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Reingold, Nathan (editor) THE PAPERS OF JOSEPH HENRY: VOLUME I - DECEMBER, 1797 - OCTOBER, 1832- THE ALBANY YEARS
Smithsonian Institution Pr. Washington, DC 1972 496pp HC ISBN 0874741238 Henry was a founder of the Library of Congress, and a founder of the American scientific community. good+, (hardcover) light stain to foreedge - does not bleed in
Price: USD 10.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS007047I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Science)
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Renard, Jules (translated by Elizabeth Roget) NATURAL HISTORIES: A BESTIARY
George Braziller New York (1966) 1st ptg 127pp ill. by Toulouse-Lautrec HC very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS007050I   details     inquire
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Tannahill, Reay FLESH AND BLOOD: A HISTORY OF THE CANNIBAL COMPLEX
Stein and Day New York (1975) 209pp 20 B&W ill. HC ISBN 0812817567 It has only been in the last two thousand years that the practice of eating your fellow man has ceased to be respectable. In the long history of cannabalism, hunger has been only one of the incentives that have led men to absorb other men's flesh and blood. Religion, revenge, justice, war, and an ineradicable belief in the symbolic value of flesh and blood have all played a part. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 12.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS007054I   details     inquire
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Goldscheider, Ludwig RODIN SCULPTURES
Phaidon London (1970) 8th ed 126pp 95 B&W plates HC First published in 1964. good w/good dustjacket(hardcover)
Price: USD 9.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS007060I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Fodor, Nandor BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
Parker Publishing Co. West Nyack, NY (1964) 297pp HC "Amazing True Case-Histories of the Occult, the Mysterious, the Marvelous and the Supernatural." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover), BCE
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van Wolferen, Karel THE ENIGMA OF JAPANESE POWER: PEOPLE AND POLITICS IN A STATELESS NATION
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1989 2nd ptg 496pp HC ISBN 0394577965 The first full-scale examination ofthe inner workings of Japan's political/industrial system. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Burgess, Fred. W. OLD POTTERY AND PORCELAIN
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York 1916 426pp 130 B&W illustrations HC Franklin 2915 - general work. verygood, blue cloth (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Pottery Books)
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Solon, M. L. A BRIEF HISTORY OF OLD ENGLISH PORCELAIN AND ITS MANUFACTORIES
Bemrose & Sons, Ltd. London 1903 255pp 20 color, 74 B&W plates HC "...with an Artistic, Industrial,and Critical Appreciation of Their Productions." Limited to 1250 copies. Franklin 3498 - Best on the Subject. good, blue cloth spine, white cloth boards, teg (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Porcelain Books)
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Laliberte, Norman and Jones, Maureen WOODEN IMAGES: A CREATIVE HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS, DESIGNERS, AND CRAFTSMEN
Reinhold Publishing Corp. New York (1966) 136pp B&W and color ill. HC Illustrates the full range ofwooden images from sophisticated historic examples from all overthe world to folk-art images and contemporary examples. Authors demonstrate how to use the basic characteristics of wood to render numerous subjects. Majority of book illustrates antique folk art examples. very good, red cloth, (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Kirk, John T. THE IMPECUNIOUS COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO AMERICAN ANTIQUES
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1975 1st ed 184pp 161 B&W photos PB ISBN 0394730968 First published in 1975. "What Early American Furniture and other objects can still be found at modest prices, How to recognized if a piece is genuine and has permanent aesthetic merit, How to spot something good in a cluttered shop, How to buy it without paying too much, How to display it to best advantage." good, wraps (softcover) - signed by the author
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Bobrick, Benson KNOTTED TONGUES: STUTTERING IN HISTORY AND THE QUEST FOR A CURE
Simon & Schuster New York (1995) 1st ptg 240pp HC ISBN 067187103X Fascinating and original social history, which combines literary scholarship with historical research. Author explores one of the great conundrums of medical history, its impact on the lives of the afflicted, and the astonishing therapeutic practices it has spawned. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Carpenter, Donna Sammons and Feloni, John THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF HUTTON
