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Lindbergh, Anne Morrow
North to the Orient
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. c1935. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition/first printing this stated sample copy is in Very Good condition with some aging to the pages minor bumps and dents around the sunned board edges in a Fair dust-jacket with edgewear some small closed tears and scuffing; This firsthand account of the flight made by the Lindbergh's to the Orient in the summer of 1931 is told from the perspective of Mrs. Lindbergh and illustrated with maps by Charles A. Lindbergh; Maps ; 8vo; 255 pages . Harcourt, Brace and Company hardcover
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Wallace, Ge Lew
Life and Public Services of Hon. Benjamin Harrison
Edgewood Publishing Co. Fair with no dust jacket. 1892. Cloth. Brown boards with gold lettering is scuffed with corners worn text is acid toned; A biographical sketch co-authored with Hon. Murat Halstead; 8vo; 530 pages . Edgewood Publishing Co. hardcover
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Ryan, Alan
Bertrand Russell: A Political Life - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
New York: Hill and Wang. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. A first American edition/first printing in Very Good condition with bumping and rubbing to the board edges in an alike dust-jacket with very minor edgewear and scuffing; Concentrates on Russell's activities as a polemicist agitator educator and popularizer; traces his moral philosophy beginning with his opagesosition to the Great War; 8vo; 226 pages; TBC FSA . Hill and Wang hardcover
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Newman, John
Oswald and the CIA - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0786701315 . A first Carroll & Graf edition/first printing with little if any wear in Fine condition housed in a mildly scuffed alike dust-jacket; A firestorm of controversy this book uncovers more than any previous inquiry of the government's role in the Kennedy assassination; 8vo; 627 pages; FSA . Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. hardcover
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Kellett, E E
The Story of Dictatorship: From the Earliest Times till To-Day - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. Good. 1937. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first edition/first printing in Good condition with the upper corners lightly bumped text clean and tight; Dictatorship from the earliest times till to-day; 8vo; 231 pages; TBC FSA . E. P. Dutton & Co. hardcover
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Yorburg, Betty
Utopia and Reality: A Collective Portrait of American Socialists
New York And London: Columbia University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. Cloth. An edition in Very Good condition with narrow ink line on lower edge of title page in alike dust-jacket with overall scuffing. Previous owner inked library numbers on spine and copyright page ; A collective portrait of American socialists; 8vo; 198 pages; TBC FSA . Columbia University Press hardcover
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Markie, Peter J
Descartes's Gambit
Ithaca And London: Cornell University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0801419069 . Fine condition in a Very Good little edge worn dust-jacket with a few minor tears; Analyzes the relationship between metaphysics and epistemology in the thought of Rene Descartes; 8vo; 278 pages . Cornell University Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 41991 ISBN : 0801419069 9780801419065
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Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution
The Supreme Court of the United States: Its Beginnings & Its Justices 1790-1991
Washington D.C.: Supreme Court Historical Society. Fine. 1992. Hardcover. A lovely copy book appears to be a first edition; however bookplate on pastedown states that the book is "reprinted" in Fine condition without dust-jacket as issued; is the definitive history of the Supreme Court and its justices from the nation's founding through the present day.The Supreme Court of the United States: Its Beginnings & Its Justices 1790-1991 is the authoritative history of the nation's highest court and its justices from the nation's founding through the present day. The volume is the product of a commission appointed by the National Archives and Records Administration to commemorate the United States Constitution's 200th anniversary. The commission worked with a team of outstanding historians including Allan Nevins Stanley Kutler and Arthur Schlesinger Jr. to produce a highly readable and comprehensive account of the court and its justices. The book is organized into three parts each covering a different period of Supreme Court history. Part One covers the court's early years from its creation under the Articles of Confederation in 1787 to the appointment of John Marshall in 1801. Part Two covers the Marshall era from the first major decisions of the court under Marshall to; Color Photographs and Illustrations; 4to; 300 pages . Supreme Court Historical Society hardcover
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Bennett, Carl A, and Arthur A Lumsdaine (eds)
Evaluation and Experiment: Some Critical Issues in Assessing Social Programs
New York San Francisco and London: Academic Press Inc. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0120888505 . Presumed first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with lightly rubbed extremities and previous owner's signature to front flyleaf in Very Good- dust-jacket with edgewear and sunned spine; This book a result of a symposium held at the Battelie Seattle Research Center in July 1973 focuses on selected aspects of the problems in evaluating social programs such as those dealing with education health and economic policy; Quantitative Studies in Social Relations; 8vo; 553 pages; FSA . Academic Press, Inc. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 42838 ISBN : 0120888505 9780120888504
