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Our Brookline Our Stories

Our Brookline Our Stories

Brookline, Massachusetts: Council on Aging, 2002. Horitzontal 4to size softcover with laid cardstock covers; 151 pages with black and white photographs and a few color photos. A collection of poetry, short stories and autobiographical sketches, illustrated with photogaphs of the authors. Contributors include: Norma Farber Michael Dukakis (former governor of Massachusetts and cousin of actress Olympia Dukakis) Natalie Rothstein Andrew J. Foley Mary Lee Hood Theodore Blank Larry Kirby Kitty Dukakis... Read more about this item
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SGD 22.07
Dedham Education Association Cookbook 1999

Dedham Education Association Cookbook 1999

1999. 8vo size spiral bound pictorial softcover; 118 pages followed by a 14 page section of publisher provided cooking related content. Recipes include the name of contributor and there is a rare and excellent Index of Contributors. There is also a general index. Contents include: Appetizers Breads & Rolls Cakes & Cookies Desserts Main Dishes Soups & Salads Vegetables Potpourri Recipes include: Blueberry Bread; Lemon Bread; Black Midnight Cake; Whoopie Pies; Apple Cream Pie; Easy... Read more about this item
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SGD 24.83
Positive Discipline

Positive Discipline

by Samalin, Nancy

2000. From package: "On this CD, Nancy Samalin offers an alternative approach - one that has been proven effective by thousands of parents who have attended her workshops and read her books... She shows how to discipline by being clear in your expectations and firm in your resolve. She explains how to avoid daily battles, how to set limits, and how to respond to anger and emotion - your own and your child's. 50 minutes running time. 10 Tracks Light wear to paper slipcase and light soil to... Read more about this item
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SGD 48.29
Odipus Der Tyrann

Odipus Der Tyrann

by Sophocles; Sophokles; Holderlin, Friedrich (Trans.)

Tolz: The Bremer Presse, 1919. [7], 8-94pp, [2]. Contemporary full vellum by Frieda Thiersch at the Bremen Binderei, raised bands, spine in six panels, title lettered direct in gilt to second panel, date to foot, single line gilt border to covers, overlapping fore edges, t.e.g. Boards slightly splayed, otherwise quite bright and clean. Bookplate of Elly Bach to front pastedown. Number forty-eight of two hundred and seventy copies. German text. Printed in 16 point Antiqua on Van Gelder paper. Frieda... Read more about this item
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SGD 1,283.48
104th U.S. Open 2004 Official Annual Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

104th U.S. Open 2004 Official Annual Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

2004. 104th U.S. Open 2004 Official Annual Shinnecock Hills Golf Club 4to size navy blue leatherette hardcover with bright gilt titles on spine and front cover; 72 pages with color photographs throughout. Endpapers are course maps. Introduction by Arnold Palmer Contents include: Detailed overview of the course First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round The Champion Bumped head of spine, bottom corner of front cover and bottom of back cover. There is a small area of adhesive residue on... Read more about this item
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SGD 24.83
In Good Taste

In Good Taste

Chicopee, Massachusetts: College of Our Lady of the Elms, 1987. Our Lady of the Elms was first chartered as a college in 1928. There is an overview of the school on the inside back cover. Stated First Printing This book is an unusual size and shape, especially for a community cookbook. Narrow 4to size spiral comb bound softcover; 159 creamy laid pages with some black and white full page photographs of the campus. Recipes do not include the name of the contributor except for those contributed by... Read more about this item
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SGD 31.73
Mother Goose. Twenty nursery rhymes, selected & illustrated by Philip Van Aver.

Mother Goose. Twenty nursery rhymes, selected & illustrated by Philip Van Aver.

by GRABHORN PRESS. VAN AVER, Philip

San Francisco: Printed by Robert Grabhorn and Andrew Hoyem, 1970. 21 illustrations by Philip Van Aver. One of 300 copies. Printed in Goudy Open type on English handmade paper. Quarto., original blue cloth backed printed paper covered boards. Slight fading to the spine, otherwise a very good, fresh copy. ||Most of the copies were bound differently with the title and illustration on a white label pasted on the white board, the more attractive binding used here is only found on a very few copies.In 1966... Read more about this item
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SGD 222.47
Science and Engineering Indicators 2004 Volume 1 and 2

Science and Engineering Indicators 2004 Volume 1 and 2

Arlington, Virginia: National Science Foundation, 2004. Science and Engineering Indicators 2004 - Two (2) Volume Set plus three extras detailed below and shown in our last photograph. Both books are 4to size trade paperbacks Volume 1: Each section is paginated individually: this volume contains more than 200 pages. Contents include: Elementary and Secondary Education Higher Education in Science and Engineering Science and Engineering Labor Force International Research and Development Funds and Technology... Read more about this item
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SGD 62.08
5 X 5

