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On the Day Peter Stuyvesant Sailed into Town
by Lobel, Arnold
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
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- 1971
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- Hardcover
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- 9780060239725
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New York, New York: Harper & Row, 1971. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lobel, Arnold. Another delightful tale--in verse form--for children, this one about the arrival of Dutchman Peter Stuyvesant & the founding of New York in 1647. Both written & illustrated by Caldecott medal winner Lobel. Unpaginated. A FIRST EDITION, first… Read more about this item Item Price
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Can Delinquency Be Measured? (Studies of the Research Bureau of the Welfar Council, No. 12)
by Robison, Sophia Moses
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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$100.00
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New York, New York: Columbia University Press, 1936. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Documents the conduct & results of a pioneering study of juvenile delinquency in New York City in 1930, comparing results across neighborhoods, boroughs, gender, race, parental immigrant status, & religion. Vol 12 in the "Studies of the Research Bureau of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Black Like Me
by Griffin, John Howard
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Paperback 5th or later Printing
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- 1961
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- Mass Market Paperback
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La Mesa, California, USA
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$10.00
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Signet, 1961. First Paperback 5th or later Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. A shocking book" about the white author's quest to experience life as a Black man in the deep South, which he undertook by having his skin temporarily darkened medically & shaving his head so that he presented as "bald,… Read more about this item Item Price
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More Than Chattel: Black Women and Slavery in the Americas (Blacks in the Diaspora series)
by Gaspar, David Barry (Editor); Hine, Darlene Clark (Editor)
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- Used - Fine
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- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
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- 1996
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- Soft cover
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- 9780253210432
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$50.00
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Bloomington/Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1996. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Part of a collection of social science books--the majority packed away since Brand New--just removed from storage where they have been since the 1990s following review for an academic publication. To get them listed expeditiously, we are foregoing our usual detailed descriptions. Orig.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Burial for a King: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Funeral and the Week that Transformed Atlanta and Rocked the Nation
by Burns, Rebecca
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
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- 2011
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- Hardcover
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- 9781439130544
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Scribner, 2011. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. The former editor-in-chief of Atlanta magazine chronicles the transformation of that city as a result of the events of 9 April 1968, when it served as the location for the largest funeral for a private US citizen in history when it held the services for the recently… Read more about this item Item Price
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Cross Creek: The Story of the Yearling Country and Its People
by Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan; Shenton, Edward (Illustrator)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- Book Club Edition (BCE)
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- 1942
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Shenton, Edward. Autobiographical collection of tales about the Florida hamlet that the author called home & where she set her earlier novel, "The Yearling," with decorative endpapers & pen-and-ink drawings throughout by Edward Shenton, same illustrator as for that book. 368… Read more about this item Item Price
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Omaha Tribal Myths and Trickster Tales
by Welsch, Roger L.
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- Used - Fine
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1981
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- Hardcover
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- 9780804007009
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$55.00
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Athens, Ohio: Sage/Swallow Press, 1981. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. An exploration of part of the rich cultural history of the Omaha Indians, this collection offers 70+ tribal stories & myths collected from a wide array of sources: first-person accounts, oral histories, & 19th-20th century ethnological work. Most of the stories feature "Trickster in his… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Foxfire Christmas
by Wigginton, Eliot (Editor) and His Students
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1990
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- Hardcover
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- 9780385413473
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1990. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A book of reminiscences collected by a longtime teacher & his students from current & former residents at the Foxfire alternative school & community in the mountains of Georgia, all reflective of the rich holiday traditions of Appalachia as they have been passed through the… Read more about this item Item Price
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By the Shores of Silver Lake
by Wilder, Laura Ingalls; Sewell, Helen (Illustrator); Boyle, Mildred (Illustrator)
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- Used - VG-/G+
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- Good
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- First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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$150.00
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1939. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. VG-/G+/Good. Sewell, Helen; Boyle, Mildred. Fifth book (& a Newberry Honor Winner, though not noted on this early edition) in the author's beloved "Little House" series, with the lovely original First Edition illustrations throughout by Helen Sewell & Mildred… Read more about this item Item Price
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Detroit Is My Own Hometown
by Bingay, Malcolm W.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- Limited Edition 1st Printing
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- 1946
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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$65.00
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Indianapolis/New York: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1946. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Local resident & journalist/newspaper editor offers a glimpse at his beloved & oftentimes troubled city through personal profiles & anecdotes of local men, both famous & lesser known, " who...have given our town its tang." In 360 pages with black & white duotone photos throughout.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Santa Is Coming to Portland
by Smallman, Steve; Dunn, Robert (Illustrator); Mitchell, Jim (Illustrator)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition Later Printing
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- 2012
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- Hardcover
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- 9781402277726
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La Mesa, California, USA
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Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2012. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Dunn, Robert; Mitchell, Jim. Read what happens to Santa when he visits the Rose City (Portland, OR) in this charmingly illustrated children's book. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 2012, this oblong hardcover with brilliantly decorated paper over boards is in Fine condition: as… Read more about this item Item Price
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The White Doe: The Fate of Virginia Dare. An Indian Legend
by Cotten, Sallie Southall
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition First Printing 1st Printing
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- 1901
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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$100.00
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1901. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Revisits the legend of the "Lost Colony" & ponders the fate of the first white child born in America, Virginia Dare, whom legend says grew up & was transformed by the sorcery of a rejected lover into a white doe fated… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Old South: The Founding of American Civilization
by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1942
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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$30.00
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. One of a trilogy of books by this author about the early days of America, this one focused on the Southern states & the institutions there (churches, meeting houses, schools, public buildings, private houses) which contributed to the rise of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Styles in Crime
by Still, Charles E.
