How-To Books

Los Angeles: George Starr White. Good with no dust jacket. 1930. Ephemera. Blue pictorial wraps are bright. Minor edge rubbing. Stapled binding is tight. 20 pp. plus wraps. Very faint dampstain at top margin, barely discernible except for last page, where it is still faint. Pages are off-white but not extremely age-darkened. Author was an early 20th century American chiropractor and naturopathic practitioner who promoted his theories and practice through a series of pamphlets such as this. His advice was a combination of common sense, nutritionally based recommendations and diatribes against practices of the medical establishment, including infant and child vaccination.; 4.75" (12 cm) Tall . more information

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Hall and McCreary Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1942. Hard Cover. Exlibrary book from private organization library. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean but age-darkened pages. Writing on front endpapers. Text pages have passages underlined in pencil and some marginal notes. 114 pp. Practical guide to directing informal choral groups, sing-alongs, and other types of group singing in schools, camps, and community.; Exlibrary; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Boulder, CO: Volunteer Management Associates. Good with no dust jacket. 1981. Soft Cover. Square, tight binding. Pages bright with occasional underlined passages, marginal notes. Owner's name inside front of wraps. Wraps have general handling wear, including crease at bottom front. 197 pp. <br><br>Application of management principles to administration of volunteer programs.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Blackburg, Virginia, U.S.A.: Tetra Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1996. Hard Cover. 1564651320 . Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean and bright, glossy pages. Pictorial paper over boards is clean with edge rubbing. 113 pp. Many color photographs, practical advice about health care, training, breeding and showing Cocker Spaniels.; 8.75" (21 cm) Tall . more information

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Good with no dust jacket. 1923. Hard Cover. Slightly cocked, scuffed, with edge wear and bumped corners. Gilt design and lettering clear on front and spine. Tight binding and hinges, clean and bright pages. 286 pp. Chapters divided into occupations and other defining characteristics: what to talk about to accountants, actors, actresses, advertising men, architects, army officers, artists, authors, babies, bachelors, bankers, boys of grade school age, brides, bridegrooms, brokers, builders and contractors, business women, clergymen, college students, commission men, contractors, and many more. Also, suggestions by hobby and by place lived in or traveled to. Many questions are dated, but others are still relevant conversation-starters.; 6.5" (16.5 cm) Tall . more information

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Shelbyville, Kentucky: Devyn Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1980. Softcover. Square, tight binding. Clean, age-darkened pages. Age-darkened wraps have general light handling wear. 303 pp. <br><br>; Hands illustrating the basic principles of defense in contract bridge. ; 8.25" tall; 303 pages . more information

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Philadelphia: Lippincott. Good in Good dust jacket. 1960. Hard Cover. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean but age-darkened pages. Some discoloration to endpapers. DJ has edge wear, shelf wear, some faint dampstaining. 87 pp. <br><br>Straightforward instructional book on the basics of horseback riding. ; 8.25" (21 cm) Tall; 87 pages . more information

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New York: Orange Judd Publishing Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1931. Hard Cover. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean but age-darkened pages. Cloth over boards is edge rubbed with bumped corners. DJ edge worn, soiled, heavily shelf worn. 271 pp. Detailed instructions for building, equipping and heating greenhouses and hot beds, and for constructing and using cold frames. Illustrated with line drawings, black-and-white photographs.; 7.75" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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Self Published. Good with no dust jacket. 1956. Soft Cover. Square, binding somewhat fragile. Clean, age-darkened pages. Wraps have general shelf wear and light overall soiling. 238 pp. <br><br>Illustrated with black and white photographs. Typescript font. General guide to Western style recreational riding.; 8.5" (21.5 cm) Tall . more information

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Milano: Editoriale Italiana. Good with no dust jacket. 1945. Hard Cover. Book is in the Italian language. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean but age-darkened pages. Paper over boards is shelf worn and soiled. 190 pp. Book of graphology. Illustrated with samples of writing throughout with analysis of personality traits revealed through handwriting.; 6.75" (17 cm) Tall . more information

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Bologna: Edizioni Agricole Bologna. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1967. Soft Cover. Book is in the Italian language. Eighth edition. Square, tight binding. Clean, slightly off-white pages. Wraps have general light shelf wear and age-darkening. 128 pp. <br><br>Basic manual of cultivation, planting, fertilizing and irrigation. Illustrated with line drawings.; 7.75" (20 cm) Tall . more information

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Ballston Lake, NY: Granovetter Books. Good with no dust jacket. 2000. Soft Cover. Stapled, booklet-style binding. Pages bright with a few pencilled marks on table of contents. Wraps have light edge rubbing, owner's name on front, mailing label on back. 64 pp. Feature articles: "The Olympiad Teams"; "Eleven New Conventions for 2001"; Larry Cohen, "Hoodwinked in Holland"; other articles by Roselyn Teukolsky, Martin Hoffman, Pamela Granovetter, Marshall Miles, Anders Wirgren, Pete Kichline, Barry Rigal, Alvin Roth.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Ballston Lake, NY: Granovetter Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1990. Soft Cover. Stapled, booklet-style binding torn and repaired with clear archival tape. Nearly detached from book pages. Pages clean and bright. Wraps have general shelf wear. 64 pp. Feature articles: Jan & Chip Martel, "Perth"; "Contest Mania!"; Zia, "Return of the Shriek"; other articles by Marty Bergen, Maury Braunstein, Martin Hoffman, Eddie Kantar, Pete Kichline, Eric Kokish, Beverly Kraft, Mike Lawrence, Eric Rodwell, Terence Reese, Alvin Roth, Alfred Sheinwold, Ernst Theimer, Kit Woolsey.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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Ballston Lake, NY: Granovetter Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1989. Soft Cover. Stapled, booklet-style binding. Pages bright with pencilled notes inside front wraps (rest are clean). Wraps have edge rubbing. 64 pp. Feature articles: "The Juniors in Poland"; Alfred Sheinwold, "Bridge in Russia"; Matthew Granovetter, "Spingold '89"; other articles by Zia, Granovetter, Alvin Roth, Eric Kokish, Martin Hoffman, Eddie Kantar, Terence Reese, the Martels, Maury Braunstein, Marty Bergen, Kit Woolsey, David Berah, Mike Lawrence.; 9.0" (23 cm) Tall . more information

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