Iowa from Books of the World

Why's Why in Cedar Rapids
by Ralph Henderson Clements; Verne Marshall (intro)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1928
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$100.00
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RARE! Cedar Rapids: [The Rapid Press], copyright 1928. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with gold lettering. Very Good. Gift inscription to front pastedown. Prior owner's name and address to FFEP. Text appears unmarked. Covers clean and bright. Spine straight and tight, but faded. Not from a library. No remainder mark. A series of three hundred and sixty-three interviews with leading… Read more Item Price
$100.00

Then 'Til Now
by Charles Penningroth
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- [1967]
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- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$100.00
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Cedar Rapids. Hardcover. 1967. Very Good. Cedar Rapids: [n.p.], [1967]. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering and decoration. Good+. Interior appears unmarked, some pages wrin kled. Foxing to edges. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean. Not from a l ibrary. No remainder mark. 191 pages. . Item Price
$100.00

Artist in Iowa, A Life of Grant Wood
by Darrell Garwood
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- December 1944
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$37.95
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New York: W.W. Norton, December 1944. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Very Good, no jacket. Prior owner's book plate to front pastedown. Text appears unmarked. Spine straight and tight, tail bumped. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 259 pages. 6 B&W plates. 23 cm. Grant Wood was a strange mixture of dungareed simplicity and sophisticated aloofness. Critics see this in… Read more Item Price
$37.95

Cedar Rapids, Tall Corn and High Technology : A Pictorial History
by Ernie Danek
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 089781021X
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$13.95
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Woodland Hills, California: Windsor Publications, 1980. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Date and bookplate to FFEP. Text unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Rubbing and chipping to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 232 pages. Profusely illustrated. Item Price
$13.95

American Gothic : A Life of America's Most Famous Painting
by Steven Biel
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2005
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 039305912X
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$18.95
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New York: W.W. Norton, 2005. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Laid-in book reviews from the Washington Post and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail slightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 215 pages. 8 pages of color plates.
Is… Read more Item Price
$18.95

American Gothic : The Biography of Grant Wood's American Masterpiece
by Thomas Hoving
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- June 2005
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1596091487
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$7.95
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New York: Chamberlain Bros, June 2005. Trade Paperback. First Edition / full number line. Very Good+. Gift inscription on title page. Lightly tanned. Otherwise as new. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Corners sharp. Covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 165 pages Item Price
$7.95

Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
by Hazel E. Brown
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0813817757
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$100.00
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Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading… Read more Item Price
$100.00

Lake Wobegon Days
by Garrison Keillor
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, 9th printing
- Published
- September 1985
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0670805149
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$10.45
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New York: Viking, September 1985. Hardcover. First Edition, 9th printing, October 1985. Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight, tail slightly bumped. Jacket clean and bright. No tears, folds or creases. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 337 pages. Item Price
$10.45

First three Lake Wobegon Books (Lake Wobegon Days, Leaving Home, We Are Still Married)
by Garrison Keillor
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1985, 1987, 1989
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0670805149
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$19.95
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New York: Viking, 1985, 1987, 1989. Hardcover. Fine books in Near Fine/Fine jackets. Interiors pristine. Spines straight and tight. Jackets clean and bright; Leaving Home is price clipped. No tears, folds or creases. Not from a library. No remainder marks. 911 total pages. Item Price
$19.95

What to Cook for Company (Revised and Expanded Second Edition)
by Lenore Sullivan
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded Second Edition
- Published
- 1962
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$22.95
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Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1962. Hardcover. Revised and Expanded Second Edition / first printing. Beige cloth over boards. Illustrated endpapers. Sewn binding. Very Good. A few penciled notations. Spine straight and sound. A few small food stains to covers. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xiv + 530 p. illus. 22 cm. Item Price
$22.95

