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Free: a fire rake (Dubuque) Iron with wooden handle, about three feet long. Old, but fine for its purpose.
Free: plants--potted and ready to go (Dubuque) Jade plants--for house, deck, or porch. German ivy--small pot, for house, deck, or porch. Kalanchoe--small pots for windowsill. Cranesbill "bigroot" geranium--a garden perennial.
Free: Four Kurt Vonnegut books (Dubuque) BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS--hardback novel, with paper jacket, all in good condition. GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER--paperback novel in good readable condition. WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE--paperback novel in good readable condition. KURT, VONNEGUT, JR.--paperback nonfiction exploring Vonnegut's world and his popularity.
Free: 1907 white porcelain towel bar (Dubuque) 0riginal to 1907 house. 18-inch long wall-mount towel bar. Two white porcelain mounts which screw into wall. White glass bar. All 3 pieces in good condition--no cracks or chips.
Free: plant stands, buckets, pots, chair+ (Dubuque) *Galvanized metal buckets with handles. *Lawn/deck chair. *Pots: hanging pots, and large plastic pots for porch, deck, or patio. *Yard decor: *3 iron plant stands--all different.; outsized terra cotta acorn. *Garden hoses. You can look over all and take what you can use.
Request: Red Rhubarb (North end) If anyone has red rhubarb to spare, I sure would appreciate getting some. My sister will be visiting from Texas next week and always look forward to having some rhubarb crisp. Thank you!
Free: scale; kitchen ware; cookbooks (Dubuque) *6.5" gray ceramic bowl, 3" high. Glazed gray exterior, cream interior, Nice ribbed texture. V. good. *11-pound/50gram capacity mechanical food scale--like new. No tray. No 3710RJCPO 1513 V0550. *Greenbrier brand stemless 5" insulated tumbler with watermelon theme, screw-top red lid, like new. *7" white Tupperware brand lid, stamped 2517c-4. Like new. Someone's asking $13.00 for it on E-bay. *quart glass jar stamped "Ball." All items are in good condition and convenient to use. *"Chicken of the Sea Tempting Tuna Cookbook," 1976. 5x8 128 coil-bound pages with photos, index. *"Lipton Creative Cookery: Made Easy with Lipton Soup Mix," 1987. 96 pages. *"Kitchen Works" from Eau Claire, WI Service League,1980. 8.5"x 6". 300 pages, submitted by members. *"A Taste of Oregon," from Junior League of Eugene, 1980. 9"x6". 381 pages, *"PIG OUT," from Waterloo-Cedar Falls Junior League, 1986. 256 7"X9" page hardback (coil-bound) *"Favorite Recipes" Rockdale United Methodist Church, Dubuque, 2013. 100 8.5" x 11" pages. "To Market, To Market," produced by Owensboro Kentucky Junior League, 1984. 344 coil-bound pages. Lays flat. Charming nursery-rhyme pig illustrations and bookmarks. Good index to variety of dishes, (including baked rattlesnake). All clean and in good shape. You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Request: Roku TV (Farley Iowa) Does anyone have an old Roku TV I can get please and thank you
Request: Snake Plant/Mother-in-Law's Tongue (North end) I am looking for a variegated Sansevieria Laurentii, hoping to breathe life and freshness into my kitchen. Size does not matter. If you have new sprouts, or a plant needing rehoming, I would provide lots of love and care. Thank you.
Free: Durer address book; Birdsong CD (Dubuque) *Albrecht Durer's "Young Hare" (1502) dominates the cover of this 7X8" Hallmark address book. Pristine. Never used. Includes 1999 Hallmark receipt. *Stokes Field Guide to Bird Songs CD: 600 songs and sounds of 150 common birds. Never used. *nine wildlife greeting cards with envelopes. You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Free: stamps, stickers, used cards (Dubuque) *big envelope of stamps--most mailed, but not cancelled; some cancelled, some older, a couple foreign. *many small stickers--animals, flowers, miscellaneous *two dozen used greeting cards You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Free: 5 Books by Ernest Hemingway (Dubuque) For Whom the Bell Tolls (hardback in very good condition). A Farewell to Arms (hardback in very good condition) The Sun Also Rises (hardback in very good condition). The Nick Adams Stories (paperback in good readable condition) In Our Time (paperback in good readable condition). You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Free: 10 novels by John Steinbeck (Dubuque) THE GRAPES OF WRATH OF MICE AND MEN THE PEARL THE WAYWARD BUS THE LONG VALLEY CUP OF GOLD THE LOG FROM THE SEA OF CORTEZ SWEET THURSDAY AMERICA AND AMERICANS THE ACTS OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS NOBLE KNIGHTS All are paperbacks in good, readable condition.
