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Boyd, Lizzie.[design, Gael Towey Dillon;photos, Robin Bath, Elly Beintema, Michael Boys; David Bradfield, Pat Brindley, Richard
Window Gardens : How to Create Beautiful Windows Indoors and Out. Window Gardening; Window Plants; Plant Charts
New York : C.N. Potter : Distributed by Crown Publishers 1985. 1985. Good. 1st American edition 1st printing ; 144 pp. : illustrations some in color ; 27 cm. ; ISBN: 0517555603 LCCN: 84-11505 ; LC: SB419; Dewey: 635.9/65; OCLC: 10799904 ; green cloth with gold lettering in full color photographic dustjacket ; crease to inside dustjacket flap ; a stain on front ep ; 82 full-color / 21 black and white line drawings ; small chip to front top right corner dustjacket ; ".Full color photographs were taken all over the world including the United States England Spain and France. Together with detailed captions they offer suggestions for color schemes and plant combinations that will bring warmth and cheer to every type of window as well as ideas for plantings that look beautiful when seen from both indoors and out."--jacket ; G/G New York : C.N. Potter : Distributed by Crown Publishers, 1985. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3476
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Bauer, Jaroslav, Dr. [trans., Zdenka Naglova; graphic design, Antonin Chmel ; photographs by Františsk Tvrz]
A Field Guide in Color to Minerals Rocks and Precious Stones.
Secaucus N.J. : Chartwell Books ; Czechoslovakia : Printed by Svoboda 1992. 1992. Fine. 3rd printing ; pictorial boards with like dustjacket ; 208 pp. illustrated ; 22 cm. ; ISBN: 1555210937 ; OCLC: 26919881 ; "Acomprehensive guide to the natural riches of the earth this book is a must for the lover and collector of minerals rocks and precious stones. Over 550 examples are beautifully illustrated in color and the easy to follow tables provide detailed information about hardness lustre physical properties characteristic coloring and place of origin as well as many other interesting facts." ; slight foxing else FINE/FINE Secaucus, N.J. : Chartwell Books ; Czechoslovakia : Printed by Svoboda, 1992. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2504 ISBN : 1555210937 9781555210939
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Bennett, Betty T. [jacket design, Barbara M. Bachman; photo, Chad Evans Wyatt; art, H. B. Hall, Reginald Easton, Amelia Curran,
Mary Diana Dods a Gentleman and a Scholar : The Astonishing Revelation of a Daring 170-Year -Old Deception
New York : William Morrow and Company Inc. 1991. 1991. Fine. 1st ed. 1st printing ; 303 pp. : illustrated ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0688087175 ; LCCN: 90-13473 ; OCLC: 22310692 ; sea green and red cloth with gold lettering in pictorial dustjacket ; "This is a story about tracking--and sidetracking. It began in 1973 when I decided to edit the letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley to better understand that author who at nineteen wrote the novel Frankenstein.two men who appeared toward the end of the volume David Lyndsay a writer and Walter Sholto Dougla s the husband of Mary Shelley's dear friend Isabella Robinson Douglas.Buried in the letters referring to Lyndsay and Douglas was a tale of its own." David Lyndsay and Walter Sholto Douglas were the same person and despite historical and legal evidence to the contrary that person was a woman-- from the introduction and dustjacket. ; FINE/FINE New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1991. hardcover
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Raymer, Steve. [foreword, Tan Sri Razali Ismail; producer, Charles O. Hyman; design, Kevin Osborn]
Living Faith : Inside the Muslim World of Southeast Asia. The Mosque: Focal Point of Muslim Life; Muslim Schools: Custodians of Tradition Architects of Change; The Village; The Cities: Islam Meets the Internet; Mainstay of Faith: The Muslim Family
Singapore : Asia Images Editions 2001. 2001. As New. 224 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 32 cm. ; ISBN: 9810442076 ; OCLC: 48956365 ; blue cloth with white lettering in photographic color dustjacket ; AS NEW Singapore : Asia Images Editions, 2001. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2746 ISBN : 9810442076 9789810442071
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Lasky, Victor. [jacket design, Harris Lewine]
The Ugly Russian. Ugly Russians Go Home; Guinea; Lumumba; Tshombe; East Africa; Peking Safari; Bhai Bhai; etc
New York : Trident Press 1965. 1965. Good. xi 313 pp. map on lining papers 22 cm ; splotched black cloth with red and white lettering ; in sunned chipped dustjacket ; Examines activities of Communist officials from the U.S.S.R. Red China and satellite countries based on a trip by the author through twenty lands of Asia Africa and the Middle East. ; LCCN: 65-21060 ; OCLC: 383122 ; slight knock else G/G New York : Trident Press, 1965. hardcover
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Liu, Zongren, 1940- [Liu Zong Ren 刘宗仁 ] [blurb: Service, John S. 1909-1999; cover design, Jos Sances; book design, Laurie Ander
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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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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Nielsen, Linda. [editors, Christina N. Oldham, Dawn Youngblood; design, John Ritland, Jo Arnold]