Henry Holt and Co. New York (1989) 322pp HC ISBN 0805009469 In this book the authors untangle a web of intrigue unlike anything Wall Street has experienced in recent years. E.F. Hutton, one of the oldest and best-known names on Wall Street, did not fall victim to a stock market crash or the industry's relentless drive toward consolidation. The story of E.F. Hutton is a reminder that corporate culture more than anything else determines the success of failure of a company. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 5.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS007147I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Schorsch, Anita (foreword by Robert Coles) IMAGES OF CHILDHOOD: AN ILLUSTRATED SOCIAL HISTORY
Mayflower Books, Inc. New York (1979) 1st ed 176pp over 120 ill., 20 in color HC ISBN 0831748753 An informal history of what it was like to be a child in the centuries before our own. Chapters on: the nature and nurture of children; the child as a member of the family; children at work, play, and at school. Explains how the changing attitudes through the years have been reflected in the visual arts. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Buckley, Tom VIOLENT NEIGHBORS: EL SALVADOR, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE UNITED STATES
Times Books New York (1984) 1st ptg 358pp HC ISBN 0812910354 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Milhous, Katherine SNOW OVER BETHLEHEM
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1945) 99pp ill. by the author HC NOT a first edition. good+, graycloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Ashworth, Marjorie GLORY ROAD: PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE PAST & PRESENT
Link Press, Publishers McLean, VA 1986 138pp sepia tone ill. HC ISBN 0912991046 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
Price: USD 7.50 other currencies   order no. BOOKS007222I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Hedren, Paul L. (edited by) THE GREAT SIOUX WAR 1876-77: THE BEST FROM MONTANA THE MAGAZINE OFWESTERN HISTORY
Montana Historical Society Helena (1991) 293pp B&W illustrations PB ISBN 0917298241 fine, wraps (softcover)
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Tisdale, Sallie STEPPING WESTWARD: THE LONG SEARCH FOR HOME IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Henry Holt and Co. New York (1991) 1st ed 284pp HC ISBN 0805013539 fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover) review press release & photo
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Trafzer, Clifford E. (edited with an introduction by) EARTH SONG, SKY SPIRIT - SHORT STORIES OF THE CONTEMPORARY NATIVEEXPERIENCE
Anchor Books / Doubleday New York (1993) 1st ptg 495pp PB ISBN 0385469608 very good, wraps (softcover) faint bump top of book block
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(See also our catalogue Literature)
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Hunter, George Leland TAPESTRIES: THEIR ORIGIN, HISTORY, AND RENAISSANCE
John Lane Company New York 1912 1st ed 438pp 147 B&W ill, 4 color plates HC Franklin 7701. good, decorated green cloth (hardcover)
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Thomas, Lately SAM WARD "KING OF THE LOBBY"
Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston (1965) 2nd ptg 533pp B&W photos HC Ward lived from 1814 to 1884. He wasone of New York's most prominent bankers. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Reichler, Joseph BASEBALL'S GREATEST MOMENTS - NEW REVISED EDITION
Crown Publishers, Inc. New York (1979) rev ed 264pp B&W and color photos HC ISBN 0517286009 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Levine, I. E. ELECTRONICS PIONEER LEE DE FOREST
Julian Messner New York (1966) 3rd ptg 191pp HC "Written for Young People." very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Science)
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Lord, Walter THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT
W. W. Norton & Co., Inc. New York (1972) 384pp B&W illustrations HC ISBN 0393054527 "The climacticshaping of 'the land of the free' during the hazardous events of 1814 in Washington, Baltimore, and London." good+ w/good dustjacket (hardcover) BCE
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(See also our catalogue Military)
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Crawford, M. D. C. THE CONQUEST OF CULTURE: HOW MAN INVENTED HIS WAY TO CIVILIZATION
Fairchild Publishing Co. New York 1948 rev ed 449pp HC Author was a popularizer of knowledge on theforce of technology on the history of culture. Lewis Mumford said of this book, "It is the best general survey of the role of invention in civilization, from pre-historic man to the present." Crawford traces mana's material culture from its earliest beginnings, with the cutting edge of flint, through the ice age, from herding to domestication, to the mechanical processes and inventions of the modern industrial complex. good, red cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Dreyfus, Jack THE LION OF WALL STREET: THE TWO LIVES OF JACK DREYFUS
