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Mellen, Joan
A Farewell to Justice: Jim Garrison JFK's Assassination and the Case That Should Have Changed History
Washington D.C: Potomac Books 2005. 608 pages; Working with thousands of previously unreleased documents and drawing on more than one thousand interviews with many witnesses speaking out for the first time Joan Mellen revisits the investigation of New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison the only public official to have indicted in 1969 a suspect in President John F. Kennedys murder. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Potomac Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006890 ISBN : 1574889737 9781574889734
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Fuentes, Norberto
Hemingway in Cuba
Secaucus New Jersey U.S.A.: Lyle Stuart 1984. 453pp/illus. end-paper maps. Thoroughly documents Hemingway's experience during '40's and '50's while in Cuba. DJ has light edgewear/chipping. Some light pencil marks. Corners bumped. Text otherwise clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Lyle Stuart Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006941 ISBN : 081840356X 9780818403569
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Gatewood, Jim
Decker: A Biography of Sheriff Bill Decker Dallas County Texas 1898-1970
Garland Texas U.S.A.: Mullaney Corp 1999. 419 pages/illus. Biography of Sheriff Bill Decker. Includes actions during Kennedy assassination. Clean with gift inscription inside fron cover. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mullaney Corp hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006995 ISBN : 0967446007 9780967446004
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Newman, Ernest
Memoirs of Hector Berlioz from 1803 to 1865: Comprising His Travels in Germany Italy Russia and England
New York: Tudor Publishing 1932. 533pp/illus index. Berlioz began to write his memoirs in 1848 at the age of 44 and finished the them in 1865 four years before his death. The composer left an important literary work that is at once a record of his innermost thoughts about his music an account of the pressures tribulations family worries and love-affairs that affected his whole life and a unique travel diary - for his need to find an audience for his music took him to all the principal capitals and countries of Europe. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tudor Publishing hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006970
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Hemingway, Hilary; Brennen, Carlene
Hemingway In Cuba
Westminster Maryland U.S.A.: Rugged Land 2003. 144pp/illus. End-paper maps. From 1939 to 1960 Ernest Hemingway made Cuba home to his life and work. Hemingway in Cuba is at once a literary journey for Hemingway aficionados and a rich companion to Papa's time in Cuba and in neighboring Bimini and Key West. Hilary Hemingway gives new insight into her uncle's life in Cuba relating tales of his renowned passion for big game fishing the women who competed for his affection and the people who came to inhabit novels. Clean. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rugged Land hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007027 ISBN : 159071010X 9781590710104
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Gabel, Kurt
The Making of a Paratrooper: Airborne Training and Combat in World War II
Lawrence Kansas U.S.A.: Univ Pr of Kansas 1990. 282 pp. Photographs maps appendices index. DJ has small tear at spine. Text clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ Pr of Kansas hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007099 ISBN : 070060409X 9780700604098
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Freeman, Douglas Southall
George Washington: Volumes I and II Young Washington
New York: Charles Scribners Sons 1948. Vol 1 -549pp/illus w/end-paper maps. Vol 2 -464pp/illus w/end-paper maps. Volumes I and II of a multi-volume set. These two volumes cover Washington's life through 1758. Clean. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charles Scribners Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007109
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Feklisov, Alexander; Feklisov, Aleksandr; Kostin, Sergei; Kostine, Serguei
The Man Behind the Rosenbergs: By the KGB Spymaster who was the case officer of Julius Rosenberg Klaus Fuchs and helped resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis
New York New York U.S.A.: Enigma Books 2001. 432pp/illus. The memoirs of the KGB spymaster who was the case officer for Julius Rosenbergs and Klaus Fuchs. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Enigma Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007169 ISBN : 1929631081 9781929631087
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Egerton, F Clement C
AFRICAN MAJESTY. A Record of Refuge at the Court of the King of Bangangté in the French Cameroons
New York: Charles Scribners 1939. 248pp/illus Egerton traveled extensively through the French Cameroons while working under Bronislaw Malinowski. His travels took him through Douala Yaounde N"kongsamba Edea Ebolowa Kribi and Bangangté. This is a fascinating account of those travels and in particular his long stay with N'Jiké II the native king and his 80 wives. He describes in detail the customs way of life beliefs activities etc. of the native King and his peoples including a visit to a group of lepers. He also provides many excellent photographs to complement his narrative. When Egerton told a friend of his intended travels the response he received was a bellowing - "Anyone who would go to the French Cameroons for pleasure would go to Hell for pastime." Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charles Scribners hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007158
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Carr, John Dickson
The Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
