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1980ref. 2334092New York: E.P. Dutton & Co 1980. First Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 20x20x20. Stillman Susan jacket art. First trade edition. Top edge of jacket mended with tape a few minor tears to jacket edges. 1980 Hard Cover. 558 pp. 8vo. "A wealthy and notorious clan the Bellefleurs live in a region not unlike the Adirondacks in an enormous mansion on the shores of mythic Lake Noir. They own vast lands and profitable businesses they employ their neighbors and they influence the government. A prolific and eccentric group they include several millionaires; a mass murderer; a spiritual seeker who climbs into the mountains looking for God; a wealthy noctambulist who dies of a chicken scratch; a baby Germaine - the heroine of the novel - and her parents Leah and Gideon. Written with a voluptuousness and immediacy unusual even for Oates Bellefluer is widely regarded as one of her masterworks. E.P. Dutton & Co hardcover books
1987ref. 2336149Camden ME: Down East Books 1987. 4th Printing. Trade Paperback. Fine. 0x6x9. Fourth printing. A fine copy. 1987 Trade Paperback. xx 268 pp. In October 1947 Maine was engulfed by the worst fire in its history. Before the flames were quenched 200000 acres had burned. This is the definitive account of those terrible and exciting days. Down East Books paperback books
2012ref. 2337583New York: Simon & Schuster 2012. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x1x8. First printing. Remainder mark on page base. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 2012 Trade Paperback. xxi 535 pp. For almost 500 years human beings have been finding ways to circle the Earth - by sail steam or liquid fuel; by cycling driving flying going into orbit even by using their own bodily power. The story begins with the first centuries of circumnavigation when few survived the attempt: In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan left Spain with five ships and 270 men but only one ship and 35 men returned not including Magellan who died in the Philippines. Starting with these dangerous voyages Joyce Chaplin takes us on a trip of our own as we travel with Francis Drake William Dampier Louis-Antoine de Bougainville and James Cook. Eventually sea travel grew much safer and passengers came on board. The most famous was Charles Darwin but some intrepid women became circumnavigators too - a Lady Brassey for example. Circumnavigation became a fad as captured in Jules Verne's classic novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Once continental railroads were built circumnavigators could traverse sea and land. Newspapers sponsored racing contests and people sought ways to distinguish themselves - by bicycling around the world for instance or by sailing solo. Steamships turned round-the-world travel into a luxurious experience as with the tours of Thomas Cook & Son. Famous authors wrote up their adventures including Mark Twain and Jack London and Elizabeth Jane Cochrane better known as Nellie Bly. Finally humans took to the skies to circle the globe in airplanes. Not much later Sputnik Gagarin and Glenn pioneered a new kind of circumnavigation - in orbit. Through it all the desire to take on the planet has tested the courage and capacity of the bold men and women who took up the challenge. Their exploits show us why we think of the Earth as home. Round About the Earth is itself a thrilling adventure. Simon & Schuster paperback books
2018ref. 2207986Saratoga Springs: Journal Arts Press 2018. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8x5x0. Brand new from publisher. 2018 Trade Paperback. 115 pp. "Before They Were Our Mothers was conceived when editor Patricia A. Nugent realized at her mother's funeral that she knew very little about her mother's life before her mother was her mother. She'd never asked; her mother had never offered. Nugent deeply regretted missing the opportunity to know her mother better. But that window had closed. To help others avoid similar remorse she compiled this anthology of real-life stories about women before they were mothers. In addition to deeply evocative first-person accounts Before They Were Our Mothers offers readers a personal history of world events from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s as written in the present moment by current-day descendants: Joyce Hunt Bouyea; Carol R. Daggs; Ginny Riedman-Dangler; Constance A. Dodge; Cathy Fedoruk; Nadia Ghent; Zoe Ann; Christensen Gonza; Crystal S. Hamelink; Rachael Z. Ikins; Donna Jackel; Catherine Ruggiero Lanci; Christy O'Callaghan; Josephine Pasciullo; Barbara J. Spaeth; and Sue Sweet Van Hook. Universal themes weave delicate threads through these disparate women's lives. Well-meaning parents making questionable decisions; arranged marriages; the desire for education and a career; unplanned pregnancies; the centrality of faith and religion; the need for family and affirmation; medical advances; the brutality of war; and the crippling effects of poverty prejudice and discrimination. Themes not so different from circumstances in our lives today. You won't forget the women in these stories; you won't want to. And they may inspire you to tell your children your stories - before you were their parent. Journal Arts Press paperback books
1980ref. 24093Bloomington IN: T.I.S. Publications Division. Very Good with no dj. First Edition. Softcover. light staining along bottom edge of front cover inside and out otherwise a nice clean copy with just minimal wear. Trade PB B&W photographs diagrams Following some brief introductory matter including a chapter on "The Social Environment of the Crime" this volume primarily reprints contemporary news accounts and other documents related to the Borden murders the trial of Lizzie Borden and her life after the trial. Also includes a transcription of Assistant Marshal John Fleet's notes of his interviews with Lizzie Bridget Sullivan and John Morse "the only known records of the police investigations in these early days following the murders." . c.1980. T.I.S. Publications Division paperback books
