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Turquoise: The Gem of the Centuries
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Turquoise: The Gem of the Centuries

by Oscar T. Branson

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Used - Good+
Published
1975
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Stated First Edition, Second Printing. Book is in Good+ condition, with very light edgewear to cover, couple of very light scratches to rear of cover. Pages unmarked and secure.
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The Politics of Pain: Torturers and Their Masters (Series on State Violence, State Terrorism, and Human Rights)
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The Politics of Pain: Torturers and Their Masters (Series on State Violence, State Terrorism, and Human Rights)

by Ronald D Crelinsten & Alex P. Schmid

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Published
1995
ISBN
9780813325279
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$50.00

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First edition, with complete number line. Book and dust jacket are in Near Fine condition, with one small discoloration mark on page-fore edges. Dust jacket has minor wear to corners.
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Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
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Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry

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Used - Very Good
Published
1945
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"Prepared for the Supreme Council of the Thirty-Third Degree for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States and Published by its Authority" Book is in Very Good condition, with very light wear to cover corners. Some foxing in endpapers and to page fore-edges. Pages otherwise clean and secure.
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Centennial Portfolio: A Souvenir of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia, comprising lithographic views of fifty of its principal buildings, with letter-press description
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Centennial Portfolio: A Souvenir of the International Exhibition at Philadelphia, comprising lithographic views of fifty of its principal buildings, with letter-press description

by Thomas Westcott

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Used - Fair
Published
1876
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Book is in Fair condition, with edgewear and chipping to cover, corners rubbed. Prior owner personal library plate placed neatly inside front cover. Cover spine missing, repaired at some point with cloth book tape. Pages all attached. Some general light soiling/discoloration mostly to endpapers. Some finger smudges on text page edges.
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Documentation
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Documentation

by S. C. Bradford

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Published
1950
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Book is in Near Fine condition, with a couple spots of foxing on page edges. Pages are otherwise clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ condition, with some light edgewear, and some areas of sun fading, mostly on jacket front and spine.
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$100.00
Irish Pubs In America: History, Lore and Recipes
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Irish Pubs In America: History, Lore and Recipes

by Robert Meyers with Ron Wallace

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Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Published
2014
ISBN
9781937565756
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Inscribed by author on title page. 1st printing, complete number line. Book is in Very Good+ condition, with spine very lightly cocked, and very minor edgewear to bottom of cover boards. Dust jacket is in Near Fine condition, with light creasing at top front edge. Now in mylar dust jacket protector.
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$100.00
A Medieval Mirror: Speculum Humanae Salvationis, 1324-1500
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A Medieval Mirror: Speculum Humanae Salvationis, 1324-1500

by Adrian Wilson; Joyce Lancaster Wilson

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Published
1984
ISBN
9780520051942
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$120.00

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First printing, complete number line. Book is in Near Fine condition, with minimal edgewear to cover. Otherwise no visible faults. Dust jacket is in Near Fine condition, with one light pen line mark on edge side of front cover. Minor shelfwear. Now in Brodart dust jacket protector.
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$120.00
The Book of Curiosities Containing Ten Thousand Wonders and Curiosities of Nature and Art
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The Book of Curiosities Containing Ten Thousand Wonders and Curiosities of Nature and Art

by Rev. I. Platts

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Used - Fair
Edition
1st American Edition
Published
1857
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Scarce. Stated 1st American Edition. Complete in one volume. "The Book of Curiosities Containing Ten Thousand Wonders and Curiosities of Nature and Art; and of Remarkable and Astonishing Places, Beings, Animals, Customs, Experiments, Phenomena, etc., of both Ancient and Modern Times, on all Parts of the Globe: comprising Authentic Accounts of the most Wonderful Freaks of Nature and Arts of… Read more about this item
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Blows, Mon, Blows! A History of Bequia Whaling
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Blows, Mon, Blows! A History of Bequia Whaling

