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20 page magazine. 9 x 6". Reproductions of black and white photos. A monthly publication intended as a medium of information concerning the Jews, Israel and the work of the American Board of Missions to the Jews, Inc. Features: Salutation by Daniel Fuchs discusses his moving trip to a conference in Japan; Testimony of Louis Levinson, of Dallas; God is Moving in the California Area!; Reaching Jewish People in Pittsburgh; Talent Appreciation Night in L.A.; Q & A; Jewish News; Incidents from the Field; Israel in the Spotlight - Chapter 13; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Center page holding by one staple, otherwise a sound copy. Book
241 pages including notes. In the generous language of uncertainty, suffering, grace, and commitment, Gallagher writes of faith and its meaning and the need for ritual and sacrament. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Bookplate inside front board. Excellent copy. Book
218 pages. "What happens when a lady advertising executive escapes from her squirrel cage on Madison Avenue in Word City, marries a horse lover, and finds herself living on a horse ranch in Southern California, where her coterie consists of livestock and ranch hands; where she finds herself mingling with polygamists, endomorphs, and bums; and where she eventually becomes a horse-mother in a mareternity ward?" - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else unmarked. Binding intact. Moderate wear to book. Binding intact. Dust jacket bears numerous defects but is now in archival-grade Brodart cover. Decent copy. Book
47 pages. Covers: blue grouse; spruce grouse; franklin grouse; ruffed grouse; willow ptarmigan; rock ptarmigan; white-tailed ptarmigan; sharp-tailed grouse; sage hen; european grey partridge; chukar partridge; bob-white quail; California quail; mountain quail; ring-necked pheasant; band-tailed pigeon; mourning dove. Top corner clipped from title page. Ink stamp atop page 25 else unmarked. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
76 pages. Searching for gold coins; how to pan for gold; how to stake a claim; bitten by gold fever; nugget hunting in streams with a detector; where's the gold!; simple steps to gold; Mystery Gold Cliffs of Northern California; Spanish Gold Mining Methods; Gold prospecting with geology as an aid; Information on Placer Deposits; the assay office at cable cove. Above-average wear. Book
Fine. An exhibition and catalog initiated and sponsored by the Fellows of Contemporary art, Los Angeles, and organized by the Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California. Includes the works not only of new artists but also of established artists and of artists in mid-career, over two dozen in total. Includes a nice selection of plates with many in color. Prior owner's large and distinctive signature inside front cover. From a limited printing of 2,500 copies. Very light wear. Minor sunning to fore-edge of both covers. Book
285 pages. "The connection Chris Mazza makes between dogs and their people is startling, hilarious, comforting and terrifying.... an ingenious novel from a storyteller who is clearly an authorigy in more than one animal realm." - Valerie Sayers, author of Brain Fever. Unmarked. Light wear. Glossy covers. Book
252 pages. Features: Art and Colour Brighten an East Side Apartment; Gwathmey Siegel - a modernist villa set into the hills near Zurich; California colonialism - Anglo-Indian elements flavor a west coast residence; Apsley House Restored - inside the Duke of Wellington's London Mansion; Olson Sundberg - Echoing prairie house traditions outside of Chicago; Fantasy at Twin Farms - five new cottages enhance this Vermont inn; Journalist Tom Wicker and television producer Pamela Hill's Brownstone; Ike & Kligerman - A Pacific Northwest retreat for producers Richard Donner and Lauren Shuler Donner; Fifth Avenue Formalism - richly detailed spaces for a Manhattan pied-a-terre. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
232 pages. Features: Serene life for Dennis Quaid amid the rolling hills of Montana; Susan and Jerry Lauren's Folk Art Collection in New York; National Gallery Director Earl A. Powell III in Virginia; Les Jolies Eaux - new life for Princess Margaret's Mustique retreat; Star Jones gets her dream apartment in New York; A Southern California residence embraces the elements; Susan Sullivan and Connell Cowan find calm near Santa Barbara; The ever-evolving MicroMultiple House puts a twist on the concept of unbuilt houses; The Wyndham Martineau Bay Resort & Spa on Vieques; Jaquelin T. Robertson; Eureka Springs - the Victorian era lives on; Luis Barragan's San Cristobal in Mexico; Karl Springer - his exotic furniture; San Francisco design centrer; Villa Serbelloni on Lake Como; Properties for sale around the world. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
