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12196 Siemens, Dr. Hermann Werner Grundzuge der Vererbungslehre Rassenhygiene und Bevolkerungspolitik J. F. Lehmanns 1937 hardback with 203 pages in fair condition. Ex-library with a faded paper label on the spine and pencil notations inside. One page has a 1 inch tear in the margin. "Genetics" is written on the top edges of the pages. Covers and spine have shelf wear and soiling. No dust wrapper. This book, in German, on "Racial Hygiene and Population Policy" has a round library stamp on the copyright page of the SS Race and Settlement Office. Below is a small stamp "Das Ahnenerbe Bucherei." The Ahnenerbe was a Nazi German think tank promoting racial purity. There are b&w photos, illustrations, charts, an index and 8 pages of book ads. Holocaust, Nazi, Waffen-SS, eugenics $100

12078 Moseley, Mary Souvenir School District No. 20 Silver Creek Whitman Co., Wash. Sept. 18, '99 .. June 15, 1900 1900 Fair condition. The front card has multiple creases. Two 5 x 3 inch cards with raised edge decorations, held together with a string in the top left corner. There's a 1.5 inch oval picture of Mary Moseley on the front card in addition to a list of school board members, and a list of all the students on the second card. $25

12044 DeGolyer, E. The Journey Of Three Englishmen Across Texas in 1568 The Peripatetic Pres 1947 In fine condition. The dust wrapper is very good with a 1 inch tear on the top, back, and light sun fading. One of 700, 7 x 11 inches, with frontispiece and map by Jose Cisneros, printed by Carl Hertzog. Included is a fascimile reproduction of Hakluyt's Voiages. Texas, Hakluyt's Voiages $200

12043 Krauss, Robert and Amelia The 509th Remembered A History of the 509th Composite Group As Told by the Veterans That Dropped the Atomic Bombs on Japan Self-Published in 2005, ISBN 0923568662. Very good. The covers have light shelf wear. There's one small glue spot on the back cover. No dust wrapper. This copy is inscribed by Dutch Van Kirk, Navigator on the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. 8.25 x 10.75 inches with hundreds of pictures, both b&w and color. Individual accounts by veterans. Aviation, WW2, Atomic Bomb, B-29, 509th Composite Group $100

The Pacific Christian Advocate, an incomplete run of 23 issues from April 1911 to February 1912. Robert H. Hughes is the editor. 8 x 11.75 inches with 31 pages, most issues have some tears and chipping, occasional light moisture stains and penciling as well as rusty staples. First published in Portland Oregon in 1855 by the Methodist Church, it was discontinued in 1930. Oregon, Washington, Idaho and others states are covered with religious and secular news and photos. There are missionary reports and many interesting ads -- everything from church bells to baking powder. $50

11936 Phillippay, Minola Kahlotus Is Home, Published by Steamboat Pilot, First edition 1973 Hardback with 82 pages. Very good condition with the previous owner's name in ink inside. No dust wrapper. An interesting account of the author's life in early eastern Washington state. Kahlotus, WA Kahlotus, WA, Pacific Northwest, Washington State, autobiography, Minola Phillippay $60

7029 United States Tennessee Valley Authority Design Of TVA Projects Technical Report No. 24, 3 volume set Government Printing Office Very good. Vol. one has slightly scraped lettering on the spine. Faint bumping one corner of Vol. 3. Each vol. has a small name and address in two places inside. Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, Dams. 1952, 1953 and 1959 . There are many illustrations photos, tables, charts and graphs as well as a fold out map. Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA, Dams $125