Adolescence : A Contemporary View. Theories & Research; Physical Development; Cognitive Development; Identity & Personality; Sex Roles.; .Families; .Peers; Adolescent Sexuality;.Moral Religious & Political Development;.Drugs; etc
Fort Worth ; Philadlephia ; San Diego ; New York ; Orlando ; Austin ; San Antonio ; Toronto ; Montreal ; London ; Sydney ; Tokyo : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers 1991. 1991. Good. 2nd edition ; pictorial boards ; ISBN: 0030328535; 9780030328534 LCCN: 90-46994 ;LC: HQ796; Dewey: 305.23/5 ; OCLC: 22346857 ; xxii 580 pp. ; illustrated ; " .motivates students to challenge their own beliefs and assumptions and to critically evaluate the research experts' opinions statistics and theories about adolescence. The book incorporates contemporary issues and research on adolescence such as the impact of temperament on adolescence attention deficit disorders mothers and teenage sons and adolescents with troubled peer relationships. In addition readers will come to recognize the powerful role of race family income and gender in adolescents' lives. Nielsen engages the reader through the use of an informal writing style photographs cartoons graphics self-quizzes and boxed inserts." ; Dr. Linda Nielsen Lewisville NC is a professor of psychology at Wake Forest University ; highlighting else G Fort Worth ; Philadlephia ; San Diego ; New York ; Orlando ; Austin ; San Antonio ; Toronto ; Montreal ; London ; Sydney ; Tokyo hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2208
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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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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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Trautman, Kathleen [jacket design, Lawrence Ratzkin ; photograph, R. F. Bissell]
Spies Behind the Pillars Bandits At the Pass : the Misadventures of an American Foreign Service Family Assigned to a Hardship Post. The CIA and Other Disasters; Through the Khyber Pass; Following Bengal Lancers on Holiday; The Ganges & the Gurus;
New York : David McKay Company Inc. 1972. 1972. Fair. x 244 pp. Ex-Library copy ; knocked ; labels stamps pocket and cards ; tear to end pages ; LCCN 74-185128 ; FAIR New York : David McKay Company, Inc., 1972. unknown
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Green, Julien [jacket photograph, John William Land; design, Alan Mazzetti; trans., Peter Heinegg]
God's Fool : The Life and Times of Francis of Assisi. Frère Francis
San Francisco CA : Harper & Row Publishers 1985. 1985. Good. 4th printing ; ex-lib ; ISBN: 0060634642 9780060634643 ; green and blue cloth in photographic dustjacket ; penciled underlinings in spots ; typical labels pockets and stamps ; tears to front and back eps from dustjacket mylar cover ; "Julien Green who writes in French was born in Paris of American parents. He spent his childhood in France returning to the United States only to study at the University of Virginia and to serve in both world wars. American life is the background for his two novels Mont-Cinere 1926 and Mo'ra 1950. French provincial life is the setting for Adrienne Mesurat The Closed Garden 1927 and also for Leviathan The Dark Journey 1929. Each in His Darkness 1961 is a novel about a Frenchman and his dying uncle in America. In his diary Julien Green reveals his "sensitive poetic nature" and provides insights into the obsessive nightmarish atmosphere of his works as well as into the major conflicts of his life---Catholicism versus Protestantism and "the struggle between spiritual energy and sensual emotion" --Justin O'Brien SR." ; G San Francisco, CA : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1985. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2321
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Vargas Llosa, Mario. [translator, Edith Grossman; design, Michael Ian Kaye; photo, Jerry Bauer]
Death in the Andes : a Novel Lituma en los Andes
New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux 1996. 1996. Fine. 1st edition ; black and gray cloth with black lettering in dustjacket ; FINE/VG New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. hardcover
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Itsuki, Hiroyuki, 1932- [trans., Joseph Robert ; artwork, Reiko Itsuki; jacket photograph, Eiko Ishioka; book design, Eiko Is
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
Bookseller reference : 2626 ISBN : 4062099810 9784062099813
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White, Sidney Howard. [photo, Alec Russell ; series editor, Kinley E. Roby ; book production, Elizabeth Todesco; book design, Ba
Alan Ayckbourn. Twayne's English authors series ; TEAS 384
Boston : Twayne Publishers 1984. 1984. Good. 159 pp. portrait ; 23 cm. ; ex-library stamps pocket labels ; ISBN: 080576870X ; LCCN: 84-8576 ; OCLC: 10780564 ; G Boston : Twayne Publishers, 1984. unknown
Bookseller reference : 2455 ISBN : 080576870X 9780805768701
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Sergeant, Harriet. [jacket design, Peter A. Davis; jacket illustration, Zhang Tielin; photographs, Lucille Briance, William Hayt
Shanghai : Collision Point of Cultures 1918 / 1939.
