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The Craftsman in America
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Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1975. HB w/DJ, 200pp, 7.3 x 10.3 inches; [VG/VG; mild edgewear to bottoms of boards; mild soiling & moderate shelfwear to hinges & top edge of DJ.]. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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America's Wild Woodlands
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Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1988. HB w/DJ, 200pp [VG/VG; DJ is mildly scuffed & soiled & has several small edge tears].. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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America's Majestic Canyons
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Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1979. HB w/DJ, 208pp [FINE/NF; DJ has mild scuffing & a few short edge tears].. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. more information
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Thomas Jefferson: Monticello, Virginia, USA
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Westvaco, 1975. HB, no DJ (as issued), in slipcase, 122pp, 1 x 6.2 x 9.9 inches; [FINE/VG; slipcase is mildly scuffed & edgeworn]. Limited edition.. Limited. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information
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America's Hidden Corners: Places Off the Beaten Path
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Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1981. HB w/DJ, 200pp [VG/VG; mild edgewear to boards; DJ is mildly scuffed & has a few short edge tears].. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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America's Magnificent Mountains
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Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1980. HB w/DJ, 208pp; 7.3 x 10.3 inches; [VG/VG; circa 2 inch tear on top front edge of DJ.]. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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America's Majestic Canyons
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Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1979. HB w/DJ, 208pp [VG/VG; DJ has rubbed corners & several short-to-medium edge tears, mild soiling on back].. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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Classic Country Inns of America, vol. 1: Inns of New England and the Maritimes
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New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1978. HB w/DJ, 154pp, 8.8 x 11.3 inches; [VG/G; very little shelfwear to boards; gift inscription facing title page; DJ is moderately chipped, torn, folded & curled, with a couple of large tears repaired by tape].. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Raymond, Lilo. more information
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The Tools that Built America
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New York: Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers, 1980. HB w/DJ, 212pp; 0.75 x 6.25 x 9.25 inches [NF+/VG-; hint of shelfwear to bottom edge of brown leatherette-covered boards & spine; gilt lettering on spine is bright; DJ is only mildly scuffed but has three small-to-medium edge chips]. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Ellis, John O (photographer); Illustrated By the Author. more information
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Great Gardens of America
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New York, NY: Coward-McCann Inc., 1969. HB w/DJ, 298pp, 9.3 x 12.3 inches; [FAIR/G; missing back endpaper; minor edgewear; DJ has several small chips & short tears, + a circa 1 inch and a circa 2 inch tear near top of spine; minor soiling].. Hard Cover. Fair/Good. more information
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Keepers of the Lights: a history of American Lighthouses
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969. HB w/DJ + sleeve, 176pp; 0.75 x 6.5 x 9.25 inches [FAIR/G; EX-LIB w/typical marks etc.; front free endpaper missing; price-clipped DJ is well preserved by sleeve; sleeve, though, is taped to boards & has caused some localized staining]. Hard Cover. Fair/Good. Ex-Library. more information
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Early American Woodcarving
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New York: The World Publishing Co., 1952. HB, no DJ, 149pp; 0.75 x 6.25 x 9.5 inches [VG/-; spine & board edges moderately faded; boards a little scuffed & soiled; previous owner's bookplate on inside of front free endpaper facing the half-title page]. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information
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Taking Measures Across the American Landscape
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New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1996. HB w/DJ + sleeve, 185pp; 1 x 11 x 10 inches, 3 lb 6 oz; [G/G; EX LIB w/typical marks etc; very light shelfwear to boards; front free endpaper creased; DJ is well preserved by sleeve; pages are said to be printed on alkaline (archival) paper]. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by MacLean, Alex S (photographer). Ex-Library. more information