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McCain, John; Salter, Mark
Character Is Destiny - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1400064120 . A stunning first edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. This one SIGNED by author Senator and presidential candidate John McCain directly on the title page; Character Is Destiny is John McCain's and Mark Salter's work for parents to share with their children and for all others read for inspiration and guidance about individuals historical figures and normal people whose values exemplify the best of the human spirit; 8vo; Includes Barnes and Noble Events calendar highlighting the November 8 2005 booksigning ; Signed by Author . Random House hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 13957 ISBN : 1400064120 9781400064120
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Auty, Richard M and John Toye (editor)
Challenging the Orthodoxies
London: Macmillan Press Ltd. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. An edition in Near Fine condition with little edgewear in a Very Good dust-jacket that is very scuffed ; Auty and Toye offer a modern critique of the new economic orthodoxy called Washington Consensus; 8vo; 250 pages; TBC; . Macmillan Press Ltd. hardcover
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Messimer, Dwight R
Escape
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 1557505780 . A handsome first printing so stated in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket; The story of Edouard V. Isaacs's daring escape from a German POW camp in Villingen Germany at the end of World War I for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor and his subsequent service as a congressman from California; 8vo; 266 pages; FSA . Naval Institute Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40498 ISBN : 1557505780 9781557505781
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Gide, Charles
Principles of Political Economy
Boston New York Chicago London: D. C. Heath and Company. Good. c1924. Hardcover. Good condition with tight and clean text some pencil underlining throughout and general wear and aging to the boards; Translated from the French by Ernest F. Row. Revised to reflect changes since the original edition first published in 1883 and again in 1921; 8vo; 555 pages; FSA . D. C. Heath and Company hardcover
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White, Ronald C, Jr Liberty and Justice for All
Liberty and Justice for All: Racial Reform and the Social Gospel 1877-1925 - 1st Edition/1st Printing
San Francisco: Harper & Row Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1990. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060693614 . A first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition minor shelf wear in Very Good lightly scuffed dust-jacket; Racial Reform and the Social Gospel 1877-1925. 'The Rauschenbusch Lectures New Series II. Foreword by James M. McPherson; 8vo; 309 pages . Harper & Row Publishers hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40491 ISBN : 0060693614 9780060693619
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Taibo II, Paco Ignacio and translated by Martin Michael Roberts
Guevara Also Known as CHE - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: St Martin's Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312155395 . A first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in a Very Good little scuffed dust-jacket; Translated from the Spanish by Martin Michael Roberts. Author probes into Che's life with a storyteller's pen and an historian's judgement; 8vo; 691 pages . St Martin's Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 42960 ISBN : 0312155395 9780312155391
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Shaara, Jeff M
Gone For Soldiers - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Ballantine Publishing Group. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0345427505 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread As New condition personally SIGNED by author Jeff Shaara directly on the title page; The story of the unpopular Mexican War 1846-1848 from the perspectives of those involved: Winfield Scott Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. Grant Stonewall Jackson Mexican dictator Santa Ana and others. Cut off from supplies and communication with Washington D. C. Major General Scott and his young army engage in one of the most daring campaigns in military history ; 8vo; Signed by Author . Ballantine Publishing Group hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 14530 ISBN : 0345427505 9780345427502
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Bergin, Joseph
Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld: Leadership and Reform in the French Church - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New Haven CT and London: Yale University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0300041047 . A bright first edition/first printing in Very Good condition in Very Good dust-jacket with light edgewear; Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld was a reforming leader in the French Church during the eighteenth century. He advocated for change and helped to improve the organization and functioning of the Church. His work helped to create a more efficient and unified Church which in turn helped to improve the quality of life for Catholics in France.; 8vo; 302 pages . Yale University Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 41716 ISBN : 0300041047 9780300041040
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Stone, Irving
Depths Of Glory: A Biographical Novel Of Camille Pissarro - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. As New. 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special first edition/first printing preceding the trade edition in unread As New condition. SIGNED by author Irving Stone; A story of the life of the famous French Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro including insights into the group's interrelationships with particularly interesting information about Renoir. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather with raised bands and features gilded sewn-in pages with a satin marker. Simply superb quality; Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; xxxiv 647 1 pages; Signed by Author . Franklin Library hardcover
