Boston: Houghton Mifflin Folk Tales fro the Southern Appalachian. Illustrated by Berkeley Williams, Jr. Dust jacket and book are very good condition. CR 1943, 23rd printing. 202 pages with glossary, notes and appendix. Black and white sketches, dust jacket is prce clipped.. Told by R.M.Ward and his kin in the Beech Mountain section of Western North Carolina and by other descendents of Council Harmon 1803-1896; and elsewhere in the southern mountains with three tales from Wise County, Virginia.. Hard C... (more information)

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1922 Cloth, Slight Foxing Inside. Slight Soil to Covers. Good+/No Jacket. stated 1st edition, 261 pages w/2 pages of lists of books. Small book with slight foxing. Frontis illustrated, picture pasted on fr ont cover, slight soil. Overall good+. Fiction, Miscellaneous.. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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New York: Harry Abrams CR 1996, 240 pages with index and bibliography. Dust jacket and book unread condition. Oversized book. A wonderful tribute to a baseball legend.. First Edition. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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Chicago: Published by Handy & Higgins, Chicago, CR 1903, Title date 1903, published Oct. 1, 1903, unpaginated, approximately 65 pages. Decorations by R.J. Campbell, with black and white illustrations. Gray decorated front cover and picture of Riley and a pond scene pasted o n, all good+. Some edge wear. Literature, poets, poetry, americana.. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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Published by Bonanza, CR MCMLX by Viking, 164 pages with index. Dust jacket and book are good+. Black and white and color photos. Shows Ikenoto, Nageire, Moribana, Kokebana, Morimono, Kago, Chabana, T okonoma. With a guide to pronunciation and bibliography. Natural History, Japanese flowers, flower arrangements, flowers, botany.. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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Published by Horace King, Thompsonville, CT., CR 1882 by Coburn & Cook, title page date 1882, 840 pages with index. Decorated front cover and spine, gold covers with gold and black lettering, All Edge s Gilt (AEG), slight tear to top and bottom spine, owner's name in ink on front endpapers and top of title page, o/w very good. A complete and authoritative narrative encyclopedia of all voyages and e xpeditions to the North Polar Region, embracing the biographies and voyages of Franklin, Kane, Hayes, Hall... (more information)

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New York: Charles Scribners Sons Illustrated with maps by author. CR 1930, renewal CR 1958 with "A-6.70(V) on CR page, 512 pages with index. Red cloth, all very good condition. Author examined letters and papers never before laid open and the Honorable Henry Carter Stuart of Elk Garden, VA., head of the Stuart family, gave me, from his own memory and rich experiences, a picture of the period and society with which he had to deal with. Other family members also contributed to the book.. Hard Cover.... (more information)

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Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson & Sons CR 1999, 342 pages, dust jacket and book good+, X-library with stamps, numbers, etc. Three translators, the conflict between them, as well as the events surrounding the scroll's discovery convince them that they need to work together and commit themselves to the task ahead.. First Printing. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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New York: Published by Grosset & Dunlap, CR 1927, this is the 4th printing published in 1928, 263 pages. Red covers, black lettering, slight soil, corners slight bump, overall good+. Illus. endpapers and frontis by Joe Dejong. The real cowboy dwelt upon the catt le range of actuality, a womanless realm with no heiresses available for succor. He was compelled to earn money wages by herding livestock. The keynote of his existence was "hard work". Western Americ ana, Western Cowboys, cattle herd... (more information)

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Phoenix, AZ: Papier Presse CR 1991, Limited to 2,000, this is #29, signed by author on CR page. 128 pages with index and bibliography and biography of the Medallists. Beautiful color and black and white photos throughout. Sulphides are a large and varied group of 19th Century objects decorated with white cameos enclosed in glass. Often depicting famous people and they decorated objects as diverse as cut glass pitchers to marbles. This collection was formed over a 70-year period. No dust jacket, mint c... (more information)

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Pleasant Company Book 5. Illustrated by Jean-Paul Tibbles, vignettes by Susan McAliley. CR 1998, 70 pages. American Girl Collection. Dust jacket and book very good condition. Josefina trusts a trader in Santa Fe with an important deal and makes a surprising discovery about this young man who leaves without paying her. . Stated first Printing. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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Dust jacket with plastic cover. X-library with stamps, pockets, numbers. Color illustrations by Sydney Perkinson, G.D. Ehret, P. Paillou, of plants, birds, etc. Fold out charts, B&W llustrations. U. o f California, 1971, 512 pages with index. Contains his diary, manuscripts and collections.Exploration, Newfoundland, Natural History. All very good.. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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Samantha At the Centennial designed as a Bright and Shining Light to pierce the fogs of error and injustice that surround society and Josiah and to bring more clearly to view the Path that leads strai ght on to Virtue and Happiness. Published by American Publ., 1878, 580 pages. Illustrated by Williams, bright green covers with gilt lettering, slight wear. Americana.. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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Published by Macmillan, 1941. Two volumes, volume 1 - 443 pages, volume 2, 433 pages. Map on endpapers, all good+. Fold-out map of tours in Scotland. History. Journals, Scotland, biography.. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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New York: Published by Harper & Bros., CR 1946, stated 1st edition with "G-V", 364 pages. Slightly loose, gray soiled covers, inside back hinge starting to split, but all together. Illustrated endpapers. Has a newspaper article about the author and her wedding announcement. She was 1st American woman to receive the Croix de Guerre. Organized the first portable hospital in Belgium. History, Americana, World War II, autobiographies, WWII, Wars, Military.. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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New York: John Wiley & Sons Photos by H. A. Strohmeyer, Jr., and J. T. Carpenter, Jr. CR1940, this in May 1949, 132 pages. The livestock owner must depend on his skill in selection of foundation breeding stock. The photos and discussions will help to develop an appreciation of symmetry and beauty, shape, size, and condition of the body parts. Blue covers with silver lettering, kraft paper dust jacket, all very good condition.. Sixth Printing. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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Published by H.W. Wilson, Title date 1951, CR 1934, this is 2nd in 1952, 309 pages. X-high school library with stamps, numbers, pockets torn out, blue covers, spine separated, but has been taped, some wear to corners, contents good. Literature , Writers, children, juveniles, bibliography.. HARD COVER. ... (more information)

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Indianapolis, Indiana: Published by Bobbs-Merrill, CR 1960, CR 1960, stated 1st edition, 384 pages. Dust jacket has tears, illustrated covers, ink inscription front endpapers, overall good. Black and white photos. History of 8 sports, accompanying stories of great play ers and accounts of famous games, statistics, record winners, scores and players. Also includes coaches, managers, etc. Americana, history, sports, baseball, soccer, football.. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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