Regnery Publishing Washington, DC (1996) 1st ptg 330pp B&W photos HC ISBN 0895264617 Dreyfus, WallStreet maverick and founder of the billion-dollar Dreyfus Fund, offers the story of his remarkable life, from his early years in Montgomery, Alabama, through college, the Coast Guard, and eventually to the New York Stock Exhange, where he created his formula for sharing America's wealth with millions of small investors. His second life involves his fight over depression. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Vicker, Ray THE REALMS OF GOLD
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1975) 1st ptg 244pp HC ISBN 0684142694 This book covers every aspect of the long story of gold and its persistent importance to man. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Barmash, Isadore THE WORLD IS FULL OF IT: HOW WE ARE OVERSOLD, OVERINFLUENCED, ANDOVERWHELMED BY THE COMMUNICATIONS MANIPULATORS
Delacorte Press New York (1974) 1st ptg 269pp HC ISBN 0440097266 Author's full-scale attack on thecommunications manipulators in government, business, and entertainment. He illustrtes his contention that oversell, hypocrisy, and deceptiong are being practiced daily against all Americans. good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small chip on dustjacket
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(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Jobe, Brock (editor) PORTSMOUTH FURNITURE: MASTERWORKS FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SEACOAST
Univ. Press of New England Hanover, NH (1993) 1st ed 454pp B&W photos, 14 color plates PB ISBN 0874516080 First comprehensive study of the defining characteristics of Portsmouth furniture from 1670 to 1840. Essays on Portsmouth history, furniture production in the 18th and early 19th centuries, and entries for 117 individual objects. Published by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Boston. The hardcover was published just a short time, and then followed by this softcover printing. very good+, wraps (softcover)
Price: USD 425.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS007420I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Furniture)
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Traub, Marvin (and Tom Teicholz) LIKE NO OTHER STORE... THE BLOOMINGDALE'S LEGEND AND THE REVOLUTION INAMERICAN MARKETING
Times Books New York (1993) 2nd ptg 428pp B&W photos HC ISBN 0812919637 very good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Business and Financial Histories)
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Moore, Harry T. TWENTIETH-CENTURY GERMAN LITERATURE
Basic Books, Inc. New York (1967) 224pp HC A succinct critical history of the literature of the twoGermanys, Austria, and the German-speaking parts of Switzerland from the beginning of our century to the middle 1960s. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Literature)
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Scobey, Joan RUGS & WALL HANGINGS: PERIOD DESIGNS AND CONTEMPORARY TECHNIQUES
The Dial Press New York 1974 1st ptg 244pp B&W ill, color plates HC ISBN 0803773862 Really two books in one: the history of rugs, and a primer on contemporary rugmaking techniques. The history is descriptive: how rug designs originated; how rugmaking traditions sprang up; what the materials and techniques were. The second half of the book is a how-to duplicate the great designs by using contemporary techniques and materials at home. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Lustig, Arnost NIGHT AND HOPE
Inscape Publishers Washington, DC (1976) 206pp 8 pages of B&W photos HC ISBN 0879534001 "The collected works of Arnost Lustig - Children of the Holocaust." very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Judaica)
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Taber, Gladys STILLMEADOW CALENDAR: A COUNTRYWOMAN'S JOURNAL
J.B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia (1967) 1st ed 256pp drawings by Sidonie Coryn HC Inscribed on the front free endpaper, "With best wishes -- Gladys Taber" Exceptionally nice clean and tight copy. Light edgewear on dustjacket and one hard to see tear. Stated first edition on copyright page, dustjacket states "second printing." This apparently unread copy, is not a "married copy" so it can be assumed the publisher ran out of jackets prior to first edition books. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author
Price: USD 95.00 other currencies   order no. BOOKS007497I   details     inquire
(See also our catalogue Fiction)
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McElroy, Thomas P. THE HABITAT GUIDE TO BIRDING
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1974 1st ed 257pp, index ill. by Matthew Kalmenoff HC ISBN 0394474929 "The first guide that simplifies bird identification by showing which species one may expect to find in various types of landscape and cover." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Bledsoe, Jerry JUST FOLKS: VISITIN' WITH CAROLINA PEOPLE
