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Charles A. Siringo A Texas Cowboy
New York William Sloane Associates, Inc. 1950 1st Thus Hard Cover Very Good+ Good- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Tom Lea
Sub-titled, Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony - Taken from Real Life by Charles A. Siringo". Reprint from 1885 publication. With Introduction by J. Frank Dobie, art by Tom Lea and typography by Carl Hertzog. Tight and crisp copy. Print ghosting on ffep from jacket flap. Very light shelfwear and a little page end soiling. Dust jacket is split in two along front spine and has some chipping and a little loss on front corners, spine ends and rear hinge. Now in protective covering. Wonderful product of three Texas icons, Lea, Doby and Hertzog.
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57.50 USD
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Charles B. MacDonald The Mighty Endeavor
New York Oxford University Press 1969 No Stated Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Charles B. MacDonald, one of the most respected of WWII historians, gives a background to the Normandy Invasion, the planning, strategy, logistics and training involved. Book is tight and has a small amount of page darkening from age and use. Dust jacket is price clipped and is chipped with a tear on the top spine. Also slightly worn through at bend where spine and front cover meet and small hole worn on front fold. Mylar Protected.wish it had always been! Great war history by a man who led men into battle.
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15.00 USD
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Charles B. MacDonald Company Commander
Toronto Bantam Books 1978 Hard Cover Very Good+ Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Personal account of an officer, a captain and company commander of two different companies in the 23d Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge in WWII and then crossing the Rhine until the German surrender. Book is used as a lesson in leadership for command school. Original publish date was 1947; this is a 40th Anniversary edition, 1984, with a new foreward by Charles B. MacDonald who has since passed away. Book has slight lean and has minimal wear, some bumping to spine edges. Dust jacket has chipping with a little loss at spine edges.
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18.00 USD
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Charles B. MacDonald Company Commander
Short Hills, NJ Burford Books 1999 1580800386 Reprint Soft Cover Very Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
From the cover: "The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II - From the Battle of the Bulge to the Crossing of the Rhine". Trade paperback is clean and bright. A slight lean to right and light reading wear. Nice paperback copy.
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15.00 USD
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Charles B. MacDonald Company Commander
Washington, D.C. Infantry Journal Press 1947 First Edition Cloth Very Good- No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Classic account of battle written by commander of a platoon during the Battle of the Bulge. MacDonald would go on to write other authoritative works - a highly-respected military historian. Hard to find First Edition, so stated. Tan boards with blue design and print - front board has respresentation of a CIB (Combat Infantryman's Badge) and print on spine is bright. Corners and spine ends show bumping and previous owner's name is on front pasted down paper. Boards have soiling and marking. Front hinge is beginning to loosen. No jacket.
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40.00 USD
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Charles B. MacDonald Company Commander
Washington, D.C. Infantry Journal Press 1947 First Edition Cloth Very Good- No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Classic account of battle written by commander of a platoon during the Battle of the Bulge. MacDonald would go on to write other authoritative works - a highly-respected military historian. Hard to find First Edition, so stated. Tan boards with blue design and print - front board has representation of a CIB (Combat Infantryman's Badge) and print on spine is bright, but there is a stain which has darkened the lower 1 3/4 in. of spine and onto about 1" of front bottom edge. Also shows faintly on bottom edge of back board. There are a couple of other faint spots on the back of spine. Edges show a little darkening and inside cloth edges have a little foxing. There is a gift inscription on front free end paper and an ink number and mark. Else clean interior. Page ends have some foxing. No jacket.
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35.00 USD
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Charles B. MacDonald Company Commander
Washington, D.C. Infantry Journal Press 1947 First Edition Cloth Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Classic account of battle written by commander of a platoon during the Battle of the Bulge. MacDonald would go on to write other authoritative works - a highly-respected military historian. Hard to find First Edition, so stated. Tan boards with blue design and print - front board has respresentation of a CIB (Combat Infantryman's Badge). Very slight wear to boards and there is a light smudge on front and a little rubbed spot on back. Spine is slightly darkened. Front hinge is beginning to loosen. No jacket. Very nice copy of military classic.