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Mailer, Norman
The Castle In The Forest - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Norwalk CT: Easton Press. As New. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Full-Leather. A special first edition limited to 1275 copies preceding the trade edition SIGNED by the award-winning author Norman Mailer. A wonderful copy in As New condition never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; Norman Mailer winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Armies of the Night returns to fiction with his character study of one of modern history's most undefinable figures---Adolph Hitler. Using the narrative voice of a young SS operative Mailer gives us detailed background into Hilter's family life and circumstances which shaped the leader for better or worse Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather silk moiré end leaves distinctive cover design raised bands accented in real 22KT gold satin ribbon page marker gilded page edges long-lasting high quality acid-neutral paper sewn pages for strength and durability; 8vo; Signed by Author . Easton Press hardcover
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Hausmann, Lieut Franz Joseph; Cynthia Joy Hausmann (trans); John H Gill (ed)
A Soldier for Napoleon: The Campaigns of Lieutenant Franz Joseph Hausmann 7th Barvarian Infantry - 1st Edition/1st Printing
London: Greenhill Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. c1998. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 1853673366 . A stunning first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition in alike dust-jacket with minor edgewear; Here are the unpublished contemporary letters and diary entries of a Napoleonic officer containing detailed accounts of the battles and military campaigns of 1812 and 1814. A unique primary source describing the life and duties of an officer in the Napoleonic Wars; B & W Illustrations; 8vo; 272 pages; FSA . Greenhill Books hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40502 ISBN : 1853673366 9781853673368
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Anderson, Scott
The Man Who Tried to Save the World: The Dangerous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Fred Cuny - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York London Toronto Sydney And Auckland: Doubleday. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0385486650 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with minor wear to edges in dust-jacket; Fred Cuny was a brilliant scientist and inventor who was also one of the most daring and adventurous men of his time. In the early 1950s he was one of the first people to suggest that the world was in danger of a major environmental disaster. Cuny was also one of the first people to propose that we could save the world by using thermonuclear weapons to stop the spread of communism.In the autumn of 1954 Cuny disappeared after travelling to Mexico to meet with a powerful politician who was interested in his ideas. His family and friends have never been able to find out what happened to him.Scott Anderson's gripping new book tells the story of Cuny's life and mysterious disappearance revealing the forces that opposed him and the dangers he faced as he tried to save the world.; 8vo; 374 pages; FSA . Doubleday hardcover
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Carpenter, Lucile Russel
Rudyard Kipling: A Friendly Profile
Chicago: Argus Books. Very Good. 1942. Hardcover. Very Good condition with a gift inscription on front end paper the pastedowns and end papers lightly age toned. Text clean and tight. Blue boards with gold lettering; Rudyard Kipling is one of the most well-known and beloved authors in the world. This book provides a friendly profile of Kipling including his life works and influence on literature.; 8vo; 72 pages; FSA . Argus Books hardcover
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Talbert, Roy Jr
FDR's Utopian Arthur Morgan of The TVA
Jackson & London: University Press of Mississippi. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0878053018 . Fine condition in an alike dust-jacket ; Story of Arthur E. Morgan who was Appointed by President Roosevelt as head of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the popular concept of social and economic planning; 8vo; 218 pages; TBC FSA . University Press of Mississippi hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 41996 ISBN : 0878053018 9780878053018
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Willson, John
We The People
Hillsdale Michigan: Hillsdale College Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1992. Softcover. White with blue lettering and red trim; Duplicates of #1 & #2 plus teacher's volume. Thirteen in all. Essays on the Major Documents of the American Founding. Number One: John Dickinson The Letters of Fabius. Number Two: Arthur St. Clair and the Northwest Ordinance. Number Three; John; 4to . Hillsdale College Press paperback
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Ambrose, Stephen E
The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys the Men of World War II - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Simon and Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 068485628x . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with some minor shelfwear in a Very Good dust-jacket with little surface scuffing and wear to the trim; Eisenhower and his boys: The men of World War II. Author tells the story of the war in Europe from D-Day to the end eleven months later on May 7 1945; 8vo; 396 pages; FSA . Simon and Schuster hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 42675 ISBN : 068485628x 9780684856285
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Carter, Jimmy
