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West Chester, PA: County Lines Inc, 1977. First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. An interesting regional periodical has with a wealth of information about all the exciting happenings in the Delaware Valley (Pennsylvania) for the month of October 1977. Published once a month. This is Volume 1, No. 2. Filled with advertisements, information, articles and a foldout map all dealing with the Delaware Valley area including Chester County, Lancaster County, Delaware County, Berks County, Montgomery County and surrounding areas. The featured local artist for this issue was Karl J. Kuerner III who graduated from Unionville High School and later studied under Carolyn Wyeth. It talks about his exhibit at the Chadds Ford Gallery. There is also a photograph of the artist that has been personally inscribed and signed by him. This is a 51-page softcovered booklet. The cover art is a reproduction of Homer Winslow's "The Last Days of Harvest". CONDITION: Clean and crisp with no markings. Cover does have a little wear and chipping to edges. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1938. Revised. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Prepared by the Forest Service. 24-page booklet. CONDITION: Basically clean and bright with no writing or tears. Cover has few small spots, some edge wear and a little creasing. Front cover has a small stamping: "Procured for you and sent by, Guy L. Moser". Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet. more information

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J. R. Watkins Co.. N/A. Soft Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 24 pages stapled booklet. No date shown, appears to be from the 1940's or early 1950's. Pages are very lightly aged, clean, unmarked, no tears, overall light top corner bend. Cover is basically clean and bright with edge wear, tearing to spine ends and some insect chewing, heavier to rear edges and rear top corner is eaten away. Advertising booklet put out by the J. R. Watkins Co., makers of Watkins Liniment. Includes testimonials from satisfied users of the liniment and several popular songs of the era including the Star Spangled Banner, Old Oaken Bucket, Little Drops of Water, Soldier's Farewell, In the Gloaming, Old Black Joe, and more. more information

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University of Pennsylvania, 1925. N/A. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. This 36-pages booklet is the program for the University of Pennsylvania commencement ceremony of the graduating class of 1925. CONDITION: Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover has a bit of soiling and a little edge wear. Small tear to front bottom edge near binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet. more information

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London: Bradley & Son, Ltd., 1932. Probable First. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 35-page stapled softcover. 1932. Reading pages are clean and unmarked with a bit of scattered foxing, no creases or tears, some rusting at staples. There is pencil writing on the last blank page and both sides of rear cover that gives more information on Constance Whitney who is mentioned in the book as having a monument in her honor at the St. Giles church. Cover has a few spots on front, light crease and light edge wear. History and information about St. Giles Church located in London. Illustrated with black and white photographs. more information

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Staten island: Francis Cardamone, 1983. Centennial Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Stapled softcover. Facsimile reprint of an article that first appeared in Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. LXVI, No. 396, May 1883. Includes all the illustrations from the original article. Issued in this booklet format in 1983. Also includes one U.S. Postage Stamp issued in 1983 commemorating 100 years of the Brooklyn Bridge spanning the East River linking Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York City with post mark dated Oct. 7, 1983. Stamp is pasted to title page with postmark beside it. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, no tears, some light top corner tip bends. Cover has light edge wear and a few tiny spots to front. Rear has a small light stain and remains of original price sticker. more information

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Chicago: International Harvester Company, No date shown. No Edition Mentioned. Soft Cover. Good +. 32-page stapled softcover. No date shown (c. 1972). Small store stamping inside front cover. Pages are clean and bright, no markings, no creases and no tears. Cover has light aging, mostly around the edges, a couple tiny spots to rear and light edge wear. Information on the the International Auto Buggies and Auto Wagons and other automotive vehicles built by International Harvester. Fully illustrated. more information

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Albany, NY: Historical Society Of Early American Decoration, Inc., 1981. N/A. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Volume XXXVI No. 1, Fall 1981. Black and white photographs and advertisements. Articles of interest in this issue: The Society's Museum Collection in the Harmanus Bleecker Center - The Ornamental Painter, 1969-1860 Neglected But Not Forgotten - Original Articles Donated to H.S.E.A.D Inc. - and more. Published by the Historical Society Of Early American Decoration, Inc. Stapled softcover with 49 pages plus ads. CONDITION: Clean and bright with no markings or tears. Cover scuffing and light edge wear. Front has a small ownership stamping to top edge. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, No date shown. Soft Cover. Good /No Jacket. 28-page stapled softcover. No date shown for publication (c. 1970). Clean and unmarked, a little light creasing, light rusting to staples, some edge wear to cover with a tiny tear to rear top edge. Guide to Pictograph Cave State Park in Montana. Fully illustrated with drawings and photographs. more information

