Health and was recognized as a worldwide medical pioneer who founded what is now the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine. Laid in is a New York Times article about the 350th anniversary celebration plans. VOLUME I is a name directory by last name. VOLUME II is organized into the two sections: Geographical Directory of Alumni ( by state and country) and Alumni by School/Program. . SIGNED. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket (as issued). HARVARD 350TH ANNIVERSARY ALUMNI DIRECTORY. more information

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4) Honda Service Manual: 88-89, 91-94 VT600C,CD Shadow VLX

Tokyo, Japan: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., 1991. Hole-punched for ringed binders. Nice clean copy.. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8.5 x 11. HONDA SERVICE MANUAL MOTORCYCLE SHADOW VLX MAINTENANCE. more information

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5) Syndrome 1966 Yearbook: University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston

1966. Gift inscription on blank page facing the Contents page, else free of any writing or marks. A very clean, attractive copy. Scarce. Pictorial endpapers, aerial shot of Galveston campus with water and ships in background. Nice shot of that part of the island from the 1960s. Many ads with photos of local businesses.. Hard Cover. Near Fine+. UNIVERSITY TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH SCHOOL GALVESTON SYNDROME YEARBOOK STUDENTS. more information

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6) Olivet College Yearbook (Olivet Nazarene University): The Aurora, Volume Thirteen, 1926

1926. Dark green leatherette, silver stamping. Some edge wear and bumping to corners. Foxing to the first few and last pages. Binding square and tight. No writing in the yearbook, except for the student/owner's name: Bernalice Peake. That surname is found a few more times in the student listings and on the faculty (husband & wife). Olivet College was founded in 1907 in Georgetown, Illinois and relocated to Olivet, Illinois a year later. A fire destroyed the campus in 1939 and the colege moved to its present location in Bourbonnais. This year book was only the thirteenth volume published and represents an historical document from the old campus location and early days of the university. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Aurora College Oliver Illinois Christian Weslayan. more information

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7) Charter, Constitution, House Rules, and List of officers and Members of the University Club

New York: Corlies, Macy & Co., Stationers, 1891. Bumping and shelf wear. Price sticker residue on front free endpaper. Last page has a tear. 2250 copies printed for the use of the club's members.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. University Club New York Directory Charter Constitution 1891. more information

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8) The Jambalaya: A Yearbook of Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 1931, Volume XXXVI

Nashville: Benson Printing, 1931. Shelf wear and light edge wear. Interior clean and free of writing or marks. Decorative tooling to the spine and front cover, with the title against a green background that has all but faded. 377 pages followed by seven pages of ads. This yearbook is notable for its Junior Class, School of Medicine listing for Michael DeBakey, who went on to become a world-famous, pioneering heart surgeon. While a medical school student at Tulane, DeBakey invented the roller pump, which eventually became an essential component of the heart-lung machine, which made open-heart surgery possible.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Tulane University Yearbook New Orleans Louisiana Dr. Michael DeBakey. more information

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9) American Railway Engineering Association 1980 Directory Issue: Bulletin 677, April-May 1980

Washington, D.C.: American Railway Engineering Association , 1980. Pages 309-574, plus multiple pages of ads and REMSA members (Railway Engineering Maintenance Suppliers Association). Nice, clean copy. . Soft Cover. Near Fine. American Railway Engineering Association Journal Directory. more information

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10) American Library Directory 2007-2008, Volumes 1 & 2, 60th Edition

Medford, New Jersey: Information Today, Inc., 2007. Only one Discard stamp to top-edge of pages, no other markings. Clean copies, both volumes. 4,290 pages, total for both volumes. May require extra postage for expedited or overseas shipping because of size and weight (12.5 lb). . ISBN: 1573872881. 60th Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Ex-Library. American Library Directory. more information

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11) The Golden Book of Dallas Society 1988

Dallas: Society Publishing, 1987. Decorative, embossed cream cloth with gilt lettering on a blue paper label. Couple of tiny spots on the rear cover. The names, addresses, phone numbers, colleges and universities, occupations, clubs, arts, civic and charity boards of eleven hundred Dallas families. Two-hundred twenty-three pages, families sorted alphabetically by name. Included at the back of the book is a Chronological List of Idlewild Debutantes 1884-1987/1988.. Hard Cover. Near Fine+/No Jacket. Dallas Society Gold Book Idlewild Debutantes. more information

