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New York, Harper & Brothers, 1961, hardcover, xi-224 pp, first American edition, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, tiny nick to heel of spine. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, rubs, chips to head and heel of spine, in new Brodart sleeve. An account of British test flying, written especially for young readers, from its beginnings around 1913 to the date of publication. Illustrated with 24 pages of historic black-&-white plates. Appended bibliography and acknowledgments, index.
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Testing Time: The Story of British Test Pilots and Their Aircraft
by Babington-Smith, Constance
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Winning Handicapping...: Secrets of a Successful Race Handicapper
by Badone, Chuck
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Scottsdale AZ, Pay Day Press, 1977, trade paperback, vi-123 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Good condition in bright, pictorial card covers. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, covers rubbed, corners bumped, creases to top corner. The expert handicapper, broadcaster, newspaper writer, and seminar coach presents a guide to every aspect of handicapping thoroughbred horse races for everyone, from veteran to novice, and winning.
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Bosque Redondo: An American Concentration Camp
by Bailey, Lynn R.
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Pasadena, Socio-Technical Books, 1970, hardcover, 176 pp, Edition not stated, No previous printings noted, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight and tightly bound, spots to top edge, previous owner's name and date to front endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, rubs, light wrinkles, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The well-regarded anthropologist, museum director, supervising archaeologist for the Fort Massac Reconstruction project in Southern Illinois, and author of The Long Walk: A History of Navajo Wars, 1846-68 takes us back to the years 1863-68, the military roundup of the Navajo Indians and the creation of Bosque Redondo near Fort Sumner, New Mexico, a forty-square mile concentration camp where the Navajo lived according to the dictates of an alien people and suffered disease, starvation, and generational trauma. Illustrated with 22 period photographs. Appended: Bibliography, Index. ISBN 9780870261008
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Friendswood: A Settlement of Friendly Folks
by Baker, Joycina Day
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Austin, Nortex Press, 1994, large format hardcover (9" x 11"), x-237 pp, First Edition stated, Fine in Very Near Fine dustjacket, Signed and inscribed by the Author in the year of publication "To Gil and Althea, 1971 Settlers, Warmest Regards, Joycina Baker Dec. 1994" on the front endpaper. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slightest spine-end and corner wear. Dustjacket as new but for slight edge touches, light crease to rear flap. The complete history of the city of Friendswood, Texas from its inception as a small Quaker community dependent on the cultivation of figs in 1895, and published as a commemorative for the city's centennial in 1995. Profusely illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs of significant citizens and important events. Appended: Notes, Bibliography, Index-Narrative, Index-Some of the Friendly Folks. Illustrated by John R. Johnston. Mapped endpapers.
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American and Japanese Relocation in World War II; Fact Fiction and Fallacy
by Baker, Lillian
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Medford OR, Webb Research Group, 1990, Hardcover, One of a Limited, Presentation Edition of 20 hardcover copies, this copy is designated by the bookplate as a gift from the Author to her husband, Roscoe Albert Baker. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight corner and spine end bumps. Dustjacket lightly bumped at corner and spine ends, in Brodart sleeve. An in-depth study of the places and people involved in the World War II relocations of Japanese, German, and Italian-Americans throughout the United States, filled with documentary and photographic evidence regarding this period of U.S. domestic history. Nominated in 1990 for the Pulitzer Prize "for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States". ISBN 9780093673831
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Vietnam Poems
by Balaban, John
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Oxford UK, Carcanet Press, 1970, softcover in self-wrappers, 16 pp, first printing of the first edition, limited to 600 copies of which 40 were signed by the author, this being copy number 28, Signed and dated October 1970 on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no other markings, light edge and corner bumps. The first book from the award-winning author, poet, translator and authority on Vietnamese literature.
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Identifications: Ethnicity and the Writer in Canada
by Balan, Jars
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Edmonton, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, 1982, trade paperback, xii-158 pp, First Edition, Very good condition. Straight and tightly bound, light pencil underlining, small spots on rear cover. Eight essays and two panel discussions from the 1979 Edmonton conference which examine the relationship between ethnicity and the literature of selected writers. ISBN 9780920862155
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Miraclejack
by Baldwin, Michael
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New York, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1967, hardcover, 253 pp, First American Edition, First Printing, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, nick to bottom edge of rear board. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. A journalist and a mystic climber of tall buildings in London decide to take on the Empire State Building.
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The Devil's Lighter
by Ballem, John
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Don Mills Ont, General Publishing, 1973, hardcover, 237 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page, Good in Good dustjacket. Straight and firmly bound with no markings, small edge stains to final 5 pages not affecting text, light corner wear. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, small abrasion and tiny ink mark to front panel, edge nicks, small chips to head and heel of spine, short edge tears, in new Brodart sleeve. A novel of Canada's arctic oil fields by a long-time industry insider. ISBN 9780773600256
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by Bannan, Sarah
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New York, St. Martin's Griffin, 2015, trade paperback, 321 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. A high school junior from New Jersey moves to Alabama with her mother and unwittingly becomes the target of a group of mean girl bullies.