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New York: Empire State Railway Museum, 1969. Probable First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Stapled softcover with 128 pages. Clean and bright with no markings or tears. There is a light bend to top corners. Cover has some scuffing, light creasing and some edge wear. Binding is tight. An illustrated directory listing steam powered, trolley and museum operations with regularly scheduled or intermittent passenger service. Black and white photographs and advertisements. Published by the Empire State Railway, 1969. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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H. H. Bennett Studio, 1965. Centennial Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. This large 32-page stapled booklet presents a photographic look at of the Dells of the Wisconsin River. This is the Centennial Edition dedicated to the memory of H. H. Bennett who began photographing the Dells in 1865. Included with this copy is a Souvenir Program for Tommy Bartlett's Water, Ski, Sky & Stage Show at Wisconsin Dells on beautiful Lake Delton. The rear cover has 3 postcards that are perforated for removal. CONDITION: Both booklets are clean and bright with no writing or tears. Covers have light wear. The Dells booklet has some curling to foredge and corner tip creasing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice, Inc., 1980. N/A. Soft Cover. Very Good/No. Irvin Feld and Kenneth Feld Present the World Premier Edition of Ice Follies and Holiday On Ice Combined Shows. This is the Souvenir Program for the 1980 show. Large stapled booklet measures about 13" x 10". Center foldout is still attached. CONDITION: Clean and bright with no writing or tears. Very light rippling to a few page edges but no sign of dampness. Cover has some scuffing, a bit of light creasing and light edge wear. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Itraly: Pizzi & Pizio, 1936. Unknown. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. English edition of a booklet for tourists of the Vatican put out by the Director General's office for tourism and dated 1936. 40-page stapled booklet measures 9-3/4" x 8". Interior is clean and bright with no marking, no creases and no tears. Cover is clean with some scuffing, creasing, edge wear and a couple small edge tears. Illustrated with eight full-color plates and black and white photographs throughout including a full-page portrait of Pope Pius XI. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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B. F. Goodrich Co., 1941. N/A. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 64-page stapled booklet. Pages are tanned with age but clean and readable with no markings or tears, a little light creasing. Cover has some soiling and spotting, dealer stamping on front and rear and some edge wear. Hang string is still attached. Almanac for 1941 put out by the B. F. Goodrich Co.. Includes lots of ads for Goodrich products. more information

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No Publisher Mentioned, 1939. Probable First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. A rare and interesting booklet regarding the Mennonites or Plain People of Pennsylvania and their views on education. Presents a history of education and the stand the Mennonites have taken. The first part is entitled: "A Brief History or Educational Standards from Early Bible Days to the Present". The forward by Eli M. Shirk states: "This pamphlet is intended to give the position of the Plain people on their foundation of 'A fire-tested religion, which has withstood for centuries all the onslaughts human ingenuity could invent'. Included is historical data concerning the troubles encountered by the non-resistant churches in making pleas for leniency to the various governments under which they lived." The second part is entitled: "A Report of Action Taken by the Plain People, Asking the Authorities for Leniency in School Matters, Together with Related Historical Data Assembled by the Committee." 101-pages booklet dated November, 1939. No mention of publisher anywhere. CONDITION: Interior is clean with no writing or tears. One page has a 1/4" spot. Cover is clean with some wear and light silverfishing. Edges have light wear and a tiny bit of paper is missing from top edge. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet. more information

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Rangoon: The Hanthawaddy Press, 1963. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Small softcover with 63 pages. Reprint of the 1893 edition published by The Hanthawaddy Press, 1963. This copy is inscribed and signed by the guide at the pagoda: "To Mr. and Mrs. Notturno, Remember Me! Your Guide, Win (Win Tin) 24-7-72" on front free endpaper. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, no creases and no tears. Endpapers have some aging. Cover has some soiling / spotting, some ink on front near bottom, light creasing, wear and chipping, edge wear and some tearing to bottom of spine. An interesting history and information about the Pagoda, a shrine of the Buddhist Faith, and its surroundings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Great Britain: Taplen & Paddock, No Date Given. Fifth Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 23-page stapled softcover. No date shown for publication (c. 1940), 5th edition stated. Some rusting and staining at staples otherwise pages are clean and unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has a few spots on rear, staining around staples on spine and light edge wear. "A descriptive handbook with the position of each point clearly indicated on a pictorial plan." History and guidebook to the city walls of Chester, Great Britain. Fold-out pictorial plan is still intact. Illustrated by the author. more information

