General Non-fiction Books

Morristown, NJ: The Seeing Eye, 2004. Large paperback, pretty much a flawless copy, has a few small areas on the back cover that are slightly darker than the rest of the cover, no other flaws, contents are fine, illustrated with photos of the dogs and their owners. Trade Paperback. NF. (more information)

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Chicago, IL: Popular Mechanics Press, 1929. Hardcover, no dustjacket, revised and enlarged edition, "Practical plans for using concrete about the home, farm or shop. A book for amateurs as well as contractors." 110 pages, illustrated with detailed drawings, cover shows some wear at the corners and has some soiling, the contents are fine despite a minor damp-mark that affects the margins of some of the pages, all text and illustrations are unaffected . Hard Cover. Good+. (more information)

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Navy Department Bureau of Yards and Docks, 1943. Large paperback, 213 pages, this is the revised edition issued on December 1,1943, short crease to bottom of front cover and very slight tanning to the spine, clean inside and out, excellent condition overall, illustrated with photos and diagrams. Trade Paperback. NF. (more information)

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Jenkintown, PA: Self-Published. Hardcover, flawless copy, no dustjacket (probably issued without one), blue cloth binding, 112 pages, illustrated in color. Hard Cover. Fine. Religion. (more information)

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London: Companion Book Club, 1956. Biography of Lawrence written by her husband, illustrated with photographs, foreword by Daphne Du Maurier, hardcover, dustjacket has moderate corner wear. Hard Cover. NF/VG. HOLLYWOOD CINEMA FILM BIOGRAPHY. (more information)

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Paddington Press Ltd., 1978. Hardcover first printing, book has no remarkable flaws, dustjacket is scuffed and has edge-wear, a removable protective mylar cover is included, a book about Arthur Conan Doyle's father, who was confined to an asylum, contains his diary and artwork. ISBN: 0448220687. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/VG-. ART. (more information)

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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979. Explores the joys, problems, skills and needs of people in late middle age - and later, several top page-edges bumped causing small creases, remainder mark, dustjacket has a few short edge-tears. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. VG/VG. SENIOR CITIZENS OLD AGE. (more information)

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McGraw-Hill, 1959. "Announcement parties, showers, receptions, and wedding etiquette," book is flawless, dustjacket nice but shows wear at front spine-fold and corners, first printing. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/VG-. ETIQUETTE. (more information)

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Rand McNally, 1965. Hardcover first printing, illustrated with photos, foreword by Dwight Eisenhower, ownership stamp on bottom edge and front end-paper, dustjacket slightly tanned, very nice overall. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. (more information)

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Henry Holt, 1989. Large paperback, a memoir about growing up in the South, this is an attractive copy with no significant flaws. ISBN: 0805010270. Trade Paperback. VG+. BIOGRAPHY. (more information)

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Oxford University Press, 2003. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, excellent condition, "...a masterful, historical account of the transformation of the tiny and elitist American eugenics and euthanasia movements of the first half of the 20th century into the much more complex 'right to die' mass movement that closed out the century". ISBN: 0195154436. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. (more information)

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London: Derek Verschoyle Ltd., 1954. Biography of this colorful eighteenth century personality, illustrated, hardcover, dustjacket has heavy edge-wear, protected in mylar cover. Hard Cover. VG+/Good. BIOGRAPHY DRAMA THEATRE. (more information)

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J.B. Lippincott, 1951. Hardcover, book is in excellent condition, no significant flaws, dustjacket has moderate wear at the corners and folds but is clean and attractive overall with the original price present and a professional (removable) mylar cover included, "...here is TV, from 1870 to the present - a graphic profile of an industry, of a scientific 'miracle,' presented for the stimulation, enjoyment, and understanding of young people," includes 32 pages of photographs . 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/VG+. (more information)

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The Century Co., 1903. A beautiful copy of this small format (6.5 by 4 inches) hardcover in which the author tells of her experiences as an unmarried woman in a society that treated "spinsters" as outcasts, Victorian style binding of pale green cloth with an attractive floral decoration in dark green and lavender on the front cover and spine, title and author stamped in gold on same, and a gold top edge, the contents include small drawings at the beginning of each essay, clean and bright inside and out, looks new!. Hard Cover. Fine. Essays Women's Studies. (more information)

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John Wiley & Sons, 1998. Hardcover, book is in excellent condition, clean inside and out with no remarkable flaws, the dustjacket has moderate surface-rubbing only, no major flaws, the original prce is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "Based on their firsthand observations of downtown change throughout the country, this book is filled with stories of urban recovery from Mansfield, Ohio to Los Angeles, from Pasco, Washington to Soho," illustrated throughout. ISBN: 0471144177. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/VG+. Urban Renewal. (more information)

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University of New Mexico Press, 1988. Large paperback, Else and Frieda von Richthofen, Otto Gross, Max Weber, and D.H. Lawrence, in the years 1870-1970. ISBN: 0826310389. Trade Paperback. VG+. (more information)

