Sometimes you just have to take the leap
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Picture of Sixteen Ounces to the Pound: The History of Schreiber Foods Sixteen Ounces to the Pound: The History of Schreiber Foods, by No author stated. Schreiber Foods: Green Bay, Wis., 2003. Edition: First Edition stated. ISBN: 1882771079. Hardcover, 10 by 10.5 inches, 96 pages. Gray cloth with copper lettering on cover and spine. Well illustrated in color and black and white. $130.00

Picture of The History of the Knights of Columbus in Wisconsin The History of the Knights of Columbus in Wisconsin, by Various. Castle-Pierce Printing company: Oshkosh, 1952. Edition: First edition. Hardcover, 8 by 11 inches, 734 pages. title continues: from their beginnings in the year 1900 Golden Anniversary of the Wisconsin State council in 1952. Half title page reads: Fifty Golden Years. Cover reads: 50 Golden years Knights of Columbus 1902-1952. Black cloth with gilt decorations. Title of raised letters placed within a raised outline map of the state of Wisconsin. Also decorating the cover are raised gilt representations of the Knights of Colubmus emblem and the 4th degree insignia. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs of important leaders and members. $80.00

Picture of Wisconsin: Its History and Its People 1634-1924 (4 volumes) Wisconsin: Its History and Its People 1634-1924 (4 volumes), by Quaife, Milo Milton Ph.D.. S.J. Clarke: Chicago, 1924. Edition: First edition. Hardcover, 7.5 by 10.75 inches, Vol I, 608; Vol II, 599; Vol III 678; Vol IV, 682 pages. Green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. All edges marbled; end papers marbled; hinges reinforced with visible cloth joints, as issued. Volumes I and II (the histories) illustrated with black and white photographs; Volume II has a color flag of Wisconsin as frontispiece; Volumes III and IV (the biographies) are illustrated with photographs and engravings, the latter protected with tissue guards. Each volume is separately paginated and contains its own index. Volume I contains the Table of Contents for both itself and Volume II. Text of the histories is footnoted, with bibliographic notes at the end of each chapter. $300.00

Picture of The Geography and Industries of Wisconsin The Geography and Industries of Wisconsin, by Whitbeck, Ray Hughes. State of Wisconsin: Madison, wisconsin, 1913. Edition: First edition. Hardcover, 7 by 9.75 inches, 94 pages. Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Bulletin No. XXVI, Educational Series No. 3. Green cloth with decorative bands lightly blindstamped near the top and bottom of front and back covers; Gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated with 20 plates and 48 figures. Includes index.. $20.00

Picture of Alma on the Mississippi 1848 - 1932 Alma on the Mississippi 1848 - 1932, by Anderson-Sannes, Barbara. Alma Historical Society: Alma, Wisconsin, 1982. Edition: Second printing. ISBN: 0960468404. Softcover, 11 by 8.5 inch oblong, 198 pages. Edited by Michael Wm. Doyle. Beige colored pictorial wraps. Illustrated with black and whtie photographs and drawings. Includes chapter notes, bibliography and Index. $20.00

Picture of History of Rural Schools of Rusk County, Wisconsin History of Rural Schools of Rusk County, Wisconsin, by Replinger, Jean Sanford [Editor]. Rusk County Historical Society: Ladysmith, Wisconsin, 1985. Edition: First edition (no others stated). Spiral bound, 5.5 by 8.5 inches, 212,[2 author bio] pages. Light green pictorial covers. Illustrated with black and white photographs. $25.00

Picture of Pathways: The Earliest History of Northern Wisconsin's Brule Region [Signed by Author] Pathways: The Earliest History of Northern Wisconsin's Brule Region [Signed by Author], by Wisherd, Nan. Waino Publishing: Brule, Wisconsin, 2005. Edition: Second edition. ISBN: 1886028680. Softcover, 8.5 by 11 inches, 168 pages. Pidtorial wraps. Well illustrated with black and white photographs. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page: To M__ & Family, / Enjoy! / Love, / Nan Wisherd $18.00

Picture of The Beak Of The Finch: A Story Of Evolution In Our Time The Beak Of The Finch: A Story Of Evolution In Our Time, by Weiner, Johathan. Alfred A. Knopf: New York, 1994. Edition: First edition stated. ISBN: 0679400036. Hardcover, 6.5 by 9.5 inches, 332 pages. Quarter bound in black cloth over blue paper-covered boards; silver lettering on spine; finche's head matching jacket image in silver on front cover. End papers are maps of the Galapagos Islands. Illustrated with black and white drawings. Includes Index. $15.00

Picture of Night Flying Woman: An Ojibway Narrative Night Flying Woman: An Ojibway Narrative, by Broker, Ignatia. Minnesota Historical Society Press: St. Paul, 1983. Edition: Later printing. ISBN: 0873511670. Trade Paperback, 5.5 by 8.5 inches, 135 pages. Pictorial wraps. Illustrated with black and white drawings. Includes a glossary of some Ojibway terms. $10.00

Picture of History of the Ojibway People History of the Ojibway People, by Warren, William W.. Minnesota Historical Society Press: St. Paul, 1984. Edition: later printing, reprint edition. ISBN: 087351162X. Softcover, 5.75 by 9 inches, 411 pages. With an introduction by W. Roger Buffalohead. Pictorial wraps Includes an Index. $10.00