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Open Resource Book Sale 2025

Status:
Bidding online now (6 days left)
Type:
Internet-only (timed) auction
At:
103 N Main St, Rushville, Indiana, 46173. USA. tel: 765-561-1671
Started:
20th Aug, 2025
Ends:
30th Sep, 2025

Description

Get ready to dive into a treasure trove of literary wonders! The Open Resource, a dedicated 501(c)(3) literacy organization, invites you to its online auctiona vital fundraiser powered entirely by volunteers and the passion of book lovers like you. This year's collection features a vast and diverse selection of pre-owned and vintage books, each one holding a unique story, both in its pages and in its journey to you. While our dedicated volunteers have done their best to describe each item, we encourage you to explore the listings with an open mind, as you might just uncover a hidden gem waiting to find a new home on your bookshelf. Every bid you place directly supports our mission to promote literacy and ensures that our programs can continue to thrive. Happy bidding! This is a client assisted auction. Contact Amy @ (765) 561-0668 for more information. Auction Begins: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 8:00PM Auction Closes: Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 6:30PM EST(soft close format) Auction Pick-up: Thursday, October 2, 2025, 12:00PM-6:00PM

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Lenova 500e Chromebook 2nd Gen

ONE New UNOPENED Chromebook. touchscreen 2 in 1 device with stylus and power adapter. Device in pictures is same model as device...

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Lot 2

Vintage parlor table

wooden 21 1/2 " L. 30" W. 30" H. With porcelain casters

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Lot 3

Vintage Victorian girl reading a book

11 1/2 " tall good condition

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Lot 4

Indiana children's book

very good condition

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Lot 5
3
Lot 5

Hardy Boys

paperback novels from the 90's sturdy condition with yellowing pages

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Lot 6
3
Lot 6

Nancy Drew

90's paperback novels sturdy condition with yellowing pages

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Lot 7

Little Golden Books

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Lot 8

Collectible Betty Crocker cookbook

reprint of 1880 Gold Medal Flour cookbook

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Lot 9
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Lot 9

Boxed set 12 Little Golden Books

books like new condition, box has minor wear, 1992 re-issues

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Lot 10

Disney fun to read

1 through 6 of 19 volumes

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Lot 11

Disney fun to read

7 through 12 of 19 volumes, circa 1986 ith some markings

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Lot 12

Disney fun to read

13 through 19 of 19 volumes, circa 1986,sound with some markings

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Lot 13

Best Loved Songs of the American People

1975 1st edition, excellent condition

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Lot 14

A Flame Called Indiana

65 Hoosier writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, paperback, very good condition I.U. Press 2023

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Lot 15
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Lot 15

Foxe Voices of the Martyis

Christian collectible 2007, good condition

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Lot 16

Lift Every Voice African American Oratory

1787-1900; For Black History fans, great book that reveals a lot of unknown great speeches from forgotten heroes and heroines in...

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Lot 17
3
Lot 17

The Land Of Mist

1926 Rare 1st edition, very good for age, bumped corners

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Lot 18

Practical Mathematics

volumes 1 - 4, excellent condition for age

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Lot 19
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Lot 19

The Iliad

paperback by Homer, good condition contains some notations by reader

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Lot 20

Bertie- The Complete Prince of Wales Mysteries

very good condition

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Lot 21
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Lot 21

Jaws novel

possible 1st edition, hardback, very good condition, jacket tattered

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Lot 22
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Lot 22

33 rpm collectible albums

Navy Music and Klts on parade

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Lot 23

Tales of the Resistance

hardbound book, like new, 1986

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Lot 24

Hiking Indiana

paperback, like new

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3
Lot 25

English Past and Present

1905, good condition for its age

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Lot 26

The Justics Riders

hardback, excellent condition

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Lot 27
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Lot 27

Wayne County Bicentennial By the Numbers

paperback, good condition, 2010

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Lot 28

Mensa Mind Workout

unmarked paperback, good condition

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Lot 29

The Virginian

excellent condition, Readers Digest, very tight binding, probably never read

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Lot 30

Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky

paperback, like new

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Lot 31

Gulliver's Travels

hardback, 1936 edition, good condition for its age

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Lot 32

The Great Controversy

new hardback, still in shrink wrap

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Lot 33

Historical Atlas

paperback, vintage, possible from 1940's to early 1950's

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Lot 34

Popular Science Monthly

September 1927, paperback, fair condition

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Lot 35

Harlan County, Kentucky Pictorial History

Taproots 1987-88, 1995, 2000, beneficial for genealogical research

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Lot 36
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Lot 36

