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Dr. Chase's Recipes ; or, Information for Everybody : An Invaluable Collection of About Eight Hundred Practical Recipes,...
by Chase, A. W.
- Condition
- Used - Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Published
- 1866
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$60.00
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Ann Arbor MI: A. W. Chase. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1866. Hardcover. Spine worn at top. Back cover stained. Endpaper soiled / stained. Some light foxing on generally bright clean paper. Information on great variety of topic from medicine to blacksmithing. Tight binding. ; 16mo 6" -… Read more about this item Item Price
$60.00

An Abridgment of Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric Revised and Corrected, for the Use of Academies and Schools
by (Blair, Hugh)
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1822
- Binding
- Full-Leather
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$40.00
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Portland ME: William Hyde. Good. 1822. First Edition. Full-Leather. Leather covers are somewhat worn but the leather is in decent shape. The front leather hinge is split but cover is secure bot the binding cords. The title page has tears which have been mended with clear tape -- now yellowed. Other preliminary pages have… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00

The Story of Maps
by Brown, Lloyd A.
- Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1949
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$30.00
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. The dust jacket of this item is unusual -- plain green cloth matching the cloth used on the actual book covers with a spine label. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 397 pages . Item Price
$30.00

The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1899
- Condition
- Used - Fair with No dust jacket as issued
- Published
- 1899
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$35.00
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New York: Press Publishing. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1899. Hardcover. The leading pages of ads were printed on cheap paper which is now fragile (1st couple of page detached at binding). The atlas itself is printed on a better paper and has no issues. Both front and rear hinges have amatuer repair… Read more about this item Item Price
$35.00

The Pulps : Fifty Years of American Pop Culture
by Goodstone, Tony (Ed)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket
- Published
- 1970
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394441869
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$15.00
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New York: Chelsea House Publishers. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 0394441869 . Jacket has light edgewear. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 239 pages . Item Price
$15.00

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
by Evans, Ivor H.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060162007
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- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$8.00
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New York: Harper & Row. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0060162007 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 1220 pages . Item Price
$8.00

Ultimate Visual Dictionary
by Dorling Kindersley
- Condition
- Used - Fine with No dust jacket as issued
- Published
- 1994
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1564586480
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$10.00
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London: Dorling Kindersley. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1994. Hardcover. 1564586480 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 640 pages . Item Price
$10.00

Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book
by Hubbard, Elbert
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Published
- 1923
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$12.00
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New York: Wm. H. Wise & Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1923. Softcover. Ribbon-tied binding with flexible covers overlaid by a paper jacket. Jacket has 1" loss at top of spine and smaller loss at bottom. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 228 pages . Item Price
$12.00

The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard
by Hubbard, Elbert
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Published
- 1927
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$8.00
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New York: Wm. H. Wise & Company. Good+. 1927. Softcover. Ribbon-tied binding. Green cloth on flexible covers. Spine shows light rubbing on edges / hinges. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 218 pages . Item Price
$8.00

Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book
by Hubbard, Elbert
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1923
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$14.00
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New York: Wm. H. Wise & Company. Very Good. 1923. Softcover. Ribbon-tied binding. Tan cloth on flexible covers. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 228 pages . Item Price
$14.00

Caught in the Web of Words : James A. H. Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary
by Murray, K. M. Elisabeth
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Sixth Printing
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0300021313
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$12.00
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New Haven CT: Yale University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 0300021313 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 386 pages . Item Price
$12.00

The Development of American Biography
by Merrill, Dana Kinsman
- Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1932
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$12.00
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The Southworth Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor red pencil scribbles on balnk pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 104 pages . Item Price
$12.00

Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
by Partridge, Eric
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Published
- 1958
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$18.00
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New York: Macmillan & Company , Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. Second Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 970 pages . Item Price
$18.00

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
by Morris, William (Editor)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0395090644
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$12.00
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American Heritage Publishing Co. / Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good-. 1973. Hardcover. 0395090644 . Half-title page has crease lines from careless closing. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1550 pages . Item Price
$12.00

Caught in the Web of Words : James A. H. Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary
by Murray, K. M. Elisabeth
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Sixth Printing
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0300021313
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$10.00
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New Haven CT: Yale University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 0300021313 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 386 pages . Item Price
$10.00

The World Almanac and Book of Facts 1995
by Famighetti, Robert (Editor)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Published
- 1995
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0886877679
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$10.00
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World Almanac Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0886877679 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 975 pages . Item Price
$10.00

Light Refractions
by Middleton, Thomas H.
- Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Published
- 1976
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$7.00
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Essex UK: Verbatim. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1976. Second Printing. Hardcover. Owner bookplate. Light soiling to jacket. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 184 pages . Item Price
$7.00

Who's Who in America : A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women
by Marquis, Albert Nelson (founder)
- Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Published
- 1944
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
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$30.00
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Chicago: A. N. Marquis Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1944. Hardcover. Gilt titles dulled. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 2543 pages . Item Price
$30.00

Famous Faces : Price Guide and Catalog for Magazine Collectors
by Zawacki, Frank
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- First Printing
- Published
- 1985
- Binding
- Softcover
- ISBN 10
- 0870694332
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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Lombard IL: Wallace Homestead. Very Good-. 1985. First Printing. Softcover. 0870694332 . Spine faded. Light rubbing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 292 pages . Item Price
$10.00

The Standard Book of Formulas : How to Make what You See (Over 2,000 Pratical Modern Working Formulas for making Useful Products)
by Bennett, Harry
- Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Published
- 1938
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Decatur, Illinois, USA
- Item Price
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$10.00
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Garden City Publishing. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1938. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Light cover soiling. Minor yellowing of paper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 305 pages . Item Price
$10.00