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1 Hecsktall-Smith, B. "ALL HANDS ON THE MAIN-SHEET", A BOOK FOR YACHTSMEN AND SPORTSMEN
Grant Richards Ltd. 1921 Very Good, No Dust Jacket  
8VO, 311 Pgs., B/W Photos Hardcover: Faded on sine. Bumped upper corner. Shelfwear on bottom edges. Title in gold on frontboard. Title in gold on spine. Endpapers foxed. Foredge is noticeably foxed. Title page is foxed. Text is mostly clean, with only occasional foxing. Frontispiece. Exciting accounts of races. Nice tight binding.  
Price: 125.00 USD
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2 Dishong, Howard B. 24 TORPEDOES AND 13 BUTTONS + OTHER STORIES
Howard B. Dishong revised edition, 1975 Very Good+, No Dust Jacket  
4TO, 252 pgs., B/W Photos, Paperback Softcover: Extra heavy, glossy blue paper covers. Illustrated front and back with title on spine. Minor edgewear. Pages are crisp and clean. Wonderful, remembered anecdotes of submariner 'life' by the men who served on her. Illustrated. Nice tight binding.  
Price: 29.95 USD
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3 Frost, A. B., Wallace Irwin, Joel Chandler Harris A BOOK OF DRAWINGS BY A. B. FROST
P.F. Collier & Son 1904 Good+, No Dust Jacket  
FOLIO, unpaginated, B/W Illus, Hardcover Hardcover: Previous owners names and notations on inside pastedowns front and rear. Two-toned binding with title and illustration on frontboard only.Tired boards are soiled and oxidized with rubbed and worn through edges and corners. Occasional finger soil to margins. This is Americana Art, true to their environment and time. 40 beautiful drawings.Nice tight binding  
Price: 45.00 USD
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4 Robertson , Edwin B. and Benjamin W. English Jr. A CENTURY OF RAILROADING IN CRAWFORD NOTCH
Robertson & English 1975 Very Good+, No Dust Jacket  
8VO, 86 pgs., B/W Photos Softcover: Laminated extra heavy paper stock covers with photo on front. Oxidized front cover. Clean pages. This book presents a pictorial coverage of the first hundred years of railroading thru the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Photos. Nice tight binding.  
Price: 8.00 USD
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5 Robertson , Edwin B. and Benjamin W. English Jr. A CENTURY OF RAILROADING IN CRAWFORD NOTCH
Robertson & English revised, 1981 Very Good+, No Dust Jacket  
8VO, 86 pgs., B/W Photos Softcover: Laminated extra heavy paper stock covers with photo on front. Clean pages. This book presents a pictorial coverage of the first hundred years of railroading thru the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Photos. Nice tight binding.  
Price: 8.00 USD
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6 Douglas, Robert B. A FRENCH VOLUNTEER OF THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, THE CHEVALIER DE PONTGIBAUD
Kennikat Press reprint, 1968 Very Good+  
8VO, 209 Pgs., frontispiece Hardcover: Crisp clean cloth binding. Title in gold on spine. A dramatic escape from a French prison, the Chevalier sailed to the New World and joined Lafayette.in the struggle for American Freedom. Nice tight binding  
Price: 30.00 USD
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7 Rogers, H. C. B. (Col.) A HISTORY OF ARTILLERY
The Citadel Press 0-8065-0441-2 / 9780806504414 1st American, 1975 Very Good-, Good++  
8VO, 230 pgs., Photos & Illus Hardcover: Previous owner's name on free endpaper. Red cloth binding with title on spine in gold. Frontboard has round (cup?) stain. Top edges of text lightly foxed. Endpapers and pages are clean.The entire history of artillery is traced, its use in sieges, in the field, at sea: its value in defense and attack: and its many variations. Illustrated. Nice tight binding. Jacket::Rubbing on front and back covers and edges. Illustrated front cover. Very attractive copy in protective mylar.  
