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Menlo Park, CA: Group Fore Productions, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. First Edition (?). Hardcover. 088197126X . Hardcover is dark green with gold lettering on spine. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Illustrated with dozens of b/w photos. Sections are: First 45 Years; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s & 1980s; 1990s; WPGA Founders, LPGA Charter Members. Gives a biography and history of each of the many women, stars of their days in the golfing world. The 13 LPGA charter members were: Alice Bauer; Patty Berg; Bettye Mims Danoff; Helen Dettweiler; Marlene Hagge; Helen Hicks; Opal Hill; Betty Jameson; Sally Sessions; Marilynn Smith; Shirley Spork; Louise Suggs; Babe [Didrickson] Zaharias [who as Babe Didrickson was THE American track and field star at the 1932 Los Angeles summer Olympics]. Oversized, 4#. ; B&W Photographs; 7 1/4 x 10 1/2; 308+ pages; Cover has very slight bumping; neat pen note on front end paper. DJ has slight rubbing/scuffing, shelf wear. .

Detroit, MI: Woman's Publishing Co. Very Good+. 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. xix, 295 pages; Hard cover is green with gold lettering on cover and spine. Cover has sunning, light shelf wear, bumping. Pencil marking on front end paper. Pages are clean and tight. "We unhesitatingly affirm, that never before has a book of such importance and value as this, been offered to women, nor one which is so thoroughly deserving of their careful study...While the subjects treated are necessarily of a somewhat technical nature, the language used is so plain and simple that any woman of ordinary intelligence can understand it". Blast from a century ago, some things have changed a lot, others not so much. Index. .

Richmond, VA: Dietz Pr. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1940. First Edition (?). Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 6 1/4 x 9 1/2; 131 pages; Hard cover is light brown with brown lettering on front and spine. Light rubbing and bumping to boards. No DJ. Monochrome end papers have map of Virginia on them. Some sunning to pages. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with 16 b/w pictures. Laid in is a brochure from Monticello, not dated. A very nice book on the places and natural beauty of this historic area of Virginia. .

New York: Prentice Hall Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1986. Sixth Printing; Hard Cover. 0668063246 . Cover is cream colored with gold lettering on the spine; slight bumping, rubbing, shelf wear. Pages are clean and tight. . Extensively illustrated with 116 b/w photos. Very helpful book for those wishing to learn about longeing as a tool for starting and continuuing training on their young or experienced horses, how to do it correctly and for the greatest benefit to horse and rider. Chapters are: Prep for Longeing; Teaching the Young or Inexperienced Horse; Common Evasions and Suppling Exercises; Work over Cavaletti and Low Jumps; Work on Long Reins; Fresh Horse; Tense Horse; Tough Horse; Competition Horses; Horses Not to Longe. ; B&W Photographs; 6 x 9 1/2; 131 pages; No DJ. .

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.. Very Good+. 1983. First Edition. Soft Cover. 084785387X . Pages are clean and tight, a NEW book.. Published in 1983. Cover has some edge wear and rubbing. Lavishly illustrated with dozens of color and b/w photos and drawings. Issue #40 of the Lotus International Quarterly Architectural Review. Has twelve essays by various authors. In English and Italian. Oversized. ; Remainder; 8vo ; 128 pages; Slight shelf wear, light rubbing/scuffing. Black remainder mark on bottom of text block. .

Cologne Germany: Konemann. Near Fine. 1997. Hardcover. 3829009747 . Pop-Up; Color Illustrations; 9 3/4 x 12; Unpaginated pages; SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOK. Hard cover is glazed, pictorial boards; light rubbing to boards. Pages not numbered. 10 pages of completely working pop-ups. All colored pictures. A cute pop book about a large frog who meets various other animals. Charming pop-up book, great for learning Spanish! .

Geneva, Switzerland: DROZ. Very Good. 1975. Hardcover. 2600035419 . HISTOIRE DES ID Series; Ex-Library; 9.1 X 6.2 X 0.7 inches; 167 pages; Hard cover has white spine with black lettering. Former library book with typical markings. This appears to NOT have been a popular book to borrow; pages appear as if unused. French language book. 'The Revue des deux Mondes is a French language monthly literary and cultural affairs magazine that has been published in Paris since 1829. According to its website, "it is today the place for debates and dialogues between nations, disciplines and cultures, about the major subjects of our societies"' .

Los Angeles: Universal Music Group/Geffen. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Audiocd. 4.84 X 5.71 X 0.39 inches; Near fine CD, NEW jewel box. Full liner notes. 14 tracks. Recorded May 1991 at 321 Studios, NYC.1 Welcome to Planet; Motherfucker/Psychoholic Slag; 2 Knuckle Duster (Radio 1-A) ; 3 Thunder Kiss '65; 4 Black Sunshine; 5 Soul-Crusher; 6 Cosmic Monsters Inc; 7 Spiderbaby (Yeah-Yeah-Yeah) ; 8 I Am Legend; 9 Knuckle Duster (Radio 2-B) ; 10 Thrust! ; 11 One Big Crunch; 12 Grindhouse (A Go-Go) ; 13 Starface; 14 Warp Asylum. .

