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The Chambers Dictionary: Thumb Indexed; Ninth Edition
United Kingdom Chambers Harrap Pub Ltd 2003 0550101055 / 9780550101051 Hard Cover New New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
New hardcover book in new dust jacket-- book is still sealed in publisher's original, unopened shrink wrap; 1,825 pages; book features a thumb index along the side page edges for easy word location and a "satin" ribbon page marker; Ninth Edition. Like most good dictionaries; this one features a "detailed chart of word pronunciation and extensive appendices of foreign phrases, first names, scientific information, etc." In addition, this dictionary has more words and definitions than any other single-volume English dictionary; has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect modern usage, and is the "official reference dictionary for Scrabble". However, what sets this dictionary apart from the others is the quality of its definitions which are "full, clear, accurate and, on occasion, characteristically witty". This dictionary offers "unrivaled coverage of English vocabulary, ranging from rare and archaic words to the latest slang and technical terms... all with a new page design that makes it easier than ever to find the word you want." (Quoted material from dust jacket)
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24.00 USD
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Adelson, Warren; Gerdts, William H.; Cantor, Jay E. Childe Hassam: Impressionist
New York, New York, U.S.A. Abbeville Press 1999 0789205874 / 9780789205872 Hard Cover New New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
New hardcover book in new dust jacket-- book is still sealed in publisher's original, unopened shrinkwrap; 256 pages including detailed illustrated chronology and extensive bibliography; well-illustrated with 230 drawings and photographs of which 200 are in color. An in-depth examination of America's pre-eminent Impressionist painter.
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28.00 USD
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Bateman, Robert The Art of Robert Bateman: 25th Anniversary Edition
Petaluma, CA Pomegranate Communications 2006 0764937650 / 9780764937651 Hard Cover Fine Fine Square (Approx. 12" X 12")
Fine hardcover book in fine dust jacket; never having been read and as new, the book is clean, tight, square, and free of any markings showing only very light rubbing to the board edges; unclipped dust jacket is in similarly fine condition; book now protected by newly applied Brodart clear cover; 179 pages; profusely illustrated with 77 full-color plates along with additional black & white drawings as well as a 14 page selection of both color & B&W sketches from the artist's sketchbooks; Introduction by Roger Tory Peterson; Text by Ramsay Derry; originally published in 1981, this is the newly redesigned 25th Anniversary edition of that earlier work. The artist's "astonishingly detailed and carefully composed paintings of birds and mammals" are beautifully presented alongside the artist's own commentary about the paintings and the circumstances surrounding the wildlife encounters.
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25.00 USD
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Birdsall, Bob People of the Pines
Medford, New Jersey, U.S.A. Plexus Pub 2007 0937548634 / 9780937548639 First Edition Hard Cover New New Oblong (9" X 11")
New oblong hardcover in new dust jacket; book is still sealed in publisher’s original, unopened shrink wrap; 149 pages with bibliography; profusely illustrated with color photographs. "Picking up where John McPhee’s ‘The Pine Barrens,’ left off, [author and nature photographer Bob] Birdsall’s perceptive lens and engaging text illumine close to three dozen individuals and their ways of life- many of which are fast vanishing. With roots in the Pines going back 200 years or more, many are deeply committed to preserving tradition, while others are relative newcomers who came to visit and stayed to fight for the future of a wilderness at risk. What the ‘People of the Pines’ share in common, is a boundless passion for this unique and storied land" (quoted material from jacket flap). A beautiful portrait of the Pines and its people.