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Princeton, NJ: Darwin Press, 1975. Large paperback, author "has been cited as the first scholarly observer of Gypsies in North America," cover shows moderate wear and has a price label on the back, there is some ink underlining on pages 13 and 14 only, 235 pages, includes an annotated bibliography. ISBN: 0878500081. Trade Paperback. VG. (more information)

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Upper Black Eddy, PA: Tinicum Press, 1969. Hardcover first printing with dustjacket, limited to 1,000 copies, "...Hatcher was born in Cornwall England...She worked in the book business in New York from 1927 to 1948 and continued to read professionally when she and her husband, Harry Hatcher, retired to their house in Pennsylvania," two very minor flaws to this copy: book has very light tanning to the top outer page-edge and the dustjacket has a small, slightly darkened area at the bottom of the front pane and spine, quite suitable for gift-giving. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. NF/NF. Regional History Biography Pennsylvania. (more information)

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Pocket Books, 2002. Large paperback in excellent condition. ISBN: 0671028154. Trade Paperback. Fine. BIOGRAPHY. (more information)

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Chelalis, Washington: Self-Published, 1961. Large sturdy paperback, a clean/attractive copy inside and out with very slight tanning to the outer page-edge, 91 pages, nicely-illustrated with photos and drawings, stories about logs and logging men, includes a list of "logging terms, tools and toilers". 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback. VG+. (more information)

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Little, Brown, 1971. Hardcover first printing with a full-page inscription by the author, it reads "To Dominic - whose forebears, like mine, were known along the Atlantic Coast last century as 'white niggers'...with the respect and admiration of the author...Francis Keegan - Santa Rosa, California December 4, 1983," author interviewed 21 black men and women who lived in northern American cities, illustrated with photos, top outer page-edge is dust-tanned, the black dustjacket shows some rubbing and has moderate foxing on the underside, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included. Signed by Author. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG/VG. BLACK STUDIES. (more information)

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Rutgers University Press, 2001. Large paperback in excellent condition, has a slight bend to the cover, very minor, no other flaws, "...presents a policy approach that cities can use to improve the physical condition of their neighborhoods and help urban residents compete for good jobs in the metropolitan economy". ISBN: 0813527171. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. Urban Studies. (more information)

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London: True Crime Pub., 1995. Large paperback, true crime year-by-year account, illustrated with photos, minor creasing to spine, excellent condition overall. Trade Paperback. NF. TRUE CRIME. (more information)

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Sherbourne Press, 1964. Hardcover with dustjacket, "Marlowe was an active homosexual, a female impersonator, a male whore in an all-female cathouse, and the 'madam' of a homosexual whorehouse that 'serviced' an exclusive Hollywood clientele," illustrated with photos, book is in excellent condition with no significant flaws, the dustjacket has a couple of short edgetears, the original price is present and a professional mylar cover is included. Hard Cover. NF/VG+. Biography Homosexuality. (more information)

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Baltimore, MD: PublishAmerica, 2003. Large paperback, first printing, inscribed "To Volge Girls, All the Best" and signed "Gary," a flawless copy of this memoir "written superbly and from the heart, and the setting is classic and incredulous - an upscale small town, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, during the nostalgic 1940s and 1950s". ISBN: 159286337x. Signed by Author. 1st ed.. Trade Paperback. Fine. Biography. (more information)

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Arlington House Pub., 1974. Detailed profiles of 28 of the most popular teams, illustrated with photographs, 828 pages, hardcover first printing, dustjacket has moderate edge-wear, protective mylar cover included. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. VG+/VG. FILM CINEMA. (more information)

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Houghton Mifflin, 1983. Hardcover, first American printing, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, nice gift copy, "Miss Read's vivid memories of her two grandmothers and their families give an unforgettable picture of everyday living in the shadow of the First World War, seen through the eyes of a fortunate grandchild," illustrated by Derek Crowe . ISBN: 0395344190. 1st U.S. Ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. General Fiction. (more information)

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University Books, 1967. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are flawless except for one very minor blemish - the blank front end-paper is slightly tanned, great gift copy, while not completely harmless, this pleasant weed is most certainly a milder narcotic than the legal demon alcohol and I would wager 100 bars of pure latinum that if all alcohol consumption were replaced by pot smoking highway deaths would decline dramatically. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Sixties Drugs. (more information)

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Norton, 1992. A tight attractive copy of the first printing, hardcover with dustjacket. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/NF. BIOGRAPHY LITERATURE. (more information)

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Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society, 1997. Hardcover first printing, book and dustjacket are in excellent condition, nice gift copy, "...transcribes and interprets the personal confessions of a very private self while documenting the struggle of a modern Jewish woman to create herself anew," illustrated with photos. ISBN: 082760629X. 1st ed.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Judaica. (more information)

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