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1969ref. 2090202117900985Iwasaki Broadcasting Publishing Company 1969. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Iwasaki Broadcasting Publishing Company paperback
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197668 pages. Features: Classic Choice - Trimph TR2/3/4; 375 MM Ferrari and a Jaguar C-Type; On the Road with : a Corvette 427, Triumph Spitfire 1500, Morris 12/4 Van; The Boy From Smethwick - Ken Wharton; The Vincent Three-Wheeler - article with photos; The Classic Car in Rallying - Part 4 - The Early 1950s - Britain Triumphant; John Bolster and 30 years with the same 40/50 Rolls - gorgeous colour photo; Morris 8 - Mike Finnigan's tourer; Sixty Minutes Flat Out - of all the records to be broken, The Hour has long been one of the hardest - B. Williams starts his two-part saga in the early days of Brooklands; The Panel Game - preventing that minor bit of bodywork damage from getting any worse; I. Markovits Ltd. - Badge Maker; Classic car of the month - Swallow Doretti; and more. Moisture exposure to top edge. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
1979ref. 1720The Women is a groundbreaking volume in the The Old West series that shifts the focus from the traditionally male-dominated narratives of cowboys chiefs and loggers to the diverse and often overlooked experiences of women on the frontier. Published in 1979 it was part of a growing effort to reclaim women's history. The book argues that the West was not settled by men alone and it paints a complex portrait of the countless women—white Black Hispanic Native American and Asian—who endured the migration built communities and shaped the region through immense courage resilience and often sheer necessity. Key Themes and Content The book moves beyond the simplistic stereotypes of the dance-hall girl or the stoic pioneer wife to explore the vast spectrum of women's lives: The Overland Journey: It vividly describes the brutal experience of the trail where women faced the same dangers as men—disease river crossings accidents—while also bearing the burdens of maintaining family life caring for children and often grieving their losses in a mobile unforgiving environment. Homemaking and Community Building: The book highlights the monumental task of creating a home in a raw land. This included not just domestic chores like cooking sewing and child-rearing in primitive conditions but also serving as doctor teacher and moral anchor. Women were the primary instigators of schools churches and social organizations—the foundational elements of stable communities. A Diversity of Roles: The book consciously explores the varied paths women took: The Homesteader: Claiming land and proving up a claim often alone or as a widow. The "Soiled Doves": Prostitutes and entertainers examining their complex role in frontier economies and their often-precarious existence. The Reformer: Women like temperance activist Carrie Nation who took public stands on moral and social issues. The Entrepreneur: Women who ran boarding houses laundries restaurants and stores. The Native American Woman: The book addresses the impact of westward expansion on indigenous women whose traditional roles and lives were often violently disrupted. The African American "Exoduster": The experience of Black women who migrated West after the Civil War seeking freedom and opportunity. Contrasting Myth and Reality: A central theme is the conflict between the romanticized "gentle tamer" and the hard capable and often independent woman who existed in reality. The book explores how women navigated and sometimes challenged the strict Victorian social expectations they brought with them. Writing Style and Presentation Narrative History: Joan Swallow Reiter's text is insightful empathetic and scholarly without being dry. It weaves together diaries letters and journalistic accounts from the period allowing the women to tell their stories in their own words as much as possible. Time-Life Signature Format: The book is visually rich using its format to powerful effect: Photographs: A remarkable and poignant collection of portraits and candid shots that capture the determination hardship and occasional joy in the faces of frontier women. These images are a primary source for understanding their lives. Art and Illustrations: Features paintings advertisements and magazine illustrations that show how women were portrayed in the popular culture of the day often contrasting this with the photographic reality. Sidebars and Special Features: Includes focused essays on topics like "A Bride's Hope Chest" "The Ordeal of Childbirth" "The Language of the Fan" in courtship and prostitution and profiles of notable figures such as rancher Molly Goodnight stagecoach driver Charley Parkhurst a woman who lived as a man and missionary Narcissa Whitman. Picture Essays: Dedicated sections visually narrate themes like the journey West the work of a homesteader or the world of the frontier saloon. Target Audience This book is essential for: Readers interested in women's history social history and a more inclusive accurate picture of the American West. Those who have read other volumes in the series and want to complete the picture by understanding the crucial role of women. Anyone seeking to understand the daily realities and social dynamics of frontier life beyond the gunfights and cattle drives. Legacy and Significance The Women 1979 was a significant contribution to the field of Western history. At the time of its publication it brought a burgeoning area of academic scholarship to a popular audience. It successfully argued that the story of the West is incomplete without the stories of its women who were not just passive bystanders but active participants in the settlement and development of the region. It remains a vital and highly regarded resource for its comprehensive and humanizing approach. In summary this book is a compassionate revealing and essential tribute to the multifaceted lives of women in the Old West. It replaces myth with humanity celebrating their strength mourning their struggles and firmly establishing their indispensable role in one of America's defining eras. Time-Life Books hardcover
1966ref. 52133Denver: Sage Books 1966. 1966. First edition. Cloth 136pp. illustrated with 10 maps related to various bank and train robberies. An excellent work comprised of first hand accounts of the Wild Bunch from those who knew them. Thoroughly researched and well written. "Has much on bank and train robberies dealing with many outlaws such as Butch Cassidy Harvey Logan Ben Kilpatrick the Ketchums Harry Longabaugh Elza Lay Tom O'Day and Bill Carver."--Ramon Adams. As New in dust jacket. Sage Books, 1966. hardcover
1948ref. 57501np: Fine Editions Press 1948. First edition. 22 pp. Offsetting to endpapers from binding glue else near fine in boards and very good plus pasted-down dust jacket as issued that is sunned at the spine and extrems. One of 350 copies. (np): Fine Editions Press hardcover books
1948ref. 46611New York: The Fine Editions Press 1948. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Selfwrappers over cardboard covers. Offsetting to the edges of the wrappers else a very good or better copy. Advance Review Copy with slip laid in. One of 350 copies. The Fine Editions Press unknown books
1948ref. 46611New York: The Fine Editions Press 1948. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Selfwrappers over cardboard covers. Offsetting to the edges of the wrappers else a very good or better copy. Advance Review Copy with slip laid in. One of 350 copies. The Fine Editions Press unknown
1967ref. 58187Denver 1967. 8vo pp. 72. Bound in litle soiled printed wraps. Tributes and worn by publisher Alan Swallow. Includes work by Anais Nin Robert Penn Warren Allen Tate Hart Crane and others. unknown books
ref. 0786270624.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. B9780786868605Hardback. New. hardcover
194762p. Title page bordered in red. Designed and printed by Carroll Coleman at The Prairie Press. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Spine lettered in red. Original dust jacket, soiled and torn. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 1250 copies. PRESS/W32
ref. A9780252046834Hardback. New. Hundreds of Nephite stories with essays on the genre’s place in the lives of Latter-day Saints Stories of encounters with the Three Nephites immortal saint-like figures dominate the folklore of the Latter-day Saint tradition. The authors of this volume use hundreds of legends collected by the renowned folklorist William A. Wilson from across a lifetime of research study and interviews to focus on the different themes exhibited by the Three Nephites and show that LDS culture beliefs and values are embodied by and through the Three Nephites. hardcover
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2025ref. __0252046838Univ of Illinois Pr 2025. Hardcover. New. 240 pages. 9.01x6.01x9.24 inches. Univ of Illinois Pr hardcover
ref. 0252046838.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. Q02N-02435Black Library. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. Black Library unknown
