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The Birds of Singapore
by Briffett, Clive & Supari, Sutari Bin
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- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780195886061
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$18.50
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New York: Oxford University Press, NY, 1993, 1993 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Part of the Images of Asia series. Laminated color pictorial boards, approximately field guide size. Color plates. Slight bump/crease top spine. Clean and tight. Item Price
$18.50
Summer of the Seals
by Waters, John F.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good -
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780723261551
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- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$16.00
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New York: Frederick Warne, 1978 Novel for young readers, set on an island off the coast of Maine. Illustrated by Mike Eagle. Reinforced binding. Light edgewear to dust jacket. Clean and tight. Item Price
$16.00
Eastern States [Cooperative] Farmers Handbook
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- Used - Very Good-
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- No Jacket
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- Hardcover
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$38.00
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West Springfield, Massachusetts: Eastern States Farmers Exchange Flexible Vinyl. No date; circa 1955; includes "Census of Farmer Members" as of January 1, 1954. Fifth edition. Some black-and-white illustrations, tables, and diagrams. Informative chapters on the organization as well as agricultural techniques and practices including livestock and poultry feeding, seeds, potatoes, supplies and "handy helps." Upper front cover corner chipped; two… Read more about this item Item Price
$38.00
The Management of Tropical Moist Forest Lands: Ecological Guidelines
by Poore, Duncan and Sayer, Jeffrey
- Condition
- As New
- Published
- 1991
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9782831700717
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$18.00
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IUCN--The World Conservation Union, 1991 Publication of the IUCN Forest Conservation Programme. With black-and-white illustrations and diagrams. Second edition. Item Price
$18.00
Finding Birds in Panama: A Guide to Birdfinding
by Edwards, Ernest P. and Loftin, Horace
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$13.50
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Self-published, sponsored by Panama Audubon Society, 1971, 1971 Original Wraps. Second edition, revised and enlarged; this printing limited to 1500 copies . Stiff card covers; 97 pages, including Bibliography and Index. Two simple maps, one of all of Panama, the other of the Canal Zone. One-page typewritten 1977 update laid in. Information dated and possibly inaccurate, but may be of… Read more about this item Item Price
$13.50
Identification of Plants With Fleshy Fruits
by Ogden, Eugene C. and Mitchell, Richard S.
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- Used - Very Good +
- Published
- 1990
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- Soft cover
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$18.00
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The University of the State of New York, Albany, 1990, 1990 Bulletin No. 467, New York State Museum. Illustrated with black and white drawings. Although this printing includes a random access key for plant identification using a personal computer, the rear pocket and disk--not necessary as far as the book's usefulness--were not included. Item Price
$18.00
About the Engineer of a Train
by Johnson, Siddie Joe
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- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$11.50
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Chicago: Melmont Publishers, Inc., 1959 Very Good-/No Jacket. Part of Melmont Look Read Learn Series. Age 8 and up. Pictorial cloth with reinforced binding. Ex-school library with few marks: pocket scar inside rear cover; ink stamp to front endpaper; "age 8+" written inside front cover. Otherwise clean and tight with only very light cover edgewear. Item Price
$11.50
Women Botanists of Ohio Born Before 1900
by Stuckey, Ronald L.
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- Used - Very Good +
- Published
- 1992
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- Soft cover
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- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$11.00
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Columbus, Ohio: Self-published, 1992 Staple-bound; 67 pages. Published for the annual meeting of the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries, 20-23 May, 1992, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. With reference calendars from 1776 to 2028. Some very faint cover soil. Item Price
$11.00
Farm Soils: Their Fertilization and Management
by Worthen, Edmund L. and Aldrich, Samuel R.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1956
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$16.00
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New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1956 Very Good/No Jacket. Part of the Wiley Farm Series. Fifth edition, revised. Black-and-white and color illustrations. Item Price
$16.00
Ignition
by Pfanstiehl, Carl A.
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1913
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$18.00
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Cleveland: Penton Publishing Co., 1913 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Blue cloth; gilt cover decoration, title and spine lettering. Second edition. With original black-and-white diagrams and photographs. Tiny portion of gilt cover design chipped away; portions of cover edges rodent-nibbled. Water-stain to fore edge/ margins only of pp. 1-42, with some scarring where pages separated. Interior otherwise… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.00
General Horticulture: Principles and Practice of Orchard, Small Fruit, and Garden Culture
by Talbert, Thomas J.
