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New York, NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., 1940. Ex-library hardcover with usual marks and wear. Beige cover has bumped edges and corners, dirt, rubs, and worn spine edges. Pages are discolored with age but, other than library marks, are clean and tight. 73 pages with (13) on last page. Wonderful red line illustrations. Adventures of Dick and Jane's little sister.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by BEEBE, ROBB. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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1889. Black boards with different black material on spine and corners. Major rubbing and small tears to cover edges and spine. Owner's name plate inside front cover and name on front free endpaper. Hinge is split in front and back, but everything is still firmly attached. Pages are discolored with age and some foxing, but are tight. There is a 1" edge tear on the blank page before the title page. There is writing on a front page, but unknown if it's actually an inscription and author's signature. Also written on the same page is: "Presented by the author. Netherlands Minister to China." A few pages have a dirt stain (that doesn't affect text), a few have bent corners, and a few have light pencil marks. 331 pages.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Saalfield Publishing Company, 1928. Wonderful black-and-white illustrations and six color plates accompany poems for children. Copyright is MCMXVIII with no other printing date given. Pictorial cover has blonde girl and redheaded boy watching singing bird. Lots of cover wear including heavily rubbed edges, bumped corners, rubs, and scratches. 2nd (blank) page has gift inscription dated 1943, plus owner's name stamp. Last blank page has dirt smudges and pencil marks. Pages are heavier-than-usual paper and have some dirt smudges and lightly bumped edges, but are tight and otherwise clean with no scribbles. 96 un-numbered pages.. Pictorial Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Nyce, Helene and Cragin, Jan. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Calcutta, India: Published By order of the Government of India, 1918. Some wear to red cover including bumped corners, rubs, and light dirt. Pages are discolored with age and have some foxing, especially on edges. Some pages have bumped corners, but are otherwise clean and tight. This seems to be the 2nd volume in a multi-book set,and includes only the Annotated Index of Minerals of Economic Value. No additional printing information is given. 490 pages. (This book is in English.). Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London, England: T. Nelson and Sons, 1874. From the French of Arthur Mangin with additions by W. H. Davenport Adams. With black-and-white illustrations. 1874 - no other printing date given. Burgundy red cover has gold print on spine: "Treasures of the Earth - Adams - 1874". Minor cover wear includes light scuffs and slightly rubbed edges. 405 numbered pages plus 10 pages of ads. The pages are slightly discolored with age with very minor foxing on edges. The title page has a 1/2" edge tear. About 15 sheets (30 pages) early in the book have a very small stain at the bottom edge, which does not affect legibility. Paging through the book I see a few bent corners, a some light dirt scuffs, and one page with a few random ink marks. The page edges have a red/green marbled design. The binding is tight, and it looks like the book hasn't been opened that often. The preface by Adams says: "The following pages are founded on the French of M. Mangin; but very considerable additions and omissions have been made by myself, and the whole has been subjected to a careful revision.". Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Paris, France: Librairie de la Société du Recueil Sirey, 1920. Bibliographical Handbook of Social and Economic Sciences - entirely in French. 228 pages. Owner's bookplate inside front cover and name stamp on first blank page. Pages are very discolord with age, but are clean and tight with no tears or marks. Page edges are unevenly cut. The last blank page before the endpaper is narrower than the rest of the pages, but it looks like this was a printing error rather than later damage. The free endpapers are slightly wavy on the edges, but it doesn't look like water damage. The green cover shows some wear, including light dirt, rubs, and edge bumps. This book contains a listing of over 2000 social science and economic bibliographies from countries including France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, United States, and England. After the listings there is an index of authors and one of subjects, persons, and places. There is also an errata addenda bound in. Please ask if you'd like to see photos or have any questions.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., 1927. Book with poems and wonderful color illustrations about all kinds of dolls. Lots of wear to pictorial cover including bumps, rubs, dirt, scratches, and tears. Damage on title page (from removed stickers?). Pages are coming loose from stitched binding at bottom, but are still all attached. Hinge split in middle and back. 2 pages have unrepaired tears. Pages have a few light dirt smudges but are otherwise clean. Dolls include: Anne Clara Adelaide Rose, Little Bisque Belle, Pickaninny Dolls, Eskimo Doll, Mr. and Mrs. Cookie, Sailor Boy Blue, Little Cub Bear, The Rubber, Candy Mermaid. Some illustrations and verses would not be considered politically correct today. This book is still wonderful to read and look at, but because of wear should be considered a READING COPY only. 34 pages.. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. Illus. by Lee, Ella Dolbear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Association, 1942. Soft cover magazine. Cover has edgewear, bumped corners, and rubs. Pages have some bumped corners and light dents (as if something heavy had been put on top of the book), but are clean and tight. Includes a variety of articles.. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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