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1961réf. 121287New York: Macmillan. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1961. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in price clipped dust jacket; When Warner's mother is diagnosed with cancer the family moves to Beijing to receive treatment. Warner who has always loved China quickly adapts to the new school friends and culture but when his mother dies he is left to cope with his grief alone. Warner is inspired to find a way to bring his mother back to life and embarks on an extraordinary journey which takes him from the Gobi desert to the Yellow Sea and all the way to Beijing China.; 8vo; xii 210 pages; $6.00 . Macmillan hardcover books
1963réf. 612397New York: The Macmillan Company 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. 274pp. A few pencil notes in the text else near fine in good only dust jacket with a significant chip on the rear panel. "A critical assessment of American efforts to stem Southeast Asia's slide into chaos and Communism. The Macmillan Company hardcover books
réf. 20491WARNER Ezra J. GENERALS IN BLUE LIVES OF THE UNION COMMANDERS. Baton Rouge: Lousiana State University Press 1984. 4to. Cloth dust jacket. xxv 680 pages. Still the best biographical dictionary for Federal generals. Includes photographs of each of the five hundred and eighty-three generals. Very good in a lightly rubbed dust jacket. 20491. unknown books
réf. 20492WARNER Ezra J. GENERALS IN GRAY LIVES OF THE CONFEDERATE COMMANDERS. Baton Rouge: Lousiana State University Press 1981. 4to. Cloth dust jacket. xxvii 420 pages. The companion volume to Generals in Blue this book features biographies of four hundred and twenty-five Confederate generals with accompaning photographs of each. Very good in a rubbed dust jacket with price sticker removed. 20492. unknown books
1937réf. 49655Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1937. First Edition. 8vo pp. vii 280. Illustrated. Blue cloth. Owner's name on flyleaf. Cover somewhat scuffed front hinge tender o/w VG. Reminiscences about Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley MA. Houghton Mifflin unknown books
1976réf. 52961New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1976. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394499131 . A first American edition/first printing in Very Good condition with sunning to the board edges page edge soiling and other general wear in an alike dust-jacket with a tear on the upper front edge and some scuffing to the rear. FFEP shows rubbing; The book Alone of All Her Sex is about the myth and the cult of the virgin Mary. It discusses the history of the Virgin Mary and how she has been portrayed in various religions and cultures. The book also discusses how the virgin Mary is seen as a model for Christian women and how she has been used as a symbol for many different things.; 8vo; 400 pages . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1958réf. 54817Boston Toronto: Little Brown and Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1958. Cloth. A Fine edition housed in a Very Good dust-jacket with some wear to the outer trim and creases; This biography of Admiral Horatio Nelson tells the story of one of the most celebrated and accomplished British naval captains of the 18th century. From his early years as a young officer in the Royal Navy to his spectacular victories in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Nelson's legend has grown ever larger. This biography offers a revealing and intimate account of his life and death revealing the strategies and tactics that made him one of Britain's greatest military leaders.; 8vo; 393 pages; FSA . Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
1971réf. 123612New York: Barnes & Noble Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1971. Second Printing. Hardcover. 156619458x . A Fine Second Printing in a scuffed alike dust-jacket ; Warner takes readers on a journey through the centuries from the earliest castles built by the Romans to the mighty fortresses of the Middle Ages. He describes the different types of castles - from the small isolated hilltop castles of the early Middle Ages to the great all-encompassing fortresses of the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Warner also describes the different ways in which medieval castles were used - as homes administrative centers and military outposts.; 8vo; 262 pages . Barnes & Noble Books hardcover books
1967réf. 106734Boston: Little Brown. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1967. First American Edition. Cloth. This novel is the story of a family who are forced out of their comfortable life in England and into a life of hardship in the early days of the Protestant Reformation. The family includes the father mother and their three young children who must learn to survive in a new dangerous world. The Converts is a story of courage and determination of family and friendship and of the power of faith to overcome even the most daunting obstacles.; 8vo; $5.00 . Little, Brown hardcover books
1982réf. 532561New York: The Viking Press 1982. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. 177pp. Fine in an about fine dust jacket with some toning. The Viking Press hardcover books