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40.00 USD
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508 |
Charles B. MacDonald The Mighty Endeavor
New York Oxford University Press 1969 Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Hard Cover Very Good Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Charles B. MacDonald, one of the most respected of WWII historians, gives a background to the Normandy Invasion, the planning, strategy, logistics and training involved. Book club edition - 593 pp. Light corner and spine end wear. Previous owner's name stamped on front free end paper which has small stain on upper edge which shows on the next few pages a little. Penciled underlining on last 200 pp. White background of dust jacket has a little edge creasing and some dark rubbing on it, front and back. It has been laminated. Great war history by a man who led men into battle.
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15.00 USD
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Charles Bracelen Flood Hitler, The Path to Power
Boston Houghton Mifflin 1989 Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Book Club Edition. Tight, clean, crisp and bright copy with very light shelfwear. Appears unread. Dust jacket is bright and colorful - has a small ship missing fron front hinge area and very faint rubbing. Very nice copy.
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11.50 USD
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Charles Carver Brann and the Iconoclast
Austin, TX University of Texas Press 1957 First Edition Cloth Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Introduction by Roy Bedichek. 196 pp. Tight and clean copy with minor edgewear to red boards. Two very small brown spotts on front board near front edge. No dust jacket.
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12.50 USD
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514 |
Charles De Gaulle Memoirs of Hope: Renewal and Endeavor
New York Simon & Schuster 1971 First U.S. Printing Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Stated First U.S. Book is crisp with minimal wear evident. Previous owner's name and spot on ffep and penciled notes on front paper with author's credits. Otherwise clean and bright. Dust jacket has slight discoloration from plastic cover which has been removed.
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12.00 USD
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515 |
Charles DeGaulle The Call to Honor
New York The Viking Press 1955 First Edition Hard Cover Good Plus No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
War memories, 1940-1942 by Charles DeGaulle, leader of the Free French. Book has minimal edgewear, some scuffing to spine and beginning of hinge loosening.
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15.00 USD
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Charles Eade Churchill By His Contemporaries
New York Simon & Schuster 1954 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
1st Ptg. Crisp tight copy. Top edges of boards have slight discoloration and spine has some darkening. Minor shelfwear to corners. Spine has some darkening. Previous owner's name stamp on fpdp and rpdp, else clean interior.
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17.50 USD
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Charles L. Martin A Sketch of Sam Bass the Bandit
Norman, OK University of Oklahoma Press 1968 2nd Printing Thus Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Crisp and bright copy with slight soiling on page ends and a few incidences of spotting on page margins. Has slight right lean and opens all the way to stitching at half title page.
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19.50 USD
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Charles L. Mee, Jr. Meeting at Potsdam
New York M. Evans & Company 1975 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Bright clean and crisp copy with a little corner and spine end bumping. Dust jacket has very slight edgewear and a little rubbing. Very nice copy.
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12.50 USD
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Charles M. Neal, Jr. Valor Across the Lone Star
Austin Texas State Historical Association 2002 0876111843 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Stories of the battles in Texas for which the Medal of Honor was awarded. Action in the Indian Campaign by cavalrymen, soldiers and scouts, among them Negro Seminoles. A study of the men who helped win the west. Bright, crisp and tight book with like dust jacket. Unread.
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29.50 USD
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Charles M. Neal, Jr. Valor Across the Lone Star
Austin Texas State Historical Association 2002 0876111843 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Stories of the battles in Texas for which the Medal of Honor was awarded. Action in the Indian Campaign by cavalrymen, soldiers and scouts, among them Negro Seminoles. A study of the men who helped win the west. Bright, crisp and tight book with like dust jacket. Unread.
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29.50 USD
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Charles M. Province Patton's Third Army
New York, NY Hippocrene Books 1992 0870529730 Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Hard Cover Very Good+ Very Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Subtitled, "A Chronology of the Thurd Army Advance, August, 1944 to May, 1945". 336 pp. Tight, bright and clean copy with very light edgewear. Dust jacket is also bright and clean with very light wear. Nice book club copy.