The East Woods Press Charlotte, NC (1980) 1st ptg 208pp HC ISBN 0914788310 A collection of storiesabout the social life and customs of North Carolina. very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Americana)
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Doyle, A. Conan THE EXPLOITS OF BRIGADIER GERARD
D. Appleton and Co. New York 1896 1st US ed 361pp B&W illustrations HC Very clean and tight copy, lightest of fade to spine. very good+, decororated red cloth (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Fiction)
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Sale, Edith Tunis COLONIAL INTERIORS - SECOND SERIES
William Helburn, Inc. New York 1930 1st ed 159 B&W plates/drawings HC Introduction by J. Frederick Kelly. Includes: Halls; Stairhalls, stairways and balustrades; Interiors; Drawing Rooms, Dining Rooms, Music Rooms; Bedrooms; Kitchens; Chimney Breasts; Mantels; Doorways; and Windows. good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket) light edgewear
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(See also our catalogue Architecture)
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Friedman, Lawrence J. INVENTORS OF THE PROMISED LAND
Alfred A. Knopf New York 1975 344pp, index HC ISBN 0394472632 "The roots of America's major socialinequities, traced to our cultural insecurity from the end of the Revolution to the eve of the Mexican War, and our resulting need for inventing a national identity." very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue American History)
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Hardt, Anton ADVENTURING FURTHER IN SOUVENIR SPOONS WITH A FIRST GLIMPSE OF THETIFFANY SOUVENIR SPOONS
Private Printed by Author New York 1965 107pp 140 B&W illustrations HC This is the story of the Souvenir Spoon craze that swept America in the 1890s and continued for a quarter century. Also covered is the tale of the Souvenir Spoons produced by Tiffany & Co. Illustrated are many spoons, and their original advertisements. very good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Calder, Nigel TECHNOPOLIS: SOCIAL CONTROL OF THE USES OF SCIENCE
Simon and Schuster New York (1970) 1st US 375pp HC ISBN 0671204963 "Technopolis - the society where applied science is the ruling force; where our lives, thoughts and happiness are regulated through technology. Will it be Utopia or Brave New World? Who will be its rulers, the scientists or the politicians?" very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Science)
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West, Nigel THE CIRCUS: MI5 OPERATIONS 1945-1972
Stein and Day New York (1983) 196pp 8 pages of B&W ill. HC ISBN 0812829190 Published in London in 1982 as, A MATTER OF TRUST: MI5 1945-72. The controversial post-war record of Britain's most secret government department. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue British History)
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Kerenyi, C.; Gall, Michel; and Sichtermann, Hellmut (comm... THE VOYAGES OF ULYSSES: A PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION OF HOMER'SCLASSIC BY ERICH LESSING
Herder Freiburg Vienna (1965) 261pp, index 115 color plates HC With selections from T.E. Shaw's translation of the Odyssey and Ithaka, der Peloponnes und Troja by Heinrich Schliemann. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) in good slipcase
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(See also our catalogue Literature)
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THE HAWLEY COLLECTION OF VIOLINS
Lyon & Healy Chicago 1904 105pp 34 tipped in color plates HC Introduction by Theodore Thomas. Sketch of Royal De Forest Hawley by Albert H. Pitkin. Subtitle: "With a history of their makers and a brief review of the evolution and decline of the art of violin making in Italy 1540-1800." Copy 1131 of an edition of 2,000. Desireable book on violins. good+, spine in rebacked red cloth (hardcover) light edgewear
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(See also our catalogue Music History and Appreciation)
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Rothschild, Guy de THE WHIMS OF FORTUNE: THE MEMOIRS OF GUY DE ROTHSCHILD
Random House New York (1985) 1st ed 337pp B&W and color photos HC ISBN 0394540549 good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Pond, Jean Sarah BRADFORD: A NEW ENGLAND ACADEMY
Bradford Academy Alumnae Bradford, MA 1930 368pp 67 B&W illustrations HC "The History of Bradford Academy is a significant example of the advance of women's education from the three R's to the Junior College." Limited to 1,000 copies. good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover) inscribed by the author
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(See also our catalogue Massachusetts History)
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Mankowitz, Wolf DICKENS OF LONDON