New York : Crown Publishers Inc. 1990. 1990. Fine. 371 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ;LCCN: 90-25079 ; red and green cloth in gold lettering in pictorial jacket ; "Traces the history of the Chinese city of Shanghai between the two world wars examining the rich social political and cultural complexities of the city during the period." ; FINE / FINE New York : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990. hardcover
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Barret-Ducrocq, Francoise. [Francoise] [trans., John Howe; jacket design, Paul Burcher]
Love in the Time of Victoria : Sexuality Class and Gender in Nineteenth-Century London. L'Amour sous Victoria Vast Hothouse of Sexual Immorality; Natural History of Trangressions; Casual Love Impossible Romance; Rules of Sexual Morality; etc
London ; New York : Verso 1991. 1991. Fine. 1st American Edition ; ISBN: 0860913252; 9780860913252; National Library: 100900268 LCCN: 91-2751 ; OCLC: 23357464 ; blue cloth with gold lettering in colorful decorative dustjacket ; with promotional materials and receipt laid in ; reconstructs the world of the Victorian working-class girl and the demimonde ; FINE/VG London ; New York : Verso, 1991. hardcover
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Maltin, Leonard ; Bann, Richard W. [book design, Sheri de Miskey ; photos, Gene Kornman, Bud "Stax" Graves; Stymie Beard, Tommy
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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Hemphill, Robert, Captain. [foreword by Joseph L. Galloway; jacket design, Ronald R. Seagrave; ed., Pia S. Seagrave; blurbs, B.
Platoon : Bravo Company. Taking Command; Tet; Vietnam Glossary; etc
Fredericksburg VA : Sergeant Kirkland's 1999. 1999. Good. 252 pp. : illustrated maps ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 1887901256 LCCN: 98-36820 ; OCLC: 39633927 ; LC: DS559.5; Dewey: 959.704/3/092 ; "Lieutenant Colonel Retired Robert Hemphill takes us back to his fighting days in Vietnam when he commanded Bravo Company 3rd Battalion 25th Infantry Division--the same unit director Oliver Stone fought in and presumably based his Oscar-winning movie Platoon on. Fresh off a promotion and brand-new to Vietnam when he was unceremoniously given command of Bravo Company the worst fighting unit in the 25th Battalion Captain Robert Hemphill had to prove his courage and skill as a commander over the next five months--taking Bravo into an endless series of search and destroy missions reacting to midnight mortar attacks and ambushed and trying desperately to not only keep his men alive but also keep sane in the madness of Vietnam. Then just when Hemphill was getting the hand of it the NVA unleashed their 1968 Tet offensive and Bravo was plunged into the mos t horrific fighting of the war. From the days of immense boredom to electrifying toe-to-toe battled with the NVA this riveting account at last tells the real story of Platoon." - Publisher ; wine-red cloth with gold lettering in color pictorial dustjacket ; crease on front ep ; slight wear to dustjacket ; triffle dusty ; G/VG Fredericksburg, VA : Sergeant Kirkland's, 1999. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3270 ISBN : 1887901256 9781887901253
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Steger, Manfred B., 1961- and Perle Besserman. [jacket design, Laura Shaw]
Grassroots Zen.
Boston ; Rutland VT ; Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing Company 2001. 2001. As New. 1st edition ; green cloth with black lettering in photographic color dustjacket ; xi 163 pp. ; ISBN: 0804832439 ; LCCN: 00-60781 ; OCLC: 44701996 ; "Many Zen Buddhist practitioners have come to question some of Japanese Zen's less democratic aspects -- from the strict male-dominated hierarchies to the racial overtones. At the same time modern American Buddhists often find it difficult to integrate zazen seated Zen meditation with lives of family work and social engagement. This book offers a fascinating guide to overcoming both these dilemmas. A study of how one Zen group returned to an ancient Chinese tradition of community meditation practice without a leader or hierarchy this book also outlines an authentic "grassroots" approach urging people from all walks of life to come together in meditation and the study of dharma. Grassroots Zen focuses on the challenge of truly becoming one with the moment in our frantically paced society; of finding a space for the passing self; and of achieving balance between Zen practice and daily life as well as individuality in community. A thoughtful and absorbing work Grassroots Zen is an important book for those seeking a practice that is truly of the people by the people and for the people." ; AS NEW Boston ; Rutland, VT ; Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing Company, 2001. hardcover
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Chong, Denise. [jacket design, Melissa Jacoby]
The Concubine's Children : The Story of a Chinese Family Living on Two Sides of the Globe
New York et al. : Viking 1994. 1994. Fine. 1st edition 1st printing ; beige and black cloth with gold lettering in colored photographic dustjacket ; a horrific story of child abuse gambling alcoholism prostitution and mahjong among Chinese immigrants in British Columbia's Vancouver and in the United States and a family separated by two continents and cultures ; FINE/FINE [New York, et al.] : Viking, 1994. hardcover
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Downing, Sybil. ; Smith, Robert E., 1928- [design, Rhonda Pattengill]
Tom Patterson : Colorado Crusader for Change.
