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American Book Prices Current 1985. . Washington, CT: Bancroft-Parkman 1985. Hard Cover. Reference tool for booksellers and collectors. This Volume 91 shows books and manuscripts which sold for at least $50 at auction 9/84 to 8/85. Some ink marks on bottom page edges. Light board corner bumps. Also have other volumes from 1984-1998. Very Good
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American Book Prices Current 1986. . Washington, CT: Bancroft-Parkman 1986. Hard Cover. Reference tool for booksellers and collectors. This Volume 92 shows books and manuscripts which sold for at least $50 at auction in the past year. Light wear. Also have other volumes from 1984-1998. Very Good
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American Book Prices Current 1987. Volume 93. . Washington, CT: Bancroft-Parkman 1987. Hard Cover. Reference tool for booksellers and collectors. This Volume 93 shows books and manuscripts which sold for at least $50 at auction in the past year. Very light wear. Also have other volumes from 1984-1990s. Very Good
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American Book Prices Current 1988. Volume 94. . Washington, CT: Bancroft-Parkman 1989. Hard Cover. Reference tool for booksellers and collectors. This Volume 94 shows books and manuscripts which sold for at least $50 at auction in the past year. Very light wear. Also have other volumes from 1984-1990s. Very Good
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American Book Prices Current 1989 . Volume 95. . Washington, CT: Bancroft-Parkman 1990. Hard Cover. Reference tool for booksellers and collectors. This Volume 95 shows books and manuscripts which sold for at least $50 at auction in the past year. Very light wear. Also have other volumes from 1984-1998. Near Fine
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American Book Prices Current 1990. Volume 96. . Washington, CT: Bancroft-Parkman 1990. Hard Cover. Reference tool for booksellers and collectors. This Volume 96 shows books and manuscripts which sold for at least $50 at auction in the past year. Very light wear. Also have other volumes from 1984-1998. Near Fine
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American Book Prices Current 1991. Volume 97. . Washington, CT: Bancroft-Parkman 1991. Hard Cover. Reference tool for booksellers and collectors. This Volume 97 shows books and manuscripts which sold for at least $50 at auction in the past year. Very light wear. Also have other volumes from 1984-1998. Near Fine
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Catalogue of an Unusual Collection of Rare Books. . NY: Scribner Book Store ca. 1937. Soft Cover. Bookseller's catalog includes 388 items for sale. Perfect bound in black paper wraps with silver design & red title. Wraps are fraying & chipped at edges. Tear at bottom of spine. First page (title page) has small writing in ink "116 (circa 1937)". Small light damp stain at bottom. Good
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Catalogue of the Wisconsin State Library 1881. . Madison, WI: State Librarian. David Atwood state printer 1881. Hard Cover. Short history of the state library with a sorted listing of the books and documents in its collection in 1881. 482 pages. Bound in black cloth with gilt title on spine. Bottom board edge is slightly worn at spine and corners, otherwise a very nice copy of a scarce book. Very Good
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A Complete Chinese-English Dictionary. . Hard Cover. No date or publisher in English, probably before 1965. Brick cloth boards and gold titles. Clear plastic cover has a couple of small tears. Three sections: 73, 964, and 413 pages.. Some Chinese characters written in ink on title page. . Very Good
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A Current Chinese-English Dictionary. . Hong Kong: Cosmos Books 1978. Hard Cover. A dictionary for students of the Chinese language, with more than 18,000 words, phrases and idions explained. Dust jacket rear flap corner clipped but original price still intact. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ
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New Webster's Dictionary and Roget's Thesaurus. . Ashland, OH: Landoll 1997. Hard Cover. Reprint. 1024 pages, includes medical terms, secretary's handbook, presidents, weights & measures, etc. Red pictorial boards and dust jacket. Small scrape bottom of front board. Near Fine in Fine DJ
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Uncle Sam's Fighting G-Men vs. Anarchists, etc. Catalog 17. . Burbank: Book Castle 1984. Soft Cover. Specialized bookseller catalog includes books on bank robbers, spies, Dillinger, Mafia, train robbers, etc. 78 pages, stapled, in yellow wraps. Very Good
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Adams, J. Donald. . The Shape of Books to Come. . NY: Viking 1944. Hard Cover. First edition. Dust jacket has tiny tear at top edge. Function of literature by long-time editor of New York Times Book Review. Discussions of women writers, Sinclair Lewis, Steinbeck, and regional writers. 202 pp, index. . Fine in Near Fine DJ
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Bixler, James & Bernard Margolis. . The Miracle of Print: An Exhibition on the Art of the Printed World. . Colorado Springs: Friends of the Pikes Peak Library 1993. Soft Cover. Exhibition catalogue of books, maps, prints, photos. 84 pages, 8-1/2 x 11", perfect bound. Near Fine
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Braude, Jacob M. . Braude's Handbook of Stories for Toastmasters and Speakers. . Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-hall 1972. Hard Cover. Third printing. 468 pages. Building and giving the speech, with stories and quotations arranged alphabetically by subject. Light stain at bottom of red boards. Very Good in Fine DJ
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Braude, Jacob M. . Complete Speaker's and Toastmaster's Library in 8 volumes. . Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall 1965. Hard Cover. Eight little volumes in slipcase. Each volume covering different topics: Openers & Closings, Sayings, Toasts, Verse, etc. Fine in Fine slipcase
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Braude, Jacob M. . New Treasury of Stories for Every Speaking and Writing Occasion. . Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall 1965. Hard Cover. 2900 selections on subjects such as marriage, school days, business, politics, fashion, etc. Dust jacket is faded at spine but title still bright. Couple of tears up to one inch. Very Good in Good DJ
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Braude, Jacob M. . The Speaker's Desk Book of Quips, Quotes, and Anecdotes. . Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall 1963. Hard Cover. 351-page reference for public speaking: jokes, quotes, stories, toasts, etc. Dust jacket has rubs, edgewear, soil. Very Good in Fair DJ
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Braude, Jocob M. . Speaker's Encyclopedia of Stories, Quotations and Anecdotes. . Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall 1956. Hard Cover. Second printing. "Treasure chest of speaking material". 476 pages. Dust jacket has some chips and tears at edges. Very Good in Good DJ
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Braunmuller, A. R. (Ed). . A Seventeenth-Century Letter-Book: A Facsimile Edition of Folger MS. V.A. 321. . Newark: University of Delaware 1983. Hard Cover. First edition. English manuscript letter-book probably compiled before 1614 with complete text, letters & documents, including letters by Ben Jonson, George Chapman. Dust jacket has light rubbing and small creases. Near Fine in Very Good DJ
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Brohaugh, William (editor). . Just Open a Vein. . Cincinnati: Writer's Digest 1987. Hard Cover. Writers on the joys and pains of writing. 37 authors such as Alex Haley, Irving Wallace, Ray Bradbury/. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ
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Byrne, Robert. . The 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said. . NY: Atheneum 1982. Hard Cover. Second printing. Small light stain on board corners. Collection of quotes distinguished by their "pith and pungency". . Very Good in Near Fine DJ
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Byrne, Robert. . The Fourth And By Far the Most Recent 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said. . NY: Atheneum 1990. Hard Cover. First edition. Another little book of wit and wisdom from actors to politicians to authors to celebrities. Index. Fine in Fine DJ
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Carver, Craig M. . A History of English in Its Own Words. . NY: HarperCollins 1991. Hard Cover. First edition, First printing. History of the development of the English language by explaining the etymologies of over 750 words. 275 pages, index. . Fine in Fine DJ
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