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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible First Edition Virginia Sorensen's story of a black family in a changing DC suburban neighborhood. Inscribed and signed by author Sorensen on front free endpaper. Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Sorensen was an American regionalist writer. Notably, her role in Utah and Mormon literature places her within the "lost generation" of Mormon writers. She was awarded the 1957 Newbery Medal for her children's novel, Miracles on Maple Hill. 186 pp. 8 1/4" x 5 3/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Light shelf wear to price-clipped dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. Photographs of or additional information about this book are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
The Mountaineer: Volume 19,1926-27 (Mount Olympus) by No author stated
by No author stated
The Mountaineer: Volume 19,1926-27 (Mount Olympus)
by No author stated
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The Mountaineers, Inc. Hardcover. Good. Volume 19, 1926-27, complete of the Pacific Northwest based journal, The Mountaineer. December, 1925, 68-page issue and 13 monthly bulletins bound in one volume. Densely illustrated with photos, many of mountains. Includes lengthy article on 1926 Summer Outing in the Olympics, several articles on Mount Olympus area, many bulletins, numerous period ads, etc. 10 3/4" x 7 1/4". Founded in 1906 by, among others, noted photographers Asahel Curtis and Lawrence Denny Lindsley, club members explored the mountains of the Pacific Northwest and documented their expeditions in this historically important mountaineering journal. Tight, unmarked ex-library copy with minimal shelf wear unless further noted. Bookplate removed from the front pastedown leaving remnant and surface tear. Small label remnant on Greetings page. Occasional library perforations not on photos. Several tape repairs to margins of 2 leaves. Small tear to one leaf. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Around the Corner (Black Americana, Mormon's Lost Generation, Newbery) Signed
by Virginia Sorensen
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- Hardcover
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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$79.99
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A School at Midnight (Lilly Ann Granderson) Slavery
by Ida S. Meltzer
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- very good
- Paperback
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780875940250 / 0875940250
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Book-Lab, Inc. , 1971. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Detailed account of plantation teacher Milla Granson, aka Lilly Ann Granderson. Born into slavery, Granderson founded and operated a clandestine "midnight" school for slave children in Civil War Kentucky. Numerous illustrations and study questions. Limited printing. 30 pp. 9 3/4" x 6 1/2". Tight copy with minimal shelf wear. Ownership name to inside front cover. Otherwise unmarked. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Jazz Information: November 8, 1940
by No author stated
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- very good
- Paperback
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Jazz Information, 1940. Softcover. Very Good. November 8, 1940 issue of legendary "hot jazz" magazine Jazz Information. Vol. 2, No. 6. Trombone player pictorial to cover. Contents include feature articles on Barney Bigard, Jimmy Noone and more. Also includes detailed reviews of new and classical jazz albums, notes on important collector's records (often obscure and rediscovered), news features on bands, jazz musicians of the day, etc., historical photos of performers and more. Scarce. 28 pp. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear, small hole to front cover and lightly rusted staples. Published for only two years, JI was a non-commercial, color-blind magazine that gained acclaim for its focus on serious jazz for advanced enthusiasts rather than quasi-jazz, also for its unbiased, exceptionally informed articles and reviews. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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A Brood of Ducklings (Signed)
by Frank Swinnerton
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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$119.99
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Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc, 1928. Hardcover. Very Good. Collectible First Edition - "FIRST EDITION" so stated on copyright page - of noted English novelist and Aldous Huxley editor Frank Swinnerton's A Brood of Ducklings. Bound in burgundy cloth with orange pictorial of flapper to front panel and orange lettering to spine panel. Includes scarce priced dust jacket with repeated pictorial of flapper to front panel in archival Brodart presentation sleeve. Inscribed and signed by author Swinnerton on half title page thus: "To Mr. George M. Nelson | with compliments & best wishes | Frank Swinnerton | July 3rd 1929." Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Tight, otherwise unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Chipping to dust jacket with areas of loss to spine and back panels. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Dave Porter and the Runaways
by Edward Stratemeyer
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Lothrop Lee & Shepard Co, 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Edward Stratemeyer Dave Porter series book, Dave Porter and the Runaways. "Published, March, 1913" stated on copyright page. Lists 9th to 15-title list. Bound in orange cloth with black lettering and sports figures to front panel and black lettering to spine panel. Includes scarce priced dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve. 301 pp. 7 1/2" x 5". Tight, brightly-colored cloth binding with sharp corners and moderate wrinkling to head and tail of spine panel. Hinges sturdy with no splitting. Unmarked front to back. Internals lightly toned. Dust jacket with light creasing to extremities, small tears to front and back panel and small area of loss to tail of spine panel. A presentable copy of an early Stratemeyer publication. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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A School at Midnight (Lilly Ann Granderson) Slavery
by Ida S. Meltzer
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780875940250 / 0875940250
- Quantity Available
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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$29.99
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Book-Lab, Inc. , 1971. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Detailed account of plantation teacher Milla Granson, aka Lilly Ann Granderson. Born into slavery, Granderson founded and operated a clandestine "midnight" school for slave children in Civil War Kentucky. Numerous illustrations and study questions. Limited printing. 30 pp. 9 3/4" x 6 1/2". Tight copy with minimal shelf wear. Ownership name to inside front cover. Otherwise unmarked. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Jazz Information: August 23, 1940
by No author stated
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- very good
- Paperback
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Jazz Information, 1940. Softcover. Very Good. August 23, 1940 issue of legendary "hot jazz" magazine Jazz Information. Vol. 2, No. 3. Contents include feature articles on Johnny Dodds (memorial), Floyd O'Brien and jazz classics. Also includes detailed reviews of new and classical jazz albums, notes on important collector's records (often obscure and rediscovered), news features on bands, jazz musicians of the day, etc., historical photos of performers and more. Scarce. 28 pp. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and lightly rusted staples. Published for only two years, JI was a non-commercial, color-blind magazine that gained acclaim for its focus on serious jazz for advanced enthusiasts rather than quasi-jazz, also for its unbiased, exceptionally informed articles and reviews. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Jazz Information: October 25, 1940
by No author stated
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- very good
- Paperback
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- Used - Very Good
