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Willard Fred. design Audrey Graham; photo Rob Nelson; blurbs William Diehl Stuart Woods Rosemary Daniell Walter Sorrell
Down on Ponce : A Novel.
Atlanta GA : Longstreet Press Inc. 1999. 1999. Very Good. 3rd printing ; paper wrappers ; "Willard's hard-boiled hilarious and harrowing page-turner deserves a standing ovation"--William Diehl ; VG Atlanta, GA : Longstreet Press, Inc., 1999. unknown
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Boyd William. design Cassandra J. Pappas Chip Kidd Carol Devine Carson
The Blue Afternoon : a Novel. Los Angeles 1936; Manila 1902; Tongue; The First Body; The Nipa Barn; Chez Dr. Isidro Cruz; The Aero-movil; Bad Blood; A Diet of Beef Tea; On the Luneta; The House at San Teodoro; Dawn on the Pasig; Bridge at Santa M
New York : Alfred A. Knopf ; Distributed by Random House Inc. 1995. 1995. Fine. 1st American ed. ; 367 pp. ; ISBN: 067977260X 9780679772606 ; blue cloth with gold lettering in color decorative dustjacket ; the author's sixth novel ; "Boyd's atmospheric new novel confirms his reputation as heir to the grand narrative traditions of Joseph Conrad and Somerset Maugham. In 1936 Los angeles as her long-estranged father tells architect Kay Fischer the story behind her secret parentage he plunges readers into a tale of grisly murders and an illicit passion that still obssese s him 30 years later" ; FINE/FINE New York : Alfred A. Knopf ; Distributed by Random House, Inc., 1995. hardcover
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Rutter Virginia Beane. book design Kathryn Parise; jacket design Howard Grossman
Embracing Persephone : How to Be the Mother You Want for the Daughter You Cherish.
New York ; London ; Tokyo : Kodansha International 2000. 2000. As New. 1st edition 1st printing ; xxi 260 p. ; 21 cm. ; ISBN: 1568362951 alk. paper; LCCN: 99-47927 ; OCLC: 42475636 ; "One of the most moving and powerful scenes of Greek mythology is that of Persephone returning from the Underworld to be reunited w ith her mother the goddess of the harvest Demeter. During Persphone's months underground Demeter's grief turned the world fallow. If you are the mother of a teenage girl you will have no trouble relating to this all-too-true archetype.ALl th e questions you struggle with are addressed here." ; dark orange and black cloth with gold lettering in colorful pictorial dustjacket ; slight scuffing else AS NEW New York ; London ; Tokyo : Kodansha International, 2000. hardcover
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Reynolds David K. cover design Chiquita Babb
Light Waves : Fine Tuning of the Mind. A Latitude 20 Book Reality Teaches ; Reality Presents ; Curing Yourself ; Situational Fusion etc
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press 2000. 2000. As New. 1st printing ; stiff paper wrappers ; xi 98 pp. ; Light Waves continues the themes of Morita and Naikan psychotherapy found in David Reynolds' highly popular Constructive Living and The Quiet Therapies: Japanese Pathways to Personal Growth. A book of reflections -- inspired in part by the Denkoroku a work written by a Soto Zen monk -- Light Waves will appeal to readers of any faith. It reiterates the spiritual importance of everyday life and encourages readers to experience whatever reality presents and do whatever needs to be done moment-by-moment. Thought-provoking puzzles designed to fine tune the mind appear throughout. ; ISBN: 0824823788 pbk. : alk. paper; 9780824823788 pbk. : alk. paper LCCN: 00-57690 ; OCLC: 44518193 ; AS NEW Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2000. unknown
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Ototake Hirotada 1976 a a translated by Gerry Harcourt aaaa a'aaa; photo Akimoto Takao Ayano Makoto; jacket design John
No One's Perfect. 五体ä¸æº€è¶³ King in the Wheelchair: My preschool and elementary school years; Full SPeed Ahead : My middle school high school and cram school years; Barrier-Free Heart : My time at Waseda University Gotai fumanzoku
Tokyo ; New York ; London : Kodansha International 1998. 1998. As New. 1st edition ; 226 pp. : illustrated ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 4770025009 ; LCCN: 00-33074 ; OCLC: 43954034 ; orange and brown cloth with gold lettering in photographic dustjacket ; "In 1976 in Tokyo Hirotada "Oto" Ototake was born with tetra-amelia a congenital condition leaving him with almost no arms and legs. Motivated by the idea that there are some things that only a disabled person can do he became actively involved in a campaign for a "barrier-free" society while he was majoring in politics and economics at Japan's prestigious Waseda University. From April 1999 he has worked as a co-presenter of a prime-time TV news program" ; text in English ; slight scuffs else AS NEW Tokyo ; New York ; London : Kodansha International, 1998. hardcover
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Rosenberger Nancy Ross. book design Kenneth Miyamoto ; cover design Chris Crochetiere
Gambling With Virtue: Japanese Women and the Search for Self in a Changing Nation.