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Cambridge, England: Pye Limited, 1981. Reprint. Soft Cover. Good. 16-pages stapled softcover. Inscribed and signed by Gordon Bussey inside front cover. Overall light bend to booklet. A bit of light scattered foxing otherwise pages are clean and bright white with no markings or tears. Cover has some rubbing, scuffing, light creasing and edge wear. Published for the 50th Anniversary of the formation of Pye Radio Limited in Cambridge, England. This is the 1981 reprint. Forward by Harold J. Pye. Presents a history of company from its founding in 1896 as W. G. Pye & Co. until it was sold to Philips Industries in 1977. Illustrated with old advertisement, drawings and black and white photographs. more information

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Indiana: Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, 1961. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 22-page stapled booklet. Interior is clean and unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has a few spots on rear and some shelf wear. Prepared by the Staff of the Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County, 1961. This booklet is a reprint of sketches written about 18 months before President Lincoln appointed the author to the governorship of the Territory of Utah. These writing seem to be the most comprehensive extant descriptions of Fort Wayne of Allen County, Indiana during the decade of 1830-1840. Also there is an old news clipping laid in with more history of Fort Wayne. more information

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Herman Jaffe , 1955. Probable First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Bernard Hoffman. 23-page stapled booklet issued to commemorate the 250th anniversary celebration of Franklin's birth in Boston, January 17, 1706. This booklet was distributed by Acme Super Markets as a public service. CONDITION: The last two pages have a small light stain otherwise pages are clean, unmarked, no creases. One page has a small hole, no tears. Cover is basically clean with a couple small stains, mostly to rear, and some edge wear. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Bethesda, MD: National Headquarters of Tau Kappa Alpha, Intercollegiate Honorary Oratorical and Debating Fraternity, 1929. N/A. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Pages are lightly aged, clean and unmarked with no creases and no tears. Cover is clean with some light creasing and some discoloring to rear along binding. Edges have a little wear. Binding is tight. Hard-to-find quarterly publication of the Tau Kappa Alpha, Intercollegiate Honorary Oratorical and Debating Fraternity. This is volume XIV, Number 2, March 1929. This issue contains two black and white photographic plates of the Earlham Charter Group and the Wabash College Negative Team. Stapled booklet with 22 pages. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New Brunswick, NJ: Ethicon Suture Laboratories , 1954. Fourth Printing. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Bob . Stapled booklet. Clean and unmarked, no tears, bottom corner tip creasing. Scuffing, rubbing and light edge wear to cover. Humor for the medical profession. Features black and white photographs of dogs and puppies by Walter Chandoha each accompanied with a line of humorous text. Advertising booklet put out by Ethicon Suture Laboratories in New Jersey. Dated 195-4, 4th printing. more information

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Great Britain: Mitchell Hughes & Clarke, 1936. Second edition. Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket. 22-page stapled softcover. 1936, second enlarged edition. Pages are clean with no marking, no creases and no tears. Cover has some creasing and wear to edges and some light rippling to rear along spine side. An explanatory guidebook for visitors to the Temple located in London. The Temple is the principal professional home of the members of the Bar of England. It embraces two of the four Inns of Court to which barristers belong, the other two being Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn. Every man or woman who aspires to be called to the Bar must first become a student of one of the these four great Colleges of Law. more information

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Princeton, NH: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1961. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Excavations of the Athenian Agora Picture Book No. 6. This stapled booklet is illustrated with photographs of the many different forms of ancient wine jars, amphorae. The author was a foremost authority on the subject and discusses the purpose and significance of the different amphora types. Published by American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1961. CONDITION: Previous owner's name on front cover. Pages are clean and bright with no markings or tears. There is a bit of light creasing. Cover is clean with some chipping and light creasing. Edges have some wear. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Press, 1932. Probable First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. A booklet from the "Health Heroes" series put out by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. This series appears to be written for older children but adults can benefit also. This booklet is the biography of Dr. Robert Koch and an interesting medical history of his studies and involvement with anthrax and tuberculosis. 30-page stapled booklet. CONDITION: Pages are clean and bright with no writing or tears. There is a little rusting at staples that show on a couple pages. Cover is basically clean with light creasing and light edge wear. Cover is not attached to top staple but still attached to bottom staple. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Topeka, KS: Kansas State Printing Plant, 1931. Probable First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Including proceedings fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth annual meetings held October 15, 1929 and October 21, 1930. Hardback - green cloth with gilt. 111 pages. CONDITION: Ex-college library copy with markings and labels to endpapers only. Pages are lightly aged, clean, no markings, no creases, no tears. Cover is clean with scuffing 1" square on front of bubbling to cloth where library sticker was removed. Edges have a little light wear. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Williamsburg, VA: Tucker House, 1977. Probable First. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5-page stapled booklet. Clean and unmarked, no tears, overall light corner bends, some shelf wear to cover. Published by the Tucker House of Williamsburg, VA in 1977. more information

