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A Dictionary of Musical Terms (Little Blue Book#1204)

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Shipley, Maynard
Book Description: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, . Paper Cover . Book Condition: Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Little Blue Book No. 1204, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Small booklet containing a complete list of musical terms, together with a pronouncing list of composers, operas, etc. Orange covers, staple binding, 32 pages. Pages slightly browned, otherwise book is in great shape. Postage for Little Blue Books: Canada and U.S.A $2.00 first book, $1.00 each additional; International $3.00 first book, $2.00 each additional.
Price: $6.50

 
Anatole France: The Man and His Work (Little Blue Book #839)

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Durant, Dr. Will
Book Description: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, . Paper Cover . Book Condition: Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Little Blue Book No. 839, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Small booklet containing a detailed biography of Anatole France. Gray paper covers with black titling, 64 pages. Edges of cover lightly sunned, pages slightly browned, otherwise book is in great shape. Postage for Little Blue Books: Canada and U.S.A $2.00 first book, $1.00 each additional; International $3.00 first book, $2.00 each additional.
Price: $6.50

 
Beggar of the Alcazar, The (Little Blue Book #1518)

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Bercovici, Konrad
Book Description: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, . Paper Cover . Book Condition: Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Little Blue Book No. 1518, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Copyright date 1930. Blue covers, 62 pages. Cover colour faded, edges lightly sunned, pages slightly browned, otherwise book is in great shape. Postage for Little Blue Books: Canada and U.S.A $2.00 first book, $1.00 each additional; International $3.00 first book, $2.00 each additional.
Price: $6.50

 
Best Jokes (Little Blue Book #1231)

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Cunningham, Clarence (editor)
Book Description: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, . Paper Cover . Book Condition: Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Little Blue Book No. 1231, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Small booklet containing a miscellaneous collection of jokes published in the best humour magazines of 1926 and referred to as "1926's Best.". Beige covers, staple binding, 64 pages. Pages slightly browned, otherwise book is in great shape. Postage for Little Blue Books: Canada and U.S.A $2.00 first book, $1.00 each additional; International $3.00 first book, $2.00 each additional.
Price: $7.50

 
Bluebeard, Cinderella and Other Tales (Little Blue Book #836)

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Perrault, Charles
Book Description: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, . Paper Cover . Book Condition: Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Little Blue Book No. 836, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Small booklet containing a short biographical sketch of Charles Perrault and a collection of 8 familiar fairy tales retold by Lloyd E. Smith. Listing of other publications at rear of book. Blue covers, 64 pages. Cover lightly sunned at edges, otherwise book is in great shape. Postage for Little Blue Books: Canada and U.S.A $2.00 first book, $1.00 each additional; International $3.00 first book, $2.00 each additional.
Price: $6.50

 
Boswell's Life of Johnson (Little Blue Book No. 394)

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Finger, Charles J.
Book Description: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, . Paper Cover . Book Condition: Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Little Blue Book (Ten Cent Pocket Series) No. 394, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Small booklet contains discussion of Boswell and Johnson. Tan cover, staple binding, 64 pages, last five pages contain publisher's advertising. Pages slightly browned, otherwise book is in great shape.
Price: $7.50

Come Ye Apart - Daily Readings in The Life of Christ
Come Ye Apart - Daily Readings in The Life of Christ

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Miller, Rev. J.R.
Book Description: Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, . Leather. Book Condition: . 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Brown limp suede with simple blind-stamped border back and front, rounded corners, yapp edges, gilt text block edges, fine black endpapers, red titling and simple illuminations throughout text. Spine edges slightly worn, gilt on titling mostly gone, but black titling underneath is clear, owner's name in ink on end paper (dated 1913). This very handsome little book is in great shape. Unpaginated.
Price: $12.50

 
Crime at the Red Inn, The (Little Blue Book #1042)

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De Balzac, Honore
Book Description: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, . Paper Cover . Book Condition: Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Little Blue Book No.1042, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Small booklet contains short story by Honore de Balzac. Blue covers, 64 pages. Edges of cover lightly sunned, pages slightly browned, otherwise book is in great shape. Postage for Little Blue Books: Canada and U.S.A $2.00 first book, $1.00 each additional; International $3.00 first book, $2.00 each additional.
Price: $7.50

