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Condition: acceptable. Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

Condition: Very Good. Great shape! Has a publisher remainder mark. paperback Used - Very Good 1993.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Cover and edges may have some wear.

Condition: Good. Reissue. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: good. Supports Goodwill of Silicon Valley job training programs. The cover and pages are in Good condition! Any other included accessories are also in Good condition showing use. Use can include some highlighting and writing, page and cover creases as well as other types visible wear.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Condition: new.

Condition: New. In English.

Softcover. Leaflet, n. d. (ca 1900); 4 x 7; single sheet printed recto only; small chips to corners; a bit of age-toning to margins; good to very good.An advertising leaflet for the Golden Gate Baking Powder, which was produced the J. A. Folger Company also known for their Folger's coffee, containing the statement: "Use 1/4 less of Golden Gate Baking Powder than any other brand and get the same results" as well as various cake and cookie recipes made with the above-mentioned baking powder. 2. …

Softcover. First edition; 4 1/2 x 7 1/4; pp. 14, [2]; beige illustrated wraps; crease line to front wrap; tear to last leaf resulting in small loss of paper; good to very good.The United States Playing Card Company was established in 1867 and still exist today - as a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation since 2004. They produce and distribute various kinds of playing cards and poker chips. The book contains delightful card tricks which are simple enough to be performed by an unexperienced magic enthusiasts. 2.…

Condition: Sehr gut. Broschur Schönes, ordentliches, gutes Exemplar. Sehr guter Zustand. Innen nahezu ungelesen. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 150.

Softcover. Card stock, printed recto only, n. d. (ca 1950 [?]); 5 x 6 1/4; small bump to lower left corner, else minor wear; near fine condition.A punch card, intact, for a lottery guaranteeing a pound box of chocolate for everybody. "Pay What You Punch from 1c to 39c -- NO HIGHER." Each of the choice red circles is, for inexplicable reasons, labeled with a female name. 2.…

Softcover. Card stock, printed recto only; 5 x 6 1/4; small bump to lower left corner, else minor wear; near fine condition.A punch card, intact, for a lottery guaranteeing a pound box of chocolate for everybody. "Pay What You Punch from 1c to 39c -- NO HIGHER." Each of the choice red circles is, for inexplicable reasons, labeled with a female name. 2. …

Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1920); two fold brochure, 6 x 10 1/2 unfolded; cream stock, printed in blue; very light foxing to bottom edge; a small cut to fore-edge; illustrated with photographs and drawings; very good or better condition.A pretty pamphlet, extolling the virtues of the Blue Ribbon Figs of the Central Valley of California, it advertises "brownie meat" (packed for children), "Fig Brownies," and "Fig Meat" (12-ounce bricks). 2.…

Softcover. Paper ribbon; 6 x 1 3/4; single sheet, recto only; light green stock, printed in darker green; 3 small pinholes to upper margin; a few creases; very good condition.An interesting Bay Area piece of ephemera, the ribbon commemorated the 40th Christian Endeavor Convention in Berkeley, California. The organization, being the first national church youth one, was founded in 1881 in Portland, Maine, by the well-known clergyman Francis Edward Clark (1851 â" 1927). Considered the forerunner of the modern denominational "youth fellowship," it began with as just a small group of youth, but by 1906, it had over four million members. 2. …

Softcover. Shape book; approx. 8 x 8; pp. [16]; illustrated wraps; rubbed spots along spine and some creasing; good to very good.An adorable story of the adventures of hungry Little Tom Cat accompanied by black & white illustrations for children to color. 2.

Softcover. First edition; 2 x 4 1/4; single sheet, stiff beige card stock illustrated in black; punch hole for a string to left margin; a bit of wear and creasing; faint glue residue to verso (removed from a scrap book [?]) and a handwritten name overall very good condition.A hilarious advertisement piece for the so called "Unique Comedy Act, Appealing to Both Sexes of All Ages" of the 1930s and 1940s. The verso of the label features the following short poem: "I am out on a hell of a time -- When I get so I can't stand up, Take my purse, wind my watch, Tie this to my button hole, Kick my (ass) and send me home." It features a rebus of a donkey for the word "ass." 2.…

Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1925); red die-cut card, folded to form two illustrated Christmas stockings; approx. 6 x 2; 10 cut slots, the shape and size of a dime to verso; small tear to fold line on verso only, else minor wear; very good to near fine condition.Sent/given to families with children in December, the card was a Christmas greeting, a clever advertisement for the First National Bank of Wood River, Illinois, and an incentive for kids to squirrel away 10 dimes and open a Savings Account. The bank opened its doors in 1920 and even printed and issued 3 denominations of national currency until 1935 - quite brief in terms of bank existence. 2.…