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12.50 USD
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Charles M. Russell Trails Plowed Under
New York Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. 1936 Cloth Very Good Good+ 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Charles M. Russell
With Introduction by Will Rogers, Charles Russell writes of a cowboy's life in the rugged days of cattle trails to market. His wonderful art adds to the authenticity of the book. 211 pp. Tan linen boards. Tight with bumping to corners and spine ends. There is a small snag in the cloth of the spine about 1" from bottom. Page ends, end papers and occasional pages show foxing and spotting. No marking in book, and illustrations are bright. Dust jacket has foxing, rubbing and soiling. Significant chipping on corners with large pieces missing along edges. Creasing and tearing. Still, intact and now in protective cover.
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50.00 USD
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527 |
Charles Norris Cochrane Christianity and Classical Culture
London Oxford University Press 1957 1st PB Ed., 13th Ptg. Soft Cover Very Good- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
"A Study of Thought and Action from Augustus to Augustine". 523 pp. Trade paperback is tight with creasing and light chipping wear to wraps. Bottom of front hinge has 1/2" tear. Reverse of front wrap has small red ink page numbers listed, and noted pages have small red check marks. Tanned pages.
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7.50 USD
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530 |
Charles Ross Edward IV
Berkeley, CA University of California Press 1974 0520027817 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good+ Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Biography of England's medieval king. 479 pp. Tight copy with light wear to boards. Front end papers each have small spot - else clean interior. Dust jacket has small tear on bottom front edge near hinge. Light chipping and yellowing to white background. Now in protective cover.
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19.50 USD
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532 |
Charles Whiting Bloody Aachen
New York Stein and Day 1976 Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Tight and bright book club edition. 191 pp. Very light wear to red boards with bright gilt print. Clean interior. Dust jacket has light corner and spine ends wear. Back fold is darkened.
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18.50 USD
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Charles Whiting Werewolf, The Nazi Resistance Movement 1944-1945
London Pen & Sword/Leo Cooper 1966 Reprint Soft Cover Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Noted World War II historian, Whiting, tells this story of the planned Nazi resistance in occupied Germany after the war. Trade paperback - 208 pp. Crisp copy appears unread. Slight shelf soiling on bottom page edges and a little wear to corners. Clean interior. Nice copy.
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22.50 USD
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Charles Whiting Siegfried, The Nazis' Last Stand
New York Cooper Square 2001 0815411669 1st Ed. Thus Soft Cover Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Noted World War II historian Charles Whiting, who was there, recounts how the vaunted Siegfried Line, or West Wall, enabled the Germans to prolong the war and mount the Ardennes Offensive. Trade paperback - 268 pp. Bright, crisp and clean copy with very light wear to wrappers. Appears unread.
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16.50 USD
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536 |
Charles Whiting West Wall
London Pan Books 2002 1405007834 1st Ptg. Thus Soft Cover Near Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Trade paperback subtitled "The Battle for Hitler's Siegfried Line", Pan Grand Strategy Series. Crisp and bright copy. Has rubbing and slight scuff on top front corner.
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13.50 USD
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539 |
Charles Williams The Place of the Lion
New York, NY Pellegrini & Cudahy 1951 Cloth Good+ Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
The blue boards have some bumping and edgewear. Front board cloth cover has 1/4 " bubbling on cover. Appears to be a defect in manufacture as it also appears on spine and back board. Hinge is beginning to crack at title page. Dust jacket has chipping with loss on both top and bottom. Spine has 1/3" chip missing from bottom left corner, and top has chipping with a little loss. There is foxing and soiling on the jacket front and back. Now in Brodart protective cover.
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30.00 USD
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Chester H. Lawrence, Editor New World Horizons, Geography for the Air Age
New York Duell, Sloan and Pearce 1942 No Stated Edition Hard Cover Good+ Good 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Ray Ramsey
Large format book, 92 pp of aviation maps and "new" geographical information - 1942 edition. It is intact and pretty tight -- blue cloth boards hare spotted on top corner area of both front and back boards -- bottom of spine has dark damp stain and wear. All corners and edges show some bumping and wear. Previous owner's name (Lt. Col.) and Canal Zone military base is on half title page with date, Nov. 25, 1942. There are many maps provided by Ray Ramsey and other photographs and illustrations throughout. There are inserts of magazine articles showing maps drawn from new aviation data and an Air Map with the slogan "Buy War Bonds" on the bottom. Dust jacket has a Panama bookseller sticker on inside flap. It has chipping and loss on corners, creasing on edges, rubbing with some tearing. There is a dark damp stain on the spine bottom that bleed onto the bottom of the front. Both ends of the dust jacket's spine are chipped with some loss. Hinges show some rubbing. Still, it is intact, and is now in a protective cover. Interesting aviation history.