Macmillan Publishing Co. New York (1977) 252pp 100 B&W ill. 12pp of color HC ISBN 0025794108 Lively, critical biography by this well-known writer. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Martin, Jay ALWAYS MERRY AND BRIGHT: THE LIFE OF HENRY MILLER - AN UNAUTHORIZEDBIOGRAPHY
Penquin Books New York (1980) 560pp B&W photos PB ISBN 0140055487 very good, wraps (softcover)
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(See also our catalogue Biographies (Literary, Business and General))
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Benjamin, Samuel Green Wheeler CONTEMPORARY ART IN EUROPE
Garland Publishing Co. New York 1976 165pp B&W line drawings HC ISBN 0824022289 Originally published in 1877. Part of the Garland Series - The Art Experience in Late Nineteenth-Century America comprising 26 of the most important titles from the period. very good+, brown cloth (hardcover)
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(See also our catalogue Art and Art History)
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Garisto, Leslie BIRDCAGE BOOK: ANTIQUE BIRDCAGES FOR THE CONTEMPORARY COLLECTOR
Simon & Schuster New York (1992) 1st ptg 95pp over 75 color photographs HC ISBN 0671744453 Presents international designs from every significant design era. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Davidson, Joe THE ART OF THE CIGAR LABEL
The Wellfleet Press Edison, NJ (1989) 252pp over 400 labels in color HC Cigar labels started emerging from abandoned factories in the 1960s. This outstanding examples of chromolithographic art appeared framed in three Bloomingdale's department stores during the 1978 Christmas season selling "briskly" at $79.95 each. Fortune 500 firms gave them away as executive gifts, and in 1979 the Wall Street Journal published a front page article about their explosive growth in popularity. This is the sought after book on this relatively new hobby in the world of art. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket
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Mayer, Martin STEALING THE MARKET: HOW THE GIANT BROKERAGE FIRMS, WITH HELP FOR THESEC, STOLE THE STOCK MARKET FROM INVESTORS
Basic Books New York (1992) 1st ptg 208pp HC ISBN 0465053629 Martin examines the fundamental forces which are reshaping our securities markets. The history and implications of these disturbing changes underlie all the insider trading scandals, including Levine, Boesky, and Salomon Brothers. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Strong, L. A. G. THE ROLLING ROAD: THE STORY OF TRAVEL ON THE ROADS OF BRITAIN AND THEDEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT
Hutchinson London (1956) 248pp B&W photos HC very good, green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Martin, John Bartlow ADLAI STEVENSON AND THE WORLD: THE LIFE OF ADLAI E. STEVENSON
Doubleday & Co., Inc. New York 1977 1st ed 946pp B&W photos HC ISBN 0385121792 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Griffin, Susan A CHORUS OF STONES: THE PRIVATE LIFE OF WAR
Doubleday New York (1992) 1st ed 363pp HC ISBN 0385418574 Author looks at the "nature of war and gender and the illuminating interplaya between private suffering and public tragedy." very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Laycock, George THE HUNTERS AND THE HUNTED: THE PURSUIT OF GAME IN AMERICA FROM INDIANTIMES TO THE PRESENT
Outdoor Life Books New York (1990) 280pp 90 B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0696110059 A history of hunting in America and its impact on our wildlife. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Schang, F. C. VISITING CARDS OF VIOLINISTS FROM THE COLLECTION OF F. C. SCHANG
published by the author Stuart, FL (1975) 80pp B&W illustrations HC very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Polsby, Nelson W. & Wildavsky, Aaron B. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: STRATEGIES OF AMERICAN ELECTORAL POLITICS -Third Edition
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1971) 3rd ed 332pp HC ISBN 0684125633 very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Kalra, Paul THE AMERICAN CLASS SYSTEM: DIVIDE AND RULE
Antenna Publishing Co. Pleasant Hill, CA (1995) 348pp HC ISBN 0964717352 very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Editors of American West THE MAGNIFICENT ROCKIES: CREST OF A CONTINENT
American West Publishing Co. Palo Alton, CA (1973) 288pp B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0910118272 verygood w/very good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Peterson, Harold L. A HISTORY OF KNIVES
Charles Scribner's Sons New York (1966) 1st ed 64pp ill. by Daniel D. Feaser HC More of a history prepared for juveniles, but a very well done history. The author and illustrator "chart the development of some of the fascinating knives designed for hunting, eating, fighting, work, or purely for entertainment." PLEASE NOTE: This copy "Surplus Library of Congress Duplicate." good+, pictorial boards (hardcover) Ex-Library of Congress Dup.
