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The DHAMMAPADA: A New Version
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London: The Buddhist Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. Green wraps, stapled, black lettering front, contains 423 brief quotations. Printed by James Wakeham & Co. Editor's Preface dated August, 1945; no other dates. Errata sheet tipped in: Verse 248: For "Live" read "Evil." ; 3-3/4" x 4-3/4"; 72 pp; Wrappers sunned, staples rusted. . ... more information
Offered by Andrew Langer, Bookseller (California, United States) |
$25.00
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FREEDOM OF THE PRESS The Anglo-American Struggle 1644-1837 An Exhibition Introducing the First Amendment Freedoms Collection of the Chicago Public Library
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Chicago: Special Collections Division. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1980. Softcover. Essay titled Freedom of the Press: A Continuing Struggle by Thomas A. Orlando with detailed descriptions of 15 items from the collection, 12 illustrations. White stapled wraps. ; 5-1/2 x 9-1/4"; [28] pp; Rear cover slightly scuffed. . ... more information
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$12.00
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Santa Fe - Instructions for Operating and Maintaining Air Brake Equipment
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[A. T. & S. F. RY. CO.]. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1942. Softcover. First edition was in 1911 and produced by M. E. Hamilton, later printings were produced by the Atcheson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. Loose-leaf, stiff flexible green covers, front lettered in black, covers with rounded edges, pages supplemented with many fold-out charts. ; 5-1/4" x 7-1/4"; 227 pp; Covers rubbed and bumped at upper left, first and last few pages show faint waterstain at upper right, prior owner na... more information
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$20.00
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The Convertiplane: Implications of a New Aircraft Type on the National Aviation Policy of the United States As approved by the Air Coordinating Committee, Washington, D.C., October 1954
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Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1954. Softcover. Includes overview of State of the Art and brief history of early attempts at combining an airplane with a helicopter. Self wraps, stapled, illustrated.; 7-3/4" x 10"; 58 pp; Front cover soiled, rear cover lightly worn, rusted staples, prior owner stamp on front cover, pages clean and unmarked. . ... more information
Offered by Andrew Langer, Bookseller (California, United States) |
$22.00
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TRANSVERSAL MAPPINGS AND FLOWS
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New York and Amsterdam: W. A. Benjamin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth, black spine lettering, equations and graphs. ; 8-1/2" square; x, 161 pp; Covers lightly soiled and lightly worn, solid hinges, prior owner name inked on half-title page, pages clean and free of tears or writing. . ... more information
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$60.00
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[Yearbook] HAWSEPIPE 1973
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![[Yearbook] HAWSEPIPE 1973](http://c2.bibtopia.com/h/875/181/481181875.0.m.jpg "[Yearbook] HAWSEPIPE 1973")
[Vallejo, CA]: California Maritime Academy. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. Orange cloth, front cover illustration and spine lettering in brown, illustrated endpapers, well-illustrated in b&w, ads at rear. ; 8" x 10-3/4"; 160 pp; Covers with light soiling, solid binding, pages clean and unmarked. . ... more information
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$35.00
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Report of Committee on NEW RECORDING MEANS AND COMPUTING DEVICES, September, 1952
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[Society of Actuaries]. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1952. Hardcover. Early title on application of computers to insurance industry. Committee members were Malvin E. Davis, Chairman, William P. Barber, Jr., John J. Finelli, Walter Klem. Blue-green paper boards and spine, printed title on front, illustrated with flowcharts, punch cards, forms, etc. ; 7 x 10"; 107 pp; Spine toned, slight cover wear, front hinge a bit loose though still holding well, prior owner signature on FFEP dated in 1952. . ... more information
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$20.00
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INTORNO ALLA TAVOLA
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Milano: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 88-04-36913-2 . Black cloth, white spine lettering, black endpapers, beautiful color photography throughout, text in Italian. Pictorial dust jacket. Heavy, USPS Media Mail as expected, others extra.; 9-1/2" x 12-1/2"; 219 pp; Book with no wear of note. Jacket lightly edgeworn with small closed tears at spine and folds. . ... more information
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$45.00
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ANSEL ADAMS: An American Place, 1936
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Tucson, Arizona: Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1982. Softcover. Supplement to The Archive. Stiff white wraps, b&w cover photo, black lettering, 38 page text followed by 45 plates - each captioned facing left and presented full page on the right. This copy signed by Ansel Adams on the half title page at San Francisco in 1982 ; 8-1/2" x 11"; Signed by Illustrator; Covers lightly worn and lightly soiled, clean and unmarked within. . ... more information
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$160.00
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SAVONAROLA: The Florentine Martyr
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Oakland, Cal.: Pacific Press Publishing Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. (1890). No edition noted. Hardcover. A volume in the Young People's Library series. Green cloth, front cover and spine illustrated/decorated in black, lettered in gilt, decorative green endpapers, some pages with small illustrations, one full-page b&w illustration. 1890 copyright with no additional dates. ; 5" x 7-1/4"; 160 pp; A nicely preserved copy with but minor faults. Covers little worn, slightly du... more information