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25.00 USD
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542 |
Chester L. Cooper The Lost Crusade, America in Vietnam
New York Dodd, Mead and Comapny 1970 0396062415 First Edition Third Printing Hard Cover Very Good+ Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
559 pp. Tight copy with light wear to edges and corners. Clean interior. Dust jacket is rubbed with edge and corner wear. Back panel has a closed 1/2" tear and a 3/4" chip missing from top edge. Top of spine is chipped and frayed. Black background shows rubbing, especially on hinges and flap folds.
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16.50 USD
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544 |
Chester Wilmot The Struggle for Europe
London Collins 1952 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
1st Ed., 3rd Ptg. 766 pp. Blue cloth boards have slight edgewear, bumping on corners and spine ends. Hinges are slightly loosened. Previous owner's name and address on half-title page - else clean interior. Pages are slightly yellowed and edges have a little soiling. Dust jacket has light chipping along spine extremes and light edge and corner wear. Hinges and flap folds show a little rubbing wear.
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25.00 USD
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545 |
Chris Durden, Georg Zappler, Editor Learn About...Texas Insects
Austin, Texas Texas Parks and Wildlife Press 1999 1885696272 No Stated Edition Soft Cover Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Elena T. Ivy
New copy of educational/fun trade paperback for children from Texas Parks and Wildlife's "Learn About Texas" series. With activity pages. Oversized format - 8 1/4"W X 10 3/4"H. 60 pp + Fold-out poster for coloring.
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10.95 USD
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546 |
Chris Mead Bird Migration
New York Facts on File 1983 0871966948 No Stated Edition Hard Cover Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Tight and bright EX-LIB copy with usual library stamps, markings. Card pocket & corner clip on ffep. Remainder mark on bottom page ends. Dust jacket has index numbers on spin. In library mylar cover glued to inside boards.
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11.50 USD
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547 |
Christopher Creighton OP JB, The Last Great Secret of the Second World War
London Simon & Schuster 1996 0684817861 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Very Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Creighton tells the story of what actually became of Martin Bormann, who was one of Hitler's henchmen never accounted for, and how he helped the British restore the Nazi stash of stolen treasures to their rightful place. Publisher offers disclaimer, saying good story, but we don't know if it's true. High adventure and intrigue! Book is tight and bright without flaw. Dust jacket has minor rubbing and a small corner chip. Also a small closed tear near the front hinge. In brodart cover.
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25.00 USD
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548 |
Christopher Hibbert The Destruction of Lord Raglan, a Tragedy of the Crimean War
Boston Little Brown and Company 1961 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
The story of the Crimean War, when Britain waged war on Russia, and Lord Raglan was the commander-in-chief of the British troops sent to the Crimean Peninsula. Interesting book about little known piece of world history. Book is near fine but for a little soiling on page edges, an old sale price stamp marked out in ink on front end page and a scratch which goes through the dust jacket in the middle front from the spine about 1 1/2", though not very noticeable. Dust jacket also has some bumping on edges, a tear on top spine and a rubbed spot under title on front, though white on white so hardly noticeable.
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12.00 USD
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Christopher Ward The War of the Revolution
New York The MacMillan Company 1952 No Stated Edition Hard Cover Very Good+ Slip Case 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Two volume set in slipcase. Books are tight and crisp. They each have the previous owner's name on ffep. Slight rubbing and fading to blue cloth boards and spine. Slight bumping to edges. Slipcase is cracked and worn, but usable.