New York: Harper & Brothers 1949. 364pp. First Edition. The author writes of the many activities of Doyle his heritage academics adventures as a physician in the Boer War preacher and missionary and the stories of the "days of chivalry" that give a clue to the consistency of his character and life. Photographic illustrations and illustrations in text. DJ has edgewear/chipping - price clipped. Text clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harper & Brothers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007210
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Nichols, John
A Fragile Beauty: John Nichols' Milagro Country
Layton Utah U.S.A.: Gibbs Smith 1987. Photographs by Nichols of New Mexico with introductory text by him and excerpts from several of his previously published books. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Gibbs Smith hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007301 ISBN : 0879052821 9780879052829
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Haskins, Susan
Mary Magdalen: Myth and Metaphor
Orlando Florida U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace & Company 1994. 515pp/illus. A scholarly account of Mary Magdalen's place in the New Testament and of the way it has been re-interpreted throughout Christian history. Evidence is cited from early Christian writings mediaeval sermons devotional works and images in the art and literature of nearly two thousand years throwing light on the condition of women in Church and society throughout the Christian era . Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harcourt Brace & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007432 ISBN : 015157765X 9780151577651
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Beaglehole, John Cawte
The Life of Captain James Cook
Stanford CA: Stanford Univ Pr 1974. 760pp; colour portrait frontispiece 4 b/w sketch maps 1 b/w fold out sketch map 1 colour plate 43 b/w plates bibliography index Biography of Captain Cook. DJ has light wear. Text clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stanford Univ Pr hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007446 ISBN : 0804708487 9780804708487
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Menpes, Mortimer
Whistler As I Knew Him
London: Adam and Charles Black 1904. xxxvi 153pp. With 125 tissue guarded plates from etchings by Mortimer Menpes. orig. tan cloth stamped in black and orange Spine separating. Text clean. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket - Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Adam and Charles Black hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007452
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Montgomery, Field-Marshal the Viscount, of Alamein
The Memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein K.G
New York: World Publishing Company 1958. 574pp frontis portrait half tone photo ills. and maps Account of his life and career from his boyood and early life in the army but mainly of WW2 North Africa Sicily and Italy Normandy Arnhem the Ardennes and Baltic Germany with some anaylsis of post-WW2 Europe and NATO. Light edge wear to dj. Text clean. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. World Publishing Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007536
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Lourie, Arthur
Sergei Koussevitzky and His Epoch: A Biographical Chronicle Autographed
New York: Alfred A Knopf 1931. 253pp/illus. Autographed by Koussevitzky on the half-title page. Clean. Signed By Koussevitzky. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Alfred A Knopf hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007572
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Simpson, Gary L
Tiger Ace/the Life Story of Panzer Commander Michael Wittmann
Atglen Pennsylvania U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd 1994. 346pp/illus. A comprehensive study of Michael Wittmann the legendary Waffen-SS tank commander. From 1936 when he joined the Waffen-SS he served in Poland France Greece & Russia in 1-SS Pz. Division. After extensive combat including the legendary Battle of Kursk he transferred to France in February 1944. At Villers-Bocage on June 13th 1944 in the Battle of Normandy Wittman destroyed 25 Armoured Vehicles of the British 22nd Armoured Brigade. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Schiffer Pub Ltd hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007588 ISBN : 0887405266 9780887405266
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Southern, Pat
Augustus
London: Routledge 1998. 271pp/illus/maps. Traces chronologically the life works and times of the emperor presenting ideology and events as they occurred from Augustus' point of view to provide a compelling depiction. Clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Routledge hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007594 ISBN : 0415166314 9780415166317
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Wright, Frank Lloyd
An Autobiography
New York: Horizon Press 1977. 620pp/illus. Autobiography of Frank Lloyd Wright. Clean. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Horizon Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007671 ISBN : 0818002220 9780818002229
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Paine, Albert B
T.H. Thomas Nast: His Period and His Pictures
Princeton New Jersey U.S.A.: Pyne Pr 1974. 583pp/illus. Biography of the Harper's Weekly cartoonist who invented the symbolic Democratic donkey and Republican elephant. with many of his cartoons/caricatures. Facsimile of 1904 edition. Clean. Facsimile. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pyne Pr Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007718 ISBN : 0878610790 9780878610792
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Sabin, Edwin Legrand
Kit Carson Days 1809-1868: Adentures in the Path of Empire 2 Vols.