Honolulu Hawaii : University of Hawai'i Press 2001. 2001. As New. Photographic stiff paper wrappers ; 1st edition 2nd printing ; x 277 pp. ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0824823885 ; LCCN: 00-55936 ; OCLC: 44425572 ; ".uses the stage as a metaphor to demonstrate how everyday life requires Japanese women to be skilled performers. She shows how they function on stage in their accepted roles while effecting small but significant changes backstage. Over the last thirty years Japanese women have expanded their influence and extended this cultural process of multiple arenas to find compromises between the old virtues of personhood and new ideals for self. They conform maneuver and make choices within these multiple stages as they juggle various concerns and desires. By the 1990s their personal choices have made a difference calling into question the very nature of these multiple arenas." ; AS NEW Honolulu, Hawaii : University of Hawai'i Press, 2001. unknown
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McIntyre Colin. design Sally Strugnell; editors Andrew Preston Jame Adams Ruth Arthur David Proffit Sally Connolly Gera
Battle at Sea World War II Sinking the Bismark; Pearl Harbor; Java Sea; Coral Sea; Midway; Barents Sea; Submarines; Guadalcanal; Philippine Sea; Leyte Gulf; The Atomic Age Begins etc
New York : Mallard Press 1990. 1990. Fine. 176 pp. : illustrated portraits ; 28 cm. ; ISBN: 0792453735 ; OCLC: 23036816 ; photographic boards in like dustjacket ; FINE/FINE New York : Mallard Press, 1990. hardcover
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Spencer Churchill Henrietta 1958 photography by Andreas von Einsiedel; design Christine Wood Scott Lavelle; ed. Alison Wo
Classic Entertaining.
New York : Rizzoli 1999. 1999. Very Good. 160 pp. : color illustrations ; 31 cm. ; OCLC: 42619717 ; ISBN: 084782182X ; LCCN: 99-70589 ; LC: TX731; Dewey: 642.7 ; lemon-colored cloth with gold lettering in lime-colored photographic dustjacket ; "Two dozen dinners brunches outdoor picnics and holiday parties are beautifully planned in full-color photographs showing every detail of each room.in some of England's most glorious estates. Text and photographs set the scene for each event including the decor of the dining room as well as the tablescape. Text features explain the often mysterious details of tabletop tradition--finger bowls salt cellars meat carving and habits of using utensils--that are sometimes seen today. Dozens of tips on the use of candles napkins centerpieces and sideboards make Classic Entertaining a valuable book for anyone who entertains in the home. In any kind of room with any dinnerware Lady Henrietta's expert advice helps create an elegant classic occasion."--flap ; Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill is the eldest daughter of the 11th Duke of Marlborough whose family home is Blenheim Palace. She runs the highly successful interior design company Woodstock Designs undertaking commissions worldwide. Her fabric and wallpaper collections marketed as Spencer-Churchill Designs Ltd. are available through Grey Watkins in the United States. She has also designed two collections of fabrics and wallpapers for Marvic Textiles Ltd. ; dustjacket has a few scuffs and light marks else VG/G New York : Rizzoli, 1999. hardcover
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Some Malidoma Patrice 1956 design Susan Shankin; illustrations Tanya Maiboroda; map Lisa Amoroso photo Karen Miller
Of Water and the Spirit : Ritual Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman. Slowly Becoming; Grandfather's Farewell; In the White Man's World; Life Begins at Nansi; etc
New York : Penguin 1995 ©1994. 1995. Very Good. 311 pp. ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 0140194967 LCCN: 93-39440 ; OCLC: 32474758 ; LC: DT555.45.D35; Dewey: 960.049 ; "Among the Dagara of Burkina Faso there is no distinction between the natural and the supernatural: the living converse with ancestral spirits and those with the proper knowledge routinely travel to other worlds." ; color pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; very slight wear VG New York : Penguin, 1995, ©1994. unknown
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Ooka Shohei 1909 1988. aaa cover design Laura Shaw; trans. Ivan Morris; cover art A. F. Jr. Hager
Fires on the Plain : A Novel. Tuttle Classics Series é‡Žç« Nobi
Boston ; Rutland VT ; Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing 2001. 2001. As New. 1st Tuttle edition ; pictoriral photographic stiff paper wrappers ; ISBN: 0804813795 ; OCLC: 17518416 ; vi 246 pp. ; 19 cm. ; The story is told through the eyes of a Private Tamura who after being thrown out by his own company chooses to desert the military altogether and wanders aimlessly through the Philippine jungle during the Allied campaign. Descending into delirium Tamura is forced to confront nature his childhood faith hunger his own mortality and in the end cannibalism. ; AS NEW This listing contains text in Japanese JIS fonts Boston ; Rutland, VT ; Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, 2001. unknown
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Dinesen Isak Christentze 1885 1962. Karen Blixen intro. Dorothy Canfield design Sara Eisenman
Seven Gothic Tales. The Deluge at Norderney; The Old Chevalier; The Monkey; The Roads Around Pisa; The Supper at Elsinore; The Dreamers; The Poet
New York : Modern Library c.1961 1961. Fine. printing probably after 1970 ; brown cloth with gold lettering in purple and tan dustjacket ; ISBN: 0394604962 ; "Originally published in 1934 Seven Gothic Tales the first book by "one of the finest and most singular artists of our time" The Atlantic is a modern classic. Here are seven exquisite tales combining the keen psychological insight characteristic of the modern short story with the haunting mystery of the nineteenth-century Gothic tale in the tradition of writers such as Goethe Hoffmann and Poe." ; FINE/VG New York : Modern Library, c.1961 hardcover
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Liu Zongren 1940 Liu Zong Ren aaa blurb: Service John S. 1909 1999; cover design Jos Sances; book design Laurie Anderson
6 Tanyin Alley. Six
San Francisco : China Books & Periodicals 1989. 1989. Fine. xiv 313 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ; ISBN: 0835121461; 9780835121460 ; LCCN: 89-60226 ;OCLC: 19783510 ; tan cloth with gold lettering in pictorial dustjacket ; fictionalized account of the author's youth in Beijing under the Cultural Revolution written in English ; dustjacket has a few nicks else FINE/VG San Francisco : China Books & Periodicals, 1989. hardcover
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Terrill Ross. book design Janis Capone
Flowers on an Iron Tree : Five Cities of China = é“æ ‘å¼€èŠ± Tie shu kai hua Shanghai -- Dairen -- Hangchow -- Wuhan -- Peking
Boston ; Toronto : Little Brown and Company 1975. 1975. Very Good. xviii 423 pp. : illustrated ; 25 cm. ; "An Atlantic Monthly Press book" ; ISBN: 0316537628 ; LCCN: 75-17944 ; OCLC: 1502495 ; purple cloth with silver lettering ; several photographs document the emergence of China from out the Cultural Revolution ; 1st edition ; VG Boston ; Toronto : Little, Brown and Company, 1975. hardcover
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Doyle Don H. jacket design Jim Billingsley
Nashville Since the 1920s.
