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Detroit: General Motors Corporation, 1945. First. Pictorial Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Walt Disney Productions. 48 page pamphlet, saddle stitched, in pictorial wraps. VG-; corners slightly bumped, edges a bit rubbed. Originally prepared as a handbook for the US Army to use in training mechanics; reissued for general use. Illustrations of "Primitive Pete" copyright by the Walt Disney Corporation 1943. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Unable to locate Dec 2021 Located Jan 2023
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ABC's of Hand Tools
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Accidental Alphabet
by Bonder, Dianna
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North Vancouver, BC, Canada: Whitecap Books, Limited, 2003. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 30 p. HC alphabet book, approx. 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 rectangular; VG+/VG; red pictorial boards with matching DJ; book nice and clean, small erasure mark on ffep; otherwise unmarked; DJ unclipped, bright, bumped along top and bottom edges. Lavish colour illustrations of an unlikely alphabet, from the army of ants stealing Aunt Augusta's apple pie to Zoe's zebra with a zipper. Incorporates puzzles and hidden objects. Would be grreat for a read-aloud book for small children and intriguing for beginning readers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Adams vs. Texas
by Adams, Randall with William Hoffer and Marilyn Mona Hoffer
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- 9780312058111 / 031205811X
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1991. First. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 347 p. HC; VG+/VG. DJ has small closed tear at top of spine, slight bumping, otherwise book & DJ in very nice, clean, unmarked condition. In a case that made "Texas justice" an oxymoron, Randall Adams spent 12 years on death row for a murder he did not commit. Adams' case was the basis for the movie "The Thin Blue Line". Here he tells his own story. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Adventures of the Negro Cowboys
by Durham, Philip and Jones, Everett L.
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New York: Bantam, 1969. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Bantam Pathfinder edition #SP4450, published April, 1969; first published in 1966. Pictorial cover in nice overall condition, lower front corner creased, reading crease at spine, lightly tanned pages, all tight and intact. 16 pages of B&W photographs. "There were five thousand black cowboys after the Civil War who played an important part in the building of the West. Over the years that part has been all but forgotten. Here, at last, are the true stories not told before -- of the brave men who lived, fought and died as lawmen, rustlers and heroes." 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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American Slave, American Hero: York of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
by Pringle, Laurence
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Honesdale PA: Calkins Creek Books, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu. 40 p,; large format HC, approx. 10.5 x 10.5 inches, pictorial boards and matching DJ, new condition. Beautifully illustrated in full colour. An account for young readers of the life and achievements of York, the personal slave of William Clark, and his contributions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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America's Undeclared War: What's Killing Our Cities and How We Can Stop it
by Lazare, Daniel
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Orlando, Florida: Harcourt, Inc., 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good +. 353p. Incl. Index. Written about American Cities and the history explaining their current stagnation. The Frozen Republic. Price sticker on back of jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Amistad Affair : A Long Road to Freedom
by Myers, Walter Dean
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Putnam Inc., 1998. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. A Dutton Children;s Book; First Edition; 99 p. incl. index; VG+/VG; dark brown boards with gold printing on spine, very slightly bumped at top of spine, otherwise in perfect condition, seems unread. DJ unclipped, bright, slightly bumped, has small closed tear at top of spine. DJ is illustrated with a colour portrait of "Cinque", the leader of the Amistad captives. A very good account, written for young readers but of interest to any age, of the Amistad incident. Well illustrated with drawings and photographs, including courtroom sketches of the captives reproduced on the endpapers. Walter Dean Myers has received many awards for his books for chidren and young adults, and this is an excellent example of his work. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Barbed Wire
by Liu, Joanne S.
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Missoula MT: Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2009. Apparent First. Paperback. Very Good +. 141 p. incl. index and bibliography. How the invention of barbed wire transformed the Great Plains; includes photos and maps. Nice clean condition, no marks, slight rippling.
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The Barbed Wire Noose
by Adams, Harold
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Printing May 1987; VG/VG; ex-lib with usual pocket, stamps, etc; spine cocked; DJ price clipped, plastic cover taped to boards; otherwise in VG condition. Mystery set in Depression-era South Dakota. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Beard on Bread
by Beard, James A.
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Publishing Group, 1981. Eighth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+/No Jacket. First Ballantine pb edition, 8th printing; VG+, clean, square, uncreased spine, inked price on ffep, otherwise unmarked. One hundred thoroughly-tested recipes for all kinds of bread, from master chef and authority on American cuisine James Beard. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder
by Stashower, Daniel
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New York: Dutton, 2006. Apparent First. Paperback. Very Good +. 326 p.; index and bibliography; a careful and detailed reconstruction of an 1840s murder in New York and its influence on Edgar Allan Poe and on popular conceptions of murder. The murder of Mary Rogers was the inspiration for Poe's Mystery of Marie Roget. VG+
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Before Scarlett : Girlhood Writings of Margaret Mitchell
by Mitchell, Margaret; Eskridge, Jane (editor)
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Athens, GA, U.S.A.: Hill Street Press, LLC, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing; NF/NF, unclipped DJ; small remainder mark on bottom of text block, slightly bumped at top of spine (book & DJ) otherwise immaculate.Tan boards with dark brown cloth half-binding, title etc in gold on spine, MM monogram on front cover. DJ has youthful photo of Margaret Mitchell. By Mitchell's request most of her personal papers were destroyed after her death; these writings, from her 8th to 17th years, survived in home of a relative and were discovered by the kind of serendipity all academic researchers must dream of, but few experience. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life
by Utley, Robert M.