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$28.00
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A Brief Handbook Of American Authors
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1885. Stated Second Edition; Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Brown cloth, gilt titling.; 4.5 x 7"; xi, 204, [8] (ads) pp; Dented at bottom on front, discolored at bottom on reverse, endpapers toned, 1886 prior owner signature. . ... more information
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$15.00
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The ELEMENTS OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: A Treatise Upon Moral Philosophy and Practice
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Philadelphia: H. Hooker. Good with no dust jacket. 1852. Reprint. Hardcover. Publishers brown cloth, boards with blindstamped decoration, gilt spine lettering. First was 1850. ; 6" x 9-1/4"; 379 pp; A well-worn copy. Boards quite worn, cloth split at hinges, prior owner name inscribed on FFEP and title page, puncture on rear cover with marginal impact to last few leaves, pages foxed throughout, hinges repaired? and solid. . ... more information
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$50.00
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BLACK MARIA
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New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. First Edition; Stated First Printing. Hardcover. Black paper boards, facsimile signature of author on front in silver, orange cloth spine lettered in black. Front and rear free endpapers with color cartoons by author, full page cartoons in b&w. Dust jacket with color cover cartoon. ; 8-1/2" x 11-1/4"; 96 pp; Book and jacket lightly bumped at lower left, pages clean and unmarked. Jacket shelfworn including a small (1/... more information
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$45.00
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration: First Semiannial Report to the Congress, October 1, 1958 - March 31, 1959
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Washington, D. C.: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1959. Softcover. Blue wraps, perfect bound, includes fold-out organization chart. ; 6" x 9"; x, 91 pp; Slight wear along bottom edge, appears unread. . ... more information
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$95.00
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ACTIVATION OF AIRPORT LIGHTS BY RADIO TRANSMISSIONS FROM AIRCRAFT
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Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office. Good with no dust jacket. 1952. Softcover. Paper 168-54/DO-61, issued October 8, 1954. Prepared by RTCA SC56. Green stapled wraps, typescript. ; 7-3/4" x 10-1/4"; ii, 7 pp; Covers and paper toned, light cover wear, rusted staples, slightly musty, prior owner stamp on front cover, pages clean and unmarked. . ... more information
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$22.00
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The RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP AT ENEWETAK ATOLL
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Washington, D. C.: Defense Nuclear Agency. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1981. Softcover. White wraps, perfect bound, Agency logo on front with blue lettering, one page with color photos, many additional b&w illustrations. ; 6" x 9"; xx, 700 pp; Front wrap with creases and lacking a small piece at upper right, rear panel lightly creased and with small closed tear along top edge. First leaf (title page) has crease, clean and unmarked within. . ... more information
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$60.00
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NOVEL WITH COCAINE (Advance uncorrected proofs)
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New York: E. P. Dutton. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. [1984]. Advance Review Copy. Softcover. M. Ageyev is a pseudonym. Original publication 1936; Translated from the Russian by Michael Henry Heim. Blue card covers, perfect bound, b&w cover illustration.; 5-1/4" x 8-1/4"; vii, 204 pp; Very slight cover wear, pages clean and unmarked. . ... more information
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$18.00
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The Mother's Recompense; A Sequel to Home Influence
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London: George Routledge and Sons. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1889. Later Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth, beveled boards, gilt spine and front decorations and titling, all edges gilt, guarded frontispiece and 3? additional full page illustrations. ; 5 x 7.5"; 532, [8] (ads) pp; Slight corner wear, toning to first plate, prior owner signature on reverse of frontispiece. A very nice copy of this title. . ... more information
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$20.00
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Home Scenes and Heart Studies
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New York: D. Appleton & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1889. Later Printing. Hardcover. Green decorated cloth, gilt spine and front titling, brown endpapers, guarded frontispiece illustration and facing illustrated title page. ; 5 x 7.5"; 532, [8] (ads) pp; Slight wear to corners and top and bottom of spine, small nick to cloth on back board, slight dampstain to top margin of first few pages. . ... more information
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$20.00
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COMPLEX ANALYSIS: an introduction to the theory of analytic functions of one complex variable (Second Edition)
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New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. (1966). Second Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. International Series in Pure and Applied Mathematics. Publishers blue cloth, gilt lettering front and spine. Brown dust jacket with geometric design and lettering in white and yellow. ; 6" x 9"; xiii, 317 pp; Book shows but light wear, solid hinges though with slight spine lean, no inscriptions, pages clean and unmarked. Jacket lightly rubbed, lightly edgeworn, protected... more information
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$60.00
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