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St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: Bureau of Libraries & museums, 1973. Probable First. Pamphlet. Good/No Jacket. Stapled pamphlet. Light dampstaining to bottom edge of most pages otherwise pages are clean and bright , no markings, some light creasing, light corner curling, no tears. Cover has a few tiny spots, light fading around the edges, some light creasing, corner curling, some edge wear and some rusting to staples. Museum Leaflet Series No., 1. Reprinted form Walloe's St. Thomas Almanac and Commercial Advertiser of 1881 with a letter by Jno. Lightbourn to his son Alberic, written ca. 1928. Recounts the history of the fort and the early Danish settlement on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. more information

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Richmond, VA: The Poe Foundation, Inc., 1992. N/A. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Clean, crisp, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has a light shelf wear. 28-page stapled booklet. An annual publication put out by The Poe Foundation, Inc. This is Volume XXII, No. 1, Autumn, 1992. Articles in this issue: Review of New Biography - Silverman Evokes Memory of Henry Poe - Treasures of the Poe Museum - Names Used for Humor in Poe's Fiction - and more. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Metroploitan Life Insurance Company. Unknown. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Delightful little piece of advertising ephemera from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. 14-page stapled booklet. No date shown for publication (c 1920). Clean and unmarked, picture have not been colored or painted, no tears, light creasing at corners. There is an overall light paperclip indentation to top edge of booklet. Cover has some chipping, light corner creasing and edge wear. Alphabet book with health and safety tips for little ones. The cute black and white illustrations are designed to be colored or painted. Measures about 7-1/2" x 5-1/4". 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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York, PA: Metropolitan Edison Co., No Date Shown. Probable First. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Stapled softcover. No date shown for publication (c. 1970). Clean and unmarked, no tears or creases to pages. Cover has some light creasing, scuffing and edge wear. Illustrated history and tour guide of the Metropolitan Edison York Haven Hydroecletric Plant located along the Susquehanna River in York County, Pennsylvania. more information

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York PA: York Chamber of Commerce, 1932. N/A. Soft Cover. Good. Stapled softcover. Clean and unmarked, no tears, some light creasing, edge wear to cover. Program of a pageant presented by the people of York, Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce at the York Fair Grounds on July 4, 1932. Contains a few old local advertisements in the rear. more information

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Great Britain: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., No Date Given. No Edition Mentioned. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 23-page softcover with stitched binding. No date shown for publication (c. 1927). Pages are clean and bright with no marking, one small edge tear and light creasing to top and bottom margin area on last 10 pages. Cover has light creasing and some edge wear. Eight full-color historical paintings are reproduced, each concerned with a single subject - the Building of Britain - and described by Sir Henry Newbolt. Published by authority for the Speaker of the House of Commons. more information

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Pennsylvania Railroad, 1906. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. An interesting little piece of Railroad memorabilia. This is a little booklet measuring about 6-3/4" x 4" with 54 pages. The cover is black cloth over stiff cardboard. Inside the front cover is the Certificate of Membership in the Relief Fund - No. 224640 - issued to Harry Myers on Nov. 8, 1906. The rest of booklet outlines the regulations as amended to January 1, 1906. Condition is good. Pages are basically clean and bright with no tears or writing except some pencil to margins of the Certificate. There is some soiling to top edge of booklet. Cover has some scuffing and rubbing. Edges have some wear with a bit of fraying to the cloth. Binding is tight. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Booklet. more information

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Philadelphia: Philadelphia Electic Co.. Probable First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Promotional booklet put out by the Philadelphia Electric Co. describing their hydroelectric power plants and nuclear plant located on the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania and Maryland. No date shown for publication (around 1975). Oblong stapled booklet. CONDITION: Interior is clean, crisp, unmarked, no notable defects. Cover has a bit of light soiling to rear, light creasing and light edge wear. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. more information

