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Calhoun Family and Thomas Green Clemson
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Calhoun Family and Thomas Green Clemson

by Ernest McPherson Lander

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First Edition
Published
1983
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9780872494138
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Stated First Edition. Book cover near new, light rubbing/edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked, 2 corner folds – spine solid and undamaged. Jacket shows moderate edge wear with some chipping; protected in fresh mylar cover. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." Now that much of the Calhoun family… Read more about this item
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The Toughest Man Alive
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The Toughest Man Alive

by Gene LeBell

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First Edition
Published
2003
ISBN
9780953176649
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First Edition, 2003. Book cover near new, modest edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked, several corner folds – spine solid and undamaged. Jacket near new, light shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." The Toughest Man Alive is the action packed autobiography… Read more about this item
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White Crow: The Life and Times of the Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich Romanov, 1859-1919
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White Crow: The Life and Times of the Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich Romanov, 1859-1919

by Jamie H. Cockfield

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Used - Near Fine
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First Printing
Published
2002-07
ISBN
9780275977788
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First printing (number line contains "1"). Book cover like new, light wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new. No dust jacket issued with this book. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library. "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." Based on material from the newly opened Russian archives, this is the first biography of Nicholas Mikhailovich… Read more about this item
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Fire in the Bones Bill Mason and the Canadian Canoeing Tradition

by James Raffan

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Used - Very Good
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First Edition, First Printing
Published
March 1997
ISBN
9780002553957
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Stated First Edition, first printing (number line contains "1"). Book cover shows modest edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged. Gift inscription on fly page. Jacket near new, light edge/shelf wear. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library. "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." When Bill Mason set off alone into the wilderness in his red… Read more about this item
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Lettin It All Hang Out
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Lettin It All Hang Out

by RuPaul

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First Edition, First Printing
Published
1995
ISBN
9780786861569
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SIGNED by author RuPaul on fly page, no inscription. Stated First Edition - first printing (number line contains "1"). Book cover near new, light edge wear/rubbing - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged. Jacket shows light edge/shelf wear, taped tear on inside flap; protected in fresh mylar cover. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. "Honest and… Read more about this item
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The Ring of Bright Water Trilogy
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The Ring of Bright Water Trilogy

by Gavin Maxwell

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First Edition, First Printing
Published
2000
ISBN
9780670889921
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Stated First Edition - first printing (number line contains "1"). Book cover like new, slight edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new. Jacket like new, slight edge wear. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." The Ring of Bright Water Trilogy: Ring of Bright Water, The… Read more about this item
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Condemned to the mines: The life of Eugene O'Connell, 1815-1891
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Condemned to the mines: The life of Eugene O'Connell, 1815-1891

by John T Dwyer

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Used - Very Good
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First Edition
Published
1976
ISBN
9780533021307
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Inscribed and SIGNED by author on fly page. Stated First Edition. Book cover near new, light edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new. Jacket like new, slight shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." The life of Eugene O'Connell 18-15-1891,… Read more about this item
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From the Heart
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From the Heart

by June Carter Cash

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Published
1987
ISBN
9780135307670
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SIGNED by author on half title page, no inscription. Book cover like new, light wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged. Jacket near new, light shelf wear, price-clipped; protected in fresh mylar cover. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." In this autobiography,… Read more about this item
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The Best of Herb Caen: 1960-1975
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The Best of Herb Caen: 1960-1975

by Herb Caen

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First Edition, First Printing
Published
1991
ISBN
9780811800204
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Inscribed and SIGNED by author Herb Caen on half title page. Stated First Edition - first printing (number line contains "1"). Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new. Jacket glossy and like new, very slight shelf wear. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."
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Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star
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Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star

by Tab Hunter

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Used - Very Good
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First Edition
Published
2005
ISBN
9781565124660
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Inscribed and SIGNED by author Tab Hunter on title page. Stated First Edition. Book cover shows modest edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged. Jacket near new, light shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." Welcome to Hollywood, circa… Read more about this item
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Rutherford - Scientist Supreme
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Rutherford - Scientist Supreme

by John Campbell

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Published
1999
ISBN
9780473057008
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Book cover like new, light wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked; gift inscription on fly page – spine solid and undamaged. Jacket near new, light shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library. "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." This new book dealing with the life of Ernest Rutherford has been… Read more about this item
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Chasing The Light
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Chasing The Light

by Oliver Stone

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Used - Very Good
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First Printing
Published
2020
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781913183189
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SIGNED by author on publisher's bookplate on half title page, no inscription. First printing (number line contains "1"). Book cover like new, light wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new. Jacket shows modest shelf wear with crinkling on front cover; protected in fresh mylar cover. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library; books sold are NOT… Read more about this item
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Christopher and His Kind, 1929-1939
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Christopher and His Kind, 1929-1939

by Christopher Isherwood

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Used - Very Good
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First Edition
Published
1976
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780374312565
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Inscribed and SIGNED by author on fly page. Stated First Edition. Book cover near new, light edge fading/wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine solid and undamaged. Jacket like new, light shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." Describes ten years… Read more about this item
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Werner Bischof 1916-1954, His Life and Work
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Werner Bischof 1916-1954, His Life and Work

by Rene Burri; Guido Magnaguagno

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Published
1990
ISBN
9780500092156
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Book cover like new - pages clean and unmarked – spine like new. Jacket like new, light shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." Werner Bischof was one of the most outstanding photographers of the post Second World War period, whose work set… Read more about this item
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The Incredible Slip Madigan
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The Incredible Slip Madigan

by Dave Newhouse

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Published
2018
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9781937943486
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* Inscribed and SIGNED by author on title page. * Book cover like new, slight shelf wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine like new. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." Slip Madigan was a football coach like no other--a visionary, raconteur, and entrepreneur who… Read more about this item
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Sleeping Where I Fall: A Chronicle
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Sleeping Where I Fall: A Chronicle

by Peter Coyote

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Used - Very Good
Published
1998
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9781887178679
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* Inscribed and SIGNED by author on half-title page. * Book cover like new, light wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine like new. * Jacket near new, light shelf wear. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." The author looks back on… Read more about this item
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Baby Bull: From Hardball to Hard Time and Back
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Baby Bull: From Hardball to Hard Time and Back

by Orlando Cepeda

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Used - Very Good
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First Printing
Published
1998
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780878332120
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* SIGNED by author Orlando Cepeda on fly page with "Hit with a higher power"; also signed on inside of rear cover and on jacket flap by Herb Fagan. * First printing (number line contains "1"). * Book cover near new, modest wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine solid and undamaged. * Jacket like new,… Read more about this item
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My Century
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My Century

by Ephraim P.; M.D. Engleman

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Used - Near Fine
Published
2013-04
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780615826073
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* Inscribed and SIGNED by author on fly page. * Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine like new. * Jacket like new, slight shelf wear. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." Dr. Ephraim P. Engleman, age 102, takes a look backward… Read more about this item
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Rebel: My Life Outside the Lines
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Rebel: My Life Outside the Lines

by Nick Nolte

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First Edition, First Printing
Published
2016-09
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780062219572
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* SIGNED by Nick Nolte on title page, no inscription. * Stated First Edition, first printing (number line contains "1"). * Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine like new. * Jacket like new. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." 'I had… Read more about this item
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John Lennon: Shoulda Been There
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John Lennon: Shoulda Been There

by Jude Southerland Kessler

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Published
2008-03
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Paperback
ISBN
9780979944802
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* Inscribed and SIGNED by author on title page. * Book cover like new, very light shelf wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine like new. Includes unopened CD "Interview with Alan Williams". * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." The… Read more about this item
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