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Paris: Livrexport, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. 167pp; Black leather boards, lettering to front board & spine slightly faded, clean, tight copy, VG condition. Memo from Livrexport laid in. Catalog of French books from Livrexport, a group of French publishers, which includes: Les Presses de la Cite, Plon, Julliard, Librairie Academique Perrin, Christian Bourgois, Raoul Solar, La Palatine, G. P., Fleuve Noir, Fernand Nathan, Robert Laffont, Pierre Seghars & Albin Michel. First of three volumes, this volume covers general literature, detective stories & juvenile literature. Titles in French, text in English.

Lampeter, Dyfed, Wales: The Edwin Mellen Press, Ltd., 1990. Hardcover. Fine. 294pp; Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering, clean, tight copy, Fine condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Scholarly study addressing the fundamental theme in American culture of the similitude of democratic and religious experience. Partial Contents: Pilgrims and Puritans: Democratization by Design; The Genesis of Black American Religion: New Spiritual Gifts; Communities of Faith: Facint the New Age; Religion on Trial: The Decline of Moral Posture; The Democratization of Religion and Theology in America and the World: Participation in the Religious Community; much more. Studies in American Religion Volume 50.

Singapore: Singapore National Academy of Science, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good-. 1299pp; Vol. 1 is Hardcover: Blue boards with gilt lettering to front & spine, a few bumps & minor staining to boards, text unmarked, binding is sound. Vol. 2 is Softcover: Spine creased, pages clean & tight. VG- condition. Two volumes. Proceedings of meeting on the frontiers of physics held August 14-18, 1978 in Singapore. Includes papers on leptonic physics, e+e- physics, hadronic physics, other theoretical topics & nuclear physics. Illustrated with diagrams.

Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good. Cloth in DJ; 102pp; Ex-Library, only markings are stamps to flyleaves & edges, else clean, tight copy, DJ protected by mylar cover, VG-/VG condition. "The well-qualified authors show dental health professionals how to help their patients with hypnosis, illustrating their points with case reports of its use in diverse situations. They delineate their methods for increasing comfort, controlling stress and anxiety, and improving the quality of care.

Anderson, IN: Gospel Trumpet Company, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 447pp; Brown cloth moire boards with gilt lettering to front & spine, previous owner's name in pencil to FFEP, text unmarked, binding is tight, boards clean and square, VG+ condition. Life and work of Daniel Sidney Warner (1842-1895), American church reformer and co-founder of the Church of God.

Tokyo: Terra Scientific Publishing Company, 1994. Hardcover. Good. 677pp; Orange laminated buckram boards with black lettering to front & spine, highlighting & underlining to a few pages, binding is tight, Good condition. Papers from the International Workshop on Electromagnetic Phenomena Related to Earthquake Prediction in Tokyo and the University of Electro-Communications in September of 1993. Illustrated with diagrams.

New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 323pp; Illustrated boards, small scuff to bottom edge of front board, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Compilation of the work of experts in specialized fields relating to all aspects of the catharanthus alkaloids. Partial Contents: Introduction by Gordon H. Svoboda; A Synopsis of the Genus Catharanthus (Apocynaceae) by William T. Stearn; The Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Catharanthus Roseus (L.) G. Don by Gordon H. Svoboda and David A. Blake; The Biosynthesis of Catharanthus Alkaloids by Ronald J. Parry; Tissue Culture Studies of Catharanthus Roseus by David P. Carew; more. With Author Index and Subject Index.

Taipei, Taiwan: Ch'eng-wen Publishing Company, 1967. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 927pp; Two Volumes: brown cloth boards with tan spines, titling to spines, boards protected by clear plastic sleeves, endpapers slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. NOTE: THIS EDITION DOES NOT INCLUDE STAR MAPS. Two volumes. Reprint of original 1875 edition. Scarce work showing evidence that primitive astronomy originated in China and then borrowed by ancient westerners. Illustrated with diagrams and one foldout chart. TEXT IN FRENCH.

St. Louis, MO: Wagner Electric Corporation, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. 10" x 11-1/2" Hardcover Binder; Approx. 400pp; Texture dark blue hardcover binder with red embossed titling to front, yellow titling to spine, slight shelfwear to boards, front paste-downs age-toned, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, in very nice shape, includes tabbed sections, VG condition. Vintage manufacturer's catalog of motors, brakes and transformers from Wagner Electric Corporation in St. Louis, Missouri. Tabbed sections include: General; Fractional HP Motors; Condensed Prices and Data; Enclosed Fhp Motors; Modifications Fhp Motors; Multi-speed Squirrel-Cage Int. Hp Motors; Vertical Int. Hp Motors; Wound Rotor Int. Hp Motors; Gear Drives; Polyphase Integral HP Motors; much much more. Illustrated with photos & diagrams. Note: Book weighs over five pounds.

Roxbury, MA: American Avatar, 1971. First Edition. Softcover. Good. Spine creased, covers rubbed with a few chips & edgewear, pages slightly age-toned, text unmarked, binding is tight, Good condition. Derived from letters written between 1958 through 1966, along with photos & poetry by Mel Lyman (1938-1978) seminal and controversial counterculture figure, musician, writer and founder of the Lyman Family aka Fort Hill Community, a family, cult and/or commune. Lyman played banjo and harmonica as a member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band starting in 1963. In 1966 Lyman founded the Fort Hill Community in Roxbury, Boston. His underground newspaper Avatar (published 1967-68), shocked the staid Bostonians at that time.

Washington, DC: The Supreme Council, 33 degrees, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. 8-1/2 x 11 Hardcover in DJ; 415pp; DJ slightly edgeworn with a few short tears & protected by mylar sleeve, boards square, clean & bright, foxing to top edge & fore-edge, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG/Good+ condition. History of the Supreme Council, 33-degree, of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction of the U.S.A. from 1801-1861. Illustrated.

Cambridge, MA: The M.I.T. Press, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good-. 6-3/4" x 10" Softcover; First Edition; 121pp; Covers slightly edgeworn & age-toned, previous owner's name inside front cover, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG- condition. Scarce vintage report from the Interdepartmental Student Project in Systems Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spring Term, 1967. Supposing that the four billion ton asteroid labeled 1566 Icarus was going to collide with the earth, MIT professor Paul Sandorff asked his students to create a plan to prevent the collision. The plan was the inspiration for the 1979 film Meteor. Illustrated with diagrams.

New York: F. J. Needham, Publisher, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 299pp; Maroon cloth boards with gilt titling to front & spine, gilt and red cross emblem to front, boards square, clean & bright, original brown endpapers, text unmarked, binding is tight, Fine condition. Publisher's leaflet laid in. Autobiography of Prentice Mulford (1834-1891), American literary humorist, California author & pioneer of the New Thought self-help metaphysical movement.

Mission Viejo, CA: Lost Word Press, 2017. Second Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 7" x 10" Softcover; Second Edition; 398pp; Covers clean & bright, slight creasing to spine, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Inscribed & Signed by Author. Scarce, gripping and hilarious autobiography by Terry James Graham who played drums for L.A. punk band The Bags, punk blues band Gun Club, The Cramps, Leaving Trains and Clay Allison. Illustrated throughout with photos, many in color.

Manila, Philippines: National Historical Commission, 1969. Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+. 7" x 10" Hardcover; 549pp; Maroon boards, gilt titling to spine, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG+ condition. Biography of Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (1861-1896), Filipino nationalist, writer & polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, considered the national hero of the Philippines. Introduction by Carlos Quirino. Awarded First Prize in the Rizal Biography Contest held under the auspices of the Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission in 1961.