Knoxville TN : University of Tennessee Press 1985. 1985. Very Good. Green cloth with silver lettering and decorations in photographic dustjacket ; remainder mark down middle of fore-edge ; slight foxing ; numerous maps and photos ; VG/VG Knoxville, TN : University of Tennessee Press, 1985. hardcover
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Wambaugh Joseph. design Paul Bacon
Fugitive Nights.
New York : William Morrow c1992 1992. Fine. 1st ed. 1st printing ; 384 pages ; "Determined to make her way as a P.I. ex-police officer Breda Burrows proves her mettle as she follows a fugitive from remote desert canyons to the golden boulevards of Palm Springs from funeral parlors to swank hotels from celebrity golf tournaments to high-speed chases." ; name on ep ; FINE/FINE New York : William Morrow, c1992 unknown
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Maltin Leonard ; Bann Richard W. book design Sheri de Miskey ; photos Gene Kornman Bud "Stax" Graves; Stymie Beard Tommy B
Our Gang : The Life and Times of the Little Rascals ; A Nostalgic Look at the Careers & the 221 Films of America's Most Beloved Mischief-Makers. Hal Roach Studios; .Pathé Silents; .M-G-M Silents; .M-G-M Talkies; .Television Revival; etc
New York : Crown Publishers Inc. 1977. 1977. Good. 9th printing ; photographic stiff paper wrappers ; 288 pp. : illustrated ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0517526751; LCCN: 76-14951 ; OCLC: 2189327 ; over 300 photographs ; foxing ; some page corners turned ; else G New York : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1977. unknown
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Fredericks Anthony D.; Dudley Walter C. 1945 design Santos Barbasa; photos John Coney Walter Dudley Anthony Fredericks M
Tsumani Man : Learning About Killer Waves with Walter Dudley.
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press 2002. 2002. As New. ix 79 pp. : illustrated ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 0824824962 ; LCCN: 2001-52819 ; OCLC: 48383464 ; pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; photos map diagrams ; "In Tsunami Man young readers are given an inside look at the life of a working scientist who uses hi s knowledge for the common good and serves as an exciting role model for future scientists. Filled with dramatic photographs and accounts of tsunami survivors the book also addresses the "how" and "why" of tsunamis their impact on human lives and the ways in which information about these "killer waves" is shared throughout the world." ; AS NEW Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, 2002. unknown
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Tribbe Frank C. design L. A. Ditizio C. V. Lichty; foreword Edward W. Bauman; photos John Gitchell Ernest H. Brooks Verno
Portrait of Jesus : The Illustrated Story of the Shroud of Turin.
New York : Stein and Day Publishers 1983. 1983. Very Good. 1st ed. ; 281 pp. ; beige and black cloth with gold lettering in color photographic dust jacket ; ISBN: 0812829042 ; LCCN: 82-42723 ; several color photos ; includes an examination of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe ; VG/VG New York : Stein and Day, Publishers, 1983. hardcover
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Takeuchi Naoko. ed. Noma Chikako; book design Matthew Van Fleet
Sailor Moon Friends and Foes. 2
New York : Kodansha America ; Tokyo : Kodansha International 1995. 1995. As New. 2nd printing ; 16 pp. ; 11.10 x 8.34 ; ISBN: 1568361181 ; color pictorial boards ; a sort of mini-encyclopedia of some of the Sailor Moon characters including Sailor Mars Tuxedo Mask Prince Darien Sailor Jupiter Sailor Venus Sailor Moon Artemis Luna Serena Amy Raye Lita Mina Queen Serenity Neflite Zoycite Malachite Jedite Pox AKan Game Machine Man Techniclon Veena Bumboo and Bo Bo the Vulture ; AS NEW New York : Kodansha America ; Tokyo : Kodansha International, 1995. hardcover
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Kaplan Louise J. cover illustration Henry Wallis; photograph John Webb; jacket design Stacey Farley
The Family Romance of the Imposter-Poet Thomas Chatterton.