Niwot Colo. : University of Colorado 1995. 1995. Fine. 1st printing ; ISBN: 0870813641 ; LCCN: 95-2671 ; OCLC: 31938042 ; LC: F871; Dewey: 978.8/03/092; B ; red cloth with silver lettering in color photographic dustjacket ; "Thomas McDonald Patterson described by contemporaries as the most prominent figure in Colorado history achieved a degree of political influence professional fame and financial success that makes his relative obscurity a mystery. As the acknowledged leader of the Democratic party from 1876 to 1892 he raised the party's respectability. By engineering a fusion of silver Democrats and populists to challenge Republican dominance he brought about an effective two-party system. In Patterson's lengthy career he was instrumental in Colorado's quest for statehood served a s territorial delegate to Congress was the first Democratic U.S. congressman and later a U.S. senator. As owner and publisher of the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Times Patterson supported many unpopular causes among them organized labor. In defending freedom of the press he survived serious boycotts by large advertisers and a contempt citation by the Colorado Supreme Court. Infuriated by election swindles Patterson worked with other progressive reformers to curtail corruption in municipal and state government including the Democratic machine of mayor Robert Speer. " ; FINE/FINE Niwot, Colo. : University of Colorado, 1995. hardcover
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Liu, Gretchen. [paintings by Graham Byfield; ed., Tim Jaycock; dir., Tan Tat Ghee; design, Tan Seok Lui; prod., Edmund Lam; con
Singapore Sketchbook: The Restoration of a City. Towards a tropical city of excellence Series The Civic Spirit; Along the River; Chinatown; Kampong Glam; Little India & Beyond; Classic Terraces; Bungalows & Parks; Gazetteer
Singapore : Archipelago Press 2000. 2000. As New. 7th reprint of the 1995 ed. ; 96 pp. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. 11.40 x 9.89 ; ISBN: 9813018089 ; OCLC: 46930944 ; "With over 100 original and evocative watercolor paintings and pencil sketches Singapore Sketchbook records the restoration of this historic city's rich architectural heritage. Included are paintings of some of the most successful major conservation projects such as Raffles Hotel St. Joseph's Institution now the Singapore Art Museum and the famous quays of the Singapore River. In addition individual chapters focus on the city's diverse districts including: Chinatown the Malay district Kampong Glam and Little India." ; green cloth with black lettering in colored pictorial dustjacket ; AS NEW Singapore : Archipelago Press, 2000. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2777 ISBN : 9813018089 9789813018082
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Boyle, T. Coraghessan. [design, Fritz Metsch, Bascove ; photo, Pable Campos]
If the River was Whiskey : Stories.Sorry Fugu; modern Love; Hard Sell; Peace of Mind; Sinking House; Human Fly; Hat; Me Cago en la Leche Robert Jordan in Nicaragua; Little Chill; King Bee; Thawing Out; Devil & Ira Cherniske; Miracle at Ballinspit
New York : Viking ; Penguin 1989. 1989. Fine. 1st edition 1st printing ; mauve and black cloth with metallic bronze lettering in colorful dustjacket ; Contents: Sorry Fugu -- Modern love -- Hard sell -- Peace of mind -- Sinking house -- The human fly -- The hat -- Me Cago en la leche Robert Jordan in Nicaragua -- The little chill -- King bee -- Thawing out -- The devil and Irv Cherniske -- The miracle at Baqllinspittle -- Zapatos -- The ape lady in retirement -- If the river was whiskey ; ISBN: 0670826901; 9780670826902 LCCN: 88-40396 ; OCLC: 18521532 ; Magical surprising and very funny stories about eccentrics charlatans misfits and lost souls by the winner of 1987's PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. ; FINE/FINE New York : Viking ; [Penguin], 1989. hardcover
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Forbis, William H. [foreword, Mike Mansfield ; design, Sidney Feinberg ; endpaper maps, Jean Paul Tremblay ; jacket design, Paul
Japan Today : People Places Power ; The first complete "inside" book on Japan.