New York: Press Of The Pioneers Inc 1935. 2 vols 996pp/illus. one of 1 000 copies trade edition green cloth with gilt lettering ."This book is without doubt the best of the many works that have appeared on that famous scout and trapper. There is little known material that has not been used by Sabin." Title page indicates "autographed edition" however no autograph present. Minimal markings. Tesxt clean. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Press Of The Pioneers, Inc Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007881
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Morell, Parker
Diamond Jim: The Life and Times of James Buchanan Brady
New York: Simon & Schuster 1934. 286 pages. Frontispiece illustrated with b/w plate portrait of Diamond Jim. 21 additional illustrations in text. Pages clean good condition. Maroon cloth with embossed illustration of Diamond Jim with small fake diamond missing. White label is still attached on head of spine. Rare as First Edition. Clean. Family Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Simon & Schuster Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007906
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Schauffler, Robert Haven
Beethoven: The Man Who Freed Music 2 Vols
New York: Doubleday Doran 1929. 2 Volume set. 693pp/illus. A full and well-illustrated biography of Beethoven which vividly describes his lasting influence on music and composing. Rare 1st 1929 printing. Corners bumped. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday, Doran Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007912
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Blumenson, Martin
Patton Papers Vol 1 1885 1940
Wilmington Massachusetts U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin 1974. 996pp/illus First volume covering Patton's career up to 1940. DJ price clipped. Text clean. 3rd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007955 ISBN : 0395127068 9780395127063
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Galantin, I J
Submarine Admiral: From Battlewagons to Ballistic Missiles
Baltimore Maryland U.S.A.: Univ of Illinois Pr 1995. 345pp 28 b/w photos biblio index. Galantin tells the story of the amazing evolution of the submarine from the civil war era to today's nuclear submarines. From 1920 his first year at Annapolis until 1970 when he retired the author saw the US Navy evolve from a floating bureaucracy to a force capable of projecting of US power on the high seas. Clean. 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ of Illinois Pr hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008045 ISBN : 0252021606 9780252021602
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Henry, Allan J (ed)
The Life of Alexis Irenee Du Pont Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
Philadelphia PA: Wm. F. Fell 1945. Two vols. 228235 pp./illus index. One of 750 copies Color fold-out map page 2 of Vol 2. In gilt-stamped light-blue cloth. Slight sunning of covers Colored crest ontitle page. With card "compliments of Pierre du Pont. #75 of 750 copies. Both volumes clean. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Numbered Copy. Wm. F. Fell hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008165
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Harvey, George
Henry Clay Frick
New York: Privately Printed - The Frick Collection 1936. 382pp/frontis. Frick was a Captain of industry involved with the development of the steel industry. A tight and attractive copy of this publication.Clean. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed - The Frick Collection hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008312 ISBN : 1587981270 9781587981272
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Adm JJ 'Jocko' Clark J J
Carrier Admiral
New York: David McKay Company Inc 1967. 333pp/illus. INSCRIBED BY ADMIRAL CLARK. He commanded the USS Yorktown in WWII and would later run the entire 7th Fleet. Clean. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. David McKay Company, Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008388
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Duffy, Eamon
Saints & Sinners: A History of the Popes
New Haven CT: Yale Univ Pr 1997. 336pp. Contains 6 chapters and maps. History of Popes. Clean. 1st Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Yale Univ Pr hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008579 ISBN : 0300073321 9780300073324
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Mmarty-Laveaux
Oeuvres de P. Corneille - Album
Paris France: Librairie De L. Hachette 1862. Approx 50 unpaginated pages having engravings related to Pierre Corneille. Including a full-page engraved portrait and a color hand-colored full-page coat of arms. Several double page engravings. Interesting book. Pierre Corneille June 6 1606 - October 1 1684 was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth Century French dramatists along with Molière and Racine. He has been called the founder of French tragedy and produced plays for nearly forty years. French text. Clean. Boards. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Librairie De L. Hachette hardcover
Bookseller reference : 008573
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Shultz, George P
Turmoil and Triumph: My Years As Secretary of State
