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  • THE WILD, WILD WEST OF LOUIS L'AMOUR : The Illustrated Guide to Cowboys, Indians, Gunslingers, Outlaws and Texas Rangers by [L'Amour, Louis] Wexler, Bruce,
    [L'Amour, Louis] Wexler, Bruce,
    THE WILD, WILD WEST OF LOUIS L'AMOUR : The Illustrated Guide to Cowboys, Indians, Gunslingers, Outlaws and Texas Rangers

    Edition: First printing.

    Philadelphia: Courage Books / Running Press, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - A full-color companion to the novels of Louis L'Amour, illustrated with more than 150 specially researched photographs, most in full color, showing "the detailed settings, authentic equipment, and strong moral characters that populate his historically accurate novels, which have been popular with audiences around the globe for more than 50 years." Filmography. Large format. 192 pp. ISBN: 0-762423579.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 69115
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  • Liverani, Francesco
    IL CONTE FERRARI MORENI e La Ceramica Nella Prima Meta Dell'Ottocento A Sassuolo.

    Edition: First printing.

    Faenza: Faenza Editrice, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - A beautiful large format book (9x13), 69 pages of text with illustrations, and a section of 52 beautiful plates most in full-color, appendix. A study of the production of Italian majolica in the 19th century. Text in Italian. Printed on glossy, high quality paper. Uncommon.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 11338
    Keywords: Reference Books
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  • THE DICTIONARY OF IMAGINARY PLACES. by Manguel, Alberto and Gianni Guadalupi.
    Manguel, Alberto and Gianni Guadalupi.
    THE DICTIONARY OF IMAGINARY PLACES.

    Edition: First thus.

    New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. dj. Hardcover first edition - An updated and expanded edition of a work originally published in 1980. Contains descriptions of more than 1,200 worlds invented by storytellers throughout history, from Homer's Wandering Rocks in the Odyssey, More's Utopia, C. S. Lewis's Narnia, Coleridge's Xandu to Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park, Rowling's Hogwarts and even to the Beatles' Pepperland from Yellow Submarine. Over 220 maps and illustrations.Index. xvi, 755 pp. A slightly oversized and very heavy book. ISBN: 978-1435125384.

    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated boards in a like dustjacket (a bit of wear to the top edge of the front cover)

    Book ID: 83558
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  • ELEMENTS OF GENERAL LINGUISTICS. by Martinet, Andre.
    Martinet, Andre.
    ELEMENTS OF GENERAL LINGUISTICS.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1966). A book which introduces the reader to the main branches of linguistics - phonetics, phonemics, and morphemics. Translated by Elizabeth Palmer and with a foreword by L. R. Palmer. Brief bibliography, index. 205 pp.

    Condition: Near fine.

    Book ID: 78031
    Keywords: Reference Books
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  • MINERALS YEARBOOK 1948: 81st Congress, 2nd Session, House Document No 414. by Matthews, Allan, Editor; United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines.
    Matthews, Allan, Editor; United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines.
    MINERALS YEARBOOK 1948: 81st Congress, 2nd Session, House Document No 414.

    Edition: First edition.

    Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, (1950). Hardcover first edition - Includes a general review, and reviews by commodity from abrasive materials to copper peat, uranium and zinc, and reviews by state. Numerous charts and graphs. Index. 1652 pp.

    Condition: Very good in green cloth (front hinge cracked, leaf 1623-24 torn and partially detached, but overall tight and sturdy)

    Book ID: 87432
    Keywords: Reference Books
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  • BLACKS IN AMERICA: Bibliographical Essays. by McPherson, James M.; Laurence B.Holland, James M. Banner Jr., Nancy J. Weiss, and Michael D. Bell.
    McPherson, James M.; Laurence B.Holland, James M. Banner Jr., Nancy J. Weiss, and Michael D. Bell.
    BLACKS IN AMERICA: Bibliographical Essays.

    Edition: First edition.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which combines bibliography, interpretation and narrative in a topical and chronological framework. Sections include from Afica to the New World, slavery, abolitionism and the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War and Reconstruction, northward migration, the Civil Rights movement and more. Index. xxii, 430p.

    Condition: Good in a good dust jacket - some scattered marginal notations, edgewear to the dj.