New York ; Evanston ; San Francisco ; London : Harper & Row Publishers 1975. 1975. Good. blue cloth in gray red black and blue dustjacket ; ex-lib ; stamps ; pocket ; slight knock ; worn ; G New York ; Evanston ; San Francisco ; London : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975. hardcover
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Wiest, Jean-Paul. [jacket design, Karl Steinbrenner; blurbs, Jeffrey C. Kinkley, Jessie G. Lutz, John Tracy Ellis, Edward J. Mal
Maryknoll in China : A History 1918-1955. Maryknoll in Context: The Coming of Age of American Foreign Missions Maryknoll in the Chinese Environment; Evangelization of the Non-Christians: The Direct Apostolate Corporal Works of Mercy; etc
Armonk N.Y. ; London : M.E. Sharpe 1988. 1988. Good. 1st ed. ; xxiii 591 pp. : illustrated ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0873324188 ; LCCN: 87-32068 ; OCLC: 17108585 ; LC: BV3415.2; Dewey: 266/.251 ; beige cloth with red lettering in nicked and torn dustjacket ; front signature badly shaken starting ; signature of Fr. Thomas V. Kiernan "Fr. Tom" on front ep ; letter of presentation from the order to Fr. Kiernan laid-in ; Fr. Kiernan joined Maryknoll in China in 1921 after having become inspired by reading of its missionary work through the publication The Field Afar and stayed for many years ; an amazing collection of details concerning Catholic missionary work in China from 1911-1955 including name lists of all the participants and text augmented from 10000 hours of collected transcribed oral histories from 200 former missionaries ; bibliographies chronologies and supplemental material make this a comprehensive study enhanced by numerous photographs and maps ; sections concerning Fr. Kiernan are marked in the margins by stars ; G/FAIR Armonk, N.Y. ; London : M.E. Sharpe, 1988. 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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Niwa, Fumio, 1904-1978. [trans., Kenneth Strong, 1925- ; cover design, Laura Shaw]
The Buddha Tree. Tuttle Classics Bodaiju
Boston; Rutland VT ; Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing 2000. 2000. As New. 1st Tuttle Classics printing ; stiff paper wrappers ; 380 p. ; 21 cm. ;ISBN: 0804832544 pbk.; 9780804832540 pbk. LCCN: 00-55238 ; OCLC: 44420704 ; "The author's remarkable insight into human weaknesses his sensitive sketches of the Japanese countryside and his revelation of the materialism of the modern Buddhist church in Japan make this a book of unusual distinction." ; AS NEW Boston; Rutland, VT ; Tokyo : Tuttle Publishing, 2000. unknown
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Yoshida, Masatoshi, 1913- 吉田正俊 ; Nakamura, Yoshikatsu, 1921- 中村義勝 [design, Tomoyuki Aidachi; ed., Tom Gally, Ikuko Gally, M
Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary : the Essential Dictionary for All Students of Japanese = ãµã‚ŠãŒãªè‹±å’Œè¾žå…¸ Furigana Ei-Wa Jiten
æ±äº¬ï¼š 講談社インターナショナル ; New York ; London ; Tokyo : Kodansha International 2001. 2001. As New. Edition: 新装版. New edition ; stiff paper wrappers ; x 717 pp. ; 19 cm.; based on The Kodansha Howdy English-Japanese dictionary by Masatoshi Yoshida & Yoshikatsu Nakamura ; ISBN: 4770027516 ; OCLC: 49684289 ; "A comprehensive communicative and practical guide to using Japanese Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary is an invaluable reference tool for anyone with an interest in the Japanese language. It has been edited with the needs of English-speaking users in mind students teachers business people and casual linguists. What is furigana and why is it so important Furigana refers to the small kana that are printed above or alongside kanji to show the pronunciation of the Chinese character. With furigana superscripts the beginner who is familiar with hiragana and katakana is able to read even the most difficult and obscure kanji at a glance. Other dictionaries either provide little or no guide to kanji readings or romanize some or all of the Japanese words and sentences. In the past romanized dictionaries were of some value to students using textbooks that contained no Japanese script. Now however an increasing number of influential curricula around the world are based on a rationale and methodology that demands the introduction of hiragana and katakana from the earliest stages. Learners and their teachers studying under such curricula will inevitably feel more comfortable with a dictionary such as Kodansha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary one that shows the pronunciation of kanji with familiar and authentic kana script." ; AS NEW This listing contains text in Japanese JIS fo nts æ±äº¬ï¼š 講談社インターナショナル ; New York ; London ; Tokyo : Kodansha International, 2001. unknown
Bookseller reference : 2619 ISBN : 4770027516 9784770027511
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Leonard, Elmore, 1925. [design, Robert Santora; photo, Annie Leibovitz]
Riding the Rap.