by Nathalie F. R. Ward

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Used - Near Fine
Published
1995
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Book is in Near Fine condition, with most noticeable fault is two reddish lines that run across the back and around on the page edges. Pages are otherwise clean and tight.
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American Blacksmithing
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American Blacksmithing

by Holmstrom and Holford

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Used - Good+
Published
1916
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Special Exclusive Edition. Book is in Good+ condition, with hinges showing a bit of weakness, but fully intact, some edgewear to cover, corners lightly bumped, rubbed. Preface page has a bit of blue smudge at bottom edge corner, but pages otherwise clean. Very center of text block splitting (see last photo), some webbing of binding visible, but pages still fully… Read more about this item
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The Zimmermann Telegram
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The Zimmermann Telegram

by Barbara W. Tuchman

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Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
Good
Published
1958
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Book is in Very Good+ condition, with minimal edgewear to cover, light age-tanning to pages. Dust jacket is in Good condition with edgewear and chipping, creasing and small open tears at some corners. Now in dust jacket protector.
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Scarlet Book of Free Masonry
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Scarlet Book of Free Masonry

by The Author

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Used - Fair
Published
1880
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Hard to find copy. c. 1880. Front picture page has separated from binding, but is present. Joints are weak. Pages clean. Overall in Fair condition.
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The Englishman's Chair
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The Englishman's Chair

by John Gloag

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Used - Good-
Jacket Condition
Good-
Published
1964
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Book Condition: Good-. Some wear at edges. Cover coming away at spine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-. Wear at corners and edges, some small tears at top and bottom spine edges.See photos.
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Literacy in Early Modern Europe: Its Growth, Uses and Impact, 1500-1800
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Literacy in Early Modern Europe: Its Growth, Uses and Impact, 1500-1800

by R.A. Houston

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Used - Near Fine
Edition
2nd Edition
Published
2002
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
9780582368101
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$75.00

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U.S.A.: Routledge, 2002 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. NF with lightly bumped corner; clean & tight.
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Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus Press Book No. 43 1956
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Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus Press Book No. 43 1956

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Used - Good
Published
1956
Binding
Paperback
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Sarasota, FL: Howze Printing, 1956 Book. Good. Soft cover. Good+; 12 page Press Book 8.5" w x 16" t pages are tanned, covers lightly soiled.
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Lodges of Southwest Missouri (Missouri Lodge of Research Volume 48)

Lodges of Southwest Missouri (Missouri Lodge of Research Volume 48)

by Wood, Ronald E.

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Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
2000
Binding
Hardcover
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Anchor Communications, 2000 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Bright, clean, tight and straight..
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Early Post Offices of Chautauqua County New York
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Early Post Offices of Chautauqua County New York

by C. Malcolm Nichols

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Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Published
1969
Binding
Hardcover
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Self-published, 1969 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. NF in VG DJ (some small closed tears at extremities) in Brodart.
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America Learns to Dance
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America Learns to Dance

by Joseph E. Marks, III

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1957
Binding
Hardcover
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Exposition Press, 1957 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Book is clean, bright, tight and straight in a clipped jacket w/no chips or tears, overall light soiling.
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$15.00
The Beginning of Wisdom: The Story of Pingry School Elizabeth, New Jersey 1861-1961
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The Beginning of Wisdom: The Story of Pingry School Elizabeth, New Jersey 1861-1961

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Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1961
Binding
Hardcover
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Rahway, NJ: Board of Trustees of Pingry School, 1961 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG blue hardback w/minor edgewear and some mild foxing to epps. Otherwise clean and tight. No. 278 of 1500..
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Yardstick for Power: Fifty Years of Electric Metering
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Yardstick for Power: Fifty Years of Electric Metering

by Sangamo Electric Company

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket
Published
1949
Binding
Hardcover
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Springfield, IL, U.S.A.: Sangamo Electric Company, 1949 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. VG hardback in grey cloth, clean, tight, straight, no dj.
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$10.00