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Beasts
by Barber, Dulan
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London, Macmillan/Topliner Trident, 1980, hardcover, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, upper corners bumped. Dustjacket price-clipped, slight edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. "When Carolyn takes a holiday job with the local research establishment she knows she will be working with animals, but she doesn't know why the animals are there. All sorts of difficult questions face Carolyn and her cousins as they make up their minds about an important subject and then put their decisions into action." Scarce. ISBN 9780333289907
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Resurrecting Lazarus, Texas
by Barber, Nathan
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North Charleston SC, CreateSpace, 2012, trade paperback, 380 pp, edition not stated, no previous printing noted, Signed and inscribed by the Author on the title page. inscription reads 'Xxxx (name), I hope you find this story both meaningful and enjoyable. Thanks so much for reading! Nathan Barber'. A struggling girl's high-school basketball team must overcome the status quo and attempt to rally the town when a tragedy strikes.
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Bonnie Jean
by Barke, James
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London, William Collins Sons, 1959, hardcover, 320 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Fair dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, corner and spine end bumps. Dustjacket shows losses to top and bottom edge of front panel, smaller chips to head of spine, spots to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. A novel based on the life of Jean Armour, wife of the poet Robert Burns, following Barke's 5-part examination of the life of the poet himself.
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Russian Infantry Weapons of World War 2
by Barker, A.J. (and John Walter)
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London, Arms and Armour Press, 1971, hardcover, 80 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Near Fine in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. The sixth book in the Illustrated Studies in Twentieth Century Arms reveals the history and development of the infantry weapons used by the Red Army during WWII including: Pistols and Revolvers, Rifles, Submachine-guns, Machine-Guns, Anti-Tank Rifles, Mortars, Grenades, Telescopic Rifle Sights, and Ammunition. Profusely illustrated throughout with black-&-white photographs and drawings. Data Tables appended. ISBN 9780853680550
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Private Company
by Barker, Dudley
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London, Longmans Green & Co, 1959, hardcover, 316 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing a vintage price sticker over the original printed price, light edge nicks, slight darkening, in new Brodart sleeve. Dudley Barker presents a look at the clash of personalities, and the bitter struggle for power at every level, in modern business.
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Blockade Busters
by Barker, Ralph
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New York, W.W. Norton, 1977, hardcover, 224 pp, First U.S. Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end touches, touch of foxing to text block edges. Dustjacket price-clipped, light edge nicks, short closed tear to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The unlikely but true story of George Binney who, with his makeshift crew and fleet of stranded Norwegian ships, ran vital cargoes of war materials through the German blockade in the Skagerrak from 1940 to 1944. Illustrated with 12 pages of black-&-white photographs, a few tables and a map. Appended: Sources, Index. ISBN 9780393056099
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'Beat' Poets
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London, Studio Vista, 1969, trade paperback, 48 pp, The Pocket Poets series, reprint, Good condition in colorful card covers. Straight, tight and clean, name stamp on half-title page, some light stains to front and rear cover verso not affecting text or text block, corner and spine-end bumps, small stray ink mark to front cover. A collection of 'Beat' poetry with various definitions of the genre by some of the poets themselves in Baro's introduction. Contributors include; Paul Carroll, Gregory Corso, Edward Dorn, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Le Roi Jones, Jack Kerouac, Ron Loewinsohn, Michael McClure, Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen, John Wieners, and Jonathan Williams. ISBN 9780289277287
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The Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of Social Credit in Alberta
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Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1974, hardcover, 255 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, spine end and corner bumps. Dustjacket, edge nicks, rubs, a few spots, in new Brodart sleeve. A clear and comprehensive history of the Social Credit government in Alberta from 1935 to 1971. ISBN 9780771010156
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Demilitarized Zones: Veterans after Vietnam
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Perkasie PA, East River Anthology, 1976, trade paperback, x-182 pp, edition not stated, no previous printings noted, Good condition in colorful card covers. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bumps and nicks to corners and edges. A collection of short poems written by Vietnam Vets and dealing with the war and its aftermath. Illustrated throughout with drawings and black-&-white photographs.
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The Hollow Crown: The Fall and Foibles of the Kings and Queens of England
by Barton, John
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London, Samuel French and George G. Harrap, 1962, hardcover, xii-76 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Good condition, lacking dustjacket. Straight, tight and firmly bound, previous owner's name stamped to front endpaper, rear pastedown and text block edges, spine ends bumped, bit of glue residue to pastedown endpapers. An entertainment based on the lives of the Kings and Queens of England, some in their own words, for four readers and three singers with piano and harpsichord accompaniment. Sheet music is not included.
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