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Better Homes and Gardens Country Bazaar Crafts (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good No Jacket, - 4to - over 9¾'' - 12'' tall Minor shelf wear to cover. 80 pp. ''In 'Country Bazaar Crafts' you'll find wonderful projects - all designed with country flair.'' $2.70



Creative Machine Stitchery (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good No Jacket, - 4to - over 9¾'' - 12'' tall Third printing; pictorial cover. ''Welcome to the world of machine stitchery, where your imagination will fly and your hands can decofrate fabrics spontaneously, precisely, and rapidly.'' Pictures available upon request. $4.95



Crimes and Punishment: a Pictorial Encyclopedia of Aberrant Behavior (Volyne 1) (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good No Jacket, - 4to - over 9¾'' - 12'' tall Picture of an electric chair on cover; edges show some bumping and shelf wear; pages are clean and spine is tight. Chapters include: Are you a dominant person?; The Crime Busters - How it all Started; Jealousy; The Crime Busters; Kidnappers; Lady Killers; The Crime Busters; Gangsters; A-Z of Crime. $4.50



Embroidery Embellishments By Machine (0.00) Soft cover, Very Good No Jacket, - 4to - over 9¾'' - 12'' tall Tight, clean pages and spine. Great projects from world-wide designers. ''No matter the brand of machine you own, the ideas for embroidery embellishment projects are endless. More than 30 interesting, unique projects have been collected here from talented designers around the world for your enjoyment.'' -- from the endflap. $4.50



Embroidery: Step-By-Step (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good No Jacket, - 4to - over 9¾'' - 12'' tall No author given. ''Starting with the fundamentals -- basic embroidery stitches, the use of an embroidery hoop, the main needlepoint stitches, smocking and other techniques -- 'Embroidery' provides many handsome and useful projects for the beginner as well as for the more ambitious and experienced needlewoman.'' -- from the back cover. Pictures available upon request. $4.50



Embroidery; a Golden Hands Pattern Book (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 4to - over 9¾'' - 12'' tall First American edition; pink pictorial boards; dj in like new condition; illustrated; 128 pp. $4.50



Nursery Stores: a Collection of Famous Stories for Children (0.00) Hardcover, Good No Jacket, - Folio - over 12'' - 15'' Tall Pictorial cover with spotting; red spine; yellowing pages; previous owner's name in pencil on ffep dated December 20, 1927; previous owner's name on ffep; board edges are rubbed. Pictures available upon request. $10.80



Tailored Garments (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Dark gray, embossed cover. Volume 4. Dj is chipped and torn, missing a section from the spine covering. Pages are yellowed and age spotted. Tight spine. From the Women's Institute Library of Dessmaking. 369 pages plus index. Includes: Essential of tailoring; tailored buttonholes, buttons, and trimmings; tailored pockets; tailored seams and plackets; tailored skirts; tailored blouses and frocks; tailored suits, coats, and capes; garments for men and boys.. Pictures available upon request. $27.00



Abbott, Eleanor Hallowell, Little Eve Edgarton (0.00) Hardcover, Good No Jacket, - 12mo - over 6¾'' - 7¾'' tall Blue boards with green flowers on front; spine and edges show shelf wear; previous owner's name on front and back end papers; some pages have spots on them; pictures available upon request. $10.80



Abbott, John, Scimitar (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Cream boards with blue three-quarter cover; green foil lettering on spine; previous owner's stamp on ffep; dj shows some shelf wear; not price clipped; protected with Brodart cover. ''Meet Sonny: a recent graduate of medical school, a man of tremedous sexual prowress, a good sport, fine raconteur, stalwart friend -- and cold-blooded, expert killer. His assignment: to murder one of the most closely guarded of all world leaders. His employer: another head of state, driven by a thirst for vengeance.'' -- from the dj $18.00



Abercrombie, Joe, Half the World (0.00) First U.S. Edition, Hardcover, Like New Like New, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with blue tape binding; silver foil letting on spine; dj is not price clipped and is protected with a Brodart cover; stated First U.S. Edition. ''Sometimes a girl is touched by Mother War. Thorn is such a girl. Desparate to avenge her dead father, she lives to fight. But she has been named a murderer by the very manwho trained her to kill. Sometimes a woman becomes a warrior. She finds herself caught up in the schemes of Father Yarvi, Gettland's deeping cunning minitor. Crossing half the world to find allies against the ruthless High King, she learns harsh lessons of blood and deceit.'' -- from the dj $23.36



Abraham, Daniel, The Dragon's Path (0.00) First Edition, Trade Paperback, Very Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Stated first edition with full number line; some bumps on lower edge. ''Falling pebbles can start a landslide. A spat between the Free Cities and the Severed Throne is spiraling out of control. A new player rises from the depths of history, fanning the flames that will sweep the entire region onto the Dragon's Path -- the path to war.'' from the back cover $9.00



Adams, Richard George, The Girl in a Swing (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Good - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 1st Edition; DJ Acceptable With Minor Tears $4.50



Adcock, Thomas, Sea of Green (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 1st Edition $4.50



Agee, Jonis, The Weight of Dreams (0.00) First Edition, Trade Paperback, Very Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall First edition trade paperback; no spine creases; minor bumping to edges; remainder mark on bottom. ''At seventeen, Ty Bonte has already learned some of life's harshest lessons. Abandoned by his mother after the accidental death of his beloved younger brother, Ty spends his days working on the family ranch with his violent, sadistic father and his nights marauding with his mean-spirited drinking buddy, Harney Rivers. When a drunken fight escalates into the near-death of a young Indian, Ty flees his Nebraska home with an arrest warrant hanging over his head.'' - from the back cover $6.75



Alcott, Louisa M., Eight Cousins (0.00) Hardcover, Fair No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Blue cover with glued on title plate on cover and spine; edge wear and soiling to top; what appears to be a water spot on back cover; tight spine, yellow aged pages; two pages of ad in back of book; writing on inside cover; illustrated frontspiece $5.40



Aldiss, Brian W., Helliconia Summer (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Blue boards with green tape binding; gold lettering on spine; remainder mark on bottom edge; dj is not price-clipped ($16.95) and is protected with a Brodart cover; dj pages are yellowed with age; sticker residue on ffep; second printing. ''Whereas 'Helliconia Spring' was set within a small compass and covered many generations, its successor takes place in six months and shows us most of the extraordinary planet Helliconia, from the circumpolar regions of Sibornal to the salable glaciers of Hespagorat. This is probably Brian Aldiss's grandest and most sumptuous novel.'' -- from the dj $9.89



Allen, James Lane, The Choir Invisible (0.00) Hardcover, Very Good No Jacket, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Green embossed boards, black lettering on spine and front cover; nice tight spine; minor bumps to edges; all in all, a very nice edition $4.50



Allen, Tim, I'm Not Really Here (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall 1st Edition; Minor Shelf Wear to DJ $3.60



Anderson, Greg, Tatiana (0.00) First Edition, Hardcover, Very Good Very Good, - 8vo - over 7¾'' - 9¾'' tall Black boards with silver lettering on spine; minor shelf wear to dj, now protected with Brodart cover; signed and dated by author on title page; not price clipped. ''No one was supposed to be in the remote Dutch field. Someone was -- Tatiana Demkakova, a young and beautiful graduate student. When still a girl, she'd escaped the communist regime of Romania with her parents to make a home in Amsterdam. On this winter morning, Tatiana had journeyed to Kinderdijk to record the local rural flavor for her writing. Instead, what she captured with her video camera were the final moments of Moscow Air 119, a rampaging crash that killed 323 people.'' -- from the dj $10.80



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