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50.00 USD
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550 |
Chuck Carlock Firebirds
Arlington, Tx Summit Publishing 1995 1565301978 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Very Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
1st Ed., 1st Ptg. Clean, crisp and bright copy which appears unread. Dust jacket is bright and crisp with faint rubbing on white background of back. Very nice copy.
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23.50 USD
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551 |
Chuck Carlock Firebirds
Arlington, Tx Summit Publishing 1995 1565301978 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Signed by author on half-title page.1st Ed., 1st Ptg. Clean, crisp and bright copy with very minor edgewear. Dust jacket is bright and crisp with faint rubbing on white background of back. Very nice copy.
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50.00 USD
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Cisneros, Jose Riders Across the Centuries, Horsemen of the Spanish Borderlands
El Paso Texas Western Press 1984 1st Ed., 2nd Paperback Printing Soft Cover Very Good+ 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Jose Cisneros
Beautiful illustrations and text by Cisneros. With biography by John O. West and dedicated to Carl Hertzog. Winner of the Western Heritage Award, Cowboy Hall of Fame. Large format trade paperback, 8"W X 11"H. 199 pp. Crisp, tight, clean and bright copy with light corner and spine end wear. Several pages have a little creasing on top corner. Very nice copy.
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50.00 USD
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553 |
Clara Jones That Jones Family
Waco, TX Davis Brothers 1973 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Family history signed by author, Clara Jones, on front free end paper. Tight and bright copy with minor edgewear and clean interior. Dust jacket has minor corner and spine end wear. Light creasing on edges. White background shows a little dark rubbing.
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22.50 USD
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Clarence E. Birch Our Heritage 150 Years of Progress
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A. First Christian Church 1957 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
126 pp. Tight and clean copy. Dark red leather-like boards with gilt print which is dulled and green. Light corner and spine end bumping and front hinge has light rubbing. Page edges are slightly yellowed with faint foxing.
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29.50 USD
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555 |
Clark Clifford with Richard Holbrooke Counsel to the President, A Memoir
New York, NY Random House 1991 0394569954 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good+ Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
1st Ed., 2nd Ptg. 709 pp. Crisp and bright copy with minor edgewear and light spotting on page edges. Inscribed in red ink on front free end paper by someone named Clark: "Chappy Channukah to ___. Stay off the wacky tobacky." Dust jacket is bright with light rubing and minor edgewear.
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11.00 USD
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Clarke Venable All the Brave Rifles
Chicago Reilly & Lee Co. 1929 First Edition Hard Cover Good + Good- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Fictional treatment of Texas history, the Alamo, San Jacinto with all the major characters, Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, James Bowie and Stephen Austin. Book has some spotting on the boards, some edgewear, and the beginning of loose hinges. Pages yellowing with age. Cover has stylized art of frontiersman and has some creasing, rubbing and some places with paper loss -- especially at top and bottom of spine. Now wrapped in protective mylar.
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15.00 USD
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Clarke, Mary Whatley The Palo Pinto Story
Fort Worth, TX Manney Co. 1956 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good-- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
172 pp. Signed and inscribed by author on front free end paper - dated 3-12-57. Crisp copy of scarce book with clean interior. Burgundy colored boards with bright gilt print. Lower part of spine and hinges have fading which corresponds to same area of dust jacket with damp staining. Dust jacket has price intact and heavy edgewear with chipping loss of 3/4" on top of spine and 1/8" on bottom of spine. White areas show some spotting/rubbing. Article laid in from local (Fort Worth) newspaper about author and book - dated Jan. 31, 1957.
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350.00 USD
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559 |
Claude Manceron Twilight of the Old Order
New York Alfred A. Knopf 1977 0394489020 Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Cloth Very Good+ Very Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A history of France from the accession of Louis XVI to the death of Rousseau. Translated from the French by Patricia Wolf -- 68 illustrations. 650 pp. Crisp, tight and bright book club copy. Ecru linen boards have light bumping have very light edgewear. Previous owner's stamp on front free end paper - else clean interior. A few pages creased at bottom corner. Dust jacket is colorful with creasing on top edge and on spine ends with a little tearing. Also a slight wear on corners. Very nice copy.