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Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Univ of Nebraska Pr/Bison Books, 1991. Third Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 302 p., incl. index, notes, bibliography & source notes. VG; slight reading wear, numerous light rem. marks along bottom and fore-edge of text block. "The best portrait to date of the real Kid, from his shrouded origins in New York City to the escalating criminal career that ended only when lawman Pat Garrett surprised him with a bullet . . . " 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Black Apache
by Henry, Will (Clay Fisher)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Bantam Books, 1981. Later Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 3rd printing, 1988; orig. Bantam edition 1976. VG-; back cover slightly creased at bottom, minor wear to corners, spine very lightly creased. Front cover illus. bright and clean, solid copy. Orig. published under the pen name of Clay Fisher, this is a classic western adventure by noted Western writer Will Henry. "Summer of the Gun" also available in HC. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Black Fire: The True Story of the Original Tom Sawyer--and of the Mysterious Fires That Baptized Gold Rush-Era San Francisco
by Robert Graysmith
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New York: Crown Publishing Group, 2012. First edition. Hardback. Very Good +/very good. 268 p/; HC, VG+ in VG DJ. Only flaws are small sticker pull on UPC area of DJ and very small remainder mark on text block. Otherwise as good as new. Extensive bibliography. Mark Twain's life as a young reporter in San Francisco and his friendship with the historical Tom Sawyer - volunteer fireman and local hero - and Sawyer's role in uncovering a serial arsonist.
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Buckaroo
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delacorte Pr, 1999. Probable First. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. 196 p.; VG+/VG; hardccover in glossy, unclipped pictorial DJ with minor edgewear. Interior clean and solid, no marks. "A memorable portrait of a Southern town in the 1950s . . . captures a boy's coming of age, as well as a period when America itself was struggling to carve a new identity." Eleven-year-old Preston Davis (Buckaroo) is sent to live with his eccentric great-aunt in Cotton Patch, Arkansas, and must learn to deal with the loss of his mother, prejudice, and friendship, and wonders what his hero, Roy Rogers, would do. Betty Traylor's first novel. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Catesby's Birds of Colonial America (Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies)
by Feduccia, Alan (editor)
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Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press, 1999. Later Printing. Pictorial Cover. As New/No Jacket. University of North Carolina Press; copyright 1985, probable later printing, As New, no DJ as issued. Slight sticker residue on front cover, otherwise unmarked. Mark Catesby was an early natural historian of the SE United States & Bahamas, whose work fell into obscurity and is here presented to the public. A selection of colour plates, B & W plates, and notes from Catesby's work acknowledges his contribution to natural history and bird art, predating the better-known Audobon. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Catherine Carmier
by Gaines, Ernest J.
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Mississauga, ON, Canada: Random House of Canada, Limited, 1993. First Thus. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First Vintage Paperback edition; VG, slight reading wear, back cover slightly creased at top edge. Generally clean, tight copy, attractive cover w. stylized photo of woman. "After living in San Francisco for ten years, Jackson returns home to his benefactor, Aunt Charlotte. Surrounded by family and old friends, he discovers that his bonds to them have been irreparably rent by his absence. In the midst of his alienation from those around him, he falls in love with Catherine Carmier, setting the stage for conflicts and confrontations which are complex, tortuous, and universal in their implications." A fine depiction of the lives of ordinary people in rural Louisiana. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Cowlitz Historical Quarterly, Vol XXXVI, No. 1
by Urrutia, Virginia, Editor
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Kelso WA: Cowlitz County Historical Society, 1994. Not Stated. Saddle Stitched. Very Good +/No Jacket. 51 p.; VG+; sl. shelf wear. Title article: Jill of All Trades: Sallie Ivie in the Auditor;s Office; The Auditor & the Commissioners; All Creatures Great & Small: Doctor George Ott, Veterinarian. Other issues available. Please enquire. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Cowlitz Historical Quarterly, Vol XXXVII, No. 1
by Miner, Rebecca, Editor
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Kelso WA: Cowlitz County Historical Society, 1995. Not Stated. Saddle Stitched. Very Good +/No Jacket. 43 p.; VG+; sl. shelf wear. Title article: As Ever, Frank. The World War I experiences of Frand Gaddis. Other issues available. Please enquire. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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