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NEW YORK IN YOUR POCKET

By: N/A

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, [Hotel Astor]: [1915?]

Seller ID: P7142

Binding: Stapled wraps

Condition: Good

Unpaginated (approx. 28p.) Scrape on front with wrap edges overhanging the fore edges creased and torn, stamp of Publicity Bureau of Chamber of Commerce on front. Brochure that begins with a section touting the splendors of the Hotel Astor, but primarily a listing of transportation, clubs, museums, parks, libraries, nearby destinations, theaters, and demographics for the city. Basically exactly what the title promises. Foldout map tipped in inside back wrap. (5"x3-1/4")
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LOUISIANA NEWS DIGEST, DECEMBER 1951, VOL. 3, NO. 12

By: N/A

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry: 1951

Seller ID: MG1516

Binding: Stapled wraps

Condition: Very good

Unpaginated (approx. 16p.) Includes articles on traditional Louisiana vehicles, the International Rice Festival, Leesville, and commerce in Louisiana. (7"x5")
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LOUISIANA NEWS DIGEST, NOVEMBER 1951, VOL. 3, NO. 11

By: N/A

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry: 1951

Seller ID: MG1515

Binding: Stapled wraps

Condition: Very good

Unpaginated (approx. 16p.) Includes articles on autumn fishing, Louisiana festival queens, Franklinton, 100th anniversary celebration of oil discovery, and commerce in Louisiana. (7"x5")
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LOUISIANA NEWS DIGEST, JANUARY 1952, VOL. 4, NO. 1

By: N/A

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry: 1952

Seller ID: MG1517

Binding: Stapled wraps

Condition: Very good

Unpaginated (approx. 16p.) Includes articles on agricultural promotion, Gretna, dispute between Texas and Louisiana over pelicans, whooping cranes, and shrimp, and commerce in Louisiana. (7"x5")
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NEW YORK: THE METROPOLIS OF AMERICA

By: N/A

Price: $19.00

Publisher: [New York], [Williamsburg Art Co.]: [1910?]

Seller ID: P7396

Binding: Stapled wraps

Condition: Good

Unnumbered (approx. 16p.) Overlapping wrap edges creased and torn. Souvenir containing colorized photos of important landmarks in New York City at the beginning of the 20th century. B&w and color photographs. (9-3/4"x6-7/8")
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OFFICIAL GUIDE BOOK SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR, 1962: CENTURY 21 EXPOSITION

By: N/A

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Seattle, Washington, Acme Publications: 1962

Seller ID: P8008

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good +

[192p.] Cover rubbed and edges scraped with small chip on bottom front, cover beginning to separate from text block at bottom. Guide to the Seattle World's Fair with information about the site and exhibits as well as the surrounding areas of the Pacific Northwest. B&w illustrations and photographs. (7"x5")
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THE WHY - WHAT - AND WHEN OF A CENTURY OF PROGRESS INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, CHICAGO 1933

By: A Century of Progress

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Chicago, Cuneo Press: [1933]

Seller ID: M128

Binding: Pamphlet

Condition: Very good

10p. Five-panel pamphlet for the Chicago Century of Progress International Exposition. Produced as a promotional preview to herald the exposition celebrating Chicago's centennial with photographs of local attractions and prototype drawings of the buildings. Text and halftone photos in blue ink. (9"x4")
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A NATION OF NATIONS

By: Adamic, Louis

Price: $19.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Bros.: 1945

Seller ID: H6746

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

399p. Signed by author on front endpaper. Cover spine sunned. Includes bibliographical notes. Order leaflet included with this book indicates that a signed copy of this title was available for purchase by mail, which this copy probably was. No. 4 of the Nation of Nations series. Puts forth the premise that the United States isn't essentially Anglo-Saxon but "the blend of cultures from many lands woven of threads from all corners of the earth. Diversity itself is the American pattern, is the stuff and color of the fabric." [Christian; 540] 8 b&w photo plates. (8-3/4"x6")
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FROM MANY LANDS