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A History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines
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New York: Promontory Press, 1974. HB w/DJ, 158pp; 0.75 x 5.75 x 8.5 inches; [NF/VG; spine of DJ a little faded]. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. more information
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The Old Farmer's Almanac Book of Weather Lore: the fact and fancy behind weather predictions, superstitions, old-time sayings, and Traditions
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Dublin, NH: Yankee Books, 1988. HB w/DJ, 224pp; 1 x 5.5 x 8.25 inches; [VG/VG; gift inscription on front free endpaper; previous owner's embossed stamp on title page; DJ is very mildly scuffed, with a few tiny edge nicks]. 2nd Pr. Half-Leather. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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Pilots and Pilot Boats of Boston Harbor: Presenting stories and illustrations of the skilled, resourceful men of stout hearts who, with their trim, weatherly boats of sturdy construction, have played such an important role in the maritime life of Boston
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Boston, MA: The Rand Press, for Second Bank / State Street Trust Co., 1956. PB, 87pp + endmatter; 0.25 x 6 x 10 inches [VG-; covers lightly scuffed, hinges & corners rubbed, edges & flyleaves foxed]. Soft Cover. Very Good. Privately Printed. more information
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An Early View of the Shakers: Benson John Lossing and the Harper's article of July 1857
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Hanover, NH: University Press of New England; printed for Hancock Shaker Village, 1989. PB, 77pp; 0.25 x 7 x 10 inches; 10 oz; [VG; covers a tiny bit scuffed, soiled & curled; nice illustrations]. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information
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Restoring the Statue of Liberty
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New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1986. PB, 156pp, 0.5 x 8.1 x 12 inches; [VG; covers mildly scuffed, with moderate edgewear].. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Cornish, Dan. more information
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Early Lighting in New England: 1620-1861
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Rutland, VT: The Charles E Tuttle Co., 1965. HB w/DJ + sleeve, 88pp; 0.5 x 6 x 8.5 inches [G/G+; EX LIB w/typical marks etc; ends of spine a little shelfworn, but very little wear to boards; DJ is well-preserved by the sleeve; sleeve taped to boards, some tapestaining on endpapers]. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Brewster, Ellen Hatch. Ex-Library. more information
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Historic Houses of America
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New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1980. PB, 350pp; [VG; mild shelfwear to corners & edges].. Rev Ed. Trade Paperback. Very Good. more information
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater: the house and its History
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New York: Dover Publications, 1979. PB, xii+98pp, with 100 B&W illustrations; 0.25 x 9.25 x 10.75 inches; 15 oz [VG; covers moderately soiled & edgeworn, with circa 1 sq inch coffeestain on top corner of back cover; corners thumbed; interior clean & bright; note that the cover of this edition is illustrated in B&W (actually, a monochromatic blue), not the color cover of some later editions]. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information
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America's Lighthouses: an Illustrated History
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New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1988. PB, 240pp, 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.8 inches, 1.4 lb [G; hinges mildly creased; covers moderately creased; small peeled spots on front cover and on front flyleaf].. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good. more information
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The Pieced Quilt : an American Design Tradition
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Boston, MA: New York Graphic Society, 1979. PB, 187pp, 0.5 x 10 x 11 inches, 1.9 lb; [VG; covers moderately scuffed, soiled & creased; corners rubbed & curled].. Trade Paperback. Very Good. more information
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New Hampshire
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New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1944. HB, no DJ, 102pp; 0.375 x 6.5 x 10 inches [VG/-; boards lightly scuffed & edgeworn; one corner bumped; ends of spine moderately shelfworn; gift inscription on front free endpaper; endpapers foxed; page edges yellowing]. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information
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The American Farmhouse
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New York, NY: Hawthorn Books, 1975. HB w/DJ + sleeve, 265pp [G/G; ex lib; moderate edgewear to boards & spine; last few pages have corner folds; sleeve taped to boards; DJ well preserved by sleeve]. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Ex-Library. more information
