Search Results: Titles starting with B from Blue & Grey Book Shoppe

A back rub is a gift of caring. This is a how-to book.

Very Good condition. Light edge/corner wear. A couple light stains on top of closed book page edges. Original price sticker on back cover. Text is clean. Binding is tight. I doubt if the book was ever used. Light linear stain on top.

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161 pages.

Ultimate guide for all who enjoy watching wild birds at their back doors. Anecdotal. Learn how to: set up feeding stations, bird houses, water areas; solve pest problems; treat sick and injured birds; photograph wild birds.Clean, Tight. No marks, scratches, stains, or smells. Very minimal corner wear. Color and black & white photographs.

Chapter book. From back cover: "No Sugar, No Spice... Margalo Epps and Michelle Epps...are both new to Washington Elementary...turn their classroom into a minefield..."Good reading condition. Edge and corner wear. Previous owners name inside front cover. Marks/stains on back cover and page edges. Age tanning on pages and inside cover. No marks on text.

The author highlights the most unique tasty treats of yesteryear. Arranged by decade. Dylan shows you how to bake the vintage greats. He has selected only the best for this bakebook. From his social media, he has thrown in a few of the most disastrously strange recipes for you to try if you dare. Curated recipes to take you on a journey through the past.
New book in new condition. Clean and tight.
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255 pages including Index.

Quotes from back cover:
"Has the sweep and drama of a major novel, with the power and authority of historical truth." - Loren D. Estleman, Author, Golder Spur Awards Recipient
"The most accurate accounting to date of this vigilante group...well-organized and well-written." - Springfield (MO) News-Leader
"This history is meticulously detailed and carefully constructed...fills a gap in the recorded history of Missouri." - The Kansas City Star
"The book provides excellent coverage of a shameful decade in Ozark history." - The Book Report

306 pages including Index.

From the Introduction: "Before we tell the story of the Bald Knobbers - a nine-hundred-member clan of vigilantes that roared through the Ozarks in the 1880's - let us lay the footings. ...The idea of organizing a group to take the law into its own hands was not an isolated oddity. ..." Good condition. Some rubbing and bumping to covers. Slight edge wear, some corner wear. Some discoloration on both front and back covers. Spine creased; however, pages remain tight. Small spots on page edges when closed. No marks. Good readable copy. Please see photos.306 pages including Index.

From back cover: "No more ordinary balloons! It's easy! Twist your balloons into an animal frenzy! These easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions show you how." "You'll also find tips for becoming a successful balloon entertainer."Very Good condition. Front cover has been slightly opened and has a soft "thumb" crease in middle. Very light bumping. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Please see photos. 32 pages.

From back cover: "From tips on choosing the perfect fabrics to using today's hottest embellishments, Barbara's take on crazy quilting brings this age-old art out of the Victorian era and into today's world. She walks you through the basics, teaches you how to design your own handbags and shares easy-to-follow bag basics that will have you making eye-popping purses in no time."Features: instructions, 14 projects, 60 illustrations, over 175 color photographs, full-size patterns, gallery of 20 projects.Very Good condition. Back cover has a soft crease at the bottom edge and a bump to the bottom of the closed book page edges. Otherwise clean and tight. A beautiful book, really.Please use photos as part of the description.128 pages including Resources.

Barbie shows preschoolers that there are lots of THINGS TO KNOW in this learn-at-home basic skills book!Each page in these full-color workbooks was created by educators to introduce preschoolers to the wonderful world of learning. ...teach young children to recognize letters, count numbers, distinguish colors, improve fine motor skills, develop language and vocabulary skills, and begin to learn all the basics necessary for school. New. Clean. Tight. Never read. 72 pages. Price sticker on front.

A wipe-clean activity book. From back cover: "The fun never ends with Barney's Amazing Mazes & More! Draw your way through Barney's mazes using a dry-erase pen or nonpermanent color marker. Wipe clean and play all over again!"New book. Very slight shelf wear on bottom edge. Clean. Tight. 10 pages.

Coloring book style images with paint colors. Paint with Water activity book. Barney character. One image per page so they can be taken out and used as "artwork".New, but slight shelf wear to cover. Image pages and Barney cut-outs on back are Fine. 16 pages to paint.