Your Traveler's Spanish Course

2 cassettes, 3 texts, like new 1980

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Lot 37
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Lot 37

Mystical Mountains

Appalachian folklore, paperback, good condition 2012

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Lot 38
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Lot 38

Young People's Scrap Book

hardback, very old, no date found,, probably from late 1800's hand sewn binding, fragile condition

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Lot 39
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Lot 39

Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates

hardback, 1932, pages yellowing as would be expected but not brittle

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Lot 40
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Lot 40

The Shelter of God's Promises

DVD -Bible Study by Shelia Walsh in original shrinkwrap

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Lot 41
3
Lot 41

Great Mysteries

10 volumes, some copies worn more from public library usage

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Lot 42
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Lot 42

walt Disney's Pinocchio and His Puppet Show

Adventure; excellent condition, 1973

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Lot 43
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Lot 43

Fury and the White Mare by Albert G. Miller

1962 juvenile fiction, some crayon markings on back hardcover, some yellowing pages

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Lot 44

I Learned About Flying From That! Pilot's

first-hand experiences, by the Editors of Flying Magazine, in original shrinkwrap

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Lot 45
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Lot 45

RCA Victor 80th Anniversary CDs

volume 2: 1930-1939, volume 3: 1940-1949, Jazz

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Lot 46

New Age Spiritual

Spirit Guides 1985 paperback, Astral Projection 1984 paperback, Meditation: It's Practice and Results hardcover 1952

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Lot 47

Treasure Island

illustrated classic by Robert Louis Stevenson, excellent condition, 1996

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Lot 48

American History Christian Viewpoint

titles related to Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Articles of Federation

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Lot 49
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Lot 49

Boy's Fairy Tales

hardcover 2014,like new

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Lot 50
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Lot 50

North American Indians

1965 hardcover, solid but we'll read

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Lot 51
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Lot 51

Juvenile History

The Usborne Book of Explorers from Columbus to Armstrong paperback, Andrew Jackson paperback, Thomas Alva Edison paperback

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Lot 52

The Underground Railroad

American History Ink, graphic novel, paperback

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Lot 53

Colonial Days

American Kids in History, fun projects, games and recipes from the past, paperback, excellent condition, 1998

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Lot 54

Chronicle of the 20th Century

Traces the first 86 years of the 20th Century and describes important events in politics, industry, art, music, literature,...

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Lot 55

Southwest U.S The Story Behind the Scenery

Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Petrified Forest (includes Japanese translation) paperbacks, excellent condition, beautiful photos

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Lot 56
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Lot 56

Symbols of Power

Napoleon and the Art of the Empire Style 1800-1815, excellent condition, 2007

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Lot 57
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Lot 57

Nineteen Nineteen by John Dos Passos

hardcover, undated reprint, nice condition, novel of our country during a time that was a breaking point in American life

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Lot 58
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Lot 58

S. .M. Stirling Post Apocalyptic novels

The Sword of the Lady, The Sunrise Lands, The Protector's War, hardcover, good condition, some yellowing pages

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Lot 59
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Lot 59

1916 The Progressive Music Series

Teacher's Manuals, grades 1-8, very nice condition, private library stamp inside each, hardcover editions

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Lot 60

Antique Song Booklets

paperback, around 1913, good condition for their age

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Lot 61
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Lot 61

Peter Rabbit and. Other Stories

written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, hardcover,1977, excellent condition

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Lot 62
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Lot 62

My First Picture Dictionary

1962, nice condition

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Lot 63
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Lot 63

Tarzan

A Big Golden Book by Edgar Rice Burroughs, nice condition, 1964

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Lot 64
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Lot 64

The Happy Hollister's

1953, children's mystery/adventure no, very nice, vintage, dust jacket torn, hardcover

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Lot 65
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Lot 65

500 Guitars

a definitive A-Z guide by Gavin Wilson, excellent condition, 2009

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Lot 66
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Lot 66

Life

autobiography of Keith Richards (guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the Rolling Stones), 2010 hardcover,...

