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New York: E. P. Dutton. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1939. 1st Edition (?). Hardcover. Dustjacket has edgewear and a little fraying at the top and bottom of spines. Book has a little fraying at the top of the spine. ; Book and dustjacket are in very good condition. Tight binding and clean, unmarked pages. Novel based on well-to-do English professionals. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 389 pages .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. 1st. Hardcover. 0679445943 . Inscribed, signed, placed and dated by author on the title page. All things cloth and clothing, historically, in America is chronicled to demonstrate "how ordinary objects reveal larger economic and social structures." Pulitzer and Bancroft Prizes winning author. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 501 pages; Signed by Author .

Paris: UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization). Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. Both book and dustjacket are in excellent condition. Profusely illustrated with photos, graphs, tables, and charts. Minimum signs of ex-library (3 stamps). In three languages: English, French and Spanish; Arid Zone Research XVI Series; Book Club Edition; B&W Illustrations, Photos, Tables, Graphs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 352 pages .

London: The English-Speaking Union. Very Good. 1940. Paperback. Cover is detached, but present - see image. ; War-time monthly publication. One of the feature essays is by a leading suffragist, Hazel Hunkins Hallinan. This is Volum XXII. No. 5, May, 1940.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

Chicago: Evans University. Very Good. 1916. 1st. 3-ring binder. Technically not a 3-ring binder, because in lieu of rings 3 bolts are used. Some edges of the text are ragged due to them not being trimmed evenly by bindery/printer, but this is a minor detail to the overall sound condition of the work. ; Scarce in 1st edition. Apparently a correspondence course consisting of 15 chapters on how to become a Finger Print Expert. Black and white illustrations, diagrams and photographs. A companion volume is entitiled, "A Study of Finger Prints" on its cover with the title page reading: "Secret Intelligence Service; concise Instruction in Modern Methods employed in The Development of Civil and Criminial Cases by American and Foreign Secret Service Operators." Check this database for its availability. Note: The titile page of this work uses "in Finger Prints," while the cover says, "of Finger Prints." ; Textbook; Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall;… Read More

New York: Pocket Books. Very Good+. 1962. First Edition. Paperback. Crease to lower corner of front cover - see image. ; Book is in excellent condition - exception noted. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 230 pages .

New York: Abbeville Pub.. Near Fine. 2000. Hardcover. 1902413539; . Book is in pristine condition - probably bought and stored. Would make a wonderful gift. Consists of pop-up, pull-out, and press-out sections on folded pages; pockets at back contain 2 brass dowsing rods, 1 rock crystal, 1 model for assembly, picture cards, and 1 booklet (30 p. ) "the book is beautiful. Ron Van der Meer specialises in what are known as “pop-up books” but this is a totally inadequate description. His wonderful three-dimensional paper sculptures leap out of the page and amaze the reader with their beauty and complexity. Regardless of context, they are astounding and stunningly effective." [paul taylor] ; Pop-Up; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall .