"Timeless Treasures" Auction July 2024

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Auction Details

Day One
1000 1012 MAPS / TRAVEL
1013 1016 AUTOGRAPHS
1017 1122 BOOKS
1123 1134 DOLLS/TOYS
1135 1156 SPORTS
1157 1161 MODEL RAILROADING
1162 1227 TRANSPORTATION - RAILROADS
1228 1236 TRANPORTATION - AIR, STEAMSHIP/MARINE, AUTOMOBILE
1237 1243 STAGE / EXPRESS / WELLS FARGO
1244 1265 PHILATELLIC - COVERS
1266 1534 PHILATELLIC - POSTCARDS
1535 1585 PHILATELLIC - STAMPS
1586 1797 STOCKS / BONDS

Day Two
2000 2015 NATIVE AMERICANA
2016 2047 ART
2048 2082 PHOTOGRAPHY
2083 2104 ENTERTAINMENT / CINEMA / HOLLYWOOD / THEATRE / DANCE
2105 2119 MUSIC
2120 2128 WORLD'S FAIRS / EXPOSITIONS
Numismania
2129 2153 FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS / BADGES
2154 2167 EXONUMIA / MEDALS
2168 2226 EXONUMIA / TOKENS
2227 2404 COINS
2405 2415 FOREIGN NUMISMATICS
2416 2440 CURRENCY
2441 2454 OTHER NUMISMATICS: EPHEMERA, INGOTS, U.S. MINT
2455 2467 GOLD, SILVER, BULLION, FINE JEWELRY
2468 2480 ANTIQUE JEWELRY, COSTUME JEWELRY, ACCESSORIES
2481 GEMSTONES
2482 GOLD NUGGETS
2483 2486 MINERAL SPECIMENS
2487 2537 MINING RELATED
2538 2544 FIREARMS RELATED
2545 2562 ADVERTISING
2563 2627 GENERAL EPHEMERA
2628 2679 POLITICAL / MILITARY
2680 2688 GAMING
2689 2715 ASSORTED COLLECTIBLES: SOUVENIR PLATES, SPOONS, FLATWARE
2716 2748 COLLECTIBLES: HOUSEHOLD, GENERAL STORE, HOME DÉCOR, PORCELAIN/CERAMICS/GLASS
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Scientific American - Desert to Sea 1912 [164793]1050 - Scientific American - Desert to Sea 1912 [164793]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Converting the Sharia Desert into a Sea! French engineers plan to flood the Sahara with water from the Mediterranean! [New York]
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Oregon Geographic Names by McArthur [181115]1051 - Oregon Geographic Names by McArthur [181115]
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4th edition of Oregon Geographic Names by McArthur. Dust jacket has issues.
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Gopsills Philadelphia Business Directory 1877 [82960]1052 - Gopsills Philadelphia Business Directory 1877 [82960]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gopsill’s Philadelphia Business Directory for 1877, published by James Gopsill, Philadelphia, 1877. Reinforced binding. 457 pages.
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Estimate : 180.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*******1 for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Washington Books (7) [150669]1053 - Washington Books (7) [150669]
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The Record 1956-66, 1967-70, Columbia River Power for the People-dams, wartime production and river photos. The Dam by Morgan-great construction photo
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South Pass 1868, Wyoming, c1960 [181948]1054 - South Pass 1868, Wyoming, c1960 [181948]
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"South Pass 1868, James Chisholm's Journal of the Wyoming Gold Rush." Introduced and edited by Lola M. Homsher, director, Wyoming Stat...