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41.95 USD
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Bloom, Adrian Gardening With Conifers
Buffalo, NY Firefly Books Ltd 2002 1552096351 / 9781552096352 Hard Cover New New 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
New hardcover book in new dust jacket--- book and jacket are still sealed in publisher's original, unopened shrinkwrap; 192 pages including index and bibliography; profusely illustrated with color photographs. "This is the complete guide to coniferous trees and shrubs of the world that are available to the North American gardener. Stunning color photographs show conifers used in a variety of environments, from small gardens to magnificent estates. Gardening with Conifers reveals the unexpected magic that conifers can bring to every garden and the many roles they can play in creating structure and balance for year-round visual interest and color. Gardening with Conifers describes 200 varieties and offers expert advice on: - Size and growth rates - Site and soil preferences - Planting, maintenance and propagation - Pruning, pests and diseases - Dwarf conifers and ground covers - Conifers in containers and more." "A complete and highly acclaimed reference" (Quoted material from publisher)
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15.00 USD
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Dormandy, Thomas The Worst of Evils: The Fight Against Pain
New Haven, CT Yale Univ Press 2006 0300113226 / 9780300113228 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Fine hardcover book in fine dust jacket; never having been read and as new, the book is clean, tight, square and free of any markings; unclipped dust jacket is in similarly fine condition; book and jacket protected by newly applied Brodart clear cover; 547 pages including index and extensive bibliography; illustrated with 16 pages of black & white photographs. "This riveting book takes the reader around the globe and through the centuries to discover how different cultures have sought to combat and treat physical pain. With colorful stories and sometimes frightening anecdotes, (the author) describes a checkered progression of breakthroughs, haphazard experiments, ignorant attitudes, and surprising developments in human efforts to control pain." (Quoted material from dust jacket)
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14.00 USD
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Harmer, Harry Tom Paine : The Life of a Revolutionary
London, UK Haus Books 2006 1904950248 / 9781904950240 Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Fine hardcover in fine dust jacket; never having been read, the book is clean, square, tight and free from any markings; unclipped dust jacket shows very light shelf wear but is otherwise in fine condition; book and jacket protected by newly applied Brodart clear cover; 122 pages with index and end-notes. A stirring biography of one of the United States most overlooked patriots, Thomas Paine, who though being poorly educated, "blossomed into a giant of agitational journalism, galvanizing the colonists to struggle for a democratic republic free from Britain" (quoted material from jacket flap). This is the story one man's outspoken struggle to shape a new republic.
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12.00 USD
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Jackson, William J. New Jerseyans in the Civil War: For Union And Liberty
New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University Press 2006 0813538599 / 9780813538594 First Paperback Edition Soft Cover Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Fine trade paperback book, no dust jacket (as issued); never having been read and as new, the book is clean, tight, square, and free of any markings; book cover (wrap) is in similarly fine (as new) condition; book now protected by newly applied Brodart clear, removable slipcover; 270 pages including index, bibliography, and endnotes; lightly illustrated with black & white photographs. "The Civil War divided New Jersey just as it did the nation. As a small state sandwiched between two large and powerful neighbors, New Jersey had always enthusiastically supported the creation of a strong central government. On the other hand, many New Jersey citizens did not share the anti-slavery sentiments of the North; they supported property rights of slave owners and believed in the natural inferiority of blacks. Subsequently, when southern states began to secede from the Union to form the Confederacy, New Jerseyans were left divided and confused. William J. Jackson examines the ironies, paradoxes, and contradictions that characterized New Jersey’s unique historical role in the war. This is the only book to incorporate social and political history with that of military history and strategy. Civil War aficionados and historians will also welcome Jackson’s analysis of the participation of New Jersey African Americans on the home front and in the military." (Quoted material from book cover)
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12.00 USD
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Lynch, Jack Becoming Shakespeare: The Unlikely Afterlife That Turned a Provincial Playwright Into the Bard
New York, New York, U.S.A. Walker & Company 2007 0802715664 / 9780802715661 First American Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Fine hardcover book in fine dust jacket; never having been read and as new, the book is clean, tight, square and free of any markings; unclipped dust jacket is in similarly fine condition; book and jacket protected by newly applied Brodart clear cover; 306 pages including index and bibliography; illustrated with black & white photographs. A wonderful historical narrative that begins with Shakespeare's death and relates how actors, literary critics, scholars, teachers, as well as the circumstances of history, transformed this moderately successful provincial playwright into the genius of English literature.
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9.00 USD
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MacDonald, Helen Human Remains : Dissection and Its Histories
London, UK Yale Univ Press 2006 0300116993 / 9780300116991 First Thus Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Fine hardcover book in fine dust jacket; never having been read and as new, the book is clean, tight, square and free of any markings; unclipped dust jacket is in similarly fine condition; book and jacket protected by newly applied Brodart clear cover; 220 pages including index, bibliography, and endnotes; illustrated with 25 black & white photographs and drawings. "This book tells the scandalous story of how medical men obtained the corpses upon which they worked before the use of human remains was regulated." The author keys in especially on how these unregulated disections were practiced in the 18th Centiry in the Penal colony of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). A compeling historical narrative on a difficult sublect matter!
