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Self, 1956. First Edition. . Spiral Bound. Good. Chef Cardini The Art of French Italian Cooking Self, 1956, Stated first, Spiral bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, all spirals in place, none broken, no loose pages, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age, stain on top of casing extending to some pages. Cover is clean however tanned due to paper used and age. Cardini stated his career ons his fathers ship as ships galley boy. Forced to abandoned ship when it went down with his father the captain, he then moved on to other ships working as galley boy to head chef. during WWII he cooked on many troop ships. His skills honed her became a restaurateur in Oakland California. His was one of the first cooking shows on Television in the 1950's and was very popular. This book is loaded with many of his favorites and international recipes. Index, 207 pages.

Univ. Of Chicago Press, 1981. Unstated. . Soft cover. As New. The Life of Plants by Corner, E.J.H. Univ. of Chicago Press, 1981, ISBN: 0226115860 Softcover in like new condition still in shrink wrap. This book combines the macroscopic and microscopic into a well balanced whole in discussing the life of plants. Illustrated, 330 pages.

Springer-Verlag, 1989. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. Spiral Grain and Wave Phenomena in Wood Formation Hardback in good+ condition, cover good+. Text clean and unmarked, binding tight. What appear to be small remains of tape marks on spine as if it was a catalog number. This is NOT and x library book. Sections are: Defining Spiral Grain, Measuring Grain Angle, Effects of Grain Angle on Wood Properties and Uses, Spiral Grain in Relation to the Environment, Anatomy of Changing Grain Angles, Genetics of Spiral Grain and Physiological Aspects of Changing Grain Angles. References, subject index, 214 pages It is recognized that spiral grain in trees severely reduces the value of sawn timber through warping and loss of strength, and that it also causes problems for other wood uses. This book examines methods of measuring grain deviations, their influence on wood properties, on timber production, and on wood manufacturing.

David McKay. Unstated. . Hardcover. Good. The Conjurer's Vade Mecum by Orrin J.F. David McKay, undated c Hardback in good condition NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, cover is clean. This is was intended for the beginner magician but found favor with seasoned performers of the period. Contains various tricks etc. with 75+ diagrams in B&W, 159 pages of magical information.

Bains Press, 1966. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. Strange Command by Smith, J. Stewart Bains Press, 1966, unstated edition Staple Bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, alls staples in place no loose pages, some tanning due to age and paper used. Cover is clean. Card magic at its best. 28 pages of card tricks, B&W illustrations.

Bains Press, 1963. Unstated. . Staple Bound. Good. It Can be Magic, by Smith J. Steward Bains Press, 1963, unstated edition Staple bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight all staples and pages in place, some tanning of papers due to paper used and age. Cover is clean Smith did numerous card tricks and wrote several books about card tricks. this one has 13 of his best card illusions. B&W illustrations, 44 pages.

Self Pub. Unstated. . Spiral Bound. Good. Jim Sommer's Lecture Dove Bottle Milk Carton Undated staple bound mimeograph copy of his lecture on this trick. B&W illustrations Text is clean and unmarked.

Winthrop Rogers, 1905. First Edition Later Printing. . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Dictionary of Organ Stops by Wedgwood J.I. Winthrop Rogers Ltd., Undated by intro is dated 1905, 7th edition Hardback in good condition with good cover. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Red cloth cover is clean, spine slightly faded otherwise good clean cover. Everything you wanted to know about playing organs. B&W illustrations, Bibliography and large index.

Johnson Books, 1988. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. Trees and Shrubs of Colorado by Carter Jack Johnson Books, 1988, unstated ed. ISBN: 0961994509 Softcover in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, owners seal inside cover, also price sticker. Cover is clean and show little signs of wear. Covers all the trees and shrubs of Colorado. Loaded with information on species and genera, it contains numerous B&W illustrations as well as index's to families, common names and genera and a great glossary, 165 pages.

George Armstrong, 1948. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. Stunts with Stage Money by Lamonte Jack George Armstrong, 1948 Staple bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight all staples and pages in place nothing is loose, some tanning of pages due to age. Cover is clean. This is a Magic Wand publication dealing with all kinds of tricks using stage money. B&W illustrations, 31 pages, additional page of ads.

Popular Library, 1961. First Edition. . Soft cover. Good. Burning Daylight London, Jack Popular Library, 1961 # G 520 Softcover in good condition, text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to age and paper used. cover is clean however has small crease bottom. This is one of Jack London's great basically unread and not well known stories. IN his day he thought it ranked up there with Call of the Wild. This is a adventure story taking place in the Yukon of 1893 and the driven men searching for gold.