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Sold to m********y for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Smithsonian Collectors Books  (6) [159011]1055 - Smithsonian Collectors Books (6) [159011]
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Lot of 6 hardcover collector series book by The Smithsonian, Oriental Rugs, Furniture, Needlework, Pottery. Clocks. Miniatures. 1981 edition with lots
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Collectibles Reference Library (23) [184521]1056 - Collectibles Reference Library (23) [184521]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice group of 23 collectibles books. Art of the Old West. Collectible Advertising. Persuasive Images. Fountain Pens. Oak Furniture. 2xAmericana. Flapp
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*****0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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King's Daughters & Founding Mothers: Fillies du Roi  Pub. 2001 [181472]1057 - King's Daughters & Founding Mothers: Fillies du Roi Pub. 2001 [181472]
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2 Volumes King's Daughters and Founding Mothers: The Filles du Roi, 1663-1673. Published 2001.Colonization of the Americas was exploding but Fr...
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German Book: Ziel Nanga Parbat 1942 [178981]1058 - German Book: Ziel Nanga Parbat 1942 [178981]
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1942 Ziel Nanga Parbat by Hans Hartmann. Climbing a mountain next to Mt. Everest. 96pp in German. lower right water stain on binding and pages.
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German-American Community Books c1960s (2) [159047]1059 - German-American Community Books c1960s (2) [159047]
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Published in the U.S. Lot of 2 German books that were published in the US for the German-American community. One was published in New York in 1880 and
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German History-2 Books in English &  4 in German (6) [159572]1060 - German History-2 Books in English & 4 in German (6) [159572]
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Lot of 6 different books related to Germany. There are two German history books written in English. They are A History of Modern Germany by Hajo Holbo
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European Antiquarian Books (3) [181723]1061 - European Antiquarian Books (3) [181723]
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Lot of 3 books written in 1863 and 1918, "Little Merchant" by Oliver Optic is a small hardcover book with collectable art on the cover co...
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Earth and Its Inhabitants, 3 Vols [184519]1062 - Earth and Its Inhabitants, 3 Vols [184519]
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3 hardcovers. Asia Vol II 1884, illustrations, color map, the Tea Trade etc., 492pp with index. Europe Vol II, illustrations and color maps of major c
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Charles Dickens, Illustrated Works Vols 2-6 (5) [184518]1063 - Charles Dickens, Illustrated Works Vols 2-6 (5) [184518]
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5 Hardcovers with attractive bindings. While not a complete set has classics Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, A Tale of Two Cities, The Pickwick
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Estimate : 150.00 - 350.00
Sold to d*******f for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Life & Adventures of Peter Wilkins by R.S. 1854 [179380]1064 - Life & Adventures of Peter Wilkins by R.S. 1854 [179380]
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1854 Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins by R. S. who is actually Robert Paltock, 1697-1767. Boards separating, some foxing, matching tape over spine
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F. Thompson Smith Library, 6 Volumes [176952]1065 - F. Thompson Smith Library, 6 Volumes [176952]
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F. Thompson Smith Library, 6 Volumes, 1911. The Veiled Lady, The Tides of Barnegat, Colonel Carter's Christmas, The Fortunes of Oliver Horn, Pet...
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Foreign Novels (4) [150577]1066 - Foreign Novels (4) [150577]
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Not Peace But a Sword by Sheean, Flynn of the Inland by Idriess. The Marital Adventures of Henry and Me by White. Vicar of Wakefield and Rasselas by G
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Will James Novels (2) [182823]1067 - Will James Novels (2) [182823]
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Novels by Will James (2), "Smoky", copywrite 1926, illustrations by Will James, hardcover, 310 pages. "Uncle Bill A Tale of Two Kids ...
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Sold to w**********e for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Barbary Coast & Arabian Knight Book Pair [181098]1068 - Barbary Coast & Arabian Knight Book Pair [181098]
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1979 The Barbary Coast by Wolf, 1937 Burton of Arabia, The Life Story of Sir Richard Francis Burton by Dearden.
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Voyage of the "Fox" in the Arctic Seas by Cpt. Mclintock, 1860 [179331]1069 - Voyage of the "Fox" in the Arctic Seas by Cpt. Mclintock, 1860 [179331]
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1860 The Voyage of the "Fox" in the Arctic Seas. A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions by Capta...