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0684193256 . Signed first edition of Turmoil and Triumph by former Secretary of State George P. Shultz. First Edition First Printing. Inscribed by Secretary Shultz on the ffep dated 1942 - the year both Shultz and the person to whom the book is warmly inscribed graduated from Princeton. George Pratt Shultz 1920 2021 was an American economist businessman diplomat and statesman. He served as Secretary of State under Ronald Reagan and in various positions under two different Republican presidents. He is one of the only two persons to have held four different Cabinet-level posts Secretary of Labor Director of the Office of Management and Budget Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State the other being Elliot Richardson. Shultz played a major role in shaping the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration and in ending the Cold War. . Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in perfect pristine condition; unread unmarked tight square and clean. A large heavy book five pounds - additional shipping charges may apply. FINE/FINE. Photographs. Thick Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xiii 1184 pp. Signed by Author . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 29373 ISBN : 0684193256 9780684193250
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Engelman, Edmund
Sugmund Freud Berggasse 19 Vienna
Universe. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1998. First English Edition. Hardcover. 0789302543 . Stiff unmarked book in illustrated boards with slight corner bumping. ; 11.10 X 8.93 X 0.47 inches; 112 pages . Universe hardcover
Bookseller reference : 37704 ISBN : 0789302543 9780789302540
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James, Marquis
Andrew Jackson: Vol. I The Border Captain; Vol. II Portrait of a President
Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcovers two volumes bound in matching genuine red leather with real 22 kt gold decoration. 461 and 627 pages respectively. All edges gilt silk ribbon markers sewn-in raised spines. Notes Bibliography Index. Two-page broad-side Collector's Notes from The Library of the Presidents laid-in loose in each volume and single unused Easton Press book-plate from The Library of the Presidents laid-in vol. II. First edition thus. No previous ownership marks. A clean fresh near like new set showing several minute darker specks to outer joints. Else binding and interior pristine and as new. Near fine. Due to weight Priority and International orders will require additional postage. . The Easton Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020955
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Carter, Jimmy
A Remarkable Mother : Signed Collector's Edition
Easton Press 2008. 222pp. Green leather with gold decorations on covers brown tafetta end pages bookmark ribbon index b&w photos signed collector's edition includes certificate of authenticity A Remarkable Mother a portrait of his mother that relates her humanitarian contributions as an advocate for social justice describes her Peace Corps volunteerism and salutes her non-participation in the prejudices of the racially segregated South during the Great Depression . Full-Leather. Very Good. Easton Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : w230932796
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Shelby, Carroll; Bentley, John
The Cobra Story.
Osceola Wi.: Motorbooks International 1974. xv 272pp index appendices bw ills. Blue cloth in jacket. Jacket faded at spine with sort tears and associated creases rubbed at folds. Light foxing to endpapers and edges. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Motorbooks International Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 052558
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Rockwell, Norman; Tom Rockwell
My Adventures as an Illustrator
NY: Harry N. Abrams. New with No dust jacket as issued. 1995. First Edition. First Printing. Soft Cover. 0810925966 . In this autobiography Norman Rockwell describes his early struggles to become an artist: his rising career as a popular illustrator of magazines and advertisements; his experiences with colleagues models and clients; his periods of self-doubt and how he overcame them. Examples of Rockwell's art include both old favourites and less familiar works. Tom Rockwell the artist's son who worked with his father to produce this book in 1960 added an afterword on the artist's last years for this edition. First published in 1988 in hardcover. . The volume is in perfect pristine condition unmarked unread tight square and clean; still in its original shrink-wrap. NEW. Color Illustrations. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 430 pp . Harry N. Abrams paperback
Bookseller reference : 29357 ISBN : 0810925966 9780810925960
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Mirbeau, Octave
LA 628-E8
Paris: Bibliotheque-Charpentier. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1907. Second Edition. First Printing. Leather. Quarter bound in burgundy morocco over marbled boards spine in five compartments separated by raised bands gilt lettering on red label on one compartment marbled endpapers. . Small bookseller's label on rep corners moderately worn paper toning but supple else fine; unmarked tight square and clean. VERY GOOD. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 416 pp . Bibliotheque-Charpentier hardcover
Bookseller reference : 27973
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Prokosch, Frederic
Autograph Note Signed.