New York : Atheneum 1988. 1988. Very Good. Blue and tan cloth with gold lettering in colorful pictorial dustjacket ; xv 301 pp. ; a few illustrations ; flyleaf has edge untrimmed--binding error ; front ep very slightly soiled ; wear to back of dustjacket ; VG/G New York : Atheneum, 1988. hardcover
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Fuller John G. photo Jay Elirsberg; jacket design Charles & Cuffari
The Day of St. Anthony's Fire : The Suspenseful True Account of a Medieval Plague in Modern Times and of the Scientific Detective Work the Traced it to a Surprising Cause A Signet Book
New York N.Y. : New American Library 1969 ©1968. 1969. Very Good. 178 pp. : map ; 18 cm. ; LCCN: 68-23632 ; OCLC: 38260603 ; blue cloth with gold lettering in photographic pictorial dustjacket ; illustration on endpapers ; "suspenseful true account of a medieval plague in modern times and of the scientific detective work that traced it to a surprising cause." ; Book Club Edition ; foxing ; edges of dustjacket frayed ; else VG/G New York, N.Y. : New American Library, 1969, ©1968. hardcover
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Frank George. Georges ; ed. Laura Cehanowicz Tringali; design Roger Barnes layout Christopher Clapp assist. Marianne Seid
Adventures in Wood Finishing : 88 Rue de Charonne. A Fine Woodworking Book Protection; Changing the Color of Wood; Making Wood Colorless; Changing the Tactile Quality of Wood; Accentuating Markings of Wood; Elegant Fakes etc
Newtown CT : The Tauton Press Inc. ; Chicago IL : R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. 1981. 1981. Very Good. vii 120 pp. ; brown cloth with gold lettering in full-color photographic dustjacket ; several photographs and drawings ; details of the eighty-year old Georges Frank's career as a wood refinisher with fascinating asides about his experiences inc luding those with the Banque du Paris Baron Rotschild King Edward and Wallace Simpson the Pasha of Marrakesh bank robbers and a host of others ; more importantly he describes numerous once-secret preparations used in the performance of his cra ft knowledge gained through considerable trial and error and a valuable addition to the history of antique finishes and solutions to numerous problems of woodworking ; an important addition to this science ; VG/VG Newtown, CT : The Tauton Press, Inc. ; Chicago, IL : R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co., 1981. hardcover
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Alexander Bruce 1932 jacket design Lisa Amoroso; book design Julie Duquet
Watery Grave : A Sir John Fielding Mystery
New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons 1996. 1996. Very Good. Grey-blue and sea-green cloth with silver lettering in multicolor photographic dustjacket ; 1st edition 1st printing ; except for a small light dig on front dustjacket and cover "Off Cape Town in 1767 the captain of a British frigate drowns in a storm and a lieutenant is accused of pushing him overboard. Sir John Fielding a blind magistrate is given the case helped by his 14-year-old assistant who narrates this tale." ; "When a murder is committed on one of His Majesty's vessels blind magistrate Sir John Fielding and his associate Jeremy Proctor investigate the disturbing murder and discover some things are better left alone." ; OCLC: 34076638 ; ISBN: 042516036X 9780425160367 ; VG/VG New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1996. hardcover
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Hurst Nadene. ; Springall Julie. design Fay Singer; eds. Rowena de Clermont Tonnerre Sarah Wilde Lucy Berne Fia Fornari;
Contemporary Wedding Cakes : A Unique Collection of Sugarpaste Royal-Iced and American-Style Stacked Designs
London : Merehurst 2000. 2000. As New. 160 pp. : illustrated many in color ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 1853918075 ; OCLC: 43500345 ; "Recipes include a stunning Victorian cake with heavy scroll piping traditional stacked cakes ranging from three to six tiers distinctive ArtNouveau and Art Deco designs and more. 24 simple-to-make exquisite designs for all kinds of wedding cakes. Striking color photos and easy instructions help create the perfect cake. Ideal for brides bakers and caterers. " ; color photographic boards in similarly illustrated dustjacket ; AS NEW London : Merehurst, 2000. hardcover
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Branden Nathaniel ; Branden Barbara. jacket design Janet Halverson; photos Ed Hamilton
Who is Ayn Rand : An Analysis of the Novels of Ayn Rand.with a Biographical Essay. The Moral Revolution in Atlas Shrugged; Objectivism & Psychology; The Literary Method of Ayn Rand
New York : Random House 1962. 1962. Very Good. 1st printing ; 239 pp. ; illustrated ; 21 cm. ; LCCN: 62-10336 ; OCLC: 288370 ; LC: PS3535.A547; Dewey: 813.52 ; blue cloth with gold lettering in white yellow orange and blue dustjacket ; a few pencil marks ; dustjacket shows a little wear ; the authors were both connected to The Objectivist Newsletter a monthly journal that embodied the ideals of Ayn Rand published at the institute Nathaniel Brandon founded in 1958 ; first critical analysis of Rand's work written during her lifetime ; VG/G New York : Random House, 1962. hardcover
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Zolar. jacket design Ellinor Gilly
The History of Astrology.Babylonia & Egypt; Ancient Greece; Celestial Circles; Ptolemy's Cosmology; World of Dante; Witchcraft & Satanism; Cynical Rebel; Free Will & Rational Soul; Problem of Comets; Attacks & Defense; New Giants; New Trends; etc
