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Washington, DC : Bureau of Ordnance and Bureau of Ships Publication, 1944 Bureau of Ordnance and Bureau of Ships Publication, Washington, DC. 1944. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Prepared for the Bureau of Ordnance and Bureau of Ships by the RCA Service Company, Camden, NJ. Book Condition: Very Good +; tears in the paper spine cover at head and tail; rubbing and light soiling to wraps. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 166 pp 4to. This book is designed to provide information and operational characteristics of Navy synchros to technicians on shipboard and in naval bases who maintain and repair synchro systems. A clean very presentable copy.

Lincoln, NE: Cliff's Notes, 1961 Cliff's Notes, Lincoln, NE. c1961. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for its original college bookstore price of $12.40 on the title page. Book Condition: Very Good +; small tear at tail; light rubbing to wraps; lightly bumped upper tips. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 127 pp 8vo. This a relic from the past when CliffNotes were Cliff's Notes when they were originally produced in Lincoln NE. This was an indispensable aid in any writing course to help understand the concept of synonyms and antonyms and use them properly in classwork. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1922 Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York. 1922. Hardcover. First Edition (NAP). Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for gift inscription on the half title page dated 1922 and a child's doodling on pages 136-137 in pencil. Book Condition: Good; bumping and light wear to head, tail, and tips; rubbing and light soiling to boards; toning to textblock edges. No DJ. Red cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine and front board; mice decorations on the front board. Mice photos and decorations on endpapers. Paste on illustration on front board. Color frontispiece picture of mice. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 147 pp 8vo. This is a book about the life of mice with human characteristics, as they go about their communal life of having offspring, finding food, group protection from danger, cats, and how they meet their fates in the human world. A presentable copy of a scarce book.

London, UK: Bloomsbury, 2005 Bloomsbury, London, UK. 2005. Hardcover. Stated First Published in Great Britain. Stated First Edition/Adult Edition/Very early first edition with misprint on Page 99, Line 9, says "eleven" instead of "ten" O.W.L.s . Year 6. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O statement of purchasing the book in Glasgow Airport on July 16, 2005, from WHSmith when the book was first released for purchase. Purchase receipt is laid in with date of 16/07/05. Book Condition: As New. DJ: As New; NOT Price Clipped (BPS 16.99). Black grained boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 607 pp small 8vo. In the sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, and in both wizard and muggle worlds Lord Voldemort and his henchmen are increasingly active. With vacancies to fill at Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore persuades Horace Slughorn, back from retirement to become the potions teacher, while Professor Snape receives long awaited news. Harry Potter, together… Read More

New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2005 Arthur A. Levine Books, New York. 2005. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition/ 1st Printing by Line Number. Year 6. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; faint blue smudge on textblock fore edge from adjacent rubbing. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($29.99); light bumping to head and tail. Purple diamond pattern boards with black cloth overlay on spine with purple lettering on spine. Green endpapers. 652 pp 8vo. In the sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft, and in both wizard and muggle worlds Lord Voldemort and his henchmen are increasingly active. With vacancies to fill at Hogwarts, Professor Dumbledore persuades Horace Slughorn, back from retirement to become the potions teacher, while Professor Snape receives long awaited news. Harry Potter, together with Dumbledore, must face treacherous tasks to defeat his evil nemesis. A clean very presentable copy.

Lafayette, LA: Huntington House Publishers, 1992 Huntington House Publishers, Lafayette, LA. c1992. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Edition/Printing not stated. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light toning to pages. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 224 pp 8vo. A high-ranking government liaison (the author) exposes the secret agenda for world unification/and warns that national sovereignty will soon be a thing of the past. Political forces around the world are now cooperaating in unprecedented fashion to achieve their goal of uniting the people of this planet under a New World Order. The globalists are promoting one world government, and the burgeoning New Age groups are promoting a new religion. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf/Borzoi Books, 1969 Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1969. Hardcover. Stated 16th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for gift inscription on the second blank page. Book Condition: Near Fine; light dust soiling to edges. DJ: Very Good +; Price Clipped; closed tears on bottom of front panel and at front flap fold bottom; slight chipping to head and tail. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine gilt prophet hand holding dancing figures on front board. 77 pp 8vo. This book is entirely a translation from poems written in Arabic during his early years and taken from one or another of the volumes of Arabic poems. Translated into English by Andrew Ghareeb in the magic style of the original Arabic. A beautiful, clean, and pristine copy in Brodart mylar jacket.