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11.50 USD
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Claude Manceron The Wind from America
New York Alfred A. Knopf 1978 0394498836 Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Cloth Very Good+ Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
History of france during the reign of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette and the alliance with the rebellious American colonies - 584 pp inc'g index. Bright red boards are crisp and clean with light wear. Top edge of pages have damp stain which does not impact interior, and light ink marks on a few page edges on fore edge. Previous owner's stamp on front free end paper - else clean interior. Dust jacket is bright and colorful with very slight wear. Tiny spot on top edge of cover. Very nice book club copy.
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12.00 USD
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Claude W. Bryant Lumbering Along in Texas
San Antonio, TX Naylor 1960 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
History of lumbering in Texas - inscribed and signed by author on the front free end paper. Green leatherette boarads with graphic of train bearing lumber. Crisp and bright copy with very light wear. Clean and unmarked interior. Unclipped dust jacket has chipping with a little tearing along top edge. Back top edge has a closed tear about 3/4". Spine is a little darkened. Now in protective cover.
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40.00 USD
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Clay Blair Ridgway's Paratroopers: The American Airborne in World War II
New York, NY William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1985 0688067549 1st Paperback Edition Thus Soft Cover Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
588 pp. EX-LIB trade paperback with usual library stamps, markings, card pocket, etc. Tight with creasing and front wrap curling. Front corners are beginning to separate, and first few pages are crease. Page edges are slightly soiled.
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10.00 USD
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Clay Reynolds Players
New York Carroll & Graf 1997 0786704071 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
396 pp. Crisp, clean, tight and bright copy with slight bumping on corners and spine ends. Dust jacket shows little creasing at same spots. Very nice copy.
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19.50 USD
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Clayton, Lawrence Contemporary Ranches of Texas
Austin, Texas, U.S.A. Univ of Texas Press 2001 0292712391 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Wyman Meinzer
With the work of Texas photographer Wyman Meinzer in illustration. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. Oversize format, 8 1/2"W X 11"H. 166 pp. Crisp, clean and bright. Unread.
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29.95 USD
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Clayton, Lawrence Contemporary Ranches of Texas
Austin, Texas, U.S.A. Univ of Texas Press 2001 0292712391 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Wyman Meinzer
With the work of Texas photographer Wyman Meinzer in illustration. 1st Ed., 1st Ptg. Oversize format, 8 1/2"W X 11"H. 166 pp. Crisp, clean and bright. Unread.
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29.95 USD
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Cliff, Maynard B. Cultural Resources Survey of a Portion of the White Oak Creek Mitigation Area (WOCMA), Bowie, Cass, and Morris Counties, Texas: 1990 - 1992
Plano, Texas, U.S.A. Geo-Marine 1994 First Edition Soft Cover Very Good No Dust Jacket 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Report of Investigations, Number 2. For Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth, Texas. 235 pp. Plus Appendices A through I.
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25.00 USD
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Cline, Joseph L. When the Heavens Frowned
Dallas, TX Mathis, Van Nort & Company 1946 First Edition Hard Cover Good+ No Dust Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Subtitled, "Maligned, cussed, discussed, and much beloved Texas Weather Man" and signed by Dr. Cline on half-title page with the inscription, "To Friends". Beneath that inscription is a note written in ink, "Given to Scott on a train from San Antonio to state fair in Dallas by author, Joseph Cline, in October, 1947". Also on half-title page is the embossed seal of previous owner, Scott XXXXXX. Joseph Cline was the brother of Isaac Cline, and the two were with the weather bureau in Galveston, TX, when the worst natural disaster struck - the hurricane of 1900, killing thousands - referred to in later years in a book titled, "Isaac's Storm". 221 pp. Black cloth boards have rubbing with faint spotting and rubbed gilt title on front board and barely legible on spine. Corners have light bumping, and top front corner has frayed cloth. Hinges are loosening slightly, and top portion of spine appears to have been affected by dampness. Inside has damp stain on area along top edges of front end papers, and along gutters and carries through, lessening with each page, to Chapter 1. Page edges have soiling and foxing. Opens to signatures in places. Laid in article from Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Sept. 7, 1975, about the Galveston disaster - the 75th anniversary of the storm.