Sharing Good Times - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Simon & Schuster. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0743270339 . An outstanding first edition/first printing book in Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED by author and former U. S. President Jimmy Carter directly on the title page; Former U. S. President and Nobel Prize winner Jimmy Carter writes about the things that matter most the simple relaxed days and nights that he has enjoyed with family and friends through the years and across generations. Lively and witty accounts of exploring the outdoors; pursuing new adventures and going places with children grandchildren and friends. An inspirational guide to anyone desiring to stretch mind and heart and to combine work and pleasure; Small 8vo; xiv 174 4 pages; Signed by Author . Simon & Schuster hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 11882 ISBN : 0743270339 9780743270335
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Cuneo, John
Benjamin Franklin Ingenious Diplomat
Panama: McGraw-Hill Book Company. Very Good. 1974. Hardcover. A lovely edition in Very Good condition with some edgewear and light soiling to the pictorial brown and white boards. Part of the Saratoga Cluster Series ; During his lifetime Benjamin Franklin was a leading figure in American politics science and literature. As an inventor journalist and diplomat he helped create the United States of America and helped secure the Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolution. John Cuneo's biography of Franklin is a detailed look at the man and his accomplishments.; 8vo; 159 pages; FSA . McGraw-Hill Book Company hardcover
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Carter, Jimmy
Christmas in Plains: Memories
Norwalk CT: Easton Press. As New. 2002. Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition SIGNED by former U. S. President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter. A wonderful scarce book in As New condition never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; In a beautifully rendered portrait Jimmy Carter remembers the Christmas days of his Plains boyhood -- the simplicity of family and community gift-giving his father's eggnog the children's house decorations the school Nativity pageant the fireworks Luke's story of the birth of Christ and the poignancy of his black neighbors' poverty. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather silk moiré end leaves distinctive cover design raised bands accented in real 22KT gold satin ribbon page marker gilded page edges long-lasting high quality acid-neutral paper sewn pages for strength and durability; 8vo; Signed by Author . Easton Press hardcover
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Shepherd, Jack
The Adams Chronicles: Four Generations of Greatness - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Boston: Little Brown and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0316784974 . A first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition minor edgewear in alike dust-jacket; Published as a companion volume for The Adams Chronicles a 13 week television series produced by WNET/13 New York for national distribution by the Public Broadcasting Service. Introduction by Daniel J. Boorstin; 4to; 448 pages; FSA . Little, Brown and Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 41658 ISBN : 0316784974 9780316784979
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Tenzing Norgay, Jamling; Broughton Coburn
Touching My Father's Soul A Sherpa's Journey To The Top Of Everest - 1st Edition/1st Printing
San Francisco: Harpersanfrancisco. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0062516876 . A most attractive first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED by author Jamling Norgay Tenzing and co-author Broughton Coburn directly on the title page; As Climbing Leader of the famed 1996 Everest IMAX expedition led by David Breashears Jamling Norgay followed the footsteps of his legenday father Tenzing Norgay Sherpa who was the first to reach the Mount Everest summit in 1953 together with Sir Edmund Hillary. Introduction by Jon Krakauer and foreword by his holiness The Dalai Lama; 8vo; Signed by All Authors . Harpersanfrancisco hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 13116 ISBN : 0062516876 9780062516879
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Baldwin, Neil
Edison: Inventing the Century - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Hyperion. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0786860413 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition in a Near Fine dust-jacket with minimal edgewear; A revealing portrait of Thomas Edison inventor an enthralling chronicle of this well-known figure; 8vo; 531 pages; FSA . Hyperion hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 42051 ISBN : 0786860413 9780786860418
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Taylor, D J
Thackeray: The Life Of A Literary Man - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786709103 . A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with bumped corners and some edgewear in alike dust-jacket showing scuffing and shelfwear. Remainder mark on the bottom page edge; The first major Thackerary biography in twenty years; Remainder; 8vo; 494 pages; FSA . Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 41811 ISBN : 0786709103 9780786709106
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Welty, Eudora
One Writer's Beginnings
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Cloth. 0674639251 . First edition/later printing in Fine condition seemingly unread in lightly sunned dust-jacket with 4" closed tear to front panel.; This memoir tells the story of one writer's beginnings from her early childhood through her apprenticeship to a magazine editor her first novel and her long career of writing. Welty vividly captures the Mississippi Delta the people and places she knew and the literary scene of the 1940s and 1950s.; The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization; ; 8vo . Harvard University Press hardcover
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Hahner, June E