Price: 10.00 USD
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8 Quennell Marjorie and C.H B. A HISTORY OF EVERYDAY THINGS IN ENGLAND 1851-1934
Scribners reprint, 1935 VG, No DJ  
8VO, 214pgs., B/W Illus Some soiling to boards and foredges. Text clean. Binding firm.  
Price: 17.00 USD
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9 Patterson, Frederick B. AFRICAN ADVENTURES
G.P.Putnam's Sons 1st edition, 1928 Very Good+, No Dust Jacket  
4TO, 84 Pgs., B/W Photos Hardcover: Nicely Leather bound. Raised bands and gold lettering on spine. 'Gilded' page edges across top.. Cloth endpapers. Nice tight binding. Text is clean. Nice copy.  
Price: 150.00 USD
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10 Smith, Lawrence B. AMERICAN GAME PRESERVE SHOOTING: THE KEY TO MORE & BETTER GAME BIRD SHOOTING
Garden City Pub. reprint, 1937 Very Good, Very Good  
4TO, 175pgs., B/W Photos Hardcover boards show light finger soil. Gift inscription on first free endpaper. Light soil on half title. Text is clean and tight. Dust jacket is a bit sunfaded, with slight soil. Nice copy in protective mylar.  
Price: 28.00 USD
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11 Sexton, R.W. and B.F.Betts AMERICAN THEATERS OF TODAY;PLANS, SECTIONS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS
Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc. 1st edition, 1927 Good++, No Dust Jacket  
4TO, 175.pgs., Photos & Illus Hardcover: Cloth bound with title in gold on frontboard. Corners and spine ends are frayed. Spine has title in gold with has 1/2 inch split on top edge. Printed on coated stock. Endpapers, Frontispieceand title pages are foxed. Foredge foxed. Light yellowing of page margin edges. Binding is a little wobbly but intact. Magnificent text, architectural plans and photographs of by-gone era in theaters. Illustrated with plans, sections andphotographs of exterior and interior details of modern motion picture and legitimate theatres throughout the United States. Desirable copy.  
Price: 500.00 USD
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12 Brumbaugh, Thomas B ARCHITECTURE OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE,THE HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDING SURVEY
Vanderbilt University Press 0-8265-1184-8 / 9780826511843 1st edition, 1974 Very Good+, Very Good+  
4TO, 170 Pgs., Photos & Illus Hardcover: Clean cloth boards. Past-down illustration on frontboard. First free endpaper has a two inch by two inch rubbed spot on lower side.Photos of 35 interesting and important structures. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Price clipped. Faded on spine. Rubbed on back of spine and outer edge. Line drawing illustrated front cover. Photograph on back cover. Desirable copy in protective mylar.  
Price: 25.00 USD
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13 Maass, Walter B. ASSASSINATION IN VIENNA,THE STORY OF THE NAZIS' FIRST ATTEMPT TO TAKE OVER ANOTHER COUNTRY
Charles Scribner's Sons 1972 Very Good+, Very Good+  
8VO, 180 Pgs., B/W Photos Hardcover: Cloth bound. Gold ink title. Nice tight pages. Jacket: Excellent condition. Photo illustrated front cover.. Attractive copy in protective mylar.  
Price: 16.00 USD
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14 Pollard, Hugh B.C. (Capt) AUTOMATIC PISTOLS
W E Inc. reprint, 1921 Very Good+, Very Good  
8VO, 110 pgs., Photos & Illus Hardcover: Reprint of the 1921 edition. Bright green cloth binding with title in gold between gold borders on frontboard. Title on spine in gold. Soil. Shelfwear and rubbed spine edges. Endpapers and pages are clean. Frontispiece. This book, long out of print, was the first real book on Automatic weapons. All World War I pistols are covered in this edition. Photographs and drawings, charts. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Rubbed on edges. Illustrated front cover. Interesting copy in protective mylar.  