New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1929. Hardcover. 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches; 322 pages; Hard cover is wheat colored, with black lettering on spine. Rubbing, bumping, scuffing to boards. Light sunning to pages. Pages are clean and tight . No DJ. Brown monochrome endpapers with happily racing collies. This is one of the all time great dog stories. I've been a big fan of Terhune stories, since I was a kid, and first got my hands on one. If only all dogs could live the life of the collies of Sunnybrook. .

Ann Arbor, Michigan: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL. Fine. 2010. Paperback. 0472051431 . 8.80 X 6 X 0.50 inches; 136 pages; SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Soft cover has green spine with yellow lettering. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Michigan, the heart of the Great Lakes states, has an enormous amount of fresh water coast line. Besides recreational boating, massive amounts of commercial shipping go through the lakes, many entering from the Atlantic, coming down the St. Lawrence Seaway, and going as far as Chicago. Lighthouses were vitally important to all of these boats and ships. ", , , Majher's Ladies of the Lights pays long overdue homage to an overlooked part of Great Lakes maritime history in which a select group of stalwart women beat the odds to succeed in a field historically reserved for men." ---Terry Pepper, Executive Director of Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association Michigan once led the… Read More

No Place: Clean Teen Publishing. New. 2017. Paperback. 163422227X . 1 Series; 6.3 X 5.3 X 1.0 inches; 290 pages; Soft cover has green spine with white lettering. NEW. 'Robin of Lockesly was neither the son her father wanted, nor the daughter her mother expected. When she refuses an arranged marriage to a harsh and cruel knight, the deadly events that follow change her destiny forever. After a night of tragedy, Robin and the few remaining survivors flee to Nottingham. With a newfound anonymity, they start to live different lives. There, she and her band make mischief, robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. But charity isn't the only thing she wants-she wants revenge. As the sheriff draws his net closer, Robin's choices begin to haunt her. She'll have to choose between what's lawful and what her conscience believes is right-all while staying one step ahead of the hangman. Lady of Sherwood is a unique young adult retelling of the beloved Robin Hood legend. Filled… Read More

Bay City, MI: Beaver Island Arts. Near Fine. 2001. First Edition. First Printing; Soft Cover. 0970857500 . Color Illustrations; 9 X 6.10 X 0.50 inches; 144 pages; SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ON TITLE PAGE BY AUTHOR. Soft cover has minor shelf wear and rubbing. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Red spine with white lettering. Signed '? ? Jan---Best Wishes on printing your new book! Mary Blocksma'. Over 100 watercolor paintings of the Great Lakes by the author/artist. Paintings and journal entries cover locations from the northern tip of the lower peninsula of Michigan, not far from the Mackinaw Bridge, south to Saugatuck, an artists' colony on the southern coast of Lake Michigan. See why Michigan has rightly been called 'A Winter/Water Wonderlad.' ; Signed by Author .

Gaylord, MI: Sweetwater Visions. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0965918904 . Color Illustrations; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches; 288 pages; Oblong shaped hard cover has a dark blue cover with gold lettering on front spine. Slight bumping to boards. Signed by both authors on page facing title page, along with an inscription to Al Gore [Vice President of the USA, 1993-2001]. Pages are clean and tight. Lushly illustrated with 140 color photographs and a color map the Lake Superior Watershed. DJ has 1" closed tear at top, light sunning, rubbing; back cover has more rubbing/scuffing; in a mylar cover. " The photographs and quality presentation (on recycled chlorine-free paper with soy inks) make this a splendid "coffee table book"--but read it. What sets this book apart from other "picture books" of the region is its depth and breadth of information, supported by careful research. The most comprehensive book on the Lake Superior ecosystem to date, Lake… Read More

New York: Crescent. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. First Edition Thus. First Printing; Hardcover. 0517690950 . B&W and Color; 11.8 X 9.0 X 0.9 inches; 192 pages; Hard cover is blue cloth with silver lettering on spine. Slight rubbing and bumping to boards. DJ has light rubbing scuffing, 3/8" closed tear on upper front, at flap; in a mylar cover. Lavishly illustrated with 33 color and 39 b/w photographs ." ...Percy traces the artist's entire career, both as designer and a manufacturer. He also describes Lalique's production techniques, relating them to the many hundreds of glass objects for which they were specially devised, and he provides a wealth of advice and information to those intending to start or expand collections of their own....comprehensive list of all the 1562 objects listed in Lalique's massive trade catalogue of 1932..." Glossary; list of items; index. Oversized. .