Free: William Faulkner Novels: set of 4 (Dubuque) Clothbound hardback set, by Random House, in good condition. AS I LAY DYING LIGHT IN AUGUST SANCTUARY THE SOUND AND THE FURY
Request: 4kids (Dubuque)
Request: kids (Dubuque) Something that runs and is reliable that has enough seat belts for all my babies
Free: Science Fiction and Fantasy books (Dubuque) 2 by Frank Herbert: DUNE and CHILDREN OF DUNE. 2 by Samuel R. Delany: BABEL-17 and THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION. 1 by George Stewart: EARTH ABIDES. 1 by B.F. Skinner: WALDEN TWO. 1 by Peter S. Beagle: THE LAST UNICORN. 1 by Joe Haldeman: THE FOREVER WAR. 1 by James P. Hogan: INHERIT THE STARS. 1 by William Dean Howells. A TRAVELER FROM ALTRURIA 1 by Gene Wolfe: THE FIFTH HEAD OF CERBERUS. 1 by Allen Andrews THE PIG PLANTAGENET. 6 by Arthur C. Clarke: CHILDHOOD'S END. THE CITY AND THE STARS. THE DEEP RANGE. EXPEDITION TO EARTH. GLIDE PATH. REACH FOR TOMORROW. Paperbacks. Some never read. You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Free: Can You Pass These Tests?; ACT prep (Dubuque) 314-page book of "The toughest tests you'll never have to take but always wanted to try"-- Complete versions of the challenging tests for U.S. Citizenship, Voter Literacy, New York State Bar Exam, Baseball Umpire, California Culinary Academy Test, Harvard University's final exam in U.S. History . . . Copy Editor Competence, Architectural Exam, Florida Real Estate Sales License, Texas State Public School Teachers' Competency Test . . . and many others. Answers are provided at the end of each test. A unique gift. In very good condition. Also: ACT Preparation Guide. Spine not even cracked_
Free: Classic Novels by Black writers (Dubuque) Black experience by classic 20th-century novelists: By James Baldwin: THE FIRE NEXT TIME, GOING TO MEET THE MAN, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, and NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME. By Ralph Ellison: INVISIBLE MAN. By Jean Toomer: CANE. You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Free: hardback set of Henry Miller novels (Dubuque) TROPIC OF CAPRICORN,TROPIC OF CANCER, BLACK SPRING. Mint condition. Never read. Three clothbound books by 20th-century great, Henry Miller: 1961 Grove Press edition.
Free: books for English majors (Dubuque) B.F. Skinner: WALDEN TWO. "Controversial novel of morality/immorality in science-shaped Utopia." Henry David Thoreau's WALDEN and "Civil Disobedience." Benjamin Franklin's AUTOBIOGRAPHY and "Selected Writings." LOVE AND DEATH IN THE AMERICAN NOVEL, by Leslie Fiedler. MODERN CHIVALRY, by Hugh Henry Brackenridge. First novel treating "distinctly American" issues. EDGAR HUNTLY, by Charles Brockden Brown, America's first important novelist. THE PRE-RAPHAELITES. Hilton. PRE-RAPHAELITISM. Critical Essays, edited by James Sambrook. Both paperbacks in excellent condition.
Free: novels by women (Dubuque) Willa Cather's A LOST LADY; Willa Cather's ONE OF OURS. Kate Chopin's THE AWAKENING; Kate Chopin's SELECTED STORIES. THE PRAISE SINGER, by May Renault. THE LAST OF THE WINE, by Mary Renault. LOOKIING FOR MR. GOODBAR, by Judith Rossner. NAKED CAME THE STRANGER, by Penelope Ashe. FALLING BODIES, (hardback) by Sue Kaufman (who ALSO wrote DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE.) You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Free: Plays by Sheridan, Congreve, Ibsen+ (Dubuque) *Sheridan: Six plays. *IBSEN: 8 plays, including A DOLL'S HOUSE, AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, GHOSTS, THE WILD DUCK. *STRINDBERG: EASTER, INFERNO, THE DANCE OF DEATH, THE FATHER, MISS JULIA+. *Synge's THE COMPLETE PLAYS. *Congreve: Complete plays. Plus three volumes of Masterworks of World Drama: Vol. II: Rome and the Middle Ages. Vol. III: The Renaissance. Vol. VI Romanticism and Realism. Books in good readable condition. You're welcome to any, some, or all.
Request: Tent (La crosse Wisconsin) Homeless and need a tent to live in so I'm not on the streets
Request: 55 gallon plastic barrels (Western Dubuque) Looking for 55 gallon plastic barrels. Thanks
Request: Childrens bedroom items (Dubuque) Looking for things to make my five year old son's room more like home! Things like posters, pictures/paintings, plushies, big and small toys, twins size bedding, storage for toys...etc. also looking for boys 5t clothing and size 12 shoes! Thank you 😊