New York : Arco 1972. 1972. Very Good. Grey boards with black lettering in dark blue black and white dustjacket ; book club edition ; 302 pp. ; a few illustrations ; portrait of Zolar on back flap of dustjacket ; small tear to back of dustjacket ; VG/G New York : Arco, 1972. hardcover
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Itsuki Hiroyuki 1932 trans. Joseph Robert ; artwork Reiko Itsuki; jacket photograph Eiko Ishioka; book design Eiko Ish
Tariki : Embracing Despair Discovering Peace. Jinsei no Mokuteki; Taiga no Itteki Vital Spirit of Menju; Living with Illness; Flexibility is Life; Honen Shinran and Rennyo; The Ultimate Negative Thinker; A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty Rive
Tokyo ; New York ; London : Kodansha 2001. 2001. As New. Silver grey and silver pictorial cloth with solarized illustration by Reiko Itsuki in photographic dustjacket ; xvii 229 pp. ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 4062099810 ; LCCN: 00-69158 ; OCLC: 45604029 ; Drawing on his own life experiences a highly regarded Japanese writer and thinker shows how the practice of Pure Land Buddhism is harmonious with the workings of daily life making it easily adaptable for seekers in both the East and the West today. ; AS NEW Tokyo ; New York ; London : Kodansha, 2001. hardcover
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Terkel Studs 1912 2008. book design Susan Mitchell
The Good War : An Oral History of World War Two WWII Tales of the Pacific; Reflections of Machismo; The Bombers and the Bombed; D-Day and All That; Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy; Boom Babies and Other New People; etc
New York : Pantheon Books 1984. 1984. Very Good. 1st edition ; no dustjacket ; possible book club ; ISBN: 0394531035; 9780394531038 ;OCLC: 10753607; LCCN: 84-42710 ; clean ; VG ; Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS -- A Sunday morning -- John Garcia -- Ron Veenker -- Dennis Keegan -- Peter Ota -- Mayor Tom Bradley -- Yuriko Hohri -- Frank Keegan -- A chance encounter -- Robert Rasmus -- Richard M. Red Prendergast -- Tales of the Pacific -- E. B. Sledgehammer Sledge -- Maurice E. Jack Wilson -- Robert Lekachman -- Peter Bezich -- Anton Bilek -- The good Reuben James -- Bill Bailey -- David Milton -- Rosie -- Peggy Terry -- Pauline Kael -- Sarah Killingsworth -- Evelyn Fraser -- Dellie Hahne -- Betty Basye Hutchinson -- Neighborhood boys -- Mike Royko -- Mayor Tom Bradley -- Paul Pisicano -- Mickey Ruiz -- Jack Short -- Dempsey Travis -- Don McFadden -- Win Stracke -- Johnny DeGrazio -- Reflections on machismo -- John H. Abbott -- Roger Tuttrup -- Ted Allenby -- High Rank -- Admiral Gene LaRocque -- General William Buster -- The bombers and the bombed -- John Ciardi -- Akira Miura -- John Kenneth Galbraith -- Eddie Costello and Ursula Bender -- Jean Wood -- Growing up: here and there -- John Baker -- Sheril Cunning -- Yasuko Kurachi Dower -- Galatea Berger -- Werner Burckhardt -- Jean Bartlett -- Oleg Tsakumov -- Marcel Ophuls -- D-day and all that -- Elliott Johnson -- Joe Hanley -- Charles A. Gates -- Timuel Black -- Rosemary Hanley -- Dr. Alex Shulman -- Frieda Wolf -- Boogie woogie bugle boy -- Maxene Andrews -- Sudden money -- Ray Wax -- George C. Page -- A quiet little boom town -- Lee Oremont -- The big panjandrum -- Thomas G. Tommy the Cork Corcoran -- James Rowe -- Hamilton Fish -- John Kenneth Galbraith -- Virginia Durr -- Joe Marcus -- Joseph L. Rauh Jr. -- W. Averell Harriman -- Earl B. Dickerson -- Flying high -- Lowell Steward -- Up front with pen camera and mike -- John Houseman -- Herman Kogan -- Henry Hatfield -- Alfred Duckett -- Milton Caniff -- Garson Kanin -- Bill Mauldin -- Richard Leacock -- Walter Rosenblum -- Crime and punishment -- Alvin Tommy Bridges -- Joseph Small -- Hans Gobeler and James Sanders -- Charlie Miller -- Jacques Raboud -- Walter and Olga Nowak -- Erich Luth -- Vitaly Korotich -- Joseph Levine -- A turning point -- Joseph Polowsky -- Galina Alexeyeva -- Mikhail Nikolaevich Alexeyev -- Viktor Andreyevich Kondratenko -- Grigori Baklanov -- Chilly winds -- Telford Taylor -- Eileen Barth -- Arno Mayer -- Anthony Scariano -- Erhard Dabringhaus -- Irving Goff -- Milton Wolff -- Hans Massaquoi -- Is you is or is you ain't my baby -- Philip Morrison -- John H. Grove -- Marnie Seymour -- Bill Barney -- Father George Zabelka -- Hajimi Kito and Hideko Tamura Tammy Friedman -- Victor Tolley -- John Smitherman -- Joseph Stasiak -- Remembrance of things past -- Nancy Arnot Harjan -- Paul Edwards -- Epilogue: boom babies and other new people -- Nora Watson -- Joachim Adler and Marlene Schmidt -- Steve McConnell -- Debbie Cooney -- George Seymour -- Street-corner kids. New York : Pantheon Books, 1984. unknown
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Ellroy James. book design Virginia Tan; jacket design Chip Kidd; photographs Marion Ettlinger Kathleen Clark
My Dark Places : An L. A. Crime Memoir.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf 1996. 1996. Fine. 1st edition ; SIGNED by author ; grey and black cloth with silver lettering in photographic dustjacket ; the author and novelist researches the death of his mother ; FINE/FINE New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. hardcover
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Takamado No Miya Hisako HIH. Princess Takamado. illus. Warabe Aska ; book design Judy Lanfredi H. I.
