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Henry Holt Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils

By Hamilton, W.R., A.R. Woolley, & A.C. Bishop

Owl Bk / Henry Holt. 1st. 1989. vg-. Paperback. ISBN:0805011188 7.5" tall; 320pp including index; 600+ specimens il'd in full color in 142 plates; 300+ line drawings; glossy paper; light wear to cover .

Thesaurus of Quotations: A new classified collection of the best quotations from ancient times to the present day

By Fuller, Edmund, ed.

NY: Crown. 1941. good+. Hardcover. 1021pp including index; red cover with gilt lettering; top edge red; some sunning to spine; glass ring on front cover; ink marks on back cover; prev. owner's bookplate on front endpage & name written on free front endpage .

World's Best Proverbs and Maxims Gleaned from Many Sources

By Lawson, J. Gilchrist

NY: George H. Doran. 1926. good+. Hardcover. 364pp; text clean, pages toned; few pages have top corners dog-eared; 7.5" tall; red cover with darkened spine .

Webster's Encyclopedia of Dictionaries - 12 Complete Dictionaries in One

By none

Ottenheimer. 1981. vg-. Hardcover. Contains: Webster's Dictionary, Crossword Puzzle, Bible, Music, Rhyming, Legal, Medical Dictionaries, Book of Familiar Quotations, Scientific Terms, Outline of U.S. History, & Atlas & Gazetteer. 1246pp + glossy color maps & plates; interior clean; 11" tall; gilt lettering on white cover & black back strip with wear at edges .

How Did It Begin?: Customs & Superstitions and Their Romantic Origins

By Brasch, R.

NY: Pocket Bks. 3rd. 1970. fair. Paperback. mass market paperback; 352pp including index; long tear front cover along spine covered with clear tape; pp browning .

Main Motion, The: A Primer of Parliamentary Practice

By Slaker, Awana H. K.

Univ. Pubg. Co.. 1928. good. Hardcover. 6.5" tall; 154pp including index; wear to extrems of cover; lettering on front is faded; high school name stamped on endpages .

Pill Book, The - 4th Edition

By Simon, Gilbert & Harold Silverman / Lawrence Chilnick, ed. & additional text

Bantam. 4th. 1990. good+. Paperback. ISBN:0553279343 980 pages including index + large section glossy color photos of pills; very slight twist to spine; mass market paperback; bookstore name & address stamped on first page .

Around the House Like Magic

By Laird, Jean E.

Harper & Row. 1st. 1967. vg+. Hardcover. 222pp including index; yellow cover & dust jacket; color il on dust jacket, which has chips, wear, & tears to edges .

If (Questions for the Game of Life)

By McFarlane, Evelyn & James Saywell

NY: Villard. 5th. 1995. fine. Hardcover. ISBN:0679445358 129 pages. 6" tall x 5-5/8"; 2-color text & drawings; black cover & dust jacket .

New Gold in Your Attic, The

By Bradley, Van Allen

NY: Arco. 1972. good-. Paperback. ISBN:0668026014 The book collector's bible. 2500+ rare & valuable books described; mass market paperback; 280pp; alpha arrangement; wear to cover; pp browning; binding delicate, will crack if roughly opened .

2500 Anecdotes for All Occasions (Orig. pub'd as Thesaurus of Anecdotes): A New Classified Collection of the Best Anecdotes from Ancient Times to the Present Day

By Fuller, Edmund, ed.

Garden City NY: Dolphin Bks / Doubleday. 1961. good. Paperback. 7-1/8" tall; 495pp including index; discoloration to white front cover; some reading creases to spine .

Webster's New Concise Illustrated Dictionary

By none

Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Co. 1941. good+. Hardcover. Revised by a recognized staff of lexicographers. A Dictionary of Americanisms. 1940 U.S. Census & Other Valuable Supplementary Material. 571 pages; b/w illustrations throughout; pages tanning; fading red edges; 7.75" tall; wear to black cover with gilt lettering on front & spine .

Baker's Pocket Commentary on the New Testament

By none

Grand Rapids MI: Baker Book House. 1st. 1974. good. Paperback. ISBN:0801006171 7" tall; 656pp; 2-column format; discoloration, wear & light creases to cover; very few pp with marks (ca 3pp); prev. owner's surname on back cover .

Crossword Puzzle Dictionary: 6th Edition

By Swanfeldt, Andrew

Quill / Harper Resourse. 6th. 2002. vg. Paperback. ISBN:0062720538 864 pages; interior clean; binding solid .

Thought Arouser, The

By Van Amburgh, Fred D.

NY: Silent Partner Co.. 1st. 1929. vg. Hardcover. 349pp; maroon cover with gilt lettering front & spine; spine states vol. 1 but that is nowhere else; tiny stain on free front endpage; top edge dusty .

Treasury of Proverbs and Epigrams

By none

NY: Avenel Bks.. 7th. 1954. vg-. Hardcover. ISBN:0517117754 green faux leather cover with gilt lettering & decoration front & spine; 133pp; paper browning .

Macmillan visual dictionary, The

By Corbeil, Jean Claude & Ariane Archambault, eds.

NY: Macmillan. 1992. vg-. Hardcover. ISBN:0025281607 862 pages; 3500 color illustrations, 25000 terms, 600 subjects; text clean + tight, previous owner name on front ep; 11" tall; slight curling to edges of color il'd dj .

Catholic Encyclopedia, The

By Broderick, Robert C.

Thos. Nelson. 1976. vg. Hardcover. 10-7/8" tall; 612pp; has nihil obstat & imprimatur; orange cover ; natural linen backstrip; alpha arrangement; b/w ils; very light wear to extrems of cover; no dust jacket .

Responses to 101 Questions on the Bible

By Brown, Raymond E.

Paulist Press. 1990. vg. Paperback. ISBN:0809131889 147 pages; text clean, except for stray ink mark in margin of pg 68 & previous owner name inside back cover; binding solid .

Health and Longevity (2 volumes)

By Richardson, Joseph G.

Home Health Soc.. 1912. fair. Hardcover. 9.75" tall; both volumes missing leather over spine, which has been replaced by white tape; maroon cover with leather corners and remnants of leather backstrips; marbled endpages & edges; 1381pp including glossary + index; marbled edges; heavy wear to extrems of cover .