New York 1941. Very Good. 12mo broadside folded once horizontally. <br/><br/>"This is for . Roman / with sincere regards and . from / Frederic Prokosch superscript" October 1941 at NYC followed by a quotation from his book "Seven Who Fled." Prokosch described himself in his autobiography : I don't think that any of my 'friends' have even the faintest notion of what I'm really like or have any idea of what my life has really consisted of. . . .With all the surface 'respectability' diplomatic and scholarly and illustrious social contacts my real life has been subversive anarchic vicious lonely and capricious." So how does this note fit into the life of Prokosch unknown
Bookseller reference : 0007309
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Domvile, Admiral Sir Barry KBE, CB, CMG K B E C B C M G
From Admiral to Cabin Boy
London: Boswell. Good. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. 163 pages. The author was "prescient enough to foretell the coming of globalisation and the globalisers with his perfect short description: '.no territorial limits and respects no human ideals but regards the whole world as one glorious financial playground to be used for its own benefit.'" - Ian Buckley. Average wear. Binding intact. Slight lean to spine. Dust jacket not included. Underlining and various markings throughout text. A worthy reading copy. Singerman 706.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Domville Admiral Sir Barry K.B.E. C.B. C.M.G. Judmas Freemasonry . Boswell hardcover
Bookseller reference : 463c6242
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Houser, George J (Biography of Paul A Thorlaksson; Edited by Paul A Sigurdson)
Pioneer Icelandic Pastor; The Life of the Reverend Paul Thorlaksson
Winnipeg: Manitoba Historical Society 0-921950-07-1 1990 1st edition. Hardcover 229pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Photographs illustrations appendices bibliography. The dust jacket is faded on the front panel along the edge. Biography of Paul A. Thorlaksson. Edited by Paul A. Sigurdson. Locale: ; Gimli--Manitoba; Iceland; Manitoba; North Dakota; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada. Manitoba Biography Icelandic Canadians Lutheran Church. Manitoba Historical Society Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 011177 ISBN : 0921950071 9780921950073
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Graham, Winston
Poldark's Cornwall
The Bodley Head. First UK edition-second impression. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. VGC.The Bodley Head1983.First UK edition-second impression.Large format tan hardbackgilt lettering on the front cover and spinetwo small marks and nicks on the cover and spine with Djvery small tear some nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj coverboth in VGC.Illustrated inside the front and back covermany colourb/w photographsmaps.Nice and clean pages with small ink marks on the outer edgesa couple of small creases and ink marks on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.222pp including List of illustrations Map of Poldark's Cornwall.Price un-clipped.A collectable book.Heavy bookapprox 1.2 Kg. The Bodley Head hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8651 ISBN : 0370305183 9780370305189
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Tyson, Ian; With Colin Escott
I Never Sold My Saddle
Salt Lake City UT: Gibbs-Smith Publishers 1994. Beautiful gift quality copy appears unread in a bright and tight textblock includes b&w photographs and sheet music from Ian Tyson; All page edges straight and sound; Minimal wear at the corners and spine extremities; Unclipped dust jacket. 112p. including discography. First Edition/1st Printing. Boards. Fine/Near Fine in mylar. Illus. by B&W Photographs/Music. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Gibbs-Smith Publishers Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SB16357 ISBN : 0879056134 9780879056131
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Reed, William Bradford
THE LIFE OF ESTHER DE BERDT
Philadelphia: Privately Printed by C. Sherman 1853. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 336 pages original cloth spine lightly sunned. Scarce. <br/><br/>Londoner Esther De Berdt married an American lawyer and re-located to Philadelphia in 1770. As part of the Philadelphia gentry she met many of the important Colonists including Gen. George Washington. Initially opposed she warmed to the cause of independence. Her husband Joseph became Washington's aide and secretary and eventually a general and still later Governor of Pennsylvania. Esther meanwhile headed the Ladies of Philadelphia and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Continental Army. She dies at age 34 in 1780 failing to see the success that crowned her efforts. Much of this text is in the form of letters. She was one of the outstanding women of the American Revolution. Privately Printed by C. Sherman hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0007667
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Ann Miller, Norma Lee Browning
Miller's High Life 1972 Signed
