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Mull Railway

By: Anonymous

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Argyll, Mull and West Highland Narrow Gauge Railway Company Limited:

Seller ID: 006763

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very Good

No date (circa 1985). The story of Scotland's first island passenger railway, a 10.25" gauge tourist attraction conceived in 1975 and officially opened in 1984. Unpaginated (16, including covers), illustrated. Light scratching, moderate general wear.
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Wise Birds and Clever Dogs

By: Anonymous

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, E.P. Dutton:

Seller ID: 009199

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

No date (circa 1880s). Nine stories of clever animals, from bulls to kittens to dogs, with a few others as well. Floral decorations on blue and red cloth, tipped-on colour illustration, unpaginated (50+), illustrated. Bumped/worn corners/spine ends, right 2/3 of front free end paper excised (presumably removing previous owner's name), a few crinkled corners, some moderate internal soil. Uncommon.
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MAGIC FOR THE MILLIONS, Issue Number Two (No. 2)

By: Anonymous

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Toronto, British News Agency:

Seller ID: 010462

Binding: Stiff Card Wraps

Condition: Good

nd (ca. 1921); contains information and illustrations revealing the secrets of performing dozens of magic tricks, including illusions, stage magic, parlor magic, party stunts, sleight of hand, and more; although undated, an article makes reference to Johnny Coulon who "for several months has been interesting the French public with his remarkable demonstrations."; a little Net research unearths the fact that Coulon was in Paris in the autumn of 1920, before showing up in New York in mid-1921 with his act; unpaginated (32); bent corners, handling wear, original price magic-markered out, ...
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BY SEA AND ROAD, A Play and Reading Book

By: Anonymous

Price: $50.00

Publisher: London, Brimax Books:

Seller ID: 012195

Binding: Stiff Card Wraps

Condition: Good

No date (circa 1950s). One of the anomalies in the book world: a book meant to be destroyed. This is a cut-out book, with four pages of cars, ships, dock equipment and so on intended to be cut out and displayed on their paper bases. Inserted in the middle is a booklet entitled 'On Land and Sea,' which, in juvenile verse, offers a bit of information/entertainment about various modes of travel. Both covers feature die-cut outlines through which can be seen some of the vehicles intended to be cut out. Tears to the edges of a couple of the die-cut outlines, inside booklet detached at top staple, m...
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La Merveilleuse Histoire du Chat Botte

By: Anonymous

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Montreal, Librairie Generale Canadienne:

Seller ID: 012869

Binding: Stapled Wraps

Condition: Fair to Good

No date (ca. 1940s). French-language version of the Puss In Boots adventures, told for younger readers. 24 pages, illustrated in colour. Sticker pull to top right corner of front cover, 1/2" tear to bottom spine, edgewear, 2" tear to fore-edge of page 7/8 (tape repair by previous owner), general wear. An uncommon children's title from this Quebec publisher.
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Mattie and the Pearl

By: Anonymous

Price: $45.00

Publisher: London & Edinburgh & New York, T. Nelson and Sons: 1887

Seller ID: 013715

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fair to Good

An uncommon title telling the cautionary story of a young girl who gets herself into trouble and loses her friends, disappointing her parents through lies and deception. Olive cloth w/red floral decorations/lettering, 30 pages. Wear to corners/spine ends, some cover soil, internal soil, Methodist Sunday School library notation to front end paper, general wear.
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Wills Cricket Diary 1987-88

By: Anonymous

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Calcutta, ITC Limited/Wills: 1987

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 014337

ISBN: 0 86131 837 4

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

An unused diary w/a wealth of personal and statistical information and photographs concerning the world's best cricket players. Unpaginated. Uncommon.
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1986 Who's Who In Baseball

By: Anonymous

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Who's Who In Baseball Magazine:

Seller ID: sp.00021

the 71st edition of the publication, featuring the lifetime records of more than 800 players; 240 pgs., illustrated; small nick at top spine, light rubbing;
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The Selfish Girl; A Tale Of Truth

By: Anonymous

Price: $15.00

Publisher: New York, Kiggins & Kellogg:

Seller ID: fic.00048

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Fair to Good

No date (circa 1840s). Third Series, No. 9. A selfish young girl learns the error of her ways. "Now I hope all little girls, who read my story, will be good too, and oblige every one, and never try to please themselves at the expense of another's pleasure." (1840s, remember. Today the little wench would have an IQ that would embarrass a moron, couldn't spell selfless, and would have a starring role in some stupid reality show.) 16 pages, stitched, illustrated. A fragile item to begin with, this copy w/light edgewear, slit from bottom spine to bottom of stitching, moderate soil.
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The Shadow of the Bottle

By: Anonymous

Price: $10.00

Publisher: South Bend, Review and Herald Publishing Association: 1915

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 018293

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Driven by Puritan sensibilities, this was "Published in the Interest of Nation-Wide Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic," pretty much proving H.L. Mencken's observation that Puritanism was "the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy." Red cloth w/tipped-on illustration, 128 pages, illustrated. Scrapes/wear to tipped-on cover illustration, bumped/moderately worn corners/spine ends, light cover/edge soil, general wear. Internally tight.
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THE YOUNG MECHANIC, Containing Directions for the Use of All Kinds of Tools, and for the Construction of Steam Engines and Mechanical Models, Including the Art of Turning in Wood and Metal

By: Anonymous (Author of 'The Lathe and Its Uses,' 'The Amateur Mechanic's Workshop,' &c

