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This book is an antique but it is in poor condition. The binding is loose and peeling off the spine of this book. The cover is worn substantially on the edged, corners and all over. The previous owners name is written on the inside front board and the front end page. The inside pages are yellowed and tanned and the page is torn. "A complete story of Panama, as well as the history, purpose and promise of its world famous canal - the most gigantic engineering undertaking since the dawn of time. Approved by leading officials connected with the great enterprise. Profusely illustrated by over 600 unique and attractive photographs taken expressly for this book by our special staff." - Panama

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover board. There is some bumping on the corners. The pages are yellowed but clear of any markings."This is a kind of bicentennial book. It appears on the eve of a national remembering of revolutionary origins. The coincidence may serve as a reminder that the Wesleyan movement wrought another kind of revolution, at the same time it developed young sinews during the American Revolution. The book appears also between the bicentennial of the planting of the movement (1966) and that of the formation of the church (1984). The only significance of these is to indicate we are dealing with an organism two hundred years old. How long can a revolution last?" - Preface from The Story of American Methodism: A History of the United Methodists and Their Relations

This book is in good condition. There is some wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards and some minor bumping on the corners. The pages are white, crisp and clear of any markings. "For years I refused to write a field guide to the common edible and poisonous mushrooms, because field characters alone are not sufficient for accurate recognition of our native species. This is still true, but another factor has caused me to change my attitude...." - Introduction from The Mushroom Hunter's Field Guide

This book is an antique and is in fair condition. The binding is loose and cracked on the inside of the front board. Dark green cloth covered boards that have significant wear on the edges, spine and corners. The previous owners signature is written on the inside of the front board. The pages are tanned and yellowed, but are still readable.Also a Life Sketch of Theodore Roosevelt and "memorial tributes by statesmen, ministers, orators and rulers of all countries"; profusely illustrated with photos, drawings and "special pictures of the Family by Express Permission from the Owners"

This book is in very good condition. There is little wear on the front, back, and spine of the cover boards, and the edges have little wear also. The corners have slight bumping. There are small stains on the front end page and the first page. The pages are crisp clean, white, and free of markings. The binding is tight and solid."This is a limited, and in one way a unique, edition of America. It is available, in its present printing, only to owners of this edition of The World Book Encyclopedia. It is unique in that it has been specially tooled and bound to complement your set. And it is for me a happy coincidence that the publishers of World Book should have chosen to set my book alongside the encyclopedia for its Bicentennial edition. For I have been associated for fifteen years with World Book as a member of the editorial board of The World Book Year Book." - A personal note on this special edition of America by Alistair Cooke, Alistair Cooke's America

This book is in very good condition. There is minimal to no wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards. There is no wear on the edges and some slight bumping on the top of the spine corners.The previous owners name is written on the inside of the front cover board and his stamp is affixed ro the front end page. "The publication of An Australian Prayer Book in 1978 was a significant step for Australian Anglicans. Prior to that, The Book of Common Prayer had been used for over three hundred years. In Australia, apart from sympathetic deviations in accordance with section 4 of the Constitution, there was little opportunity for flexibility. The quality of that book, however, was such that it had served well...." - Preface from A Prayer Book for Australia: For Use Together With the Book of Common Prayer (1662) and an Australian Prayer Book (1978)

This book is in good condition. There is some wear and staining on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover boards. The corners are bumped. The pages are yellowed but clear of any markings. "The third edition of this commentary is distinguished from the two previous ones not only by the inclusion of all the psalms and the commentary, but also by the attempt that has been made in this new addition to determine afresh the context of the composition and transmission of the psalms and return the conclusions derived from this enquiry to go to count for the historical and theological exposition of the individual psalms and applying this method the commentary as to a large extent become a new book...." - Preface To The Third Edition from The Psalms: A Commentary

This book is in good condition. There is significant wear on the front, back, spine and edges of the cover. The corners are worn. The previous owner's name is written on the inside of the front cover. The pages are tanned but clear of any marking."Why a new edition of the documents of Vatican II? For eighteen years I have been involved in the translation and publication of official Church documents, including those of Vatican II and its aftermath, and I have long felt that there is need for a volume containing not only the sixteen Council documents, but also as useful a selection as possible of the relevant subsequent official documents, those which dot the i's and cross the t's, as it were, of the sixteen...." - Introduction from Vatican Council II The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents

This book is in good condition. The previous owners mark is on the first page. The inside pages are tanning. A collection of some of the best Restoration plays in history. This collection includes :The Rehearsal by George Villiers (1671)The Country Wife by William Wycherley (1675)The Man Of Mode by Sir George Etherege (1676)All For Love by John Drysden (1678)Venice Preserved by Thomas Atway (1682)The Relapse by Sir John Vanbrugh (1696)The Way Of The World by William Congreve (1700)The Beaux' Stratagem by George Farquhar (1707)With and introduction by Brice Harris