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Epping Forest with Maps by Buxton 1905 [181631]1070 - Epping Forest with Maps by Buxton 1905 [181631]
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1905 7th edition, Epping Forest by Edward North Buxton. Forest management geology, prehistoric man, ancient fauna etc. 179pp with index and foldout ma
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Exploration of the West (2) 1959, 2000 [182051]1071 - Exploration of the West (2) 1959, 2000 [182051]
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A pair of books on exploration of the American West. Includes: "Army Exploration in the American West - 1803-1863." William H. Goetzmann. ...
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Old West Books (2)  First Editions! 1952 & 1961 [178502]1072 - Old West Books (2) First Editions! 1952 & 1961 [178502]
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Lot of 2 books about the old west. They include "Come aní Get It!" By Ramon F. Adams. 1952. First edition. Wonderful story of the co...
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Western Books-Outlaws & Lawmen & Rangel Cattle Industry [181964]1073 - Western Books-Outlaws & Lawmen & Rangel Cattle Industry [181964]
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Both in slipcase. 1976 The Adams One-Fifty, a checklist of the 150 most important books on Western outlaws and lawmen by Adams. Six Score the 120, be
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Sold to d*******f for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Great Men and Famous Women by Semar Hess [184510]1074 - Great Men and Famous Women by Semar Hess [184510]
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A first edition series of books printed in 1894 by Selmar Hess and edited by Charles Horne. An eight volume set with one book missing. Volumes 1 &am...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 500.00
Sold to d*********m for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Moore's Life of Sheridan by Moore, 2 Vols [184516]1075 - Moore's Life of Sheridan by Moore, 2 Vols [184516]
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1858 Hardcovers Vols 1 and 2. Sheridan was an Irish satirist, a politician, a playwright, poet.
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Hoover's Handbook of American Business, 3 Vols. [181118]1076 - Hoover's Handbook of American Business, 3 Vols. [181118]
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Hoover's Handbook of American Business, profiles of major US companies. 1997 and 1999 in 3 volumes.
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Biographies of American Business Men (6) [184520]1077 - Biographies of American Business Men (6) [184520]
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Business at the Speed of Thought by Gates, Memoirs of Dan Rice by Brown 1901 501pp. The Robber Barons by Josephson -The Great American Capitalists 18
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Biographies, Mostly US (7) [159009]1078 - Biographies, Mostly US (7) [159009]
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7 mostly US biographies. Unholy Alliance by Sekulow and signed by author. Dancing for Diaghilev, The Memoirs of Lydia Sokolova. American Pioneers and
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Biography Series (Incomplete) (5) [150626]1079 - Biography Series (Incomplete) (5) [150626]
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Encyclopedia of American Biography Vol XXI-spine damaged and detached, 1925. Encyclopedia of American Biography Volume XIII 1941. Charles Kingsley Vo
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Natalie Wood Biography & Political Commentary  (3) [87104]1080 - Natalie Wood Biography & Political Commentary (3) [87104]
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Lot of 3 Books. Natalie Wood by Gavin Lambert 2004, Nothin' But Good Times Ahead by Molly Ivins 1992, The Way Things Ought to Be by Rush Limbaug...
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Encyclopedia of American Biography (6) [184511]1081 - Encyclopedia of American Biography (6) [184511]
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Incomplete set of volumes of the Encyclopedia of American Biography. This set includes volumes I, II, XI, XIV, and XVI. These encyclopedias were compl
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Encyclopedia Britannica c1977 (19) [105457]1082 - Encyclopedia Britannica c1977 (19) [105457]
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Lot of 19 Encyclopedia Britannica includes Micropedia & Macropedia, includes both indexes. 20 Books in all. Dedicated by permission to Jimmy Car...
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American Encyclopedia of History, 6 Vols. [184522]1083 - American Encyclopedia of History, 6 Vols. [184522]
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6 volumes, 1909. From Columbus discovering America forward, and many biographical references. Bindings have condition issues, please inspect.