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Pike, Donald G. (text) - Muench, David (photographs) RENDEZVOUS COUNTRY
American West Publishing Co. Palo Alto, CA (1975) 1st ed 160pp B&W and color ill. HC ISBN 0910118655 "Images of America Series." Shows the majestic wilderness much as it looked when the first trappers came to the area. Photos by David Muench, one of America's leading landscape photographers. fine w/fine dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hill, H. Erskine MYSTICAL STUDIES IN THE APOCALYPSE
Elliot Stock London n.d. (c1920s) 261pp HC From the dustcover: "The Apocalypse was never intended to be an obscure and cryptic narration of concrete earthly events: it is rather an unveiling of what earthly events look like when seen from heaven. It is the priceless gift to the church of all ages of the angels point of view." very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Leo, Alan THE KEY TO YOUR OWN NATIVITY
L. N. Fowler & Co. London 1927 312pp HC Analytical Readings of Every Position in a Nativity, Based on Scientific Principles. "Astrology for All" Series - Vol. VI. good+, green cloth (hardcover) with gilt stampings
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Hayward, Charles H. ENGLISH ROOMS & THEIR DECORATION AT A GLANCE 1066-1800
G. P. Putnam's Sons New York 1926 289pp 94 B&W line drawings HC "A simple review in pictures of English rooms and their decoration from the eleventh to the eighteenth centuries." Book illustrates the development of the interior of the English house over a period of 500 years, from the early Gothic period until the close of the Eighteenth century. good, blue cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Editors of Art in America (introduction by Lloyd Goodrich) THE ARTIST IN AMERICA
W. W. Norton & Co., Inc. New York (1967) 1st ed 256pp B&W and color illustrations HC "A unique history of 300 years of American art and American artists - recorded by the artists themselves in letters, journals, notebooks, and in their paintings and sculpture." Introduction by Lloyd Goodrich. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Mitchell, Edwin Valentine THE ROMANCE OF NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUES
A. A. Wyn, Publisher New York 1950 265pp HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Ross, Walter S. THE LAST HERO: CHARLES A. LINDBERGH
Harper & Row, Publishers New York (1968) 402pp 16 pages of photographs HC good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Clark, John G. (editor) THE FRONTIER CHALLENGE: RESPONSES TO THE TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST
University Press of Kansas Lawrence, KS (1971) 307pp HC ISBN 0700600701 Essays by experts with various interests illuminating the tragedies and accomplishmentsof the westward movement. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Girouard, Mark TOWN AND COUNTRY
Yale University Press New Haven 1992 274pp 200 B&W ill., 50 colorplates HC ISBN 0300051859 Author writes of places he has visited in town and country. Mixing erudition with anecdote, he offers fascinating insights into both buildings and their inhabitants. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Steiner, George A. and Cannon, Warren M. MULTINATIONAL CORPORATE PLANNING
The Macmillan Company New York (1966) 1st ptg 330pp HC A volume in "Studies of the Modern Corporation", Columbia University Graduate School of Business. good+ w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Self, Margaret Cabell A TREASURY OF HORSE STORIES
A.S. Barnes & Co. New York (1945) 2nd ptg 368pp ill. by Edwin Megargee HC good+, decorated green cloth (hardcover) (no dustjacket)
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Franzwa, Gregory M. & Ely, Lt. Gen. William J. LEIF SVERDRUP "...ENGINEER SOLDIER AT HIS BEST."