Lulie the Iceberg.
New York ; Tokyo ; London : Kodansha International 1998. 1998. As New. 1st American edition 1st printing ; 40 pp. ; ISBN: 1568362722 ; LCCN: 98-67229 ; Lulie a very brave iceberg with the warmest of hearts makes an extraordinary voyage from the Arctic to the Antarctic ; color pictorial boards in similar dustjacket ; illustrated endpapers ; AS NEW New York ; Tokyo ; London : Kodansha International, 1998. hardcover
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Allingham G. E. George E. ; cover design Kim Barefoot
Growing Up in Khaki : Life as a Service Brat. Captain Vumph & the Military Salad; World War III Day; Rollo & the Big Leap; Deep Fielder; Fort Lewis; SS America; Nick Furstayen; Germany Surrenders; Gorps & Dufenburgs; Nuclear Baseball; etc
Fuquay-Varina NC : Research Triangle Publishing Inc. 1998. 1998. Fine. 1st ed. 1st printing ; photographic stiff paper wrappers ; 320 4 pp. ; ISBN: 1884570836 ; SIGNED presentation by author on front ep ; details of the author's life growing up as a military brat stateside and in Nuremburg Germany and of his antics at the University of Connecticut in the 1970's ; FINE Fuquay-Varina, NC : Research Triangle Publishing, Inc., 1998. unknown
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Kwak Jenny ; Fried Liz 1964 book design Songhee Kim; photos Adam Campanella; stylists Jennifer Udell Dolores Cluster;
Dok Suni Ttosun i : Recipes from My Mother's Korean Kitchen.Strong Woman
New York : St. Martin's Press 1998. 1998. Fine. 1st ed. 1st printing ; 132 pp. : illustrated some in color ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0312192614 LCCN: 98-18718 ; OCLC: 38966101 ; LC: TX724.5.K65; Dewey: 641.59519 ; "Ranging from heart and spicy soups said to heal whatever ails you barbecued beef favorites and rice noodle dishes to seafood and chicken specialties and the irresistible appetizers and side dishes that make every Korean meal complete the recipes include: sauteéd Korean vermicelli with vegetables ginseng chicken in broth spicy stewed crab beef barbecue with sesame salt dipping sauce Korean dumplings seafood pancake stuffed zucchini hearty kimchi soup among many others. More than a recipe collection Dok Suni the name means 'strong woman' opens the door to an entire cuisine. Sprinkled with handed-down fables secrets for easy preparation and loving salutes to an immigrant mom who worked hard to make it in America and shows her love through her out-of-this-world kitchen creations the book is a truly passionate celebration of Korean cooking and eating."--dustjacket ; red cloth with gold lettering in colorful photographic dustjacket ; FINE/FINE New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998. hardcover
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Huyghe Rene ed. commentary Milton S. Fox superv. Walter Neurath design Stefan Salter art
Art Treasures of the Louvre.With a Brief History of the Louvre. Library of great museums
New York : Harry N. Abrams Publishers 1951. 1951. Good. 178 pp. illus. port. 33 cm. ; green cloth with decorative paper ; text translated and adapted from the French of René Huyghe. Commentary by Mme. René Huyghe with a brief history of the Louvre by Milton S. Fox. ; OCLC: 480326 ; LCCN: 52-6134 ; foxed shaken ; fading to spine ; color plates of art by : lyon matsys cimabue giotto simone martini fra angelico pisanello uccello baldovinetti messina bellini mantegna botticelli ghirlandaio da vinci leonardo van gogh durer vermeer rembrandt rubens memling tiepolo rousseau monet manet etc ; G New York : Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1951. hardcover
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Hoyt Edwin Palmer. jacket design Barbara Hall
Storm Over the Gilberts : War in the Central Pacific 1943. Tarawa Victory; The Liscome Bay; Invasion; etc
New York : Mason/Charter 1978. 1978. Very Good. Book club ed. ; ISBN: 0884054985 ; OCLC: 6826093 ; 162 p. 4 leaves of plates : illustrated ; dark blue pressed boards with silver lettering in photographic dustjacket ; a few small tears to dustjacket else VG/G New York : Mason/Charter, 1978. hardcover