2012ref. 047517USA: Black Library 2012. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Jacket has 1-2mm tears at the head of the spine. Scarce collection of Audio Dramas released as text for the first time. Jacket is in a new protective sleeve. The Scripts: Volume I contains the scripts for the following audio dramas: The Dark King Audio Drama by Graham McNeill The Lightning Tower Audio Drama by Dan Abnett Raven's Flight Audio Drama by Gav Thorpe Garro:Oath of Momnent Audio Drama by James Swallow Garro: Legion of One Audio Drama by James Swallow Butcher's Nails Audio Drama by Aaron Dembski-Bowden. Black Library Hardcover
2014ref. 047518England: Black Library 2014. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Binding has a tiny bump to top edge. Scarce collection of Audio Dramas released as text for the first time. Jacket is in a new protective sleeve. The Scripts: Volume II contains the scripts for the following audio dramas: The Sigillite Audio Drama by Chris Wraight Honour to the Dead Audio Drama by Gav Thorpe Garro: Sword of Truth Audio Drama by James Swallow Burden of Duty Audio Short by James Swallow Grey Angel Audio Short by John French Censure Audio Drama by Nick Kyme. Black Library Hardcover
1949140 pages. Features: Nice one-page color ad for Kraft Cocoa Mix; 1-page color ad for Emery 'Magic Candle Bars'; Nice 1-page color ad for Pan American Airlines featuring Rio; The Truth About the Klan (KKK) Today - article with three photos including Dr. Lycurgus Spinks and Sam Roper; Stop That Shoplifter - article on shoplifters - mostly women - who steal $75 million per year; My Unsuspecting Bride (fiction); Kids Will Swallow Anything - the bronchoscope is used to safe children who swallow many strange objects - photo-illustrated article; It's a Man's World After All (fiction); Massive Foul-up - Our Planes, Tires, Tractors and Clothing - meant for the Nationalists - end up with China's Communist forces - article with photo; Mr. Technicolor - article on Dr. Herbert T. Kalmus with six color photos; The Hairbreadth Escapes of the USS Barb - article and photos of this US submarine which attacked Jap factories, made cities black out - and even blew a railroad train sky-high; The Du Ponts - part 3 of a photo-illustrated article on this family of industrial wizards; The Failure (fiction); Photo-illustrated feature article on Concord, New Hampshire; The Woman Who Wouldn't Run (fiction); Jack of Swords (fiction); Very attractive 1-page color ad for Campbell's soup; 1-page color ad for Ford cars; Homicide House (fiction); 1-page color Birds Eye Lima Beans ad featuring Carrie; 2-page black and white ad for Silver Star shaving blades features photos of Gene Cavallero, Wallis Rigby, Dr. A.W. Lindberg, Armand Denis, H. George Petrie, Rockwell Gardiner and Captain Arthur W. Pierce; Gorgeous colour 1-page Cadillac ad; Webster Cigar ad featuring large illustration of H.D. Hover, owner of Ciro's of Hollywood; Crosley television ad; Beautiful 1-page color ad for Studebaker trucks; 1-page 2-color ad for Frigidaire electric ranges; Borden's cheese ad features Elsie the Cow; 1-page color photo ad for Simmons hide-a-beds; 1-page color-photo ad for International Trucks mentions James Melton and the 'Harvest of Stars' radio show; 1-page color ad for Johnson & Johnson surgical dressings features reproduction of painting by Gladys Rockmore Davis showing boy tending to a girl's leg; Upjohn ad features reproduction of painting of young boy by Lawrence Beall Smith; 1/2 page color ad for Pixie cameras; 1-page Dumont tv ad; Camel cigarette ad on back cover features photo of Aqua-skiing stars Martha Mitchell and Margie Fletcher plus a photo of ace bowler Joe Wilman. Moderate wear. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
ref. 1783221275.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2005ref. mon0000456416Evans Brothers Ltd 2005-06-10. Hardcover. Good. 0.9992 in x 21.1839 in x 14.7888 in. Ex-library book usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. Evans Brothers Ltd hardcover
1946ref. 50397Prairie City: James A. Decker 1946. First edition. 51 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to crown of spine. Swallow’s first book of poems. The rear cover advertises new books from Decker by Niedecker and Zukofsky. Prairie City: James A. Decker unknown books
1946ref. 521447Prairie City Illinois: The Press of James A. Decker 1946. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Slim 16mo. Cloth and papercovered boards with spine and cover titled in gilt. Trifle worn with a tiny stain on the lower board and rear fly just about fine in a toned about very good dust jacket with loss at the folds and spine ends and the rear panel soiled. Advance copy with a stamp completed in manuscript on the front pastedown and "Editorial Copy" stamped on the rear fly. First book by the poet and founder of the Alan Swallow Press. A relatively uncommon Decker Press book. The Press of James A. Decker hardcover books