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- Used - Very Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition First Printing
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- 1938
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- Hardcover
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La Mesa, California, USA
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$30.00
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Philadelphia/New York/London/Toronto: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1938. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A comprehensive & saucy overview of all types of crime that infected New York City in the early decades of the 20th century, noting changing fashions in crime as well as in crime reporting & punishments. The author served as such a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Osage People (Centennial Commemorative Issue, 1872-1972)
by Baird, W. David; Tinker, Sylvester J. (Introduction)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Limited Numbered Edition
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- 1972
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- Soft cover
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$25.00
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Phoenix, Arizona: Indian Tribal Series, 1972. Limited Numbered Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. A special, limited edition printing (#1075 of 15,000 copies) issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Osage Reservation in Oklahoma (the only reservation in that state), where the Osage Nation was established on 30 Sept 1872 after their removal from Kansas. In 104… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mr. Jefferson's University: A History
by Dabney, Virginius
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good+
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- First Edition, 2nd Printing
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780813909042
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$20.00
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Charlottesville, Virginia: University Press of Virginia, 1983. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Long considered the definitive history of "Mr. Jefferson's University,'' himself a UVa graduate from a long line of other alumni. Orig. published in 1981, this is the Second Printing of that First Edition from 1983, in 642 pages, pictorial endpapers of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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You Have Seen Their Faces
by Caldwell, Erskine; Bourke-White, Margaret (Photographer)
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- As New
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- First Thus
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- 1995
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- Soft cover
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- 9780820316925
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Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1995. First Thus . Soft cover. As New. Bourke-White, Margaret. Bourke-White's stunning black-and-white photos of "the impoverished victims of the southern system of sharecropping" in the American South in the 1930s are brought to life with text from southern author Caldwell. In 54 numbered pages + unpaginated sections of photos. Orig. published… Read more about this item Item Price
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Sunshine and Shadow in New York
by Smith, Matthew Hale (Burleigh)
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- Used - Good
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- No Jacket
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- First Edition Later Printing
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- 1879
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- Hardcover
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$70.00
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Hartford, Connecticut: The J. B. Burr Publishing Co., 1879. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Take a stroll through 19th-century New York City in this lively survey of "representative men" & important places from the Great Metropolis of New York, in 854 pages, replete with steel engravings on somewhat heavier, darker beige paper throughout, including frontispiece.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Always the Young Strangers
by Sandburg, Carl
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good
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- First Edition Later Printing
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- 1952
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- Hardcover
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New York, New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1952. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. An insider's portrait of small-town America & the early assimilation of immigrants therein, drawing on the author's personal recollections of growing up in Galesburg, Illinois. In 445 pages with Index, photo endpapers of family & community members. A First Edition,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ritual of the Order of the Eastern Star
by Mills, Rata A. (M. W. Grand Matron); Pettigrew, George A. (M.W. Grand Patron); Pitkin, Lorraine J. (Secretary)
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- Used - Good+
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- No Dust Jacket, as Issued
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- Fourth Edition
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- 1914
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- Hardcover
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$65.00
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Chicago, Illinois: General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, 1914. Fourth Edition . Hardcover. Good+/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Essential guidebook to this Masonic order, which was founded in 1850 & unusual in that it was open to both men & women & prominently featured women in positions of authority (the highest being Worthy Matron). The book… Read more about this item Item Price
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