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HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —This volume represents the practical infrastructure behind economic exchange—where language itself required precision and standardization.It reflects a period of expanding international engagement in which terminology, not just goods, needed to move accurately across borders. As such, it stands as both a working tool and a record of how.....
Second Edition. Historical Significance —Represents late 20th-century cruising culture in the Bahamas, documenting a lifestyle centered on self-reliance, low-cost navigation, and informal maritime networks. Such firsthand accounts preserve a disappearing mode of travel prior to widespread digital navigation and modern marina infrastructure, offering insight into both the physical environment and.....
W. W. Norton & Company, 1992. 4th Edition. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. The established guide to the purposes, methods, and pleasures of research in English and American literature.
New York: B.E.S. Publishing, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good Dust Jacket. More than 300 hundred stunning fashion archive and runway images, as well as detailed line drawings and close-up photographs, will help explain and demonstrate the techniques, fashion movements, and styles.
New York: Dell Publishing Company, 1985. An entertaining and informative guide for the science lay person to the history of the development of our knowledge of comets - their source, their birth, their life, their death, their composition, their observation and, of course, the records of their passing. Our earthly.....
New York: Writers Digest Books, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Illustrated Wraps. Signed by Author Charles Fontenay on hos story page to Jeri [Kandel]No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, age-toning is the only flaw to note. Appears unread; no spine.....
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. A definitive reference encompassing over 2,000 entries on composers, librettists, singers, and productions, developed in collaboration with Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala.Edited by Italian music critic Giorgio Bagnoli (1937–2014) and produced under the auspices of La Scala, this encyclopedia remains.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. Updated and Revised. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Homesteading is small-scale, intensive agriculture with a self-reliant attitude. Since the 1970s-when this book was first published-countless numbers have flocked to the countryside in search of self-sufficiency and refuge from cities and suburbs. This is the book.....
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New York: [New York Botanical Garden], 1935. This bibliography lists signed botanical notes, papers, monographs, and books by John Kunkel Small, chiefly focused on the flora of eastern North America. Entries include precise journal citations and dates, making the pamphlet a practical research aid for taxonomic, regional, and historiographic study.....
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Published at the beginning of the twenty-first century, The Oxford Bible Commentary brought together a broad range of contemporary biblical scholarship within a single-volume format. Edited by distinguished scholars John Barton and John Muddiman, it became one of Oxford University Press's principal reference.....
San Francisco: No Starch Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Soft cover. Focusing on building actual models with real bricks, The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide comes with complete instructions to build several cool models but also encourages you to use your imagination to create your own fantastic creations.
Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1968. Bennett's Latin Series - First published in 1922. Edited by classicist Charles E. Bennett, the volume retains his clear introduction, copious explanatory notes, and a built-in Latin vocabulary, making it practical for intermediate readers and survey courses. The book stands out for its breadth across.....
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New York: Horizon Press, 1954. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEEric Bentley was the conscience of the American theater during the McCarthy era. As the theater critic for The New Republic, his voice was instrumental in championing European modernism and challenging the commercial complacency of Broadway. This book, published by his close collaborator Ben.....
U.S.A. APA Productions, 2007. Soft cover. For more than 125 years, Berlitz has been the most trusted name in language learning. Berlitz was built on the principle that language skills are best acquired through conversation, with a focus on real-life situations.
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1986. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Presents and describes toys, dolls, puppets, timepieces, tableware, cards, posters, and art featuring Mickey Mouse.
New York: Barron's Educational Series Inc., 2001. This is a comprehensive reference guide designed for students, linguists, and anyone seeking mastery of Russian verb usage. The work systematically presents 501 of the most commonly used Russian verbs, fully conjugated across all tenses, aspects, and moods, with each entry arranged alphabetically.....
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Lark Books, 1999. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Background Information: This is a comprehensive manual that covers all the basics: siting; design and positioning of a path; discussions of all manner of materials that can be used; and basic how-to advice for planning, grading, clearing, marking, leveling, digging.....
USA: Lark/Chapelle, 2007. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. This comprehensive guide takes beginners step-by-step through all the basics: glass cutting, working with copper foil, and the actual soldering itself. Easy-to-trace patterns with glass cutting lines are included, along with vintage photos and decorative paper.
Oxford: Routledge, 1999. This reader is indispensable for scholars, educators, and practitioners in museum studies and heritage management, offering a rich tapestry of perspectives on the contentious and evolving role of museums in shaping collective memory and national consciousness. Boswell's editorial selection ensures a thought-provoking journey through the intersections of.....
Ohio: Writer's Diget Books, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Take a tour of space with "Space Travel" that explains science to help readers make fiction plausible. Readers will see what is real today and what may become real tomorrow.
Milwaukee, WI: Rockwell Manufacturing Company, 1939. Stapled Wraps. A Complete Manual covering all phases of Abrasive Tool Operation in the Home Workshop. Covers the Belt Sander, the Disk Sander, the Grinder; and the Buffing Head.
New York: Lorenz Books, 2016. Stiff Illustrated wraps. There are several thousand knots in existence and an infinite number of variations. This practical reference book presents over 90 knots, explaining and illustrating how to tie them in step-by-step photographs and text. An introductory section presents a history of knot tying.....
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Co, 1889. Thomas Bulfinch's The Age of Fable simplifies and preserves classical mythology, making it accessible to modern readers, while promoting an understanding of ancient cultures and their lasting influence on literature and art. A classic of the subject. A collection of Greek, Roman, Eastern and Northern.....
Barcelona, Spain: Institut de Ciencies del Mar, CMIMA-CSIC, 1995. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Text is in English. A series of articles presented at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company. 1929. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Donald M. Carpenter’s collaboration with the I.C.S. represents a pivotal moment in the democratization of technical aviation knowledge. While high-level engineering was restricted to elite universities, the International Textbook Company provided accessible, military-grade instruction to the growing workforce of ground crews and.....