New York : Delacorte Press c1995. 1995. Fine. 1st ed. 1st printing ; 294 p. ; 24 cm ; ISBN: 0385308477; 9780385308472 LCCN: 94-38211 ; "It seemed like a brilliant idea. Three mismatched bad guys--a Palm Beach potted a Bahamian ex-con and a Puerto Rican gardener turned mob enforcer--get tog ether to carry out the perfect crime: kidnap retired Miami bookie Harry Arno and let him pay the ransom with his ill-gotten wealth. He can't go to the cops later. No one will miss him. It's perfect. Or so they figure. They figure wrong. Harry's form er girlfriend ex-topless dancer Joyce Patton misses him a lot. Now she's sending her current boyfriend Stetson-hatted federal marshal Raylan Givens looking for Harry. And Raylan always gets his man. And in this case he also gets his woman--the last person to see Harry a sexy psychic named Dawn. Dawn may be clairvoyant or she may be in on the kidnapping. Either way she gives Raylan a lead and he's hunting on Florida's 24-karat Gold Coast for three loco hombres.and trying to bring Har ry back alive" ; FINE/VG New York : Delacorte Press, c1995. unknown
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Atkinson, Rick. [book designer, Robert Overholtzer, inserts design, Mary Reilly; jacket design, Robert Anthony]
The Long Gray Line. Grey : The American journey of West Point's class of 1966. Reveals the true heart of the military over the past quarter century as told through the lives of three classmates.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company 1989. 1989. Good. xiii 592 p. : ill. maps ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0395480086; 9780395480083 LCCN: 89-34223 ; OCLC: 19778153gray and black cloth in photographic dustjacket ; traces members of the West Point class of 1966 ; crease on page 590 ; covers dusty else G/VG ; Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2195
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Montgomery, Ruth Shick, 1912-2001 ; jacket design, Ben Feder.
Here and Hereafter. Between Lives; Group Karma; Keeper of the Records; Spontaneous Recall; Recalling One's Birth; God Punishes No Man; An Eye for an Eye; etc .the Experience of Reincarnation as it has Shaped the Lives of Prominent Americans
New York : Coward-McCann Inc. 1968. 1968. Good. 4th printing ; OCLC: 442944 ; 224 p. 22 cm ; black cloth with gold lettering in decorative black and red dustjacket ; price-clipped ; foxing ; details of past life recall by prominent Americans involving the lives of Serge Voronoff Rembrandt van Riijn Jefferson and Monticello John F. Kennedy the evangelist George Whitefield Edgar Cayce and others ; spine lettering faded ; tear on surface of dustjacket spine else G/G New York : Coward-McCann, Inc., 1968. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2143
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Green, George Dawes. [design, L. McRee, Tony Greco; phot, Geoff Winningham]
The Juror.
New York : Warner c1995. 1995. Fine. 1st. ed. 1st. printing ; viii 420 pp. ; 24 cm. ; black cloth with gold lettering in color pictorial dustjacket ; author's second novel ; ISBN: 0446518859 :; 9780446518857 LCCN: 94-18831 ; OCLC: 30437338 ; "Annie Laird is Juror 224. A sculptor with a career going nowhere. A single mother struggling to raise a son. A good citizen who has been summoned to what looks like a routine tour of civic duty. But the trial she is called to serve on is no ordinary trial. It is a mob trial whose outcome has been meticulously orchestrated by a man of insidious power and deadly precision. A man who lives by the teachings of Lao Tsu . whose magnetism is irresistible . whose mind is as brilliant as it is twisted. He is known to some as the Teacher and he's set his sights on Annie Laird." ; FINE/FINE New York : Warner, c1995. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 460
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Wyden, Peter. [design, Karolina Harris, Robert Anthony; photos, Kats Tanaka; trans., Sekiko McDonald]
Day One : Before Hiroshima and After. Men Who Made the Nuclear Revolution: Leo Szilard; Franklin D Roosevelt; Groves; J. Robert Oppenheimer; Los Alamos; Niels Bohr; Harry S. Truman; This is Hell On Earth; Death Without End; etc
New York : Simon and Schuster 1984. 1984. Fine. 412 pp. xxxii pp. of plates : illustrated ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0671461427 ; LCCN: 84-16060 ; OCLC: 11044641 ; LC: D767.25.H6; Dewey: 940.54/25 ; red and black cloth with gold lettering in pictorial dustjacket ; small ink mark on bottom of textblock ; maps on endpapers ; "Hiroshima was an event of such magnitude that it divided history into two periods before the bomb and after it--'Day one' of a new age in which all life would be at risk. Here in all its drama is the untold story of the dawn of that new age--the creation and the use of the atomic bomb."--Jacket ; FINE/FINE New York : Simon and Schuster, 1984. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3325
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Strauss, Victor. [foreword, Bernard J. Taymans; illustrations, cover design and jacket by Edith P. Strauss; typographic design b
The Printing Industry : An Introduction to its Many Branches Processes and Products. Printing Processes & Methods; Composition for Printing; Theory & Practice of Full-Color Printing; Graphic Arts Photography; Printing Presses; Presswork; etc
