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The Printing of Books
Jackson, HolbrookThe 1938 first edition, in brown cloth boards with a black cloth spine and gold lettering. The rare "somewhat interesting" ex library copy, this ...
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The Improper Bohemians
Churchill, AllenA curious little volume chronicling the rich literary life of Greenwich Village in from 1912-1932, including the exploits of Edna St. Vincent Milla...
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Madachy's Mathematical Recreations
Madachy, Joseph S.A fairly scarce bit of math and logic puzzles of the sort popularized by Martin Gardner. A good tight paperback binding, with a little wear and a s...
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Ink Drinker
Sanvoisin, EricIllustrated by Matje, Martin. A curious little tale of the scourge of the bookshop, the BOOK VAMPIRE. Later printing, VG, no jacket as issued. Sma...
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Hawai'i Regional Cuisine: Celebrating Today's Chefs of Aloha
Woodland, Rebecca (ed.)An interesting look at assorted foods of the Hawaii, focused on the cuisine of 13 chefs. First printing stated. Fine. Hardcover with internal spira...
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What Every Girl Should Know (Little Blue Book No. 14)
Sanger, MargarerOne of the extremely widely sold "little blue books" from an enterprising Kansas publisher. The series included all manner of fiction and non-ficti...
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Two Gentlemen of Verona: A Re-Creation, Complete with Pictures and Sheet Music
John Guare; Mel ShapiroA curious book, this is the script/libretto (and sheet music) of a John Guare and Mel Shaprio re-working of Two Gentlemen of Verona, winner of the...
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The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature
Pollack, NealSigned by author. Quite an oddity, from the days when Pollack, now a reformed literary bad boy, produced this over the top anthology, and then sort...
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Shanks' Mare: Being a translation of the Tokaido volumes of Hizakurige, Japan's great comic novel of travel & ribaldry
Jippensha, Ikku, Satchell, Thomas (translator)Illustrated by Hiroshige Ando. A translation of a notable Japanese comic novel from the turn of the 19th century. Laid in are multiple little (roug...
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Paradise Alley
Stallone, SylvesterSly wrote a novel, back in the day, and guess what, it's about some working class stiffs! At any rate, VG in a like jacket. A touch of foxing to to...
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The Book of Lost Books: An Incomplete History of All the Great Books You'll Never Read
Kelly, StuartA curious work from an author who's earliest years saw him becoming a completist collector of assorted types of books. This volume offers brief ess...
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Complete & Utter Failure: a Celebration of Also-Rans, Runners-Up, Never-Weres and Total Flops
Steinberg, NeilAn amusing little book by the author, best known as a Chicago Sun-Times columnist, detailing all sorts of assorted types of failure (product design...
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Grunt: Pigorian Chant from Snouto Domoinko De Silo
Boynton, SandraSmall format hardback in as-new condition. Stated first printing, Oct 1996, SIGNED and inscribed by the author("for Gayle") in February 1999. Book...
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The Girl
LeSueur, MeridelSigned by author. Apparent first printing of this novel by noted writer, primarily of nonfiction around the proletarian movement of the 30's and 40...
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The Smiling Pets Recipe Book
Reisenbigler, ConnieSigned by author on title page. Great resource for pet lovers. Easy recipes for dogs and cats. First edition. No flaws Unusual plastic shifting ima...
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Seeing: Doubletakes
Robert, FrancoisSigned. Similar to the photographer's title "Faces", this features color and b&w photos of everyday objects that appear to the viewer as faces....
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A Singing Reed
Iris, ScharmelApparently, according to the available biography, Iris was a con man, plagiarist, forger, impostor... and poet. This slim volume of poetry is VG in...
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The Country Dance Book
Tolman, Beth and Page, RalphIllustrated by Tolman, F.W.P.. Not ex-library. Red cloth boards, with minimal soil and wear, interior clean and tight. Some foxing page ends. Cloth...
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Enchanted Streets: The Unlikely Adventures of an Urban Nature Lover
Dubkin, LeonardIllustrated by Sandoz, Edouard. A charming little volume of urban naturalism from this Chicago author. Inscribed on front endpaper by the author to...
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Tequila: A Traditional Art of Mexico
Sanchez, Alberto RuyA lavishly illustrated book on Tequila, the national drink of Mexico. First printing, NF in a like jacket. A minor bump to bottom front edge, remai...
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A Dictionary of Yiddish Slang
Kogos, FredSlim volume of Yiddish slang expressions. For a vintage paperback, in very good condition - minimal wear, with some light browning to page edges. ...
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Dictionary of Biological Equivalents:German-English
Artschwager, ErnstApparent first printing of this German-English medical dictionary, with lists of common German abbreviations, irregular verbs, and diagrams of vari...
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Die Heliotherapie
Rollier, AugusteSubtitled "Funfundvierzig [45]-j?hrige. Erfahrungen mit d. Sonnenkur insbes. bei d. chirurgischen Tuberkulose", this appears to be a medical text b...
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Our Lady of the Lost and Found
Schoemperlen, DianeA very nice copy of this novel about a woman visited by the Virgin Mary. Like--really visited--Mary brings a suitcase and stays a while. NF in a li...
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