The Patrice Press Gerald, MO (1980) 1st ed 387pp B&W photographs HC ISBN 0935284125 Sverdrup rose to prominence as a master soldier, master engineer, master businessman, and master citizen. He was one of the greatest civic leaders St. Louis and Missouri ever had. Inscribed on title page "To Sen. Lipscomb with best wishes Gregory M. Franzwa." very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover) author inscribed
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Wikoff, Jerold THE UPPER VALLEY: AN ILLUSTRATED TOUR ALONG THE CONNECTICUT RIVERBEFORE THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Chelsea Green Publishing Co. Chelsea, VT (1985) 1st ptg 188pp wonderful B&W photographs HC ISBN 0930031016 Of the few books published on the Connecticut River, I find this the most informative historical look at the Upper Connecticut River, the border between Vermont and New Hampshire. Well researched, well written, and easily read, this book is divided into four main sections: THE EARLY YEARS: BEFORE EUROPEAN DISCOVERY TO THE 1790s; GROWTH AND TURMOIL: The 1790s to the 1830s; AGRARIAN AND INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION: The 1830s to the 1880s; and, TOWARD A NEW ERA: The 1880s to the early twentieth century. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) small closed tear on dj
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Riggs, Bobby with McGann, George COURT HUSTLER: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY BOBBY RIGGS
J. B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia (1973) 203pp 14 B&W photos HC ISBN 0397008937 very good w/good+ dustjacket (hardcover)
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Isaacs, Neil D. ALL THE MOVES: A HISTORY OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL
J. B. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia (1975) 319pp over 160 B&W photographs HC ISBN 0397010451 From its humble beginnings in 1891, this book tells the complete and fascinating story of college basketball. good w/lightly chipped dustjacket (hardcover)
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Lyall, Gavin (editor) THE WAR IN THE AIR: THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II
William Morrow & Co., Inc. New York (1969) 422pp B&W photo section HC good w/lightly edgeworn dustjacket (hardcover)
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Hall, Courtney Robert HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE
Library Publishers New York 1954 453pp HC Originally published in 1954 by Library Publishers. This book first address es the development of the Industrial State in America along with the developments in transportation. Then various industries are investigated including: World of Chemicals; Electrical and Communications Industries; Mining and Metallurgical Industry; Non-Metallic Minerals; Rubber and Rubber Products; Pulp, Paper and Print; Feeding, Cleaning and Clothing the Millions. The final three chapters look further into Industrial Science in National Defense, Precision in the industry, and the future. Reprinted as part of Arno's Technology and Society Series. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Lasky, Victor NEVER COMPLAIN, NEVER EXPLAIN: THE STORY OF HENRY FORD II
Richard Marek Publishers New York (1981) 307pp HC ISBN 0399901043 very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) closed tear on jacket
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Reade, Charles THE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTH: A TALE OF THE MIDDLE AGES - LimitedEditions Club
Limited Editions Club New York 1932 2 vols. 745pp ill. by Lynd Ward HC Copy 1013 of 1500. Signed byLynd Ward. very good, decorated cloth (hardcover) lightly worn slipcase
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Malraux, Andre ANTI-MEMOIRS
Holt, Rinehart and Winston New York (1968) 420pp HC very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)
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Webb, Willard (editor) CRUCIAL MOMENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR
Bonanza Books New York orig pub 1961 356pp a few B&W ill. HC Introduction by Bruce Catton. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover)</