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf/Borzoi Books, 1965 Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1965. Hardcover. Stated 12th Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for gift inscription on FFFP. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine: NOT Price Clipped ($3.50); light chipping to top edge of DJ esp at spine area. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine and gilt prophet hand with dancing figures on front board. Tinted textblock top. 77 pp 8vo. This book is entirely a translation from poems written in Arabic during his early years and taken from one or another of the volumes of Arabic poems. Translated into English by Andrew Ghareeb in the magic style of the original Arabic. A beautiful, clean, and pristine copy in Brodart mylar jacket.

New York, NY: The Wisdom Library/The Philosophical Library, 1947 The Wisdom Library/The Philosophical Library, New York. Copyright 1947. Hardcover. Edition/Printing not stated. Distributed by Book Sales Inc. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner signature on the front pastedown. Book Condition: VG+: scattered splash spotting to text block top. DJ: Good+; NOT price clipped; suntanning to spine; small missing piece on top rear; wear at tips and tail. Brown paper over boards and spine clear dark brown printing on spine. 120 pp 8vo. This book caused Gibran to exiled from Lebanon by the Turks and was publicly burned in the streets. In this book he feels profound anger at the vicious inequality of man and woman in marriage and the corrupt thieving practices of religious administration in the Near East of his time. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: The Citadel Press, 1962 The Citadel Press, New York. 1962. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light shelfwear; lightly bumped lower front tip. DJ: Very Good; light wear to head, tail, and tips; small closed tear to front panel near gutter; light sunfading to spine. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering and decorations on the spine. Clean internals; internal hinges are sound and not split. Deckled fore edges. 357 pp 8vo. Included in this great work are four books: The Broken Wings, and exquisitely tender poetic love story; The Vice of the Master, Gibran's remarkable study of life; Thoughts and Meditations, containing Gibran's spiritual message to the world; and Kahlik Gibran: A Self-Portrait, in which Gibran's greatness is revealed through his letters. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

New York, NY: St. Martin's Griffin, 2004 St. Martin's Griffin, New York. 2004. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; light creases on front and rear wrap; light edge bumps; slight soiling to text fore edge. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 181 pp 8vo. Increasingly popular around teh world, krav maga is the renowned hand-to-hand defense system designed by the Israeli military forces. Swift, powerful, and simple, it is an effective method for fending off any kind of attacker-and it is an amazing workout. A clean presentable copy.

Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 1984 Eakin Press, Austin, TX. 1984. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; small splash stain on textblock fore edge; light bump to head. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($5.95); smudge on front panel; suntoning to spine and top of rear panel. Red buckram cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Laid-in is an unsigned letter from the author to the F/O regarding her poetry. 64 pp 8vo. This book is a collection of poetry by the author in English and German about her home at Round Top TX, her life there, the ancestral homes of German immigrants, and the calm peaceful countryside. A clean very presentable copy in a BrTexas poetry, Brodart mylar jacket.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1989 Macmillan Publishing, New York. 1989. Hardcover. First Printing. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. black boards with red cloth overlay with bright gold lettering on spine. 300 pp. Pete Rose is a major part of baseball history, always making headlines with his brash headfirst style. But for the past year, Pete has made headlines on the sports pages in a different way; allegations of gambling on games, chronic gambling, and even gambling on the Reds, the team he managed. This is Pete Rose's side of the story following his expulsion from baseball.

