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A Primer on Explosives for Metal Miners and Quarrymen

A Primer on Explosives for Metal Miners and Quarrymen

by Munroe, Charles E. and Clarence Hall

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1915
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Washington DC: GPO, 1915. Paperback. 125p., illustrated with plates and diagrams, softbound in 9x6 inch plain printed grey wraps. Excellent copy with one flaw (aesthetic as much as a problematic weakness), the front cover has pulled back about an eighth of an inch from textblock all along its length --the wraps now revealing spine's glued area in this gap--… Read more about this item
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Pumping Rookie: fully illustrated

Pumping Rookie: fully illustrated

by Minor, Jack, cover & illustrations by Greg

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1980
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no place: no pub, 1980. Paperback. 190p., illustrated with explicit drawings, price sticker on cover else a good first printing PBO in camp pictorial wraps. Gay pulp fiction. Rough Trade RT-417. Truckers!
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The Dry Creek Site: A Pre-Pottery Lithic Horizon in the Verde Valley, Arizona. Reprinted from Plateau, Museum of Northern Arizona, Vol. 23, No. 1, July 1950

The Dry Creek Site: A Pre-Pottery Lithic Horizon in the Verde Valley, Arizona. Reprinted from Plateau, Museum of Northern Arizona, Vol. 23, No. 1, July 1950

by Shutler, Dick Jr.

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1950
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Flagstaff: Plateau, Museum of Northern Arizona, 1950. Pamphlet. Offprint; [5]p., illustrated with a photograph and a schematic, plain printed 8.5x5.5 inch wraps, staple-fastened, staples touched with rust and a little migration. Cover bears an old price in indelible pencil. Good to very good copy.
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Diamond belt AAU Boxing championship

Diamond belt AAU Boxing championship

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1958
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Pamphlet
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[Stockton?]: Kiwanis International, sponsored by Greater Stockton Kiwanis and Stockton Firefighters Relief Association, 1958. Pamphlet. 7x10 inch staplebound pamphlet; light horizontal crease in middle, tiny faint dampstain on front cover, otherwise in very good condition. Match lineups and boxer profiles with some photographs.
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Men in Heat

Men in Heat

by Stuart, Chad [pseudonym of William J. Lambert, III] cover by LD-D

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1978
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North Hollywood: Arena Pub, 1978. Paperback. 159p., darkened covers else good first printing PBO in original camp pictorial wraps. Gay pulp fiction. Golden Boy Books GB 1111. Rescue Me! Firestarters and the men who put out, er, I mean, put it out!
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Firefighters U.S.A. 1987 Calendar

Firefighters U.S.A. 1987 Calendar

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1986
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Calendar
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Canyon Country, CA/Sausalito: Firefighters, U.S.A. Promotions/ Landmark Calendars, 1986. Calendar. [28p] includes covers, 12x12 inches, color photos of clothed firefighters and their equipment illustrating a 12 month wall calendar, very good in stapled pictorial wraps. Published to raise funds for Firefighters Heart Research. Some bare-chested shots.
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Fire fighting for householders

Fire fighting for householders

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1959
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Washington DC: Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, 1959. Pamphlet. 31p., reprint, 5.75x4.5 inches; illus., staple rusted, else very good.
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Excerpts from San Francisco Municipal Reports for the fiscal year 1905 - 6, ending June 30, 1906 and fiscal year 1906 - 7, ending June 30, 1907 published by order of the Board of Supervisors: San Francisco Earthquake and fire 1906 [cover title]

Excerpts from San Francisco Municipal Reports for the fiscal year 1905 - 6, ending June 30, 1906 and fiscal year 1906 - 7, ending June 30, 1907 published by order of the Board of Supervisors: San Francisco Earthquake and fire 1906 [cover title]

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1971
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San Francisco: Neal Publishing/George Lithograph Co, 1971. Pamphlet. pp. 701 - 797, 5.5x8.5 inches, stapled wraps, reprint of the original 1908 report offered by the Public Service Dept., Office of the Mayor of San Francisco. Spinefold has a small tear near one staple. An underlined copy, expect ink to pages 744-764, and back cover covered with dim penciling. A… Read more about this item
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Akbar. With a frontispiece

Akbar. With a frontispiece

by Binyon, Laurence

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1932
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Hardcover
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London: Peter Davies Limited, 1932. Hardcover. 165p., frontis portrait as called for, first edition hardbound in 8x5 inch black cloth boards gilt-titled on spine-panel's printed green fields, enclosed in the dust jacket. Top edge tinted green (a pleasant touch), a nice production. Book itself is sound if a little edgeworn, expect irregular toning to both free endsheets (binder's paste… Read more about this item
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Woodland; poems

Woodland; poems

by Gardner, Know; with music by Aaron Otheim

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2019
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Paperback
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Seattle: Entre Ríos Books, 2019. Paperback. 105p., paperback with French folds, first edition; in very good condition.
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GCN: Gay Community News; the weekly for lesbians and gay males; vol. 10, #1, July 17, 1982; GCN Burns!

GCN: Gay Community News; the weekly for lesbians and gay males; vol. 10, #1, July 17, 1982; GCN Burns!

by Patton, Cindy & David Morris, editors, Larry Goldsmith, Scott Brookie, et al.

