Great Radio Mysteries

I took these on vacation with me and my Mom and we did puzzles and laughed at the commercials.  They are also great for long road trips; they will keep you awake.



Title   Great Radio Mysteries

Binding   Audio Book (Cassette)

Book Condition   Near Fine

Type   Book

Publisher   New Rochelle, New York, U.S.A. Great Amer Audio Co 1994

ISBN Number    1555696562 / 9781555696566

Seller ID   016332

Four cassettes in wooden case. In near fine condition. Radio's Top Suspense Thrillers; Murder, Madness and Mystery; Famous Men of Mystery; Supernatural Thrills and Chills. Includes the history of radio with excerpts from the best shows.

Price = 15.00 USD

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Title   Great Radio Mysteries
Binding   Audio Book (Cassette)
Book Condition   Near Fine
Type   Book
Publisher   New Rochelle, New York, U.S.A. Great Amer Audio Co 1994
ISBN Number    1555696562 / 9781555696566
Seller ID   016332

Four cassettes in wooden case. In near fine condition. Radio's Top Suspense Thrillers; Murder, Madness and Mystery; Famous Men of Mystery; Supernatural Thrills and Chills. Includes the history of radio with excerpts from the best shows.

Price = 15.00 USD
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Time Detectives by Brian Fagan

Author Name    Fagan, Brian M.
Title   Time Detectives : How Archeologists Use Technology to Recapture the Past
Binding   Soft cover
Book Condition   Near Fine
Type   Book
Publisher   New York, NY, U.S.A. Simon & Schuster 1996
ISBN Number    0684818280 / 9780684818283
Seller ID   008988

Trade paperback. Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1996, first. In near fine condition. Learn what history can tell us.

ARCHAEOLOGY  METHODOLOGY  SOCIAL  SCIENCE 

Price = 12.00 USD
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Author Name    Fagan, Brian M.
Title   Time Detectives : How Archeologists Use Technology to Recapture the Past
Binding   Soft cover
Book Condition   Near Fine
Type   Book
Publisher   New York, NY, U.S.A. Simon & Schuster 1996
ISBN Number    0684818280 / 9780684818283
Seller ID   008988

Trade paperback. Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1996, first. In near fine condition. Learn what history can tell us.

ARCHAEOLOGY  METHODOLOGY  SOCIAL  SCIENCE 

Price = 12.00 USD
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Author Name    Fagan, Brian M.

Title   Time Detectives : How Archeologists Use Technology to Recapture the Past

Binding   Soft cover

Book Condition   Near Fine

Type   Book

Publisher   New York, NY, U.S.A. Simon & Schuster 1996

ISBN Number    0684818280 / 9780684818283

Seller ID   008988

Trade paperback. Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1996, first. In near fine condition. Learn what history can tell us.

ARCHAEOLOGY  METHODOLOGY  SOCIAL  SCIENCE

Price = 12.00 USD

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Author Name    Fagan, Brian M.
Title   Time Detectives : How Archeologists Use Technology to Recapture the Past
Binding   Soft cover
Book Condition   Near Fine
Type   Book
Publisher   New York, NY, U.S.A. Simon & Schuster 1996
ISBN Number    0684818280 / 9780684818283
Seller ID   008988

Trade paperback. Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 1996, first. In near fine condition. Learn what history can tell us.

ARCHAEOLOGY  METHODOLOGY  SOCIAL  SCIENCE 

Price = 12.00 USD
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The Littlest Angel

Long, long ago when I was a child, my Grandma had a record and a book with the story of the littlest angel.  I was mesmerized by it.  Whenever I find anything related to the story, I pick it up.  Here's one set I found.



Author Name    Regensteiner Publishing 
 
Title   The Littlest Angel - Set of Six Books!

Binding   Hardcover

Type   Book

Publisher    Regensteiner Publishing 1988

Seller ID   006161

Board books. In very good condition. Arrival in Heaven, The Halo That Wouldn't Stay On, Flying Lessons, The Understanding Angel, The Gift, The Star of Bethelehem. A classic story done in individual board books. Collector's item, hard to find.

SET;  ANGEL  

Price = 35.00 USD

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Sam Bass & Gang by Rick Miller

Outlaws intrigue us.  Sam Bass had many adventures before his ignominious end.



Author Name    Miller, Rick 
 
Title   Sam Bass & Gang

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   As New

Type   Book

Edition   First Edition

Publisher   Austin, Texas, U.S.A. State House Pr 1999

ISBN Number    1880510650 / 9781880510650 

Seller ID   019776

Hardcover. As new. An accurate portrayal of Sam Bass, which loses none of the drama or excitement previous tales about him held. He started with stagecoaches, moved on to trains, and died in a gunfight in the streets of Round Rock, Texas.