Letters from Togo
by Susan Blake
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- November 1991
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0877453403
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- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$17.60
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Iowa City: University Of Iowa Press, November 1991. Trade Paperback. First Edition (stated). Fine. Slight corner wear, otherwise pristine inside and out. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xiv + 179 pages. Item Price
$17.60

Lila (Gilead, 3)
by Marilynne Robinson
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- October 2014
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0374949263
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$28.95
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, October 2014. Trade Paperback. First Edition (stated) / full number line. New. No remainder mark. Not damaged. 261 pages. Lila, homeless and alone after years of roaming the countryside, steps inside a small-town Iowa church - the only available shelter from the rain - and ignites a romance and a debate that will… Read more Item Price
$28.95

The Acorn 1930 (Yearbook of Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
by Robert J. MacDanel (ed)
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- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1930
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- Hardcover
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$19.95
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Junior Class of Coe College, 1930. Hardcover. Leatherette over boards. Exquisitely decorated endpapers. Fair condition. Front hinge cracked. Covers slightly warped. Corners and spine ends bumped and frayed. Original owner's name inked to half-title page, otherwise contents appear unmarked. Not from a library. 320 pages.
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$19.95

The Acorn 1924 (Yearbook of Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
by James W. Laurie (ed)
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- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1924
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- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$19.95
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Junior Class of Coe College, 1924. Hardcover. Leatherette over boards. Fair condition. Sewn binding is cracked, but not split. Edgewear and some rubbing to covers. Contents appear unmarked. Not from a library. 320 pages.
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$19.95

The Acorn 1926 (Yearbook of Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
by George E. Simpson (ed)
- Condition
- Used - Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1926
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$19.95
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Junior Class of Coe College, 1926. Hardcover. Leatherette over boards. Poor condition. Sewn binding cracked in several locations. Front hinge of cover torn. Covers warped. Corners bumped and frayed. Contents appear unmarked. Not from a library. 324 pages.
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$19.95

The Quiz Kids
by Eliza Merrill Hickok
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket condition
- Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1947
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$35.95
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press, 1947. Hardcover. Gift inscription by Author to a friend on FFEP. First Edition. Gray cloth over boards with blue lettering to cover and spine. Very Good book in a Poor jacket. Text block pristine. Spine straight, tail bumped. Archival tape repairs to jacket. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 203 pages.
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$35.95

A Brit Among the Hawkeyes
by Richard Acton
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition, Second Printing
- Published
- May 1998
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0813821908
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$13.95
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Ames, Iowa: Iowa State Press, May 1998. Flat signed by author on title page. First Edition / second printing. Very Good book in Fine jacket. Foxing to edges. Text pristine. Binding square and tight. Corners sharp. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 207 pages.
Since his marriage to an Iowan ten years ago, Richard,… Read more Item Price
$13.95

The Kalona Heritage: Amish and Mennonite Culture : religion, recipes, quilts, country scenes
by Joan Liffring-Zug; John Zug
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Published
- June 1983
- Binding
- Staple-bound pamphlet
- ISBN 10
- 0941016099
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$15.95
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Iowa City, Iowa: Penfield Press. June 1983. Staple Bound pamphlet. Fine condition. Cover and internal pages are tightly secured by two staples. Internal pages are pristine. Cover is clean. Great condition for an almost 40 year-old book. 64 pages. Fully illustrated. Explains the Amish and Mennonite cultures centered in Kolona, Iowa. The booklet contains many recipes and photographs of beautiful… Read more Item Price
$15.95

Simply Perfect Cookies
by Better Homes and Gardens
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Magazine
- Quantity-available
- 1
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Arlington, Virginia, USA
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$19.95
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Des Moines, Iowa: Better Homes and Gardens. 1999. Paperback. Fine condition.
Contents: Cookie Basics, Drop Cookies, Bar Cookies, Cutout Cookies, Shaped Cookies, Sliced Cookies, Kids' Cookies, Special Day Cookies, Old World Cookies, Recipe Index. Item Price
$19.95