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons: 1888

Edition: American edition

Seller ID: 017926

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

A book from Putnam's The Boy with an Idea Series, and as the title suggests, intended for young mechanics, "and many others who wish to become versed in the practical use of tools." Green cloth w/gilt illustration/black decoration/rule to front cover, gilt lettering/designs to spine, 346 pages + 16 pages of listings for other Putnam's titles, illustrated. Bumped/worn/frayed corners/spine ends, edge soil, library markings to spine, library pocket/writing to front pastedown, date due card to front end paper, tanned pages, a bit of soil/wear to covers, general wear. All in all not a ba...
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THE LITTLE RED BOOK, An Interpretation of The Twelve Steps of the Alcoholics Anonymous Program

By: Anonymous (Ed Webster)

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Minneapolis, Coll-Webb Company: 1949

Edition: 5th printing

Seller ID: 018324

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good to Fine

Originally published in 1946, this is a study guide "to help the newcomer more quickly work out an acceptable 24-hour schedule of A.A. living." This 1949 5th printing is the first to be offered under the main title 'The Little Red Book.' 141 pages + two pages for A.A. Notes. Mild wear to corners/spine ends, light spotting to back cover, tanned edges. Internally tight and clean.
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A Cartoon Guide to the Battle of the Sexes

By: Anonymous (ed.)

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Avon 617:

Seller ID: 008881

a collection of cartoons from a variety of practitioners of the form, all dealing in one way or another with the on-going struggle of each sex to have its way with the other; 126 pgs. + 2 pgs. of ads for other Avon titles; bottom corner torn from pg. 37/8, diagonal crease to bottom portion of back cover, slant, some edgewear; like so many of these old Avons, this one probably wouldn't endure any but the most careful of readings;
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PRO DIGEST 1982 PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY DIRECTORY AND RECORD BOOK, Winter 1981, Volume 2 Number 2

By: Anonymous (editor)

Price: $17.50

Publisher: Milwaukee, DMR Publications Inc.: 1981

Seller ID: 010768

Binding: Stiff Card Wraps

Condition: Good to Very Good

contains the personal statistics and professional record of every guy in the NHL at the beginning of the 1981 season; 144 pgs., illustrated; impressions, light tanning, moderate general wear;
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BOMBS ON BELFAST, The Blitz 1941

By: Anonymous (editor)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Belfast, Pretani Press: 1984

Edition: 1st Pretani edition

Seller ID: 013235

Binding: Stiff Card Wraps

Condition: Good to Very Good

A photo-facsimile edition of a title first published in 1941 by the Belfast Telegraph. The story, in pictures, of the terrible aftermath of the Luftwaffe's May, 1941 bombing of the Ulster capital. Introduction by Christopher D. McGimpsey. Unpaginated. Moderate general wear.
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WILLIAM PIERCE FRYE (Late a Senator from Maine), Memorial Addresses Delivered in the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States, Sixty-Second Congress (Memorial Addresses)

By: Anonymous (editor)

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Washington, Government Printing Office: 1913

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 013636

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

A collection of addresses delivered by a number of Senators (Johnson and Gardner of Maine, Lodge of Massachusetts, Bacon of Georgia, Gallinger of New Hampshire, Burton of Ohio, Simmons of North Carolina, Nelson of Minnesota, and Perkins of California) and members of the House (McGillicuddy, Guernsey, Gould and Hinds of Maine, Stevens of Minnesota, and Cullop of Indiana), upon the death of Senator Frye in 1911. Also included is an account of the funeral, and tributes from the Lewiston (Me.) Evening Journal. Black cloth w/gilt lettering/decoration, 110 pages, frontispiece. Bumped/worn/frayed cor...
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BY HIS GRACE TO HIS GLORY, 60 Years of Ministry

By: Anonymous (editor)

Price: $6.50

Publisher: Toronto, Baptist Seminary and Bible College:

Seller ID: 014170

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

A commemorative record of the (until then) sixty-year history of the Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College. Blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 127 pages (including Appendices), illustrated. Previous owner's name on Dedication Page, in dust jacket w/small magic-markered numerals to top right portion of front panel, light edgewear.
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Get Me Cracked

By: Anonymous (editors of Cracked)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Dell 3033: 1973

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 011672

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good to Fine

reoffers stories and art which first appeared in Cracked Magazine from 1969 to 1973, featuring such artists as John Severin and Rodrigues; a competitor/clone of Mad Magazine, but as they say on the cover, "We're number two because we don't try as hard."; rubbing, impressions, moderate general wear; internally tight and clean; uncommon in this condition;
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Autobiography of a Flea

By: Anonymous (Stanislas de Rhodes)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: No Place, No Publisher:

Edition: First American Publication

Seller ID: 018026

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

A classic in the field of erotica, first published in 1887, and the basis for the 1976 porno film of the same name. Although the words "First American Publication" are emblazoned across the top of the front cover, there is no publisher listed, no place, no date, or any copyright information. A bit of slant, moderate edgewear, some creasing, surface wear, light tanning.
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Artemas: The Second Book

By: Artemas (Anonymous)

Price: $9.00

Publisher: New York, George H. Doran: 1918

Seller ID: 010953

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

political satire written as Biblical verse, and concerning itself with military matters, apparently those of World War One; an unusual item, to say the least; illustrated brown boards, 92 pgs.; gently bumped bottom spine, light scuffing, a couple of small grey splash-stains to back cover, toned/dusty edges, previous owner's name in pencil to front free end paper;
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