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From back cover: "...a tool for field identification and has led millions to a better understanding of the natural world." "Full color, usually in several plumages, and described in detail." Very Good condition. Light rubbing on back cover, a little light edge wear on first few pages. Clean and tight. Please use photos as part of the description. 384 pages including Index.

From the Preface: This book represents an attempt to integrate pictorial and factual material about the Minnesota country from the mid-seventeenth century, when the earliest French explorers began to record their impressions of the area, to 1958, when the American commonwealth that took root and grew in this land of lakes and streams marked its centennial as the thirty-second state." Almost… Read more about this item

From the back cover: "A proper knowledge of the long and eventful history of Kansas requires an understanding of the state's geography. Whit the "place called Kansas" was originally the home of certain Indian tribes, the earliest recorded histories of the state are chronicles of journeys across it. Adventurers, traders, and pioneers crossed Kansas..." Very Good- condition. Covers have some rubbing/bumping… Read more about this item

From front DJ flap: "Each of this book's six sections, arranged chronologically, opens with a world map that shows developments at various points of the copmass, along with an essay about that was happening and why." It has a world-wide perspective. Colorful images and lots of information. Book - Near Fine condition. Beautiful book - Navy over boards with compass design impressed… Read more about this item

From the Preface: "The wide use and excellent reception of the earlier editions of this book and the valuable suggestions from its many users for additions and improvements have resulted in the publisher's requesting a revision and enlargement of the third edition. As in the cases of the earlier editions, this book has been compiled and arranged to meet the… Read more about this item

From front cover: "Bigger and better than ever! Here's Heloise, the housewife's favorite helper, with more hints and how-to's for everything -- alphabetically arranged to make things even easier." Book - Good+ condition. Red and white cloth over boards with coating. Black text on spine. Bottom front has center "dent". Spine has some of the coating off. Both front and back… Read more about this item

From back cover: "Now you can put together an effective speech on any topic in minutes. Here are hundreds of quotes, anecdotes, stories, and proverbs that will make your speeches sparkle. Arranged alphabetically to topic..." Book - Very Good- condition. This book has two small spots on the closed book page edges, one on top and one on the side, that… Read more about this item

From front cover: "Explore dozens of art styles, traditional and experimental techniques, and different mediums and materials - to help you enhance your skills and develop character and style in your artwork. Book - Very Good condition. Blue paper over boards w silver gilt on spine. Very minimal edge wear (except a bump at top), but bent in corners. Previous owner's… Read more about this item

From back cover: "In this splendid 'dictionary' of epigrams, essays, verses and vignettes, you'll find over 1.000 pointed definitions, e.g. Congratulation ("The civility of envy"...)... Anyone who likes to laugh will love The Devil's Dictionary." Book - Good condition. Covers have light bumping and light edge/corner wear. I noted 1 bottom corner crease and a couple tiny edge closed tears. Text… Read more about this item

From Preface: "This text addresses class actions and other devices for litigating multi-party cases. It is intended for students taking courses in civil procedure, complex litigation, class actions, and mass torts. It is also designed for use by practicing lawyers who are involved in litigating multi-party cases." "It addresses numerous significant developments since 1999, including substantial revisions to Federal Rule… Read more about this item

From the Introduction: "It is one of the expressed purposes of the Herb Society to educate the general public to the many uses and delights of herbs." "This is a book aimed at cooks of varying degrees of skill." "An entirely new aspect of this book is the section devoted to the illustration of culinary herbs." The recipes have everything from appetitizers, to… Read more about this item

From the Foreword: "The goal of NATURAL REMEDIES is to introduce readers to therapies that can help them prevent illness and achieve and maintain good health and a sense of well-being. In addition to promoting the benefits of a healthy diet and exercise, the book covers a wide range of treatments, from acupuncture to aromatherapy, herbal medicine to hydrotherapy, reflexology… Read more about this item

From front DJ flap: "A survey of the history and geography of all the Bible lands in one volume is long overdue." This book covers Mesopotamia, Egypt, Palestine, Phoenicia, Syria, Biblical Iran, Cyprus, Asia Minor, Greece, Italy and provides the "geographical stage on which the biblical drama was enacted." "The writers...have sought to bring together historical, geographical, biblical and archaeological… Read more about this item

From Editor's Preface by Merrill C. Tenney: "The Bible Almanac is designed to make the necessary information available. The coinage, weights and measures, foods, means of travel, animal and vegetable life, chronology, social manners and customs, languages and literary forms, and many other aspects of human life are simply and clearly explained." Good condition. Blue coated cloth over boards with silver… Read more about this item

From front cover: "The Easiest-to-Use, Most Complete Crossword Puzzle Dictionary in Print" "More than 300,000 clue and answer words. Easy alphabetical and letter-count listings. Convenient information tables." Very Good- condition. Slight rubbing/bumping to covers. Light edge/corner wear. Spine is not cracked. Looks nice except last few pages (starting at page 611) have a curvy wrinkle that goes down the pages about 3/4 of… Read more about this item

From front cover: "Revised and Expanded to Help Solve Today's Crossword Puzzles" "Political, geographical, and technological terms, Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, Academy Award winners, sports legends, biblical and mythological characters, and more" From back cover: "Here is the work that made all other puzzle dictionaries obsolete. Its unique Instant Finder System saves you time-consuming searches through the long, jumbled paragraphs of words that… Read more about this item

From legal page: "Dick Sternberg blends his years of angling experience and scientific training into a text loaded with important facts about fish and helpful tips for the modern angler. A professional fisheries biologist for 16 years, Dick has fished from the mountain streams of Alaska to the Everglades of Florida." Book - Good condition. Printed paper over boards with blue… Read more about this item

From front DJ flap: "The diversity of Native American cultures goes far beyond the popular image of the 'Indian.' The bison, hunters and horseback warriors of the Great Plains, with their wind-blown feather headdresses, make up only a small part of the ...cultures which developed between the icy Arctic and the mountains of northern Mexico." Book - Very Good condition. Tan… Read more about this item

From front DJ flap: "This comprehensive volume is a treasure trove of information for students, collectors and Civil War buffs. Cataloged and described in this edition are virtually every item carried by both Union and Confederate soldiers, sailors and marines." Book - Good condition. Ivory flected paper over boards with dark gray leatherette spine and gold gilt text. The cover and… Read more about this item

From back cover: "The Civil War Almanac is an invaluable compendium. No Civil War buff should be without it." - Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Book - Good condition. At some point parts of the book were exposed to liquid (water, I'd say). There are some page "crinkles", but none of the pages are stuck together and it does not affect the readability… Read more about this item