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1982
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Boston: GCN, 1982. Newspaper. 8p. folded tabloid newspaper on newsprint, news, opinion, articles, events, ads, photos, services and resources. This issue focuses on the recent arson at the tabloid's offices which explains the limited number of pages. The fire occurred on July 7 and destroyed GCN, Fag Rag & Glad Day Bookstore.
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Open-Air Studies in Australia. With a Foreword by Sir Edgeworth David

Open-Air Studies in Australia. With a Foreword by Sir Edgeworth David

by Chapman, Frederick

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1929
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Hardcover
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London & Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1929. Hardcover. xxii, 170p., plentiful illustrations from photography and sketching, all printed sepia on glazed inserted stock; hardbound first edition in handsome waxed green cloth boards gilt, tinted top edge, a nice production. Book itself is perfectly sound and square, but spine-gilt is slightly flaked, expect foxing to fore-edge + blanks… Read more about this item
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The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service. Vol. XIII no. 29 (Monday, September 8, 1975)
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The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service. Vol. XIII no. 29 (Monday, September 8, 1975)

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1975
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Oakland: The Black Panther Party, 1975. Newspaper. 28p. tabloid format newspaper, horizontal fold, mailing address printed at bottom of front page has been crossed out; orange postal sticker. Cover story on a court order to overcome a history of discrimination in hiring and promotional practices within Oakland's fire department. Centerfold article is "JoAnne Little talks with Black press" (she… Read more about this item
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Christopher Street: vol. 8, #5, whole issue #89, June, 1984: Gay Stress & Its Remedies

Christopher Street: vol. 8, #5, whole issue #89, June, 1984: Gay Stress & Its Remedies

by Ortleb, Charles L. editor & publisher, Georges Piette, Nancy Hollander, Joseph Modica, Jerry Jax, Andrew Holleran, Boyd McDonald, Quentin Crisp, James Purdy, Jeffrey Matson, Ethan Mordden, et al.

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1984
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Magazine
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New York: That New Magazine, 1984. Magazine. 64p., 8.5x11 inches, articles, reviews, news, ads, cartoons, photos, very good glossy magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Introducing photographer Georges Piette. Boyd gets pumped up over NYFD firemen oiled up and pumping iron. Photos by Modica. Jax on Gay Stress. KS/AIDS patient David Summers reviews Paul Reed's "Facing It: a novel of… Read more about this item
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Disasters from July 1, 1940 to June 30, 1942: Official Report of Relief Operations

Disasters from July 1, 1940 to June 30, 1942: Official Report of Relief Operations

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1943
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Washington DC: American National Red Cross, 1943. Pamphlet. 56p., stapled wraps, 6x9 inches, illus., tables, staples rusted, rust stain on front wrap else very good condition.
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Please help us rebuild our Girl Scout Camp

Please help us rebuild our Girl Scout Camp

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1960
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Berkeley: Berkeley-Albany-Kensington Girl Scout Council, 1960. Pamphlet. Six-panel brochure, very good. An appeal for donations after the group's camp in the El Dorado National Forest burned down in October 1959. Includes before-and-after photos.
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B.A.R. Bay Area Reporter: the catalyst for all factions of the Gay Community; vol. 2, #14, July 12, 1972; S.I.R. Burns - Arson

B.A.R. Bay Area Reporter: the catalyst for all factions of the Gay Community; vol. 2, #14, July 12, 1972; S.I.R. Burns - Arson

by Bentley, Paul & Bob Ross, editors and publishers, W. E. Beardhemphl, Donald McLean, Don Jackson, Terry Alan Smith, Jay Noonan, Chuck Thayer, Mr. Marcus, Don Cavallo, Lou Greene, Sweetlips, et al.

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1972
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Magazine
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San Francisco: Benro Ent, 1972. Magazine. [32p] including covers, 8.5x11 inches, photos, ads, listings, reviews, features, lightly-worn and toned else very good pastebound newsprint entertainment magazine. Cover story on the explosion and fire at the Society for Individual Rights auditorium on July 9th, 1972.
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Establissements Fred Miege [catalog, price list, order form and two folders]
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Establissements Fred Miege [catalog, price list, order form and two folders]

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1930
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Chambery, France: Establissements Fred Miege, 1930. Collection of items from the French company that specialized in fire-fighting equipment. Catalog: 40p., wraps bound with metal brads, 11.25 x 9.25 inches landscape format, profusely illus., wraps edgeworn with a few small stains and small closed tears, rear wrap sunned along edges else good condition. Price list: 23p., stapled wraps, 10.25 x… Read more about this item
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Phenoxy Herbicides: annotated bibliography - March 1979 [Folded mailing with cover letter addressed to Vietnam Veterans Against the War]
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Phenoxy Herbicides: annotated bibliography - March 1979 [Folded mailing with cover letter addressed to Vietnam Veterans Against the War]

by Citizens Against Aerial Application of Phenoxy Herbicides (CAAAPH)

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1979
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Mondocino, CA: CAAAPH, 1979. 8p., 8.5x14 inch stapled mimeographed packet, with cover letter, in torn original envelope. The group was soliciting information from the VVAW, which had done work on Agent Orange, about the effects on firefighters when working in areas that had been sprayed with herbicides.
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Facing Disaster; A Centennial Postcard Album of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire April 18 to 21, 1906

Facing Disaster; A Centennial Postcard Album of the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire April 18 to 21, 1906

by Presenters: The San Francisco Bay Area Post Card Club. Lewis Baer, editor

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2006
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Paperback
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9780977775804
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Penngrove CA: the club, 2006. Paperback. vi, 101p., printed on coated alkaline paperstock featuring profuse captioned cards well-laid-out and reproduced beautifully, whether the originals were sepia, tinted, fully colorized or with spot-color, expect visual variety. Many (perhaps most) images here have never or seldom appeared in facsimile, certainly not the charred corpse item. Softbound in 11x8.5 inch decorated wraps,… Read more about this item
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