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1. December, John, Neil Randall, Wes Tatters. DISCOVER THE WORLD WIDE WEB with your Sportster.. Samsnet. (1995). Trade paperback. Large 12mo. Fine. 2nd printing. iv & 154pp plus ad. Index.
Our price $4.00

2. Adkins, Jan. THE ART AND INGENUITY OF THE WOODSTOVE.. Everest House. (1978). 1st paperback ed. Illustrated by the author with over 200 drawings. Trade paperback. 8vo. Near fine. 137pp. (Size: Approx 10' high x 8' wide)
Our price $13.95

3. Anderson, Edwin P. HOME APPLIANCE SERVICING.. Theodore Audel & Cp. (1969 printing). 2nd editon. Drawings and diagrams. Cloth. Small 8vo. Very good. No dj. Mainly instruction in the repair of electrical appliances: irons, toasters, waffle irons, roasters and broilers, offee makers, space heaters, water heaters, electric ranges. Also gas ranges, fractional-horsepower motors. And much more. 600pp. Decorated cover.
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4. Anderson, Stanley F. with Raymond Hull. THE ART OF MAKING BEER.. Hawthorn Books. (1971). 1st printing. Hardback. 8vo. Chipped dj. Very good. Brewing beer at home with a short chapter on cider and perry. 118pp. Home-Brewer's glossary, Tables ans Conversioon formulas, Index. Small label shadow on dust jacket. Crease in dj flap. Slight misalignment of one section.
Our price $14.95

5. Applebaum, Judith and Nancy Evans. HOW TO GET HAPPILY PUBLISHED.. Harper & Row. (1978). 1st edition. Hardback. Small 8vo. Nicked dj. Very good plus. Bookplate on free front endpaper. xv & 272pp. Recommended by Robert Pirsig, Bill Henderson among others.
Our price $6.00

6. Bailey, Kenneth Holmes. MASONRY. A Handbook of Tools, Materials, Methods, and Directions.. Van Nostrand. (1945). Illustrations. Cloth. Large 12mo. Good reading copy. Clean andf tight. No dust jacket. Part of the Home Mechanics Library. vi & 136+pp. including index. Damp stains along bottom edges of covers. A light wave in paper. Clean & tight copy.
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7. Beard, Dan. THE BOOK OF CAMP-LORE AND WOODCRAFT. NY. Garden City Publishing. (1920). Illustrations by author. Cloth. Small 8vo. Good, clean, toght copy. ex library. clear platic wrap over boards. Note on flyleaf dated 1940. Faded spine. Fading along upper edge of covers. glue marks on endpapers. Wilderness adventure. viii & 270pp.
Our price $20.00

8. Bendure, Zelma and Gladys Pfeiffer. AMERICA'S FABRICS. Origin and History, Manufacture, Characteristics and Uses. NY. Macmillan. 1946. 1st printing. Illustrations. Some plates in color. Cloth. Large 8vo. Good. No dust jacket. xv & 688pp. Slightly darkened covers. Light rubs to cover corners. A little change in color of paper.
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9. Berge, Pierre and Madison Cox. MAJORELLE. A MOROCCCAN OASIS. NY. Vendome Press. (1999). Photographs by Claire de Virieu. Cloth. 8vo. Fine dj. Finr. (Small books of great gardens series). Tropical gardens laid out by architect Louis Majorelle in the 1920's in Marrekesh. Smooth paper. Printed and bound in Italy. 78+pp, Part of Library of Sara Blackburn. (Size. Approx. 8? x 6? inches)
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10. Blackburn, Graham. ILLUSTRATED FURNITURE MAKING.. Simon and Schuster. (1977). 1st printing. Illustrations by author. Hardback. 4to. Fine dj. Fine. 176pp. (Size in inches: 11 tall x 8? wide). Chapters on how to build, using hand-tools (plans included).Pine Box/ Bookcase/ Desk Box/ Chest/ Side Table/ Dining Table/ Cabinet/ Side Chair.
Our price $14.00

11. Blades, William. WILLIAM CAXTON. ('Abridgment of Biography'). San Francisco. The Brothers Johnson at the Windsor Press. 1926. Drawings by Julian Links. Hardback. 4to. Good. Limited edition of 200 copies. This is copy number 9. Inscribed on fly: 'Dec. 1st 1926. To Adolph Sr. With fondest love--From Madge & Adolph Jr.' Upside down bookplate on verso of rear cover: 'Staten Island Community College Library. Presented by Dr and Mrs Benjamin K. Oko. The Library of Adolph and Dorothy K. Oko.' Rubbing to outside corners and edges of cover. Cloth spine very worn and torn--mostly worn away. Else a very nice copy. Specially prepared paper with deckle foredges. Including both free endpapers, there are 16 leaves. Adolph S. Oko, Sr. (1883-1944) librarian, scholar, philanthropist. Author of a Spinoza Bibliography. William Blades (1824-1890) British printer. Made study of William Caxton's life and typography that was published 1861-1863. The Brothers Johnson (from Australia) at the Windsor Press in San Francisco were part of the fine press movement in that city early in the 20th century.
Our price $110.00

12. Blodgett, Richard. PHOTOGRAPHS: A Collector's Guide.. Ballantine Books. (April 1979). 1st edition. Photo illustrations. Hardback. 8vo. Chipped dj. Very good. Well chipped and torn dust jacket. Name on flyleaf: Jean I. Russeu. vii & 248pp.
Our price $6.90

