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The World Almanac Book of Buffs, Masters, Mavens and Uncommon Experts : A Compendium of Fascinating Hobbies and Unusual Leisure Time Activities, Plus All the Practical Information You Need to Join in the Fun
Doering, Henry (editor); & by the Editors of The World Almanac
Language: English
Published by Prentice-Hall, Inc, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1980
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Very Good dust jacket. First Printing of the First US Edition. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1980. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (12.50). No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder ma…rk. From the Dust Jacket: "Get ready to meet more than 200 individuals who spend their spare time in amazing ways! EXPERTS on Samurai swords, Polish paper cutting, world's fairs and door knobs; BUFFS on cigar bands, Biblical coins, matchcovers and beer cans; MAVENS of juggling, gunslingers of the Old West, medieval Dutch architecture and inlaid furniture; plus assorted dyed-in-the-wool MASTERS on Laurel and Hardy, cryptology, sauntering, roller canaries, handcuffs, wooden money, stone-skipping, Lincoln photographs, clowns, and hundred of other incredible, fun-to-read-about activities." Profiles experts on Elvis, circus history, US quilts, Barbie dolls, old-time fiddling, hot air balloons, Japanese swords, world's fairs, roller canaries, caves, Star Trek, profanity, Coca Cola artifacts, juggling, etc. Has chapters on: Collectibles, Philately, Numismatics, Civil War, Militaria, Vehicles, People, History, Nature and Science, Arts and Crafts, and So Forth (miscellaneous). Index. Original red boards . First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. x, 342pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