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Kansas City: Self-published By Author, 1915. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. An old book for veterinarians and horse breeding services. The first part contains forms to fill out on the horses being serviced. Most are still blank with about 1/4 being filled in. The second part contains chapters on the Case and Management of Stallions; Care and Management of Jacks; Reproduction of the Mare. Also some ads for Dr. Rea's products. Illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs. Small hardback with red cloth and black lettering. 156 pages. Copyright 1908 but the calendar on the front pastedown is for 1915. CONDITION: Except for the forms that have been filled in there is no writing to pages. Pages are basically clean and bright with a few smudges. No tears or creases. There is some paper peeling to front pastedown along binding. The front free endpaper may be missing but I can't tell for sure. Some soiling to rear endpapers and book edges. Cover has a couple spots and a smudge to front, some scuffing, rubbing and some fading. Edges have some wear. Interior binding starting to split in a couple places but pages are secure. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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William F. Ryan, 1950. N/A. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Monthly periodical dedicated to the game of checkers. This is Volume 6, Number 6, June 1950. Stapled softcover. Clean, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has some light creasing, scuffing and wear and chipping to edges. Facts About Checkers - Making Checkers More Popular - Newell W. Banks: Blindfold Champion of the World - The Technical Aspects - Nemesis - Adventure in New Mexico - The Great Tomahawk Trap and more. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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William F. Ryan, 1947. N/A. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Periodical dedicated to the game of checkers. This is Volume 5, Number 6, January - June 1947. Stapled softcover. Clean, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has some light creasing and edge wear. Articles in this issue: young English Publisher Sparks Checker Interest With Big League Journal - Checkers, the People's Game - Along Checker Row - Problemathology: The Art of the Problem - Marion f. Tinsley Sweeps the Field in Ohio State Tourney - The Howling Greek Incident and more. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Windsor Publications, 1968. Probable First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 38-page oblong, stapled booklet on the growth of industry and business in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Published by Windsor Publications, 1968. CONDITION: Interior is clean and bright, no markings or tears. Cover is clean with some wear along spine and light edge wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet. more information

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Williamsburg, VA: Williamsburg Travel Index Inc., 1955. Ninth Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Beautiful vintage magazine size guide to Virginia. This 9th edition also includes: 18th Century Lore, Historic Shrines, Naturals Wonders, Vacation Playgrounds, and more. Stapled booklet with 64 pages. Published by Williamsburg Travel Index Inc., 1955. CONDITION: Clean, crisp, unmarked pages with no creases or tears. Cover is clean and bright with light scuffing and a little edge wear. Binding is tight. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Mass.: The L. S. Starrett Company, 1957. Second Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 1957 Starrett Tools General Catalog No. 27, second edition. Mechanics' hand measuring tools, Precision instruments, Dial indicators, Steel tapes, Hacksaws, Hole saws, Band saws, Band knives, Ground flat stock, etc. Issued by distributor Reilly Bros. & Raub, Lancaster, PA. Softcover - measures about 7-1/2 x 5-1/4 with 462 pages. Fully illustrated. CONDITION: For the most part pages are clean and bright white with no writing or tears. There is some corner curling. Book edges are a little soiled. Cover has some soiling with wear, chipping, creasing and price sticker residue on front. Edges have wear and chipping. Binding is tight. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Athol, MA: The L. S. Starrett Company, 1970. N/A. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. Stapled softcover. 72 pages. Supplement to catalog number 27 showing suggested retail prices effective January 19, 1970. Pages are clean and bright, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover has a couple small marks, stamped business name and address to front, and light edge wear. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Columbia University Pres, 1940. Probable First Edition. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. The World is Yours" were a series of radio programs on the exhibits and scientific investigations of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. These 30-minute programs were broadcast over NBC radio stations. A booklet on each program was then published by Columbia University Press and sold by subscription only. I am offering 10 of these rare booklets from 1940. Titles: Opening of the Far Northwest - Vol. 1, No. 27, April 8, 1940; The American Inventor - Vol. 1, No. 28, April 15, 1940; Science in the Field - Vol. 1, No. 29, April 22, 1940; The Story of Corn - Vol. 1, No. 31, May 6, 1940; Whistler, the Artist and the Man - Vol. 1, No. 33, May 20, 1940; Wilkes and the Discovery of Antarctica - Vol. 1, No. 34, May 27, 1940; How Fossils Serve Mankind - Vol. 1, No. 36, June 10, 1940; Bats: Mammals That Fly - Vol. 1, No. 37, June 17, 1940; The Natives of Hawaii - Vol. 1, No. 38, June 24, 1940; Bering in the Far North - Vol. 1, No. 39, July 1, 1940. CONDITION: All 10 booklets are intact and readable. For the most part the interiors are bright and clean with no writing or tears. There is some creasing and wear to a few page edges. The covers are basically clean (one has overall soiling). There is a little rusting around the staples, some creasing and some edge wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet. more information

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New Holland, PA : R. E. Whitmore, Jr., 1977. First printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 20-page stapled booklet. Clean, bright, unmarked. Cover has corner tip creasing and light edge wear. History of the Enterprise Telephone Co. of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Illustrated with photographs. more information

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