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- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1947
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$14.50
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Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1947 Cloth. Second printing; first published 1946. Many black-and-white illustrations. Moderate wear to cover extremities. Prior owner's inkstamped name/address on front endpaper and inside front cover. Faint partial cup stain to front cover. Interior clean and intact. Item Price
$14.50
The Scientist's Thesaurus: A Treasury of the Stock Words of Science
by Steffanides, George F.
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- Used - Good+
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$16.50
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South Lancaster, Massachusetts: Self-published. Printed by The College Press, 1978 Good+. Fourth edition; first published 1963. Book intact, clean, and tight, but 1/2" bump/tear and creasing along upper rear cover edge; faint cover wear. Interior clean and tight. Item Price
$16.50
Almanacco: The Annual Book on Italy/Il Libro-Giornale sull'Italia
by Calderazzi, A. Massimo, Editor
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$19.00
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Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited No date; circa 1981 . . . [A]n annual book on contemporary Italy written and prepared by over thirty distinguished Italian authors . . . Written in English and Italian, this is a book for every reader with an interest in Italy and for everyone of Italian heritage in North America and around the… Read more about this item Item Price
$19.00
Racquetball Basics
by Boccaccio, Tony
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780131295858
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$12.00
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Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1979 Cloth. For grades 3-8. Illustrated by Bill Gow, with photographs by Paul Jacobs. Dust jacket lightly edgeworn with tape-mended 1" closed tear at bottom front edge. Light vertical crease along front panel of dust jacket; small waterstain at bottom spine. Otherwise clean and tight. Item Price
$12.00
The Politics of Paranoia
by Getlein, Frank
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- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good -
- Published
- 1969
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$12.00
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1969 Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good -. "If you feel the need for political comment that is anti-liberal and anti-conservative in equal parts, Getlein is your man." Dust jacket lightly edgeworn and with few light stains to white cover. Item Price
$12.00
Big Music or Twenty Merry Tales to Tell
by Bleecker, Mary Noel, Chosen By
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- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good +
- Published
- 1966
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$10.00
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New York: The Viking Press, 1966 Ex-Library. Seventh printing; first published 1946. Black-and-white illustrations by Louis Glanzman. With dust jacket attached to book at flaps and the following library marks: inkstamps inside front and rear covers; scar/residue of pocket removal rear endpaper; few catalogue numbers copyright page. Interior otherwise clean and tight. Dust jacket has two 1/2" closed tears top… Read more about this item Item Price
$10.00
Laughter in Bed: The Complete Pepper-Upper for Patients
by Davis, Eddie
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- Used - Very Good-
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- No Jacket
- Published
- 1956
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$12.00
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New York: Frederick Fell, Inc., 1956 Very Good-/No Jacket. Vintage hospital humor, much of it very non-politically-correct! Jokes, cartoons, some puzzles and pencil games. One prior owner's name/address inside front cover; another prior owner's gift inscription front endaper. Part of one game filled out in pencil page 42. Some discoloration and light wear to book edges; spine sunned. Item Price
$12.00
Twentieth Century America: Selected Readings Volume 1 [One]--1900-1933
by Cronon, E. David
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- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1965
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- Trade Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$11.50
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Homewood, Illinois: The Dorsey Press, 1965 Very Good- Light edgewear and faint creases to cover. Interior clean and tight. Item Price
$11.50
The Extremities
by Quiring, Ph.D.,Daniel P., Boyle, Beatrice A., et al
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- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1946
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$12.50
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Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1946 Cloth. Very Good-/No Jacket Reprint; copyright 1945. Illustrated with 106 engraved diagrams. Cover corners and spine edges rubbed. Inked inscription inside front cover; recipient's name covered with black marker. Interior clean and tight. Item Price
$12.50
Roamin' Circus
by Dauphine, Claude
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Published
- 1959
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA
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$14.00
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Elite Books, Inc., 1959 Very Good/No Jacket. Vintage "sleaze" novel. Item Price
$14.00