New York, NY : William Morrow and Company, 1986 William Morrow and Company, New York. 1986. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; trace dust soiling to text block top. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($16.95); light edge bumps to head and tail; light rubbing to panels. Gray boards with blue cloth overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 269 pp 8vo. It was a storybook affair- Joe, the great baseball star, and Marilyn, the great movie star. They were in love but solitude and nature could not compete with the dazzle and Hollywood life required of Marilyn so they divorced only to become stalwart friends. He tried to save her from Hollywood but could not but had his revenge by planning her funeral without any of the Hollywood types he felt had killed her. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1993 University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL. 1993. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light soiling to textblock top. DJ: Very Good; light wear to head, tail, and tips; light crease to rear flap fold. Gray cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 363 pp 8vo. The author was a 19 year old Army soldier in World War II who saw action in Australia, New Guinea, South Pacific Islands, and a D-Day landing on Luzon. During these actions, the author kept a journal which provided the both sanity and sanctuary in his daily entries amidst the immediacy of danger, and the tedium of work, heat, humidity, and mind numbing routine. After surviving four campaigns and over 300 air attacks, he and his company was sent to Japan to occupy the Yokohama area after the two atomic bombs were dropped. This diary is a rare window into the world of… Read More

New York, NY: Signet / New American Library, 1974 Signet / New American Library, New York. 1974. Softcover/Mass Market Paperback. Stated First Printing, November 1974 and First Printing by Line Number. Signet Film Series-451, W6159, $1.50. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for F/O name on the front wrap verso. Book Condition: Very Good; edge bumping to wraps; light toning to pages. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. Yellow tinted edges.150 pp 12mo. This is the story of Clint Eastwood, the man, one of the most complex and fascinating figures in movieland. It's the story of his films, from the bit parts in Hollywood, the TV years with Rawhide, the Italian Westerns, to the major movies made by his own company. It's the story of the making of a star and legend, and how Eastwood used that growth to develop not only as a performer but as a director as well. A clean very presentable copy.

Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1976 Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, NY. 1976. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated 25th Printing of the 1953 original. Stated: This Handbook is a Special Revised Edition of Plants and Gardens Vol.9, No.3. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light soiling to front and rear wraps. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. 96 pp 8vo. This handbook tells how to train seedlings, cuttings, and young nursery-grown trees sot that in a few years they may assume the appearance of trees dwarfed by nature. A clean very presentable copy.

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1949 Simon & Schuster, New York. 1949. Hardcover. BOMC Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. An Inner Sanctum Mystery. Book Condition: Good +; wear to tips. head, and tail from shelving; age browning to endpapers. No DJ. Gray grained boards and spine with green lettering on the spine and reading head on spine and front board in green. 237 pp 8vo. The third novel in Kane's hardboiled mystery series featuring sophisticated, smart-mouthed NYC private eye, Peter Chambers, this time running an errand for a friend and finding a blonde with a bullet in her head. A clean presentable copy.

New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935 Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1935. Hardcover. Stated Third Printing. Book is inscribed with best wishes from Henry J. Allen who was the 21st Governor of Kansas (1919-1923) and a Republican Senator from Kansas in 1929-30. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG+; Sunfading to spine; light soiling to front board. No DJ. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine and front board. 212 pp 8vo. After losing the presidential election in 1932 to Franklin Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover went into exile in the political wilderness, far from the public eye. From this vantage, Hoover watched the development of the New Deal. Hoover saw the New Deal’s disregard for a balanced budget, abandoning of the gold standard, and increasingly powerful federal bureaucracy as serious threats to America’s heritage of liberty. Hoover made a series of speeches attacking the New Deal, explaining the threat to American… Read More

Philadelphia, PA: Muhlenberg Press, 1962 Muhlenberg Press, Philadelphia, PA. 1962. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light shelfwear to head, tail, and board bottom edges. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($1.00); light edgewear and rubbing to rear panel; Matching DJ and Book. Yellow, green, and black paper over boards with black and white lettering on the spine and front board. 55 pp 12mo. Life and Death can mean a lot of things to different people. It would all be a biological process and then again it my have a more divine source. In this book the author tries to make this book the right source and fountainhead of questions of life and death that can be answered only through faith which brings sight and hope to fruition. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.