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12.00 USD
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Neale, Gillian Miller's Collecting Blue & White Pottery
United Kingdom Miller/Mitchell Beazley 2004 1840008334 / 9781840008333 Hard Cover Fine Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Fine hardcover book in fine dust jacket; never having been read and as new, the book is clean, tight, square, and free of any markings; unclipped dust jacket is in similarly fine condition; book and jacket protected by newly applied Brodart clear cover; 160 pages including index and a two-page glossary; well-illustrated with over 350 full-color photographs. A comprehensive survey of blue & white pottery including the invention and development of the pottery, price and collecting information; care and display advice; maker's marks and manufacturer information, and all the essential background needed to build a successful collection.
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15.00 USD
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Riley, Karen F. Voices in the Pines: True Stories from the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Medford, New Jersey, U.S.A. Plexus Pub 2009 0937548677 / 9780937548677 First Edition Soft Cover New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
New trade paperback book, no dust jacket (as issued); being new and never having been read, the book is clean, tight, square, and free of any markings; cover (wrap) is in similary new condition; book now protected by newly applied Brodart clear, removeable slipcover; 201 pages with bibliography; lightly illustrated with black & white drawings; Foreword by John Pearce. "From true life tales of murder and mayhem to inspiring accounts of triumph over adversity and Pineys fighting to protect their way of life, Voices in the Pines brings the storytelling legacy of the Pine Barrens into the 21st Century. In the spirit of John McPhee s The Pine Barrens, author Karen F. Riley a South Jersey transplant by way of Brooklyn, New York roamed the woods, rural communities, and farms of the Pinelands in search of compelling stories. Combining an uncanny ear with a knack for getting perfect strangers to talk freely, Riley takes readers on an engrossing human journey into the heart of the Pines. You'll meet artisans, activists, farmers, educators, local heroes, and regular folks in this collection of true stories, told in the words of those who lived them." (Quoted material from book cover)
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18.00 USD
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Solem-Stull, Barbara Ghost Towns and Other Quirky Places in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Medford, New Jersey, U.S.A. Plexus Pub 2005 093754860x / 9780937548608 Soft Cover New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
New trade paperback book, no dust jacket (as issued); never having been read and as new, the book is clean, square, tight and free from any markings; wrap (cover) is in similarly new condition; book protected by newly applied Brodart clear, removable slip cover; 350 pages with index; well- illustrated with black & white photographs, drawings and maps. "The Pine Barrens of New Jersey contain more ghost towns, some say, than the entire American West. Author Barbara Solem-Stull tells the story of the towns that rose up around the iron furnaces, glass factories, paper mills, cranberry farms, and brick making establishments of the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. Loaded with easy-to-use maps and over 100 photographs and illustrations, the book provides driving directions and self-guided walking tours of many of the Pine Barrens’ most intriguing historic sties and ruins" (quoted material from back wrap).
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22.00 USD
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Suermondt, Jan Illustrated Guide to Knives
United Kingdom Grange Book 2004 1840136944 / 9781840136944 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Fine hardcover with glossy pictorial cover in fine dust jacket; never having been read, the book is clean, tight, square, and free of any markings; unclipped dust jacket is in similarly fine condition; book and jacket protected by newly applied Brodart clear cover; 192 pages; profusely illustrated with color photographs. A comprehensive guide to hunting, fishing, combat and personal protection knives including detailed specifications of their design.
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9.00 USD
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The History Channel American Revolution: Battle of Monmouth
A&E (Arts and Entertainment) 2009 1422939154 / 9781422939154 Fillm on DVD New
New video on DVD-- DVD and DVD case are still sealed in manufacturer's original, unopened shrinkwrap; approximately 47 minutes; color and black & white; DVD format for Region I (North America). "The British assumed that the Continental Army was weak, ill-disciplined, and incapable of facing up to their own seasoned troops-- but the events at Monmouth, NJ, proved them wrong. AMERICAN REVOLUTION: BATTLE OF MONMOUTH offers a comprehensive account of this influential struggle, from the circumstances leading up to the conflict to its far-reaching aftermaths. A wide range of experts including historians, archaeologists, meteorologists, and munitions specialists shed light on the turbulent events of June 28, 1778, while cutting-edge digital technology recreates the battle s intense conditions." (Quoted material from DVD case).
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13.00 USD
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