    Book ID: 88782
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  • Murray, Margaret R. ad Kopech, Gertrude.
    A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE RESEARCH IN TISSUE CULTURE 1884-1950, VOLUME 1, A-K.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Academic Press, 1953. dj. Hardcover first edition - Supplementary author list laid in. Volume 1 only. large format - 853 pages.

    Condition: Very good in blue cloth, no dustjacket as issued.

    Book ID: 15460
    Keywords: Reference Books
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  • THE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS AND NAUTICAL ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1896 by (Newcomb, Simon, Professor US Navy, preface)
    (Newcomb, Simon, Professor US Navy, preface)
    THE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS AND NAUTICAL ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1896

    Edition: First edition (stated on title page)

    Washington, D.C.: Washington Bureau of Equipment, 1893. Hardcover first edition - The preface notes that this follows the format adopted in 1882 but adds more data for eclipses of the sun, etc. Divided into three parts: Ephemeris for the Meridian of Greenwich, Ephemeris for the Meridian of Washington and Phenomena. Two double page charts showing the eclipses of Feb 13, 1896 and August 8, 1896. Large octavo, vii, 534 pp.

    Condition: Good in overall in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Several library stamps from a university observatory, rubbing and wear to the corners of the boards and ends of the spine, but a sturdy copy.

    Book ID: 84692
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  • THE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS AND NAUTICAL ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1891 by (Newcomb, Simon, Professor US Navy, preface)
    (Newcomb, Simon, Professor US Navy, preface)
    THE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS AND NAUTICAL ALMANAC FOR THE YEAR 1891

    Edition: Second edition.

    Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Navigation, 1890. Hardcover - The preface notes that this follows the format adopted in 1882 but adds more data for eclipses of the sun, etc. Divided into three parts: Ephemeris for the Meridian of Greenwich, Ephemeris for the Meridian of Washington and Phenomena. Two double page charts showing the eclipse of June 6, 1891 and the partial eclipse of Nov 30-Dec 1, 1891. Large octavo, viii, 515 pp. plus appendix

    Condition: Good in overall in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Several library stamps from a university observatory, rubbing and wear to the corners of the boards and ends of the spine, but a sturdy copy.

    Book ID: 84771
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  • BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY, 1961: Geological Survey Bulletin 1197. by Nolan, Thomas B, Director, Geological Survey, US Department of the Interior.
    Nolan, Thomas B, Director, Geological Survey, US Department of the Interior.
    BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY, 1961: Geological Survey Bulletin 1197.

    Edition: First printing, a large trade paperback.

    Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing, 1965. First edition - Comprehensive list of publications that appeared in 1961 concerning the geology of the North American Continent, Greenland, the West Indies and adjacent islands, Hawaii, Guam, and other island possessions, listed alphabetically by author, with full title and publication data. Includes a list of serial publications and index. This annual edition is noteworthy in that it was the "first" produced by use of computer technique, with a brief description in the introduction of the method used. xvii, 663 pp.

    Condition: Very good in printed sage green wrappers.

    Book ID: 40784
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  • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS. Volume Two. L go Y. by Page, Yolanda Williams, editor.
    Page, Yolanda Williams, editor.
    ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS. Volume Two. L go Y.

    Edition: First printing.

    Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007. Hardcover first edition - Contains substantive articles on Black women writers, primarily in the 20th century but including 18th and 19th writers. Each articles includes biographical information, major works, critical reception and bibliographies of both works by the author and studies of the author's works. Both volumes are preceded by a list of authors by genre and a chronological list. Volume 2, L-Y from Pinkie Gordon Lane to Shay Youngblood, plus a list of awards, a general bibliography, index and notes on the extensive list of contributors to this valuable reference. xx, pp 347 -684,. ISBN: 0-313334293.

    Condition: Exlibrary with some markings, but overall very good in glossy illustrated boards.n.

    Book ID: 88723
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  • ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS. 2 volume set, by Page, Yolanda Williams, editor.
    Page, Yolanda Williams, editor.
    ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS. 2 volume set,

    Edition: First printing.

    Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2007. Hardcover first edition - Contains substantive articles on Black women writers, primarily in the 20th century but including 18th and 19th writers. Each articles includes biographical information, major works, critical reception and bibliographies of both works by the author and studies of the author's works. Both volumes are preceded by a list of authors by genre and a chronological list. Volume 1 covers A-K, Volume 2, L-Y plus a list of awards, a general bibliography, index and notes on the extensive list of contributors to this valuable reference. xx, 684 pp. total. ISBN: 0-313334293.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated boards - from reference libraries with some marking in each book, but otherwise tight and clean.