Softcover. First edition presumed; 5 1/4 x 3 1/4; pp. 1-8; light brown wraps, illustrated with an engraving by Geo M. Vickers; very minor nicks to tips of spine and corners; a small spot to first page; in about near fine condition.The game, possibly designed to be played on Valentine's Day, was published by the Kohler Company, manufacturers of various remedies and soaps for fits, headaches, blood disorders, corns, etc. (all of them advertised on the wraps verso). The game itself began by placing a pint of beans in a bowl, picking up a handful of them, and counting them. The sum total would correspond to an answer in the book, which would reveal the "mystic" power of the game. 2.…

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Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1905); 5 x 3 1/2; single sheet, light brown card stock illustrated in blue and red; lower right corner with a chip (chipped piece present), else minor wear; very good condition.A fun advertisement puzzle for Bishop's Nut Brown Sodas - a business that appears to have been located in Oxnard, California at the beginning of the 20th century. The recto of the card features a beautiful illustration of a jester and a parrot and the verso contains a table with numbers and letters and directions for guessing one's age with the help of that table. 2.…

Softcover. First edition; 2 x 4 1/4; single sheet, stiff beige card stock illustrated in black; punch hole for a string to left margin; a bit of wear and creasing; faint glue residue to verso (removed from a scrap book [?]) and a handwritten name overall very good condition.A hilarious advertisement piece for the so called "Unique Comedy Act, Appealing to Both Sexes of All Ages" of the 1930s and 1940s. The verso of the label features the following short poem: "I am out on a hell of a time -- When I get so I can't stand up, Take my purse, wind my watch, Tie this to my button hole, Kick my (ass) and send me home." It features a rebus of a donkey for the word "ass." 2.…

Softcover. First edition; 3 1/2 x 4 1/2; single sheet, four-fold; minor rubbing to spine; faint wear to front wrap; illustrated; very good or better.An advertisement and recipe booklet, it touts the benefits of staying slim by eating Ry-Krisp wafers, show various way of enjoying them, and supplies a full "One Week's Stay Slim Menus." 2.…

Softcover. Uniform edition; near-miniature 2 1/2 x 3 3/4; pp. [100]; brown textured cloth over card stock; gilt title; small rubbed spots to tips of spine and fore-edge of back wrap; small spot to front wrap verso; a few lines underlined in pencil; overall very good.A charming edition of the Book of Proverbs - the second book of the third section (called "Writings") of the Hebrew Bible. 2.…

Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1945); 5 1/2 x 8 1/2; pp. [64]; pictorial wraps; minor rubbing to tips of spine; faint age-darkening to wraps; pages uniformly toned; illustrated with numerous photographs; small personal stamp with name of previous owner to front wrap; minor nick to bottom edge of back wrap very good or better.An apparently unrecorded book, published by then influential "American Restaurant Magazine," it contains numerous, delightful, and some of them even a bit strange, recipes for sandwiches and salads. 2.…

Blanda. Condition: Usado. Usado. 0. Published anonymously in Italy on the one-year anniversary of Ratzinger?s election to the papacy, Against Ratzinger caused a national stir and immediately shot onto bestseller lists. Now America, the home of over 67 million Catholics, will have the opportunity to wrestle with this insightful and revealing examination of Pope Benedict XVI. This concise volume analyzes and critiques the pronouncements of Ratzinger. Addressing some of the most dramatic and pressing issues of our time, Against Ratzigner studies the Pope?s responses to birth control, abortion, and sexual abuse in the Church. Against Ratzinger charts Ratzinger?s rise to power from his arrival in Rome in 1981 and addresses his close relationship with the late Pope John Paul II. 200 gr. Libro.…

Softcover. First edition; 5 3/4 x 3 1/4; pp. 3-12; glossy, off-white wraps; a few faint crease lines to fore-edge and corners; very good or better condition.Official recognition of historical landmarks in California began in 1895, with the founding of The Landmarks Club under the leadership of journalist, historian, photographer, librarian, and historic preservation activist Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859 - 1928). Initially, the club's efforts were focused on the Spanish Missions, later to expand to other buildings and sites of historic interest. The pamphlet, published in the summer of 1916, presented the history of the club and its achievements to date. It also advertised "Candle Day" at Mission San Fernando, a charity event and celebration of the 147th anniversary of Gov. Portola and Father Crespi's expedition to the valley - the first white men to step foot in it - at which candles were sold and the money were to be used to repair the roof of the great church. 2.…

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Softcover. Pink tri-fold card stock, n. d. (ca 1899); 3 x 5; pp. 6; die-cuts to last leaf; a bit of wear and rubbing to fold lines, else bright and clean; name and address of, presumably, a person ordering the product typed; very good.The card appears to have been an order form for Thymo Tooth Paste and Thymo Tooth Powder with die-cut slots for putting coins in and mailing them to order toothpaste. The slots are outlined and subtitled, according to the size of available coins (50 cents, nickel, etc.) and the warning: âAlways put money in from this side of cardâ is prominently displayed. Also included are descriptions of the products and several letters by physicians and specialists endorsing the use of those miracle items. 2.…