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NEVER LEARN ANYTHING FROM HISTORY - A Collection of Comics
by Beaton, Kate (INSCRIBED)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Paperback
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$66.00
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Self Published. Paperback. Very Good+. Recipient of the 2009 Doug Wright Award for Best Emerging Talent. Unpaginated -68 pages filled with B&W comic strips & short commentary by author. . INSCRIBED by author / illustrator with a drawing. Minor corner wear.
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$66.00
The Roots of War Resistance - Pacifism from the Early Church to Tolstoy
by Brock, Peter (INSCRIBED)
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1981
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- Paperback
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- 9780969099703
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$26.00
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Nyack, New York: Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1981. Paperback. Near Fine. The brilliant, English born & educated, University of Toronto scholar/ historian (1920-2006) examines the roots of Christian non-militarism, Anabaptist / Mennonite non-resistance & Quaker peace testimony. Brock's academic research lay in the history of pacifism and Eastern Europe. Red card covers. 81… Read more about this item Item Price
$26.00
DOCUMENTS of INDENTURED LABOUR - Natal 1851-1917
by Meer, Y.S. [et al.]
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1st Edition
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$175.00
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Durban, South Africa: Institute of Black Research, 1980. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. A collection of primary documents that portrays the drama of an immigrant community's transplantation on the soil of another country in all its complex manifestations. The Colony of Natal was a British… Read more about this item Item Price
$175.00
Tell el-Hesi: Modern Military Trenching and Muslim Cemetery in Field I, Strata I-II - The Joint Archaeological Expedition to Tell El-Hesi Volume Two
by Toombs, Lawrence E. (SIGNED)
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- Used - Near Fine +
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- 1st Edition
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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- 9780889201347
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$88.00
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Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1985. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine +. Archaeological research in southern Israel by the professor (1919-2007) of Religion & Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University. (xxii) 250 pages with more than 80 B&W photographs of individual burials & burial goods with tables, plans & section drawings. Complete with 4 back… Read more about this item Item Price
$88.00
Reflections on Automotive History
by Vance, Bill (SIGNED)
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- Used - Fine
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- 1994
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- Hardcover
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- 9780969892205
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$24.00
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Rockwood, Ontario: Eramosa Valley Publishing , 1994. Hardcover. Fine. A collection of some newspaper columns that appeared in the Toronto Star from 1986. Green boards with tipped in photo on front cover. Oblong (8 1/4" 1/4"). 192 pages with B&W photos and index.
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$24.00
Three Great Caves of the Grottoes
by Fan Jin Shi (Ed.)
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1998
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- Illustrated Wraps
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- 9787806083710
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$92.00
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Gansu Culture Pub. House / Reception Department of Dunhuang Academy, 1998. Illustrated Wraps. Very Good+. An album of magnificent colour photographs of wall paintings and sculpture created in the caves, located in the deserts of the northwestern Gansu province, primarily by post- Christ Buddhists artists from many nationalities that reflects the international reality of the Silk… Read more about this item Item Price
$92.00
The Rise of Modern Business: Great Britain, the United States, Germany, Japan, and China
by Blackford
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- Used - Very Good
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- Third Edition
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- 2008
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- Soft cover
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- 9780807858868
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$30.00
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University of North Carolina Press, 2008. Third Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. The Ohio State University history professor compares and analyzes the development of business and business institutions in several countries from the preindustrial era to the present. 284 pages with index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Highlighting to severalpages and minor corner… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Hague Academy of International Law
by Bardonnet, Daniel, Krzysztof Skubiszeski & A. V. M. Struycken
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1998
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- Illustrated Wraps
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$24.00
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Academie De Droit International De La Haye, 1998. Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine. Soixante-quinzième anniversaire de l'Académie de Droit International de la Laye. French & English text. 115pp. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Minor corner wear.
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$24.00
Official Souvenir Album of the City of Kingston
by Nembhard, Len S. (Ed.)