5 X 5

by Glen Baxter; Ian Breakwell; Ivor Cutler; Anthony Earnshaw; Jeff Nuttall

West Yorks: Trigram Press Ltd. , 1981. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 8.5" by 6.5". Various. A nice copy of this anthology on art and writing compiled by Glen Baxter, Ian Breakwell, Ivor Cutler, Anthony Earnshaw, and Jeff Nuttall. Printed by private press and including many illustrations. This anthology, compiled by Glen Baxter, Ian Breakwell, Ivor Cutler, Anthony Earnshaw, and Jeff Nuttall, displays the artistic and written works the aforementioned individuals in order to make a commentary on... Read more about this item
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SGD 83.85
Vathek

Vathek

by William Beckford

London: The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 6.5" . Marion V. Dorn . A limited edition, newly translated copy of William Beckford's gothic tale, illustrated by Marion V. Dorn. Limited edition. Number 731 out of 1050.Private press. Illustrated by Marion V. Dorn with a colour frontispiece, a headpiece and six colour plates. Collated complete.With an introduction by the translator Herbert B. Grimsditch. This limited edition work features a beautifully colour illustrated copy of William... Read more about this item
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SGD 136.90
Tartuffe & Would-Be Gentlemen

Tartuffe & Would-Be Gentlemen

by Moliere - translated by H. Baker and J. Miller

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1963. Hard Cover. nf/nf/vg. Quarto 197pp. Limited to 1500 copies and is SIGNED by illustrator Serge Ivanoff. A near fine copy in tissue wrapper and slipcase. Some rubbing on slipcase.
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SGD 48.29
A FAREWELL TO ARMS; Illustrated by Barron Storey / A Limited Edition

A FAREWELL TO ARMS; Illustrated by Barron Storey / A Limited Edition

by Faulkner, William

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1980. The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature / a limited edition collection. Gilt-stamped leather. Like New. Barron Storey. 8vo (8 7/8" x 5 7/8" x 1 5/8")', full black leather with all page-edges protected with .22k gold, 2 raised bands, gilt tooling to the spine and covers; Illustrated with 8 B&W lithographed plates by Barron Storey; a fine volume in Franklin Library's "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of... Read more about this item
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SGD 62.08
THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE; An Episode of the American Civil War / Illustrated by Roland Descombes / A Limited Edition

THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE; An Episode of the American Civil War / Illustrated by Roland Descombes / A Limited Edition

by Crane, Stephen

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1976. The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature / a limited edition collection. Gilt-stamped leather. Very Fine/None. Roland Descombes. 8vo (8 1/4" x 5 3/4" x 1")', full red leather with all edges protected with .22k gold foil, 3 raised bands, gilt tooling to the spine and boards with red silk-moiré end-papers & red ribbon page-marker; Illustrated with 8 full-page B&W plates by Roland Descombes ; a... Read more about this item
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SGD 62.08
Holy Cross Church 60th Anniversary Cookbook

Holy Cross Church 60th Anniversary Cookbook

Elyria, OH 8vo size softcover with large plastic spiral binding; 348 pages with separate recipe index. Original artwork for cover and divider pages by John Rodak. Recipes are "signed" with name of contributor, but there is no index of contributors. The book is typescript (you can see some errors and strikethroughs.) The separate index, also typescript appears to be a photocopy. Two folded pages of 8.5x11 inch white paper are folded in half widthwise and make up the eight-page index. It is... Read more about this item
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SGD 165.55
The Promise of Peace:  Economic Cooperation Between Egypt and Israel

The Promise of Peace: Economic Cooperation Between Egypt and Israel

by Bruton, Henry J

Washington, DC: The Brookings Institute, 1981. 29 page stapled pamphlet. A Staff Paper from the Brookings Institute. Includes emphera - card of Director of Economic Studies. From paper: "Innumberable benefits for both nations can come from reducing tension, from redirecting the energy and the initiative of leaders away from the issues of war toward those of economic and social welfare and from reallocating labor and capital and foreign exchange from the war effort to economic improvement."... Read more about this item
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SGD 9.66
Create

Create

4to size hardcover with interior three-ring binder, unpaginated - more than 50 pages with illustrated, tabbed section dividers and some color photographs. Contents include: Appetizers and Soups One-Dish Entrees Meats, Poultry & Fish Vegetables and Side Dishes Yeast Breads, Quick Breads and Breakfast Specialties Cookies Cakes, Pies and Desserts Recipes include: Tijuana Quiche Appetizers; Almond-Crusted Brie in Phyllo; Empanadas Sanchez; California Fish Cioppino; Marty's California Vegetable... Read more about this item
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SGD 35.87
The Porsche Principle

The Porsche Principle

2018. Horizontal 8vo size gray hardcover; 77 heavyweight, glossy pages with color and black and white photographs and black and white illustrations. The Porsche name and logo appear in white on the top of front cover and the title of the book is in relief on the bottom of the cover. The fep is filled with the embossed name and logo. Contents include: Innovation and Tradition Design and Function Performance and Everyday Usability Exclusiveness and Social Acceptance As new! . Hard Cover. As New/No... Read more about this item
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SGD 20.69
Mis Desafios Poeticos