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Lot 67
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Lot 67

Crossword and Word Search Booklets

not used, 7 different booklets

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Lot 68
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Lot 68

Venezia

beautiful vintage Italian souvenir book of 15 prints suitable for framing

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Lot 69
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Lot 69

Bed-Knob and Broomsticks

1st printing paperback 1971, fair to good condition, pages yellowing, inspired the Walt Disney movie

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Lot 70
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Lot 70

Children's Books

15 vintage Little Golden Books, fair condition with some markings, 1969 to 1980's and 1990's

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Lot 71
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Lot 71

Spanish workbooks

paperback, fair to good condition, unused, 2000 and 1989

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Lot 72
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Lot 72

Kentucky History Books

The Kentucky Derby Diamond Jubilee 1875-1949, Kentucky: A Pictorial History 1971, A Pictorial History of Harlan County, Kentucky...

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Lot 73
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Lot 73

The Holy Qur-an

English translation of the meanings and commentary, hardcover, excellent condition

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Lot 74
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Lot 74

Historical Fantasy novels

Firebrand and The Shadow Matrix by Marion Zimmer Bradley, good condition

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Lot 75
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Lot 75

There's No Such Place As Far Away

by Richard Bach, 1979, hardcover, 1st edition

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Lot 76
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Lot 76

The Godfather Movie 35th Anniversary Hardcover

Book 2007; an unofficial look at Francis Ford Coppola's American Classics, slight tear in dust cover

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Lot 77
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Lot 77

Rock On

the illustrated encyclopedia of Rock N' Roll, hardcover, good condition with dustcover wear

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Lot 78
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Lot 78

Vintage Charlie Brown

illustrated cartoons, paperbacks, 1960's, good condition for their age, yellowing pages

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Lot 79
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Lot 79

Mysteries of the Unknown

Time Life, ex-library copies, 1991, fair to good condition

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Lot 80
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Lot 80

Alcott Collection

Louisa May Alcott, hardcover, 1950's, very nice condition

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Lot 81
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Lot 81

P. G. Wodehouse Collier Collection

1930's, very good condition, hardcover

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Lot 82
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Lot 82

Masterpieces of Mystery Selected by Ellery Queen

Blue Ribbon Specials, 1978, The Prizewinners, 1976, hardcover, fair to good condition

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Lot 83
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Lot 83

The "I AM" Discourses

volume 3. some wrinkled pages, Ascended Master Saint Germain. (soft cover) Volume 10 Beloved David Lloyd (softcover), volume 9....

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Lot 84
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Lot 84

Ascended Master Discourses

hardcover, good condition, 1992 printing by Saint Germain Press, Inc.

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Lot 85
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Lot 85

Ascended Master Light

By the Great Cosmic Beings, soft cover, excellent condition, Saint Germain Press, Inc.

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Lot 86
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Lot 86

Metaphysical Miniature Booklets

Thoughts Are Things by Edward Walker, and "I AM" Adorations and Affirmations part 1, Saint Germain Series, soft covers, good...

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Lot 87
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Lot 87

Louis Bromfield Collection

1940's, hardcover, good condition with some scuffing on edges consistent with age, novels: Until the Day Break, What Became Of...

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Lot 88
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Lot 88

Virgil Stamps Collection Favorite Radio Songs

softcover,1937, fair condition, well used, 220 Gospel songs

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Lot 89
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Lot 89

The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy

describes TV series, soft cover, excellent condition, 2012

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Lot 90
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Lot 90

Junior Music : Music Education Series

hardcover, good condition, 1924 song book

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Lot 91
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Lot 91

Antique Music Writing Books

softcover, 6 booklets from 1912-1913, and 2 booklets from1924

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Lot 92
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Lot 92

Children's Riddle Books

Dr. Zuess beginner reading level, good condition

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Lot 93
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Lot 93

The Progressive Music Series Vol 1-3

; 1915, very good condition, books 1, 2, and. 3, hardcovers

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Lot 94
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Lot 94

The Warren Report

The Official Report on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, hardcover, worn binding on edges

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Lot 95
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Lot 95

Modern Sex Techniques

1959, by Robert Street, illustrated, hardcover, like new

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Lot 96
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Lot 96

A Volcano Beneath The Snow: John Brown's War

Against Slavery; by Albert Marrin, nonfiction, soft cover, good condition, 2014

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Lot 97
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Lot 97

Books on Assassination of John F. Kennedy

Legend: the secret world of Lee Harvey Oswald by Edward Jay Epstein (hardcover) and Case Closed by Gerald Posner (soft cover)

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Lot 98

Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Secret at Shadow Ranch 1931, The Ringmaster's Secret 1953, The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion and The Quest of the...

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Lot 99

Mutiny on the Bounty

by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, soft cover, reprinted from 1932, like new

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Lot 100

The lost Dinosaurs of Egypt

by William Nothdurft with Josh Smith, hardcover, like new

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