By: Adamic, Louis

Price: $19.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers: 1940

Seller ID: H9328

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good+

350p. Signed by author on front endpaper. Cover corners bumped, spine and edges sunned. 8 pages of b&w photo plates. (9-3/4"x6-1/2")
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FROM MANY LANDS

By: Adamic, Louis

Price: $19.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Brothers: 1940

Seller ID: H9297

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good+

350p. Signed by author on front endpaper. Endpapers toned, cover corners bumped and worn, spine sunned. 8 pages of b&w photo plates. (9-5/8"x6-1/2")
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WHAT'S YOUR NAME? (THE NATION OF NATIONS SERIES, NO. 3)

By: Adamic, Louis

Price: $29.00

Publisher: New York, Harper & Bros.: 1942

Seller ID: G2043

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good +

[xvi], 247p. Signed by author on front endpaper. Spine sunned. [Christian; 529] (8-3/8"x5-5/8")
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A PARADE OF ALASKA HISTORY SCULPTURED IN BAS-RELIEF FOR THE ALASKA MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

By: Alaska Mutual Savings Bank

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Anchorage, Alaska, Alaska Mutual Savings Bank: 1976

Seller ID: H4960

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good

48p. Cover lightly soiled. Oblong. B&w photographs. (9-1/4"x12-1/4")
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'PASS IT ON:' THE STORY OF BILL WILSON AND HOW THE A.A. MESSAGE REACHED THE WORLD

By: Alcoholics Anonymous

Price: $19.00

Publisher: New York, Alcoholics Anonymous World Services: 1984

Seller ID: H10420

ISBN: 0916856127

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good +

429p. 1st printing. Scratches on front cover, brown spots on top page edges, jacket lightly rubbed with chips to edges. Includes bibliographic sources. B&w photographs. (8-1/2"x5-3/4")
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CONSTITUTION DES BEDERKESA'ER CLUB

By: Bederkesa'er Club

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Brooklyn, Bederkesa'er Club: 1904

Seller ID: P7187

Binding: Stiff stapled wraps

Condition: Very good

36p. Social club in Brooklyn, New York for immigrants from Bederkesa area of Germany. (5-1/4"x4-1/4")
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SMALL GLORIES: A MEMOIR OF SOUTHERN ST. CHARLES COUNTY AND THE FORMATION OF THE FRANCIS HOWELL SCHOOL DISTRICT

By: Brown, Daniel T.; Warlene (Greer) Reed, Editor

Price: $35.00

Publisher: St. Charles, Missouri, Howell Foundation: 2003

Seller ID: P6515

ISBN: 1893937143

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very good

[xxii], 570p. Signed by author on title page. B&w photographs. (9"x6")
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A MILLION MILES IN NEW YORK STATE

By: Burger, Billy

Price: $19.00

Publisher: New York, Association Press: 1946

Seller ID: H5761

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Good+

87p. Spot on frontispiece and title page fore edges, p. 45 top corner missing, endpapers have acid discoloration, cover corners worn, jacket has chips to edges. Personal reminiscences of author's work with the YMCA in New York State. B&w photo plates. (7-1/2"x5-1/4")
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PROSPECTUS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF CASE SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR, 1944-1945

By: Case School of Applied Science

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio, Case School of Applied Science: 1944

Seller ID: P7184

Binding: Stapled wraps

Condition: Very good

38p. Name on front and a bit of marginalia. Includes information on requirements for admission, curricula for undergraduates, financial aid and expenses, and college calendar. B&w photographs. (9"x6")
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OFFICIAL GUIDE: BOOK OF THE FAIR, 1933

By: Century of Progress International Exposition (Chicago, 1933-1934)

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Chicago, A Century of Progress: 1933

Seller ID: P7395

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very good

194p. Cover stained with edges torn. A detailed view of the exhibits and attractions at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. B&w foldout map and photographs and color illustrations. (9-1/4"x5-3/4")
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