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400.00 USD
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Clothier, Patricia Wilson Beneath the Window: Early Ranch Life in the Big Bend Country
Iron Mountain Press 2003 0974504815 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
Signed on half title page by the author who writes of growing up on the Wilson Ranch in what is now Big Bend National Park. The Window is a natural landmark inside the park. This is the warm story of one girl's life in a home of stark and rugged beauty - a place that forms the character of its people.. 167 pp. Bright, crisp, tight and clean copy, as is dust jacket. Unread. Now in protective cover.
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55.00 USD
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Clum, Woodworth Apache Agent
New York, NY Literary Classics, Inc. 1936 Early Printing Hard Cover Very Good- No Dust Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Date of publication shown is 1936. 297 pp. Red cloth boards show corner and spine end wear, with bottom corner and spine end having a bit of fraying. Hinge is a bit shaken, but sturdy. Rear board has two spots of wear and rubbing on edges. Spine is somewhat faded, and paper is tanned. Bottom page edge has faint soiling. Front free end paper has two small scuffs - clean interior.
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65.00 USD
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Colby D. Hall Gay Nineties
San Antonio, TX The Naylor Company 1961 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine - 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Narrative of life in Waco, Texas, during a transition period between the Civil War and WWI. By Colby D. Hall, Doctor of Divinity, dean of TCU fron 1920-1943 and of TCU's Brite College of the Bible from 1914-1957. Book is fine, unread copy - boards are grained rust color with bright turquoise design and black print. Dust jacket has two tiny foxing spots on inside fold - otherwise fine.
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12.00 USD
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Colby D. Hall History of Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX Texas Christian University Press 1947 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good-- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Subtitled, "A College of the Cattle Frontier". History of TCU by Dean Colby D. Hall who spent 67 years at the university. 380 pp. Blue boards with bright gilt type and horned toad, TCU's mascot. Has very slight left lean. Corners have light wear and spine ends are bumped. 1947 gift inscription on front end paper. Dust jacket edges and flap folds have chipping and rubbing. Front hinge has worn hole about an inch from the bottom, and there is a small holes, 1/8", on front cover. Corners and spine ends have chipping, some substantial. Rubbing shows on purple background and light rear panel. Now in protective cover.
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60.00 USD
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Colin M. Turnbull The Mountain People
New York, NY Touchstone/Simon & Schuster 1972 Reprint Soft Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
309 pp. Trade paperback has light edgewear and moderate rubbin on wrapper. Pages are yellowing. Good reading copy.
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7.00 USD
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Colin McEvedy The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History
Middlesex, UK Penguin Books 1976 0140708227 9th Printing Soft Cover Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Oblong format - 8 3/4"W X 7 1/4"H - Trade paperback. 96 pp. Tight with slight creasing on wrapper and light corner and edge wear. Interior has occasional underlining. Pages are slightly yellowed.
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10.00 USD
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Colin McEvedy The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History
Middlesex, UK Penguin Books 1975 0140708324 6th Printing Soft Cover Very Good 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Oblong format - 8 3/4"W X 7 1/4"H - Trade paperback. 96 pp.Tight with slight creasing on wrapper. Black sections of front and back wraps show rubbing. Pages are slightly yellowed.
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10.00 USD
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Colin Simpson The Lusitania
Boston Little Brown and Company 1973 1st American Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
From the dust jacket: Finally, the Startling Truth about One of the Most Fateful of All Disasters of the Sea". Tight crisp copy with previous owner's name on fpdp. Dust jacket is bright with slight edgewear, creasing and minor tearing.
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12.00 USD
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Colin Simpson The Lusitania
Boston Little Brown and Company 1973 0316791784 1st American Edition Hard Cover Very Good++ Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
From the dust jacket, "Finally, the Startling Truth about One of the Most Fateful of All Disasters of the Sea". Bright and crisp copy with very light wear to boards. Dust jacket has light creasing on edges with chipping on corners and spine ends. Rubbing on folds. Small tear ,about 1/4", on bottom front edge at hinge. Very nice copy.
