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Stated First Edition - first printing of 3,000 copies.
Red leatherette book cover like new, very slight edge wear, gilt lettering - pages clean, bright and unmarked, slight wrinkle on title and copyright pages – spine like new. Red ribbon marker.
Contained in illustrated folding box with gilt lettering, tied with red ribbons. Box shows light edge wear, small tear at one corner.
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Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
No dust jacket issued with this book.
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Biomonitoring is a vital and rapidly growing field. Freshwater Biomonitoring and Benthic Macroinvertebrates presents a state-of-the-art look at the use of benthic macroinvertebrates (aquatic insects, molluscs, crustaceans, and worms) in the biological assessment of water quality in lakes and streams. The use of these organisms has increased dramatically in the past two decades in both North America and Europe; no other comprehensive overview of the topic is available. This book contains contributions from nineteen experts from North America, Europe, and Australia. Some chapters contain updates and syntheses of new information on previously reviewed topics, while others present the first detailed coverage of a topic. The book includes much useful… Read More

* Inscribed and SIGNED by Isabel and Ruben Toledo on title page, with doodle of model. * Book cover shows moderate wear at end caps, one bumped corner - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new. * Jacket shows modest edge/ shelf wear, one small taped tear. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." One of the most exciting fashion designers in the United States, Cuban-born Isabel Toledo has been honored with a National Design Award from the Cooper- Hewitt Museum and a Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion, given by The Museum at FIT. Yet her name and work are recognized only by fashion insiders. This ravishing book brings Toledos creations to a wider audience, places them within the context of contemporary fashion, and examines her creative process. Interviewing Toledo, her husband (fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo), and other colleagues, clients, and critics, Valerie Steele gives an account of… Read More

* Inscribed, SIGNED and dated in 1927 by author/photographer Arnold Genthe on fly page. * Book cover shows moderate edge wear - pages clean and unmarked with light tanning; significant tanning on fly and end papers spine undamaged. * Jacket is in multiple pieces with significant edge/chipping, held in place together in mylar cover. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library; books sold are NOT ex-library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."

Ginko Press, 2013. First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. * RARE COPY - Inscribed and SIGNED by author on title page. * Book cover like new, very slight shelf wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine like new. Blue satin ribbon marker. * No dust jacket issued with this book. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."

* Inscribed and SIGNED by both authors on copyright page including doodle art.
* First printing (number line contains "1").
* Book cover like new, slight shelf wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine like new. Includes unopened CD-ROM.
* Jacket near new, light shelf wear, one small 1" tear on rear.
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Since the birth of cinema, movie-makers have created stunning special effects by combining still "matte" paintings with live-action film. Matte painting techniques were closely guarded secrets that never left the studio lot. In this unprecedented retrospective, Mark Cotta Vaz and Craig Barron reveal the history of a visual effect that has defined movies as we know them-from Gone with the Wind and Citizen Kane to Star Wars and Titanic. Lavishly illustrated, The Invisible Art showcases the finest examples of now-rare matte paintings and unveils a century s worth of fascinating… Read More

SIGNED by author on title page, no inscription.
Stated Collector's Edition, #115 of 1,500 copies. First Printing.
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Clamshell box is like new, light shelf wear.
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Naked Ambition goes backstage at the Adult Video News Awards where celebrity photographer Michael Grecco shows us everything: the convention, the celebrities, the awards program, and the exclusive, private after-parties. Naked Ambition is packed with hundreds of fine-art photographs of virtually every important personality in the adult film industry.

Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, slight shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
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Stated First Edition (all 8 volumes) - 6 are first printing (number line contains "1"), 2 are third printing. All volumes in Very Good to Like New condition.
PURCHASE INCLUDES 2 BONUS VOLUMES! 1) Tales of the Slayers: First Edition, First Printing in VG/LN condition. 2) Tales of the Vampires: First Edition, 4th Printing in VG condition.
Book covers like/near new, some light shelf or edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spines like new.
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Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
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The primary aims of this book are to highlight the main aspects of the preparator's work, describe as many techniques as practical, and guide the reader to the relevant literature, from which more information can be gained.To prepare a book of this kind, one must draw heavily on the published and unpublished research of many other workers, present and past. As it is not possible to describe every technique which may be practiced in a biological museum, lists of useful publications are provided at the end of the chapters.In most cases when animal preparation is discussed, the grouping is not governed by any of the accepted scientific systems but rather by preparational requirements.The preparation of specimens for natural history and building exhibitions… Read More

First printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover like new, slight edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
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Begins with a brief overview of the insect orders with aquatic representatives. Continues with evolutionary considerations, habitat occurrences of aquatic insect communities and the relationship of these insects to environmental variables such as temperature, substrate, flow and water level, suspended sediment, light, oxygen and other chemical factors.

First printing (number line contains "1").
Book cover like new, slight shelf wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
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Try this easy to use field guide to braintanning -the same tanning method used for thousands of years by American Indians- and learn how to make your own velvety soft, durable and washable buckskin, all without the use of dangerous of polluting chemicals.

Stated First Printing, 2001.
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
No dust jacket issued with this book.
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William Roger Corliss (August 28, 1926 - July 8, 2011) was an American physicist and writer who was known for his interest in collecting data regarding anomalous phenomena. Arthur C. Clarke described him as "Charles Fort's latter-day - and much more scientific - successor."

Stated First Printing, 1999.
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
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Despite the cover and title page, the series is the Catalog of Anomalies and is devoted to documenting phenomena in a range of fields that science cannot explain. This is the first volume to concern archaeology. Mere size or mass is not sufficient for mention; the criteria include high degrees of innovation, precocious use of technology and science, apparent lack of purpose, and the unknown identity of the builders. Findings here are used as evidence that the Vikings ventured well beyond Newfoundland, that extensive pre-Columbian contacts existed between the Old and New Worlds, and that vastly superior civilizations preceded our own.

Limited Edition of 750 copies.
Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked; lovely gilt on top of text block – spine like new.
Slipcase shows modest shelf wear, with small repaired break at corner.
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Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, OM, RA, RWS was a Dutch painter who later settled in the United Kingdom, becoming the last officially recognised denizen in 1873. Born in Dronryp, the Netherlands, and trained at the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium, he settled in London, England in 1870 and spent the rest of his life there.
This limited edition hardcover book titled "Catalogue Raisonne of the Painting of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema" is a true gem for art enthusiasts and collectors alike. With 511 pages of detailed information on the European artist's work, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in the topic. Published in 1990 by Scolar Press, the slip case… Read More