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The Troublesome Presence, American Democracy and the Negro
by Eli Ginzberg and Alfred S. Eichner
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Printing
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- 1966
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- Paperback
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New York: Mentor Books. Very Good. 1966. First Printing. Paperback. Mentor 1966, 1st printing, 320 pages. Pages intact and clean other than very light stain affecting corner of first several pages, light age tanning to interior. Cover has light edge wear, several creases and light soiling, small sticker residue to front cover. "...offers a comprehensive, candid, documented history of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Teleoperators: Man's Machine Partners
by William R. Corliss
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1972
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- Paperback
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$18.95
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TN: United States Atomic Energy Commission. Very Good. 1972. First Edition. Paperback. Stapled booklet. Pages are clean and intact, no markings. B/w photos. Cover has minor edgewear, edge tanning and a little staining to spine area and light staining on front cover. Nuclear energy is playing a vital role in the life of every man, woman and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Legends, Liars, and Lawbreakers - Incredible Tales from the Pacific Northwest
by Green, Valerie
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 2004
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- Softcover
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- 9781551537719
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$4.95
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Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd.. Very Good. 2004. First Edition. Softcover. 1551537710 . Ex-library book, but still in quite good condition - usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages are clean and intact. Cover has light wear to edges/corners and a few light creases. ; Amazing Stories; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 120 pages; Legends, Liars, and… Read more about this item Item Price
$4.95
New Jersey Weather Book
by Ludlum, David McWilliams
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1983
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- Softcover
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- 9780813509402
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$59.95
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Rutgers University Press. Very Good. 1983. First Edition. Softcover. 0813509408 . Signed and inscribed by author on half title page: "To ___, New Jersey has the best weather in the world - sometimes! New Zealand at other times - Dave Ludlum, Feb. 10, 1984". Large softcover has clean and intact pages other than a few tiny spots… Read more about this item Item Price
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O AMERICA When You and I Were Young
by Barzini, Luigi
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1985
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- Softcover
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- 9780140083903
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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Penguin (Non-Classics). Very Good. 1985. Softcover. 0140083901 . Very nice condition - pages clean and intact, one creased page and small remainder mark across bottom edge of pages. Cover has light wear to corners. Written by one of the world's wittiest and wisest journalists, Barzini immigrated to the USA in 1925 when he was 16. He recounts… Read more about this item Item Price
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United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978
by Rogers, Brian
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2005
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- Softcover
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- 9781857801972
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$18.95
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Midland Pub Ltd. Very Good+. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 1857801970 . Ex-library book but still in great condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Pages clean and tight. One library stamp was marked out on top edge and this can be seen a bit on the very top edge of some pages. Cover… Read more about this item Item Price
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE A Checklist
by Matyas, Stephen M.; Jr.
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- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2009
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- Hardcover
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- 9780615293134
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$29.50
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VA: Stephen M. Matyas; Jr.. New. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 9780615293134 . New book, clean, with no markings, a little bumping to spine ends, no jacket as issued. A checklist of books, pamphlets, and periodicals, printing the U. S. Declaration of Independence, 1776-1825. With an appendix of American newspapers printing the Declaration of Independence. ; 8vo… Read more about this item Item Price
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PRINCE NAPOLEON IN AMERICA, 1861 Letters from His Aide-De-Camp
by Pisani, Lieutenant-Colonel Camille Ferri
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- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
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- 1960
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- Hardcover
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London: The Galley Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. HC/DJ - near fine/very good. Hardcover clean, tight and unmarked other than a couple light spots outer edge of pages. Jacket has light edgewear, light soiling and several tiny edge tears, not clipped. First published in 1862 under the title, Lettres sur les Etats-… Read more about this item Item Price
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READY TO RIOT
by Wright, Nathan Jr.