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Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia (28) [139791]1084 - Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia (28) [139791]
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28 volumes, 1947. Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Encyclopedia Small format books measuring 5 x 7 inches
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Historical Books (2) [160630]1085 - Historical Books (2) [160630]
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Hardcover Behind the Times by Diamond, softcover John Profumo & Christine Keeler 1963.
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History Books, U.S. (25) [184512]1086 - History Books, U.S. (25) [184512]
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About 25 US history books. Missouri, Vermont, New York City, Statue of Liberty, American Commonwealths, Virginia, Rhode Island, Boston Wool Fire, Buri
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Sold to d*******f for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Milestones of (European) History 1974 (4 Volumes) [158950]1087 - Milestones of (European) History 1974 (4 Volumes) [158950]
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Milestones of History, 1974. 4 volumes mostly about European history. The Pen and the Sword. Ancient Empires. Reform and Revolt. Dawn of a New Era.
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U.S.  History Books (7) [156076]1088 - U.S. History Books (7) [156076]
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Lot of 7 miscellaneous books related to United State history. A) Thirty Years' View; Or, A History of the Working of the American Government for...
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U.S. History Random Book Set c1900-71 (6) [181328]1089 - U.S. History Random Book Set c1900-71 (6) [181328]
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A set of six random U.S. history books, includes: Herbert Asbury. The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld, c1933, 318 p
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Far East - History, Anthropology, Ford Found. Etc. (7) [148166]1090 - Far East - History, Anthropology, Ford Found. Etc. (7) [148166]
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The Ford Foundation in India, Iraq Before and After The Revolution, The Near East and the Foundations for Civilization, art print booklet. The Histori
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World History and Literature Publications (25+) [158329]1091 - World History and Literature Publications (25+) [158329]
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Lot of about 25 books and magazines related to world history and literature. Includes two editions of Life Magazine, reference books related to world
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World History Books (5) [156074]1092 - World History Books (5) [156074]
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Lot of 5 different books related to world history. A) From Pillar to Post by Lieut.-Colonel H.C. Lowther. Published in 1911. 307 pages. B) Strange La
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Agricultural Statistics Reports, 1905-1918 (3) [183129]1093 - Agricultural Statistics Reports, 1905-1918 (3) [183129]
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Three books containing Agricultural statistics from East Coast states. The trio includes: Tenth Annual Report of the Illinois Farmers' Institute...
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Poultry and Farming Publications, 4 [183954]1094 - Poultry and Farming Publications, 4 [183954]
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1956 Timely Topic on Poultry Management-poultry keeping in New England, 135pp and 1956 edition, 224pp. 1937 Vermont agriculture pamphlet. 1932 Modern
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Fire Protection Publications (5) [148451]1095 - Fire Protection Publications (5) [148451]
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Lot of 5 Fire Protection Publications. A) Agents' and Inspectors' Pocket-Book of Fire Protection, Second Edition, by George Velten Seeb. P...
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Fishing Books  (5) [178983]1096 - Fishing Books (5) [178983]
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1936-37 Wisconsin Fishing Laws, 1865 Superior Fishing; striped bass, trout and black bass of the Northern states by Roosevelt, 1963 Complete Book of F
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Bird, Land, Sea Animals & Wild Flowers Field Guides (4) [181038]1097 - Bird, Land, Sea Animals & Wild Flowers Field Guides (4) [181038]
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(4) Field Guides: Two Editions of "A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe" Peterson Mountfort Hollom. "Animal Life in the S...
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Cacti of the Southwest, Book, [181946]1098 - Cacti of the Southwest, Book, [181946]
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"Cacti of the Southwest - Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana," Del Weniger, 1970. 64 pages of color photographs, 242 pp....
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Modern Science-Technology Catalogs c1990-2000 (2) [180999]1099 - Modern Science-Technology Catalogs c1990-2000 (2) [180999]
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Two modern hardback catalogs -scientific/medical and criminal investigation, c1990-2000. Includes: "The Fisher Catalog," 91/92 edition, co...
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