Mis Desafios Poeticos

by Paez, Miguel Angel

Producciones Cosmos Casa Editorial My Poetic Challenges by Miguel Angel Paez Por el camino amplio de la vida / Through the broad path of life Primera Edicion / First Edition Private Press 8vo size trade paperback with illustrated covers; 92 pages From back: "Cuando tratamos de indagar sobre la recopilacion de los poemas que componen la obra poetica de Miguel Angel Paez, la que el ha intitulado: Mis Desafios Poeticos en ella podemos percibir la fuerza de las musas para seguir explorando la... Read more about this item
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SGD 8.28
Television Trivia Find-a-Word Puzzles

Television Trivia Find-a-Word Puzzles

Weston, FL: Paradise Press, 2002. 4to size trade paperback; unpaginated - about 200 pages. There are three color photographs from MASH, the Mary Tyler Moore Show and ER on the cover. Contains 190 puzzles. The answer keys for the puzzles are in the back of the book. The TV shows which have puzzles include: 227 Aftermash Alf All-American Girl Cagney and Lacey Coach December Bride ER Flamingo Road Frasier I Love Lucy Magnum P.I. Moonlighting Phyllis Switch Taxi That Girl The Beverly Hillbillies The... Read more about this item
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SGD 48.29
Homemade with Love:  A Collection of Recipes By Oklahoma Children's Cancer Association

Homemade with Love: A Collection of Recipes By Oklahoma Children's Cancer Association

Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma Children's Cancer Association, 2006. Private Press; 2006 8vo size pictorial clothbound hardcover with interior 3-ring binder; 186 pages followed by an Recipe Index and some publisher supplied content. Recipes include the name of the contributor, but there is no Index of Contributors. Full-page, full-color section dividers with publisher supplied content (such as Helpful Hints) on the reverso. Contents include: Appetizers & Beverages Soups & Salads Vegetables... Read more about this item
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SGD 34.49
Silhouettes in the Kitchen

Silhouettes in the Kitchen

by the Silhouettes in the Night Bay Path Skating Club, Framingham, Massachusetts 8vo size black spiral comb binding; 114 pages. Recipes include the first name of the contributor (an odd features we have never seen before) and there is a list of complete names of the recipe contributors. There is a recipe index by category. The front cover is laminated. There is also a black and white photograph of the Silhouettes in the Night Adult Masters Skating Team with caption identifying those in the photo and... Read more about this item
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SGD 28.97
Song of My Selfies:  A Memoir with Companion Poems

Song of My Selfies: A Memoir with Companion Poems

by Schorr, Mark

2016. Very Rare Title 8vo size trade paperback; 140 pages with a few black and white photographs From back cover: "(This book) is a memoir in a traditional sense, a bouquet of memories from a life in the service of literature and teaching. The selfies are more often portraits in words than they are in photographs." In great condition. We note only two teeny spots in the bottom margin of last page. . First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"... Read more about this item
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SGD 68.98
Jessica White Student Ambassador Norwood Massachusetts

Jessica White Student Ambassador Norwood Massachusetts

2008. Very rare title. 8vo size spiral bound softcover, laminated illustrated covers can be wiped clean with a damp cloth; 50 bright, white pages with color illustrated section dividers plus some publisher supplied content. Recipes are signed with the name of contributor. There is an Index of Contributors and a Recipe Index. Contents include: Appetizers & Beverages Soups & Salads Vegetables & Side Dishes Breads & Rolls Desserts Cookies & Candy Recipes include: Baked Stuffed... Read more about this item
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SGD 24.83
Party Lines:  A Complete Party Book with Themes, Decorations, Menus and Recipes

Party Lines: A Complete Party Book with Themes, Decorations, Menus and Recipes

by Levine, Lois & Trudie Wolf

1972. Signed and inscribed "with best wishes" on fep by Lois Levine Private Press; circa 1972 8vo size spiral bound softcover (in the style of a community cookbook); 85 pages plus a brief illustrated Addendum that shows certain culinary techniques (including Cucumber Flowers, Radish Roses and Lemon Baskets) and an extensive alphabetical Index. Contents include: New Year's Eve Buffet Bon Voyage Luncheon Valentine Dinner Spring Luncheon Doctor's Dinner Sweet Sixteen Luncheon Stag... Read more about this item
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SGD 33.11
THE SECRET CORRESPONDENCE OF SIR ROBERT CECIL WITH JAME VI OF SCOTLAND  [1766], NOW FIRST PUBLISHED. [COMPLETE IN 3 VOLUMES]

THE SECRET CORRESPONDENCE OF SIR ROBERT CECIL WITH JAME VI OF SCOTLAND [1766], NOW FIRST PUBLISHED. [COMPLETE IN 3 VOLUMES]

by Sir Robert Cecil with James Vi Of Scotland; edited by Edmund Goldsmid

Edinburgh: Privately Printed. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1887. Paperback. Collectanea Adamantaea; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 65, 43, 52 pages; THE SECRET CORRESPONDENCE OF SIR ROBERT CECIL WITH JAME VI [1766], OF SCOTLAND, NOW FIRST PUBLISHED. Complete in three volumes. This is the original printing produced in printed vellum dustwrappers. This is one of a series that was edited by Edmund Goldsmid, mostly from previously unpublished original manuscripts, both historical narratives and... Read more about this item
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SGD 270.33