Civilian-Military Relations in Brazil 1889-1898 - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Columbia SC: University of South Carolina Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. c1969. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0872491463 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with minor soiling to the rear in a price-clipped Very Good dust-jacket with scuffing mild soiling and three round stickers on the rear and front flap; A study of the peaceful transfer of power from a military government to a civilian government after the fall of the monarch in Brazil; 8vo; 232 pages . University of South Carolina Press hardcover
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Keyes, Nelson Beecher
Ben Franklin An Affectionate Portrait - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Kingswood Surrey: The World's Work. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First printing of the first edition in Near Fine condition with light edgewear in a Good dust-jacket; A warm and Appealing biography written with enthusiasm and feeling; 8vo; 318 pages; FSA . The World's Work hardcover
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Spender, Stephen and John Goldsmith [editor]
Stephen Spender Journals 1939-1983 - 1st Trade Edition/1st Printing
New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. c1986. First Trade Edition; First Printing. 1/3 Cloth. 0394546024 . A first Trade edition/first printing in Very Good condition little bumping to corners and wear of spine edges ends in Very Good lightly creased dust-jacket with minor tear along the upper rear edge; only preceeded by a privately printed edition by The Franklin Library; Gives a fascinating inside look at one man's extraordinary life full of admiration for his vitality interest in others and his honesty about himself; 8vo; 510 pages; FSA . Random House hardcover
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Wilson, Derek
The World Encompassed: Francis Drake and His Great Voyage - 1st US Edition/1st Printing
New York Hagerstown San Francisco London: Harper & Row Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. c1977. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0060146796 . A first American edition/first printing in Very Good condition with a bookplate on the front pastedown some fading and other wear around the board edges and page edge soiling in a price-clipped alike dust-jacket with scuffing creasing and other shelfwear; Sir Francis Drake's great voyage 1577-1580; 8vo; 240 pages; FSA . Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 42631 ISBN : 0060146796 9780060146795
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Halliday, F E
Chaucer and His World - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: The Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. First edition/first printing in Very Good condition with gift inscription on the front flyleaf and sunned boards in a price-clipped Very Good- dust-jacket with creasing and chipping along the edges and tape on the upper spine; Author gives useful guidance in the matter of Chaucer's language and tells much of the story by means of vivid autobiographical passages quoted with modernized spelling from the poet's works; 4to; 144 pages; FSA . The Viking Press hardcover
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Kaufman, Beatrice and Joseph Hennessey (editors)
The Letters of Alexander Woollcott
New York: The Viking Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1944. Second Printing. Cloth. Good condition with a previous owner's name inked on front end paper and slight age toning to the book. The brown dust-jacket is in Good condition as well with with cream colored letters on the spine has edgewear with two closed tears to the upper edge; This is Woollcott speaking in the vein that made him so well known and loved. Pieces about events institutions and people that aroused his enthusiasm; 8vo; 410 pages; FSA . The Viking Press hardcover
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Harcave, Sidney
Years of the Golden Cockerel: The Last Romanov Tsars 1814-1917 - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: The MacMillan Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. c1968. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A Very Good first edition/first printing with little denting to boards in clipped Very Good- lightly chipped dust-jacket; An account of the century during which the last five Romanov tsars undertook the task of leading Russia through the developments of an era without precedent in the country's history; 8vo; 515 pages . The MacMillan Company hardcover
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Sutton, Claud
Farewell to Rousseau: a Critique of Liberal-Democracy - 1st Edition/1st Printing
London: Christophers. Good with no dust jacket. 1936. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A first printing of the first edition that bears a previous owner's name on the front end paper in Good condition. Volume is Scuffed edgeworn adn contains margin markings; ineIn Farewell to Rousseau Claudine Sutton critiques the liberalism and democracy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. She argues that the ideas of liberty and equality promoted by Rousseau are unrealistic and ultimately destructive. She contends that Rousseau's beliefs in the natural goodness of humans lead to the erosion of traditional social institutions and ultimately the destruction of democracy.; 8vo; 220 pages . Christophers hardcover
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Ulam, Adam B
Ideologies and Illusions: Revolutionary Thought from Herzen to Solzhenitsyn
Cambridge MA And London England: Harvard University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0674443101 . Very Good condition with bumping to the board edges and some fading in an alike dust-jacket with scuffing and wear about the trim; Revolutionary thought from Hersen to Solzhenitsyn; 8vo; 335 pages; FSA . Harvard University Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 43059 ISBN : 0674443101 9780674443105
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Fox, Vicente
