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Palo Alto, CA: Klutz, 2003. Everything you need to make your own personal picture bracelets. Includes two (2) silvertone bracelets, each with six droplets. Horizontal 12mo size spiral bound paperback; unpaginated - about 20 pages. Use the provided illustrated art to make your bracelet or follow the instructions on using your own photographs. The book says the components are reusable if you change your mind and want to change your art. Brand New. . Spiral. New/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 2001. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Stated First Edition. Standard, 8vo sized hardcover with dust jacket. 289 pages including glossary in as new condition. From back: "A compelling novel of New York's Lower East Side seen through the eyes of first-generation Jewish-American boy growing up fast amid mobsters and rabbis in the late 1930s to the early 1950s." We note only very light wear to jacket. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Signed by Author. First. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers, 2005. 8vo size red clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 152 pages including index From dust jacket: "The 11 former-confederate states continue to be thoroughly American and at the same time an exception to the national mainstream. The region's dual personality, how it came into being, and the purposes and interest it served is examined here, as well as the central role in the politics and 'culture wars' flowing from the transformative Civil Rights Movement and the other social justice movements of the 1950s and 1960s." Appears unread, penciled price on fep, bumped top of jacket spine. . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

2019. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size trade paperback; 429 pages with a few black and white photographs. Author photo and biography on the last page. From back cover: "(This book) grew out of the compiling of stories written since he was a teenager. While his skill and sensitivities inhabit each story, they are mostly not about him but rather reflect the adventures he has had, which include fisticuffs, flirtations, fame, faith, fatherhood and fidelity. The exception is the recording of the places visited and the people he encountered when he explored his distinctive heritage as all-American hybrid of Jewish and Arab origin." Light wear and edgewear to covers, creased spine. Dealer Direct Payment Only . First. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1983. Signed by author on title page 8vo size trade paperback; 88 pages From back: "One rarely encounters a learned spirit and a wondering heart like Rachel Hadas's in alliance with such an ear for verse, such a hand for its find construction, and such an eye for the inner and outer landscapes of entitlement. -- John Hollander" Edgewear, very small light crease on cover. There is some light foxing on top of book and small spot on bottom of book. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports libraries, literacy and lifelong learning.. Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Doubleday, 2003. Stated First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 226 pages From dust jacket: "Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. Routine, order and predictably shelter him from the messy wider world. Then, at 15, Christopher's carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbor's dog, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork, and his is initially blamed for the killing." Minor foxing to inside front jacket fold, foxing to top of book. . First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1954. Privately printed on 8.5 x 11 inch paper, stapled and folded over. Six pages plus cover sheet of talk given on December 26, 1954 by Minister J. Harold Hadley to the First Parish Unitarian Church in Framingham, Massachusetts. Staple open at one prong, cover page tanned. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Stapled. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Private Press.

Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1933. Introducing 500 Common Words and 30 Idioms The Heath-Chicago German Series edited by Peter Hagboldt 12mo size red clothbound staple-bound booklet with black titles and decorations; 54 toned pages Rare - clothbound softcover Two small water spots on front cover; at least three pages have pencilled check marks or x's in the margin. Name inside front cover; tanned inside covers. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

1981. 1981 Second Edition Limited print run of 2002 books were printed in 1981 8vo size spiral bound softcover; 180 pages with color illustrated section dividers by Elizabeth Hager Danehower. There are also a few blank pages for your notes or your own recipes. Contents include: Preparation Techniques Recipes for the Occassion Recipes for the Method Ladies Luncheon Special Categories include: Hors d'Oeuvres Soups Salads Family Favorites International Cuisine Cooking for a Crowd Bake-Roast-Broil Casserole Cooking Crockery (Crock Pot) Cooking Microwave Cooking The Ladies Luncheon section includes menus with recipes for accompaniments such as desserts and soups Recipes include: Chicken with Sesame Seeds; Chicken Puffs; Chicken Canapes; Chicken Livers in Wine; Cream of Chicken Soup; Chicken Barley Soup; Chicken Stuffed Tomato; Chicken Avocado Salad; Chicken and Cranberries; Chicken Mousse; Broccoli Stuffed Chicken Breasts; Chicken with Cashews; Chicken Strudel; Chicken with Figs; Chicken Stuffed… Read More

Washington, DC: National Aerospace Education Council, 1967. Ex-library book with stamps and markings. A paperclip on the title page has caused a tear on that page and left an impression on cover. Notations and pencilled price on title page. Wear and rubbing of cover. Illustrated with many black and white photographs. Contents include: Aerospace Events (highlights of the calendar year 1966), The Aerospace Industry (facts and figures on industry's 1966 accomplishments), Aircraft, Missiles, Launch Vehicles and Spacecraft. Some of the aircraft featured and photographed are: Convair 880 and 880M, F 106A Advanced All Weather Interceptor, Heli Porter, E4 Helicopter, Beechcraft Model 45 Mentor, WV 2 and RC 121 Early Warning Aircraft and U-2. Spacecraft include: Ranger, Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, Lunar Orbiter, Pegasus, Environmental Research Satellites. . Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