2011ref. 420549New York: Ecco 2011. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Second printing. 415pp. Corners lightly bumped else fine in fine dustwrapper. Ecco hardcover books
2005ref. 34773San Francisco: Chronicle Books. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. On the half-title page of this copy are signed original robot drawings by Blue Sky Studio artists Michael Knapp David Lopez Munoz Vincent Mguyen Dice Tsutsumi and Peter de Seve who were some of the film's artists. Additionally this book has a special laid-in bookplate illustrated and signed by William Joyce one of the creators of the movie. The bookplate was supplied by Bud Plant for a limited number of copies at publication.; Oblong Small 4to 9 1/8" x 11 1/4"; 144 pages . 2005. Chronicle Books hardcover books
1986ref. 124612New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525244468 . A Fine first Printing of the First Edtion that has some wear to the spine edges housed in a Fine dust-jacket; Raven's Wing is a story revolving around a young girl Sybil and her brother August who are forced to flee their home in Germany during World War II. Sybil is determined to find her way back to her family even though it means hiding from the Nazis and traveling through dangerous territories. Along the way she meets a group of friends who help her survive and eventually find her way home.; 8vo; 305 pages . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1987ref. 124630New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth spine. 0525245456 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a dust-jacket of the same value that has some light creasing to the front ear of the dust-jacket; "You Must Remember This" by Joyce Carol Oates is a novel about the life of a woman who has the ability to remember everything that has ever happened to her. The book follows the life of the protagonist who is born with a rare and dangerous memory disorder.; 8vo ; 436 pages; TBC; . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1987ref. 124628New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth spine. 0525245456 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a dust-jacket of the same value; In this novel the narrator recounts the life of her mother from her childhood in the 1930s to her death in the 1990s. The narrator's mother was an artist and a writer and she tells her daughter stories of her own life and the lives of her ancestors. The narrator reflects on her mother's life and on the memories she has of her.; 8vo ; 436 pages; TBC; . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1987ref. 124629New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth spine. 0525245456 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in a dust-jacket of the same value that has a minor puncture marking to the rear surface; Joyce Carol Oatess first novel in 10 years is a meditation on memory love and loss. The story is told through the eyes of Esther and her husband Homer as they try to make sense of their daughters death. The novel is rich in detail and explores the ways that memory can both comfort and haunt us.; 8vo ; 436 pages; TBC; . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1986ref. 124611New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525244468 . A Fine first Printing of the First Edtion in a like dust-jacket that has a small puncture mark on the lower front edge; Raven's Wing is a coming-of-age story following the life of Bethany Green a teenager living in the fictional town of West Egg on Long Island in 1922. The novel follows Bethany's struggles with her identity and her relationship with her family and friends.; 8vo; 305 pages . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1984ref. 124647New York: E. P. Dutton Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth spine. 0525242481 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in an alike dust-jacket; Oates' latest book of short stories follows a group of people as they approach the end of their lives. Some are content with their lives others are not. The stories are dark and heartbreaking depicting the finality of death and the ways in which it can impact those who are left behind.; 8vo; 241 pages . E. P. Dutton, Inc. hardcover books
1984ref. 124648New York: E. P. Dutton Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth spine. 0525242481 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in an alike dust-jacket; The Last Days is a collection of short stories by Joyce Carol Oates. The stories are about people who are facing the end of their lives and the decisions they have to make.; 8vo; 241 pages . E. P. Dutton, Inc. hardcover books
1986ref. 124613New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0525244468 . A first Edition/First Printing in Fine condition housed in an equally unblemished dust-jacket; Joyce Carol Oates' Raven's Wing is the story of a young girl Abigail who is sent to live with her father and stepmother in a small town in Maine after her mother's death. Abigail is not happy with her new life and is constantly trying to escape even going so far as to attempt suicide. However she eventually starts to accept her new surroundings and begins to make new friends. One of these friends is a boy named Adam who she begins to fall in love with. However Adam is constantly away at school and Abigail is not allowed to go to see him. One day Adam comes home early and they are able to spend a few hours together. However after this encounter Adam disappears again and Abigail is left feeling confused and lonely.; 8vo; 305 pages . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1975ref. 55863New York: The Vanguard Press Inc. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0814907679 . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition housed in a somewhat shelfworn dust-jacket else Near Fine; The Assassins is a novel about the secrets and violence of an old order of assassins. The book is told in alternating chapters from the perspectives of two characters - an assassin named Rufus and his Christian convert apprentice and lover Eleanora.; 8vo; 568 pages; Price . The Vanguard Press, Inc. hardcover books