13. Bottomley, Tom (Compiled and edited by.). BOATMAN'S HANDBOOK. NY. Motor Boating and Saling Books. (1971). Illustrations. Trade paperback. Small 8vo. Good. Sub-title: 'The Keep-Aboard Almanac of Useful Boating Information.' Small tear in front cover repaired. 308pp. Nick in cover corner.
Our price $3.90

14. Bradley, Van Allen. MORE GOLD IN YOUR ATTIC. NY. Fleet Publishing. (2nd printing. Spring 1962). Illustrations. Cloth. Small 8vo. Nicked dj. Near fine. Valuable rare books, No. 2. 415pp. Expert discusses book collecting and gives estimated market values of numerous famous titles: 2,500 fabulous first editions.
Our price $16.00

15. Bradley, Van Allen. THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF VALUES, Third Edition 1978-1979.. Putnam's. (1978). Revised. Cloth. 8vo. Nicked dj. Very good. Newly updated. xviii & 590pp. Contains points, descriptive information, and estimated market prices for about 18,000 British and American books
Our price $25.00

16. Bradley, Van Allen. THE BOOK COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK OF VALUES. 1982-1983 Edition.. Putnam's Sons. (1982). Revised. Hardback. 8vo. Chipped dj. Near fine with chipped and marked dust jacket. 4th revised, enlarged edition. Small ink stamp on bottom edge. xiv & 640pp. Gives approximate values for over 20,000 British and American books--classics, Americana, scientific, historical, press books, modern first editions.
Our price $20.00

17. Brasch, Walter M. CARTOON MONICKERS, An Insight Into The Animation Industry.. Bowling Green University Poipular Press. (1983). Illustrated. Cloth. 8vo. Fine dj. Fine. Selecting names for American cartoon characters. xii & 180pp.
Our price $14.00

18. Brown, Alan. INVITATION TO SAILING.. Simon & Schuster. (1962). 1st printing. Illustrated by Hervey Garrett Smith. Hardback. Small 8vo. Very good. No dj. 224pp. Seamanship instruction for small sail boats.Three parts: How to Sail, Intermediate Sailing and Racing, Sponsoring Sailing Group. Decorated cover.
Our price $3.00

19. Bureau of Naval Personnel. TOOLS AND THEIR USES.. GPO. 1971. Illustrations. Wraps. Very good. Rate Training Manual, Navpers 10085-B. (Size. Approx. 10' x 7?') Decorated cover. Covers common hand and power tools, measuring, faastening, grinding, metal cutting, and other tasks. vi & 179pp. Short light crease in front cover.
Our price $10.95

20. Campbell, Robert and N.H. Mager (Editors). HOW TO WORK WITH TOOLS AND WOOD.. Pocket Books. 26th printing. Oct. 1974.). Illustrated. Trade paperback. 12mo. Very good. vi & 488pp. Light crease in rear cover.
Our price $3.90

21. Carmichael, Bill. INCREDIBLE COLLECTORS, WEIRD ANTIQUES, AND ODD HOBBIES.. Prentice-Hall. (1971). Illustrations. Hardback. 8vo. Near fine. No dj. This edition is published by Amjon Publishers for distribution by Broadway Bookfinders. Short printed note of appreciation similar to a preface by Yehudi Menuhin. Decorated covers. One faint corner crease. 282pp. Anecdotal, a catalogue of eccentric people and things.
Our price $7.95

22. Charnofsky, Jacob L. (Editor). AB BOOKMAN'S YEARBOOK 1983. Part One: The Old & The New.. Bookman's Weekly. Trade paperback. Small 8vo. very good. 319pp. Includes: 'The Renaissance of Craft Bookbinding' by Henry K. Fried; 'Gresham's Law: Knowledge or Information' by Daniel J. Boorstein, among others.
Our price $10.00

23. Charnofsky, Jacob L. (Editor). AB BOOKMAN'S YEARBOOK 1986, Parts One & Two.. Bookman's Weekly. Trade paperback. Small 8vo. very good. 407pp. Includes: 'Reference Books on Western Americana' by Jack D. Rittenhouse, among others. Plus Reference Section: Wants, Dealers, Publishers, Remainder Houses, Auction Houses and so on.
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24. Charnofsky, Jacob L. (Editor). AB BOOKMAN'S YEARBOOK 1989-90. The Specialist Book World Annual.. Bookman's Weekly. Trade paperback. Small 8vo. very good. 400pp. Includes: 'Alice Millard, California Bookseller' by Madeleine B. Stern; 'Books on the American Serial Killer' by Patterson Smith, among others. And a Referebnce Section: Wants, Dealers, Publishers, Remainder Houses, Auction Houses and so on.
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25. Charnofsky, Jacob L. (Editor). AB BOOKMAN'S YEARBOOK 1993-94. The Specialist Book World Annual.. Bookman's Weekly. Trade paperback. Small 8vo. very good. 392pp. Includes: 'Bibliography of American Literature' by Joel Silver; 'Collecting Modern American Picture Books' by Christian Esquevin; 'Isaac Asimov: The Pecular Life of an Obsessive Writer' by Jacob L. Chernofsky; 'A History of Early European Travel Guides' by Werner K. Elias; 'Culinary Price Guides and Bibliographies' by Mary B. Haskell. Also the Reference Section: Wants, Dealers, Publishers, Remainder Houses, Auction Houses and so on.
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