Revolution Of Hope - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Viking. As New in As New dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670018392 . A most beautiful first edition/first printing book in unread As New condition in alike dustjacket SIGNED directly on the title page by author Mexican President Vicente Fox; When Vicente Fox took office in 2000 he broke the dictatorial one-party rule that had strangled Mexico for over seventy years. In Revolution of Hope Mexico's President outlines a new vision of hope for the future of the Americas a personal story of triumph and a political vision; 8vo; xxii 375 3 pages; Signed by Author . Viking hardcover
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Thomas, Lately
Between Two Empires: The Life Story of California's First Senator - 1st Edition/1st Printing
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1969. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with some general wear and tear in an alike dust-jacket worn frorm the shelf with some adhesive residue on the upper right corner of the front; The life story of California's First Senator William McKendree Gwin; 8vo; 399 pages; FSA . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
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Everett, Marshall
Complete Life of William McKinley and Story of His Assassination
s. I. : Marshall Everett. Good. 1901. Decorative Cloth. A Memorial edition in Good condition with mild aging to the decorative green boards a previous owner's name on front end paper bumping to the lower outer corners and a slightly cocked spine; Illustrated with full-page photographs of the assissination scene. 'Portraits of President McKinley his cabines adminstration and scenes in his career. An authentic and official memorial edition containing every incident in his career; 4to; 448 pages . Marshall Everett hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 43360
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Hawn, Goldie
Goldie A Lotus Grows In The Mud - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. As New in As New dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0399152857 . A stunning first Trade edition/first printing only preceded by a privately printed Easton Press edition in unread As New condition in alike dust-jacket SIGNED by author and movie star Goldie Hawn directly on the title page; A rather unconventional memoir from one of the world's most beloved actresses. Goldie writes about everything from her early years as a little girl who felt like an ugly duckling to her go-go dancing years in New York in the Sixties to Hollywood and memorable films like the Oscar-winning Cactus Flower Swing Shift and Private Benjamin. She speaks of her relationship with her family her partner Kurt Russell her children Kate Hudson Oliver Hudson Wyatt Russell and her stepson Boston Russell; 8vo; Signed Tuesday May 10 2005 12: 30pm in Chicago Borders store in 150 North State Street ; Signed by Author . G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 12783 ISBN : 0399152857 9780399152856
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MacKay, James A
Robert Bruce King of Scots
London: Robert Hale & Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 070914718x . An edition in Good condition with margin markings and rubbing to the boards in a like dust-jacket with blue lettering that has a closed tear on upper front some edgewear; Author pieces together the life and background of Robert Bruce whom England considered a traitor. Bruce combined endurance and bravery to the point of recklessness yet was a diplomatic statesman and exhibited qualities of knightliness; 8vo; 192 pages . Robert Hale & Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 43069 ISBN : 070914718x 9780709147183
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Aldrin, Buzz; John Barnes
The Return - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Tom Doherty Associates LLC. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0312874243 . A first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dustjacket SIGNED by astronaut and author Buzz Aldrin directly on the title page; On July 20 1969 Buzz Aldrin along with Neil Armstrong made history as they placed humankind's first steps on the moon. In The Return written by award winning novelist John Barnes Aldrin offers a compelling novel about the opportunities and dangers that confront us today-and shows why we must and will seize the challenges before us; 8vo; Signed by Author . Tom Doherty Associates, LLC hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 14861 ISBN : 0312874243 9780312874247
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Canning, John (editor)
100 Great Kings Queens and Rulers of the World
New York: Bonanza Books. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0517458438 . Near Fine condition with little wear around the spine ends in a price-clipped Very Good dust-jacket; This book is a comprehensive look at the lives and accomplishments of 100 of the world's greatest rulers. From ancient kings and queens to current leaders this book offers a look at their histories motivations and accomplishments.; 8vo; 671 pages; FSA . Bonanza Books hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 40116 ISBN : 0517458438 9780517458433
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Kennedy, Caroline
The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Hyperion. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0786868090 . Beautifully bound in navy blue cloth with silver lettering and satin bookmark this unread Very Fine/Very Fine first edition/first printing is signed by Caroline Kennedy directly on the title page; "I have tried to include poems that reflect things that were important to her--a spirit of adventure the worlds of imagination and nature and the strength of love and family." --Caroline Kennedy about her selections for this anthology from the dust jacket ; 8vo; Signed by Author . Hyperion hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 15927 ISBN : 0786868090 9780786868094
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