1966réf. 614477New York: The Viking Press 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket with toning and short tears. The Viking Press hardcover books
1881réf. 45551Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1881. New edition revised 8vo pp. xvi 17-496; steel-cut frontispiece tissue guard; original pictorial terra-cotta cloth stamped and lettered in gilt brown glazed endpapers; a touch edge-worn else a very good attractive copy. Originally published in 1876. Houghton Mifflin and Company unknown books
1976réf. 58838Lawrence Kansas: University of Kansas Libraries 1976. 8vo pp. 4 40 1; frontispiece; original gray paper wrappers; edges sunned near fine. University of Kansas Libraries unknown books
1931réf. 22008New York: Viking Press 1931. First American edition 8vo pp. 6 66; fine in original blue cloth-backed paper covered boards in very good jacket a bit rubbed with one small chip. The subject of this long narrative poem Rebecca Random a gin-besotted old woman who ekes out a living in the countryside by selling flowers. Viking Press unknown books
réf. 1410Browning Elizabeth Barrett. Barnes Warner. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING. Austin University of Texas & Baylor University 1967. Bound in original publisher's cloth. Fine. hardcover books
1990réf. 9004317Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1990. 1st. Hardcover. Illustrated throughout. Bound in the publisher's original cloth with the spine stamped in gilt. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1975réf. 06824ASSOCIATION COPY THE BANNER OF JOAN Grant 1975 first edition fine in dust-wrapper. Inscribed by the author to fellow writer Robert Adams with an additional authorial postscript on the r.e.p. 1/975 copies. Association copy. Donald M. Grant unknown books
1985réf. 267385DE: Middle Atlantic Press 1985. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Signed by Warner on title page Signed by dedicatee on the dedication page. Fine in a similar dustwrapper light wear to the edges. Middle Atlantic Press hardcover books
1975réf. 168199New York: Avco Embassy Pictures 1975. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1975 British film musical. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Charles Dickens' 1841 novel "The Old Curiosity Shop" about an elderly gambler who loses his business to an avaricious landlord as the result of his debts. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine lightly toned. Avco Embassy Pictures unknown books
2010réf. 192252Chicago: Corbett vs. Dempsey 2010. Paperback. VG Wraps show shelfwear along edges and corners; pages are clean and bright; binding is solid. Illustrated wraps with green and brown lettering; 34 pp.; richly illustrated. Catalog of an exhibition held at Corbett vs. Dempsey Chicago Feb. 19-Mar. 27 2010. Essay by Alan Warner. Corbett vs. Dempsey paperback books
1970réf. 295122New York: Avant-Garde Media 1970. Magazine. 64p. 10.75x11.25 inches illustrated with photos and artworks essays articles reviews poetry fiction sunned spine & light wear to covers else a very good magazine in red pictorial wraps. The portfolio by Weir brought down the law on Ginzburg's head again. Very young nude female models. Also a symposium on The Most Hated Man in America with nominations by various famous and infamous people. Warhol nominated Christine Jorgensen for "not sticking to his guns!" Also a photo report from Israel. Avant-Garde Media unknown books
1991réf. 154947London: Playhouse Theatre 1991. Vintage program for the 1991 Playhouse Theatre production of the 1891 play by Henrik Ibsen which premiered on September 3 and ran through October 5 1991. The production originally premiered at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin on June 17 1991 and ran through August 3 1991. The acclaimed production was filmed for Season 3 Episode 3 of the BBC series "Performance" which aired on May 27 1993. 6.25 x 11.75 inches. 10 pages side stapled. Near Fine with a light crease at the top right of the front wrapper. Playhouse Theatre unknown books
1940réf. 161604Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1940. Vintage reference photograph from the 1940 film. Release stamp on the verso. Based on Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II's 1928 operetta about a French nobleman disguised as an indentured servant who leads his fellow bondsmen in revolt against their ship's captain. Set in 18th century New Orleans and shot on location in Santa Catalina Island. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1977réf. 319305San Francisco: Benro Ent 1977. Newspaper. 48p. folded tabloid newspaper photos ads reviews features columns services mild toning else a very good copy on newsprint. Milk Forum on Props A & B. On the Save Our Human Rights foundation. Bob's Bazaar Section X pull-out of personal ads etc. Also much on Anita Hill the Coors Boycott etc. Benro Ent unknown books
1977réf. 257035San Francisco: Benro Ent 1977. Newspaper. 40p. folded tabloid newspaper photos ads reviews features columns services mild toning else a very good copy on newsprint. Milk Forum. Bob Ross for Emperor centerfold poster. On the Save Our Human Rights foundation. Bob's Bazaar Section X pull-out of personal ads etc. Vote Jim Ostland Emperor cover. Benro Ent unknown books