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12) Air Force Association 50th Anniversary Directory of Members

Arlington, Virginia: AIr Force Association, 1996. Includes a special history section, "Up from Kittyhawk." Large, heavy book 1,849 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Air Force Association Member Directory 50th Anniversary. more information

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13) Harvard Class of 1918 Forty-fifth (45th) Anniversary Report

Cambridge: Harvard , 1963. Crimson cloth with gilt title to spine and stamping of the Harvard University seal (VERITAS) on the front cover. Some soiling or discoloration to the spine and light foxing to the page edges. The endpapers show a bit of browning.257 pages. Includes Class Officers, Secretary's Preface, Records of the Class, In Memoriam, Obituaries, Lost Men, and Geographical Index.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Harvard Class 1918 Anniversary Report. more information

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14) Harvard Class of 1918 Fortieth (40th) Anniversary Report

Cambridge: Harvard , 1958. Crimson cloth with gilt title to spine and stamping of the Harvard University seal (VERITAS) on the front cover. Some soiling or discoloration to the spine. The endpapers show a bit of browning.281 pages. Includes Class Officers, Secretary's Preface, Records of the Class, In Memoriam, Obituaries, Lost Men, and Geographical Index.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Harvard Class 1918 Anniversary Report. more information

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15) The Catalogue of American Catalogues: How to Buy Practically Everything by Mail in America
De la Iglesia, Maria Elena

New Brighton, Minnesota: Random House, 1973. 272 pages with numerous photos of catalogues and their products for a variety of goods one could buy in America in the early 1970s. Indexed.. ISBN: 0394486900. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. American Catalogues Shopping Mail Order. more information

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16) Dictionary of Electronics and Nucleonics
Hughes, L. E. C.;Stephens, R. W. B.;Brown, Leonard Denis

New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1970. ISBN: 0389013471. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Dictionary Electronics Nucleonics. more information

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17) Datapedia of the United States 1790-2005: America Year by Year
Kurian, George Thomas

Lanham, Maryland: Bernan Press, 2001. Ex-lib with with small, discreet stamps to page edges and front endpapers, no markings to spine. Presents the most significant historical statistics of the United States in 23 selected areas from 1790 to 2000. Examples: Population, Vital Statistics and Health, Migration, Labor, Land, Water and Climate, and much more. A nice , clean opy.. ISBN: 089059256x. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued). UNITED STATES STATISTICS SOCIAL SCIENCE. more information

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18) The Dictionary of National Biography 1941-1950, with an Index Covering the Years 1901-1950 in One Alphabetic Series
Legg, L.G. Wickham and E.T. Williams

London: Oxford University Press, 1950. Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. 1,031 pages, with Cumulative Index 1901-1950.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Dictionary National Biography British People Subjects. more information

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19) Motor Imported Car Repair Manual
Motor (Louis C. Forier, Editor)

New York: Motor, 1978. Clean, nearly new looking copy with a few minor scratches on the cover. Organized alphabetically by make for years 1972-1978. Metric conversion tables in the back. 1,176 pages with numerous illustrations.. ISBN: 0910992916. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Imported Car Auto Repair Manual 1970s. more information

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20) Clear Writing for Easy Reading
Shidle, Norman G

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1951. 176 pages with Index. Examples and exercise provided. Jacket edge-worn and chipped, rubbed an creased along flap folds. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good-. Writing Guide Exercises Examples. more information

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21) A Biographical Dictionary of Scientists
Williams, Trevor I. (Editor)

Wiley-Interscience, 1969. Jacket is chipped and rubbed with creases to rear flap. Protected in a new mylar cover now. 592 pages with over 1,000 biographies of eminent scientists and technologists. Includes bibliographical references for further reading, a detailed appendix of over 700 additional scientists mentioned, and numerous cross references.. ISBN: 0713609249. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good+. SCIENTISTS BIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE BIOGRAPHIES DICTIONARY. more information

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