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Orwell George 1903 1950. West W. J. William J. ed. ; jacket design Carin Goldberg letters Mulk Raj Anand E. M. Forster;
Orwell : The Lost Writings. Money & Guns; British Rations & the Submarine War; Meaning of Sabotage; Jonathan Swift an Imaginary Interview; Edmund Blunden; Bernad Shaw; Jack London; Lady Windermere's Fan a Commentary; etc
New York : Arbor House 1985. 1985. Fine. 304 pp. 24 cm. ; black and red metallic cloth with silver and metallic red lettering in grey and red dustjacket in mylar ; photos of several literary figures ; "Drawn from a cache of materials unearthed in the archives of the BBC this collection features hundreds of essays dramatic adaptations and letters written during Orwell's World War II years at the BBC" ; ISBN: 0877957452 ; LCCN: 85-9194 ; OCLC: 12051615 ; FINE/FINE New York : Arbor House, 1985. hardcover
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Chivers Susan. ; Woloszynska Suzanne. ; Woloszynski Peter. foreword by Penelope Hobhouse; design Derek Cross Humphrey Stone
Gardens of the Heart. Sir John Gielgud David Hicks Lord Denning in Hampshire Josceline Dimbleby Penelope Mortimer John Makepeace Jilly Cooper John Hedgecoe Sir John Rothenstein A. L. Rowse Sir Peter Parker Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza Prue Leith Alan Clark Robin Hanbury-Tenison Barbara Cartland Simon Hornby Lord Carrington Christina Foyle Robin Leigh-Pemberton Bryan Forbes
London : Chatto & Windus 1987. 1987. Very Good. 160 pp. : color illustrations ; 29 cm. ; ISBN: 0701132086 ; OCLC: 15084923 ; green boards with gold lettering in clipped color dustjacket ; describes 24 gardens not open to the public ; features gardens of Sir John Gielgud David Hicks Lord Denning in Hampshire Josceline Dimbleby Penelope Mortimer John Makepeace Jilly Cooper John Hedgecoe Sir John Rothenstein A. L. Rowse Sir Peter Parker Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza Prue Leith Alan Clark Robin Hanbury-Tenison Barbara Cartland Simon Hornby Lord Carrington Christina Foyle Robin Leigh-Pemberton Bryan Forbes ; VG/VG London : Chatto & Windus, 1987. hardcover
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Caines Bruce 1959 ; intro. John Edgar Wideman ; book design Kay Schuckhart
Our Common Ground : Portraits of Blacks Changing the Face of America.
New York : Crown Trade Paperbacks 1994. 1994. Very Good. 1st paperback ed. ;OCLC: 28256267; ISBN: 051788075X pbk.; 9780517880753 pbk. ; LCCN: 93-2355 ; 256 pp. ; "Through his powerful photographic portraits and his subjects' illuminating narratives Bruce Caines provides a celebration of blacks who are changing the face of America by changing the way America views black people. A stunning tribute to ordinary people living extraordinary lives. " ; several photographs of interviewees some in color ; a little wear else VG New York : Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1994. paperback
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Frost Robert. photographs Dewitt Jones ; text David Bradley; jacket design Jon Goodchild
Robert Frost : A Tribute to the Source.
New York : Holt Rinehart & Winston 1979. 1979. Fine. 2nd printing ; green cloth with gold lettering in full color photographic dustjacket ; name on flyleaf else FINE/FINE New York : Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1979. hardcover
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Serling Robert J. jacket design Louis Malcagni
When the Airlines Went to War : The Dramatic Never-Before-Told Story of America's Civilian Air Warriors
New York NY : Kensington Books 1997. 1997. Very Good. 310 pp. 16 pp. of plates : photographs ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 1575662469; LCCN: 97-72810 ; OCLC: 37759939 ; blue and black cloth with gold lettering in photographic dustjacket ; 1st Kensington hardcover printing ; remainder mark at bottom ; VG/VG New York, NY : Kensington Books, 1997. hardcover
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Camp Roger. design Liz Trovato from an original idea of Kanzaka Sekka
Butterflies in Flight.