    Book ID: 84263
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  • Parke-Bernet Galleries and Edward Eberstadt
    AMERICAN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE STOCK OF EDWARD EBERSTADT & SONS, April 9, 1968. Sale Number 2682.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1968. dj. Hardcover first edition - Auction catalogue listing 222 lots. Includes materials related to the California and Arizona missions, to the Civil War, to the Tennessee frontier settlements, Ross settlement in Texas, the Lewis and Clark expedition and more. Many black and white illustrations of items included in the auction. Index. 81 pp plus information on rates, etc. Prices realized laid in.

    Condition: Fine in green cover with gilt lettering on front and spine, chipping to original glassine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 32225
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  • FICTION IS FOLKS: How to Create Unforgettable Characters. by Peck, Robert Newton.
    Peck, Robert Newton.
    FICTION IS FOLKS: How to Create Unforgettable Characters.

    Edition: First printing.

    Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, (1983) dj. Hardcover first edition - This prolific and popular author, best known for 'A Day No Pigs Would Die "gives practical advice on creating fictional characters, identifies common mistakes new writers often make, and shows how to make characters relate to other characters in the story." Index. 186 pp. ISBN: 0-898791138.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 87431
    Keywords: Reference Books
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  • Pennington, Samuel; Lita Solis-Cohen and Thomas M. Voss.
    AMERICANA AT AUCTION: A Pictorial Record Of More Than 700 American Antiques Sold By Twenty Auction Houses In 1978

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dutton, (1979.) dj. Hardcover first edition - While the prices only give a sense of comparative worth, the very extensive of selection of photographs makes this a still valuable reference work. Includes furniture and art, ceramics and glassware, metal and speciality items like duck decoys, toys, whaling items, etc. Large format. 255 pp. ISBN: 0-525054308.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 32822
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  • ART OF THE PRINTED BOOK 1455-1955; Masterpieces of Typography Through Five Centuries from the Collections of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York. by Pierpont Morgan Library. Essay by Joseph Blumenthal.
    Pierpont Morgan Library. Essay by Joseph Blumenthal.
    ART OF THE PRINTED BOOK 1455-1955; Masterpieces of Typography Through Five Centuries from the Collections of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York & Boston: The Pierpont Morgan Library / David R. Godine (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - Published in connection with an exhibition held at the Pierpont Morgan Library from September 11 to December 2, 1973. As noted on the dust jacket "It includes descriptions of the lives of the great printers, Gutenberg, De Toumes, Baskerville, Aldus, and presents the historical backgrounds against which their work was done. . . It is, in one sense, a personal selection, dependent on Mr. Blumenthal's exacting aesthetic standards and, in another, a testament to the discrimination and collections of that preeminent repository of typography - The Pierpont Morgan Library. The 112 books selected and reproduced, from the Gutenberg Bible to the…

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    New York & Boston: The Pierpont Morgan Library / David R. Godine (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - Published in connection with an exhibition held at the Pierpont Morgan Library from September 11 to December 2, 1973. As noted on the dust jacket "It includes descriptions of the lives of the great printers, Gutenberg, De Toumes, Baskerville, Aldus, and presents the historical backgrounds against which their work was done. . . It is, in one sense, a personal selection, dependent on Mr. Blumenthal's exacting aesthetic standards and, in another, a testament to the discrimination and collections of that preeminent repository of typography - The Pierpont Morgan Library. The 112 books selected and reproduced, from the Gutenberg Bible to the twentieth-century works of Mardersteig, Rogers, Gill, Updike, and Meynell, are among the finest copies known." 125 full page black and white illustrations, including one folding plate. Bibliography, index. xiv, 192 pp plus colophon. ISBN: 0-879230827.

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    Condition: Ex-library but overall tight and clean in brown boards with a black cloth spine, gilt titling and decoration in a very good dust jacket (some wear to the top edge, chipping at top of spine, inconspicuous label)

    Book ID: 88370
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  • THE FRENCH IN AMERICA 1488-1974: A Chronology & Fact Book by Pula, James S.
    Pula, James S.
    THE FRENCH IN AMERICA 1488-1974: A Chronology & Fact Book

    Edition: First printing.

    Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, 1975. Hardcover first edition - Ethnic Chronology Series, No. 20. Foreword by the editor and compiler. Focuses primarily on French influence on the United States (not on Canada). In addition to the chronology, this reprints several significant documents and includes a bibliography and index of important French names. vi, 154 pp. ISBN: 0-379005158.

    Condition: Ex-library in red cloth with gilt lettering, with relatively few markings (pocket at back) - a tight and clean copy overall.

    Book ID: 39880
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  • [Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan.] Tarr, Rodger L.
    MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS: A Descriptive Bibliography.

    Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, dj. Hardcover first edition - This comprehensive and definite bibliography of the works of this popular author demonstrates the diversity of Rawlings's writings - it includes separate publications, first appearance contributions to books and pamphlets, and to journals, magazines, and newspapers, blurbs, translations, movie work, etc. Well illustrated. Index. xix, 283 pages. ISBN: 0-8229-39207.

    Condition: Fine (as new) in dark gray cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover, no dustjacket as issued.

    Book ID: 27468
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  • THE PROGRESSIVE MACHINIST: A Practical and Educational Treatise, with Illustrations. by Rogers, William (pseudonym of Nehemiah Hawkins, 1833-1928)
    Rogers, William (pseudonym of Nehemiah Hawkins, 1833-1928)
    THE PROGRESSIVE MACHINIST: A Practical and Educational Treatise, with Illustrations.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Theodore Audel and Company, (1903). Hardcover first edition - Illustrated throughout with drawings and diagrams. Frontispiece with a tissue guard. The title shown on the spine is "Rogers' Progressive Machinist." A book written under this pseudonym by Nehemiah Hawkins, an American inventor, author, and publisher who wrote many of the Audel's Guides published by Theodore Audel & Company. Tables, index. 348 pp. plus 14 pps of publisher's illustrated advertisements.

    Condition: Near fine in the original publisher's black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, all edges gilt.

    Book ID: 88032
    Keywords: Reference Books
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  • SAMUELS' ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARTISTS OF THE AMERICAN WEST. by Samuels, Peggy & Harold.
    Samuels, Peggy & Harold.
    SAMUELS' ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARTISTS OF THE AMERICAN WEST.

    Edition: First thus - a hardcover reprint, originally published in 1976.

    New York: Castle Books, (1985) dj. Hardcover - Includes over 1700 entries, alphabetically arranged and representing every category including newspaper correspondents, survey topographers, cowboy artists, magazine and book illustrators, recognized masters and more, with representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as Native American artists. Includes more than 300 half tone illustrations. A large heavy book. xxvi, 549 pp. ISBN: 1-555210147.

    Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (light foxing to edges of textblock, tears and edgewear to the dj)

    Book ID: 83056
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  • OBRAZKOVY SVET. by Skoda, Frantisek, ilustroval/illustrations; Frantisek Nepil, texty/ text.
    Skoda, Frantisek, ilustroval/illustrations; Frantisek Nepil, texty/ text.
    OBRAZKOVY SVET.

    Edition: Hardcover.

    Praha (Prague): Albatros, (1985). Hardcover - Illustrated doublepage spreads with vocabulary words in Czech, Russian, German and English (with the pronunciation shown for the English). Index. Oversized oblong format. 200 pp.

    Condition: Very good in glossy white illustrated boards.

    Book ID: 78033
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  • Stern, Susan,
    WOMEN COMPOSERS: A Handbook.

    Edition: First printing.

    Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1978. Hardcover first edition - An annotated bibliography with brief information about European and North American women who were composers of classical music, and either had their work published, or performed in public, or who won an award for it. Extensive list of sources. Supplemental list and sources. vii, 191 pp. ISBN: 0-8108-11383.

    Condition: Ex-library with usual markings, but overall tight and clean in burgundy cloth with gold lettering (one page torn at the edge.)

    Book ID: 44922
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  • Thompson, Lawrence S.
    THE SOUTHERN BLACK SLAVE AND FREE: A Bibliography of Anti- and Pro-Slavery Books and Pamphlets and of Social and Economic Conditions in the Southern States from the Beginnings to 1950.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Whitston Publishing Co., 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - An extensive listing of works available on microform. 576 pages.

    Condition: Fine in yellow cloth with gold lettering, no dustjacket, as issued (as new.)