<p>Garden City New York: Doubleday & Co. 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover Very Good. Blue cloth boards with cream spine blue and red printing on spine. Next to no flaws with very little bumping on top and bottom of spine. Binding tight with a little give. Pages clean and rough cut on long edge. 283 pages. Noted in Book First Edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper in black marker "To Jack Happy Reading Ann Miller". B&W Photos throughout. Dust jacket is in Very Good condition in protective mylar cover with next to no flaws but slight edgewear on top of spine and a very little wrinkle on top of front cover. Not price clipped. Beautiful Signed First Edition.</p> Doubleday & Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 68 ISBN : 0385034407 9780385034401
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Laing, Hamilton M
Allan Brooks Artist-Naturalist - British Columbia Provincial Museum Special Publication No. 3
Victoria B.C.: British Columbia Provincial Museum. Fair. 1979. First Edition. Paperback. 077188110x . 249 pages. References. "Brooks was a remarkable Canadian known to few Canadians. Naturalist artist soldier sniper hunter scientist his goals were to excel his achievements therefore were among the best. English to the core he was Canadian more than he knew and home through most of his life was his beloved British Columbia." - from Foreword. Illustrated primarily in black and white with several colour plates. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. A worthy reading copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Allan Brooks Artist-Naturalist - British Columbia Provincial Museum Special Publication No. 3 Birds in Art Painters British Columbia Biography Hunters . British Columbia Provincial Museum paperback
Bookseller reference : 352g0446 ISBN : 077188110x 9780771881107
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Freeman, Douglas Southall
Lee's Lieutenants; a Study in Command Three Volume Set
Easton Press. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1991. Collector's edition. Hardcover. Complete three volume set in gilt-decorated gray leather; all three voilumes have the ribbon marker folded as from the publisher; still stiff to open and about new but for publisher's nameplate with former owner's name supplied. Vol 1. Manassas to Malvern Hill. Vol 2. Cedar Mountain to Chancellorsville. Vol 3. Gettysburg to Appomattox. . Easton Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 62937
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Whittier, John G; Phillips, Wendell
Letters of Lydia Maria Child
Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company. Very Good. 1883. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Stamps on the fep from the "Portland Women's Union." no pocket. The fep has been glued to the picture of Child facing the title page. ; Ex-Library; 7 1/2"; 28016 pages . Houghton, Mifflin and Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28009
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Michener, James A; Levy, Alan; Davidson, Barbara; Burnham, Sophy; Peterson, Patrica; Skurka, Norma
The New York Times Magazine January Jan. 9 1972 - Ezra Pound Cover Photo
New York: The New York Times & Arno Press. Fair. 1972. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE COPY. EZRA POUND ARTICLE AND MANY OTHER PAGES HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND ARE NOT INCLUDED. WE OFFER THIS COPY PRIMARILY FOR ITS RARE COVER. Features: Great cover photo of controversial expatriate poet Ezra Pound; A Lament for Pakistan by James Michener; The Heroin Babies - Going Cold Turkey at Birth; Wild purple color-photo fashion ad for Pam Bee; Chinese fashion photos; Lovely color-photo fashion ads; Photos of Vermont home designed by Hobart Betts; and more. Somewhat above-average wear. Some pages loose and we repeat many pages are missing.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; The New York Times Magazine January Jan. 9 1972 - Ezra Pound Cover Photo Expatriate Poet cover photo of controversial expatriate poet Ezra Pound; A Lament for Pakistan by James Michener; The Heroin Babies - Going Cold Turkey at Birth; Wild purple c . The New York Times & Arno Press unknown
Bookseller reference : 202G3976
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McLean County, Illinois
THE HISTORY OF MCLEAN COUNTY ILLINOIS;
Chicago: William Le Baron Jr. 1879. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto; iv 1078 pages orignnal stamped and bevelled covers paper label remnants on front pastedown later bookcloth tape on spine titled on spine with embossed tapes; pencilled name on flyleaf of W. H. Anderson Colfax Illinois. <br/><br/> Buck 939 . William Le Baron, Jr. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 230489
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Housman, Laurence
Victoria Regina: A Dramatic Biography
Hamburg Paris Bologna: The Albatross Verlag. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1935. First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. First edition thus first printing the list of The Albatross Modern Continental Library at the rear lists all volumes to be published up to December 1935. Quarter bound in publisher's red cloth over tan and black printed boards gilt lettering on olive leather label on spine. Binding by Oscar Brandstetter Leipzig. Illustrated with full-page B&W drawings and in-text illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard. In English. The volume shows only the slightest signs of light shelf-wear else as new; unmarked tight square fresh and clean. NEAR FINE. . The Albatross Modern Continental Library Series. Vol. 274. B&W drawings. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 470 2 8-adverts pp . The Albatross Verlag hardcover
Bookseller reference : 28999
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