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- Used - Fine in Very Good dust jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1968
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- Hardcover
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$14.95
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Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. HC/DJ - fine/VG. Hardcover is clean and unmarked, a little bumping to spine ends. Jacket has light scuffing, light edgewear and a few small tears/chips to top edge, price clipped. "Black people in our cities do not need poverty programs, urban renewal, job… Read more about this item Item Price
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IT HAPPENED IN MANHATTAN An Oral History of Life in the City During The Mid-20th Century
by Frommer, Myrna Katz & Harvey Frommer
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- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 2003
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- Softcover
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- 9780425191668
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$13.95
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Berkley Trade. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 0425191664 . Book is actually new, but has a little shelfwear to cover edges and small remainder mark across bottom edge - otherwise as new. Wonderful vintage b/w photos. (575) ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 336 pages . Item Price
$13.95
WINTHROP'S BOSTON Portrait of a Puritan Town, 1630-1649
by Rutman, Darrett Bruce
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- Used - Good
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1972
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- Softcover
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- 9780393006278
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$5.50
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W. W. Norton & Company. Good. 1972. First Edition. Softcover. 0393006271 . 1972 printing. Tight, solid condition. Interior clean, however several pages have yellow highlighting - also name/address on endpage. Cover has light edge & corner wear, light corner curling, light soiling. (315noto) ; Norton Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 324 pages . Item Price
$5.50
WAR UNDER THE WAVES
by Warshofsky, Fred
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- Used - Very Good+
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- First Edition
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- 1962
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- Softcover
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$2.50
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Pyramid Books. Very Good+. 1962. First Edition. Softcover. Pages are clean & tight, age tanning to edges. Cover has light edge & corner wear, tiny tear upper spine. The guts and glory of the brave men who fought the silent war in the depths of the sea. [ 95-osl]; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall . Item Price
$2.50
UNNATURAL RESOURCES True Stories of American Treasure
by Titler, Dale M.
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- Used - Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1973
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- Hardcover
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- 9780139389108
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$6.05
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Prentice Hall. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0139389105 . Ex-library book with usual type markings. Jacket has light scuffing, light edgewear. Internal pages have a light watermark to one upper corner causing a little wrinkling (fairly minor, no pages are stuck). First endpage is missing and a library stamp is crossed out… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE FIGHT AGAINST SLAVERY
by Brady, Terence & Jones, Evan
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1975
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780563128687
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0563128682 . Clean, tight condition. Ex-library book but still in quite good condition - brodart cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages clean, brodart has some scuffing and light edgewear. Jacket is taped to book. Profusely illustrated in b/w. Covers the same material… Read more about this item Item Price
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AGAINST THE FIRES OF HELL The Environmental Disaster of the Gulf War
by Hawley, Thomas M.
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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- First Edition
- Published
- 1992
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- Hardcover
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- 9780151039692
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Harcourt. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0151039690 . Hardcover clean and all intact, a little corner bumping, slight soiling outer edge of pages. Jacket has scuffing and light edgewear. "Through interviews with scientists, firefighters and Kuwaiti citizens, plus firsthand observations, freelance science reporter Hawley assesses the environmental impact of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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PETER PUGET Lieutenant on the Vancouver Expedition, Fighting British Naval Officer, the Man for Whom Puget Sound Was Named
by Wing, Robert C. with Newell, Gordon
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- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1979
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780933686007
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$31.95
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WA: Graybeard Publishing. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0933686005 . Edition limited to 5,000 copies. Excellent condition - hardcover fine other than a little bumping to corners. Jacket has light scuffing a little edgewear, no tears, not clipped. This is the first book written about Peter Puget, the explorer who was a… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SLAVE STATES Before the Civil War
by Olmsted, Frederick Law
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- Published
- 1959
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- Softcover
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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Capricorn Books. Very Good. 1959. Fourth Printing. Softcover. 4th printing. Clean, tight condition. Pages unmarked other than name/small stamp on endpage. Cover has light edgewear, a little moreso to corners and creasing to spine. Olmsted wrote these clear-sighted accounts of life in the South in the 1850's as articles in the New York Times and written as… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE OXFORD COMPANION TO AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY
by Chambers, John Whiteclay Ii (editor)
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780195071986
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$17.95
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Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0195071980 . Ex-library book, but still in great condition. Laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Oversize hardcover. Pages are clean, light soiling to outer edge of pages. Jacket has some light scuffing. 916 pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "Chambers,… Read more about this item Item Price
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MADE IN AMERICA An Informal History of the The English Language in the United States
by Bill Bryson
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- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- Published
- 1995
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- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9780688103125
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William Morrow. Very Good+. 1995. Fourth Printing. Softcover. 068810312X . Very nice condition, clean, no markings, light wear to corners, a little spotting bottom edge of pages. 417 pages. Bryson's "Informal History of the English Language in the United States" is, in a word, fascinating. After reading this tour de force, it's clear that a nation's language… Read more about this item Item Price
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A NEW ENGLAND TOWN The First Hundred Years
by Lockridge, Kenneth A.
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- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Sixth Printing
- Published
- 1970
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- Softcover
- ISBN
- 9780393098846
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Edmonton, Alberta, CAN
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$2.95
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W. W. Norton & Company. Good+. 1970. Sixth Printing. Softcover. 0393098842 . Cover has light edge and corner wear, some corner curling and scuffing. Light soiling outer edge of pages. Pages are intact, however numerous pages have underlining. 208 pages. "The author traces the origins of Dedham, MA, examining it's establishment as a utopia in 1636, the… Read more about this item Item Price
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