1976ref. 56149New York: Delacorte Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1976. Fourth Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0440092205 . A Near Fine Later Printing with spine soiling in a Fine dust-jacket ; This is a book about people their motivations and the ways in which technology affects their lives. It is written by Joyce Haber a well-known technology journalist and it is an interesting read for anyone interested in the subject.; 8vo; 421 pages; Price . Delacorte Press hardcover books
1986ref. 56220New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0525244468 . A Fine Second Printing in an alike dust-jacket ; Raven's Wing is a coming of age novel about a young girl Celaena Sardothien who is taken from her home in the kingdom of Terre d'Ange and brought to the empire of Andor. Celaena is forced to become a swordsman and assassin to protect her kingdom from the evil empire.; 8vo; 305 pages; $6.00 . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
1983ref. 56554New York: E. P. Dutton Inc. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth Spine. 0525241663 . A first Printing of the First Edition in Fine condition housed in a shelfworn Near Fine dust-jacket; The Profane Art: Essays and Reviews is a collection of essays and reviews by Joyce Carol Oates. The essays cover a range of topics including literature art and religion. The reviews focus on books and artworks that Oates has both read and seen.; 8vo; 212 pages; Price . E. P. Dutton, Inc. hardcover books
1993ref. 56434New York: Harpercollinspublishers. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0060165030 . A first Edition/First Printing with bumped corners else Fine in a like dust-jacket; Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's early years were marked by tragedy as their mother died when they were both young and their father abandoned them. Despite these challenges the Lindberghs rose to become one of the most famous couples in America thanks largely to the success of their pioneering air travel. Their story is the tale of two people who overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to achieve great things. Loss of Eden tells the story of their remarkable life journey from their childhood in rural New Jersey to their years as pioneering aviators. Drawing on unpublished correspondence rare photographs and interviews with the Lindberghs' friends and family Milton brings to life the dynamics of this compelling family and the pivotal role they played in the history of aviation.; 8vo; 520 pages; Price . Harpercollinspublishers hardcover books
1981ref. 57100New York: E. P. Dutton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1981. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0525054839 . An unblemished first Printing of the First Edition housed in a Fine dust-jacket; Joyce Carol Oates' Angel of Light tells the story of a young woman Josie who is struggling with her faith. Josie must choose between her own beliefs and the expectations of those around her and she must come to terms with the fact that she may never be able to return to the life she once knew. Oates' beautiful and lyrical prose makes this a compelling and heart-wrenching story.; 8vo; 434 pages . E. P. Dutton hardcover books
ref. 57704New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. N.D. 1/4 Cloth. An edgeworn edition in Nearly Fine condition in a price-clipped alike dust-jacket ; Joyce Cary's new novel tells the story of Alice and her two young daughters as they navigate the perils and pleasures of life in a small town in upstate New York in the early 1970s. At first the girls are excited to have a visitor from America - their father has been away for so long. But soon they come to understand that the town is not as welcoming as they had hoped. When Alice's husband returns he is not the same man she left behind. With the support of her friends Alice must find her way back to her family and to her own sense of self.; 8vo; 247 pages . Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover books
1973ref. 57765New York: The Vanguard Press Inc. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. Second Printing. Cloth. 0814907504 . A Second Printing in Fine condition in a price-clipped Near Fine dust-jacket ; Joyce Carol Oates' latest novel tells the story of a young woman newlywed to a man she barely knows who is sent to a mental hospital after a nervous breakdown. There she meets a cast of eccentric and colorful characters among them a psychotic nun a cantankerous nurse and a lovelorn doctor. With the help of her new friends she begins to rebuild her life.; 8vo; 561 pages . The Vanguard Press, Inc. hardcover books
1949ref. 59716New York: Harper & Brothers. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1949. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A barely shelfworn first Edition/First Printing that is Nearly Fine and housed in a Fine dust-jacket; This book is about a woman named Joy who is living with cancer. She starts to find joy in the small things in life and starts to live more fearlessly.; 8vo; 343 pages . Harper & Brothers hardcover books
1983ref. 59041New York: E. P. Dutton Inc. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth spine. 0525241663 . An unblemished first Edition/First Printing in Fine condition and housed in a dust-jacket that is also Fine; The Profane Art: Essays and Reviews is a compilation of essays and reviews written by Joyce Carol Oates. The book is divided into three sections: Fiction Non-Fiction and Poetry. The essays and reviews are all thought-provoking and offer a unique perspective on literature.; 8vo; 212 pages . E. P. Dutton, Inc. hardcover books