    Book ID: 20015
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  • MAPS AND MAP-MAKERS. by Tooley, R. V.
    Tooley, R. V.
    MAPS AND MAP-MAKERS.

    Edition: Revised edition, first thus.

    New York: Crown, (1982.) dj. Hardcover - Originally published in 1949, this was one of the first general works on the subject by a leading London antiquarian book and map dealer, designed to be a guide for students and collectors. "Gives full information and illustrations of the principal map-makers and map publishers and their work from the earliest times to the 19th century, combining an appreciation of the popular decorative side of early maps with historical and bibliographical notes." Illustrated with 104 black and white reproductions and color plates. Index. 140 pp. ISBN: 0-517533030.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (upper corners bumped, short tear in dj near spine,)

    Book ID: 52260
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  • A TO Z GIS: An Illustrated Dictionary of Geographic Information Systems. by Wade, Tasha and Shelly Sommer .
    Wade, Tasha and Shelly Sommer .
    A TO Z GIS: An Illustrated Dictionary of Geographic Information Systems.

    Edition: Second edition.

    Redlands, CA: Esri Press, (2006). A useful resource with "more than 1,800 terms, nearly 400 full-color illustrations, and seven encyclopedia-style appendix articles about annotation and labels, features, geometry, layers in ArcGIS, map projections and coordinate systems, remote sensing, and topology." 268 pp. ISBN: 978-1589481404.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (as new)

    Book ID: 87026
    Keywords: Reference Books
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  • MARIHUANA: An Annotated Bibliography. by Waller, Coy W. ; Jacqueline J. Johnson, Judy Buelke and Carlton E. Turner.
    Waller, Coy W. ; Jacqueline J. Johnson, Judy Buelke and Carlton E. Turner.
    MARIHUANA: An Annotated Bibliography.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Macmillan Information, 1976. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A comprehensive bibliography. Includes subject index. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper by Johnson - "to Bob, with fond memories of the summers spent close to the marihuana patches on the Kentucky River. Jacqueline." 560 pp.

    Condition: Some soiling to the light yellow cloth and fraying on the corners of the boards, and wear to the ends of the spine, but overall very good - tight,sturdy, intact hinges.

    Book ID: 88668
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  • A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PLANT GENETICS. by Warner, Marjorie F.; Martha A. Sherman & Esther M. Colvin.
    Warner, Marjorie F.; Martha A. Sherman & Esther M. Colvin.
    A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PLANT GENETICS.

    Edition: First edition.

    Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept of Agriculture, 1934. First edition - Miscellaneous Publication Number 164. Includes Subject and Author Indices. 552 pp

    Condition: Good condition overall in printed tan wrappers - holes punched through textblock near the spine for use in binding.

    Book ID: 74652
    Keywords: Reference Books
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  • CHARLES M. RUSSELL, THE COWBOY ARTIST: A Bibliography. by Yost, Karl with a note by Homer E. Britzman and Frederic G. Renner.
    Yost, Karl with a note by Homer E. Britzman and Frederic G. Renner.
    CHARLES M. RUSSELL, THE COWBOY ARTIST: A Bibliography.

    Edition: Limited first edition.

    Pasadena CA: Trail's End Publishing, (1948). Hardcover first edition - A comprehensive look at the works Russell illustrated, appearances in periodicals and exhibition galleries and more. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Limited edition of 500 copies. 218 pp plus colophon and publisher's ad,

    Condition: Fine in maroon cloth with gilt lettering and cow's head on spine.

    Book ID: 84154
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  • Set of 4 INDONESIAN PHRASE BOOKS & DICTIONARIES - 3 English, Indonesian and 1 French Indonesian.
    Set of 4 INDONESIAN PHRASE BOOKS & DICTIONARIES - 3 English, Indonesian and 1 French Indonesian.

    Princeton NJ, Singapore & Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Belitz, Lonely Planet, Periplus and Kanisius, 1981 to 1997. Set of four small booklets - dictionaries and phrasebooks - includes phrase books from Berlitz and Lonely Planet, a French Indonesian phrase book, 'Parlez Indonesien' and a small dictionary with over 6000 entries. ISBN: 2-831509327.

    Condition: Very good overall - 3 in glossy illustrated covers, 1 in plain white wrappers.

    Book ID: 86848
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