 
Dog of Flanders, A (Little Blue Book No. 391)

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Ouida
Book Description: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, . Paper Cover . Book Condition: Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Little Blue Book (Five Cent Pocket Series) No.391, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Small booklet contains story of a boy and a dog. Tan cover, staple binding, 60 pages. Light crease runs length of front cover, pages slightly browned, otherwise book is in great shape.
Price: $7.50

 
Easy Readings in Spanish (Little Blue Book #1222)

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Du Bois, Gaylord
Book Description: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, . Paper Cover . Book Condition: Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Little Blue Book No. 1222, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Small booklet containing condensed translations in English of Spanish readings, a follow-up of the instructional booklet "Spanish Self-Taught." Blue covers, edges slightly sunned, staple binding, 64 pages. Pages slightly browned, otherwise book is in great shape. Postage for Little Blue Books: Canada and U.S.A $2.00 first book, $1.00 each additional; International $3.00 first book, $2.00 each additional.
Price: $6.50

 
Education and Youth- Ruskin Treasuries

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Ruskin, John
Book Description: George Allen, London, 1906. Leather. Book Condition: . 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. One of Series of miniature books of the writings of John Ruskin. Red full calf-skin leather with gilt titling on cover and spin, blind stamped decorations on cover, marbled end papers in pastel colours, beautiful balck and white decoration by Ruskin on back of title page, one page of publishers adds at front and eight pages of publishers adds at rear. Binding is shaky, corners and edges slightly worn, ends of spine are slightly chipped, some darker red patches on front and back covers, small damp spots on right front edge, inscriptions in ink on end papers, several notes and markings throughout text in ink. A very pretty little book. pp.54. Posted shipping quotes may not be correct for this item; For faster service please contact us directly.
Price: $20.00

 
Es Liebe Die Liebe!

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Dufay-Zoozmann, Gusti von
Book Description: Globus, Berlin, . Leather. Book Condition: Very Good. 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. Written in German script, this lovely little book has a dark blue flexible leather cover with rounded corners, gilt titling on spine, blind-stamped border front and back, top text block edge is gilt, marbled end papers, decorative border and small publisher's insignia on title page. With the exception of a tiny (1/8") smudge on front cover, book appears to be without flaws. 224 pages
Price: $20.00

 
Essence of the Bible, The(Little Blue Book #600)

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Vedder, Henry C. Edited
Book Description: Haldeman-Julius Publications, Girard, Kansas, . Paper Cover . Book Condition: Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Little Blue Book No. 600, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. Small booklet is a condensed collection of the bibles passages in which men and women of many generations and many races have found instruction and comfort. Tan covers, 60 pages. Pages slightly browned, otherwise book is in great shape.
Price: $6.50

Great Canadian Sonnet, The
Great Canadian Sonnet, The

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McFadden, David
Book Description: Coach House Publishing Company, Toronto, 1974. Pictorial Cover. Book Condition: Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Small book, mulit-coloured illustration on cover, multi-coloured titling on spine and front, every second page illustrated with Curnoe's amusing black and white drawings, publisher's advertising on last two pages. Corners and edges have light wear, cover has shelf wear, spine cracked at page 172, four pages separated from book but still present. This is an attractive little book - bright and clean. 388 pages
Price: $15.00

 
Gresham's Law: Knowledge or Information?

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Boorstin, Daniel J.
Book Description: Somesuch Press, Dallas, 1980. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 64mo - up to 3" tall. One of the Somesuch Press beautiful little miniature books, number 259 of 300 copies, measuring approximately 2 1/2 by 3 inches. Tan cloth binding with brown stamped titling on spine and front, brown illustration on front, brown endpapers, illustrated title page, text illustrated with brown illustrations throughout. Printed by offset by Feathered Serpent Press, San Anselmo, California. SIGNED by both the author, illustrator and printers. Edges of cover have four spots where cloth has been rubbed, 27 pages. A very special little book. Signed by Author, Illustrator and Printers
Price: $55.00

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