New York: Dover Publications. Near Fine. 1981. Paperback. 048624122X . B&W Illustrations; 9 1/4 x 11; Unpaginated pages; Softcover has blue spine with white lettering. Slight shelf wear and rubbing; book appears as if unused. Pages are clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with 100+ b/w photographs. Pages not numbered, ca. 142 pages, of which 127 are b/w plates. Published in association with The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY. "Among collectors of fine art glass, few names stand higher than that of Rene Lalique [1860-1945], the great French artisan. During the first third of this century, his workshops turned out such superior work that Lalique became synonymous with fine art glass throughout the world....For the scholar or collector interested in Lalique, there is one indispensable reference, one tool s/he must have: the complete 1932 catalogue, which illustrated over 1500 objects comprising a one-of-a-kind gallery of Art Nouveau and Art Deco motifs..." oversized. .

Guilford, CT: Lyons Press. New. 2005. Paperback. 1592286674 . B&W Illustrations; 6 x 9 x 2 1/4; xxii, 1022 pages; Sofr cover has brown spine with white lettering. Pages are clean and tight. Extensively illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. This volume analyzes the causes, diagnoses, and management of the myriad causes of lameness: --Defining and identifying the lame leg; spotting gait abnormalities and non-muscular causes; physical examinations and evaluations; diagnostic tools and other tests; the role of the veterinarian and farrier in pre-purchase examinations. --Physical therapies; the applicability of rest, medications, and other veterinary procedures. --Hoof conformation and shoeing options. --Joint, bone, muscle, and tendon and ligament problems. --Neurological, dermatological, and developmental orthopedic causes of lameness. --Treatment of specific conditions to the foot, pastern and fetlock, cannon and splint bones, knee, upper foreleg, hock, upper hind leg, and… Read More

Holland, MI: Hope College. Very Good+. 1997. First Edition. Paperback. 088196008X . Exhibition Catalogue Series; B&W Illustrations & Maps; 9.90 X 7.90 X 0.60 inches; 229 pages; Soft cover has purple spine with white lettering. Light shelf wear, rubbing to covers; some pages have pink highlighter. Pages are tight. Lavishly illustrated with 8 color, 67 b/w photographs and some b/w maps. Catalogue from DePree Art Center and Gallery, Hope College, Holland, MI on 11 October---22 November, 1996. "Over the last several decades Lamidi Olonade Fakeye [1928--2009] has been Africa’s most renowned woodcarver as well as an international ambassador for African art. A fifth generation Yoruba sculptor from Nigeria, he comes from one of Africa’s great traditions. With a backdrop of his stunning sculptures spanning nearly 70 years... Lamidi talks about his early days working with George Bamidele Areogun for Father Kevin Carroll at the Roman Catholic mission in Oye Ekiti, Nigeria,… Read More

Kansas St Nurses' Association; Emporia Gazette Press. Very Good+ in Poor dust jacket. 1942. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. Hardcover is blue with gold lettering on spine. Sewn pages are clean and tight. Faint signs of someone perhaps flipping through the pages, otherwise interior appears as if unused. Extensively illustrated with 98 b/w photographs. Laid in is the original order card to 'Cora A. Miller, Chairman, History Committee, K. S. N. A.' A project of the famous depression era WPA [Works Projects Administration]. Sections: Background; Campfire and Candlelight; Lanterns; More Lanterns; Lighthouses; Nurses are Trained; Lamp in Hand; Public Health Nurse Appears; War, Prosperity, Depression; Nurses Organize; Two Days (1892-1941) ; two appendices: brief histories of hospitals and nursing schools in Kansas; chronology of progress In care of sick and prevention of disease in Kansas; index. ; B&W Photographs; 6 x 9; 292 pages; Cover has light shelf wear, bumping,… Read More

New York: Philomel. As New. 1983. Hardcover. 039920993X . Pop-Up; Color Illustrations; 9.2 X 8.6 X 0.5 inches; Unpaginated pages; Glazed boards have orange spine with black lettering. Boards have faint rubbing, bumping. Pages not numbered; 8 pages. All 'revolving pictures' work beautifully. Gorgeous color illustrations. Verses describing nineteenth-century children's activities are illustrated by scenes which change when the reader turns a tab. This is a reproduction from an antique book by Ernest Nister. .

Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History. Very Good. 1978. First Edition. First Printing; Soft Cover. 0910050341 . Soft cover has light green lettering on cover; light green spine with white lettering. Pages are clean and tight; glued spine. First edition from 1978. Illustrated with 114 b/w illustrations---photographs, drawings and designs/lay outs. Sections are: American Landscape Design; Research and Plan Development; Authentic Plants for Period Landscape Settings; Maintaining the Restored Landscape; appendix; bibliography; index. ; B&W Illustrations; 0.6 x 9.4 x 8 Inches; 202 pages; Cover has light shelf wear, bumping, sunning, 2" light stain on upper right front edge, rubbing/scuffing. .