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Jazz Information, 1940. Softcover. Very Good. October 25, 1940 issue of legendary "hot jazz" magazine Jazz Information. Vol. 2, No. 7. Trombone player pictorial to cover. Contents include feature articles on Chicago jam sesssions, Cow Cow Davenport, Henry Allen, Jr. and jazz classics. Also includes detailed reviews of new and classical jazz albums, notes on important collector's records (often obscure and rediscovered), news features on bands, jazz musicians of the day, etc., historical photos of performers and more. Scarce. 24 pp. 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear and lightly rusted staples. Published for only two years, JI was a non-commercial, color-blind magazine that gained acclaim for its focus on serious jazz for advanced enthusiasts rather than quasi-jazz, also for its unbiased, exceptionally informed articles and reviews. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Showman: My Life Story (Signed by William A. Brady) Frances Marion's Copy
by William A. Brady
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- Hardcover
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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$299.99
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E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Collectible first edition, first printing of legendary American theater actor, Pulitzer Prize winning producer, filmmaker and renowned boxing promoter William A. Brady's autobiography, Showman, My Life Story. "FIRST EDITION" so stated on copyright page. Signed and inscribed on front free endpaper verso by Brady to colleague and friend (and legend in her own right) Frances Marion thus: "To an old associate | Frances Marion | a "good fellow" if there | ever was one. With the | kindest regards of | William A. Brady | N.Y.C. St. Patrick's Day | 1940." Signature unconditionally guaranteed to pass any COA examination. Marion's personal copy. Bound in 1/2 yellow linen over blue linen with black lettering to front and spine panels. Dust jacket with $3.00 price intact and photo of Brady to back panel. Illustrated with numerous historical photos, including a photo frontis. 278 pp. 8 7/8" x 6…
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A Paper Home for Paper People (1909)
by Edith A. Root
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Hardcover
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The Saalfield Publishing Co, 1909. Hardcover. Acceptable. Edith A. Root's early-century, over-sized "dollhouse" book with illustrations (furniture, etc.) that can be cut out and mounted in any of nine different rooms. Full-color lithographs comprise an entire house. Root deliberately limited the number of illustrations so that the house could be customized and furnished with illustrations cut out from magazines and other sources. Rare. No copies appear in WorldCat library database at the time of this posting. 30 pp. 15 5/8" x 10". Tight copy with considerable shelf wear. Corners bumped and worn through, as are about half the edges. Hinges pulled away from backing somewhat, not affecting binding integrity. First two leaves show evidence of having been detached and competently reattached. Two small crayon markings noted. Lacks one leaf of illustrations which have been cut out and mounted to one of the rooms. All other illustrations intact. All other rooms empty. A reasonably…
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The Calumet Book of Oven Triumphs
by stated, No author
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- good
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Oxford, Michigan, United States
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General Foods Corporation. PAPERBACK. B000B2PVX8 Ships, well packaged and very quickly, from MI. A detailed description is coming soon. The condition selected for the item is accurate and consistent with our other listings of the same general condition. If you have any questions or you would like a detailed description of the item prior to our revision of the listing, please do not hesitate to contact us. We will get back to you as quickly as possible. Please buy with confidence from us, as we have several thousand satisfied customers and your satisfaction is the goal we strive to achieve with every transaction. . Good.
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365 DAY BRIGHTENERS - WHISPERED
by (no Author stated)
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- UsedGood
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781594494949 / 1594494940
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Imperial, Missouri, United States
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UsedGood. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Meals for One or Two
by No stated author
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- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780717224432 / 0717224430
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Mishawaka, Indiana, United States
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Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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Kikkoman Oriental Cooking: Quick, Easy, Delicious
by No author stated
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- good
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780881766141 / 0881766143
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Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Beekman House, 1989-07-23. Spiral-bound. Good. 8x4x0.
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New Rogets Thesaurus Edition
by No Author Stated
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- Acceptable
- Paperback
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780938261407 / 0938261401
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Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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P S I & Associates, 1989-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 8x5x1.
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365 Day Brighteners - Whispered Words of Encouragement
by (no Author stated); Illustrated [Illustrator]
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Hardcover
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- 9781594494949 / 1594494940
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Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Dayspring Cards, 2006-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 5x4x1.
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365 Day Brighteners - Whispered Words of Encouragement
by (no Author stated); Illustrated [Illustrator]
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- good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Good
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- Hardcover
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- 9781594494949 / 1594494940
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Houston, Texas, United States
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Dayspring Cards, 2006-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 5x4x1.
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New Rogets Thesaurus Edition
by No Author Stated
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- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780938261407 / 0938261401
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Houston, Texas, United States
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P S I & Associates, 1989-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 8x5x1.
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The Lucky Pocket Reference Book
by No Author Stated
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- good
- Paperback
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- Used - Good
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9780439132244 / 043913224X
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Houston, Texas, United States
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Scholastic Book Clubs, 1999-01-01. Paperback. Good. 6x4x0.
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365 Day Brighteners - Whispered Words of Encouragement
by (no Author stated); Illustrated [Illustrator]
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- good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Good
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- Hardcover
- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781594494949 / 1594494940
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Kingwood, Texas, United States
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Dayspring Cards, 2006-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 5x4x1.
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