London: Oxford University Press, 1937. Stated first edition. Has some pencilled notes to inside covers and some pencilled arrows on contents page. No other markings to text were noted. Mark on contents and opposite page were a paperclip once was. Large pocket on inside back cover contains diagrams of amplification systems. 331 pages. Bumped corners. Slight fray to top. Contents include: The Symphony, The Symphonies; Franz Joseph Haydn; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Ludwig van Beethoven; Franz Peter Schubert; Johannes Brahms; Peter Ilitch Tchaikovsky; Cesar Franck; The Orchestra. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper Collins, 2008. Signed, First Edition The Condition a novel by Jennifer Haigh Signed and inscribed on title page Stated First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 390 deckle edged pages From dust jacket: "(This book) tells the story of the McKotches, a proper New England family that comes apart during one fateful summer. The year is 1976, and the family has embarked on its annual vacation at the Captain's House, the grand old family retreat on Cape Cod... Something is terribly wrong with his only daughter. Twenty years after Gwen's diagnosis with Turner's syndrome all five family members are still dealing with the fallout. Each believes himself crippled by some secret pathology; each feels responsible for the family's demise." Smudge on fep and creased bottom corner of rep. Light wear and edgewear to jacket. Pages are tanned with some pages having what appears to be light foxing in the margins. This is more likely an… Read More

New York: William Morrow, 2005. Signed and inscribed on title page Stated First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with illustrated dust jacket; 334 deckle edged pages From dust jacket: "Bakerton is a company town built on coal, a town of church festivals and ethnic neighborhoods, hunters' breakfasts and firemen's parades. Its children are raised in company houses... Born and raised on Bakerton's Polish Hill, the five Novak children come of age during wartime, a thrilling era when the world seems on the verge of changing forever. The oldest serves on a minesweeper... His sister Dorothy (is) a fragile beauty... Brilliant Joyce longs to devote herself to something of consequence... Sandy sails through life on looks and charm, and Lucy, the volatile baby, devours the family's attention... (This book) is a family saga and a love story, a hymn to a time and place long gone, to America's industrial past and the men and women we now call the Greatest… Read More

New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1936. Stated First Edition. Maroon cloth cover with bright gilt titles; 207 pages. From Preface: "This book was conceived in a belief that today when one favorite pastime of the world is the reading of novels there ought to be a revival of interest in the two great Latin novels... Here are two racy, exciting stories full of ancient life and lore, color and flavor... These essays aim to call attention to the Satyricon and the Metamorphoses and by giving some idea of their forerunners to set them in their proper place in the history of ancient fiction." Ex-library with typical treatments. Sunned spine and sunned at top of back cover. Top of front and back covers are "wavy" where cloth is lifting from the boards. Half inch tear on back cover and several back pages. Crease in top margin of Preface page is publisher's blemish, several creased page corners. Pencilled price on fep. Gift inscription on fep. Thanks for shopping with us.… Read More

New York: Vantage Press, Inc., 1991. 233 bright, white pages. Inscribed and signed by author on fep. Great condition! Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase price benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Signed by Author. First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1926. Volume 7 (VII) only. Everyman's Library. Green cloth with embossed publisher's logo (J.M. Dent) on cover; gilt titles and decorations on spine are dull. 400 toned pages. Two previously bent page corners. Name on inside cover. In overall good condition. We have many other volumes of the Everyman's Library available. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Washington, DC: Caring Publishing, 1991. Signed by author on fep and inscribed to award winning television investigative reporter Joe Bergantino (formerly of ABC News and WBZ TV Boston and the winner of 1987 Excellence in Journalism Award given by author Halamandaris and the National Association for Home Care.) 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 409 bright, white pages with some black and white photographs. Foreword by Leo F. Buscaglia; Afterward by Frank E. Moss. Contents include essays on: Hugh Downs Claude D. Pepper Helen Hayes Arthur Flemming Maggie Kuhn Frank E. Moss Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Hubert H. Humphrey; more. Also included emphemera: Excellence in Journalism Award 1991 Call for Presentations booklet with black and white photographs. Light bump to bottom of jacket spine. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Read More

Milton, Massachusetts: Milton Academy, 1948. Blue cloth with bright gilt titles on front cover. 185 pages. Contents include: Founding of the Academy Harrison Otis Apthorp World War I Expansion World War II Addresses from: Sir Richard Livingstone; William G. Saltonstall; Dean Millicent Carey McIntosh; Provost Elliott Dunlap Smith and Walter Lippmann. Edgewear, bumped head and heel of spine, spine is lightly sunned. There is a stain on front cover which is probable water damage, some small spots on back cover and a small waterstain on bottom of the book near spine. Endpapers are lightly tanned. Pages 21-27 and 89 have some light stains in the margin and there is a tiny spot on outside pages. There is a small tacky area on fep where sticker was removed.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1960. Introduction by Nancy Hale 8vo size gray clothbound hardcover with red and green titles and decorations; 302 deckle edged pages with some black and white decorations and larger illustrations throughout Synopsis: "Fortunate is the family that have been brought up on the Peterkins, that marvelously feckless crew whose preposterous domestic tribulations are a happy antidote to the sticky syrup of togetherness. The Peterkins may have lived in a Victorian world, but their bumbling solutions to the central problems of life - whether it is a cup of coffee that has been salted rather than sugared, or Christmas tree that is too tall for the living room - remain a true reflection of man's attempts to cope with the daily catastrophes of family living." Ex-library with minimal treatments: a Dewey label on spine, tape transfer marks on covers. There is a black mark on inside front cover, significant edgewear and bumped and worn head and heel of spine and… Read More

Detroit: Singing Tree Press, 1968. Reissue of 1868 volume from N. Truber & Co; London. Green cloth with brown title blocks and bright gilt decorations on spine. Ex-library with typical treatments. An excellent quality reprint. Substantial volume is paginated in two sections: 595 pages for Manuscript Ballads and Romances followed by Loose and Humerous Songs with 128 pages. Some very light wear and soil to covers, a thin band of shelf soil on bottom. Several bumped page corners on bottom. No extra shipping charges apply if sent via US Media Mail. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.