New York ; London : Thames & Hudson 2002. 2002. Fine. 108 pp. : 1 v. : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 x 24 cm. ; Contains one fold-out key sheet and one description sheet./ Oriental format expands to be viewed as a single ill./ In slip case. ; OCLC: 52232621 ; OCLC: 50302305 ; LC: QL543; Dewey: 59 5.789 ; National Library: 0500510903 LCCN: 2002-100547 ; "Here is an exquisitely beautiful homage to the colorful celebrity of the insect world the butterfly. With more than 300 photographs of real butterflies depicted in all their lightness and brilliance and presented in a unique accordion-fold format Butterflies in Flight will appeal to anyone who appreciates art and nature. Hundreds of butterflies soar and drift across the page. Each panel of this orihon book a traditional Japanese format stands on its own visually yet is also designed to lead to the next panel so that the flight itself appears to glide panel after panel before the viewer. The accordion format which unfolds to more than forty feet also allows the book to be displayed as a delightful art object."--Insert ; green cloth boards with color pastedown ; slight crease to first fold ; a few indications of prior handling else FINE in FINE slipcase. New York ; London : Thames & Hudson, 2002. hardcover
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Maitz Don Dust Wrapper and book design by Arnie Fenner introduction by Raymond E. Feist afterword by Janny Wurts
Dreamquests: the Art of Don Maitz
Novato CA / Lancaster PA: Underwood-Miller 1993. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0887331750 . First edition. Oversize about 8.5" x 11.25" volume 98 pages profusely illustrated mostly full page color. VG copy spine heel lightly bumped light shelfwear light top edge foxing; but the contents are Fine in otherwise Near Fine Dust Wrapper small upper corner crease to the front flap with a 1" creased tear to the bottom edge of the front panel and a 1.5" tear to the spine head with associated creasing onto the upper right corner portion of the front panel.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 98 pages .<br /><br />uphall top left Underwood-Miller [1993] hardcover
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Astounding Stories Harry Bates editor cover design by H. W. Wesso Capt. / Captain S. P. Meek Anthony Gilmore Charles Willard
ASTOUNDING STORIES MARCH 1932 VOL. IX NO. 3
New York: The Clayton Magazines Inc / W. M. Clayton. Very Good. 1932. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Pulp magazine. Pictorial wrappres about 6.75" x 9.75" last numbered page is 432 first numbered page is 295 illustrated. VG or better copy usual creasing to the edge trimmed cover store stamp to the top of the rear cover cheap text paper only just starting to tan. .<br /><br /><br />bx 47 The Clayton Magazines Inc / W. M. Clayton
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Adventure cover design by A. L. Ripley Talbot Mundy Hal Borland Thomas Burtis Robert Carse Brace Johns Harold Lamb Wilkeso
ADVENTURE DECEMBER 10TH 1925 VOL. LVI NO. 1 "WHITE FALCON"
New York: The Ridgway Company 1925 First edition Vintage Pulp magazine about 6.75" x 9.75" pictorial wrappers 192 pages illustrated. Includes the second of three parts of "White Falcon" by Harold Lamb "The Dancing Girl of Gades" by Talbot Mundy "Dobe" by Hal Borland "Dumpy Ducks" by Thomson Burtis "The Kid" by Robert Carse "Cricket" by T. S. Stribling etc. <br /><br />A Good copy with tearing to the spine ends edge wear and creasing to the cover chipping along the top edge and light colored staining along the fore-edge of the rear cover text paper tanned as usual. See Photos <br /><br />Magbx 8 The Ridgway Company
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Games Workshop Design Studio
Glotkin The End Times Volume II
Games Workshop. Very Good. 2014. Paperback. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall SW RPG-Very good tall thin paperback. Name on the first page o/w clean. Vol. II only. 128pp. green w/white lettering . Games Workshop paperback
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Collis Louise cover design by Gloria Adelson
MEMOIRS OF A MEDIEVAL WOMAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MARGERY KEMPE
New York: Perennial Library / Harper & Row Publishers 1988. Very Good. 1988. Later Printing. Trade Paperback. 0060909927 . Later 8th printing thus. "This unique biography tells the story of an extraordinary fifteenth-century woman who journeyed all over Europe from England to the Holy Land". Pictorial wrappers 270 pages last numbered page is 269 illustrated bibliography index. VG copy some spine cocking cheap paper tanned. .<br /><br />PS bx 10 Perennial Library / Harper & Row Publishers [1988] paperback
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 54250 ISBN : 0060909927 9780060909925
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Sloane Eric
A Museum of Early American Tools
New York: Ballantine 1973. Book. Illus. by Eric Sloane. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Orange stiff paper wraps. xvi108 pp. illus. by author. 2nd ptg. thus: Feb. 1974. Slight shelf wear light creasing at bottom front corner otherwise essentially as issued. Ballantine Paperback
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Nolan Michael Text and Buddy Jackson Design
Different Drummers
Nashville TN: Gilbert Paper 1990. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. A Very Good or better copy in stiff paper covers of this slim color-illustrated tribute to outsider artists and folk practitioners. <br/> <br/> Gilbert Paper paperback
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Demertzoglou PhD. Pindar E.; Votaw Ms. Melanie Editor; Galanis Mr. Mihalis Cover Design; h. D.
Access 2007 Pure SQL: Real power-packed solutions for business users developers and the rest of us
AlphaPress 2009-07-27. Paperback. Good. Paperback with light shelf and edge wear; pages are clean and tight. The whole book has a light curve in the upper right corner AlphaPress paperback
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Stewart Ramona Dust Wrapper design by Kathleen Anderson
THE APPARITION A NOVEL
Boston: Little Brown and Company 1973. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316814342 . First edition. Supernatural horror novel. Reginald 13689. Also listed in Hubin 1984 Crime Fiction page 382. 216 pages. Near Fine or better copy in price clipped else VG/Near Fine Dust Wrapper scattered light edgewear. . Little Brown and Company [1973] hardcover
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Effinger George Alec introduction by Theodore Sturgeon Dust Wrapper design by Plus One Studio author photo by Kathy Helecko
MIXED FEELINGS: SHORT STORIES
New York: Harper & Row 1974. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060111461 . First edition printing code at the rear ends with a "1". Collects 11 stories. 208 pages. Reginald 04705. Remainder mark else VG/Near Fine copy with some very light top edge foxing in VG/Near Fine Dust Wrapper. . Harper & Row [1974] hardcover
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 2850 ISBN : 0060111461 9780060111465
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