BASS  SAM  1851  1878  TEXAS  

Price = 35.00 USD

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Foller De Drinkin' Gou'd Texas Folk-Lore Society Publication Number VII by J Frank Dobie

Like tall tales?  Here are some from an excellent story teller:



Author Name    J Frank Dobie 
 
Title   Foller De Drinkin' Gou'd Texas Folk-Lore Society Publication Number VII

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Very Good

Type   Book

Edition   First Edition

Publisher    Texas Folk-lore Society 1928

Seller ID   018269

Hardcover, no DJ, in mylar. Very good condition, top of spine bumped, top outside page edges sun darkened and have minor spotting, a little piece of title page is missing at spine . Text and illustrations are clean and bright. Some stories included: Folk-Lore Relating to Texas Birds by John K Strecker, Tall Tales for the Tenderfeet by A W Penn, Fishback Yarns from the Sulphurs by J M Deaver, Paul Bunyan: Oil Man by John Lee Brooks, Pioneer Folk Tales by Mary Jourdan Atkingson and J Frank Dobie, Some Negro Folk-Songs of Texas by Mary Virginia Bates, How Mr. Polecat Got His Scent by Kate Stoner O'Connor, More Ballads and Songs of the Frontier Golk by J Frank Dobie, and more!

FOLKLORE  FOLK  LORE  TALL  TALES  

Price = 50.00 USD

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Make it Work Ancient Egypt by Andrew Haslam, Alexandra Parsons

Here's a way to make history come to life for your children.



Author Name    Andrew Haslam, Alexandra Parsons 
 
Title   Make it Work Ancient Egypt

Binding   Soft cover

Book Condition   As New

Type   Book

Edition   First Edition

ISBN Number    0590149628 / 9780590149624 

Seller ID   013304

Softcover. Scholastic, first, 1997. As new. The hands-on approach to history. Exciting model making projects help you explore a civilization that lasted for over 3,000 years.

 

Price = 8.00 USD


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Dino 2 News by Arlen Cohn

Here is another interactive book; you can move his nose!



Author Name    Cohn, Arlen 
 
Title   Dino 2 News

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Near Fine

Type   Book

Edition   First Edition

Publisher    2006

ISBN Number    1579392490 / 9781579392499 

Illustrator   Daniel Vasconcellos

Seller ID   016064

Oversized hardcover, pictorial boards. Accord Publishing, first edition, first printing 2006. In near fine condition. A puppet book, nose and mouth are soft enough to move. Done in rhyme.

DINOSAURS_FICTION  CHILDREN'S  FICTION  

Price = 12.00 USD

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Heirlooms Treasures in Tatting

Tatting is an old craft that not many do.  I appreciate all the ladies keeping this traditional craft alive today.



Title   Heirlooms Treasures in Tatting

Binding   Soft cover

Book Condition   As New

Type   Book

Edition   First Edition

Publisher    Annie's Attic 2004

ISBN Number    1931171920 / 9781931171922 

Seller ID   017168

Craft booklet. Annie's Attic, 2004, first printing. As new. 17 beautiful designs for gift giving, wearing and home decorating. Edgings, bookmark, rosary, earrings, Christmas ornaments, and more!

TATTING 

Price = 8.00 USD

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Frederick Steele Forgotten General

Limited edition.



Title   Frederick Steele Forgotten General

Binding   Soft cover

Book Condition   Near Fine

Type   Book

Edition   Limited

Publisher    Stanford University Libraries 1971

Seller ID   016521

Softcover, 20 pages. Stanford University Libraries, 1971, limited to 100 copies for the members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco. Includes card "With the Compliments of the Stanford University Libraries. In near fine conditon, right bottom corner lightly bumped and cover has lightened a bit. This keepsake has been prepared to accompany an exhibit of the papers of Frederick Steele, Major General, US Volunteers, during the American Civil War, career military officer, and West Point classmate of Ulysses S. Grant.

 

Price = 45.00 USD

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Arizona Highways 1958

Here is some Arizona history for you.



Title   Arizona Highways 1958

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Good

Type   Book

Publisher    Arizona Highway Department 1958

Seller ID   020040

Leatherette bound Arizona Highways for the entire year of 1958. Good condition, bottom of spine has been bumped and previous owner has stamped his name and ownership on several pages. Front and back hinges are loose. Full of history, including a portfolio of gunslingers by artist Frank McCarty, Indians of Arizona, ghost towns, 2 issues featuring cowboy artist Ross Santee, Santa Cruz county and Nogales, wildlife and more.

ARIZONA  HIGHWAYS  MAGAZINES 

Price = 50.00 USD

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Your Magic Fingers by Gana Scheerer

Here is an interactive board book before apps came out for your smart phones and tablets.  You can put your fingers through holes in the pages to create arms and legs on the characters.  What fun to for make up stories to go with them!



Author Name    Gana Scheerer 
 
Title   Your Magic Fingers

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Very Good

Type   Book

Seller ID   008192

Hardcover. House of Lloyd, 1984. In very good condition, slight spine twist, top and bottom of spine bumped and some color removal. Illustrated by Darlene Merriott. A clever book! You put your fingers through the holes and make legs or arms for the characters on the pages. Great potential for creating stories with your child!