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The Old Farmer and His Almanack
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Williamstown, MA: Corner House Publications, 1974. HB w/DJ, 403pp; 1.75 x 6 x 8.75 inches [VG/VG; boards slightly soiled, spine a little cocked; DJ shows a little soiling & edgewear] Full title: "The Old Farmer and His Almanack: being some observations on life and manners in New England a hundred years ago / Suggested by reading the earlier numbers of Mr Robert B Thomas's FARMER'S ALMANACK / Together with extracts curious, instructive, and entertaining, as well as a variety of miscellaneous matter". Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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Colonial Williamsburg: its Buildings and Gardens
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Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1949. HB w/DJ + sleeve, 104pp; quarto size, 9 x 10.8 inches; [VG/G; very little wear to the book itself; DJ is yellowed & rather worn, with several large chips & tears on edges & corners, but further wear has been successfully stopped by the sleeve].. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information
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Coastlines of America
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New York, NY: Gallery Books, 1990. HB, no DJ, illustrated boards, 120pp, folio size, 13 inches tall; [VG/-; mild shelfwear to boards].. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information
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Historic Churches of Charleston, South Carolina
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Charleston, SC: Legerton & Co., 1966. HB, no DJ, 171pp; illus w/B&W photos; 0.75 x 8 x 11 inches [VG/-; spine slightly cocked, boards mildly edgeworn, with a hint of glue residue from a bookplate now removed from front pastedown; SIGNED by the authors on front free endpaper, "Best Wishes / Clifford L. Legerton / Edward G. Lilly"]. Signed by Authors. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Privately Printed. more information
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The Land Remembers: the story of a farm and its people [Collector's Edition]
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Minocqua, WI: NorthWord Press, 1992. HB w/DJ, 191pp; 0.75 x 8.75 x 11.25 inches [FINE/VG; moderately scuffed & edgeworn DJ has a couple of small edge tears at top of spine & a small spot of sticker residue on front]. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information
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Monumental Landscapes
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Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1879. PB, 58pp; 0.25 x 9.5 x 9 inches [G; covers moderately scuffed & edgeworn; back cover creased; half of front endpaper missing]. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. more information
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Primitives: Our American Heritage
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Paducah, KY: Collector Books / Schroeder Publishing Co., 1979. PB, 190pp; 0.5 x 5.5 x 8.5 inches [VG; spine creased, covers lightly scuffed, corners a little rubbed]. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information
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Antique Tools: Our American Heritage
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Paducah, KY: Collector Books / Schroeder Publishing Co., 1988. PB, 190pp; 0.5 X 5.5 X 8.5 inches [FINE; just a hint of corner rubbing]. Soft Cover. Fine. more information
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Great American Gardens: a Photographic Celebration
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Philadelphia, PA: Courage Books, 1999. HB, illustrated boards, no DJ, 80pp, 0.5 x 9.2 x 12.8 inches, 1.7 lb; [VG/-; bookplate on front free endpaper.]. 1st Pr. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information
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The Survival of the Bark Canoe
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New York: The Noonday Press, 1993. PB, 114pp + unpaginated illustrations; 0.375 x 5.5 x 8.25 inches [VG; covers lightly scuffed & edgeworn; mild rippling of bottoms of pages in circa the 2nd half of the book] Nice illustrations.. 14th Pr. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Adney, Edwin Tappan. more information
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Early Architecture of the South [Vol. II of the series "Architectural Treasures of Early America"]
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Pittstown, NJ: The Main Street Press, for the National Historical Society, Harrisburg, PA, 1987. HB w/DJ in sleeve, 236pp; 1 x 8.25 x 11 inches; [G/G; EX LIB, with the usual markings; DJ well protected in the taped sleeve]. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Ex-Library. more information
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Field Guide to Early American Furniture
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New York: Bonanza Books, 1951. HB, no DJ, 464pp; 1.5 x 4.75 x 7.25 inches [VG/-; spine very slightly faded; a little foxing of edges]. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Palmstrom, Norman B. more information
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Amateur Sugar Maker
