New York: Reynal & Hitchcock In collaboration with Lewis Galantiere. Illustrated by author. Black and white photos (11 of them) in the back of the book. Hand colored full-page illustrations and full-page sketches of Eskimos he met. CR 1941. X-Library with stamps, numbers and pocket in back. Overall good+ condition. This Frenchman decided to embark on a voyage to the North. Alaska and the Eskimo tribe he met was the Netsilikmiut (The Seal Eskimos) - a 20,000 mile trek from Ottawa to Vancouver, ... (more information)

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Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Foreward by Neil Armstrong. Title date 1979, CR !979. Photos and drawings. 389 pages. Author is an airman so he wrote this book with an understanding of the exhilaration and terror of flight. He became fascinated with the Wright Brothers, their ability and integrity, and their imagination - they were doers with dreams. Green covers, all good+ condition.. First Edition. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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Menace of Animals in World of Man. Published by Walker & Co., CR 1976, 319 with index. Believe 1st edition. Dust jacket has tears and is soiled, covers and content are good. Black and white photos. Ex amines the man-beast conflict as it pervades modern life in homes, cities and suburbs. Animals revenge on hunters, pets gone berserk, attacks at zoos, circuses, etc. Animal behavior, predators, natura l history, animal attacks.. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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New York: Atlantic Monthly Press The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw. Dust jacket and book very good condition. CR 2001, 296 pages with index and Sources. Black and white photos in center of book. The inside story of the brutal rise and violent fall of the Columbian cocaine cartel kingpin, Pablo Escobar - a reign of terror that would end only with his death. The never-before-revealed details of the United States operatives and how they covertly led the 16-month manhunt.. Stated first Edition. Har... (more information)

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Philadelphia, PA: Published by Aetna Publ., Philadelphia 1885, Title date 1885, entered in 1883 with 525 pages. Portraits with tissues, illustrated front cover and spine. Corners slightly bumped, shows wear but good+. Bio sketches of military leaders of Europe, USA, including Nap oleon, King Richard the Lion Hearted, Robert Bruce, Pizarro, Duke of Marlborough, King Charles (Man of Iron),Lafayette, Duke of Wellington, Garibaldi, Geo. Washington, Israel Putnam, Nath. Greene, And rew Jackson, Custer, U.S.Grant... (more information)

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From facts narrated by himself embracing events in the life and times of America's Greatest Hunter, Trapper, Scout and Guide, including everyday accounts, inner character and peculiar custsoms of all Indian tribes of the Far West and a description of the country, with a full and complete history of the Moduc Indians and the Moduc War. Leather covers, top inch of spine gone, hinges split on front c over and back only halfway down, wear to corners. X-library sticker on spine, slightly loose. 34 engravings. Pu... (more information)

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San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Exploration of Myth and Evolution. Illustrated by karin Wikstrom. A Yolla Bolly press Book, CR 1983, 149 pages with bibliography and glossary. chapter head text cuts. A story of author's travel to the Klamath Mountains in Oregon and California. All good+ condition.. Stated first Edition. Paperback. ... (more information)

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Published by World Bible House, Pennsylvania, CR 1897. 555 pages with 3 pages of ads. White covers with some of the illustration left on front and back covers. Lettering on front and back covers can s till be seen. The words Alaska and Klondike are in gold (faded). Slight paper split front inside cover hinge. Otherwise the condition is good, tight and complete. Every known practical and contemplate d route to all gold fields in the North, are fully, comprehensively and minutely described with maps and table... (more information)

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Chairs, Tables, Sofas and Beds. Published by Al. Knopf, CR 1982, 1st printing, 478 pages with index and prices. Dust jacket over paper covers, all very good. Antiques. furniture, chairs, tables, sofas , beds.. Dust Jacket Over Soft Covers. ... (more information)

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New York: Published by Al. Knopf, CR 1982, 1st printing, 477 pages with index and prices. Dust jacket over paper covers, all very good. Quilts, quilting, sewing, Americana, price guides, antique quilts, antique coverlets, patchwork quilts, applique quilts.. Dust Jacket Over Soft Covers. ... (more information)

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New York: Al. Knopf, CR 1983, first printing, 468 pages with index and price values. Photos by Schecter Me Sun Lee. From the 18th Century to the present, American, French, and German dolls widely sold in America are described. Color photos and full descriptions of 357 representative examples along with collecting tips, price guide and more. Small paper covered book with dust jacket.. Soft-Cover. ... (more information)

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New York: Anchor Press/Doubleday Americans In Serach of Their Prehistoric Past. Dust jacket with mylar over brown covers, all very good condition, illustrated endpapers, 281 pages with index, black and white and color photos and illustrations. Title date 1979, CR 1979. In 1968, in a cornfield in Illinois indian spear points were found which lead to the great excavation (26 layers) near Kampsville, Illinois, 70 miles north of St. Loyis. The "Koster" indians, a peaceful, sophisticated people, t... (more information)

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New York: Published by Scribners CR 1901, 1902 with "B" on CR page, 141 pages with 1 page ad. Decorated front cover and spine, small book. History of Krag, Randy, Johnny Bear and Chink. Childrens, natural history, juvenile.. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Riverside Library edition. Title date 1930, CR 1904 by Houghton Mifflin, 240 pages. Kwaidan or Weird Tales have been taken from old Japanese books (Yaso-kidan, Bukkyo-Hyakkwa-Zensho), etc., Some may be of Chinese origin, but were reshaped in order to naturalize it. One tale is true, Riki-Baka, a personal experience by the author. Tan covers with orange decorations on front cover and spine. All good+ condition.. Hard Cover. ... (more information)

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