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15.00 USD
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Colonel G. C. Reinhardt and Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Kintner Atomic Weapons in Land Combat
Harrisburg, PA Military Service Publishing Co. 1954 2nd Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Early nuclear arms study with previous owner's name in pencil on front pasted down page, indicating that he was an officer in ad advanced class. Penciled list on front free end paper of "Principles of War" - also a circled number in pencil. Bright red boards with orange print on front board and spine. Corners and spine are bumped, and there is very slight rubbing to boards. Dust jacket is intact but ragged with significant chipping and tearing. Several tape repaired areas - taped from inside jacket. Front shows illustration of strategic use of atomic weapons. Back of jacket has yellowing to white background. Now in protective cover.
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20.00 USD
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Constance M Greiff Lost America, From the Atlantic to the Mississippi
Princeton, NJ The Pyne Press 1974 1st Paperback Printing Soft Cover Very Good+ 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
With a Foreword by James Biddle. 244 pp. Large format, 9"W X 11"H. Trade paperback. Tight and clean with light edge and corner wear. Slight curling at corners. Spine and rear panel have a little creasing. Rear panel has a small (1/8") brown spot on the subtitle, and spine is slightly sun-faded.
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20.00 USD
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Constance M Greiff Lost America, From the Mississippi to the Pacific
Princeton, NJ The Pyne Press 1974 1st Paperback Printing Soft Cover Very Good+ 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
With a Foreword by James Biddle. 244 pp. Large format, 9"W X 11"H. Trade paperback. Tight copy with light creasing, edge and corner wear. Slight curling at corners and a little soiling on very edges. Spine is a little faded, and front and back show slight rubbing. Page edges have a little faint soiling.
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20.00 USD
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Coolidge, Dane Jess Roundtree, Texas Ranger
New York E. P. Dutton and Company Inc. 1933 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Good+ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
252 po. Book has slight right lean. Blue boards have a few small white sponts, and gilt print is slightly dulled. Bottom and forward page edges and end papers have some spotting/foxing, but interior is clean. Dust jacket has price intact and has chipping, some repaired tearing and substantial dark rubbing/spotting which shows on light background. Now in protective cover.
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75.00 USD
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Cordia Sloan Duke and Joe B. Frantz 6,000 Miles of Fence, Life on the XIT Ranch of Texas
Austin, Texas University of Texas Press 1995 0292775644 5th Paperback Ptg. Soft Cover Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Trade paperback - memoirs of the wife of general manager of the famed XIT Ranch, who came to Texas as a school teacher from the Oklahoma Territory. Also written by noted Texas Historian, Joe B. Frantz. 231 pp. Tight copy with clean interior. Light creasing on spine and front hinge - also on top edge of rear panel. Hinges show a little rubbing. White background has light spotting on borth front and rear wrap. Corners have slight wear.
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13.00 USD
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Corey Ford and Alastair MacBain Cloak and Dagger, The Secret Story of the Office of Strategic Services
New York Grossett & Dunlap 1946 Reprint Hard Cover Very Good- Very Good- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Story of the forerunner of the CIA - 216 pp. Black boards show damp stain on lower corners. Moisture on front cover has impacted the front free end paper at the bottom corner. Smudging on front end papers as well - else clean interior. There is slight corner and spine end bumping. Price-clipped dust jacket has moisture stains on front and back bottom corners. Rubbing on edges and chipping on corners and spine ends. White background of dust jacket has some rubbing and soiling.
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18.00 USD
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Cormac McCarthy The Crossing
New York Alfred A. Knopf 1994 0394574753 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good+ Very Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Volume Two of "The Border Trilogy". Crisp, clean and bright copy with very little edgewear and a slight right lean. Dust jacket is bright with very slight edgewear. Stated First Edition. Nice copy.
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20.00 USD
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Cormac McCarthy The Crossing
New York Alfred A. Knopf 1994 0394574753 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good++ 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Volume Two of "The Border Trilogy". 425 pp. Crisp, tight and bright copy with very little edgewear. Previous owner's name on front pasted down paper. Appears unread. Dust jacket is bright with very slight edgewear. Stated First Edition. Nice copy.
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20.00 USD
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