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Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1972. HB w/DJ, 104pp, 0.5 x 5.75 x 7.5 inches; [FINE/VG; DJ lightly scuffed & soiled, with a few small tears along top edge; DJ spine slightly faded].. 1st Pr. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by MacLean, Robert. more information
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Iron in the Pines: the story of New Jesey's ghost towns and bog Iron
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New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1957. HB, no DJ, 244pp; 1 x 5.75 x 8.5 inches [VG/-; spine a little faded; illustrated endpapers]. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information
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Frederic C Remington: 173 Drawings and Illustrations
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New York: Dover Publications, 1972. PB, xiii + 140pp, 173 illustrations (2 in color); 0.375 x 9 x 12 inches; 1.2 lb [NF-; covers mildly scuffed, corners lightly rubbed]. Soft Cover. Near Fine. more information
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A Guide to Early American Homes - North
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New York, NY: Bonanza Books, 1956. HB w/DJ, 250pp [VG/G; page edges slightly yellowed; DJ rather tattered, with numerous small edge tears & chips, moderate scuffing & scratching, & considerably rubbed hinges & corners].. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information
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Early American Wisdom: good thoughts from yesterday to think about Today
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Kansas City, MO: Hallmark Editions, 1974. HB w/DJ, 44pp; 0.325 x 4.75 x 7.75 inches [VG/VG; mild shelfwear to edges & corners of boards; price-clipped DJ is lightly scuffed & has a small chip in top edge of front]. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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Paul Revere 1735-1818: The Events of His Life, Painted by A Lassell Ripley, and Some Examples of His Silver and Prints
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Worcester, MA: Worcester Art Museum, 1965. PB, 86pp; 0.25 x 6 x 9 inches [VG+; embossed gatefold covers mildly scuffed & soiled] Catalog of an exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum, 14 September - 24 October 1965.. 2nd Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Ripley, A Lassell. Exhibition Catalog. more information
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American Folk Art
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New York, NY: Bonanza Books, 1958. HB w/DJ, 132pp [VG/VG; minor edgewear to boards; mild scuffing, soiling & creasing of DJ].. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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Literary America: a Chronicle of American Writers from 1607-1952 with 173 Photographs of the American Scene that Inspired Them
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New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1952. HB, no DJ, 175pp; 0.8 x 7.5 x 10.5 inches, 1.1 lb; [G/-; pages slightly yellowed; mild scuffing of boards; mild shelfwear to bottom edge of boards; top edge of textblock foxed].. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. more information
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A Museum of Early American Tools
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1964. LCCN #64-13741; HB w/DJ, 108pp; 0.625 x 8 x 11 inches [VG+/G+; only the barest hint of shelfwear to the brown cloth boards & spine; bottom edge of text block very mildly soiled; the DJ is quite shelfworn, with considerable rubbing & scuffing, many small edge chips and tears, and several faint ring-shaped stains as if from a tea- or coffee-cup]. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information
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A Reverence for Wood
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1977. PB, 111pp; 0.375 x 5.5 x 8 inches [VG+; covers lightly scuffed & faded]. 5th Pr. Soft Cover. Very Good. more information
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The Sound of Bells
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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1966. HB w/DJ, 58pp, 0.25 x 6.5 x 9.5 inches; [G/G; ex lib; mild shelfwear to corners of boards & ends of spine; DJ is moderately scuffed, & has several medium-to-large edge chips & tears].. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Ex-Library. more information
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American Barns and Covered Bridges
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New York, NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1954. HB w/DJ, 112pp [VG/VG; minor edgewear to bottom of boards & spine; remainder mark on bottom; mild scuffing & soiling of DJ; printed on cream-colored paper stock to simulate an aged look].. 18th Pr. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information
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Our Vanishing Landscape
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New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1974. PB, 107pp, 0.5 x 5.2 x 8.0 inches, 5 oz [FAIR; hinge loose at pp 34-35, spine creased & several page corners folded; but still a good reading copy]. Trade Paperback. Good. more information
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