1930s Quilt Patterns Created with Traditional and Contemporary Techniques. Step-by-step instructions. 16 patterns based on the cheery, colorful blocks of the 1930s. Techniques include: thread basting, freezer paper, drawn lines for needle turn, reversible interfacing, blue stick basting, and fusible web.New book. Clean. Tight. Very minimal edge/corner shelf wear. Please see photos. 144 pages.

From the Preface: "Basic French Grammar is designed to provide students with a clear guide to the essential elements of French grammar necessary for successful communication. ...grammar presentations are as brief as possible and are immediately followed by models in the form of conversational exchanges.
Book - Very Good- condition. Covers have a little rubbing/bumping. There is some edge/corner wear. Text is clean and binding is good. Spine is not creased.
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259 pages including Index.

From back cover: "...we take much of the 'stuff' around us for granted. From razors to lipstick, aspirin to hairpins, mouthwash to rubber duckies, this book covers the histories, contemporary facts and cultural oddities that make the bathroom a modern day shrine to human health and happiness. ...Bathroom Stuff is the perfect toilet topper!"New book in beautiful condition. Clean and tight. Please see photos.122 pages.

From back cover: "This is magic....I was swept away, feeling as if I had never heard the saga before....Accounts of the Civil War usually sacrifice either detail to narrative flow, or narrative to detail. Mr. McPherson does neither....This is historical writing of the highest order." - Hugh Brogan, The New York Times Book ReviewGood condition. Covers have some bumps. There is some edge and corner wear. Pages are lightly tanned. There is an inscription that has been marked out with permanent ink marker. There are two sections of black & white photographs. The spine is not creased.Please use photos as part of the description.904 pages including Index.

From back cover: "This is magic....I was swept away, feeling as if I had never heard the saga before....Accounts of the Civil War usually sacrifice either detail to narrative flow, or narrative to detail. Mr. McPherson does neither....This is historical writing of the highest order." - Hugh Brogan, The New York Times Book ReviewGood condition. Covers have some bumps. There is some edge and corner wear. Pages are lightly tanned. There is light soiling/wear to closed book page edges. There are two sections of black & white photographs. The spine is not creased.Please use photos as part of the description.904 pages including Index.

From inside dj flap: "This book gives a factual account of the war between the states as it occurred in the bayou country of Louisiana. The reader will find that this campaign was unlike others which were fought across the nation. Here, the field of action usually consisted of bayous, lakes, swamps, marshes, oak ridges, and sugar can plantations. Armed steamboats and shallow draught gunboats blasted away at each other in narrow streams while infantry, cavalry and artillery were engaged in bloody conflicts along the picturesque countryside. Book - Fine condition. Clean. Tight. A few small age spots. Please see photos.Dust Jacket - Fine condition. Uncoated textured paper cover. Very minimal edge/corner wear. Please see photos. 199 pages including Index.

This book is an assortment of manuscripts presented by the Historical Society of Wright County, Missouri. Includes photographs, maps, and illustrations related to the Battle of Hartville, Missouri. Very Good condition. Comb binding. Very light cover soiling, very minimal edge/corner wear. Clean and tight. Please see photos. No page numbers.

From Bruce Catton's Introduction: "One of the genuine classics of Civil War literature is Frank Haskell's account of the battle of Gettysburg" It is valuable in two ways. 1. This Union officer was on the staff of the divisional commander who held the Federal line during Pickett's Charge. He was in the heat of the battle. 2. Lieutenant Haskell had "the talent to convey the look and the sound and the feel of what he had been through." This book was written within weeks of the events it describes. Per Mr. Catton, this is "a piece of true literature which hurries a reader's pulse a hundred years after the smoke of Gettysburg has subsided."Book - Good condition. Gray cloth cover with light blue text on front and spine. Very minimal edge/corner wear. One of the front blue end papers has been torn out of the book, but the cover is still very much attached. Text is clean and binding is tight. Dust Cover - Good condition. In clear protective cover, original dust jacket shows some edge and corner wear. 169… Read More

This story of the Battle of Lone Jack is told whenever any action of the war is recounted in Jackson County, Missouri. It was the culmination of a raid, and thus foreshadowed Gettysburg and Westport.
Fine condition. White paperback with green print on cover front and back. Spine has two small dents. Clean and tight. No spine creases
308 pages including index.
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