220 pages. Contents include: The Today Show's Jill Rappaport Goes Western on Long Island; Adapting to its site, a Massachusetts Home Nestles into the Land; On the Eastern Shore of Lake Michigan, a Home is Memorably Shaped by Colour and Geometry; Modern Lines and Muted Hues Lend Quiet Glamour to a Wyoming Retreat; Lee F. Mindel's Progressive Country House in the Hamptons; A Los Angeles Couple Yield to the Charms of Nantucket and a House Filled with Folk Art; A Whimsical Boathouse Reminiscent of Norwegian Stave Churches; An Elegant Design is Grounded by Informal Touches at a Country Estate in Virginia; In Northern California, a Fourth-Generation Farmer Builds a Thoughtful Home That Speaks to the Past; The Bounty of Nature Serves as an Exquisite Muse for Six Jewelry Makers; Angela Lansbury - Simplicity is the key in her Traditional Farmhouse on the Coast of Ireland. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. ne-inch opening to front cover at top of spine. A quality copy. Book
194 pages. Features: Sting Ray - even in its final form the 1963 Sting Ray maintained an uncanny similarity to Bill Mitchell's original racer; Dodge Brothers - two-year court battle against Henry Ford; Alice Huyler Ramsey - first of the 'weaker sex' to show driving superiority - from Hell Gate to Golden Gate in 1909!; The Chevrolet Story - the 1932 Queen started a Chevrolet styling lead; The Trials of Early Motoring - a 1913 journey from Iowa to California in a 1913 Studebaker EMF; The art of leading; The Bud Cohn auction set a new single-car-sale world's record; Cover Car - 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Sport Coupe; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Johnny Horizon Countryside Clean-up Days; Microscopic Boulangerite Rings; An Ox Yoke Bola Tie; Botryoidal Jade in California; Rockhounding in Australia, Part 2; Three Golden Rings. Somewhat above-average wear but remains a sound reference copy. Date stamp to front cover. Book
Features: Fossilized limestone of Solnhofen, Germany; Gem Fields of Hector Hills, California; Easter in Gems and Minerals; Caraniba Emerald Mine in Brazil; Sand Pictures in Bottles; Comparison Specimens for the Identification of Petrified Wood; Minerals of Southern San Benito County, California; Gem Cutter's Handbook - Gemstone Spheres; How to reverse a motor; Gude Crystal Models; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Middle page loose but present. Book
Features: Experiments with Grit Sawing - the Hard Way; A Ring for a large Stone; Olivine Nodules on the Kona Coast, Hawaii; Apache Agate and Tears; A Scepter fit for a Queen; A Conversation Piece; Thomsonite at Black Mountain, near Hinkley, California; Gem Cutter's Handbook; Australia's Yowah Nuts; Gude Crystal Models; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Book
Features: Ski trails of Banff National Park; Le Royaume du Saguenay; Nova Scotia "Campsite" - the Cabot Trail; Postage Stamp Motoring; Odd items about Canada - The "Coleman" Frog (as big as a dog!), Pount Pelee - south of the northmost part of California!, Ukrainian 'Bush' House of God, near Neepawa and Minnedosa, Farthest east home in Canada; Along the Yukon Trail; photo of Imperial's and probably North America's, first service station, opened in Vancouver in 1908; North to Buffalo Narrows. Illustrated with black and white photos. Average wear. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Book
Features: The Beauty of Gemstone Intarsia (cover art); A Two-Finger Ring; The Spirit of The Southwest in Intarsia; Cold Dopping; A Rockhound's Christmas; Polishing Jade; The Handbook of Flat Lapping, Part 2; A Design Problem and Solution; Easy-to-do Cocktail Forks; Designing Jewelry - Part 11; Faceting for Beginners - Part 7; A Start Cut for Christmas; The Chivor Emerald Mines; La Turmalina De senor Dominguez; California is Quicksilver Country - Prospecting for Mercury. Somewhat above-average wear. Sound working copy. Date stamp upon front cover. Book