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- Used - Fine
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- Assumed First Edition
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- 1964
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- Hardcover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$98.00
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Kingston, Jamaica: The Kingston & St. Andrew Corporation, 1964. Assumed First Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Published with the approval of the Government of Jamaica. Red glossy boards with gilt lettering and coat of arms on front cover. A presentation copy with inserted card signed by 2 Kingston commissioners of the The Kingston & St. Andrew Corporation… Read more about this item Item Price
$98.00
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE AFTERLIFE: Deciphering the Past from Tombs, Graves and Mummies
by Allan, Tony
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- Used - Near Fine +
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- No DJ Issued
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- 2004
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- Illustrated Wraps
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- 9781844830473
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$48.00
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London: Duncan Baird , 2004. Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine +/No DJ Issued. Unusual, publisher's promotional document (with excerpts) outlining the then soon-to-be-released book. A word-wide survey of intriguing enigmas posed across many centuries by death and the afterlife. Illustrated (11" x 8 3/4") wraps with french flaps. The excepts include pages 52 & 53 from… Read more about this item Item Price
$48.00
Leo Baeck Institute Year Book XXIV The Transformation of German Jewry
by Leo Baeck Institute
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good -
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- First Edition
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- 1979
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- Hardcover
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- 9780436244322
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$34.00
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London: Secker & Warburg / Leo Baeck Institute, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. 1979 edition of the annual collection of essays on the history and activity of Jews in Germany during the past century. 472 pages (heavy, may require extra shipping). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
$34.00
Heritage Preservation: Tradition and Diversity: An Annotated Bibliography
by Zuzanek, Jiri, Brenda Luscott & Jo N. Beglo
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- Used - Fine
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- No DJ Issued
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- First Edition
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- 1996
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- Illustrated Wraps
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- 9781895125061
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$20.00
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Waterloo, Ontario: Otium Publications, 1996. First Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Fine/No DJ Issued. Glossy, illustrated wraps. 343pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Streets, Lanes and Places 1836- 1996 - an Index of the Street Names of Balmain, Birchgrove and Rozelle
by Davidson, Bonnie & Kath Hamey
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No DJ Issued
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- Second Edition
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- 1996
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- Illustrated Wraps
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- 9780959950281
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$22.00
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Balmain (Sydney), Australia: The Balmain Association, 1996. Second Edition . Illustrated Wraps. Near Fine/No DJ Issued. Yellow, glossy, oblong 16mo. (6 1/2" x 8 1/2") illustrated wraps. 60 pages with B&W photos & maps. Slight edgewear.
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$22.00
King Herod's Dream: Caesarea on the Sea
by Smithsonian Institution / Canadian Museum of Civilization
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- Used - Very Good -
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- No DJ Issued
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- 1989
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- Paperback
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$32.00
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Ottawa, Ontario: Smithsonian Institution / Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1989. Paperback. Very Good -/No DJ Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An archealogical tracing of the rise and fall of urban life at Caesarea and the story of two teams of archaeologists working on the coast of Israel to uncover the ruins of this once-great city.… Read more about this item Item Price
$32.00
Stories of the Operas
by The Dublin Grand Opera Society
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- Used - Good +
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- No DJ Issued
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- First Edition
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- 1941
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- Printed Wrappers
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$16.00
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Dublin, Ireland: The Dublin Grand Opera Society, 1941. First Edition . Printed Wrappers. Good +/No DJ Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Synopsis of 32 operas from the Society's repertoire. Unusual and uncommon piece of musical ephemera. Stapled card wraps. 32pp. Cover has minor soiling, corner curling and corner creasing. Some staining (possibly… Read more about this item Item Price
$16.00
The True Story of AH Q
by Hsun, Lu
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- Used - Good
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- Poor
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- First Edition
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- 1953
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- Soft cover
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$46.00
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Peking, China: Foreign Languages Press, 1953. First Edition . Soft cover. Good/Poor. ...a penetrating portrayal of the working people of old China, and a synopsis of the history of oppression of the Chinese nation in modern times". "...a work of high patriotism and revolutionary realism." Stated First Edition - April, 1953. Paperback with dustjacket (light, green,… Read more about this item Item Price
$46.00
Egypt: Temples, Men and Gods
by Siliotti Alberto
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- 1994
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- Cloth
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$48.00
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Luxor, Egypt: A. A. Gaddis & Sons, 1994. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. An intriguing trip down the Nile, to the discovery of the millenia-old civilization that was Ancient Egypt, interpreted and explored through the eyes of some of the best respected photographers in the world. A terse, yet information-rich text (English)… Read more about this item Item Price
$48.00
Sailing Ships
by George Wallace
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1972
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- Illustrated Wraps
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- 9780039265588
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$12.00
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Toronto: Holt, Reinhart and Winston, 1972. Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. Themes in Art series. The book explores the concept of design as it is seen in the development of ships and nautical instruments. B&W and colour photos and illustrations. Edgewear and minor cover curling. Pages clean and tight. 92pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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$12.00
Pericles Funeral Oration: Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War, Book II, Xxxv-Xlvi
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- Used - Near Fine -
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- No DJ Issued
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- First Edition
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- 1998
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- Card Covers
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- 9789605600099
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$58.00
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Athens: The Hellenic Parliament, 1998. First Edition . Card Covers. Near Fine -/No DJ Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. John Papdakis. An elegant publication published in 1998 by the The Hellenic Parliament during the term of Speaker Apostolos Chr. Laklamanis. English and Greek text. 56 pages with a colour illustration… Read more about this item Item Price
$58.00
Log Cabin in the Woods: A True Story About a Pioneer Boy
by Joanne Landers Henry, Joyce Audy Zarins (Illustr.)
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- Used - Very Good -
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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- 9780027436709
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Kitchener, Ontario, CAN
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$23.00
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New York: Four Winds Press, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good -/Very Good. Joyce Audy Zarins. A retelling of Oliver Johnson's own boyhood reminiscences, which were colllected by his grandsonn Howard Johnson. A window on the past, the book provides authentic and memorable images of the American pioneer experience 60pp. Hardcover appears to missing… Read more about this item Item Price
$23.00