New York ; London : R. R. Bowker Company; published by Printing Industries of America Easton PA: Mack Printing Company; Philadelphia: Lanston Monotype Company; American Photoengraving Company ; DuPont Printing Plant; National Publishing Company 1967 1967. Good. Blue cloth with decorations in gold ; printed on extremely heavy 70 lb-weight Mead enamel paper ; xiv 814 p. illus. part col. 26 cm. ; LCCN: 67-26209 ; OCLC: 574943 ; a seven-year project by Victor Strauss this volume documents every facet of the printing industry and includes numerous photographs of industrial processes and machinery as well as charts and graphs and a four-color process print on four pages ; 219 photographs 34 micrographs 294 diagrams ; cloth slightly sunned ; ownership stamps of a paper company in various places ; check-out card pocket at back with cellophane tape in place ; G New York ; London : R. R. Bowker Company; published by Printing Industries of America Easton, PA: Mack Printing Company; Philad hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2444
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Brandon, Ruth. [book design, Lily Langotsky]
The life and many deaths of Harry Houdini. Kodansha Globe Series
New York : Kodansha International 1995. 1995. As New. x 355 p. 32 p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. ; illustrated paper wrappers ; ISBN: 1568361009 ; National Library: 9704987; LCCN: 95-79323 ; OCLC: 32923886 ; 50 photographs ; "Ruth Brandon explains in fascinating detail the secrets of Houdini's most celebrated escapes but more important she asks 'What was Houdini really trying to escape from' Searching for the answer she reveals a man far more extraordinary than any of his audience could have imagined. Ruth Brandon reveals much that is new including how Houdini invented a phantom son and wrote daily long letters to his wife Bess who lived on the floor just below him; the first full description of Houdini's fabled death; and fresh material on the early life of Margery the medium who played such a significant role in Houdini's life." ; AS NEW New York : Kodansha International, 1995. unknown
Bookseller reference : 2754 ISBN : 1568361009 9781568361000
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Doyle, William, 1957- [book design, Tina Thompson]
Inside the Oval Office : the White House Tapes from FDR to Clinton. The Oval Office on Fire; Franklin Roosevelt; Harry Truman; Dwight Eisenhower; John Kennedy; Lyndon Johnson; Richard Nixon; Gerald Ford; Jimmy Carter; Ronald Reagan; George Bush
New York : Kodansha International 1999. 1999. As New. xii 419 pp. : illustrated ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 1568362854; LCCN: 98-47389 ; OCLC: 40076716 ; Contents: The Oval Office on Fire -- Franklin D. Roosevelt -- Harry S. Truman -- Dwight D. Eisenhower -- John F. Kennedy -- Lyndon B. Johnson -- Richard M. Nix on -- Gerald R. Ford -- Jimmy Carter -- Ronald Reagan -- George Bush -- Bill Clinton ; 1st edition 1st printing ; blue cloth in photographic dustjacket ; AS NEW New York : Kodansha International, 1999. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2960 ISBN : 1568362854 9781568362854
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Bishop, Robert [Charles] and Patricia Coblentz. [design, Darlene Geis, Reginald Gay, Judith Michael, Lydia Gershey]
American Decorative Arts : 360 Years of Creative Design. Medieval designs in the New World; Rococo elegance in the New World; Federal style in republican America; Fairs fairs & more fairs; Moderne-Deco style; International Style
New York : Henry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers 1982. 1982. Fine. Large thick volume; bound in dark brown cloth with pressed decoration in decorative color dustjacket; slight foxing to fore-edge ; 443 illustrations including 160 plates in full color ; 405 pp. ; inscription on front ep else FINE/FINE New York : Henry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1982. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1575
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Proctor, Rob. ; Macke, David, 1951- [cover design, Bren Frisch; illustrations, Gayle Ford, Susan Strawn Bailey; photos, Rob Pr
Herbs in Pots : Artful and Practical Herbal Containers. Herbal Know-How; The Cook's Patio; Special Interests; Going to Extremes; The Great Indoors
Loveland CO : Interweave Press 1999. 1999. As New. 1st printing ; "7.5M:599:RRD" ; 194 pp. : color illustrations ; 24 x 22 cm. ; ISBN: 1883010527; LCCN: 99-24679 ; OCLC: 41035478 ; green cloth with designs in photographic color dustjacket ; imaginative methods of growing plants in containers ; AS NEW Loveland, CO : Interweave Press, 1999. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2825 ISBN : 1883010527 9781883010522
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Chandler, David G. [design, Sally Strugnell; editors, Andrew Preston, Ruth Arthur, David Proffit, Sally Connolly, Gerald Hughes
Battle on Land. World War IIBlitzkrieg in the West; Dunkirk & the Fall of France; Crete; Barbarossa; Siege of Leningrad; Bataan & Corregidor; Gazala; El Alamein; Guadalcanal; Stalingrad; Kursk; Monte Cassino; Burma; D-Day; Bulge; Arnheim etc
New York : Mallard Press 1990. 1990. Fine. 176 pp. : illustrated portraits ; 28 cm. ; ISBN: 0792453743 ; OCLC: 23037338 ; photographic boards in like dustjacket ; FINE/FINE New York : Mallard Press, 1990. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3016