 

Price = 8.00 USD

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Get Out of Bed! Robert Munsch

If you have a little one that is having trouble reading, here's a good way to help them.  There is an audio cassette with this book that voices the text and tells when to turn the page.  It can also keep them busy while you put the baby down for a nap or have a cup of tea.



Author Name    Robert Munsch 
 
Title   Get Out of Bed!

Binding   Audio Book (Cassette)

Book Condition   Near Fine

Type   Book

ISBN Number    0590887033 / 9780590887038 

Illustrator   Alan & Lea Daniel

Seller ID   014258

Softcover. Scholastic, 1998. In near fine condition. Includes Scholastic Cassette 0-590-51409-1 in plain cassette case. She can't sleep and watches all the late movies - then she won't wake up in the morning!

Price = 8.00 USD


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Best Wishes From Fort D A Russell Wyoming

Here is a piece of memorabilia from the past; a Christmas post from Ft. D A Russel (before the name change to Warren).



Title   Best Wishes from Fort D A Russell Wyoming

Binding   Soft cover

Book Condition   Very Good

Type   Book

Seller ID   016727

A folding card, heavy red stock, containing two black and white photos depicting Ford D A Russell near Cheyenne, Wyoming.  A mini 1926 calendar is posted to the paper frame below one picture.  In very good condition, red card stock has light spotting and soiling.  Fort D A Russell (named after Union Brigadier General David A Russell) was established in 1867.  The fort was originally built to protect the builders of the Union Pacific Railroad.  It became one of the largest military posts during World War I.  In 1930 it was renamed Fort Frances E Warren, honoring US Senator Frances E Warren.  It later become Warren Air Force Base and still exists today.  One of the photos depicts tents, horses, men and wagons, quite possible in a camp while on patrol.  The other is oblique aerial view of the fort, showing most of the buildings and grounds.

FORT  D  A  RUSSELL,  FRANCIS  E  WARRN,  WARREN  AIR  FORCE  BASE,  MILITARY  HISTORY,  AMERICAN  HISTORY  

Price = 75.00 USD


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Reflections of a Black Cowboy Book Two The Buffalo Soldiers by Robert H Miller

I have all three volumes in this historical series:



Author Name    Miller, Robert H. 
 
Title   Reflections of a Black Cowboy Book Two The Buffalo Soldiers

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Very Good

Type   Book

Edition   First Edition

Publisher   Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A. Silver Burdett Pr 1991

ISBN Number    0382240804 / 9780382240805 

Illustrator   Richard Leonard

Seller ID   020534

Hardcover with pictorial boards, ex-library. Very good condition, minimal library markings top corner of fly leaf cut out address label sized. Interior is clean and bright. Emanuel Stance, Sergeant George Jordan, Lieutenant Henry O Flipper, The Buffalo Soldiers of the Tenth Cavalry, and again, the Tenth Cavalry with Teddy Roosevelt on San Juan Hill . Dramatic woodcut illustrations.

AFRO  AMERICANS  HISTORY  BLACKS  JUVENILE  

Price = 12.00 USD

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The Scorpions of Zahir by Christine Brodien-Jones

Want to play in the desert in Morroco with scorpions and snakes?  This book is for you!



Author Name    Brodien-Jones, Christine 
 
Title   The Scorpions of Zahir

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Near Fine

Jacket Condition   Near Fine

Type   Book

Edition   1st Edition

Publisher   Westminster, MD, U.S.A. Random House Children's Books 2012

ISBN Number    0385739338 / 9780385739337 

Seller ID   021208

Hardcover. Zagora is going to Morocco with her father and brother. Someone is trying to stop them and the way is fraught with danger. There are even scorpions!

Adventure,  Mystery,  Fantasy  

Price = 16.00 USD


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Troubling a Star by Madeleine L'Engle

It's the 51st birthday of Wrinkle in Time (which I loved) and so here's another offering from the same author:




Author Name    Madeleine L'Engle 
 
Title   Troubling a Star

Binding   Soft cover

Book Condition   Very Good

Type   Book

Seller ID   001267

Trade paperback - ARC. Farrar Straus Giroux, 1994. In very good condition. The story of a girl who, returning home after a year away, doesn't feel like she fits anymore. Her boyfriend introduces her to his aunt, who she enjoys visiting. The aunt gives her a trip to Antarctica. But now her boyfriend doesn't seem interested in her anymore, people are acting strange on the ship, and Antarctica is more exciting than she anticipated!

 

Price = 10.00 USD

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Making Beautiful Beads by Suzanne Tourtillot

Beading fascinates me.  Here's a way to make your own special beads.



Author Name    Tourtillot, Suzanne 
 
Title   Making Beautiful Beads: Glass, Metal, Polymer Clay, Fiber

Binding   Hardcover

Book Condition   Near Fine

Type   Book

Edition   First Edition

Publisher   Ashville, North Carolina, U.S.A. Lark Books 2002

ISBN Number    157990288X / 9781579902889 

Seller ID   012340

Oversized hardcover. Lark, first, 2002. In near fine condition. Make beads with a variety of techniques and materials.

BEADWORK  CRAFTS  HOBBIES 

Price = 25.00 USD


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