78 pages. Features: Selling Potash?; F-35 Controversy; Condoleezza Rice in Conversation; Who is the real Omar Khadr?; Mid-term madness for Obama and the U.S.; Why Meg Whitman couldn't buy California; The Rise of Glenn Beck; China's huge military buildup; Educating today's youth to save and invest, rather than spend; Can carmakers sell consumers on new compact models?; Conan O'Brien in exile; Nigella Lawson; Ralph Ronald O'Neil - in memoriam. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Harleen Alexander's Little House Fever; A new miniature museum opens in Santa Monica, California; John Fleming's baskets; Michigan's very mini Magician - Charles Schmidt's 1/144th scale minis; Delores Coles - Doll Maker by chance; Virginia Weber's crafting skills fill her Indiana home; Workshops in Castine; A Castle in Sedona - Astolat Castle's fame is spreading; Peter Cottontail; Caned Collectibles - the intricacies of caning; Prepare a pot of boiling potatoes; The Cabriole Challenge - master the graceful lines of a cabriole leg; Waging warfare on the kids' closet - Spring Cleaning!; Kit-Crafting Tips - Shenanadoah Designs' Chippendale Collection; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: Nutworking; Aaron Friedman's last three magnificent mansions; Joen Ellen Kanze; Queen Nefertiti; Robin and Shawn Betterley; The Foundation of a House; American Versailles - a royal residence in California; Show Scene; Creative Heating Stoves; Red Robin Farm; Have a Seat - and a secret - in 1/4" scale; Perky Posable Poodles; Garage Sale; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: From Tukwila to Kitsap - so much to see in Seattle; Museum in Miniature - Betty Martin's "California Institute of Art"; Laurie Sisson; Meet Ray Whitledge; Beach house gets indoor plumbing; San Jose's Good Samaritan Show; A Colonial Keeping Room; Paper Ware for your Picnic Fare; Ready Teddies - three bears; A 1/4" scale pool table; A Curved Back Sofa; A Cozy Corner - an elaborately draped and pillowed bay was a must have in the late Victorian home; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: Discovering clues to old desks in a new book; Our resident expert explains what makes it Collectable; Wee Wyckham - a Victorian English Village in Southern California; Sylvia Lyons; Meet Jim Ison; Bette Davis; Maine Idyll - Remember tourist courts?; The Kara Beara Shop; Claycrafting - an irresistable rag doll; Cuddle a trio of calico cats in a country basket; Big plans for small plants - landscaping in 1/4" scale; A Wee Wicker Wardrobe Chair; Figure Sculpting V - Details/Clothes; Down Cellar II - finishing our 1929 laundry; Along the Mall XI - The Pet Shop; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
112 pages. Beautiful colour photography throughout. Features: California and the Brothers Greene; Charles and Henry Greene - Life and Craft; The John C. Bentz House, Pasadena, 1906 - Living with Greene and Greene I; The Robert R. Blacker House, Pasadena, 1907/1997; The Charles M. Pratt House - Casa Barranca; The Charles S. Greene House, Passadena, 1902/1997 - the Restoration; The Theodore M. Irwin House, Pasadena, 1906 - Living Greene and Greene II; The Public Face of Greene and Greene; The D.L. James House, Carmel, 1921 - Of Building and Belief. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Magazine
Features: The Australian Contribution to World Cymbidiums; Cymbidium Rosalynn Carter makes debut; Orchid societies in Southern California; The Structure of a Cymbidium; Paphiopedilum scene - New South Wales, Australia. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Book
70 pages. Features: Traumatic tumbler tells all; The high risk road to treasure; how to pick a treasure-hunting buddy; The pearls of Concho - it's true, there is a pearl rush in Texas; Safe in doses large or small - a Rhode Island dump yields bottles; Don't give up - there's treasure to be found; Placer mining in the Arizona desert; Coler Gulch gold; Getting more out of treasure hunting; A few words about geodes; if you like variety in your diggin's try New Hampshire; Some Kansas ghost towns; Warm spring treasure - a Montana TH'ing spot; Quartz and Feldspar crystals north of Mohave California; Relic hunting Louisiana. Average wear. Book
160 pages. Features: Sharpie points and counterpoints; Two gold metal winners meet after half a century; SHEARWATER - a amphibious cat-ketch from California; The Outlook for World Timber; Guideboats from the ground up; Sardine Carriers - Part II; The Koa Canoe; - the Hawaiian dugout canoe tradition is alive; Sonny Hodgdon on Glues; The Case for Simple Edge-Gluing - do spines or dowels really add strength?; The Once and Future FOXY - one of Uffa Fox's 'proper-built' tenders; The Right Jaws for your Gaff and Boom; The art of finding your way - small-boat navigation; It's the Finishing Touches that preserve wire rope. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