Ace, 1994. Unstated. . Hardcover. Good/Good. The Engines of God by McDevitt Jack Ace, 1994, unstated ed. ISBN:0441000770 Hardback in good+ condition with good+ dust jacket. Appears to be Book club Ed. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Dust Jacket is clean, date inside cover. This Sci-Fi title deals with interstellar archeology mixed with mystery, tension and a tale you can't put down. 419 pages.

Tannen, 1945. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. Jack Miller's Linking Ring Routine Tannen, 1945, unstated edition Staple bound in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, all staples and pages in place nothing loose, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is clean and shows little signs of wear. Miller very popular magician revels his complete linking ring routine. In addition there are other tricks with the rings and rope. B&W photos and illustrations, 34 pages. ads inside back cover. Hard to find title

Cheshire Books, 1981. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good/Good. The Wind Power Book by Park Jack Cheshire Books, 1981, lst, ISBN: 091735205x Hardback in good+ condition with good+ cover. Text clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover very clean. Everything you need to know about wind power. Chapters are: Into to wind power, wind power systems, wind energy resources, wind machine fundamentals, wind machine design, building your own wind power system, perspectives wind power economics. B&W photos, charts, Appendix, Bibliography, Glossary and Index.

Self Pub, 1944. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good. Little Miracles by Vosburgh Jack Self Pub. Lecture Notes, 1944 Staple bound lecture notes in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight all staples and pages in place nothing is loose, some tanning of pages due to age. Cover is clean. These notes deal with the Bashful Card trick and its variations. 4 pages.

Jacki Brooks, 1986. Unstated. . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Teddy Bears On Parade Down Under Jacki Brooks Jacki Books, 1986, unstated edition Softcover in acceptable condition with acceptable cover. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean however has small teat front edge otherwise clean. Published by Jacki Brooks who founded Australian Doll Digest. She covers not only the common bears but many of the more unusual ones both in Color and B&W photos. Book has section on making clothes for Teddy's as well as hats. 200 pages

S. King Horror Library, 2003. Hardcover. Good/Good. The Haunting of Hill Hose by Jackson Shirley S. King Horror Library, 2003, ISBN: 0965723046 Hardback in good condition with good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, cover is clean as is dust jacket. This was originally published in 1959 and this is part of the S. King horror library of titles selected by him from his favorite horror tales. This is a classic!. 246 pages.

L.C. Page, 1895. First Edition. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Old Paris: Its Court and Literary Salons" Volumes I and II by Catherine Charlotte, Lady Jackson. L.C. Page and Company, Boston: 1895. Vol 1. 313 pages, Vol 2. 353 pages. Vol 2 has some uncut pages in last chapter and index. Hardbacks in good+ condition Covers are bright decorative cloth in navy blue stamped on spine and front board with fleur-de-lys designs, crown and F with Fleur-de-lys borders, casing top gold. Hardbacks in good+ condition,text is clean and unmarked, bindings tight, some yellowing of pages due to age. Vol. 2 has some stains on last few pages which are uncut. Tissue covered engraved portraits of Anne of Austria, Rubens, Prince de Conde, Fenelon, Madame de Maintenon, Moliere, Madame de Sevinge, La Bruyere and others. Great slice of French History .

Robert Brothers, 1886. Not Stated. . Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. Text clean and unmarked, binding good though you can see stitching in some registers. Owners name in ink on 2 pages, also lable address sticker. Missing laid in drawing. and slighlty cocked. A decent copy of this great title.

Charles Scribner, 1938. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good. Silhouette by Jackson, Mrs. Nevill Charles Scribner's, 1938 lst. EX-Library Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, usual library markings. Cover is clean according to check out paper it was never checked out and withdrawn. Do you love the old fashions Silhouette? Silhouette (profile) portraiture was the popular way to recreate an image of oneself or loved one before the invention and common use of photography in the mid 1800's. During the years of 1500 and 1860, professional and amateur artists would either paint or cut profiles - using paints or scissors. While they fell out of favor with the advent of photography they actually were one of the most popular items at Disneyland when it first opened in the 1950ies. This book gives you the complete history of this art, loaded with appx 3500 B&W and color plates and illustrations, contains dictionary of well know silhouette artists… Read More