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McIntyre, Colin. [design, Sally Strugnell; editors, Andrew Preston, Jame Adams, Ruth Arthur, David Proffit, Sally Connolly, Ger
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
Bookseller reference : 3014
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Freyre, Gilberto, 1900-1987. [intro., Lauerhass, Ludwig, Jr; translator: Horton, Rod William, 1910-2000 ; cover design, Charle
Order and progress : Brazil from Monarchy to Republic. Brazilian Society in the Late 19th Century; Miscegenation; Catholicism and Progress; etc
Berkeley : University of California Press 1986. 1986. Good. ISBN: 0520056825 pbk.; LCCN: 86-19224 ; lxvii 422 xxxiv pp. maps. ; 23 cm. ; ex-lib stamps pocket label ; G Berkeley : University of California Press, 1986. unknown
Bookseller reference : 2414
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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
Bookseller reference : 2654
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Anderson, Kevin J. [creator, Chris Carter ; jacket design, Tony Mauro]
The X Files : Antibodies ; a Novel Based on the Characters Created by Chris Carter. X-Files No 5
Nw York : HarperPrism 1997. 1997. Fine. 1st edition 1st printing ; ISBN: 0061056243 9780061056246 ; "When a disease-ravaged body is found in the smoldering ruins of the federally funded DyMar genetic research lab Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully fear that a deadly man-made plague is on the loose. As the FBI agents investigating the "X-Files" -- cases the bureau has deemed unsolvable -- Mulder and Scully pursue the truth wherever it leads even into the labyrinthine corridors of the FBI. and beyond. Racing to contain the lethal virus before it can spread Mulder and Scully make a chilling discovery. Before his death Dr. David Kennessy a hotshot cancer researcher at DyMar had been experimenting with a promising but highly dangerous technology: microscopic bio-machines that can cure any disease heal any wound. In theory this research could be a miracle cure perhaps even a doorway to immortality. It was also the only way Dr. Kennessy could save his leukemia-stricken son. But when a second corpse turns up savagely mutilated from within it's anything but theoretical. Could machines created to cure have learned to kill Scrambling for answers Mulder and Scully are opposed at every step by faceless enemies with all the resources of the government -- even perhaps of their own agency -- at their command. Enemies who will stop at nothing to ensure that the secret of immortality falls in the right hands -- their hands. As sinister forces close in Scully fights to save the life of an innocent boy while Mulder comes face to face with a crazed and desperate man. A man whose slightest touch brings agonizing death -- and perhaps a resurrection more horrible still. " ; FINE/FINE Nw York : HarperPrism, 1997. unknown
Bookseller reference : 1419
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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
Bookseller reference : 1936
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Kelsh, Nick. [author photo, Chaz Kelsh; theater photo, Dave Wallis; design, Bill Marr; graphics, Kim Tyner; ed., Marisa Bulzone
How to be Santa Claus.
New York : Stewart Tabori & Chang 2001. 2001. As New. 1 volume 48 pp. : color illustrations ; 20 cm. ; ISBN: 158479089X; LCCN: 2001-32044 ; OCLC: 46822399 ; color photographic boards with like-pictured dustjacket ; pictorial endpapers ; clever and subtle photographic portraits assembled here tell a cohesive Christmas tale ; AS NEW New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2001. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2877 ISBN : 158479089X 9781584790891
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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
Bookseller reference : 2427
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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
Bookseller reference : 2752 ISBN : 1568361181 9781568361185
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Salzman, Mark, 1959- [jacket illustration, Deborah Jones, jacket design, Barbara De Wilde; book design, JoAnne Metsch]
The Laughing Sutra : A Novel.
New York : Random House 1991. 1991. Fine. 1st edition 1st printing ; 263 pp. ; ISBN: 039457009X :; 9780394570099 LCCN: 90-53136 ; OCLC: 21678692 ; blue and beige cloth with metallic red lettering in colorful dustjacket ; author's successful first novel ; "Salzman writes of China in his first novel which follows the adventures of Hsun-ching a naive but courageous orphan and the formidable and mysterious Colonel Sun who together travel from mainland China to San Francisco risking everything to track down an elusive Buddhist scripture called The Laughing Sutra. Part Tom Sawyer part Tom Jones The Laughing Sutra draws us into an irresistible narrative of danger and comedy that speaks volumes about the nature of freedom and the meaning of loyalty." ; FINE/FINE New York : Random House, 1991. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 2081 ISBN : 039457009X 9780394570099
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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
Bookseller reference : 3003 ISBN : 1568362951 9781568362953
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