Price: 65.00 USD
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15 Pollard, Hugh B. C. (Capt.) AUTOMATIC PISTOLS
We B0006CE1V6 1920 Very Good, No Dust Jacket  
8VO, 110 pgs, Photos & Illus, Hardcover Hardcover: Marked ' Sample' on first endpaper. Brown 'kraft-type tape' patch attached on front and back paste-downs. Green cloth binding with title and border in gold on frontboard. Title on spine in gold, barely visible. Text pages are crisp and clean. This is an endeavor to bring together in one small volume a general survey of the automatic pistol. Illustrated. Nice tight binding  
Price: 50.00 USD
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16 Coward, B.R.(Cdr.R.N.) BATTLESHIP AT WAR
Ian Allan 0-7110-1740-9 / 9780711017405 1st edition, 1987 Very Good+, Very Good+  
4TO, 128 Pgs., B/W Photos Hardcover: Clean cloth binding. Bumped corners. Printed on coated stock. Title in gold on spine. Double page photo title.Double photo Contents page.A vivid picture of 'life' aboard during both World Wars and the later Korean and Vvietnamese conflicts. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Tape repair near upper spine. Light edgewear chipping. " Action' illustrated front and back covers. Attractive/desirable copy in protective mylar.  
Price: 27.00 USD
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17 Mackay, Robert B. , Geoffrey L. Rossano, and Carol A. Traynor, Editors BETWEEN OCEAN AND EMPIRE AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND
Windsor Publications 0897811437 / 9780897811439 Stated 1st, 1985 Very Good, Very Good  
4TO, 304 pgs., Photos & Illus, Hardcover Hardcover: Previous owners name on first free endpaper. White cloth binding with title on spine in green metallic ink. Boards slightly soiled. Endpapers are clean. Double page color-photo illustrated title and text pages are printed on coated paper. Long Island has always been a land of contrast. Long Islanders have always experienced conflicting desires to expand and remain isolated. Breakthroughs in transportation and communication soon linked Long Island to the world. 200 vintage photos and illustrations. Nice tight binding. Jacket Excellent condition. Color illustrated front and back. Desirable copy in protective mylar.  
Price: 30.00 USD
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18 Booth, J.B. BITS OF CHARACTER - A LIFE OF HENRY HALL DIXON, THE "DRUID"
Hutchinson & Co Second impression, 1936 Very Good-, Good++  
8VO, 287 pgs., B/W Illus Hardcover: Cloth binding with title on spine in gold. Boards are slightly faded. Shelfwear and bumped and rubbed corners. Endpapers are oxidized. Frontispiece and illustrations are printed on coated stock. Interesting biography of a "Half sportsman Half Poet". In spots reads like something by 'Dickens'. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Plain paper jacket is browned and chipped on all edges. Soil. In protective mylar  
Price: 30.00 USD
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19 Fielders, Thomas B. BLOCK ISLAND , FACT AND FANCY
Thomas B. Fielders no date Very Good-, No Dust Jacket  
8VO, 45 pgs. Softcover: Previous owners name on illustrated title page. Green paper stock covers are foxed and soiled. Front cover has title and design. Interesting anecdotes on Block Island. Nice tight binding  
Price: 15.00 USD
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20 Curling, B.W.R. BRITISH RACECOURSES
H.F.& G.Witherby Ltd 1951 Good++, Good+  
4TO, 147 pgs., Color Illus Hardcover: Bright red cloth binding with title on spine in gold. Boards are lightly spotted and rubbed. Rear board has large water mark, which extends to the bottom foredges and runs into the bottom margin edges. Endpapers and pages are foxed. Stunning 'Lionel Edwards' specially commissioned illustrations are printed on coated stock. Fascinating history of the courses, famous horses and the people associated with them. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Edgewear and chipping. Two inch closed tear on lower spine. Covers are foxed and stained throughout; but front illustration is clear. In protective mylar.  
Price: 35.00 USD
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